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world opens this interesting, exciting and side splitting shsW.
 A BIG REEL coMEDY LONE. SOME LukE's MESSENGER, nen't miss it because you VIII sure enjoy It,
 Jack Barbour viii Be hsafd in ole of the latest hits "ThE SUNSHINE OF OLD KENTUckY.s --Adv
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greatest of all Serial Stars and loV- ed by millions all over the world en. counters more thrills than ever be- fore.
 THE REEL OF REAL NEWS, the "ery latest showing GERMANY SUR RENDERING HER LAST U BOAT, and' other very latest news of tho
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Ten pairs of live foxes have been shipped from Prince Edward Island to Japan, with a view to starting the breeding. industry in that country.
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Ncme's famous dog-team railroad, . portion of which still is operating, had need of a wrecking outfit recently when one of the four-footed "ioeomo. tives" bolted and pulled the car off the track One passenger suffered an in. jury to his foot. The railroad runs from Nome to nearby creeks.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-11

The Hill block where tho Juneau Furniture company was located across Third street from the Behrends Bank,
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has been selected for the present ses- sion of the legislature at rental of $1,s50 for tho months of march and Aprii.
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NORTHERN NEVIS

Captain Finmore, one of the old timers of the westward, died last week at SeldoVia.
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New arrival of LADIES COATS and SUITS at Heckmans. Adv.
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See the big show at the LIBERTY Thursday and Friday. Adv.
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Another big arrival at the LIBERTY, Thursday and Friday, "The Witehing Hour" Adv.
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PARTING WORD
 FROM GERMANY

The prisoners ofsWar who are re turning to sthis country from Ger many are bringing with them q pam phIet handed to them before they left the scene of their terrible sufferings and headed "A Parting Word"
 Gentlemen" 1t begins, "the war Is overl A little while and you will see your native land again, your homes, your owed ones, your Friends. When you are already united to your fami- lies thousands of our countrymen will still be pining in far-off prison camps with hearts as hungry for home as yours.
 Have Suffered
 "You have suffered in confinement -as who would not. There were many diseomforts, invitations, and misunder standings. Your situation has been difficult one. Our own has been des- perate. Our country bIockaded, our civil population and army suffering from want of proper and sufficient rood and materials, the enormous de- mands made upon our harassed land from every side-these and many oth- CT afflictions made 1t impossible to do all that we should have liked to do. Under the circumstances we did our best to lessen the hardships of your lot, to ensure your comfort, to provide you with pastlme, employ ment, mental and bodil recreation. It Is not likely that you will ever know how difficult our circumstances have been.
 Errors Committed
 We know that errors have been committed, and that there have been hardships for which the former sys- tenn was to blame. There have been wrongs and evils on both sides. We hope that you will always think of Fhat-and be just.
 "You entered the old Empire of Ger many; you leave the new Republic the newest and, as we hope to make it, the freest land in the world.
 "once the barriers of artificial hat red and misunderstanding have fallen we hope that you will learn to know in happier times these grander features of the land whose unwilling guests you have been. A barbed wire en- closure is not the proper point of view from which to survey or judge a great nation.
 Blinded All
 "The war has blinded all nations. But if true and just peace will re- suit in opening the eyes of the peoples to the fact that their interests are common this war will not have been fought in vain. If the peoples at last realize that it is not each other who are their egemies, but the ruthless forces of imperialism, of all sorts of lingo journalism that sows falsehood, hatred, and suspicion, then peace will not be established in vain. We hope that every one of you will go home carrying message of goodwill, of con- ciliation, d. eniishtersntnt."-Prince Rupert News.
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Scrf ns3es. the two snisoaes of the "5ouse of. Hate fSsigSs. -Adu
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Another arrival ef late styles in LADIES SPRING HATS ss Heckmans.
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The Era-leader., 1919-04-17
Sheriff Sale.-No. 2434.
Mechanics Bank
w. J. Van Zant, ct al.

w. J. Van Zant, ct al.
Notice is hereby given that by virtu1
of a writ OF tieri facias, issued on
of the Goth Judicial District C0urt
Louisiana, in and for Washingu
Parish, in the above entitled caus
and to me directed. | will proceed
sell at public auction to the last %
highest bidder, on
Saturday, April y, 1919
at the principal front door of the cou
house at Franklinton, La, betWes
legal sale hours for judicial sales, u
following described property, pen ;n
and situated in Washington rafi'
La, to-wit:
One saw mill complete, consisun1
Of
husk frame and carriage
3saws.
boiler and engine.
steam feed.
cumming outfit.
edger.
cut off saw.
idlers with pulleys.
lot betting.
lot 80 lb. steel rails.
lot tools. hanl|
Wire Cable and drum for dog pau
shafting and pulleys.
Terms of sale: Cash with oen''
of appraisement. ,o,o
This the 25th day Of March, lSls.
J, E. Rateman, shsFll'
The Era-leader., 1919-04-17
School Board Proceedings.
Continued from last week.

A committee representing the
Jones's Creek and Martin colored
schools requested the Board to
grant them a four room consoli-
dated school to be located about
one mile above Varnado, with the
understanding that they will raise
$4,000 and that amount will be
supplemented by a special fund
available for tha construction Of
negro schools, on motion duly
seconded and carried the request
was granted and the School Board
will let the contract for the build
ing as soon as the funds have
been raised.
A cmmittee from the Live Oak
and Wesley Bay colored schools
asked the School Board to grant
them a four room consolidated
school to be located at Angie.
The school patrons are to raise
$500. 100 and this amount will be
supplemented by a special fund
available for the construction of
negro schools. On motion duly
seconded and carried the above
request was granted and the con.
tract will be let for the building
when the funds have been secur.
ed.
A brief but favorable report
of club work was made to the
Board by Miss Martha Grouse.
Emergency Home Demonstration
Agent.
On motion duly seconded and
carried the request OF Mr.. J. |
Covington, Principal of the
FrakliDton High School, to have
his salary made payable in twelve
monthly payments was granted.
PROCLAMATION
Pursuant to a resolution pass
ed by the Washington Parist
School Board of Washington
Parish, Louisiana, at a meeting
held on the 3rd day of April 1919
II, F. B. Bateman, President ol
said Parish School Board, dc
hereby give notice that, in COM
pliance with said resolution, a
special election will be held il
Washington Parish School Dis.
trict Number Two. Parish Of
Washington, Louisiana, on ths
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l4th day of May 1919, for the
purpose of submitting to the pro-
perty taxpayers qualified under
the Constitution and laws Of the
State of Louisiana to vote at said
election, the following PROPOSE
ton, to wit:
To levy special tax of four
mills on the dollar on all the
property in School District Num-
berssTwo, Parish of Washington,
Louisiana, subject to State tax.
alton, annually, for a period Of
five years, for the purpose of Civ
ing additional aid to the public
schools of said district.
For the purposes of said election
the polling places will be Ward
One, Old Bell place, precinct No.
/, Ward Two. Mt. Hermon, pre-
cinct No. 1, Ward Three, Frank
linton, precinct No. 1, Ward Four,
Rio, precinct No. 5, Ward Five,
Varnado, precinct No. 1 and
Sheridan, precinct No. 2, Ward
Six. Enon, precinct No. 1 and
Isabel, precinct No. 2, Ward
Seven, Angie, precinct No. 1 and
Popeville, precinct No. 2, Ward
4, Hackley, precinct No. l and
Warnerton, precinct No. 2, Ward
Nine, Stafford's old mill, precinct
No. 1, and the three following
commissioners and clerks Of
election have been appointed tt
serve at this election, all of whom
will serve without compensation
Old Bell place, M. l. Hennesy
T. C. Sylvest, C. l.. Seal, and l.
W. McDougall, clerk; Mt. Her
mon, W. T. OFT, l. A. Hinson
D. A. Brock, and l.. B. Bankston
clerk !; Franklinton, C. c. Welch
A. D. Wood. W. Y. Wood ant
Robert Darlington. clerk; Rio
j. M. Mitchell. l.. ?. Pierce, Val
Williams, and W. E. Watkins
clerk; Varnado, A. Roster, Jo'
ID. Seal j. N. Fortenberry, ant
r, H. Magee, clerk; Sheridan
NJ. T. Knight, D. j. Schilling
M. M. Simmons, ana J0hn olm
mons. clerk; Enon B. K. Knight
J. C. Green, |. j. Green. and G
W. Knight, clerk; Isabel, J. B
Magee, ]. R. Schilling, ]. P
Parker, and G. F. Magee, clerk
Angie, Oscar Mcmillan. Eddie
Adams, G, R, Pope, and F, ?
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Y
word ''yes'; to vote against it,
place a similar mark after the
word "no.'
(Forn Of back of ballot.)
Washington Parish School District
Number One of Washington
Parish, Louisiana.
Parish of Washington.
Ward ..... Precinct. .....
Taxable valuation, S...............,
Signature of Voter. ............. ....
Signature OF voters agent casting
ballo1 By proxy, y,..,....,.. -, ..,..
(Note. Commissioners may till
blanks on face Of ticket, but voter
must sign on back of ticket.)
Section 8. Be it further Or
dained, etc., That the commits
sioners and clerk of election at
said election shall serve without
compensation, and the said cleo
ton shall be held at Franklinton,
Precinct No. /. The following
three commissioners and clerk Of
election are appointed, c. e.
Welch, A. D. Wood, Wy, Wood
and Robert Darlington.
Section 4. Be it further or.
dained, etc., That notice of this
election containing the PROPOSE
ton herein submitted to the
voters shall be prepared and
signed by the President and
Secretary in the official journal
by four weekly insertions, the
date of the first insertion to be as
many AS thirty (30) days before
the date OF the election.
The said notice shall further
recite that on Friday, the 10Th
day of May, 1919, the second day
following such election, at 10
O'Clock a. m. the Parish School
Board will meet at the office of
the said Board, in said Parish,
and there in public session open
the ballot box, examine and can
vass the returns and declare the
result of said election, and pro-
mulgate the same.
+. B. Bateman,
President.
D. H. Springfield,
Superintendent,
PROCLAMATION
State of Louisiana,
J Parish of Washington.
Pursuant to authority contain.
ed in Ordinance No. - of tht
Parish School Board of the Par
} ish of Washington, Louisiana, O.
date the 3rd day of April, 1919
I, f. B. Bateman. President O.
said body, hereby give notice
that an election will be held il
School District No. |, in the
> Parish of Washington, Louisiana
+ on Wednesday, the 14th day o:
} May, 1919, as set forth in the
! following abstract of said ordin
: ance:
Section /. Be it ordained b.
. the Parish School Board of th'
3 Parish of Washington, Louisiana
in lawful session convened, Tha
l an election shall be, and is here
: by called, to be held in Schoo
/ District No. 1, in the Parish o.
> Washington, Louisiana, on Wed
nesday, the 14th day of May
1919, at which election the major
, ity of the property taxpayers o
: the said district, in number AM
: amount, eligible to vote and vot
Q ing, shall determine the
e Proposition to incur debt an
8 issue bonds of the said SchoC
e District No. /, in the Parish O
Washington, Louisiana, to th
amount of eleven thousand an
: no.1OO dollars S11, ,000.00) to rul
+ for a period Of fifteen (15) years
bearing interest at the rate c
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the purpose OF making repairs
and addition to the school build
ing of sad district and building a
teachers home ior said School
District Number /, Washington
Parish, Louisiana; and,
Whereas, it is the voluntary
will of this body to call the elec-
ton hereinafter provided for;
and,
Whereas, Article 28l Ct the
Constitutions of 1898 and 1913,
aad Act 256 of the Legislature OF
1910, as amended by Act 218 Of
1912, declares the Parish School
Board of the Parish Of Washing
ton to be the governing authority
through which the said school
district may incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds for such pur-
poses when so authorized at an
election to be held at the said
district; and'
Whereas, the assessed valua-
ton of the said district amounts
to Five Hundred Thousand dollars
(S50O,0O0.00) and the existing
bonded Indebtedness incurred
, under Article PSI of the Constitu-
tons of 1898 aud 1913, amounting
} to Five Thousand Four Hundred
twenty. five (S5, 425.00) added to
the proposed indebtedness does
} not exceed the Constitutional
} limit of ten per cent Of the assess
} ed valuation; and,
} Whereas, the special tax neoes'
sary to be annually levied to ex'
tinguish the proposed indebted
, ness will approximate Two mills
which added 70 the existing
} special taxes annually levied
under Article Psi Of the Constltu'
} tons Of 1898 and 1918, to extin'
} .uish Indebtedness incurred un'
} der said Article will not exceed
} the Constitutional limit of ter
} mills per annum Of the dollar ol
} assessed valuation of the property
} Of said district; now, therefore,
} Section /, Be it ordained b.
} the Parish School Board of th'
} Parish of Washington, in Lawful
} session convened, That all elec'
} ton shall be, and is hereby
} called to be held in the sait
"a School District No. 1, in tn
Parish of Washington, Louisiana
,s on the 18th day of May, 1919, a
>. which election the majority o
:, the property taxpayers OF tn
Y said district, in number an
amount, eligible to vote an
!. voting, shall determine the
:: Proposition to incur debt an
issue bonds of the said Schoc
10 District No. /, Washington Par
ish, Louisiana, to the amount G
= Eleven Thousand and no-1O
!, dollars (s11, 1,000.00), to run for
j. period of fifteen (15) years, bear
10 ing interest at the rate of fiv
70 per cent per annum, payabl
10 eemi.annually, the funds thu
derived to be used for the pur
N pose Of making repairs and /
- addition to the school buildin
>, an build a teachers home fo
said district, of Washington Par
at ish, Louisiana.
;, Section 2. Be it further or
,o dained, etc., That the ballot boz
ot necessary blanks and other nece'
sary paraphernalia shall be pro
s vided by the Secretary of tn
IA Parish School Board, and h
shall cause to be printed ballot
;, for use in said election; in tn
- following form, to-, wit:
FORM OF BALLOT
Special Election in School Dis
- trict No. 1, of the Parish of Wasl
= ington, Louisiana.
L To be held May 18th, 1919
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Sones' clerk; Popeville, F. l..
Brumfield, D. W. Tullos, Lucious
Grain, and L, L. Schilling, clerk;
Hackley, W. E. Bickham, S. s.
Thomas, j. S. King, and c. G..
Fortenberry, clerk; Warnerton,
John Smith, ]. W. Warner, Mel.
ton Lyle, and J.J. Warner, clerk !;
Stafford's old mill, A. M. Miller,
w, Burch, A Balm, and Willie
Russell, clerk;
At said special election the
polls will open at seven O'Clock
A. M. and close at five O'Clock
P. NJ, and the election will be
conducted in accordance with the
laws of Louisiana applicable
thereto.
Notice is also given that at 10
O'Clock A. M. of the 18th day of
May, 1919, the said Parish School
Board Of the Parish of Washing
ton, Louisiana, will meet at
I'ranklinton, Louisiana, and in
open session proceed to open the
ballot boxes, examine and count
the ballots in number and amount,
examine and canvass the returns,
and declare the result of said
special election.
This the Third, day Of April
1919.
F. B. Eateman,
President of Washington
Parish School Board
Section s. BE it further or.
dained, etc., That the specia.
election herein and hereby provid.
ed for shall be held and conduct
ed and the returns thereof shall
be made under the provisions O
Act 256 of 1910 and amendment
thereof, and such other laws a.
may be applicable.
AN ORDINANCE.
Ordering a special election il
School District Number |, Wash
ington Parish, Louisiana, for tn
purpose of submitting to th'
qualified electors of the said dis
trict the question of a bond issu
of Eleven Thousand dollars (S1l,
000.00), the proceeds of said ISSUE
to be used to repair and make al
addition to the school building
and build a teachers home fo
said district.
j Whereas. it is necessary ane
desirable that funds be raised fol
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session open the ballot box, ez
anime and count the votes, both
as to number and amount, and
examine and canvass the returns
and declare the result OF th'
election. and promulgate th'
same.
Given on this, the 3rd day 4
April, 1919, at Franklinton, Loq
isiana, in said Parish.
F. B. Bateman,
President Of the Parisl
School Board of the Par
ish of Washington, La.
A true copy.
D. H. Struggled,
Secretary.
The Era-leader., 1919-04-17

Mobilizing an army of millio
is an expensive process; demobl
izing such an army is also expe
sive.
The Era-leader., 1919-04-17
BALLOT


Proposition to incur debt.
and issue bonds of School
District No. 1, in the Par
ish of Washington, Louis
lana, to the amount of (:
100000, to run for a:
period of 10 years. bearing Yes:
interest at the rate of five
per cent per annum, pay
able semi annually, for the :: =
purpose of making repairs /:
and an addition to the .
school building and build !:
a teachers home in School /: ::
District No. 1, Parish of mo :
Washington, Louisiana.
The Era-leader., 1919-04-17
Taxable valuation S
Signature OF voter.

Signature of Voters Agent casting
ballot by proxy. 90. 900.
NOTICE TO VOTERS: To
vote in favor of the proposition
submitted upon tAis ballot, place
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-16
The Shantung Matter.

Perhaps the senate will be able to solve the
Shantung matter in more satisfactory man
ner than the president did. Probabilities are
that it won't. Mr.. Wilson obviously did the
best he could under the circumstances.
Japan was prepared to do business with
either side in the early stages of the war and
it took what looked like the better bargain,
with the greater chance for collection of its
consideration. During the struggle it sat for
the most part watchfully waiting and keeping
it's powder dry, very likely estimating its
chances Of licking the winner after the con-
fiet was fought to a conclusion. The Japanese
on Germany's side most probably would have
turned the scale against the allies at any time
before the United States got into the fray and
England France, Russia and Italy can hardly
be blamed for Selling the horn of the dilemma
which they did and for virtually agreeing to
the seizure of Chinese territory, as they are
reported to have done
1t was hardly within the power Of the presi-
dent, matters stood. to deny Japan it's pound
OF flesh. II the senate finds a way to do so
without another resort to arms it will take
great load off the minds of champions Of free
dom and peace in every land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-16
Backing the New Hotel.

Two hundred thousands of dollars worth
OF stock in the company which is going to build
the Fort Armstrong hotel at Nineteenth street
aud Third avenue has been assigned for local
distribution There should be no trouble in
disposing Of it.
Rock Island needs new hotel. There is
plenty of business here for one. That such an
enterprise will pay good returns there is not
the slightest doubt. Building of the Jefferson
hotel in Peoria and the Hotel BIackhawk in
Davenport have shown how such undertakings
proper in live communities. 1t was necessary
70 add to the jefferson and it is now planned
10 put additional stories top of the Black
hawk.
A modern new hotel will give Rock Island
valuable advertising and the business and COM
EperciaI interests of the city ought to and no
doubt will get solidly back of it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-16

foodstuffs and to point out the pronteers. and
it will hardly be healthy for the legislative
body Of the government to turn a deaf ear to
such plea at this time
The situation is not unlike that during the
German drive Of a year ago last spring. Old
General H. C. OF L. is pushing up his lines in a
fashion that is becoming monotonous. So uni
form is his advance that slight reverses. such
as the telephone decision and the action OF
the millefs are all we have to hearten us SO
that we can keep up the fight. As during the
German drive, however, those OF strong faith
feel sure that relief will come by and by and
the invader will be halted and finally driven
back in disorder
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-16
Enthusiasm, Bottled and
0kherwise.

France has just INDUCED in a delirio1s cele-
bratiOn of the end Of the war. England is to
have day of national rejoicing, which prom
Uses to be something quite out of the ordinary
for people 80 unsccustomed to giving their
emotions free play.
Americans pretty generally got rid of what
over they had in their systems at the time the
armistice was signed and when the home con-
tingents returned from overseas. These spon-
taneous demonstrations have been hummers,
but efforts to stage manage celebrations at
other times have not been very successful
Our European allies are able to keep their
enthusiasm bottled up and it izzes beautifully
whenever the cork is pulled. Americans hab-
itually put theirs in kegs where it goes nat
after the first efervescence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-16
|Hodrt 9HOmo
4,!DHODIQnC =,
%At MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

could realize the charm OF their
natural beauty there would be no
more painting.
Dear Mrs. Thompson | am six
teen years old and nave a good
home and many friends. But l am
puzzled.
When a boy likes me as well as
he does any other girl, but no bet
ter, l like him very much. But
when he begins to show a prefer
ence for me l lose my liking for
him for no reason whatever.
Why am l like this? Several
boys have proposed to me and some
have even bought rings, although
I have never acted in any except a
friendly way to them. What makes
them want to marry me when l am
so young?
There is boy whose friendship
| value very much and who likes
me but no better than other girls.
l don't want him to get like the
other boys and so how can I keep
him just as a friend? PUZZLED.
1t is not strange that you want
that which you are not sure you
can have; IT is human nature to
feel that way. Do not worry about
your fickleness because as you
grow older your tastes will take
definite form ard you will learn to
care for one man a great deal more
than all others.
Have a good time now, but never
compromise yourself by going with
young men unworthy of you. You
are building your future now by
your habits and the friends you
choose. Doubtless you feel the i'm
portance of conserving your love
and affection for the man you will
sometime marry.
To keep the friendship of the
young man you enjoy so much now,
you will have to regard him as a
friend only and not permit him to
drift into the attitude of love. Let
him go with the different girls and
try not to feel or show jealousy.