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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-04-27
General Mems items IN Brief

! 1t was rumored that John Mar
shall will be secretary to CIV,
| Pleasant.
Plans were laid by prominen,
ienglneers to TAX 4 census o,
possible war munition plants in
Louisiana as part OF the prepar-
edness scheme.
Petrograd predicted the disap-
pearance of Turkey ir,m the map
as a result OF it, comDlete defeat
oy Russian armies now ready to
develop a campaign in Mesopo-
lamia
Simultaneous with the arrival Of
Russians in France, the Germans
withdrew large forces from the
Russian front to meet strong re.
sistance OF the French at Verdun.
Mexican rh'chntry was re-
ported to have brought the
American pursuit Of Villas ban
dts TO a standsttl, the troopers
having lived off the country and
Col. Brown arranging for the use
ola railroad to withdraw the men
Twenty lives wer4 lost When
i've tornadoe> swept over Eastern
kansns.
A bill to establish twelve re.
glona: land banks as part Of The
administration, rural credits
Legislative program was perfected,
Officers and men, numbering
about 100, Of the Louisiana Ma
tional Guard, reached Monroe to
study tactics under regular army
officers.
1t was reported Charlie, A.
Byrne again will be floor lesder.
OF the Orleans delegation in the
Lower House of the Legislature.
Louisiana's sugar refining mo.
law was declared uncon.
stitulioual by the United States
Supreme Court.
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NUMBER 5.

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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-04-27
Election Proclamation,

Pursuant to the provisions of
the charter of the town of Frank.
linton. La, and by virtue Of the
authority vested In me by law,
| hereby issue this proclamation
for an election to be held in the
said town on Monday, May /,
1915, for the purpose of electine
a Mayor and board Of Aldermen.
Said election to be held accord,
ing to law,
hereby oppoint J. W. Brum.
field, A. C. Pool ind W. Y.
Wood, commissioners, and c. C.
Welch, Clerk.
Franklinto1, La, March 81,
1916.
John L. Magee, Mayor.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-04-27

tricts and the Instructions that
they received at thu Short Course
will enable them to carry on their
club work in Il more intelligent
and profitable manner. The new
ideas and standards that they
gained will not only be a help to
them but to their entire commu-
nity.'
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-04-27

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.,,aad - - ana ' -.
more. it was predicted, might
follow.
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submarine y to ..y,r.,,..,, .,r, w.
All ,;r,.r ho,,e WAS .,v ..,.y.,. -,
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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-04-27
?. B. CARTER OUT
FOR ATTORNEY JOB

Judge Prentls B. Carter, OF
FrankIinton, is an aspirant for
the place Of assistant attorney
general made vacant by the death
Of G. A. Gondran. He reached
the city early Monday and was
joined at the Cosmopolitan Hotel
by former Gov. J. Y. Sanders,
C. S. E. Burlington, Dewitt
Branch, Dr. Brock and Delos r.
Johnson, all of Franklinton: SEN
ator J. S. Settoou, Of Livingston.
and later Shelby Taylor, of
Crowley, president of the state
railroad commission, became a
member Of the party.
Former Gov. Sanders and
others had an interview with
Governor-Elect Pleasant and the
whole matter is said to have been
considered carefully.
The death Of Dir. Gondran
brought to early considerati on
the matter of assistants in the
attorney generals office, which
would not have came up under
natural order until the Inaugural.
ton Of Judge A. V. Coco, who
will succeed Col. Pleasant on
May Is. 4. R. Mitchell of Lake
Charles has been looked upon as
one of the strong entrants for al
place in the office, and he is said
to have had good backing, both
personally and politically. James
W. Gardner, nephew of Judge |
Coco, whose support in the pri-
mary has been frequently men.
was credited with sup |
porting Mitchell for one of the
assistants. Harry P. Gamble and
W. NJ. Barrow, according to gos-
sip. were slated for retention,
Mr.. Barrow having charge Of the
railroad commission business Ut
Baton Rouge.
Entry of the Sixth district
claim for the Gondrau vacancy
put a new phase on the situation.
Mr.. Carteris said to have heen q
strong prop in the Washington
Parish campaign for Pleasant
The Daily States.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-04-27
National Missionary
Congress Mcr,inr

The will be held in Washington
City this week, beginning Wei
nesday evening, thu 10Th, per
haps the most important religion:
gathering Of the yea, the Ma,
tional Missionary Congress Il
will be the climax Of thu seventy
odd conventions Of the Laymrn' (
Missionary Movement held thru.
out the nation during the fall and
winter and every section Of thr
country will be represented in the
attendance. AS early AZ April
lst delegates had becr registered
from thirty.Six states, and it is
probable that practically every
state in the Union will have rep
reSentatlCn.
President Wilson has signified
his Intention of being present at
the opening session on Wednes.
DAY evening. The program is re
markable Tor its strength and
personnel and will be unique in
that 1t provides for a combina~
ton Of addresses and discussion.
Programs will be placed ia the
hands Of tie delegates before
they leave their homes. Cards
will be provided on which the
delegate, aft studying the pro-
gram, will Indicate the topic on
which be desires to speak in dis
cussion from the floor. At the
beginning Of the session the
names of those who desire to
take part in the discussion will be
called by the chairman, and each
man will be prepared to make a
three minute address.
One of the most remarkable
features of the program will be
motion pictures, perhaps tho
most striking motion picture
demonstration Of missionary
work attempted up to date. Al
sketch of the program Of mis-
'ions, both at home and abroad,
will be thrown upon the screen,
giving the missionary occupation
If the non.Christian world during
The last hundred years and show.
ing the remarkable increase in
missionary interest and passion
n North America during that
period.
The conclusions and pronounce:
nents OF congress will be eagerly
awaited.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-04-27
Written Report of Miss Lillian
Mason on Trip to Farmers
Short Course.

"Of the one hundred and TWEEN
ty students who attended the
Winter Short Course Of the Loui-
slana State University there were
seventy.eig boys and forty
seven girls. These young people
We're chosen from 1000 corn, pig,
canning and poultry club mem.
bers, for having attained more
than ordinary success in the club
work. This is not the first
course OF its kind that has been
given by the University and each
year, due to the success that
has already been made, it is De-
ing broadened. The boys were
offered lodging. at a reduced
price at the University for the
ten o.ays, and the girls lived in
town with private families, taking
their meals at the University din
ing hail."
''The work of the boys consist
ed principally of lectures, dem
onstrations etc., to give them in
etruction in the raising of farm
crops and live stock. Improved
farming implements and the very
best type OF live stock were used
for these demonstrations. The
girls were divided into sections
and classes were organized in
sewing, cooking. butter making,
home nursing and household
management. These sections
numbered J., 2 and 3 were given
four periods each day, varying
from on to two aud one half hours
in length. In the butter making
process, every detail of making
of the butter, from the separating
. # the cream FROM the milk to the
VT. .pping of the butter for mar
ket, vas taken up. In tho cook
ing, ma ny valuable recipes were
given in he serving of luucheons,
which were served by tho club
girls to the n embers of the facui.
ty, every day. I
Only a brief course was given
in home nursing. For the sew.
ing work, each girl was provided
with a dress pattern and required
to make a simple dress. These
dresses were to be worn at club
meetings and to serve as q uni
form. The girls received special
training in the making of labor. I
saving devices for the home.'
i'Throughout the entire course
one period each day was devoted
to the study of English and re.
port writing. Most of the boys
and girls came from rural dis
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-04-27
so Per Cent Off so

stock of the following Patent Med
sne we have decided price in half And to help the
confess ants for Baby Automobile will give votes
for the sale any of these articles as follows
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-04-27
Report From Club Leader Al
The Franklinton School.

Practically all Of the poultry.
club members have their little
chicks Matched off, one girl get-
ting 80 chicks from 80 eggs.
Another member hatchol off 25
fine pure-bred Plymouth Rock
chicks five weeks ago and up to
the present time has not lost a
one. Other members have had
excellent results in incubation.
There is a fine Club spirit among
tho members.
The pig-club boys have secured
pure-bred pigs in nearly every
case. Most of the members have
done club work before, are famil-
lar with the work done by boys
in this community for the past
few years.
The corn club boys have their
land we'll prepared, with disc and
section harrows, and have never
seen any land better preprred by
farmers than these little fellows
have their acres. One member
raised 86 bushels and was award
ed a scholarship at the l.. S. U
winter short course. He will try
to pass the 100 bushel mark this
year. This boy selected his seed
corn from the field when he be-.
gun the club work, and has
found a ready sale for all the
corn he could spare at $3.50 Pc,
0usnel.
Directors Of the Louisville 1
Nashville railroad were said ia
be contemplating the building o.
a bridge across Lake Pontchar
train "a q move for storm Immunity
The Topeka state journal., 1916-11-18
SUFFS BREAK DOWN
Cross Continent Tour Too Strenuous
for Lady Politicians

New York, Nov. 1s.-Three men,
bers of the Womans Hughes cam
paign train in addition to Mrs Inez
Milholland Boissevain, who is serious
ly i'll in Los Angeles, broke down as a
result of the strenuous campaign in
the west, according to Miss Alice
Paul, national chairman of the Wo-
mans party.
When the men speakers so out on
such long campaign trips" Miss Paul
declared, they have private cars and
physical directors to care for them.
Our girls travelled on small allowances,
often taking up poor berths and going
without many of the comforts of trav-
ell. They had to travel long distances
at night to lose no time during the
day when they could be making
speeches"
The members of the Woman's party
who have been able to reach New
York will be the guests at a dinner to-
night given by prominent suffragists.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-11-18
PROBLEM OF NEEDY
BY E. H. CROSBY

The problem of helping the needy
is one which is not settled by a ma
tional election. Strange as it may seem,
in view of the splendid promises held
out by the spellbinders of both parties.
neither of them has been able to abol-
ish poverty and the necessity for tenn
porary relief.
Topeka, as we'll as every other city
of it's size, has certain amount of
charitable work to do the year round,
much more in winter than in summer,
but there is never a week in the year
that suffering would not result were
not help aYailab Bile.
The condition being indisputabl BILE
what is the best way to handle it?
The relief of the unfortunate would
seem to be a business and no incon-
siderable business at that
1t is doubtful if any field of effort
requires greater care, judgment and
exact knowledge of the cases than
ity. Unfortunately the number of
unworthy applicants exceed the
worthy ones. Begging is the avoca-
ton of a larger number of persons
than is suspected. The busy man who
hands out a dollar to the street mendi-
can't may be satisfied with the COM
Portable feeling that he is quite a
charitable person but in nine cases out
of ten he does harm rather than good.
Such giving is more than useless, it is
positively harmful.
The tendency in all cities the size
of ours is to turn this matter of help
ing the poor over to organized charity.
Money spent in this way gets the best
results.
The Provident association of our
city is equipped and prepared to ham
die this matter and get results.
Its workers are trained and exper-
fenced. They have a minute know
ledge of conditions.
The demand upon them will be
heavy this winter. The high cost of
the necessities of life makes this in
evita
IT is to he hoped that those able to
The Topeka state journal., 1916-11-18

Dustin Farnum, favorite on screen and
stage, in an Irish drama "A Son of Erin. -
is the attraction at the Iris Monday and
Tuesday. The colleen who plays opposite
The Topeka state journal., 1916-11-18

: The coming of Maud Allan. the great
symphonic dancer to the Grand Saturday,
matinee and night. November 70, with her
symphony orchestra of forty musicians
eminent French-Sw conductor and COM
poser of the grand opera Macbeth, VII
be undoubtedly one of the most 1mportant
musical events of the season.
Maud Allans travelling organHatloh Is
the largest ever assembled by dramatic
dancer in this country.
The dancers presentations lnclunue ea Ut
classical, expression and oriental SOLO
dances and orchestral programs ny the
Maud Allan Symphony orchestra She VIII
be seen in "The Vision of Salome An
other sensational. production Is hsT sts 64aee ef
Egypt" by Castor c. c. Maspero. This is
the most ambitious dance play that Maud
Allan or any other classical dancer, mas
vet presented Tn music for it was writ
ten especially for Miss Allan by the much
discussed Claude Debussy- ..s,s-,
Song" THE Blue Danube" Strauss fam
GUS waltz; Chopin's waltz in minor
Schuberts Ave Maria" and the Death
of Ase" from Ibsens Peer Gynt," music
by Edward Grieg.
"The Only Girl"
"The Only Girl" is coming back, and
since there is only one "Only Girl in the
hearts Of our theatergoers, they will all
be glad to hear that hits sparkling, me-
lodious, Victor Herbert Henry Blossom
musical comedy will come to the Grand on
Tuesday night on4y of next week.
As before Joe Weber is the producer,
and as before. Just the same, this is the
original company which sang and played
the charming musical story before Mr..
Woodrow Wilson, president of the United
States in Washington. 1t is the only musi-
The Topeka state journal., 1916-11-18
n An TFEEH 1E
TIE EAI.'sR..E,;S


Coming Attractions to the Grand.
Nov. 21-The Only Girl.
Nov. 25-Maude Allan.
Nov 2S-29-The Mikado.
Nov. 80 Dec 1-2-Puss Puss and Her Thir-
I ty Kittens.
Dec. 9-Washburn Dramatic Club.
Dec. 12-I3-The Midnight Maidens.
Dec. Livery Good Eddie.
Dec. 21-The Bird of Paradise.
Coming Attractions to the Majestic.
Tonight-Basebail Pictures
Nov "a 25-W Il. Patton. in Lazy Bill
Nov. %. 30-The Girl Without Chance
Dec. s, 9-In Old Kentucky.
Other Theaters.
At the Orpheum-PhOto features
At the Iris-Photo features.
At the Cozy-photo features.
AT the Novelty-Vaudeville and pictures
The Topeka state journal., 1916-11-18

to him is Winfred Kingston, and no one
witnessing the actions of the @wo of them
could doubt their descent from the "ould
sod Critics assert that Farnum's pre-
sentation of a raw Irish lad just arrived
In 'Americky" is the best comedy portrayed
Girl" is the attraction Wednesday and
Thursday. The setting of the drama is
unique, shifting from the South African
veldt to the drawing rooms of London So
ciety. Mae takes the part of Margot, q
daughter of a drunken South African farm
yet eventually arrives to wealth and
position i'll England.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-11-18

Dolly Willnot, Anna Kirk and Meade
Foster in "The Only Girl"
cal comedy he had witnessed during his
incumbency
Victor Herbert's music will be beautiful
ly rendered by an adequate and augmented
orchestral organization.
Jean Bedini's Big Show "Puss Puss."
Jean Bedini's Big Partisan Novelty "Puss
fuss' will be the attraction at the Grand
three days commencing Thanksgiving.
Burlesque patrons have always found
that Bedini shows in the past have been
above the level of similar attractions.
The producer Bedini himself claims the
present edition of 'Puss-Puss" is the best
The Topeka state journal., 1916-11-18

contribute will do SO literally to our
organized charity, secure in the know
ledge that the money given will pro-
duce the maximum results along the
line intended by the giver.-
The Topeka state journal., 1916-11-18

stock" seems to be coming back to
its own in Wichita. A recent editorial
that the Alcine Stock company playing
at the Crawford in Wichita, remain
during the winter. Says the Eagle:
'"Fhe movies can't take the place of
the play. The life of our town will
be much more drab this winter if they
(the Alcine company goes and leaves
the stage of the Crawford silent"
And it is to be supposed that when
The Topeka state journal., 1916-11-18

81 live in state where there are alb
solutely no divorces Indeed What
state is that?" The state of single bless
edness. Boston Transcript.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-12
COLLEGE WILL BECOME
CITY'S GREATEST ASSET
DECLARES DENTON MAN

mot one person in hundred in the
city realizes just what the Oklahoma
College for Women means to Chicka-
sha." said a visitor from Denton, Tex
as. IN discussing the resources Of the
town with member of the CONNER
cial and Farm bureau yesterday.
Denton is itself school town" It
is recognized as one Of the most sub
stantial little cities in Texas 1t is the
county seat Of Denton county. but its
chief resource is its schools. which
bring in from two to three thousand
men and women with outside money
every year.
"You will very soon be having 1000
young women coming to Chickasha
every year to attend the College" the
Denton man said. grhis will be very
soon. Six. eight et ten years from
now. there will be twice that number
1000 Of them.
Every girl who comes to school will
bring money with her, money made
outside Of this district. A thousand
lot them win bring in at least s2Oo,oO(
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-12
State Highway En- .ineer Tells Condition
Of ThOrOughiares Designated as
State Roads
CONNECT MUNICIPAL
MARKET PLACES
Big Mileage Already in Condition; Some
Causes Of Delay; Work Being Care
fully Done BY Supervisors

(By Max l.. Cunningham, State High.
way Engineer)
Acting under authority Of the laws
Of 1915 and 1916, the office OF the com
missioner of highways has compiled a
total Of approximately $4,000 miles out
of a total of more than $4,000 Of roads
IN the state which have been designat-
cd by the commissioners Of the yari.
GUS counties as state roads. The pur.
pose of the law governing such desig-
nation Is to concentrate the building
of roads In the various counties on a
mileage, running from 10 to Is per
cent of the total road mileage in each
county. which is SO laid out as to con-
meet the municipal market places in
each county and 70 connect with the
road systems Of the adjoining coun-
ties.
The state has levied tax Of one
fourth mill on all the taxable property
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-12

a year. Two thousand will bring in a
half million.
"It's hard for you people here to
realize that this is possible. or what
it means to the town. You haven't
been through IT, | have. You'll have
thousand girls here just as soon as
you provide some way of taking care
Of them You'll have to have both
more state dormitories and large resi-
dences and rcoming houses in the
neighborhood of the College These
will be provided, all right. The state
will doubtless erect more buildings
soon. Enterprising individuals will
soon be seeing the opportunity TO in
vest private money.
1000 Girls Soon.
Anyway. you'll have the thousand
girls. And caickasha win have the
task Of feeding and clothing them and
providing them with all the things
that a college girl needs while she is
in school
"Many grocery stores can get an In
creased business from feeding a thous
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-12
County Treasurer's Recent Reports
Show Encouraging State Of Affairs
in Grady County
MANY DELINQUENTS
ARE PAYING UP
Delinquent Tax Payers will Be Advertised
il Few Days and Tax Warrants
Issued

Recent activity in county tax collec~
tions reflect improved business condi-
tIons in Grady county as shown by re-
cent activities in the office OF the
county treasurer
More people are clearing up their
properties and putting them in better
shape than ever before" declared
County Treasurer Mullican to an Ex-
press man this morning "and they APP
pear TO be in better condition than for
long time passed. More transfers
are being made and greater effort
Is exerted TO clear all properties from
encumbrance. We know this from
the number Of requests for statements
that keep coming in from real estase
people and we are kept buster than
ever before with this work"
Recent collections have established
record for several years. The coli
Iections IN June tctaIled $1O2,56l .8z
and in July ss7,s7572. A large amount
Of delinquent taxes ID included In these
figures. Paving taxes are also being
readily paid.
The county treasurer Is busy al press
ent issuing receipts for the payment of
personal taxes by people wishing to
head Off the publication. Many notices
are now being sent out and lists are
being prepared for the publication Of
delinquents within a few days. After
such publication tax warrants win be
Issued and delivered to the sheriff.
That viii clean up the 1916 personal
tax account. All Of these accouni =
bear penalties
On October there Will be advertise
ed all lands and lots on which the 1915
taxes have not been paid. Beginning
on November ! and continuing during
the month this property will be sold
for taxes. The purchasers will be en-
titled to deed after two years from
the date Of sale after having complied
with the law in all respects and hav-
ing duly notified the owner Of the prop.
erty thus acquired.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-08-12
Russians and Italians Have Accomplished
Decentralization Of Austrian
Armies in East
RUSSIANS NOW WITHIN
Is MILES OF HALITZ
French and British Both Report Important
RepuIses Of German Attacks on
Verdun and SOmme Fronts
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
London, August 1.-THE advance
guard of the Russian forces that occu'
pied Stanislau Pressed, two miles north
east of the city, have crossed the zlota
Bastritsa river eighteen miles
south of Halitz According to Petro-
grad dispatch the Austro-Germans Of,
fered only weak resistance and con-
tinued to retreat north.
Halitz, the immediate objective of
General Letchitsky's drive on Lem
berg, is now the converging point of
two separate Russian forces. The first
OF these is moving eastward along the
bank Of the Dnlester river and iS less
than twenty miles from Halitz. The
second is operating south Of the Dnies-
ter and is composed Of detachments Of
the army which took Stanislau.
The Italians, battling over lnucn
more difficult country, have scored
successes OF equal importance in their
southeastward swing toward Triests.
News from both Petrograd and Rome
suggests that the decentralization Of the
Austrian armies may be more COM
plete than earlier advices indicated.