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pns nm rr ni VOLUME XIX. JENNINGS, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 14, 1915. NUMBEK 240 ample of conditions there, the Gov- I ernor related what had been done in A TWICE-TOLD TALE RINCES GOV.KQDGES TELLS th legislature pass a statewide pro-j hibition bill I would veto it. My reasons will be given fully and frankly in Ki.tr i i.e..

i COL; PLEASANT STATES POSITION At the meeting held in the auditorium last night. Rev. A. W. Turner in devoting considerable attention to Col.

R. G. Pleasant, candidate for Governor, made the statement, or at least conveyed the impression to those attending that meeting, that Col. Pleasant would veto any bill to submit to the voters of the state the question of statewide prohibition. In his earnestness to espouse the cause of Mr.

Barrett, Rev. Turner would try to make the people bel- lieve that Col. Pleasant would prevent the submission of the statewide pro-, ways represent the views of a major-hibition question to the people, if, Hy of the people. Suppose the next Col. Pleasant is elected governor.

I general assembly should be against OF The first political meeting of tho State Anti-Saloon Leaguo for the present campaign was held in Jennings list night when Governor Geo. II. Hodges of Kansas, delivered an addies on statewide prohibition. Rev. A.

W. Turner, superintendent uf the league, also made a talk blowing that of Governor Ilo 'ges. Govmor Hodges' nddress was de void principally to a statement of facts showing deve'opments in Kaunas durng thirty-tiro years ol statewide I'M hibition. He talked in defense of Kansas. The speaker showed the small percentage of paupers in that state as compared with the percentage in other states of the union.

He showed the average bank deposits to be $135.00 for every man, woman and child, as compared to the average of $.15.00 for every man, woman and child in the United States. Kansas has only two millionaires. In many counties in Kansas, according to Governor Hodges, the jails are empty, many counties have no criminals in the penitentiary, many others sent no one to the penitentiary last year, a large number have no paupers, and in quite a number of counties no sessions of grand juries have been held for several years. Governor Hodges gave the figures in statements, review ing these facts to show the absence of crime and pauperism in the state under statewide prihibition. The speaker said that there Is some liquor consumed in Kansas.

This is due, he states, principally to the fact that the United States permits wet states to ship liquor into dry states. He says them Is some bootlegging, but adds that most of the liquor consumed there is that shipped In from the wet states. The average value of liquor consumed in Kansas is small, $1.50 for each person in the state each year. This the speaker compared with the average of $30.00 per year for every person in the United States, and $50.00 per year for every person in New York City. Kansas has built good roads under statewide prohibition; and Governor Hodges said that while Governor he and his state were compelled to show Missouri how to luild roads.

He donned overalls for two days and worked on the Missouri roads himself He is a true patriot and believes his state to be the best state In the union. He takes pride in showing the conditions there. He states that Kansas last year raised one-fourth of all the wheat raised in the United States, and one-seventeenth of all the wheat raised in the world, As an ex- TO-DAY i 4-REELS-4 "LIZZIE AND THE BEAUTY CONTEST," a two-reel Nestor comedy presenting Eddie Lyons, Victoria Ford and Lee Moran in the leads. Don't miss it! "Lizzie and the Beauty Contest" is the funniest thing that ever escaped from a picture studio. It's a travesty on the Universale big beauty contest which Joe Brandt, manager of the Universal Home of-five conceived, matured and finally brought forth into a smiling world, It's a skyshootin', ripsnortin', pie-eyed collection of laughs all tangled up in such a knot that even Al.

Christie, the producer, doesn't know what it's all about. It delivers th laugh punch before the starting gong echo has faded away and it winds up with a knockout of screaming laughter just before the police stop the bout. The fun starts when Weedville gets the big news. The local paper runa this squib: "American Beauty Contest. Coma on girls, get into the band wagon.

Come along on the free trip to California, the Expositions and to Universal City. The prettiest girl has all Her expenses paid to Big town. "The Animated Weekly" of world wide current events this week contains more interesting scenes that has any weekly previous to this on. See the $15,000,000 two mile bridge. See scenes around the San Diego fair including Art Smith's aeroplane flight and scenes of several U.

S. battleships and W. J. Bryan at the fair. Another interesting" thing a view of President's Wilson's representatives talking peace with the Mexican leaders.

Hy Mayer's cartoons this week are funny. Many other interesting things B3 usual every Thursday. Francis Nelson is presented in "THE COUNTRY GIRL" It's a delightfully interesting rural ciomedy drama. You cannot afford to miss our Thursday programs. 6 and 10 cents.

Look Out Dillie Ritchie 4s coming tomorrow. By special arrangement the Calcasieu Louisiana Fair association has secured the "101 Wild West" show, one of the standard and high class tent attractions, for two performances at the fair grounds, Wednesday, October 27. The chief figure of I which Is Jess Wlllard, heavyweight champion of the world, who defeated Jack Johnson at Havana last spring. Visitors to the fair during the day may take in the "101 Ranch" show and will see Jess Willard. At night there will be no charges at the fair ground gates.

The Calcasieu Louisiana fair will be full of surprises. There will be something to interest visitors ev ery day. The exhibit of thoroughbred live stock will be the finest ever made in southwest Louisiana. One of Interest to Our Headers. Good bears repeating, and when it is confirmed after a long lapse oftime, even if we hesitated to believe it at first hearing, we feel secure in accepting its truth now.

The following experience of a Jennings woman is confirmed after five years. Mrs. G. W. Garlick, 717 Cary Jennings, "Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at the Owl Drug store, proved very satisfactory in our family.

The patient got positive relief from pain and weakness across the loins and other kidney disorders." (Statement given May 27, 1908.) OVER FIVE YEARS LATER, Mrs. Garlick said: "I cheerfully confirm all I have previously said about Doan's Kidney Pills. Whenever there is any occasion to take a kidney medicine, Doan's rfidney Pills always bring satisfactory results." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mrs. Garlick has twice publicly recommended.

Foster-Milburn Company, Buffalo, N. Y. (adv.) COTTON FUTURES ACT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. New York, Oct. 14.

Federal Judge Hough handed down a decision declaring unconstitutional the law known as the cotton futures act. He rendered judgment in favor of Daniel T. Hubbard and others in a suit to recover damages for assessments made and collected by the collector of internal revenues. Judge Hough in a lengthy opinion said the cotton futures act was technically unconstitutional because the law originated in the senate instead of in the house of representatives. "This is one of the legislative pro ject which, to be a law, must orig inate in the house of representatives," said Judge Hough.

i .1. Basket Ball. A game of basket ball has been matched betwen Jennings and Lake Arthur for Friday, October 16, 1915. This will be the second game of the season and a large crowd is desired to be present. The small admission of 15 cents will be charged.

Let everybody be there. 89-2t For Sale. New rice land, 820 acres, no better in the state; 86x50 new warehouse; all new fence and levied for tractor: low price just a small payment down. f25.00 per acre. Address New Lock Box 683, Jennings, La.

The franchise department of the W. C. T. U. in connection with the Suffrage club will hold a meeting in the auditorium Tuesday, Oct.

19 at 8 o'clock. Mrs. D. D. Daggett and Rev, W.

Lomax Childress will be the speakers. Music by Miss Clayton. No social meeting this month by the W. C. T.

U. Everybody Invited. We want you to come. iujr pianumi aim puuiic iqiuecnes. "This refers simply to a statutory law that would attempt directly, in itself, to make the whole state dry, and does not refer to a constitutional amendment submitting the proposition to a vote of the people, which latter is the only method by which the people could vote on the question.

"The gentleman tried to make me appear as an autocrat who would override the will of the majority of the people of the state. I am a Democrat and believe in democratic government, which means the rule of the people, and, if I did not subscribe to such a theory of government, I would not to-day be asking your support In the coming election. "The legislature passes many laws which the governor must either approve or veto, as that is his only prerogative. These laws do not al- prohibition, as the present legisla ture is, and should enact a law destroying local option in every parish in the state, and provide for the licensing of saloons everywhere in the state, as it has the power to do under the present constitution, then would ar.y one think that as governor, should sign such a bill simply because a majority of the legislature passed it? No, I would veto it as soon as presented. "I hold that it would be just as wrong in principle to sign an arbi dry bill forcing prohibition upon a large portion of the wet territory of the state as it would be to sign an arbitrary wet bill licensing saloons in the dry territory.

"By common consent, we have in tie past accepted the Democratic doctrine of local option, leaving the people of the parishes to Bettle the quostion for themselves on the vote of the people of the parish to be af fected thereby, without one portion of the state dictating to another r-tiftlt --ht. "Such a statewide prohibition bill would not only be purely autocratic and arbitrary, but it would also be unconstitutional, because the licensing of saloons can be regulated, but not prohibited by legislative enactment. Every lawyer in the state knows this te be correct, and that it would be the duty of the governor to veto any such unconstitutional enactment. "There can be no referendum vote on statewide prohibition by an act of the legislature. The only possible way it could be done would be by I constitutional amendment to be sub' mitted to, the people, which requires a two-thirds vote of the general as sembly and does not have to be signed by the governor, nor can he veto any such proposed amendment, "That is my position and I stand by it unqualifiedly, Notice.

All persons having a safety box In the safety boxes vault of The State Bank Trust Company, are requested to call and re-register their box and key numbers. Out-of-town patrons may register by simply advising their address and box and key numbers by mail. JOSEPH L. BLOCK, 35-10t Cashier. aAlam MnA Vf Mill 1bA dren's, at Theo.

Kahn's. WajWM --2 Boots GIVE US A CALL -jj SHOES Kansas towards relieving the Belgians. He issued a call to the farmers requesting each to donate ene bushel of wheat out of every one hundred bushels of wheat raised. Then he issued a call to the business men, requesting them to donate enough money with which to grind that wheat into flour. The result was two ship loads of flour sent by Kansas to the suffering Belgians.

He appealed to Louisiana to fol low the example of Kansas and the other dry states in the union. REV. TURNER SPEAKS. Rev. A.

W. Turner, superintendent of the Louisiana Anti-Saloon League, delivered a strong address, devoting his time to conditions in Louisiana. Rev. Turner is supporting the candidacy of Lieutenant Governor Thos. C.

Barrett for Governor. His talk was in defense of Mr. Barrett, and an appeal to his friends to vote for Mr. Barrett for Governor. He states that Mr Barrett was in favor of submitting the proposition of statewide prohibtion to the people, this to be preceded by a law changing the local option unit from the parish to the Congressional unit.

If Mr. Barrett is elected Governor, these things will be done, said Mr. Turner, providing the members of the legislature will pass the laws. Rev. Turner devoted considerable time to Col.

Ruffin G. Fleasunt, candidate for Governor. He said that Col. Pleasant would veto a law submitting statewide prohibition to a vote of the people. He repeated his statement made in another portion of the state a few days ago to the effect that at the last special session of the legislature it was commonly rumored in New Orleans that Col.

Pleasant had threatened to run on a statewide prohibition ticket under certain circumstances. Rev. Turner says that he is happy; that he has been waiting for the statewide prihibition fight for many years; that he is glad to see this stage of the cauff that he has "fought, bled and died for." See the latest style suits at Theo. Kahn's. WILLIAM DE ROSS DEAD.

William DeRoss, who arrived from Oregon a couple of weeks ago, died last night at the home of his son, G. M. DeRoss, of Jennings. Funeral was held at the DeRoss home on State street this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Mr.

DeRoss was an old resident here. A few years ago he moved to Oregon. The long tiresome trip back to Jennings at his advanced age of 93 years is thought to have hastened the end. Found A music roll and music. Owner can get same by calling at this office and paying for this notice.

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Pleasant has previously explained that he would veto a bill passed by the legislature for statewide prohibition, but that this would be done simply because such an act would be unconstitutional. He explains that HE WOULD NOT and could not VETO a CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT submitting the statewide prohibition question to the people of the state. In all fairness to Col. Pleasant and his position on the prohibition ques- tion, we publish below his statement made ati Shreveport following the Barrett meeting of that city: "I understand that at the Barrett meeting last night the chairman stated that I had said in my telegram to Dr. Munduy, secretary of the Anti-Saloon League, that, if elected governor, I would veto any bill to submit to the voters of the state the question of --statewide prohibition.

My telegram contained no such statement. What I said on this question was as follows: Should I bt! elected governor E. 0. BRUNNER Candidate to succeed himself For Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration. SOLICITS YOUR SUPPORT.

The Right Man in the Right Place. At the head of the agriculture and immigration department only one term, has made it the livest branch of our state government, has made it a powerful factor in the up-building of Louisiana in agricultural and stock raising, has cut out many expenses and placed the whole department on a business basis. After paying the salaries and trav eling expenses of the Inspectors and the salaries of the stenographers, sta. tionery, out of the tag sales, he has turned over to the director of the experiment stations over he has brought the farmer, city and town people closer together, and through his constant boosting and extensive advertising has brought thousands of home-seekers to Louisiana. Vote for Him and Yob ill Make No Mistake BOOTS AND I New Goods at Randolph's AMONG THE LARGE ASSORTMENT OF NEW GOODS WHICH HAVE JUST ARRIVED ARE A COMPLETE LINE OF est FOR FALLAND WINTER Blankets and Quilting Materials i lit.

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