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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-06-02
PROCLAM NATION

Pursuant to resolution pass
ed by the Parish Board of School
Directors of the Parish Of Cald-
we'll, Louisiana, at its regular
meeting held on the 4th day of
April 1916, |, Geo. T. Martin,
president of the said Parish
Board of School Directors, here
by give notice that in compliance
with said resolution, a special
election will be held in
School District No. |.
Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana,
on the 9th day of June, 1916, for
for the purpose Of submitting to
the property taxpayers qualified
under the Cons titution and laws
of the State of Louisiana to vote
at said election, the following
proposition. to-wit;
To levy a special tax offs mills
on the dollar on all the property
in School District No. l, Par
ish Of Caldwell, Louisiana, sub
ject to State taxation, annually,
for q period of 5 years, for the
purpose of giving additional aid
to the public schools.
For the purposes of said cleo
ton the polling places will be
St. Adams
and the following commissioners
and clerks Of election of each
polling place have been appoint
ed to serve at this election, all of
whom will serve without COM
pensation:
R. NJ. Irwin, Bowen Reitzell,
J. A. Powell; John Hawkins, elk
At said special election the
polls will open at 7 o'clock a. m.
and close at S o'clock p. m,, and
the election will be conducted in
accordance with the laws of
Louisiana, applicable thereto.
Notice is also given that at IL
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-06-02

O'Clock M, on the 7th day OF
June 1916, the said Parish Beard
of School Directors Of the Parish
of Caldwell, Louisiana, vii, meet
at Columbia, Louisiana, and in
open session proceed to open the
ballot boxes, examine and count
the ballots in number and a
mount, examine and canvass the
returns, and declare the result
of said special election.
This 9th day of April, 1916.
Geo. T. Martin,
Pres. Pa. Bd. School Directors
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-06-02
PROCLAMATION

Pursuant to a resolution pass
ed by the Parish Board Of School
Directors of the Parish CT Cald-
well, Louisiana, at its regular
meeting held on the 4th day Of
April 1916, |, George 7. Martin,
president of the said Parish
Board of School Directors, here
by give notice that in compliance
with said resolution a special
election will be held in
School Districts No. 6 and 8
Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana,
on the 9th day Of June, 1916, fot
the purpose of submitting 10 the
property taxpayers qualified IN
der the Constitution and laws o.,
the State Of Louisiana to vote al
said election the following pro
position, to-Wit:
10 levy a special tax OF 10 mills
on the dollar on all the property
IN
School Districts No. 6 and 9
Parish Of Caldwell, Louisiana,
subject to State taxation, anna
ally, for a period OF 5 years, for
the purpose of giving additional
aid to the public schools.
For the purpose Of said specia?
election the polling places will be
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-06-02

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the election will De conducted IN
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Go i Martin,
Pres. Pa. Ri, School Djrct.
PROCLAMATION
P-rs,lant to 4 Resolution pass
OH by /, Pcrish BOARD If School
Directors Of the Parish Of Cald-
we'll Louisiana, at its regular
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S.hCo! Districts No. 3 aud s
Parish Of Caldwell. La. on the
Sta day Of June. 1916, for the
purpose of submitting to the
pro1ertv taxDayers qualified un-
der the Constitution and laws of
the State Of Louisiana to vote at|
said election. the following pro-
position, to-wit:
10 levy a special tax ofS mills
an tho do,,o. an a, Tho n.o.o. -,
X. = =. - 81
School Districts No. 3 and 8
par;eb If Coldwel1 To suh;oct
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-06-02
Columbia High School Closes
Tonight with Many Laurels
Graduating Class Of Seven All Of Whom Made SSndd Averages on
! Final Examinations. All Programs SSlIeadaHIy Rendered
\ Following Are All The Commencement Programs

Dona Lucia D'Alva joroz, from Brazil
Nadia Meredith
kittie Verdun. Spettigue's ward Maud Bond
Amy Spettigue Spettigue's niece Muriel Bond
Ella Deahay, an orphan Ada Ensminger
Synopsis:
Act Jack Chesney'S room in college. when
pious frauds are dspensations' -Hude-
bras
Act II Garden outside Jacks room. while
there's tea, there's hope''-Pinero
Act Ill Drawing room at Spettigue's house.
Dinner lubricates business '-Bos-
we'll
Time The present: commencement week, Ok
ford.
Ushers Clyde Brown, Cecil Brown
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-06-02
WEDNESDAY,:

Instrumental Duet Glover Waltz Kellogg
Gladys Afford, Resale Marlborough
Operetta- Under the Sugar Plum Tree" in
Producing characters from Riley,
Stevenson and Field
------------ intermediate Pupils
instrumental Solo Wedding of the Roses"
Hoist -lrma Marlborough
Operetta The Quest Of the Pink Parasol''
- Pupils of the Grammar School
Cast.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-06-02
THURSDAY
~ Charley 5 Aunt"

Farcal Comedy Three Acts
Cast of Characters:
Stephen Spettigue, solicitor, Oxford
Observation-Disclosures Erwin Brown
Col. Sir Francis Chesney, Of the late Ind-
an Service- Jo Joe Kidd
Jack Chesney John Edward Godfrey
Charley Wykeham Joe Wright Swift
Undergraduates St. Ode College, Oxford)
Lord Fancourt Babberly- Kay Reddtt
Brasset, college scout Frank Reitzell
The New Footman- Cicero Martin
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-06-02

Queens Pages Maurine Adams, Cecil D. May.
Act |. Poppy Garden; Twilight.
{ Act H. Dawn.
Act ILL., Midnight.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-06-02

Fairy Queen Hazel Wright
Ruth - ------- -------- ------ Annie Dunn
list Poppy Daisy Laura Erskins
End Poppy --- Thelma Meredith
3rd Poppy ---------.- Lillian Meredith
18th Poppy, later Poppy Maid Willie A. Flutt
5th Poppy -------- .-------- Mary Afford
9th Poppy-- Resale Marlborough
9Th Poppy 1890 ------ ------- Lillian Ferrend
Gardner William Hardy Mecom
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AUTHOR OF THE FIGHTER" CALEB CON-
 pVER," SYRIA FROM THE SADDLE" ETC. IOVELIZED FROM PATHE PHOTO PLAY OF THE SAME NAME BY WILL M. RITCtiEH.
SYNOPSIS.

'irele Jim Borden. named from a red
 rthmark on his hand. has served his
 lrd prison term. One fin each Borden
 sneration. always q criminal. has borne 3e Red Circle mark. Jim and his son
 ed are the only known living of the
 ordens. Max Lamar. a detective, is de dled to keep an eye on Jim. June Travis nd her mother meet Jim as he is re-
 asad Jim and Ted are killed Next ay Lamar sees the Red Circle on wom- ms hand outside curtained automobile. .ine. marked with the Red Circle, rcbs rant. a loan shark Mary. June's nurse, iscovers her theft and tells her she is Circle Jirn's" daughter though Mrs. 'ravis does not know Mary tricks La 1ar June. dressed as Il boy rcCovers fary's coat from the police. Lamar visits Smiling Sam." Jim's old crime partner. | the seaside June s,eals war invention lans from Todd Drew and sinks them In he sea with her boys clothes. Sent to urfton by Smiling sam. Alma La Sale aints the Red Circle on her hand and obs the guests at a ball. Mary sees her ash off the mark and points her out ) Lamar who follows her back to town. lptures her with the jewels and goes ster Smiling Sam"
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a worried look after them and a nut slowly and at a distance.
 AS June and Lamar went toward the pier, the girl drew from her belt the notes she had scribbled and handed them to Lamar.
 These are very, very interesting, Miss Travis" he lied. and they'll be great help to me. Thank you for writing them out. I'll study them care fully, after I've"
 Here is the pier" interrupted June. The Italian was leaning against that stringpiece asleep. Mary says, when the woman"
 oh. June, June Travis!' broke in voice just behind them. What do you suppose has just happened?' ?'
 June turned to see Mir and Mrs. Lake hurrying toward them. Scarce waiting to acknowledge Junes intro duction of Lamar. the newlyweds burst into an incoherent joint recita! of the lost hat mystery Lamar listened with sCant interest annoyed at this breaking up Of his tete tete with June-until the bride added:
 And the sign said That there may be peace, the Red Circle lady has de- stroyed the offending hat!' Think Of that, It
 What calculated lamar. sharply, Red Circle lady?' You're sure?''
 Positive, declared the groom We both saw it. She had written" "Come!" ordered Lamar Show me the place Give me your camera. We'll photograph what she wrote. Then we'll have a specimen of her handwriting, anyhow
 He hastened off, guided by the Lakes June stood transhxed with sudden panic A light touch on her arm made her start violently. Mary stood at her side. Mary" panted the terror-stricken girl Listen I'm in fearful trou- | ble,"
 In half dozen sentences she told /, her story. ending with the scared i whisper:
 Hes going to photograph it And and he has specimens of my handwrit- ing-those silly notes on the case in his pocket. Oh. what are we to do?"
 TO do?" echoed the valorous old woman. breaking into a run. We're to get there first and rub out that writing in the sand That's what were to do Run, There1l be time enough to seold you. afterward.'
 Along the shore they raced. But the distance between them and the
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stones was a sage, compared 10 the reckless person who interferes in quarrel between husband and wife! This is no place for mel"
 Disregarding their protests, she raced on, leaving them. She did not pause until she reached the foot Of the cliffs, fully furlong away There she looked back. She was just in time to see Lake dig his hands deep into his trousers pockets, shrug his shoul- ders peevishly, and stalk away. He did not once look back, but strode on until he reached a disused boathouse farther down the beach. He walked around this and seated himself gloom fly upon a keg at the side most dis tant from his wife.
 She turned tc observe the bride Mrs Lake had seated herself on the sands. raised her parasol and laid her hat on the beach at her side.
 It was the bride who surrendered. Presently she sighed. get to her feet and, leaving the parasol and hat on the sand. began to walk slowly toward the boathouse. June watched her go watched her until corner of the boat house hid her from view.
 Then, as her own gaze strayed back to the place where the bride had been sitting. June was aware of throbbing and burning at the back Of her right hand She looked down at the hand. The Red Circle glowed vividly against the snowy flesh At the same in- stant, an impulse seized ana mastered her.
 Darting forward from the base of the cliffs. June sped to where tho hat lay forgotten on the beach. A little nearer tc the water was 3 cavity. a foot or so deep. that some child with a pail and shovel had that morning dug in the soft sand.
 June picked up the hat. priceless bird of paradise plumes and all. went to the hole in the beach. thrust the hat into 1t and piled the sand over it.
 Then she glanced furtively along the shore The bride was still hidden from view by the boathouse. A very devil of mischief danced in June s eyes She caught up a seashell and wrcte with it on the sand these words:
 That there may be peace, the Red Circle lady has destroyed the offend ing hat"
 She neatly traced a border around this queer message. stuck up the para sol alongside 1t and ran guiltily back to the shelter of the cliff.
 Meanwhile, the bride. rounding the corner of the boathouse. had beheld her newly espoused lord and master
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specialist, who had been pointed cut

specialist, who had been pointed cut to him one day in the city.
 Quick" gurgled O'Hara, pointing up the alley. Smiling Sam Eagsn's there. He got my gun and"
 Lamar did not wait for the rest of the sorry confession. At a bound ho was in the alley. At it's far end the moonlight showed him the squat body of Eagan vanishing around a house corner
 ''Halt!" shouted Lamar, drawing his revolver and pursuing with all the skilled speed of 8 college sprinter.
 Around the alley corner be ran. Fla gan. bare thirty yards ahead heard him coming. Halting, Sam hid him. self behind the jutting edge of house and fired. The bullet flew wide.
 Lamar answ cred with two shots. One bullet grazed Sans ear. The other fattened itself against stone just above his head.
 Sam. steadying his arm against the house-edge, fired again. This time his
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other three was too great. Breathing fast and quite exhausted by their long run, they came alongside the Lakes and Lamar just as Max reached the upstandiHg parasol in the sands.
 June almcst sobbed aloud in sudden relief The parasol ferrule was stand ing an inch deep in water. The tide had. ercpt in. Natures pitying hand had sp1ngcd cut the tell-tale hand writing in the sands.
 lit was herei" Mrs. Lake was ex- plaining. tearfully. Just right here. Mir. Lamar Ani-and now the tides washed 1t all away. How horrid.'
 
 Lamar had not ccme empty-handei to Surfton. That evening he called on June. As they sat in a window nook In the library of the cottage, he said:
 "l have surprise fer you. Miss Travis meant to tell you about it this morning Dut all that excitement about the monkey and the mysterious writing on the sand. drove it out of my mind"
 He held up pearl pendant that danglei from a sleE fer g1ld chain. At sight If it. June cried cut in joy:
 "Oh, Tay pearlsi" she exclaimed. rap turously My beautiful pendant that was stclen!"
 T told you how we found the jewels Alma La Sale stcle at the ball" said Max. T rec >gnized this pendant. And got leave to bring it oack to you at once"
 "Oh thank ycu! Thank you thou sand times How shall I ever be able to thank you as l ought to?"
 By letting ne put the pendant pack where it belongs" he answered. his eyes agiow.
 With an embarrassed laugh she held out tho chain tc him. Almost rever. ently he took 1t; rose and stepped be- hlnd her. Caressingly. he placed the p andant chain about her soft white throat. taking an unduly long time in closing the catch that fastened the triuket in place.
 He was stan"Nng behind her. Be lisving himself een, he stooped low
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sitting glunly on the keg, with his back to her. She took a step toward him. hesitated. waited few moments and then nurmured indignantly to her. self:
 "Noi l won't give in"
 She turned cn her heel and started back to where she had been sitting But she could not see the hat and parasol where she had left them. Her first thought was that someone had stolen them. Then. so:Ge distance acwn the beach, she caught sight ct the parasol, standing upright in the sand the marks of small feet leading to and from it.
 Puzzled, the bride went to recover her lost possession. As she reached the parasol. she saw the writing in the sand-saw and read it. With a scream her quarrel quite forgotten iE this newer and greater tragedy-she ran wildly in search of her husband.
 June waited no longer. With a sigh. she turned to retrace her steps home MaII. AlltANHt Nlf tNNh NAANAN t"N faded again from her hand. Already she was repentant and disgusted at her insane prank.
 Wondering h3w best she could make good the less to Mrs. Lake, she reached her own cottage. In the gar den. talking to Mrs. Travis and Mary was Max Lamar. who haG just arrived at Surfton. in answer to Juues tele- gra-a. and who had como directly from the station to the Travis cottage.
 June came in upon the group as Mary. very redfaced and uncomfort- ahla, was finishing right untruthful versioi. of the monkey.theft. June came to her relief.
 Coed morning. MT. Lamar. she said. taking his eagerly outstretcned hand. you didn't waste any time, diI you Come down to the beach and I'll show you where the monkey was sto- len. l have some notes to show you. too Notes l took on the case
 As she spoke. aha led the way to- ward the garden gate Lamar gladly hurried along at her side. Mary, with
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EIGHTH lNSTALlMENT PEACE AT ANY PRICE,"

ch by inch. the door began to Under the smashing blows Of two men the gap widened. A ed rent appeared across the sur of the panel One more mighty h of the improvised battering and the bench-end burst in. lere was a hole in the secret door enough for slender man to wrig- through. Lamar dived head first the breach. closely followed by companion.
 to the inner room they plunged, across 1t. guided by the noise of ting outside.
 he low door leading to the yard ajar Through the doorway hur- Lamar. bending double to clear top. Across the yard he raced out of the gate into tho alley, ar lg Just as the two policemen were ing the finishing touches upon the 'ugation of Mir. Thomas Dunn. crack on the head had momen. ly dazed that industrious young Ter, and before his cigarette-sod- l brain could clear from the impact , Of the policemen had snapped a r of handeuas around the pris- ,rs unwashed wrists
 Now. them said Lamar. briskly. N nr boss"
 unted Dunn.
 acres your boss? Where's
 Where is he hiding:"
 'd dully bewildercd.
 know TO Sam Eagan. !"
 fou take him to hcadquar-
 ordered. The chief will
 70 make him talk You two
 through the building. cellar
 III going back fer another
 sd the shop. It'll be worth
 can find what l want
 9 later Lamar was back in Jed cobbler shop. He had
 ed the shoe that had rat
 he 90 idly played with it
 ft to Sam the previous day.
 It 10 work looking for it.
 reputable piece of footgear Other. he picked up from the the corner of the room. And le found the shoe he sought. an awl he pried loose the run. heeL It was hollow. Empty the hollow now was. 1t core d in every way with that in the
The Dermott news., 1916-07-13


 shot found a mark, but not that al which he had fired. Patrolman OHara, charging along the alley to re-enforcs Lamar. was so unfortunate as to catch the ball in tho calf of the leg He sprawled headlong.
 Most decidedly this was not O'Haras- lucky night.
 Sam. aiming with better judgment. pulled the trigger again The hammer fell with a click upon an exploded car. fridge. The pistol was empty. Throw ing it away. he took to his heels.
 Lamar followed at racing sDeed.- halting only new and then to fire
 Up the alley came a second patroa- man and several civilians. They halt, ed at sight of the wounded O'Hara The latter raised himself on his hands, stammered our the gist of the story. pointed in the direction whither Ia mar and Eagan had disappeared. then slumped to earth in dead faint.
 The hue and cry reached the street at the alleys far end, looked up and NJ VI II, odn AAD OAAN HI tAthcA ati OSttOAt then ran valiantly to westward. La mar and his quarry had turned east
 Lamar. more than once, in the vague moonlight and black shadows, missed sight of the man he followed. Once he completely lost him. and was about to give up the chase, when . glimpse os something black, silhoue ted against the skyline and movir heavily. like wounded bull. set hb off in hot chase again.
 By this time they had left the vii lage behind them. Sam, rrnning with no sense of direction, found himself at the shoreward base of the ridge that eliminated in the oceanside cliffs.
 Up the ridge he scrambled. grunting and heaving with fatigue. l. was then that Lamar, two hundred yards behind. caught sight of the broad squat body against the skyline.
 Up the ridge toiled Eagan, seeking some cavern or rift of rock wherein to hide until morning Ever upward he worked his way.
 Clambering as nimbly as cat, La mar swarmed up the steep slope be- hind him. Once only he paused That was when Sam. gaining the summit. halted and stared dazedly around. La- mar, resting his pistol barrel on . ledge of rock. pulled trigger. The re- volver was empty. He dropped 1t and continued his swift climb.
 Sam. gradually recovering hts breath. heard stone rattle just beneath him. He wheeled about, as Lamar bounded up to the fiat summit-rock beside hin.
 No word was spoken. Breath was too scant and too precious for that. The two men sprang at each other
 Unarmed, forced to rely on natr primal weapons, they came togei with thudding shock that sent u both to the ground.
 Gripping each other in murderon. fury, they regained their feet and on the slippery edge of the clifY. with sheer drop of 300 feet to the sea t' thundered below them, they four'
 To and fro they reeled. on ous verge of the precipice the black cliff in the wf Hitting, wrestling.
 battled. tiny spec'
 brant hatred ST
 and sky.
 Inch bv
 lighte
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Ssu i-a oaiio nau ooch Safts
 ner arm when she was ar
 ign of Eagan. either in this ? or the next. reported po- coming in as Max stood ex- { the hollow heel.
 lty of signs of him here, answered Lamar. holding up le, I've found what l was look T. It's the link l needed to t Smiling Sam Eagan with ct thefts that have been both. ou people.
 minutes later Chief Allen was attentiyely to Max Lamar's 8 Fifteen minutes later the fol
 ne9s9ge was on its way to
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-12-09
PRINCE ALBERT
the notionai joy smoke
the nationai joy smoke

has a flavor different ii is delightful You neve
And that ism strange either
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-12-09

On the reverse 81 ie
Of this udv red tin
you will read Pro
cos Patented July
3Oh. 1907. ~hieh
has made three men
smoke pipes where
orr smoke before
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-12-09

ZONES sometimes wakes up feeling cross
and in consequence the family know it
without his telling them in many words
Mrs ZONES attributes it to bliousness and
if it doesn't off during the day she
gives him a dose Of liver medicine at night
The next morning he feels better and She
gives him coffee for breakfast and the next
morning,--and the next morning. And in
few days ones has another spell
Dear Mrs. Jones means all right but she
doesn't seem to realize that if shc didn give
ones his morning coffee She wouldn't have
to give him the liver mcdci: and Jones
would feel all right without both.
Housewives everywhere have found out
that Instant Postum takes the place Of break
fast coffee perfectly. And that is only one Of
the reasons why hstauf Postum has wholly
suppantcd the use Of coffee thousands
upon thousands of American breakfast tables.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-12-09

Aly girl has -ucn Il mobile eounte-
nance
That nothing 10 mine She's got an
auto face
Arizona republican., 1916-04-29
REVOLT A BLOW
 AT HOM E RULE ? SAYS REDMOND

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