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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-28
Telegram From Chas.
n. Crowen Indicates
No Further Ships to
Be Let on Guaranteed
Profit Basis

A telegram from Mr.. Chas. N.
Crowell, superintendent Of govern
ment shipbuilding in the western di-
vision, to Mr.. NJ. P. Palmer, Secre-
tary of the Chamber of ommerce of
Morgan City and Berwick, advised
that those now contemplating the
building of ships for the government
will have to make estimates on the
lump cost plan. An Interpretation
the dispatch SENS to indicate that
the United States Shipping Board is
no longer putting out or promising
contracts on the guaranteed net pro-
fit basis but will require future con-
tractors to make estimates and sub
NIT bids for each vessel, or least to
name lump sum for which the boat
might be guaranteed to be built. It
is also believed that this ruling does
not affect those who have already
begun operations on the guaranteed
profits plan or those who have been
promised contracts under this plan.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-28

List Of uz11I6asg nasser adver
tis.fse s.a City, L., Pos
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Allyna, Miss Bastean
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Prown, Mrs. Mamie
Brown, Mrs. Renia
IC. N.
Carter, Mr.. Nels
Gyms, Mrs. isabella
D.
Duglas, Miss Ceaillis
II.
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Flimon, Mrs. Louise
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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-28
FOUND ADRIFT

FOUND ADRlFT
Model lusser, rs feet long, 8 l-2
foot beam. opsn hull, painted green,
no name. Owner address,
FRANK ADAMS
Shell Island, In care Of Frank Smith.
r., Morgan City, La, p. o. Box SC.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-28
ALL WAR RELIEF is CENTERlNC
IN THE RED CROSS.

INTO mechanical motion, mechanical
motion into electricity, or electricity
into the movement Of wheels win
the irreducible minimum of loss
And in translating human effort
into concrete accomplish ent mel
are f:ce7 with the same problem.
When he European WEI be "a 4
everybody wan,sd to do somethin:
everybody became physically and
mentally active. England and
france became furnaces of human
endeavor-but all of the newly
aroused energy succeeded, as first,
only in making a few wheels turn
<itfully.
When people talk to America
about profiting by the experiences
Of England and France they mean,
in large part, that this country
should see what waste of energy
there was aboard, why it was, and
what be done to prevent its dupli-
cation here. AS the Government is
attempting to bring its military and
industrial machinery to the highest
point Of efficiency, 80 are all Of the
managers Of the war work trying to
obtain the biggest net result from
The productive forces Of the nation.
u no field is this effort more nec-
SGsary and in none is the task more
difficult than in that Of war relief.
Those concerned with this prob
: lem thought first Of al, and most
hopefully, Of the American ] Red
Gross. Because this organization
MAS the Official relief agency Of the
Government, because Of the extent
and emicjency Of its already assemb-
led machinery, the Red Cross -
predestined to be tAexSo1 -
factor in relief wsGk aa91He11te
from which all efforts should be CO.
ordinate and directed.
IN attempting to make relief work
>4ieient, the executives Of the Red
.t.,. 80 - =. s.-.
wounded soldiers and sailors and |
that Of furnishing supplies 1t home
and aboard. In the fist Of these di-
visions the Red Cross was alone su-
preme. It was the Official agent Of
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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-28

Mr.. Olivier Bourgeois, accompan.
led by q number of. local painter,
and decorators, left on No.. S thia
morning where. they win decorate
the handsome tWo-story dwelling BE.
longing to Ant. Hanson.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-28

Mr.. and Mrs John Gotten and
son, Dalton, returned Saturday
from a two weeks visit in Platten-
vile.
i
Mr.. and Mrs. Gotten are giving q
dance tonight in honor of Chester
Smell who leaves for his home in
Texas Tuesday to enlist.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-28

1t lsn't Your Town--Is's You.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
SOCIALISTS RIOTS
IN BOSTON PARADE.
Anti JConscription Demonstration
Brings Attack in Streets.

Boston, July Lit was bad day for
socialism and Socialists In Boston to-
day. Their parade and anti-conscrip-
ton demonstration was broken I'D as
result OF a number OF riots center-
ing on Boston Commons Hundreds
OF Socialists were beaten and made to
kiss the American flag, while on their
knees Socialist bands were made to
play, the star Spangled Banner" The
headquarters Of the Socialists was
raided and wrecked.
The rioting continued for three
hours. II was precipitated by a num-
Der OF soldiers, sailors and marines
and their numbers were swelled by
many volunteers. 1t was estimated
that 10000 persons participated in the
disturbance.
The police found themselves unable
to handle the situation, and order
was not restored until a provost
guard was called out from the naval
training station on Commonwealth
Pier. The duty of maintaining quiet
was taken out Of the hands of the po-
lice. and for a time the district af-
fected by the riots was under practical
martial law. When the parade started
there were about 5000 persons in line.
The raid on the Socialist head
quarters at Park Square was a fu-
rlous one, and the fittings of the Of
fees and all the furniture were hurl-
ed into the streets. All pamphlets
were thrown into a bundle and then
burned.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
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CONTINUED thOM PAGE ONE.
their business with the Teuton feed
ing ports can be absolutely contrilled,
may be expected to be made effective
during the week through q proclarna-
ton by the President.
All the council is waiting for Is to
complete the list Of items to be en-
bargoed and develop the machinery
for catching them before they leave
this country.
The figures made public by Mr..
Hoover last night assure prompt ae-
ton. officials here believe. This ac-
ton will not deprive the people Of
neutral countries OF q food supply to
which they are entitled. Their supply
will be SO restricted that they will
have none to pass on to Germany. 1t
has been stated that the exports eoun-
Gil will limit the exports to these
countries to about 60 per cent or what
they were In normal peace times. This
is on the theory that the allies them
selves must get along on reduced ra-
tions and that there is no reason why
they should aid the neutrals, who are
not lighting in the cause OF denoc-
raey. to a luxury which the allies
themselves cannot now enjoy.
Germany Forces Neutrals.
Germany has used her trade rela-
tions with the northern neutrals to
coerce them into this deal. They nave
needed German coal. Germany has
released to them certain amounts or
coal in return for the fats.
The neutrals all had laws and regu-
Iations against the expectation OF
foodstuffs to Germany. But the trade
was carried on through large and in
fiuential associations Of merchants
making enormous profits.
Exemplifying the way the United
States has lent itself to the trade, at
tention was again called here yester-
day to the huge imports OF oil cake
into Denmark, Holland, Norway and
Sweden. The oil cake was fed to cat
tie and the rich milk II makes turned
into butter and cheese and sent to
Germany.
One reason why the vital character
of this situation was not realized here
is the British censorship. London
knew all through last fall and winter
that the blockade was ineffective.
Criticism of the government was fire.
quent. and figures were printed in
London to show the amounts Of food
stuffs getting to Germany. Little news
Of this reached America.
Americans who resided in Germany
before the war knew Of Germany's de-
pendence on imports for her fats.
Dutch cheese and Dutch and Scandi-
navian butter were always staples Of
the German markets. One whole
division OF the German interior de-
partment was devoted to encouraging
these imports. Even after the war
started importers were permitted to
make more than the maximum price
on domestic fats. The agrarian party
in Germany finally succeeded in elm
mating this discrimination against the
domestic producer.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
PLAN new FINANCE
BILL FOR FRANCE
Measure Will Add 800 900, 900
Francs to Nations Income.

Paris, July 1.-The new finance bill
Of Joseph Thierry. minister of finance;
viii, IL voted by Parliament, add
about 1,5o0.O0O.0O0 francs a year to
Frances income. The most radical of
the new features is a tax upon ex-
penditures Of individuals, to be coll
lected by the merchants who, when
sales are made, will add on behalf
OF the government per cent on all
articles classed as Indispensable, and
10 per cent on all luxuries.
The special tax on war profits, ex-
ceedihg 10000 francs, will be in
creased to 50 per cent.
Admission fees will be required of
visitors to museums, government art
galleries and the national palaces.
It Is anticipated that the measure
also will largely increase the yield
from existing taxes, such as those
on real estate transfers and sales of
business houses. Parties in such
trar Netlons will be required to make
de2isl ions under oath.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
WOMEN OF NATION
TO Sign UP TODAY
Police Will Begin Distributing Cards
for Food Conservation,

Following the example of Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson. more than 2o,o0e,o0o
women Of the nation will today begin
to sign up" in the ranks Of Herbert
c. Hoover's fastly growing army Of
food economists who are determined to
fight to the death the ugly ogre of
waste which is costing the United
States more than 5000 900. 600 a year.
Beginning this morning wheels In the
local campaign of securing the sigma
ture of Washington women to the
food conservation pledge will be set in
motion when policemen of the city
deliver one Of the pledge cards to
each District home.
Mr.. Hoover announced last night
that these emblems of membership
into the United States conservation
club for display in the house windows
of the nation will be sent out as soon
an practicable after the receival OF
the signed pledge.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
WANTS SAIRPLANE HEAD
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power of the world. To attain that
position means a task which in prac-
teal details and particularly in its
potentiality for the nation. is a greater
proposition than the Panama Canal.
ITO successfully accomplish the
task with maximum speed and eff
cheney demands the same method that
was so successful with the Panama
Canal, after the civilized nations OF
the world had dreamed of and worked
at the problem for nearly 400 years.
The work demands one-man con-
trol-the right man, a free hand and
full and strict responsibility. II by
striking through the air we can end
the war a single month sooner. the
direct financial saving will balance a
s.. 600, 10000 appropriation, while the
indirect saving in dollars and human
lives will be almost incalculable."
Air Fleet Bill Drafted.
The decks are to be cleared in Con-
gress this week for decisive action
toward authorizing the construction
by the government of a mammoth air
fleet. The administration bill provid-
ing for 800, ,00O. .OC0 for the project was
placed in final shape last night by
Brig. Gen. George o. Squier and Rear
Admiral David Taylor ready for for
NAL transmission to the Congress
When the measure is laid before the
Speaker of the House and President Of
the Senate today prompt reference
will be made to the Military commit
tees of the two Houses and hearings
upon the proposal will be speeded up
with view to bringing a report upon
the measure to the foors of both
Houses at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
Although the governments bill will
not be made public until 1t is trans
mitted to Congress. the trainers of the
measure, 1t is understood, have per-
fected the bill in such way that the
coordination of work in the army and
navy and by the regularly authorized
boards handling aviation problems, is
assured. When the bill finally is re-
ported out Of the committees an effort
will be made by certain leaders to in
sert provision for the creation of q
Department of Aeronautics.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
Big CAVALRY DRIVE
BEGINS LAST week
Five Sign Enlistment for District
Troop Sunday.

Five men signed enlistments in the
District Cavalry yesterday, starting
off probably the last week of the
cavalry drive.
The new c Tropp was practically
filled up last week, as there were 1870
applicants. Sixty have already been
sworn in, and almost enough other
applicants have passed the examina-
tion to fill up the troop.
Recruiting for the new D Troop win
start today or tomorrow, in charge
of Sergt. w. E. Boughtoh, Of Troop
B, who has been in charge of the re-
cruiting of c Troop. and the troop
will probably be brought to war
strength by the end of the week.
There will be no other cavalry out
fits organized in the District.
To make the recruiting lively this
week there are to be recruiting
dances" at the cavalry headquarters,
1927 F street, every evening after the
moving pictures, and they will be
open to all District cavalrymen and
the recruits and their girls. There
will be patronesses, special music,
Japanese lanterns and refreshments.
The four troops of cavalry from the
District-A, B, c and Dare to be
joined with the four troops Of the
Richmond Blues and the four Essex
troops of New Jersey, and a Mary
land machine gun company, in a
crack cavalry regiment.
The men who enlisted yesterday
were William ]. Stone, Edwin s.
Kemp, Robert P. Spurgeon, James A.
McEnaney and r. Wallace Boggs.
The timber and other lands owned
by the United States are a source Of
profit which is growing yearly.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
Pin Taken from Lung
Valued at 1000, 900

A s7.ooo,ooo safety pin. Dr.. Jack
son placed that valuation on the
pin which he recently extracted
from the lung Of pretty Miss Mary
Tassa at the unique operation id
Philadelphia. :.
Miss Tassa asked for the pin TO
keep a. q fnemento of her pina
swallowing feat, but, the surgeon
who performed the operation re-
Piled to the young. patient that II
Rockefeller were to give s2.0Oo,UOO
for the pin for museum purpose,
he would turn an icy shoulder on
the offer.
This is the highest priced pin in
existence. Never since steel was
a precious metal way back in the
stone age was little piece OF steel
so highly priced.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
War, or Something,
Ties C,an to Hash

Goodbye. dear old corned beef
hash.
The war has very nearly forced
this popular article OF diet from
the bill of fare in Washington's
quick lunch palaces.
'If we charged customers enough
for corned beef hash to prevent
losing money they would believe
we were robbing them and never
come back" explained a Penhsyi-
vania avenue lunehfoom proprietor
yesterday.
= Consequently we don't have 1t
on the menu," he added. Tine
chief component Of this old stand
by from which the name comes
has gone skyward in price. Corn
ed teef hash Is now luxury"
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
May USE CONVICTS
FOR war SERVICE
Prison Commission In Capital TO
Tender Service to Country.

lender Servlce to Sountry. :.
Sending prisoners from the jails and
reforfnatories TO the 'front.' for active
service IN the war viii be one OF the
important questions discussed by the
American Prison Association, COM
prising representatives of the gov
ernors OF nearly every State in the
Union. which will meet at the Raleigh
today.
Maj. David Coombs Peyton.
former army officer and now super
iritendent Of the indiana reformatory.
Is president of the organization and
stated last night that the purpose of
this special conference is to find the
organizatiofi's place In the war.
Three specific recommendations for
Increasing its usefulness have been
made to the department officials.
1.-The care of interned prisoners.
whether domestic spies or war cap
tives, releasing many soldiers for ac-
tive service rather than guard duty
at internment camps.
2-The use OF prisoners for raising
farm produce and the institution OF
prison farms.
3-The manufacture by prison labor
of clothing and other commodities
needed in the war.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
CARPENTERS BEGIN
WORK ON ARMY CAMP

A score of carpenters began
work yesterday on the cantonment
barracks at Admiral, Md, which
will quarter the thousands of young
men when they are mobilized this
fall for training.
Representatives OF the State For
ester's office were at Admiral yes
terday figuring on how they would
save as much standing timber as
possible. The work of surveying
the 1.500-acre camp has been re-
sumed by Thomas Hudson, of the
War Department.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
WARNS Steel USERS
TO CURTAH DEMAND
U. S. Chamber Of Commerce Issues
Bulletin on Conditions.


Manufactures Of pleasure automo-
biles, steel furniture and hundreds Of
other products using steel, are warned
In d bulietin issued by the United
states Chamber Of Commerce today.
that they must curtaiI their demands
for steel In order to avoid a Shortage.
ships for the navy and for the new
merchant marine, locomotives. railroad
cars, rails and in fact all war orders
will be given the preference, by the
steel mills Of the country. says the
bulletin.
Even rushing orders to the mills will
not avail az government work will
everywhere be given the preference.
The manufacturers are urged by the
chamber OF commerce to employ sub
stitdtes, such as lumber and concrete,
wherever 1t Is possible and to post
pons extensive steel operations when
ever such operations are not abso-
luteiy IN the interest of greater war
efficisney.
supply May Run Low.
EFT should be anticipated that the
steel situation. which Is developing
with rapidity," says waddin Catch
inss. Of New York, chairman Of the
committee which drew the bulletin.
will probably make 1t impossible for
these general manufacturers. unable
to find steel substitute. to secure
adequate supplies of steel and may
even make 1t impossible to secure any.
mo substantial increase in produe-
ton Is anticipattd. Even maximum
cannot be expected. because transpor-
tation. labor and material conditions
will interfere with the full operation
of plants. On the other hand. indi-
iatlons are that the war requirements
will continue to increase"
Business men, in the opinion of the
committee, must adjust their business
in the expectation that soon there will
be established an order of distribu-
tion and the wild scramble to enter
orders for future deliveries will come
to An end. The steel producers will
be required to ship their product
where 1t Is needed for war purposes.
On the other hand. there Is plenty of
lumber and cement which may be very
generally substituted for steel
For the particular information Of
those In the iron and steel business
It may be said that the Council Of
National Defense wishes to hear from
the producers Of iron and steel" the
bulletin concludes. whenever output
Is limited through transportation diff
ficulties or through business condi-
tons.
Furthermore. pending the establish
ment Of some method of distributing
the steel output according to war
needs, producers of steel may render
real service by assisting those produc-
ing war work to secure their steel re-
quirements. Not only will this help
win the war, but will tend toward less
disturbance in business when steel
supplies are shut off from those in
dustries engaged in unessential produc-
ton"
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
CONFIRM SINKING OF SHIP.

An Atlantic Port July 1-Arriving
here today on a steamship from a
British port. passengers confirmed the
sinking Of the steamship Haverford,
of the International Mercantile Ma
rine. The sunken steamer should have
arrived at the same time as the ship
which arrived today, as they left the
British port together. Bad weather
made the detection OF submarines i'm
possible.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
Diplomat on Way Here.

Mexico City. July 1.-For the pur-
pose of conferring with Secretary
of State Lansing on affairs con-
cerning Mexico and the United
States, Henry d. Fletcher, Ameri-
can Ambassador, has left here for
Washington, travelling by way of
Laredo. He is expected to arrive
in Washington July 8.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
Fire Causes $500, 900 Loss.

Memphis, July 1.-Fire of unknown
origin this morning destroyed swilly
and Collins Livery stable, J. B.
Bruce and Company's automobile
supply house and the Navarro Auto
mobile Supply Company's plant.
The loss is 10000.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02

be shot rather than hanged a. the
laws hands, when his execution axes
place July 6. He is resigned to his
fate and says he hopes that no steus
will be taken to gain a new trial or
a reprisve. The laws of Utah provide
that a person sentenced TO death may
choose the way 10 die
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
WOMEN OVERCOME,
miss. RANKIN SAYS
Charges Bureau Employees Suffer
from Overtime Work.

Representative Jeanette Rankin,
vigorously continuing her investiga-
tion OF working conditions at the Gov.
ernment Bureau Of Engraving ahd
Printing. yesterday said she expected
to have. complete schedules of over
time work, rates OF pay, and other de-
tailed information now being gather
ed by tomorrow.
No Sunday work was done in any
division of the big plant for the first
time In many weeks, yesterday.
Among the new disclosures made by
employees in conferences with Miss
Rankin during the day, according to
Miss Belle Flegelman, the Represent
ative's secretary. were the following:
Not only women, but men also, sue
cumb under the strain of continuous
overtime.
Fall from Exhaustion.
Four men and three women were
carried out of the plant one day last
week from exhaustion. one woman
was unconscious.
fourteen hours a day, but some are
known who were required to work
sixteen hours in a single day.
w NV SNOp " itSl at lIt
regular ten-minute relief periods
provided at 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. be-
cause they know they will have to
work twenty minutes more at the
end Of the day to make up for this
time.
The regular thirty-day leave, or
vacation period, has been entirely
denied. Loss of time through illness
is not counted against this thirty
day leave period, but deducted from
the regular wage of the worker.
One woman 20 years old is working
twelve and thirteen hours a day. The
visitors, relieved from their Sunday
labor, crowded Miss Rankin's apart
ments in the st. Nichols. 2o3O Cali
fornia avenue, for fully three hours
yesterday.
Miss Rankin does not want to take
any action until all the information is
at hand, but she will continue her ef-
forts for the introduction of any re-
forms which may be necessary"
Joseph E. Ralph. the director of the
bureau, still maintained yesterday
that the war emergency requires over
time work on the part OF many en-
ployes.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
MANUFACTURER KILLS SELF.

Chicago. July Henry Levy. a
wealthy Indianapolis manufacturer.
committed suicide today by jumping
from the fifteenth floor of the Con-
gress Hotel to the street
A note was found in his room at
the hotel saying:
Goodbye, l am tired Of life"
The Washington herald., 1917-07-02
WASHINGTON BOY DROWNED.

sachusetts avenue, was drowned at
Rochester Beach, near Baltimore,
yesterday, according to a telegram
received in Washington last night.