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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11
SUFFRAGE CLUB AT RADCLIFFE.

Cambridge. Mass. oct. l0.-A suffrage
club has been formed at Radcliffe College
More than forty students have Joined, in
GLIDING Rosamond Eliot. granddaughter
of Charles w. Eliot, president emeritus
Of Harvard. The club was organized chief
ly through the arousing OF suffrage SEN
timent among her fellow students by
Anne Page, of Brookline, who marched
in the suffrage parade in Washington last
spring.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11
Careers Of Others.

o. r. Farrar was formerly connected
with insurance companies in Pittsburgh
and Columbus. Ohio. When he pranched
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11
Bio Dividend Paid.

After n superficial examination. the
stockholders were assessed 100 per
cent on their stock. the par value OF
which was 500 a share. and on June
T. a dividend of - per cent, amount
ing TO about 100000. was paid to the
depositors.
Attorney General Stiness declared in
court this afternoon that the direct
loss 70 the bank through the alleged
misapplication Of funds would amount
to about $4,000.
Metcalf is forty-two years old. Be
fore going TO the Atlantic National
Bank he had been assistant treasurer
OF the Carolina Mills Company, super
intendent OF the Mutual Life Insurance
Company. OF New York, and national
bank examiner for Rhode Island and
Connecticut.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29
SOME CAULIFLOWERS.

Gross returns of $4,000 from one
pound of caulifloWer seed is what
Chris Reuter-, the vegetable king of
Louisiana, estimates will be realiz-
ed on a small tract of truck land
this season. The seed used was Reu,
teris Improved Algiers brand and the
cauliflower grown on the Bohemia
plantation, few miles below New
Orleans Ihe land has been in cul-
tivation more than 100 years. The
cauliflower heads measure seven
inches across and are of a quality
that cannot be surpassed. They sell
easily at 81 crate, bringing the top
prices in all Northern markets. Reu,
ter claims that as fine cauliflower
can be grown in Louisiana as in Cali
fornia and at a cost as low as a crop
of cabbage.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29
NO WARRANT IN LAW.

Attcrney-General Pleasant finds no
warrant in the law Of Louisiana eth
er for the office of high school in
spectOr, or for the payment Of the
salary of such an official out of the
school funds, He says in part
1t appears, therefore, that the
idea and the creation of the position
of high school inspector, must be
attributed to the General Board OF
Education, and that, as it was bene-
ficial to this State and cost her
nothing, the State authorities acqui-
esced in the placing of a man here
to carry on the work
Had it been created by law, with
official functions to perform, it
would have been State office, and
DR.. Weber, the very first man ap-
pointed, would have been disquali--
fled by reason of his being resi-
dent of Pennsylvania. No person
can hold an office in the State of
Louisiana unless he be a duly quail
fled elector therein, and he can not
be an elector, unless, among other
things, he shall have resided in the
State two years.
Il mention this fact in rider to
show that the State Board did not
intend to create an office, even if
it had authority to do so; and
have found neither direct nor i'm
piled authority given to it in this
matter by the law.
my conclusion, therefore, is that
the said position does not find its
origin in the law of this State, and
you should not recognize any demand
made on you from any source to
pay out funds of the State for it's
support, however beneficial the po-
sition, or meritorious the incumbent
may be-"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29
NO QUORUM.

The deadlock is a time-honored
means of obstruction, as is filibuster-
ing. But in Baton Rouge they prefer
the mo quorum method. That is,
its city council does. Whenever an
issue arises-usually man to elect
or not to elect-Which it takes fl
nesse or plain old moral courage to
handle, the Baton Rouge council
meets it by simply not meeting! No
matter how important or urgent the
business may be, the manana meth
cd of mo quorum is cheerfully en-
ployed.
In fact, the no quorum" plan
seems to have obtained such a hold
upon the average capitolian, that it
is probable that if the plan of lock-
ing up juries to consider their YER
diets had not been used since time
immemorial, it would be necessary
to introduce the custom in Baton
Rouge in order to keep these judicial
bodies from failing to act on account
of mo quorum"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29
NOT YET DECIDED.

The impression that the Police
Jury has committed itself to any
defined policy on the road question
is a misrepresentation, We are inform
ed by a prominent member of the
Police jury. That body, acting on
the recommendation of the commit
tee, appointed by the general COM
mittee named by the police jury in
February, is looking into the mat
ter of the contract system, the ask
ing for bids being part of the means
by which the cost of the system can
be ascertained. The Police Jury, he
says, has no intention Of taking snap
Judgment upon the people, or of I'M
dertaking any scheme for good roads
without their full knoWledge-and the
consent of the majority.
The CruX of the matter is: When
the parish tax was lowered to five
mills, the amount collected was not
sufficient to meet current expenses
and cover payments on the court
house debt. The tax was then rails
ed to ten mills, with the result that
payments have been made, and the
whole debt could be wiped out, if
the holders of the certificates were
willing to relinQuish them ahead of
slme. That they are not willing is
evidence Of the restored credit of
the parish. The police jury has also
made repairs on the court house,
bought a large quantity of culverts
for the roads, and has accumulated a
surplus. The question, therefore is
shall the tax be kept at ten mills
and Internal improvements be made,
or shall the tax be reduced and
things left at a standstill?
AS we understand it, the Police
Jury only wishes to do what the ma
jority of the taxpayers want, done.
Certainly that is the feeling of The
True Democrat, for whatever our
opinion as to what is best to be
done, we are too firm a believer in
the right of of the majority to rule,
that We should gainsay that point.
Let the majority be heard from,
but the Police Jury should be very
sure that it is the majority.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29
Butts.

No man is such an obvious fool as
av0wedly to voice objection to good
roads or their making. "Of course
| believe in good roads" a man will
say, but the time is not ripe 1.-The
cost is too heavy" the system pro
posed is all wrong" or some reason
or another, always prefaced with a
but You may safely put that
man down, nine times out of ten, as
opposed to woodworking at all, ex-
cept perhaps in a hap-hazard way
when there is nothing else to be
done.
For, mark you, that man never
has anything practical to propose,
and in most cases as you will observ
does not even give his aid to
the lame.and-halt system now in use.
In West Feliciana, one of the most
strenuous advocates of leaving the
roads as our fathers had them ad-
mits that he cannot drive away from
his home except in one direction
during the winter season. And yet
he is content Most of the con-
tented people live, however, near
the railroads, where good dirt roads
are less of a problem.)
When a man follows his profession
Of faith in good roads with a "but, "
spot him. Ask him such questions as
these: How much work have you
done on the roads in your territory"
Are you willing to help out with
extra teams?" Have you ever re-
ported any one, oVerseer or laborer,
for failure in road duty? Do you
own and use a split log drag?" "Hav
you ever tried one on your farm?"
1t lis safe to bet that the answers
are all bad to these questions. He
has no genuine faith in the import
ance Of good roads. He has never
shown faith by his works. We will
admit that if every road overseer
under the present system did his
duty, fully, intelligently, and in sea-
son, that even with his present crude
and unwilling labor he could accom-
plish something. But what oyerseer
has measured up to ALL of these
requirements? The best of these
try, but-
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29
All, SUCH BELIEVERS!

a sentence which We ran across
IN county newspaper the other day
appealed to us as strongly as any
sentence We have read lately. Il am
believer in progressive IDEAS
wrote a correspondent of this county
paper, 1T is doesn't cost anything"
There is, "in a NUTSHELL" as he said,
the reason why so many people IRE
"dead-set' against any movement for
the advancement of their neighbor-
mood, and why they become mere OBJ
stacIes in the path of progress. They
do 40" mind the progress, but they
want il without paying for it. So. of
course, they don't get it. The world
doesn't work that way. Progress, like
every other good thing, costs some
in money and in effort.
The man who is too stingy to pay his
share or too lazy to do his part isn't
gong to help bit in any good work,
and It is sheer impudence for such
a person to call himself progressive.
The Progressive Farmer.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29
SPECIAL DELIVERY FOR PARCEL
POST.

Parcel post packages, when bro.
Vlded with the necessary stamps. VII
IN the future be delivered through
the special delivery service. Tbe
ABOVE announcement was made by me
receipt of an official notice from The
postmaster general at Washington su.
morning pOstmasters throughout the
country to make use of the rand
serVite in connection with the na..
eel lest. The packages intended for
immediate delivery should be provid-
ed either with the special delivery
stamp or an ordinary 10-cent stamp,
hAt when the latter is used, senders
Ire warned to affix the words "spec-
!al delivery on the wrapper Just I'M
der the stamp.
me local office has not yet been
ADVISED relative to the introduction
OF he cod. service in connection
with the parcel post, but it was
stated that this innovation will no
introduced by the department on
July ], 1913. All packages marked
cod will be given the same atten.
ton as that included in the express
service and for an additional postage
rate Of 10 cents the government vii,
collect all charges on packages sol
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29

The h0nOrs seem to be even in The
Parker-DoWling controversy. The At
torney-General knocked out Col. Par
kers entirely untenable position of
refusing admittance of sanitary in
spectors to the penitentiary. On the
other hand, Col. Parker seems to
have knocked out Dr., Bowling, as a
whole week has elapsed, and the DR..
has failed to make any retort what
sOeVer to Col. Parker's last letter,
in which the latter made good his
statements about the healthfulness
of the States prisoners, showing that
DR.. Bowling should have had the
statistics in his own office. But, "let
us have peace" as Grant said when
the enemy capitulated.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29
PROGRESS OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE

The progress of the woman suff-
rage cause in the Eastern States has
been remarkable, for bills submitting
the issue to the voters have gone
through the legislatures of New
York and New Jersey without a hitch
1t is true they must be repassed next
year in order to reach the voters,
but there can be no doubt they will.
In Pennsylvania the House has pass
ed similar bill by large majority,
and in Michigan, where suffrage was
defeated by $50 votes, the legislature
has provided for a resubmission of
constitutional amendment, to be voted
Oh again in April.
IN Nevada the legislature has pass
ed the bill twice, and it now goes to
the voters. In Missouri and Minneso-
ia one house has acted favorably, and
in Massachusetts the Republican lead
ers nave agreed to have the legisla-
ture vote for submission this year.
In some cases., of course, the appar-
emf support of woman suffrage is not
friendly. In Massachusetts, for in
stance, the Republicans are certain
that the male voters will kill it as
soon as it is submitted to them.
They may do the same in New Yor
and New Jersey, but the point is
that the question will be pressed by |
The women year after year. In a
'ecent interview Ex-Governor Vessey,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29
WEATHER AND RIVER.

Rainfall for the week: SO inch.
Forecast for Friday: Tonight and
Saturday, Increasing cloudiness warm
er; light easterly winds.
The lowest temperature of the
week was recorded on Thursday
night, "a degrees; the highest was
80 degrees on the 26th. There was
a drop of nearly fifty degrees from
the 26th to the 9th.
River 30,5 feet, rising.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29
Ex-senator Murphy j. Foster has
returned to Washington to lobby in
the interests Of sugar.

No one knows just how heavy is
the burden that another may be bear,
mg-illhealth, silently endured; men,
tai depression, home troubles, I'M
co1geniai employment, heart-break-
ing diSc0HEagements and disappGnt-
ments-the list is endless. Do not
ado TO it the heartless jest or teas
ing act that may draw unwelcome at
teqtion. Even very good people err
this way occasionally, through lack
of tact and perception. Perhaps you
remember the prayer of the child
who asked God to make all bad peo-
pie good, and then added in her art
less way: And make all good peo-
pile nice"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29
THAT HIGH SCHOOL INSPECTOR

AS We expected, Attorney General
Pleasant finds no authority in state
law, either for a high school visitor,
or for the payment of the salary of
such an official already appointed.
and advises the State Auditor to hon
or no warrants for this purpose. This
position is decidedly sound from a
legal standpoint, and the whole trou-
bic is due to the State Educational
Boards erroneous impression that
though the General Educational
Board paid the salary, the choice of
the official was left to them. the
State Board. This rarely follows
Who pays, bosses, and this was soon
seen to be the case in this instance,
for the General Educational Boards
man was thrown out, that Board i'm
mediately declined to pay the sal
airy OF the new appointee.
The attempt of Supt. Harris to
remedy the state of affairs by draw
ing on school funds for the inspec-.
tors salary was irregular, as We said
at the time, but justifiable in the
circumstances, as a proud State like
Louisiana cannot appear in the light
of not paying the hire of its labor
ers. Undoubtedly however it would
have been better to have deferred
payment, as has been done in other
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29
WORSE THAN PREACHER SUP.
POSED,
Baton Rouge Advocate:

Baton Rouge Advocate:
A Kansas preacher who thought
that few people were free from the
habit of ling, deycided to put the mat
ter to a test While lecturing to his
congregation On the subject. He re-
quested everyone who felt that he
was entirely free from the habit to
raise his right hand. Every hand
went up, and after scratching his
head thoughtfully for a moment the
preacher remarked: well, it is
much worse than I had thought"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29

Mrs. 0. H. P. Belmont is earnest
ly advocating police women for New
York City, and advances many rrea-
sons for their appointment, chief
among which is that she believes tina
woman can better handle the crimi-
nall class among women and chill
dren and is better qualified for the
work OF stamping out the social evil.
Ponce women are already On the
force In several cities, and so far
the character of their work has been
greatly praised, and, if the standard
of their work keeps up, other cities
are to make the experiment.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29

If the health statistics in regard
to the penitentiary are true, and they
ale not denied, Doc. Bowling should
commend and adopt Col Parkers
sanitary methods on the same ground
that president Lincoln commended a.
certain Whiskey drinking general
during the late war. The President
was waited on by committee of
temperance fanatics, who demanded
the removal of General Grant from
the command of the army of the
west because he sometimes got drunk
and his reply was Grant is the only
general we have that has been able
to win a battle so far, and | had
Oeen thinking | had better make in
qulry as to what brand of whiskev he
drank and then send barrel to each
OF our other generals. Acting On
Lhcolns theory of measuring ca.
pacity by results, Doc Bowling should
find out Col, Parker's sanitary meth
DDS and adopt the same.
But to be serious, the Doctors
only fault seems to be that he has
surrounded himself with a lot of
if not incompetent in
spectors, who bytheir rudeness have
antagonNed the people as against the
health Observation-Disclosures Enter.
prise.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29

The grandson of Henry w. Long
fellow is a street car conductor. That
beats the son of Nathaniel Haw-
thorne, in prison for wrong use Of
the mails.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29

OF South Dakota, declared that all the
Western States would be converted
to the cause in a couple of years.
N. o. States.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29

The Youths Companion suggests
that the buffalo on the nickel may
be referred to by the accompanying
motto e pluribus unum" when the
latter is freely translated only one
OF them left" But does not this as
We'll apply to the lone Indian on the
reverse side?
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29

POtmaster-General Burleson is said
to be a human replica of Sir Walter
Scott. Well, is not Burleson a man
of letters?
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29

We trust however that when this
and like matters do come before the
General Assembly that that body will
do away with all these extra offici-
als,-mspectors-since the work that
they do is properly the duty Of the
State Superintendent. In fact, with
the cut-and-dried methods, approved
by the present educational system,
given a competent principal and SUI
perintendent, learned in the cast
iron rules of the day, further super
vision is unnecessary. 1t is case
of there being too many cooks for
one broth.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29

cases, until the Legislature met and
could authorize the employment of
a high school visitor. This is the
only recourse, certainly, since the
acknowledgements pronouncement,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29

In the numerous speeches of J..
Y. Sanders on road-making, it is note,
worthy that he has never pointed
with pride" to the model road he
made, leading out of Baton Rouge.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29
LITTLE ADS"

ANY ONE finding cattle branded P
Or JP will please notify J. G. Per-
kins. m22-8t
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29

Public notice is hereby given that
I am applying for a pardon.
March S, 1918. JOHN JETER.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29

FOR SALE - Single-comb Brown
Leghorn Eggs from choice stock at
following prices: $1,OO for Is; $500
for so; $500 for 100. MRS. BERTA
c. HEATH, Clinton, La. (22mSt.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29

FOR SALE-One 1O-h. p. Alamo
Gasoline Engine, latest model 1873
Friction Clutch Pulley. One 6 bbls.
per day capacity Cane Mill, with 2
Strike Pans. Every thing in excel
lent condition, comparatively new,
just bought. Will sell on easy terms
or cash CAPT. J. l.. ROW, Angola,
La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29
FOR SALE.

The J. P. NeWsham resi-
dence and all improvements,
three full lots. All the ten
ant houses in the rear and
four lots. Also store build
ing on Ferdinand Street,
four lots in rear of store with
tenant houses; one lot and a
half with two tenant houses
back of 0. B. Hall. II lots
and nine tenant houses. In
come from tenant houses
$500 a year. Also e shares
capital stock Bank of West
Feliciana, at par. e shares
Compress stock. Apply to
MRS. j. P. NEWSHAM,
St. Francisville, La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-03-29

FOR SALE-First-class cotton mule
for sale or rent. Write to p. 0. Box
26, st. Francisville, La. 22m4t.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01
SOCIETY FOLK TO AID
5TH REGIMENT BAND
IN CONCERT MARCH 81

Preparations are we'll under way for
the promenade concert, vanity fair and
vaudeville festival to be given by the
Fifth Regiment band at the Audito-
rum Armory on Friday evening, March
81, the proceeds of which will be used
for the purchase of saxophones, oboes
and bassoons for the band.
Several committees are in charge and
will assist in the arrangements of the
event, which promises to be most pop
ular.
Among those interested are Misses
Marian Woodward, Marjorie Brown,
Passie May Ottley. Esther Smith, Har-
riet Calhoun, Anne Orme, Sarah Raw
son. Hildreth Smith, Catherine Ellis
Marian Atchison, Lucy Lamb. Matte
Lamb and Annie Lee Mckenzie, and
Mrs. Clarence Haverty and Mrs. Win
ship Nunnally, as flower girls. Assist
ing Mrs. John M. Slaton at the sand
witch booth are Mesdames Preston S.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-01
Younger Set To
Enjoy Series
Of Dances

With the approach of spring and
summer the younger set figures more
and more in the social gayeties of the
time, During the regular season the
events of social pleasure for the So
called college set are limited to a few
affairs from time to time.
One of the most delightful breaks in
the monotony of the season for them
have been the Friday evening and the
Saturday afternoon dances held at Sc
gadlo's hall and chaperoned by Miss
Lillian Viola Moseley. These dances are
and the younger men of the dancing
contingent.
Invitations TO the new series of these
dances will be issued by Miss Moseley
in a few days. The cards received may
be regarded as season invitations and
for both the Friday evening dances
from 8 to IL and the Saturday dances
from to O'Clock.
The members of the debutante set
will not receive cards, it being under
stood that they are invited to all 81
Miss Moseley's dances, the next to take
place Friday evening of next week.
The younger girls to receive cards
to these delightful dances are Misses
Mamie Ansley, Mary Brown Virginia
Bowman, Carrie Blount, Harriet
Broyles Louise Broyles, Elizabeth
Black, Jane Cooper Kate Cooper. Dot
tie Cowles, Jane Cowles. Isolene Camp
bell, May Crichton, Rosalie Davis
Katherine DuBose Gladys and Marion
Dunson, Helen Dykes. Marie Dinkins
Fay and Louise Dobbs. Allene Fielder
Alberta F'leck, Gladys Glover Margaret
Grant, Merit and Tommie Hancock
Mary Carl Hurst. Virginia Hoffman
Ferol HUMPHREYS. Elise Hansel, Doro-
thy Hartman, Lawson Hines Eula Jack
son, Mary Allgood Jones, Louise Jones,
Mary King, Lucille Kuhrt, Louise King
Mamie Kirkpatrick, Virginia Lipscomb,
Bertha and Margaret Moore Josephine
Mobley, Helen Mccullough, Margaret
McCarty, Lydia Mcbride, LYDIA Nash,
Dolly and Theo Prioleau, Carrie and
Alice Parks, Nellie Hood Ridley, Geor-
gia and Mary Rice, Jeanette Lowndes
Laura Ripley. Gertrude Richardson
Louise Roberts, Amelia and Elizabeth
Smith, Callie Hoke Smith, Josephine
Smith, Myra Clark Scott, Grace Sims
Margaret Traylor, Elizabeth Fuller
Jessie Thompson, Marion Vaughan, Ida
Winship, Louise Bradberry Katherine
Wylie, Bess Wall, Rebie Wilkins and
Sina White