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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-12-12
BATON ROUGE JUDGE
DECIDES BANK CASE

Of local interest is the judgment rem
dered by Judge Brunot in the district
court of East Baton Rouge on Monday,
dismissing the suit of the Armour com
pany against the Louisiana National
Bank and with it the call in warranty
made by the Louisiana National against
the Whitney Central Bank of New
Orleans.
This suit grew out Of the failure of
the Feliciana Bank and Trust Com
pany in 1913. Six checks drawn on
the West FeIiciana bank were deposit
ed by the Armour Company at the
Louisiana National and forwarded by
that bank for collection to the Whitney
Central Bank, which in turn forwarded
them to the payee bank at st. Francis
vile, there being only one bank at
that place. The evidence showed that
the checks were marked paid by the
West Feliciana bank, and exchange
drawn for their payment, but the ex-
change was never mailed, the bank
examiner taking charge about that
time.
The Armour Company brought suit
to hold the Louisiana National, charg-
ing that it was responsible that the
checks were not paid. The Louisiana
National called it's collection agent, the
Whitney Central, in warranty.
In his oral reasons for dismissing the
suit, Judge Brunot said that the weight
of opinion did not favor the contention
made by the plaintiffs that it was neg
ligence to send the checks to the payee
bank for collection in case there was
only one bank in the place; that this
custom was generally followed, and
that both the Louisiana National and
the Whitney Central had been duly
diligent in forwarding the checks.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-12-12
NOW, AMT 1T TRUE?
GRANVILLE Democrat.)

Last winter, in period Of rashness
and inconceivable folly, we took a few
dancing lessons. We learned the tango,
the one-step and the hesitation, with
all the dips, drags, grapevines and lame
ducks thereunto appertaining and in
such case made and provided We
thought we had Terpsichore dashed to
the rudder of Zeppelin. AS we glided
about the hall or riccocheted from
divan to davenport, just missing the
piano lamp in our mad flights through
some friendly parlor, we used to feel
sorry for Mr.. and Mrs. Castle. We
were the dancing demon of the day.
We WERE But last night we happened
to drop in on some friends, whose vic
trola, as we entered, was tearing off
"By the Sea, by the Beautiful Sea"
We shall forever hate the tune for it
is inextricably 'intermingled with the
wreck of our fondest conceit. We learn
ed last night that we can't dance. No
more than a rabbit, we can't dance.
There was young fellow in that parlor
who had brought with him, from the
city, slew of new steps and motions
and gestures and poses and by the time
we got there he had taught the young
ladies such delicatessens as the half
and half" "the fox trot," "the silo
slip" and the Ford Flop" or something
like that Why, we didn't even know
the holds any more. Everything we
did was passe or Ainse or Przemsyl.
We were Major-General Dub. Last
year if you didn't hesitate, well you
needn't come around. This year if
you hesitate you are lost and no re-
ward offered.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-12-12
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
LOCAL LAND-SELLERS

Hon. Justin F. Denechaud issues a
circular, containing the following in.
formation:
F. w. Johnson, 400 Charles street,
Knoxville Boro, Pittsburg, Pa, wishes
to purchase land for farming and fruit
growing.
j. G. Osborn, Hemingford, Neb., de-
sires to exchange land in Nebraska for
land in Louisiana, paying part of the
purchase price in cash.
August Schasse, Meeker, La, wishes
to secure desirable land for himself
and German friends.
M. C. Gatewood, Hotel McClinton,
Hot Springs, Va, wants to correspond
with land owners as he has number
of settlers whom he can locate In
Louisiana
A. N. Dyson, Edinburg, Ind, desires
position on farm with view of
learning conditions existing in Louis
lana before purchasing a farm for
himself.
c. F. s. Neal, Lebanon, Ind, Carson
Neal Building) wants to purchase from
800 to 1000 acres of land in Louisiana
at medium price.
Jno. j. Hunter, Paraiso, Canal Zone,
Republic of Panama, desires to pur-
chase farm within LOO miles of the
city of New Orleans.
G. w. Manning, North Adams, Mass,
writes that he will purchase a farm
for himself and that four Of his friends
will also settle in this state if suitable
location is found.
w. L. Jarvis, 331 Gray street, Louis
vile, KY, desires to get in touch with
owners of large tracts of land suitable
for colonization purposes.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-12-12
HELD CONSTITUTIONAL cONVEN
TION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Referring to the Newman testimony
before the Probe Commission, Gov.
Hall said in an interview:
Seriously, l took exactly the course
that Newman advised. Whether | did
it quickly enough is purely matter
of opinion. l recall that Tennessee
tried to sell some bonds about the
time Mr.. Newman indicates we should
have been putting ours out. She got
the magnificent bid of SO for them, and
had to take them in again. You'll ad-
NIT that such a circumstance was not
reassuring to me.
"You see, l knew what / was up
against better than Newman He want
ed me to proceed Immediately with
public plans for an issue Of 4R%
bonds. felt it was my duty to the
state to exhaust every means at my
command to sell 40 bonds before an
nouncing any intention of selling bonds
on which the state would have to pay
a higher interest rate.
whatever my feeling was on this
point, l knew perfectly we'll that the
enemies of the administration would
try to cruelty me for not selling bonds
at the lower rate, if | had not exhaust
ed every effort to do so before pro-
ceeding to the higher rate. When a
knocker wants to knock, one pretext
for knockery is as good as another.
This happened to be case where Of
fetal duty and political expediency CO.
lncided.
81 was convinced, moreover, that
any effort to get an acceptable price
on our bonds, no matter what their
rate of interest, would fail unless we
could get the New York attorney-gen-
eral to modify his opinion shutting us
out Of that great investment market.
My effort to get him to do so was
then in progress, and called the con-
Istitutional convention that Mr.. Newman
advised even before this effort sue
ceeded, for hoped it's success. Not a
moment was wasted"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-12-12

People who were amazed at the ex-
ploits of the German cruiser Emden,
which sank % British merchantmen
before it was destroyed, may not know
that it's record was exceeded by four
Confederate cruisers during the civil
war, under far more perilous circum.
stances. The Alabama destroyed NO
less than So merchantmen, while the
Florida accounted for 81, the Shenan
doah SO, and the Tallahassee 29.--
American Press.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-12-12
WEST FELIC|ANA LADIES
REMEMBER THE VETERANS
WITH CHRISTMAS BOXES

West Feliciana's United Daughters
of the Confederacy do not forget the
old soldiers at Camp Nichols, the Lou
isiana home for the needy servivors of
the Lost Cause. 1t is the custom Of
this unforgetting band, with the as
sistance among their neighbors Of
other noble and kindly women, to
send large boxes of all kinds Of jelIies,
preserves, pickles and homemade
wines for the rejection of the veterans
at Christmas-time.
This year despite the complaint of
hard times, the donation has been a
large and useful one: two boxes being
filled with delicious edibles, and an
other with the clothing made last week.
For complete list of donors and dona-
tons see local page.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-12-12
REPRESENTATIVE MORGAN
PRESENTS AMERICAN FLAG
TO FREYHAN HIGH SCHOOL

Julius Freyhan high school has had
two United States flags worn out in
patriotic service and needing another,
has been kindly remembers dwith a
new one by Hon. Lewis L. Morgan,
congressman from this the Sixth Dis.
trict. The flag is large and handsome
one, and was presented to the school
on behalf of Mr.. Morgan by Mr.. ]. R.
Matthews at the Monday morning ex.
ercises. Mr.. Matthews remarks were
enthusiastically received. The flag was
accepted for the School Board by Dr.
0. D. Brooks in a few, well-cAosen
remarks.
The pupils of the high school are
very appreciative of the beautiful new
flag, and thank Mr.. Morgan most
heartily for it.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-12-12
PROSPERITY INDICATIONS NOT
MYTHICAL.
(ColfaX Chronicle.)

Last week, in an editorial squib head
ed, 1.-THE Good Time Coming" we not
ed a number of prominent business
men and capitalists were predicting an
immediate era of prosperity for the
United States, based on conditions
brought about by the European war.
We wrote last week with more or less
misgivings as to the correctness of
these prophecies of an early prosperity,
but since that time we have become
convinced that the indications Of pros
perity are by no means mythical, and
are based on sound business principles.
1t is stated that orders for more than
IA billion dollars worth of machinery,
iron and steel supplies have been
placed in the United States by France,
England and Russia, wanted in their
warning operations. Other millions of
dollars worth of automobiles, motor
cycles, etc., have been ordered. Eng
land alone has ordered LOO, 900 worth
of wooden shirts for her soldiers. The
orders for shoes are said to total about
100000 for the different warning
nations. Thus it goes all along the
line for manufactured articles.
The New Orleans States gives the
name of Louis P. Rice, saddle and
harness manufacturer, who has an
order for $250,000 worth of saddles,
brides, halters and harness. This Is
said to be only part of a $12,OOO,0O0
contract from a British and French
government contractor. Also in Shreve-
port, l.. E. Etchinson, president of the
Shreveport Saddle Co., reports his
company has an order for several
weekly shipments to commence at once.
In the line of horses, mules and pro-
visions the orders amount up into the
millions, and from all sides come re-
ports of factories and mills running
day and night to fill orders, which have
all been placed with the demand that
they be rushed out as fast as possible.
The consequence is that thousands of
operatives who only short time ago
were idle and their families in want
are now working at full wages, with
the privilege Of putting in all the
extra time they want.
The reflex action of SO many millions
visions the orders mount up into the
United States just on the heels of a
general depression is having a great
revivifying effect throughout the en-.
tire country, and we note tone Of
cheerful optimism prevailing among
the newspapers of the land, which we
regard as sure indication that they
believe good time is really at hand
for the whole country.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-12-12
A TONGUE TWIsTER.

Suspicious wives might apply this
test to their husbands, when they come
home late from the lodge:
Betty Better bought some butter.
But she said: This buffers bitter;
If put it in my batter,
1t will make my batter bitter.
But a bit of better butter
Will but make my batter BETTER"
So she bought a bit O. butter
Better than the bitter butter,
And made her bitter batter better.
So twas Betty Better
Bought bit of better butter.
-%-
A good way to have all the friends
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-12-12

A new tetanus cure has been dis
covered by French doctor. Eighty
per cent of wounded are saved by this
method. A noticeable feature Of the
cure is that the patients head is plac-
ed lower than his body.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-12-12

A good way to have all the friends
you need is not to need any.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
NOTICE OF REsoLU TIoN OF, NE
S5 CESSiTY. ASf& Ii saI

Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting <of the City Council of the
City Of Manchester, Iowa, held on the
18th day OF May 1914, there was intro
ducea the resolution hereinafter set
forth, (which said resolution will be
considered for passage by the City
Council. alta meeting to be helL III
said City Council rooms at 8 o'clock
P. NJ, on the 10Th day of June, 1914,
at which time the owners OF the prop
erty: subject to assessment for the
cost Of the street Improvement con-
templated in said resolution may APP
pear and make objections, if3any they
have to the contemplated improve
ment and the passage OF said resolu-
ton which resolution is as folloWs:,--- -
Be it Resolved by the City Council
Of Manchester, Iowa. Z. S.z. =
That it is deemed advisable and
necessary to improve the following
street, ,to-wit: ! Liberty Street from
Franklin Street east to New street by
curbing and guttering said street on
each side thereof with Portland Ce-
ment curb and gutter in accordance
with plans and specifications furnish
ed by the City Engineer and approved
by the City Council of the City of
Manches ter, Iowa -zg. @ISs-
Vi The expense Of making said i'm
provement to be assessed against the
property. abutting thereon in accord
ance with the law. governing the same
except the cost and expense OF that
part thereof at the intersection OF
streets, highways, avenues and alleys
anI any deficiency where the Special
Assess ment shall not be sufficient,
shall be paid from the City Improve
ment fund as provided by Jaw, and
the Contractor: who shall make said
improvement shall guarantee that the
same shall endure. without need Of
repair for one year from the date OF
its acceptance by the City.
Attest: F. E. RICHARDSON, -.
T. WILSON, Mayor.
= ~; City Clerk. 2OWks4. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
DISORDER in !aTHE MOTHER OF
NE tPARLIMENTS.o q

(FrOm the Chicago Record-H erald.)
Several months ago the "last ditch
ers""3 In the British: tory party openly
advocated "a tearing raging cam
paign" against home rule. They de-
manded sof \ the leaders sanction, il
not direct b and open encouragement,
OF a policy lot dtsorder1y obstruction
In, the comm ns Of Wild noise, OF con-
fusion and even OF personal violence.
Anything \ they commended, was justi-
fable In the heroic and patriotic war
on the 'traitorOus' liberal govern
ment. ~ 4. js, 81
n 1t / is hardly necessary to say that
this absurd plan was condemned by
the leaders and by the moderate tor
les, England lis the proud other OF
parliments,5a and It Is simply. unthink-
able that one of her great. historic po-
litical parties should deliberately
adopt editable Wrecking tactics.
Public opinion would turn from such
as party In disgust, and its last state
would be worse than the first. ~ ~
But apparently the I. die-hard ele-
ment has not y abandoned the morally
and politically impossible policy. On
Thursday its representatives made q
disOrderly INSTRUMENTATION and the sit
ting had to be suspended. sBONAR
LAW, the opposition leader, declined
to sarebuke them or to support the
speaker. NJ 9; .$5s1 II Il
IS There IS nothing to be gained by
such tactics! 8ASQUITa and his ma
joritys do not fear the blind and reck-
less last ditchers who are really play
4 Ing into their hands. What they fear
is the opposition of reasonable and
moderate men, and this accounts for
their earnest 4 desire to settle the
home rule and Ulster question by
consent and compromise. The prom
Used amending bill will, Of course,
have to be cons idered ION its merits,
land there every indication that the
great outside public will so consider
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27

ltEStt y p rt
TTne 4 charges -wnlcn Mr.. Meredlrn
has not refuted, nor even attempted
to explain are these: &s$ ..s
His biographical statement that ne
h supports the Republican party ;;---:
the history containing this biogra-
ply was published in 1911; - s;l. 5Sl1 35l u
That in 1911 he EXPRESSED DISGUST
x with the Democratic party as tied
up with the Interests" and advor:
Gated the formation of a new party;;i
That he put Senator Cummt1ns f iefr.
ward as fit5leader Of the proposed
new party;
That he advocated election OF Fro
gressive Senators, naming Kenyon
as one. Nj ~ : 4 s:5 3;$i 5tsI$ 4 E ~ Z. "a
!. These charges stand undenied and
unrefuted, notwithstanding they were
first made ten days ago.
: Granting the full truth of all Mr..
Meredith says, if every count IN the
Indictment impeaching his Democracy,
except one y could be- successfully ex-
planned away, still would the nomi-
nation Of the Des Moines man be
fatal mistake still would it destroy
the Democratic party's chance to re-
tire Senator CuInmins to private life.
All that Cummins would have to do
would be to quotes ,Meredith's June,
1911, editorial proposing him (Cum.
mins) as fit to be entrusted with = i S5 {:
welfare OF the peoples interests, =
foe to Icope with the interests
There would then be no excuse justify.
lna Meredith's candidacy. From every
dunghill In Iowa would be shouted
back at Meredith his eulogy of Cum
i g. = ~ Or, - fy~fNro = -,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
e standpat Repub licans Of Penn

F ! = ~ - rEf
The Standpat $Repub licans of Penn:
5sylvania have nominated Senator PEN
rose to succeed himself In the United
States Senate, the Democrats u have
nominated A. Mitchell $a Palmer, Ass'
their senatorial candidate, and t II:
ford Pinchot Is 1.-The candidates. Of the
Progressive party. The New York *
Tribune, cons idered BY many the most
influential republican :newspape in
the country. iss opposing the election
OF Penrose. ut insists that 1T will
he a bad thing for public life 4 = Il
Amer.ea forces which he repre-
sents triumph d IA the Pennsylvania
SenatOrship contest = a: q Z!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
i m ~ q y N ti3s * e
Democrat / / !, |.
"WEDNESDAY, MAY q, 1914 s
ia $FOLLETTE's GREAT 's' fhA ~
55 ON RAILROAD-RATE CASE

ii me newspapers have quite .generl-'
s. ~ commented upon Senator La: FOL O.
lette's speech delivered in the ~ niteu
states senate on the 9Th inst, on the le'
campaign designed to infl l1 4 tne
decision, in the rail road rate case. me g
4 neech Is one Of the lengthiest 4 ny
the most lengthy, ever printed IN tne
Congressional Record. II contains y up
wards 81 800, 900 words. On account ''tl'' UNI
81 its great length, some III neWspaperrss
are inclined to- treat the speech l5' aus
pE,aragingly, but the problem with VIII
which he dealt is one Of gigantic pro- 70
portions II
The people OF the United States pay
more money annually to the railroads all 'sl
for carrying only than they pay e ''cfl
/ year to maintain our national s sSlslte
and municipal governmen ts The Sen sen
atorsis correct when he says that at #'1 fs
IL difficult to measure, by any%standT
Ard. that the mind quickly graspss the
magnitude OF the questi lions subm1tt .e'el
Is the Interstate Commerce Commits mis-
i sion. This is the question &brieny
stated III: Wa III
Do Y the railro Dads when properly
managed need more money to enable able
them to perform the services required ['''s
81 them as common carriers? Il 8%s{ II
Nearly every railr road Sc subject Is' e
conditions whic distin g,.ish # from e q
ali other railroads. Low grade rail-
4 roads connecting great business cen.
tiers, might Re able tomake money and . q
charge only q very small freight rate
while anothe railroad differently
conditio Toned, mi ht require five times t's
as large q freig ht rate and still ( b b
unable to operate its line and pay In
terest on the inye stment. TIE maj
would immortalize himself who, ,,
the use OF even 8 million words coult
formulate q sdecisio that would bt
/ applicable to every railroad and r.
n quire8 each railroad to charge mo more
I for Its carrying services than it &C
tually needed TO pay interest on thu
investment and charges connected
with its proper management.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
BIG DAM FARMERS AID.
More Than q Million People May !; b
Helped by KeOkuk Structure.

IA study Of manufacturing in Europe
where things are old enough to have
settled down on a permanent basis,
shows that manufacturing has finally
moved into the fertile Il agricultural
valleys. The sustenance Of the fac
tory Workmen and their families is q
controlling factor in all manufacture
ing. Factories move into agricultural
districts to. get the workmen closer to
the eatable products of the farms
where the cost OF living is lower. The
freight on food transported any con-
siderable distance from farmer to
consumer is costly. {.
Z Figures collected all over the world
and running through I: many years
show that each horse power devel-
oped by water wheels furnishes sus-
tenance to five persons. The use OF
each horse power of large installa-
tons Of turbines and electric genera
tors provides work enough In fac
tories and other electric-propelled in
dustries to support five persons in the
wages the workman I'll received. BY
these figures the Keokuk water power
will, when in full: operation, furnish
sustenance to 100000 or more peo-
ple. The farms will be their prime
source Of food. This, increased de-
mand for food will be supplied by the
farms near the new power zone along
the Mississippi river. The proximity
of farm to factory will cause both
higher prices for products on the
farms and lower prices for produce in
the homes of the Workmen, the bene~
fit Of short-haul transportation being
generally divided between producer
and consumer. st. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat. .tl:; i&5t&, !. &j5, ,{.5; 54
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27

secretary 81 State, Bryan has sue
8ceeded IN concluding an arbitration
treaty between this country and ia
pan. The treaty was ratified by the
United States senate Son the 22nd Of
last February. and by the Japanese
government on last Saturday. The
contracting governments agreed to ar:
Sbitrate all questions. excepting only
those effecting vital interests, indepen
sdence or national honor and the rights
aof a. third party. 59 n s5 5jsS !.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-27
THE sPREsIDENI,s7 MEXICANy POL.

(From the New York World.
Thanks to the enterprise OF the Sat
;urday Evening Post \ Of hiladelphia,
we have = clear idea of the principles
and motives actuating President Will
son lin Mexico. He hopes to assist in
the establishment i0f order in that
country, but not the old order Of land
monopoly, exploitatio lon i and oppres-
sion, -tfor that is dead. His ideal is
free and stable government, not for
the great owners OF property, the
overlords and hidalgos exclusively,
but for all Of the people. a
il True Democrat that he is, he en-
tertainss mo- doubt OF the capacity of
these people ultimately for self gov
ernment. He knows that tners can
he mo Development In this field with
OF. opportunity. He Is determined that
so far as lies within his power the
great influence 4of the United States
shall be exerted first Ito remove the
tyrants, a military and commercial,
who have held Mexico in bondage; and
secondly, to open the way to popular
rule, popular education and some set
Element Of the land question which
will give the mass tOf the people a
foothold In their own country.
p With q renewed disclaimer of a de-
sire for war or for the acquisition Of
territory; with q reaffirmation of the
true Monroe Doctrine, strengthened
now by our vastly increased resour-
ces, and with sharp assertion that
the United States cannot assume the
role of a mere policeman south Of the
Rio Grande going In when called and
quickly getting out again, Mr.. Wilson
plainly foreshadows a policy that is
to be permanent and far-reaching but
in no sense ambitious. x e., l..
These views should be- enlightening
and inspiring to every inhabitant OF
the United States; they cannot 4 fail
to carry message OF hope to every
decent Mexican Of intelligence, and
they must inevitably have great
weight at Niagara Falls, where all of
Latin America, either in person or in
spirit, Is in conference with US and
with Mexico. r 5tt2s =: