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Denver labor bulletin., 1916-01-22

a resolution calling for prohibition OF
liquor in Canada for the duration of the
war and a reconstructive period OF three
years thereafter. or until repealed by n
vote OF the people, was adopted Wednes-
day at meeting of members OF the
Dominion alliance executive, the senate
and Commons and the Ottawa committee
recently organized to further the federal
prohibition movement.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-01-22
NOT ALL PATRIOTISM

British Foreman Compositor - Three
more of my men have enlisted thi.
morning.
Editor-Ahl \ wave Of patriotism, I
supposel
Foreman Compositor-welli Perhaps
that's the way TO put il but they say
they would rather b. shot than set any
morc Of your copy.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-01-22
WANT TOO MUCH

Politics isn't what IL used 10 be- re-.
marked Senator Sorghum.
Doesn't the crowd listen TO you Y,
Yes. They used to be satisfied "a
shake hands and listen TO n brass band.
Now they pay SO much attention to nv
remarks that I've got TO be careful what
l ay."-Washington Star.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-01-22
CHANGES OF A YEAP

Last Christmas, before their marriage.
she gave him a book entitled A Perfect
Gentleman"
''Wellf"
This Christmas she gave him Wild
Animals Have Known Life.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-01-22

The third biennial convention OF the
Railway Employees Department OF the
American Federation Of Labor has been
called to meet in the Labor Temple at
Kansas City, beginning at 10 o'clock,
April 10. Representation is con,
fined to national, international and
brotherhood organizations affiliated with
this department.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-01-22
DO NOTHING MEAN

Stout people, they say, are rarely
guilty OF mcanncss or crime"
We'll, You see it's so difficult for them
to stoop to anything low. STRAY
Stories
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-01-22

DO not be too anxious to see all the
way ahead OF you. 1t may not be best
for YOU The man who carries a lantern
on a dark night can see perfectly TO
take the next step. He can take only
one at a time, and when he takes that
step the light moves forward for the
next one
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-01-22

W. J. Bryan's suggestion that good
roads are more essential than dread
naughts is by M means far-fetched.
Good roads are of great military value
in and operations. Besides they would
develop large areas of uncultivated land
and provide much employment in their
construction.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-01-22
OPPOSITE TRAITS

They say people with opposite charac.
teristics make the happiest marriages. -
Yes; that's why Pm looking for a
girl with money."-Brooklyn Eagle.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-01-22
THE WHEREFORE

Miss Wombat is not a girl who wants
to talk all the time. She is willing to
listen.''
yes; somebody once told her that
she had beautiful cars."-Kansas City
Journal
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-01-22

No matter how red a mans hair may
be, he hates to lose il.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-01-22

Those Denver citizens and former
FOUNDERS" who demand punch" in
their near-beer have resorted to ingeni-
Gus devices to supply the want, and are
being aided and abetted by local invent
ors. A fountain pen stock made OF black
rubber. carries a sufficient amount of
pure alcohol to give the desired effect
when a few drops are squrted into a
glass OF prohibition beer. Many OF these
are now being carried in vest pockets,
ready for service upon occasion. Another
device that has attained popularity dur
ing the past week, on sale in Denver jew
elry shops and drug stores, is a contriv-
ancc closely resembling mans hunter
case watch. But it has different inner
working than those of the regulation
kind. The stem un-crews, permitting
the case to be filled with alcohol OF
high proof whisky. and the owner makes
a motion like winding his watch just be-
fore partaking OF his near-beer-but the
legerdemnin is apparent to a close OBJ
server. One side of the case can b.
pressed in, thereby shooting n tiny
stream OF the desired kick thru a small
hole in the stem. 1t is called a near
beer watch" and the result is said by
those who ought to know to furnish a
drink equivalent TO the variety on tap
up to January /. Verify, prohibition i
the father OF ingenuity.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-01-22
The Optimistic
Philosopher

~ ENVER is the most hospitable
city to be found in many days
travel. One reason for its pop
ularity as a gathering place for
various clans and societies is the fit and
fine brand of climatic conditions pro-
duced by Weatherman Brandenburg to
meet every occasion. This week the Ma
tional Western Stock Show was held
here, together with seventeen state con-
ventions, embracing the State Farmers
Union at one end and the Colorado Edi.
torial Association at the other, with
Cowboy Rangers and Hardware Mer-
chants among those in betwixt. Six
inches of snow fell Monday night and
then the thermometer dropped to IL be-
low zero. Everybody was happy, for it
was Just the sort of weather everybody
wanted to keep the stockmen, editors,
cowboys, etc, from getting homesick.
Besides, it afforded opportunity for the
greatest display of fur overcoats and
wide trimmed beaver hats ever shown
anywhere on earth at one time. 1t was
ideal stock show weather, and while
there may have been some complaint
among the four footed beasts penned up
for show purposes at the stockyards,
there was no sign of disapproval among
the two-legged humans, male or female.
People came in droves from all over the
West, apd hotels We're crowded to eapac-
ity. Neither was there any noise about
the barrooms being closed under the pro-
hibition edict, as the visitors came for
more substantial purposes than the con-
suming of booze. Merchants report
larger trade than during any previous
stock show week in Denver's history.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-01-22

There is said to have been "a falling
out" between Governor Carlson and At
torney General Fred Farrar, cronies and
conspirators in persecuting union officials
and former coal mine strikers. During a
meeting OF the state auditing board in
the governors office one day this week,
when George was giving free rent to his
usual bombast, Fred told the governor
to 'sit down and close his face" 1t
was during n consideration of printing
bills submitted by Rollic Bradford, the
new state printing commissioner, man
agcr of Denver's only scab printship,
appointed by the governor to succeed
Harry w. Risley, who was fired because
of being a union printer and n Demo
crat In this removal and appointment
the governor overrode the state civil
service law, which he sworc to observe.
During the meeting of the auditing board
the governor became very angry. He
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-01-22

| Not to be outdone by the Democrats
with their Jackson Day banquet held
January 3. the Republicans Of Colorado
are preparing for an Opening gun blow
out on Lincoln's birthday, February ~,
and have invited former Congressman
Robert G.. Cousins of Des Moincs. Iowa
to make the principal address. There is
a whole pot OF trouble brewing among
the Republican cohorts, all on account
of widespread dissatisfaction with Gov
crnor Carlson's administration. Allison
Stocker, state treasurer, is an avowcd
candidate for governor and is gaining
strength in his campaign against Wan
dering George" Stocker is former Bull
Mooser, and hopes to bring the followers
of Terrible Teddy" back into the Re
publican ranks. All OF which brings no
comfort to the present governor, who
insists that notwithstanding the miser-
able record made. he is entitled to a
reelection. The first showdown of CON
tending forces will probably come in the
selection of delegates TO the national
Republican convention. Carlson wants to
90 as head of the delegation. and his
opponents are just as determined that
he shall not be permitted TO wander to-
ward Chicago. 1t is further admitted
that Carlson aspires to succeed Senator
John II. Shafroth in the 1918 election
Perhaps, after all, and for good of the
state, Wandering George" will be forced
to again take up n permanent residence
among the sugar beet fields in the north
] - nf y.f
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-01-22
{. I: g

Former Congressman John A. Martin
was last week chosen city attorney OF
Pueblo by the board OF three commits.
sioners to succeed Alva b. Adams, who
resigned. This is gratifying news to
many friends OF Mr.. Martin, who has
been out OF the political arena for sev.
cral years. He il a member OF the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Engineers, and has served one term in
the state legislature and two terms as
congressman from the Third Colorado
district, now represented by Edward
keating. Organized labor especially viii
be pleased to know of Martins appoint
ment, for in state and national lcgisla-
tive bodies he has always been the friend
and defender of the men of labor. The
new city council Of Pueblo is composed
OF Fred +. Ohn, !. Knox Burton and
John West
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-01-01
Death of Mrs. Arsene GOurdaiu.

Many friends in st. John
were grieved to learn of the
death of Mrs. Arsene Gour-
dain, nee Mathilde Braud,
who passed away at her
home III Convent at 9:39
o'clock last Saturday morn
ing. the 18th. inst at the
venerable age of 90 years 9
months and 20 days. Fune-
raj alservices were held at st.
Michaels Catholic church at
Convent Sunday forenoon
at 1880 o clock, and were
gely attended. Mrs. Gou :
d ain is survived by one son.
]. :. Gourdain superinten-
dent of the public schools of
st. James parish. and three
daughters. Mrs. joseph
Oubre of Donaldson~ille. and
Miss S Eva and Eng enie Gour
dain of Convent. The pst-
found sympathy OF an excep-
tionally wide circle of friends
and acquaiutancesis ex1end-
ed to the bereaved family.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-01-01
Almanac Of Health
MaximS.

The Louisiana State Board
of Health is sending out .
throughout the State an al
manac filled with health In
formation and health max
inns. In addition to the calen
der pages usual in a1manacs
there IS q page forcach month
9evoted to the disease which
generally makes its appear,
ance during the month";. i;
Rural sanitation, milk, and
other special subjects are
treated in the publication,
and one or more copies will
be for warded to any address
on request.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-01-01
Republican National
Committee.

The national committee ot
the Republican party met at
Washington this week and
chose Chicago, June z, 1915
as the place and date for the
assembling of the Republican
nominating convention
! Three other cities were also
applicants for the 6, nvention
but Chicago carried off the
plum by 81 votes, San Fran
cisco receiving 13, st. Louis
z and Philadelphia 2. Ithas
: been the invarlable custom
in the past for the party
out of power to hold its ma
tional convention after that
of the ''ins, so that the po-
sition and claims of the lat
ter could be better criticised
and attacked, but it was the
sentiment of the majority oil
the Republican committee
that the procedure should be
reversed in the coming cam
paign and that the Republi
cans should take the initia-
tive and make an aggressive
rather than a defensive fight
Irrepressible Walter Cohen
Of Louisiana was on hand
with a protest against the
freezing out of the eolored
man and brother from the
Republican organization in
this state. but the committee
unanimously sustained the
selection of Victor Lois-l as
the Louisiana member and
no committeeman would
presenta a resolution prepar
ed by Cohen calling for th'
appointment cf a committee
of three toinvestigate Louis
lana conditions.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-01-01
1918 - 1916

AS we approach the new year
we review the events and expe-
riences through which we have
passed, and resolve to profit by
them during the coming year.
If 1915 has brought ruin or
sorrow and hung crepe on our
doors, the new year will bring us
the leaves of healing and we are
all therefore glad to part with
the one and welcome the other.
The new year will he what we
make it, SO far as our individual
lives are concerned and if we re-
solve to be happy in an unselfish
way. we are taking the frstroad
to happiness.
The Meschac6be is glad once
more to wish its readers and
friends a happy and prosperous
New Year,
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-01-01
Death of Jules Fourroux, Sr.

Jules Fourroux Sr., one of st.
Johns old and honored citizens,
died at his home in Lucy at
l1:30 o'clock a. m. on Christmas
Day after an illness of very
short duration. A few weeks ago
Mr.. Fourroux suffered with 4
paralytic stroke the effects of
! which brought him to his grave.
Mr.. Fourroux was 78 years of
! age at the time of his death and
prior to this fatal stroke he was
always robust and strong. For
over thirty five years he owned
and operated the Lucy Ferry and
was very familiarly known and
esteemed by all who knew him.
His remains were inferred i'm
the st. John Catholic Cemetery
last Sunday afternoon at $50
O'Clock. following impressive
funeral services at the st. John
the Baptist Catholic Church
where a large number of sorrow
ing relatives and friends were
present to participate in the last
sad rites. Mr.. FourIoux was an
upright, honorable man and a
citizen of value to the commu-
nifty, He enjoyed the esteem and
friendship of all who knew him,
and leaves behind him the price,
less heritage of a life well lived
and duty faithfully performed.
Besides his wife, he leaves to
mourn his loss three daughters,
Mrs. Jackson Martin and airs.
Alcee Bossier, of Lucy, La, and.
Mrs. ]. Webre of Edgard. La,
and an only son Mr.. Jules Four
roux. Jr.. of Lucy, La,
The Mescbacebe tenders. sim
cere sympathy to the bereaved
family.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-01-01
Mutations Financi6re.

On a appris definitivement hier,
que M. John E.Bouden. Jr.. Vice
president de- la Whitney Contra
National, ct president de Ia
Whitney Central Trust and Sav.
ings Bank, succedera M.SoI Wex
Ter, lie Is janvier, lorsque ce der
nier quittera la Nouvelle Orleans
pour devenir gerant associe de la
firmeJ j. s. Bache & Co., de New
York M. j.. D. O'Keefe, membre
du conseil de direction de la Whit
ney-Central National Bank, de-
viendra vice president, ct NJ.
Charles T.. Baisley. gerant de la
bourse etrangere, sera promu a
la deuxielne vice -presidenee.
Ces messieurs sont d'eminents
hommes d'affaiI es.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-01-01


A TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
IsI.OO A Year, Payable in Advance.
Entered as second-clsss matteTFeb-
ruary 10th 1914, at the Post -Omce at
Lucy, La, under the Act of March
u, 1879.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-01-01
MUCH ADO ABOUT
NOTHING.

In the last issue of the ever
infamous L'Observateur we motto
ed big harangue concerning an
insignificant and natural Mistake
made at the sheriff's office in is
suing the poll tax receipt of Mr..
Paul Duhe of the 5th. ward. The
Chief Deputy, Mr.. Dumez, being
accustomed to write the name
Paul Berthelot perhaps a hundred
times a day in performing the
duties of his office, inadvertently
wrote the sheriff's name on the
poll tax receipt of Mr.. Duh6.
However, the stub on the Poll
Tax book, from which the poll
tax list is made, showed plainly
and correctly that Mr.. Paul Duhe
had paid his poll tax and there
fore that gentleman could not
possibly have been deprived of
his right to vote on that score
even though his receipt was er-
roneously issued.
L'ObServateur has the usual
audacity and effrontery to style
this natural and minor mistake |
as "a nefarious trick" torob Mr.. |
Duhe of his right to vote and |
even goes so far as to suggest |
that the Hart Faction should |
place a watchman in the sheritf's |
office to superintend the Is !,
suance Of poll tax receipts. If Mr.
L'Observateur had used his head |
in this matter he would have
arrived at the sane and newt
able conclusion that such insight
ficant slips cannot work to the
detriment IF any poll tax payer,
for the reason above given.
If suggestions are in order, we
would suggest that Mr.. L'0bser-
place a watchman in the
office of the Registrar of Voters
where one is needed to see that no
registration is done by proxy and Il
that the registration books are
closed even to the Hart adherents
thirty days prior to election as
the law provides. Such practices
ian properly be called "nefarious' ,
and ought to prove valuable edito-
.ial food for our virtuous con- il
temporary.
Do not fear, gentle reader, you
will never see L'0bservateur de-
:ry any violations of the law, es-
DeciaIly when committed by its
political HERO and his worship
oers. Nothing wrong or illegal can
from the Hart Faction, /
n the opinion of L'Observateur.
In an effort to poison the minds
If the people and discredit the
efficient Be~thelot administration
1ur Recommendation always motto
IS the microscopic defects of his
political enemies and fails to !
notice orrather disregards COM
pletely the glaringly wicked and
Illegal practices among the MEM I
Ders of his own clan. |;
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-01-01
NOTABLE NUPTIAL EVENT.
Wedding Of Mr.. E.. O. Hempel
and Miss Nellie A.
Henderson Solemnized

A wedding of much interest
to the numerous friends of the
contracting parties in st.
John, New Orleans and else
where was S sOlemnized in New
Orleans last Monday after
noon, when Mr.. Emile o. Hem
pei, Of Lucy, this parish, and
Miss Nellie A. Henderson, OF
New Orleans, plighted their
troth in the holy bonds of
matrimony.
The epretty ceremony was per
formed at the Little Jeseuits
Catholic Church, on St. Char
les Avenue in New Orleans at
8 o'clock i'll the afternoon.
Rev. Father Thomas Mad
dens off ciating.
The wedding was of a quite
and informal nature, only re
latives and a few close friends
being present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hempel came
to ST. John Thursday even
ing to. take up their new
home in the Lucy.
They were rendered a roy
al reception by their wide cir
Gle OF friends in this parish.
Mr.. Hempel is a prominent
and successful young insur-
ance agent and one of st.
Johns most popular and ad-
mired young citizens. His
bride is a young lady Of ex7
charm, both ofper
son and manner. and through
her former connection with
the faculty of the Berthelot
School has an extensive coter
rie OF friends here who are de
lighted to welcome her as a
permanent resident of the
community.
Cordial good wishes for an
abundanc of happiness and
prosperity are extended to j
the newly welded pair.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-01-01
Public Schools CI(

After varied and interest.
ing programs the different
public schools of st. John
Parish closed on Thursday
the % toreopen on january
5, 1916.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-01-01
Sugar In Congress.

Overconfidenee is fatal to many
causes. The fact is one Louisiana
sugar planters ought not to over
look.
Because President Wilson and
ecretary McAdoo have recon-
mended to Congress suspension
Of the free sugar schedule, they
have jumped to the conclusion
that the condition of the treasury
compelled them to doso, and sus-
pension is assured.
But the planters ought not to
count their chickens before they
are Matched. One of the most
foolish mistakes they could make
would be to persist in throwing
rocks at Democracy when at this
stage of the game Democracy
alone can help them,
Of much pertinenee is the fol-
lowing warning which we take
from the Philadelphia Record,
one Of the few great Democratic
newspapers of the East:
The Government has to have
revenue, and SUGARS tempting
commodity te raise it on. Aeon
tinuance Of the present duty
would yield about $4,000, 600,
but the people would pay great
deal more. because they would
pay the tax on all sugar consum-
ed, while only the tax on the i'm
ported sugar wcald go to the
Government, and a few millions
of that would be repaid in draw
backs. If the people are going to
pay on ali the sugar they use, it
would be good Democratic doct-
rine and good political economy
to levy the tax so that all that the
people pay would go into the
Treasury. Senator Gore is work
ing on a project for a consump-
tion tax Of IL cents a pound on
domestic sugar and a duty of 15
cents a pound on imported sugar,
Frank G. Lowry, of the Federal
Sugar Refining Company, who
has for some time been urging q
consumption tax, say that these
rates would yield about S130, 0O0,-
600 a year. Mr.. Lowry, howevee,
would make the consumption tax
and the import duty the same.
and thinks this would yield $92.-
600, 900 without increasing the
price about its present level.
The President and Mr., McAdoo
have recommended the suspen-
sionof the sugar schedule because
it will yield revenue the Govern
ment needs.
But the danger from the stand
point of the planters is that they
may be convinced that sugar can
be made to yield q great deal more
money uuder the Heating, Hard
wick, Gore or Lowry plans than
by keeping tkeon cent duty on.
Tf the duty remains as at pre-
sent, of course. the planters will
be the benefciaries But under
any one of these plans, while the |
return to the Treasury would be
vastly larger. not a millof inciden
tai protection would 90 to the
planters and they would be face
to face with free sugar.
Tit incomprehensible that the |
Louisiana planters do not appre-
ciste the seriousness of the fight.
Ed. Daily States, Dec. q
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-01-01

The cases of the six candi-
dates of the Hart Faction
who had taken no appeal
from the Judgment ofthe Dis
trict Court were amicably
settled on Thursdapand their
names ordered sent to the
Secretary ofState to be pIac-
ed on the official ballot. at
the Primary election next
January.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-01-01
GARY STATE BANK,

LOCATED AT GARYvILLE, PARISH OF
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LA.
GARYVILLE, LA.
Report furnished to the State Examiner
State Banks, At the Close of Busi-
ness on December IS, 1915.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-01-01

the Baptist.
]. F. Reynaud, President, and I, ]. J Gebe-
lin Cashier Of the above named Bank
do sOlemnly swear that the above state
meat ID true TO tSe best Of eur knowledge
and belief.
Subscribed and sworn 70 before me. this
2srd, day Of December. 1915.
EkILR A. PIcOU.
Justice Ofthe Peace.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-08-17
WAHPETON
MARBLE and GRANITE WORKS
n. j. K0RF, Proprietor
NOTICE no CONSTRUCT SIDEWALKS

NOllLE ~ CONSDNICI SIDEWALKS
TO each OF the owners and occupants
of the respective premises here and after
described.
Whereas the City Council of the City Of
that sidewalks be constructed in front OF
" along each Of the following dc scribed
premises as herein set forth, to-wit:
The East side Of Lot No. I in Block No.
The East Side of Lot No. in Block No.
L: r $; Tylers Addition to the City of
The East side of Lot No. 3 in Block No.
f: r. $. Tylers Addition to the City or
the East side of Lot No. and No. 4, IN
city OF WahpetOn.
The East side Of Lot No. 5. in Block No.
s W. r; 5; Tyieri Addition to the City Of
The East Side Of Lot No. in Block No.
Il Wa H. ' \. 3. A''''0" !" the CITY Of
Now. therefore. YOU and each of you are
own expense such sidewalk in front Of OF
along. as above set forth, the premises
herein before described, which are owned
structed strictly in accordance with the
specifications adopted by the City Council
and contained in section five of Title four
OF ordinance number one ~. OF said CITY.
Commissioner. within fifteen days after the
date of this notice.
And il you fail to contruct the saue
within the time and according to the
ordinance above mentioned. such side
walk will he constructed by the contractor
employed by the city for that purpose. and
the expense thereof. including labor and
materials. will be assessed against said
premises. as provided by statute.
Dated at Wahepton. North Dakota, this
OH day of August, 1916.
BY order OF the City Council
S. II. MURRAY
City Auditor