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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
Act No. 1874
Senate Bill No. 135. BY Mr.. Pearc

Senate Bill No. 1875. BY Mr.. Pearce
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of 1913 authorizing and en-
towering the Board of Control of the
State Penitentiary. or its successors.
to fund it's Indebtedness and issue
notes therefor, serially or otherwise,
not exceeding Four Hundred Thou
sand Dollars. and at a rate of inter-
est not exceeding five per centum
per annum, payable emi-annually,
and for a term not exceeding fifteen
years. and empowering the General
Assembly to provide the methods of
carrying this amendment into effect.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louis
lana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring, that
the following amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana.
adopted in November. 1913. be submit
ted to the duly qualified electors at
the Congressional election to be held
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. 1915. for their
ratification or rejection:
The Board of Control OF the State
Penitentiary, or it's successor or sue
cessors in office. is hereby authorized
and empowered to incur debt, issue in
terest bearing notes in serials or other
form for a term not to exceed fifteen
years. to the amount of Four Hundred
Thousand Dollars. at rate OF interest
not exceeding five per cent per annum.
payable semi-annually. for the purpose
OF funding and retiring it's floating
and other outstanding indebtedness,
and is authorized to secure same by
mortgage on any or all Of its real es-
tate, and the faith and credit of the
State of Louisiana is hereby pledged
to guarantee the payment of said obli-
cations and the interest thereon. but
| the Board of Control or its successor
shall be required to pay same out of
| its own revenues and earnings. ano
only when the same are exhausted
shall the State make good the residue
The General Assembly shall pass the
necessary enabling act to carry this
amendment into effect, and Act No
| 1877 of the Acts of 1916 on this sub
! ject matter is hereby approved for this
purpose"
Section 2. Be it further resolved
etc. That the Secretary of State be
and he is authorized to have printed
on the official ballot to be voted In
November. 1916. the words. For the
| amendment to the Constitution fund
| ing the debt of the Penitentiary
Board" and the words. Against the
amendment to the Constitution fund
ing the debt of the Penitentiary
Board" and each elector shall indicate
whether he votes for or against said
| amendment, in accordance with the
| general election laws of the State. Z.
FERNAND MOUTON.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
| Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
Approved: July 5. 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT,
| Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
| JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
Decline Of Merchant Marine Pathetic
Chapter in History Of United States
By REPRESENTATIVE J. c. LlNrHcUM. 4 M.ya.d

There pathetic chapter the Legislative history than that
At the of the Revolutionary fore
being carried
foreign vessels with the ability and foresight which characterized
he Immediately transfer that control where properly
belonged This they succeeded doing by reducing the duty on all
imports in vessels fixing tonnage Of only
vessels of 80 cents Amenbui foreign
vessels foregnbult fogn-owned vessels
Through this method they stimulated American shipping that within
years ships carrying cent of foreign
rescued from foreign competitors and succeeded in
placing the trade in the hands of American ship
Then later generation feeling that position secure that
nothing the control Of the and not sas-
fed with carving 80 per modified laws
preferential duties and efforts capture the remaining
had been able to Since
that through competition with the subsidized lines OF
Great Britain other foreign countries shipping decline until
carry small per cent foreign
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
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 /. 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
flied 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 a salary of
payable monthly on his own warrant.
and their actual travelling expenses,
and those of their secretary; which
expenses and the salary of the secre-
the chairman of the Commission on
sworn statement of their correctness
Nothing herein shall prevent rail-
road. express. telegraph; tslephone
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-
age or excursion tickets: nor to pre-
vent railroads, steamboats, or other
water craft from giving free transpor-
tation to ministers of religion. or in
mates Of hospitals. or to railroad off,
GERS. agents. employees. attorneys.
Of khnldars dirRcfnrS Off.
GERS and employees of the departments
or institutions of this State, estab-
lished and created for the dissemina-
ton Of knowledge relating to scien-
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 ameAd-
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. 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary OF State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
Act No. 253

JOINT Resolution
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana.
ocean going tugs. tow-boats and
barges engaged in overseas trade
and commerce. and domiciled in
Louisiana port.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State of Lou
elected to each house concurring. That
at the general election to be sheld In
this State on the first Tuesday follow
ing the first Monday in November.
qualified electors of the State for their
approval or rejection. the following
amendment to the Constitution.
/. Ships and ocean going tugs. tow
boats and barges engaged in overseas
trade and commerce. and domiciled in
all State. parish and municipal taxa
ton: provided, however, that this ex-
emption shall not apply to harbor.
wharf. shed and other port dues.
operated in the coasting trade of the
continental United States shall be
within the exemption herein granted.
Section 2. Be il further resolved.
etc, That the official ballot to be
used at such election shall have print
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-
ton, exempting from taxation shipA
and ocean-going tugs. tow-boats and
barges engaged in overseas trade and
commerce, and domiciled in a Louisi-
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 s. 1916.
r.. G. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
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 1T 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 1916. to-wit:
Article 273. Every railroad or 9TH
err corporation. organized or doing
business in this State under the laws
or authority thereof. shall have and
maintain a general office in this State
for the transaction of its BUSH
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.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
YOUNG Man Must Be Always on lob
Rx Gov. LANES e. EERGU

BY GOV. JAMES E. FERGUSON Of Texas
My advice young Of today for them not to take themselves
that reality they have not
learned anything but only preparing to learn The young who
constantly the job is going to make Of life
Putting the big principles to work will aid and bound to push
beyond the halfway mark whether you choose professional
or political You be do You've to keep wide
awake the other fellow will beat the goal All should
be ready opportunity when it seeks them.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
Boy Who Does His DIZZY end LitI6
More Is the One Who Gains Success
By CHARLES M. ScHwAS

What the things that lead to success? HsEo
|. q few of them
1851 One should rely himself. Selfreliance is The
lSx noblest expression of manhood.
VAxMMM Make yourself indispensable Don't look at the
N&MMMAMa clock kH
(MW Win the confidence of your employer Work tor
kH him you working for yourself You viii thsn
be appreciated and promoted.
StSA Be of your facts Otherwise You viii oss
W the esteem Of your superior.
Marry early Have home of your
susceptible encouragement will succeed
college education necessary for business What ~
necessary the bottom of the ladder aid work up.
Every should read and study in his spare hours
No built influence You must your position TOR
yourself.
Then there another big thing that essential must do what
employed do little better than anybody else does Every
body expected do his duty but the boy who does his duty and little
than his duty the boy who to succeed in this world
You must take interest in what you doing and must be
genuine interest.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
An Act

House Bill No. 24S.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-26
SONS ENLIST,
TEARS UP FLAG

PITTSBURGH. Pa July 26-Be-
cause his two sons responded 10 the
call for troops, Michael J Shea tore
down the American dag. ripped Il
into shr.d Is aud then ,rampled II.
HIS wife. The sole witness TO the
aesecrattou OK the flag. called up
The police and asked that her hus-
band be arrested Shea was fined
s25. with the option o, spending 80
days Ia Jail
Mrs. shea testified her husband
has been wrathrul since his sons
William and John. Joined the Ma
,IonAl Guard and went 10 Noun,
GTctnn. She said he had made
several uupatrlo,ic demonstrations
since the boys left. this lac, being
more than she could stand"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-26

guide IN informing employees who might be
members OF the State troops, or who might
desire to Join, or to attend military or naval
training tours OF duty.
The NEWS also stated, through some
error, that the Packard Company posted
piacards urging men to join the Michigan
National Guard" and telling them their sal
aries would be paid in their absence.
This would imply that the Packard Com
pany prepared those placards. The facts are
at the piacard was not prepared by the
Packard Company, but by an outside Com
n1ittre interested in aiding the State troops,
IN order to point out to those who might be
interested, certain facts in connection with
the opportunity afforded to enlist in the State
troops These pfacards were posted In many
fact,rles and other places IN Detroit and else
where IN the State The Packard Company,
by request, co-operated to the extent of post
ing them also.
Those placards contained, however, no
statement, or even Il suspcion of promise,
that men s wages or salaries would be con-
tinued. If they had, they would not have
been posted
The NEWS emphatically states No
such promise should have been made No
such promise was made. 1t would, OF course,
be impossible to make good on such prom
Use in case an important portion of the Pack
ard Company ten thousand men of military
age should enlist or be called into the nation s
military service for a protracted period.
Therefore, no such promise was ever made
OF implied.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-26
FLEES TO LIONS
DEN FROM WIFE

CHICAGO, July %. b. Dennis
and his wife. Adelaide. are circus
folk lie Is lion tanner and she
a bareback rider They separated.
Their circus came to Evanston for
one-niEht stand Mrs. Dennis ap-
peared and demanded 20 know why
she had not been receiving the IS
week which D~nnis had promised
20 send her Dennis retreated into
his cage OF snar,ing lions. His wife
4ot tired OF waiting and went1to the
Evanston police station. Detective
Sergt. Arthur Johnston was assign
ed. Johnston warily entered >the
cage. The lions snarled. but John
ston showed them bis badge and
hey skunk shAmenllly back. Tho
detective then took the tamsr OF
hons To- a cage OF his own At the
station
81 could get along better with the
lions than | could with my wife"
vas Dennis' sole comment
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-26

the water and, quickly reaching the
imperfled young woman. swan TO
the bank with her. The ball player
then modestiy slipped away in the
company OF several friends with
whom no had gone 20 the park. The
girl did not learn his name. and he
declined 20 discuss the AFFAIR We'd
nesday.
The place where the accident oc-
CURED Is poorly lighted. Stedman
was too unnerved Tuesday night 10
make any further explanation OF the
accident than that he lost control
OF the machine when he pct his foot
on the accelerator.
The bodies OF the mother and
child were removed TO the family
home.
The park was nlled with people
seeking relief from the heat IN the
cooling breees OF the river. anc
the tragedy caused great excite
ment
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-26

ties IN the two cases. 4 democrat.
ic official has as much right 90
Question the moral recti,ude o: his
ra,a ylicar uaigSbor for voting 20
throw him out OF office and The
same legal and moral right 20 eN
pect pay for loss Of property b. ga
son ~ having 20 change his husi
nsS, a. has the salconkec9Cr ~
question the sincerity and morality
OF he prohihltiaHist for advocating
,EA return 10 tho no license plan NJ
regulation and control Of ths liquor
traffic.
r either nay be sail 20 have an
afyaurs92. e should be the demo
cratic official. because he has served
ONLY one term OF four years ard
reelection 81 hts only sUre stamp Of
popular approval, whereas The ~
loolkeersr has had forty years IN
which 20 measure public arprecia-
ton.
While the ,nctcrw Official might
properly H-k for reelection without
question, after IN institution has
been In effect forty year. q differ
ent principle arpliNs A man who
has been in once for 40 years would
scarcely 40 before the voters aPon
the plea hat ha has q night 10 re-
election so with he snloonkeepers
Z m TftC7T-gITI- tttrr rcrrtf-ttte't-
term OF 40 years. they u,ust expec.
n base their claims for popular con
sldcration upon something Other
than their right 20 re-eiection.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-26
COnfscatiOn and
Public Office
My MoRDEN WARD

A little more than three years
ago. Woodrow Wiltcn was elt cted
president OF the United States.
Being democrat. he filled many
places OF trust and responsibility
with men OF that political faitA
How many thousands there are OF
such officials scattered all over the
country will not attcsnpt 10 say.
There are men and women every
where in the land who are comfort
and situated who have good in.
comes and are in a position 10 en-
Joy life, liberty and the pursuit 81
happiness" by reason OF their official
positions under the democratic ad,
ministrauon and may safely depend
upon a continuation OF that snviahle
situation so long as democrat Is
president.
But there Is shadow on the
scene The republicans have nomi-
uated Justice Hughes and insist
upon eiecting him president II they
can 30 SO, In the event Of hts sue-
cess, every one Of the democrats
referred 10 PROBABLY viii give way
to a republican and lose his blissful
privilege II life. liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness" as demo
cratic official.
What are they going 20 do abou,
II? Il viii necessarily cost them
considerable 20 readiust their bust
ness. should they declaim about
the condscation OF their property"
and demand that he republicans pay
them for their lcssss9 Their per
sonal liberty" 20 hold down govern
ment Jobs Is being infrInesd upon
Shall they impugn the motives and
ieCry The immcrslity OF The repub-
leans who vote for their choice for
president
Forty years ago the people Of
Michigan voted &c issue .aloon IL
censes X Is now proposed oy many
voters IN The state C withdraw con
sent 10 the license plan sud Try
some other plan OF handling the u
quOr t.acf'c Have they not the
same leEsl right &c co So that the
republicans have 20 vote for Jus
tee HUsaeey
In each case, the Individual men
Gre incidental 10 the issue, Few ~
puhhcans e1pac. 20 vote for Justice
Hughes because they have anything
aga!us, President Wilson or any
democratic official serving In his
administration. Likewise. few men
will vote dry because OF any person
al feeling they may have against the
salooukeepers. The republican
votes for the man % his choice. pre-
srtnall at least because BE- be
lieyes 4 70 be the BEST thing for the
country, End it 10 20, oalT his RICH,
but bis duty as an American citizen
20 do so
Ire man Who votes q close thC
saloon 81 Michigan does &c bocauso
he believes T. "a the best thing GOT
tho state. There Is TO difference ir
the rights, duties and responsible.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-26

Gen. Lohvitsky Is commander OF
the Russian forces IN France and
led his troops 20 victory IN the bat
tie OF ChampAgye. On the Cham
paxna secior A surprlae attack DC.
iivered by the Germans against a
trench held by the Russian troops
was broken up by a countor-attaCk
which inflicted heavy Losses
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-26
Mr.. Leroy Stedman
and Babe Drown;
Three Are Saved
HARRY HETLMAN
RESCUES GIRL
Ban Player Prov e s
Hero In Waterw0rks
Park Tragedy

The Detroit river claimed the
lives OF a mother and her three-year.
Old babe. late Tuesday night. when
m automobile In which they were
riding with three other persons
backed on the central road through
Wsferworks park and into Is feet
of water In the canal.
The dead are Mrs. Leroy Sted-
man and her daughter. Helen. OF No.
ell Lakeview-ave. The other occu-
PANTS OF the car. who were rescued.
were Leroy Stedman, husband OF
the woman who was drowned. Harry
Draper. Of No. 704 Copeland-ave..
ana Miss Lydia Johnson. Of Rome.
Ny. Miss johnson was saved by
Harry Heilman. right fielder for the
Detroit Tigers.
4 Mr.. Stedman was taking his fam
~ and the two guests for a drive
ana after reaching the end OF the
Rad IN tho park. made the turn and
Stopped A he put his foot on the
acceierator TO start ont OF the park.
- machine shot backward with
1urk, and before he could gain con-
l1ro1 OF II was sinking. with its
ronneA-in occupants.
h The tragedy was marked by a ces-
Dorsxe effort on the part OF Sted-
IAN 10 save his wife and babe. but
olSse diving for them until exhaus-
TN endangered his own life. he
vss held on shore as scores gath
80 to aid In the rescue work.
lzArYy Porter and Herman Schmidt
Uncovered the bodies 80 minutes
lnfer, Sndisg the child pressed TO
~ usother's breast In q death grip
EUllce department pulmotors were
gpsd for several hours In an EFFORT
~ snsnscitafe them
Draper Managed 10 save himself
\ "a tried to aid In nnding Miss
Eychnson. when Heilman. who had
Y hoen attracted to the scene Win
oehers BY cries for help. leaped into
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-26
TO PACKARD EMPLOYEES:

In its editions of Thursday and Of Fri
day, July 10Th and 2lst, last, The DE
TROIT NEWS published leading article
and leading editorial, through an urfortun-
ate misconceptipn. which gave the impress
sion that the Packard Company had de-
ceived its employees, by promising that dur
ing absence on military duty their wages, or
salaries, would becconti1ued at full regular
factory rates of pay, and that it had failed TO
keep its pledge.
In order to correctly state the facts and
the proof in the simplest way, we reproduce
here the original order issued by President
Alvan Macauley pursuant TO the decision of
the directors of the company.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-26

ALEXANDRIA. Va, July 26.-Be
cause Morris Loeb had his place OF
business open or Sunday be was
cited 20 appear IN police court for
violating the old blue laws After
Loeb explained 20 the court that he
closes on Friday evening and does
s,-,t-EeanAH -aRtA- Sunday ha-HAA
promptly acquitted BY Justice
Thompson. who held that inssmueh
as he observed one day OF rest no
was entitled 10 open on Sunday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-26
EVIDENCE DRUNK.
JURY DISAGREES

MOBILE. Ala. July s6.-Forty'
eight bottles OF beer had been
seized by the sheriff OF Mobile coun'
" in a blind tiger" raid, When
the defendant WAS tried for yiolai-
ting the prohibition law, the beer
was introduced as evidence and
went with the records 10 the jury
room. The jury dsiberated all
night.
In the morning The foreman re
ported an agreement could not be
reached. and "mistrial was entered
on the docket Forty-elght empty
bottles were found In the jury room.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-26
WIFE CHEWS, HE
ASKS DIVORCE

MUNCIE. Ind. July 26.-Whether
the chewing OF tobacco by a wife
constitutes cruel and inhuuan treat
ment of the husband within the
meaning OF the statutes will have
20 be determined by Judge Ellis IN
the divorce case o: Isaac Wiles
against Eta Wiles.
The husbands complaint charges
that bis wife does not wash the
dishes and that she chews tobacco.
which he alleges is cruel and irhu-
man treatment.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-26

NEW YORK-Seven feet OF what
locked like elongated bologna
crawled into delicatessen store
and every body promptly left except
Policeman Htrzghrr,- He foaaa II
was an itlucrant anake
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-26

This order is clear and clean-cut, and was
issued to ALL Of the twenty-five officers
and department heads Of the Packard Com
panywhose initials are in the margin, as. their