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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-08-31

streams OF THIS otape, - "SA - sAA>
right to use as reservoirs or for the stor'
ing Of water for such purposes the de.
serted beds of former navigable streams
which may be the property Of the State;
provided that, at the end of seventy
wears (7O) from the completion Of any
system of canals and hydro-electrit
plants by corporations availing them
selves Of the authority SO granted, thei'
property and plants shall become the
property of the State, to be operated BY
It for public revenue in such manner
as the legislature shall direct; and pro-
yided further that none Of these pio'
visions shall be construed to apply to
canals in existence prior to July !, 1913
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc
That the official ballot to be used At said
election shall have printed thereon the
words: "For the proposed amendment
to the Constitution of the State OF Lou
isiana authorizing the use Of the waters
of the navigable streams OF the state
under such regulations as the State
Board Of Engineers shall prescribe, as
we'll as the use of deserted river beds
the property Of the State for reservoir
purposes in connection with such canals
by corporations formed or to be formed
under the laws Of this state; and pro-
viding that at the end of 70 years from
completion Of the systems, such canals
and dydro-electric plants shall become
the property Of the State to be operated
for public revenue" And the VDrds
against the proposed amendment to
the Constitution Of the State Of Louisi-
ana authorizing the use Of the waters
Of the uavigabe streams Of the State
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-08-31

This amendment, It adopted, snail
validate any legislation enacted at the
regular session Of 1918, authorizing mill
tary electors to vote. where such legis-
lation would be invalid without this
amendment
Section 8. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That the official ballot to be used in such
election shall have printed thereon the
woros:
For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution, exempting soldiers and
sailors from the payment Of poll taxes"
And the words:
against the proposed amendment to
the Constitution exempting soldiers and
sailors from the payment Of poll taxes"
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved: July IL 1918.
r. G. PLEASANT.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY.
Secretary Of State.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-08-31

teur and Hammond New Orleans High
ways hereinabove referred to, and ia
that end may issue bonds, notes or Ger
tificates of indebtedness in any amount
not to exceed the sum of Seven Hundred
Thousand Dollars, in such sums and de-
nominations - the said Board shall
prescribe, not less than Five Hundred
Dollars each, may be registered bonds
notes or certificates of indebtedness OF
payable to bearer, - may be preferred,
and shall be desgnated Is Chef MenteuI
and Hammond New Orleans State High
way Bonds, or Notes OF Certificates Of
Indebtedness; that at the discretion Of
said Board all OF any part of said bonds,
notes or certificates of indebtedness shall
be payable from one to twenty years.
Said bonds, notes or certificates of in
debtedness may contain such provisions
as may be deemed expedient TO reg
istration in the name of the holder 81
for the release thereof from registration
in the name Of the holder. OF for the re-
lease thereof from registration; shall
bear interest at q rate not exceeding five
per centun per snnum, payable 1T such
time OF times Is the Board may pre-
scribe and the place or places Of pay
ment of principal and interest shall be
fixed by the said Board. Said bonds.
notes or certificates Of Indebtedness shall
be sold to the highest bidder at public
sale At not less than par, after thirty
days advertisement by the. Board Of
Liquidation Of the State Debt of the
State Of Louisiana in New Orleans, Chi
eago, and New York: and the money
arising from the sale thereof shall be
paid to the State Treasure. to the &C.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-29
CHIEF CAUTIONS
ABOUT H0ARD|NG COAL
One Hundred Per Cent TO Preferred
Class Would Deprive others of
Proper supply.
VIRGINIA SOURCE LIMITED
New River and Pocahontas Fields
Used for Government Purposes
Prevents Ample Quantity for Nom
Preferred Industries.

Harry F. Byrd. federal fuel admin
fstrator for Virginia, yesterday ad-
dressed a communication TO H. A. Gar
field. United States fuel adninistra-
tor. calling attention 20 the fact that
so far as Virginia is concerned it is
extremely important that the PREFER
ed industries be prevented from &C
cumulatinE more than q reasonable
supply Of coal. and to permit this &C
emulation only in an orderly and reg
uIar manner.
This letter lis the result OF a bulle-
tin recently issued by the war indus
tries board where under thu United
States fuel administrator. directed
producers to ship 100 per cent to all
Industries on the preferred list.
MIR. Byrd points out that this plan
would inevitably deny ans supply to
the non-preferred users. and thereby
Of Industries, The letter follows;
DR., H. A. Garfeld-You rave
directed produeeres to ship 100 per
cent 10 all Industries on the pre-
ferred list recently adopted by the
war industries board. This meane
that operators must ship on orders re
Ceived from retailers and preferred
Industries in fun before other indus
tres and users can be supplied. No
provision has been made - prevent
preferred Industries from boarding
a. Unduly accumulating stock The
result OF this order, unless the stor-
Ina Of preferred industries and re-
taiiers is limited. viii inevitably deny,
at least temporarily, shipments non
preferred users.
suggested that all preferred indus
triev be al once classified as to con-
sumption and hat shipments to mines
he limited thus preventing the &C
rumulatfng Of coal by such industries
except in an orderly and regular man
uer. so as to disorganize as little as
possible the usual machinery Of dis
tItt Ution.
I further call your attention 10 the
fact tina this order will he pretudicial
to Virginia became the New river and
Pccahontas fields, our chief sources
OF supply, have been heavily requisi-
toned for governmental purposes,
thus reducing the supply to be shipped
to preferred industries and prohibiting
any shipments to the non-preferred
industries. other sections supplied
by coaI fields on which the govern
ment has not made such heavy re-
quisltions will be able 10 ship the allot-
.ment of the preferred Industries and
probably also ship the non-prefer "ed,
which will result in an inequitah'e
distribution as between different sec
tons.
appeal to you for relief for Vir-
ginia. as under present conditions the
preference order as given by you will
result In the absolute prohibition OF
shipments to all industries not IL
| cluded In the preferred list. ] think
II extremely important that the pre-
ferred industries be prevented from
accommodating more than a reasonable
supply and only then permit the &C.
formulation in ar. orderly AMI regular
manner.
fsigned) HARRY F. BYRD.
May IS, 1913.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-29
WOOD INSISTS
ON GOING TO FRANCE

Washington. MAY 28-Major-Gen-
eral Leonard Wood made a personal
appeal TO President Wilson late to-
day against the order which would
prevent him from accompanying his
command, the Elghty-pinth division.
TO France He is understood not to
have received a definite answer and
at a late hour tonight the final dici-
zion had not been announced at the
White House.
At the conclusion IF tho conference,
General Wood found almost a regi-
snent of newspaper correspondents
waiting TO intorroEate him. He an
6wered all questions with this brief
comment:
"Whatever orders I receive shall be
obeyed with "A cheerful heart"
The White House interview follow
ed the cabinet meeting and came as
the climax Of q highly speculative con
troversy which had absorbed interest
In army and congressional circles
throughout the day.
The factions in congress which have
opposed Secretary Bakers admins
trat!on OF The war department OPEN
~ charged that General Wood was
being deprived Of an active command
and the opportunity to return to
France because he was friendly with
certain elements Of the Republican
marty. Others alleged he was being
held In the United States merely be-
cause General Pershine had not spe-
cincally requested his return II
France.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-29
City News in Brief
Stacker Gets Quick Action.

Andrew r. b., alleged Stacker.
saw some OF the ,~Sickest work in his
experience OF twenty-three years on
yesterday. He was arraigned before
Justice Crutchfeld yesterday morning
and was promptly turned over to the
United States officials, Commissioner
F1~egenheimcr heard his story. and
sent him on TO the federal court, and
Judge Waddill. after hearing the
charge. turned the man over TO Mar
shall Saunders. in whose custody he
was TO be held for one hour, and then
an officer from a local district board
had him register, and he vas turned
over to a Camp Lee officer and car-
ried TO that point.
III this thing keeps up" ruminated
Bigger, TN be in Berlin by Satur-
day"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-29
JURY R~ESENTENCES
THOMAS +. MOONEY

San Francisco. Nav 2S-Thomas ].
Mooney was this afternoon r~esenteneed
to pay the death penalty for alleged
Participate in the preparedness
parade ont plot conspiracy resulting
IN the death Of ten persons. Judge
Sfsrinin. who pronounced Judgment. or
dered that he be hanged not before
sixty days nor after ninety DAYS from
date.
Executive ~oclernencv on the part Of
sf5osernor stephens is all that can now
save Mooney from the TallowE. Presi-
dent Wilson has requested that Mooney
~ given another chance 70 face a Jury.
Mooney tonight sent a long telegram
AZ Samuel ners, stating political
growers Of The state are using every
f0ercive method" 70 prevent the COVER
from giving executive ciemenev.
Mooney urges that President Wilson be
upon 10 act In his behalf.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-29
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Phone
Madison
1873

! Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Fry have re-
turned to their home in Bristol. Va.
after a stay in this city.
Glass Concert Thursday.
Music lovers are very much inter-
ested in the concert to be given by
the vocal class of 1917-191S of Mar
Gus kellerman. in the Jefferson hotel
auditorium. Thursday evening OF this
week at $50 O'Clock. Invitations ave
been issued by Mr.. Kellerman to the
concert and all music lovers who wish
to attend may call at Mr.. Kellerman's
studio in the Corley building. POS East
Grace street, for cards of admission.
Mr.. Kellerman and his pupils have de-
lighted Richmond audiences in hve in
~terpretive long recitals during the
winter and spring as well as In many
occasions when Mr.. kellerman or one
or more of his pupils took part In
some benefit program. 1t is expect
ed that a large audience will hear this
class concert.
Miss Battige Will Sing.
Miss F'rieda Battige, a member of
the White Rose Ministries, will be the
soloist at. a concert to be given the
Camp Lee soldiers in the Y. NJ. c. A.
auditorium at the amp on Friday
evening OF this week. Miss Battige
has a beautiful soprano voice.
Social Service Meeting.
The Association of Methodist Wo-
men for Social service will meet this
afternoon at 4 O'Clock in the Cen
tenary Methodist church. The Rev,
Fred Chenault will address the meet
ing on Sabbath Observers
VIII Make Home Here.
James Bolts. of Roanoke, will ON
to Richmond on Saturday to make his
home in his city. His family will
Join him here IN the early fall. Mr..
and Mrs. Bolts have made their home
in Roanoke for many years are promi-
nent In the social life OF that city.
Roof Garden Dansapt-
Much interest has been aroused In
the dansant to he given on the roof
garden of the Richmond hotel Satur-
day evening OF this week by the wo-
mans auxiliary Of the Howitzers as
eoctation. The proceeds of the dan
SAINT will go toward the emergency
fund for the former Howitzers.
Rockbridge battery, headquarters and
supply com panies of the l11th regi-
ment of Virginia field artillery at
Camp Mcclellan. Admission, Ala. This
will he the 1rst roof garden event
in the city this season.
Wet seI-Brewington.
OF interest in the state is the an
n~ouncement made of the wedding OF
Miss Nina Gertrude Brewington, of
Salisbury. Md. to Corporal Arnold
Wilbert Wetsel. stationed at Camp
Lee. the son of Mr.. and Mrs. y. NJ.
Wetsel. of Harrisonhurg. The cere-
mony was performed in Washington
Saturday by the Rev. Body Switzer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-29


After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Wet
sci visited th~e,-latter's brother ut
Camp Meade and spent the remainder
OF Mr.. Wetsel's furlough visiting at the
brides home.
Miss Ezlyson, Orator. W
Miss Elizabeth Eliyson was this
class-day orator at Westhampton col.
lege Monday morning. n she pre-
the class gift, a sundial in the
college court, to the college.
K~tser--Kirby.
Sunday evening at 7 O'Clock Mrs.
Norma Kirby became h bride Of
william Kiser. The ceremony took
place at the brides home, 10 East
Fifth street, Rev. Saumel l.. Dumville.
pastor of the Decatur Street Method
list church. was the officiating clergy.
man. After the ceremony q recep-
ton was rendered to their friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kiser will make their
home at 13 East Fifth street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-29
SERVE YOUR COUNTRY
BY GOING TO COLLEGE
Commissioner of Education Makes 1t
Plain That Youths Should Not
Desert Learning.
WORTH MORE WITH SCHOOLING.
War Department Announces That Be-
ginning September, 1918, Military
Instruction VIII Re Provided Every
College with Over 100 Youths.
Many a 1918 high school graduate


is debating with himself this year:
Shall / so to college? or shall en-
list at once for military service?
The war department has just made
Il possible to do both. II says, in ef-
feet, to the ambitious young Ameri-
can You serve your country by GO
ing 10 college, To make sure that you
do not lose thereby the opportunity OF
serving your country in a direct NH
itary capacity, you will be asked to
join the special L. S. army college
training units that are TO be formed.
You viii be liable for service at a mo"
ment's notice. but because you are
worth ore to the nation with your
college training than without 1t. o
will be expected to stay in college uh-
Ill called by the government
The war departments announce
ment provides that beginning with
September. 1918 military instruction.
under officers and HOn-Commisisoned
officers of the army. will he provided
in every institution Of college grade
enrolling for the instruction n hun
dred or more ~able-bodied students
over the age of eighteen will be en-
sary military equipment will he pro-
vided by the government There VIII
be created a military training unit
in each institution, Enlistment VIII
be purely voluntary, but all students
over the age or eighteen will be en-
courared to enlist. The enlistment
will constitute the student a mem
Der Of the army Of the United States,
liable 10 active duty at the call of
the president 1t will. however, be
the policy OF the government not to
call the members of the training units
" a-4-,~ F,tfys ,,St5f tha., y ,-o reached
the age Of w enty-one. unless urgent
military necessity compels an carrier
call Students under eighteen, and
therefore not legally eligible for en-
Nstmtnt. Will he encouraged to enroll
in the training units, Provision Will
be made for co-ordinating the reserve
officers training corps system, which
exists in about one-third of the col
leCiate institutions, with this broader
plan.
This new policy aims to accom-
pfish a two-fold object" the war de-
purtment announces, first, to develop
as a great military asset the large
body Of young men in the colleges;
and second, to prevent unnecessary
and wasteful depletion of the col
loFes through indiscriminate volun-
teering. by offering to the students a
definite and Immediate military STA
tus.'
No nation has made such generous
provision tor combined military and
college education as has the United
States in this new plan, The youth
who avail themselves Of the privilege
will be serving their c~ountrv's I'M
mediate as we'll as future needs.
by p. T. Claxton, I, S, Commission
or , E~-Jnp~fiou
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-29
HUNS HURL 100000
MEN AGAINST ALLIES

IN MAY 2S.-The Information
NJ News Service Correspondent learned
authcritativelv late today that the Ger
mar attack on the Aisue was launch
ed by twenty divisions
sNote-WhiIe the strength or a
German division has been y~ariouSlN re
porred at etvee IS GOO and $4,000,
com petent military writer's have late
" ON 10 the conclusion that IN
major offenslves such as the present
the German division is maintained al
It's pre-war strength, 10000. THIS
would mean that the original attack
was launched by 100000 German
shock troops. Paris officially reports
The arrival Of fresh German forces,
80 that the attacking army hy this time
may be estimated - fully half q mil
ion strong.
Though the hour ia grave. there is
no undue depression here The bftt-
ish public follows the news from the
from, with stole calm and with firm
confidence In the final Outcome
Mlitarv experts believe It would
have been imprudert 10 throw the al
lied reserves 5nto the defense ~ the
rhsYoir des Danes while the proha-
hility Of q German main thrust-most
likely in the center, against Amlen*-
continues.
The attack south Of Ypres Is inter
preted a. being designed 10 fix the al
lied reserves in that sector.
The Germans suffered the heaviest
losses in ~storu1inC the Chem!n des
DANES, increasingly hurting fresh
masses UP the height 70 achieve their
sh3ect The allied maintained their
cohesion throughout,
Information coming IN lave today
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-29

Mathews, : delegates-sears, s.
Middlesex. 4 delegates-Sears, 4.
Northampton, 3 deleeates-Msy. 3.
northumberland. s delegates
Downing, g.
Richmond, 3 delegates-Downing. 3.
s~potsylvanta. 4 delegates-Gool-
rick. T.
Warwick. I de1egate-Houston, /.
Westmcreland. delegates-Down-
ing, 3.
York 3 delegates-Houston, 2.
Fredericksburg, 3 delegates-Gool-
rick, g..
Newport News. . deiegates-Berk-
eley, ..
Total delegates. 81, Mapp. 25; Cool
rick, l6; Houston, 10; Sears, l6;
Downing. II; Bergeley, 10.
Ballot 2-Mapp. rs; Goolrick, 1s.
Houston. l3; Sears, Is; Downing, 81.
Berkeley being lowest .~an first hal
lot was dropped. Newport News vote
went to Downing.
Ballot 3-Mapp, rs. Goolrick, %:
Sears, 81; Downing, % Houston and
Berkeley dropped,
Elizabeth City and Warwick went TO
GoolriCk, York to Mapp.
- A htitN anu T1pGStou IT,
nominated. Mapp, 25 Ia. Goolrick.
~ "a; Houston, t3: Downing, 20,
Berkeley. 20. Berkeley gained six from
Gloucester and ave from Mathews.
Ballot 5-Mapp. %; Goolrick. "a,
Sears. Is; Downing, Is; Berkeley. 9.
Ballot s-Mapp, %; Goolrick, Is,
Houston. Ia; Sears, Is; Downing, 2s.
Newport News vote went. to Down.
Ing.
Ballot 7-Mapp. %; Goolrick. IS.
Sears, 26; Downing. II. New port News
vote went 10 Sears; Elizabeth Cit,
and warwick to Golrick; York tc
Mapp\
BaTlot s-Mapp. 2s; Goolrick. 2.
IL; Houston, ia; Sears, %; Berkeley
10 IL Berkley gained half a vote from
Westmoreland.
Ballot s-Mapp. 25; Coolrick, "A
Sears, IS; Downing, 16; Berkley, 10
Judge G. W. Robinson. Is.
Judge Robinson was nominated ny
$. Gordon Cumming; he received nint
votes from Hampton. three from Kins
and Queen and three from York
Warwick cast one for Berkeley: Fsse,
cast three for Berkeley.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-29
immediately northwest

1lnA Immediately northwest OF
4 4heinns).
IT II now apparent that Fhe rr',isfi
sfetir~men along the thirteen-mile line
sbetween Bermericourt and Craonelle,
Hep~ctaIfy at the latter point and on
their extreme left. al Gavin AUX
Bots, made il impossible for the
French to hold on to h connneo
epace between the Athlete n n
sChemin des Danes heights. me
French remembering their unfortunate
experience at Croucy in January, 1912
were forced TO abandon the Chemln
dcs Danes together With the Alllette
river protection and fall back 10 the
south of the Aisne canal and n Aisne
river, where they vigorously resisted
the German attacks between Naiily
and Berry-au-Bac.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-29

On complaint OF r. L. Pannell. a
mschinist. Of 701 North Sixth street,
the police are looking for a man rep
resenting himself as an inventor who
wished to put a fire extinguisher on
the market, but lacked capital He
was stopping at the Jefferson hotel
with his wife and children, il was
said, but after getting $3.50 from Pan
nell, he left. Panneli looked into the
proposition, he states, and felt II was
a good thing. He was to receive a
royalty,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-29
Xcrdlct Aeainst strect car a.

A Jury in hastings court. Part II.
Yesterday returned a verdict for $500
damages in the suit Of Fred Scott
Campbell against the Virginia Rail-
and Power company for personal
injuries. A claim for $4,000 had been
made A street car struck an au-
tomohfle and Campbell was injured.