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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-01
Growing Stronger
Every Day.

Hon. w. T. Peterman's
candidacy is growing strong
er every day. He has been
at work in the neighboring
parishes, mingling with the
people, advocating in his
frank and earnest way the
cause of the Progressive
Party, and giving forcible
reasons, why he should be
selected as the candidate of
that party in the Third Con.
gresional District. He is
meeting with great success
in making friends with and
ga lining supporters among
tt le voters Of the parishes COM
p osing the district. Mr.. Pc
I yerman becomes strong with
the people wherever and
whenever he mingles with
them. His frank, genial,
fair and gentlemanly dis
position-his upright char
acter in both private and
public life-his correct record
as a servant of the people,
and his sagacity and bravery
in battling for principle,
show conclusively that Mr..
Peterman should and, as we
believe, will receive the
nomination for Congress
from the Progressive Party.
If nominated the voters Of
his parish will support him
as a unit.
Senator Parkerson, when
asked at the Democratic con.
ference held in New Iberia
on Saturday last, "How
about st. Mary"a was forced
by the truth to answer: IF
Mr.. Peterman is not nomi.
mated by the Progressives,
st. Mary will go democratic. .
Senator Parkerson knows
whereof he speaks. The
Progressives will have a ma
jority in st. Mary whether
Mr.. Peterman is nominated
or not, because the majority
of her people are of the Pro.
gressive faith; but, if Mr..
Peterman is nominated, st.
Mary will go almost solidly
for the Progressive Party.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-01

The Shreveport Journal has en-.
tered the list of false profits. It
says thst w. T. Peterman's name
after the election will be "Den.
MIS-. Wrong again, Brother, as
usual, wrong again. You feel It
now and you will know 1t then,
that the vast majority of the voters
OF the Third Congressional Dis.
trict will give Peterman another
name. Yes. as sure as the sun.
shines, a'.d that name will be
CONGRESS MAN PETERMAN.
We know that it will be q bitter
pill for YOU and your kind to
swallow, hut swallow it you will.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-01

Is Theodore Roosevelt had re.
oeived the Republican nomination
for president instead Of William
81. TAFT, there would have been
no Progressive Party.-Sunday's
6takes.
The above extract is the gospel
truth. for II Roosevelt had been
elected the country would have
continued to enjoy prosperity, Just
q it did with the exception of
one Eear) from 1896 to 1918, dur.
lng The administrations Of McKin.
~, Roosevelt and Taft. Wilson
lid not have seen inside Of the
Ute House and consequently
~ tuinous policies would not
have been forced upon the country.
Let's elect Roosevelt this time and
go Il We cannot repair the dam.
age that We inflicted upon our.
selves when, In November 1912
We voted to place Wilson Ut IL
head Of our government.-1.s-
fourche Comet.
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this end in view, some verv
attractive terms are offered
on land either in large orl
small tracts,
AS to the fertility of tia
soil, it is unquestioned. We
saw crops of corn, oats and
potatoes grown on land,
which had been in cane for
more than a hundred years
and the yield Of these crops
was equal to the fertile lands
of Wisconsin or Illinois.
The soil is formed by the
slit carried down the Missis.
sippi river for ages mixed
with the humus produced by
the almost tropical growths
OF vegetation so that a deeper
blowing is all that is neces.
sary to bring new soil into
use.
AS a matter Of fact, Loui.
siana, has every factor for a
great agricultural state e1.
cept men to work the land
and there is little doubt that
with the increasing price of
land in the north, that the
tide Of immigration will turn
toward the southland and
there will be builded upon
the fertile soil of Louisiana,
an agricultural common.
wealth which will place the
state in the forefront of pro.
duction Of all kinds.
The general resources Of
the state are wonderful, salt,
sulphur, lumber and oil in
unlimited supply. The terri.
tory south of New Orleans is
the great citrus section of the
state although the Satsuma
orange is successfully grown
as far north as Hammond
and Baton Rouge. The truck
farms around New Orleans
have already made fortunes
for their owners.
Dairying, beef, cattle,
hogs, sheep and poultry are
grown successfully wherever
tried and in many parishes Of
the state the cattle tick has
been eradicated and the
quarantine raised.
We would say to any man
who is looking for an op.
portunity for investment that
it would be well worth his
while to go to Louisiana and
investigate the conditions
there or write to the secre
tary of chamber of commerce
in any city Of the state for
information.- Geneva
News, Geneva, Wisconsin.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-01

There is something radically
wrong with a system which will
allow a company to be reduced in
numerical strength until it is in
efficient for purposes OF peace
training, and in this condition
sent on an expedition which con-
Templates its use in war"
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STATE OF LOUIS. lana.
23rd Judicial District Co urt-Psl
ish Of st. Mary.
Succession of Charles e. Packatol
deceased. No, 353 4,

Notice is hereby given to tho credis s..
herein interested to show cause within
ten DAYS from the date of this Nj oti6en-
ton why the final account, presen sso ~
Mrs. Mary Moffet Packard, adminil ~
of this estate should not be-
proved and homoiogated and tho
distributed in accordance herewith.
In evidence whereof witness ny
cial signature and the impress Of
seal Of my office, hereto Affixed
30th day of July, A. D., 10l4.
WILBUR II. KRAM1k, 49,.
Clerk Of o0011
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81. w. KAPPEL,
Secretary.

Army and Navy officers may
not always be satisfied with their
orders and duty, but for the most
part they 60 ahead and do their
work with very little grumbling.
The following extract from a let
ter written by an Army officer
at Vera Cruz, describes the atti-
tude of most of the officers on
duty in that city:
"Duty in Vera Cruz is not nearly
az pleasant as our late fourteen
months camp in Galveston, de.
spite the fact that my regiment is
not under canvas. Everything is
go indefaite and rumors are go
numerous and varied that one
can't help but feel disappointed
and irritable at times. However.
the most discouraging feature is
the scarcity Of men. My com.
pany has thirty.six men and
three officers, aggregate. and most
OF the other companies are about
the same. It is too bad that we
cannot have good-sized companies
during the occupation, even
though 1t is peaceful
Commenting on the contents of
this letter, a member of the Gen.
efal Stan, who has given a great
deal OF attention to the improve.
ment OF Army conditions, re.
marked: "The statement indi.
catos . deplorable condition in
respect toteficiency and organiza.
lion. The minimum peace strength
OF . company Of infantry is three
officers and sixty 1--WE men. and
the war strength is three Officers
Ind 15O men. The regular brf.
gade now at Vera Cruz went there
ander war conditions and should
have been raised to war strength,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-01

The Lafourche Journal in q re-
cent issue says: 1.-THE District is
safe" Why, of course. the dis
trict is safe, Brother Dupre, be-
cause from the perils Of democracy
the great party of Progressive
ideas has delivered it.
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The DEMOCRATIC CONFER.
EtCE AT NEW IRERII.

The mucn aQveEeGaed conference
of the DemocEais of the Third
Congressional District was held
last Saturday In, New Iberia.
The democrats met, conferred.
resoluted and prophesied. Great
unanimity prevailed. Carefully
prepared and high-sounding roso-
lutions were read and unanimous.
~ MISREPRESENTATION cor. raining
the hackneyed doctrine Of TART 1
for revenue only with. hnoidents Il
protection. Speeches galore was
made prophesyinH vjptory-in The
deIirum of theie>enthusiasum tlney
were aboYt 70, adjourn shorlting
yictoryTwhsH. one arose, Mr..
Coast Herald, Of Ieanerette, and
calmly from hAa pocket boarded
resolution drew and read It. It
tell like q bolt from a clear sky.
~ the Nelde of that purely Demo-
cratic resolution rang out In that
assembly, the unseemly hilarity
Of lie embers was hnshed in
embarrassing silence Tor the mo-
ment. They. perhaps, had for.
gotten to coach Mr.. Watts or,
maybe they had thought that Mr..
Watts would net penetrate their
mask Of iosineesity.
The yssolukion of Mr.. Watts
proposed that the conference not
oAly endorse the general principles
Of tAs Democrats party, but that
4 endorse specifically President
Wilson, tho Democratic leader in
The Nation, his policies and his
democratic administration. The
conference Immediately saw the
danger Of the resolution; that
Il would disrupt all their plans
that there were members of their
own body who were unfriendly to
President Wilson's no-tariff- on
sugar policy. and 1t knew that the
people Of the Third District would
not vote for any party or candi-
date who ascribed to President
Wilson's ruinous tariff policy. It
would not do in the Third Con.
gressional District to adopt a re-.
solution endorsing the policy that
destroys the sugar industry.
They then resorted to persuasion
to induce Mr.. Watts to withdraw
his resolution. After much dis.
cushion, Mr.. Watts, stating that
sPfesident Wilson was the head
Of the Democracy and lie entitled
10 endorsement, but that he did
mot wish to create discord." with.
drew the resolution az calmly as
he had introduced 1t.
But the disastrous effect Of the
resolution remains. Whether
adopted or not adopted, 1t has
torn IL twain the veil Of pretense
and shows the utter insincerity Of
the Democrats of the Third Con.
greDsional District.
The people Of the district know
that The Progressive Party lie
fighting In the open for their per-
eonal and industrial interest and
they will elect its candidate.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-01

The Lafourche Journal says:
"Lafourche IL still Democratic. !"
Itsde . bad plan to count your
CA1ckens before they are Matched.
When the votes are counted next
November, you will aud that your
democratic chickens died q hatch.
Ing.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-01
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd Judicial District CouIt-PaI'
ish of st. Mary.
Whitney Central National Bank
vs. j. B. Brown. No. 13 ,472.

Under and by virtue Of Q writ Of 6efi
facias issued out of the Honorable 55rd
Judicial District Court of the State OF
Louisiana, and to me directed, In ths
above numbered and entitled suit. ]
have seized and will offer for sale,
to the last and highest bidder, for
cash, in front of the principal front
door of the Court Hou SO of the Parish
of st. Mary, in the Town of Franklin,
on
SATURDAY, THE 1sT DAY o.
AUGUST, 1914,
between the hours of II O'Clock .. Mr.
and 4 O'Clock p. M, the following a..
cribed property. to-wit:
One Sorrel Stallion named Tea
Bennett.
W. T. PKTER,fA1', Sheriff..
Sheriff g Office, Parish of S {. Mary, -,
July 10th, 1914.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-01

Some wise person who writes
shct arr supposed to be helpful
-'us. hold hints says: keep the
&c box well chilled and the ice
will not have . chance to MELT"
True, and II you keep oil In Tie
lamp IL will not burn out.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-01
Meeting Of the Parish Democratic
Executive Committee.

FRANkLlNs LA's July @0s LUZ.
Pursuant to adjournment, the
Parish Democratic Executive
Committee met this day.
Roll call showed q quorum
present.
On motion, duly seconded, the
reading of the minutes OF the last
meeting was dispensed with.
The Chairman submitted the
following report:
FRANKLIN, La, July %, 1914.
To the Executive Committee OF
the Democratic Party, st. Mary
Parish, Louisiana.
GENT EMEN: - In accordance
with your resolutions of July 10Th,
1914, the following citizens filed
with me prior to 6 p. m. OF July
18th, 1914, together with q deposit
of So. 90 each, notification of their
intention to be candidates OF the
Democratic party of this Parish,
as follows:
Member of School Board, Ward
DIR. L. F. Pecot.
Member of School Board, Ward
at. j. Blanchard.
Member of School Board, Ward
3.-Clarence Aycock.
Member of School Board, Ward
CT. D. Winchester.
Yours very truly,
WILBUR H. KRAMER.
On motion, duly seconded, the
above report was accepted and
made a part of the minutes of this
meeting.
On motion of DR.. D. N. Foster,
duly seconded by Mr.. Charles
Pecot, the following resolution
was adopted:
Be it resolved that the following
citizens of the Parish of st. Mary,
Louisiana. being unopposed for
the Offices for which they have
signifed their intention of becom.
ing candidates, are hereby de-
clared to be the nominees of the
Democratic party of the Parish of
st. Mary for said offices, to be
voted upon in their respective
wards by the citizens thereof in
the Congressional election OF
November 3rd. 1914, viz;
Member of School Board, Ward
DIR. L. F. Pecot.
Member of School Board, Ward
at. j. Blanchard. =
Member of School board, Ward
3.-ClareDce Aycock. ).
Member of School Board, Ward
6.-F. D. Winchester.
And be it further resolved that
the Chairman and Secretary of
this committee be and are hereby
authorized to certify said nomi.
nations to the Secretary of State
in order that same may appear on
the official ballot.
And be it further resolved that
the assessments as paid by each
of said parties, in filing their
notification, be returned to them.
On motion of Mr.. Charles Pecot,
seconded by DR.. D. N. Foster, the
committee proceeded to fill the
following vacancies in it's mem.
bership by electing unanimously
the following Democrats. viz:
Judge T. M. Milling, member
from Ward 8, vice Mr.. w. H.
Latham, resigned.
Hon. Walter T. Gilmore, mem.
Der from Ward 6, vice Mr.. F. G.
Price, deceased.
There being no further business
before the meeting, came adjourn.
ed subject to the call of it's Chair.
man.
WILBUR H. KRAMER,
Chairman.
Il. w. KAPPEL,
SeCretarv.
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Congress has been engaging In
. hot debate 90 20, whether pro.
spertty prevails or not. II Old
Pros. comes nosing around rs
veil nab him without the form.
atty u debate.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-01
LOUISIANA'S RESOURCES.
Wonderful Opportunities for the
Farmer in the State of Cane
and Cotton.
BIG PLANTATIONS PASSING

MI. +. Il. chapman, puDll'
sher of Better Farming at
Chicago, the editor of the
News had the pleasure Of
making a tour of investiga.
ton through the state of
Louisiana.
The trip was made at the
invitation of the governor
and agricultural department
of the state of Louisiana,
backed by the mayors Of all
the cities and committees Of
leading citizens. The invi'
tation was issued to twenty
of the leading Agricultural
Journals of the north and
west and was for the pur.
pose of showing Louisiana's
resources as they really are,
and we went as the repre-
sentative of Better Farming.
\ Conditions in Louisiana
are a revelation to any one
not familiar with the state,
for here are two classes of
land waiting for men to
work it. The reclaimed
land, fertile as the valley of
the Nile, but not requiring
irrigation and the large
plantations, which will be
cut up into farms as soon as
men can be got to work them.
In the reclaimed district,
thousands of acres have been
scientifically drained and
made ready for the planting
of crops. On many Of these
tracts, the owners will erect
houses for purchasers and
give every inducement to get
settlers into the land.
There was an impression
prevailing throughout the
north that the people of
Louisiana we're selfish, that
they did not want any one to
come into the state and in.
terfere with their magnificent
methods of life.
The cane, cotton or rice
planter lived in feudal
grandeur on his tweaty
thousand acres with ismules
and niggers and under the
benign influence of a semi.
tropical climate and a tariff
blanket the money poured in
to his Golfers in a golden
stream, but changing condi.
tions brought a steady de.
cline in prices of cotton and
sugar and the planter re-
fused to recognize these con.
ditions or adopt more econo.
mical methods Of production
or living until, as the years
went by the shortage in re.
venues was transferred to
the plantation in the form
of a mortgage, which was
increased from year to year,
until now many of the
are carrying all
that money lenders are will.
ing to advance without al
in the plan of farm.
ing and the planter, as al
rule, can't change. The
sugar planter has been al
sugar planter for genera.
lions. The negroes on theI
place have been trained to|
grow sugar and they know
nothing else so it is up toI
The owners of the land to get |
men, who understand diver
'ified farming, to come in, |
ouy the land and change the
,1an of . np,.so,,1<r~ Vry.Al
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HEMMED IN WITH DEATH
Ten Light Blast In Tunnel and Find
Escape Cut OF by Wall OF Fire.

Ten men met death in fire in the
Caroline plate field and Ohio railroad
tunnel near Dante, Va.
The men were digging a tunnel near
Dante and had placed and lighted a
blast. rs they started toward tn"
mouth oil the tunnel tor safety they
were met by wall OF flames
liemmcl in. with death on either
side OF them. the men apparently wait
ed for The blast to explode II is be
lieved that one man died of the in
tense heat. as his bod was found in
tho tunnel between the harmed sec.
ton and the place where thr blast
had been placed and there were No
mark on mis- 6ody
Fii COMPANIONS had evidently Dc
ciled "a MAKE Dash through the
fame or their onarred hodie. were
found after otaer employ ha fot- 4
and ,stiusi he'd TIE flames
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WILL RUSH RADIUM BILL
House Committee Stirred to Actor
by Bush For Radum Ore Lands.

Spurred - report HAT prospectur
have started "radium rush - th
carnotito lands oi Colorado aud Utah
the house mines committee hurrieals
closed It's bearings ana began prepar
Ing bill Tor government control ol
the nation radium output
II will not withdraw radium land.
from private entry Int will resery,
To the government the right Is Ads
and reduce all radi m ores in eov
eminent reducing plant, proha lily ar
Denver Colo.
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SENATE SEATS BLAIR LEE
Decides First Contest Under Direc'
Election Provision For Marylander.

Bs .ni. a. .5 no la tlc -chat
seated Blair loe. democrat. a- q scna
tor from Maryland
Il VA. tlc first contest 10 be- vote
upon 9y tha senate coming ~ unde
the uew direct elections amendment
Nlr Lee was Immediately c.r r'eo
10 tile yico presidents d"9k p, Sena
tor smith @, Mar, lan3. an took ~.
oath 81 On :" ne succeeds senate
Jackson. Republican.
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Eight miners ~rre injured wh@n
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seal mine, eight niles west II Terre
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