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The true Democrat., 1912-10-19
PROGRAM OF WEST FELiCiANA
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

The following is the program o:
West Feliciana Teachers Institute,
to be held in st. Francisville, Friday
and Saturday, Oct. 25 and 26, 1912:
Friday Morning Session.
10000. Opening Exercises-Miss Hill.
da Simmons.
1915. Business Session.
t0:45. THE Teacher and the School,
Chapter XIV-L. T. Welch.
1920. THE Teacher and the School,"
Chapter XV-Miss Latane.
1900. Noon Intermission.
Afternoon Session.
13O. Music or Drawing-Miss Ruby
Phillips.
200 Psychology and the Teach
err" Chapters and 10. H.
Breidenbach.
2:S0. Psychology and the Teach
err" Chapters III and "
Miss Harvey.
800. Talk to the Teachers-Dr. A.
B. Coffey.
Evening Session.
7:3O. Music, Arranged by Miss Phil
lips.
800. How to have good School,
-Supt. A. M. Hendon.
$3.50. Music, Arranged by Miss Phil
lips.
S:45. Address-Dr. A. B. Coffey.
Saturday Morning Session.
800. Opening Exercises-Miss FL
la Lee Daniel.
9:15. Glass Recitation-Miss Irene
Dillon.
Discussion Of same.
GAS. "Louisiana"-Miss Lucille vii.
liams.
1915 "The Teacher and the School"
Chapter XVI-Miss Kilbourne
10:45. Recess.
11:OO. "The Teacher and the School"
Chapter XVII-Miss Guile.
1870. Psychology and the Teach.
er," Chapters vi and VII
Miss Bellinger.
1900. Psychology and the Teach
err" Chapters VIII and TX
Miss Smith.
F. M.
1890. Remarks by the Superintend.
ent.
100. Adjournment.
All the teachers are expected to
| attend these meetings, the success
of which will largely depend upon
the promptness and regularity Of the
teachers attendance, as well as upon
the work they do in preparing for
the recitations and discussions The
growing teachers will not neglect
these opportunities for improvement.
All who are interested in the
work of the schools are invited to at
tend the sessions and participate III
the discussions They may come and
at any time that may suit their con-
venience. Those who recall DR.. Cnf.
fey's entertaining and inspiring ad-
dresses on former occasions will be
glad of this opportunity to hear him
again.
A. M. HENDION,
Parish Superintendent.
The true Democrat., 1912-10-19

Net gain to Parish ...S 6,S96G9
But to put our individual interests
first, and the states last, in mat
ter in which the interest of the in
dividual should only be considered
ir reference to the interest Of the
whole state, is neither wise nor pa
triOtic. What may seem oppressive
to us one day may not be so the
next. under changed circumstances,
and what one man may dislike very
much to pay in the way Of taxes,
others may think quite just to have
him pay. In fact, no man likes TO
pay any taxes, though he knows
very we'll that some one has to pay
the cost of government.
In approaching the consideration Of
this subject, as all others referring
20 questions of government, or state,
We must look to the greatest good
Of all.
Will, then, the adoption of the tax
amendments be of benefit to the
state?
Consideration of the subject must,
Of course, be very general, and
lnuch weight must be given to the
recommendation and Endorsement OF
those whom we can trust to having
made a careful investigation Of de-
tails and of those facts and figures
which it is practically impossible for
the average busy man to look into
| Our present system Of taxation was
taken on trust as part Of a cOmpre-
| hensive whole, called the cOnstltl
| ton, and it is not asking too mucn
as t0 the present amendments that
consideration should be given to the
recommendation of those who are ad
yocating them before the people
with the. right however, nay, the du
ty III every man to question an!
part of the scheme for himself,
The tax amendments embody
now principle in taxation. And il
is really this new principle, rather
than the details of its application
which can be easily corrected, which
is before the people for their judg
ment.
This principle is the segregation
of lie objects of taxation as betweel
tht state and its political subdiVis
ions.
If that principle is correct, the1
| we should adopt the amendment
The true Democrat., 1912-10-19
JUDGE Lawrason on the Tax Amendments.

Permit me, through you, to address
a few words to the voters Of this
parish on the subject Of the tax
amendments before the people, with
the hope of assisting them to arrive
at a conclusion as to their value. If
the amendments are not worth while
Ct course we do not want to vote
for them, and the spirit of inquiry
shown by our people before COM
mitting themselves is natural and
sensible
In considering this most important
matter We must bear in mind first,
chat no scheme of taxation that may
BE- presented will be satisfactory TO
everyone in all it's provisions, or viii
b. above criticism in every detail;
second, that if we waited for reforms
in taXation-as in everything else
until perfection was attained, we
would never get them; third, that N
adopting a scheme of taxation we
must look to the greatest good OF
all; fourth, that there will be am
pie opportunity, should any Of the
provisions of the tax amendments
prove unsatisfactory, to change them
before harm can be done.
If we should act on the suggestion
Of some who have criticised the
amendments and vote for or against
them as they affect us, we of this
parish would unhesitatingly vote f0l
them. For the parish of West Fe'
lciana is a gamer by the change
if we choose to keep up our taxation
to the present limit, by nearly sew
en- thousand dollars, besides getting
rid of very disagreeable form ol
taxation, namely licenses, which are
practically done away with, eXcep
liquor licenses and others which re
| fer to police regulation.
The following table, published il
The True Democrat, shows the gair
under the amendments, to our par
ish, which enables us to reduce tax
alton:
West FeIiciana.
Total assessment .....$2,009, ,1l1.0
Withdrawn from local tax
alton ............. 322,373.5
Remaining for local taxa
ton ..............Sl 81 ,66b, ,I31 -
SIX mills surrendered by
State on $1,6S6, 1880 10,1204
Less ten mills surrender
ed by parish on $322,-
1880 ............ 3,229.7
The true Democrat., 1912-10-19

CONTINUED on page twO.)
The true Democrat., 1912-10-19

SIX mills surrendered by
State on $1,6S6, 1880 1920.
Less ten mills surrender
ed by parish on $322,
1880 ........... 1929
The true Democrat., 1912-10-19

Remaining for local taxa
ton ...............$1, ,686, 1877 so
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-14
MORGAN & WRIGHT TO
DOUBLE CAPACITY OF
DETROIT TIRE PLANT

The greatest daily output ever CON
sidcred possible la tire manufacture is
provided for i'm next years plans of the
United States Tire Company, which
have just been made public This con-
Germ, which operates four great plants,
plans an expenditure of over $4,000, 600
la factory Improvements and extern
sionS.
First II all the Morgan q Wright
plant, which is located i'm Detroit. Is to
be doubled in both area and production.
Ground has been broken for several
new buildings, and work will be rushed
forward as rapidly as possible
II is planned 90 erect sixteen new
factory buildings, ranging in size from
1000 square feet to 1871, 900 square feet.
Among these win be a finely appointed
laboratory, where the scientific expert
mental work incidental to the manufac-
ture OF automobile tires can be carried
on.
When all IF this work is finished. the
Morgan & Wright plant viii have a
floor SPACE of more than 1000. 600
square Feet twice its size at the pres
ent time.
In addition TO its big Detroit factory,
the United States Tire Company oper-
ates extensive rubber works i'm Indian
apolis, Hartford and Providence. and
il is the intention TO increase the ia e.
cilities of all these plants
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-14
AU T D CURTAINS
SWING WITH DOOR
Studebaker Engineers Proffer
Boon to the M0tOriSt
in Winter.

TO battle the storm king in his as
saults ON motoring comfort has been
long the aim of automobile designers
and body experts Improved wind
shields ana tops have helDed somewhat
toward this end. There are now on the
market number Of practical automo-
bile stoves and foot warmers. Special
brands OF robes and cold weather cloth
Ing have been involved The inclosed
body types multiply on city streets in
aU their glory of coupe, sedan. Landau
let and limousine.
Many motorists, whose means permit
maintain separate equipment fou cold
weather motoring. hut the average
man either garages his car on blocks
during the coolest weather or else does
his best to last it out, muffled well in
furs and getting whatever benefit he
can, from his side curtains
only one who has struggled in zero
weather with refractory curtains
knows the discomfort which this sys-
tenn implies. To sill inside a car and to
reach out a bare hand above the door
buttoning up a gap conveniently acces-
that robS a winter motoring trip of
much of it's zest When frequent stops
are made. as in the case Of a physician
making his rounds. the discomfort and
lost time become an increasing annoy
ance.
It recently occurred to one Of the
StudeDaker engineers that the side
curtain might be made to swing with
the door. He worked out curtain OF
this kind and found it necessary to add
only a few pieces Of supplementary
construction, easily removed when open
sides are desired The advantage was
So plain that the plan was worked out
to logical conclusion with a series oil
curtains which would tightly inclosG
the entire passenger compartment of a
Studebaker go" roadster. one of the
details is u flap from the top which
clips snugly to the top of the wind
shield, effectively closing a joint always
troublesome with the old-style curtains
With the doors closed, the new Stude-
Baker system makes a car pelfectly
tight, excepting two small holes for
ventilation. one at either upper corner
OF the top.
it is believed that the StudebakcI
plan is patentable. and exclusive rights
will he asked for. In the meantime the
Stude baker Corporation is arranging &c
manufacture a limited number OF
Studehaker 40" roadsters, equipped
with the storm curtains and designed
especially for doctors, contractors and
others who will appreciate a light
closed car. affording easy entrance ana
egress and capable of being trans
formed on short notice into a standard
open type,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-14
AUTO TOURS ARE
IDEAL VACATION
Touring by Motor Car Is Still in
Its infancy, Says
Harroun.

Ray HalroIn, formerly one Of the
most noted race drivers in the country,
winner Of the first 5O0-mie Interna-
lional Sweepstakes race. now member
OF the engineering staff Of Nordyke q.
Marnon Company. has just made a
, ,o00-m mile trip to Pittsburg and vicinity
in a Marmon Six" touring car, Prac-
tically all the time was spent in the
mountainous districts Of that neighbor-
hood
Automobile touring is still IN its in
fancy" says Harroun. although auto
mobile owners are gradually waking up
to it's possibilities. Much of the credit
for the aroused interest is due the
manufacturers of the cars, who are
seeking to embody all the features in
their cars that viii make touring de-
lightful.
Chief among these refinements are
the adoption of long wheel base,
which tends to equalize the unevenness
Of country highways, and the intro
duction of the demountable wheel,
which has done away with much of the
old bugbear that was formerly attached
to tire changing. What was formerly
considered quite q venture in touring is
now quite commonplace If we can
judge by the frequency with which am
ateur drivers undertake tours ranging
anywhere from 500 to 5000 or 10000
miles in length,
AFTER all. touring is the one ideal
way of spending a vacation, for one can
be out in the open air all the time en-
joying beautiful scenery, without any
thought Of schedules or time tables or
Pullman accommodations. In fact, the
way ears are built today rivals in COM
fort the best that the palace ears OF the
steam road can produce. | was really
surprised AT the large number of tour
ing parties ! met ON my trip, and it Ger
tainIy speaks well for the popularity Of
the motor car. My own trip was on
business for the Marmon factory. giving
at the same time an opportunity to give
further test on the hills of the Marmon
Six which ! was driving.
"A trip covering 1000 miles in about
two weeks would have been considered
extraordinary a few years ago At that
time it would have been necessary to
provide all sorts of special equipment
before starting But as manufacturers
have reached The point where their cars
represent additional comfort and lux
ury, as we'll as capability, 1000 miles is
hardly above the commonplace.
"One MaImOn owner has just left In
dianapolis on a 10000 mile trip to the
coast and back, with the idea Of run
ming 10000 miles in 100 running days
That is an indication of what the mod
ern motor car will allow"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-14
The Studebaker six" Passes
Through Atlanta En- Route
to Detroit.

The StudebaAer six" which was
driven from Atlanta after the auto
mobile show through the sands Of Geor-
gin ana Florida. came back through
Atlanta on route to Detroit
with the exception Of a fun coat of
mud and dirt, the car. was in the same
condition as when fl LETT. despite the
fact that it Was given the toughest sort
Of treatment possible on the worst
roads to be found in the South.
Harry Cohen, vino accompanied
George Meinzinser of the factory cx-
pcrhnental departments speaking Of the
trip. SAID:
"One of the important facts that we
have thoroughly demonstrated on this
trip is that a 56-inch tread can travel
the country roads in south Georgia and
Florida as we'll as 60-iuch tread
Heretofore it has been thought inn
possible to get service In these parts
from narrow tread ear but the new
Studebaker has proven this to be
erroneous 1t is my firm belief that
the result will be more 56-inch treads
sold in Florida during 1918 than the
wider ones.
The car experienced absolutely nc
trouble whatsoever and yet we follow
ed Mr. Haalotts instructions to the let
ter. His orders said I am not send
ing you on this trip to take care OF the
car ! want you to subject it to the
toughest treatment that ii would pos
sibly experience in the hands of the
most careless owner. l want to know
II any changes are necessary to make
this car absolutely reliable under any
kind Of conditions And We certainly
put the car to some test. We drove
through sund that came almost to the
hub and through mud roads that We're
considered almost impossible.
AT every point we picked the places
where the going looked the hardest, and
Vel ueevl once was there a bobble. Tho
motor transmission. ignition and cool
ing system behaved perfectly at al
times and We are driving the ear from
Atlanta to Detroit without making a
single adjustment,
The roads in this section show a
marked Improvement over conditions of
two years ago. and we ran across con-
Wet gangs at work all along the way
The country seemed in an exceptionally
prosperous condition. The farmers were
all enthusiastic over crop conditions
and our dealers and agents were clam
oring for cars
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-14
NASH IS HEAD Of
GENERAL MOTORS
Buick Manager Forced Way to
Front Despite Early
HandiCapS.

How C5.-'e. Va Nash neyyl, .ieci-f
presilen+ Of -l,. General Motors Com.
nanv was hound out at fine agc ST.
seven ysars for q p,riod Of fourreer
wears or l,ut1 ne sboo,d become Of r..
~, age for the SIM, OF 500 and t3r.,
s,its of .,,tI,as and how ba ran ava,
ANA acaDir.l g.o-r4-,,id. fame IN thu
,parpfert,,... ~ motor. cars wa. tol,
nv hts busirass 9s.ociatos and fellow
towns,oap al Flint Mich last week
Mr. %ae5 has INST ue.u proraoted from
+ta ,,.t+f.r .,r General nonaga.. OF iii,
p,,.. uato. co.o.au,. to nh. p,.H-
6snc, of thc General Motors Coinuany
which controls several OF Gin. bigl,z;
and hest established uoto.. car .coniua-
MICS
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-14
TOUR TO FRISCO BY AUTO.

California believes that a large num-
Der Of the visitors to the exposition at
San Francisco in 1875 win come by
automobile. and by no means intends
that these shall got out OF the state
without seeing more of the beauties
than are to be found in the exhibits or
along the roads TO II. A tour through
the state was recently mapped out. coy
ering all the most important and beau
tiful parts. and is to bee advertised ex-
tenslvely. II IS TO be called the Pasoar
tour from the Spanish word meaning to
loiter. and. as mapped, "pnders about
the state So as to include the ocean.
the mountains. the desert and be fer
tile valleys Tire distance viii 90 about
200 miles
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-14
Think of This

Men have tested out in service
100, 000 Goodyear tires.
Last year they bought, because
of the records, 9l8, 6S7 tires. And
our factory shortage lost us sales
OF some 400. 900 more.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-14
$4,000 Know

Now some $50 900 motorists have
adopted Goodyear tires.
They know that our patent tires
cant rim-cut. They know that
the oversize, on the average, adds
Is per cent to the tire mileage.
You ought to know, as they do,
what these savings mean.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-14
TRUCKS FOR MAIL DELIVERY.

The London England, postoffice is to
employ 10 new motor trucks to convey
letters and parcels between the central
and district offices and stations. The
wagons will have a capacity Of one ton
each. and when they are placed in serv-
ice the postottice fleet will number about
100 cars
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-14

Radiator caps often nave an unhappy
knack of working loose. and it is no
uncommon occurrence to see the front
Of the radiator around the filler covered
with unsightly red dust. This is due to
the velocity of the water circulation
sometimes exceeding the capacity of
the radiator or the steam that is gen
Grated by d temporary boiling Of the
water If a gashet is made OF red fiber,
say LIS inch thick and placed under
the filter cap, the latter will not shake
loose, and at the same time. the gasket
will prevent leakage of water past the
cap. 1t may happen that the overflow
pipe has had blow and blocked the
passage.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-14
What to Do and
How to Do It

Several OF the tire companies are now
supplying inner tubes nicely done up in
envelopes. This is more for the pro-
lection Of the tube than for appearance
or advertising and the covering should
not be removed until it is desired to
use the tube. in the tool box, where
spare tubes are usually carried, it pro-
tests the rubber from sharp tools or
oily boxes, both Of which wreak havoc
with tires. The best plan is to carry
the tube in some place where there is DO
danger from either oil or tools Never
put a tube in loose with a number OF
tools for a few miles will serve to put
the sharp points through the rubber in
a half-dOzen places.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-01
Gifts Under the Hammer

New York Post: Through the care
lessness of thousands Of persons in
addressing mail matter, and in their
neglect to place their own address
upon such matter, the postoffice de-
partment Of this country. is provided
day after day with material of such
proportions that annually $10,0 900 is re-
ceived from its sale by public auction.
This disposition of the accumulated
articles, of more or less value, takes
place each year at Washington city,
just prior to the Christmas holidays.
1t is quite needless to add that the shop
keepers Of that city do 10 look upon
this sale with approving eyes. They
maintain that the selling of this UNI
claimed collection Of articles Of every
kind and description places into the
Golfers OF Uncle Sam, money which
should by all the laws of equity go
into their own money drawers. If the
sale must be held, they say, all very
public just prior to the holidays which
is the only time in the year, when they
can reap their harvest.
For more than hfty years, his an
nual sale Of dead letter matter has
been carried on by the United States
government. Twelve million letters
and parcels are opened, examined, and
recorded each year, an average of
from 10000 to $4,000 a day. These hg-
ures do not take into consideration, an
average Of II, 000,00 postal cards which
go astray every twelve months.
To carry out the rules of the post
Office department regarding unclaimed
articles the dead letter office records,
the address and contents of parcels OF
third class matter Of apparent value,
and of fourth class matter and letters
containing articles of merchandise.
When such articles cannot be delivered
or restored to the sender, they are
filed for a period Of year from the
date of recording. except such as are
unaddressed, which are held not less
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-01
The United States opporturitv.

President Taft in The Pending Arbi-
'Fatlon Treaties in The Century says:
After 1900 years the opportunity il
presented to the United States ID taxa
q lead in the great movements for
universal peach. It's greatness. its
wealth of resources, and thu demon
strated bravery Of its men, which ore
Guide even the suggestion that Il il
actuated by cowardice, it's freedono
from entangling alliances and its corn
paratlvely insular position-aIl corn
pine TO make possible its leadership IN
inns great movement. The people Of
1ne world look to us to give this i'm
petus to the peace movement.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-01

than six months. All articles that re-
main unclaimed at the expiration OF
the time prescribed are then prepared
for sale at public auction in such man
ner as not to destroy their identity.
Dead letters containing valuable en-
closures are recorded in the dead let
ter ofice, and when they cannot be de-
livered to the party addressed nor to
the writer, the contents are sold and
a careful account Is kept of the amount
realized in each case, which is subject
to reclamation by either the party ad-
dressed or the sender for four years
from the recording. When matter SON
tanning money cannot be delivered to
the person addressed or returned to the
sender, it is held three months, at the
end of which time the amount OF mon
ey is entered upon the letter or other
matter accompanying the cash, and
upon the records. The money is deliv-
erred to the third assistant postmaster
general whose receipt therefor is filed.
He then deposits all such n in
the treasury to the credit Of the postal
revenues. All currency found in dead
letters or other matter is subject to
reclamation within four years from the
recording by the department
Elaborate Entry System.
That Uncle Sam is very careful not
to s what does not belong to him is
clearly shown by the regulation which
states that an entry shall b. made of
all letters containing postage stamps
of more than n letter-rate value, and
such as cannot be delivered or restored
to the owner shall be held for reclaim
alton; and if unclaimed after a reas-
enable time, the postage stamps shall
be destroyed, under proper supervision,
and an account kept of the value
thereof, which may be reclaimed at
any time within four years.
In the case of undelivered foreign
matter, every effort is taken for the
purpose of correcting, if possible, n
error or deficiency in address, so that