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lana two-thirds of all the members
erected to each House concurring, That
The following amendment to the Consti-
fHoon OF the State of Louisiana be and
the same is hereby proposed and sub
mftted to the qualified electors of the
state OF Louisiana. to-wtt:
In addition to all taxes now auth =
ortaed by the Constitution or by law,
there is hereby levied for the year
1929 and each calendar year Their ca ter,
in aid Of public education. a tax of
one mill On the dollar of assessed Valu-
alton OF all taxable property within tn e
state OF Louisiana, II being hereby re-
CURED that said tax shall be extended
on the tax rolls and collected as all
Section g. Be it further resolved.
etc, That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the duly qualified
electors of the State, in accordance
with law, to be voted upon at the Gem
eral Conversational Election to be held
on the End day of November, 1920, the
official ballots to have printed there
on the words For the proposed
amendment leyyinS an annual tax Of
and the words, Against the proposed
amendment levytng an annual tax Of
one mill in aid Of public education" so
that each elector may indicate, as pro-
the State, whether he votes for or
against the proposed amendment
K. +. WALKER.
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 5, 1920.
JNO. N. PARKER,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
true COPY:
JAMES ]. BAILEY.
Secretary of State.
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ACT NO "a


House Bill No. BY Mr.. Byrne.
JOINT RESOLUTION
| Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitutIon of the State of Louisiana,
directing the City of New Orleans to
levy annually a special tax not ex-
Ceeding two mills on the dollar for
the Inauguration and maintenance of
double and triple platoon systems,
and an increase In pay of the men
and officials, in the fire and police
departments of said city respectively.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State OF Louis
lana, two-thirds of all members elected
to each House ConCurring, That an
amendment to the Constitution of the
| State of Louisiana be proposed and
submitted to the qualified electors of
the state, for ratification or rejection.
as follows, to-wit: In addition to
such other taxes as the City of New
orleans is now, or may be hereafter
authorized to levy, said city shall levy
annually a special tax, not exceeding
two mills on the dollar, on all taxable
property in said City as assessed and
valued for city taxation purposes The
avails of said special tax are hereby
dedicated to the Inauguration and
maintenance of double platoon sys-
tenn in the fire department and a triple
platoon system in the police depart
ment of said City, and an increase in
pay of the men and officials employed
in said departments. and shall be used
and employed by said city exclusively
for said purposes respectively accord
ing to such appOrtionment of said
funds as said city may make from time
to time"
Section g Be it further resolved. etc
that this amendment shall be submitted
to the duly qualified electors of the
State of Louisiana, in accordance with
the provisions of the Constitution. to
be voted upon at the General Congress
sional Election to be held in Novem Der
1920, and there shall be printed upon
the ballot: For the amendment to the
Constitution directing the City of New
Orleans to levy a special tax not ex-
ceedinig two mills for it's fire and police
departments" and Against the amend
ment to the Constitution directing the
City of New Orleans TO levy a special
tax not exceeding two mills for its fire
and police departments" and each
elector shall indicate. as provided in
The general election laws of the State
whether he votes for or against said
amendment.
r. +. WALKER.
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tiyCS.
HEWITT BOUANCHATrD
Lieutenant Governor and President of
tn Senate.
Approved: July 6. 1890
JNO. II. PARKER.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JA.IES j. BAILEY.
Secretary of SKATE.
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ACT NO 60

AL NJ. By.
House Bill No. 1s7-By Mr.. Weinmann
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State OF Louisiana
relative to the organization and
powers of the Board of Commits
sfoners Of the port of New Orleans
and the departments of the said port
Section l. Be 1t resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louis
lana, two-thirds OF all the members
elected to each House concurring, that
the following amendments to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana be
submitted to the electors of the State
at the next Congressional election to
be held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, 1920. to-wit:
That the Governor of the State shall
appoint the respective members of the
Board OF Commissioners of the Port OF
New Orleans, possessing the Qualifica-
tons prescribed by law, one for term
of two years, one for a term of three
years, one for a term of four years,
one for a term of five years, and one
FOR a term of six years and may degig-
nate and prescribe the term of office
of the present Board in accordance
herewith. At the expiration of their
respective terms, their SUCCESSORS shall
be appointed by the Governor for a
period of six years each The Governor
shall have the power to fiji the I'M
expired term Of any vacancy occurring
through death, resignation or other
can only be removed by the Governor,
for cause or causes to be preferre ed
against them, or either OF them, in
writing and after public hearing and
proof of the sufficiency of said charges
to justify their removal, provided that
in all cases an appeal may be had to
Supreme Court from the decision OF the
Governor.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc.
That the Board of Commi ssioners OF the
Port of New Orleans shall have power
to organize or reorganize the legal
other departments and forces of said
Board, and to fix the duties powers
and compensation of all officers, agents
and employees in such departments, ex-
cepting, however. such civil service re-
quirements as may be established by
Section 3. Be it further resolved,
etc, That on the official ballot to be
used at said election shall be placed
the words: For the proposed amend
the Board of Commissioners of the
Port of New Orleans" and the words:
Against the proposed amendment rel
atiVs to the organization of the Board
OF Commissioners of the Port of New
Orleans" and each elector shall indi-
cate his vote on the proposed amend
ment as provided in the general cleo
ton laws of the State
r. F. WALKER,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 6, 1920.
JNO. M PARKER
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY.
Secretary of State -
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YnAyco+n &c nrovfded in the general
sIsct1on laws Of the State whether or
net he votes for or against the amend
mont.
r F. WALKER,
Speaker of the House OF RepreSe'''
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD, ,
Leutc' ant Governor and President %
the senate.
Approved: July T. 1920.
JNO NJ. PARKER,
Governor of the State of LOUISIANA
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State. -
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-08-28

MI No. IW8.
House Bill No. 206-3y Mr. Perez.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
sttIt.yn Of the State OF Louisiana
Relative to the Board of Commits
stouyrs of the Port of New Orlea ms.
Section l. BE il resolved by the Gen
sral Assembly of the State of Louis
ana. t5o thirds of AL members elected
o each House concurring, That the fol-
owing aiyndment to the Constitution
Z lie Stat- of Louisiana be submitted
~ Ghe eIeSto.s OF the State at the next
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-08-28

ACT NJ. %.
House Bill No. l27-By Mr. Hamiey.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
sltution of the State of Louisiana
levying a special State tax of one
mill on the dollar in aid of public
education.
Section / Be it resolved by the Gem
aral Assembly of the State of Louis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-02
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other cities might well adopt as the
tablets are on E21e in few if any drug
stores.
The guest ua a summer resort cot
tage is more - less at the mercy of his
landlady as regards ratlons. He can
only remember that fresh fruit and
vegetables are the best hot weather
food, and eat along those lines as far
as the boarding house bill of fare per-
Be Careful About Food.
Food for camping Is too complex a
subject to be detailed here, but heat
producing diet. such as meat and
starehy articles should be avoided as
far as possible.
As for the picnic excursionists, they
usually fofego mixing crabs and ice
cream. but this IS about the only con-
cession they make to their stomaehs.
The picnic lunch is safest when it does
not offer too great a variety. A salad,
light sandwiches, lemonade, milk,
fruit and possibly cake or ice cream
are the best of the summer picnic Sc
lections. 1t is a matter of safety first
to forego sampling six kinds Of sand
witches and three slices of gooey cake.
In fact, safety first is the moral OF
every rule mentihned in this piece.
When you traverse strange ground
watch your step.
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Ouestions-AnSDers

@. What country is called the Egypt of
America" III. Z. ID.
A. This has been given to Central Amer
lea. because it was in this country that once
the greatest culture of the Western World
was produced. There are eyldences on ear III.
MAYA. the civilized natives found by CorteL
and his contemporary explorers IN Cehtral
America, represented a pe1pie pegln nlrifs
ing sculpture and architecture
8. Do United States navy vessels have
to pay toll when passing thru the Panama
q. The Panama Canal commission says
that these boats do pay toll. since al All
when when going thru the canal.
O. Why Isl virginia called the Mother Of
& Virginia ia known az the Mother of
States because out Of the original COLONY
Of Virginia were formed the states OF Viz
GINA. Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
a. Has there been a court decision Civ
ing an employer damages against a labor
UNION H' 4 Jury in ~ the United states district
court for the western district of Arkansas.
at Fort Smith. recently rendered verdict
ers Of America for $500, 900, in favor of the
Pennsylvania Mining company, but this
case with others OF b the Sin e Ttsi proOaoiS
boats put in commission "A Reader.
A, Eagle No, 1 was put In commission
q. Is it correct to say eve are going to
have company for dinner?-A- c.
A. This is incorrect we are going to
have company at dinner" is the proper ex-
preston.
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LITTLE BENNY'S NOfE BOOK
By LINE PAPE

was setting on our frunt.. steps
watching the fellows play baseball in
the street, me not getting in it on
account of Expecting to heer our sup
pir bell ring eny minnit, and all OF a
suddin Skinny Martin yelled, Cheese
it, cheese it.
Meaning Flatfoot the ccp terning err
round the corner and starting to wawk
down looking mad, ana the fellows
all stopped playing and ram mile a
rninnit, me jest keeping on setting
there thinking, 1 amt going to run. he
cant do enything to me, wasent even
playing how can he do enything to
me?
And kepp on setting there and
Flatfoot kepp on getting neerer and
neerer and I kepp on getting nervisser
and rlervisser thinking, o well, was
ent in it, Ina innocent, wat rite have
got to worry?
Wich Jest then Flatfoot stopped go
ing past and made a grab at me and
cawt hold of the back of my blouse,
saying, I've got you this times yen don't
need to think you can put enything
over on me by setting there like a
statue in the park.
wy, watts the matter, watts the mat
ter, wat did 1 do. wasent in it, watts
the matter? 1 ged, ana Flatfoot sed,
You was in it, because seen you in
it, you come with me.
And he pulled me off of the steps
and started to take me to the patrol
box, me saying, Hay, watts the matter
was setting there all the time, you
can ask enybody if I wasentS certenS
I was, watts the matter? 4
You can tell that watts the matter
stuff to the judge, sed Flatfoot. And
he took me all the way to the patrol
box, me feeling verse and verse and
wishing more and more I had ran too
and Flatfoet sed, Well, III leeve you
go this time IL you promise never te
play ball in the street agen.
! WITCH I did. being easier to promise
than to tell him how innocent I was
all over agen, and he left me go, Prov
| ing no matter how innocent you are
you're lucky If you don't have nc
prove it.
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Election day is. only a few weeks
eff. yet the presidential campaign is
not occupying so large q place in the
minds of business men as it was .
month ago; in fact, it is mot giving
50 great concern as in most campaigns
of the past. It is felt that the adj
1ninistration of the next four years will
exert a powerful effect upon business,
but neither of the great parties has
nominated a man Of radical ten
denotes; both parties have adopted
conservative platforms, and there is no
disturbing issue, no greenback agita-
ton. no free silver controversy. no
active proposal for a radical change
in the tariff. no trust-busting or rail-
batting utteranees. These are
the things that have made presiden-
tial campaigns the nightmares Of
business in the past; these are the Is
sues that have brought the proverbial
hesitation in business during the
months before election. In the pres
ent campaign such issues are eonspie'
nous by their absence.
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ter. SO that Aunt Emma did not
notice.
She found herself blushing when
ever she looked in his direction across
the hot biscuits or when she passed
him the ham. He had still a discon-
certing way of laughing out of his
eyes. They heard during the tea the
walls that emAnated from the/we od-
shed. When the young curate sug
gested that he should release the
prisoner after tea, Camilla made no
objection, but she watched the little
dog turn alwet tongue on this stranger.
Perhaps he remembers me-" the
man in gray explained, and Camilla
answered "Oh!" and blushed to the
roots of her red-brown hair.
But that hardly accounts for the
reason that made Camilla sit down and
write to Winnie that night and end her
letter with a P. S. that said: ST don't
think I shall be home before the
autumn Winnie, and then 1 think 1
may be-engag ed-'
Camilla, smiling softly to herself,
blew out the kerosene lamp ana sent
an airy kiss to a small brown dog that
was lying in diminutive dog kenneI
beneath her window.
Copyright 1920, by the Mcclure Newe-
paper Syndicate.)
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portunity to regain all the territory
they had lost sinea- 1872 and when
Russia expressed a willingness to talk
matters over they made demands
which no government could accept and
hope TO maintain its hold on the -peo-
pie. The effect Of ali this has been TO
fix Lenine more firmly in power and
to rally the Russian people to his sup
port in his efforts TO resist outside ag-
erosion. western Europe now finds
ITSELF in a position from which it will
be difficult to extrieate itaelf.
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Hungary. Rumania and a few other
countries seem anxious to join Poland
in the war against Russia. They await
only encouragement from the allies.
If they get it the battle line pay once
more extend from the Baftic TO the
Black sea as it did in the early stages
Of the Great War. Since there seems
to he feeling that Poland must be
saved at any cost sanction OF the great
powers may be forthcoming. That
universal peace to which the world
looked forward on November II, 1918.
seems long way off. But Uncle Sam
can hardly be drawn into the impend-
ing. conflict.
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The efficacy of the motor truck for
carrying farm products to market was
recently tested in a demonstration
which was undertaken by the United
States postoffiee. At 6 o'clock one
morning a motor truck was loaded at
Lancaster. Pa with $4,000 eggs in
crates, 1000 chicks a day old, and
started for New York City one huns
bred miles away. At the same time a
similar shipment was sent to the con-
signee by railroad. 1t took the truck
twelve hours to reach New York. Four
Of the little chicks were dead and nine
eggs were broken when the goods were
delivered at the door of the consignee.
The train shipment was four days in
reaching Jersey City. 1t took another
day to send a notice to, the consignee
that the shipment had arrived. He
was then compelled to send his own
truck to Jersey City for the shipment.
When it reached his door thousands of
the eggs had been smashed and half
the chicks were dead. Similar expe-
ditious handling of the peoples letters
by Mr.. Burleson's department would
be greatly appreciated.
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George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
IF you LOSE YOURSELF.

What is more valuable than your
personality? What would you do IL
you didn't have yourseif-that some
thing which represents all that you
are of both good and bad2
What would it profit anyone II he
were TO gain the whole world-and
yet lose himself?
It is the greatest battle you will ever
be able to fight. this battle for your
own individual preservation-the you
which sets you apart
A man grows dominant when he
comes 10 the realization that the best
place to talk things over Is inside his
own self-house-
OF course, there may be these IN
vited inside this place of individual
power-but always as friends and
guests. with the Man himself as host
and Master of the Inn
You can acquire knowledge. Inherit
wealth. earn fame and powerful
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you are born with that precious
Something That You Arel
This You of Yours once lost, thru
misuse or no use, is bound to mark
you as a mere pawn to power-only. s
tenant in a house that rightfully be-
longs to YOU
1t is a fight worth the making-this
seeking TO preserve the best that we
are and all that we represent.
If a person has seif-ataospheFe. we
want to be around thcn. Leaders
know.
II you lose yourself. you vaeate
choice properly and hand it over TO
iAcompstents and worse than Insurers
and robbers. For a human being is
supposed to hold himself in check and
in hand. ana prove that he is 'the
noblest work Of Cod
Be watchful-and jealous-of your
self!
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Col. E. NJ. House. in viewing the fu-
fure, sees it well within the bounds
Of probability" that the Russian
hordes will soon overrun Poland, will
be then welcomed by Germany as de-
liyerers. and the combined Russian
and German armies will offer men
ace to western civilization that will tax
to the utmost the resources and cours
age of the United States England and
France to meet. For this situation
the allies largely are responsible.
When they failed to dispose of the
soviet government by aiding its inter
nal enemies they encouraged Poland
to make the attempt. With such back
Ing the Poles thought they saw an op-
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JUST FOLKS
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.

WHEN aoTHER'S SEWING BUTTONS
ON.
When mothers sewing buttons on
Their little garments. one by one,
settle down contented there
And watch her in her rocking chair;
She's a the task she Hikes the best
Each little waist and undervest
She fondles In d mothers way,
And notes each sign or sturdy play
Aud shakes her head and says TO me:
Il wonder how this came 70 bef"
There's something IN her patient eyes.
rs in and but her needle flies.
Which seems to tell the joy she takes
In every little stitch she makts
An hour of peace has settled down, =
flushed in the ciamor of the t0~n,
And even 1 am different then,
For foresake the ways OF men
And see about the garments there
Buttons are closely linked to joy.
Each little girl and little boy
Who dare TO climb the garden fence
Buys that delight at their expense:
Buttons are ehildhood's tattle tales
Swifter than kilograms or mails
They fly to tell Of moments glad
That little boys and girls have had,
And mother reads the stories there
From every vacant space and tear.
She sweetIy smiles and says 10 me:
How sturdy they have grown to bet
Il keeps me busy to repair
The shirts aad things they have to wear.
For joy has set the room agiow,
And In the picture can see
The strength which means so much to me-
The scene g good 20 look upon
When mothers sewing hnttons on
Copyright, 1870, BY Edgar A. Guest)