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The true Democrat., 1916-03-11

For some thtrtv.fve or forty years
Judge ] I. Goisan and Judge 3. Mec,
Lawrasaa have been making periodical
trips TO Clinton for the purpose of at.
tending court Naturally. during all
this time son,e changes have been
made In their mode Of travelling In
the early DAYS the trip l:ould only be-
made by carriage ar horseback Pre-.
vided they started early enough, and
Thomp paon's creek want up, they got
10 Clinton In time for the opening OF
court. Then came the railroads ny
getting up very early. going down to
Slaughter on the Accommodation rid
Ing up 's Ethel, MeManus or Wilson
on the main line and then driving eight
miles they could stiii gel to Clinton Ia
time for the opening OF court About
the only advantage IN this method was
that they could dodge the creek,
Last Monday, those gentlemen arose
at their usual hour. partoek af leis,
nrely breakfast. went 10 the pastosslee
for their mail. and then got TO Clinton
In plenty af time for the opening OF
court, They vent hs aiito. Since the
bridges across Thompsen's creek have
been completed the trip from 81 Fran
eissltte so Clinton ear be- made very
easily In two hours Thoae With an
be Clipped from this time when good
reads come
c, N Downs and J H. kilhourne
vsrs members OF the party.
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11
BAYOU SARA COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS.
Basou Sara. La. March Z. 1915.

Bason Sara, la. March Z, 1915.
Al regular meeting of the Town
Council, the following nembers wefe
preseui J H Logan, Mayer Geo.
naier. a'has, Neyder.. Harris Irvine,
IoaneIlmen.
Minutes of last meeting were ap.
proved as read
Moved. seconded and carried. That
warrants he drawn for the following
bills r Yunkes, ssen Chas Wey.
deFt. sfaus
TN motion OF Geo Bsler, duly sec
ended by chas Neydert. on aud after
due consideration OF The Council! OF the
snm necessary for all statutory and
usual charges of said town, the taS for
the year 1915 In hereby fixed al ten
mills OF the dollar Of the assessed
value nf all personal bic and i'm,
movable property within the corporate
limits of Bayou Sara, To b. assessed
and collected according 10 existing Law
There being no further business, the
meeting adjourned
j II LOGAN, Mayer
/ N BELL, Secretary.
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11
WAKEFIELD NOTES.

Mrs F stuart of New orleans
eetarued % the city Tuesday after
eendag several days here with her
HAttr, Mrs N Il Jackson.
Dr Hprcahalier was visitor In
anfel ilill Monday
drs Il II stirling has been III, bur
better again.
Mr Ed Murphy returned from Nea
Orleans last eekeHd tie says that
Aff Murphy IL improving.
Mrs II II Jackson visited IN town
Wednesday
Af Mentor Harrow returned Mon.
Ivy from q trip 10 New Orleans
air and Airs James Ferguson of
Shreveport espeet to leave Friday for
heir home
Nca life eesrng 10 have sprung In
Wakefield sltee Rev Mr skardon has
begun having service here Last Sun.
day be IMPRESSED his congregation
trongiy With the idea that iesermlna.
ioa for Righteousness wins Let us
81 some of this determination IN
fyiag 10 attend the services
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11
PERSONALS FROM THE JACKSON
RECORD.

n n Conneil was In WoadVille dur,
ing the Weak.
Mrs Mary Carney and Miss Theresa
Carney wsre In town on Monday
Mr.. and Mrs Hpkenson and Mrs
Matiingly spent Monday In Ration
Rouge
Miss Annie HatliFt vas the guest uf
Mrs. C. w Dudley aud Of the Misses
Smith al Asphedei
The Misses Conneli, Masses Johnson,
Mrs j = nnwmah and Miss bowman
sere mere during the week
Mrs Montegut OF Lariaee VAS re-
Gently The guest of her parents, Mr
sud Mrs Hugh ConHel In West
E'etieiana
Mr.. and Mira Hokenson Miss Eula
ipaeonth aud Mr. ktnsstead went
tnwh 10 Baton Rouge, Friday for the
aay
Ms and Mrs r NJ Sorswerthy were
Sunday guests os M and Mrs G. r
Noteworthy in NJ Francisyille. making
fha trip In th. Noteworthy ear
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11
AN OLD NEWSPAPER.

The writer has recently had the
pleasure of looking over part of what
s probably The True Democrats Hrsi
predecessor The paper In question H.
Ne suppose, one'hatf of the regular
edition of The Time Piece, dated
Thursday June !, 1873. which Issue is
No. 3. Vol. Of that publication. The
editor was James NJ bradford. and his
paper carried ttia date line of "St Fran
eisyille. West Florida This paper il
on file with some legal papers Ia the
clerks office al the court house.
A comparison Of this newspaper with
newspapers Of today reveals two strik,
Ing condolences, Al that time. 1919.
q war rocked Europe pretty much az
Il does today. and the names Of Napa.
leon. Wellington, and others, together
with their achievements. occupied first
page space, just as is the case nov
With present European generals
The other coincidence II the Missis.
sipps River II Was rising then, and
has been rising occasionally ever sinca.
Under heading of The Flood this old
paper SAYS The Mississippi has again
swollen beyond the measure Of lis
banks. and Is sttll rising Ita average
height IN Row greater than has been
khewn since Louisiana has baet d part
Of the United States There Is no
reason to apprehend that the food viii
continue To Increase for ten or ffteen
days yet The situation Of fhe delta
OF the river ls alarming The inbabi.
tants IN many places are moving to
the highlands for safety ard tho banks
Of the river already exhibit u thrilling
picture of desolafloH
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11
MAYOR or BAYOU SARA
EXPRESSES APPRECIATION

Bayou Sara. LA. March |, 1915.
Editors The True Democrat
wish to use The columns af yauf
valuable paper ia extend my thanks To
the many citizens of yuur town and the
surrounding section who 50 unseitishly
and earnestly enoperaied with our etti
gems In cur struggle against the ea-
ereachment Of the Mississippi River
aud It's tributary
also take this opportunity OF thank.
ing you Individually for your sincere
and zeal9us efforts In oar behalf
VAS present during the Afternoon
OF February 2sth and saw crowd Of
the most prominent citizens of ~
FraneisyiIle out with their sleeves roll.
ed up, working IN the capacity OF
manual laborers and earning no re-
ward except the unqualified gratitude
of the citizens of our little town again
wish to thank them from the bottom
of nay heart on behalf Of our citizens
and residents. Tor their cooperation,
and assure them that Bayou Sara
will always be their debtor
For these who kindly donated sums
of money but who were unable TO be
present to work, also wish to extend
the thanks and sincere gratitude of
Bayou Sara We are deeply appreeiatise
of the cooperation Of every one In St
Francisyiile. and Bayou Sara feels
more and more Tho close link between
her and her sister town
We ara also unable to express our,
selves In mere words. for the kindness
extended to us by the l., Il Il n Co
aud the Y Il Nj V II. r.
j II LOGAN, Mayor
Geor Baier, e, Weydsrt. Dan Levy
Harris Irvine, Coaneiimen John M
Bell Secretary
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11

Clinton, La, March 2 Six indici
menta we're returned by the East Fe
lieIaaa grand trs today, growing oRf
Of the recent publication OF a series ef
articles In The Times pEeayalie an the
management of the Eaas Louisiana
Efnsnisal for the !ffsane at Jackson
Dr Clarence pierson, sapeFln,ead
ent. and his assistant al that time, nr
o r DAILY, we're indicted on the charge
Of assault with dangerous weapon
a. result of the alleged skIn.grafttng
operation, la which Fanny Gestner. an
asylum patient from New Orleans, a
eiri II years Of age, was said To have
been the victim.
Daniel d Moore. manager nf the
fimes. pieayune, aud William j LeR,
pert, special correspondent who wrote
the articles IN question, were indicted
N fonr different counts each charging
criminal libel Four Indictments were
returned against Messfs Moore ara
iepperl and l4eppest was indicted ~
separate charge of Islander on fIif
reets af Jackson
nr pierson was IN rouu when the
kr#rd jury made ~ report and he gave
bond IN the sum of sIG0 for his appear
anee, II /, Meyer signing his bond
Warrants we're issHca far the arrest
90 Meesrs Moore and keppert and
ny DAILY.
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11

pr and Mrs + NJ LeFert went Il
New Orleans fof che carnival
Nj Max nampf and family afs
enjoying their Maxwell car, recent,
purchased
Mr Robert Butler lef, for New
Orleans, Tuesday
MIR George NJ Lester made a visit
Ia New Orleans this week
NJ Taylor went to New Orleans
for Mardl Gras. returning that night
y ~ FaItharn returned Wadaesaa,
morning from carnival trip
Miss Eleanor BARROW returned Mon.
day night from weeks stay in Baton
Rouge.
Nr and Mrs. c. r sofsworthy and
babies are making visit of two days
Ia jackson.
Mr. Carl Peterson ana little sister,
Miss Adelaide were her. from WI
helm for the dance
Judge joe t. Golsan held court In
Clinton this week, returning Thursday
siIght,
W Mcqueen and DIR ] NJ Daniel
reiurned from Cincinnati Monday night
l,r Daniel Ia very much inproved In
health.
Mf and Mrs Bennett, | Harrow were
In town for the masquerade bali, aud
town friends appreciate their taking
the long drives To be with them.
Mrs Vim Kahn and little daughter
left Sunday to spend several weeks In
New Orleans with her sisters there
Mr. Kahn accompanied them. remaln
Ing ever for the carnival sights.
Mrs T II Ellis Is showing with
natural pride the photograph OF her
little great.graud daughter. Infant Of
Mr. aud Mrs Theodore Tack of Tulsa.
Okla baby Katie d" Is a fne child,
heinr as large as most six mouths old
babies.
Miss e N Douglas returned Monday
night from weekend visit 80 New
Orleans To see her cousin, Mrs nlekin.
son af st Paul Minnesota. tbetter
known here AZ Miss Bessie Gilmore
The latter and her young son, Sam. are
spending the winter In New Orleans
Miss 4 ] Rayaham Is ovefioyed and
others share her pleasure. that she has
as her guest for a month, her sister,
Mira Harry bradford Of Oklahoma II
has been some years since Mrs Brad
ford was here In her native place. and
her selcome ts the more pronounced
Mr. and Mrs. Lauren ] bradley o3
New Orleans and their little daughters
Camilla and Helen. spent the carnival
Weekend here Mr. Bradley lief, T'Hes
dag afternoon and Mrs bradley and
children the following morning They
spent much of their time while here
country iauhts with DIR and
Mrs A r Barrow In the Harrow ear,
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11
A FEAT OF MEMORY.

II Was discovered recently that the
children comprising the second grade
II the Julius freyhan school can spell
from memory the first two hundred or
more words of the spelling llst for the
second. third and fourth grades On
Friday afternoons they choose sides
the teacher gives the signal 10 start,
and the tiny tots start at the firsf word
In the lis, and spell word after word In
the order they come wtth only an oc.
eaBianai prompting by the teacher
When II is remembered that this list
is a tumble of almost entirely mn
related words II will appear what good
memory work this Is They have not
heen drilled wlth any such memory
feat in mind They have simply mem
artaed the list from the constant df'll
ing IA spelling HHd pronunciation which
the, have bad Mr. Doherty discovered
that Mary could spell many OF the
words fram memory The teacher prais.
I'd Mary The others piped ap Please
teacher, | can do II too" And so the
discovery Was made Drop around
so'ne Friday afternoon about o'clock
and see for Yourself II ts something
you will not SOON forget
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11
THE MASQUERADE sALs.

The subscription dance given Tues
day aight. at pythian Hall. vas the
first masquerade affair In many years
and was by far the best In point al
order and niceties Of conduct that We
have ever seen here There were prob
ably afty maskers. and while the ma
jerity u the costumes we're unpreten.
sious. the general effect Vas amusing
The fancy costume vas little In eei.
aence. the yeung men. for the most
part, appeared AZ clowns, cowboys and
Indians. and the young ladies In the
Juost simple dlsguises There was a
decided tendency OF those. having the
same height, to dress alike. which In.
creased the fun and bewildefment
There were three small ladies. who
appeared IN black dominoes and point.
cd caps as witches, and three others
IN Folly" rot to mention the dupil-
cate clowns, Perhaps the most strik.
INK In the perfection In every detail OF
these dual representations were Mrs,
G. NJ Downs and MSss RndolIe Mat.
thews as two Dutch maidens Miss
Ruth souie as Might" was especially
attractive. Others were Mrs John Mni,
Ter, Miss Mamie Golsan and Miss
5mIihermati. each representing Folly
Mrs w T. Wood. Mrs. L. VI Rogers
and Miss Sehober, witches. Mrs j E
Robb and Miss Marion Tempel. red
cross nurses, Mrs q i Davidson and
VI 50 Belle TempeI. heusemaids Miss
Elisa beth Doaglas, Carmen Mlss Marie
'faigre, butterfly. Mlsses Georgie Ret.
tlg and Marie l4oaiise l4eieune Red
Hiding Hood, Mis- vivyan Msnn. Eve
ming Miss Sasfa Thoms. carnival
enlnrs Miss Adelaida Peterson, peas
ant, Misses Jeanette levy ard Efnms
Firasseanx and a number Of others
though masked. wore pretty evening
dresses A number Of the children
had very pretty eosilmfs
AZ ten o'clock. unmaskiug took place,
but the identity of mos, OF those par.
tclpating In the masque had been al
rpady correctly forecast Mrs Sadie
Ellis Mcguire was probably the only
unknown tn her pretty costume In
the carnival eelora she had detied de-
lection Dancing stepped promptly al
seige e'cloek
twenty-five dollars and thirty Ave
cents Was contributed, expenses were
fifteen dollars, leaving net Of seven
dollars and thir,y.fise cents. which will
be used by the physical training class
Of the high school In going to- the
State Rally at Baton Rouge From the
sale of refreshments, ssl7 net WAS
made for the same purpose.
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Miss Barman's pupils have organized
Liberty He'll bird Club The object
Is To protect song aud inseetivorons
birds fine badges are expected 10
arrive soon, aud We hope 10 hear af
much good from this undertaking
Sixth grade honor roll reading. G.
q. MaaHire Johnston Barrow Flora
.ea fsrasseauy Lewis Forester. Mary
Rinardo Mamie Fort. Garnet Howell
.onIse petty. Rosie TemRsi ventress
Thoms, apeIling, Johnston Barrow. E.
"A, MaRnfre. flefa Lee Braaseaus. VIII
lie Decker. Margaret fiitss, Reggie
Duty. Lewis FORESTER, Mamie Fort
Willie Fulton, Garnet Howell Louise
pefty, Mary Rinarde. Robert Tempel
Rosie Tempel Vantress Thoma. arith.
mettc. Margaret Bliss, Flora Lee Bras.
seaas, Willie Decker. Lewis FORESTER.
Willie Fulton. Mamie Fort. Garnet
Howell, G. H. Mcguire. Louise Petty,
Mary Rtnarao. Robert Tempel, Rosie
Tcfapel Ventress Thams Fifth grade
spelling 2ala Ellis, Ovide Leet
arithmetic, Divide Leet
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11

Members of the senior class gave a
good rendition of the play. "A Jack for
Esers jill iast Friday night. for the
benefit uf the senior class memorial
and the faRd heiRg raised for meeting
the expenses nf the athletic team In
going to she State Rally The pastime
Theatsr vas crowded for the occasion
and all seemed "a enjoy this display
of leeat talent very much The sum
uI lst 90 xas realized
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11

The True Democrat ia engaged Ia
securing historical data Of West Fe
liciana for nse In It's Silver Jubilee
Edition. to ba published oa OF ataHt
February E. 1917 II ans of our readers
have In their pess@ssion newspapers
or documents which throw light upon
the earlier achievements ard tradt
tions af the parish, we would freatle
appreciate the kindness II they will
supply rs with the information Al their
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11
Absent Friends

kiftland Douglas. who had n position
In New Orleans. haa given II ip To so
Ia nalneies. Texas. on The 18th. 10
assist his cousin, John Bowden. II, the
latier's drugstore.
Miss t.slella Hogksns uf ptnevtlle
won the automobile in the Louisiana
Democrats biz circulation contest,
her total vote being T.Isa.5s5.
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11
a CARO-

fa ehe people If tire best bariah in
the best state Of the union | wish Ia
express my appreciation Of Ihe stippori
accorded me IN The recent primaries
While IL was na, my fortune 20 be
victorious | submit tp The will ri fha
majority without in feeling aud shalt
try 10 merit the confidence expressed
In me By my friends
Respectfully,
e. II TOugsES
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11
Church Notices
GRACE CHURCH
Rev. Alvin w. sksrdon. Rector

Rev. Alvin w. skardon. Rector
First Sunday In Lent
Holy Communion, I 30 a. IN.
Church school, = 30 a. m.
Morning Prayer and Sermon Ii
ocl0ek
Thursday Holy Commnniea l0 o'clock
Friday LItany, IN o'clock
Daily Eesper Service o'clock
It Mafys Church. Neyaaoke
Evening Prayer and Sermon. Sunday,
o'clock
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11
Methodist EpiscopaI Church South.
sekson ard ct. FranelsyiiIe Charge

Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Jackson aHn ct. FranelsyilIe Charge,
Jackson Third Sunday al II a, m
and p ia, isrst Sunday at D. IN
st Frahelssille Second Sunday at
II ii, III. and ., m; fourth Sunday
at o IN,
Star Hill Fourth Sunday morning
AT II o'clock
Nes Hope First Sunday morning
al II o'clock.
Concord First Sunday afternoon at
: o'clock
Sunday School every Sunday at ST.
Ffaaeisyilie, SAB a. m: jackson, 8 45
a, III, New Hope. $3.50 D. m. Concord
3 30 D IN.
s. f. BOGAN. Pastor.
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11

Towards lllllns the new box Of read.
basehes Of periodicals have been re-.
eeived from Mrs NJ A. Thom. Way.
aide. La. Mrs, John r. Irvine, Mra
Kahn, Miss Douglas and Mrs. Morene.
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11

The sfih number of the iyeenm
course ~as given NJ Psthian Hall
Menday Night. and /, In claimed for II
that IL was the best of the series
Dancing elosed the evening
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11

The harl en- Elf fohn r Leakes
I1c" sas bnrHed early Thursday
anfnine The bta.a saa discovered In
me 20 libefafe the liFe stock. bur the
ether contents gefs total loss. The
,ose is estimated at $1,000 with In.
aufapce Uf s61e,
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11

A party of young people from Jack.
son came over for the dance, but we
have been unable 10 get their names
The true Democrat., 1916-03-11
PREPAREDNESS
/ NJ BELL, Secretary.

For year family is best represented by
policy in the Mutual Life Insurance
omnany OF New York,
MRS. w T FORESTER, Agent
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

pfain anything In a seEsencer "a T@v.
be has to go into details and go
through his whole selling talk before
he feels that the other has grasped the
general drift of thought
The other man bent over He was
evidently a master of English. How
muchee far you goee. mister? You
payee how far you lidee''
Then | understood When you get
on you have to tell the conductor how
far you are going, and he charges you
for just that distance. But even after
my fare was settled the natives on the
car kept looking at me and pointing
with their chins, as is their custom.
When / went to get off saw several
other white people piling off, but they
were all from the front end of the first
car. Then | looked at the markings
on the car and saw what was the mat
teri had been riding in the third
class section with the coolies!
All the Shanghai street cars are di-
vided up into classes-frst. second and
third. The white people all ride first
class, the better to do Chinese second.
while no one ever ventures third ex-
cept the coolies
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

NUN stau cnong du tang kaing
shon da feah ia tsu 81 whoo peh
quongY
So ! waved iE the other direction
and tried TO nestle again. but the con
ductor came back With another round
of monosyilabic re-enforcements. With
that his fellow men in the car came to
his help with an artesian of words.
each one thinking that he could make
it plain by raising his voice just a bit
higher than any one else
Reaching in his satchel. the conductor
offered me a slip of paper spoiled with
Chinese writing | took it and started
to stuff it nonchalantly into my pocket.
but he became more excited than ever
and came back with another string of
empties, while / put the slip back into
his hand as if it made not the slightest
bit Of difference in the world to me
whether ! kept 1t or whether he had
tt would leave the details of the trip
to him
The conductor used bis hands some
more and then turned aud signaled for
somebody from the car ahead. Anoth
er man in blue Jeans with a satchel
over his shoulder came and listened for
few blocks While my conductor ex
nlained a Chinaman can never ex-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14
Label League Elects New
Officers.

At the last regular meeting held
by the Women's Union Label
League, of this city the annual
election of officers occurred. A
large attendance was on hand to
take part in the battle of The bal.
lots. The results of the election is
as follows.
President, Mrs. Muesetta Koons.
Vice-President, Mrs. Katherine
McClanahan.
Recording and Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs Edith Vaughn.
Finarcial Secretary, Mrs. Ada
Corson.
Treasurer, Mrs. E. H. Sims.
Sergeant-at-Arms, Mrs. Jenny
Macy.
Doorkeeper, Mrs. Edna Franklin
Trustees, Mrs. Mary Finfrock,
MS. Jennie Macy and Mrs. Ella
Buchanan.
The League commences the new
year with an increase in member
ship and several new applications
were received at the last meeting.
After the election of officers a
neat little lunch was served to all
the members and few visitors.
Owing to the crowded condition
of Trades Council hall the League
is meeting in Sauer's hall, corner
Maple Ave, and Third ST.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14
MOIderS' Conference Board
Meets.
Tim Rowan, Elected as Business
Representative.

The Miami Valley Conference
Beard met in Hamilton last Sun
day in Trades Council hall. A vast
amount of business beneficial to all
the molders through the valley was
transacted and delegates from the
adjoining cities attended
Being the regular meeting for
the election of officers the following
were elected.
Fred Shields, President Spring
field, Ohio.
John Cox, Vice President, Piqua
Ohio.
Louis Haeffle, Secretary Treas
urer, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Harry Hensel, Recording Secre-
tary, Hamilton Ohio.
Frank tenger, Doorkeeper, Gin
cinuati, Ohio.
Tim Rowan, Business Agent,
Hamilton, Ohio.
After the election of officers
many matters were taken up and
all delegates reported that business
was good in their local. les. The
increase in membership through
the valley is very encouraging and
it will not be long until every city
will be thoroughly unionized.
A new local has been organized
In Sidney, Ohio, and the majority
of molders are already in the or
ganization.
Outside of Hamilton and Dayton
the wage rates have heen agreed to
and put into force One half OF
the shops in Hamilton have given
the wage rate asked for. The men
are still on strike in the other sheps
but a settlement is looked for al
any time A large increase in
membership comes from Springfield
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-14

I felt that something was wrong. Dut
| could not figure out just what |
knew that il shouldn't create that
much of sensation for white per
son to get on a car In Shanghai. but
still they were looking mt me MS if |
could be signed by a circus | strug
gled to look unconcerned, but | knew
that my cheeks were backfiring.
The conductor. in his suit of blue
jeans, with satchel over his shoul-
der, came up and said something to
me, while / nodded with earnest care
lessness and handed him a twenty cent
piece, knowing that he could get
enough out of it to satisfy his wants
Mum stau chong du?' he asked
| nodded again and held out my hand
for the change plainly showing that |
made the trip on the line twice day.
Mum stau chong du t'aing kaing
shon DAP" he asked with more feeling.
pointing down the street with one
hand
II didn't catch the drift of his re
marks, but ! wasn't going 10 show him
that ] wasn't an old citizen and tax.
payer, SO | shook my head this time
and nestled back In the seat as If il
were all settled But the conductor
became more excited than ever. draft
ed the other hand and gurgled