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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-05
MRS. W|CKu|FFE LOSES
|NBR|LuANT CAMPAIGN

Washington, March 31.-President
Wilson today declined to receive the
endorsement Of a large delegation
that called upon him to recommend
the appointment of Mrs. Robert c.
Wickliffe as head of the children's
bbureau in the department Of labor.
The president said he had prom
ised to reappoint Miss Julia Lathrop
to the position and that it would be
waste Of time to consider Mrs.
Widkliffeis petitions.
The announcement was made to
a party of Mrs. Wickliffe's friends,
including Governor Luther e. Hall,
Speaker Champ Clark, Senator Jos.
E. Ransdell, Representatives Estopi-
nal, Dupre, Elder, Watkins and
Broussard of Louisiana, Representa-.
tives Taylor of Colorado and John.
son of Kentucky and Prof. Alcee For.
tier of Tulane University.
It brought to a sudden and disap-
pointing end one of the most vigor-
Gus campaigns for minor office that
the new administration has known.
Mrs Wicknffe has for months
prosecuted her campaign and has
been endorsed. by every state in the
union now represented in congress
by Democrat. She has petitions
bearing thousands of names, but all
this work has proved futile. Presi-
dent Wilson told her friends abrupt
ly today that it was useless to file
her papers. He said he had prom
ised Miss Lathrop before the elec-
tion to reappoint her and that he
meant to keep his promise. He said
this the minute the mission of the
delegation was stated and as abrupt
ly the whole party left the execu-
tive offices.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-05
]. P|ERPONT MORGAN
Died LAST MONDAY

Perhaps no man ever lived who
had as much of other peoples money
placed at his absolute disposal as
J. P. Morgan, who died i'm Rome, on
Monday.
1t is estimated that over $780,
100000, belonging to outside corpora.
tons, was his to do with as he saw
fit. This statement is made on the
authority of Wall Street statistici-
ans, who declare that he could with
wave of his hand, start or stop
the buying Of any of the products
used yb the corporations which he
dominated.
During the investigation of the
Stanley congressional committee it
developed that the entire cash bal
ance of the United States Steel cor
poration, amounting to something
over $7O,0OO,0O0, was on deposit with
y. L. morgan e 20.
1t is calculated that the total Of
corporation cash deposits will exceed
$400,O00,O00. and this, with the Steel
trusts deposits, carried the balance
beyond the s5OO,O00,OOO mark.
The immediate effect on the ma
chinery Of Wall street Of Mr.. Nor
gan's death was comparatively slight.
On the Stock Exchange the news
from Rome had largely spent its
force within fifteen minutes after the
opening of the market. Mr.. Nor
gan's illness had prepared the finan.
cial district for the end, and every
DrecautiOn had been taken to guard
against serious break in prices. At
the opening the prominent stocks de-
clined point or so, but they re-
celved prompt support and rallied
quickly. Thereafter the market was
dull.
Friends of Mr.. Morgan pointed out
another reason, in addition to the
warning given by his illness, why
the financier's death was not seri-
ously disturbing His career, they
said, was rounded out He had &C.
complished virtually all he started
out to achieve. For some time the
Morgan firm had refrained from
large new enterprises. All that hui
man foresight could dictate had been
done during the last year or two to
safeguard the business and financial
world against calamity when Mr.. Nor
gan's last hour came.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-05

The above telegram, received by
Mayor George Baier, Wednesday
night, gives a gloomy outlook to the
citizens of Bayou Sara and other
points subject to overflow, for the
vast flood now pouring out of the
Ohio and other tributaries of the Mis-
sissippi.
Until Wednesday, the engineers
claimed that the flood in the lower
Mississippi this year would not be as
bad as the one Of last year, but the
above telegram indicates an even
worse one.
The Bayou Sara leyee broke, last
year, on the Bird of May, when the
gauge read :, feet. The water con-
tinued to rise for several days, un-
til the record height Of 47.3 was at
tanned, putting water over the top
of the entire levee surrounding Ba-
you Sara.
Should the information in this tel
egram prove correct, there is little
hope of averting a repetition of last
years stirring times for Bayou Sara.
The only hope offered is that the en-
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-05

Sara, La, and vicinity, respectfully
request that your honorable body
allot sufficient funds for immediate
work on the Bayou Sara ievees to
raise them to the grade built by the
Commission to close the break of
last year in the town levee, and so
as to protect the town from the ex-
pected flood ofthe present year.
They would respectfully urge on tn
Commission that by reason of the
high waters of the past year, and of
the changed flood conditions and of
the more perfect system of restrain
ing the waters of the Mississippi by
levees, they are no longer able to
protect themselves from overflow,
and particularly will it be impossible
for them to meet the emergency and
save the levees of the town during
the expected high water of which
warming has been given.
This petition bears a great many
signatures. 1t has been forwarded
to Congressman Louis L. Morgan al
Washington, by him to be transmit
ted to the proper authorities.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-05
FIRST PEA SHIPMENT MADE.

NORWOOD, La, March 31.-The
first shipment of peas of this sea-
son goes forward tonight to north
ern markets. They were raised by
trucker here, Squire Mitchell. The
peas are well-filled out and will be
going in quantities about the end of
the week. Tomatoes and beans seem
to be little hurt by the cold wind
and with a weeks warm weather
will be in prime shape. The Nor
wood Canning and Manufacturing
Company is installing its canning
plant and in two months will be run.
ming. The plant will employ some
one hundred and thirty hands and
will can during this season toma.
toes, sweet potatoes, blackberries and
Okra,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-05
SUPT. HENDON GOES TO EAST BATON ROUGE
WILL NOT Be CANDIDATE FOR REELECTION

Those who are opposing the re-elec-
ton of Supt. Hendon by the School
Board for another term of four years
will not find it necessary to present
to that body, when it meets to-day,
the petitions mentioned in this paper,
last week, for Mr. Hendon has fore
stalled any action of this kind by Sc
curing better position and announc-
ing that he is not a candidate for re-
election to the position which he now
holds.
Mr.. Hendon was, on Tuesday, elect
ed by the School Board of East Bat
on Rouge parish as Superintendent
Of Public Education for that parish.
Perhaps this is the most satisfac-
tory solution to all concerned that
could have been reached otherwise.
Mr.. Hendon's antagonists have sud
denly and Unexpectedly had their
wishes gratified, and he has secured
a better position. The antagonism to
Mr.. Hendon in this parish is less per.
sonal than many people suppose, as
most of the dissension has been caus-
ed by unpolitic methods in the over
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-05
THE PANAMA CANAL.

All americans are interested in
and proud of the great canal now
nearing completion in Panama. In
an address recently delivered before
the students Of Johns Hopkins Uni
Versity, Col. GOrgas explained exact
ly what was being done by our en-
gineers. His address appears in a
recent issue of The Journal of the
American Medical Association. Speak.
ing Of the plan which was being fol-
lowed, he said, that, in the ordinary
acceptation of the words, We are not
building a canal at Panama. We are
building two lakes; one on the north
ern sidde of the mountain chain,
which is the backbone of the Isthmus
and the other on, the south side.
The engineers, in selecting the loca-
ton for the canal, sought the lowest
point in the mountain chain extend
ing from Patagonia to Alaska. This
was found to be at Culebra on the
lsthmus of Panama. The Isthmus of
Panamma here runs east and west
With mountain chain running in the
same direction. They then took the
river rising nearest Culebra on the
north, the Chagres, and damned it..
This makes the large northern lake,
Gatun. They then found the river
which rose nearest Culebra on the
south, the Rio Grande, and damned
this, making the southern lake, Mira.
flores. They then connected the
two lakes by means of canal about
8 miles long, cutting the mountain
ridge at Culebra. They then connect.
ed the northern lake with the Carri.
bean Sea by a sea-level canal about
8 miles long, and the southern lake
with the Pacific Ocean by means of
a similar canal. We now have, COM
mencing on the north at the Carri-
bean Sea, a sea.level canal 8 miles
long, connecting the Caribbean Sea
with the northern lake, Lake Gatun;
then south, % miles through this
lake, then another canal 9 miles
long through the mountain ridge
connecting the northern lake with
the southern lake; then aout 2
miles through this southern lake,
Lake Miraflores; then another 8
miles of sea-level canal connecting
the southern lake with the Pacific
Ocean. The level of the lake is So
feet above the level of the canals
connecting the lakes with the ocean.
Locks, therefore, have to be placed
in the dams so as to raise and low
er the ships between these levels.
This work Is now drawing to Its
close. The chief engineer states that
he will be passing ships through from
ocean to ocean by July, 1913.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-05

gineers have taken a too pessimis-
tic view Of the situation.
However, to wait until the flood
is actually here before taking pre-
cautions against disaster would be
positively criminal, and it is to be
hoped that all citizens will make ev-
cry effort to remove their families
and live stock, as we'll as all other
movables, to higher ground in ad-
vance of the expected inundation.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-05
ASKING FOR AID.

Apprehensive for the safety of the
Bayou Sara levee during the flood
due from the head waters of the Mis-
sfssippi in a few days, the people
of this entire community have petit
toned the Mississippi liver Commits
sion for government aid in construct
ing the levees to the proper height
and strength to withstand the expect
ed severe strain.
The petition reads as follows:
To the Horosable the Mississippi
River Commission, st. Louis, Mo
The undersigned citizens of Bayou
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-05

The Parish School Board of East
Baton Rouge on Tuesday elected Mr..
A. NJ. Hendon, superintendent of
West Feliciana schools, as superin.
tendent of the parish to succeed H.
K. Strickland, whose term expires
July 1. There were only two names
presented to the School Board-that
of Supt. Hendon, Of st. Francisville,
and Principal A, c. Pearce, of Bay
wood. Mr.. Hendon received three
votes and Mr.. Pearce two. Other
names which had been mentioned in
connection with the vacancy were
not presented.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-05

The question of securing relief from
the present loose method of the rail,
roads in handling the return of emp,
" milk cans, resulting in frequent
losses.
The Louisiana Railroad Commission
has issued summons to the Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley Road, the Lou.
lslana Railway any Navigation Com
pany and the Illinois Central to ap-
pear at the April 16 session and show
cause why rule should not be pass
ed requiring the prompt and safe re.
turn of empty milk cans.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-05
ELECTION NOTICE.

BY virtue of the authority vested
in me as mayor of the town of b.
you Sara, | hereby order an cleo
ton to be held on Monday, April 7,
1913, for the purpose Of selecting the
following officers, to-wit: One MAJ
or, one marshal and collector, one
secretary and five cOuncilmen.
GEO. BAIER, Mayor.
March /, 1918.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-05

It may seem a desirable thing to
discredit the governor, but when it
coincidentally discredts a great state,
there is that in the attempt which
is mean and contemplate indeed.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-05
Pictures of the Past.
Extracts from the files of The True Democrat,
published twenty-one years ago.

same time receiving congratulations
over the birth of son.
Mrs. W. H. Tenney was visiting
in New Orleans.
Capt. Jas. Aubic's little boy was
recovering from severe spell of
measles.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-05

And they say that Congressman
PujO and his little probe really kill
ed Morgan after all.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-05

The winds Of March have Tapped
over into dewy April, but the latter's
showers have not yet appeared.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-05

Read our Little Ads" every week,
You may find something that will in
terest you.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-05
April 2, 1892

April 2, 1892
Although ten days he'd elapsed, the
result of the election was still in
doubt. a
Dr. S. J. Powell, of Woodvillo. was
visiting relatives here, and at the
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-04-05

Jealous desire to enforce obiectional
provisions of an obnoxious education
al system!
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-01-27

United States, in the leading case OF
Pollards Lessee VS.. Hagan, that the
United States never acquired any
title to these lands or any other lands
ceded by the original states and later
erected into other states, save as trus-
tee, and that when the trust was
fully executed the remaining public
lands would become the property of
the states in which they were stu
ated, the decision adding that not I'M
til this was done would the newer
states be in the Union on exact con-
stitutional equality with the original
states.
The federal government owns the
public lands merely because the
newer states, as a condition prece-
dent to admission, were forced to con-
cede the title. Properly, however, the
United States, so far as public lands
are concerned. has never ceased to be
a trustee for the people.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-01-27

months two Indians came up and
asked them if they had any tobacco
They said they had, SO told then
they were welcome. We kept them as
long as the tobacco lasted and then we
chased them away, but we followed
their tracks for miles to be sure they
were not coming back to kill us. Many
a time l have had bullet whiz over
my bunk at night"
"He tells fish stories, too" said Mr.
Bispham, who was as keen about fish
as Line" Daniels. Terrible ones"
"You see, they always laughed at me
for Dragging about the big pickerel in
our lake. Well, one day man from
this city asked me what was the big
gest one had ever seen.
IT said: Well, I was fishing one day
and had bite. l pulled and pulled on
the line. managed to get four feet
out of the water, and was only to the
pickerel's eye. Then the line broke.
They didn't josh me again.
IT was surprised not to see more
snow in New York. l had to snow
shoe IL miles when left Sabago lake
before taking a drive, and later the
train. That's pretty good tramp for
a man of my age, isn't it?'
when he first came he carried a
watch with him and kept looking at it,
as they do in the woods, to see when
it's bed time" said Mr.. Murphy. 1--WE
took it away from him the other night,
so it would not worry him."
"Shucks! He means stayed up to
see the women dancing the turkey trot.
Why, I've seen bears dance more
gracefully than the turkey .trotters.
We've got squaws that could dance
all around the queer steps I've seen
here-dance better, and look better.
&c, 1 was surprised over the dancing
md the clothes"
81 suppose you will have some won
lerful stories to tell of what you have
seen in New York;"
He looked confused and said: II
dare to tell of the things !
lave seen in New York"
Before going into the woods "Linc"
Daniels was taxidermist in Portland
Ind got a gold medal at a worlds fair
or the best mounting of moose head.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-01-27
Notice of Attachment.

| In the Justices Court of East Moscow
Precinct, in and for Latah County,
State of Idaho.
J. F. Yost, Plaintiff.
VS..
J. A. Keener, Defendant.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
State of Idaho, County of Latah, SIS.
I, NJ w. Griffith, Justice of the
Pease, do hereby certify that I have
issued a Writ of Attachment in the
above entitled cause, against the prop
erty of the said defendant.
In witness whereof, hereunto set
my hand this 2nd day Of January, A.
D. 1913.
M. w. GRIFFITH,
98-103 Justice of the Peace.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-01-27
Suicides for Love.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27.-"Good
bye, Lyman; l love you and die with
thoughts of you"
After penning this note Miss Laura
Schimmelt, aged %, a stenographer
turned on the gas in her apartments
and was asphyXiated.
Her father lives in Sioux Falls, S. d.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-01-27

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-'Linc" Dan
iels, the oldest guide in Maine, is in
New York for the first time in 40
years. He is 80 years old, but does
not look it, within Is years at least.
He is a why, slender man, trifie
more than the average height, with
the slightest droop to his shoulders,
and only sprinkling of gray in his
hair and mustache.
Daniels is not doing New York on
any cheap, sightseeing trip, but is be-
ing personally conducted by Charles
Rooms Bispham, of Philadelphia, a
man of wealth, who lives at the Rae
quet club when in the city. Mr.. Bis
pham spends six months of every year
fishing, and follows the seasons all
over the world" as he expressed it at
the Knickerbocker hotel, where he is
entertaining his favorite guide.
81 have only two real friends in the
world" said Daniels. 1.-TWO that
COulQ GUILT Oil OllO 10 MI. Dlopliellii
who owns land on Sabago lake. SO
miles north of Portland, Maine. That's
where | live, in his house. The other
is 'Sallie' Fisher. I have known her
since she was little girl, for she owns
a place up there, and | know her
whole family.
you see, Mr.. Bispham and | are
crazy about salmon fishing and We adj
nit it. We have what are called land
locked salmon up there.
But what do you think of New
York;" asked the reporter.
Its the first time | have ever been
in a city where / could not see bit
of ground. l went on top of this
Knickerbocker hotel and looked out
and could not see any ground any
where.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-01-27
The Daily Star-Mirror carries the Uni
ted Press Associations Service.
MONDAY, JANUARY %, 1913.
MISQUOTING HISTORY.

The Washington Times, Munsey
newspaper, says that the public do
main belongs to the people OF the
United States. 1t does not belong to
the states within which it is situated.
1t never did By statute law and his
torical custom it has always been ad-
ministered for the nation at large by
the national government"
Which leads the Seattle Post-Intel-
ligencer to remark that the facts of
history are directly to the contrary.
The public domain in each of the orig
inal 10 states was retained by them
for their own uses when the Union
was formed. When Vermont was adj
mitted the federal government set up
no claim to the public domain and the
state was permitted to retain it. The
same was true when Kentucky was
admitted, and also when Tennessee
was admitted Texas, on annexation
to the United States and admission to
tHo oliOll, lctdihOu tii VI ehC P"DiiN
domain for it's own uses and the gov
eminent never took an acre of land
within it's borders.
Ohio was the first state to be adj
mitted which was denied the right to
the public lands within its borders.
This denial was because of the fact
that the lands were originally the
which had ceded them to the general
government in order that from their
sale the revolutionary war debt
might be extinguished. 1t was held
later by the supreme court of the
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-01-27
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
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The Rosary.

The success of Rowland and Cliff
ford's play "The Rosary" doesn't
even approach an end. Six companies
more of this play have been organ
lied and contrary to tradition, THE
Rosary" is repeating it's last years
success. The unequalled character of
the Catholic priest in "The Rosary
leads the way to success for Edward
e. Roses ideas, and the intense hu-
man interests settled in the body of
the play formulates the heart interest
that will bring success to such ideas
as Mr.. Rose has collected to tell the
story of 1.-THE Rosary" "The Rosary"
with the cast consisting of Harry
Terry, Jean Ward, Addie Dougherty,
Helen McCabe, Jack Stevens, Douglas
Lawrence. George Trip, and others,
will be seen at the Crystal theatre,
February 8.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-01-27
A Cordial Imitation.

The Y. w. C. A. of the Moscow high
school invites all friends to attend a
county fair" in the high school build
ing on Friday evening, January 81,
at 7:45. Admittance to the various
"side attractions" will be from one to
five pennies. The proceeds will be
used toward identifying the building.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-01-27
Crazy Special Is Run.

SALEM, Jan. PA special train
with 800 insane persons aboard left
today for the Pendleton branch asylum
in charge of 20 attendants. 1t was
the first train of the kind in the history
of the country aud consisted of one
baggage car, three tourist sleepers and
four coaches. 1t marks the opening OF
the Eastern Oregon Insane hospital.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-01-27
Lock Cashier in Vault.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 27.-Lock-
ing Cashier Brown in the looted vault,
three masked men robbed the State
bank at Mounds, Okla, of $500 today.
A posse of citizens is in pursuit of the
robbers.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-01-27

Miss Lillian Nicolai, who is head of
the domestic science department OF
the Garfield high school this year, re-
turned to that city yesterday after
spending the week end as the guest
of Mrs. L. R. Scott of this city.