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___ Qbe ir~z4~nber4 Official Journal of Washington Parish and the Town of Franklinton. VOLUME 6 FRAsKNILTsW) "S' . E ýTAIII I7 FRA;NKLINTON, LA., THURSDAY, M1ARCH , 1916. NUMBER 5) VOLUM " 6. , tll,,, T,, 1.1;,\1)1:1t. I.r.ýinltl-tLIIII 171111{. DEMOCGRATIC COMMIITTEE MEETS AND RE-ORGANIZES Winners in Recent Primary Declared Nominees of Party -01ld Officers Re-Elected by New Committee-Reso lutions Made Indorsing Ruffin G. Pleasant for Gov ernor and the Entire Democratic Ticket as Worthy of Earnest and Enthusiastic Support. Franlklinton, MIarch 4th-I The Washington Parish Donno cratic Executive Comrnittee met as per previous call, a quoruir. being present, the chairman stated the object of the meeting was to canvass he returns and declare the Denmocratic nominees for the Democratic party to be voted upon at the general elec tion to be held on April IH, 1916. The vote was tabulated and checked as the returns from the Democratic primary held Tues day, February 29th, 1916, and is as follows: For Sheriff J. E. Bateman............ 1070 T. J. Simmons ............. 956 For Assessor - J. M. Byrd....... . ..........1003 S. E. Morris.......... .....1011 For Coroner J. L. Brock..... ....... ...1019 J. E. Pierce.......... ......1001 For Police Member, 2nd Ward T. I. Bickham................ 94 Murray Tate.............. 97 For Police Member, 7Ln Ward J. J. Crain............ ........ 83 L. C. Crain............... ..... 93 Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried that from the tabulation that J..E. Uate man, S. E. Morris, J. L. Brock, Murray Tate and L, C. Crain had received majorities as sheriff, as sessor, coroner and members of police Jury, respectively, that they, be and are hereby declared the nominees of the' Democratic party to be voted upon at the general election in April, 1916. and that the Chairman and Sec retary so certify to the Secre tary of State. There being no further busi ness before the committee, it was declared adjolrunledl sine (l ie Attest: D. E. i3ranch W. J. Dobson, Pres. Secretary. Fraiiklinton, March 4. As per notice duly given the new Parish Democratic Comn mittee met at tihe courthouse Saturday, March 4,1916,immedi ately upon the adjournment of 1 the retiring Committee, and the secretary of the old committee I stated the object of the meeting was to organize the new com. mittee and lie proceeded to call the roll of the new committee, a quorum being shown present, the secretary requested D. E. Branch to act as temporary Chairman, and upon motion to, proceed to elect officers. P. B. Carter was called to the chair; and the following ofi.ers were elected by unanimous vote. D. E. Branch, chairman; Joe N. Magee, vice-chairman; WV. J. Dobson, secretary. The follow ing resolution was offlered, read and unanimously adopted. "Be it resolved, by the Demo cratic Committee of the Parish of Washington, That we heartily indorse the Democratic Ticket, headed by the Hon. Rutffin G. Pleasant for Governor, and pledge to this ticket our most earnest and enthusiastic support in the approaching election of April 18, 1916. Be it further resolved, That we present to the Democracy of Washington.Parish our State, District, Parish and Ward ticket as worthy of the support of all the Democrats of the Parish. Be it further resolved, that we urge upon the Demaocracy of this Parish the necessity of poll ing its full strength on April 18, the end' that its :enemies tiy not only be -defeated but b erwhelmingly .crushed, ' There appearing no. further bjilness before the comSmittee it it dileclared adjourned subject 3id'r of othe chairman. D. E. Brench, Chairuan. W, J. Dobson, SLeretary, Boys and Girls, Attention! BABY FORD AUTO P Value $50,00, Given Away, Absolutely Free, to g the Boy or Girl turning in the Most Votes at, t the end of the Contest at Our Store, t f I Come to our store, where it is on exhibition, and see it Contest Now On-Ends May Ist, 1916. Here is the plan:-Get your friends and relatives to buy their Drugs and anything ese they needin on line from nt and have them asIk f94~otes in the Auto contest. and have them asu f4 orprnsabiins Now, boys andy t 4i e Th parents and friends to make their purchases at oGu e. This contest is open to any one. Don't wai~*Bt~ b ct Ic purchase .counts$. otes;25votes;.2, 25 oote etc. BABINGTONS DIRUG STORE. (Incorporated.) b'enera/ Jews terns 4, St6'/i The Germans changed their at- 5son tank on Verdun from infantry giv charges to long range artillery Mo fire. I B3ritish newspapers commented ton on the action of the United States run Senate Saturday and praised fes Wilson's position, temi Felix Diaz was reported to be cre gathering the best elements in Mexico to support his revolution for and to have arranged with Villa Coil for his co-operation. exi hel '`Cot Room Only" signs were hel put out at the New Orleans hotels. Railroad and hotel men said 1 C'arnival visitors this year were can more numerous thaii ever in the in history of the city. I Dairymen and farmers in Jef- ed fereon parish decided to elimin- the ate the tick by energetic action wel before introducing blooded stock, 1 and also to exterminate the pota- on tb bug rind return to potatoes. Pr, Former Governor J. Y. San viv ders denied the report that he of. le fered to leave the democratic kn party to get the Progressive nom. ination for Congress in the third of district. fry The secret of the Broken ham- the mer, which represents the spirit cit of New Orleans, was revealed in the industrial pars de, when 88 an floats rolled thru the city's streets ill bearing displays of New Orleans in products datursday. A negro woman was drowned, fo being the seventh .victim of the t, flood waters in Northeast Louisi ana. id A bill to allow women to serve w as school trustees and county f superintendents of education was in reported adversely in the Missis sippi legislature. di American newspapers were al- b most unanimous in viewing the s1 Senate's refusal to pass the bill ol warning the Americans off armed 81 merchantmen as a decided victory for President Wilson. Washington decided to demand tl 1an apology from Austria for .a G submarine attack on the' Ameri- oi I can tank steamer Petrolite in the G Mediterranean when the subma- er rine cammander. forcibly took a provisions after shelling the ship. tl The conference of mayors on c preparedness at St. Louis went tE on record as in favor of the big- L gest navy in the world, of midi- e tary training for citizens, and of l, locating all arsenals and. mmui- p tions works at points remote a from the seaboard and' Canadian a border. French curtain of fire and j strong rifle work held Germans ( in their positions near Verdum; Douaumont remained the center of battle. Turkish women blocked a train which was to carry soldiers to the front by throwing themselves upon the rails. A high German authority said his nation had proof Great Brit ain had ordered all merchantmen to sink submarines on sight, not await attack. - Indorsement of President Wil soin's ' irvP ar1f1,-, p)i-ly wit". given in Cairiinival illuiinti; tion S at Mobile, Ala. It was auiounced at Washing ton that the new hog chol'ra se rum discovered by a Tulane pro fessor, will be given final official test, its success being already credited. Western shippers will ;ssert he. fore the Interstate Commer ce Commission that munitions ar e expedited while other articles ar e1 held by freight congestion att Eastern points. The Centennial of the Ameri- t can Bible Society was celehrated F in New Orleans. a Engineer W. C. Barton report ed that waters were receding in t the flood district; also that levees were being strengthened. Paris reported the loss of 3130 1 on the French auxiliary cruiser Provence II, and 870 known sur vivors, making it the biggest sing le marine disaster the world has known, Germans reported the capture of Fort Douaumont, five miles from Verdun, affording a base for the use of mortars against the city. Dr. J. B. Aswell left the Pleas ant campaign party, his vote be ing need in the House at Wash ington. Mayors in session in St. Louis formed an organization to pro mote national defense, Telegrams summoned the pres I idents Af levee boards in states washed by the Mississippi to the flood control hearings at Wash ington. Police authorities and a bank director in Chicago were accused by a defendant witness of con. spiring with him in the robbery of a bank in which they were to share the loot. Senator Vardaman, opposing the President's foreign policy in the Senate, said the defeat of the Gore resolution was an irritating cause of war, and predicted that Great Britain would place Ameri cans aboard each of its armed merchantmen, while he asserted the President thought more of in. creasing the trade than of pro, tecting life. Louis D. Brandeis was exonerat ed from all blame in the Warren will cite in Boston by his law partner before the Senate com emittee investigating charges Sagainst him. Billy Sundry, with Ma Snnday, Ihis wife, paid a social call on 3 Cardinal Gibbons in Baltimore. A Biloxi physicirn was charged Sby federal authorities wvith vio lation of the narcotic act. n On identification of a negro as sthe one who attempted to attack his wife, a citizen of India, Miss., shot the black fatally. The Senate by a vote of 68 to n14 tabled all resolutions warning SAmericrns off merchant ships of belligerent nations. Announcent was made that all trainmen were taking a vote in every city whether to strike May of j for an eight-hour day, with 1- higher pay and overtime. 8, Southern associated Yale clubs decided to raise $15,000 and found two scholarships for Southern5students at New Haven. ler it Newtvia D. Baket, former et mnayor of Cleveland. O, vas S lected by .PresidgiI Wilson to ucced lndly MU. artiison' as Iecretart of War. CRUISER PROVINCE SINKS iN GREATEST SEA DISASTER P~ari -, Ni a' ('ii 8.-i t was an nouniced at the French elinistry of Marine today that tihere were al most 4000 mete on hoari the French nuxiliart cruiser 'rov ence whlen shlt wat sounk in the Mediterranean on Feb. 2h, by ell tact with a wine, it is jien(vol. It was stated that on 1 ondl the Provelleo were the st a i of the Third 'oluni;al Infar.tr rhegiiiint, the Third battalion, thio S.aind company of the Flirst latallion, the Second machint -ul eoU pany and one extra empallny, in all nearly 4000 mien. As the Ministry of Marine on Feb. 29, announeod that the num ber of survivors of the Provence I disaster was estimated at ,70, it is indicated that upwards of 3123 lives were lost. The loss makes the sinking of the Provellee the greatest oce:In disast r of all time. Up to the present the largest number of lives ever lost in one wreck was when the Titanic, of the White Star Line, struck an iceberg off the Newfoiundland Banks April 14, 1912, and sank with a d Iath lo(s if 1593. The rescued num bored 743. The French Mi stry of Marine had issued no 'ement previ ouslv as to the nII. .,er of persons on I, ard the PrI ace when she went down. '1, vessel, how. everi, when in the transatlantic service, could carry 1950 persons, including the crew, and it has Sbeuen prel1umed1 that, as she was Stransporting troops between ports º!not far distant she was carrying a number of man larger than her f normal capacity. 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