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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-12-05
MAYOR BEHRMAN'S ADDRESS TO
THE NEW COMMISSION
COUNCIL.

Mayor Martin Behrman's first ad-
dress to the Commission Council evil
denced keen appreciation on the part
of the head of the new city administra-
ton of the responsibilities the COM
mission is facing. He declared that if,
as has been said, commission govern
ment is to be conducted on the princi-
pies which control private business,
the people of New Orleans are very
fortunate in the personnel of the first
commission. The mayor said:
"Gentlemen:-As the survivor of the
regime that has just passed out, and
as the citys chief executive under the
new order of things, it is my pleasure
no less than my duty to extend to each
and all of you hearty greeting. You
are now about to undertake the labori
Gus and responsible task of putting
into motion the new system of govern
ment adopted by the people of New
Orleans at the recent election, and fol
the more efficient administration o
which they have selected you as theil
commissioners.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-12-05

illness, health conditions, protection to
life and property, and all those other
accessories which, besides rendering it
attractive to the stranger, make it de-
sirable as a place of residence.
The commission has a large and
important work before it. Much has
ALREADY been accomplished, but much
more remains to be accomplished. 1t
is needless for me to assure you of my
loyalty to you and my interest in your
work; of the pleasure it will afford me
to encourage and earnestly cooperate
with you in all your plans and projects
for the betterment of our local condi
tons, and thus working in harmony
and with patriotic zeal, may not hope
to participate with you in whatever
qualification comes of a more prosper
Gus, a more beautiful and a greater
New Orleans"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-12-05
PERSONALS
AND OTHERWISE

Mrs. Jos. Hingle and children, who
were guests of Mrs. L. Gillen, left Sun
day for their home in Empire, La.
Patrolman Roach has been trans
ferred from the local station to the
Twelfth precinct. Patrolman Freyder
succeeds him here.
The regular meeting of the Kinder
garten Mothers Club will take place
tomorrow afternoon at the Belleville
Annex. 1t is earnestly urged that all
the members be present as business Of
importance will be transacted.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. P. Harris and daughter, Miss An
gle, will regret to learn of their re.
moval from our district. They have
taken up their residence on the other
side of the river.
Emile Gerdes, who is employed at
Grammercy, La, spent the past two
weeks with his family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Watkins Of Ber'
wick, La, left Sunday after spending a
few days with Mrs. VIM. Babin.
Mrs. L. Kinkaid and daughter Flor
ence left Tuesday for Midland, La, to
spend few days.
J. c. Boberg, one of the gunner's
mates of the U. S. S. Kansas, while
stationed here paid visit to his cou
sin, Capt. c. H. Hoke. Mr.. Boberg is
native of Covington, KY, and this i:
his second trip to our city, having
visited here some twelve years ago
Mr.. Boberg reports many big change:
in our town in that length of time.
Miss Annie Mae Kern of st. Der
nard was a visitor to relatives anC
friends here this week.
Theo. Dubret, Jos. Catanese, Jos
Spellman, L. Sunseri and Franz
James are spending the week at Bal
Adam.
Mrs. Hy. Renecky, who recently un
derwent serious operation, is nov
convalescent and is spending some
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-12-05
New Charter Attacked.

1t is averred that the laws and con-
stitution of the State have reserved to
the electors of this city the right to
choose the recorders and other officers
who exercise the police power in whole
or in part, and that the Legislature is
without the power to withdraw the
right from the electors. 1t is stated
that the office of recorder is judicial
Office within the meaning of the con-
stitution, and must be- elected by the
electors themselves, and that portion
of the new charter which allows the
mayor and commissioners to create
and name recorders is ultra wires, IL
legal, null, void and unconstitutional,
and in contravention of articles 319
and 800 of the constitution of 1898.
The plaintiff also alleges that the
new city charter, which is Act No. 159
of 1912, is unconstitutional, because it
is local and special law for the city
VI ANCW vi 1CdHo, anu 10 Ia SOhhANt WIN
article SO of the constitution, in that
notice of the intention to apply for the
passage of the act should have been
advertised for thirty days. 1t Is as
serted that the new charter also con-
travenes article 81 of the constitution
in that it does not embrace in its title
reference to recorders.
1t is asked that the new city char
ter be held to be unconstitutional, and
that Goff be adjudged guilty Of usurp.
ing the office of Third Recorder. 1t is
also prayed that the act Of the mayor
and commission in appointing Goff be
declared ultra wires.
Judge Parker, to whom the case was
allotted, issued an order for the de
PENDANT to show Dec. 5, under what
title ne claims to hold the Office he
fills.
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Continued on page A.
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Chas. HanteI Returns.

When Mr.. Hantel retired from his
position as clerk of the Court of APP
peals, he was highly complimented by
the judges for the manner in which he
conducted his office. One of the judges
spoke of their pleasant relations and
the honest service rendered the State
He was given the good wishes of the
court. Mr. Hantel will in the future
direct all of his efforts to his new
bath-house, which will be completed
within the next ten days.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-12-05
Limited Experiment.

ITO a limited extent only does this
change involve experiment, for the
vastly greater part of the charter I'M
der which the city has been working
for years, has fortunately been retain
ed intact. And more satisfactory
code of laws and regulations for the
government Of a great and growing
municipality it would be difficult to de-
wise. 1t has the inestimable advant-
age which comes of a thorough test,
and its successful application thus far
to ali the various phases of admins
trative work demonstrates its practi-
cability and ready adjustment to the
new conditions.
Therefore, about the only material
change in the present. from the old
system, is contained in those provi.
sions of the new charter which, elimi.
mating the Council of twenty-one, con.
|centrates the power of the government
in Council of five, including the chief
executive, and broadens the scope of
its responsibilities and functions.
"No new system of government, /
dare say, was ever installed under
more favorable auspices than the one
you have assembled here to inaugurate
to-day. All of you, representative citi.
zens; enjoying to the very limit the
esteem and confidence of the commu.
nifty, occupying enviable positions in
the commercial world for integrity and
capacity, and eminently successful in
the enterprises in which you are res.
pectively engaged, there need be no
apprehension that business inaptitude
lack of interest or lack Of knowledge
required for an intelligent discharge
of your official duties, will be among
the causes, If any there should be. to
interfere with an efficient administra
ttion of the new government or prevent
its coming fully up to public expecta
lions. II, as is said, under the com
mission system, municipal govern
ment should be conducted on the same
basis and by utilizing the same princi
pies of business management as have
operated so successfully in the develop
ment of industrial and commercial en-
Iterprises of a private character, |
would be difficult to improve on tn
personnel Of this body.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-12-05
Maher Takes Oath. ,

Judge Thomas F. Maher was induct-
ed into Office as Judge of the Second
City Court, Algiers, Monday, at 10 o.
clock, the oath being administered by
former Senator Robert O'Connor. and
Immediately thereafter Judge Maher
administered the oath to George c.
Palmer as clerk of the court.
Judge Maher il now entering upon
his fourth term as Judge Of this court
while Mr.. Palmer begins his first term
in the capacity Of clerk of this court
Mr.. Palmer, however, held the position
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-12-05

time with her daughter, Mrs. F. Nc
Lean, in Amite City.
Alfred Hildebrand, formerly of our
town but now of Houston, Tex, has
entered college in Chicago to COM
plete his studies in cartooning.
Sam McGary, who was seriously i'll
in New York, is now at his home in
Alix street, where he is convalescing.
Captain A. NJ. Halliday of the Union
Ferry Company, had his license re-
newed Tuesday by Local Inspectors
Kelly and Bean as master and pilot on
river steamers in daylight service.
Rev. w. S. Slack, who was severely
injured four weeks ago and who was
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-12-05
In Mayors Office.

In the official family of Mayor Behr-
man. those from our district will re-
main the same and their smiling faces
will continue to greet their friends
during the coming four years.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-12-05
John Schroeder in Office.

John Schroeder has also assumed his
duties as clerk of the Court of APP
peals, with H. ]. Stansbury as his dep
uty. This Office is stationed in the new
court building in the city.
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He Assumed Control of Recorders
Court Tuesday.


Within less than an hour after he
had received his commission as Third
Recorder from the City Commission.
ers, Thomas p Golf, who succeeded
the late Peter Clement as Recorder,
being appointed by Ex-Governor San
ders, and who was subsequently GUST
ed from his position by Governor Hall
and the office turned over to Guy L.
Sadler, and upon whose resignation
Benjamin w. Borne was appointed,
and then John NJ Duffy was elected
for the position, took charge of the
office at o'clock Monday afternoon.
Although Mr.. Duffy had instituted
| Injunction proceedings in the civil
court restraining Golf from taking
charge, earlier in the day, when Golf
presented his commission to Duffy in
the latter's office, the Office was quiet
ly turned over to Golf. Duffy and his
clerks gathered up their belongings
and left the building.
But few words were passed between
Duffy and Golf when they net in
Duffy's office Monday afternoon, that
is, in so far as discussing the taking
of the position was concerned.
| The first act of RecoI der Golf was
to select his Office force. He appoint
ed Samuel Boylan, a well-known young
man of the Fifteenth ward, as his
chief clerk and then named Edward
Grimes as janitor of the court. Grimes
served under Golf during his last reign.
When asked about the injunction
proceedings Tuesday morning Record
er Golf said: 81 did not know that such
proceed ngs had been brought until l
reached my home after o'clock Mon
day afternoon. l will fight the case.
Further than that l have nothing to
say" h. concluded.
John NJ. Duffy was appointed by
Governor Hall on November Is to the
position of Third Recorder to fill out
the unexpired term of Benjamin W.
Borne, who had resigned. In his suit
filed Monday, Duffy asserts that the
lefty commissioners have no right to
name a recorder.
1t is set up that the General Assem-
bly,, at its session of 1912, passed what
purported to be a charter for the city
of New Orleans, under which the ex
ecutive, legislative and administrative,
powers of the city are verged and con
solidated into a mayor and four com
missioners, with authority to Great,
and establish recorders courts, ant
that Martin Behrman, under this new
charter, was elected mayor, and w. B
Thompson, Edward E. Lafaye, HarolC
w. Newman and A. G. Kicks were nam
ed commissioners at an election hell
on Nov. 3.
1t is alleged that under this new
charter the mayor and commissioner
have appointed Thomas P. Golf a
Third Recorder, and that this office, a
established by Act No. As of 1896, tn,
old city charter, is lawfully held b,
the petitioner, who is entitled to exer
else the functions and duties of tn
Office.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-12-05
Good Men Chosen.

"Of nothing am l more confident
than that the gentlemen entrusted
with the direction of the new govern
ment will give to the task not only
their time and best energies, but the
intelligence, discernment and conserv-
atism which have been SO conspicuous
a feature of their achievements In
other fields of activity.
"The greatness Of a city does not
consist altogether in its prosperity az
a mere metropolis, but includes, al
well, a proper regard for beauty, clean
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-12-05

of clerk of the Third Recorders court
for almost three terms, having been
replaced only a few months ago when
ex-Recorder Guy Sadler took office as
recorder.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09

following officers: Chaplain, the Rev
Joseph Wuest; president, Charles j
Mather; first vice-president, Martin
Riehl; second vice-president, John
Hoetger; recording, secretary, Al
thony b. Eggert; financial secretary
Joseph Haigermoser; treasurer, Leo
Kleffman; trustees, George j. Heck,
Jr., John Miller, Charles Radcliffe,
William Japes, Gustave Pfeiffer; cap
tain, Caspar Snitgen; first lieutenant
Charles J. Mather; second lieutenant
Leo Kleffermann; medical examiner,
DR.. Charles A. Lenhard.
o.
ST. Agnes auxiliary, No. 81, Knights
OF st. John, has elected the following
officers for 1913: President, Mrs. l..
ChIiselius; presidents, Miss Cath
crime Wegener and Mr.. l.. Michenfel.
der; recording secretary, Miss 4. Tod
enbier; financial secretary, Miss r.
Becker; treasurer, Mrs. M. Fried
erichs; messenger, Miss ID. Schrage;
guard. Mrs. l.. Michefelder; trustees,
Mrs. M. Martz, Mrs. C. Kraft, Mrs. Il
Allies, Mrs. A. Hurley and Mrs. NJ.
Boyd.
Island View lodge, No. 485, l. o. o.
F., has elected the following officers :
Noble grand, Charles krecke; vice
grand, Winfield Nudge; recording sec.
rotary John W. Morris; financial sec
rotary, Harry ]. Lowther; treasurer,
John F. Hacker; trustee. G. F. Alder
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09


The First Word-Never say, II did
as we'll as l could under the circum-
stances"
At the end of the year almost every
woman takes a little stock Of her per
sonal self She thinks over her mis-
takes, her blunders. her cowardice in
grasping opportunity. u and\ then she
says, with q sigh. We'll. did as well
as l could be expected to do under
the circumstances"
Isn't II q good time to rise above
the circumstances that are holding
you DOWN.
Isn't II a fact that when you look
over the ground carefully you ind
that many Of these circumstances are
the results OF your own mistakes and
your own brooding over them?
Don't you magnify your troubles.
Your burdens will only seem heavier
: every time you stop to weigh them.
You know how much hotter you feel
just after you have looked at the Their
mometer on 4 hot day. II Is just the
same when thinking Of your troubles.
| or course, there are some circum-
stances that have to be met sQuarely,
such as accidents and illness OF your
self or OF those near and dear TO you.
and there are some other troubles
over which you cannot always have
control. But you must school yourself
to dismiss from your mind the annoy
ances that you cannot overcome and
then you can go ahead and help the
things that need your help to make
them better.
No successful woman ever reached
the summit OF her ambition easily.
Many and many time she was hung
back and felt that she could go no
farther. Many and many time she
was almost ready to give up and say
| that the game was not worth the
candle. But she did better than could
be expected Of her under the circum-
stances. II she had not, she would
| not have succeeded.
Just One Last Word-f you would
count your successes in any walk or
! life you must not worry about the
circumstances In which you find your
self.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09
Cynthia Crey,s
Answers to
Correspondents
SOCIAL and
PERSONAL

) A feature OF the first meeting OF
he Kirk club. OF st. Andrews Pres
oyterian church. Windsor, next Thurs
lay evening, will be selections by the
Lavery mandolin orchestra, OF Detroit
an organization OF young women, un-
der the direction OF Mrs. Marguerite
d. Lavery.
An entertainment and tournament
Will be held in Central high school
Tuesday evening, for boys and girls
from the social centers In the Bishop
Capron. Campbell, Cass, Lillibridge,
0rsusel and Newberry schools. The
program will include folk dancing,
songs. marches. relay races and volley
ball for the girls, and, athletic events
for the boys. A basketball tourna-
ment for all social centers. in the pub
lie schools, will be held in Central
high. Jan IL.
DR.. II. s. Kiskadden, who has been
in Grace hospital the last two months,
the result of an accident TO his arm,
suffered while working about a trac-
ton engine on his farm near Belle
Vile. Mich, IL slowly improving. Ten
~
ton Of the arm would be necessary.
o
In order not TO conflict with the an
qual Christmas ball, Thursday, Dec.
10. To be given In Strasburg's acad-
envy, for the benefit OF the Woman's
Hospital Il Infants home, the New
England society has changed the date
OF the annual dinner from Dec. 10, 10
A. Hha In MI
given In the Hotel Pontchartrain, and
the Rev. Newell Dwight Hills, OF
Brooklyn. will be the guest OF honor
and speaker.
Prof. Jean Beck, OF the chair OF phil
blogy In the University of Wisconsin,
will give an address on French
hansonettes," Saturday evening, Dec.
4. In the green room of the Hotel
PontchRrtrain, before Alliance Fran
aise. NJ B. Z. de Montigny Gingras
Mill sing q number OF chansonettes, IL
ustrating Prof Beck's lecture. Mile.
Mice Hauser. Nine. b. +. de Montig-
by and Mile. Josephine Hayes will
AXE part In the program.
o.
Miss Mae Cryderman read an inter
sting paper on college women and
he Industrial world" Saturday after
DON, before the Detroit branch OF
collegiate Alumnae, In the Scripps IL
rary. Miss Cryderman has studied,
personally, factory and industrial con-
itions generally, In Detroit, and her
aper embodied many OF the facts
nown TO her. Mrs. Louise Warren
tkinson, president of the Detroit
ranch, gave a resume OF the recent
ational meeting Of the alumnae, held
Ann Arbor. Preceding the program,
RS Martha s. Clark gave half-hour
parliamentary drill which VIII be
feature Of the future weekly meet
gs Of the alumnae,
o
DR.. N. ]. Corey will give a free IL
strated talk. Monday evening, in the
useum of Art auditorium, on the
rogram numbers TO be given Tesday
1ening, In the Light Guard armory.
the Philadelphia symphony orches-
g. The museum will be open from
80 to $3.50 o'clock, that the public
ay be permitted to view the Hopkin
ub exhibit, in.the main galleries.
he illustrated lecture on Life and
In the first century" Sunday after
BON, by Director Griffith, attracted
70 usual large audience and proved
|ceedingly interesting.
O.
st. Mary's commandery, No. 60,
nights OF St John, has elected the
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09

recital of Nine. Johanna Gadski, In
the Light Guard armory, Monday
evening, Dec. 10. under the auspices
of Harmonic society. Seats may be
procured in Grinnelrs.
%
A public installation of officers of
Ashlar lodge, No. 81, F. & A. M.
will be held Monday evening, In the
Masonic temple. Following the In
stallation adjournment will be made
to the seventh door for dancing and
a buffet supper. The AFFAIR Ia open
to the families of members and In
yited guests
The A Eighth class Of the Farrand
school has elected the following off,
GERS: President, Douglass Campbell;
v,ce-president, jeanette Luther; Sec
retnry. Ethel Levy; treasurer, Oscar
jackson.
The cornerstone OF the new
Samaritan hospital. Milwaukee-ave.
and East Grand-blvd., will be laid
Tuesday afternoon, With an appro-
pirate program OF addresses and
music. The cornerstone ceremonies
Will be under the direction OF the
Milwaukee Junction Manufacturers'
association.
For the twenty-ninth consecutive
year. p. j. Maher was chosen fiuan-
cial secretary OF Division No. l, A..
D. H., In the annual buStness meet
ing and election OF officers Sunday
afternoon. The full complement OF
officers follow: Chaplain, tee Rev.
Father r. J Van Antwerp; president.
Robert J. DoClellen; Woo -president.
John Petty: recording secretary, John
T. Loyette; financial secretary, p. j..
Mnhcr; treasurer, p. J. Murphy met-
ical examiner, DR.. James J. McMa-
hon; standing committee, Michael
Kenny, Coz pelius Shea, Maj Thomas
IL. Reynolds, Michael Cowcll aud
Francis Parks
Mrs. Farrand Lewis gave the first
Of two bridge-luncheons Monday, In
her home, No. SO Virginia park. Mrs.
Lewis will entertain again Tuesday
Mrs Charles B. Davis and Mrs.
Gleason Murphy were the hostesses
Of a buffet luncheon. Monday.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09
4 H,R
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Society. .--
Personal
Positions

out Of $50 for coat an hour ago.
Philadelphla Bulletin.
Your proposal OF marriage II most
fiattering."
Well. when may i have my answer"
Let me see-tomorrow IL washday,
Wednesday we bake, Thursday ! am
going 20 put up pickles--come on Fri
day. Blaetter.
tor
aust to listen to."-New York
World
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09
kBLOOD RED IN CHIFFON MORE,
NEW COLOR AND FABRIC COMBINATION

IA rich oxblood
ID IL making its
ny fast into
bpular favor as
new color, and
Try warm and
|autiful 1t is.
bis visiting cos
|me Is OF red
|lvet underskirt
Id an over tunic
red MORE chif-
n gracefully
aped to suggest
DIS OF the fabric
athing the fig
o. Above the
mic Il q little
dice OF plain
d chiffon which
20 forms the un-
Fsleeves, trim
I'd with velvet,
bt hang below
D short moire
eves. w l I h
q o W n Is
Pm one OF the
" bell-crowned
IN OF red velvet
led with white
a trimmed with
nat rosette OF
ite satin with
red velvet but
center. This
ck 10 new In
or and fabric.
Non N o ir Q
wing Just made
appearance In
retail storea
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09
crrpID IN THE CLOUDS

The airship built for two sped high.
II seemed the skies grew darker;
She whispered. Harold, dearest, why
Has this airship n sparker7"
lie slipped his arm around her, and
II was Dan Cupid's inning.
They started sparkling to beat the band,
And the moon man started grinning.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09

"Whah yestddy,
abb to dis SUM OBJ wit
wifi
of
"Yo neuralgia don't yo2 Nostalgia
one am homes
WELL A wuzh omesck do yo'
brudder de
rude from?
What fob do he
winter = =
fo don't understand he had omit
all spbs
reached - -
brudders - ''N
he's a So ~
All brudder but
"in .T lemon re Decuz he am soft in de
owith hand
ued behind him. after which frs with
cake walk the prize being a o aun
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09

We understand that the ladies WHO
recently started the style OF wearing
mems socks have carefully preserved
the other style OF hosiery for the glad
Christmas season.-Pittsburgh Gazette
Times.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09

Parsnip Fritters-Take three or four
good sized parsnips. Boil than until
tender. Mash and season with q little
butter, n pinch OF salt and slight
sprlnklins OF pepper Have ready
n tablespoonful OF the parsnip In the
-four and roll II about until well
coated and formed into a ball. When
there arc sufficient number ready
drop them into boiling drippings or
lard as you would any fritter. Fry a
delicate brown and serve hot. Do not
put them In covered dish. That
would steam them and deprive them OF
their crispness These are also very
good In a frying pan. fried In a small
quantity OF fat and Drowned on both
sides
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09

Dusseldorf Is conducting a campaign
OF education in the hope OF lessening
the number OF street railway acct
dents.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09

Hominy Fritters-Take one pint OF
hot boiled homlny two eggs, half a
teaspoonful Of salt and a tablespoon
full OF -four Thin II little with cold
milk When cold add a teaspoonful
OF baking powder. Mix thoroughly
Drop tablespoonfuls OF IL into hot fat
and fry to q delicate brown.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09

But we are too poor TO marry"
What OF thatl Everybody ia
Buffalo Courier