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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-31
Y. M. C. A. TO START
COURSE ON INVESTMENTS

. Beginning next Wednesday night
another big feature of the Y. M. c. A.
might school will be started, and viii
lie IN The form OF a series of six lee.
lures upon the subject Of Invest
merits = which will be given to all
those who are Interested tby lGf G:
Heiser. broker for the Trent Trus;
Company. =. zassssrt.s J..
The lectures will be held. probably
in Cooke hall, every Wednesday nigllt
until all six have been given Mr.
Heiser win start out with the subject
Of stocks, telling what they are and
giving detailed EXCAVATIONS of the
various kinds Including sugar, min
ing and oil From that topic ne will
take up bonds. explaining what they
represent, and showing the relative
value Of the different forms. deeds OF
trust, etc. One Of the interesting fea
lures under this head will be dis
eussion of exchange, its methods and
purposes, and value to the business
world. - SEA. - - - 9 ~ ~
Real estate will come next IN line
and the talk on this will be- given
from the standpoint of am invest
nent; the various classes of real es
tate investment. The last talk viii
cover insurance and it's value as az
investment. e..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-31

nuts and cider win hold the attention
of those present.
Halloween is SO called as being the
eve or vigil of All HaIlows or festival
OF All Saints which falls on November
/. 1t is associated IN the popular ina
gination with the prevalence of super
natural influences, and is clearly a re-
he OF pagan times.
In Scotland the ceremonies Of the
eve were formerly regarded in high.
~ snperstitions Hight, and Burns nab
Icwe'en' gave humorous and richly
imaginative presentment Of the usual
ceremonies as practiced in Scottish
rural districts in his day. u.s. z
The principal object of curiosity in
cons ulting the future was to discover
who should be the life partner. Popu-
lar belief ascribed to children born on
halloween the faculty of preceiving
and holding converse with supernatu'
raj beings.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-31

Call up the DEMO Telephone Fire
Alarm Co., Ltd, Phone $3.50, and ask
how you can help stop the great loss
of life and property.-advertisem
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-31

The transport Prairie. with $50
marines, off the coast of Santo Do
ntingo. has not been heard from in
several days, and authorities are be-
coming worried.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-07-11
Henderson-You can'tatell some
%H'sALvcID EXPLANATION.

The Rev. John Cavanaugh, presi-
dent Of the University Of Notre
Dame, told several stories at the In
diana society banquet at Chicago
during his address ION |oThesIndiana
Home"
Speaking Of being>born, reminds
me OLA good old Ht,osier who told
me how he missed being born in In
DIANA" said Father! Cavanaugh.
His mother had a favorite sister
who had married a man from Hi
hoif1 and she had been doing time
in that state for good many years.
This man went on to tell how us
mther got lonesome&to see her sis
ter, and went for a good, long visit
with her. During the course Of that
visit my old friend was born. and
that's how it came,' he said, that /
wasn't born Hoosier. I was born
in the absence Of my mother"
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-07-11

foreign post to Colonel Parker,
which was declined with thanks,
Mr.. Parker is credited with be.
ing the professional representa-.
tive of Colonel Roosevelt in
Louisiana, and to have been in
closer THOUGH with him than any
of the dyed-in' the-wool Repub.
lican oficeholders, and this fact
is said to have created some dis
cord in the ranks, and to have
entered into the selection of q
Taft delegation to the Republican
convention at Chicago, where the
colonel was ruthlessly flattened
by the Taft steam roller.
To the question: "What follow.
ing do you think the new party
will gather in the South?" Mr..
Parker also answered, II don't
know"
Mr.. Parker. as is we'll known,
was one of tho leaders in the re-.
cent Democratic Good Govern.
ment League movement, and at
present the city chairman of the
organization.
he is the owner of valuable
cotton plantations and is at the
head of the cotton brokerage firm
Of John M. Parker & Co.
Four years ago, because no
was so highly recommended by
The colonel, Mr.. Parker voted for |
President Taft.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-07-11
Your Railroad Fare Free,

! Cut this out and present it With,
sixty days at. Dranghon's Practical
Business College. Biloxi, Miss, pay.
ing cash for an unlimited scholarship
and the College will refund your rail-
road fare. If the fare exceeds $40,
you will get a $40 rebate and 10 per
cent OF the excess; if the fare is less
than $40, q $40 DISCOUNT will be al
lowed You in lieu of railroad fare. If
you canhot enter within sixty days,
SEND money for scholarship, good to
be used at college at any time and we
wll teach you Bookkeeping or Short.
nand by mail FREE. Drsuphon's
Home Study will reduce your stay and
expenses at college so per cent. By
Tue Draugoon improved methods You |
'an learn 40 well by mail as at college
For further information and for
catalogue, write DRAUCHON.s
PRACTICAL BUSINESS Co.
'EGE, BILOXI, MISS.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-07-11
CHINESE COLUMBUS.

According to a Chinese chromclef,
Hui Sen, who lived in the sixth CEN
fury Of the Christian era, North
America was known to the Chinese
under the name Of Fusang or FusuL
1t was said to be q continent lying
$500 miles to the east Of Asia. Tho
chronicle states that in the year 463
five Buddhist priests sailed from
China for Fusu, landing In Mexico,
where they taught their religion to
the natives, built temples and get up
enormous statues Of their gods al
over the country.
Traces Of q Monaghan civilization
have been found in Mexico. There
exists in particular . statue Of Z
god resembling, not the Aztec god,
but one Of the grotesque deities Of
the Chinese. -Harper's Weekly.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-07-11
Card Of Thanks.

SLlDELL, La, July 2, 1912,
Through the Era-Leader we
wish to express to the Woman q
Missionary Union of the Frank.
, linton Baptist Church: to the s.
s. at Hurricane school house; to
the members Of the Franklinton
Baptist Church and to all of the
neople Of Franklinton and vicin.
ity, our thanks for their interest
in and sympathy with US during
the protracted illness of our
precious little ones, Edna and
Paul. We are glad to report
that they are better, though the
improvement is slow.
We thank God for bis goodness
to US and for the many favors
shown us, and we earnestly pray
for his richest blessings to bel
upon all who have shown interest
in our trouble.
Sincerely,
Rev. and Mrs. L. w. Sloan.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-07-11
Notice..

On account of my active cam.
palgn for District Attorney I am
forced to give up my newspaper
work. Mrs. J. Vol Brock is now
IN charge of the Era.Leader and
l am sure the paper will be run
under her guidance even better
than heretofore. Hope that our
friends will continue their pa
tronage and help the present
management make the paper
what it should be.
Respectfully,
j. Vol Brock.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-07-11
Executive Committee Meets.
Franklint0n. Ia. .In)v IN

Franklinton, La. July 10.
The Democratic Parish Elk
ecutive Committee met pursuant
to call at Court House. A quo.
rum being present, D. E. Branch
Chairman, called the Committee
to order, and stated the object
OF the meeting was to seta date
for the Primary for the election
OF Parish Superintendent and
one member of the Parish School
Board from each of the five
wards Of the Parish.
Upon motion of Joe N. Magee,
seconed by W. N. Miller, it was
ordered that the date of Primary
be set for Tuesday, September
8, 1912.
On motion second and carried
it was ordered that all nomina.
TONS for the above offices be filed
with the chairman on or before
o'clock, August l, 1912, and
that all nominations for Parish
Superintendent be accompanied
BY certified check for $40, and all
nominations for School Board
members be accompanied by al
certified check for $500.
There appearing no furt, ,er
business before the committee II
was upon motion declared al.
1ourned until Thursday, August |
/, 1912, at / o'clock.
D. g. Branch, Chair.
W. ]. Dobson. Sec'y.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-07-11
is REAL CONSERVATIVE
Pennsylvania Farmer Saw NO Reason
Why Things Should Be
Changed.

In Pennsylvania, not many years
ago, dwelt the descendants of an
ancient German settler. The farm
had descended for generations from
father to son, and the original GUS
toms had been faithfully adhered to.
But a youth was born to the FAM
lily who had imbibed some of the
modern racial ideas and was likely
to come into conflict with his ia
theirs stolid conservatism.
One day Johannes was told to
saddle the horse and take the grist
to the mill. It had been the prac-
tice from time immemorial to place
the grist in one end Of the bag and
large stone in the other end to bal
ance it, and to throw it across the
horses back.
But Johannes on the present oc-
casion managed. to get the grist d.
yided between the two ends Of the
bag, 80 that there was no need of the
stone.
ooh, daddy, come and see! There
amt no use for the stone"
The old gentleman calmly sur
veyed the device, and with a severely
reproachful aspect remarked to his
exulting son:
johannes, your fader, your
grandfather and your great~grand-
fader all vent to de mill wild de
stone in, one end Of de bag md de
yrist indie odder. IND you, a mere
poy, sets yourself up to know more
IS they do. Yust put dat stone in
lie bag and never let's me hear no
more Of such foolishness as dat. -
Life.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-07-11
COBRA LOOSE ABOARD SHIP.

A poisonous, cobra, zone Of the most
deadly reptiles Of India, KILLED one
member Of the crew, .reduced 'the rest
to state Of abject terror during the
voyage from Calcutta, and still is
bose aboard the German steamer
Katterturm, which preached Boston
several days ago.
The reptile, one.ofA124 consigned
to a New York sarim,l dealer, is
eight feet long, md itsAbite istswift
and certain DEATH A, ,
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-07-11

FOR SALE CHEAP FOR CASH
One nice house and four acres
Of land, one mile.from F. C. In.
stltnte. just outside corporate
anits OF Franklinton. Splendid
1aghoorhood. Call on John
Timer for particulars.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-07-11

PASSENGER SCHEDULE IN EFFECT
APRIL 81, 1912.
DAILY
North Bound. South Bound
NO. 32-11:20 q. m. No. 31-2:27 pm.
DAlLY-EXCEPT SUNDAY
No. 34-7:@ p. m. Nc. 33-5:46 .. m.
SUNDAY ONLY
No. 3S.9:25 p. m. No. T-7.10 an.
For further information, apply
TO local Ticket Agent, or to
M. J. McMahon, g. P. A.
G. B. AUBURTlN, A.G.P.A.,
905 Whitney.C Central R!dg.
New Orleans, La.
Long Distance Phone Main 4ss.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-07-11
.t0hn NJ. Parker Joins Third
Party Movement.

Inc lucOuOfS AtOOoCFOAV tA4AO
party will have one'ardent sup
porter in Louisiana in the person
of John NJ. Parker, the well-known
Democratic Good Government
League leader.
Mr.. Parker stated Monday
morning that he would attend the
convention of the new party to be
held in Chicago August 5. He
said he authorized the use of his
name in the call which the Col.
onel issued Sunday.
What effect will your afflia'
ton with the new party have upon
your attitude in the affairs Of the
Democratic Good Government
League?," Mr.. Parker was asked.
81 don't Know" was the answer.
Mr.. Parker when asked his
reasons in joining the third party
replied:
81 consider that Roosevelt has
done more for the South than any
other president. He stamped out
the yellow fever here by person
ally visiting the city, against the
advise of mis- friends both in the
city and elsewhere. He |has not
appointed a negro in office since
1908. He is an earnest advocate
Of the Federal control of the
|evees. He believes that the in'
terests which have been built up
BY the protective system, such as
sugar, should receive considera-
ion, and as | am a progressive, l |
hill give him my support
care there any negroes in the
ew party'' Was asked Mr.
Parker.
His reply was:
II don't know"
"Do you consider the Demo-
ratio party or the Democratic
latform adopted at Baltimore de-
cient in any way?" was the next
uestion asked Mr., Parker.
To this question Parker replied:
81 am not discussing that"
ontinuing with the statement, II
. not wish to appear abrupt, but
am very~busy.'
When asked what other persons
Louisiana were allied with the
ew party he replied: i
81 only speak for myself"
With this he courteously but !
rmly, terminated the brief inter-
eW.
Mr.. Parker's aftilistion with the
wv party came as no surprise in
ouisiana. H has been known 7
, a strong personal friend and
lntirer of the militant Colonel
ID had him as his guest on a Il
,ar hunt on his plantation dur t
o the second term of his Office. r
has also been stated, but never :
that on the election OF
olonel in 1870; 4e proffered .
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-07-11
Succession Of Geo. A. Scott,
Deceased.
In the District Court for Washington
Parish, Louisiana

Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested to show cause, if any tney
can or have. why an administrator OF
the above named succession shouiu
not be appointed In accordance with
the petition filed by T. A. Brinson ana
". y. Crimson. Dated June 4, 1917.
NJ. A. Thigpen,
Clerk of Court.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-07-11
poEsN'1.tAAvENo.

IT. cues. voor old 'Tom3will be
married thig year."
Tim? i Why, he hasn't nerve
enough TOT ask a woman to Nmarry
nm 4a,, & ~
-. That's all right. This " Ill be
leaP year.. r.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-07-11
Notice,

! will give no more service on,
the road with my horse. twin
De at the stable only.
LOUIS R. MILLER.
ct Mt. Herman, "a
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-07-11
0ooD TEAM WORK.

=, Have you ever noticed thef, ,ay
=, NM S PIPER lays dowutthe law, to
NJ. PEI ,peris
], sun And have you sver notices q
e = Wv II. Pepper sals e il OUT
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-07-11
Those Who May Get Berths
On The Tax Commission.
Blanchard, Farrar, Wolf and
Carver Among the Laymen
Whom the Governor is Like
" to Select-C0mmissi0n to
Sit July 22.

Baton Rouge, La, July 9-Witt
the date of its opening only thir,
teen days off, and the bill giving
it legal existence signed by the
governor, the capital has begun
to gossip concerning the person.
mel of the Tax Commission, which
is to sit July %. for twenty days
and then report on suggested
Legislation to a special session,
which will probably be called for
the last part of August.
Four of the six members at
large to be appointed by the gov.
ernor are practically certain-all
of them having been members of
the Blanchard Tax Commission:
Ex-Governor Newton G.
Blanchard, Shreveport.
Edgar H. Farrar, New Orleans.
Henry Carver. Natchitoches.
Solomon Wolf New Orleans.
OF those to be appointed by
Speaker Thomas, two from each
of the eight congressional dis.
tricts, the following are mention.
ed about the House, although Mr.. |
Thomas himself has said moth
ing concerning his announcement
which will be made Thursday.
First District, Joe Generally.
Second District, Walter F.
Jahncke and Sigur Martin.
Third District, Robt. B.Butler.
Fourth District, Robt. Roberts.
Fifth District, John Elliott
3ayton and Carey Thompson.
Sixth District, Delos R. John
;on and Geo, K. Favrot or Chas.
kilbourne.
Seventh District, Leon Locke
nd l.. Austin Fontenot.
Eighth District, A. T. Hunter,
f Rapides and T. J. Hendrick,
Jena.
While Lieutenant Governor
arrett has not mentioned any
his possible appointees, these
e being mentioned:
L. D. Beale, from the Sixth; i
60. Henry Clinton, from the !
fth; Leon R. Smith. from the v
'urth; Walter J. Burke, from
e Third; Henry L. Favrot from "
e Second, u
It is accepted that David
ackshear, who served as Sec :
tary of the Tax Commission
ring the Blanchard regim . d
d who was highly compliment. Z
by that body, will be ash. ed to d
ze this work again. H., has in d
J possession much data and d
'ormation gathered by the
'mer commission which would IN
of vast interest, to the present u u
ay. ~ ~
It is planned that the present vi
nmission will 60 further in it's mo
TX than did the previous bod.y in
at during the Blanchard ad- IT
: alstrat'on' simply an lyzed m
Is and reported geney allv on te
cures that should J q devised W
he attempt of .be present I'll fl
omission viii b. to frame a v,
les OF bills, statutes and con- in
: u'lonal entertainments, making
ne'r '.otal q, synthetic plan of
~ reform carrying into effect
conclusions reached by the d,
yious and by this tax com. M
sion. -
The Greeley tribune., 1912-02-22

1 Mr. strobe, with the county at
,,rn,v 4. u. Todd. appointed last
month. will tiefs MI the tWO comIih>-
.;.,n..,. who are to he tried on the
;u,,;c,msnts brought by the grand
iurx 4. Tie newspaper for the de-
f.n,c has explained. ''malfeaSance IN
nni,,. i, an exceedingly mild charge =
n is true that penalty provided by
law l. exceedingly mild, but the
miI,,n,.s does not cover what might
,., lone in office and the offenders
e,csn,, punishment. For instance,
n.yiu,- twic, what bridge OuSht 10
cos, !. .,pcnsive to the taxpayers
hu, not necessarily criminal. But
anyone will admit that such AN ac-
ron is "hpnehcatie<i". Keeping hooks
IN "A manner that mystifies twelve
men accustomed to accounting may
NOT b,, criminal. but II certainly dis
qualities as public officers the men
who keep them thSt way. Passing
u,hnn vouchers Calling for hundreds
of dollars paid out for lumber that
was never purchased O. delivered
NAV not IN, criminal, l,sst Il can hard
ly h, called good business. Tho ''eN-
ctssiinrly mild charge" Of malfeas-
anr,. includes 'bOneheaAe<iness" as
we'll as criminxlity. Malfcasance is
a big word in the law and II may
cover a multitude Of sims. It Is the
sort of word the Law uscs when
assumes that something II wrong
put os,~n't know just what, SO II
uses u term that covers everything
from Incompetency to penitentiary
crimes.
Hence, the taNpayers would like to
s4,e brought out at the trial Of
NessrS. pcVinny and Bolander why
they paid two prices for the L&Salle
bridge. They would like to see also
what has been pai,. for other
bridges. Since they provide the
county commissioners with some
thing like half million dollars each
wear, they naturally feel some in
terest in its distribution. and II tlse
money is handled as carefully rs
the taxpayers handle their own
funds. so that they may have money
enough to pay their taxes to tie
county commissioners to spend.
The Tribune is not attempting to
try thu. cases Of these two men, but
merely expressing the hope that
these things will come out In the
trial. And neither II the Tribune In
a critical attitude toward 0sar courts
1t this time because, in fact. this
paper Is in quite tire friendliest mood
toward the courts that IL has been
in many moons.
The taxpayers have found ont why
he lumber bills Of the county were
In days gone BY and no"
hey would like to nnd out II the
bridge bills are excessive.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-02-22

le,.,s deadly friends that cling {" MN
n,nr,, trnariously than eNer-u -
,he urprc deadly of the species. Anu,
As a usual thing. the more dtNad! ~
The sp.,cie~ does not come INTO t"e'
I;mcIirbt until tie least deadl! nave
begun to desert 49,.
In TN, criminal history OF the
United States il would he uiHi'"i'
10 find y single instance OF wi@ie +"
mother has believed that her son
was guilty OF any crime that ne
might h, sentenced TO prison t".
All tlv, courts in the world arr1Nih.
NJ th,. same verdict would not >nah'.
her belief in her own. Ana AL ~,
the mower that could b<. eNerciS'N
Inv man could not restrain her from
l,vishiny more love than ever before
,,,s,p tht, man cast out by his fellow
man.
And In the last hour Of his eN.
,rsu,;tv the least deadly Of the
s,sa,.ies turns to the more deadly OF
the sp>cies for the love that ne
Graves, for the sympathy that hears
him up and the sacrifice that ne
knows is inevitable.
1t is the female OF the snecieS WI"
is faithful to the end. IL WAS u'e
female Of the sIrcie>. one OF ire
d<,a<lljeSt Of the deadly. who was t~
most loyal TO the crncifie<i thr'st.
And it is so today: When men 40
and must cruelty their own kind
is the weeping Magriaiene who pays
the last sad office. Ii is the more
deadly Of the SPECIES who suffers
most: and II is the more deadly OF
the species who fultils the last SAD
office. after she has forgiven until
s'seventy times seven.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-02-22
More About That Bridge

Z In the trial of former county com
missioner f.. j. Estes. nothing cam.
out about the LaSalle bridge. ~hicf
cost the county something over NJ
900, according to tie book OF Mr.
SI,eeley. the contractor. and which
WAS worth according to experts
something less than half OF that
sum.
In the trials that are to come, un-
less the prosecution Is watching
closely, there will nothing come out
about that bridge. if ti.e chief attos'-
ney for the defense can prevent ii.
This particular attorney is Mr.
Straie, OF Nebraska or wherever
there may be q case on trial In which
bridges constructed by MIR. Sheeiey
might h. brought into the case.
Odd as il may seem. the taxpAy-
ers Of Weld county would like 70
have something come out about that
bridge, when the trial of the two
rounty commissioners charged with
ulalfeasance in Office Is before the
.ourt. They would not only like to
know about the LaSalle bridge, but
every other bridge that has been
built in the county.
When the grand jury was In ses-
sion developed that they were
either twelve very stupid men 1t
keeping accounts Or-the bridge ac-
counts OF the county were very poor
ly kept. At any rate, tie jury had
considerable difficulty in finding the
cost Of the I.aSalle bridge. They
found the job impossible until
they got to the sacred books Of Mr.
SheeIey, the contractor. He had =
record Of how much he E0t for It.
but the county did not have ta,As
trifiin9 bit Of Information in tangible
form. True. the county Ead vOuciA-
ers showing that various employees
of MIR. Sheeley had received sums
varying from . few hundred to n
few thousand dollars. This was ex-
planned ny one county commissioners,
who testified before the grand jury
to the effect that the county paid out
money this way ''because it looked
Bad to give SO much to one man..
The taxpayers all will agree tat
it does look bad.
Now II the lumber trust has been
oppressing the county ~ WAS claim
cd by the defense for MIR. Estes,
what mrst the bridge trust have
been doing?
The Greeley tribune., 1912-02-22
NOW FOR THE REST OF THEM

The district attorneys Office has done a
notable work so far in the indictments brought
by the grand jury last fall Regardless Of the
pressure brought to bear from all sides to quash
the cases and the bitter fight put up in the
first ones to come to trial, District Attorney
George Carlson and his deputy, Victor E
Keyes, have worked from early morning until
late at night in the interest of the people
How we'll they have succeeded so far is
apparent.
There is more work to be done E. J.
Estes was not alone. He may be the goat"
to date, but there are others who we're with
him in his relations with the county And
while the job is so we'll started, why not get it
through with7 Why not clean house thorough
ly and get new start2 Let's go from garret
to kitchen and back again, just to make sure
If the district attorneys Office will 90
ahead fearlessly, conscientiously and fairly in
the future the people of Weld county will
have further reason for congratulations The
occupants of the district attorneys Office seem
to be the sort of people needed in Weld county
about this time particularly, and all the time
generally.