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The true Democrat., 1917-02-24

latter died Mr. LoggA has never mar
ried. but no less his mission has been
to rear and educate the young
Mr. Logan is serying his 9th term
as mayor Of Bayou Sara, and though
the town hss suffered many mistor'
tunes duriag the last ten years, Mr..
Logan pats forth his best efforts Of
mind and body To accomplish every
thinR possible for the town. There Is
nothing that escapes him that could be
OF possible help,
The obstacles. disadvantages and
disconragemen,s that he encounters,
are not sufficient to deter him In this
work. He should have the assistance
OF all In his unselfish efforts, for there
IL nothing Of material benefit TO him
for all the time and thought he puts In
In the summing ap however all know
Mayor Logan for an honest, upright
man, who is doing his best tn all that
he undertakes, and for which he de,
serves success
His sisters. Mrs. Shenck and Mrs X
e. Bailey Of Dallas. Texas, the latter's
children. and the niece, now Mrs, X. c
Gorney of Abita Springs. La, and the
nephew. Willie Shenek Of New Orleans
HON he helped 20 bring up, are his
nearest relatives.
The true Democrat., 1917-02-24

REV Father Geens particularly
well beloved by both Catholics and
protostants, returned 10 BelsiHm, and
being heard from since the var II .s
learned that be- Is serving a. a chaplain
i'm the army af the Allies ES's
The true Democrat., 1917-02-24
AlsToRY OF The CATHOLIC
cHuRcA IN THE FELiciANAS.

Continued from page one
The true Democrat., 1917-02-24
DIR. Sidney Powell

No annals uf West Foliciana "odId
be complete without reference TO TIE
Powell family VIA have occupied so
prominent place therein for seventy
years since Samuel Powell emtgraled
here In lsi1. from SHow Illll Mary
land This gifted young lawyer soon
attained emIneuee In his profession,
and occupied postltons Of honor and
trust lie served az judge and IN his
later wears. higher iudgeshlp In the
Court of Appeals He also served q
term az grand master of the Grand
Lodge of Masons In Louisiana. tie
married uoftcnsc Hull, daughter OF
Joseph fIull. an Englishman, and Her
tense ~. Ee uf New Orleans. After her
mothers death she came To West Fe'
liciana, residing With her aunt, Mrs.
Taylor. two years until her marriage
In 1854 Of their children, only two
survive, nr. Sam Powell of Baton
Rouge, and nf. Sidney Powell, the
subject of this sketch.
Dr. Sidney Powell is prominent
citizen OF st. f'raneisville He was
born in this parish. March 90, 1865, and
except for his absences while obtain
Ing his education and his degree In
dentistry shows an unbrokeh residence
here. aud his identity with ell Its best
happenings. He spent four years NJ
Louisiana State University lSso,1Ss4.
ans graduated from the Commercial
College. Kentucky University. Lexing.
ton. 1856. He took his degree OF DDS.
In the Dental Department of Vanderbilt
University. Nashville. Tenn, Feb, 20.
lass beginning at once the practice ot
his profession In his home town, en-
loving much popular favor as dentist,
and the friendship Of a large circle
az welI
Dr powell Vas married Dec. 4. 1sso,
10 Miss Alice Halle, ot a prominent
parish family being the daughter ot
BENJAMIN Halle and Maria Mumford,
both nos dead aud granddaughter of
Col. Richard Halle. in his day enc Of
the largest planters OF West Fcliciana
and one of It's most influential citizens
He carved his name indeiibly on the
history of West Feliclana as one Of i's
most forceful personalities, bf, and
Mrs. Powell have no children, but
their interest In affairs Of moment
and their kindliness and hosptallt!
keep their hearts young and MAKE
their home popular rendezvous fol
friends. where all can be sure ef {
auie, but genial welcome They live
In the attractive old Powell home II
ROYAL street. and the bread from
gallery IL the sCene Of coReenta
group almost every day for three
fourths Of the year.
pr. Powell Ia a Mason a P.N NJ, an'
has been the secretary Of Felician
Lodge since 1904 lie is also a men
ber of Laurel Chapter O. f. s. O
which ne Is past patron.
The true Democrat., 1917-02-24

There are nearly thirty automobiles
IN West feliciana II all goes well,
there viii be- many more bought In 1917.
Farmers are learning hat they are as
much of necessity as luxury,
The true Democrat., 1917-02-24
MRS. MARY e. BARROW.
A WONDERFUL NoNoeENARlAN.

Mrs. Mary T. Barrow Is distinetiyely
West FeiIeianiaB. and It's annals are
therefore not complete without some
record of her long life and distinguished
ancestry, although on account OF her
advanced years she has discontinued
her custom OF spending the sunl@er IN
West Felieiana, Az her age she diMlkes
travel. and finds /, best to remain at
her comfortable apartments at 1893
81. Charles Avenue, New Orleans,
throughout the year. but her heart Is
by no means weaned from her old
parish, and she retains the liyeliest
interest la all that concerns II.
! Mrs. Barrow is over ninety-one years
/ of age, and will be ntnetytwo on June
/ 25. 1917. Her health Is fine, and she Is
remarkably active for a woman Of her
age. Her intellect is uHdimmed by the
passage Of years. and her soul remains
unwearied Of earth and It's happenings,
I Her handwriting IL that Of one at least
thirty years younger than herself She
is indeed what all of her friends are
fond of calling her, "a wonderful
weman"
Mrs Barrow was born In Halifax
County. North Carolina daughter OF
David Barrow and Sarah Collins, When
she was eleven years old they removed
10 Louisiana aud purchased what is
now known as Alton villa Mrs Barrow
nalyeIy explains that this name was
given the plantation by an old admirer
OF hers, Mr. Glendy Burke Of New
Orleans, who loved 10 hear her sing,
"Fiow Gently Sweet Alton" This was
In the days OF her girlish beauty and
bellehood, suitors flocklng to her beau
tiful home TO see and WOO her
She Was educated At Sparta, Ga, and
Georgetown, n c. On May %, is44
she was married TO her cousin, Robert
II Barrow, later Colonel IN the Con.
federacy. Their married life vas spent
al "Rosale," lovely home purchased
by her father and given his daughter
as a wedding present They lived there
. In wealth aud comfurt until Colonel
Barrow's death In 1878. There were
nine children four Of whom survive.
Charles VI and Robt II Barrow ef
West Fefieiana, Eliza Mrs Eagens
Barrow Of Long Beach Mississippi
and Samuel Barrow Of Beaumont. Tex
There are 20 grandchildren, and 2.
great grandchildren Of this wonderful
= old lady who looks back almost 4
century. and sees that her life hai
been blessed In so many, many ways
The Issue OF the New Orleans Amer
lean of Sunday June i3, 1915, in al
article on Historic Old New Orleans,
contains a pleasing reference 10 Mrs
Barrow. In speaking Of Bal Trayest
M the old st. Louis Hotel In 1872, az
old list Is quoted. which contain'
among many other notable names tha
of MIR. and Mrs Barrow and Miss
! Mary Barrow registered at the 81
q Louis Hotel This belle of seventy
three years ago stiIl lives among M
p In the Garden District In the Barrow
home. l5o5 Camp Street. hangs a girl
hood picture af this lovely Grand.
The true Democrat., 1917-02-24
SOME or LoulslANA's HISTORY
MADE IN THE FLORIDA PARISHES
tConiinued from page one.)

Madison issued a proclamation deelar'
ing West Florida under the iurtsdic.
ton Of the United States, Gov, Clai'
borne Of the Orleans Territory was
ordered TO take possession, and repair
ing TO Natchea be- organized small
force of mounted militia. entered West
Florida, and ~ ST. FrancisFilie raised
the stars end stripes The independent
state had lasted from Sept q, 1919,
20 December of the same year
Baton Rouge, Felieiana. 81 Helena.
Livingston and ST Tammany, constt
intlng the state of Florida. were In.
eorpofated as parishes in 1911, and In
April. 1872. a few months after, Louis
lana became State, an act adding
tina, part Of West Florida lying be.
tween the Pearl and Mississippi rivers
To Louisiana as constituted, was ap
proved hy the President but IL vas
not until 1919. when Spain eeded Wes'
Florida TO the United States, that
l.ouisianas title to the Florida Par,
ishss vas made clear.
II Is thus seen that from the begin
ming the spirit Of initiative, bravery
and daring vas characteristic of the
citizens Of Feliciana the happy and,
as II vas POLITICALLY named by its
Spanish discoserers traits which its
people still show
The true Democrat., 1917-02-24

Little Jack iforner hid la a corner
smoking cigarette, when he ihres
il away. IL liz in the hay and tbe barn
burned 10 ashes YOU bet
The Washington herald., 1917-01-12
ALLIES STATE GENERAL TERMS
UPON WHICH TO MAKE PEACE:
KAISER DEFENDS COURSE IN WAR
CHIEF POINTS BROUGHT OUT
in LATEST PEACE" PROPOSALS
THE ENTENTE NOTE.

They (he aies) believe that is impossible the pres
ent which them reparaon
hon and such guarantees which they entitled
The allied nations fighting for selfish interests. but above
all to safeguard the independence of peoples of and Of humanity
They themselves and all their hopes with the project
tor the creation of league of nations and
throughout the world"
Suggested of peace
The of Belgium. of Serbia and Montenegro
the indemnties which due them.
The of the invaded territories France of Russia
and of Rumania with just reparaton.
The reorganization Of Europe guaranteed by stable
founded much of naons and full security and
liberty for development which all nations great pos
territorial and agreements
able territorial and frontiers
attacks.
The provinces territories wrested in the past
from the allies by force will of their populations.
liberation Of Italians of Svs of Rumanians and of Tchco Sovaque
from foreign domination.
The enfanehemen of populations subject the bloody tyranny
of the Turk
The expulsion from Europe of the Ottoman Empire
The of his majesty Emperor of Russia regarding
Poland have been clearly indicated"
THE GERMAN NOTE
The Central powers persuaded peace which was lust
and acceptable all begerents possible could brought
about by immediate spoken exchange of and therefore,
responsibility for further boodshed could be taken"
Note denies Cemanys responsibility defends invasion of
Belgian territory declares that the sole of the powers
defense Of liberty and existence apd the powers
motives of territorial assr.ndzement
THE BELGIAN NOTE
Indors Wilson's proposal for conference for the discussion of
peace
Expresses appreciation of the sympathy of people of the
United States for the do~ntrodden residents of Belgium
Urges the United States its influence when over
to the integrity and independence of Belgium
The Washington herald., 1917-01-12
TEXT OF TWO "PEACE" NOTES
GERMANY'S NOTE.

Berlin, Jan. 1.-THE Overseas News
Agency gives out the following:
A note was handed to the representa-
tives of all neutral countries by the
German government today.
The document first states that the
German government has received the re-
ply of the entente powers to the central
powers note OF December Il, containing
the proposition TO enter at once into peace
negotiations.
The note then continues:
Our adversaries decline this PROPOSE
ton. giving as reason that 1t is propo-
sition without sincerity and without i'm
portance.
The form in which they clothe their
communication excludes an answer to
them. but the imperial government con-
siders 1t important to point out to the
governments OF the neutral powers It's
opinion about the situation.
The central powers have no reason TO
enter into any discussion about the origin
of the worlds war.
History will judge upon whom falls
the immense guilt of the war. Historys s
verdict will as little pass over the en-
circling policy Of England, the revenge
policy of France. and the endeavor OF
Russia to gain Constantinople, as II VIII
pass over the instigations Of Serbia, the
assassination in Sarayevo, and the COM
plete mobilization of Russia, which meant
war against Germany.
Germany and her allies who had to
take arms for the defense Of their liberty
and their existence, consider this, their
aim in this war obtained.
'On the other hand the hostile powers
always went further away from the reah-
zation of their plans, which, according
to the declarations of their responsible
statesmen, were directed, among other
things, toward the conquest of Alsace Lor-
raine and several Prussian provinces, the
humiliation and diuinution Of the Austro-
Hungarian monarchy, the partition Of
Turkey, and the mutilation OF Bulgaria.
"In the face of such war aims the de-
mand for sanction, reparation, and guar
sntees in the mouth of our adversaries
produces a surprising effect
'sOur adyersarfes call the proposal of
the four Teutonic allied powers a war
manoeuver.
Germany and her allies must protest
in a most energetic fashion that their
motives which were explained frankly,
are aduIterated in this manner. They
Cthe Teutonic allies) were convinced that
A peace which would be just and accept
able to all belligerents was possible; that
it could be brought about by an immedi-
ate spoken exchange of views. and that,
therefore, the responsibility of further
tloodshed could not be assumed.
without reservation. their readiness
was affirmed to make known their peace
conditions at the entrance into negotia-
tions, which refutes every doubt as TO
their sincerity.
'our adversaries, who had 1t in their
CONTINUED ON PAGE rwo
The Washington herald., 1917-01-12
Girl QUITS fine Home
To Lead BANDIT GANG
So Mother Alleges in Complaint Charg-
ing Daughter Is Insane.
sciai to The Washington Herald.

Special 70 The Washington Herald.
Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. u.-Having given
up home Of luxury. she declares, to be-
come a wayward tomboy and, finally, a
leader Of bandits, Miss Estelle NJ Miller
known by the police as ''Billie" or Louise
Peterson, was removed from a cell in
the County Jail to the psychopathic ward
at the County Hospital as an insanity
suspect. Yesterday the young woman
was otdered held for trial In the Superior
Court as a robber.
Her mother, Mrs. Helen D. Smith,
wife Of a Philadelphian. who Is said to
be wealthy, went to her rescue in a
last effort to win her back. As the first
step in the fight for her daughter she
swore to an insanity complaint.
Mrs. Smith set fortn five statements
concerning her daughter as proof that
the girls mind is unbalanced.
That she is devoid of sense of right
and wrong
That sh insists upon wandering away
from hon :.
That 81 cut her hair short and
''hoboed' her way through Arizona
That she insists she has committed
many impossible crimes
Thar she is open to every possible evil
sugges don.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-12
BOY OF breaches
FROM fathers PULPIT
Precocious Youths Sermons Made Spe
cial Feature Of Revival.
peciaI To The Washington Herald.

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Baltimore, Jan. 11.-Baltimore has
boy preacher who is attracting many
hearers to his fathers church by his
precocious pulpit eloquence.
He is Rufus Wilson Holder, son of
the Rev. DR.. Rufus E. Holder, pastor
of Riverside Baptist Church, and he is
u years old.
During the progress Of a revival, the
boy who is an eighth-grade public school
pupil, asked DR.. Holders permission to
address the congregation and his efforts
met with such success that his sermons
have been feature of the meetings
since. He takes a text, just as his father
does, and proceeds to develop 1t for his
hearers from manuscript which he pre-
pares carefully.
Last Sunday the largest congregation
which the church ever has held heard
the boy preacher speak, and an even
larger number is expected next Sunday
evening when he will take as his SUBJ
ject THE Prodigal Son."
The Washington herald., 1917-01-12
LOSS
IN JERSEY FIRE
Flames and Explosions Wipe
Out Munitions Plant-Sev-
enteen Men. Missing.

fBy the international News service.)
today and tonight destroyed the large
munition plant Of the Canadian Car and
Foundry Company at Kingsland. N. j.,
ten miles northwest of Manhattan.
Mayor A A. Clay, of Kingsland, tonight
estimated the damage at between A0oo.-
900 and s5,oOo.ooo Several other estimates
were made, some running as high as
SO, 100000
At late hour tonight officials of the
company said that all but seventeen Of
the seventeen hundred men working in
the plant at the time of the disaster had
been accounted for.
One fugitive worker was struck by an
Erie train about a mile from Kingsland
and decapitated.
Edward Burnell, assistant superin-
tendent of the plant, is reported as
among those missing. Herman Dysk-
ira, former employe, was struck by
shell which severed his spinal cord.
He is dying.
A countryside panic was caused by
the bombardment. Kingsland has been
evacuated. Hundreds of hysterical
women and terrified children are be-
ing cared for in the public school and
An private homes at Lyndhurst
The shock of the blasts was felt
throughout New York City and as far
out as Long Island City. The low
rumble Of the bursting shells caused
many to believe there had been an
other disaster like that on Black Tom
Island last July. A veil of smoke en-
veloped the Jersey coast in the late
afternoon and the vivid trail of shells
could be seen from the tops of high
buildings in Lower Manhattan after
nightfan.
The fire started in the munition
plant at $3.50 in the afternoon. A
shift of 100 men was at work. hurry
ing the output of a s133.Oo0.o00 shell
order for the Russian government
Spark in Gasoline Pail.
The munition plant is composed of q
group of forty-two small buildings clus-
tered about a large central building. In
one of the small structures an electric
drop light was short circuited at $3.50.
spark few into a pail of gasolene.
There was hareup and the flames
spread quickly to other buildings. The
alarm of fire was raised by a mighty
chorus of terrified men.
Orders had been issued that IL ever
fire occurred for every one to fee for
their lives The force of workmen SEEM
ed to divide into two groups when the
alarm was raised. Half ran west to
the gate of the grounds on Ridge road.
The other half made for the marshes
and frozen swamps to the east of the
plant, where they were virtually trapped
and cut on by Berry creek and the
Haekensack River.
About O'Clock tonight, six half-frozen
men dragged themselves into the Jersey
City Hospital. They told how they and
several others had braved death in the
treacherous swamps and ice-covered
marshes. The six survivors expressed
belief that nearly all, II not all, of those
who attempted the trip across the
swamps. escaped. Some went to Jersey
City and some made their way to Snake
Hill. northeast of She plant and nearby
towns.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-12
ONE LOAF OF Bread
CAUSES $4,000 SUIT
Guard Had Passenger Arrested for Re-
tanning Found" Package.
pecisl to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Brooklyn, Jan. n.-How an abandoned
o-cent loaf of rye bread resulted in the
arrest and Imprisonment of the finder
was described today In the Brooklyn
Supreme Court in the course of a suit
brought by Miller r. Foulke, Brooklyn,
against the New York Consolidated Rail-
road. a subsidiary of the B. R. T, for
$4,000 damages. He alleged false arrest
and malicious prosecution.
The testimony showed that a guard
had Foulke, a passenger on a Coney
Island train, arrested when he refused
to turn over to the lost and found de-
partment of ethe railroad neatly
wrapped package found in the train when
it reached its terminal. Foulke, although
paroled that night, was committed the
next day to the Raymond Street Jail
Subsequent to Foulke's arrest the pack
age over which the guard and pas
senger had been wrangling was opened
and found to contain the loaf of bread.
Justice Manning dismissed the complaint.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-12
LEAK VOTE TODAY
Lawson May Be Brought Be-
for Bar for Contempt.

Congress will determine today whether
the reported leak to Wall Street regard
ing the terms OF the Presidents peace
note shall be Investigated further or al
lowed to rest in peace. in accordance with
the vote of the Democratic members of
the Rules Committee.
The vote of the majority OF the House
Rules Committee for an adverse report
on the privileged resolution Of Represent
ative Woods does not mean that Thomas
W. Lawson. the star witness OF the pre-
liminary probe, may not be brought be-
fore the bar OF the House for contempt,
according to Chairman Henry. In fact,
Representative Bennett, of New York,
pored over law books until he found a
statute enacted in I7S9 by which he claims
that the author of "Frenzie Finance" can
be punished.
Under this statute, one Mr. CHAPMAN
witness in the sugar trust probe of 1894.
was brought up for contempt found
guilty, and sentenced to prison on an ac-
ton brought by the District Attorney.
The Supreme Court upheld the validity
OF the decision in 1897.
Representative Bennett contends the
LAWSON case presents analogous features,
and he will endeavor to secure action
should the Rules Committee abandon the
contempt charges against the hnancier.
He asserts that the law specifies that
contempt charges do not die with the
passing Of a Congress.
It was on straight party vote that
the committee decided to report adverse
ly on the Woods resolution The Demo-
cratic members voted solidly against the
resolution, while the Republicans voted
for an investigation by the House
The Washington herald., 1917-01-12
PALM BEACH GASPS.

Palm Beach, Fla, Jan. u.-During
bathing hours yesterday morning several
aeroplanes were gliding in every direc-
ton when one of them stopped over the
ocean within several hundred YARDS OF
the bathers. The propellers started to
revolve, the machine made one Quick
jump in the afr and then a human body
was seen to fall.
When the swimmer reached the shall
low water he stopped swimming and
started to walk and everybody laughed.
He evidently was fully prepared for the
dip, as he had brand-new bathing suit
on him. He was c. s. Mcdonald, of
Philadelphia
The Washington herald., 1917-01-12
ELECTRIC SHOCK KILLS
BURGLAR in MANSION
Tried to Disconnect Switchboard with
Knife-Body Found Later.
specih to The Washington Herald.

Specal 70 Tne Washington Herald.
New York. Jan. I.-Noting that the
porch and front hall lights Of the Nc
Yickar mansion in Broadway, Dobbs
Ferry, next door to the Edwin Gould
place. had not been shining since late
Tuesday night, neighbors notified the
agent Of the property today. Otto wag-
ner, a Hastings electrician. was sent to
make an investigation.
Wagner found the body Of a man un-
der the switchboard in the cellar and. by
circumstantial evidence, was able to piece
out the story of a burglar killed by his
own booty.
The burglar, working leisurely, sat
down on his bag of loot and with a metal
case knife started to unscrew the lower
metal fittings of the switchboard In this
way he got into the way of the current
Of 200 volts and lived about half a
second.
There are no marks of identification
on the clothing of the dead robber. The
only tool he carried was the case knife.
The body has been taken to the morgue
in Dobbs Ferry.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-12
NEGRO ALLEGES ALIENATION,

Baltimore, Jan. n-Alleging that the
affections Of his wife Sara were alienated
by Edwald Cestromo, a white man, Lo-
renzo Hall, negro. has fled suit In the
City Court for $4,000 damages.
Hall claims that he was married in
1901 and shortly after the marriage Ces-
tromo, who runs a sailors boarding house
IN the eastern section of the city, began
his attentions to his wife. He claims that
the white man eventually won his wife
away from him.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-12
Think MISSING Liner
HAS become A RAIDER
Steamer Sighted by Two Vessels Be
lieved to Be Voltaire.

my inc lhterhauonal NEWS Serytce.D }
New York, Jan. 11.-Reports that the
missing Lamport and Holt liner Voltafre
has been captured and turned into a
German raider, were brought to port to-
day by Captain Smith, of the American
freighter Ruby.
Captain Smith saw a mysterious ship
about 400 miles off this port She was
flying the japanese flag, but maneuvered
away from the Ruby when sighted. "I
am well acquainted with the lines of the
Voltaire and 1 am sure that was the
ship I saw" said Captain Smith.
The steamer Ruby which also arrived
today from Genoa, reported seeing what
her officers thought was a German raider
on Christmas Day in latitude BIS anG
longitude 4015
The mysterious ship flew the Japanese
flag and all her deck from forecastle to
bridge was housed in as though to hide
guns. Four days later the Ruby passed
barge which was thought to be a sub
marine supply ship.