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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20

ready virtual state Of w.,
with Germany in spite of the taas
meal armed neutrality status ~ ~
United States. Tue
A suggestion advanced ton;o..
was that the President might ;ss sn.
a call for Congress to meet NIL:
ten days, and in his proclam.t;o.
point out the new situation fac;..
the nation since he asked for a.
thority to establish a state of au.a
neutrality. No one professed how
ever, to be in the Presidents conf;
dence.
Mr.. Edward G. Schwartz of Nev
orleans was a visitor here todhv
Mr.. A. S. Foote of Houston. Tex
as was in the city Monday on bust.
ness.
Mr.. w. A. Broussard has %
turned from a business "trip to Nov
Orleans.
Messrs. H. Mccain, Supt. o.
Construction and H. Ward, Inspai
or, of New York, both of the West!
ern Union Telegraph Co. spent An
hour here Monday enroute west on
motor car, inspecting the lines Of
the company.
Mr.. Jos. H. Loeb left last night
for Dallas and Houston to visit the
branches of the Berwick Bay Fish
and Oyster Co.
Mr.. Marx Kahn Of New Orleans
is mingling with the business fr,-
ternity here today.
The Elks will install their new
officers at the first meeting in April
which will be the 5th.
Mr.. Rudolph Reveria of Patter-
son was a visitor here last night.
Mr.. L. King Of New Orleans was
in town yesterday.
Mr.. Marx Levy of Patterson was
one of the visitors here for the Ben
Hur dance.
Mr.. H. Chalin of Thibodaux spent
yesterday here.
Mrs. Runk who has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Nunez will
leave today to join her husband at
Plaquemine and then return to
Alabama.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
A HUMAN TORPEDO

Chicago, March 19-"Got any use
for a professional dynamiter?" was
the startling query addressed to
Sergeant Enk Of the United States
Marine Corps recruiting station here
by Robert S. Phillips, who applied
for enlistment today.
81 am a human torpedo" he add
ed, 81 can blow up any thing from a
tin can to a battleship."
Phillips explained that things had
been quiet in his line for some time,
as engineering operations have been
practically suspended during the
war. He said that he had heard
that the soldiers of the sea" were
always first on the spot and that
they would probably offer the best
field for his talents.
He was accepted and sent to
Charleston, s. c., for training and
detail to a mine planting company.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
Seventeenth EPISODE
The TELL Tale Envelope.

Shots that are fred from. guns do
not often hit the people they are fired
at. The coolest target puncturer grows
excited vixen his target is man, and
more excited when 1t is q woman. Gid
con Trask was not an expert with the
rife. He had been crazy enough to
take the life Of Dick Freneau-to
wiring It out of him with his hands. He
thought he had escaped detection I'M
til, with an appalling abruptness, Clio
ria Stafford though he did not know
her name-charged him with the MUIR
der and declared that she had seen
him commit it before her very eyes.
He had not been quite crazy enough
or quite wise enough to kill her then
and there when she was alone and at
his mercy. He thought to repair the
consequences Of his delay by shooting
her doyn now that she reappeared
with an armed force at her back. So
he fired at Gloria where she stood in
front Of the pilothouse demanding
his surrender.
They told Gloria afterwards she was
brave as q veteran and faced the as
sassin coolly. But she told the truth
when she said that she was paralyzed
with fear. 20 frightened that she could
not even show her fright.
When the muzzie Of Trask's rife
spet at her. she heard the bullet sing
past her ear. she was already won
dering whether she were dead or alive,
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
HOLBROOk BLINN IN "PRlDl
COMING TO EvANCELINE
THEATRE

Manager Loeb announces that
Holbrook Blinn in ''Pride" one q
McClure's Pictares Seven Deadly
Sins, viii be shown at the EvanGe-
line Theatre on Wednesday. "Pride"
il q five-reel feature which opens in
! girls boarding school and ends q
board q transatlantic liner. Mr..
Blinn il supported by Shirley Moson
and George LIE Guere. Others in the
cast are Helen Strickland and Guido
Colucci.
pride" tells the story Of = girl
who begins to think she is q little
better than the man who loves her.
She, is sought by Count and by q
powerful banker, portrayed by Mr..
Blinn. The girl jilts her deserving
sweetheart, escapes from the banker
and elopes with the Count.
The banker and the young lover
follow the clippers aboard the liner,
the youth as 2 stoker. There amid
throbbing scenes, pride is followed
by fall and the girl is cured Of the
temptation Of the second sin.
Pride" although one Of the group
Of Seven Deadly Sins, is . complete
story. It is one Of the most artistic
dramas Manager Loeb ever has pre-
scented ct the Evangeline Theatre.
It has flashes Of comedy, 'sbig"|
scenes and thrills aplenty. The setrl
tinss s6pscially tAoss In tie uAosns||
tains and aboard the ssteamship
ceYtaips Nlich was chartered for
t1i1kg ,t16 fietars. are unusually
fine.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
GENERALLY CONCEDED THAT SIA7F0F VlP
EXISTS IN SPITE Of NEUTRALITY
President May Call Congress Within Ten DAYS. Il ",
Take Entente Allies Into Conference IN thp loe,,.

Washington, March 19.-Presi
dent Wilson is expected within tn
next forty-eight hours to indicat,
definitely that he believes a virtua
state of war exists between the Uni
ted States and Germany.
News received from Plymouth
that fifteen men, some Of then
Americans, had been drowned
when the American merchantmen
Vigilancia was sunk without warn
ing by a German submarine, added
if possible, to the already grave
view of the situation held here as {
result of the destruction Of thu
Vigilancia, the Illinois and the City
of Memphis.
Whether the President will hast
EN- the extra session of Congress
called for April 16, or will take ad
ditional steps to protect American
commerce without this move, was
not disclosed tonight. No officia
pretends to know his plans, and the
general view was that he still was
considering the question in his us.
ual deliberate way.
A cabinet meeting probably will
be held tomorrow afternoon, and al
that time the situation arising out
Of the new acts of aggression on
the part Of Germany is expected to
be canvassed thoroughly.
The question also was taken up
of getting into communication in
formally with Great Britain and
France to discuss cooperation in
the protection of commerce lanes
across the Atlantic. This step proba-
bly, will not be taken until the
course of the United States has
been determined.
In addition to this conference
with secretary Daniels, the Pres
ident saw Secretary Lansing and
McAdoo and William Denman,
chairman of the Federal Shipping
Board, and there was every indica-
ton that he was mapping out COM
prehensive plans for the protection
Of American interests in any even
tuality.
It is conceded generally that al
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
SYNOPSIS.

Pierpont Stafford. with his daughter
Gloria, - wintering at Palm Beach. Clio
ria 10 Q vivacious but willful young lazy
who chafes under the restraining naao Er
escapes. Her childish caperS cause young
Doctor Royce to fall in love with her:
Becoming lost In the everglades che falle
Gsoris falls in love- With her rsscuer. Ere:
neau Five years later she leaves school
ana meets Freneau ct the theater; he has
forgotten Gloria: Later Fr SI.sto.. Per s;.
ter-in-law. Lois. becomes intensely teal-
Gus and Doctor Royce discovers Ia her
m ally. Frensau takes leave OF GLORIA.
upon him: Doctor Royce conyinces her It
Ii a delirium. A telegram FOLLOWED BY 2
letter. comes from Freneau. She replies
but her kilograms are returned. She &C
neau reported in the paper. Gloria swears
to and the murderer OF her lover. Royce
tells what he knows of Freneau to Mr.;
Stafford nSy seek t9 pfesxSSe e secnsss
them Of conspiracy. against her: Gloria
sets about to run down Freneau's muir
derer. Royce warns Mulry to tell Gloria sa
sees Lois Who q also worried. Glcria's
suspicions are aroused. Royce endeav-
ors to show her the difficulty she faces.
Gloria eoes to David's country home: She
sissr on going to palm Beach. Again .he
sees MulTy there. He leaves. for the
North. She u recognized by her one-time
captor. the young Indian chief. He tells
her that Royce and not Frsn:eu xss Der nsr
court: .ss sees IN Mulsy there Ale. 9.t The
Freeman releases him. She follows the
tramp when he leaves the court and falls
into the hands Of hold-up men, She finds
herself in . low saloon dance hall. and II
selected By one Of the patrons - his part
ner. Doctor Royce. however. follows her
And when he attempts = rescue. calls
down : riot on their heads. The hall =
raidcd and the crowd, INCLUDING Gloris
Judge Freeman. The nswspspers feature sss
house. Casimir arrives With the child
Gloria promised to adopt. She orders
Royce to take CaSimir'S wife to the Stat
ford home. ehe follows Trask and lands
on . houseboat to bear him accu9ed of
inprisons her. but she tiss him up and
eecApes. By many etagee she arrives at
homo. In the yacht Gloria and the
men pursue the barIe. Tfask fires on
them ~ they near him.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
INDIAN SONG AND MUSIC
Methodist Church Will Have "Aa
Evening in India"

Methodist Church Will Have An
Evening in India"
The Methodist Church will pre-
sent on March 81 "An Evening
With India" featuring a lecture on
the customs and religion of the peo-
pie of that far eastern country by
Mr.. H. A. Monroe who is well quail
fled to deliver this lecture having
spent many years in that country.
A special feature has been ar
ranged in which eight young girls
and boys will sing Indian songs set
to Indian music, giving an insight
into the art of India.
India has produced two World
religions, a unique social system,
magnificent fighting contingent Tor
the allies. The Tai Mahal is said 70
be the most beautiful building IN
the world. The people are Of Arysn
stock rs we are, yet bound down ~
caste rule and idolatry; but theirs Is
q peculiar genius which will some
day find expression and bring new
content to the Worlds thought.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
IT PAYS you 10 BUY At THE
SPECIALITY STORE.

Quite . number Of people took
advantage of the opportunity of
hearing Rev. Robert Baker, pastor
of First Baptist Church of New Or
leans last night.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20

where she heard the first one thWack
The pilot grunted and mumbled: HI
got me!''
She forgot Trask and whirled round
to see the pilot fall across his OWE
wheel. The yacht wavered and swerved
In its course. Gloria was the nearest
to the pilothouse. She had been q
pupil Of the pilot only few minutes
before. She ran to him. lifted him
aside and seized the wheel by its pro.
jecting spokes, just in time to keep
the yacht from crashing into the barge
at full speed. She made sharp turn
the yacht swerved and ground along
the side Of the barge. Gloria mean.
while was alarmed more for the life
Of the pilot than her own. She be-
gan to call stephen! Doctor Ryce -
But Doctor Royce was too busy to
hear her call. His immediate inter
est was not in q wounded man, but
in wounding a man. When he saw
that Trask was aiming his rifle at
Gloria again, his whole being thrilled
with q ferocity unknown to him be-
fore. To save Gloria from being hurt
he would have >massacred a hundred
TraSks.
He leaped aboard the canal barge
before the deckhands could make 1t
fast. He sprang at Track and seized
the rifle he held. He twisted 1t out
Of Trask's hands before he could fire
q second shot.
But he was pounced upon at once
by Jed, who pinioned his arms and
flung him to the deck. The captain
Of the yacht, following close after
Royce. laid hold Of Jed and dragged
him away before he could harm Royce.
But he left Royce supine on the deck,
with Trask's fatal clutch on his throat.
Gloria, wondering at Royce's not an
swering her call, chung to the wheel
till she saw the cable fast, then she
ran forward to the edge of the up
per deck and saw why he failed her.
He was In the baleful clutch of Trask.
Gloria, looking for a weapon Of res
cue. could find nothing but life pre-
server tied to q rope. She began to
swing 1t about her head in circles Of
diameter, like a lasso.
It was revolving at a violent rate
when 1t reached Trask. It smote him
aside and dazed him into lo0senfng his
grip for just a moment. This was
long enough for Royce to shake free
and regain his feet. He hurled HIM
self at Trask. but Trask, seeing his
victim erect and menacing, lost cour-
age and ran. At the edge Of the barge
he slipped and sprawled. He would
have fallen between the yacht and the
BARGE into the river If the yacht had
not swung alongside in time to catch
him. 1t held him up, but it held him
rs in giant lemon sQueezer,. and it
squeezed his bone and flesh with
dreadful force.
Gloria saw the agony in Trask's
face and the sight was horrible. She
saw the yacht swing free again.
rrask's body dropped into the wa
ter.
Now the life preserver that had
served as a weapon returned to its
original purpose. Gloria threw 1t to
rrask. Suffering as he was. he seized
t automatically and hooked his elbow
through 1t.
Now Royce also reverted to his pur-
pose as he knelt down and clutched at
rrask's collar as Gloria hauled him
n like great fish. One Of the deck
lands Tended of the barge and the
yacht and kept them from closing in
lgain like scissors blades Another
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20

Rev. ]. H. McClain is visiting in
New iberia today.
Mr.. Milton Salvo and Mrs. Runk
won the delicious cake offered to
the winners Of the prize waltz at the
Ben Hur Ball last night. The judges
declared them to be the best waltz
artists on the floor.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19
MOIdNO LETTER.

Molino Mo-, April 16.-Mrs. An
ME Davis, who has been visiting In
st. Charles, visited Mrs. Nan Williams
until Friday when she went to Sata
Pc for q short stay.
Mrs. John, Heller and daughter
spent from Friday till Sunday in San
Ia Fe.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Morgan were
recent visitors of H. L. Weaver and
family.
Mesdames J. e. Lowery and ]. H.
Robinson of Mexico were guests OF
Mrs. r. l.. Robinson Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Price Marshall OF
Long Branch visited Mr.. and Mrs, Joe
Marshall Wednesday,
Edgar Martin and family spent
Tuesday and tuesday night with Mr.
ana Mrs. Ernest Hale of Santa Fe.
The Misses Barnett of Mexico spent
Saturday night with Mrs. VIII Heller
C. L. Weaver spent from Friday
till Sunday at d. s. Viewers, neal
Cant, visiting his nephew, Jim Henry
who has been quite i'll OF pneumonia
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19
SERMON ON PATRIOTISM.

A special patriotic service was held
at the Mexico Methodist church Sun
day night. Rev S. W. Hayne de-
livered a sermon from Judges 5:2S.
The preacher declared that right
is higher than peace. He further
said: Man is peace-loving, but
peace at any price is craven; right is
higher than peace"
There was very large audience.
Missouri Military Academy cadets at
tended in a body, the cadets taking a
large part in the evenings program.
ITO The Colors," by the M. NJ. A.
bugler, was the first number. This
was followed by the congregation
singing America, the Military Acad-
envy Band accompanying.
The service was closed by the sing
ing of the "Star Bangled Banner "
1t was an inspiring program thru
out.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19
Jackson School District--Schoo1 Closing

and raises right smart stock" quo
ting the words of his neighbor. He
has fine boy in school,
Ben Adams, who recently married
Mrs. Emma Kidd Jones of Mexico,
has always lived in this neighborhood.
His adopted son, Harry Piltoski, is
making a good record in school.
Tom Dudley is working a 100 acre
farm and has a family of which to be
proud. Reural Stephens, his son-in-
law, lives on an adjoining farm. Their
stock and farming interests are up to
the standard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Crum are alone
on the farm after having raised a
family of daughters, all now married.
His son, Bob Crum, farms in the
same locality.
]. P. Newman has a large acreage
and lots of big boys, a wealth in
themselves. They are bringing the
big farm to the front.
Will Kesler's big farm is we'll i'm
proved. Adolphus is helping to make
prosperity prosper.
A. G. Smith, formerly of Mexico,
"Reddy," lives four miles away. Mr..
and Mrs. Smith made the hit of their
lives in their "back-to-the-farm
move. Mrs. Smith is growing young
er every day.
James and Cal Walker are the
Jackson blacksmiths. They came
here from Illinois and are of the
make-good sort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Freeman have
two daughters at home. Their son
Clay, is a brickmason, and is a resi-
dent of Mexico.
Mr. and Mrs. Kettle are home from
their Texas trip. Mr.. Kettle improv
ed in health, but the wife finds Mis-
souri, the best.
Mrs. ]. S. Thomas and Mrs. ]. w
Crum, relatives of John Thomas o
The Mexico Message, have a wei
improved home in this neighborhood
The little fellow, Ralph, is the prid'
of all his friends.
David Crum is a hustling yount
farmer of the neighborhood. Mr.
and Mrs. Mundy, Joe Bomar and 9th
ers should be mentioned in this con
nection.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19
CHAMP CHIMES.

Uncle Jack Blair is sporting a new
Dodge car.
Ebert Perisho and little son are
down with tonsilitis.
A. B. Weidler and son sheared their
sheep last week, and estimate their
clip at about 1000 pounds.
Beaver Dam School, Miss Grace
Copeman, teacher, closed last Friday
John Kane has three sows with 10
pigs each.
The outlook for an oats crop is not
favorable. 2
We were sorry to hear of the death
of Mr.. Groves. He settled just west
of us and accumulated a splendid
property.
Elmer Dicus is preparing to build
a new barn.
When Ralph Dean fiished sowing
his oats, he brought his force down
and helped Rev. H. I. Cobb finish his
sowing. Ralph's heart was always
in the right place.
Elmer Dicus bought 500 bushels of
corn from Ebert Perisho at $1.25.
Elmer is feeding bunch of heifers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19
TO UNFURL MONSTER FLAG.

The employees of the Mexico Shoe
Factory, 225 or more, raised $4,000
among themselves this week and will
unfurl a monster United States flag
on the grounds of the factory. They
will float it on a large pole which is
to be placed on the water tower at
the back. of the factory building. The
tower is 200 feet high. Old Glory
may be seen from thence for miles
around.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19

Joe Hale and family of Santa Fe
were Sunday guests of Edgar Martin
and family.
The play Saturday night given by
the Junior Missionary Society Class
at Mt Zion was quite success. They
took in $27.35.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Blum and Mrs.
R. s. Montgomery and children of
Mexico motored out and spent the
day with H. L. Weaver's Sunday
Mrs. Montgomery and children re-
NAMED as the, guests of R. l.. Hell
ger till Tusday morning.
Mrs. Bruce Ridgeway entertained
the missionary class of Rising Sun
Church Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19

Sam Bovine tells the Centralia CouT-
rier that he has a half dozen sows
that are sucking rs pigs. If hogs
go to SIS or $40 per cwt. Sam can
start bank or buy railroad on the
proceeds. When it comes to getting
in on the ground floor of every good
thing you can always bet on this
up to the minute stockman and
farmer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19
RALLY DAY.

Rising Sun Christian Church. on
the electric line, north of Mexico, will
have Rally Day exercises next Sun
day. Sunday School at 10 a. m,
preaching by Rev. Carl Taylor of
Columbia at II a. m. and $3.50 p. m.
Basket dinner.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19

William Jennings Bryan is eminent
ly correct when he endorses the plan
to prohibit the use of grains for
making liquor during the war. He
is not in favor of shortening the
bread supply in order to lengthen the
supply of alcohol. 1T is not wise to
starve the people in order to make
them drunk.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19

The Suffrage School of this city,
conducted under the auspices of the
Equal Suffrage League. held an in
teresting meeting Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. ]. w. Million was elected as del
egate to the State Suffrage meeting
to be held in Kansas City May Fl and
20. Mrs. w. w. Bolts will be alter
nate.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19
Two Popular Young People Wed.

INO ScBhC
On Saturday, March z, 1917, at
1880 p. M, at the home of the Off
ciating minister, Rev. H. B, Rice,
Mr.. George Coakley of Laddonia and
Miss Grace Baehr of Rush Hill were
very quietly married. The groom,
formerly a most efficient and very
popular educator of the county, now
located with the Farmers Bank OF
Laddonia, is the youngest son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Coakley. The
bride, a talented musician, is the on
ly daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Baehr.
Immediately after the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Coakley retired to Their
home on Pine street, in Laddonia
which previously had been neatly fur
nished, where they will be at home
to their friends.
The Message joins with othel
friends in wishing them long life
happiness and prosperity.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19
HE'S PLANTING CORN.

n. E. Hodge of Odessa, Mo-, in re-
hitting for The Message says that he
is well and doing well. His wheat
looks good and promises a fine yield.
He raised a good crop of corn last
year and sold it at a fancy price.
Ground works fine" he says, and
am busy planting more corn"
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19

Smith Bros, at Cant, recently ship
ped 1000 Wyandotte eggs to theCo.
Agent at Hopkinsville, KY, which
with a consignment of 10000 are to
be placed with the farmers of that
county this spring. Smith Bros. are
hustlers; they raise fine thorough
bred hogs also.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19
Avery Tractor Pillow Demonstration

Friday, at one o'clock p. m, April
20, on the Will Kennedy farm, three
miles southeast of Rush Hill. Come
and see us pillow. Will also pay Acc
hundred for scrap iron delivered soon.
Cash it while you can.
PETE ERDEL. JR.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19

The graduating exercises of Mar
tinsburg School were held last Friday
night. There were IL graduates.
DR.. j. w. Million of Hardin College
delivered the address.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19

A. H. Leach has sold his 20 acre
farm near Rowena, this county, and
has bought 20 acres near Centralia.
With less ground he will be able to
do better and more thoro farm work.
The day of the small farm is coming.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19

Thru the courtesy of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Clyde Johnson a Message repre-
sentative was able TO attend the
Jackson school closing.
Liberty School closes next Friday.
Washington School closed same
day as Jackson.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19

Hugh Peck, out toward Rowena,
has planted 8 acres of corn. He is
the first corn-planter we have heard
of in this county this spring so far.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19
PURDY SAYS:

Why let so many of your little
chickens die when Conkley's Butter
milk starting feed will save practi-
cally all of them?
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19

The fellow who has a flock of
sheep this spring is all right. Wool
at fifty cents a pound!
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19

Dan Quinlan has traded his resi-
dence property in Mexico, the old Col.
Clay home, to c. NJ. Chapman for a
$50 acre farm in Monroe county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19

Mrs. Walter Williams of Columbia
visited the family of Rev. H. B.
Banks here last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19

o. A. Edison was in to see The Mes.
sage Saturday and renews for the
paper.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19

McPheeters Brothers, undertakers'
have contracted for an automobile
hearse.