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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-06-11
Wise Measure

A constructive piece Of legis-
lation before the general assem-,
bly, is the measure by Represen-
tatiye Delos r. Johnson to eX-
empt from taxation for a period
Of ten years any packing house
plant erected within the next
two years in Louisiana.
One thing stands out 0old for
this immediate section of the
state-and in fact, for much of
the lands of Louisiana-that the
cattle industry is destined to
great development.
It is the industry thru which
many, many of the waste
cotton places-made desolute by
the means of rehabilitating the
sugar lands, and vast sugar es'
tates.
But a market for these cattle
must be assured.
Now much is dependent upor
home consumption, and the mar
kets of New Orleans. 1t is diff
fcult to ship to Kansas City OF
St. Louis.
What is needed to give the in
dustry proper stimulus and de
velopment, is packing plant il
Baton Rouge or some centra
point where Louisiana cattle cal
be disposed of at the ruling mar
ket price.
The Johnson measure Woul(
60 a long way towards securing
this packing plant for Louisiana
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-06-11

We call the attention of our
readers to the announcement OF
the candidacy of Hon. Stephen D.
Ellis, for Judge of the Court OF
Appeal for the First Circuit,
third District which appears in
this issue.
He was elected to serve as
Judge of the Court of Appeal for
this district, when that Court
was created some seven years
ago. During that time he has
travelled over forty thousand
miles in the performance of his
official duties; and, with the as
sistance of his two colleagues
they have decided over fourteen
hundred cases, not over six of
which were taken to the Supreme
Court of this State and reversed.
He has never missed a term of
court during his term of office,
and as he is still blessed with
good health, he sees no reason
why he cannot continue the per-
farmance of his duties in the
future, with the fidelity as he
has in the past.
He is now sixty-nine years Of
age. During his boyhood he
served in the Confederate Army
for three years. At the close of
the Civil War he took up the
study of law, graduating from
the old Louisiana State Univer.
sity in 1868, since which time he
has been actively engaged IN the
practice of his profession in the
Florida Parishes.
Mr.. Ellis is we'll known il
this parish and needs no intro
ductiOn or recommendation a
our hands. He IS a good capable
man, conscientious and tireles.
in the performance of his duties
What more could we expect
Could we ask for more? w
commend him to the voters o
the District.
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Sheriff Sale. No. 2430.
Bank of Picayune.
VS.
H. g.. Bailey.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a writ OF seizure and sale issued out
of the Goth Judicial District Court of
Louisiana, in and for Washington Par
ish, in the above entitled cause, and
to me directed, 1 will proceed to sell
at public auction to the last and high
est bidder, on
Saturday, June Is, 1914.
at the principal front door OF the court
house at Franklinton, La, between
the legal sale hours for judicial sales.
the following described property, to-
wit:
South! Of southwest , of section %,
Township 3, South, Range 10, East,
St. Helena Meridian, containing 20
acres.
Also 10 acres more or less in the
northwest Of the northwest ! sectlo,,-
%, Township 3, South, Range IL
East, lying North of Jesse Branch
and Dcgue Loosa Creek, together
with he improvements thereon.
Terms of sale-Cash without benefit
Of appraiaement.
THIS 9Th day of May. 1914.
Y. J. Simmons, ShecH.
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Estray Notice.
Fourth Ward Justice Court, State of
Louisiana, Parish of Washington

Fourth Ward Justice Court, State of
Louisiana, Parish of Washington
Notice is hereby given that there
has been strayed before me, the un-
dersigned authority, Alfred jenkins,
a freehold citizen of said ward, parish
and state, and who. being by ME first
duly sworn according to law, deposes
and says, that since July 4, 1911 an
OK has been roaming at large on
place OF affiant, also since Oct. 1913,
one heifer, said COWS being described
as follows: One Ok, aged about four
years, color, brown; with the follow
ing marks: crop and over-bit in right
ear and upper figure seven and I'M.
dorbit in left ear; branded with 81 on
right hip. One black heifer about
| four years old with no brand or marks
| whatever.
The said COWS to De sold at farm vi
Alfred jenkins, in Fourth ward, neal
Rio, Washington Parish, Louisiana.
Saturday June q, 1914
at / O'Clock a. M, unless reclaimed
by the owner and ali costs paid.
Terms OF sale: All costs to be paiC
i'll cash on day of sale, the balance OF
six months credit, the purchaser tt
! furnish mis- note with approved secur
fifty, payable to Parish Treasurer o.
Washington Parish, Louisiana.
This 23rd day of May, 1914.
P. J. P POOLE,
Justice of the Peace
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Caurt House Roof
Needs Repairs

We call attention of the Police
Jury to the condition of the
roof on the courthouse. 1t is
badly in need of a coat of paint.
The rust has eaten thru in sew
eral places aud the building is
being damaged because of these
leaks. A roof of this kind should
be painted every two or three
years if it is to stand our weather
conditions. If something is not
done real soon a new roof wiz
necessarily nave 10 be put on
the building. Remember the
old adage. "A Stltch in time
saves nine"
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In an opinion handed down
Monday by the Supreme Court,
Jack Affords appeal was dis
missed and he now faces 10
months in the state penitentlary.
He is now in the parish prison
in New ,Orleans. Sheriff Sim
mons will go for his prisoner in
day or two and take him tc
Baton Rouge where he will be-
gin his sentence. Afford was
convicted here at the March
Term of Court for EN- bezzlement
and sentenced to Is months Of
hard labor.
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Our road contract expires this

Our road contract expires this
year. Our roads are in good
shape now but something must
be done in order to keep them
in good shape. The parish is IN
dept. 1t went in debt to give US
these good roads. We can't al
ford to allow the roads to 20
down. We must keep them IN
good condition. No one is Will,
ing to go back to the old way OF
working the roads so let's busy
ourselves in getting some plan
whereby our roads will not only
be kept up to present STANDARD
but to make them better.
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School Board Proceedings,
Continued from First Page.)

lar on all property in school district
No. % of Washington parish LoulSl-
ana, subject to taxation, annually
for a period of five years for the pur-
pose of giving additional aid to the
public school of said district.
4. School district No. 24-To levy
special tax Of five mills on the dol
lar on all property in school district
No "a of Washington parish, Lollisi-
ana, subject to state taxation, annual
ly, for period of five years for the
purpose of giving additional aid to
the public school.
5. School district cTo. 25-To levy
special tax of five mills on the dol
lar on all property in school district
No. 25 of Washington parish, Louisi-
ana, subject to state taxation, an
nually, for period Of five years FOL
the purpose of giving additional ale
to the public school.
Section 9. That the secretary o
this board be and he is hereby in
structed to have prepared for use a
said special election a sufficient mum
Der of ballots for each special election
| ~. r
| For School District No. 4.
For the Levying of a Tax.
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Washington Parish may justly
feel proud of her representative
in the General Assembly of the
State. Her Representative, Hon.
Delos R. Johnson, is in the fore
most ranks in our law making
body. In fact there are but few,
if any, who have more influence
or who are worth more to the
State in that body.
The other day when a com
mittee was appointed by the
House to conduct a Sewerage
and Water Board inquiry there
was a bitter fight in making the
appointment of the committee
A regular slate had been made,
but it was broken. Johnson is
a member OF thai committee and
only one man received more
votes than he. We are proud o.
his record and Washington Par
ish will always be on the maj
and will receive recognition a.
long as we keep such capable
men like him at Baton Rouge tt
represent US.
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Notice-By order of the Goth
Judicial District Court of Louisi-
ana, the Grand Jury for Wash
ington Parish will meet on Mon
day jane Sth, 1914, at l0:3O a. m.
NJ. Jno. Afford, Foreman.
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The progressive spirit of the
already progressive St. Tam
many Parish has again made it.
self felt in that parish. Last
week an extra tax of five mills
for the building and maintaining
of GOOD roads was voted.
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Taxable valuation 5. :.
Signature of voter. -. -. 49,.
Notice TO voters: To vote in
favor of the proposition submitted
upon this ballot, place cross (X)
mark in the square after the word
Yes; to vote against it, place a
similar mark after the word No.
For School District No. "a.
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Washington, Louisiana, who
voted at special electors held on .
Tuesday, the Goth day Of May"
1914, special taxes as indicated
below are hereby levied upon all
taxable property in the following
school districts OF said parish ard
state for the purpose OF giving
additional aid to the public school
or schools Of SAID districts.
/. A special tax OF six mills
on the dollar annually is hereby
levied upon all taxable property
situated in school district no. 6
for the years Of 19l4-l5 Is Il IS.
>. A special tax of four mills
on the dollar annually is hereby
levied upon all taxable property
situated in school district No. IS
for the years l9l4-1J-l 6-IIlS 19-
202l 222.223.
3. A special tax of seven mills
on the dollar, annually, is hereby
levied upon all property situated
in school district No. 70 for the
years l9l4.l5"l6~11lo.
t. A special tax Of five mills
on the dollar, annually, is hereby
levied upon all taxable property
situated in school district No. 20,
for the years 1911 5-l6l7-IS.
). A special tax Of seven mills
on the dollar, annually, is hereby
levied upon all taxable property
situated in school district No. q,
for the years 19l+l5-16.l7-10.
Section 2. BE il further re-
!: solved, that the special taxes
levied in section | Of this re5olu-
, ton shall be entered on the as
!, sessment rolls for the years indi-
= Gated in said section, and col.
5 lected for said years. The AS
SCISSOR Of Washington Parish,
; State of Louisiana, is hereby au-
thorized and instructed to carry
out the provisions of this levy.
) Section g. Be it further re-
solved. the the sheriff Of WASH
, ington Parish, Louisiana, be and
: hereby authorized and instructed
f to proceed with the collection Of
said special taxes as required by
| law.
g Section +. BE it further re-
/ solved, that this resolution shall
c 20 into effect from and after its
, passage, and shall remain in full
, force and effect until said special
/ taxes levied in section 1 shall
t have been paid for the period of
} indicated in said section.
Adopted in legal session in the
) town of Franxllnton, Washington
Parish Louisiana, on this the
2Sth day of May, 1911.
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Taxable valuation S. T.. .......
Signature of voter.
Notice TO voters: 10 vote in
favor Of the proposition submitted
upon this ballot, place a cross (X)
mark in the square after the word
Yes; to vote against it, place a
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similar mark after the word No.
For School District No. Is.

Proposition to levy a
5 mill special tax on all
property subject to tax
alton in School District
No. %, Washington
Parish, Louisiana, an
nually, for a period Of
5 years for the purpose
of giving additional aid
to the public school Of
the said school district.
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No D2Sg,
No. 2ZSJ.
18th Judicial District Court, state OF
Louisiana, Parish of Washington.
m the Matter of tie Reccivcrship of
Robert Darlington, Ltd.

Notice j. hereby given TO the credi-
tors Of this estate and to all other
persons herein interested to show
,nu,e, within ten days from present
,nt.tica;ion. il any they have, why the
nmal acco mt presented by 0. p. Car
.rr Hud jos. y. Magee, Receivers of
Robert Bapington It'd, should not he
approved and homoiogated. This
My 20 1914.
NJ. A Thigpen Clerk of Court.
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Notice-The Goth Judicial
District Court of Louisiana for
Washington Parish, will convene
ON Tuesday, June %, 1914 at 10
a. M, for the purpose of arraign-
ing all parties under Indictment
by order of Court, This May .,
1914.
NJ. A. Thigpen, Clerk,
June Ill.
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Proposition to levy a
S mill special tax on all
the property subject to
taxation in School Dis
trict No. %, Parish Of
Washington, Louisiana, =
annually, for a period
of 5 years for the pur-
pose of giving addition
al aid to the public
school Of said district.
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Proposition to levy a
5 mill special tax on all =
the property subject to
taxation in School Dis
trict No. "a, Washing
ton Parish, Louisiana, =
annually, for a period
Of 5 years, for the pur-
pose Of giving addition
al aid to the public
school OF said district.
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the said school district.
Taxable valuation S. :. -.
Signature of voter. ). .......
Notice to voters: To vote in
favor Of the proposition submitted
upon this ballot, place a cross
(A) mark in the sqnare after the
word Yes; to vote against 1t,
place similar mark after the
word No.
And the secretary Of this board
be and he is hereby instructed to
have prepared for use at said
special elections all necessary
ballot boxes, tally sheets, list of
voters, assessed valuation OF
property and compiled statement
of voters in number and amount.
Section 3. That the polling
| places for said elections shall be
Isabel school, Sunny Hill school,
Poplar Head school, Millers
Creek school and Oak Grove
school, and j, B. Magee, Pink
Parker, E. W. Mize]l are appoint
ed commissioners and j. r. Schil-
ling clerk of election to serve at
Isabel school for special election
for school district No. 4; and A.
Brock, 7. B. Coneriy and D. A.
Brock are appointed commission
ers and C.. L. Brumfield clerk OF
election to serve at Sunny Hill
school Tor special election in
school district No. S; and n. J.
Mccain, Jim Strahan and Steve
lStogner are appointed commits
sioners and A. NJ. Mccain clerk
OF election to serve at Poplar
Head school for special election
| in school district No. %; and r,
W. Knight, lido Thomas and A.
l.. Stafford are appointed com.
missioners and L. W. Sumerall
clerk of election to serve at Mil
ler's Creek school for special
election in school district No. "a
and Joe Afford, |. A. Hinson and
Monroe Burch' are appointed com
missioners and W. NJ. Burch
clerk of election to serve at Oak
Grove school for special election
in school district No. Is; and all
! of the above named clerks anC
commissioners shall serve without
compensation, and said elections
: shall be conducted under the laws
of the state applicable thereto.
Section I The president O.
this board is hereby instructed tt
give notice of these special cleo
- tons herein ordered. by his proc
lamation to be published accord
ing to law; and in said procloma
ton he shall announce that at ter
O'Clock a. M, Thursday, July 9
1914, this board will meet atNthei
office in the town of Franklinton
and in open session proceed t.
q open the ballot boxes, EXAMINE
l and count the ballots in nambe
} and amount, examine and can
i vass the returns and declare thu
4 results of the elections.
Franklinton, La, May 70, 1914
Pursuant to resolutions passe(
by the board of directors Of th'
public schools of Washington
parish, La, at special meetin!
held on the 28th day Of May
1914, |, F. B. Bateman, preslden
of said board, hereby give notice
that in compliance with said reso
lutions, special elections will b
held in school districts No. 4, S
%, "a and % Of Washington par
ish, on Tuesday, the 9TH day o
. July, 1914, for the purpose o
= submitting to the property tax
u navers uualjfied under .he con
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Taxable valuation S.
Signature Of voter :. ....,...
Notice to voters: To vote in
favor Of the proposition submitted
upon this ballot, place a cross X)
mark in the square after the word
Yes; to vote against it, place a
similar mark after the word No
For School District No. %.
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districts-No. S, %, 81 and -, of
Washington parish, La. subject
to state taxation, annually. for Il
period Of five years. for the pur-
pose Of giving additional aid to
each Of the respective districts,
upon which the tax is levied.
For the purpose Of said special
elections, the polling places will
be Isabel school for the special
election in school district No. /
and J. B. Magee, Pink Parker
and f. w. Mizell have been APP
pointed commissioners and }. K.
Schilling has been appointed clerk
to serve at said polling place;
Sunny Hill school for special
election in school district No. 5,
and A. Brock. 7. B, Conerly and
D. A. Brock have been appointed
commissioners and G.. l.. Brum-
field has been appointed clerk to
serve at said polling place; Pop
lar Head school for special cleo
ton in school district No. %, and
n J. Mccain, jim c'iranHn and
Steve Stogner have been appoint
ed commissioners and a. NJ. Nc
Cain has been appointed clerk to
serve at said polling place; Mil
ler's Creek school for special cl"r-
ton in school district No. -. aud
| r. W. Knight, lido Thomas and
A. l.. Stafford have been appoint
ed commissioners and A. L. Stat
ford has been appointed clerk to
serve at said polling place; Oak
Grove school for special election
in school district No. 25, and Joe
) Afford, |. A. Hinson and Monroe
Burch have been appointed com
missioners and W. NJ. Burch has
been appointed clerk to serve at
said polling place; and all Of the
above named commissioners and
clerks will serve without compen-
, sation. At said special elections
: the polls will open at 7 O'Clock a.
M. and close at ) o'clock p. M,
r and the elections will be conduct.
J ed in accordance with the laws OF
: Louisiana applicable thereto.
Notice is also given that at ten
O'Clock a. H., on Wednesday, the
| 9th day of July, 1914, the sale
: board of directors of the public
| schools of Washington Parish
La, will meet at their office in the
1 town of Franklinton, and in open
" session proceed to open the ballot
J boxes, examine and count the
< ballots in number and amount,
! examine and canvass the returns
| and declare the results of said
! special elections.
t This the 18th day Of May, 1914
5 F, B. Bateman, Pres.
s The following resolution was
unanimously adopted. Levying
t a special tax of six mills on the
o dollar per mnum upon all taxa
: bic property in school district No
: 6, Washington Parish, Louisiana,
: for the year 1914, and annually
: thereafter for a period Of five
II years ending in the year 1918:
}, |2-of four mills on the dollar per
r annum upon all taxable property
/, in school district No. IS, Wash
o ington parish, Louisiana, for the
e year 1914, and annually there,
r after for a period of ten years
= ending in the year 1928; SO
e seven mills on the dollar per an
nun upon all taxable property in
school district No. 10 Washing
d ton parish, Louisiana, for the
e year 1914, and annually lhereaf.
n ter for period of five years, end
Q ing in the year 1918; 4--of five
7, mills on the dollar per annum up
# on all taxable DrODertV in school
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Notice to voters: To vote in
favor of the proposition submit
ted upon this ballot, place a cross
(X) mark in the square after the
word Yes; to vote against it place
a similar mark after the word No.
For School District No. s.
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Proposition to levy a
5 mills special tax on all -,
the property subject to \
taxation in School Dis
trict No. s, Parish of
Washington, Louisiana, -
annually, for the period
of 5 years for the pur' ,
pose of giving addition !
al aid to the public
school of said district.
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SUBSCRIPTION S1.OO A YEAR
Franklinton, La, June II, 1914
The Era Leader is authorized to an
Hon. Stephen D. Ellis

as a candidate for Judge of the Court
of Appeal for the First Circuit, Ihlrd
District, State of Louisiana, subject
to the action of the voters IN the
coming Democratic Primary election
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Proposition to levy a
4 mills special tax on all
the property subject to
State taxation in School
District No. t Parish
of Washington, Louisi-
ana, annually, for the
period Of five years, for
the purpose of giving
additional aid to the
public school of said
school district.
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Address all Communications to
Era-Leader, Franklinton, La.
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Advertising Rates on Application
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mills on the dollar per annum up
on all taxable property in school
district No. 20, Washington par
ish, Louisiana, for the year 1914,
and annually thereafter for a
perioh of five years, ending in the
wear 1918; 5-oi seven mills on
the dollarper annum upon all
taxable property in school district
No. u, Washington parish, Loui-
siana, for the year 1914, and an
nually thereafter for a period OF
five years, ending in the year
1918; for the purpose OF giving
additional ali to the public school
of said districts of Washington
parish. Louisiana.
Section /. BE 1t resolved by
the board of directors OF the puo.
| lie schools Of Washington Parish,
Louisiana, in legal sessio" con.
vened, that the vote of the III"
| ioritv in niInber ruL in value Of
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-12
WOULD REVIVE
OLD RING RULE
New Yorker Favors Going Back to
Old London Code

New York, Aug. IA well-meaning
liver Of the boxing game suggests that
the state athletic commission could
easily lessen the brutality of boxing by
goiug back to the old London prize
r.ng rules and adopting one rule out
If tina; code-the one which called for
the end Of the round when knock
down occurred.
There IL some merit in the sugges-
ton, although the rule could not well
be copied in its entirety for under that
code a round lasted until there was IA
knockdown. Imagine fight between
Freddy Welsh and Jack Britton under
those rules. The mob would die OF
ennui.
But supposing, for instance, n good,
fair knockdown should end a round
that would otherwise run three min
uies The fallen man would have a
fu minute to get his bearings. There
would be no dispute over a short or
long count In the case OF an ALLEGED
foul the referee would have plenty OF
time to save himself from some rash
decision
IL might, Of course be unfair to the
man scoring the Touchdown, because
under such rules it would be quite pos
sible that a man be knocked out several
times in one fight and still come back
and with one convincing wallop but
nevertheless, as knockdowns count
more FOR points than several rounds OF
clever boxing n man able to score a
few Of them in the course of ten rounds
would have little to fear Of the popu-
lar verdict, unless that one coma clout
should happen to land on him so that
he couldn't 20 on after his minute Of
rest.