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The Era-leader., 1918-08-15
Signature Of Voter.
Taxable valuation S..
Notice to Voters.

| ANollSS " VolCAo'
To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted upon this ballot, place 6
cross (x) mark in the square after
the word ''Yes"; to vote against such
proposition, place similar mark
after the word "No."
Said special election will be helc
on the 9th day of August, 1918
between the hours of seven O'CLOCK
A. M. and five o'clock P. M. at the
regular polling places in said Parish
and Road District, and the following
persons have been appointed and em
powered to act as commissioners anc
clerks at said election:
Ward l, Precinct 1, Bell Mill
| W. W. Walters, Seymour Brumfeld
H. B. Grow, Commissioners; Nc
Cauley Stafford, John L. Smith
Clerks.
Ward 2, Precinct l, Mt. Hermon-
c. L. Brumfeld, D. D. Varnado, W
L. Dixon, Commissioners; O. E
Brock, W. T. OFT Clerks.
Ward 8, Precinct 1, Franklinton-
]. P. Wood, A. C. Pool, A. J. Seal
Commissioners; W. Y. Wood, R. H
Bateman, Clerks.
Ward 4, Precinct w. C. Fland
ers, Chas. Petrie, H. E. Roster, Com
missioners; j. B. Lindsey, A. N
Dobbs, Clerks.
Ward "A. Driscoll, D. E. Magee
R. Blanchard, Commissioners; D
Seldner, O. J. Richard, Clerks.
Ward "A. M. Cesario, Jno. Nc.
Neese, Geo. Gibson, Commissioners
Ward 4, Precinct 4-F. C. Seals
R. j. Foret, Commissioners; Jno
Struggs, Paul Levert, Clerks.
! Ward 4, Precinct, Rio-B. J. W.
liams, C. A. Mathews, J. F. Frazer
Commissioners; L. P. Pierce, j. '
Waller, Clerks.
Ward 5, Precinct 1, Varnado-
Chas. Williams, J. D. Pittman, J. W
Fuller, Commissioners; ]. F. Willis
H. O. Seal, Clerks.
Ward 5, Precinct 2, Sheridan-J
W. Knight, Austin Grain, Dan Schil
ling, Commissioners; M. T. Knight
B. G. Smith, Clerks.
| Ward 6, Precinct /, Enon-R. E
Magee, E. L. Corkern, M. @. Syl
vest, Commissioners; S. j. Glaze, G
| W. Knight, Clerks.
Ward 6, Precinct 2, Isabel-P. A
Scarborough, Fred Magee, j. R
Schilling, Commissioners; j. B. Ma
gee, Pink Parker, Clerks.
Ward 7, Precinct 1, Angie-Dc
Wit Boyles, F. P. Sones, DR.. W. W
Warner, Commissioners; J. W. Ford
]. M. Grain, Clerks.
Ward 2, Precinct 2, Popeville-
! Wilbur Branch, Walter Thomas, l
L. Schilling, Commissioners; Luciou
Grain, j. N. Tynes, Clerks.
Ward 8, Precinct /, Hackley-W
E. Bickham, C. C. Fortenberry, Loui
; Mcmillan, Commissioners; D. L. Bre
land, Billie Grain, Clerks.
Ward 8, Precinct 2, Warnerton-
j. j. Warner, w. w. Jenkins, Bill
Warren, Commissioners; Clim Pearct
Ben Smith, Clerks.
Ward 9, Precinct 1, Stafford's OF
Mill-Geo. Stafford, Calvin Sylves
Commissioners; Jesse Magee, N. I
! McElveen, Clerks.
The Police Jury Of Washingto
| Parish will meet in open session &
f: the Court House in FrankIinton, La
on the 3Oth day of August, 1915
at ten O'Clock A. M. and then an
. there will proceed to open the ballt
boxes used at the said election, an
\ count the ballots in number an
amount, cast at the said election, e,
anime and canvass the returns, d.
clare the result of said election, an
make and file and record a proce'
verbal thereof.
Dated July S, 1918.
= Attest: J. R. LESLIE,
W. E. BANNISTER, Chairma
Secretary.
The Era-leader., 1918-08-15

The officers Of election above
named shall hold the election to con-
form with Act 256 of 1910 and Acts
amendatory thereof, and shall make
due returns of the said election for
the meeting of the Police Jury to
be held on the 3Oth day Of August,
1918, and the said officers of cleo
ton shall be compensated in &C
cordance with law.
The roll being called uDon the
sdoption Of the above Ordnance, he
members of the Police Jury voted
thereon as follows: "Yeas" Messrs.
The Era-leader., 1918-08-15

R. H. Spring, G. M. Tate, T. D.
Foil, J. P. Starnes, G. H. Whalen,
J. R. Leslie, Walter Green, J. c.
Green, S. S. Thomas and T. 3.
Roberts. "Nays" None.
Absent, Louis Grain.
And the Ordinance was declared
adopted.
introduced and adopted, July 5,
1918.
J. r. LESLIE,
W. E. 3ANNISTER, President.
Secretary.
The Era-leader., 1918-08-15
FRANKNTON, THURSDAY, AUGUST Is,

tuition and Of the laws of Louisiana
Section 4. BE 1T FURTHER Or.
DAINED, ETC., that notice of said
special election be duly advertised
for thirty (3O) days in accordance
with law, in the Franklinton Gre
Leader" the official journal of said
Parish, to embrace substantially all
things set forth herein, and to state
that the Police Jury of said Parish
will meet in open session at the
court house in Franklinton, Louisi-
ana at 10 o'clock A. M. on the 3Oth
day of August, 1918, and then and
there will proceed to open the ballot
boxes, examine and count the ballots
in number and amount, examine and
canvass the returns, and declare the
with law, in the Franklinton Ezra
process verbal of it's proceedings.
Section 5. BE 1T FURTHER Or
DAlNED, ETC., that the propositions
to be submitted at the said special
election shall be as follows, and the
ballots to be used thereat shall be
in the following form:
The Era-leader., 1918-08-15

For the Issuance of Bonds.
To incur debt and issue
bonds of the Parish of
Washington La, Road Dis Y
trict No. 1, to the amount
of S500,000.0O, to run rs
years, payable serially, as .....
shall be prescribed by the
Police Jury under the n
statutes relating thereto,
bearing interest at the rate
of five (5) per centum per
per annum, payable semi-an-
nually, for the purpose Of
constructing a system of
public roads and the bridges
thereon within said Road
District No. 1, the title to
which shall vest in the said
Parish.
Taxable valuation $...-..-. -...,
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Signature of Voter.

To vote in favor of this tax, place
a cross (x) mark in the square after
the word "yes"; to vote against the
tax, place similar mark after the
word "NO."
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Signature of Voter.
To vote in favor Of this tax, place
The Era-leader., 1918-08-15
For the Levying of a Tax

For the Levying Of a Tax
Proposition to levy two
mill tax on all the property YES
subject to taxation in the
Parish of Washington, for ......
the period of twenty-five
years for the purpose of No
maintaining and repairing
the public roads and bridges
of said Parish.
Taxable valuation $.......... .........
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
"J!M CROW" HANDLES THE SWITCH

WHILE discussions as 10 the time OF
w return of the railroads g. their owners
Is instructive and intoresting there is a
factor In the issue Of Government owner
ship which appears to have hecn over
looked entirely It is likely, nevertheless,
to be decisive in character. W" refer Of
course, to the Jim Crow laws of tho
South.
1t is perfectly obvious that the United
states cannot ignore its own Constitution.
II it owns its own railroads the States Will
have nothing whatever io do with the
rules and regulations governing the same.
state laws requiring that people Of one
color ride in one set Of ears and people
Of another color ride in another set will
not be worth the paper they arc written
on. But the South would prefer separate
cars for white people to greater efficiency,
greater prosperity or greater anything
else. Wherefore, We Surmisc, the South
will line UP as a unit against Government
ownership
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06

kind of coward in every phase Of your
life. You won't ask for n raise because
you're afraid you'll have to work harder
II you get II. You'll vote just the way
Penrose or Ware tells you. Your children
will have less and less respect for you
they have mighty little now. You behave,
half the time, as IL you were halfwittcd.
You're losing your memory because you
don't try TO get keen interest in things
and are dumb about ventilation, exercise
etc. You're I'm the way Of having your
feet in cold storage and man. of you are
fit company for the eggs you let them
hand you,
But Of course this is not addressed TO
you. You're not the public: the other
fellow is. He It was that we had in mind,
the fool! lie has the soul of a German
slave and wouldn't say "booh' if the
Government was handed over to a political
clique in perpetual dctatorsh'p.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
LET COLD WHIP MEN TO ACTION

tt, AS is blithcly said. the brutal weather
l. of this latitude is tho best kind to dc.
velon character, we ought all to be super
men by this time There. is some compcn-
sation. pcrhaTg, in the brave resistance
with which the people have faced their ter
rlblc trials. There hav" been fewer ap-
peals for help than there might well have
been. There have been some "Xcusablc
snarls at those of the wcll-to.do who have
been warm and coy all this time without
trying to do something to help a ncighbor
but as Il rule people have too much pride
even to complain or ask help.
Let us not be content with having been
proud though poor. ont of this sclf-rc-
spect which did not finch under the whip
of what the greed and muddling Of past
years had made more or less the incvita-
BILE Of the present there should spring u
new vigor of responsible citizenship among
unknown men determined 10 get to the
bottom of this muddlc and trace the way
each ton of coal gets from mine to cellar.
If there is any property in this land which
the people ought to regulate it is the
mines which God provided to protect them
from their weather.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
EDITORIALS BY WOMEN

The children Of today are the CitiH,ns
and soldiers of tomorrow. If one out OF
every seven dies before reaching tho first
wear and half of these from prcvCntablr
causes. it is your work and mine TO save
the seventh baby.
THIS is from an editorial in tOday's Issue
l. OF this ncwspape" by a woman and n
woman who knows. She is a physician
of long experience and is in charge
OF a hospital. Those who, like her. are
intent upon some great specialized task
see many ways in which the community
can cooperate with them, but are usually
too busy to tell what can he done, We are
asking these busy women to furnish edi-
torals and they are appearing daily on
the Woman's Page, writteN by women and
more especially for women.
This would be a sorry world If only men
had their say. Luckily there is a growing
tendency among our women to be vocal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
WARRIORS LOVE FLOWERS

\ writer in 4 current issue of one of the
magazines refers to Newton II. Bakers rise
to the War Department as "the rise of this
country lawyer, this lover Of flowers. this
quiet, domestic man." 1t has been noticeable
from the start OF the war that the men con-
sp'cuous for lcadO ship all love flowers, and
nearly all Of them are domestic.
Not that this dctracts from Mr.. Bakers
martial excellence AS a domestic man and
n lover Of flowers he merely displays the
characteristics inherent in all our modern
men Of war. We said modern, but recall that
Joab. Alexander and Hannibal were, in
fashion, family men.
Even Indifference 10 the pretty blooms
would enhance n character with the distinc-
tivcncss Of being different from the other 999
In n thousand Why shouldn't Mr.. Baker love
flowers? Won Ilindcnburg does, Joffre does,
IIaig does--wC beleve--and Cadorna does
yirussiloff is devoted to orchids and Won
Mackcnscn adores apple blossoms. The hardy
Japs cultivated their estheticism in the bone
filled trenches before Port Arthur. All the
warriors love flowers and we might consider
Mr.. Baker unfit for his Office if he did not
Chicago Tribune.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
JOHN L. SULLIVAN

YNHERE was something more than joke
l. in the oft.quoted boast of an innocent.
minded American, ~ have shaken the hand
that's shaken the hand of John i. Sullivan"
The Englsh.speaklng peoples are for box.
ing, the ideal which pictures man as ever
ready to meet aggression naked and unaided
by other persons or weapons, but merely
with his hands. his untainted youth and fear
less heart There is u story of o. Henry's
SO good that it had to be put in the movies
about the sturdy East Side social" which
settled its disputes In n room OFF the ball.
room, n knockout being the decision. To
that club was introduced a man of southern
European origin masquerading as one of the
tribe O'Sullvan. He was "called out" And
they found a knife skillfully concealed in HIS
fist.and-cuff arrangement Not that he did
wrong was he elected swiftly and his liar
thrown out the window to him. but because
he did not know the rules of America, Great
Britain and Ireland, to the civilization or
which nations these clubmen all belonged.
The late Mr.. Sullivan was the exponent Of
no brutal ideal. but of one which desires the
defeated to be restored to complete con.
sciousness and an improved and chastened
temper lie did a great deal TO make II nos.
slble for us to say that we wish for the
German people every boon to be enjoyed Inv
other peoples. We have shaken a hand that's
shaken hts hand, and found no knife In II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06

understood. Francis outdld all the Tostoys
and Trotskys put together. The modern Rus
sian understands perfectly his remuneration
Of all worldly goods to the extent of strip
ping off his clothing and striding forth TO let
the first chance conner throw few rags
about his nakcdneSs
In Russia there are many, many men who
understand st. Francis entirely, In west
cl'n civilization there are hardly any. Rus
qa is very Christian, while wc-well, we
understand the Japanese application or
Christianity very well indeed.
. Tolstoy preached stark poverty. Qfe per-
tvertcd Christian doctrine in other ways, as
in his hcresy Of nourcSiStance. But that is
aside from the pont) Russia understood
his Franciscan praise Of poverty, and even
the Car trcmblcd before that dynamite OF
abnega1ion. And TO that wild mans funeral
they came floclIing in their thousands, all
those bearded slaves and men in furs. too.
as we saw in the movies but did not UNDER
stand.
"Wil the New Russia pay her debts"
fnamciers ask. St. Francis did. TOlstoy
even paid back to the farmers the debt
which flnancicrs try everywhere to withhold
from them--thcr land. There is dynamite
in Russla's soul--thc dynamite OF primitive
christianity, the force that made the world
In what other nation has the cry been raised
that it declare "lIoy War? What other
nation is called Holy? II. $. W.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
McAroni Ballads
Gil
DA MUSICA MAN

DA MUSICA MAN
You knowa Giovanni, da musica man?
He playa da harpa, he playa plan,
For maka da mona wherevra he can.
Da styleesha peopla dey geeve heem da
chance
For maka da music for helpa dem dance
He playa da music so gooda, so gran,
He tai me, da ladies dey Gala hsm
"sweet" %
An geeve heem da playnta good fooda
for eat.
| like be Giovanni, da musica man.
Giovanni, da musica man, he ees fat,
An sleepy an lazy so lika da cat,
SO moocha da dreenkin' an eatin' he gat
| gotta da music eensida my heart;
| weesh have also da musical art
For max eet COM outa my heart like
he can,
An fila my stomach weeth fooda for eat
| digga da tranch; l work hard on d
street "a
! like be Giovanni, da musica man.
TOM DAILY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
ROTTEN!

NITHEN an official of the T. X. !. de-
w clarcs that the service IL rotten there
,ppears TO be nothing more for Ms to add
TO the characterization. The adjective Is
weak, but 50 Is the whole English r"caOu
larry when IA situation such aS IhllaueI'
phia has experienced must be described.
But IS there any reason why citizens
should continue TO accept rotten Scrf'
ice? The Director Of city Transit can soc
no way of getting relief and the Mayor s
conferences end in automobiles but 1t has
been suggested that the Public Service
Commission was organized Ia handle Just
such questions. Citizens should present
their ease 20 the Comml sion and do It
Miihonf hclaN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
COLD STORAGE FEET

xTOu. the public. are probably in a fine
nenEy Of righteous indignation over
)asest food scandal. the discovery of
~ eggs put In cold storage while Mr..
Wss President and kept there ever
hut In two days you will forget all
k.1k You will pay some grocer forty
11nts for loaf OF breed and half a
<Egs. not stopping to figure out that
~ being cha ged sew ,ty.five cents
n Tor eggs that run for. bad. five,
~ and three passabl to the dozen.
>oqor has confident. businessIike
M lon't IKE to question him before
NQQis, You are the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
What Do You Know?
QUIZ

QUIZ
l. American troops are declared to be in a see
tor northwest OF Tou Where Is T0ul:
9. Explain the difference between the Centigrade
and Fahrenheit thermometers.
3. Where does the supreme War Council site
4. What and where Is Saskatchewan?
i. What is the chief product Of Brazil:
q. The sudan Is the chief source of the worlds
supply cf gnm arabic and ivory. Where Is
this region?
:. About how many Of the 4, 300, 900 inhabitants
of Ireland are Catholics?
4. Define "chOleric."
o. What Is a pentagon?
10. What l. a triogy?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06

ohio saved 262, pounds of wheat flour
in December, 100 per cent more than I'm
November. All the States records should be
simultaneously announced that we could
spot the sackers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06

Railway employees unions. In declaring
their employers are delaying trains so that
Government control will prove a failure. are
only making a charge of treason; nothing
more serious than that.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06

Destruction Of motortrucks by fire is too
general to admit the theory OF accident. Tho
motortruck Is a war essential and should be
guarded accordingly by every owner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06

Thirteen Hun arplanes brought down in
one day was a good bag for the French If
we can break through the air line II will be
a cinch to get through on terra firma.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06

A ship captain reports that he was stopped by
n Zeppelin, the commander Of which hovered 400
papers and let 1t go Its way, The Ananias Ciub
viii have erect new building
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06

The statement that the military faction
regains It's grip on Germany is a trne out of
ioint The grip was never lost. Let's make
Germany safe for Germans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06

We suggest to Mr.. McAdoo that it is not
so much a question of his aiding the port Of
Philadelphia as It is Of the port cf Phla-
delphia aiding the nation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06

Our descendants will be a sturdy race
for the survivors OF the present genera tion
can be killed neither by the icy blasts and
suffocatingy crowded cars they have to
choose between. nor BY combination of the
tua t 3s+
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06

The plan to concentrate shipbuildng at
the existing yards is a good one Central
lied shipbuilding is almost as important as
centralized authority.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
GO GET ,EM. MIR. HooyERl

Most people claim they ''eat to live"
And yet that seems a question.
some folks NE meet who seen to szt
10 uie--of indigestion. - -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
IIeatless Tuesdays also.

Stuff yourself and let baby die Of slow
starvation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06
4 PLEASANT CHANGE FOR MARY

Mary had q little lamb,
And 1t surprised her greatly.
She's had but little more than lam
And shredded hay here lately.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06

''Voung JuIlo'' BaIuerrama, Onc-tIms famiIar p
OF fight fans in this city. is now hrst sergeant In
tha Regiment Cartagena, of the Colombian armv
lie reports that he recently speared this win
IS basgn,t ~ the adveri is.ng "a > u 4 y,
lombian newspaper! "Close to the Hotel Is "A bip
moor reserved for shooting visitors" ''s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06

Cleveland is said to be overrun with criminals.
Possibly a municipal election is pending.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06

II they kick Lloyd George out, whom will they
kick in?
The outside IL not so snowy, but the movies arc
Just as thrilling.
Vorwaerts says that everything points to n
military dictatorship Humbug That's what
they've had in Germany for half n century
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-06

Tomorrow Governor Pennypacker tells of the
new bill for the government OF Philadelphia
pushed through by Durham.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
COMMISSION
The CHATRMEN

County chairmen Of the Four Min
ute Men will receive commissions
from the United States government
when they earn them.
H. II. Wooledge, state chairman OF
the Four Minute Men has been mott
fed that sixty commissions will be
apportioned among the 1874 units Of
Four Minute Men in the state. There
are now GA speakers in the 1874 units
in North Dakota, and two field men,
Bishop J. Poyntz Tyler and r. L.
Richter. Mr.. Wooledge is enrolled
under the navy department and draws
a salary of 81 a month. Il haven't
got any salary yet" he said today,
but that isn't worrying me. I am
the only paid employee, so the service
is costing the government $12 a year
for this state.
The commissions are going to be
given out from Washington, and they
won't be given until they are earned
by faithful and consistent service.
There are only sixty Of them. or
about one to every three units. That
means some sharp competition for the
commissions. No salaries are attach
ed, Of course, but the engraved COM
mission is a document that every
man should. prize for tire rest OF his
life"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
EAST SIDE NOTES

H. A. Johnson, cashier OF the Ulen
State bank, and o. E. Reiersgord,
editor of The Ulen Union. were Moor
head visitors today.
Sheriff Dan W. Mcdonald left for
the twin cities last night on ofacial
business.
M. J. soIum, prominent Hitterda1
business man, was a Moorhead visitor
today.
The Averil1 Farmers club met at
the home of Gil. Richards, Moland
township, Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Gee were Wis
itors today from their farm in the
Oakport township. Mrs. Gee brought
in number OF knitted and other ar
ticles, made by members of Oak
Mound branch OF the Red Cross, for
shipment to division headquarters
w. Fl. Ferris, Elmwood township
farmer, is a Moorhead visitor today.
r. w. Kiefer. @. II. Johnson and p.
A Nokken returned last evening"
from Minneapolis. where they visited
the automobile show.
Herbert Larson, one of the young
men of Kragnes township now IN the
national army, has been at home on
a weeks furlough. He left last night
on his way back to Camp Dodge,
where he is stationed.
Chas. 8. Marden returned this
morning from Detroit, wheA9 he
spoke at Red Cross beneft meeting,
held at the Greystone hotel, last
night.