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Official Journal of Washington Parish and the Town of Franklinton.
VOLUME 3. V =ow. m _O."N_ LD FRANKLINTON, LA., THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1912.
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SUPREIME COURT
REVERSES BAKER
Means Dismissal of Several
lHandred Informations Re.
suiting from Hall-Mi
chel-Aswell Primary.
Reversing the lower court and
upholding the contention of J. C.
Henriques, who wrote the law
and was one of those who argued
the case both before Judge Baker
and on the appeal, the Supreme
Court Monday decided the im
portant primary-assistance case
and ordered the discharge of
Edward Breffeihl, who was one
of several hundred defendants
picked out for the test. All the
other cases will, of course, fall
with the Brefeihl decision.
The case grew out of the gu
bernatorial and senatorial pri
mary of last January. The Goo..
Government League, based on
opinions of George W. Flynn,
E. H. Farrar, C. P. Fenner and
other lawyers, mamintained that a
voterhad no right to ask assis
tance in preparing his ticket.
The Michel lawyers took the op
:posite view and maintained that
each voter could get help in mak
i lg his ballot.
District Attorney Adams, in a
statement afew days before the
election, took the same position
as the League and asserted that
he would prosecute any voter,
registered under the educational
qualification, who ask or accepted
sesistance, unless he was blind
or otherwise physically disabled:
:':Attorney General Guion prat.
i...isdly concurred with the view
btLMr. Adams.
The day before the election
GoIernor Sanders issued a proe
, lamation telling the voters they
ltthe rightto ask for asist
aice and saling that if the Dis.
~rlct i o attempted to
' th;em hle would ess
dthatoificer and put the At
ne1Gneneral in charge of the
:' iter the election several hun.
domd ianforations were iled.
Governor Sanders kept his I
wis aid took the cases of
:"ahondred salleged violators1
elawually agof treed ed bat
tllsse'ahould be made
;et inerlat andi
. quqib. who
liae 41 beuan, could
! iiiko t asiciie. Bref*.
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The National Good Roads
Congress.
Plans for the comming Na
tional Good Roads Congress to
be held in New Orleans, May
16th to 19th. inclusive, are being
rapidly pushed toward comple
tion by the Executive Committee,
of the Committee of 100 on Local
Arrangements, of which P. M
Miller, President of the Louisi
ana Motor League, is Chairman,
and President Arthur C. Jackson
the President of the national
good roads organisation.
Two limportant features have
been added to the tentative pro
gram, which will undoubtedly
prove of vital interest to the peoe
pie of the state, and serve to
draw many delegates to the con
gress from every parish. One
of these will be the organization
of a Louisiana State Good Roads
Aassociation. This state is one
of the few in the Union that has
no state organization whose ac
tivities are devoted to the good
roads movement, and many
prominent men have signified
their intention of taking an active
part in the work it will do when
formed, in conducting an active
state-wide campaign for the im
provement of the highways
This body will be formed on
either the first or second day of
the convention.
Another important addition to
the program will be that of
"Woman's Day" which has been
set for May 18th. The partici.
pation of the womenof this state
and country at large has been
incorporated in the official acll
for delegates. It is the afirst time
that women have had a chance to
act as delegates in the annual
gatherings of the parent good
roads organization..
On "Woman's Day" and as
part of the regular program a
ouiaiana "Woman's Good Roads
Congress" will be held. This
will be the second "Woman's
Good Road Congress" to be held
in this country, and the first ip
teS South. All of the club woo
men in the State will be invited
-b take part in the conress as
delegates. and an elaborate pro.
gram for them is being worked
paoi
The Ira Chab of New Orlesas
have accepted the Invitation asn
wil attend as deleptesina body.
ire. Roydan Dugla., of New
Oriesus, President of the Feder.
Ito .of Women's Clubs in thisb
state i nrs takloga nactve part in
hmiilng "Woman's Dav" and the
wioen's convention, an epoch an
history of club women in Loulia
s. SheI will Invite the forty
oe elube in'the states to msed
On) Wednesday, May 1st, the
amid-dweek "0ood 186ad
Luncheon," at whioh Pessident
:on of the National Oiiso
hj~ive i~eainrited toapeak.
~Ml&cllt# doeleais on the
Iy in tbes jrie¶: week.
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R SHOES FOR SPRING .
Shoe fashions are most unportant and a disregard of their selection may
mar the most elective costume.
In "Qeen Quality" you always find the mode of the moment.
ThIs season there should be related touches between the various details
of your costume. This gves ful way to the tendency towards the
novel elects in colors and materials that characteize the new "Queen
In addition to the usual Tan. Black and W it the divery of
color rep anted in the new "Qen Quality" styles is paricularly
pleasing, especially when the ideas are carrid out with such good taste
and judgant.
"Queen Quality" is always in the vanguard on style matters and thi,
coupled with their mreme fleibility add ine it, inosues to the wear
not only clegance of line, but ease from the first moment wear.
If you wish to see styles that are hfferent from those shown
shoes that represent your own idea of what fashlion ble ~on w
should be, a splendid assorment in all the newest patterm le mad
fabrics, you should se r Cpring showing of Qeen ."
We want you to see thl:m at once. Why not b't
BURRIS BROTHERS . ,
FRANKLINTON, LA.
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Wreck itOnQueen and Crescent
The first fatality to mar the
success of the big Sons oJ. Con-.
federate Veterans' ,reunion at
Macon, Ga., to which delegates
are speading from all over the
South, occured at Estabutchie,
Miss., a short distance north of
Hattiesburg, Monday morning,
when the first jection of the Con
federation Veterans' special, car
rying Confederate Veterans from.
Teas, and consisting of an en
gine and five coaches, was derail
ed and tuned over, killing four
trainmen and three passengers
outrightand injuring a number
of others: The dead railroad
employes were the engineer, W.
A. Woods, and Cicero Drona, his
colored fireman, who smet death
at their posts.
The other two trainmep killed
were riding on the engine when
they met their death.
The trainwas running at thirty
ales a hour when the engine
left the track, carrying with 'it
one day coach, one chair car and
three tourist sleepers. Two of
the tourist sleepers went thru
a trestle which was wrecked
whenbhe derailed train dashed
itoit.
A Aery heavs rain was falling
at the time of the accident.
Bease of a number of prom*
nent Conlederates from NewOr
les and , and who left
NeQr er midniht Mon
daM ,_talao Abe 'Se
'r- lot Mswn, UthereWa5 conaid
first reported that eight people
had" been killed, including the
fireman and engineer and that
the train in the wreck was a Con
federate Veterans' special out
of New Orleans.
Among the passengers who
left on the Texas special over the
Queen and Crescent Monday
morning, was General Van Zandt
former Governor of Minnesoto
amd Commander-in-Chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
Meridian, Miss.. May 6.--The
wrecked train was a northbound
special. The accident occurred
three miles south of Fastabuchie.
Four persons are reported killed.
Several vassengers were se*
riously hurt.
Doctors and a relief train were
rushed from here to the scene.
5th diolal Ditrit Oourt, State of
Pbrish of Washington.
at . Carer J. Vd Bro
Vs. o . 312s.
Albert Piere et ale.
Notice b hereby alven that by virtue
oft wkrl of i erl hdoas ssued
out tohe above named oomt in the
matter of PrintisB.Oarter adJ. Voll
rock vs.,. Albert Yleooeet al, datedl
Apl , llS1 adMto me direated fo
xectioont/,, seeied and will. o@f
for salendd se tatsetsastsd it
bidder at the principal ftrot door of
the courthouse, on
Saturday, Juae 6, ISlt
between theblegmi ale bahm for judi'
Pial salee the fofiowt. degibed
properipa top-wit:. , - ,w
Lot4 and 16.8 acres 4fm1 d e
of tot 3e2 See; 28. outh hag
13. `fit,11b10ted.. whMO bead .. of
Te sale.: Ca wih baeat
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Jesse B. Slade Pardoned.
Wednesday afternoon, Gover
nor Brewer announced that after
having had the application'under
serious consideration of several
weeks, he had decided to issue an
unconditional pardon to Jesse B.
Slade, who since January, 1906,
has been an inmate of the state
penitentiary in Mississippi, se-rv
ing a life-term.
From what can be learned Cov.
Brewer's executive clemency
was procured by thestrong pres.
sure brought to bear upon' him
by the Penitentiaryroard ofOon
trol. which had unanimously rec
ommended Slahe's pardon for
meritorious conduct. This rec
ommendation by the penitentiary
trustees was made repeatedly to
Gov. Noel, and when Gov. Brewer
went in office, it was renewed to
him. It is said the trustees were
not only anxious for his release
on account of his good conduct,
but they were convinced of hs
inmocence:
Another thing which power*
fully influenced the Governor
was the affidait made by Mrs.
William Miller-widowi of the
Murdered man- that her test.
mony on the trial of th9 Swe
wholly false. Those friliar
with the Mlade qase 1will rae
that it was by ;lM .
imony that the st ftl sha
the jury witb a mntive & the
murder of ier husbai4. She
swore, in sallne,that=4
been Bade imistress foranm.
'ia prior had
OBy ,
and put guards about her houua
to prevent the young man fromi
visiting her.
The third reason for the 'oýi "
ernor's action, very likely, w :s `
the large petition signedby .di
iens of this county urglng th
the pardon of Slade, to say noth !
ing of many letters written aspe ,. i
cially to the Governor. And A
finally, Gov. Brewer probabe
took into consideration the Uit
etrly destitute condition O;t:'
Slade's wife and children, who oif }i
late years have been forced I.toi
rely upon the charity of the sya
pathetic to a large extent.
Hog Cholera Serum can bie':
had at the DENMAN DRUG STORu
Nsh Judlial DMstr.too CO t, Sli ae
LouanaLs, aishe orf Wash.g1ton
HacMley Merecantle Co., Ltd.
Vestl ko; 1838
Wesley. L. Rrown.
Noes Is beeby gtventhatby vrtos i
of ord o reasle IuAed out sfi
aboe busd codrt In the amiu
dof ly Nee. Co. Ld. Vs. No.1IPS
W.L. inldatd 8ps 1t.l,1311, a i , .-"
madfrsotsd Ioi eseouion havelbvesslwst i k
sdl . for sloe and sell to h+, 'i \
lht auigeasbidderat thea pinslp
fOtdose the Courthose oe:r
Satuirday June I, 19t,1 ,
b itni uhe legal sale bows for.
juiu ale, the followIng dusdtbsd
pr.p tot:.
thrty.ve (85) acres of lad
9i of BT 2oU "PfC FeMS " t
4 f ý,44 osh Wig- .
