The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-02-26

adopted a resolution at its meeting
asking the State Probe Commission to
investigate the status OF the state
Board OF Charities and Corrections.
1t was said that the board stands as II
vas originally constituted several
years ago, and is merely board In
rGN7c, 1t has for some time done moth
ing. IL fact it has no money to work
with and no provision has been made
for Il paid secretary, as originally was
intended Several members Of the
Prison Reform Association said that
there are numerous important duties
that should be performed by the
Board of Charities and Corrections.
The complaint it was stated is not
against the members but against the
status OF the board. The memfrrS
originally spent their own money i'll
trying to do some service to the
state, but as no appropriations were
made they apparently have become
weary of spending their time and
money.
1t was decided that the attention OF
the probe commission be called also to
the penitentiary management, as it
was asserted that that institution is
tremendous expense to the state. Tho
probe commission already has sub
committee investigating that subject
1t was decided to have the secretary
notify the police juries and the dis
trict judges Of the condition OF the
parish jails, which, in many instances,
is bad. The judges will be asked to
call the attention of grand juries 10
the necessity of investigating the
jails. In many states, especially In
Alabama, according to report by tho
secretary, the states have taken con-
troll of the parish County jails.
courts, particularly the Supreme
Court and the Civil District Court Of
New Orleans, was brought to head
when State Senator George Wesley
Smith introduced in the State Probe
Commission resolution calling for
such an inquiry. After brief discus
sion, the resolution was adopted with
out dissenting vote.
Supt. w. S. Lafargue and H. J. Da-
vid, government farm demonstration,
visited the Paul Scott school Of Thibo-
dsux and gave interesting talks OF
edacatien mad the. be6sEfs TO be d.
rived from the pig. corn and tomato
clubs. 1t is the intention Of the speak
ers to visit other schools and get the
parents, teachers and pupils to co-ope-
rate in the work of forming clubs.
A delegation from Lafayette parish
spent two days at the capital viewing
the model road which runs from Ba-
ton Rouge to Hope Villa. The party
was headed by H. Billeaud, president
of the Lafayette Parish Police Jury
and was composed Of p. H. Landry,
Of Lafayette; DR.. c. R. de Laureal.
Broussard and NJ Billiard, Jr., Of
Broussard.
Prof. Thos H. Harris, State Su-
perintendent Of public schools, and
Prof. c. S. Trudeau, rural state in
spector for this state, spoke to a rep
resentative gathering of citizens at
the court house at Franklinton advo-
eating the levying of special school
tax all over the parish for the main
tenance Of the public schools. of the
parish.
A meeting Of the board OF commits
sioners OF the New River Drainage
District was held at Gonzales, the
domicilo of the organization, for the
purpose OF receiving bids for digging
drainage canal approximately TWEEN
ty.seven miles long and with width
of IS feet requiring the excavation Of
about 100000 cubic yards OF earth.
Arrangements were made with DR..
Gordon Morgan, president Of Men
chants and Farmers Eank of Melville,
La, to liQuidate the affairs Of the Port
Barre State Bank, paying depOsitors
in full. 1t was generally known for
several days that the bank was con.
templating closing. but the confidence
Mr.. LaSalle, the cashier, inspired. pre-
vented q rush.
When H. r. Parer OF Monroe start.
ed to his work as car inspector on the
Iron Mountain Railway he discovered
small bundle on his doorstep and
thinking it was clothing, called his
: wife's attention to 1t. The package
!. contained baby girl. only a few
: hours old. The child's mother Is un.
2 known.
Announcement was made by w. e.
Hudson, chairman of the Rapides Cot.
;. ton Club that H. C.. Swami of Che.
9 NEVILLE had been awarded the fifty
y dollar cash prize offered for the best