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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16

Delegate Kenneth NJ. Giipin, of
Clarke and Warren. successor In the
House to Aubrey Weaver, yesterday
presented a bill which, If adopted,
will end what he eharacterlzes
"wanton and extravagant changes" of
school books Mr.. G1lpin's bill would
prohibit the changing of public school
books oftener than once in ten years
and would require the filing of a
sworn affidavit that the change was
necessary and sating the reasons for
making a change.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-11-30
General Nrw, items Nn Brief

Francisco Villa distributed
through the state of chihuahua
proclamations threatening the
death of ever foreigner captured.
Jack London, the author, died
at Glen Elten, California.
Bandits held up the driver OF a
Southern Express Company
transfer wagon at Chattanooga
and obtained about $4,000.
Federal, state and municipal
authorities in New York City at
tucked the high cost of living.
The Adamson eight. hour law
was held unconstitutional by
Judge William Hook in the
United District Court in Kansas
City.
From three sides Teuton
forces began converging upon
the Rumanian capital, pathians
in Moldavia.
A wireless dispatch from Ber.
lin virtually disavowed RESPONSE
bility of German submarines on
loss of the Britannia.
| The Mexican American border
commission signed a portoco
providing for the recall of Gen.
eral Perishing's troops within
forty days Of its final approval.
| A New York bank clerk con.
fessed the larceny of jewelry
valued at 100000, the property
of Mrs. E. H. Hartman.
An order prescribing the worl
Of Baptist ministers among sol
diers on the Mexican border
was condemned in resolution;
by the Louisiana Baptist conven
ton.
Louisiana was placed in tn
Texas federal good roads dis
ltrict.
The Greek provisional govern
ment declared war on German
and Bulgaria, while the Royalist
continued to waver in their pol
cy and protest against giving U
: their arms to the Entente.
Villa troops drove back a cava
~ column on it's way to reinforc
the chihuahua City garrison.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-11-30
A Friend

Notice-The Police Jury of
Washington Parish, La, will re.
ceive bids up to noon, NJ Dec.
S, 1916, for building "a Dipping
Watts complete with stock pens,
same to be completed ready for
use by March 20, 1917. They
will receive bids for building
watts, and also for furnishing all
material and building same.
Plans and specifications will be
found on file with the Secretary
of Police Jury, Mt. Herman, La.
The Board reserves the right tc
reject any or all bids.
Respectfully,
W. E. Banister, Secretary
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-11-30
The Sanitary Ordinance.

Dear Editor: I notice in the
proceedings Of the Police Jury
"a Sanitary Ordinance provid-
ing for the proper disposal of
carcasses of animals. Most PEG.
pie do not fully appreciate the
Importance of such an ordinance.
When population was sparse and
neighbors were far apart, it did
not matter much whether a dead
cow was carried to the woods or
thrown in the stream, but under
the new conditions it is highly
important that a dead hog not be
thrown out for the vultures and
dogs. These animals may be the
means of an epidemic of cholera,
or the dragging of one cow down
the road may spread Charlton
(anthrax). If every farmer in
the parish would cooperate with
the Police Jury in this matter
and help impress the Importance
of proper disposal Of dead car.
casses, the parish could be kept
almost free from these costly
| diseases.
One Interested. :.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-11-30

Efforts of searchers in the
Tensas swamps, near Mobile,
for trace of William McCausland
were spurred by the offer of
$1,000 reward.
After tagging a N. 0. 6. N.
passenger train near Bogalusa,
L., and preventing a serious
wreck, a negro man confessed,
officers said, he placed rail on
the track.
Minden was selected for the
1917 meeting place of the louis
lana Southerr Methodist confer.
ence.
N. H. Hi mes, former marshal
Of 'ryleriov,, Miss, was shot
and killed By Sidney Holmes, a
cousin.
G. H. Parsons, well-known
|umberman of Crystal Springs,
Miss, was held for killing Ashby
Wells
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-11-30
Obituary..
Dear Era-Leader:


1t Is again so soon that we
come to your pages bearing sad
news. On the morning Of No.
vember Is, 1916, at eight o'clock,
the death angel visited the home
Of Mr.. and Ms. Leonard Cor
kern, and bore in it's flight their
infant daughter Quinnie.
Though this little darling took
up her abode here only two short
months ago, she had 50 sweetly
and so completely entwinded her
little life with those of her loved
ones that the parting at the river
was indeed sad Still we raise
our voices in one accord and
say, "Oh Lord, Thy Will Be
Done"
Besides fond parents and a
loving little sister, little Quinnie
is mourned by two grandmoth
ers, one grandfather and the
relatives and friends of both
parents, all Of whom extend to
them their heartfelt sympathies.
But we do more. We offer our
loving Savior and Comforter, a
friend indeed. One who knows
the sorrow and griefs of every
mortal, and who is willing to
help bear their burdens.
For. "Yea though we walk
through the valley of the shadow
of death. VIC will fear no evil: for
Thou art with US; Thy rod and
Thy staff they comfort u.s."
Death our dearest ties can sever,
Bear our darling from our side
Take her o'ers the dark cold river,
! On to Jordan's other side.
There we'll meet our little baby
Over on the other shore,
There we'll sing His praises
| forever,
And we'll part from her NO
more.
A Friend
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-11-30
School Board Proceedings

Franklinton, La, Nov. 2.-On
the above date the Washington
Parish School Board met in spec
ial session with the following
members present: D. Wallace, o.
E. Morris, F. B. Bateman, L. T.
Richardson, W. R. Seal, I. J..
Green, M. 9. Duncan, and Willie
RUSSELL. The meeting was called
to order by president F. B. Bate
man, and Hon, J. T. Lasly mem
Der of the State Board of Educa-
ton, made a short and interesting
talk to the board on the matter of
taking some action to recover any
10Th section land that has been
alienated without full legal al.
thority or to recover damages for
any tresspasses and depradations
that have been committed upon
same. After some discussion the
matter of acting upon this .ques.
ton was postponed until the after
noon session.
The following report submitted
by the Secretary was accepted
and ordered to be entered in
the minutes of this meeting.
Gentlemen:
lam pleased to make
the following brief report of the
results of the school contests,
club work, etc., held and placed
on exhibition at the Parish Fair
on Friday Oct. 20, 1916. "a
schools entered approximately
800 pupils in the athletic and lit
erary events. The Parish Fair
Association has issued 155 certifi.
rates to the winners of the first,
second and third places, the num-
Der Of certificates won by each
school being as follows: Bell 2,
Bogalusa City SCHOOLS 80, Frank.
linton 40, German 4, Hackley 6,
Hurrican /, Isabel 4, Mt. Hermon
/, Millers Creek /, Pine /, Pine
Ridge 1st ward 2, Rio2, Sunny
Hill 10, Stony Point 8, Spring
Hill l, State Line /, Sheridan 2,
Varnado 2. In addition to the
certificates the winners of the
first and second places, were
given silver and bronze medals.
The Club Agent, Mr.. j. V. Rabb,
reports a totol of 80 exhibits from
a total club enrolment of 165.
35 corn club exhibits were made
and $50 in cash prizes awarded
the winners; IS pigs were placed
on exhibition by the boys pig
club and S21 in cash premiums
awarded; 6 pigs were placed on
exhibition by the girls pig club
and $11 in cash prizes were
awarded; 10 exhibits were enter
ed by the tomato or canning club
and $22 in cash prizes were
awarned; 8 poultry exhibits were
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-11-30

entered by the poultry club
and So cash prizes were awarded !;
and 3 bales of cotton were placed
on exhibition by the cotton club.
The above named cash premiums
which | believe were we'll merited
by the winners and fairly award
ed by the judges were given by
yourselves, the Hon. Washington
Parish School Board. In add.
ton to the cash premiums given
by the School Board. to the win
ners in this club work a total of
81 premiums valued at $277.50
we're given by interested and pro-
gressive citizens of Franklinton
and Bogalusa.
Judging from the apparent in.
terest taken in the club work and
school contests this year / feel
sure that with the same liberal
inducements offered for next
year that the number of contest
ants and club exhibits for 1917
will double the number for 1916.
| am of the opinion that certain
changes in the rules and regula
tons governing the scoool con-
tests and club exhibits should and
will be made to add to the sue
cess of this work for 1917, and l
am glad to report that certain
necessary changes and improve.
ments on the Fair Grounds and
Buildings are already being dis.
cussed.
For the prizes given by the
School Board for the school con-
tests and club work. I wish to ex.
press to you Cd on behalf of the
teachers and the Club Agent
their deep and lasting apprecia.
ton for the interest you have
given, and ~ on behalf Of the
pupils receiving these awards
their sincere thanks for this en-.
couragement and expression of
appreciation from the School
Board of the work done by the
contestants.
The board adjourned at 1915
to meet at 1:15.
The board was called to erder
at lis and upon motion of. A.
Moore, duly seconded by O. E.
Morris. and carried the following
resolution was adopted.
Whereas, the attention of this
board has been called to the fact
possibly there is a number of 10Th
section lands in this parish that
have been alienated, without
legal formality, and other ses.
tons upon which tresspasseE
have been committed.
Whereas, We believe that /
is to the best interest Of the
schools of the parish that a siren
Gus effort be made to recover any
damages that may be due the
board for trssspass or depreda
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-11-30
ton, OF value received;

dent of this board is, by this teso.
luton, authorized and empower.
ed, to contract With an attorney
or attorneys for the purpose Of
taking such legal action as in the
opinion Of said attorney or attor.
neys may be necessary to recov.
er any school section illegal,
transferred and to prosecute and
recover damages for any tres
passes or depredations that have
occurred on the 18th School Sec.
lions in this parish; and that the
attorney or attorneys 80 contract
cd with, shall have two years
from the date of signing this con.
tract in which to fulfill their ob
legations under said contract;
provided that all judicial actions
are commenced within six months
from the date of the signing Of
the contract.
Be it further resolved, That the
contract 80 made with any attor'
ney or attorneys, shall be under
the provisions Of Act 1853 of 1910,
which provides only a contingent
fee of Is per cent; it being dis.
timothy understood and agreed in
said contract that this board shall
be at no expense whatsoever in
prosecuting these claims; and
that the only fee that shall be al
lowed for attorneys contacted
for shall lie contingent fee based
upon success.
Be it further resolved, That
the attorney or attorneys, con.
tracted with under this resolution
shall have no authority to com.
promise any CLAIM in favor Of said
school board until he has first ob:
tanned the consent Of the Attorney
General Of the State to the terms
and conditions Of the proposed
compromise.
Upon motion duly seconded
and carried the Superintendent
was instructed to place an order
for a sufficient number of the
Holten. Curry Reading cards and
charts to supply each primary
teacher in the parish with one set
Each primary teacher will be
held responsible for the set Of
cards aad chart until same have
been returned to the Office
OF the school board at the close
of the school.
Upon motion duly seconded
and carried the Superintendent
was authorized to have a suffioi
ent number of copies Of 1.-The
Better Thing" given below t.
have one copy placed in eacl
school room in the parish.
After some discussion of tn
question Of paying Miss Buven'
for services rendered as CanninI
Club Agent for the month O
August, the Superintendent upsI
motion duly seconded and car
,ried, was instructed to issue
check to Miss Buvens for $25. OF
On motion duly seconded an
carried the Washington Paris
School Board hereby jointly ap
pointed with the Police Jury tn
following Board Of Directors fl
the Parish Fair for 1917, W. F
Sullivan, Bogalusa, W. J. Alfol
Mt Hermon, D. E. Sheridan
Franklinton. j. B. Linsley, b
galusa, Walter Green, Varnade
F. B. Bateman, Franklinton,
G. Green, Enon, R H. SprinE
| Franklinton, D. E. Branch, "
T. McNeese, Angie, NJ. G. Du1
can, Hackley.
There being no further bus
ness the Board stood adjourned
F. B. Bateman, President,
i D. H. Springfield, Secretary.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-11-30

Now is the time to make every.
thing cozy for winter. We have
bargains in the following: Mat
ting Rugs, 27x54; Wool and FL
Der Art Squares 9x12;; Tapestry
Rugs 9x12; Rag Rugs 24x36 and
27x54. Also Heating Stoves
wood, coal and oil burning, all
sizes.
The Darlington Store, Inc.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-11-30

Two Xmas presents given
away. See Greenlaw's Ad.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-14

Alfred J, Bourgeois Of Jen-
nings, who is a candidate for the
office of Sheriff of Jefferson Davis
parish, was in Welsh Monday
looking after his political lines.
7. B. McMillin was in Lake
Charles Wednesday evening look
ing after business matters. Tim
called on VIM. Compton at the
sanitarium and found the patient
in good spirits and recovering
rapidly.
For Rent -Four room house, east OF
my home place. -ChaS. A. Lantz.
VIM. Compton was taken to the
sanitarium at Lake Charles last
Sunday, suffering from an acute
attack of appendicitis. Monday
morning he underwent an oper-
alton which was reported sue
cesSful. His many friends hope
to see the appendices Bill back
in Welsh soon, and in his usual
good health and fine spirits.
Miss Nora Giggar, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Giggar, I'M
derwent a very serious operation
at St. Patrick's sanitarium in
Lake Charles Monday morning.
Wateri Seed for SALE
A. T. Jones.
Hon. John J. Robira of Jen-
nings was business visitor in
Welsh Tuesday evening.
Joe Bihm the genial proprietor
of the French Restaurant left
Monday night on No. IL for New
Orleans, expecting to be absent
for several days.
John Barnett, chief of Layne &
Bowler Compauy's office force
was conveyed to the sanitarium
at Lake Charles Tuesday, suffer-
ing from a severe attack of ap-
pendicitis.
Wade E. Plauche who was
formerly located here, at the head
Iof the insurance department of
the Calcasieu Trust & Savings
Bank, but now a resident of the
Calcasieu metropolis, spent a few
days in Welsh this week looking
after the insurance business,
Wade is still a very busy man,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-14
Should Not Feel Discouraged.

SO tfiany people troubled with indigeS.
ti0h and constipation have been benefit.
ed by taking Chamberlain'S Tablets
that no one should feel discouraged
who has not given them a trial. They
contain no pepSin or other digestive
fermentS but strengthen the stomach
and enable it to perform its functions
naturally. Obtainable everywhere. Apl.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-14
chamberIaIa's Cough Remedy.

From small beginning the sale and
use of this remedy has extended to all
parts OF the United States and to many
foreign countries. When you have
needed of such a medicine give Cham
berIain's Cough Remedy trial and you
will understand why it has become so
popular for coughs. colds and Group.
everywhere. Al.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-14
ssSsOSGse0seoOs0Ose sSOoooea
|: PERSONAL MENTION, :


DR.. and Mrs. Harold J. Cooper
are visiting the Dr'S. father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. J. ". Coop
er, and sister, Miss Lizzie. DR..
Cooper, who is connected with
the Bureau of Animal Industry
as Inspector at the Kansas City
packing plants, is at present en-
Toying his annual ffteen,day leave
of absence. They arrived in
Welsh Wednesday and will prob
ably spend the greater part of
their vacation here.
For Hay, Straw, Wood
DRY Ash and Oak or
.Turpentine Chips, call
.NiYdeDaVIS, Phone IS II.
(. F, Hardcastle, assistant
cashier of the Calcasieu National
Bank, and wife are in Alexandria
Friday and Saturday, where Mr..
Hardcastle is in attendance at
the Bankers Convention, holding
its annual session in that city.
They expect to return to Welsh
Sunday.
Rev. J. W. Hervey was in Lake
Charles Wednesday, and calling
on the Welsh patients at the SAM
tarium he found them all cheer
full and recovering rapidly.
What about Tornado
Insurance? We write it.
Ring up 40. CalCasieu
Trust & Savings Bank.
A letter from Mrs. Mary R.
Mcdowell who left Welsh a short
time ago for California. states
that she had a very pleasant trip
and is enjoying life in California.
This estimable lady pays a very
nice tribute to our community, in
saying, Il certainly do miss the
dear lovely people that | have
met and remember so pleasantly,
whom | left in the nice, clean
little town of Welsh" Mrs. Nc
Dowell gives as her permanent
address, 837 South Olive Street,
Los Angeles, Gal.
Car |. II. Flour just re.
Ceived-WeIsh Grocery.
Prof. and Mrs. |, R. AyIesworth
returned Wednesday on No. 10
from Houston, Texas, where they
had been at the bedside of Miss
Ling.
Mr.. c. S. Kelsey returned Tues
day from Kansas City, Mo-, and
other points in the north where
he had been in the interests of
his realestate business.
FOR SALE-Good team general pur-
pose hOrSeS-ChaS. Ryder. 81 t. +.
In a report of spelling tests re-
Gently held In the public schools
the Journal inadvertently omitted
the name Of Mary Belle McAffrey
from the list of sixth grade pu-
pills who made 100 per cent.
Miss Warmoth, the sixth grade
teacher, had as her guests Sun
day her father Mr.. Warmoth and
friend Mr.. A. T. Bodudreaux.
Car |. H. Flour just re-
CeiVed. Welsh Grocery.
r. S. Greer left Monday for
Clinton, La, to attend the annual
meeting Of the Presbytery as a
delegate from the Presbyterian
World's cresset., 1916-08-03
The Soul.

What is. the Soul? Has been 4
Question, that has come to u.
more than once. And a question
that has been argued bv the
,nany-Some say it is one thing
ard some say it is another.
Aud the difference is so great,
that there is no way of
harmonizing the different beliefs.
So we shall try to reason or
this point. in such a biblical
manner that the Reader may be
able to come to conclns Sion:
and realize the true facts of the
question.
THE SOUL" is the natural
life. But y LIVING SOUL" means
'Fternal life We shall quote
you first. to sustain the assersion
OF the natural life this scripture.
But flesh with the life thereof
which is the blood thereof, shall
ye not eat Gen. %
/, The flesh spoken of here, ia
the same forbidden tree, spo.
ken OF in the garden of Eden
which we assert here was the
character created on the sixth
day. male and female.
Who, the man that was formed
and placed in the garden, was
not to associate with. As we
have proven In subjects already
passed over.
Alter God h:d formed the
man for the garden, He blew
into his nostrils the breath of
life, and he then became a living
soul. The point in this is, that
this man bacame a living soul
after he was a living natural
man.
We repeat as We have often
lone, that a living soul means
eternal life.
Aud we repeat again that If al
wing soul means Eternal |
lie. Soul means the natural life. !
World's cresset., 1916-08-03

ernment Of the United States,
and seems to Tie government of
tbs United States to embody a
policy OF arbitrary Interference
with neutral trade against which
II Is Its DUTY to protest In the
most decided terms. The scope
and effect of the policy ure ex.
traordlnary. British Steamship
companies will rot accept car,
goes from the prescribed firms
or persons or transport their
goods TO any port, and steamship
llres under neutrnl ownership
understand that if they accept
freight from them they ave likely
W oe denlcd coal at British ports
and excluded from other privi
leges which they have usually
enjoyed, and may themselves be
put on the blacklist Neutral
bankers refuse to answer to
those on tie list and neutral
merchants decline to contrac,
FOR their gods fearing like pro.
sctiption. it appears that British
othciaIs regard the prohibitions
Ok the blacklist as applicable to
domestic commercial transac-
tlons in foreign countries as well |
la in Great Britain ard her de-
TOR Americans doing
ousinoss/ in foreign countries
nav G been put on notice that
heir dealings with blacklisted
lrms are to be regarded as sub.
ect to veto by the British cover.
lment.
BY the same principal A meri
ans In the United States might
70 made subject to similar pun
tive action if they were found
ealing with any Of their own
ountrymen whose names had
lus oeen listed.
(The Kansas City Journal.))
World's cresset., 1916-08-03
Good Principles

We have stood up for the prin
cipa' imbraced in Oddfellowship
and also Free Masonry,
And Home Industry for 81
years, We have Of al. times dur
ing those years looked forwaTd
to the time when those principal
will bring about q universal bro
ther bood of man kind. For God
has said: -
And at shat time shal! Michs.
ell stand up the great prince
which standeth for the children
OF thy people; aud there shall be
a time of trouble, such as never
was since there was a nation
even to that same time and at
that time thy people shall be
delivered every one that ahall>be
found written in the book.
-
Aud they that be wise shall
shine as the brightness of the
armament and they that turn
many to Righteousness as the
stars for ever and ever"
Daniel, y Il I 81
World's cresset., 1916-08-03

And inorder to show this
difference We shall refer you to
what God has said on this point
in regard to the sea animals, the
beasts aud the fowls,
He speaks and says, ''the
souls that are in the sea" "The
soul of the beast,' aud ':the
soul OF the Turtle dove, God
In referring to those things, in
this manner could only refer tc
the natural life, Hence; we say
that W henever God speaks of
ever lasting life. He speaks of it
as living soul.
For He says:
And this Is the promise that
he hath promised US, even eter.
nal life. l John 2-25.
God says this was promise,
and then He says again:
And this is the record that
God hath given to US eternal life
and this life is Ia his Son"
Il John, 5-11.)
This gift God says was in his
son. And then plainly tells us
how it was given to u.s., Please
read
But now in Christ Jesus We
who sometimes we're far of are
made nigh by the blood of Christ
Ephe. 2 -13.)
So we believe that the reader
by this explanation will compre.
hend what Soul is. The me is
this life only-the other reaches
beyond the dismal Tomb of
death.
@, Gvdl the giver OF all good,
forsake me not pray, For I
want to know out of Thy word
the truth that it does say. And
when its glor ious light does
shine, down deep into my heart
I'll not longer languish or pine,
or with It's light depart" Amen.
World's cresset., 1916-08-03
FORMAL DELIVERY ORDER
ED,

Am bassador Page was in
structed by Acting Secretary
Polk to deliver it formally and
textually. 1t Follows,
The announcement that his
Britannia majesty's government
has placed the names of certain
persons, firms and corpora tiuns
in the United States upon a pro
scritive blacklist and has for,
hidden ali financial or commercial
dealings between them and
pf Great Britain has been
:eceiv ed with the most painful
surprise by the pc op.e and gov