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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-12-05

Ickle Of Portland. Ore She met Wax
on a train on a Journey TO New York.
He was posing as Colonel william
Mason of the regular service. After
they reached the metropolis Mrs. Ickle
told the authorities Wax stole $4,000
worth Of diamonds from her.
Wax. it is now established has saTv-
ed terms in prison at San Quentin.
Cal. Salem Ore WaIla Walla. Wash
and BlacKwells island lie escaped
from Salem after serving two months
Of a hve-year sentence for forgery He
Is known To have been married twice.
His first wife was Ethel Brooks %
New York whom he married I'm 1914
He disappeared with her money after
living with her five weeks. He married
his present wife ia 1915 tn ST. Louis
Her maiden name was Ida Dorothy
Hollinger. she was an actress with
the stage name of Beruice Barr Wax
says his first wife obtained q divorce.
Wax went back TO New York In the
afternoon in charge Of Mr.. Swain Dep
uty Marshal sam Howard and Detect
i've Sergeant James u Duffy. He viii
be used as witness IN the cases pend
ing against David aud Maxwell Shade
Miss Tanzer's lawyers, Albert J. Nc
Cullough. their detective Frank SAT
ford, clerk ia a hotel I'D Piainfield N
J.; Rae Tanner and her sisters. Rose
and Dora TanzeE-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-12-05

Tremaun's meat market at Seven.
teenth street and Third avenue was
threatened with destruction by fire.
this afternoon an 1890 When the
department arrived the entire interior
OF the structure was ablaze, but the
hremeu soon got The flames under
control The interior was badly
cAarred The cause OF the blaze is not
known. No ice or other goods were
stored there
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-12-05
JURORS SELECTED
IN MURDER CASE
taTG HoFTEu STATEMENT HEDE


contrary - expectations 4
.-e case =. E#9aa" Ha@#%-@ s3 .E.--
.u Circuit. court l"E -.
Nicholas .ra.Tala was easily
BaG NOT II ID. MEGA -aE.D. eaHHa". LaF
HE defendant become aaaeH." 81.
Yesterday afternoon = .saEl -
thought me au.r. pane. wound have
been chosen before aaLrs adjourned
lass evening ual aa & "a@ -" "oEa
was completed shortly before -"
u clock #Hl5 4gFnlH=
Those aH the jury ARES
Rock Lslaua---.F Adams I.lEl.
Uod5=. A J Bullock. =. p I<ra.a. Il
Tuck
1laHae-Eml Peterson. {. S Carl
SON. Fred swanson
EGra. Harry Allen j. 81. aa--as-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-12-05
TRINITY PARISH
REFLECTS VESTRY

Trinity Episcopal parish met ia an
nual business session last evening 20
transact such business as came before
the meeting. the main item being the
selection Of the yestry the former
members being rechoscu to serve the
coming year az follows
Senior Warden r. G. Hudson
Junior Warden-R. H Dart
Festrymen r. Castetter. j. Az
Kaiser. August r. Lamp. A. j Lind
sfrom, l. s. White and Walter Ycrbury.
The treasurer's report was read aud
accepted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-12-05
WAxTELLSPLANS
OF WOOING WOMEN
Winner If 300 Declares Irs Fasy.
Whether They Be D0wagers or
Maid Servants.
rs TAKEN BACK To SEW YORK
Victims wis BE Waiting for Cav De.
ceirer oH His Arrival at scene Of
His Operations.

His Operations.
New York. Dee. 5-When Charles
r. wax arrives this afternoon from
Chicago ha will confront 3 number of
persons who VIII decide whether he
really IS the I1uE-a0u2ht Oliver 0s-
borne wanted here TO clear up a
sZ56g1 breach Of promise suit against
James ST. Osborne g prominent All
r0ru-E Osborne declared that Rae
Tanner who brought the salt. thought
She seas being cogEted by b5m when IN
reality she was receiving attentions
from Wax and WaZ's confession t1 the
federal authorities supports this con-
rau.lou
+ According To United States District
Attorney Marshall the government viii
make Gin immediate investigation 10
prove the truth or falzity of every
statement Wax has made When shown
photograph gf the self confessed
"DErer.- Rose Tanner. sister Of Rae
Tanner. said the person was not the
oliver Osborne" she knew.
"a Wax Is accepted as the original
oliver BE- VIII Zee used as a witness
fu criminal cases growing ouU Of the
breath 81 promise action brought by
Er..5 .-- t.- -.-..
F..7o-
VINO accuse a.lA % s%st-a'i4= .Az-A ~
aes aE|a-7 a.-ae
gaa -..---.-....--. ..ff
.,.-.4fraa and deserted wouTf seem 10
s-ea.r him - one of tHa worlds most
era.-==fsr winners OF women. made
love according ta cur and dried for
mu-a
rHa man who after his arrest clear
~ .aa MYSTERY uf Rae Tauzer'- $4,000
breach 1T promise suit against James
$751; osborne su New York bv confess
inc b. was tra Hntgu8tfa oliver os-
n--rs. IF +nat famous case OF con-
e-.--a IDENTIFIES admitted 4nfs resfar-
r.- =. narufv Post Office Inspector
W q Swain before DIE was taken back
+. >au vrrs - night
Bach woman Wax admitted pre-
rs.r.. .-. ..s.4-...r.+ ,7rrE.farrr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-12-05

All the news all the time-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-12-05

Old ICE HOUSE ATTIRE.
The old ice house in the rear Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-12-05
Poses as Wealthy Nan.

$50 /. who began life as 2 plumber,
pose as q man Of wealth. j tell them ]
own q ranch In California that it takes
day 70 ride across. but I recently
made a million iii a lucky wheat spec
ulation that Rockefeller recently has
written to me asking for a loan
hand them anything that viii make
them believe I have vast riches And
say. ir is surprising what absurd fairy
stories of the kind d woman viii swal-
low Many q time the little lady who
has proved deaf 70 nay pleas Of love
has fallen for nay fourhUsh as a mil
Louaire."
Letters found in Wax's trunk by the
police proved that his love making was
a matter of formulas. Several letters
written in their sweetheart days to his
present wife we're found to the identi-
cal i'm language with letters written TO
Rae Tanner. The psychological inter
est oE this fact is overshadowed BY its
value as evidence in the James " Os-
borne case III viii establish beyond
question thar Wax wrote the letters
which Miss Tanner claims the New
York lawyer indicted.
Accused Of $4,000 THEFT.
The heaviest loser by Waxs swim
dies so far discovered was Mrs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-12-05

The heaviest loser by Wax-s swim
dies so far discovered was a Mrs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-12-05

should prove decidedly interest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-12-05

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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-09-14
Act No. 155

House Bill No. ISIS. BY Mr.. Powell
JOINT RESOLUTION
Promising an amendment to Article
One Hundred and Twenty nine (l29)
of the Constitution, relative to fees.
Section 1. Be ii resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louis
lana two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurr1ng' That
an amendment to Article One Hundred
and Twenty-Five G29) of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana be
submitted to the qualified electors or
the State for their approval or reJec-
ton at the Congressional election to
be held on the first Tuesday next fol-
lowing the first Monday in November,
1915, said proposed amendment to be
as follows:
Article 1873. The General Assem-
bly, shall provide a general fee and
cost bill to regulate the fees and costs
to be charged for the services of sher-
IFS, clerks and recorders, justices Of
the peace, constables and coroners. in
all civil matters; from which compcn-
sation for the services of said officials
may be provided according to law
Salaries may be fixed for said officials,
and if the fees and costs collected by
them exceed such salaries, such ex-
cess may be disposed of according to
law The General Assembly may pro-
vide in all civil cases for the service
o. pTOCSSS anu PAOoAAASS ~ AAbA5 Gil -
themselves.
Acts No. 142 and No. 14S of the Gen
eral Assembly of 1915, on this subject
matter, shall go into effect as statutes
of the State on July /, 1917.
Section 2. Be it further resolved
by the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana, two-thirds of all the
members elected to each House con
curing, That the official ballot to BE
used at said election shall have print
ed thereon the following words: For
the proposed amendment to Article
129 of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, relative to authorizing sal
aries for sheriffs, clerks and other Of
ficials," and the words, Against the
proposed amendment to Article 129 of
the Constitution of the State of Lou
isiana, relative to authorizing salaries
for sheriffs, clerks and other officials
And each electoT voting shall indi-
cate, on said ballot, as provided by
law, whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives.
FERNAND MOUTON.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: July 5, 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES ]. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-09-14

ows who married Confederate soldiers
or sailors a second time shall not be
debarred from the benefits Of this Act
but be entitled to pension on the
same terms a other widows OF aeceaS-
ed Confederate soldiers or salioIF' :
provided. further. that pensions, Wneth-
er to veterans or To WlE2Hs, shail DC
allowed only from the date Of applica,
ton under this Article, and the totaI
appropriations for all pensions In any
one year shall be the proceeds of the
annual enc mill tax is hereby
in the State. provided said ap-
propriattons shall never be more
than an amount sufficient to pay all
pensions for any one yEGr. ANY ac
cruing surplus from sala tax iun9
shall be held as an accommodating fund
FOR the Confederate veterans TO be ap-
propriated by the General Assembly,
for their use and beneht as the
General Assembly may IN future ue-
terrnine, and the collection OF any oth-
er tax or the making OF any appTo-
priation for pensions in excess OF lhe
amount of the one-snill tax levied ana
collected, and TO +" knesvn as CON
federate Veteran P"nSic1s Fund. IS
hereby prohibited, and S1sd fund is 70
ne used for no other purpose than that
herein stipulated: and upon the adop-
ton Of this Amendment same shall at
once become self-operatiHe, and the
funds derived therefrom be immedi-
ately used for said purpose; and pro-
Vided, further, that the tax collectors
and assessors shall receive no COM
missions for assessing and collecting
one mill tax herein provided
Provided, that nothing IN this Arti-
Gle shall be construed SO as to pro-
hihit the General Assembly from pro-
viding artificial limbs to disabled Con-
federate scldiers or saioEs.
Section 2 BE il fgrti:er resolved.
etc. that tais proposed amendment he
submitted 80 the qua'ifc.E electors OF
the State Of Louisiana. fof: adoption or
rejection al the ConErcss 5enal election
to he hold on the first Esuesday mex
following the first Monday in Novem-
Der. 1915
That the Official ballots: to be used
thereon the words, For the proposed
Amendment to Article 300 OF the Con-
stitution Of the State of Louisiana rel
alive to the pensions for Confederate
vetrans," and the words, Agalnst the
proposed amendment to Article 303 OF
Inc Constitution Of the State OF Louis
lana relative to pensions fer Confeder-
ate veterans" and each elector shall
Indicate, as provided in ahe general
election laws of the State. whether or
not he votes for or against the amend
mont. .,-o,,v
Speaker Of the House OF Representa-
e FERNAND MoUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
Approved: July 5. 1915.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
JAMES ]. BAILEY.
Secretary Of State.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-09-14
By Mr.. Shell

Submitting to the people of the State
Of Louisiana an amendment to Ar
ticle 273 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana. two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring, that
the following amendment to Article
273 of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana be and the same is here
by submitted to the qualified electors
Of the State at the Congressional cleo
ton to be held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in the month of
November of the year 1915. to-wit:
Article 273s Every railroad or 9TH
er corporation, organized or doing
business in this State under the laws
or authority thereof, shall have and
maintain general. Office in this State
for the transaction OF it's bust
ness, where transfers of stock
shall be made and where shall be
kept for public inspection, books
in which shall be recorded the
amount of capital stock subscrib-
ed, the names of the owners of stock,
the amount owned by them. respec-
lively, the amount of stock paid in,
stock, with the date of transfer, the
amount of its assets and liabilities,
the names and places of residence of
its officers. All public service corpo-
organized unQeT the laws OF
the State of Louisiana shall maintain
in this State, in charge Of one or more
of the general officers of such COM
pany, their general offices for the OPP
Grafton and conduct of the business
of such corporation"
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc., That this proposed amendment be
submitted to the qualified voters of
the State Of Louisiana for adoption or
rejection at the Congressional cleo
ton to be held on the first Tuesday
next following the first Monday in
November, 1916.
That the official ballots to be used
at said election shall have printed
thereon the words, For the proposed
amendment to Article 273 of the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana. rel
alive to public service corporations.
and the words, Against the propose
amendment to Article 273 of the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana, rel
alive to public service corporations.
and each elector shall indicate, a. pro.
vided in the general election law s OF
the State, whether or not he votes foi
or against the amendment.
A true copy of House Bill No.
by Mr.. Shell, proposing an anendln>
to Article 273 of the Constitution
the State of Louisiana, adopted py l.
General Assembly of the State OF Loa
isiana, session of 1916.
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-09-14
Continued from Page j.

isans. who shall be elected by the
voters of the said Parish for the term
Df four years, and who shall receive an
annual salary OF ten thousand oollATS'
forty-six hundred dollars OF when
shall be paid by the state OF Loulsl-
ana. in equal monthly installments.
and the balance Of nfty-four hundred
dollars shall be paid by the City OF
New Orleans, in equal monthly In
stAllments; he shall receive no other
compensation. He shall be licensed
attorney and shall perform such du-
NAV hereafter be prescribed by the
General Assembly. and shall take no
outside practice. He may appoint ana
remove at his discretion such assist
ants, who shall be licensed attorneys,
and such clerks, stenographers and
special oflcers as may be provided by
the Commission Council Of the City OF
New Orleans, and at such salaries ana
terms OF payment as the said Commits
sion Council may ordain.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved.
shall be submitted to the qualihed
voters of the State, for adoption or re-
lection, at the Congressional election
70 be held in November, 1915; and II
adopted, the same shall take effect on
the frst Monday in December, 1915.
Section 3. Be II further resolved.
etc, That the voting either for or
against this resolution By any member
Of the General Assembly shall not pre-
vent him from being candidate for
the said once.
section 4. Be II further resolved.
etc, That on the oElcial ballots TO be
ISSUED at said election there shall be
placed Tor the proposed amendment
to Article 14S Of the Constitution OF
Louisiana" and the words Against the
proposed amendment 80 Article 14S OF
the Constitution OF Louisiana" and
each eisotor shall Indicate, as provided
In the general election laws of the
State, which OF the proposed For" r
Against" he votes.
HEWITT BoUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the HSuss Of Representa-
tivas.
FHRNAND MoUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: July 8, 1915.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State Of louisiana.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-09-14
Act No. 271

Senate Bill No. 231. By Mr. Guthrie
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of 1913 by amending and
re-enacting Article 2S7 thereof
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana, two-thirds of all the MEM
bers elected to each House concurring,
That the following amendment to the
Constitution be submitted to the quail
ifed electors of the State for their
adoption or rejection at the Congress
sional election TO be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in the
month of November. 1916, as follows:
Article 287 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana of 1913 is hereby
amended and re-enacted to read as
follows, to-wit:
Article 2S7. Until otherwise provid-
ed by law, the members of the Com
mission shall each receive q 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 a
sworn statement of their correctness.
Nothing herein shall prevent rail-
road, express, telegraph, telephone
and steamboat or other water
craft. or other companies, from
duced rate, the State or any city,
parish or town government, or any
charitable purpose, or the issuance or
exposition, or any destitute or indi-
gent person, or the issuance of mile
age or excursion tickets; nor to pre-
vent railroads, steamboats, or other
water craft from giving free transport
tation to ministers of religion, or in
mates of hospitals, or to railroad Off
GERS, agents, employees, attorneys,
49, AlrI AN1J II to-, -
GERS and employees of the departments
or institutions of this State, estab-
lished and created for the dissemiua-
tion of knowledge relating to scien-
tific 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.
Section 2. Be it further resolved.
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 the
State of Louisiana, amending and re-
enacting Article 2S7 thereof" and the
words, Against the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana amending and re-enact-
ing Article 287 thereof" Each cleo
tor shall indicate, as provided by the
general election laws of the State,
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 6, 1918.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true ccpyi
JAMES ]. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-09-14
Act No. 253

Senate Bill No. 1874. BY Mr.. Robert
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana,
exempting from taxation ships and
ocean going tugs. tOw-boats and
barges engaged in overseas trade
and commerce. and domiciled in a
Louisiana port.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana, two-thirds of the members
elected to each house concurring, That
at the general election to be held in
this State on the first Tuesday follow
ing the first Monday in November,
1916, there shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State for their
approval or rejection. the following
amendment to the Constitution.
1. Ships and ocean going tugs, tow
boats and barges engaged in overseas
trade and commerce, and dOmictled in
a Louisiana port, shall be exempt from
all State, parish and municipal taxa
ton; provided, however, that this eX-
emption shall not apply 10 harbor,
wharf, shed and other port dues.
2. No ship, tug, tow-boat or barge.
operated in the coasting trade of the
continental United States shall be
within the exemption herein granted.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc, That the official ballot to be
used at such election shall have print
ed thereon the words, For the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution
exempting from taxation ships and
ocean-going tugs. tow boats and
barges engaged in overseas trade and
commerce. and domiciled in a Louisi-
ana port, and the words, Against the
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
tion, exempting from taxation ships
and ocean-going tugs, tow-boats and
barges engaged in overseas trade and
commerce, and domiciled in a Louisl-
ana port" and each elector shall indi-
cate his vote on the proposed amend
ment as provided in the general cleo
ton laws of the State.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker OF the House of Representa-
tives.
Approved: July 6. 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-09-14
Act No. 1913
House Bill No. 252-Joint Resolution.
BY Mr. Powell.

House Bill No. 252-Joint Resolution
BY Mr.. Powell.
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Articles
225 and 226 of the Constitution rela-
tive to assessment and taxation.
Section 1. BE il resolved h the
General Assembly OF TIE State OF Lou
isiana, two-thirds Of eli the members
elected to each House concurring,
That an amendment to Articles 225
and 226 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State for their
approval or rejection at the Congress
sional election to be held on the first
Tuesday next following the first Mon
posed amendment to be as follows:
Article 225. Taxation shall be
equal and uniform throughout the ter
ritorial limits of the authority levying
the tax, and property shall be taxed
In a manner directed by law; provided
that the valuation of property for the
assessment of State taxes, levied by
the General Assembly and by this
Constitution, may be different from
the valuation fxed for all other pur-
poses; provided, further. the assess
ment of 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 be-
fore the courts of justice.
Article 226. There shall be and is
hereby created a Board of State Az
fairs whose duty it shall be to assess,
for State purposes, all taxable prop
erty throughout the State of Louis
lana. 1t shall have such other author
ity relative to State assessment, budg-
ct, income and expenditure as may be
conferred upon it by the General AS
sembly. The board shall be composed
of three members, who shall be ap-
pointed by the Governor for such
terms as may be fixed by the General
Assembly. The board shall enter upon
its duties on January l, 1917. The
General Assembly shall have full au-
ties of the board and to fix the sala-
ries of the members thereof. Act No.
140, of the General Assembly for the
year 1916, on this subject matter, shall
go into effect as a statute of the State,
on the first day of January, 1917"
Section 2. Be it further resolved by
the General Assembly of the State of
two-thirds of all the MEM
bers elected to each House concurring,
That the official ballot to be used at
said election shall have printed there
on the following words: For the pro-
posed amendment to Articles 225 and
226 of the Constitution of the State of
relative to assessment and
taxation, and abolishing the Board of
and the words, Against
the proposed amendment to Articles
225 and 226 of the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana, relative to assess
ment and taxation, and abolishing the