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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1913-07-12
Report Of the Grand
Thursday, July 3rd. 1919.

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TO THE HONORABLE PRENTICE E.
EDRINGToN, JUDGE OF THE TWENTY.
EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISHOF ST
JOHN THE BAPTIST
We, the Grand Inquisitors bf this
Parish after being duly empaneled and
sworn to act as Grand Jurors lor the
June Term of this Honorable Court, and
after having made close, ANA very
careful investigation into all the affairs
OF the Parish, now beg 70 respectfully
submit this our final report as foIlbws:-
CRIMINAL MATTERS
We have examined the following
cases, and now beg to report accordingly.
State of Louisiana VS.. Ned James, Muir.
der. A true bill.
State of Louisiana vs.. Victor v. Jones,
Rape. A true bill.
State of Louisiana vs.. Christian Star,
Attempt to Rape. Not true blu.
State Of Louisiana ve. Leonard Desro.
che, Violating Act So of 1883. a tsas
bill.
State OF Louisiana VS.. Judge Emile A.
Picou, Violating Act 50 1888. A true
bill.
State Of Louisiana vs.. Josephine Lewis
Murder. A true bill.
We have investigated the case O
Nelson Medoux ct ais; charged will
Carrying Concealed Weapon. and dis
turbing the peace.
Upon close examination we found
Medoux to be the only Guilty one, AMI
he was ordered to Jail awaiting trial.
We have also examined the case o
Mrs. Wilbert Sorapuru (nee Violl
Louateaul accused with the writing o
certain slenderous letters, and hayl
found Viola Lousteau to be innocent i
this matter.
It was onr happy privilege to examin
the books of the Sheriff. Parish Treas
urer, Superintendent of Puplic Schools
Secretary Of the Police Jury, and Il,
Justices of the Peace of the six respectiY,
Wards, and found them to be neatly
and very properly kept. and We TAX
great pleasure in testifying to thei
correctness in every respect.
/ We have also carefully examined th,
Parish Treasure books, and found
balance on hand Of approximately SIS,
602. a, less all outstanding Checks iron
June 18th. 1918.
PUBLIC ROADS
| We will be silent On the question Q
New Roads building in this Parish
owing to the fact that the Police Jur,
has very recently taken up this matte
for consideration.
4 We request that the Police Jury 90
that the road be leveIled in the Firs
Ward of this Parish. a short distanc
from the Golden Rule Institute. an,
that no obstructions be left across th
road in the form Of hills, glass bottles
yster-shells, tin.cans ETC.,
/ We especially recommend that notice
be given to pound Wardens in each War
to keep cattle Of all kinds off the publ
road at night as they are becoming
menance to Automobiles and Vehicles.
We recommend that this law be strict
ly endoroed especially in the First. an,
Third Wards of this Parish.
We further suggest that should thes
pound Wardens fail in the performanc
of their duty in the future. as they hav
doue in the past, that they be removes
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1913-07-12
TO THE PUBLIC.

I will stand for the season the beauti-
ful stallion Roger Hall, foaIed 1908 and
registered 50 Standard PAGER in the
National Standard Pacing Horse Regis
ter Company and his pedigree and des-
cription follow: sSmall star, left foot
white. Applicant and owner, s. J.
Mckay, r. ESQ; by Brown Hal, p. 2;
by Tom Hal, p. &; by Kittreps Tom
Hall. by Clark's Tom Hal, BY old Bald
Stockings; 1st, dam TiIlie BY Hal
Bowens, n. T., End, dam Alice, by Don
Juan 5557; by Asland Patchen By Ash-
land At.
w. A. PLATEAU,
Wallace, la.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1913-07-12
Local and Personal

valued employe of the Franklin
Sugar Company. was mingling
with his many friends here dur
ing the week.
r. = 3
Messrs. Caire and Graugnard.
of Edgard, have contracted with
q Donaldsonville firm for a 75
foot derrick. to be erected at once
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1913-07-12
BALANCE.
14,59e.1s
Balance as above,


certify that the above and correct transcript
as taken the Treasers Cash Book and the Secretary
Voucher Record. Respectfully submitted,
Edoard La July End, 1913 G. J. TAsSN,
Auditor
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1913-07-12

A true copy. Clerks Office. Parish of
St. John the Baptist, La, this 7th. day
Of July A. D. 1913.
]. ELLIS MTLLET.
Deputy Clerk Of Court.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1913-07-12

A. A. Mire,
Jos. NJ. Dry,
Victor Waguespack,
Fernand Webre,
Rene Pancarire,
H. j. Granier,
A. o. Abadie,
Alexis Dugas.
Cyrille Babin.
James j. Froisy,
Henry j. Tregre,
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1913-07-12

Salary 1,7927O
Grand, Petty and coroners jury 1910
Public Road, 606.81
Repairs to Court House, $50
Sundry Supplies, 1852
Stationery and Office Supplies 52.20
Elections 114.00
Maintenance of Prisoners 67995
Sheriffs fees in criminal cases, 250.O0
Sheriff attendance at Court, 1000
Good Road, 2,652.72
Parish Journal, 5000
ST of Taxes to Public Schools, 79.O2
Loan to School Board 6,500.00
Scholarship student at State Normal, $500
District Attorneys Fees, 105.O0
Surveying Premier Road $500
Filing transcript Court of Appeals 1000
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1913-07-12

las pound Wardens, and roplaced by Of
fiesra who win be more worthy Of the
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1913-07-12
FOR SALE

126 acres cut over lands on edge Lake
Des Allemands. Ideal location for fishing
hunting and trapping.
Tract all fenced in and good building.
Some cypress and more moss on place
than price asked. Terms easy.
Apply to Eugene Dumez.
Edgard; La.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-03
P0LIGE BOXES
Were Installed Yesterday and
Are Proving Highly
Satisfactory.

The police call boxes recently pur.
chased by the police department were
installed Saturday and were put in
use for the first time. Sunday. Two
boxes were installed, one in the West
End and the other in the East End
The officers on these two beats cali
headquarters from the box every hour.
letting it be known that they are on
duty.
A further Improvement on this sys-
TEN will be made today IN the INSTALL
alton Of alarm gongs at these boxes.
These gongs can be rung by the push
ing of button in police Headquarters
and the officer on the beat thus called
to the box, This will greatly expedite
the responding to police calls as un-
der the present system It has been
necessary to take an officer from an
uptown beat.
The installation of the boxes is
more of an experiment than anything
else and it was stated this morning
that if they prove satisfactory that
they will be Installed in practically
every ward in the city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-03
ALL WRONG
Tie Mistukc is Made by Many Clarks-
burg Citizens.

Look for the cause of backache.
To be cured you must know the
cause
IL It's weak kidneys you must set
the kidneys working right.
a Clarksburg resident tells you how.
Henry Baker, Alta Vista. Clarks-
burg. w. Va. says: Il don't know
what caused my kidneys to get So bad,
but they certainly put me to lot of
trouble. The kidney secretio we.a
filled with sediment and pas ed tco
freuentlyq, had to get up at night,
suffered from rheumatic pains in
my back and. limbs. After sat down
II was hard for me to get up again,
This trouble kept up for a long time
until l began to use Doaa's Kidney
Pills, They soon made me feel much
hette~ in every way was relieved
of the rheumatic pains and the kidney
acton was regulated. I give Doan's
Kidney Pills all the credit for the
good health l have had since"
For sale by all dealers. Pric 30
cuts. Foster Nfilburn Co.. Buffalo
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no e-.-Advertisement
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-03

Can YOU imagine how poor an i'm
preston is made on a business man by
a work-hunter who personally comes
to his office tmereIy in the course Of
random looking around) and asks for
employment? Nowadays there are
Just two ways of reaching possible en-
ployers. One is TO answer their help
and wanted" ads. in the Daily Tee
gram, The other is 10 get them to an
swer your situation wanted" ad
Both methods are open to you.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-03
WORKS ALL DAY
And Studies at Night on Grape Nuts
Food.


Some of the worlds greatest men
have worked during the day and
studied evenings to fit themselves for
greater things. But 1t requires a good
constitution centrally to do this.
A Ga. man was able to keep Il ilp
with ease after he had learned 10 sus-
tanning power of Grape-Nuts. al
though he had failed in health before
he changed his food supply He saws:
Three years ago had severe at
tack Of stomach trouble which left me
unable to eat anything but bread and
I water
\ The nervous strain at my Office
( from 4. NJ. to P. NJ. and Improper
foods caused my health to fall rapidly.
Cereal and so-called Foods were
tried without benefit until saw
7 G@ape-Euts mentioned IN the paper.
\ In hopeless desperation tried this
food and at once gained strength, flesh
/ and appetite. am now able 10 work
all day at the office and study at
night, without the nervous exhaustion
that was usual before tried Grape
Nuts.
1t leaves me strengthened, re-
I freshed. satisfied; nerves Quoted and
toned up. body and brain waste restor-
ed. I would have been a living skel-
eton, or more likely dead one by this
time. il it had not been for Grape
Mute"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek Mich. Read 1.-The Road to
4 Melville, +" in pkgs. There's Rea-
SON"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, ana full Of human
interest.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-03

season closed after most prosperous
run of twenty-three weeks owing to
the serious Illness of King Edward.
who at that time was about to be cor
onated. The engagement this past
season covered four months and: the
success scored was greater than that
which marked its first staging in Lon
don.
From every point Of view, "Ben
Hur" must be looked upon as the
finest and most popular Offering that
has ever come from the pen of an
American writer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-03
DEGREE TEAM MEETING.

Golden Rule Rebekah Lodge, No. 50.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
requests all members OF its degree
staff and all other members interested
in the new degree work to be in at
tendance at a wedding this evening at
the Odd Fellows hall. The request
is made through the degree master.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-03

You'll find furnished room lie
very much worth living IL you find.
as you can If you read and answer
Daily Telegram classified adsz--tae
particular furnished room that is vssy
much worth living in!
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-03
F0 aIAKEaAppREss

Jay Refer, state secretary of the
Elks, will attend a social session of
the Fairmont lodge Wednesday night
and make an address.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-03

Have you lost a whole months rent
for that Nat or apartment-anG have
still been persuaded to spend less than
one days rental would amount to 70
advertlslng2 What sort OF business
is that2
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-03

= Daughters of Democratic con-
gressmen who will make their debut
r the national capital this season
Pc ian unusually charming lot.
Among the more prominent de-
btItanteB will be Miss Geneyieve
Clark, daughter Of the speaker. Miss
Jouett Adair Fall, daughter 81. the
senator from New Mexico; Miss
Callie Hoke Smith, the Youngest
daughter Of Senator Hoke Smith of
Georgia. and Miss Fay Hardy.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-20
PUNCHBOWL ASKS
HEALTH MENACE
BE ENDED

A cry for money to be used in COM
hating the menace to health of Auwa-
iolimu was heard in the senate this
morning when a petition signed by
the residents of that district and in
troduced by Senator ChillingwOrth
came before the solonS.
Urging an appropriation of $780,
000 be made in place of 100000 and
to be refunded TO the territory as the
sale of land is made, the Auwaiolimu
Improvement Club brought 20 The at
tention of the lawmakers the immedi-
ate need of the money. Several OF
its representatives were present
when the matter came up.
Senator ChillingWorth asked that
the consideration of S. B. 25. which
carries the appropriation Of $4,000
for the improvement of the district
be called at once. but because of i
rule of the senate prohibiting peti-
ton being considered on the day of
its submission, action was deferred un-
til tomorrow morning at II o'clock,
when the committee of the whole will
give its attention to the matter. At
'ulS uHeSllHS VIII dpRSdl ISpI SoShId-
tiyes of the district, armed with data
to make clear the grave health ques-
ton before them, and the mediate
need of money with which to COM
bat it,
A letter will be introduced, signed
by ]. S. B. Pratt. president of the
board of health. in which he says that
until sewer is constructed in An
Waiolimu he will consider that sec
tion of the CITY danger to the health
Il the rest of honolulu.
With the 100000 it is planned to
construct a sewer system, pave and
grade the streets, and in other ways
improve the sanitary condition of the
district
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-20
LIE PASSED in
$4,000 DAMAGE
CASE in court

Matters in the $4,000 damage suit
brought by p. Braida, a laborer,
against the Hawaiian Dredging Com
any rose to swift climax yester-
day when Attorney z. c. Peters, in a
strong plea for the plaintiff, charged
James II. Boyd, former fish inspector,
with having wilfully misrepresented
conditions upon the witness stand,
and charged DIR. Harry Cooper, at one
time in the employ of the dredging
company, with being liar and at
the same time not having the neces-
sary red corpuscles to be good out
and-out liar Peters asked Judge
Cooper to have the testimony of these
two disregarded in the consideration
of the evidence in the case. He said
that he would not have blamed the
Judge if at the time Boyd was testi-
flying his honor had seen fit to order
him from the witness stand.
Boyd and Cooper, during the time
they were on the stand, testified as.
to the medical attention given Braida
Immediately following the accident
which deprived him of the use of his
foot They declared that they had
given him every possible care and
even asked him if he did not think
he ought to consent to be taken to the
Queens Hospital Braida, on. the
other hand. testified that he was neg
lected by the dredging company after
his accident and that his present in
juries are largely due to this neglect.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-20

Replying to statement published
this morning from w. r. Castle on
the Rapid Transit franchise bills and
Governor Frear's opposition to the
company's proposals, the Governor
this afternoon issued another state
ment in which he declares that
Mr.. Castle is treating the matter
as if it We're private instead of public
business. ..* ILL., .....: !. r. ~
He replies to Mr.. Castles caustic in
timations and comments on the gov
ernor's possible attitude on Oahu
Railway and Inter-Island questions.
lie also discusses other questions
'aised by Mr.. Castle on the King
street paving case, tne transfer case,
etc. 49,. ..- ~ ~:
The governor says: ..-. ......
Mr. Castle goes even further than
Nh Peck in regarding the street rail
way business as like any private bust.
hess and in. thus supporting mE orig
inal statements that, Experience
saws that all too often the owners of
public utilities. however well-inten-
toned they may be, are prone to look
upon their l:uSiness in too large a de
gree as of a private nature. and The
Cesire for gain is apt sooner or later
t. dull the sens of duty to serve
He also dWcllS on the past, pointing
cut that the Rapid Transit Company
Las done well in many respects and
incurred considerable risk, which
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-20
GOVERNOR LOADS GUNS FOR
q RAPID TRANSIT FRANCHISE

getting ready for Friday evening,
when he is expected to defend his
measure for the extension Of the Rapid
Transit and Land Company's fran
chise, which will come up atra public
meeting in the throne room of the
capitol at that time
And though he is reticent as 10 the
manner in. which he will defend his
measure. whether in simple speech or
open debate, he states that he viii
appear al the meeting in capacity o.
one who is Interested in the better f7I-
lure OF Honolulu In the meantime
the senators are waiting anXiously for
the time OF the meeting to come.
The select committee, OF Oahu first
announced the meeting as Thurs lay ,
which was corrected last night to Fri,
Gay evening at s O'clock, in the hail
OF representatives. r. '....
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-20
AID CLUB HEARD
FROM ON live
TOPICS

(. Whereas: -. 9
% All right thinking people in &.
. this communiaty are at the pres Z"
&. ent time straining every effort =
Z. to offset the present legislative Z:
. action at Washington to place .
{. sugar in the free list, and
o Whereas, we, the, members of 9
4. the Honolulu Ad Club, while not &.
:, being interested directly in the 3.
2, sugar business are fully alive to (.
> the fact that any serious inter- @
(. ference with the tariff on sugar &.
:. means financial disaster to the I:
Z. entire community, therefore, Q
(. Be it Resolved, that our secre- (.
o tary be instructed on behalf of @
{. this club to address a letter on {:
Z. the first outgoing mail to each g
{. and every one of the 168 adver- Q
o tising clubs of America, kindly I.
&, asking their help in preventing (:
., measure becoming law that 9,
q would ultimately prove to be OF 3
. no benefit to anyone with the @
6. possible exception Of the Sugar (:
g, Trust, but would, if made eff (:
&. fective, prove a great calamity to (.
.: every man, woman and child in g,
@ this territory whose welfare de- Z.
&. pends almost entirely on the 9
g, success of the sugar business. @
O. o .. g: @ G, @ @ @ @ Q g % o @
! This resolution, introduced by Mr..
George B. Curtis, was unanimously
adopted by the Honolulu Ad Club at
its noon luncheon today, and this
afternoon the otucers of the Ad Club
are busy getting the information in
shape TO have Hawaii's chief industry
vigorously heard from in over one
hundred and sixty-eight active pub
licity centers of one hundred and
sixty-eight cities, of the mainland.
The special program OF today's
luncheon of the Ad Club was to hear
the report of the special committee
to devise and suggest pub
licity methods for putting the people
of Honolulu and Hawaii in touch with
the great work tnat is being done
by the promotion committee. The
resolution for HaWaii's great in
dustry came in as new and timely
business. Mr.. Curtis is the repre-
sentative of the Ad Club cooperating
with Gov. Carter's campaign com
mittee. -.
d. The full report of the committee on
home promotion advertising will be
published in later issue President
Waldron OF the promotion committee
was present at the luncheon and gave
a very interesting in the work
of the committee. Secretary Wood
also made an expression of the pro-
motion committees appreciation of
the work done and assistance render
ed by the Ad Club. ..'-. ..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-20
GOV, FREAR MAKES ANSWER TO
CRITICISMS Of v. R. CASTLE

seem TO be a pretty good income.
The period of risk is past. Even an
assured S per cent on stock which is
as safe as a gilt-edged bond, would
make the stock worth at least $160
share, since good ) per cent bonds
are now selling at par or above. That
would be a bonus Of 60 per cent to be
gin with on all stock, including the
watereG stock, or, to put it another
way, s per cent on the total present
stock wCuld make the stock worth 2.11
times what the stockholders actually
paid for it; in other words, it would
give them 4 bonus, of III per cent,
which also is fairly good.
Takes Up Earnings. -.
Blu THAT is not all am recon-
mending that the company be given
share also in surplus earnings. Let
us see what this also might be. The
earnings make pretty good showing
even now in the comparatively lean
years and there is no telling what
tney. will lie in the fat Years when the
extensions Of the railway have been
completed and tn town has grown.
Last year the net earnings were $231,
0II3.07. This. ii all paid as dividends,
would have been nearly u per cent
on the entire stock and 3Jta Ter cent
on all stock that had been p1id for by
the stockholders. Under my arrange
ment the 81 per cent would be di-
vided as follows: The company would
get the first $ per cent and the re-
manning = per cent would be divided
Cne-fourth to the company and three
fourths to the public. thus giving the
company aItoScther more than II per
cent. That is not bad for starter
The gross earnings are increasing
much faster than the running eX-
(Continued on Pace 2)
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-20
INCOME TAX
WILL EXEMPT
UNDER $4,000

Senator RicC'S act TO Increase the
amount of earnings exempt from in
come tax passed third reading this
morning, after some little opposition
from Senators Baker and Brown. and
liter Senator Coke had recommended
It's passage. 1t will now go to the
house for its review there.
Becoming a Law, this act will eX-
empt from income taxes earnings of
less than $1,000 year. the present
statute allowing only a $500 eXcmp-
zion = The opposition TO the bill was
led by Senator Brown. who some days
ago mad intimated his hostility to it..
and he was followed by Senator Baker,
who stated that under the present
financial conditions OF the territory
all possible means Of bringing in rev.
enue should be enforced.
The committee on ways and means
actuated the tabiing of s. B. "a, which
is an act to revise laws relating TO
banking corporations. The bill seeks
10 amend the existing laws SO as to
allow a banking corporation to begin
on a paid-ilp capital of $50,44l in place
Of 100000, the amount required un-
der the existing laws. The second
change intended by the bin was to
make every stockholder liable for the
debts of the corporation in proportion
The senate adjourned at 1880 this
morning for the day, a number of
them having been invited as the guest
of Admiral Cowles TO visit Pearl Har-
Dor during the afternoon.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-20
FOREIGN WARSHIPS ARE COMING

Soon after Admiral Moore assumes
The. naval command of Hawaii he vii!
be called on to extend the courteSies
of the service to three foreign ships
Of war, which will call at Honolulu
during April and May. The exact
oates of arrival and lengths of stay
of the visiting men-o'war is not
known al the present time, but the
presumption is that they will lie here
lung enough to give officers and men
Il chance to see Honolulu. ~.-:
The first visitor will be the British
ship AIgerine, due here sometime
during the forepart of next month
The Algerine has been here before
and her crew will find many old
friends waiting to receive them. :->.
On April "a the French .armored
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-20

cruiser Montcalm is due here The
Montcalm is rated at 95l7 tons, with
a speed OF II knots. and is about the
same class as the u. S. s. Brooklyni
Then, some time in June, HonollI-
lans will have an opportunity of see
ing the splendid battleship New Zea-
land. the gift of the people of New
Zealand to the royal navy. The New
Zealand is the last word in sea fight
ers. and was recently christened with
appropriate ceremonies. ..:-.
No definite plans have been made
for the entertainment of the visiting
officers and men, but in all probabil
ity the commercial bodies of the city
will take the matter up when the dates
of arrival are known. The navy WILL
of course, take the lead in welcoming
the foreigners to Hawaii. -. .-:...