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4 'ONE-nlN COURT"
Highest Tribunal in State So Char.
acterized by Leading Lawyers
Lltlgant Obtains Opinion of Only
One Judge, When He Is Entitled
to Judgment of All Five.
Plaquemine Champion:

Plaquemine Champion:
The manner and mode IN which the
| supreme court of this state has been
rendering decisions has been known
! to every lawyer in the state for 8
long time, and many Of them have
cried out against it in stentorian
tones and demanded that 4 change in
conditions be made, yet no attention
has ever been paid to the outcry. The
masses Of the people, as q rule, were
totally ignorant Of the unnatural con-
dition, and every citizen who hap'
pened to have case bfore that high
tribunal thought he was getting all
that was coming to him and that his
case was being handled by all the
judges, when the fact of the matter
was he was getting the judgment Of
but one man, or that his case simply
went from one judge to another.
AS Mr.. Dubuisson, one of the lead
ing attorneys of Opelousas, put it in
an address which he delivered before
the Louisiana Bar Association in 1910.
"An opinion thus prepared is more
or less the opinion Of one judge on
ly--that of the one who prepared it
and is worth little more than that
of the district judge from whose
judgment the appeal was taken, un-
;ess the appellate Justice be much
the superior Of the two in legal
learning, perspicacity and acumen. for
the trial judge not only has the adj
vantage of having heard and seen
the Witnesses but also Of having abb
sorbed many little incidents which
frequently occur during the trial, and
which do not go down in the record.
but which help to elucidate the is
Sues How ineontroVertibly true
this is, it is needless to say.
Thus We see that from time i'm.
memorial this high tribunal has been
conducted simply on a one-man basis
and cases of vast import have
been thus decided, and litigants have
suffered. in consequence. That eases
have been improperly decided from
time to time is made clearly mani
fest by the many rehearings which
have been granted and the numerous
.reVersals OF the court OF its own
decisions. Under such conditions il
as r.s lfaI that Inc court should
and eanes as tess
~
pressed II. on court Y.
This matter has been brought home
to the people forcib1y recently by
Hon. e. N Pugh, of Ascension, who
is candidate for justice of the
supreme court, a man who is thor
oughly learned in the law, and Is
in consequence perfectly familiar
with the working or the machinery
Of the court. He has made this
condition and It's overthrow the one
particular plank in his platform. The
matter has been so generally agf-
tated that there is very little doubt
that 1t will be taken up by the pres
ent legislature, In which there are
many lawyers, and corrected and
settled in such way as to abrogate
the system and give the people the
asked-for relief from its unjust work
ing.
Mr.. PugI is to be highly commend
ed for exposing this unfair and i'm
proper thing, and, possibly, enabling
the people to secure what is their
just due.
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The True Perspective.
By the Optimist.
The flood districts are emerging.

The flood districts are emerging.
Only a small area OF Louisiana was
submerged.
The boil weevi1 and cattle tick pests
have had a back-set.
Corn, sorg hum, sweet potatoes, Ger,
man millet. coWpeas, peanuts, soy
beans and oats planted late will yield
good or fair crops.
A fall garden will pay. .
Improved levees and reservoirs Will
be an ultimate result Of the l912
flood
Intelligence and industry applied to
adverse conditions bring returns
worth while.
No Louisiana farmer need be dis
couraged.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-01
Dean and Director State Experiment
Station.
Louisiana State University Summer
School.

a e 7=r Z i II y tds s4g sl& " : ii ( ]. : q
Now that the regular session has
closed, the authorities Of the Louisi-
ana State University will begin at
once to prepare for the summer ses-
sion, which opens june and con-
tinues to August 33.Of advanced
courses a larger number than usual
will be offered this session for the
benefit of those teachers who are
preparing for graduatioe. A number
of teachers have to coslplete only a
few courses before reces sging a bache-
lor's degree. Several viii finish at
the present summer seS5ion.
It is probable that ae attendance
from the flooded sections of the
state will be considerably reduced
this year, but this will doubtless be
made up by the attendance OF those
who cannot easily reach the other
summer schools OF the state which
they have been attending in previous
years. Railway commune cation to
regions now cut off by flood waters
will in all probability be resumed in
a few days sufficiently to enable all
students to reach Baton Rouge. The
boarding houses are preparing ac-=
commodations for large number,
and most of the fraternity halls will
also be opened ID boarders, as well
as the dormitories on the campus.
Nearly one hundred courses viii be
given in the fal1fWIng sub 1eets w ss-
counting Icul l1a' 1ailllal laaflsarsy. 8
S q sEtory
Latin, drawing, domestic science, NJ
sic. arts and crafts, kinaerg arten,
naathematie physics, political science
sociology, and zoology.
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on hand throughout the late summer.

on hand throughout the late summer
fall and entire winter; thus reducing
the expense of living to a minimum
A crop of COW peas is the best
preparations that we can give for the
fall planting of cane on lands that
can be devoted to cane,#or to alfalfa
in regions where alfalfa will thrive,
or red clover in lands that are not
suited to alfalfa.
This article is written with the idea
that any man of good reputation will
be able to secure seed for planting
such areas as he may be able to
properly handle after the recession Of
the overflow water. / sincerely hope
the people will not be- unduly dis
couraged. The proper handling Of
soil with it's great producing power
will soon make up for the temporary
losses that were sustained In the pres
ent overflow. With some of these
crops we can begin almost in mid
summer and still make as large yields
as are made on some soils where the
whole season is available for cultiva-
ton and growth.
w. r. DODSON,
Dean and Director State Experiment
Station.
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r orset It.

. ~ q s
If you see a tall fellow ahead OF the
crowd,
A leader of music, marching fearless
and proud,
And you know of q tale whose mere
telling aloud
Would cause his proud head to IN an
guish be bowed,
It's a pretty good plan to forget it.
II you know Of a skeleton hidden
away
In a closet, and guarded and kept
from the day
In the dark; whose showing, whose
sudden display
Would cause grief and sorrow and
lifelong dismay,
It's a pretty good plan to forget 1t.
If you know Of d spot In the life OF
friend
I'VE all have spots concealed, world
without end)
Whose touching his heartstrings
- would play or rend,
Till the shame Of its showing no
grieving could mend,
It's a pretty good plan to forget 1t.
If you know af a thing that WILL
darken the JOY
OF a man or a woman, a girl or a
boy,
That will wipe out a smile Or the
least way annoy.
A fellow, or cause any gladness 70
cloy,
It's a pretty good plan to forget 1t.
National Magazine.
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These Didn't Contribute.

Kinder Gazette:
In the list Of contributors to the
relief fund for the sufferers In the
overflow district, the Gazette fails
to find the name of a single one OF
the several mail order houses In the
north that annually bleed this state
of hundreds of thousands OF dollars,
to the great detriment Of our mer-
chants and business nen-ndeed TO
every interest in our state. THINK oI y
that when you get ready to send OIL
your next order.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-01

Senate Investigating Committee Holds
Captain Smith Responsible for
Loss Of Vessel-commander OF
Californian Scored for Disre-
gardinq Distress SignaIs-Wire-
less Operators Praised.
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CONTINUED on page eight
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gRlFESS|OHlL AND BUSINESS
my GOODS, GROCERIES, ETC.

~ KLINE, corner Crescent Place and
Horrnas street. dealer in dry goods,
.ot;ons boots and shoes, groceries, pro
lgi,ulrs' laeions corn, oats and bran. Phone 1872
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Church nlofice.

Methodist Episcopal Church, south,
corner Railroad aFenue and 0pelousas
street, Rev. G.. NJ Thompson, pas
tor Services on the second and
fourth Sundays Of each month at Il
O'Clock a. N. and D. n. Sunday
School every Sunday at 9:45 a. m.
Seats are frge and the public Is cor
daily inyite.) to attend
To keepos,4s9d on local current
news topics, Subscribe to The Chief,
Ascension's leading weekly.
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mr. +. D. HANSON, PHYSICIAN. Of
Nce and residence: Lessard street,
batween Nichols avenue and lbervllle
street. Telephone 81.
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PHYSICIANS

49, X. SIMS. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
H.. na;ce in Houmas street, between
na,s,;e 49, street and Crescent Place. Iele-
ohone 80 ....@..~.
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EDMUND MAURIN, ATTORNEY AT Law,
i ll Notary PUBLIC AND JUSTICE OF PEACE.
Office, 3O8 Opelousas street, opposite the
Donaldsonville High School. The office OF
Justice Of the peace will in no way inter
Iere with my practice in district courts or
Justice courts other than the one over
which preside. Telephone 80.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
ELECTRIC LIGHT IN DENMARK
Every Town In That Country Of Over
5000 Population Has .s
" Public Service.

According to recent Information
about the progress of electric light
and power industries In Denmark. it
appears that all the towns Of 5000
Inhabitants and over are now provtd-
ed with public electric service. says
the Scientific American. AS to towns
having between 5000 and 5000 inhabit-
ants, there are only three In which
electric mains are not installed, so
that it will be seen that Denmark is
one Of the most progressive countries
in this respect. The largest sized cleo
trio stations are to be found at Co.
penhagen and at present there are
three large plants in operation giving
a total OF 27.000 horse power. Cur
rent is supplied for the city mains,
as we'll as for the tramway lines. AS
regards the Danish stations in small
towns. In general each town has its
own plant, and there is but one ex-
ample Of an intercommunal system:
This Is at Skovshoved, near Copenha-
gen, and the central station extends
it's power lines over all the suburban
regions. also supplying the tramways
Of Hellerup and Klampenburg. In
most of the town electric stations the
Diesel heavy oil engine Is used. IT,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
SOME BIRDS ARE FAsTIDloUs
Bathing In Clean, Cold Water Keeps
Them In Health and 10 One Of
Their Summer Joys.

Polly have bath! Polly have BATH"
The reiterated cry from large green
parrot, who stood in tin basin full
of water ecstaticany tapping his scar.
let wings.
Few persons who keep bird pets
know how to prevent them wrom Ian.
gushing in the summer heat. Little
do they imagine that big and small
birds alike are simply longing with all
their tiny hearts for cold bath. Their
owners, it is true. supply their small
prisons with water In little glass
vases; but these are for drinking pur
poses-not for the luxury Of restor
ing AND indiscriminate splash.
No; let those who really love their
feathered friends provide little swim
ming baths for the birds. They must.
Of course, vary according to the birds
size. Whereas pudding basin would
accommodate canary, a parrot
would require something more COM
modious.
Then place the bird in his cage
" mere he can gambol unmolested. In
the back yard. on the lawn, or on
the scullery floor are equally good po-
sitions. Anyone who knows anything
of birds knows that, although mar
ticulate, they appreciate comfort.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
Holds His Sister Over an Alpine
PreeIpIce for Eight Hours Until
Rescuers Arrive,

Grenoble.-1n the Haute-Garonne,
not far from Toulouse, terrible ex-
perience has Just befallen brother
and sister. named VanGoethen, as the
result Of which the woman lies In the
hospital dying, with a fractured skull.
while her brother is In the same place
desperately overcome by shock and
exposure. The story of their ad-
venture adds another to the long list
Of Alpine tragedies.
l. NJ Van Goethen, who Is an en-
gineer in paper mill, and his sister.
accompanied by a friend. NJ Sombar-
der, son of the director Of the mill.
set out to climb Mt. Saurousse. They
made the ascent, but in returning they
took the pathway leading to the gla-
cier Domenon.
AS they crossed a dangerous part OF
the path Mile. Goethen slipped and
slid down an ice incline toward the
edge Of deep precipice. Her brother.
in endeavoring to save her. also slip
ped. but was able to stop himself by
clutching hold of boulder. At the
same time he grasped his sisters
skirts just as she was sliding over the
edge. Ia-
NJ. Sombardier crawled down to the
boulder and endeavored to assist the
brother to drag his sister back to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
Disease Germs Lurking in Most
Swimming Tanks.
Tests Made by Scientists Show That
Abundance Of Microbes Even In
Natatoriums Of Wealthy Clubs
Make Them cssspooIs.

New York.-The average man who
stands at the edge of swimming pool
ready to take the plunge which for
him means refreshment and delightful
relief does not realize that he Is about
to expose himself to the attack of mil
lions upon millions Of disease germs
lurking in the tempting water before
him. 1t matters little where this swim.
ming pool happens to be, whether in
fashionable clubhouse or In the base
ment of an East Side tenement house;
almost everywhere, owing to ineffi-
cient supervision and ignorance of the
dangers involved. these pools are de-
clared by certain Investigators to be
a menace to health.
So grave. in fact, do these investi-
gators consider the, danger Of disease
from this source that it has been
thought necessary to call an interna-
tional conference of bath officials to
convene at The Hague this summer.
and in New York City meeting Of
public bath officials was held recently
and the American Association for Pro-
noting Hygiene and Public Baths was
formed. The forming OF this associa-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
ERUPTION LIKE PlMPLEs

Wathena, Kan.-"My child's scalp
trouble became SO bad that was
ashamed to have anyone see him. HIS
head had a solid scab on it. He also
had terrible breaking out on his face
which was gradually growing worse.
The eruption was like pimples which
developed into sores when he scratch
ed, which he did almost constantly.
Baby would almost scratch himself
raw. .....s . }J.5
Il had used several different kinds
of salve, none, Of them helping in the
least bit, when saw the Cuticura adj
vertisement In the paper and 1t made
me think OF the good results my sister
had when she used it for her children.
had only used Cuticura Soap and
Ointment about two weeks before
noticed that the sores were almost en-
tirely gone. and it must have been a
month or six weeks he was troubled
before l began the treatment. He
would get easy when would put the
Cuticura Ointment on him. Cuticura
Soap and Ointment completely cured
him and he has a clear complexion
now" (Signed) Mrs. w. H. Hughes,
Dec. 81, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
Queer Brotherhood Founded At.
ter the Gold Rush.
Requirement Of Admission 10 Expert.
ence Above the Fifty-Eiohth
Parallel Of Latitude-Skagway
10 Chief Headquarters.

Skagway, Alaska.-To have Travelled
into the northern regions above the
nfty-eighth parallel sometime during
ones career is the initial requirement
for membership in the Arctic Brother
hood. unique among fraternal organ
izauons.
The Arctic Brotherhood was formed
shortly after the gold rush to the
Klondike in 1898. and now includes In
the northern regions several hundred
active members. The first requirement
since its organization has been an ex-
tended residence above the fifty-eighth
parallel, with the exception OF few
distinguished citizens from the United
States and other countries who upon
their arrival in Alaska have been made
honorary members.
Ymong It's members above the fifty
eighth parallel the Arctic Brother
hood takes precedent over every civil
court. II matter of dispute Of any
nature arises between Arctic brothers.
the question is carried before the
membership OF the local lodge at one
Of its weekly meetings.
All parties to the dispute present
their arguments and then all the
brothers not involved in the question
cast a vote which determines the set
Element Of the issue.
Various plans are conceived and ex'
ecuted by the brotherhood from time
to time for the furtherance Of the in
terests Of the northwest. Strangers
to the country are entertained at the
lodges Of the organization, and If they
are prospectors they are supplied with
the most reliable information at hand
The main body Of the organization
Is located at Skagway, Alaska. There
are others at Dawson. Nome, Fair.
banks. Cordoba and Seward. The
lodgehouse at Skagway is declared to
be one of the most distinctive build.
ings OF its kind In the world. The In.
terror Is decorated with trophies Of the
arctic regions. Of every description.
The motto Of the organization is
mo Boundary Line" and its insignia
Is miniature gold miners pan, EN-.
bossed with. the initials A. B., with
three small gold nuggets beneath the
letters .5E
The name OF the fraternity has an
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
ODD CLUB in ARCTIC

interesting origin. The main lodge. To-
Gated at Skagway, nestles at the foot
of the A. B. mountain. which takes
its name from a peculiar natural for
nation OF crevasses in the snow and
Ice at the crest of the mountain,
which accurately mark the letters
A. B. These letters were originally
taken by the organization and later
evolved into the name Arctic Brother
hood.
Several OF the most prominent phil
anthropic enterprises In the north
country are conducted under the
auspieces Of the brotherhood. The
principal one takes place at Christmas
time, when children Of the poorer
classes of every nationality and sect
are invited to the nearest lodge. where
entertainment is provided. together
with presents and food.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
DANGER in POOLS
ton is preliminary step to the inter
national conference.

ton is preliminary step to the inter-
national conference.
Swimming pools" says H. F. J. Por.
ter, discussing the matter in a recent
issue OF the Survey, ARE little more
than cesspools." The public generally
regards them as refreshing, invigorat-
ing and beneficial, and few have ever
dreamed that they may be breeders OF
disease. There are hundreds OF such
pools all over the city. Recently in
the interest Of the department OF bac-
teriology Of the University of Chicago.
K. N. Atkins made careful study OF
five pools whose water supply was
supposed to be clean. Investigation
proved that they caused ailments Of
eye ear and throat and intestinal dis
ease. 3
Investigations In Hamburg and in
Purdue, Brown, Chicago and Yale :uni-
versities showed that the impurities
are bacterial and chemical foreign
matter, and all detected the presence
OF dangerous disease microbes. This
condition existed in places where the
details Of hygiene and sanitation; are
otherwise scrupulously looked after.
Examination Of the Hamburg pools
showed that water fresh from the tap
contained 81 microbes cubic cent?
meter. After ~ persons had bathed In
the water there were 1900 microbes
in the same quantity Of water. When
494rpersons had entered the pool the
number had increased to 64.400, and
after 1929 bathers had been in contact
with the water there were $4,000 mi
crobes present to the cubic cent?
meter.
The last figures are interesting In
that they show no proportionate in
crease in the number OF microbes, and
in that way illustrate the septic tank
theory; that Is. after certain point
Of development the septic condition of
water either kills the microbes or
they devour each other when they
have become too numerous. thus main
tanning a maximum of impurity.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
Harsh Criticism.

President Taft rarely says unkind
things about the men with whom he
comes in contact in public life. But,
when he does unlimber for lombard
ment, he generally puts in center
shot-hot and irresistible. Not long
ago lie was talking about an office
holder whom he had discharged for
the good of the service. He was q
bad one," criticized Taft. HE had
a bad streak all through him. He had
the distinction Of putting into my
mind an idea which nobody else had
been able to suggest to me. When he
was turned out of his Job, l felt that
it would be wise to employ an art
expert to see whether he had substi-
tuted fakes for the oil paintings on
the walls Of, the public buildings IN
which he had worked. Popular Mag
azirie.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-18
HIS WAYS AND MEANS
Chauffeur Is Caught by an Heir.
~ CATHERINE cooPE.

= & e
When the smash came, Jimmy Con-
stable was totally unprepared for It.
There had been no warning that his
stocks would crash down and leave
him with less ready capital than he
had possessed when he began to
speculate. But the certain knowledge
that stocks ascend as readily, kept
Jimmy from mental worry.
In the meantime must live"
Jimmy cast rueful glance at his big.
healthy frame and sighed. After that
he donned his slightly worn thinking
cap and sat down to ponder ways and
/, means In the end, he decided to
maintain his right to q pleasurable
existence as well as money-making
one.
Jimmy Constable had but one hob
by, and that was a big one. He loved
his great. speedy touring car almost
10 we'll as most men love their wives.
Jimmy had not, fortunately for the
moment, acquired one OF the latter.
It would have worried him to know
that q girl would have to share with
him his present more or less precari-
Gus fortunes.
He sold every priced bit Of costly
antique furniture with which his
bachelor home was filled to over
flowing, but retained his touring car.
+, Jimmy gazed with . lovers eyes
1T the polished brasses, the olive
green coat and the great cozy cush-
ions. Il; III Id
you will be my home-till-'
Jimmy paused with speculative eyes.
well. until stocks take boost. He
cast a last look at the home in which
the auction cards were still hanging
in the windows, cranked his engine
and throbbed of toward the green
y fields OF the country. 4g Han
On the wide veranda OF spacious
mountain hotel. Madge Lambert
raised dainty hand to her mouth
to stifle yawn.
II am unutterably bored" she told
herself by way of excuse. She gazed
out over the magnificent perspective