The Progress., 1893-10-14
MADAM RUMOR SAYS:


her prosecutions Of Sunday law vio- !
Iators, but Shreveport seems indiffer-
ent to the enforcement Of this statute.
That the Waterworks Company
needs looking after again, as it has
begun once more to play off.
That a grand balloon ascension and
parachute display will take place III
Saturday, October 81, I'M
der the auspices of the Fair Associa-
ton. A daring 9ronaut will leap
from the dizzy height of certain
policeman's hat crown to the earth,
many, many feet below.
That the police could detect Sun
day law violations here if they were
half as eager as they are to apPre-
bend suspicious characters and stray
COWS.
That the ass' bray is frightening
sound when the animal is out of
sight.
That the Prince of the World Is
beginning to realize that immoral
companionship and unjust and unfair
oppression will weaken the influence
of even the mighty.
That the Sunday law is dead let
ter in Shreveport again, and the dis
trict attorney should emulate the ex-
ample of that officer in Baton Rouge,
who run them down and secured
many convictions.
That our people would do well to
keep an eye on their stock and see
that it is not driven in the pound
limits.
That law and order league would
still have considerable to occupy its
attention in our city
That if our ministers would preach
an occasional sermon on the law of
morals and its support by their mem
bers, they would do much more good
in this community.
That no moral law will ever be up
held by our officials until moral men
are put in Office.
That the ladies of cur parish should
take more interest in public matters
and then a more healthful state of af-
fairs will exist here.
That our citizens should pay due
honor to our last grand jury which.
Of its own honest conscience, ferreted
out Sunday law violators and return
ed bills against them.
That arrangements must be per-
fected for changing our city charter
and reducing the mayors salary.
That 10 time to devote to public
order and good morals by our good
women and men, gives the vicious
class sufficient opportunity to carry
on their nefarious work.
That the old-timer has a gambling
saloon running in full blast in thi:
town. and the good women had better
look well to their boys as he is very
seductive fellow, and may lead then
astray as he did many men in The
past.
That She will venture the assertion
that that faro game has been started
in the Phoenix hotel building again
She SAYS the proprietors of the hote
have no connection with this.
That Crockett street by the side o
the Belt Line switch needs work i
the way Of leveling.
ThBt Weibel, Dreyfuss and the Pal
lor are the only saloons IN town Whlc
respect the Sunday law.
That She doesn't want those side
, walks on Texas s'reet-under th
management of a councilman-fixe'
r because that would betoken that a
q. alderman had no influence with tf
: administration, and no one would the
a aspire to the Office.
g That our city councilmen are
|, study. Sometimes they will act
S fairly as Justice could ask, and the
Q they will become so partial that Sats
= would willingly risk all his claims
.e their hands.
That Shreveport policeman
knowledge of criminal law and pr
ceedure, would make Bishop, Whs
Ie ton and Desty ashamed of themselv,