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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-29

The plan of a statewide spelling test
fur the schools. so happily introduced
last year. will be undertaken again this
year. and while there ID less entha
siasu. there In naturally more ability
to face the work. The three lists OF
words sent on. by the State Superin'
tenaent, though they embraces d wide
and useful range OF everyday words,
are NOT entirety free from errors, and
In "A few instances from regrettable
choice In spelling. where twe ways are
allowable.
OF the latter class, cancellation, which
In the simpler way OF spelling the word.
is given as cancellation. Similarly
anestae,ie Ia spelled with the diph-
thong ae thus, anaasthetie, although
the trend Of custom In TO spell the
word dropping che superiiuous a. The
Century Dictionary gives preference
TO spelling bath cancellation and anes
thetc In the simpler way
Again. VIZ note that theater IL spell
ed theatre, although center Is spelled
az We have written H. Consistency
suggests that oil this class 81 words
should have the final er, instead OF
aping the French spelling The Cen
fury strongly disappreses the spelling.
theatre" as from the French, since
that spelling In not even consistent
French spelling Our word comes
from the Latin Amphltheater Ia al
ways given with er
There are la the lists a number OF
repetitInns OF words, Group III having
the larger quota. Group II seems more
correct than any. being free of repeti.
,ions and having the words arranged
In alphabetical order,
Dlphshoag occurs twice and In one
place is spelled "ilpihong For the
benefit of teachers and pupils, who
have no standard dictionary, We must
advise that dipthong Ia without All
thority,
Worst OF all perhaps In the spelling
OF pro,ege and fiaaee wIthoa, accents.
No spelling Of these words can be re.
garded an correct Without the accents
And apostrophe liz spelled apostrophy
The Century gives the latter AZ a
former spelling. II must be eonsid,
erably removed from the present as
the writer does not recall ever seeing
the word spelled LII this way,
Likewise the weird "deleble" In
Group " indefonsible. The Century
gives deiebie and dellhle but with com,
ment. Rare Who ever uses the word
sieiehle. or II he did, soula not by
preferences spell it dolble. as conform
Ing with the frequently used word In
6stibtey There In no Use In making
this spelling test needlessls hard The
Idea is TO give the average pupil Il
working knowledge OF English ortho-
graphy He will tina enough TO engage
him without wasting time on fantastic
Or archaic methods Of spelling. He
- - a
10 the born phllologist.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-29

II has been said that Mr.. Hartst's
campaign vas the most poorly manag
ed In Louisiana history, There was
no organization. no money, and eense
qaentiy little effective advertisement
Where the Pleasant forces spent thou
sands. only tens were spent by Barrett
When he announced that he would ex
pend only the amount allowed by law
q supporter remarked, Better STOP
right nov then, and save your sir
thousand dollars" The result proves
that this opinion vas correct. The
lavish use Of advertising even Of q
legitimate character was unpreeedent
ed. II has been on scale that 1t is te
be hoped that future campaigns will
not have to measure up TO.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-29
ELECTION HREviTiEs.

A clean sweep was made OF the
court house at Baton Rouge. Robert
Day Was nominated for sheriff; Walker
Young. for clerk. Chas. Ratcliff. as.
SCISSOR ng. f. o. Powers beat Richard
Hammel for the Senate. Col. T Sam.
fsoia Jones led for the House.
Frank n. Powell was named for
representative from Beauresard parish.
Delos Johnson was nominated for
senator.
Senator Amaeker waa turned down.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-29
SPECIAL COURSES or
INSTRUCTION..
]. b. McGEHEE (iss6.lsi3

In order that those wishing TO do SC
may secure more consecutive inatruc'
ton In special lines than Ia provided
In the general program, the following
special courses are offered by MEM
beers of the Agricultural Faculty of the
University The honrB for these special
courses wifi be selected after the be.
ginning of the general course.
Department Of Veterinary Science.
DIR. w. II. Dalsympie will give lee.
lures and demonstrations as follows;
], The Teeth of the Horse and OK,
2. The Teeth. Continued,
g. Telling the Age OF the Horse prac'
teal Demonstration
1. Examination of the Horse for
seandness. With Explanation Of Some
Of the Causes Of iameness.
The lectures will be illustrated by
models and by living animals.
Department Of Entomology.
Mr.. o. w. Rosewali will give the
following course OF instruction:
|. Flies.
2. Mosquitoes.
3. Pleas and Mltes.
1. Lice.
Z Iuaasta Attacking Earn
Laboratory Work In DalsYIng.
Professor ]. NJ cadwallader will con.
duet demonstrations and give lectures
as follows.
Feb. |. I'd MIR testing, Babcoek test.
Feb. 2, 2A~-tream testing. Baheoea
test
Feb. 3. 2.sAeid testing.
Feb. 1, 2.a-cream separators.
Feb. s, ~ Cream separators.
Feb. I. Butter making and cheese
making.
Feb. &, 81 Butter aud cheese making
Feb. 3, "a butter aHdaheeae making
Feb 10, 2.a-ice cream making.
lectures.
Feb. t~Compesitlon of Min.
Feb, Care of MIR and Cream.
Feb. 81 Barn and Dairy House Con
strurtion.
Feb. s-~Crean Separators and Farm
Butter Making.
Feb, s--Dairy eide Lines.
Feb, City Milk Supply.
Feb, s~-prineipies OF Ice Cream
Making
Feb. s--Dalry Inspection.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-29

Louisiana first" the New Orleans
American grandliaauently explains liza
declining to support the nominee. This
was fofesaen. but In trner sense. the
sentiment OF Louisiana first determines
others TO Keep out Republication at
any cost. No democratic faction could
work injury to Louisiana comparable
10 her having TO bear the Republican
brand.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-29

Netica Is hereby given that the
Special Election for Member OF the
Board OF School Directors from the
ist and sth Wards Of this Parish will
be held on Tuesday. February q, 1915.
at the usual polling places, In accord.
anee with law and the Proclamation OF
the Governor OF the State OF Louisiana.
A. II, MELBOURNE,
MAX DAMPF,
E. D. MUSE,
Supervisors Of Election
Commissioners, Clerks aud Deputy
sheriffs for the Special Elections for
Member OF the Board Of School Di.
rectors.
fst Ward.
Commissioners-W. nj. Smith, q, 3.
Davidson. n. Teutsch.
Clerk i. Il. Matthews.
Deputy Sheriff.. NJ. Magearl.
sth Ward
commfasioners-W T. Leaassier. D.
l. Norwood. NJ. H. barrow.
Clerk 8. Percy.
Deputy Sheriff w, G. Percy.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-29

Jared, whom tire voters nicknametl
Jared In 1912. In now comfortably re-
iseved Of the suverauoas r. Richard
will soon be himself again. Now sea
what you did.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-29

The Times pieasune announced be
fore the primary that II would not
support the Democratic nominee, And
thereby Its MISREPRESENTATION Of Mr.
Harriet 10 explained.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-29

with the grandfather clause NULL
fed and % national Republican parts
putting the screws on q Republican.
Progressive governor. Louisiana would
be In q nice FIX.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-29
Ia, Ward.

As will be seen by the tabniated re.
turns. West Feiieiana gave Pleasant.
Claiborne, Iseaeux Smith, Capdevieile,
Collins, Coco, Dunbar and Brnnef
maioritIes.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-29

Ferd Claiborne claims to have seen
things at the city polls that shocked
him. Then they must have been
dreadful.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-29

The ladies can now resume writing
their silly little essays on prohibition
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-29

The vote for lieutenant governor liz
still far from complete but at present
Indicate.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-29

I, EuEeIie 3, MUSE, tIeFh OF the E4fh
judicial District Court, for the Parish
Of West Pelieiana. Louisiana, do here
by certify the above and foregoing 60
be- d true and correct list OF the Grand
and Petit Juries drawn for the Febrn.
AIRY Term, 1915, OF said Court. for the
weeks commencing Monday, February
7. 1915, and Monday, February Ia. 1916.
respectively.
In faith whereof witness my hand
and seal officially, this 18th day Of
January. 1915.
Il. &. MUSE, Clerk of Court.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-29
INCOMPLETE RETURNS.

TIP 10 Thursday noon, the total vote
complied showed:
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-29
LITTLE: ADS, "

FOR sALE-Fonr home raised mules
IN good condition, Address Box ts.
BaiAs, La. t29j%
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-29
JURY vENIHES.

Grand Jury for the February Term.
1914.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-11
BIG CONTRACTS FOR ENTENTES
TO BE DELAYED

New York, December S-Employers
IL this city were notified today that
more than 10000 members of the
LmGlSamated Clothing Workers of
America had empowered the officials
Of the union to call a strike If the
workers do not receive the eight-hour
day. The vote was completed last
night. Some time ago the union
served an ultimatum upon the Amer
lean Clothing Manufacturers Associa-
ticn and its subcontractors, demand
ing an increase of 81 a week in wages
and a reduction in working hours.
The wage increase, aggregating over
$2,50O,O00 year, was granted, but no
action was taken on the question of
hours.
Joseph Schlossberg, General Secre-
tary of the organization, said today
that "the indications are that a gen.
eral strike is probable" unless the de-
mands are granted, with result
that work would be suspended on con-
tracts calling for delivery of hundreds
OF thousands of uniforms and over
coats for use this winter by troops of
the entente allies. These contracts
included. he said, one let yesterday by
the Canadian Government for 100000
uniforms, and If strike came 1t might
affect workers in Montreal and Tor
onto.
The Strike Committee expects to
hear definitely from the manufacture
ers tomorrow night, he said. and If
the employees probably
would take action by the following
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-11
TO LONDON QUITS
JOB, According TO HIGH
SOURCE

Washington, December Sit is
learned upon the highest authority
that Walter Hines Page has rendered
his resignation as United States AM
bassador to England. From the same
high source it is learned that the res
ignation of Ambassador Page has been
In the hands of President Wilson for
several days.
The information let it be clearly
understood there is no political signi-
ficance whatever in the resignation of
the Ambassador. His action, it is
stated, is merely the result of a de-
sire to be relieved of the extremely
prduous duties and responsibilities of
his official position.
Since the outbreak of the European
war Mr. Page has been burdened with
ever-increasing tasks, which began az
the start of hostilities, when he was
called upon to arrange for the return
home Of thousands of American trav-
elers-many of them stranded without
funds in England and other belliger-
ent countries.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-11

all the government military stations
are at present located outside these
SAFETY lines. The government plant
for extracting nitrogen from the air at
Muscle Shoals will be located well
within the safety zone. Here the
$zO,OOO,OOO appropriated by Congress
may develop 600, 900 horse power from
water power. now being wasted, to be
used In extracting nitrogen from the
air for gunpowder and fertilizers. This
country then will not have to rely up
on nitrates imported from Chile. In
cidental to this power plant, the only
obstacle win be removed to navigation
750 miles on the Tennessee river, OPEN
ing up a region of vast undeveIoped
resources.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-11
BLOOD OF AMERICANS AND CHI.
NESE Is WHAT VILLA THIRSTS
FOR, HE TELLS ITALIAN
REFUGEE

FL Paso, Texas, December S-Jose
Bovio, an Italian merchant of Chi
huahua City, who arrived last night
with his daughter, Francisco Bovio,
claimed to have seen and talked with
Francisco Villa when Villa went TO
the Bovio home to ask him to notify
all foreign merchants to meet with
Villa and arrange a forced loan.
villa came to my home" Bovio said
today, land asked us our nationality
The other foreigners present said they
were German subjects. Villa turned
to me and said: You are no German.
81 told him l was an Italian. He
then asked me to go and tell all Of
the foreign merchants to meet him
at his temporary headquarters to ar.
range for a force loan"
Villa said he intended to kill only
Americans and Chinese, Bovio said.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-11

with the Old Guard of either party
We are willing to cooperate in every
way with the liberal element of either
party.
I'VE stand ready to help President
Wilson at all times and in all ways
in his fight to liberalize the Demo-
cratic party, and we stand ready to
help Hiram Johnson, of California, at
all times and in all ways in his fight
to liberalize the Republican party.
Sooner or later the liberal ele-
ments of all parties and of all sec
tons, North and South, East and
West, will unite to form a really CO.
herent and a really national liberal
party-perhaps under one of the old
party standards, perhaps under new
standard-and will complete the work
begun so splendidly by Woodrow Will
son and Hiram Johnson.
1--WE Progressives must be ready to
devote our lives to this work. We
must see clearly that success cannot
come through compromise or through
barter, but that success can come
through unfaltering loyalty to Pro
gressive principles and through I'M
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-11
Military UnppparednesS Of the United States

The War College has fixed the MILL
tary safety line for the Unite1 States
as shown by the map. saying.
AS a general military principle,
ne supply depot, arsenal or manu-
featuring plant of any considerable
size supported by war department
appropriations for military purposes,
should be established or maintained
east OF the Appalachian mountains,
west OF the Cascade or Sierra Nevada
mountains, nor within 200 miles of
our Canadian or Mexican borders, and
steps should be taken gradually to do
away with any depots and manufac-
turing plants already established in
violation Of this military principle"
1t Is q startling fact that practically
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-11
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KNEE:
! l.. os De DCh, 40 "UId Guard" By
.aOUse IOUUrsl says Hale---PaTty
O4",iin'E.. .:s"C5 OAII u. UOn-
IeIen,e vi LIJerais, Who
DeCly Action Oi
PinchOt.

Washington, December ga call fol-
conference of those Progressives
"ho are not in sympathy with formei
leaders of the party Gin asking the
Republican Old Guard to give US
places On the Republican Executive
Committee" was issued here tonight
j matthew hale, of Massachusetts
IS Acting Chairman of the Progress.
re rational Committee.
he sep follows the overture made
oy Ray nund Robbins, Clifford Pinchot
and others at a meeting in Chicago
this week for voice in the manage.
ment of Republican party affairs.
1he progressive Organization Com
mittee and members of the old Pro-
gressive National Committee who
have been cooperating with this COM
mittee are asked to meet in New York
December 10 to arrange plans for the
conference, which is to be held in st.
LOuiS uuIlHS IHe winter.
Liberals Must Organize.
In his call Mr.. Hale says the liber-
ais of the nation must organize re-
CARELESS of their past party affiliations
and regardless of their choice for
President this fall" and that it is tc
form a nucleus for such a new and
broader liberal organization that the
st. Louis conference is called.
1--WE Progressives always have been
more interested in the success of the
principles for which We are fighting
than in the existence of our party as
separate entity" says the call. I'VE
always have been ready to support
either of the old parties when either
OF them commits itself definitely and
irrevocably to really liberal pro-
gram. Until then, however, we are
not Democrats. we are not Republ-
cans; we are Progressives.
MANY of us thought President Will
son had gone far toward committing
the Democratic party, nationally, to
such liberal program; therefore, we
voted for him. We felt the Republi-
can party was committed to a policy
of reaction and the Republican candi-
date was committed to a policy of
evasion.
Therefore, we refused to follow
those Of our former heads who at
tempted to persuade us that the Re-
publican party had become progress
sive merely because a few of these
former Progressive leaders had been
given prominent but powerless posi-
tons on Republican Campaign Com
mittee.
For the same reason we now re-
fuse to join these Progressive Repub-
licans in asking the Republican Old
Guard to give us places on a Republi.
can Executive Committee as proof of
the liberalization of the Republican
party.
I'VE are unwilling to compromise
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-11
FEAR GREECE WILL FIGHT ON
THE SIDE OF GERMANY

Londcn. December S-Egidsnce the
he allies fear Greece is preparing to
Join the war on the side of Germany
is contained in the developments O.
he rast twenty-four hours.
Germany and Austria have offered
heir services to Greece in OPENING
land communication 70 Greece de-
Glares war on the en-, ute.
A blockade of Greek ports has been
proc laimed.
Dispatches from Athens say that
there is much unrest there and thai
disorders are again threatened. Mem
bers of the British, French, Russian
and Italian colonies are leaving the
city.
There is considerable activity
among the Greek military authorities
A Reuter- dispatch from Athens
says:
"The Venizelist prisoners todav
were transferred from the Parllar1e9'
House. where they had been detained
to the Averoff prison They we-e 20
through Stadium street tied IN for
followed by a ioering ~o"h"
The h-s'.h o." 'F', s--.tpa &
aealn 'arsing rnv'eir pceord'nV Z
news. from Germen sc"~-3 -e'' o.
rich dispatch. The 81 '@uaA in -
Kings side continue srpnuraio
the dispatch says. ana has kept con-
stantly open The Kings condition
h said 70 he very weak
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-11
SPECIAL NAVAL BOARD FILES RE.
PORT ON SITES FOR $11,OOO,OOO
GOVERNMENT ARMOR
PLANT

Washington, December S-The spe-
cial Naval Board, appointed by Secre-
tary Daniels to consider military as
poets of proposed sites for the $11,-
100000 Government armor plant, has
submitted a report on which final
choice of site will be based.
1t summarizes the arguments of
more than 1875 cities seeking the
award, and, without attempting ac-
tually to designate of localities where
the best protection of the factory
would be afforded in time of war.
Although the report has not been
made public, it was learned today
that there is little if any possibility
that the plant will be located in any
Of the coastal states or in close proxi-
nifty of the Canadian border. Some
point in the middle western area,
having good connection with the min
eral supply sources and transporta-
ton Of facilities to coast points, but
sufficiently remote to remove danger
of destruction by any hostile invading
force, is virtually certain to be Sc
leCted
Representative w. ]. Fields called
on the officials of the Navy Depart
ment today to insist that Ashland, KY,
is the best location in the United
States for the armor plate plant which
the Government is to build.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-11
daunted courage in fighting those who
oppose these principles"
SHACKELTON TO SAIL DECEMBER
1G FOR ARCTICS TO RESCUE
COMRADES

London, December S-Sir Ernest
Shackelton will sail from Dunedin,
New Iceland, for Ross Sea on Decem-
Der 16 to rescue the members of his
Antarctic expedition marooned there.
according to Reuters dispatch from
Wellington.
The explorer will take his auxiliary
ship, the Aurora. The ten men whose
rescue Sir Ernest will attempt are
Captain Macintosh and nine men,
bers of the crew of the Aurora who
were marooned in the neighborhood of
the Ross Barrier when the ship broke
away in blizzard twenty-one months
ago. They had only a scanty supply
of provisions at that time and nothing
has been heard from them since.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-11

whv not try a Ledger Want Adg
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-11

The comparative mortality of differ
ent occupations shows that clergy and
farm laborers have the lowest death
rate.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-11

S-.ndiestes center Of coke production.
Salt and eaustie soda.
reek. Observe the wat den..it.
81 phosphate reck In Tenn,ssee sh.vrn Nv ~.
shaded lines en- map above. - ~
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-11

An American has obtained a Cuban
patent for a machine that cultivates
growing sugar cane, work that here
tofcre has had to be done by hand.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-11

In Sorfu sheets of paper pass for
money; one sheet buys one quar- of
rice, or twenty sheets a piece of hemp
cloth.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-11

Sailors in the British navy now uti-
lie their spare time in making NUM-
lions. for which they receive no re-
,n,,laration
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-11

We can't all get rich quickly. In
fact, most OF us can't even get rich
slowly,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-11

The largest hen eggs are produced
in Manchuria, those weighing one
sixth Of a pound being common.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-12-07
TURNED TURTLE
Marry Bradfield's Auto Turned Over
Sunday Evening. The Occupants
ESCAPED Serious Injuries.

Harry Bradfield turned his, Ford
touring car turtle on the level road
Just north of the Bert Woodard farm
a mile and half north of Leon Sun
day evening. Mr.. Bradfield, wife
and daughter Kathryn, Mr.. and
Mrs: F. M. Coder, had been out TOR
to Leon just after dark. Harry was
driving 20 or rs miles an hour. and
a big car coming from the south
with brilliant lights blinded him and
he ran up on the span of little bur
rows hitched to light wagon, own
ed by the Smith boys of Leon in
which several lads were riding. In
order to prevent striking the rig, he
turned his car sharply to the left
side of the road and then whipped 1t
back when the left rear wheel smash
ed down and front casing blew out
at the same time and quick as a
flash the car turned turtle. The top
was down, so there was no protec,,
ton to the occupants. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Coder were thrown out of the
tie daughter were caught under the
car, but fortunately were not inJur-
ed aside from few minor bruises
and scratches. Harry was held un-
der the car until several parties who
were near rushed to his assistance.
Mrs. Coder's arm and knee were Sc
verely bruised when she struck the
ground. The little old Ford never
stopped running, the engine chug-
ging away until it was shut off after
the occupants were released from
under the car. The car was not
damaged much aside from the. steer
ing wheel being broken and the
smashed, and everybody
is happy over the fortunate termina-
tion of what might have been a very
serious accident.