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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17
LET THE PEOPLE RULE.

Baltimore has made it a misdemean-
or for musicians. performers or others
not to stand when the star Spangled
Banner" is played.
There are 2,245,e64 autos registered
In the United States. or one for every
"A persons. and $1S.245.713 was paid
by their owners last year as registra-
ton and license fees.
The governor of Arkansas has Just
pardoned a negro, who was sentenced
for manslaughter in 1909. While the
governor was fishing recently the ne
gro rescued him from drowning.
Protests against the child-labor bill
were received by congressman at
Washington from parents of children
working In the cotton mills of the
South who said that they were dependent
on their children for support
Pittsburg girl who received $3.50
day working in factory gave all her
earnings to her father for over a year
And he gave her one cent with which
to celebrate the Fourth of July, all
that he gave her for year.
New York woman who refused to
get up at one o'clock in the morning
TO cook steak for her husband was
so severely beaten by him that the
neighbors rushed to her rescue and
gave the husband a trouncing. He
was taken to the hospital.
The governor of Georgia has lust
pardoned a life convict who commit
ted murder in 1897. escaped from
prison. reformed and under new
name became chief of police of Dan
vile, Va. When detectives tracked
him he acknowledged his crime and
went back to the penitentiary from
which he had just been released
II Is costing the Standard Oil COM
pany Of California $4,000 a month to
pay absentee employees who are serv-
ing with the National Guard. The
government at Washington notified
the militiamen on the Mexican border
that when they were released from
service they must pay their own fares
home. but this action was reconsider
ed.
man died in New York the other
day who had run through fortune Of
a million dollars. become tramp and
then, when left another fortune Of
three quarters of million spent half
of it in riotious living before his death.
He complained that he had a rubber
leg and everybody pulled it."
And still the people rule,-From Leslies.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17
CONGRESSIONAL EXTRA

When n republican Congress was
criticised for appropriating a billion dol
lars, Speaker Thomas r. Reed replied
that This is a billion dollar country"
In like manner the present democratic
Congress might reply in response to
600 that this is now "A billion and seven
hundred thousand dollar country.
AS matter of fact this would not
be satisfactory or conclusive answer
now any more than in the time of Car"
Reed. Congress has long been ex-
travagant in it's expenditures regardless
tendency seems to increase with multiply
ing sources of revenue
We argued against the encroachment
of the federal government on the State
right to tax incomes as source OF
revenue, insisting that the only result
nationally would be to put a further
depriving the States of sources Of
| revenue. The surrender of this right by
the States to the federal government
under the constitutional amendment: pro-
vidng therefor, has been followed by
precisely the result we predicted.
Congressman Fitzgerald Of Brooklyn.
one of the democratic leaders. has fought
vainly against the pling up of appropria-
tions by the present Congress, and
especially against pork" He has also
| asked for a budget system in vain.
Charles E. Hughes has stood ard Is
standing for both federal bulge. and
the cutting out of pork" These two
measures will unquestionably commend
themselves to most thinking men Of the
country, just as the budget system has
States. We should know what our
| revenues are to be and our fixed charges
before we spend money right and left
| We should be fair in this matter Of
holding the Democratic party responsible
for almost doubling the expenditures Of
Reeds billion dollar Congress. We have
all joined in demanding preparedness and
provision of means of national defense
| takes millions of money.
| No matter how many millions we spend
| for an army and navy, that expenditure
does not Justify or excuse the appropria
ton of from $50, 10000 TO S50,HOOOO for
pork" for the unnecessary multiplied
ton of offices. or for other extravagances.
| Most right-thnking men would like to
see congressional extravagance halted
regardless of party.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

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Fourth question: Will the result be de-
cisive? The answers to this question we're
entirely unexpected. eight being of the
opinion that the result would be decisive,
as far as France, italy, Belgium, Serbia
and Montenegro were concerned. 1t was
claimed that none of these nations. es-
pecially France would be in condition to
wage war again for many years to come.
The most interesting revelation, however,
was the fact that two out of the 10 sug-
gcsted that it might take one or more
future wars to settle with England.
Fifth question: Are you willing mat
Germany should make peace on basis
Of the status quo before the war? AS 7
had expected. every reply to this question
was in the negative three mildly so, sew
en- decidedly So
Many of the comments made during
these Interviews" threw additional light
upon the economic situation The motor
man, who Is n man past 30 with a large
family, told me that he had been com
PEELED to move twice since the war began
each time to cheaper quarters. The butch
err said that he had attempted to reopen
twice since he was forced to give up
business, because he was losing money
He was living on little money that he
had saved before the war. The proprietor
OF the restaurant. in whose place I often
/ took my meals showed me some old bills
OF fare and explained that the cost of
/ food-stuffs had risen to such an extent
that he had been compelled not only 10
raise his prices to nearly double those
which obtained before the war. but also
to cut down the portions to the limit in
J "a IN lyn
say had already discovered the latter
/ fact Even the soft boiled eggs seemed
to be unusually small The proprietor of
the apartment house declared that prac-
tically every apartment-house owner in
Berlin had been losing money since the
/ first year Of the war and that from one
| third to one-half Of the apartments we're
| dnoCcupied
Having read accounts AT various times
IN French and English papers of food
riots in Berlin. I determined to run
down" these stories and get the facts.
| In so doing. | learned. to my surprise.
that practically all Of these reports were
absolute fabrications. For example I had
read in the English papers that there had
been n demonstration on Inter den Lin
den and that the police and military had
charged the crowds, wounding many, in
Guiding women and children. Inquiry at
the American embassy disposed of ina,
bit of news" / was assured that there
had been no demonstration of any kind
on this well-known thoroughfare
| Such, in brief. are a few Of my ex-
periences while sojourning in Germany.
Altogether. was there over four months
on my last trip. having Travelled between
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

English general, Marlborough, but after
a ten days bombardment was forced to
yield. This occurred in the famous cam
pagn OF 1905 during which Marlborough
achieved his famous victory at Families
30 miles to the southeast. where the
Wrench under Marshal Nileroy lost To-
ooo men while the English and their Dutch
allies sustained loss of less than one
third that number.
ION many maps Termonde goes by its
Flemish name Of Dendermonde At the
outbreak of the war IL was one of the five
fortified towns of Belgium. but its de-
lenses were not Of modern design The
city is Is miles by rail southwest of Ant
werp. II is nine miles from Lokern and
10 miles from ST Nicholas, two other
towns Of Belgium where rotinC occurred
simultaneously with the outbreaks at Ter
monde.
''Termonde Is only % feet above sea-,ev-
ell, a fact which accounts for the case
with which the surrounding country was
flooded when hcsieEcd in 1867 "
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

ILLINOIS, Minnesota, North Dakota and
montana Former President Taft carried
all OF them in 1905 In 1912 Roosevelt as
the progressive nominee carried Michigan
and Minnesota. ana Wilson. democratic.
the others.
IN none OF the three did Wilson have
more votes than the combined votes of
Roosevelt and Taft, who headed the
republican ticket. Facing this situation
with the breach between the republicans
and progressives not healed entirely by
his Endorsement by Col. Roosevelt, Mr..
Hughes has studiously underworld TO
create an entirely new leadership and
has appeared before the people as .
combination of republican and progress
sive. and man unwilling to bend an
ear to the whisperngs of anything bad
in either party. Here in the Middle
West and western country there is in
born in the minds of the people the
thought that President Wilson has kept
this country out Of war and steered It
along course OF prosperity. It is prov
ing powerful campaign material for
the President and lending him \
strength which he did not possess In
These sections four years ago. How far
It will get him in the last analysis when
the votes are counted is question no
one can hope now to answer"
This Is what the FREE PRESS months
ago showed would he n powerful appeal
for President Wilson. The republican
candidate must show that he is not for
war but that he is for peace with
honor" That is the big point Mr. Hughes
is making and IT remains to be seen how
far this will meet the fact that the rrcsi.
dent has kept us out OF war. no matter
what the price.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17
TEMPORARY PROSPERITY.

G'rom the Philadelphia Bulletin. RepD
The European war will not last for
ever. and when it ends the demand of
Europe for guns. ammunition. motor
cars, grain, meats and other supplies
nessary for the armies and their opcr-
alton viii cease altogether or be TO-
duced by figures equivalent t. the
extraordinary expansion which our
foreign commerce has undergone il
the past two years
The prospect of good times is cloal
TO the end of the European war anc
for some time beyond. but 1t goes with.
out saying. that when the demand of
war for American goods ceases some.
thing must take its place or very
large element of American labor will
be idle. and that condition will mark
the beginning of recession. If. coin
cident with that time, the importation
for foreign made commodities, free Of
tariff restrictions shall begin it will
mean more idleness for American la
Dor, an increasing surplus Of workers
in the market for jobs, and a corrc-
spending increase in the premium Of
wages, which is now being paid.
The sequence Of conditions is unde-
niablo and Inevitable. and the problem
it presents is the paramount economic
issue of the campaign. The demo-
cratic low tariff. -trade-if- possible
policy shifts at the suggestion Of for
eign competition and says that Ameri-
can industry can take care of itself.
The republican policy of protection
pledges itself to place tariff barrier
between the low priced la Dor of the
old world and the higher-paid labor Of
the United states and to retain the
home market at least for its own, and
the concrete consideration of the cam
paign for the American workinGman
is to decide for himself on which Of the
two policies he viii stake his chances.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17
VERMONT FINANCES AND EDUCA-

One Of the most gratifying features or
the annual report of State Treasurer
Walter f. Scott is the evidence if affords
Of continued growth of the permanent
school fund Of the State which is an
| enduring monument to the farsirhtedness
and zeal of the late Joseph 4. DeBoer
! The assets Of this school fund on Jun
30, 1914, were sl.l75e71.i6. on Juna 20
1916. the total was 81. 3G9 G-7 = Tho in
! terest on this fund is Of material aid IN
the promotion Of the success Of tho cor,-
mon schools of Vermont aud tbo fund
should be enlarood in ,.,.,,,.,. ,.i,,,a
MANY neonIo had s,,r,oso., ,,,.,,..,.
was really, on, NJ doht h,,, ,,,, ,..,..i,,..,....
Of indebtedness of +bo .t..o .,,, ..,,....,
fund are evidarco 90 tba ta,. ,,.. a..
sto.e usod ror, 30 ,,o c,., .,..,..
,oxed iteo,r for en- i,..,....
amount dine Mr. Dopoor irsisto, ,r..
there shou,d no so,,,o o,dono, -, e..
States debt n tho f,rd ,rro o,.,o.,,,,
of tho rtrn,iroto,, .o,,,,,, e.,,
s9r, 70, &c and t,o o.non o,,oe ,.....-
Tho Civil War cl,i,, fu,d % so,ono a,,.,
The Tinted s,o,os do,,osi, ,,,,,,o,. 20 100.
amounting IN sceo oeo ,,o 80 49,
towns bave maid into +ho c4a.o ,,,
their sbare ne tho r-ri.oa c,o,o ,o,a.,.
uonev Gu that or,,, ,oc, 80 .,i,
| fund stul ro,oairs with .bo .o,,.r. 80,
,nteres, p,, or, 90 ,,,o ro,,.,a.,,o a, ,o,-
The school fund of 1907 accruod from, tha
ilate Vermont State bart, hut obolisbod i,
,81 was restored ~ ,bo co,o,,,on schooi,
lof Vermont and state hords ,ver. iesuod
therefor to the amount of 1924 900 A the
Iinterest at four ner cent 70 no added
Iannuaily to the income Of the nor
manent school fund.
According tn the State treas,,ror,e
financial statement tho total rocoir,s of
1.-THE treasury FOR tho escal year ordod
luna 20. 1915 were 81 ocs ga tho apdi,or,s
orders Maid 20 60. 40 40 o,a a., -,, 80,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17
GREAT COAL COMBINE.
Unitcd Kingdom Fields with 6.OOO.OOC
Tons Annual output Consolidated.

The greatest coal combine known to the
United Kingdom has Just been effected
by Lord Rhondda, better known 10 Amer
leans as d. A Thomas, the Welsh coal
magnate says the BROOKLYN Eagle. He
has brought into the Cambrian Combine.
OF which he is managing director, between
$500 and 400 acres of the richest portion
of the South Wales coal fields belonging
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

If you intend to run for Office this year
1t will be well to file your nomination
petition before August 90, because from
that date on it will be everlastingly too
late. Petitions must be filed according
to law twenty-one days before the date
on the second Tuesday of September
which this year falls on the 18th day OF
the month. Count for yourself.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

tive and the crowds largo and enthusiastic
for an early August campaign. Repre-
are travelling with him reflected the same
feeling
The correspondent SAYS: up 10 date
in the Middle West and West which In
the political language are classified as
normally republican, They are Michigan,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17
HUGHES WELL SATISFIED.

When Mr. Hughes tho republican,
candidate for the presidency, reached the
Pacific slope Saturday evening, ao had
a fairly adequate idea OF the stat, Of
According to the Spokane correspondent
of the Boston Herald Mr. Hughes has
been told by the leaders with whom he
consulted that his addresses were cffcc-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

The selection of o. c. Miller of Newport
TO run for the democratic nomination for
United States senator disposes of the
rumor that the democrats had decided
dates.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

If this commission business Is a sue
cess. why are We sending thousands of
additional troops to the Mexican border
at this time in addition to the large
forces already in that region?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

Bridal rice, scattered about the con
crete platforms Of the union passenger
station, undoubtedly falls largely upon
stony places" Therefore it is idle to eX-
pect such bridal rice to take root.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

When you want anything advertise
1n the new special column of this paper.
Some bargains are offered there this
week which it will pay YOU to read
about. See page two. This paper
has more than $1,000 readers every
week and one cent a word viii reach
them ALL
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

The outlook for n big class at Nermonts
already on the list of prospectVes the
class ought to be considerably above
300
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

TcrmA--S1.OO Year. In Advance.
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WANTED.

BURLINGTON, THURSDAY, AUG. Il
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-03-23
500 Democrats In ,
Club at Bogalusa

The Democratic meeting at
Bogalusa Friday night was a big
success. A Pleasant Democratic
club has been organized with 800
members, all of whom are hust-
lers. Mr.. Starnes, merchant,
is president, and he presided at
the first Bogalusa rally, since
the organization.
Ex.Gov. Jared Y. Sanders in
troduced the speakers. Supt.
Yeager, of the Great Southern
Lumber Co., threw his weight to
the Democratic cause, by coming
out in open support of the Demo
cratic ticket. He spoke in sup
port of Col. Pleasant and gave
reasons why the Democratic par
ty should win in Louisiana. His
talk was said to have been very
effective and well received by the
hundreds of employees of the
Great Southern who heard him,
Harry M. Mooney, of New Or
leans, and Col. T. Sanbola Jones
of Baton Rouge, were the other
speakers, and they we're given an
enthusiastic reception.
AlthO three entertainments
were in progress Friday night,
the political meeting was largely
attended.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-03-23
Frankiinton La, March 23. 1916
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET

For Governor -Rnffin G. Pleasant
For LieuteLanU-G overnor-Fernand
Mouton.
For Secretary of State-James j.
Bailey.
For Auditor of Public Accounts
Paul Capdeville.
For Treasurer-Henry Hunsicker.
For Attorney-General-A. V. Coco.
For Superintendent of Public Edu-
cation-Thomas H. Harris.
For Registrar of State Land Office
Fred J. Grace.
For Commissioner of Agriculture
and Immigration-Harry D. Wilson,
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-03-23
What Sort of Democracy" |:
This?

This paper is a Democratic
paper, has always been a Demo-
cratic paper and always will be
a Democratic paper, 1t supports
Mr., Parker as the best Demo
GRAFT and the test man for Gov
ernor of the two" -Crowley Sig
nal.
THE fundamental principle of
Democracy is Let the people
rule Colonel Pleasant has been
nominated for Governor by the
Democrats of this state by ma
jority of over $4,000. How can a
paper be Democratic that ignores
this fact, and supports a man for
Governor who is a tool of Theo
dore Roosevelt, an enemy of the
Democratic party? The Vindi-
Gator is not that kind of Dem
ocrat. Hammond indicator.
II abandoned the Democratic
party because | was convinced
that the principles of that party
meant ruin and misery for the
people of Louisiana. From ad
dress of Mr.. John NJ. Parker,
Progressive Republican candi-
date for Governor, delivered at
Valuenzela. Assumption Parish,
September q, 1915.
Mr.. Parker has repeatedly
said: "EVERYONE KNOW S
WHERE | STAND; | AM A
PROGRESSIVE"
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-03-23

steps. We must aVenge the
sacking of our territory and the
massacre of our innocent cltl-
zens, let the consequences be
what they may.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-03-23
Police Jury Proceedings.

Franklinton, La, March 18th,
1916.-The Police Jury met in
regular session at the Court
House in the town of Franklin
ton on The above date with all
members present., NJ. K. Pearce
from the Fourth ward being duly
commissioned and qualified to
fill the uneXpired term of K. E.
KeatOn.
The meeting WAS called to Or
der by Preside t Smith, and
minutes of Feb. 1St and 9Th were
ren, and approved.
On motion the following bills
we're allowed and ordered paid:
J. G. Green, causeway on road near
w
B. K. Knight, four days COM
missioner of election. ....... IL 60
G. S. L. 90 lumber for Hayes
creek bridge. .............. 147 Sc
E. F. Burch, feeding prisoners
FEBRUARY. ....,....... "a 70
Boston Store, clothes for pris-
OHerS. ......... ......'.., Ou
ScottLove Co., bedding for
pflsODeiS. ......... w
J. D. Ard, bridge work........ 5 90
j. A. Ard, two days work on
roau ........... .........'. W
Joe Kennedy, two days work
OH ROAD ou
J. B. Kennedy, one days work
vi iOdN. $3.50. az
TT Simmons, bill rendered. 20
j. w. and w. p. Ford, lumber
for bridge OH Poplarville I'd. IS So
J. w. and w. Il. Ford, nails .. l 40
Walter Thomas, lumber for
Monroe creek bridge ....... A SO
Sam Carroll, labor and nails
for same. ......S....... IA rs
DR.. H. V.NJones, examination
for insanity. ........... $3.50. 10 90
Geo, B, Bernard. stationery g 10
Dave Delaughter, cutting out
UICtS. on
Person & Shoemaker, lumber
for Frankllnton bridge. 80. 95 so
City OF Bogalusa, clothing for
Kennedy children .......... Z 35
j. Vol Brock, District Atty
r. fees. INSTRUMENTATION. Do 90
". II Erwin, lumber for Pop
lar HolleW bridge. ......... 2 IS
| siesllaHl quitting tree. 50
cutting out tree / 90
/ eaIs, work on Poplar
6 90
Eta !; 8: II 80
u We Knight
K. Pearce
presented and
snfh,Srs Ia discant til IN III, 81 &, ,aio g g
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-03-23

We had cherished fond hopes
that the United States might 90
down il history as the one great
nation that escaped participation
in the scourge of war that is de-
devastating the world. But hope
is only hope, AID ofttiT es it is
but an optimistic dream. The
sacking of Columbus, N. NJ, by
that arch bannit, Will, and his
horde of cutthroatS brings us
even to the brink # the sea of
blood. 1t is imperative that Villa
be captured and executed, and
this duty devolves upon the army
of the United States. To per-
form this duty the army must
invade vast portions of Mexican
territory. Il may be done with.
out clash with Carranza and his
government, but the outlook is
not hopeful. Any day some act
may be committed which will
force us into a long and costly
war.
What is the world coming to,
anyhow? If yon can tel you are
more than human. Nearly all Of
the European countries are shed
ding their hearts lood 10 use
81 caDse, setting the world on
satisfy the jealosy and
b Kings, femperors and
Tools Asfew eonn IN