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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
FINANCIAL BRIEFS

On october 7, at p. m, the Depart
ment OF Agriculture will issue report of
condition and yields OF grain crops.
The Utica Steam and Mohawk Cotton
| Mills. OF Utica, n. Y, have received an
| order from the French Government for
100000 sheets.
President Robert Lamont. Of the Ameri-
can Steel Foundries Company, on an in
spection trip OF the company's plants.
says that II will be necessary to close
some OF the plants and curtail production
at other works. Mr.. Lamont said that
the foundry business was decidedly poor
at present.
Retiring directors were reelected at the
annual meeting of the Chicago, Mllwau-
kee and st. Paul.
The American Gas Company announces
the payment OF the remaining outstand-
Ing S,6OO,Oo0 per cent. collateral trust
loan at Its maturity October /, at the Of
fice OF the Marchants' Union Trust Com
pany. The financing OF the loan was pro-
vided for earlier In the year by the place
ment or a like amount of per cent. col
lateral trust bonds, all OF which have been
sold to investors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
SUGAR

REFINED.-Trade slow at former rates.
O. 75c.: powdered, s.s5c.; confectoners' a.
q 15c soft grades, 5.Q0d6. 50C.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

Retiring directors were reelected at the
annual meeting of the Chicago, Mllwau-
kee and st, Paul.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
Steamships to Arrive
Steamships to Leave

PASSENGER.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-23
Get the Little Ad" habit.

Father, do you always know where
your boy is and what he is doing, at
night? Would you be perfectly will
ing for him to use the language, visit
the places, view all the things, hear
the speech, and see the sights that
you do? Would you? Nowadays the
average boy of sixteen to twenty is in
far more danger than is the little fell
low of ten who makes a regular bust
ness of risking being drowned in the
swimming hole and of falling off the
barn or out of tree and breaking his
neck. Many of us do not seem to
realize 1t is quite as important for us
to strive hard to keep our sons clean
and manly as 1t is to expect our
daughters to remain pure and woman
ly. Many people seem not to have
grasped the fact that some of our
daughters have been besmirched be-
cause so many of our sons have be-
come befouled.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-23
PROPOSED CHANGE IN
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

| A measure, intended to bring about
revolutionary changes in the school
system of Louisiana, is introduced In
the House by Representative Johnson
OF Washington Parish, chairman of the
House committee on education. Under
its terms the existing State Board of
Education, composed of one member
from each congressional district, with
the Governor and State Superintend-
ent OF Education as exofficios, passes
out of existence and all of it's powers,
duties and functions pass to a new
body, comprising three members, which
is also to be known as the State Board
of Education.
Members OF the new board are to be
chosen according to railroad commits
sion districts and are to be appointed
| by the Governor. They are to serve
for two, four and six years, their length
OF service being determined by lot and
their successors are to be appointed
for six years.
The bill provides for abolition of the
boards OF trustees of the following in
situations: State University, State Nor
NAL, Industrial Institute (Ruston), In
dustriai Institute Uafayette), Institute
for the Deaf and Dumb, Institute for
the Blind, and Southern University.
The power and authority conferred by
law on the boards of these institutions
are delegated to the new State Board
of Education.
The State Board of Education as
constituted under the act is required
to administer the affairs of the educa-
tional institutions above enumerated,
"electing presidents and faculties and
naming such other employees as may
be necessary, prescribing courses of
study, erecting buildings, and doing
everything else necessary for the sue
cessful management of said institu.
tions."
A supervisor of state schools, at a
salary of $4,000 per annum, is pro-
vided, his expenses not to exceed $500
per annum.
The State Board of Education is also
required to select high school In
spector, rural school inspector and
Tin it's discretion) one or more assist
ant rural school inspectors. 1t is also
to name chairman of the teachers
examing committee. The compensa-
ton of all these officials Is to be fixed
by the board.
The office of State Institute Conduc-
tor is to be abolished and the State
Board is required to make provision
for teachers Institutes and summer
normals.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-23
SEGREGATION OF TAXATION
URGED.

A constitutional amendment tina
segregates, for the purpose of taxation
property to the state, has been intro
duced in the Senate by Senator Leol
Smith of Caddo. The proposed consti
tutional amendment follows closely tn,
tax commission amendment, only tina
1t does not leave to the state the loca
properties, which, in the opinion o.
many, caused the defeat of the worl
of the tax commission.
The Smith amendment aggregates te
the state only the public service cor
porations, such as railroads, telephone
telegraph, express companies, Pullman
Palace Car Company, and leaves to the
parishes, for the purpose of local tax
alton, the banks, rice mills, oil rein
cries, oil mills, street railways, water
works, light plants and others which
were included in the tax commission
amendment among the properties that
were segregated to the state for tax.
alton purposes.
In the place of these local enter.
prises, which, under the Smith resolu.
ton, are given to the parishes for tax
alton purposes, Senator Smiths amend.
ment provides for an income tax for
| the state.
The data for the income tax is col
lected under the federal income tax
law for the state, as by the terms of
the federal act the state can have &C.
cess to the federal records for the max
ing up of any income tax that it should
wish to impose.
The rate of the income tax is to be
left to the general assembly, but it is
to conform as near as possible to the
terms OF the federal tax.
The amendments further provide
that the state can levy, on unimproved
and unused property, a state tax not
to exceed five mills, but as soon as this
property is made productive and
brought into commercial use it is ex-
empt from state taxation.
The Smith amendment would leave
all property not segregated to the
state, except unimproved property, for
local taxation only.
The amendment, with the income
tax, would provide ample revenue for
the state, and leaving all of the local
properties to the parishes. Senator
Smith believes that If submitted to the
people that it would carry.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-23
A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW.

Publishers Auxiliary:
A farmer went into blacksmith
shop and had his team shod all around
when the job was completed he said
to the blacksmith: "Well, Bill, | have
given you nice little job. There's a
tire on that wagon out yonder that
needs setting. You'll throw that in,
won't you?" And the blacksmith said,
81 will"
A man had an apoplectic seizure.
Hastily the doctor was summoned. He
fixed up the patient, who, regaining
consciousness, said: doc, while YOU
are here you'll give Tommy his school
examination without extra charge,
won't you?" And the doctor said, ~
will"
A grocer selling pound of coffee,
was asked to throw in enough sugar
for sweetening. He did it.
A lawyer drew deed for client
and upon request drew will also,
without extra charge.
You don't believe these things ever
happened? Neither do |. You don't
believe that they ought to happen?
Neither do l.
But at any old town which boasts a
newspaper, last week, this week, and
weeks without number, these things
have happened:
A farmer comes into printing office
and offers the poorly-scrawled copy for
the only job of printing he will ever
buy-an auction bill. The printer fixes
it up and names a price, which gives
him only decent profit on the work.
And the farmer says: You'll give me
a free notice in the paper, won't your"
He gets 1t, for the printer is a good
fellow.
Next comes the merchant with the
copy for his display ad. "Give me
three or four readers, won't your" he
|says, as he turns away from the desk.
He gets them.
The school entertainment, the church
festival all get help from the printer.
For he is jolly good fellow to every
one besides himself.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-23
CONG. MORGAN FAvORS
PROTECTION Of BIRDS

Congressman Morgan, noticing, h
says, our strong editorial on the sun
port of the federal law for the protec
ton of migratory birds, sends us F.,
copy of a letter he wrote to Mr.. Joh1
Dymond on the subject. AS it is a par
ticularly Well-written exposition of thu
main arguments in favor of the protec
ton OF migratory birds, we publish il
in full, as follows:
81 have just received your favor OF
the 18th instant, relative to an appro
priation for the enforcement of the
Weeks-McLean Migratory Bird Law.
Nov l understand that Senator
Reid, of Missouri, questions the con.
stitutionality of the law in question
but it seems to me that if it Is uncon.
stitutional, several other admirable
measures now on the statute books are
equally as unsound.
81 am thoroughly at a loss to under
stand how any person in full and COM
plete possession of his moral and intel.
lectual faculties can advocate the alb.
rogation of this law, for it is the only
obstacle the game glutton encounters
in his wanton and ruthless destruction
of bird life-strike it from the statute
books and you thereby unbind his
hands, for restraint of conscience he
knows not.
mot only the prosperity of the ma
ton depends upon the harvest fields,
but, moreover, they are as essential to
human existence as the sunshine or
rain. Now, the migratory birds are
the most active and merciless enemies
that have ever attacked the many
species of destructive insects. This
is fact, not theory. Yet, there are
prominent men in public life to-day
throughout the country who are willing
to stand listlessly by while pseudo
sportsmen, pot-hunters and worthless
negroes are exerting every effort to
exterminate these birds, the economic,
value of which no man can adequately
estimate.
"The destruction Of these insecti-
vorous birds means the propagation of
countless vegetable destroying pests,
whilst, on the other hand. their effec.
tive protection will materially reduce,
If not in great measure exterminate,
such pests. Therefore, | am heartily
in sympathy with and shall actively
support any measure which has for
it's object the conservation of our
birds.
Sincerely yours,
LEWIS L. MORGAN"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-23
BLESS HER-AND WE DO.

The schoolma'am is the guiding star
of the republic She takes the little
bantling fresh from the home nest, full
of his pouts, his pets and his passions,
ungovernable in many cases, ram
pant, riotous little wretch whose own
mother often admits she sends him to
school purposely to get rid of him. The
schoolma'am takes a whole carload of
these little anarchists, half of whom
singly and alone can not be handled
by their own mothers, and she puts
them in the way of becoming useful
citizens. Great is the schoolmaam!
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-23
Close Season on Fresh-water Catfish
and Spoonblll.

The close season on fresh-water cat.
fish and spoonbill cats will go into ef-
feet May Is. The season will continue
closed until July Is. The Conserva.
ton Commission has notified its agents
to require from all fishermen and deal
ers strict compliance with the law.
Any fish of these two species caught
accidentally during the close season
above noted must be returned to the
water alive and uninjured.
The season on Buffalo fish has been
open since April Is, and fish of this
species may be caught, under the pres
ent laws, until the close season goes
into effect again next spring.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-23

great agricultural rival is beginning
Whether or not Louisiana farmers ar
to be leaders in 1t depends on then
selves" he said.
4 The railroad side Of farm develor
ment was discussed by Vice Presiden
Parks of the Illinois Central. 1.-THE rail
roads are anxious to assist the Louisi
ana farmers, and are going as far a
possible in the establishment of rail
road farm stations. Cooperation is tn,
solution, and we must decrease ou
purchase of products from foreign
countries which can be produced a
home"
with an improvement on the nat
ural drainage in Louisiana, this climate
can be made the best in the United
States" was Chief Surgeon Dondall's
statement. 1.-THE work of this institu
ton for the unfortunates is a model ex
ample of good sanitation, and | believe
the credit is due largely to the efficient
work of DR.. Person"
The picnic dinner was the feature OF
the day. Long rows of tables were
built to the trees and on them spread
food prepared at the institution and by
the people of the community. Barbe.
cued meat, cooked and raised at the
farm colony, and bushels of straw
berries grown on the farm by the in
mates, were served.
After the dinner the equipment of
the farm colony was visited. Consist
ing OF fourteen hundred acres of excel
lent farm cleared and most of it under
cultivation, the plot represents a mod.
ern and up-todate retreat and farm.
One hundred and thirty-f1ve of the in
mates have been moved from the CEN
trail institution at Jackson and form
the colony, and under their care, it
produces enough to furnish the insti-
tuition and something over. During
the season 80 bushels of strawberries
are served to the inmates each day for
dinner and all of them are grown at
the farm. The modern cement dairy,
where a herd of registered Holsteins
and Guernseys is stabbed, furnishes
enough milk for the unfortunates.
There is one COW in this herd which
for 365 days has given five gallons of
milk each day. Blooded draught horses
are used for the work on the farm.
In all there are 1886 demented per-
sons at Louisiana's insane asylum, and
when the buildings on the farm colony
are completed they will be under as
good care as is found anywhere in the
United States, according to experts.
Eight concrete pavillions, connected
by conduits, are being built according
to the latest and most scientific meth
DDS. Light air and cleanliness are the
cures, and sufficient quantity of all
of them is provided for in the new
buildings. All the construction work
is being done by the inmates of the
hospital.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-23
LAWMAKERS SEE SOME
THING Of THE ASYLUM
Baton Rouge State-Times:


The May day picnic at the Farm
Colony, May IA, was largely attended
affair, and was much enjoyed by all
The weather was delightful, being
much less warm than is usual in May
DR.. Pierson had made extensive prep
arations for the entertainment of the
Hospitals guests.
About one-half of the legislators ac-
cepted Superintendent Persons invi-
tation and attended the annual May
picnic at the hospital for the insane,
leaving Baton Rouge Immediately after
the house adjourned at II o'clock, on a
special train over the Y. & NJ. V. and
reached the farm colony, where the
picnic was held, at 1870 p. m. DR..
Pierson, superintendent of the institu-
ton, met the crowd at McManus, La.
The program for the day began with
the addresses. DR.. Pierson explained
that the purpose of the annual picnic
was twofold-to give his community
an outing and to the outsiders what
the institution is doing in the way of
caring for the mentally unfit. Presi-
dent w. West of the institutions board
introduced the speakers, who were
Hon. John NJ Parker of New Orleans,
Donall Despair, president of the LOU
isiana Investment and Securities Com
pany of Alexandria, Vice President w.
L. Parks of the Illinois Central rail-
road, Chicago, ILL.,, and DR.. J. J. DON
dali, chief surgeon of the Illinois Cen.
trail, Chicago, III.
Agriculture" was the keynote of
the addresses, and if the word of the
speakers is to be taken as verdict,
Louisiana is the greatest state in the
union along this line. Taking as his
subject Rural Credits" Mr.. Parker
sounded call for better and more
scientific farming, Investigation of
crops and a more intensive cultiVa-
ton. Produce at home" he said, land
abandon so much cotton. Rural credits
are responsible for the bad agricultu-
raj condition of this state, and it is be-
cause the cotton is too big factor
Every cent of interest on every dollar
borrowed by the farmer is paid out of
the farmers pocket. The farmer may
buy his goods on credit from the mer-
chant who charges him a high rate of
interest, the merchant borrows money
from his bank, and this bank in turn
borrows from the city bank. All the
interest on these several transactions
is paid ultimately by the farmer. Els.
tablish and maintain cash basis on
the farms"
Another trouble pointed out by Mr..
Parker with Louisiana agriculture is
the lack of methods for making life on
the farm attractive. LET Louisiana
farmers develop Louisiana resources,
instead of selling them for a song to
foreigners, and people from other
states" he said.
Donald Despair, an immigration ex-
pert, sent out call to the farmers to
appreciate Louisiana's opportunities
and the great chance for development.
Louisiana people are not taking adj
vantage of their opportunities
tunities which are unequalled by any
state in the union. Northern farmers
are beginning to realize them and
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-23

Modern Farming contains a large
picture of the silo, built Of slaves, at
Kenneth McKay's farm at Ethel, La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-23

Get the Little AID" habit.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-23

Continued on Page Four)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-20
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

New York January I?.-Wheat STEADY
No. l red si.ooie; 40. northern. Duluth
sl.ol4. Corn-Stcady at ~. riou.-siow.
H!des-Stendy; Bogota 39taa3li1c.; Contra
America. :3i5c. T.csther-Firm: hemlock
iirsts, :ed3oc.. seconds. 2su29c. Petroleum.
steady; refined. New York, bulk. $50: bar
rcls, $50 cases sll.95. Wool Steady: do
nestle fleece. Ohio. .5ae5 Rosiu-Firm
strained common - good. si@5I+%0. rur
poutime Firm, machine barrels, i2c
Rice Steady, priu" domestic to choice
2'NGec.; Pstnn, aL.n5i:c. Enthusiastically
New Orleans. open katie @5c55c. Sugar
Raw, nrin; musCoVaCo S1.t3; centrifugal
s3SS; ruOa<ses, S2.5S; refined, steady; cut
loaf 35o5 crushed, 5t.a5 mould A. siso
cubes, $3.50, NXxX powdered, $40, powdered
Sl5; fine graduated. ~ o.: diamond a. SIo5
confcctioncrs y. s3.35; 30. J. $3.50 Coffee
Spot, unsettled. rio, 80 :. o'gc; Santos No
I. l2i.c.: mild, quiet: cordova, 13GiG". nom
inal. Buttcr-Steady. creamery, extras. 2si5G
SIC, hrsts @9n3siaC.; seconds, 2jHT.Hac.: held
specia! r-.WIsc.; average fancy. I7i.0i;,.c
fresh. specials. l7tVl5i"c. Fotatoes-Weak
Cahbages Steady. i'rciGhts-S STEADY. Pea
nuts Steady. fancy handpickcd. Virginia
SIC, Virginia shclled. Nos. and . 3ad6i.c
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-20
MARKET ACTIVITY
PLEASES TRADERS
Substantial Increase i'll Demand
for Investment Stocks
Is Shown.
PRICES ARE GOING HIGHER
Cheerful Reports of Easier Money
Come From Foreign
Centres.
ARE GOING HIGHER
BY BRoADAN WALL.

New York. January 1e.-Investmeht issues
ntrhs- pr:e.s in" in to. d stock market.
Prices were fractionoll: nrner a; tho
opening With buying orders Tor foreiSn &c
count in Steel Southern Puclnc and the Cop
per Issues. Commission houses held spr!,:!l
luc OF orders, but not i'll sufficient volume
10 give sharp impetus TO quotations.
Fluctuations showed the guiding hand G:
manipulation By banking interests Traders
ADDED TO the acttN!S BY operating Hin6efty
:or small profits.
FROM foreign lusncia! centrcs cheer
noted IL London, where inves;men, Sc
cur.;!es we.e I'm good demand at rising
prices. and consols advanced nearly point
during the day a further reduction IN the
English Bank rate is expected. At Paris.
Vienna mud Berlin. discount rates were frac-
Purchases for foreign account IN this rar-
kct probably exceeded 20 eoe shares. Including
Amaisamuted and Utah Copper Purchases
wore made In the carly dealings and again
lust before before tho close. steel common rose
rise. Bethlehem Steel issues gained frac
iionally. Republic Steel common point. and
tho preferred Ia.
copper stocks we're purchased for Boston
and London account. Utah rose to 81 and
masua% aeve soneho ID syn was
Traders were pleased 10y the gains shown
in the investment stocks. ST. Paul. Chcsa-
poakc and Ohio. Illinois Central. Louisville
aud Nashville and Pennsylvania were all
active and higher. Southern Pacific crossed
~. Tho specialists in this stock expressed
Tho opinion that tho market has been pretty
Wen ceuned up. and they look for further
Improvement iu the stock. Union Pacific
again moved Within marrow limits. with good
support AT lbs and plentiful supply at l5o.
While the trading In bonds showed
slight decrease In volume. prices were firm.
Wabash retundinE is from 5sis 5S;,.
Third Avenue adjustment % gained more
than point. Rock Island collateral IS fel!
on fractionelly.
New York states iigs. when issued" rose
. new high price, io6l. The public offer
ing of these bonds tomorrow promises to be
ono OF the most successful issues OF recent
years.
Labor troubles on the Delaware ana Hud-
son were without market effect Wall Street
:sLing the view that an early settlement
would be announced.
i'riccs OF stocks continue to creep up in
uuict way that should encourage public buy
ing. u would be II mistake howevcr 10 con-
Guide that the stock market Eill inmcdiatc-
~ show profits to purchasers 1t should be
sufficient Tor the limo being that there is 4
distinct tendency towards appreciation in
values.
Nov York. January Ip.-Nouey on call easy
At .42i.; ruling rate, :; closing, cGei.. Time
ioSns weak: sixty dsys. 3;.gi3,.; ninety days.
"'zd3&c.; six months. 4d4i.. prime ,ncrcan-
iiie parer. iSaa. sterling e%clengc steady at
si-.scN ior sixty days and M.stto FOR de-
u'sud. Commercial bills, S.Sis. Bai silver.
az, Mexican dollars 49,. Government
iionds steady: railroad bonds strong.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-20
STRUGGLE IN PROSPECT.
Democrats Hope to Wrcst Ninth District
From Ancient Enemy.
Ispecial to INC Times. pispatch.l

ISpcciaI TO The Times Di3patchl
Bristol. Va, January 1.-the coll of tho
Democratic Executive Committee OF the
Ninth Virginia District for nominating
convention TO he held In Bristol March Is
means another memorable struggle next fall
10 wrest tho district from the Republicans.
who have held IL for many years with G. Il.
Siemp and the late Colonel c. Slcmp their
candidates
Chairman J. ID. Buchanan. of the Demo-
cratic committee, is very hopeful OF 4 victory
next fall because OF The apparently divided
condition Of the Republican forces as bc-
tween The stnndpat and progressive policies.
The Democratic convention will be held in
Bristol in accordance with the call Marci,
II. whilc while the Republican convention
VIII also be held In Bristol. the date being
July .. The Republicans and ProErcssivcs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-20
COTTON NIiI,Kcrs

New J DIRK january 1?.--Cotton made new
nigh ground foFNthc movement during to
days carly t'Adi'1;, but met considerable
realizing and lost Dart ct tho advance with
The close steady at net gain OF l1G point
ne market opened firm 5t an advance OF
"9lV points. and after some irreGularity sold
'fiio points net higher. There seemed To bn
= somewhat broadening demand on this IN
tuTh' besides continued covering, and some
support from trade sources Stoi, ordnrs
were reported az the market sold above tha
last weeks high level hut after their ~
ccution tho market met increased realizing
Closing prices were practically At the low
est OF the day.