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The Washington herald., 1914-02-22
URGES SEARCH FOR LOST CHILD.

Representative Allen, Of Ohio. yester-
day introduced in the House a resolution
reciting the fact OF the disappearance
from her home at Newcastle, Ind. March.
1918, CT Catherine Winters, ten years old.
The resolution sets forth that certain
newspapers are offering $1,000 reward for
Information leading to discovery of the
child. 1t gives the thanks of Congress
to these newspapers and urges the coun-
try to assist in the search.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22
Mr.. Andrews Back in Town.

r. =. Andrews, president of the Retail
Merchants Association, returned to
Washington yesterday after a weeks
absence at paper trade conventions. Mr.
Andrews is treasurer of the National
Paper Trade Association.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22
COCKTAILS AT WHITE HOUSE.
Panama Canal builder. However
Fails to See President

Fails to See President.
Col. George w. GoethaIs, builder of the
Panama Canal. called at the whita
House yesterday. but did not see Presi-
dent Wilson.
L will return to the White House be
fore leaving for Panama" said Col Goe-
thals, land expect to have a brief chat
with the President about conditions In
the Zone. I will not be in Washington
for more than q week or So"
Evening journal., 1914-11-24
CHILDREN OF BRITTANY
TOO. SUFFER BY WAR

At the second meeting of the viii
mington group of the Alliance Fran
caisc held yesterday afternoon at the
Misses Hebbs School, the lecturer was
Madame Gucrn, nee Sarah Granier, who
spoke ON Marie Antoncttc, Madame Ro-
land and Charlotte Corday.
An interesting feature OF the lecture
consisted of Nine. Guerm's wearing the
various costumes of the characters Of
which she WAS speaking. appearing sue
cossively as Marie Antoinette in her
coronation robes, in her shepherdess cos
tunes at Petit Trianon and lastly IN
the plain black gown worn by tho
widow Caper during the last days OF
Imprisonment at the Concicrgerie.
AZ the conclusion of the lecture. Nine.
Guerin spoke concerning the fishermen
and their families OF Brittany, for
whom she always devotes half the pro
ceeds of her lecture receipts. IL was
especially distressing, said Nine Guerin,
that these fishermen, whose wives and
children were mainly dependent on the
Catches" made by their husbands,
should be deprived of their livelihood
on account of the present war She
brought out how the fishermen, after am
especially splendid catch, arrived home
only to be told OF the outbreak of the
war and of the necessity of their lcav-
ing everything TO join the ranks They
did not even have time 10 market their
heavy catch of fish and were forced TO
throw the fish back into the sea.
Though not herself Breton, Nine.
Guerin comes from little village in the
Cevenues, where her children now are
with their grandparents. In order "a
Evening journal., 1914-11-24
CONEERRING ON RATES.

BALTIMORE. Md. Nov. 24.-Ofi-
cials Of the Baltimore aud Ohio rail-
road are still in conference over the
proposed reduction in local train SER
vice used by the commuters to Balti-
more, Washington and Philadelphia,
and it was said yesterday morning
that final action in the matter will
depend upon the approval or suspen-
sion Of the tariffs filed Saturday with
the Interstate Commerce Commission
and the Public Service Commissions
of Maryland and Pennsylvania. For
several weeks the trains have been
checked as to their earnings and ex-
penses, and il has been shown, ac-
cording TO an official, that many of
the trains not only do not bring in
net revenue to the road but involve
an expense to run them.
Evening journal., 1914-11-24
ROUMANIANS here ON
TRIP AROUND WORLD

Clad in the costumes worn in their
far-away country, Paul Pirvi and
Demetre Dan. Roumanians. VINO are
walking around the world TO win a
wager Of $4,000 we're closetod with
Chief of Police Black yesterday long
enough TO secure the chiefs auto
graph. Piryi, who says he is "A iourn-
alist, and Dan. who describes himself
as an artist, are collecting the names
of distinguished persons in all cities
in which they stop. The men have
six years in which TO make their tour
They left Roumania in April, 1912
While Pirvi and Dan we're at police
headquarters, Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton
Bassett, who have been camping near
Wilmington for tho past month. rode
up to City Hall, wearing "Wild West"
suits. The couple attracted much at
tention. as also did pirvi and Dan. who
wore raincoats over their Roumanian
costumes.
Evening journal., 1914-11-24
DEGREES FOR RED MEN.

The degree staff of Lenape Tribe, No.
6. /. o. r. NJ, went to New Castle last
night and conferred the three degrees OH
two candidates for membership in
Seminole Tribe. The work was put on
the floor in full form and was very well
done The council FIRE was largely at
tended. The Seminole Red Men showed
their appreciation Of the work by APP
plause, and after the work sandwiches
coffee and cake were served. The or
chestra Of Lenape Tribe furnished
music.
Evening journal., 1914-11-24

send some Christmas cheer to the poor
children in the village Nine. Guerin
asked for any old toys or children's
clothes that those in the audience could
spare, adding that she would be very
glad to use them for that purpose. Mrs.
William C. Speakman of No. 1901 Della
ware avenue, will gladly forward any
thing that is donated TO this cause.
Evening journal., 1914-11-24

could not sleep without waking a
dozen times in the night. often with
intense pains. My breath was very
bad. I used many remedies supposed
TO be good. but got no relief until
after ] had used Peruna- Then my
recovery began. and while It was
slow IL was sure. am therefore
more than pleased to recommend
Peruna for all catarrhal difficulties,
as / am sure that it will cure them"
Evening journal., 1914-11-24
RUSHING BRIDGE WORK.

Work on the Third street bridge is
being rushed by the contractors. The
first big beam on the eastern side will
be placed in position in a few days
The concrete for the western pier is
being poured daily.
Evening journal., 1914-11-24
COLLEGE MOMEN TO MEET.

The regular meeting of the Della
ware Association of College Women
will be held at Friends School corner
Fourth and West streets. on Thursday
afternoon, December 3. at $3.50 o'clock
Evening journal., 1914-11-24

Of international interest
When Christmas II will be comforting thought
Europe
whose gifts
mpathzng friends Such thought
heart OF Delaware child.
Therefore, Christmas gifts for the Hddics
quickly they reach the
overlap
the the other side Of the Atlantic.
Evening journal., 1914-11-24
AUTO LICENSE FOrNn.

A small boy yesterday found automo-
bile license tag No. 2999 on Maryland
Avenue, and turned it over to the po-
plice. The owner can recover the
tag by calling at the police station.
Evening journal., 1914-11-24

La Flor De Durstein Segar Look
for the name on the band. Durstein.
E. Second. ADV.
Evening journal., 1914-11-24
A Bad Stomach

Mrs. = m m a
Rookie, 1912 w.
Erie St.. Chicago.
Ills, a professions
al nurse. writes:
"P erun a was a
wonderful benefit
to me. / suffered
with catarrh of
the stomach In a
very b ad form.
could not c at
with ut great
tire SIS. NJ y
stomach became
sour. ] had gas,
and would belch
up my food. My
indigestion was
so had that /
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-07-11
ARGUMENTS FOR A SPLIT
SESSION.

There is a measure before the Cen
eral Assembly providing for split ses-
sions of that body, but what it's fate
will be has not yet been entirely fore
seen. The present session OF the legis-
lature-not to speak of past sessions
is affording arguments in plenty for
such all arrangement. The multiple
ity of bills that have been presented,
outstripping all previous records; the
trivial OF freak nature Of many OF
these bills, one legislator admitting the
authorship of eighteen; the merely
personal nature Of many other meas
ures proposed is sufficient argument
for some means whereby the full light
of publicity shall shine upon all legis-
lation. Sunshine makes "varmints"
fly to cover) This the Clinton plan of
a split session would do. 1t provides
two sessions of the Legislature with
proper intervals between them, the
first for the introduction of bills, the
second for final action upon them.
AssembIymen constantly advance the
plea in explanation or eXtenuation OF
their votes that they did not under
stand the measure" at was misrepre-
scented to them" "had no time to read
and consider it," ETC., etc. And if
these men with the printed bills on
their desks can find any hope of Gre
dence In such excuses, how much more
ignorant of pending legislation are the
people at home, who have no means OF
learning the exact nature Of bills until
the latter are actually promulgated
and not always then,
Again, the interval between the in
PRODUCTION of bill, and the final dis
position of it would not only permit the
people to become acquainted with the
actual wording of bills, but an oppor
tunity could be afforded, say the lega
talent of the state, providing always
there was any sufficiently public-spirit
ed, to point out whether or no, a bill
had it's correct title, since this seems
so necessary to its constitutionality
Six months should be ample time tt
consider the abstract correctness of s
bill, and thus, in this particular, a
least, would expensive litigation b.
prevented.
There is indeed much to be saic
favorable to a split session, not thu
least of which, is the opportunity tt
instruct their representatives how tt
vote, since many of these are so read,
to plead the baby act concerning thei
actions.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-07-11
MUCH IN LITTLE.

The following paragraph culled from
an expression by w. R. Dodson, dean
of the Louisiana college of agriculture
and director of the state experiment
station, expresses truth in most
concise way. He says: Il doubt very
much if there is another state in the
union where one can as easily grow an
abundant supply of those things that
make good home living on small
area and leave the major portion Of
the land and the energy of the farmer
to the production of money crops"
This is indeed true when potato peel
| ings or cashaw seed thrown out care
lessly will grow and produce album
dainty without cultivation, a small gar
den well-tilled can feed one fit for
king.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-07-11

Editors of country newspapers make
mistake in mentioning this Or that
office-seeker as a probable candidate"
etc. The editor should publish some
thing of interest to the readers, in
stead of giving publicity to office-chas-
ers, who do not even thank them for it.
Let candidates bring themselves out,
and let the newspapers without excep-
ton demand payment Tin adyance) for
the publication of their cards, circu-
lars, etc. 1t is a matter of business,
and should be treated as such.-Ver-
million News.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-07-11
LOBBYING.

Representative Caulfleld attributes
to girl lobbyists of the State Normal,
the failure of his bill to establish a
state normal at Centenary, after he
had the promise of 70 votes That
school and the Louisiana State Uni
yersity, he says, we're actively at work
against the bill, The greed of these
institutions is becoming shameless, as
it was these that defeated the project
to add teachers course to the indus
trial schools at Ruston and Lafayette
On the principle of the shoemaker
sticking to his last, The True Democrat
was opposed to these last-named
schools taking up pedagogy, but If il
had been done, it would not have in.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-07-11

The milder form in which the pri-
mary election bill, as regards political
afIiliation, seems likely to pass, shows
that there is considerable foreign
leaven in the supposedly Democratic
House. Otherwise there can be no
excuse for making the terms anything
but unequivocal that none but Demo
Gratis shall participate in Democratic
primary. Why any one but a Demo
crat should want to, stamps him as dis.
ingenious, if not actually malicious
The time has arrived when the Demo.
cratic party in Louisiana should "come
clean" purging itself of tariff heresies
1t were far better that the party should
be smaller, and possibly but not inc.
vitably weaker, than it should continue
to sail with a mixed crew.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-07-11
THESE NEWSPAPERS ARE RIGHT.

The director of the publicity depart
ment of the Panama California Expo
sition writes US, if we will continue to
publish news about the exposition. AS
these news items are merely ads. for
the exposition, we have never publish
ed any of them, and do not intend to
unless we get paid for the space used.
Newspapers ought to quit being phil
anthropists; they can't afford it-As-
sumption Pioneer
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-07-11

iured the State Normal in any appre-
ciable degree, as there are great num-
bers that never can go to Natchl-
toches, who might reach the other
places, particularly Lafayette. SINH
larly there is almost new territory at
Jackson for school, and it would have
been great aid to educational develop
ment throughout East Louisiana, which
| is too distant from the inconvenient
location of the present State Normal
to give that school all possible pat
ronage.
AS for the State University, it should
welcome the creation of more prepa-
tory schools, as in that way only
the betterment of general education
throughout the state-will it come to
its full measure of appreciation and
patronage as a university for higher
leduCation. 1t is manifestly to it's ad
vantage therefore to help all school
projects as contributory to itself. Ger
tainly to do otherwise is not making
friends for the University.
Lobbying for is bad enough and II
was to prevent this that a genera
educational board was devised and
Slaughtered by these self-same lobby
lists, but lobbying against is far worse
and is a veritable sowing Of dragons
teeth: to grow a crop of armed
Ienemies.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-07-11

In summing up against the Butler
tax reform bill, the N. o. States was
very careful to omit any mention that
the measure would hit the tax-dodger,
fore and aft,-the men who are hold
ing 'unimproved" land for raise, and
paying comparatively no taxes on it.
Evidently there were sufficient mum.
Der of such men, either in the House
or had friends there, to carry out their
will, as Mr.. Butler withdrew the bill
finding that there was no hope for it.
and that it was merely impeding other
legislation. The bill had some bad
features, but who can dare hope that
a perfectly good bill can pass Louis
lana Legislature?
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-07-11
PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE OF
COST.

The suggestion quoted below from
the Crowley Signal is worthy OF adop-
ton everywhere. Agriculturists need
to know as certainly as do the mer-
chant or banker what it costs to do
business. 1t is needful to know now
much any crop costs and whether there
was profit, and how much, before a
farmer can decide if 1t be wise to con-
tinue growing that particular product
And then farmers can compare figures
with each other, and thus see wherein
one or the other is at fault in manage,
ment.
The True Democrat therefore will
be pleased to publish such statements
of cost of raising farm products. The
one furnished us recently by Mr.. J. 5
NcGehee of Woodlawn Farm Of his
oat crop was instructive and inspiring
Others could write, even as the Sigma
says:
I'VE invite replies from any of oul
readers-man, woman boy or girl-as
to the actual cost of producing giVer
amount or quantity of any farm pro
duct, live stock or whatever can BIT
made or grown in this section. Write
using your own signature, to be uset
or withheld as you may prefer, and lie
us have an open parliament or forum
for full discussion of matters of com
mon interest"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-07-11

While it is entirely proper that none
but Democrats should sit on the Demo.
cratic State Central Committee, the
feeling. said to exist in st. Mary, is
unreasonable that Sheriff Peterson
should resign his Office because of his
recent affiliation with the Bull Moose
party. To argue that this fact alone is
sufficient cause for his resignation is
10 admit that Democratic office-hold
er is the official for Democrats only
and not the whole people: an utterly
|untenable position.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-07-11
EXTRA SESSION OF LEGISLATURE
LOOMS NEAR.

An extra session is certain to be
summoned in the late autumn of 1914
or the spring of 1915.
Governor Hall cut from the general
appropriation bill $1,360.894 appropri-
ated to be used after July l, 1915, and
available out of the revenues of 1916,
and all sums appropriated out of the
revenues of 1916.
He vetoed the compensation for as
SCISSORS payable out of the revenues OF
|1915, against which most of them be-
gin to draw in January, 1915.
He vetoed these items Wednesday
after the Senate had slaughtered the
last chance of the state to get from
tax-dodgers enough money to meet the
Ioverdraft.
! The House recessed without action
on the veto. This means that the veto
will stand, and the veto standing in
isures the special session.
A message from Gov. Hall accom-
panied the veto, which reads in part
as follows:
"The total amount of the appropria
lions payable out of the general funt
flor the two years ending June 80. 1915
are as follows:
Payable out of the revenues
of 1914. 81, IA 1856 81
Payable out of the revenues
/ of 1915. ............. 2,253,504.Ot
Payable out of the revenues
of 1916. ........I. $4,000
Total. "a, 449, $50 81
Especial appropriations to be
added. ............... 3l3, 1914
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-07-11
MINUTES OF THE PARISH SCHOOL
BOARD.

July s, 1914.
The School Board of West Feliciana
Parish met on Wednesday, July 8, 1914,
with all the members present. Meeting
was called to order by President j. p.
Bowman.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and discussed Objection was
made to the statement: Mr.. Brooks
then arose and contradcted Mr.. Smith y
This statement was ordered to be struck
out. With this correction the minutes
stood approved as read.
A motion was made and carried that
the report of Mr.. Morgan who audited
the accounts of Mr.. H. ]. Smith be spread
on the minutes. This report reads as
follows:
This certifes that, on the 18th day Of
June, 1914. made a careful examination
| of all vouchers and receipts, pertaining
to the accounts of H. j. Smith for the
period of April /, 1914 to June 10, 1914
both dates inclusive, and have found al
satisfactory, and that the balance OF
Three Hundred, Fifty -one and 7S-l00 Dol
liars ($3517S) shown by the several bani
statements and appearing cn this page as
| the proper balance on hand at the close o
business June 10, 1914, is correct, as PEI
list below.
"HOWELL MORGAN,
l"Assistant Supervisor of Public Accounts
est. Francisville, La, June n, 1914.
1.-THE balances shown by statements from
the banks, are as follows: Bank of Jack
son, S233.53, Bank of West Feliciana Gl
Iliquidation) ,$21S.25; Farmers & Merchant
Bank, $141OO; total, $592.7S; less outstand
ing checks, $241.0O; actual balance
l$351.7S."
The finance committee reported tina
when all payments promised to the boar'
were paid in. the board would still be il
ldebt. The extent of the indebtedness i
about $4,000.
Superintendent Crump submitted an es
timated budget which was read and or
. dered spread on the minutes. The bulge
4 oil
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-07-11
Total appropriations to be

Total appropriations to be
paid out of the revenues
of the years indicated. 4,762,275.36
1.-THE estimated revenues of the gen.
eral fund for the years named by the
auditor amount to $1,950,000 each year.
Therefore the total amount of revenues
cut of which the appropriations are
payable is $3.90O,OOO. The probable de-
felt that would necessarily face the
state is sS62,275.3e.
"Now there is a balance on hand to
the credit Of the general fund of $780,
491.3S, all of which, except compare
lively small amount, has accumulat-
ed during the two years of this admin
istration.
ut would be very desirable for the
state to have a cash balance on hand
at all times and 1t is to be regretted
that this balance must be used to meet
the present needs of the state In the
absence of current revenues.
Deducting this balance from the
probable deficit noted above the net
probable deficit for the two years end.
ling June 30, 1915, is 1858, 1888.
1.-THE effect of the action of the gen
eral assembly in this regard would be
to create debt on behalf of the state
which it has no constitutional power
to do 1t Is wise and necessary thai
the state should live within it's reye
|nues or we shall pass to the condition
that existed during the dark days Of
Its history and subject ourselves to the
Icriticisms we now hurl at those who
were in control of the state govern
lment during that period.
Taking the items of appropriations
las a whole no just criticisms can bt
made of them. With possibly but few
Ismall exceptions the money appropri
lated is necessary for the purposes in
dictated. 1t is only In it's entirety tina
the bill is Objectionable because thu
aggregate appropriations far exceed
the estimated income for the periot
covered by them. This affords proc
that ought to be convincing to an,
mind that the state is not receiving
Sufficient revenue to supply its want
: and needs.
But when confronted by insufficient
. revenue the only proper course left 81
far as the appropriations are concern
ed is to keep them within the reve
Inues, whatever they may be.
$50 the disapproval of the item
named does not indicate, of course, OF
, lection as to the merits of the propos
) ed expenditures.
"The course was followed to affor
J an opportunity to reform the BILL a
3 far as may be necessary to bring tn
) appropriations within the states revt
) nues. Not having the power, unde
: the constitution, to reduce items,
= was impossible for me to reform tn
y bill by making the necessary redu'
tons.
ut is needless to say that the situ'
e ton confronting the state is a yer
Q grave one and one that merits and in
peratively demands the most patriot
consideration of each member of tn
s general assembly, as well as all othe
citizens of the state. The matter
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-07-11
JUDGE s. D. ELLIS.

Judge Stephen D. Ellis announces
himself as a candidate for Judge OF
the Court of Appeal for the First Cir
cult, Third District. State of Louisiana
subject to the action of the voters In
the Democratic primary to be held II
the latter part of August, or the early
days of the coming September.