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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-09-09

tax rolls OF said city according 70 law
city AZ assessed and valued for CITY
taxation purposes; and said tau shall %
collected by said city and paid over to
said Board OF Directors Of the Public
Schools, Parish of Orleans. day by day
~ collected.
Said tax shall be in lieu Of all taxes,
appropriations and funds now authors
ed or directed to be levied or contrib
uted by the City Of New Orleans for
public school purposes, either by said
Act No. 10 OF 1890 or other provisions
Of the Constitution Of this State. All
constitutional provisions to the con- on.
General Assembly of the State Of Louis
lana for the year 1914. ratified rs an
amendment to the Constitution OF this
ed; and the City Of New Orleans shall
have no power or authority to use or
employ any of its taxes or funds for
the establishment. support or mainfe-
Indirectly, except an herein authorized;
provided, however. that the City of New
Orleans shall administer. use and en-
ploy all the funds. property or things
under any special legacy, bequest or do
nation made or to be made directly 70
it for school purposes. and shall carry
out and execute the conditions OF all
tions that have been heretofore made to
and accepted by said City OF New Or
leans and all such as may hereafter be
made to and accepted by said city.
Section IS. For the purpose OF CIV
ing additional support to the Public
schools, the Board Of Directors OF the
Public Schools. Parish Of Orleans. or Its
legal successor. may levy upon all tax
able property in the city Of New Orleans
"a special tax not exceeding two mills
on the dollar OF the assessed valuati ton
sof said property (which special tax snail
be in excess of the tax authorized by
Section II OF this amendment). wnen-
ever ID in the manner prescribed by
Act No 256 OF the General Assembly Of
the State OF Louisiana TOR the year
1910. and amendments bfereof. or m
such other manner as shah be preeer1D-
cd by law, the rate of such special tax,
the number of years it 10 to be levied
land the purpose for which the tax -
intended shall have been by said Board
submitted at an election to vote OF
the property taxpayers of the City of
New Orleans entitled to vote under the
laws OF this State. who shall have been
assessed for property in said city -
shown by the last assessment mAde
prior to the submission OF the PROPOSE
tiOn to the said property taxpayers. ana
az majority OF the same IN number
Ind amount voting 4 said election snais
have voted Therefor. The levy BY soa0
Woard ok any tan - euthOfixod shall -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-09-09

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appropriation therefor previously made.
nor shall said city make any contracv
or incur any debt or obligation for any
purpose whatsoever unless sufficient
funds, not otherwise appropriated. te
pay and discharge same are actually N
the treasury Of said city at the time OF
making the contract or mourning tho
debt or obligation and are specifically
set aside and dedicated to said purpose,
unless herein otherwise provided. The
foregoing limitation and restriction
shall not apply or be held to apply 70
contracts or obligation incurred with
respect to the furnishing to said city or
light heat or power. water, telephone
service or garbage removal or destruc-
ton.
The said city may in any calendar
year In anticipation OF the collection OF
the taxes of such calendar year, and for
the purposes for which such taxes are
levied, borrow such sums as shaII not
be In excess of the amount Of its un-
collected taxes OF such year. and may
issue its notes or other evidences OF
Indebtedness therefor, and such sum.
notes or other evidences Of indebted
ness shall be payable only out Of the
taxes OF the calendar year In which said
loan or loans are first made and for
which indebtedness said revenues shall
be pledged. and said indebtedness shall
not be payable out of any other funds
or moneys whatsoever No money shall
be borrowed by the said city except Tor
current municipal purposes. and In no
event shall any money be borrowed by
said city to make or to pay for works
Of public Improvement. Said city may
issue fog street paving purposes certtfl-
Gates on its fafIa and credit pursuant to
legislative authority. to an amount not
in excess OF any special assessments
which have been or shall be made for
such purposes. Such paving certificates
hereafter issued shall be chargeable
primarily against the special assess
ments In respect OF which they are is
nues Of the City OF New Orleans derived
from taxation for general municipal
purposes and from sources other than
the taxes for the payment Of the primer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-17
ROUGH WEATHER
 FOR BIG COLLEGE
 BOAT RACE TODAY

Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June IT. When the oarsmen of Cornell, Colum- bia, Syracuse and Pennsylvania, looked slxyward early this morning they were confronted with pnfavOra- ble weather prospects for the 22nd annual regatta, to be rOwed on the Hudson this afternoon. A continue ton of the wind from the southeast and strong ebb tide this afternoon will make the course exceptionally rough.
 The advance throng was greatly augmented this m lorning with the ar rival of every train and what few ob- servation train tickets were in the hands of specu1ators brought fancy prices.
 There has been virtually no change in the betting since last night. The packers of the Syracuse varsity crew continued to play their own repre- sentattves against Cornell. If the. men row in rough water it is conceded that the inside course. held by Colum- bia in the big race, will have it's ad- vantage over the others. Coach Rice has prided himself on the ability of his crew to row in rough water and their watermanship in this respect has been demonstrated many times during trials in the last three weeks
 It is not going to be a. last mile race. if the predictions of the wise ones prevail. A thrilling contest is expected for the first two miles and brains as well as muscle will figure in the events. The coaches had their usual conferences with the coxswains this morning and everyone was eau toned to keep your head, oven # be- hind the leading crew.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-17
Local and Outside
WASHBURN IN F. E. E. TENNIS FINALS S.: :.
 LOSES MATCH

New York, June 17.-After having twice won the metropolitan tennis cham pionship, and with only one more victory necessary to have the trophy become his permanent possession, Wat son M. Washburn of Brooklawn, had to acknowledge a master yesterday in the semi-final round of this years event when George M. Church defeat7 ed him at Bronxville, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.
 In reviewing the match, Washburn will find that he has only himself to thank for his defeat. It was not the briiliancy of Church that contributed to the victory, although the former Prin was far from being a weak opponent, but rather the errors of Washburn decided the result. Ff3 was not forced into them, and some times it seemed that they were inex- cusa bIe.
 The care-free court play Of Wash burn was in evidence. There was no, sign that there was strain in the match. It might have beer. a simple practice event instead of a contest on wich the work of three years was pin= ned as far as the attitude of the loser was concerned. He was never other than. calm, even when his opponent was within one point of the match This made him appear indifferent though those who know him realized that such was mot the case.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-17
PIRATES CAN'T GET HIT OR RUN FROM
 LONG TOM HUGHES

Boston, June 17-Long Tom Hughes did not allow the Pirates a hit or run yesterday, while the Braves got two ta,Ilies because of passes to Maran- vile.
 Only three visitors reached first base, two on passes and one on an error. Tom was in great fettle. The visitors rapped the ball into the air when they connected. Widhoit camped under Several long flies. The locals had only three assists. Wagner struck out twice, being tn ethird out in the final session on three swings.
 The Rabbit walked in the opener and advanced on a, single by Snod- grass Wilh hoit's pop fell into Kan tIehner's init and when the latter threw over Wagner's head Maranville scored. Harmon passed the Rabbit in the eighth and he went to third on another hit by Snodgrass, scoring on a double steal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-17
SLIM SALLEE
 QUITS ST. LOUIS CLUB IN HUFF

New York, June 17-The thunder clouds of yesterday were not the only depressing influences on Miller Hug gins, the midget manager of the Car dinals. Slim Sa11ee has walked out on the tai1end club of the National League. SalIee packed his grip yes terday morning and left town without notifying Huggins of his departure He told some of his teammates he was going home to St. Louis.
 Huggins admHted yesterday that Sa.1lee had taken French leave. The manager of the Cardinals also de- clared that he had suspended the Ian ky southpaw indefinitely for his de- sertion.
 'tSalIee found fault with the hotel where we stay here," said Huggins. 'He objected to both the food and his room ;( but he didn't come to me with his complaints. I cannot understand his action. He has not been drink ing this season and he has been a great help to the club. His loss will be serious blow.
 ''I intend to make an example of Sanee," Hughes continued. For some reason he does not care to play with St. Louis. Well, he will play with my club or nowhere, if I have my way I will not sell him and I will not trade him. No, I will not say that SaIlee has been tempered with by any one. There has been he was coveted by the Giants. but in justice to the New York c1ub;~ I will say that have never received a proposition and have not discussed Sallee's case with Manager McGraw or any other official of the Giants
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-17
GAME FORFEITED
 BY LOCALS MUST STAND, IS DECISION

Boston, June 17-Three articles in the bylaws of the Eastern League were either amended or new ones prepared at last nights session held at the Quincy House here, as a result of the game forfeited by Bridgeport to Worcester in the latter city, Sat urday, June 3. The fact that there was no special provision in the by laws covering forfeited game played as part of a double-header, was the reason for hast nights action.
 It was decided that in the future, the first game of a doubIe-header shall be the regularly scheduled double bill the the postponed game. It was further provided that in. the future, should a visiting club forfeit any game of a double-header, that club shall be fined $10O and shall lose $1O0 of it's share of the gate re- ceipts both fine and forfeited share of gate receipts to go to the home club. It was further provided that the guarantee for scheduled double header shall be $15o, except on Sat urdays or Sundays. when the guar antee shall be the same as it is now, $2OO.
 As Lawrence has no further oppor- tunity under the present schedule to play it's postponed games with Spring n0lQ IL was voted that wherever a club finds it impossible to complete it's schedule of games, 1t shall be per rnitted to transfer those games to the city of it's opponents should both clubs reach an agreement. It was agreed that the game which was for feited to Lawrence earlier in the sea son because of the late arrival of the Bridgeport club, should not stand as, forfeited, and that it should be played later in the season as a double-header.
 The board of directors then took up the appeal of Bridgeport from the decision of Umpire Stafford forfeiting it's game with Worcester to the latter club, June ( and the decision of Vice President O'Nen uphoIding the urn- pire, was sustained by the board, and the Bridgeport club was fined $26O-
 Another reason why Vice Presi- dent O'NeiI called the meeting was that Lowell and Lawrence had not filed their bonds as provided for in the constitution. The matter caused lengthy discussion and resulted in the two clubs being given five days in which to file the bonds with Treas urer Fraser under penalty of forfeit ure of franchise.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-17
Second Game.

Donovan and Gero. the Indian pitcher, secured from the Springfield City league by the Hustlers, hooked up in a pitchers battle in the second exhibition and neither side scored an earned run.
 New Haven again started proceed ings in the first inning by sending a run across when J. Shannon doubled to center and took third on the thrown-in, scoring when Crook threw wide of second base in attempt ito , stop Maurice for stealing after the latter had received a base on balls. ! They repeated the stunt in the fifth on a walk to Donovan, a single by Nutter and another bad throw by Crook
 Bridgeport secured both of it's runs lin the third when We're reached first on a pass and after two were down Maurice Shannon threw to the right
 Ehe1d bleachers, after fielding Balls
 hot grounder. Baker doubled to
 fright center, scoring both runners.
 The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-17
Edited By Wagner
LOCALS BEAT NEW HAVEN. IN
 LIVELY BATTLE

New Haven, June 1T-Mixing their total of nine hits with a sad colec- ttion of New Haven errors and several passes, the Bridgeport Hustlers down ed the AEurlinS 5 to 3 in the first
 game of a double header at Savin
 Rock yesterday afternoon Darkness
 halted the second game at the end of
 the tenth inning with the score stand ling two each
 Rube BressleR took the mound in Fthe opening affair and went very well lunti the sixth inning- Ball began tthis session with a home run over the tleft field fence A pass and two sin | eles filled the bases and a pair of ta1-
 lies crossed the pan on Shannon's heAve to the b1eachers- Bressier made Sa wild return to the plate after a kshort throw to get We're off second base had been tried and Whelan tscored-
 1 New Haven started the scoring in Ithe first inning when Joe Shannon EwaIked and stole, going to third on a lwild pitch and counting when Miller doubled to right In the fifth they lgained another run on Courtneys s Esingle and Bressler's double After Ethat frame the Murlins couldn't add to tfhefr laurels, although they had sev- eral excellent chances two of the local players per1sRaing on the paths ein the seventh and in the ninth the tbases were ja1nmed when Joe Shan non came to bat, but he famed | Muhennen, the Bridgeport pitcher, added one to the visitors total in the
 ninth when he stro1led, took third Iwhen Joe Shannon found 1t difficult to
 field eCurry's single and scored on lBalPs sacrifice fly
 1 While Courtney was! batting in the ise7enth Moshier received a split fin Iger and was replaced by Crook
 Shortly after that Courtney was hit on the side of the head by pitched ball. He recovered sufficiently to
 continue playing Mu1rennen pitched laSsteady game for Bridgeport The
 Q1rst Game.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-17
TOO MANY BOSSES ON CLUB HAS KEPT CUBS
 LOSING ON HOME LOT

eff anybody wants my unbiased diagnosis of what's the matter with the Cubs I would say they have been suffering from a superhuity of boss es, writes ]. B.. Sanborn in the Chi cago Tribune. 'In my experience I have discovered that nobody thinks he knows more about how to run a baseball team than the millionaire member of a board of directors, when as a matter of fact nobody knows less about running a team than the average director, of whom there are several in the Chicago National League club whom have been so successful in other lines of en- deavor they imagine they can make a mint out of baseball if their ideas are incorporated into the conduct of the team.
 Proof of the correctness of my diagnosis can be found in the fact that the farther the Cubs get away from their board of directors the bet ter they play ball and just now they are in a, fair way to climb into the first division if Joe Tinker is given sole command of the ship
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-17
WEAK BATTING NOT < ABSENCE OF EVERS IS
 SLOWING UP BRAVES
Worcester Post )

All this talk about the Braves going badly simply because Johnny Evers is not in the lineup listens we'll, but a peek at the box scores of the games that the Hub elan have been playing lately, tells an entirely different story. Weak hit ting has been responsible for the poor showing of StalIing's men. Of course Evers' presence in the field is worth a lot to the team, because of his insight upon the weaknesses of the various batsmen and his ability to steady down pitchers, but just the same even if the Keystone King was on the job and the Braves were not hitting they could not expect to be up there. Some Boston fans believe that the Braves are lost without Evers. Probably the members of the team have developed this same thought, and for this reason are B1ump1ng, but the average ball club generally wins a few games on hitting, even if it is without it's star. The Braves are not hitting and the re ,u1t is they are not getting the results.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-17
WOLGAST OUGHT
 NOT TO BE SENT iN THE RING AGAIN

New York, June 17-It would be a peculiar state of affairs if old Ad Wolgast happened to land a lucky punch on Freddie Welsh when they come together for 15 rounds at Dem yer on July 4. Wolgast long since has ring and if promoters were good sportsmen they would cease to swim dle their patrons by staging him.
 However, for a round or two the one time champion can swing a heavy fist and Welsh is going back so rap idly he soon will be in Wo1gast's class if he is not there at present. Wolgast caused Welsh considerable trouble during the first two rounds of their bout at the Garden last year. After that Wolgast faded away and quit, saying his arm was broken, his usual alibi when his condition gives out.
 The way Wolgast has fooled the pub lie with this excuse is one of the won ders. of the ring. Abe Atte1, who dis covered so many shady tricks, was the first to practice this one. More than once toward the end of his career, wheA he found he was up against some sturdy youngster who was too strong for him, he saved his face by claiming an injury that never ex- isted.
 Wolgast has got away with this trick for years. At other times when it was not convenient to plead an in jury for fear of preventing another profitable match he chose to lose on a, foul rather than be knocked out. He lost his last bout in that way, yet the Denver promoters have the nerve to announce that they are going to guar antee Welsh $S,OOo to meet him and they are billing the affaiS as a cham pionship match!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-17
LOCALS. SIGN CATCHER

Catcher Dick O'ConnOr has been signed by Bridgeport to help the baclstop department, which is weak at present. O'Connor has been catch ing for the St. Bonaventures college team in Pennsylvania. He played with Sprin ngfe1d in the old Eastern as sociation and also in the Colonial league He did so well in the latter organization that the Phi11ies gave him a trial The injury to George Moshier's hand puts the local catching staff in bad shape. O'Connor said he would report at once. Outfe1der Blake from the International league ought to be here for tomorrow's game with Lynn. There was some talk of playing a double header but the man agement has not decided that point yet. If two games are to be played announcement will be made in to- morrow's papers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-17

Only seven regulars are hitting bet ter than 300 in the American League and Burns of Detroit has edged into second place. Speaker still leads with 1888 and is ahead in total bases with 108 and in runs scored with 43. The unusual sight of a catcher lead ing the league in stolen bases is shown with Scha1k of Chicago, setting the pace with IS, one ahead of such speedy men as Cobb and Sis1er. Gra- ney, Cleveland, leads in home runs with four and Gandi1, Cleveland, in sacrifice hits with 16. Detroit is ahead in team hitting with .256. The leading hitters are:
 Speaker, Cleveland, .38s; Burns, De- troit, .346; Jackson, Chicago, .337; Cobb, Detroit, .331; Heilman, Detroit, .310; Nunamaker, New York, 1908; Smith, Cleveland, 1903.
 Leading pitchers:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-17
SPEAKER AND JAKE DAUBERT
 STILL LEAD MAJOR EATERS
Terrific Hitting of Chicago Cubs Feature of Week
 in Big Leagues

Chicago, June 17-Terrif1c hitting by the Cubs in the past week put them in the lead in club batting in the Na- tiona1 league with .265, and gave them three places among the 10 bat ters doing 300 or better. Averages published here today which take in games played last Wednesday, show Jake Daubert still heads the list with .345. Max Carey, of Pittsburgh, has resumed the lead in stolen bases with IS, but in most other departments the Cubs are ahead, Williams in home runs with seven and in total bases with S99; Zimmerman in runs scored with 33 and F1ack in sacrifice hits with 19. The leagues best hitters are:
 Daubert, Brooklyn. .345; Schulte. Chicago, 338; Doyle, New York, .333; Zinnn erman, Chicago, .33O.
 The five leading pitchers who have taken part in O or more games are:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-17
BASEBALL BITS

t Col B. Ebbets is expecting record braking crowds in Brooklyn when the Giants begin series there a week from today. There will be a double Giants and Robins a week from to- morrow.
 The Phil1ies are scheduled to play five games in four days with the Rob- ins at Ebbets Field, beginning next Monday. This will be a real battle for the leadership.
 Shortstop Roy Corhan of the Cards once played with the White Sox and in game with the Washingtons he narrowly escaped death when Walter Johnson hit him on the head with a pitched ball. Subsequently Corhan was sent to the Pacific Coast league where he rapidly developed.
 If their is a better right fielder in the major leagues than Dave Rob ertson he has not played at the Polo Grounds.
 Is the weak hitting of the Giants due to too much motoring?
 The Giants do not believe that the i Cubs will finish in the first division They predict that the Braves will beat out Tinker's team. The effect of the Federal League on baseball is still in Newark. The out law promoters deluded the fans over there into believing that they harbor- ed a big league ball team in their midst, and now the rooters aren't sat- fsfied with International League base | ball any more. This, in spite of the l fact that their team is third in the race.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-17
Short Sections
of Fan Fodder

He made a, good play in the tenth in ming of the second game when he pur- posely dropped Joe Shannon's fly so he could force runners at second New Haven had threatened a rally but this snuffed it out.
 Howie Baker came through with a timely hit in the second game that produced Bridgeport's only two runs
 The troubles of a, tail end manager are pilng up all the time. It wasn bad enough that Miller Huggins should find his St. Louis Nationals getting kicked around the league but to cap the climax his best pitcher, Slim Sal lee, had to desert the club. The fine Italian hand of John J. McGraw may be seen for a long time and so many stories were printed about the pitch CTS chances of landing with the Giants that he became dissatisfied with his job at St. Louis.
 Harvard loses a good oarsman in Niddendorf, who has been removed from the first boat because of weak ness due to a recent illness. He is an experienced oaresman and the chances of a Crimson victory over Yale are lessened by his absence.
 Ray Heating was started in the box by Manager Donovan of the New York Americans yesterday and the local boy was doing we'll against Cleveland when rain stopped the contest. The score was 1 to 1 when the umpire called the game in the fourth. George Moshier was hitting at a lively clip when injured at Savin Rock yesterday. He collected two blows in | the first game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-17

Two-base hits Miller, Bressler. Home run Ball. Stolen bases, J. kSshannon. WheIan, We're. Sacrifice hit, BalL Sacrifice fly, Ball. Left on bases. New Haven g, Bridgeport T..
 First base on errors New Haven 1,
 Bridgeport 2. Bases on balls, off
 Brcssler g and in g; off Mu1rennen. 2 and 1 in g. Hit by pitcher, by Null
 rennen 1. Struck out, by Bressler 9,
 ! by Mu1rennen T. Wild pitch, Null trennen. Umpire, Walters. Time 2:05.