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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-06-15
NUMBER II.

General Trevino withdrew pro-
lection fro m Americans in Next
go, and Washington showed
alarm lest All outbreak against
General Perishing's column oc.
chr 1t any time.
Charles Evans Hughes. of New
York, and Charles Warren Fair
banks, of Indiana, were nominal
| ed for President and Vice Presi.
dent # the United States BY the
Republican national convention
il Chicago.
News Of lh' nomination by the
ProgressiveS # John NJ. Parker
for vice-prei lent WAS received
with enthual" Ill by his friends in
city and state.
Russians continued their Of
fensive in Nollynia and Galicia,
taking more than $4,000 pris.
oners.
Germany's losses in war were
tabulated as 1924, $3.50 soldiers to
the end Of May.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Booker.
the latter clasping her two.year-
old babe in her arms, leaped to
safety when a train demolished
their automobile at Ponchatoula,
La.
Mississippi Democrats will vote
on Congressman and Supreme
Court justices in primary Au.
gust u.
Charles E. Hughes, Republican
nominee for the presidency. mads
plans to enter the campaign inn
mediately.
A curt message from Gen.
Irevlno repudiatcd the agree.
ment of Gen. Gaviro and Gea.
Pershing to prevent clashes Of
American and Mexican forces il
Mexico.
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General Nxms items IN Brief

! Twelve survivors Of the British
cruiser Hampshire on board which
Field Nn,>hal Earl Kilrh-ne,
and his staff Mere lost, reache q
I.Ind and several bodies were
taken 10 Thur>o. Scotland.
III" platform committee Of the
Republican convention approved
woN'Hh suffrage il principle, tn"
Monroe Doctrine. refused pro.
h'ollion plank, and included sew
eral Of the Progressive pIanks.
/ Many antag"uIst!c moves by
MrXlcanS caused Americans in
! Chihuahua City 10 fear that the
&c fact" troops may rebel and at
tack foreigners.
The A>wel( bill for the relief
OF mail contractors in the South
whose claims for pay during the
Civil War have been pending
fifty'six years, passed the House
and goes tc thu Senate.
The transport Hancock arrived
at New Orleans TO take 29OO
marines to Santo Domingo, where
they are needed to help quell
revolution.
A hill providing d constitution.
al amendment giving women the
ballot was defeated III the Louisi.
ana lower house and motion to
reconsider was entered,
A conciliatory policy was
adopted toward independent
minded Democrats who threaten
ed to quit the party, caucus regis
tratlon bill was sent back to com.
mittee.
Russians continued to advance
IN Gallcia against the Austro-
HungarIans, taking many pris.
oners and pushing across the
rivers.
Lieutenant Richard c, Saufley.
navy aviator, who held a worlds
altitude record for hydro.aero.
plane fight, 1902 feet, was
killed when his machine fell near]
Pensacola.
Theodore Roosevelt refused %
accept the Progressive nomina-
ton in Chicago without careful
consideration, afterward remark.
ing to group of newspaper re.
porters, Il am out of politics.
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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-06-15
Marketing Agriculture! Products

Much has been said regarding
demonstration work and pro.
gressive agriculture in general in
this parish; all with a sincere
meaning. but few seem to see the
truly great need of competent
assistant in the right capacity.
There is no question in my
mind but that We need more per.
sonal advice on more and better
crops and better stock than We
are getting, but why don't We get
it? Anyone can answer that
question with the great common
answer-'The funds are not
available to secure such service. .
That seems strange here in the
Sunny South where climatic con.
ditiOns permit outdoor work the
year round and the sell can readi-
ly be made to produce almost any
crop grown in the United States.
yet such is the case.
1t is not a question Of produc-
ton but a question Of marketing.
1t might seem absurd to take
any crop, livestock or anything
else out Of a community that is
really needed there, but if a cash
market could be secured for
these products it would be an en-
courBgement for the farmer to
grow more than is needed for
home consumption and the sur
plus would bring him that nee
essary article called "money'' on
which all commercial business is
based.
We are all aware that a bale
of cotton and fat cow are the
only two reliable cash assets the
farmer has and until there are
more there will be complaints Of
hard times and high taxes. There
must be some plan by which to
put more money in the hands Of
the farmers, whether it be done
by the merchant, banker or agri-
cultural expert, but | know Of no
one better fitted to do this than
our agricultural director.
This all trade plan the mer-
chants have for butter, chickens,
eggs, corn, syrup and all other
products, that they can be per-
suaded to handle, is good as far
as it goes, but it does not 90 all
the way, not even far enough to
pay parish taxes.
Cotton is not as sure a crop as
it has been in the past, but our
land will yield an abundance of
most other crops. What we
want is a market that will give
us cash returns for the products.
When that is accomplished pros.
perity will smile on the farmers
and hard times will be banished.
A Tiller of the Soil.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-06-15
School Board Proceedings

Franklinton, La. May 81, 1915.
On the above date the board of
directors Of the public schools of
Washington parish met in special
session with the following mem.
bers present: D. Wallace, |. J.
Green, W. W. Russell, NJ. C.Dun.
can and +, B, = .iemau,
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-06-15

DIi WV I "''l''l' ~ " trt!Iti llt'
would have neHr- BEER or not
he argued.
He charged that PRACTICAL
every near beer saloon wa
owned by The New Orleans brew
cries and ne had been told, b
asserted. by Senator Satto0n
that every 'npar-beer' saloon from
Lake Pouchartrain to the Paris]
line, in his section, were s.
Owned.
Senator Fields, Of FarmersyilIe
also pleaded that the people @
dry territory should BE- allowed
to settle the near. beer question
themselves. He declared tina
We are local option prohibition.
lists. but pleaded with the com
mIt)ye not to force 'us'' to joir
the cause Of the "radicals'' anC
sadu." prohibition on to the city
Of New Orleans.
BATON Rouge, La, Iuue g.
s., unanimous vote the
Hous- judiciary committed "A'
this morning reported favorably
the J"hu~on near beer bill, every
me'nbe: Of the New Orleans dele.
ga1lon voting for it.
A val" fight was waged by
Charles \. Byrne. of New Or.
LEAFS, for tn" substitute dill of
Colonel John ?. Sullivan. repre-.
sentative Of the New Orleans
brewery interests, with an amend.
ment by 7. Sambola Jones. Of
Baton Rouge, calling for local
option elections in cities and
towns to determine upon whether
near beer was to be sold. Mr.
Byrne and Colonel Jones cast
the only two votes for the amend
ed substitute. On the final vote
on the Johnson bill, both voted
for favorab Die report.
Representatives Knorenberger
and Cooke, Of New Orleans,
made short statements in favor
of the Johnson bill. They de.
clared they We're local optionists
and believed in giving the dry
sections sucn regulatory legisla.
ton as the "dries'' deemed nee.
cessary. Fred J. Heintz, repre-.
sentative from st. Tammany,
whose name figured in yester.
days hearing as the attorney of
the Bogalusa 'near-beer' saloon.
keepers, also made a short talk,
announcing that he would sup
port the measure. He did this
because it did not affect his par
ish, he said, although he was
not a prohibitionist.
Representative Saint, Of St.
Mary, told the committee he was
determined to oppose all "Blue
Sky" legislation when he was
elected, but had found near
beer saloon conditions so bad at
Hammond, on a recent visit there
and the demand for their aboli-
ton sd insistent by the people of
that section. that he was in favor
of the Johnson bill.
! Mr.. ABYrne led another vain
FIGHT 'fd Colonel Sullivan's
amenoment to make the johnson
bill effective January 1, 1917, in
stead Of . Immediately after its
t'rom|a'gYion. > He explained
that it was not just to close the
lnear-Peg' Establishments after
they had paid their licenses for
the year and some provision
should be made for their relief.
Delos Johnson, author Of the
bill, emphatically refused to have
his measure tempered with in
any way and the committee voted
down the amendment. Mr.. John.
son promised that a bill provid.
ing for the refunding of all near
beer licenses would follow his
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-06-15

The meeting was called to IT,,
der by the President. and tn,
1lrst matter brought before III.
board was requests from the Mt
Hermon and Sunny Hill school:
for a change in the district line
between these two schools. A.
ter the question wa, thoroughly
discussed a motion was made
duly seconded and carried, tia,
no change be made in the dis
trjct line.
Requests for special tax cleo.
ton IN the Sunny Hill and Mt.
Hermon school districts wer,.
made and granted.
On motion duly seconded and
carried the following resolution
was unanimously adopted.
Sec. |. BE it ordained by the
parish board Of school directors
of Washington parish. La, That
specla| elections lee and are here
by ordered TO be held in school
districts No. IS (Mt. Hermoy).
and No. - (Oak Groye) in the
Parish Of Washington. La, on
the 9th day Of July, 1916. for tile
purpose Of submitting to the quail
flied electors of each of the said
school districts entitled to vote
thereat the following proposition.
No. |. The Question Of the levy
OF a special tax of five mills on the
dollar Of all property in Mt. Her.
mon school district No.2S subject
to state taxation, for a period Of
hve years, the proceeds Of the
said tax to be used in giving ad.
dltional aid to The public school
of said district No. %
No. ?. The question Of the
levy of special tax of three mills
on the dollar OF all property in
Sheridan school district No. %
subject to state taxation, for a
period Of five years, the proceeds
of the said tax to be used in civ.
ing additional aid to the public
school of said district No. g,
Section 2. Be it further or.
dained. etc., That the ballots to
be used at the said election shall
be prepared by the secretary of
the parish board Of school direct
ors, and shall be in the following
form:
'''....,.. ............
: Proposition to levy a. mill :
: >....) special tax on all the
prODhrtV Suhiect To taya.
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Taxable valuation s........
Signature of voter.
Notice to voters: To vote in
favor of the proposition submitted
upon this ballot, place a cross (X)
mark in the square after the word
Eyes,; to vote against it, place a
similar mark after the word
mo"
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the secretary of the
parish school board of directors
be, and he is hereby ordered to
be prepared for USE at the said
election the tally sheets, list of
qualified electors, assessed valua.
ton of the property; blank stste-
ments forthe compilation Of the
vote, in number and amount. and
other election blanks that may
be required for the purpose Of
holding the said election, to cause
the same to be placed in the bal
lot boxes for use at the respective
precincts, and to make provisions
for the transmission of the ballot
boxes to the several precincts of
the school district at which the
election is to be held.
4. Be it further ordained, etc..
That the polling places or pre-
cincts for the said election shall
be (1st. Mt. Hermon school for
district No. %, A. NJ. Scbilling, G.
M. Tate and A, .. OFT, commits.
sioners and J. W. Schilling clerk
of election to serve at Mt Hermon.
(2) Sunny Hill for school dis
trict No. %, and j. c. Smith,
l.. P. Parker. and d. A. Brock
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: Proposition to levy q. mill :
: >....) special tax on all the ::
: property subject to taxa :
: ton in School District No.
e: -, Parish Of Washington, Yes :
:: La, annually, for the per- :
:: iod of. years, for the pur- :
: pose Of giving additional :
: aid to the public schools of /:
p: said school districts. mo .
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-17
MAKES
MILITIA BOYS WEARY
Some Desert, Some Wound
Themselves In Order to
Get Sent Home

Dallas, Texas, Aug. 17.-National
guardsmen are being driven to despera-
tion by their enforced idleness on the
border and are choosing the two most
precarious methods to get home-deser-
tion and self inflicted wounds.
This was the statement today of Roy
Gambrell, former city fireman and now
connected with the hospital corps of the
Texas National Guard. He was in Dal.
las to take deserter back to camp.
"There are now between 16 and 20
men in the Texas national guard hos
pital at Maria with bullet wounds in
their legs, feet, and hands, as a result
of their trying to get their release from
border duty" said Gambrell.
"Since 1 have been down there q
large number of men have been sent to
the hospital who shot finger or toe
off, but none of them have been re
leased. The officers decided in most
of the cases that the shooting was not
accidental. We have had large mum
Der of desertions lately. 1 know Of one
man having deserted four times.
"The idleness and sameness of every
thing is deadly. L am ready to com,
back myself"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-17
HUGHES ON WAY TO
CALIFORNIA GETS
WHOLE DAYS REST
Spoke at Portland Last Night
Largely About the
Philippines
SCORED THE DEMOCRATS
ON TARIFF ATTITUDE
Anxious to See Empire Of
Alaska Opened Right and
to Help Do 1t
By Perry Arnold.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Roseburg, Ore, Aug. 17.-Charles E.
Hughes, republican presidential candi-
date, today took the1 biggest jump in
his transcontinental trip. He was en-
route from Portland to San Francisco,
with only one stop of more than few
minutes scheduled for the day, at Shasta
Springs tonight. Three or four points
were scheduled to hear the. candidate
for q bare three or four minutes, but
no formal speeches had been arranged,
not even at Shasta Springs.
A day of almost solid comfort was IN
prospect for Hughes. Solid comfort, be
it known, in the governor opinion,
consists in place to stretch out and
time in which to rest his mind by read
ing hair raising detective stories, dime
novels, to be exact. 1t is only q trifle
less restful to read heavy historical es-
says.
Carl ID. Sheppard, Hughes personal
representative, went out in Portland
last night and raided the news stands
for sufficiently thrilling literature, ae-
cumulating one Of the largest libraries
of lurid detective narratives ever as
sembled. But stuck away in this pile
of paper bound volumes was copy of
"The Rise and Fall of the Roman En-
piren from the Hughes library.
Worried Owed Philippines.
In his speech at the Ice rink In Port
land last night, the candidate delivered
another broadside at the demo-
cratic policies, concentrating his fire
particularly on the Philippines situa-
ton. He declared that the United
States undertook to govern the islands
properly and that 1--WE assumed obliga-
tions there which we are bound to dis
charge.
ave ought not to consider the sug-
gestion of scuttling out Of the Philip
pines" he said, "to leave them in the
predicament which you know perfectly
well without my describing it.. Hughes
again made a pronouncement on the tar
iff and attacked the administration
attitude. Asserting that the democratic
party has opposed real progress, he
said:
''If | were a member of that party,
and looked through the platforms of the
past, / should feel that / was going
through cemetery richly embellished
with monuments"
He declared that he wanted to see
the "empire of Alaska" developed
right.
''If I am charged with the high Of
flee for which / am candidate" he
concluded, "to put my principles to the
test, / am not afraid of that test 1
have no ambition to hold high office,
but / have an ambition to try, so far
as within me lies, to have efficient
American government
The candidates train was scheduled
for brief stops at Grants Pass, Medford
and Ashland during the day, in addition
to the stop here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-17
Market Was BulliSh
and Trading Brisk

New York, Aug. 1.-THE New York
Evening Sun financial review today
said:
Improvement in prices which started
with the opening transactions was fair
" well sustained throughout the day.
Sentiment in she financial district was
decidedly bullsh with its chief mani
festation in the United States Steel
and other steel shares, in some of the
coppers, in the international Mercan-
tile Marines and Reading, which found
new buyers on the advance and which
under heavy profit taking refused to
seek materially lower levels.
Wall Street placed various interpre'
tations upon President Wilson'S invita-
ton, or demand, that the executive
heads of the country's railroads meet
him in conference to supplement the
conferences already held with the man
ayers and workers but it apparently
was unwilling to test any of Its con
clusions ms stock market arguments. 1t
preferred to leave the rails much 10
themselves for the time being, devoting
most of its attention TO the industriais
and marines.
Further profit taking was reported
as the session progressed in the after
noon with declines however generally
small and offerings well absorbed. In
certain parts of the market weak spots
developed, due to special conditions.
In some of the more active issues
this afternoon declines from the early
tn tlnl a.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-17
By Henry Wsod

Omitted Press staff correspondent
With the French Army on the SOM
me, Aug. l7.-Like q gigantic sledge-
hammer, the French army is smashing
away at the German lines on the Som
me battle front.
The new French offensive in no way
resembles the Russian steam roller. In
stead, it hammers continually with
blow upon blow at any given point
until eventually, the French Officers
believe, it must break down both the
German defenses aud the resistance of
the German army. The success of this
steady hammering is demonstrated
both in the actual advance and the
influx of prisoners who have surrend-
cred in large numbers.
Before going to the fighting front !
inspected the vast organization behind
the lines for feeding the offensive. 1t
is this incredible preparation on which
apparently everything has been fore
seen and nothing overlooked that puts
the punch into the French sledgeham'
mer blows.
| first visited one of the eight mu,
milton and material depots established
last May miles behind the line. The
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-17
BROUGHT
OUT DOCTORS BLUSHES
Hard Hearted Prosecutor
Shows Weaknesses Of the
Archbishop

San Francisco, Aug. 1.-THE attor-
neys for the defense in the case of
"Dr.' Newo Newt New must prove
that he wore corsets and women IS
stockings or admit that the "arch-
bishop of the New Thought church" "
did not live up to his celibacy teach
ings, as the result of testimony offered
by the government in Federal Judge
Dooling's court today where New is
charged with misuse of the mails.
Witnesses testified that in the raid
made on the New apartment, wo-
mans corset, stockings and lingerie
were found ON chair beside his bed
while Mrs. Marie Tully Graham,
"bisohess under arrest with him, was
hiding in the kitchen.
The witnesses also testified that a
tuft of woman's hair was found on the
New thoughtist's bureau. While this
testimony was being given, dr." New
blushed deeply.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-17
STREET CAR STRIKE
MAY Be RENEWED
Employees Claim Managers
Have Violated Promises
Made by Them

New York, Aug. 17.-Upon the re.
suits of conference to be held to-.
day between executive officers of the
New York Railway company and repre-.
sentatives of the employees, depends
whether New York is to be tied up with
another strike which this time may in.
volve elevated and subway lines as
well as surface cars.
Employees charge that President
Shonts of the railways company broke
an agreement to reinstate striking EN-,
ployes and that he interferred with the
right of the men to form union by
promoting counter organization.
Shonts. denies the charges. The en-.
ployes have instructed their repre-.
sentatiys to declare Il strike unless
their demands are met.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-17
BRINGS BIG
SUBMARINE TO PORT
Starts Rumor 1t Is Deutsch-
land or Bremen, But Moth
ing In Ii

New York, Aug. ia captured
German submarine lashed to the side
OF a British cruiser was brought into
the English port of Deal while the
Cunard liner Alaunia was being de-
tanned there, the Alaunia's passengers
reported on her arrival here today.
A British destroyer with heavy
list, and evidently badly battered by
shell fire from the U boat was brought
into port at the same time. The sub
marine was large one, but passengers
of the Alauiha. secuted the possibility
that she might have been the Deutsch-
land or Bremen, pointing out that
neither of these under sea vessels is
armed.
There was no demonstration at Deal
as the captive submarine entered port.
except aboard the Alaunia. None of
the passengers learned any details OF
the action, the Alaunia sailing i'm
mediately afterward.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-17
Trying to Save Girl
Soldier Is Killed

Brownsville, Texas, Aug. Thames
Clement, a corporal in Company c, Sec
ond Virginia infantry, was dead today
because he tried to save the honor of
Sofia Valdez, a Mexican girl.
Carl Dunches, quartermaster corporal,
is alleged to have attempted to assault
the girl last night. Clement, hearing
her screams, rushed to her assistance.
He was shot and instantly killed by
Dunches who then shot and probably
fatally wounded the girl.
Dunches was chased two miles by n
posse but eludea them. He later appear
ed at the county Jail and surrendered.
Clement lived in Warrentown, Va,
and was married.