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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-10-06
DIRECTORS PLEASED

The second meeting Of the Board
Of Directors Of the Morgan City
Publishing Co, Inc WAS held last
night at eight O'Clock in the office of
the Company with a quorum present.
The Board received reports from the
Secretary of the Company. showing
the sum of the improvements INSTALL
ed to date.
The Board also received and re-
viewed the statement submitted by
Manager King. the report showing a
steady increase in net earnings over
last month, and and the month be-
fore, The Directors complimented
Mr.. King upon the showing made to-
date, and decided to make one or
two other minor improvements in
the Plant, which will assist in de-
creasing monthly expenses. and aid
in efficiency.
The Board expressed unanimous
approval Of all previous actions of
the Management, and indicated a de-
sire to do all possible in making the
operation of the Plant an ultimate
success.
K S. Foster,
Secretary.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-10-06
Frankl;n October eth, 1916

Frankiin October eth, 1916
The police jury met this day in
regular session with Hon. Chas.
Frost presiding and the following
members present: T. B. Kimbrough.
w. N. Gooch, T. Aucoin and John r.
Gabriel Haydel, Sidney J. Wolford,
Arthur Olivier, Oscar Boudreaux.
W. N. Gooch, T. Aucoin and John r.
Drackett. Absent: John Pharr.
The minutes OF the previous meet
ing, with the exception Of the
Finance Committee. report Of In
spector Of Licenses, Treasures re-
port, Sheriff and Tax Collector 5
report, f. l. Saucier's report and En-
yineer estimates NJ. I3; reading of
which were on motion duly seconded
dispensed With were read and ap-
proved.
Mr.. Appenhrimer of The Daily
States, appeared before The Police
Jury stating that they were getting
out u special edition and that they
would like to arrange for q write-np
OF the parish for which The parish
would pay On motion vi 4. +. Gahn
seconded by T. 3. kimbrough i, was
resolved that no action BE- taken on
HE natter
A fat !,
Clements N regard to the warrants
IN his favor being held up b. he
police jury. After an explanation by
Nh Drackett. Mr.. a. +. Gahn moved
seconded by 7. e. kimbrou2h that
T. Aucion and John r. Drackett be
a committee to take up
the matter of misunderstanding be
tween Mr.. Gudry and Mr.. Clements
and report the findings Of their IN
vcstigation to the police jury.
On motion Of T. Al kimbrough
seconded by Gabriel Haydel it was
resolved that Mr. Clements warrants
now held up be sent in.
A communication from NJ. l.. &
T. r r. in regard to claim of
s5.53 for derailing cars near Ditch's
switch was read and on motion of
A. f Calm seconded by Sidney J.
WoTford the communication wa re-
ferred to engineer Loustalot for
reply.
Moved by A +. Calm seconded by
I. +. Kinbrough that special deputy
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-10-06

Parsels Post Sale Coming
The ladies of the Trinity Guild
Auxiliary will hold Parcels Post
Sale in the near future. No admission
will be charged. 1wk
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-10-06
Oct mise Hishrrizr

~>~S~>> >~~>N~~A~ ~~>~~<~~~-~%
Tennyson or Longfellow could
take orthless sheet Of paper ana
write a poem on it and make it worth
$500
THAT'S GENIUS
A Mechanic can take material
worth $500 and make it into watch
springs worth $4,000.
The Writer Of this "AD" can write
d check for S1O,OO0,O00 but #
wouldn't be worth u cent
THAT'S TOUGH
Some Girl or Boy will vim that
Ford or Diamond Ring Of The Re-
views with just little effort
THAT'S GREAT
You can get fitted from head 70
foot in this store with only Quality
made Quality Mems Wcaretaoincmf
made Mems Wear At the same price
aa tn, other fellow
THAT'S WISE
Keep this in mind. Let us fit YOU
for the well dressed circle
Our Windows Mirrors The Daiiy
Dictates Of Fashion
''lF IT'S NEW WE HAVE IT."
nHM - ~ xrH
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-10-06
JEWISH MERCHANTS 10
OBSERVE HOLIDAYS

From sly O'Clock % the evening
Of September 27th until six o'clock
on the evening of the 28th and
from SIX O'Clock on the evening Of
Octobe 9Th until six O'Clock on the
evening of October 7th, the follow
ing places Of business in Morgan City
will be closed in order to observe
the Jewish holidays failing on those
dates.
L. Loeb L. Sons
Fisher Brothers
Albert's Store
Leon Kahn
Henry Loeb & Co
Henry Kahn
Isadore Blum
Dave Kahn
Speciality Store
Goldman's
Home Furnishing Company
Sam Blum 2wk
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-10-06
FOR ITALIAN
SOCIETY CELEBRATION

Christoforo Colombo Italian Soc
iety will celebrate the day on Oct.
18th, 1916. The Morgan City Italian
band will parade on the streets on
that day with the society.
High mass will be held at Q "a m.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
STAMP
TAX IS ABOLISHED
New Revenue Law will Save
Banks and Government De-
partments Much Trouble.
4 bas the documentary otamp.

bas the documentary otamp.
stamp taxes, as collected through the
documentary stamp under the emerg-
ency revenue laws of 1914 and 1915, are
no more. The new revenue law which
went into effect Saturday abolished
them.
Not only is this welcome news 10
everybody that ever had to put a stamp
on n document. but It is welcome news
to banks and other institutions that
had to see to 1t that documents were
properly stamped under the law.
nowhere IL the repeal Of the stamp
taxes more welcome than In the Gov
eminent departments. Into each depart =
ment daily there have come hundreds
and thousands OF documents which, un.
der the law heretofore existing, had 10
bo stamped.
Sometimes folks forgot to stamp them
or were ignorant Of the law. This made
lot OF fuss. delay and trouble.
In the hands Of banks. manufactur-
ers, railroad companies and the like
are millions OF documentary stamina
What Is to become OF them.
The Bureau OF Internal Revepue 4.
making provision for their redemp.
lion. Any person or institution hav.
Ing stamps on hand can have thsu
redeemed by sending them to the col.
!cctor OF internal revenue OF his dis
tsics; ttssics; the collector will forward
Treasury officials remind the public
not to send them to the Treasury di.
rect. They do not care to be swamp.
ed with documentary stamps cominp
20 them except through official chan.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
Compensation Denied
To ConStable's Widow

ALTOONA. Pa. Sept. lI.-Compensa-
tion Referee Jacob Snyder has disai-
lowed the claim OF Mrs. Mary l.. Shipe.
who asked compensation from Blair
county for the death OF her husband,
Constable Charles r. Shipe. who was
murdered while attempting to serve a
warrant on Blair J. Billheimer, In
Greensburg. several months ago.
The refusal Is based on the revised
rules OF the compensation board deny
ing elective officers Of the State, county
or city for services rendered occal ional-
ly in the administration Of government
tai Affairs from the benefits Of the
workmen's law. Shipe was regularly
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
St. Louis Gets 2,760 Loads
Of Dirt From Water Daily

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 1.-THE total amount
OF sediment removed from the water Of
the Mississippi river during the last
year by the process OF publication OF
the water department would. II ri'ed
from curb to curb to a height OF thirty
feet. extend twenty-six blocks, water
Commissioner Wall says In hts annual
report.
fhe amount removed IN one day. April
II. would have loaded 2,760 ordinary dirt
wagons, which would have made q
single wagon train more than nine miles
long. or II made into paving bricks
would have paved nine blocks. the re-
port says.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
VIRGINIA CITIZENS
SEE THIRD REGIMENT;
N PRACTICE FRAY
Entrenched Men Under Heavy
Fire From Opposing Bat.
tallons.


Rssidents Of Addison. Va. and violin
a battalion OF hhsjsi Glad soldiers march
SS.,.s ~. Se 's,- =.
nurricaiy down the rosa leedins 70
Wsshinston from camp oruway ehu,
leaving the highway. throw up breast
works on the summit Of Q small hill
facing Tho potomsc
rhs,, ,v.r. s',.,h~. .,,rrr4..a chan
ueI
we othsr Dsstanons OF eoIoscSs . M MMS
sishseo snxsncing ecross tne usl0 !rVm cu
tns nver ~ chtenosa oraor towsSV ne
pcTchsSSns pThaSr rn or INC nrss nrrissS r.snS alarm
vhsn ~. n,,,ss,..S ~ AZ" Irsrsnchsd
n,si whsn .hs Cutpost. Sn WS mnnas1
soid,er. vI,h SS.. ty r,W. ~ ~. .nd shsn
so.u. so.alsrs ~n PIN [np nS "I uvm
~ h.San ssn,s, 800 ~ 1hn .r.
trsnchmsnt. '" wv '''" :" '""
M.n.,x. Aaa,.
rh. r..I,.,,o n..,,. r,A,.,v.r. =, ,h.
,rh,rS p..,rns,s 90. -. .,.s.d An
~. s,.id ,,,rro,nssns Ada,.nr .msi,
h.r,,., 10, o. 60, a. y,,.,-,,. .v,ahI,,-
.otinn csmn ~ nt,rn ..S wNss.nS 90,
,~as nna ,t S.s-OS. Ths
Trst hat,siion cn,nrosch *. Hsr.nders
while the ssoond and third msds IN.
Stta ck "
All morning IN. rattlo Of musketrv
fire was hoard from tSs ace ns NJ the
fierce battle. The s,epss Of time al
ian. and ali three battsiions ret,,rned
TO camp toward noon, both claiming a
victory.
Can't. c. J. rerris. II. 4 A.. who has
been instructinS Bsttsry A. FieiS Ar
tiiiery. for the psst siS weeks. ststsd To-
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
Right Before His Eyes
The Money Disappeared

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. Sept. IL
How a man happened to get a $7oo
roll out OF Joseph Martins hand,
whom Martin says he was looking ali
the timo. IL a question he has refer
red to the police here for solution.
Martin had lust received the cash In
part payment on a little business he
had sold whom the other man came
along and. on being shown the oun-
die of bills, said II was not SO much.
A few minutes after tho man had
his money again only to find a bunch
OF newspaper clippings in his hand.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
Arkansas Guardsman to
Face Trial for Bigamy

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Sept. IL
Lieut.. J. B. Rigdon. Arkansas national
guard. will be taken to Deming. n. NJ.
to stand trial on charges OF bigamy
committed on Government reserva-
self seif without leave, according to order,
received by Capt. NJ N. cartmell. U. 8
A.. recruiting officer here.
Rigdon twice disappeared from Dem,
ing, coming here each time. His nrs'
wife lives in Carbondale, Ill. He mar
ried the second Mrs. Rigdon Just be-
fore the Arkansas troops left for thu
border
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
Wants Pears, But Can't
Climb; Chops Down Tree

TRENTON. N. J.. Sept n.-Finding
himself unable 10 reach some fne pears
on trees on a property In the center OF
Trenton. Alfonso visinni entered the
yard and chopped down two fine trees
to get the fruit He was arrested and
Is being held pending an Investigation
of his mental condition
When arraisned in police court for
the destruction OF the trees. Vizinni
merely stated that he wanted the pears.
that nc couldn't climb the trees to get
them, 80 he decided to bring the fruit
in reach by cutting down the trees.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11

they reached the armory the guns were
put In the gun racks, and there left for
one man 70 clean. In the course Of .
few hours the delicate mechanism had
one man to get them in any kind Of
condition again.
"But today when the regiment comes
in from long march the soldier cleans
his rtne hrst. and washes the dust and
dirt from his face afterward.
Learned Sanitation.
Take the sanitary conditions about
camp. Whom the regiment arrived
here last June, long grass. brush and
standing pools Of water furnished
ideal breeding places for mosquitoes
and disease carriers. The pools have
been drained, the brush and the grass
cleared away In order that the sun
may reach every heretofore wet and
shady spot. As q result, the sanitary
conditions are perfect. Not a single
case Of any sort Of disease has been
reported. The mon have learned what
sanitary requirements are for. and
have learned to abide by them for
their own safety as we'll as for the
"As far as the physical condition OF
the men Ia concerned. II would be hard
to md more At and stronger body OF
men than the members Of the Third
taken on a march a week after they
arrived In camp. such as they make
nearly every day now, the hospital
would have been filled. Now IL doesn't
"Perhsps the men do not realize It.
They have been disappointed in not
being able TO 70 to the border sooner
come tired Of the routine OF camp
life. But nothing in the world could
have done them more good In my
opinion. than this summer In camp"
Are Ready for Campaign.
Gould the District militia engage sue
| cessfuily In. say. a campaign with Mex
! ico?" the captain was asked.
"They could" responded Captain -
had 20 far. do very well against such
troops as those in Mexico. But agains
the trained armies Of England. France
or Germany. II would take twice tn,
training they have had before they coult
expect any success. The Third Regi
ment Is good organization OF militia
but OF course II lacks the long and con
slant training necessary to put II on th'
same footing with the regular army"
In your opinion. captain" the office
was again asked. what 10 II which give
! the trained troops the poise and self
possession necessary during a battle?"
| "Discipline." responded the officer. 81
| In the army. The Third Regiment ha
done exce!lently. 1t 10. as / have said
Ia good organization Of militia. and tn
Improvement has been wonderful. Thi
discipline 10 being instilled into then
every day they stay In camp They ar
the better and quicker they learn II tn
| better soldiers they will make"
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
THIS FORD CAR MAKES
62Ia MILES AN HOUR
Paul D. Harvey Is Fliver Speed
King Of America.

CHICAGO. Sept. ll.--Hail the Fliv-
YER speed king--Paul ID. Harvey. Of
Oak Park, III.
Harvey racing in what looked to
be q miniature edition of Dario Res
ta's Peugeot, won two out OF three
races at tho Ford speedway meet at
Maywood yesterday. averaging 62h
miles an hour In each oontest He
nnished hrst In the 20 and 60-mile
the so-mile race.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
Colored Church Plans
Picnic and Pig Race

Members OF ~, Cosmopolitan Bap-
tist Church. colored. have arranged
for a picnic and pig race to be held
at Green Willow Park Anncostia,
Monday. September ls. for the pur-
ing tine church debt.
Other amusements arranged for in
clude a fat mems race, a pie-ea ting
contest. and athletic games. Mem
bers of other colored congregations
in the city have been invited to at
tend by DR.. Simon =. w. Drew, pas
tor of the church.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
At 50 Seeks Divorce.

MARYsvILLE. Ohio. Sept. L.-Isnac c
from his wife Hannah in suit % on ne
here. According to the petition Stnley
says when he was In Springfield re-
Gently on a visit Mrs. Staley packed up
the household goods and left. They hsvo
not lived together since. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Staley have married children by
former marriages.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
Contract for Fire Horses.

The commissioners have awarded tho
contract for furnishing horses to the
Fire Department during the current fis-
cal year to A. Rice, Sons a Co., Of Bal
timore. The price named Is $3l260 each.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
Home Damaged by Fire.

Fire on the second floor of the three
story residence of Mrs. Anna Minor. WI H
street northwest. about Q o'clock yester-
day evening did $50 damage before II
was extinguished by No. engine COM
pany.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
TWO FEDERAL BOARDS
BEGIN FOOD PROBES
Trade Commission and Dept. Of
Agriculture Take Up Bread
and Milk Situations.
CONTINUED from Page one.)

CONTINUED from Page One.)
would be able to make a model treat
ment OF the milk situation here that
would be Of beneht throughout the
country.
The producers explained their
troubles to Mr.. Vrooman and he d.
rected that William J. Spillman. head
Of the farm management bureau OF
the department, and b. II. Rawl, Of
the dairy division OF the Bureau OF
Animal Industry. attend the meeting
Of the committee which 10 to be held
Thursday and advise with the men,
bers es to the methods to be pursued.
Consumer Gets No BENEFIT.
The milk producers gave the consumer
a thought today when they told the As
sistant Secretary Of Agriculture here
that the dealers in Washington pay q
maximum and minimum Of which the
consumer gets no benefit whatever.
For seven months OF the year. they
stated. the producer is paid . minimum
price. and for five months Of the year
the maximum. There II q wide varia-
tion between them. The consumer,
however. pays exactly the same price
for his milk in winter and summer.
Under the present legal restrictions a.
to the sale Of milk and the requirements
as to butter fat and ARCHAEOLOGICAL con-
tent. the cost Of producing milk Is prac-
tically the same all the year around. the
producers stated.
They want the help Of the department
in arriving at O basis Of adjutsing their
This is Just what the department is
prepared to do. said Mr.. vrooman. He
added that he will personally assist the
producers.
projected into the milk situation
when certain Of the ice cream manu-.
facturers OF the District announced
they were facing large increases IN
the cost OF manufacture and that Y
be necessary to advance the price OF
Ice cream. This might mean the abo-
| lition OF the penny cone.
chairmAn EdwSrd Cona y M%riey Ss, 0 notis M
| fed his associates from Chicago tha,
he has started an inquiry into the
The inquiry OF Chairman huriey
". w.' pries rice Of Ti materials for bread. end
| II will be his endeavor to place Pc
| fore the public the exact situation
Of the bakers OF the country.
Bakers Await Quotations.
The bakers of Washington are await
ing with interest the result Of the nex'
market quotation on flour. 1t was pre-
dicted that four would rise In price
again this week, but today none OF the
bakers Of the city had received no
tice OF the increase.
| General Manager Ullman. OF th'
Holmes bakery. said today that hi
concern was not prepared TO make q
statement regarding tho possible actior
It might take toward Increasing Tho
price Of bread.
Several wccks ago Mr.. Ullman sait
tho Holmes Company would continue u
make scent bread no matter what hap
pen. II necessary II would decrens,
the size of tho loaf. Mr., Ullman pait
today he could make no statement re
gardlng the situation now,
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
Ready to Forgive.

BOSTON. Mass. Sept. l.-Mrs. Charles
II. Gretter. whose husband. treasurer
OF the Louis r. Merry Company. bakers.
eioped week ago with Miss Mildred
T. Merrill. the sweetheart Of HIS son.
Leslie. who ia now with the Nossa-
chusetts troops on the Mexican border,
declared that she had known for five
years that her husband and Miss Nerr1l
were more than friends.
Several years ago. when we were
camping In Maine. MIR. Gretter enter
tnined Miss Merrill for four weeks 2;
the camp against my wishes. snld
Mrs Gret.er. "tIe also took her nutor-
ing frequently and they often dined to-
gether in Boston hotels. while was
left TO nmuse myself as best I could
at home. -
will give up this girl and return home.
do not want to see him punished, Mr..
Gretter had many good qualities
provided generously for his family.
and was Kindness itself to me when
he was himself.
when my step-son. Leslie, began
keeping company with Miss Merrill. l
hoped my husband would put aside hts
mad infatuation for the girl for the
sake OF his son. He did not do so.
however, and I now believe that tn Q
whole affair between Leslie and MIL
dred was cleverly designed by Mr.
Gretter and herself to dispel our sus-
picions"
The Washington times., 1916-09-11

Mrs. Battery Butler, Of 80 Stevens
road, fell in aiiKhting from q street car
yesterday afternoon and was seriously
Injured.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
ANACOSTIA.

Milton F. Blaney. VINO walked out Of
st. Elixabeth's Hospital. created ex-
citement In Anacostia last night.
He was rescued from the Eastern
branch Just In time to save his life.
Blaney appeared at the home NJ Po-
llcon1an ]. ]. Hicks, at Il0a w t'reetI
and asked for an old hat. Hicks en-
deavored to place the man under ar
rest. and in an encounter was bit on
down w street with Policemen Hicks.
Swain. and Eskridge IN pursuit. He
reached the river and jumped In. The
water was not deep. but the bottom
was mud and Bianey called for help.
to 'u"sa the reseus MSrsn in an" boat Blaney was was
hurried to the hospital In the patrol
OF the Eleventh precinct
Lawrenos J. Wade walked away from
the institution yesterday. but had not
gone very far when he was u taken s Into
Word was received here yesterday
that the Rev, W, q. DsverPort, rector
emeritus Of Emmanuel CHURCH. and
now in charge of the Esther MEMORIAL
SSnaps Ss samms{ =, eGnsTss' Ssms Hssh essSn. s.os
He 10 ssventy-four yenrs old.
The Public Improvement Associa-
ton of Congress Heights VIII meet to-
night in Loefhers HOTEL In Nichols
avenue,
Mrs. Battery Butler, OF 80 Stevens
road, fell In aliKhting from street car
yesterday afternoon and was seriously
Injured.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11
TILTED M|L|T|AMAN
WEEPS FOR MOTHER
Private Gretter Thinks Fathers
wife viii Suffer Most
Through EIopement.

BL PAso. Tex, Sept 1l,-'My moth
or. my only mother. she's the one that
will suffer most from this"
Sitting on q camp stool in his tent.
with his face buried In his hands and
tears streaming from his eyes. Private
Leslie Gretter, Company X, Eighth
Massachusetts, militia. told between sobs
the story Of his fathers elopernent with
his sweetheart. whom he was engaged
to marry this fall.
Gretter. who has Just celebrated his
twenty-first birthday, was engaged -
marry Miss Mildred Merrill. Of Maiden.
Mass.
they had been sweethearts during
their schooldays, and when he left the
Mas, he gave an engagement rins 70
her. and she promised to marry him just
as soon as his regiment returned from
border duty.
Something Wrong With Father"
There must be something wrong
with my father" he said. II cannot
understand II. I knew that my father
was infatuated with Mildred. but
never dreamed he would elope with
her.
you can understand my feelings and
why II Is impossible for me TO discuss
the matter. I am heart-broken. But
the blow to me can be nothing In COM
parison to tho sufferings my dear
mother must be enduring"
Gretter stated he recently received a
letter from his father which indica ted
that he was In love with his sweet
, heart.
His mother and his brothers and sis
ters are at their home in Maiden. Ho
/ has received no information from his
gram was received by the young soldier
| from his mother.
! Gretter, who II n salesman, recently
became a cook in his company. He
states his father and mother were
never separated and as far as he knew
had no Misunderstanding.
The Washington times., 1916-09-11

The Public Improvement Associa-
tion of Congress Heights will meet to-
night in Loefher's Hotel, In Nichols
avenue,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-02
NAVAL MILITIA
UNIFORMS ARE
GIVEN MEMBERS

. a
Nearly all the members OF the naval
militia OF Hawaii got their complete
outfits Sunday morning when Pay
master C. d. Bishop and corps of as
sistants or yeomen worked like steve
dores checking and issuing and re-
ceipting in a systematic manner for
each item issued. ~...... "
The adjutant general has directed
that the naval militia take part in the
parade Decoration Day; and while
the volunteer man-otwar's men have
not had any instruction in the man
ual of arms as their rifles have Just
been received, they are determined
to hold at least two drills a week in
order to get themselves into such
shape. ..-. F.. ...< ..
Every member of the engineers
force Is ordered to be on hand for
drill sharply at 1880 Tuesday evening
in the bungalow. For the month of
May no other instruction will be Civ
en- as it is necessary for both divi-
sions to whip themselves into shape
for the big parade. A drill sergeant
has been detailed by the adjutant
general to assist in the drilling under
arms. g.. = s.. ...