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, h ton Prish Fair, Franklinton, Louisiana, October 18, 19, 20, 1917. _~~ o_- Official Journal of Washington Parish and the Tow of Franklinton. VOLUME 8. W,,T"° N ,LN,. ,,,:,". ýo ' FRANKLINTON, LA., THURSDAY, MARC 1 29, 1917. NUMBER 1 ........ ....... .. . . .. . . _. _i an • mai | | a l mal N U M B E R 1.nr Extra Session Needed. To the people of Louisiana: "As the representatives from Louieiatia upon the board of di ct"if the Federal Land Bank ~;K t:New Orleans, we deem it our duty to bring to the attention of the people certain conditions ex isting under the laws of Louisi ana which at this time preclude us from getting the benefit of the service. "Under the law these: banks can only make loans on a first ~gortgage. Unider the laws of 'Itouisiana. Article 3252 of the. :, ýii code, there exists a barrier to the granting of a first mort ge ia this state by reason of ie 'homestead of widows and children in necessitous instances.' any years homestead doing business in this this article by means of 4 re-sale, thereby se at they haped was a n ien. In 1896, by Act approved July 6, 1916, the ature of the state legalized t:b ethod and provided for the ion of a vendor's lien, but o Qthe homestead comr rmitting any question of f this practice indulged the homestead companies the passage of the ;ot of fact remaine that the nd ank.is an instrua iof the United States, S ordingly, its officers can rmit it to do indirectly a law forbids to do di er that the people of ,therefore, should be ure the benefit of the . system, it will be neo-. t legislation be adopted urpose of insuring that rtgage taken by the Fed Land Bank will be a first age within the meaning tentment of the Federal ;here is no necessity for re g Article .8252 of .the code, rofeilon of section 9 of "the iof-1916 can be modified and zpaned so as to meet the loans templated under the federal Wi realise and appreciate t-it~fshardly within the duties 'the goyernor of the state to an. 7thie matter-by calling the re in extra ~esion, and .duty tqo whit until as the people make ir wants. e ample funds at the f the Federal Farm k to speedily meet the Speople and to give och deairet. our people to de er they will adopt which will permit rfora its functions. of the Farm Loan tleceity, have no to direct legis. terfere with such Le,.I-ouisipinas we aIt i s our dity Shtf ourpeople :h might lead to a organliza i ght &and se - N 'bai governor to call a special session of the Legislature for the purpose of considering this legislation. The oost to the state of Louisiana when compared with the enor mous savings of interest to the farmers of this state will be in finitesimal. *'There are upon the books of the country banks and investors of the state over $6,400,000 in mortgage loans distributed among 8000 people. The average loan on farm property is $8000.' "The system was instituted to assist the small man. The rec ords of our state show that the small man needs relief, and needs it badly. "The matter is no put up to our people, and we will oheerfull y co-operate in drafting the proper legislation and see that the mat ter is presented to the Legislature if our people should succeed in bringing about a special session. (Signed) "Wm. C. Dufour, C. C. Gaspard." Favors Good Roads. ''he Good Roads movement is sweeping the. rural sections of Washington parish and once the farmers realize the necessity of good roads there will be no ques. tion about the roads being built. Good roads to the farmers- today mean what railroads did a gener ation ago. The value of farm property will enhance more the first year after good roads are built than his taxes will be&in ten years.-Bogalusa Enterprise. Ordinance. Franklinton, La., March 22. Be it ordained that the board of aldermen of the town of Frank linton, in regular session conven. ed, at which a quorum was pres ent, that there is hereby levied a license tax for the year 1917, of $1.00 on all dogs within the' cor porate limit of the town of Frank. linton. Be it further ordained that af ter the 31st, day of March, 1917, the Marshal of said town, shall be autthorized.and he is hereby re quired to kill in a summary man nor all dogs owned by any per 61n or persons within said town, and in addition the said owner shall, on conviction of failure to pay said license, be subject to a payment of a fine of not less thari $5.00; nor more than $10.00, and in default be imprisodned in the parish jail, not more than 30 days at the discretion 'of the Mayor. Be it furtherordained that eaoh person paying said license shall be entitled to a leather collar, furnished by the town, on whJioh shall be securely fastened a metal plate, with the figures '"1917" plainly stamped thereon. D. E. Sheridan, Mayor, O. D~ Varnado, Clerk, I hereby certify that the within and foregoing is a true and cor rect copy of an ordinance passed by the board of aldermen of the town of. Frankliaton in regular session convened o the 6th day of February 1917. O.'i: Variado, Clerk, Following the assassination of Btimeon Bennett, white, by a ne groi aged 17, at 8oanlon, La., relatives of- the negro joined him resisting arrest, many shots reh hang$ with possemen who surrounded him. - s. Book Lovers may ftad WaY. )o~b c~~~ Congress to Meet April 2nd to Deal With German Situation. Washington, March, 21. President Wilson, recognizing that Germany practically is mak ing war on the United States on the seas, today called Congress to assemble in extraordinary ses - sioii on April 2 to deal with the situation. The purpose of the session now called two weeks earlier than the date first set- as announced in the President's proclamation, is to receive a communication from the chief executive on 'grave questions of national policy.' The President in his address to Congress will detail how Ger many practically has been mak ing war on the United States by the ruthless destruction of Ameri can lives and ships on high seas in contravention of all the laws of nations and humanity. Congress then is expected to pass a resolution declaring that a state of war has existed be tween the United States and Ger many for some time. Such a resolution, in itself, will not be a declaration of war in a technical sense, although practically it will amount to the %ame thing. As a consequence the United States will take further steps to protect its interests on the high. seas aid elsewhere against the war.like acts of Germany and whether an actual state of war will come to exist in its full sense will depend on the future acts of the imperial German government. The President's proclamation follows: "Whereas, public interest re quires that the Congras3 of" the United States should be conven ed in extra session at 12 o'clock noon on the second day of April. 1917, to receive a communication concerning grave matters of a national policy which should be taken immediately under consid eration; "Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America. do hereby proclaim and declare that an ex tra session at the capitol in the city of Washington on the second day of April 1917, at 12 o'olock noon, of which all persons thereof are hereby required to take no tice. "Given under my hand and seal of the United States of Amer. ica, the 21st day of Maroh in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen and of the independence of the United States the 141st." Since last Sunday, when three American ships were sunk in quick succession with loss of Ameriaa lives-bringiug the total number of Americans lost thrn German submarine operations to more than 200--the President and all his advisors have recog oized that a state of war existed. From all parts of thee country have come calls for the immedi ate summoning of Congress in extra session. Althouigh the President by the provisions of the constitution must leave it to Congress to make the practical declaration of war, sucneh advices as have come to the White House from membePe of Congress, governors of states, public officoials and many hun 4reds of citizens have .contained istatermets of -support of such a policy in its fulleet sense. The cabinet, welch urged the move on the President at yester dassissiou, is desoribedby its ie mblge having been more Sunited th&nti it has ~T~ther Qgoesiot that i- *( Vardaman to Suppor' Admin I istralion in War Fi 'lncing. Biloxi, Miss., Marchl 24. United States Senator James K. Vardaman, who spent several days in this city this woek, his returned to Ja'ckson, from which place he will go to Washington. Before leaving the coast Senator Vardaman said that he intended to support the administraticoi for any appropriation needed to vig. orously prosecute war. "The Congress which meets in extraordinary session on April 2," he said, "will declare war." Senator Vardaman said that in his opinior, ihe war would be one of the most serious in which the United States has ever en gaged. "We 'thought that the Civil War," he said, "would be over in two or three weeks, and it lasted four years. We may feel that the United States may not take a vigorous part in this war, but the probabilities are that an active part and that it will be forced to take active part and that it will be an important war." Senator Vardaman said he was opposed to universal military training. He intends to "stump the state next year. Waller to Serve Life Sentence. Minden, La., March 24.-Hen ry Waller, convicted of killing John Nelson Reeves on Christmas eve last and sentenced to life im prisonment in the state peniten tiary, today formerlly withdrew his notice of appeal and agreed to accept the verdict of the jury. His attorneys filed abandonment of appeal, the prosecution agreed to pass the three remaining charges of murder against him. Waller also was indicted for killing the three children of Reevee, who were slain at the same time as their father. This, probably will end the Reaves ease, which has resulted in the conviction of five men, four of them negroes. Chester Tyson and Mark Peters, negroes, were eentenced to be hanged, and Larkin Stewart and Anderson Heard were given life imprison ment for the murder of Mrs. John Nelson Reeves, and Waller was convicted of killing Reeves. John Long, who confessed to taking part'in the killing, has not heeu tried. Five members of the Reeves family, consisting of father, moth er and three children, were killed with an ax on the night of Dec ember 24th last, at their farm about eight miles qorth of Minden. Hammond OffBcer Succombs to - Wounds. Hammond; La,, March 23. Fred Harleton, the olfficer who was shot and dangerously wound ed by Emma Hooker. a negro woman, three weeks ago, the woman being subsequently lynched by unknown parties died this afternoon as a result of tihe wounds he received while at tempting to affect the arrest of the woman. Korleton was a native of Virginia, about 55 years of age, and came to Bam mond upwards of twenty years ago. Prior to coming here he was a salesman for. the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Daring his residence here-he has held the office of deputy sheriff, chief of police and const* able, which latter position he held to the time of his death. He was the first marshal ap pointed for Haminond u.nder the commission form of government. He is survived by a widow and two children. ,The BEra-leader, Thrice-a-Week .Worland laome and Farm, all eneral AYews Stems Jnz t§&ie/ Serious rioting was said to have resulted from the scarcity of food in Germany. President Wilson called a spec ial session in Congress to assem ble on April 2 to consider the vih'ual state of war which exists with Germany. Both Democratic and Republi can leaders said they will not per. mit partisan politics in the organ. Ization of tht new House to de lay action on important national problems. Improvements which will make the rw Morris & Campany stookyard in New Orleans the best in the South were announced. .The A;nerican uteamship Healdton was sunk by a subma. rine with heavy loss of life. G. W.Embry, of New Orleans, was one of the six Americans in the crew of the Healdton who es caped death when the ship was torpedoed. Although the German forces in France made a determined stand, both the French and the British gained additional territory. Every woman able to work was seized by the retreating Germans in France and sent back to posi tions held by the Teuton forces. The Russian provisional gov. ernmet removed the educational restrictions heretofore imposed upon Jews. Further damaging testimoney against the Germans accused of plotting to deetroy Entente ship ping was given at their trial in New Orleans. Two prowlers, who - pierced the lines at Fort Williams, Portland, Me., and were found near a 12. inch battUry, shot and fatally wounded a sentry and escaped. The Entente armies in France oontinun. i to advance in the face of stublburi resistence. A number of persons were kied -and many injured in a storm at New Albany, Ind., and vicinity Friday. The raider Moewe retnrned to a German port, claiming to: have destroyed 123,100 tons of Entente shlpping. The United States recognized the new Russian government. The Farm Loan Bank reached the decision not to appoint per. manent appraisers at the present time. Colonel James William Nichol. sou, Confederate veteran and educator, died at his home in Baton Roug.e, La. Activiti,,. r)r the Red Cross Base Hospital at New Orleans showed $500 raised in Covington, and good work elsewhere, with many offers of personal service. A German writer forecast the abdication of the kaiser as the only possible solution of the prob. lem now facing the Hohenzollern dynasty. President Wilson ordered" :. i emergency increase in the strength of the navy from 74,500 to 87,000 men. The War Department called - fourteen National Guard regis. merts into the federal service for police protection purposes. Dr. R. V. Powers of Jackson,; Miss., donated $100,000 to endow - a "foundation" for educating the youth of Jackson. Plans were announced for t;_i building of a hotel in University: Place, New Orleans, the init ýi unit of which will cost $700,000.' A new religious sect, the 'Holy Rollers,' continued to gain near i Columbia, Miss., despite .thl... the death bf a woman said to have' been due to following its teach. ings. Democratic leaders at Wash `:'. ington were encouraged to. be lieve Congressman Martin, of Louisiana had decided. to: help them organize the House. Who Is Your Best Friend? This Bank, Of Course. It serves you every day in the year by caring for your money for you, thereby pre: venting its being lost or frittered away. ' It 4 not only does this, but it pays you ifor tlih , privilege of doing so by paying four per cent:i interest on your time deposits. It gives you the free benefit of expert. advice on any subject involving the iser, handling of money. It will loan you money at any time on approved security, and aid you in its invest ment and advise you in its managenient, if you so desire. It will aid you in many other ways if you will give it the opportunity. 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