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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-11-17

that as The men voted III the S'''''"7'
states. so did he women.
In Illinois meu and women
about equally divided rs TO P''' -
encc. The state went for iiuH'''' ~
a biz plurality.
In Kansas, Colorado. Montana,
Washington, Oregon ANA 'a''''' 49,"
where women also vote, wilson was
successful, but his plurHlltlcH "''' ''''
sufficiently large to indicate "''' -"
woman voters supported nm ~ Il "'' t.
Farm Vote the Factor.
There are several great oiitSt""'''''-
facts concerning the result OF the cree
ton. one of which IS that labor III "''
the big industrial states cXcepI o'''''
declined to give its undlvid'u S"ll'''
70 President Wilson despite bis claim
to il on the score Of having pcFSu'''c''
congress to pass the AdamSoh eI""'
hour" bill. New York, Icnn>yi''"'''
Illinois, Massachusetts. Mich!gan' III
diana, all gave the Republican c"'',"'
date pluralities, and Ohio'S vote III Id
vor Of Wilson is not certainty 70 ~ III
trihutcd to the labor vote.
Another interesting Developments was
the independence of the West, Wl1r'' i
asserting that it elected Il preSl0th'
without the aid of New York ana feh'
sylyonia and other biz eastern ant
central states. When it was louh"
early In the evening Of election ua!
that the empire state had gone 1o'
Hughes, the newspapers OF the metrop
Oils, even tEose that had supported
Wilson. conceded the victory TO th'
Republicans, without waiting to neal
from the middle West. When the re
turns came in from these regions, 1
was found that the farmer and stoci
raiser had decided the election.
Yet another fact that calls for com
ment Is that Governor Johnson OF Cal
ifOrnia, running on the Republican ant
Progressive tickets. has been elected Il
the United States senate by sOmethln:
like 100000 plurality. and yet the STATE
went Democratic on the presidency.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-11-17
81 Charles Feast Celebrated.

Grand Coteau-The Feast OF ST.
Charles, the patronal feast OF ST.
Charles College, was celebrated there
IN a. most elaborate manner. Many
visiting priests from neighborlns
owns were the guests OF the Jesults
while the students enjoyed a holiday
The Borromean, published at St
Charles College yearly, will now b
issued twice year.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-11-17

as follows:
Amendment No. For 36.577,
Against 1912
Amendment No. , For, 42.103,
Against 9,09y.
Amendment No. For 2S,763
Against 1887.
Amendment No. 4-For 2S,575.
against 12,145.
Amendment No. 5-For 1922.
Against 30.213
Amendment No. 6-FOr 2S,0l2,
Against 1910.
Amendment No. For 2S.75S,
Against 1882.
Amendment No. S-FOr $500
Against 1854.
Amendment No. 9-FOr 32,32i,
Against 1872.
Amendment No. l0-For 29,495,
Against 1909.
Amendment No. 1l-For 29,2l5.
Against 5000.
Amendment No. l2-FOr 31.165,
Against 11,OS3.
Amendment No. 13--For 2S,l76
Against 12,116.
Amendment No. 14-For 2S,172
Against 13,444.
Amendment No. 15-For 27.243
Against 13,4S4.
Amendment No. 16-For 29.410
Against 12.43O.
Amendment No. 17--For 2S,S43
Against 1890.
Amendment No. 1S-FOr 29,316
Against 1882.
Several parishes are not included in
these figures because no returns have
been received
The total vote is far lighter in the
country than in New Orleans, and in
some OF the parishes majority OF
the voters failed to mark the ballots
for some reason or other. The parishes
voted with the city on only foul
amendments, No. I. abolishing the fee
system for salaries; No. 2, increased
pensions for Confederate veterans, ant
No. 10. the New Orleans bridge.
The largest vote cast was or
Amendment No. 2. The returns from
the parishes, scattering and full, indi
cate that about two-thirds OF then
went against this system and one
third for it. It is possible that all thu
congressional districts, except TIT
First and Second (the city districts
have returned adverse majOritles. al
though some of them will be small.
n"rorrats Of the Third Louisiana
district have filed a protest with TIT
secretary of state against promulga
ton of the election for Congress il
the Third district, where Wade U
Martin, Democrat, opposed Represen
tative Whit P. Martin, Progressive
The protest alleges irregularities II
LaFourche parish. that In several pre-
cincts there were not the required
number OF commissioners at tn
booths and that eight precincts faile
TO send official returns to the Boar
Of Election Supervisors.
Secretary of State Bailey said ne
without authority to decide the contrc
versy and that the contest probabl
will 70 before Congress. On the FAC
Of unofficial returns Martin had ms
iority Of 81 votes in the district.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-11-17

many Of them would be
served often.
Almond Rings.-MlX to-
gether three-fOurthS OF a
pound of butter. half a
pound of powdered sugar,
the yolks OF three eggs
End q pound of sifted
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-11-17

made the state sovereign In prOnounc-
ing judgment in n recount of the pres
identlal vote.
How Congress Stands.
With returns missing from only one
congressional district In the United
States, the Republicans and Demo-
Gratis each had elected 215 representa-
tiveS.
The vote in New Mexico, which Is
still in doubt, probably will determine
which party Is to have plurality of
one over the other. The present men,
Der from New Mexico is Republi-
can.
The balance of power in the next
house will be held by four men, one
a Progressive ProtectioniSt from
Louisiana, one an independent from
Massachusetts, one q Progressive from
Minnesota and the other SocialiS,
from New York.
The action of these members ap,
parently will determine the choice OF
a speaker. as well as the fate OF legis,
lation which is supported or opposed
on purely party lines.
The senate remains unchanged, "a
Democrats to ~ Republicans; a Demo
cratic majority of -.
In addition to the hope of electine
a congressman at large from New
Mexico, the Democrats had one grain
of comfort. II was that an official
count may disclose that Thomas j
Sculy has been reelected from the
third New Jersey district.
An unusual feature Of the result Is
the election of the first woman to con
gress, Miss jeanette Rankin. Repub
lican, apparently having been elected
in Montana.
Six States Go Dry.
ProhibitiOnists are jubiant over the
results of the election where prohlb
ton was an issue. From Washington
the legislative committee Of the Anti
Saloon league issued a statement, say
ing:
prohibition has taken another
great leap forward. Michigan ha:
voted for statewide prohibition by
1900 majority. Nebraska by $4,000
Montana by 10000 and South Dakot,
by 25,OOO. Idaho has adopted pro
hibition constitutional amendment b,
majority of 3 to l. Utah has prob
ably elected Legislature pledged tt
enact statewide prohibition. Wash
Iington. Iowa. Colorado. Arizona ant
Arkansas have defeated attempts O
the liquor people to secure the adop
ton of proposals which would MULTI.
their prohihitory laws.
THUS "a states out of 4S-one-Lal
of the states of the Union-have nov
declared for statewide prohibition"
| Women Vote as Do Men.
| From the general result II is clpu
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-11-17

'Result In Minnesota, with II votes,
will not be known until soldiers vote
is counted. It is possible that recount
in close states may change the total to
some extent.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-11-17

W nv tbh'N S'iil IH H'l!
food attractivcly served
is better enjoyed and bet
ter dig"Stcd.
CarameIized Rice and
Apple Pudding.--Brown
one cupful Of sugar in a
saucepan or iron frying
pan; be careful not to
burn. Add three cupfuls
Of boiling water, simmer
and stir until the cara
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-11-17
FOOD FOR THE FOLKS.

II i the cooking and serving of the
common things in an uncommon way
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-11-17
r. The
1K|TCHEN ~
1CABINE TIA

Who hopes the best goes forth with
forehead bare
And to the open blue he lifts lis
fave,
And cries AN good us earth or sea
or air
Is mine by beVndlcss larseness OF
Gods grace"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-11-17
LOUISIANA VOTE
ON AMENDMENTS
RETURNS INCOMPETENCE. s
FAILED TO MEET WITH
POPULAR FAVOR.
PARISHES SLOW TO REPORT
Amendment Number Two Carried
With the Largest Majority-Demo-
Gratis of Third District File
a Protest

New Orleans.-While the returns
from the election are not complete.
enough have been received to indicate
mat all the amendments with the OK
ceptlOn OF Amendment No. ) carried
The vote so far as received resulteI
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-29
Square Deal Promised for Railroads.

Presidents Wilson'S letter to Representative
Ntchin, urging early enactment OF legislation to
provide for commission to investigate the con.
ditions of railway transportation; ampli6es his
remarks the subject in his address to Congress
at the opening of the session and reveals the
strength of his conviction that future legislation
must give full and fair consideration to the well
fare of the railways of the country which he
says ARE becoming more and more the key to
its successful industry"
Not even those who believe that the best
way to promote the interests of the roads is to
let them alone while they are surrounding the
obstacles placed before them by the regulating
of recent years, will find cause for apprehension
in the Presidents program, because if the meas
ure he urges is adopted it would be reasonable
to expect that pending the completion OF the
work of the commission, Congress and the State
legislature would refrain from placing the
statute books any laws calculated to dis
turb present conditions or hamper the roads in
their work of rehabilitation.
The investigation contemplated by the President
is not something to be done in haste, so it would
appear that the least the roads would have to
look forward to would be two years or more of
respite. And beyond that lies the probability of
beneficial and constructive legislation for, enter
tanning pronounced views in favor of a square
deal for the railroads as tending to promote
national prosperity, President Wilson may be de-
pended upon to see that men of broad vision
and understanding chosen for the commission.
Their task will not be to discover the minimum
of transportation facilities the country can get
along with and the minimum cost, but rather how
the maximum of efficiency to meet the country 5
ever increasing demands may be attained; and
this, the President fully realizes, is possible
without taking into consideration the revenues
of the carriers.
There is nothing inimical to the interests OF
the railways in the Presidents plans for invcs-
tigating commission, and the legislation for which
he asks the support of the party leader in the
House is worthy of the approval of all who have
the nations welfare and progress at heart.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-29
Some Sunday Substitutes.

he House of Representatives has, with blue
pencile, made the Hon. Cyclone" Davis parlia-
mentary, but the Rev. Billy Sunday refuses to
blue pencil his sermons and the Baltimore news
papers are in an embarrassing position They are
in danger of violating the postal laws if they
are open to the charge OF prejudice and refusing
to print all the news when they leave out the
most picturesque and soul-stirring appeals to hit
the trail Under these embarrassing circum-
stances it might be possible for the Baltimore
editors and Mr. Sunday to compromise by adopt
ing authorized substitutes for supplementary
language for publication in the newspapers. This
would be in keeping with the recommendations of
a good old Methodist preacher of a past genera
ton in his advice to those who had acquired a
profanc habit and desired to be cured. He sug-
gcsted the substitution OF 'tinderbox, shovel and
tongs" for the common words.
If the Baltimore editors should follow this sug-
gestion they might print stenographic reports OF
Mr. Sunday sermon without ofense to their
readers or liability under the postal law. 1t might
not be as picturesque in the beginning the real
thing but in time the reader would learn the
Sunday meaning of the substituted words and
with little imagination acquire the proper thrill
to accompany the reading of the sermon. Take
one sentence from Mr.. Sundays Sunday sermon:
ANY man who is not against the traffic, shovel
him. If he is a preacher shovel and tong him;
if he is a priest tinderbox, shovel and tong him :"
Or, again, ITO tinderbox, shovel and tongs with
personal liberty"
1t would require some practice the part
OF the more sedate newspaper readers of Balt-
more to think of the Sunday substitutes for
these words quick enough to be shocked, which
is the aim of Mr.. Sunday, but it would save
the editors from the danger of having their
papers censored by the postal authorities and
it would dilute Mr. Sundays sermon to the
taste of children who not permitted to hear
or use profane language. Just the embarrass-
ment of the editors prevents all the reading pub
lie in Baltimore from taking Mr.. Sundays SER
mons to heart, understanding his great moral
truths, and profting by his Herculean labors for
the salvation of that wicked old city. We respect
fully suggest the adoption of "tinderbox, shovel
and longs"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-29
No Need to Wait for Protocol

The State Department has asked the Carranza
government to grant permission for the immediate
use of the Mexican railroads for the purpose Of
forwarding supplies to Gen. Pershing and his men,
no reason is apparent why we should not
avail ourselves of the railway facilities at once
and sign the protocol later on when it may be
ready, sometime during the current year. An
apology can be made, of course, to the grandiose
and punctlious first chief, while fearing God
and taking part What is little ir-
regularity between friends?
Furthermore, if the United States commissary
and quartermaster's departments stand ready to
pay the freight, it is difficult to see why they
should not be treated like other customers and
shippers by the Mexican railroads, and allowed
to send the necessary supplies to the punitive
expedition The Mexican government as repre-
scented by Carranza does not own the railroads,
and if it did, it has given its consent to the
expedition on reciprocal arrangements; and why
should it not do the same for the supplies !?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-29
ARMY ORDERS.

Lieut.. 9" HerbeTt Doskyne Corp Of Engineers.
s rehevrd from station al Kansas City and from
dut, at the Amy SerTice schools For Besvrn
worth and will reIair TO this city and report to the
cine: n Englneen for assignment.
The s"Uior san otioeT. not chaplain medical
orlNr. stationed at For LesrenWorth hans will
VIII never no line Oricer is duty al that station
exercise the functions Of commanding officer q the
Tv,St.
Lave for two months ard seven dsys is srpnted
Brig Gen John p. Wiser. United States amy
CAPT. Thomas W. HOLIDAY. QuarermSEteT CorTr
Will ITUcced I" f Psso and report the depot
uusreTmsster for Temporary duty in charge Of
Motor Trlck Company No. JesIeys
FIS Lleut JustUs NJ. Whests, Mcdicxl Reserve
CorTs. is crdered TO active duty on account n an
CNlsting emergency. will proceed 10 Fort Mlley
Cal. and reIou To y Commanding Officer for duty
FIrst Lieut.. Leo r Schir Medical Reserve OorTS
il ordered to active duty account q an existing
eTnersrncy. and will report TO the commanding of
cer Paushurg Barracks. y Y. for duty
Leave for thrce DAYS is granted Cart William A
Carleton. QubrteTmaster Corps.
Carr. Beverly F Browne QuErtermaSer COM
will proceed to the Fort Reno Remount DEPOT
Fort Reno Okla. and report for assignment L, ten
pOTaT dirty as his assistant
Capt. Philip W. Huntington. Medical Cons. Is
detailed as msmhsr Of the examining bcari a. the
Army Building. New York City, during the TEN
porary absence Of Capt. George h. Scott. Medical
CoTs
Maj Robert c. Paxton. United States army re-
tired, is assigned 20 active duty and detailed a.
sSis SS'~i nc VIII If''fHd 10 forl MAe,
VI a. and take change o. the T-OTerty and funds Ier
tanning to the Qu&rte,masteT Cons al that Iost
relieving CAPT. Thomas W. HOLIDAY, QuSrtermaster
Corps
Leave for two months is granted MAJ John y
Woodward. Fifteenth Infantry.
The assignment Of Flrst Lieut.. James W. Har.
Medical Reserve Corps to active duty at Washing
ton Barracss on account q existing Cmergenc
from March u 1915. is confirmed.
The resignation by First IierIt. Lashcr Hart
Medical Reserve Cons l. sCceVtCd.
Firs; Lieut.. Harold :. Nsylor. Fifth Field Arti
ery. is relieved from assignment to that regiment
and viii report To the Commanding criceT For
Sill Okla. for duty at the School Of Fire for Field
ARTILLERY.
First Lieut.. Webster A. CSrrun Field ArtuIery
is assigned to the Fifth Field ArtDery
First Lieut.. Frank Thorp. IT,. Field ArtilIery is
assigned TO the Second Field Artllcry and First
Lieut.. Donald c CubSison Second Field ArtiIlcry
is relieved Lieut.. Thorp will JOIN his regiment in
the Philippine Islands
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-29
The Herald's Army and Navy Department
Latest and Most Complete News of Service and Personnel Published Washington

2 Glacier sailed for Topul0bsmpo. March d
hAnaWha suITed at Hampton Roads. March y
hentucky SrlVed at Vera Cruz March 2 MsnetJA
sailed for TSmTitu. March 2 Man arrived al Wash
IngtOn. March = NeIe1s arrived al CaTite March
.. Nero arrived at san Diego. March d. PrSine
sSiled for Guantanamo. March = PUU;eus arrived
at CGVite. March = san Francisco sailed for Pen
sacolA March d Warrington arrived at Santiago de
Cuba March 4 Nssp arrived New YOrt yard.
March = Wheeling arrived al Carmen. MEXICO.
March = Wilmington sailed for SWst0W MSTcl =.
Noie-No government t-snspnrt1ti0n will bs avail
able frum the Atlantic coast to the Atlantic Fleet
now baset Guantanamo Bay. until rum
north 10 home Yards about AUTll IS.
ORDERS N OFFICERS
L-It. Commander W. H. Re- no.ds. to Delaware
LAelt. r. c. NeedhAm. 70 Naval Academy.
lieut. r A White. to command c.
Lieut. Junior grade {. X. Maddox, to dist1rt
radio superintendent. san FrXnCisCn.
Lieut. lhInlur grade K. s. FSN. 70 Maine.
Ensign NJ. {. Particle TO receiving ship at PhilS-
deIhIE. onneolon cTrW Of Oklahoma and o. bard
vixen c nmissioned.
Payus-,.r c. {. Schafer to assistant to supply
Officer nav yard New Yoyt.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-29
SEEN AND HEARD
BY GEORGE MINER
Copyright by Mcclure Newspaper syBdIostel
Special Correspondent Of The Washnston Herald.

Merida, Yucstan, March ALI necessity
is the mother OF invention II must have
been a stepmother that invented the
volsn. At least the inventor was some
body with a spiteful disposition who had
a grudge to work of.
The volan is peculiar TO Yucatan. For
that matter it is peculiar anyway. II is
built with one idea only. That is that
it will hold together while three devils
Of mules which are hitched 10 II do a
free-for-all race over a clearing through
the wood paved with boulders. none Of
them being smaller than a barrel
The volan is neither beautiful nor com
Portable And personally / don't think
IL is useful, for 1 had rather walk, than
ride in one. II consists mainly OF two
enormous wheels that a song Of 'wops'
with sledgehammers couldn't break in
side Of two hours. Slung between these
wheels is a frame very much like an old
fashioned corded bedstead with a straw
mattress on II. There are padded walls
at the sides and back and a canvas top.
Bumped In NoIan.
The driver sits on the front edge and
lets his legs dangIe with equal chances
OF their being kicked of by the mules or
broken of by the bOulders. You the pas
sengcr, lie down on the mattress and
let the muleS 90 lneH NOESl lucy w
They run and scramble and jump and
slide. They make no attempt 10 dodge
anything and the driver makes no pre-
tense at guiding them between rocks.
They hit every one and hit it with a
bang and shake the volan and bounce
you from which ever side you happen TO
be on to the other.
made two trips in volans, one Of
twelve miles and one Of twenty. This
was in getting from the railroad line TO
the ruined cities OF Yucatan. Jnhappily
il was just as far TO come back.
In each case what they called the road
more resembled the rocky bed Of
mountain torrent than anything sup
posed to be a thoroUghfare. On the
shorter trip OF twelve miles we made
the return journey the same day, and
life has no terrors for me now
| said | lay down in the volan. That
the way ! started. During the journey
was in the air most Of the time. Tn
fortunately, ! couldn't stay there, for
found / had to come down just as
often as ! went up. Each time l came
down l hit something and hit ii hard.
Each hit made a brUise- At the end
of three miles I was thoroughly kneaded
up and softened. Any hard spots on me
had been ma uIed to a pulp. At the end
OF the day ! was nearly dead and a mass
of bruises.
Some people take this trip for
pleasure
! did.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-29
napoIis Notes.

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Hs MA /" 'le SP' - .te.
eo'i,lIioI'Is caIIeG Shal =
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- 80 -, 80. -
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lass i"oIllas n. "a ot ot IN
iiih1, anu a"OiS hel'!. VI 80
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-29

The persons explicitly excluded from
taking the oath and participating in
the reconstruction of the southern gov
ernments-those who had been the
leading spirits and chief agents of the
Confederacy. whether in counsel or in
action-were. of course, the leading
men of the South.
Almost no one could take the oath
of amnesty except men of the rank
and file, the men who had not been
Shareholders, who had fought in the
armies of the Confederacy but who
had had no part except the part of
mere acQuiescence in bringing the war
on-the men of little property and no
leading part in affairs from whose
ranks Mr.. Johnson himself had sprung.
His added exclusion OF all partici-
pants in secession who owned prop
erty valued at more than twenty thou
sand dollars made 1t the more certain
that it should be a reconstruction by
the third estate, and not by the old
leaders of opinion.
He had the greater heart and in
terest on that account to see the plan
succeed.
He had come into office at the be-
ginning of the long congressional re-
cess. The term of the Congress chosen
in 1862 had expired on the 4th of
March: the Congress chosen in the
autumn of 1864 was not to come to-
gether until December.
He had eight months before him in
which to act without congressional in
reference.
He was urged to call the houses to-
gether in extraordinary session and
take counsel with them what should be
done: but he refused to do SO.
He wished to act without restraint
He had no more doubt than Mr.. Lin
coin had had that the process of re-
construction, so far as it concerned
the reorganization OF the southern