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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-02
! PERSONAL BUT POLITE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Ben HA 2
week .,ro davis in town ]
this week. n u,oo in town
w Mrs. NJ. R. Jackson was IN Town
Ben Stern has returned from his
carnival trip. os
Mrs. Ida Dorsey has returned
''T r Smith went to New Orleans
Monday, on business
"U Mrs Eva Hamilton was in town
.or the Rebekah meeting.
'0' Mrs. h W. W, Burckhalter made
city MISS sl'D Almena KilDourne left Tues
day to visit Clinton relatives
10, rrs F, Irvine returned We'd
nesday night from CITY trip y
Moesrs, Chas. Noteworthy and E.
rorr spent Tuesday in Jackson
Mrs R. C. Brasseaux accompanied
Mr. Brasseaux on a country trip on
Thursday. .. -,
Mrs, T. T. Lawson is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Jas. Harper Of Har-
riston, Miss. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas, D. Wood LETT
o.tocdov to visit relatives in Port
Gibson, Miss.
Miss Jessie Folkes returned this
u,or from a delightful carnival Wis
II to New Orleans.
PROT. ] W. Anglin was here the
,attar part of last week attending to
some official business
Misses Amy and Edith Leake went
~ Ration Rouge, Monday afternoon
returning Tuesday night.
Mrs. W. D. Wills left Thursday at,
tornoon for New Orleans to WISH
her daughter, Mrs. Patterson
Mrs Elgjn Graham and Miss Hllda
Simmons of Wilhelm, went to Bat
IN Rouge for the day, Saturday
w, c. Perkins was in town Mon
dsv His daughter, Miss Ethelyn' has
been visiting friends in WoodVllle
Mr.. ". McGinnis, of Colon "a
mama, has been visiting friends a
Oak Grove and Fairview plantations
Messrs. Charlie Noteworthy AM
Willie Austin, of St. Francisville, pal
brief visit to Jackson, Thursda!
last.
Little Beatrice Petty, who died 0
meningitis in Baton Rouge, recen'
" was the niece of Registrar |. "
Petty of our town
Mr.. and Mrs. Garnett Howell mad
a. quick trip to Shreveport over SUI
day. They were at Alton for
part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Schlesinge
left Monday afternoon for New o
leans. Their little daughter is
guest at Mr.. Max Mann's.
Mrs. Max Mann is spending tn
latter part of the week in New o
leans. Mr.. Mann will join her {
Sunday to accompany her home.
Mrs. Jas. Kilbourne and lit
daughter have returned from the
carnival trip. Mrs. Bates remaln'
in New Orleans, boarding for
while, as she is not ready to opt
her own home.
Mrs. Douglas Fitzpatrick return
to accompany home her two llt'
children, who have been the CUES
Of their grandparents, Judge a
Mrs S. Nice. LaWrasOn, for sever
weeks.
]. L. Dupuy has returned to wo
in the True Democrat, in charge
the job work department. Frier
are glad to see him and Mrs. Dup
at home here again. J. D. Stirli
is no longer in the office.
Mrs. Gordon Davidson was cal
to Centerville Miss, Monday by
illness of her sister, Mrs. Grav
The latter is somewhat improV
and Mrs. Davidson was expec
home yesterday.
Mrs. r. NJ. Davidson leaves n
week to visit friends in Crowley,
Ing later to the Rebekah Assem-
where she will be Joined by OF
members from this place, includ
the President Of the Assembly \
Jno. @. Tempel.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Carney pas
through Jackson Friday on their
to McManus. They were accon
~, @,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-02

The high school had a Washing
ton program, last Friday afternoon
in honor of the 22nd.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-02

The farmers are busy blowing.
The field daisy and wild violets are
in bloom. Spring is at hand!
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-02

Mrs. R. Tempel is having a new
oven nut in at the Feliciana bakery.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-02

Draughon's Practical Business Col
lege. Baton Rouge, La, is having
more calls for competent office help
than they can supply. Thorough
courses in bookkeeping, banking
shorthand, typewriting and other stu
dies needed in office work Catalogu
frpa
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-02

Tony Sansoni went to Woodville
Thursday with a car of bananas.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-02
ALICE NOTES.

Rev. s. L. Riggs preached at New
Hope church last Sunday morning.
Mr.. r. J. Thoms will open Sunday
school next month at New Hope
church.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-02
CHURCH NOTICES.
GRACE CHURCH.
Rev. Alvin w. Skardon, Rector

Rev. Alvin w. Skardon, Rector.
End Sunday in Lent
Holy Communion, 1880 a. M; Sunday
School, $3.50 a. NJ; Morning Prayer
and Sermon, II a. M; Evening Pray
er, and Address, 1880 p. m.
Daily morning service at 8 O'Clock
and evening service at 5 o'clock.
The Sewing Society of Grace
Church began their Lenten work
with much enthusiasm. They meet
every Tuesday afternoon at 2:3(
o'clock in the Guild Room to sew
for the orphans. There is so much
to bel done that the ladies hope 9th
ers will come out to the Guild Room
to sew for an hour, or prepare some
work at home.
The Vestry of Grace Church me
on Thursday afternoon and decided
to make some very necessary i'm
provements to the church property
A member of Grace Church ha
presented the church with YER
pretty oak aims box. 1t has beel
placed near the door, and will b
of much service to those who desir
to make an offering when no. co
lection is taken after the service.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-02

A Scholarship free if you find a
graduate in bookkeeping and short
hand from Draughons Baton Rouge
College, who is in good standing and
out of employment, if we do not get
him q good position in week.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-02
METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. s. L. Riggs, Pastor.

There will be service in town.
morning and night, Sunday
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-03
For District Judge.

To the Voters of the 10Th Judicial Dis
trict of the State of Louisiana.
beg leave to make this public an
nOuncement Of nv candidacy for the Of
flee of District Judge OF your district.
subject to the Democratic Primaries to
be held Oh the 3rd day of September l9lg;
hoping that you will give me your gen.
erous support. have no comments or
criticism to make; have no public re-
cords to offer. but. believing that my
private life. though humble In Its course.
is sufficiently known to most Of you;
aud that experience gathered through n
long course of law practice at. me for
the position whcih aspire to, / earnest
ly solicit your votes and kind support.
Respectfully submitted.
L. o. KICKER.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-03

This case having been regularly
fixed for trial on issue joined, TAX
Ell up and tried, and the law and
evidence adduced on the trial
thereof being in favor of defen-
dant and against plaintiff, and for
the annexed written reasons OF the
Court which are made part and
parcel of this judgment for all par
pose.
1t is ordered adju,lgcd and de-
creed that plaintiffs demand be
and the same is hereby rejected
and this suit dismissed at plaintiffs
costs.
Thus done and read and signed
in open Court at ST. Martinville,
La, this 10Th day of July 1912.
(Signed) JAMES SIMON,
Judge 10Th Judicial District Court,
st. Martin Parish, La.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-03

A special from Abbeville to
Times-Democrst, dated July 18th.
gives the following interesting
news:
"The officials of the Louisiana
Railway and Power Co., which
proposes to build an interurban
line Of electric railroad from Now
Iberia to Abbeville thence to La
st. Martinville and New
Iberia, have been quite active here
explaining the advantages to b.
derived from tho construction of
the road. A special election will
b. held here on Tuesday July 30,
to lake the sense of tho property
taxpayers upon the proposition to
levy a special tax of 5 mills on the
dollar for a period of ten years, in
aid of the enterprise. The COM
pany has signed q contract in d no
form, whereby it obligatss itself
to take over the municipal light
aud water plant. which 10 now be-
ing operated at n heavy loss, as
sumo the payment Of the unma-
tured and outstanding indebted
ness, which is bonded and has
enty.thres years to run, and
guarantee to furnish water and
light to the city and consumers at
a much cheaper rate than they
now pay"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-03


election returns show 1874 votes for
the plaintiff and 1876 for the defen-
dant, which must lead the court to
believe in the absence of proof to
the contrary, that two ballots out
of the number voted for the FORM
er were classed and counted as
spoiled ballots, and one spoiled for
the latter, totaliZing four spoiled
ballots. which of these We're coun-
ted as spoiled | am unable to say,
except the one with both devices
stamped, as they are not marked
spoiled ballots, and nothing
thereof is mentioned in the cleo
ton returns.
In looking over the ballot cast
and counted for both the plaintiff
and defedant. | find that there are
as many for one as for the other
bearing evidence of strenuous eff
forts of over Jealous voters for their
respective candidates in stamping
the faction devices and the blank
spaces or squares. For instance,
there are ballots for plaintiff
wherein the. space or squares In
both his and the middle columns
have been stamped, one bearing
two stamped marked in the device,
and the like with some others; and
for defendant there are three bal
lots wherein the faction device is
stamped and also the squares OPP
posite the names of the candidates
of that faction. one with two STAN
ped marks in the device, and the
like with some others. But in
every instance the intention of the
voter is fully amplified and ex-
pressed and can be easily ascer-
tanned. / presume it was so con-
sidered and construed by the COM
missioners for reason that only q
limited number were classed as
spoiled ballots. In fact the orli,
nance calling the election specifies
what shall constitute a spoiled bal
lot. 1t must be presumed that
they followed the rule laid down
No fraud has been charged
against the ballots SO marked ano
none has been proven.
In either case even were the bal
lots so marked thrown out, it would
not, according to the number thus
marked for both, change the re
suit.
But the law as | find it does no
permit such a ruling when the IN
tention of the voter can be ascer
tanned and when no fraud is attri
buted OF shown in either case.
This was 50 decided by the Cour
of Appeals in affirming the judy
ment of this Court in simila
case arising out of an election IL
the Village of Delcambre in tn
suit entitled Delcambre VS. Feulen
q 514, As a 60, 30 a 39S, -
$50. II l64, Is a 3Ol.
Following the law in such case
and under the facts herein presen
ted. the returns of election havin:
been duly compiled and promul
gated by the Town Council by vii
tue of said ordinance. it was in
cmbent upon the plaintiff to max
his case clear and certain and nc
probable.
The failure to comply with tn
directory clauses of an election la
, is not sufficient TO annull an cleo
d ton. The official returns of tin
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-03

was not deprived by any OF these
votes.
This being true, the ground of
attack to avoid the election must
necessarily fall under the weight
SO introduced by him and by which
he is bound for having made these
parties his own witnesses.
This also applies to the party
against whom it is alleged that
threats has been made. He testl-
fed that he was not asked TO vote
for any particular candidate, but
to remain neutral and not vote, at the
election and if he done SO he would
not be troubled by the holder, Mr..
Duchamp, of a certain mortgage
note for payment thereof, the note
being past due He further testi-
fled that this did not prevent him
from exercising his electorate
rights and that he voted at said
election for the plaintiff as he first
intended to.
In one case it had . contrary eff
feet, for the party, Roland Bien-
venu. intended to vote for the de-
PENDANT, so openly expressed him
self and was to the knowledge of
Mr., Eastin, but the conditional
promises angered and caused him
to change his vote for the plaintiff,
and he voted for the plaintiff.
Hence defendants loss in this in
stance was plaintiffs gain.
The election returns shows that
the ballots charged to have been
marked for Identification were not
SO classed nor considered by the
commissioners of election. They
were counted as cast and no men
ton is made thereof in their re-
turns or otherwise. Likewise the
ballots claimed to be spoiled bal
lots.
| find but one ballot marked
with two cross marks in the blank
space or colum. BY whom mark
ed, how, when and for what pur-
pose were not shown.
The marking of ballots for iden-
tifcation must be shown to have
been done with the knowledge or
consent of the candidate for office,
and he must be connected, in some
manner Herewith in order to af-
feet him. A ballot that has been
marked at the voters pleasure or
caprice without some purpose in
view, or without the understand
ing and knowledge of the candi-
date, or the naked fact that the
ballot bears a mark or several
marks of some character are not oil
themselves sufficient to change the
results, or set aside an election, or
cause it to be discorded and not
counted. There are many other
ways and means to mar k or cause
ballots to be marked other than by
the voter and for other purposes
A ballot may bear a mark by acct
dent, in printing or by IA dishones
commissioner with the hope thai
it would change the results.
Referring TO the general electis
law, Act l52 of 1898, Sections 70
II aud 50, it provides that, whel
ballots have been marked for iden
LITIGATION they shall be counted b,
the commissioners, and then max,
it penal oifense for any one s,
marking his ballot. 1t specifics n,
such procedure contended b.
counsel fol plaintiff to the etfcc
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-03


have been fairly and honestly con-
Quoted, it cannot be invalidated by
mere irregularities which are not
shown to have affected the result,
for i'm the absence of fraud effect
must be given to elections when
possible. The law goes further
and says that gross irregularities,
not amounting to fraud. do not
violate an election. But | do not
find in this case, as a matter OF
fact, such condition of things.
Mr.. Crary on Election, in sec
ton 1858, says: ITO set aside the
returns of an election is one thing,
to set aside the election itself is
another and very different thing.
The returns form a given precinct
being set aside, the duty still re-
mains to let the election stand, and
: to ascertain from other evidence
the true state of the vote. The
return is only to be set aside, as
we have seen, when it is SO tainted
with fraud or with misconduct of
the elections officers that the truth
cannot be deduced from it. The
election is only to be set aside
when it is impossible from any evil
dence within reach to ascertain
the true result"
The same author in Section BOB,
says: Undoubtedly the general
rule is that if illegal votes have
been cast in good faith by honest
electors it is the duty of the Court
or Tribunal trying a contest to as
certain their number and give them
due effect, Notwithstanding mis-
conduct or even fraud on the part
of the election officers. Such
fraud or misconduct may destroy
the value of the officers certificate,
and may subject him to severe
punishment, but the innocent vot-
er should not suffer on that ac-
count if by any means his rights
can be upheld
Upon the whole record there is
no showing Of any illegality or in
formality which affected the result
of the election to the prejudice of
the plaintiff. The public good
demands that the will of the peo-
pie as determined at the ballot box,
should not lightly be disturbed
when the result has not been af-
fected by neither fraud, error nor
collision.
In justice to the commissioners
of election all of whom well know
l must say that not single wrong
full act has been by the evidence
t charged against them as commits.
: sioners of election and in the con.
+ duct of said election, and | would
4 be loathe i'm impute fraud tC
? them, or any misconduct or con
A: spiracy Oh their part in the
a performance of their duties
in order to defeat the viii
S of the people, but on the contrar.
: the compilation of votes and the
: pramulgation by the Town Coun
: ell. under plaintiff administra
: ton. stands as evidence of defen
dant's election which has not beer
c overthrown by proof, and it ha
It the controlling effect.
The question of commission be
{ Ing prematurely issued to thos
v officers by the Governor of thi
: State is without merit.
G 1t is manifest, from the lay
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-03

Bad for the Butcher.
Mothers compliments" said
a youngster to a butcher who kept
a shop in a busy suburban thor
oughfare, "and she's sent me to;
show you the big bone brought,
with the piece of beef this morn
ing"
Tell your mother next time I
kill bullock without bones in it
I'll make her present of a joint"
said the man of meat, with a grin.
Mothers compliments" con
tinued the boy, "and she says
next time you find. a bit of sirloin
with a shoulder of mutton bone in
it, she'd like to buy the whole
carcass as a curiosityff
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-03

but Clarke Griffith, Washing
tons manager, figures they are
worth more than the salaries he
pays them for the spirits they
keep the team in and the amuse-
ment they give the public.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-03


THE BIRTH OF A BABY
Madeleine Force Astor, widow
of John Jacob Astor, who went
down on the Titanic, is going to
have a baby.
The stork isn't expected for a
week, but there is one dickens of
fuss over the expected birth Of
that baby-largely because it will
be worth 100000 as soon as it
catches its first breath and
squawks.
To begin with, a noted doctor,
supposed to be the best in New
York, in that line, has moved into
the Aston home on Fifth avenue,
to stick there until the coming
Astor enters the world.
There are three trained nurses
ON the Job now, working eight
hour shifts. And when the Astor
heir or heiress arrives, the num-
Der of nurses will be increased to
seven.
lust what seven trained nurses
are going to do with one baby, we
can't even guess. Mebbe some of
'em are for the baby, some for the
mother, and a few for the doctor
himself.
And they say, too, that the au
tomobile traffic on Fifth avenue is
being turned aside so the noise
won't be heard by the doctors,
nurses and the rest of the bunch.
The autos are to get off Fifth
avenue north of the Astor home
and pass down Madison avenue.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-03

They say Mrs. Aston hopes for
a son, but latest reports from New
York indicate that all the Astor
millions, the highest-priced baby
doctor in New York and the
seven trained nurses, has as yet
found no way to arrange this lit
tie matter in advance to please
Mrs. Astor. ~
When plain, ordinary people
read all the siush about the COM
ing millionaire baby, who is very
apt to turn out to be a society
slob after all, their minds are
very apt to-rw back to the time
when a child was born in a
manger-and became the savior
of mankind.
But with the Astor baby, it's
money that makes all the differ
ence. Just as good babies are
born every day in the humble
homes of the poor-and they are
in big luck if there is any nurse
at all on hand except some big
hearted neighbor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-10-30

B. J. Petty will have an auction
sale of live stock, farm machinery,
ETC., at Hurricane, December IL.
Particulars III due time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-10-30

mad insisted that it was utterly i'm
possible for her to pay up. The dirty,
damned sneak."
In a fit of madness he cursed and
cursed again his dead associate, foul
oaths rolling in streams from his
parched lips. Anxiously / waited for
MS fury to subside to ask him about
Katharine and Hugh Crandall. II
seemed a Dissertation Of her woman
hood to mention Katharine's name in
the presence Of such a man, so as he
subsidized l merely asked: But what
about Hugh Crandall?"
Damn him." he cried, "that was
another of my mistakes! I knew
Crandall in college. When l got the
goods on old Parrish I thought l could
rely on Crandall to help me to turn
the trick. I didn't know he was in
love with the daughter. When I told
MIN about it he refused to have any
thing to do with it and rushed off and
squealed to the general. Much thanks
ne got for it! The naughty old gen
eral ordered him out of the house
and wouldn't let the daughter have
anything more to do with him. I
tried then to get him in on the
scheme, but it was no 60. For weeks
ne kept tr- ing to worm my secret
from me. | fired yellow letter after
yellow letter at the general, but he
kept defying me, and all the while
Crandall kept after me to make me
give up the papers. I was afraid I'd
weaken. There are times the dope
gets me and I hardly know what I'm
doing, so I vanished. 1t struck me
that if the general wouldn't come
across maybe the daughter would. 1
put it up to Crandall and we arranged
a meeting. l was to put the papers in
her hands and she was to pay over
the money. I slipped up on the first
appointment and I guess you must
have spoiled the second"
I still was puzzled. What could be
the terrible mystery in proud old
General Farrish's life that gave this
m%iscreant such a hold on him? 1t
was beyond my imagination to con
JCSSoAO, ~ P0I I4S AuC0LlOA U1uuI1y
to the prisoner.
'Why ask me?" he snarled. you've
got the whole thing-every
bearing on it in your pocket there"
Quickly I snatched the envelope
from my pocket and was about to rip
it open. AT last l was to know the
secret that had brought such unhap-
piness into the life of Louise. At last
the mystery was to be cleared up.
But just as my thumb went rudely
under the flap, Davis laid a restrain
ing hand on my arm.
wait" he said gently. would it
not be just as well to deliver that
envelope to Katharipe just as it is?
The fewer people know it's contents
the less unhappiness there will need
to be-"
Slowly and thoughtfully I put the
envelope back in my pocket.
Davis was right.
1 was beginning to think he was al
ways right.