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The Detroit times., 1912-04-03
From The Clark

That he presented such portion OF the
proceedings and Ordinance adopted the
last session as is required by the Charter
TO be so presented, TO his Honor the
that they were approved on the second
inst
Placed on file.
Also. That he has received from North
eastern Business Mems association, rec
ord OF service on Fourteenth cars.
Referred 10 Committee on Franchises.
Also. That he has received bond OF G..
Britt. to engage In the business OF loan
ing money.
Referred to Committee on ways and
Aaan.
The Detroit times., 1912-04-03
REPORTS OF coMM,TrEss.,

Referred to the Committee on Wa
and Means. ts
The Detroit times., 1912-04-03
FRED r. SCHMALZRITDT

The following is the ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE to repeal Section of
an ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
TO amend Chapter 50 of the Revised
Ordinances OF 1895 by adding another
section thereto, which section shall
stand as Section 2S, 10 regulate the
sprinkling- of paTemehts of the streets,
alleys and public places within the City
OF Detroit" approved Jan. Ia. 1896.
IL Is hereby ordained by the people OF
the City OF Detroit:
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-09
BOB BLANKS BURNS.

The fourth of river steamboats,
recently destroyed is the Bob Blanks,
which was burned last Saturday
morning. Fire was discovered about
$3.50 o'clock, when the boat was
Just above Raccourci Landing, TWEEN
ty-five miles below the mouth of Red
River. Capt. Carter at once landed
on the west bank of the stream, and
set to work to try to extinguish the
flames in The hold For nearly an
hour the pumps kept them under
control, but then they began to
spread, and forced the abandonment
of the boat at $50 o'clock. Every
body got ashore without any diff
Guilty, and eight or ten head Of live
stock were saved as we'll.
Within a few minutes after tht
pumps were stopped the steamboa
was a mass of flames, burning like
tow, and the hull, charred to TIT
waters edge then sank.
The loss to the Carter Packe
Company is covered by insurance
When built the boat was valued a
$4,000.
| The Bob Blanks was built at Je5
: fersonville, Ind, in 1903, and ma
bcen owned by the Garter Packe
Company for about two years. sh
: ran in the Mississippi, Ouachlt
: Black and Atchafalaya rivers. OV'
t 175 fest in length, she was one
o the biggest packets in the trad
e and was fitted up to accommoda
e fifty passengers. She was complete
l. overhauled and repaired last Summe
J The Carter companys schedu
" will net be interrupted by the d
e struction of the Blanks, but l.
Al. steamboat, VIM. Garig takes n
place. leaving Wednesday evenln!
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-09
IMPORTANT GEOGRAPHICAL CON
SHERATON.
Morgan City Outlook:

Morgan City Outlook:
1t is hard to choose between L.
E. Thomas and F. C. Claiborne for
the speakership of the house in the
next general assembly, if the merits
of the men be the sole consideration.
Both of them are capable and deSery-
ing. But in view of the fact that
Monroe supplies the governor and
Shreveport the lieutenant governor,
South Louisiana should, on a basis
Of fair dealing, supply the speaker
of the house. If it was wrong for
FRANKLIN to be the home of both
United States Senator's, is it right
for Shreveport to be the home OF
both presiding officers in the next
general assembly?
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-09
JOHN T. MICHEL AN ASSESSOR.

Former Secretary of State John T.
Michel, recently defeated in the cam
paign for the gubernatOrial nomina-
ton, was on Saturday appointed by
Governor Sanders to be Assessor of
the Sixth District of New Orleans to
fill the vacancy caused by the unex-
pected resignation of Henry Puderer.
Mr.. Puderer's resignation is based
on a continued illness that began
during the Michel rally at Donald
sonville last September, when he
was stricken with paralysis. Although
he recovered and was seen on the
streets Mr. Puderer has never fully
recuperated.
AS his condition precluded his go
ing into the campaign to succeed
himself, Mr.. Purderer handed his
resignation from the parish ticket
to Chairman J. C. Henriques of the
Orleans Parish Democratic Commit
tee. The committee met at noon
Saturday, to declare Judge Wilson
and Messrs. Labarre, Reinhardt and
Sere the Democratic nominees, the
resignation of Mr.. Puderer was reac
by Chairman Henriques, who retir
ed from the chair and took the
floor. Mr.. Landry took the chair.
The resignation was accepted by {
vote of the committee.
Chairman Henriques placed tn
name of Mr.. Michel in nomination tt
take the place left open by the re
tirement of Mr.. PudereT. He de
clared that it is within the PROVING
| of the committee to take this steE
and that in declaring Mr., Michel tn
nominee of the Democratic party tn
committee was acting within its IL
gal rights.
/ BY a viva voce vote the nominate
of Mr.. Michel was carried and h
j was declared to be the Democrat
nominee for assessor OF the SiXt
district.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-09
TOO MANY BROTHERS.

Some Of the papers are saying that
the late gubernatorial campaign is
over; that we are adj democrats and
brothers again, and should all be
treated like brothers. This brother
" talk is all very beautiful, really
touching in fact, but the trouble is
that most of the brothers want Of
flee, and there are great many
more brothers than there are OF
Observation-Disclosures Enterprise.
And those fearful of losing their OF
fetal heads are especially inclined
to claim the brotherly feeling of tn
victOrs.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-09
IMPROVING ELECTION METHODS

n 0. States:
The endless chain" at the cleo
ton polls will be thing of the past
if An amendment which is propoS-
cd by followers of the Good Govern
ment League in New Orleans is sue
cessfully offered at the legislative
session in May.
The amendment would make II
compulsory on the part OF the Sec
rotary of State to have the ballot
Drinted on waterproof paper OF a
standard type, and to have each bal
lot certified over the signature OF
the Secretary of State on the re-
verse side. These conditions are IN
tended as a safeguard against the
printing Of duplicate ballots by elth-
or faction and to make certain tnat
the only ballot at the polls is the or
fetal ticket.
To provide against the operatlol
Of what is known as the "endlesF
chain" it will be proposed, by the
same amendment, to have each bal
lot issued by the Secretary OF State
perforated with a number running
from the number up to 1000, on'
thousand ballots to be printed 10
each polling place or as many NOR
or less. according to the require
, ments.
The number would, in this case
be: perforated on a coupon sec'lo
Of the official ballot and Will De s
-, ATTACHED as to be readily torn o.
j, tho ballot. As each voter receive
his ballot from the commissioner
tho box the number will be noIe
and as he casts his marked tlck'
the number will be noted and COL
nared with that on the ballot WINK
f. was given him when he went IN
6 the booth. In order to protect u
ii secrecy of the ballot the NUMB
10 will be torn from the ballot by u
. commissioners before the voter pu
bic folded ballot into the box.
If What other sections of the p
O mary law will be given prunl
TO depends entirely on the deciSi
" of the Supreme Court in the ca
~ which is now Up on appeal from
10 oninion of Judge Baker, in the III
TO- teenth Ward case. Judge BAKE
he Interpretation of the assistant
or clause in the law is said to LII
i, the requirements of an honest
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-09
THE SPLIT LOG DRAG.
Richland BeaCOn-News:

Richland BeaCOn-NeWs:
D. Ward King, of Missouri, known
as the Good Roads King, explain
ed before the Mississippi Legislature
the other day, the latest and best
and nest scientific ways of building
roads. He is a strong believer inl
the split log drag, and after his lee
ture, gave an illustration of itsl
work in front of the capitol.
In Mr.. Kings description of road
working and Improvement he gave
as his opinion that macadam roads
should be built where the Lands are
worth $50 an acre and the material
can be gotten within three miles,
and where the lands are worth $lO0
the material may be hauled much
longer distance. But where this is
impossible, of course We have to
resort to the Ilain dirt road built up
as it should be and kept free or
water. He says, The first thing to
do in order to make good ROADS
without cost is to make split log
drag. Then the next time the road
is in condition, moist but not sticky,
get busy. Keep this up for four
trips, and after that you will notice
that that part of the road you are
dragging is higher than any other
rart. You must haul the drag at
an angle of As degrees. Then you
have it drained so far as the surface
is concerned. Spread the furroW or
each side OF the road with a ploW
but do not carry it to the middle O
the road. Spread it, The speaker
in reply to inquiries for more def
mite information, said among othe
things: THE usual length of tn
drag is seven feet. It is thirty In
chos in width. Best to work tW
horses. Begin on wheel track. Roa
is always dry after you have dragge
for two years. Begin when the roa
is moist but not sticky enough t
fasten. The sleeper the hill Tn
higher you can make the grade
the middle. The lighter the dra'
the better. Make it strong but d
not make it heavy. A road shoul
not he rounded up in order to dral
ii. If YOU do that you will have
better place to plant onions than
drive over. 1t is a crime to tear l
or cover up ground with fresh earl
TO drive over. The best averas
width of road depends on no
much travel it must carry. Of cour
if takes a heavier implement on
badly neglected road. If you haVe1
combed your hair for month"; "
will have to use a heavier comb tn
if YOU combed it often, and you W
take more hair with it, too
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-09
GAR BALL ARDICATES.

A sensation at the weekend was
caused by the announcement that
William P. Ball, registrar of voters
of the parish of Orleans, had resign
ed that position to accept a CONNER
cial position, ard that Governor San
ders had appointed Edgar T. Leche
registrar of voters.
Mr.. Ball would, in any case, have
been ready for the ak of the incom
ing administration, as he had been
particularly obnoxious. He probably
realized this fact. Mr.. Leche is a
Good Government League supporter,
but his appointment is not pleasing
to the city committee of that organ
ization. 1t declares that the league
did not seek the appointment of Mr..
Leohe, or counselled amy of its sup
porters to seek such favors at the
hands of Governor Sanders, the head
of the state machine, and that the
fact that Mr.. Leche had accepted
this appointment from Mr.. Sanders
would make it impossible for the
committee to approve his course.
1t is inferred that Leche has been
supported by Edgar H. Farrar.
The office of registrar for Orleans
is estimated to be worth from 5000
to 1000 votes to the Good Govern
ment League forces in the city
fight if handled by a man who will
| insist on clean registration rolls, and
this Mr.. Leche says that he will do
| The lower figure is set both by Geo
| w. Flynn, former registrar of vot
ers, and Joseph Markey, who led il
the actual work of purging the roll'
for the Good Government League in
y the statewide fight, and removed
nearly. that number of votes then.
u These names can legally be re
moved" said Mr. Flynn, by the reg
} istrar merely publishing for 10 day
5 the names Of those who are suspect
ed of being illegally on the rolls
/ This procedure was established i
=, the case of Charles c. Babcock vel
r sus Ball, registrar of voters, in jan
e uary. If the voters cannot prov
e their right to vote when called OIL
r they cannot vote.
t "When Babcock registered he I'll
u ed out property qualification blanl
e stating that he owned assessed pro
n erty valued at more than $500. M
V, Ball published his name as being il
If properly registered, and not qualifie
II to vote. 1t was found that viii
i Babcock owned property to II
er amount OF several thousand dollar
lei and raid taxes on it, it was not lis
n ed under his name. The Supren
70 Court held that it was necessary +
Od the assessed property to appear
name.
I'd "Their holding was also that Ia
to cock had no recourse and could n
he vote: that Balls publishing his nan
in and the fact that he could not pro
g, he was qualified when called to
do so, left him without a vote.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-09

lot. and the League leaders are SAID
to be willing to stand on that read
ing OF the educational qualification
NJ is therefore quite likely, it Is
said that if the Supreme Court up
holds the criminal court judge
views that there is no likelihood OF
anv amendatory legislation on that
particular subject. A well-kno"n at
torney who has been closely iden'i'
fled with the League fight express
ed the opinion Saturday that other
sections of the law, so far as he
could see, are quite sufficient, the
only necessary condition being a
strict enforcement and intelligent III
depreciation.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-09

DR., Clarence Pierson, superlntend-
ent Of the State Hospital for the In
Sane at Jackson, refused to admit
Oteri, the interdicted convict, into
the asylum on the grounds that he
has no provisions for harbor:ng the
criminal insane. Oteri wild be retain
Cd in the Penitentiary until the Leg
islature makes some provisions fo'
the establishment of a ward in the
walls here for the care of crlmlna
] insane.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-09

Clarence S. Hebert, collector OF
the customeI Of the port of New Or
leans, has been appointed by Presl-
dent Taft as referee in Federal ap-
rointments in Louisiana, succeeding
Pearl Wight, Republican national
committeeman, and until Monday
DISPENSER Of Mr.. Taft's patronage III
this state. Mr.. Wight resigned as
he is supporting Roosevelt.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-04-27
THE PEEvIsH CHILD
NEEDS TREATMENT

When q child sulks drowsily, or II
fretful, It is usually due to some slight
disorder of the digestive organs, and a
mild laxative is very often all that Is
necessary to restore cheerfulness and
buoyancy of spirits.
In cases where the use of a gentle,
effective laxative stimplant is indi-
Gated, many Of the best physicians are
now prescribing DIR. Caidwens Syrup
Pepsin. This preparation is admitted
ly the perfect laxative, being mild, yet
positive In its action on the bowels,
and far preferable to violent cathart-
les and purgative waters. 1t is very
pleasant to the taste and Is an ideal
remedy to regulate and strengthen the
stomach, liver and bowels. Its easy,
natural action makes It especially de-
sirable In the case of children, dose
at bedtime being sure to have the de-
sired result next morning, with no at
tendant unpleasantness or discomfort
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is sold
by druggists everywhere in soc and
$1.00 bottles. If you have never tried
this splendid remedy, write to DR.. w.
B. Caldwell, 201 Washington St., Mon
tcello, ILL.,, for a sample. He will be
very glad to send trial bottle with
out any expense to you whatever.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-04-27
OLD MYSTERY is SOLVED
Messenger Buried Seven Years in the
Desert Sands, Committed Suicide
by Shooting.

Berlin.-After having been buried
for seven years in the desert. the
body of German trooper named Rog-
ge has been found in q shifting sand
dune near Kolmanskop, German
Southwest Africa. The unfortunate
trooper had been sent to convey the
mails from Luderitzbucht to some re-
mote inland station. He never ar
rived.
His route lay via the Ukama springs,
a small oasis, and from notes found in
a pocketbook on the body it appears
that he lost his bearings, owing to
desert mirages. He wandered about
aimlessly for days. without finding his
way.
His last note was to the effect that
he was suffering fearful torments
from thirst, and that he intended to
blow out his brains before his reason
gave away completely. The body
was found with bullet hole In the
temple. anS the packet of letters lay
beside 1t intact.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-04-27
FIGHTS SNAKES ALL NIGHT
When Rescued in the Morning the
Badly Bitten Cowboys Reason
Is Destroyed.

Galveston, Tex.-Fifteen hours bat
ting with dozen or more snakes
forty feet below ground, in an aban-
doned well, was the racking expert
ence of Charles Wellbourne, a cow
boy residing in vallverde county.
When rescued in the morning after a
night in the well, Wellbourne had lost
his reason and his arms and legs
were literally covered with bites from
the snakes.
Eight dead reptiles. measuring In
length from two to four feet, were
taken out, but the details of his
frightful experience will not be known
unless he RECEIVERS. and his condition
is said to be serious.
Melbourne was riding horseback
when seen in the neighborhood about
five o'clock in the evening, and his
horse returned to the Little Branch
about midnight. Shortly after a
search was instituted. and at nine
o'clock the next morning his maniacal
screams directed the searchers to the
well on the side of an old ranch. With
ropes the man was pulled out.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-04-27
Smelling the Matter, Anyhow.


Little Harold lives in Broad Ripple.
His mother got him ready for bed
one cold night, and to be sure he
would be warm enough during the
night she took extra precautions, re-
lates the Indianapolis News. After
she had put on his little fuzzy paja-
mas she tucked him carefully in be-
tween the wool blankets. Then, to
make doubly sure she got hot water
bottle for him-and the youngster
was apparently as snug as could be
with only his little nose sticking out
from beneath the covers.
When his mother had finished the
tucking-in job she turned down the
light. Soon the entire family was in
bed. But Harold is like most young
sters. He loves his mother, and wish
es lots Of attention. So In his child
mind he figured out a way to get her
to his bed.
Mamma" he walled, I'm cold!"
Nonsense, SOM" replied his moth
er. and she never made a move to 60
to his rescue.
The little boy tried the opposite.
We'll. I'm hot, them" he yelled.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-04-27
CAT AcoUITs MAN OF ARSON
Story of Overturned Lamp DispeIs
"6lack Hand" Theory and Jury
Frees Prisoners,

Pottsville, Pa.-Accused of setting
fire to residence at Palo Alto at the
instigation of the BLACK Hand" Do
nato L. d'Angelo was acquitted in
court when he placed the blame on a
cat which overturned kerosene lamp.
The fire was begun shortly after
the midnight hour and several persons
had narrow escapes with their lives.
The police found gasoline cans ex-
ploded near the place where the fire
started and became convinced that the
defendant, in company with a friend
from Philadelphia. committed the
crime, but the jury believed the cat
story.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-04-27
CLEVER THIEF TAKEN

ity with church affairs while receiving
his education in an ecclesiastical sem.
mary. His father probably hoped that
he would become a priest. But the
youth found his vocation along very
different lines.
1t would be impossible and useless
to make a list of those he has swim
died. 1t is believed he has got away
with several millions of francs In all.
The greater number of his victims
have made no formal complaint against
him. preferring to pocket their losses
rather than to suffer the chaflng of
their friends because Of their guIlibil-
ity. But 1t is known that among the
sufferers are cardinals, archbishops.
abbots of monasteries, mother superb
ors and abbesses of converts and noble
men and women who are charitably
disposed.
How did he do it? In many ways.
He forged letters of introduction from
one bishop to another. He ingratiated
himself here and there by conspicu-
GUS acts of charity and pfety and SO
got genuine letters of introduction
from prelates and mobiles.
Among those upon whom he imposed
was the dowager duchess of Genoa.
mother of Queen Margherita of Italy,
in whose private chapel at Novara he
said mass. and from whom he received
a present.
When caught in Rome he was about
to go to St. Peters to say mass, the
authorization so to do being signed by
Cardinal Respighi, which signature is
declared to be forgery.
There was nothing new about his
swindles; they we're the old, welI-worn
devices. with which every one ought
to be familiar, but which work lust
as effectively today as they worked in
the time of Gil Bias.
He is to be sent successfully to
each Of the cities where. he is want
ed" in each of them he will be tried
and, If convicted, will be sentenced. So
he has the prospect of four or five
prison terms, one after another, in
different parts of Italy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-04-27

Palouse, Wash--M. v. Ewing. a
pioneer farmer living eight miles west
Of here. has a twenty-five acre prune
orchard which he says has yielded
big returns for many years. In an
swer to suggestions that 1t would pay
to dig up his orchard and plant the
land to wheat. he replied ''If none
of the crop was marketed. the orchard
would pay II devoted entirely to hogs.
Hogs would not only thrive and
grow well on prunes after they began
to fall from the trees. but they would
fatten on them alone without feeding
q pound Of grain"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-04-27
SQUIRREL STOLE THE ACE
Gard Game Mystery Soived-It Hap
!. pened In Winsted, Conn,
Of Course.

Winsted, Conn.-On a pleasant day
last fall a spirited game of "set back"
high, low. jack and the game-was
played in a grove on the shore OF
Highland lake. between four men out
for a walk When the final game OF
a series was being played and Fred
Jacobs, who declared he had drawn
the ace OF hearts, went to play the
card he discovered 1t was missing and
his hand" was declared dead.
After the game the card could not
be found and . count OF the deck
showed fifty-one instead OF fifty-two
cards. The robber was discovered
the other day. A tame red squirrel.
which has made i&s home in the grove
for two years. had carried the ace to
its nest IN a high pine tree. where 1t
was found BY . boy who climbed the
tree to see II the squirrel had survived
the winter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-04-27
Something In Il.

Governor Beryl Carroll of Iowa has
an amusing story of a state senator
whose amusing appearance might pos
sibly lead one to mistake him for .
laboring man, but who Is as sensitive
as woman to all unpleasant circum-
stances.
This man." said Governor Carroll.
happened to be standing outside q
Des Moines undertaking establish
ment, conversing with a friend on
political matters. when one of the
employees came out Of the shop and
said:
-'Say, viii you give us lift with
q casketr"
THE senator shuddered and replied
hesitatingly:
Its there's there-anythjpg in
itr
Sure came the hearty reply.
there's couple Of drinks in it,"
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-04-27
NOTHING Lost.

"Mr. Chairman" said the orator,
who had already occupied the plat
form for twenty minutes, amid many
Intersections from the audience. "Mr.
Chairman! May appeal on a point
of order? There is really 30 much
desultory conversation going on In
parts Of the hall that 1t is impossible
for me to hear a word I am saying. !"
Voice from the back of the hall
Don't be downhearted; you're not
missing much!