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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-09-02
A Community that Keeps Cool

II you are looking for a community
where the neighbors are really neigh
borly, pay a visit to Empire Prairie in
northeastern Andrew county. You
won't find Empire Prairie on the map,
although it has a store, a blacksmith
shop, church and lodge room. No
railroad passes through those fertile
acres and Uncle Sam killed" the
postofiice when rural routes were estab-
lished at Rea and King City years ago.
But no more prosperous nor progressive
people can be found in all the state.
The Prarie is populated by men and
women who own their homes.
Empire Prarie farmers have always
worked we'll together. Convince them
that thing has merit and they will
find that OF all the Andrew county
communities who voted dry Empire
precinct was the most nearly unani'
nous. When a community better
ment project is proposed it is not diff
fcult to secure united action. En-
pire Prairie is stronghold for mutual
insurance, and farmers telephone lines
connect every home. AT threshing
time the men change work and the
women folks need never hire help
when a rush time comes; they help
one another.
Just who suggested a community
ice house We have not been told.
Probably the supply Of ice ran short
at one OF the numerous socials given
on the Prairie last summer and the
farm folks decided then that they
would see that it didn't happen this
year. Anyway the house was built.
It's "a by "a feet and II feet high.
When the 81 men who decided they
would keep cool this summer got
through filling the big house last win
ter they had 100 tons ol ice stored
away. And everybody's eating ice
cream on the Prairie now.
Cost Of material for the community
ice house was divided among the
members and each one did a share Of
the work in erecting the building and
putting up ice. A time keeper kept
books on the workers and no man gave
more than the number Of hours neces-
sary. When the ice house was com
pleted and filled it was found that an
assessment Of SO a member was neces-
sary. Hereafter the only expense Of
filling will be in buying sawdust. The
Empire Prairie storekeeper weighs out
ice 10 the members and is paid cents
hundred pounds for the weighing
, and for keeping a record. Ice hour:
are from 5 to eight in the morning and
, from to eight at night. Any mem
Der Of the family can drive in and gel
5 the days supply and often one woman
, will haul out ice for half dozen neigh
( bors.
Empire Prairie people have fount
/ that it pays to be neighborly. Th'
4 boys and girls there are contented ant
d happy and are not leaving the farms
, 1t pays to get together for mutu'
benefit. Why not start something i
e your community Missouri RuralisI
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-09-02

The Secretary Of State, Robert Lam
sing, is showing himself to be a sad
spendthriit, wholly obtuse TO the vast
financial possibilities Of his high Office.
Mr.. Lansing is missing golden oppor
tunitieS, having refused emphatically
an invitation TO 60 out on the Chau'
,auqua circuit, having declined TO lee
ture anywhere for compensation, and
having shown an unreasoniug disposi
ton to stay in Washington and attend
TO business. Furthermore, he, or
rather his wire has announced that at
the diplomatic dinners given by them
the usual wines will be served, thor
oughly reckless proceeding in view Of
the infinitely greater expense Of wine
as compared with grapeiuice. Mr..
Lansing's friends fear that at this rate
he will 60 out Of Office no richer than
when he entered it, contrary to the
experience Of his predecessor in Office.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-09-02

Representative Carlin Of Virginia
says the issue next year will not be
the tariff, but the foreign policy Of
the administration" That is no issue;
that is a joke.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-09-02

General Cauanza has thus lar turned
a deaf ear to the mild and supineless
representations OF the United States
and the Pan-American republics, al
though a considerable number OF his
bandit associates, to whom the protest
was conveyed, have emphatically re-
fused 10 heed it, According 10 the
American Red Cross, which no one
can accuse ol being partisan, not less
than twenty-five people are starving to
death each day in Mexico City, while
the Red Cross suggests that there is no
way Of determining how many are
starving daily in the lesser cities and
rural districts. But Cananza and Villa
and all the lesser bandit chiefs are
growing rich by their so-called war
fare. They are seizing supplies on all
hands and exporting them, causing
the proceeds to be deposited 10 their
several credits in American banks.
For this reason there ia little 10 hope
in the way Of peace from these men.
They find a continuation OF their kind
Of warfare so much more profitable.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-09-02

The Attorney General, after mulling
over the seamen's bill for many moons,
has finally submitted his opinion to the
president, ard Mr.. Wilson is, to say
the least, not pleased to receive it.
The bill has played havoc with Amer
ican trans-oceanic shipping and jeop'
ardized the welfare Of every vessel
owner on the Great Lakes, where it
has become a far mote acute political
issue than on the coasts. But the
same fear Of offending the labor vote,
which led Psesident Wilson to sign
the bill in the face Of the earnest and
emphatic protests Of the well-advised
members Of his own administration
nov leads him to fear an appeal to
congress 10 repeal it. II it can be
nullifed by legal Interpretation the
administration will be profoundly CRATE
iul. but il it becomes necessary tC
make representations to congress i
will be proportionately chagrined.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-09-02
Washington Letter

Washington Aug 30.-The sink
ing, presumably by Germany sub
marine, OF the steamship Arabic"
with the loss Of the lives Of at least
two Americans, has occasioned another
International crisis, and for time It
was believed that, in view Of his pre-
vious threats, the least the president
could do would be to sever diplomatic
relations with Germany. Now, how
ever, Germany has asked this Gov
eminent to suspend judgment pend
ing an investigation Of the facts, and
has so phrased this request as to con-
vey the impression that if it is found
that the Arabic" was sunk by a
German torpedo and without warning,
that government will disavow the act
Of her naval officer. In any event, a
delay OF some days will in this, as in
the case Of the "Lusitania," afford
time for public indignation TO die out,
and few there are who believe that
serious consequences will follow the
destruction Of the Arabic" Opin
ion here is radically divided, however,
as to Germany's probable future course
with regard TO this incident. Germany
has clearly announced her purpose to
continue the sinking, without warn
ing, Of belligerent passenger ships,
contending such a course to be essen
tial to her military operations under
all the conditions. Against this stand
President Wilson has not only pro-
tested, but has warned Germany that
the destruction OF American lives,
whether OF those travelling on ships
belonging to belligerents or otherwise,
will be regarded by this county as
willfully uniriendlY act and one which
will be be followed by war, for such
alone is the meaning Of the diplomatic
language employed. Germany has
never replied to the last warning Of the
President, which was merely a reiter-
alton Of that given last February, ex-
cept, perhaps, by continuance Of her
sut marine warfare. To disavow the
sinking Of the Arabic" therefore,
would involve an admission OF the
correctness OF the contentious Of Presi-
dent Wilson that Americans have the
right to travel When and where they
please with safety, so long as they are
not on armed vessels. Much doubt is
expressed that Germany will 60 so far,
and it is regarded far more likely tha.
evasive diplomacy will be resorted to
tide over the wave Of popular indig-
nation which, following this, as follow
ing the "Lusitania" incident, has
swept over the country
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-09-02

The announcement. by Secretaty
McAdoo Of his purpose to loan, without
interest, $50, 100000 10 gold to three
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-09-02

her financial affairs. This is to be
effected by treaty made under the rifles
Of hundreds Of American marines and
within range Of the great guns OF
American battleships. It is contend
ed that the course Of the admins
tration is based on the Santo Domingo
precedent Of the Roosevelt admins
tration. But there are two essential
differences. First, Santo Domingo ap-
pealed TO the United States to step in
and protect her from her foreign credi-
tors, and secondly, Santo Domingo
could and had granted numerous for
eign concessions and made extensive
foreign loans, whereas, in the case Of
OF Haiti, her constitution specifically
forbids the granting Of concessions TO
foreigners or the mourning OF
foreign indebtedness. Concessions
are, in effect, granted to foreigners,
but it is always by means Of subter
iuge, such concessions being given to
a native Haitian who is taken into
partnership by the foreigners. OF
course, toe reason for this Administra
tion's drastic action in Haiti is not diI-
fcult to discover. Haiti is a negro
republic and, in the eyes Of a demo
cratic administration, negtos have no
rights which white man is bound TO
respect.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-09-02

While the administration has been
supine almost beyond belief in the
case Of Mexico, while both Americans
and foreigners have been killed and
outraged without limit in that uniortu-
nate republic, and President Wilson
has merely "watchiully waited" little
Haiti has felt the heavy hand ol the
administration and is now confronted
with an inexorable demand from the
United States that she turn over to this
country the entire administration oI
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1915-09-02
respect.

That the sale Of supplies and NUM-
tions Of war 10 the European belliger'
ents is all that has saved this country
from a protracted period Of distressing
financial and business depression has
been often asserted by students Of
business conditions, but the accuracy
Of their assertions has always been
contested by those responsible ior the
Underwood tariff bill on the ground
that such statements were partizan and
anti democratic in their nature. Now
comes, howeve, from an obviously i'm
partial source, abundant confirmation
Of this view. Herr Waetzoldt, fnan-
cial representative Of the Imperial
German government, so states in a
confidential report to his government,
saying, among other things, The
large war orders have become
the great means Of saving American
business institutions from idlenass and
financial ruin" and again, The fact
that institutions Of the size and inter
national influence Of those mentioned
could not fnd sufficient business to
keep them to some extent occupied
half, al least throws a harsh light on
the sad condition in which American
business would have found itself had it
not been for the war orders" In view
Of these conditions grave apprehension
is felt regarding the condition in which
business would find itself were the war
suddenly to end before the tariff can
be readjusted. Were the war 10 end
suddenly and the millions Of men now
on the European battle fields 10 return
to their normal pursuits, without radi-
cal revision OF the Underwood bill hav-
ing been effected, this country would
be flooded with products Of European
manufacture while American mills and
factories stood idle.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1915-10-16
Parish Committee
Meet.

The Parish Democratic Execu
tive Committee of the Parish of
st John the Baptist at a meet
Ag held at the Courthouse last
Thursday set January 25. 1916
as the date for the parish pri-
mary, and February 29th., 1916
for the second primary should
one become necessary.
The Committee fixed the fol-
lowing fees for candidates for
parish offices:
Sheriff $50; Clerk of Court $40 !;
Assessor $50; Coroner $50; Justice
Of the Peace $5; Police Jurors $5;
and Member of the General As
sembly SIS.
October 24th., 1915, is the
time limit set for Candidates to
file their notification of Candi-
dates with the Committee.
The Committee adjourned to
meet again at the st John
Courthouse on Monday. October
.25th., 1915, to pass over all ap.
nI;cak;onr roccivo6
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1915-10-16
Send Us The News.

The following from the
Pascagoula Miss. Chron-
icle IS SO expressive of our
own thoughts on the sub
jeet, that we reproduce It in
full.
This newspaper belongs
to you, Mr.. and Mrs. Sub
scrlber, just as well as to the
publisher. You want it to be
a newsy one, of-course You
can help makeitso.
Every reader should be
a reporter at least to the ex-
tent of reporting the news
he knows concerning his own
family and friends. You
perhaps have wondered how
we gather SO much news for
every issue. If every reader
would give us the items he
knows, we could make the
paper twice as 1eWsy as it
now is.
Merely paying for the
paper and taking what We
give you is not enough. 9th
-er readers would be interest
ed in learning the news you
know. You'll enjoy seeing It
in print, yourself, If you do
not acquaint us with the
items you know of, you can
not find fault with the paper
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1915-10-16
Col. R. G. Pleasant,
LIE candidat a la place de gouVer-
neur fait sd profession de fol.
II Sc declare fOrmeIIemenr en- favour
de rOptiOn locale.

I Dams un discours a l'ouvet
ture de II FORE du Sud dc
laLouisiana, le Colonel K.
6. Pleasant, candidat a la
place de gouverneur de fEtat
a categoriquement defni sa
profession de fol politique,
particulierement Ell ce qui a
trait a la question de la pro
hibition.
II a dit, imprinis, que NM
Barret ct Blanchard, deaders
du movement actuel pro-
hibit1oniste four de la poll
tique opportuniste. Ces deux
chefs de parti avaient tou-
jours etc opposes a la pro
hibition. M. blanchard, qui
await etc elu gouverneur sur
une "plateforme" d'option
locale, await invariablement
vote en- favour de la question
des liqueurs dams la paroisse
Caddo ct dans la vile de
Shreveport. QUAINT a NJ Rar
ret ses idees q ce sujet sont
nebuleuses.
!" Ie ne crois pas y a dit NJ
Pleasant, que les localities
prohibltionnistes de lEtat
aient le droit d'imposer leurs
pretensions aux Localities
anti prohibitionnistes .Cette
question dc prohibition dot
etre resolue par les votes indi
viduels de chaque commu-
naute. ST j'etais gouverneur
de l'Etat ct la legislature
adoptait I'm bill declarant la
prohibition pour tout PEtat
je n hesiterai pas a opposer
mon veto a cette loi. Et de
meme 81 uneloi etait adoptee
declarant fanti-prohibition
dams tout rEtat j'y mettrai
mon veto. Chaque commune
.autej je le repete doit determi-
ner, elle-mene de eette
nlesure. .
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1915-10-16

There can be no referendum
vote on statewide prohibition by
any act of the legislature. The
only possible way it could be
done would be by a constitutional
amendment to be submitted to
the people, which requires a
two-thirds vote of the general
assembly and does not have to
be signed by the governor, nor
can he veto any such proposed
amendment.
That is my position and |
stand by it unqualifiedIy."
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1915-10-16
OFFICIAL
STATE OF LOUISIANA. .
PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
COURT HOUSE
Edgard, La, Oct. IA, 1915.


The Parish Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of the Parish of
St. John the Baptist, met this day
at the Court House at 1900
o'clock Noon for the purpose of
ordering a Primary Election. to
be held throughout this Parish in
1916, for the Parish Officers,
Members of the General As
sembly, for two Members from
each Ward as Members of the
Parish Democratic Executive
Committee; to fix the fees of the
different Candidates and the date
of the closing of nomination.
January 25th. 1916 for the first
Primary and February 29th. 1916
for the Second Primary, in the
event one is necessary, we're the
dates fixed by the Committee for
the Primaries Noon, October
oath, 1915, is the time limit set
for Candidates to file their
notification of Candidates with
the Committee.
The rate of fees for Candidates
are as follows, viz;
For Sheriff S 5000
For Clerk of Court S 1000
For Assessor 5 5000
For Coroner S 1000
For Member of the General
Assembly $500
For Member of Police Jury S 500
For Justice of the Peace S 500
For Constables S 500
The fees as set forth for the
different Candidates must ac-
company every application or
same will be considered Null
and Void.
All application to be filed with
the Chairman of this Committee
within the time limit.
The Committee adjourned to
meet again at the Court House
on Monday October 25th. @15,
to pass over all applications re-
ceived.
Sgd Geo. H. Tassin
Seer etary.
Sgd Paul Berthelot,
Chairman.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1915-10-16

for not containing them.
"Ifyou think for one mi
nute, rightnow severalitems
will come to your mind.
What i! they are but "person
ais We want personals. We
want anything that is news
Take a Iivetier interest in
your paper. You'll appreciate
it more, as will all of your
friends"
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1915-10-16

LOCAL PERSONALS.
Those We Meet, Hear Of and
See During the Week.
Visitors in and out Of the
Parish.
Don't fail to attend the Big
Fair at Donaldsonville to-day and
tomorrow.
Mr.. 0. G. Ogden in charge of
the huge dredge- boat now sta
toned in the First Ward visited
New Orleans during the week.
Our popular and genial young
Superintendent Of Public Educa-
ton Hon. Lionel j, Bourgeois
was mingling with his many
friends in the First Ward this
week. superintendent Bourgeois
investigated the damage to the
Berthelot School by the recent
hurricane.
Mr.. l.. ". Peffet OF Eqsafa
was IN our MIDST at the ;oeglnn-
my ol tle Wsek
4 dance VAS o;ven at tbe Ber-
thelot School last Friday blythe
Younger set of Lucy, and all
whose happy privilege it was to
attend report that it was a graz
affair in eyerv respect. A large
and from unner ST. John attend
ded.
q
Mr. David P. Maitreme return
ed from the Crescent City last
Thnrsdav evening
Mrs, Eugene Faudu naiez, OF
Gramercy La. is visiting rela-
tiyes in this parish.
Mr., and Mrs. Anicet Dufresne
and little daughter Eula, of st.
Amelia. La. accompanied bv
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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1915-10-16
Colonel Pleasant Denies
Statement By Barret
About His Position.
Shreveport, La, Times Oct
8, 1915

made the following statement
relative to charges brought by
Mr.. Barret in his speech at the
Grand opera house:
Il understand that at the Bar
ret meeting last night the chair
man stated that | had said in my
telegram to DR.. Munday, secre-
tary of the nti-Saloon League,
that, if electen governor, | would
veto any bill to submit to the
voters of the state the question
of statewide prohibition. Ny
telegram contained no such
statement. What | said on this
question was as follows:
Should | be elected goyerno r
ard the legislature pass a state
wide prohibition bill would veto
it. Ny reasons will be given
fully and frankly in my platform
and public speeches.. +"
"Fhis refers simply to astatu-
tory law that would attempt
directly. in itself, to make the
whole state dry and does not re-
fer to a constitutional amend
ment submitting the proposition
to a vote of the people, which
latter is the only method by
which the people could vote on
the question.
The gentleman tried to make
! me appear as an autocrat who
would override the will of the
majority of the people of the
state. ] am a Democrat and
believe in democratic govern
ment, which means the rule of
the people, and, if | did not sub
scribe to such a theory of govern
ment, | would not TO- day be ask
ing your support in the coming
election.
THE legislature passes many
laws which the governor must
either opprove or veto as that is
his only prerogative. These laws
DO not always represent the view
Of a majority of the people.
Suppose the next general assem-
bly, should be against prohibition,
as the present legislature is. and
should enact law destroying
I local option in every parish in
, the state, and provide for the
licensing of saloons everywhere
| in the state, as it has the power
to do under the present constitu-
ton, then would any one think
that |. as governor, should sign
such a bill simply because ma
jority of the legislature passed it2
No, [ would veto it as soon as
presented.
! II hold that it would be lust
| as wrong in principle to sign an
farbitrary dry bill forcing prohi-
bition upon a large portion OF the
wet territory of the state as it
would be to sign an arbitrary
I wet bill licensing saloons in the
ldry territory.
j by common consent, we have
lin the past accepted the Demo-
cratic doctrine Of local option,
leaving the people of the parishes
Ito settle this question for them
/ selves on the vote of the people
in the parish to be affected there
by, without one portion of the
state debating to another against
Its will.
! Such statewide prohibition
fbill would not only be purely
autocratic and arbitrary, but it
would also be unconstitutional,
because the licensing of saloons
can be regulated. but not pro-
hibited by legislative enactment
Every lawyer in this state knows
this to be correct, and that il
would be the duty of the Cover
1 lnor to veto any such unconstitu.
! tional enactment.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1915-10-16

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
Al 90 4 Year, Payable in Advance.
Entered as second-class matterE Eeb-
/ ruary 10th 1914, at the Post-Off1ce at
Lucy, La, under the Act OF March
8, 1873.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-03-11
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
california Syrup of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup Of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother If coated, give a
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els, and you have well, playful child
again. When its little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, Indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, good inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for 80
cent bottle OF California Syrup OF
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children of all ages and grown-ups
printed on The bottle. Adv.