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Evening journal., 1916-04-29
CITY MOOSE CARNIVAL
NOW IS UNDER way

A seven days carnival was opened
this afternoon IN Kirlxwood Park,
under the auspices of the local lodge
of Moose, with largo crowd in atten-
dance. Many new features were i'm
troduced by the Joseph G.. Ferari
shows.
"The Whip" about which much has
been said. opened 20 tho public for
the hrst time anywhere. promptly at .
o'clock this afternoon. All other shows
and riding devices bid for patronage
at the same time. At aud 10 p. NJ.
Lofty Rochette. the high diver. will
make his initial leaps OF the season
from a height of ninety feet
With the opening of the big show
and the establishment OF voting
booth on the carnival grounds the
last week of the automobile contest
began. and IL is expected the race Will
be a hot one from now until the close
next Friday night The standing of
those with 100 votes or over follows:
IT, H. BARLEY. $3.50; W. M Taylor,
3Si1; Edith N. Wharry 1868; Tim
Bleyer. 2S2t: Wilhelm Bodenstedt.
1918: Madeline Thiolman. 1912. Dr.
H. c. Moore. $40; Anna Adol, 3fS;
James Mulligan, 323; Nick Dragani,
$40. Joseph Flanagan. 3O2. George
i. wilkins. 2SS; James Underwood.
1856: Mary C. Bradley 12S; Edna
lIerdman. 102.
Evening journal., 1916-04-29

Delaware avenue and Greenhill ave
nue.. have ben drawn by Edward Candy
May. architect. Estimates are being
prepared by Haddock and Company. A.
S. Reed and Brother Company. John
y. Healy and Son. George S. Charles
and w Howard May.
Haddock and Company, contractors,
have been awarded the contract for
the erection of a garage for Francis
Whitten at Cossart. Pa. The plans
were drawn by Brown and Whiteside,
architects.
W. Howard May. contractor, has re-
ceived the contract for the erection OF
"a garage for Arthur Porter. on Park
Drive, between Grant and Bayard ave-
nues. The plans were made by Ed
ward Candy May, architect.
Plans have been prepared by Roscoe
Cook Tindall. architect, for the erec-
tion Of an ornamental front porch at
the residence Of Charles l.. Story. No
1905 West Ninth street and have
gone out for bids to w. d. Haddock
and Company. A. S. Reed and Brother
Company. II. p. Carbon. Charles II
Tindall and Son. c. ]. Dougherty and
Alfred Downward.
Estimates will be received on Tues
day by Edward Candy May, architect
for the erection of a residence for Miss
Grace Penney, at East Falls Church
Virginia.
The American Viscose Company OF
Marcus Hook. has awarded the con-
tract to Horace Brockelhurst. a Phil
adelphia builder, to erect forty-hve
I additional houses in the Model Village
u. C. Gray. one OF the prominent
men i'm the Pyrites Company. Ltd. a
British corporation which has
bought large tract Of ground in
South Wilmington where il will build
large Pyrites plant. said today that
II would be several months before
the plant would be in operation.
I I'VE are now working over draw
! ings and plans Of the buildings" said
I Mr.. Gray. "and expect that ground
! will be broken within two weeks
/ but the erection of the buildings
proper. and the installation Of ma
chinery will stretch over a consider
able period, so il will be some time
before we get down to actual work
Some Of the contracts have been
placed. and some OF the work Of con-
struction we shall do ourselves, but
the whole proposition is still in q
/ formative stage so I would not like
to give out any definite statement
concerning the scope OF the worl
here or Of the number Of men We
! shall employ"
Evening journal., 1916-04-29
QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

That "a tho joyful cry of thousands since
DR. Edwards produced Olive Tablets, the
substitute for calOmCl.
Dr. Edwards, n praciicing physician for
Il years and caiOmcia old-timc enemy.
discovered the formula for Olive Tablets
while treating patients FOR chronic Conat-
patton and torpid lverG.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do not con-
tain calomei, but a healing, soothing vege-
table laxative.
No gripping is tho Keynote" ~ these lit
tie suEnr-coated, olivc-colOrod tablets. They
cause the bowels and liver TO act normally
They never force them 60 unnatural action
II YOU have n "dnrlS brown mouth now
and thcn-a bad BREATH DUH, tired feel
ing-sick headache-tornid liver ana are
conatipatcd. youll find quick, sure and only
pleasant results from one or two little Dr.
Edwards olive Tablets az bedtime.
Thousands take one or two every night
lust 20 keep right. Try them. 1Oc and 25c
per box All druggists.
The Olive Tablet Company Columbus. o.
Evening journal., 1916-04-29
Conducted by ''The Eucnillg Journal

Special To TIE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, April 29.-All the
coupons in the King and Queen con-
test that have been printed up until
Thursday night must be in the boxes
before $50 tonight. The committee
will begin the count at that hour u
must be remembered. too. that all
coupons dated previous to April 2S
will be worthless after next week
The candidates for king and queen
are expected to vote early and often
today The vote for queen follows:
Elinor Hatton ................1,2 ,224
Mabel CleWell ............. b69
elizabeth Bull ..........--.... 96
The vote for king follows:
James B. Hance ..............l,O9 ,O9S
Howard w. Wilhelm ........ 500
Every one has a chance TO vote for
his OF her favorite.
II is not strange that all the young
people I'm New Castle are waiting pa
tiently for carnival week. They are
asking all sorts Of questions about
the affairs and making lots of
guesses as to who will be king and
queen. for the race is developing
into a close one. and in another
week in all probabilities will show
them neck and neck in the home
stretch.
The girls are very curious to
I know what the queen will wear on
the carnival occasion. Some of them
held Mr. Hicks up on Delaware street
last night and put this question to
him. But all they could learn was
Ladies. 1 cannot tell you just the
color. the goods or the cut but I
sincerely hope she will wear a
pleasant smile"
And as he left the young women
| he hadn't got very far before a
party OF young men gothered around
! him and wanted to know how the
king would dress. Would he be like
the type Of a fairy tale king or dress
as modern one. NO said Doc
"he must look the part OF the king of
old. with his doublet. trunks. tights
and golden sandals. and boysl If the
mosquitoes are around. WELL you'll
have some sympathy for the king in
his silken tights. won't you2"
"Nill he carry a swordF' was anothc
question.
"Wou. I don't know that for Ger
! tainty.' said Doc "But one good pro
tector he must have, and that is a com
Portable pocketbook, for the queen, yo
know, might want a five pound box a
chocolates and wish 10 take fel
chances on tho wheel for prizes. and 1
be a real king hc must please his lady
Evening journal., 1916-04-29
Hart COMPANY WORKERS
.STRIKEFOR SHORT WORK DAY

Refused their demand OF a reduc-
tion In working hours. nine employees
of Hart n Brother Company, pork
packers at Fifth and Poplar streets.
walked out on Wednesday afternoon
The men have been working from 6
O'Clock in the morning until In the
evening with a half hour for lunch
at . o'clock In the morning and one
hour for lunch at noon with Saturday
afternoon or. They however, have
been accustomed to washing up" at
$50 I'm the afternoon and leave the
plant at about $40 o'clock. They
wanted to stop work at o'clock
While handicapped when the men
walked out. the company is expert.
encing no difficulty now, having hired
colored men In the strikers places.
Sixteen men refused to strike.
Evening journal., 1916-04-29
AMERICANIZATION SCHOOL
CLOSING EXERCISES.

The closing exercises OF the Ameri-
canization School. at No. II school
house. will be held on Monday even
ing. Following is the program: Music ;
solo. Joseph Horty; five-minute talk,
Miss Jennie NJ. Weaver; pupils OF No.
IL School in song and story, under di-
rection of Miss Jackman. principal +;
short talk. Miss Bessie Devine; solo
Miss s. Mulvena: address, DR.. J. NJ,
Grant; solo. Joseph Horty; five-min-
ute talk, Mrs Di Sorio; five-minute
talk. Mr.. hi Sorio: solo. Miss NJ. Null
vena; address. by Mayor James f.
Price: comforting Of certificates. by
George b. Miller; singing, by audi
ence. America"
Evening journal., 1916-04-29

ship on so pronounced an occasion by
granting her requests"
Doc then went ON his way and met
Mr. Ferris, of the New Castle Trust
Company, and was very particular TO
inquire of him If the big self-locking
vault WIS in perfect order lie was very
much pleased 10 learn that the vault
was in order. for the queen will have TO
have a safe place TO put her costly Jew
els away each evening of the BIG time.
As the contest for the king and queen
draws near the end THE EVENING
JOURNAL will announce in It's columns
the prize IL will award 90 her majesty
ON the opening night and presented by
George Carter. editor OF THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL.
The school children are 70 be trained
in singing the national airs and others.
II Is to be hoped that a chorus OF three
hundred voices viii be heard on the
park common at the commencing of fes-
tivities for children day And % pro-
cession of these youngsters dressed in
white will be a pretty sight. They viii
60 over the usual line of msrch and the
ing and queens float will be with
them, as they are the guests Of the
royal couple. Childron's day win be- on
saturday afternoon. May ~. The Boy
Scouts of Wilmington and the New
/ Castle Campfire Girls will act az the
/ onildren's escort.
Next Monday things win be started
in Battery Park. Every space has been
carefully measured aud blue prints arc
in evidence, for everything now has been
systematically laid out. Mr.. Allis will
look after this at the beginning of the
week until Mr.. lIiclS returns from Phila.
delphia, where he il TO see a number Of
his friends at Barnum aud Bailoys cir
Gus. and expects to book for the carnival
quite q few more concessions. BY th,
end of next week, il weather permits
all will be ready except the minor de
tails and the raising Of the tents.
Tho firemen Of Newark have taken 4
great interest IN the Good VIII bovs
aud promise TO come over 90 help then
good and strong.
All societies win be invited, sighting
none. With the big program ahead o
them the iiremcn ought 10 put ovcr
big winner and gain the new aut,
apparatus that they are fighting for.
1 All communications for carnival. nd
dress William y. Hicks. No. 9l9 Wash
ington street. Wilmington, Del
4 II your street costume is Of sober
, blue. introduce a touch OF brightness
/ by means Of the bag you carry.
Evening journal., 1916-04-29
mr.. CILFTILAN Ar OLIvET.

The Rev. Joel Gilfllan will preach
in Olivet Church tomorrow. The chois
will be reorganized by Fl. W Kimble
and a rehearsal will be held as soon as
arrangements can be made. A junior
choir Will also he organized.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-09-16
Act No. 1874
Senate Bill No. 13B. BY Mr.. Pearce
A JOINT RESOLUTION

Senate Bill No. 13g. BY Mr. Pearce
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution Of 1919 authorizing and en-
powering the Board Of Control of the
State Penitentiary, or its successors.
notes therefor. serially or otherwise.
not exceeding Four Hundred Thou
sand Dollars. and ut q rate Of inter-
est not exceeding ave per centum
per annum. payable semi-annually.
and for q term not exceeding fifteen
years. and empowering the General
Assembly to provide the methods Of
carrying this amendment into effect.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State OF Louis
lana, two-thirds Of all the members
elected to each House coneurring. that
stitution Of the State of Louisiana.
adopted in November, 1913. be submit
ted to the duly qualified electors at
the Congressional election to be hela
on the first Tuesday after the hrfs
Monday in November. 1915. for their
ratification or rejection:
'The Board Of Control OF the State
penitentiary, or it's sw1eossor or sue
ceasors in once. Is hereby authorized
ADd empowered to incur~debt, issue In
torest bearing notes In serials or other
form for q term not to exceed hftee-1
yGAb8, 10 the 0HIOuIl u 4 Wi AAaA"A 80
Thousand Dollars. at 3 rate of interest
not exceeding five per cent per annum'
payable semi-annualiy. for the purpose
of funding and retiring its floating
and other outstanding indebtedness,
and Is authorized to secure same by
mortgage on any or all of its real es-
tate, and the faith and credit of the
State Of Louisiana Is hereby pledged
tq guarantee the payment of said obi
cations and the interest thereon, but
I'll -
shall be required to pay same out of
its own revenues and earnings. and
only when the same are exhausted
shall the State make good the residue.
The General Assembly shall pass the
necessary enabling act to carry this
amendment into effect. and Act NO
1877 OF the Acts of 1915 on this sub
ject matter is hereby approved for this
purpose"
Section 2. Be it further resolved.
and he is authorized to have printed
on the official ballot to be voted in
November. 1916, the words. For the
amendment to the Constitution fund
Board" and the words. Against the
amendment to the Constitution fund
ing the debt OF the Penitentiary
Board" and each elector shall indicate
whether he votes for or against SAID
amendment, in accordance with the
general election laws Of the State.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker Of the House Of Represents
tives.
Approved; July S. 1916.
r. G.. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State OF Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY.
Secretary of State.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-09-16
Act No. 168
House Bill No. 2s3-Joint Resolution.
BY Mr.. Powell.

House Bill No. 2s1-Joint Resolution.
BY Mr.. Powell.
AN ACT
Proposing an ~mendmeht to Articles
fa5 and 13s Of the Constitution rela-
tive to ASSESSMENT and taxation.
Section !. Be i r.. rsse sIs y ,e ene
isiana, twe-thirds Of all the nsnhsrs
elected to each House concurrin9,
That an amendment to Articles 27s
ana 22e Of the Constitution Of the
state Of Louisiana be submitted to the
approval or rejection At the con6rss-
sional election to be held On the nrst
tuesday next following the Arst Mon
day in Novomber. OF 1916, said pro-
posed amendment to be as follows:
Article as. Taxation sh.n be
ritorial limits Of the authority levyinE
the tax. and property shall be taxed
In 4 manner directed by law; provided
that the valuation Of property Tor the
assessment of State taxes. levied by
the General Assembly and by TINS
the valuation fixed for all other pur-
poses; provided. further, the assess
ment c. all property shall never ex-
coed the actual cash value thereof
and provided. further, that the taxpay-
ers shall have the right OF testing the
correctness Of their assessments De-
fore the courts Of justice
ARTICLE 226 There shall be and IL
hereby created a Board Of State Al
fairs whose duty 1t shAn be to assess
for State purposea. all taxable prop
erty throughout the State Of Louis
lana. It shall have such other author
ity relative to State assessment. budg-
at. income and expenditure ~ may be
conferred upon It by the General As
sembly. The board hall p sQmDoseo
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-09-16

OF three members. Who shall be APP
pointed BY the Governor for such
terms as may be hxed by the General
Assembly The board shall enter upon
its duties on January !. 1917. The
General Assembly shall have full au-
thority to define the powers and du-
ties OF the board and to fix the sala-
ries of the members thereof. Act NO.
14O, Of the General Assembly for the
year 1915, on this subject matter. shall
on the first day of January. 1917"
Section 2. Be it further resolved by
the General Assembly OF the State OF
Louisiana, two-thirds OF all the mem
bers elected to eaen House concurrln8,
That the official ballot to be used at
on the following words: For the pro-
posed amendment to Articles 22S and
226 OF the Constitution OF the state OF
louisa ma. relative to assessment and
taxation, and abolishtng the Board of
Appraisers and the words, Against
the proposed amendment to Articles
z25 and 226 of the Constitution of tho
State of Louisiana, reia tive to assess
uuent and taxation, and abolishfng the
Board of Appraisers: and each slee
tor voting shall indicate on said bal
lot. as provided by law, whether he
votes for or against the proposed
HEWITT BoUANcHAUD,
Speaker OF the House of Representa-
tives.
FERNAND MOUTON.
Lieutenant Governor and President o.
the Senate.
Approved: July 6. 1915.
R. q. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-09-16

one year from their respective dates.
and the installment payable In each
year shall be SO fixed that when the
ennual Interest IL added thereto, the
several annual total amounts Of prin-
cfpal and interest to be paid shall be
81 nearly equal as practicable.
laid bonds shall be signed by the
Mayor and the Secretary-Treasurer of
he City Of Shreveport. and counter
signed by the Commissioners OF Ac-
counts and Finances, and the coupons
AbAll have the fac-simile signatures
81 the Mayor and Secretary Treasurer.
In case any such officer whose sigma
4ure or counter-signature. who ap-
pears on such bond or coupon, shall
cease to be such of1cer before dslfv-
chaser. such signature or counter-sig-
nature shall nevertheless be valid for
all purposes.
Section I. The principal and inter
amendment shall be payable In gold
coin Of the United States OF America
OF its equivalent, Of the standard
weight and fineness at the time Of the
issuance thereof. and shall be exempt
from all forms OF taxation.
Section :. The full faith and credit
Of the City OF Shreveport are pledged
for the payment OF principal and in
forest of all bonds issued under this
amendment. The principal and inter-
issued under this amendment shall be
paid out Of tax which shall be levied
annually by the City Council Of
Shreveport. upon all taxable property
In said city, sufficient to provide for
the payment of the principal and in
tofest Of said bonds as they respective
h become due. The tax so levied is to
be In excess of the general and special
taxes provided for elsewhere in this
Constitution, and is not to be affected
by nor to affect the limitations else
where contained in the Constitution
a. to the Issuance Of bonds. and the
levying of taxes by municipalities.
Section s. The provisions hereof
are eelf-operative, and the City Coun-
ell of Shreveport may by ordinance
carry them into effect.
Be it further enacted. ETC.. That the
amendment proposed by this Act
the State for their approval or retec
ton at the Congressional election to
be held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in the month Of Novem-
on the official ballot to be used in said
election the words, For the proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the
State OF Louisiana providing for the
funding Of certain debts of the City OF
Shreveport" and the words, Against
the proposed amendment to the Con-
stttution Of the State of Louisiana pro-
OF the City of Shreveport" and each
elector shall Indicate on the ballot cast
by him whether he votes for or
against the proposed amendment.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
Approved: July s.. 1916.
R. G. PLEASANT.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES ]. BAILEY,
Secretary OF State.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-09-16
To incur debt and issue bonds to

To incur debt and issue bonds to
the amount OF ten thousand dollars
to run not longer than twenty years.
from date and to bear interest not
exceeding five per cent per annum.
payable semi-annually. for the pur-
pose of constructing and furnlsn1ne
a public school building In District
No. 10, and purchasing site. II
necessary, for said school building.
within said school district. title to
which shall vest In the public.
For the purpose of said special
election the polling place will be the
usual polling place in the town OF
Abita Springs, La, and Robt. ADJ
ney, Philip Beaudean and e. J. Ter
rebonne have been ap1 odnted COM
missioners, and A. o. Pons clerk q
election to serve at the regular poll
ing place in Abita Springs, La. =.
said special election the polls Wall
open at Z O'Clock q. M. and close q
< o'clock D. M, aid the election VIAL
be conducted according to the laws
of Louisiana applicable thereto.
Notice is hereby given that at ~
O'Clock a. m, on Wednesday. tns
Goth day of September. 1916, the
said parish school board will meet
at the superintendent's ot1ce IN Gov
ingtou. La, and in open session pro-
coed to open the ballot boxes. ex'
anime and count the ballots IN mum
Der and amount, examine and can
yass the returns and declare the r.
suits OF said special election.
NJ. H. TITZSINONS,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-09-16
Act No. 271

Senate Bill No. ISL BY Mr. Guthrie
JOINT REVOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitutton of 1913 by amending and
Section l. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State Of Lou
isiana, two-thfrds OF all the MEM
bers elected to each House concurring.
Constitution be submitted to the quail
flied electors of the State for their
adoption or rejection at the Congress
sional election to be held on the drst
Tuesday after the first Monday In the
month of November, 1916. as follows:
State of Louisiana Of 1913 Is hereby
amended and re-enacted to read as
follows. to-wit:
Article r2S7. Until otherwise provid-
mission shall each receive a salary Of
three thousand dollars per annum.
payable monthly on his own warrant.
and their actual travelling expenses.
and those Of their secretary: which
expenses and the salary Of the secre-
tary shall be paid on the warrant Of
the chairman of the Commission on
sworn statement of their correotueap.
Nothing herein shall prevent rail-
road. express. telegraph; telephone
s craft. S'e or Other eompanies. from
serving free Of cost, or at re-
duced rate, the State or any city,
parish or town government. or any
charitable purpose, or the issuance or
exposition, or any destitute or indl-
gent person, or the issuance Of mile
age or excursion tickets; nor to pre-
vent railroads. steamboats, or other
water craft from giving free transpor-
tation to ministers OF religion. or In
GERS. agents. employee attorneys.
stockholders or directors. or to ON
Gers and employees q the departments
| or institutions Of This State. estab-
| lished and created for the disssmtna-
ton of knowledge relating to scion:
tif1c Agriculture; provided. that said
officers and employees Of agricultural
departments and Institutions use such
free transportation solely in the DIS
charge of their official duties.
etc, That the official ballot to be used
at said election shall have printed
| thereon the words. For the proposed
amendment to the Constitution of tho
enacting Article ST. thereof" and the
| words. Against the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of the State
Of Louisiana amending and re-enact-
J ing Article 287 thereof" Each cleo
tor shall indicate. a. provided by the
whether he votes for or against the
proposed amendment.
= FERNAND MoUToN.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
INC HEWITT BoUANcHAUD.
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
Approved: July 6. 1916.
| r. G. PLEASANT,
| Governor Of the State Of Louisiana,
| A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
|. Secretary OF State.