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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-10-04

In all cases where the Uneyp.reI 71r.
ton Of the term IL one year W more
the vacancy shall be filled by sla.tI
election, TO be called by the Governor
and held within sixty DAYS OF tie DC.
Currence of the vacancy, under tac len
eral election laws of the State
Section .. Be Il further resolved ctr.
TFat the foregoing amendment 10 tie
Article Of the Constitution of this rtai-
If adopted, shall become operative ur
the first day Of December, 4 l., ItEI
and the Governor Of the STATE shall
within ten days thcrcnfter o,Ir- aa
election to be held within the Fifteenth
Judicial District Of Louisiana. u.4 ra.-
formity with existing election laws g..
the purpose Of eIcCting the aI'it.u-a
Judge herein provided for for the j.f.
ternth Judicial District. who shall hold
office until tho next regular election ',.
Judges under this Constitution ami 4.tI
his successor IS elected and quaIE!.I
Section 3. Be it fu'c.,er r"sniy-1
etc. That upon the Oft'iaI ballots u
be used at said Congressional "'-rt u
shall be printed the lords "Ior t..
amendment t. frtjelo l"a nt
the Constitution Of Louisiana r...t!v.
to District Courts" aud the ~, l.
Against the proposed am"uIin"u, e,
Article l09 IF the Constitution Of I.ot
isiana, relative to District Courts" rrI
each elector SHALL MITIGATE IS provided
in the genera! election laws Of TIE
State which Of tn" propositions. For"
or Against" he votes for
l.. e. THOMAS.
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives
THOMAS G. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President oC
the Senate.
Approved: July 10th. 1912.
Cnv.rnor ~ -. c,,,, ., .-,-..'..,.
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ACT NO. 1872.
House Bill No GOT. Rv Mr. ,a,,o

Rouse Bill No 207. BY Mr. Msn,on
JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an Amendment 70 Ar.,o,o a.,
OF inc State of Louisiana SO "a r.
permit women to hold arv-o office CON,
n ie' t With the educational system
9 9t me State, or of any political SUB
ne off' Isl thereof. and with institutions
or charity and correction.
erai C tn ]; Be 1t resolved by tho Cen
t !. p a. assembly Of the State of Louisiana
two-thiros of all the members .in"+na
% % each House concprring, That Ariel
q OF The Constitution be amended 6,
as to read as follows. 80
y, Ar,1c!e 30: No person shall be aript-
ohiaI = al, any office, State. judicial. paro,
H. Hon'"t0al or ward. who 10 not a
,,ltlZen ~ trls state ana ami, i n',ai a
., et "f"nt"r Of the state. judicial d dis
pr 'Sn municipality or ward
'e'eih the functions OF said office ar,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-10-04
ACT NO. l32.
Senate Bill No. l3s. BY Mr., Beaie
JOINT RESOLUTION

Senate Bill No. 13f. BY Mr.. Beaie
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article
f2sD two eighty-one of the Constf-
tuition Of the State of Louisiana re-
lative to the mourning of debt and
issuing bonds for work Of public i'm
provement and to the valuation, and
refunding of bonds issued for such
improvements, by municipal corpora
t'ons. parishes and school, drama &c
sewerage and other districts (the CITY
OF New Orleans excepted), and the
assessment of special taxes and forced
contributions TO pay for same.
Section l. Be 1t resolved by the Cen
oral Assembly of the State of Louisiana
two-thirds f2-3} OF all the members
elected to each House. concurring. That
Article two hundred and eighty-one
12Sll Of the Constitution Of the stata
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pHakeT Of the p,,.
ACT M
ACT I'd
house BIZ No. ?m
JOINT Dr..

'oiNT RE
Proposing an amen.
of the Corstirtrp.,.s,.,
Louisiana FEAT.
vacancies CacIancies III oiti.z
Section !, p. !.
General Asse-b;v y. y
iSiana. two-thirdss ~ !;
90 to each house r "
Gle l57 Of the Co- NJ.
of Louisiana be sn.,.
as follows: D'
Article Isl. u,
EN- en- any cause IN !.
OF Of the Paris
C IT! Of New 0rIeas,
office in the Paris,
the unexpired fern /,
Rod than ore year :,
specta! election "a
proper legal authors,
sixty 900 DAYS Of !,
the vacancy unds, u
laws of this Stats
pired portion Of h.
one year the yacanr, |
the remainder Of d.
ernor with the sdyi,
the Senate.
Section 2. Be I, nm
That the foregoing ~
Constitution Ct h. !.
be submitted to Il.
state at the next !.
Sentatives in Coaryg |
the first TUESDAY a,
day In November. Iri
fetal ballots to be Is.
be placed Il. \:
posed amendment % /
Constitution Of he B,
and the words "Anl
amendment to Artc.
stitutiOn of the Stat /,
each elect0r shall iii
In the general elst |
State. which OF tie n
Or against" be votes |
Of the Hcus. b
TH0gA
Lieutenant Goy&no, /!
the Senate.
Approved: July lltA |
Governor o, III. q
4 true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBER7,
Secretary Of .
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litigant ~o'A " t"e
Paragraph 8. Municipal corporations
parishes and school, drainage, .s,,h-
drainage. road. subroad, navigation and
sewerage districts (the City of New
orleans excepted), hereinafter referred
70 as SUBDIVISIONS, when authorized 70
40 SO IN the manner herein provided,
may. Tor the purpose Of readiusting
reminding, extending or unifying their
bonded Indebtedness. issue new bonds
covering any particular issue or issues
or bonds or the whole outsta ndine
bonded Indebtedness incurred by such
subdivision for the purposes specified
IN Paragraph of this article or anv
issue or refund Issue bonds or renewal
or reminding bonds issued by such s,,h-
division in novation or renewal and any
ponds. heretofore or hereafter issued
LOT the purposes specified in said para.
graph ! Of this Article. No bonds Is.
SUED under this paragraph shall run for
more than forty (40} years from their
GATE, not shall bear greater rate of
interest than five per centum per an.
num- payable semi-annually or annu-
Ely ana shaii not be sold by such sub
division issuing the same for less than
par Any bonds issued under This Az
tlcle. may be, either in whole or in
part, exchanged value for value FOR
bonds issued, under Article PSI or 70
1e issued under said Paragraph / ~
his Article. or sold and the proceeds
hereof used for the purpose of pur.
'hasing outstanding bonds. Before INV
,onds shall be issued under this para,
'rapn tne issuance thereof shall be
authorized by vote of a majority IN
lumber and amount Of the pronertv
axpayers qualified to vote under the
and laws of this State who
ote on the proposition at an election
cid for that purpose. after due notice
T said election has been published for
hirty days In the official journal Of
ne parish or parishes In which said
ubdivisions are located. or where there
no official journal. in any newspaper
uoiished 10 such parish or parishes,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-10-04
ACT HlI
House Bill No. i33. |
A JOINT RESI-

mouse Bill NO. 49,.
A JOINT RES
Proposing an smentr4
stitution Of the Sd
amending Article Il
ton Of 1898, as enc
305 Of the Acts q
the people at The Y
OF 1910, 50 as to igs
Of Liquidation Of d
issue new bonds 70
the State Bonds }
January LIST, lsl4; !
tax for the payn.'t
on said bonds and 1
retire the same; to
payment out Of The !
of an indebtedness ID
the United States asd
claims against the 81
Section /. Be II fssN
eral Assembly Of the -
two-thirds Of all ae ..
each house coneutrins
ment to Article IS q
of the State Of Louis
amended by Act No ~
the General Assembly
Louisiana at Its sess'sa
1910. ratified by TIE \
vember election Of W
to the qualified elee'as
their approval or res
gressional election . q
first Tuesday nett h
Monday In Noyembtf q
posed amendment 70 -
Article i6. The
shall have no power
authorize the contrsm
or liability. on behai
TO issue bonds or cn
Indebtedness thered,
purpose of repellins ~
Of insure
hat for the purpos !.
or relundils
Ron,ted Indebtedness,
ion. One Hundred aha
Three Hundred Dollm
iary list, 1914, ana
,entum per annum as
" Liquidation Of @
louisiana is given a ~
Eleven Thousand. W
eight new coupon oa \
# Louisiana Of one
to be NUMBERS y.
1908 bearing q l.'' !.
,xceeding four pa s,s '
lum, payable sen ,i,.s I
hue and paid In =. ny =,
lary LIST, 1914. The 70, y
hail be prescribed ,!
LIQUIDATION Of the sa Y
nan be signed BY Y. y
,uditor and the Ttsas1
aid bonds shall be ~
.ldder at not less !i .'.,,
lonths OF ADVERTISE \.
+ Liquidation 81 w
Few orleans. Chics o.,
nd in case said uVs va
hey may be exch 1sal
GARD of Liquidation ~, y
VI the bonds due y
he excess of Thfe,s 81, 7
f the bonds. due Jns
yer the bonds ss'l y !,
Gle. shall be pala a., Y
interest i ..,ss .
he cost Of engra,,l.nss
aid bonds shall 81"
Re said fund LII,
In all other respeifSia I'M
Cd. the Board o. ), ID Il
tate Debt is hereu,
nj authority to e s.,.rt
o Or of this ameni11'....s
"Beginnirg with az ss
,ere shall be and u y
d on all properly. ~, i ]
ate taxes are l esisss
one ard two,le. hi
.ocee4s Of which !. h
e Tavment Of ne e,r y
I'd bonds. to the i'iss1
rest due on TIE e. ~,
ate 10 the Free ia
airy FurI arI he -,
achari~al CoTese d
emf o. the pr ore n
ard of Il rulaatlodi 4, 4
\ The rcs'1pe 10 y - 4.
sinking sua! y -. = NJ
~ y >. t'. as here 'naf tsr,,,
= lIfI<
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-10-04

! T 10 b perrorr,...
I lo M women ' o,,t
. nv, nv, years sb. TSs
. r 2.,5oe tconRectts.ld ,:
%a,a. parish "a q
Stat" %I.as;. coHnsc,tS.t o'lt
taDty or va \
municipal Or S al
silence form Va =
ID parish Il q
. n a,ch he I hoi,.e
81 retention ~ y "a
I ,,atthstandiSg,,d 'n
Section 2 '' ~
n. nat his prd Ts I
., ,'ed to he sr sss,
.,'H'siana fGr ', ~
r ','n as requfr.5T /.
and the eeos -. ,iS'
S ,..a at The a. a.: 4
'.2t' 70 be held ' y
Section 3. y.
etc. That o. on -, -
Sed at sail we q
the words For ! v i,
~ Article 2l0 o ~ y. 4
~" PROPOSED a. ana I'D
~ the Const',~r',l,ss,,
an each elec IA ,.' !,
.I'ed in the ~ ss,.
the state. vb SsssH
against the said d a. a.
Speaker of the H,,,.
Liou;aro.. \ To
the Senate & ''''
ell '''o'ed; July Id,
! true copy: w
ALVIN !; f REsp
Secretary II
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am q citizen Of the United States
and Of this State, over the age of
tWenty-one years; have resided in this
State for five years next preceding this
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-10-04

------------ entitled to vote under
the Constitution or Statutes of the
State Of ----------- wherein then re-
sided. Tor am the son or grandson OF
~--------------- who was on the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-09
REWEY Is STATE FAIR HEAD
Banker Chosen President of WisCon-
sin Agricultural Board-Old
Officers Are Deposed.

Madison.-The Wisconsin state
meeting here, adopted a new business
policy, when it refused to re-elect the
officers who directed it's affairs dur
ing the last year and elected trained
business men in their places. Oliver
G. Rewey, a banker of Rewey, was
elected president, to succeed Charles
N. Hill, live stock breeder of Ros-
endale, and James c. Mackenzie, fill
ing clerk in the Office of the secre-
tary of state and former sheriff of
Columbia county, was elected secre-
tary over r. w. Rowlands, dairy
man of Waukesha All of the mem
bers of the board were present, in
Guiding the four members whose
terms of appointment expired on Jan.
1, but who are entitled to hold office
until their successors have been ap-
pointed and have qualified The sal
airy of the secretary was fixed at
$4,000.
J. J. Nelson of Amherst was unan-
imously elected vice president. The
following were elected as members
of the executive committee:
President, O. G.. Rewey; vice presi-
dents, George M. Nelson, Amherst !;
Grant U. Fisher, Evansville; G.. H.
Hill, Rosendale, and C. H. Everett,
Racine.
Mrs. B. L. Wentworth of Madison
was reelected assistant secretary,
with an increase of salary from
$1,000 to $4,000.
The dates of the next fair were
fixed at Sept. 10 to IA, inclusive.
The financial report of Secretary
R. B. Rowlands was approved The
total receipts for the year ending
Jan. 81 were: $1O3,149. so; premi-
ums paid amounted to $28,952.S3.
The total disbursements amounted. to
$114,650.20. There remained in the
treasury on Feb. /, 1912, $780,
64S.75
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-09
NIAGARA ICE BRIDGE
SWEEPS THREE TO DEATH
Span In Lower Gorge Crashes Without
Warning and Carries Victims
into Whirlpool.

Niagara Falls, N. Y. The great
ice bridge that has choked the
river channel between the Cataract
and the upper steel-arch bridge be-
low the falls for the last three weeks
broke from it's snoring without any
warning and went down the river, TAX
ing with it to their death man.
woman and youth.
The youth was Burrell Hecock of
Cleveland, o. The couple is supposed
TO be Mr.. and Mrs. Eldridge Stanton
of Toronto, Ont, who came here to
view the ice scenery.
Hecock lost his life in a futile eff
fort to assist the man in an attempt
to save his wife. He might have fol-
lowed his chum, Ignatius Roth, also OF
Cleveland, to safety before the bridge
ing the man with the woman and be-
fore he realized it the bridge had
broken into pieces and Hecock found
himself on a small foe Of ice, floating
down the river.
There had been a heavy flow of ice
over both the Horseshoe and Ameri
can falls. This piled up against the
structure, which had stood cemented
10 the Canadian and American shores
for two weeks. One large foe had
been seen drifting about in the basin
between the American and Canadian
falls for several hours. Gradually it
picked up other foes until it was
good sized heap of ice. Then it drift
ed to the Canadian side Of the river
and 1oated down toward the bridge,
which 1t struck with great force.
This dislodged the bridge and it be-
gan to move out
At the time there were probably 35
people on the bridge They were scat
tered across the structure In pairs
and single, but they scurried to either
shore
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-09
BOTH PACKERS AND THE
u. S. CLAIM VICTORY
Each Side in Beef Trial Asserts Same
Telegram Is Proof of Their
Contentious.

Chicago.-The inner workings OF
the National Packing company
system for the conduct of its
business in the eastern territory was
explained in detail to the jury in the
beef trust magnates' trial. Queerly
worded kilograms. identified and
translated by Isadore j. Snyder, man
ager of the Boston branch of the Ma
tional, were read into the record, and
distribution of fresh meats was made
clear. Both the government and the
packers claimed a great victory after
the messages had been read and in
terpreted
The packers were jubilant because
some of the messages complained of
strenuous competition and declared
of combination had been answered.
Isadore j. Snyder, assistant inspector
of the Boston branch of the National
concern, identified many kilograms
and said that all were sent in the
usual course of business.
The government claimed a victory
in that some kilograms threatened
that the supply would be curtailed un-
less branch house managers main
tanned better prices. District Attor-
ney Wilkerson contends that prices
could not be maintained by the curtail-
ment of shipments unless the packers
had working monopoly of the bust
ness.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-09
FOUR ARE FOUND SLAIN.
Son May Have Killed Father, TIVE
Brothers and Sister.

Son May Have Killed Father, Two
Brothers and Sister.
Appleton, visa murder mys-
terry was given the authorities to
solve by the finding of four bodies at
the home of Lewis Mailahn. at Bling
hamton, fifteen miles northwest OF
this city The threats of three vic
tins had been cut. while the fourth
victim had been shot in the head.
The dead:
Lewis Mailahn, aged sixty-six years;
shot in head; William Mailahn, aged
twenty-one years; Dora Mailahn,
aged sixteen years; John Mailahn.
aged eight years.
The bodies were discovered by
George Mailahn, aged fifteen years.
when he returned from the district
school. which is two miles from his
home. The boy found his sister life
less on the kitchen floor.
Lewis Mailahn's body was found in
the barn, and those of John and Will
liam were discovered in the smoke
house.
The opinion of those who visited
the home is that William Mailahn
was responsible for the four deaths.
A fancied grievance over favors ex-
tended to other members of the fam
lily is thought to have inspired the
deed
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-09
YOUNG NOBLE AND
BRIDE END LIVES
Eloping Couple Die in Gas-FiIled
Apartment.
MARRIED ONLY THREE WEEKS
Woman Was Former Wife of Million
aire Walter Suydam, Who Freed
Her After She Ran Away
With Plumber.
New York

New York. = Double suicide ended
the sensational romance of the for
mer wife of Walter l.. Suydam and
Frederick Noble, the young plumber,
for the love Of whom Mrs. Suydam
ran away from her millionaire hus-
band and married in September last.
Mr.. Suydam divorced his wife that
she might wed the man who had sup
planted him in her affections.
Clasped In each others arms they
were found lifeless from gas asphyxi-
alton in their pretty apartment at 81
West Twelfth street There was no
possibility of accident.
Their street clothes had been laid
carefully away; every room had been
put to rights; one door had been
bolted and the other barricaded, so
that no one might enter until the
deadly fumes had done their work.
They left no farewell message, no
written explanation But in the
minds of the few persons who knew
them-especially the girl-lately their
motive was entirely clear.
They were not happy together. They
never really loved each other. The
young wife never loved any man ex-
cept Walter Lispenard Suydam, the
millionaire husband from whom she
ran away on September last. Fred
Noble, the son of Brooklyn plumber,
knew this; knew that she married him
only to set herself right as might be
before the world He married her
only to give her what standing a we'd
ding ring might impart
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-09
BRITISH SUBMARINE SINKS.
Ten Sailors and Four Officers Die
When "A 3" Is Sunk


London.-The submarine boat A-3
was sunk in a collision with it's par
ent ship, the Hazard, off the south
coast Of the Isle of Wight, and all
of the submarines crew of fourteen
men We're drowned
The submarine sank like a stone,
with great tear in her armor, and
none On board had a chance to escape
The submarine went out of the har-
Dor for series Of diving and torpedo
exercises
This practice had been in progress
for some time and the subm arine "A3"
was partly submerged when she came
into collision with the Hazard. The
gunboat was steaming at a fairly high
rate Of speed, and when she struck
the submarine her bows cut a big
rent in the little vessels side.
AS the "A3" settled down and dis
appeared air and gas bubbles appear
ing in the surface told the crew Of
the Hazard that she was filling with
water.
The Hazard crew threw out life
buoys and launched boats in case
any Of the men should succeed in es-
Gaping, but none of them came to the
surface.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-09
INDICTMENT Of 50
IN DYNAMITE CASE
True Bills Found by Indianapo.
lis Federal Grand Jury.
IDENTITIES KEPT A SECRET
Accused Men Known to include a
Number of Union Leaders and AS
sociates of McNamaras-Arrest
to Follow Soon.

GAL ONE-RUSH-Feb. :. 1912
indianapolis, Ind.-Union labor Of
hclals and agents, said to mum Der be-
tween thirty and forty, whom the
government holds criminally respon
slble with the McNamaras and Ortie
h. MECHANICAL for perpetrating more
than 100 explosions which occurred
in cities from Massachusetts to Cali
tornla IN the last six years, and which
the wrecking of the Los Angeles
Times building was an incident. We're
indicted by federal grand jury here.
Thirty-two indictments We're re-
turned. Capiases for arrests have
been issued and all the men indicted
are to be taken in custody on day
secretly fixed by the government
March IL has been set for the ar
raignment before Federal Judge A.
B. Anderson in Indianapolis. The
amounts of. the bonds in the individ-
ual cases were not made known,
Although the names of the defend
ants and their exact number were or
dered withheld pending arrests, it
was stated probably more than
thirtytwo and probably forty men
were accused, inasmuch as more
than one defendant was named in
some Of the indictments Almost all
the men, it is declared, were either
union officials or men who were
charged with affiliating with the dy-
namiters
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-09
UNCLE SAM READY
To INVADE MEXICO
War Department Orders Troops
to Prepare for War.
5000 HELD IN READINESS
Advices From State Officials Show
Conditions in Neighboring Repub-
lie to Be AIarming-American
Held in Prison There.

Washington-The war departm ent
has given orders that 5000 troops
be held in readiness to proceed
at moments notice to the Mexican
border, md the actual invasion OF the
republic of Mexico by the United
States is believed to be near
Another 5000 men will be held in
reserve. This second force may not
be ordered to take the field for some
time, even though an invasion be-
comes necessary, but they will be
equipped, it was stated, and held for
second expedition should such an
army movement be found imperative.
The war department has ordered a
regiment of infantry and battalion
of field artillery to FL Paso for the
reinforcement Of the cavalry now pa
trolling the Mexican border in that
section.
A general order has gone out to the
mobile army to be prepared for any
call the war department may make
on it should another mobilization be
ordered in Texas.
Fully $4,000 troops, east and west,
are affected by the general order to
prepare for the field. All of them can
be entrained within twenty-four hours.
Conditions in Mexico are even more
alarming, according to official state
ments, than had hitherto been ex-
pected.
It was said these adviceA show that
the .Madero regime in Mexico is much
weaker than was the Diaz rule at any
stage of the last administration. So
powerless is Madero that he is not
now in a position to guarantee any
rights to foreigners.
Intervention Not Denied.
Possible Intervention was made the
more likely in view of the imprison-
ment of Americans. At the state de-
partment 1t was not denied that inter
vention was being considered by the
United States.
1t was feared in official circles that
the fifty and more Americans held
prisoners would not be released. The
opinion most widely held was that the
Zapatists. believing they could not
defeat Madero, would fight to the
death to hold the prisoners and thus
force Intervention.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-09
Where Dickens Saw Life.

1t was ON the roads round about
Gadshill, where Charles Dickens lived
before his death, that he made the ac-
quaintance of the various tramps and
showmen we read of in his works.
the tales of their lives, and lives so
often made up of many sorrows. The
great novelist's knowledge of gypsy
wanderers and loafers was unbounded,
and many half hour he spent in
their company within a stones throw
of his home When he wrote that
wonderful chapter on tramps in THE
monumental Traveller" he had in
mind the high road at Gadshill-"The
Land That Was Dickens" Oscar Eric.
het, in National Magazine.