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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
CONTRADICTORY NEGLIGENCE.

The trial Of J. Posey Ventress, for
mer chief clerk in the State Land or
fee, on a charge of embezzlement re-
suited in his acquittal. The district
attorney, it is said, will prosecute him
OIL five other charges. Without hold
ing a brief for Mr. Ventress, or having
any concern in the matter except In
the interests of justice to all concern
ed, it must be said that the State
Registrar, Fred Grace, played the baby
act when he went into court and testl-
fed that he had reprimanded his chief
clerk for carelessness of which there
we're proofs from time to time, and yet
to such a careless clerk Mr.. Grace
instructed checks with his endorse
ment for deposit with the State Treas
urer. If this had been civil suit for
damages instituted by Mr.. Grace, in,
stead of criminal one by the State
the court would very quickly decide
against Mr.. Grace on the grounds OF
contributory negligence. The case
being what it was, bare justice should
hold Mr.. Grace to some responsibility
in the matter, and doubtless this un
voiced feeling inspired the jury's yer
dict in favor of Mr.. Ventress. A stats
officials duty is not only to go straight
himself, but to exercise unceasing vigi
lance over his assistants. The state
has a right to expect that from mar
whom it has honored with an impor
tant office.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
NOBODY KNOWS.
vote yes

Hon. David w. Pipes of Clinton and
New Orleans, whom we had heard was
selling cotton, and to whom we wrote
concerning same, writes pleasantly in
answer as follows:
81 note you want my views on cotton.
This reminds me of what heard dur
ing the seventies when we had low
price cotton. Mr.. Edward Richardson,
as you know, was the largest cotton
producer in the world and the SUPPOSE
ton was that he was better posted
than any one. One of his neighbors,
who only grew a few bales OF cotton
which he had stored away in the shed
of his corn crop, rode over to confer
with. Mr.. Richardson to get his views
as to whether it was best to hold his
cotton or sell at prevailing low prices.
So this question was propounded to
Mr.. Richardson, and he said to his
neighbor: Do you see that colored
man, standing there? that is Sam, my
! foreman. Go and ask what he thinks
about cotton and whatever Sam says
/ | will abide | think if / could get at
Sam his opinion would be about as
good as mine.
81 have always urged our people to
grow all needed supplies for their
families and plantations and plant
balance of land in cotton. AS we have
liberal supply of cotton for worlds
demands for next year, think our eff
! forts should be directed to growing
provisions from which reasonable
amount Of cash can be obtained, unit
the war in Europe is terminated"
Mr. Pipes, while admitting thai
neither he nor anybody else knows
when it is best to sell cotton, is in nj
doubt whatever about the danger of al
all-cotton crop. He has preached this
bit of wisdom for many years to oul
knowledge. All who have needed 1t
and have planted cotton solely as
money crop, can never be seriously dis
tressed by temporary depression il
nripa
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
CONVERT PUBLIC OPINION.

We had INDUCED the hope that the
press would have taken up with more
enthusiasm a crusade against the car
rying of concealed weapons, since Mr..
Denholme of the Shreveport Times
was so causelessly shot and killed by a
crazy negro But most likely the press
realizes what hopeless task it is to
change public opinion, which condones,
if it does not actually admire, the man
with the pistol habit. Like cohabita-
ton between the races, it seems USE
less to attempt to reach the evil by
law, because men have to become spies
and informers against their fellows, in
order to reach the trouble in a court OF
law. And every term of court through.
out the land, where no true bills are
returned on such charges as these-or
if brought to trial, fail of conviction
for want of evidence-it is evident that
public opinion is not pronounced
enough against these evils.
The carrying of concealed weapons
should be permitted only under heavy
! license and for exceptional reasons
and the sale of firearms should be as
closely safe-guarded as the sale Of
poison at least
Nothing can prevent premeditatet
murder, but the lack of weapon cal
certainly restrain murderous impulses
or save the man shot or killed because
he was believed to be armed
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
AUTOMOBILE RACE MEET.
rhls Will Be Among the Sensational
Features at tho Louisiana
Fair.

Famous dare devils will furnish
much of the entertainment at the 1914
State Fair of Louisiana. There will
be a team of them, headed by Bob
Burman, recognized as the speed king.
Contracts were signed during the
summer for the automobile racers
Thew will be in charge Of j. Alex Sloan,
who Is known all over the country for
mis- cleverness and straight -forwardness
as a manager Of dare devils" He
promises to have several Of the best
TO be found, and this means that Wis
ltors to the Louisiana fair will not
want for excitement.
It la planned to have contests fol
smashing local track records. To do
this Sloan's team members must "go
sore" for Louis Disbrow, wild Bill
Endicott and Barney Oldfield are
among the celebrities seen in Shreve-
uort since the state fair was organized
here. and several track records have
been established. However, Burmar
and some of those racing with him are
apt to do some smashing.
There will be two days Of automo
bile events. The first program will be-
held November and the second will
be held November II. The crowd o
SPECTATORS will be large, but there will
DO accommodations for all of them.
Remember the dates of the fair, No
vember to II.
Apply to Secretary L. N. Bruegger
hoff for catalog, premium lists ant
other information.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
WHAT BECOMES OF RAGS?

The McComb City Enterprise prints
on paper made in Mississippi. Why
not? The art of paper-making Is not
necessarily lost one in the South, but
only made so by inertia and lack OF
enterprise. 1t is said that there is
likely to be dearth Of tissue paper,
owing to the supply of--rags having
to come from Germany! 1t is an
economic scandal that great country
should have to depend upon foreigners
for so homely product as waste rags,
In this, the United States has gone
backward, In former years the BUY
ing and selling of rags was recog'
nized business even in small towns
Now, home rags are merely waste, and
foreign rags are imported for paper
making!
The war will indeed do this country
good turn if it is walked up to the
many forms of it's useless dependence
upon others.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
WHAT ONE EDITOR HAS NOTICED

We notice that people in attending a
public entertainment have no hesitancy
in taking front seats-in fact, there is
a general rush for them. We also
notice in church the custom is right
the reverse. Everybody crowds into
the back seats, and if there are any
empty peWs they are always between
the preacher and the people, and the
glad tidings of salvation lose half their
charms in having to bound over empty
pews to reach the audience. Why this
should be the custom is not exactly
clear to us, unless in the latter in
stance position is taken according to
Scripture, the lowest place first in
order to be invited up higher" -Meze
Record.
1t is due to the fact that from time
jimmemorial, the front pews are taken
by the more devout, hence those less
pious hesitate to seem what they are
not.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
Bows CORN CLUBS.
Will Furnish One Of the Most Attrae
tive Displays at Louisiana Fair.

The largest array Of boys and girls
club exhibits In the history Of Louis
lana is expected to be seen at the State
Fair in Shreveport, November to IL.
There are. more of these clubs, the
membership totals ten thousand, in
GLIDING a large increase over last year,
and interest in Juvenile farm extension
work was never as keen and as gen.
eral In Louisiana as it Is today. On &C.
count Of those facts, the Juvenile clubs
department of the Fair will prove ex.
ceedingly interesting.
The boys corn club division will be
among the striking features Of the ag-
ricultural department There will prob
ably be 1000 exhibits of ten ears each
which will mean around 10000 ears OF
corn exhibited by the boys. If this
amount is not exhibited, those working
on the plans will be surprised.
The natural rivalry between parishes
clubs and individuals Is causing com
petition to be very close among the
boys engaged in raising fine corn. II
addition, the Fair association makes II
worth while by offering cash premiums
The amount to be divided totals $500
II Is offered on corn exhibits of all
varieties.
Another aid furnished by the Fail
association is q carton, sent to eacf
boy desiring to exhibit. The cartor
holds ten ears. Each club may seuc
between ten and thirty exhibits OF tel
ears each.
The boys exhibiting In this division
will also have the privilege of compel
ing for prizes offered the champions II
livestock judging, corn Judging ant
blowing contests
Accommodations are being made fo
the boys to occupy large tent on thu
Fair grounds, and to each boy a tickle
to the Fair will be given.
Remember the dates Of the Fair: No
vember to IL.
For catalog and premium list appl!
to Secretary L. N. Brueggerhoff
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
SANE VIEW OF COTTON
SITUATION.

G.. C. Pugh before Cotton Convention.)
The cotton acreage can not be re-
duced by legislation. Any legislation
along such lines will come to naught
and leave our people seriously embar-
rassed in formulating their plans for
future operations. Our agricultural
conditions can not be changed in the
twinkling of an eye. Changes of this
character can only be wrought by the
operation of time and economic condl-
tons. Economic conditions, sooner or
later. will bring about the readjust-
ment of our agricultural operations.
The situation lies entirely with the
local merchant and the middle man
advancing the money and supplies used
lin the production of the crop. Just as
soon as the fleecy staple begins to
whiten the field, the merchant sends
his collectors into the country to mo-
bilize every available bale. He needs
this to meet the demands made upon
him. The visitation of the collector is
made so frequent as to justify the
farmer in the belief that he can dis
cover the form of creditor in the
rustic of every leaf. So he takes from
the school his little children and with
their tiny fingers gets together the
feecy staple and hastens it to the
country merchant, where in turn it is
Hastily delivered to the middle man
The crop is thus delivered, and the
farmer returns to his field with the
hope of getting means with which te
produce another crop. In this way
the entire cotton crop Is dumped or
the market without reference to price
There is no such thing as the over
production Of any article of food Of
that needed In clothing the human
family, as long as there is hungr.
person or an unclothed lndlVldual ii
the world. AS long as there is sta
tute in all of the civilized countries o
the world requiring people to wea
clothes there will never be an over
production of the cotton crop
All values should be bottomed OF
the laws Of supply and demand; an,
other method of fixing prices create
fictitious values, and, to that extent
initiates against the producer. If tn
farmer could figure with any degree o
certainty on the natural and legitimat
methods of fixing values, he coul
govern his planting operations accord
ingly.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24

Forsythe memorial. as it embodies the
result of peace pact between the
city of Monroe and it's parochial au-
thorities concerning the payment OF
taxes by the city for the benefit OF the
parish schools, when the city support
ed it's own schools.
The late mayor of Monroe, DR.
Forsythe, labored long to secure this
relief for the city, and with success in
sight he passed from earth, 1t is pro
posed to make the vote memorial Of
this man, so long the civic leader OF
his home city. Ye, who believe thai
any virtue should have some reward
vote yes!
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
FATHER BIEVER PLEADS FOR
BULL BATS.
REV. Father Albert Biever, S. j., in
Times. Plea WINE

REV. Father Albert Biever, S. j., in
Times-P icayune.)
On the occasion Of the thousands of
bull-bats or night hawks which tarried
with us recently on their migratory
journey southwark, permit me to ap-
peal through the columns of your
paper for the protection of this won.
derful bird
The bull-bat Chordeiles Virginianus)
is undoubtedly one of the most useful
birds on the American continent 1t
does no harm whatsoever on the farm
or in the city. The seeds or harvests
Iof the fields or the fruits of the
orchards have no attraction for it. The
poor bird does not even ask for a
blade, of grass or speck of cotton to
build it's nest, for it lays it's eggs on
the bare rock or knobs remote from
human dwellings, or on the shelled or
graveled fiat roofs of lofty buildings,
| free from human intrusion
Though demanding nothing from
man, the bull-bat renders him most
signal service 1t is the most voracious
insect destroyer known among birds,
and it's stomach, which is dispropor-
tionaately large is often filled to the
l.
bursting point With it's large, frog
like mouth, it scoops in swarms of in
sects that fill the air at sunset or night
fall. Next to the woodpecker, the bull
bat is the deadliest foe of the flying
ants, which are the prospective queens
Iof numberless ant generations In one
stomach of a bull-bat insects from
seventeen different species we're found,
and in another 1900 flying ants.
In view of these facts, proven by ex-
perts, we should advocate the protec-
ton of this remarkable bird, and dep
reeate its slaughter either for food or
sport
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
CHARGES OF ADMISSION TO
LOUISIANA STATE FAIR

It is doubtful if any fair in the coun-
try charges a lower admission price
than the Louisiana State Fair at
Shreveport The reason the visitors
are admitted at such low figure to
the Louisiana institution is because
the Louisiana fair is primarily an ed
ucational factor It is not meant as
money making proposition. The man
agement desires only enough financial
return to defray expenses and prepare
for the next years fair
Some of the attractions enjoyed by
the visitors are worth two or three
times the charge of admission, but the
Idea is to make the charge just Is little
as possible And that this course has
been followed consistently is shown
bv the prices of admission this year
which are officially announced as fol
lows:
General day admission to fair
grounds. for adults, 20 cents
General day admission to fail
grounds. for children. 25 cents
General admission to all after
o'clock in the evening. 10 cents
Admission to children five years ole
and under. free after o'clock in The
evening.
Admission to coliseum, to horse
show, 25 cents.
Admission to coliseum to Thaviu''
band concert, rs cents
General admission to grand stand
for races, 25 cents
General admission to grand stand
for football games, so cents.
For catalog premiums lists ant
other information free, apply to Sec
rotary l.. n. Brueggerhoff. Shreveport
La. Remember the fair opens Nov.
and closes Nov. II.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
MORE sPINDLEs WILL HELP.

More cotton mills for New Orleans
and Louisiana and Texas will solve the
cotton problem OF the South for all
time, was the conclusion reached at
the meeting of traffic officials Of the
Texas and Pacific Railroad some weeks
ago in New Orleans, and it was decided
to devote every energy and influence
to the development of the cotton spin
ming business in this section.
This, to our mind, is much saner
method Of dealing with the cotton sit
uation than any that has yet been offer
ed. 1t is far and away better than the
advocacy Of limitation Of the plant
ing of cotton, either by law or through
persuasion, as the one, though often
attempted, has never been successful,
and the other is class legislation of the
most decided kind, as well as rank
interference with personal liberty. Cot
ton planters have never and will never
bow to any mandate but that of finan-
cial necessity. They plant, or do not
plant, simply as they can or cannot
get credit from their banks or mer-
chants. If no cotton be planted in 1915
it will be due alone to the fact that
local merchants without exception
throughout the cotton belt will not
make the advances.
The lack of unanimity always exist
ing among business men does not lead
to the belief that even a majority will
refuse to supply farmers, who plant
cotton. Nor is it likely that it would
prove a wise, economic step if nc
cotton were raised in 1915. 1t would
later produce a deficit in cotton that
might do incalculable harm towards
meeting the worlds need for cotton.
But II a nominal amount Of cotton be
planted, by those situated to do so
raising all food supplies for man and
beast, the worlds supply Of the staple
would remain normal, and with home
cotton mills to use the present surplus
a sound economic balance could be
maintained. When the worlds present
supply of cotton goods is worn out, and
with no spindles now producing more
here will come a time when great
demand will arise causing unrest and
disturbance.
More spindles now would not only
obviate the buy a bale crusade but il
would provide for the future. Moneyed
men should see this point.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
ONLY GULLs.
New Orleans States.)

Some campers at northern lake
once put big fish on sloping rock
near the waters edge, to see what the
gulls would do.
A soaring scavenger soon spied 1t
and swooped for feast.
Selling the fish in his talons, the
voracious bird tapped its great wings
and screamed greedily as he tried to
make off with his find.
But the fish was too heavy to be
lifted. The only result of repeated at.
tempts was that the fish began to slide
toward the water and soon fell in with
a splash.
Diving after it, the gull brought 1t to
the surface, and then began curious
spectacle. Time after time the gull
hoisted the fish as high as his strength
would permit, only to weaken and let
the fish fall again The noise attract
ed other gulls and battle ensued.
First one gull and then another would
dive for the fish, lift it part way above
the waters surface and be set upon by
other gulls until the fish slipped back,
a sacrifice to jealousy and greed.
For almost an hour this struggle
lasted, ending only when all the gulls
were tired out The prize was lost.
A fraction of the energy thus spent
in scrapping over an object too big to
handle would have secured for each
gull an ample meal of smaller fish,
with which the lax eabounded.
Or, little cooperation instead Of SO
much crazy competition would have
lifted the fish to safe place on dry
land, where all the gulls could have
Toasted at their leisure
But they were only gulls; hungry
unthinking, gluttonous gulls.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
siDE-LiGHTs ON AMENDMENTS.

All citizens who are concerned in
the development of the states re-
sources, and particularly in building up
the rice section, will appreciate the
Importance of voting for the fifth ar.
ticle in the list of amendments soon to
be laid before the people for their
ratification.
The purpose of the amendment is to
secure the use of the flood waters of
Red River, under the supervision of
the State Board of Engineers, for the
purpose of furnishing irrigation waters
by gravity to hundreds of thousands OF
acres of land adapted to rice cultiva.
ton in the prairie parishes of St
Landry, Evangeline, Acadia, Jefferson
Davis, Calcasieu, Cameron and La.
fayette
Coincident with the rise of the rivers
in the spring of the year begins the
requirements for irrigation waters for
the growing rice crops. The drawing
off of these waters and diverting them
into the fields for irrigation, and using
the surplus for development of electric
power, would at once be a great relief
to the Red River for the food months
in the snrinp and summer nonvertino
these surplus waters which in years
past have been a menace, to most
valuable agricultural, mechanical and
industrial asset, restoring the fertility
to exhausted areas as we'll as improv-
ing and rendering permanently fertile
hundreds of thousands OF acres.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
No, 8 may be appositsly called the
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
VlNDlCATION OF POSTAL SAVINGS
BANKS.
New Orleans States

Since the beginning of the European
war the United States postal savings
banks have shown marked increase
of deposits 1t is apparent that these
comparatively new institutions have
taken the place of the mattresses and
the stockings at a time when there is
an inclination among timid people to
withdraw money from national and
| state banks.
The inclination of most depositors to
withdraw money in time of stress can
not be reasoned with, because it is not
an act based on logic, and, therefore is
incapable of argument But that much
OF this money is finding it's way back
into the postal savings bank is a com
plete vindication of a financial policy
which met with considerable opposi-
ton among bankers when the govern
ment decided to enter the savings field.
Funds that would otherwise have
disappeared from the channels of
credit are now restored to the banks
by the national government, which, in
accordance with wise provision, has
returned the money through deposit
taries to the very community from
which 1t was withdrawn. In effect. the
process is government guarantee at
a lower rate of interest to the de-
positors, and the banks in the mean.
time are paying practically the same
rate of interest to the government they
would have paid to the depositors. The
only loser Is the mattress or stocking
where interest did not materialize and
money ceased to perform its function
as part Of the credit system.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24

The valuable Percheron stallion sent
down from the farm of the East Louis
lana Hospital for the Insane by DIR.
Clarence Pierson to be exhibited at
the Baton Rouge Stock show, died at
the fair grounds shortly after reaching
there Every effort was made to save
the animal, and several veterinarians
were called, but nothing could be done.
The horse became overheated on the
trip to the fair and after he reached
the grounds collie developed.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.

BY virtue of the authority vested in US
by law. notice Is hereby given that the
General Election for Congressman from
the Sixth Congressional District; Judge
of the Court of Appeal, Third District,
First Circuit; Railroad Commissioner.
Second Railroad Commission District,
Member of the State Board of Equaliza-
ton, Third District, will be held at the
usual polling places, on Tuesday, the Srd
day OF November. 1914.
c. T. TOORAEN,
MAX DAMPF,
E. s. MUSE
Supervisors Of Election Of the Parish OF
West Fslictana, Louisiana.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
BIDS WANTED.
st. Francisville, La, Oct. II, 1914

st. Francisville, La, Oct II, 1914.
The Police Jury is prepared to re-
ceive bids for working and maintaining
road from Wilhelm La, to Milford
Ford and Mississippi line; length of
road, about ten miles. Contract to be
in force one year. All information can
be found in specification which can be
had at office of Clerk of Court, st.
Francisville, La.
The Police Jury reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
C. F. HOWELL, President.
r. M. LEAKE, Secretary.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24

Every big manufacturing concern in
the United States that buys bale OF
cotton sends out press notices of the
kind deed. If the newspapers fall fol
it, the publicity will be worth a hun
dred times fifty dollars.