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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-07
School Board Proceedings
ORDINANCE NOT.

An ordinance ordering a spec
ial election to be held in school
district No. q, in the Parish of
Caldwell, for the purpose of sub
hitting to the qualified electors
of the said school district the
question of a bond issue of ff-
teen hundred (Sl, 100000 dollars
proceeds of said issue to be used
to erect and equip a school build
ing in said school district.
Whereas, it is necessary and
desirable that funds be raised
for the purpose Of erecting and
equipping a school building in
school district No. q, Caldwell
Parish, La, and
Whereas, it is the voluntary
will of this body to call the cleo
ton hereinafter provided for,
and
Whereas, Article 281 Of the
constitution of 1898 and 1913,
and Act 256 of the legislature
OF 1910, as amended by Act 2l8
of 1912, declares the school board
of the Parish of Caldwell to be
the governing authority through
which the said school district
may incur debt and issue ne
gotiable bonds for such purposes
when so authorized at an cleo
ton to be held in the said dis
trict, and
Whereas, the assessed valua-
ton OF the said district amounts
to eighty thousand one hundred
seventy one (SS0,l71) dollars,
and the existing bonded indebt
edness incurred under ArticA
2ol OF the constitution of 1893
and 1913, amounting to eighty
thousand one hundred seventh
one $3.50, IT'D dollars added to
the proposed Indebtedness does
not exceed the constitutional
limit of ten per cent Of the as
sessed valuation, and
Whereas, the special tax neces
sary to be annually levied to ex.
tlnguish the proposed indebted
ness Will approximate seven
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-07
Constables Sale
Fourth Justice Court-Parish of Cald-
well-State of Louisiana

Fourth Justice Court-Parish of Cald-
well-State of Louisiana
Rogers Bros, VS. S. S. Gregory. Jr,
By virtue of writ of fl ia issued
out of the Fourth Justice Court of the
Parish of Caldwell, State of Louisiana,
and to me directed, | have seized and
taken into my possession and will off
er for sale at public auction to theiast
and highest bidder Ati the plentation
house Of S. S. Gregory! ST., in the 9th
ward of the aforesaid Parish and
State, between the hours prescribed
by law for judicial sales on
SATURDAY, MAY q, 1915
the following property, towit: One ~
bale Of cotton weight $50 pounds. Seiz-
ed as the property of defendant S. S.
Gregory, Jr., and will be sold to salts
fly above writ and costs, in the above
entitled cause. Terms of sale cash
with the benefit of appraisement.
C. R. FERRAND
Constable Fourth Justice Court.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-07

vassing the returns and decIar-
ing the result Of the said cleo
ton.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc., that the president of
the Parish Board Of School Di-
rectors be and he is hereby in
structed to give public notice Of
said election by proclamation to
be published according to law.
Sec, 7. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc, that the special cleo
ton herein ard hereby provided
for shall be held and conducted
and the returns thereof shall DO
made under the provisions of
Act 256 Of 1910 and amendments
thereof, and such other laws as
may be applicable.
G. 7. Martin, Pres.
J. C. Hines. Sec.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-07
Signature of Voter

Sec. 3. Be it further ordain
ed, ETC., that the secretary of
the Parish Board of School Di-
rectors be, and he is hereby Or
dered to cause to be prepared
for use of the said election the
tally sheets, lists of qualified e.
lectors, assessed valuation of
property, blank statements for
the compilation of the vote, in
number and amount, and other
election blanks that may be re-
quired for the purpose of hold
ing the said election, to cause
the same to be placed in the bal
lot boxes for use at the respec-
tive precincts, and to make pro-
vision for the tranmission of
the ballot boxes to the several
precincts of the school district
at which the election is to be
held.
Sec. 4. Be it. further ordain-
ed, etc., that the polling place
shall be at the Martin School
House, and that the three fol-
lowing commissioners are ap-
pointed: S. M. Love, B. L. Fish
er and W. L. Rogers, and O. D.
May is appointed as clerk of the
special election, all Of whom
snail serve without compensa-
ton.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc., that the Parish Board
of School Directors shall meet
at 10 o'clock a. M, on the 26th
day of May 1915, for the pur-.
pose, in open session, of examin
ing and counting the ballots.
canvassing the returns and de-
claring the result of the said
election.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc., that the president of
the Parish Board of School Di-
rectors be and he is hereby in
structed to give public notice of
the said special election by proc
lamation to be duly published
-ccording to law.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc., that the special election
herein and hereby provided for
shall be held and conducted and
the returns thereof shall be
made under the provisions of
Act 256 of 1910 and amendments
thereof, and such other laws as
may be applicable.
G. T. Martin, Pres.
J. G. Hines, Sec.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-07
Signature Of Voter

Sec. 3. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc, that the secretary of
Lne Parish Board Of School Di-
rectors be and he is hefvyy Or.
dared to cause to be prepared
for use at the said election the
tally sheets, lists of qualified E.
iectors, assessed valuation of
property, blank statements for
the purpose of compilation oI
the vote, in number and amount
and other election blanks that
may be required for the purpose
OF holding the said election, to
cause the same to be placed in
the ballot boxes for use at the
respective precincts, and to
make provision for the tranmis-
sion of the ballot boxes to the
several precincts of the school
district at which the election is
to be held.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc, that the polling place
shall be at the Pleasant Hill
School House, and the following
three commissioners are appoint
ed: D. c, Nichols, s. ~. lay
lor aud H. W. Furlow, and l..
C. Furlow is appointed to serve
as clerk Of special election, all
of whom shall serve without
compensation.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordain-
ed, ETC., that the Parish Board
OF School Directors shall meet
at 10 O'Clock a. m., on the 18th
day Of May 1915, for the pur-
pose, in open session, Of examin-
ing and counting the ballots, can
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-07
Signature Of Voter

Sec. 3. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc., that the commissioners
se e,elk haa Il iss WI @its e s'c COM
'pensation, and the said election
shall be held at the following
precinct: Union, and the fol-
lowing men are appointed to
serve as commissioners: R. A.
Rogers. R. M. May, D. G. May
ies, and W. l.. West is appointed
ito serve as clerk.
!. Sec. 4. Be it further ordained.
etc, that notice of this election
containing the proposition here
in submitted to the voters shall
be prepared and signed by the
President and Secretary of the
Parish Board of School Directors
aud shall be published by the
Secretary in the official journal
by four weekly insertions, the
date of first insertion to be
thirty (3O] days before the date
IDf the election.
/ The said notice shall further
Irecite that on Wednesday the
I26th day Of May, 1915, the first
day following such election, al
~ O'Clock M, the Parish Board
Iof School Directors will meet at
the office of the said Board, in
said parish, and there in public
session open the ballot boxes, eX-
anime and canvass the returns
land declare the results Of said
election and promulgate the
same.
G. I. Martin, Pres.
j. C. Hines, Sec.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-07
Seriously Considering the
Matter

RivertoH La, 5-2-1915
Mr.. r. A. Lively
Clarks, La.
My Dear Bob:
I have, read your open letter
addressed to me through The
Caldwell Waterman, and | APP
preciate very much the frank
and friendly spirit in which it is
written, and | want to shank
you and other dear friends for
the interest you are manifesting
in me and hope that my future
life will always be such as to
merit these expressions of
friendship and confidence.
In reply will say that | have
not yet announced as a candi-
date for sheriff but have receiv-
ed considerable encouragement
both by letter and personal So
licitation from friends in all
parts of the Parish to become a
candidate and at this writing am
seriously considering the matter.
/ have no desire to force my
self on the public, or to supplant
any one in the confidence and
favor of the people. but a pub
lie office is a public trust and be-
longs to no man or set of men,
and if after a careful survey of
the field, | become convincen
that the people are contemplate
ing a change in this office | shall
announce my name as a candi-
date.
| 20 not think it wise or to
the best interest of the public
to open up a local campaign SO
far in advance of the state eat9-
paign, and bring on a long and
tedious fight that bades no good
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-07

for the people.
| consider the right of stuff
rage the most sacred right of an
American citizen and it should
never be lightly pledged with
out the most careful and serious
consideration.
The ballot box is the palladium
of American liberty and the med
ium through which we foster
and protect the rights of our
people, our hearthstones and
our institutions.
] deplore the fact that any
one should try to pledge the vo-
ters, almost a year in advance of
the primary, to support the pres
ent incumbent, especially at
this time, and before he has an
opponent, it is an unfair advan-
tage taken of the people, and |
appeal to them to preserve their
right of suffrage until they can
know just who will be in the
field, so they can have an oppor-
tunity of selecting the man of
their choice.
The public interest rises para
mount to the personal or politi-
cal interest of any individual,
and no promise however bind
ing, or friendship however deep,
will justify subordinating the
public good to personal consider
alion.
Your right of suffrage is one
OF your most sacred possessions
and so recognized by the teach
ing of God and the laws of our
state and nation and it is your
civic and religious duty to pro-
tect tnat right and privilege.
| trust | have made myself
clear in answering your cues
tons, and with assurances of
my personal esteem and friend
ship, | am
Your sincere friend,
j. E. McClanahan
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-07
ORDINANCE NO. 10.

An ordinance ordering a spec
ial election to be held in school
district No. 20 in the Parish CT
Caldwell, for the purpose Of sub
hitting to the qualified electors
Of the said school district the
question of a levy of a special
tax of five mills Is for the pur-
pose of providing additional aid
to the public schools of the said
school district.
Sec. /. Be it ordained by the
Parish Board Of School Direc-
tors of the Parish of Caldwell,
La, that a special election be
and is hereby ordered to be held
in School district No. 20, in the
Parish of Caldwell, La, on the
18th day of May 1915, for the
purpose of submitting to the
qualified electors of the said
school district entitled to vote
thereat the question of the levy
of a special tax of five mills 81
on the dollar of all property in
in the said school district sub
ject to state taxation, for a per-
lod OF ten years, the proceeds of
the said tax to be used in giving
additional aid to the public.
schools of the said school dis
trict.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordain-
ed, ETC., that the ballots to be
used at the said election shall be
prepared by the secretary of
the Parish Board of School Dr.
rectors, and shall be in the fol-
lowing form:
Proposition to levy a five.
mills Isl special tax onI |
all the property subjectl YES /
to taxation in school. dis- |
trict No. 20, Parish OIL
Caldwell, La, annually,
for the period of tenl
years, for the purpose of Mo
giving additional aid to NV
the public schools of thel
said school district.
Taxable Valuation $-
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-07

Allen Valentine and B. A.
HUMPHREYS of Holum were bust
ness visitors to town last Satur-
day. We received a pleasant
visit from the former.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-07

The police jury met in regular
session last Monday with all
members present. The proceed
lngs will appear in our next
weeks issue,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-07
COMMUNICATION

The Waterman will be glad to
receive communications on sub
jects of general interest, but is
not responsible for sentiments eX-
pressed.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-07


mills, which added to the exist
ing special taxes annually | lev
led under Article Zol OF the cen
stitutions Of 1898 and 1913, to eN
uhgulSh IhHe ,t;.Io nr;}1 W., 'I,o''lT'
oloeI -, o''u o 80 t;t I;r;+ nf
teeu 'ne w., oo.!9 ornrr, "n thn l'' DOL
Ie lll,r r,dp" pc, J, vah,at;no Of tba
r ,aI VI l' ao' 20 Ho;9 d;s+r;ci now
p ~ c Vi ''''" ''
''' S elo'O Do i ord2;naa INV tho
p osr; e. e. cahooI U;~ncror. of rho
p = VI e 1 SaIJwoIJ ~ lI,, fnl COS
s : "l '3 aonuonad that an lpInrtjon
S Shn1 ' pa and Is herohv ,a'Iod to
I ba ha ia IN 1'' the said School dis
tr;n ~ No 81 in tha Parish Of Cald
w u[J ! t w. an tho 5Stb dav ~
MA! l31o' az "ilI0' S'o~',oH ''lN
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-07
j. C. Hines, Sec.
ORDINANCE NO. s

An ordinance ordering a special elec
ftion to be held in School District No.
II, in the Parish Of Caldwell, for the
purpose of submitting to the qualified
Electors of tie said School District the
Euuestion of the levy of special tax of
five mills for the purpose Of providing
addition aid to the public schools Of
the said District.
Sec. /. Be it ordained by the Parish
Board of School Directors Of the Par
|ish of Caldwell, Louisiana. that spe-
Icial election be. and is hereby ordered
to be held in School District No. Z, in
Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana, on the
E25th day of May, 1915, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the qualified cleo
tors of the said school district entitled
to vote thereat, the question of levy
OF a special tax Of five mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuation
of all property in said School District
subject to State taxation, for a period
of five years, the proceeds of
the said tax to be used in
giving addition aid to the pub
llic schools of said School District.
Sec. 2. Be it ordained. ETC., that
the bollots to be used at the said
soecial election shall be prepared by
Secretary of the Parish Board of School
Directors, and shall be in the following
form:
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-07
ORDINANCE No. 8

An ordinance ordering a spec
ial election to be held in school
district No. 26 in the Parish Of
Caldwell, for the purpose Of sub
hitting to the qualified electors
OF the said school district the
question Of the levee of a spec
iaI tax Of ten mills [lO] for the
purpose of providing additional
aid to the public schools Of said
school district.
Sec. |. Be it ordained by the
Parish Board of School Direc-
tors of the Parish of Caldwell,
La, that a special election be
held and is hereby ordered to be
held in school district No, 26, in
in the Parish of Caldwell, La,
on the 18th day of May 1915, for
the purpose of submitting to the
qualified electors of the said
school district entitled to vote
|thereat ihe question Of the levy
of a special tax OF ten mills [10]
on the dollar Of all property in
the said school district subject
to state taxation, for a period Of
five years, the proceeds of the
said tax to be used in giving
additional aid to the public
schools of the said school dis
trict.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc, that the ballots to be
used at the said election shall be
prepared by the secretary of the
Parish Board Of Schoo! Directors
and shall be in the following
| form.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-07

Proposition to levy a ten
mills [lOl special tax on
all the property subject
to taxation in school dis
trict No. 26, Parish Of
Caldwell, State Of Louis
lana, annually, for the
period Of five years, for
the purpose Of giving ad
ditional aid to the public
schools Of said school dis
trict.
Taxable Valuation s.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-07

Proposition to levy a five
90 mills special tax on all
property subject to taxation,
in District No. 7, of tie Par
ish of Caldwell, Louisiana, an
nually for a period Of five 81
years for the purpose of Civ
Inc additional cid to public
schools in the said district.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-07

Taxable Valuation S
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20
WHEN LABOR CONDITIONS ARE
RIGHT

British East Africa was a labor
problem 1t is different from the la
Dor problem that prevails in most
places, The trouble there is not TO
find jobs for the unemployed, but
how to find unemployed for the Jobs.
The cause Of this unique condition
has been made clear in recent re-
port of the Labor Commission of the
colony The Colony has in its area
of lS9,S3S square miles a population
of 100000 negroes and only 5000
whites. Many of the latter are big
land owners, who need black labor
to work their immense holdings One
of these Lord Delamere, owner of
IoG,UU2 acres, told the Commission
that the trouble was with the large
reservatiOna-oT reserves, as they
are locally c2lled-on which the ne
groes are allowed to live and work
for themselves. They are able to
make as good a living on these lands
as they care for, and probably a bet
ter living than they could get by
working for the whites. So Lord
Delamere said: IF the policy was
to be continued that every native
was to be landholder of a sufficient
area on which to establish himself,
then the question of obtaining a sat
isfactory labor supply would never
be settled. He considered the
soundest policy would be to curtail
the reserves. And, although it might
take a few years before the effect on
the labor supply was apparent, the
results would be permanent" 9th
er landowners were more outspOken, |
and urged that natives be forced to |
come out of their erserves and slave |
for the whites. 1t is not probable |
that such recommendation will be |
needed. Some one should tell these
whites that the solution of their |
problem lies in making use of as
much of their land as they can work
and letting go of the rest of it.
The conditions which make the ne !
groes of British East Africa indie
pendent could be established eles-
where. Not by setting aside arbi-
.rary reservations, ut by forcing
holders of valuable land to either
Use it themselves or let others do so.
II is for this purpose that the Single
Fax on land values is being urged,
md laborers who wish to see the la
)Or problem settled right can do
nothing more effective than to join
I this movement.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20
ROOSEVELT AND RACE SUICIDE

Theodore Roosevelt advises a mo-
ther of seven children to keep on a
bearing them even though her hus-
band has lost his position and her
home is threatened with foreclosure.
| Hard luck does not lessen our duty
to society" reasons the Colonel. But
how about society's duty to this wo-
man and her husband? Society
maintains conditions which make it
inevitable that some willing workers
are debarred from opportunities to
support their families Has society,
under such circumstances a right to
insist on performance of duty to it.
self? There will cease to be trouble
with performance by individuals of
their duty to society as soon as So
ciety does it's duty to individuals.
Every time the subject of race sui
eide is presented to Theodore Rose
welt, he misses a chance to prove him
self real statesman. He ignores
two very obvious facts One is that
to some parents children are luxury
beyond their means. Another is
that unjust laws are responsible for
this. There is as much statesman
ship in Roosevelt's preaching against
race suicide as in Pharaoh's unrea-
sonable order about gathering of
straw for his brick makers.
There would be neither need nor
occasion to preach against race sui
eide could every person be assured
of the opportunity at all times to
earn and retain enough to support
himself and whatever family he may
have. There is no reason why every
person should not have such assur-
ance in a country supplied with suf-
ficient natural resources to support |
the population of the world. And if |
Roosevelt were more of a statesman, |
he would see, and make clear to 9th
ers that it is in the with holding of |
natural resources from use that the |
responsibility lies for the prevalence |
of race suicide. Instead of urging |
upon poverty-stricken parents the al
legged duty of rearing large families,
he should be urging on voters the
duty Of removing the legal obsctacles
which deny willing workers access
to the jobs that nature has provided
for all workers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20
WOMAN's RIGHTS TRIUMPH

Jeanette Morgan of Cleveland,
crusading for womans rights, won in
the Supreme Court decision her con-
tention that a woman may serve as
deputy tax assessor. She qualified
by passing a civil service examination
and had five weeks work under the
Cuyahoga County assessors when she
was discharged because she was a
woman. She brought a mandamus
suit and won in the Appellate CouEt.
The Supreme Court decision, by re-
fusing to order the case up for re-
view, permitted the Appellate decis-
ion to stand
Mrs. Morgan will get back the $50
salary which was held up, but is not
assured of her position for the
Warnes law is about to give way to
the Parrett-Whittemore law, under
which deputy assessors are not under
civil service. But she won the point
of law that women are eligible to as
sess property for taxation.-St
Journal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-20
REPUBLICANS IN HOLE

At least three Republican state
Office holders in the state house, are
quietly using profane language.
They are the Attorney Genearl, State
Treasurer and Secretary of State.
AL three of these men expect to run
for a second term next year.
Last year Mr.. Willis went over the
state and told the dear people that
Governor Cox had spent entirely too
much money Now the figures show
that Governor Willis and his Repub-
lican legislature have spent several
million dollars more than did the
Democrats These three wise repub-
licans do not frequent the Governors
office. They often tell their conf
dental friends the story of the fool
parrot that got into trouble and lost
its tail feathers by talking too much.
Ottawa Sentinel.