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W.S.S.. WAR SAVINGS STAMPS ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT $1.50 Per Year. Official Journal of Washington Parish and the Tpwn of Frankllnton. $1.50 Per Year, 0LUME 9. IM1"ATON LEDER. : IU:In::: FRANKLINTON, LA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1919. NUMBER 40. E TO a BaND.ON DISTRICT SYSTEM a, Hlarris Writes Purish ool Boards that Now Is rthe Time to Adopt New Plan, ton Rouge, La., Dec. 25.-In of the fact that on Nov. 5 Ilectorate of Louisiana gave public school system of the constitutional funds mater greater than those hereto the disposal of the schools, Superintendent of Educa iarris is writing to all parish 1 board members and parish rintendents, suggesting that is the time to abandon the t plan of raising mainten funds." e system has served its ,and we would now place it nently behind us,'.' he says. uld think that every par Tihe state would be glad to Sproper method of proce a for you to determine the r of mills, not to ezceed 5 that will b3 required in to your permanent funds intain your schools. Hay ttled this question, the par pld be created by resolution ;oard a school district and on ordered for a *main tax of a millage required. ther resolution the board assure the taxpayers that hwide tar, if carried, take the place of all dis es, and no district taxes in future be collected. Of such a moral obligation be observed as faithfully legal obligation. I wish that such action be taken ring in all parishes having provided special funds will aired." police juries will doubtless the three-mill parish tax vided for by the conetitu a Superintenident Harris, ther they.do or not, "it the duty of the collectors eotb and turn over to the boards three mills on the asseesments, unless the jnries have been notified by ool boards that a smaller is desired." sing that the principal argument advanced against the 1 state trx of one and one-half mills for schools has been that the parishes having only a few white children would use the state funds to educate the white child. ren, the negroes would be kept out of school, and no parish d funds would be used for edua tional purposes, Superintendent Harris says, "this prophesy must not be allowed to come true." "Such parishes will probably h not need special maintenance taxes; but they will need, and should use, the parish taxes to which they are entitled in order to be able to provide good schools for all their chiidren, both white and negro." The permanent funds to which Superintendent Harris refers are: (1) Each parish's share of the state tax. of one and one-half mills; (2) three mills on the par ish assessment of full value, or aC smaller millage in instances wherein any parish does not need that much; (3) poll taxes, fines, and forfeitures, and (4) each parish's share of the inheritance taxes and sixteenth section inter est. If, additional to these perman ent funds, .special maintenance taxes will be needed, and already have been voted any one parish, a they will fall in two classes: Parishwide taxes. The rate, what ever it may be, must be re duced by half and in no case can it exceed five mills. If you have a a parishwide maintenance tax, and one-half of the old millage will yield more special funds than you will need, the board 'shouldc by an appropriate resolution, fix the smaller rate desired and so notify the assessor and tax col Slector. (The rate must not @x ceed five mills.) "District taxes. If you decide to continue this system, the funds collected in the different districts will have to be kept separate, as Sheretofore, and used for the bene 9 fit of the schools for which they a were voted and collected, and in s no cases can the special district e maintenance tax exceed five y mills. If the old millage was 20 r or 26, or 40, the new inillage wonld have to be reduced to five, I,1 or less if you need lees than five." ublic Auction Swill offer at public sale at my 6 miles east of Mt. Herman 10 miles west of Franklinton, on W.ednesday, anuary 8, Ig919 lot of .Cattle, including good stock, all in good condition 23 bf meat and stock Hogs, 8 head H, ousehold (Goods, Farming : Harness, Etc. erms of Sale: CASH. eserve the right to reject any bids.. D3uro h. A.9 _ Wilson Captures English Hearts. By TRUMAN fI. TALLEY. wi London, Dec. 26.-America and R England forever. L, That was the message conveyed m in England's reception of Presi- sp dent - Wilson today. London's it streets echoed back the people's ur thundering cheers to him, and they were emphatic and sincere. in President Wilson's personality le has conquered British hearts, just of as it did French hearts. ar An incident aboard the steam- w, ship Brighton as President Wilson ec neared Dover impressed me as gj truly representative of the senti- fit meat of the people of Europe with di regard to the United States with lit its President. This was when I to overheard a conversation between , officers of the British Ambulance sc Service, from which unit the greater portion of the Brighton's ni compliment cams. One of them 01 spoke with an air of finality and ci declared that President Wilson "more than stopped the bleeding la war." in He exactly expressed the senti- it went of the people of France and tt England--a sentiment that like- p wise will be expressed in Italy. w The people of Europe do not in et a larger sense of the word know whether Mr. Wilson is a Republi- ti can or a Democrat nor with what c politican party he is affiliated. le But they do know that he "more g than stopped the bleeding war," and that he wants to stop all fu ture "bleeding wars." R' It may have been Boxing Dqy tl on the calander when the Preei- tl dent reached London, but it was a America lDay in reality. The g stately procession which proceed- a ed to Buckingham Palace between and beneath London's most elab- 1 orate municipal decorations, stirr ed tens.of thousands of persons along the line into wildest joy and entlusiasn. Around Charing Cross hawkers e with miniature Stare and Stripes did 'pt need to shout their wares. ,Indeed these wares were literally C snatched from their trays and transferred to the hats of the buy- a ere. a President Wilson's victory was C complete. " His boyish smile ti didn't wear off. It was just as it d was in Paris. 0 With his smile. and Europe's conception of his peace ideals, it is b safe to.say that he has the con- o fidence of the pqople. d Hoover Says Huns May Go To Hades 0 Washington, Dec. 27.-Food a Adminstrator Hoover, in Europe f arranging relief for the people of the war-devastated territories, i has refused in emphatio terms tor disbiss German food conditions Swith Baron von der Lanoken and Dr. Rieth, who sought a meeting i Swith the food adminstrator. A message from Paris today said these two German officials, -who were leaders in the German administration of Belgium, wired from Berlin to Walter Lyman I Brown, director of the Commis sion for Relief in Belgium at Rotterdam, that they had been t pp ointed by the German govern. mridt to negotiate with Mr. Hoover for food supplies, and that they desired Mr. Hoover to j advise them when and where he would meet them. · r In answer to the request for a conference, Mr. Hoover sent this message: "You can describe two and a half years arrogance toward our selves and oruelty to the Belgians in any language you may select, and tell the pair personally to go to hell with my nomplinfents. If Ido hive iodeal irish Orimans, it wik not be with that pair." Barbecue and Speaking. It is free! A, big barbecue with ra:isic and speeches by Hon. - R. G. Pleasant, Governor, aniiid M. L, Alexander, Conservation Com- wi missioner, and other prowinrient Ri speakers, at Covington, La,, and it starts at 10 o'clock a. m., Sat- tv arday, January 11th, 1919. The object of this great meet- in ing is to declare war, and relent less war against the destruction of our homes, barns, fruit orch. w ards, fields and fences, timber and C] woods, and range grasses and st soils, caused by the ravages of fhie, the ruthless and uncontrolled m fires which are carelessly and in- hi differently, and sometimes ma liciously, and criminally permit- oc ted to run wild throughout our m woods and country at certain sea. - sons of the year. This is against nature, against nature's God, impoverishing to e our soils, and a sin against our s' children and children's children. All the progressive, forward h looking men, women and children si in the Florida Parishes are the b; invited guests to participate in tl the discussion on this occasion as to how we can best wage this u war, and they are to be the draft. it ed soldiers. There will be go doubt about the good which will ultimately come by such men and women lending their support to this or- it ganization, and intelligent co- a operation with the Forestry De partment of the state and federal V governments, and in pducating re the people through the press, fit through she public schools, and around the firesides. as to the great damage done by these fires; le and finally, it it should be neces. sary, we would be able to secure such legislation as is necessary to make the efforts effective. is ______________ iii Mill Workers Get Bonus. b Magnolia, Miss., Dec. 26.-The employes of the Magnolia Cotton l] Mills and members of their d families were entertained at a ii SChristmas tree celebration by the mangement at the Liberty 'T'he- d ater. The program consisted ofu addresses by A. K. Landeau and SC. S. Redden, reciations and a Stableaux by the children and the distributihn of presents. The owners of the Magnolia Cotton B Mills distributed a Christmas bonus approximating $5500 in cash among their employes Satui - day. Every employe who had been at work every day the mills g operated'since July 1, naless pre vented by illness, received a'bon us of ten per cent of his wages e for that peroid. Jeff I). Van, who was *ounded " in battle in France, writes his parents here that he is. now in a s military hospital in New York, and is recovering rapidly and S hopes to be able to. come home soon. Notice. * There will be a meeting of the d stock holders of ihe Peoples n Building and Loan Association - at their offioe in Covington Bank and Trust Co. Buildtng, Coving n thn, La , on January 7th 1919, at ' 10 o'clock A. M., for the purpose ' of electing a board of directors for the ensuing year. D Signed, .8 H. J. Smith, President. a Lost Or Mislaide is Policy No. -501,197, issued by a The Penn Mutual Life Insurance ,.. Company, on the life of Charles , C. Welch, I, Thelfinder will please return it o to the undereigned. , jf As application has been made , for the issuing of a duplicate. C. C, Wel@h. general .Yews tlems tJn r/gief United Statss Consul Treadwell was arrested by Bolsheviki in a d Russian Turkestan town. I It was expected that at least c two weeks will elapse before the 3 peace conference can assemble in Paris. After spending Christmas day with the American troops at I Chaumont, President Wilson started on his trip to England. Germane have liberated a half million French prisoners who are hurrying to their hominea. State Superintendent of Edu cation Harris suggested the aband. ment ofjthe district plan of raising school maintenance funds. President Wilson was declared strongly opposed to sinking the surrendered German warships. The Associated Press was up held by the Supreme Court in its suit to prevent pirating of news by the InternationalNews service the Hearst agency. The Postoffice Department undertook the use of motor trucks in the rural mail service, which may bring aid to good roads move. The Senate, without a record vote, passed the revenue bill, levy. ing taxes to six billions in 1919 and four billions in 1920. It developed that prompting by. Washington caused Germany to recall minister von Eckhardt from Mexico. An international organization was formed to lay a plan for a league of nations before the peace conference. * SReports from the island of Tahiti said the people were dying in hordes from influeuza and their bogies burned. SThe War Department decided Ithat the National Guard would be r disrupted as a result of losing t identity during the war. The Washington Artillery will Sdel"'rk, it is announced, at New p -,t News instead of New Orleans. Investment There comes a time in every man's life when a judicious, well thought out investment will lay the .foundation for a fortune. When this time comes, a man is fortunate to have his means in shape to handle-where he can utilize them at once. This can best be accomplished by banking your earnings and savings till the golden opportunity arrives. We keep your money safely and pay you interest on it. Then it is always right where you can use it if the opportunity arises-not scattered about in many small investments. We ask you to candidly investigate our standing and favor us with your banking bueiness. Washington Bank & Trust Co. Franklinton Angle Bogalusa 4 per cent paid on time Certilloses of Depcasit. 31 per cent paid on savings Accounts. BI t President Wilson commuted the death sentence for desertion of Private G. O. Jacobs, who was convicted at Camp Shelby to 20 years in prison. President Wilson has issued a proclamation appealing to the generosity of the American peo ple in behalf of the millions of war sufferers in the near East. Ar menians, Syriana, and Greeks who have been driven from their homes by Hun invasious, and who are literally starving to death by the thousands. A campaign for relief funds will be conducted January 12-19. A Swiss 'aper says German war porfitui have used airplanes to carry their loot out of the coun try. The United States Shipping Board created a worldwide organ ization with branches in Europe and Latin America. ' The dissolution of the American Protective League was announced effective February 1. Reports from Germany indi cated the government there is to form a Republic and have a congress along American ines. Sixty-eight thousand soldiers have been brought back from overseas and half million muster ed out at home. President Wilson, Premier Lloyd George and Foreign Secre. tary Balfour said a perfect under. standing exists between America and Great Britian. It was expected in Paris that the sitting of the peace congress will begin between January 9 and 14. Governor Pleasant announced he will call a .pecial session of Legislature to consider the "fund for soldiers" question. Legislation to expropriate laind for returning soldiers was pre. dicted at a special session of the Legislature to be called by Governor Pleasant.