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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-04-21

The law proyi de~ hat these G -.
victcd ard serving time in the Parish
jai: be made to work, if their ply
slc!al condition will permit. We
find that there is an average of
about three Of s-ch prisoners in the
Jai! throughout the year. The mum.
Der being SO small, I. is impracticablc
to work them on the roads, because
provision would have to be made for
their board, lodging and the employ
meEt OF guards to prevent their e.
cap2. We, however, recommend
that these prisoners be used in the
cultivation Of .hc ground in the rear
or the Court HoGGa and .Iail, thereby
producing sufficient truck or vcyet-
aDies to very much reduce the cost
or providing, board for those that
are confined in the Parish Jail.
Although VIC hare TO specific
We fret reaso AT, sure
that usury or The charging OF exor-
G'tant rates Of interest by indivi-
iu2.s IS being practiccd in his Par
lsil, ard we give warning now that
.ve Will see TO i tina: the law pro-
llDitlng these practices VIII be cn-
forced.
We have mad q care ful and thor
'ugi investiga .;on a; t. he enforce
nent Of ali OF the laws upoa whic.
,our Honor charged US, such as the
sunday Law, Cay -Skattuc5 Law,
'tc., ard being 50 report that no
as to The violation Of
hesa laws have come TO US, and we
urther report that as rear as we can
scarta;n, thexe laws at present arc
veil enforced.
We have had the Health Officer of
he Parish Of St Mary appear before
IS, ard from information given US
y him, we find that conditions
.,ugnour the Parish in this re-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-04-21

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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-04-21

seven OE ScVtu anu one lOuFC I'll
months of actua! session, if the bud
get was adopted.
We find on actual inspection, and
investigation of every school in the
Parish. acc .mpanied b, the present
Superintendent Of Education. Dr..
Foster, that there were bus fifty per
cent Of The white children OF educa-
bic age under the school law, in &C
tual attendance in the schools visit
ed. This, in our opinion, needs a
careful study, as there is evidently
something wrong either witt. the
schools, the system, or the people.
We find the three high schools,
usually inspected, in good condition
as regards buildings, equipment,
supplies, etc. There was a fair aver
age attendance, as compared to en-
rollment. In the High School De-
partment Of these schools, courses of
study are so mapped out that the
teacher Ca. = We losty m'nnte i-eri"dS
to each class with one forty minute
period each day allowed for q rest
period. The principal devotes even
sess ti,ue " sct4sa: teaching
In the other classes Of schools ,
known as Rural or Graded Schools. !
we find the buildings more or less
In some cases, almost IN
unsuitable, and destitute Of aliaos:
everything necessary, even toIess;t
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Winter streets police station, arrived in
time to see the mob 80 king ready to throw
the man over the - rail. He arrested
Mitchell, who said lives on Sixteenth
street near Mount Vernon.
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PHILADELPHIA PORT ORDERED
CLOSED TO NIGHT TRAFFIC

indicate that the 6000 men needed for this
| organization will be enrolled within two
weeks. Until yesterday any man enrolling
in this branch OF the service had the option
OF resigning at any time he might choose
and was under no obligation to the Federal
Government. As soon as news came from
Washington that a state of war had been
declared, ii was announced that enrolment
for the coast defense service would be just
as binding as enlistment in the regular navy.
Enlistments are now made for the ter
mination of the war, but those who enroll
have no obligation unless called into active
duty.
William II. Hoffman an Austrian by
birth. and for thirty years "A resident of this
country, today offered to the Government
the services of the company of which he is
president, Hoffman Company, engineers and
architects. with offices in the Finance Build
ing. In letter to the Governor Mr.. Hoff-
man said: THE entire organization of this
company offers itself a unit in the serv-
ices of the United States for architectural
work, engineering and construction super
vision during the term of the war in the
hope that we may be accorded the priv
ilege of serving the nation we honor"
Norbert A. IOrentZ, who said he was "a
former German army aviator. applied to-
day for enlistment in the United States air
service. Norbert who is thirty-eight years
old and lives at 2S48 North Bouvier street
told army recruiting officers that he came
to this country just before the outbreak of
the war after having served from october
:. 1911, to March s. 1913. as a German air.
man. He was born in Switzerland and has
taken out his first papers for American
citizenship.
NEW ENLISTAIENTS
Following were among the new enlist
ments announced this afternoon:
UNITED STATES ARMY
ARTHUR McILvAIN. twenty seven. clipper.
cHAkGGEfs '"G1S%HSi;NyE G%SNyER. twenty-five. chauffeur
HiSFoRRD 'GiantSE II. FOSTER. ,wen,y-eisht raporer
GEokGE 'TIS TSFFMHSe FMHser twan,Htoyc nfSntay farm
Hand l5G Washingtos avenue, Brooklyn. y.
PAUL CARSON, twcn,y.onc. tinsmith carncys 3
wiIITiM GI T. e. bEA% b59EiAaS%ry twcn,y.tbroo mscn,rt.,
WILLIAM 4. REEsE.' 'nrs@ty t~enty.four. dyer. a5le
MARTIN Cohen. tweniy,seHvcn. 'H chauffeur.
wT.M MmSoT H EHEKr Iii rnfhHr eiGStscn raDorcr 7ac
BESJHiN T. TSTx fsn'ry s,orer
NJ. ii, TRATsT. twenty-five. electrician Prairie
EDWARD rs T. CoSSoRo. S RsorSf Eighteen. clerk. 1aor
south Ringgold street: infantry.
UNITED STATES NAVY
Il. y. CONRAD. twenty-five. Philadelphia. hos
EEsdN dH9ME kIbES niasgsn rsasspn,a
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
HARRY WALTER CALIFF. twenty-six butter
maker Toughkenamon
UNITED STATES NAVAL COAST DEFENSE
LAWRENCE G. MrKpocK .rNh ,wen,v.two hank.
JAMES ff5i2 HENRY GA3 jr clerk
AIbEkT hI TlNT% oAsEASp MsAIsrER twenty
three. banking. ST. Martins. Chestnut Hill;
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MAN WHO INSULFED
FLAG HELD in BAIL
His Name Is Mitchell, Accent Is
German and Love for Amer
lea Slight

Eugene Mitchell. forty-one years old, who.
despite his name, speaks with heavy Ger
man accent, was held under $1,000 bail for
court this morning by Magistrate Collins
at the Eleventh and Winter streets police
station charged with carrying concealed
weapons. melting to riot and insulting the
American flag. The man was badly beaten
in the gallery of the Troc.aero Theatre
last night when he insulten the flag. When
searched in the station house heavy
loaded revolver was found i'm his pocket
The trouble began at the theatre last
night when Surgeon II. p. Scott, of the
United States cruiser Chicago, mounted the
stage between the acts and made appeals to
members of the audience to enlist in tn
navy.
Suddenly there was a commotion in the
gallery. Cries of kill him. lynch the
traitor and the scream of a man being
beaten drowned the plea for enlistment. A
call was sent for the police and Acting
Detective Mcclure, of the Eleventh and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07

he had never seen drunken man ror
fast in all his life. Another man in
which hung suspiciously around one =, '.s' 10y
buttresses of the bridge had Ms
lar experience and got away with mss. saul'
splash made by the bullet hitting ~.
river" ""
Because the zone for which Capta,n
is responsible is so comprehensive ~
tending from - st. Elevated to ths
of Schuylkill, he has outfitted hinself MI,
motorcycle which he democraticaliv w wNa
mits his -ordinates to speed aro,,nh a-
occasionally. '"
FORCE STANDS AT - MEN
'G have - men under me-" he ,.,,
confdentally, which, as you know \.
less than three dozen and just one rn,..
than two dozen and a half. They are hrar.
lads and beg for night duty. = NAV
which is one less than nine and one rno,.
than seven, stand guard at the night wo,."
Their bayonets are fixed and so 10 ths,.
determination--not to kin any one unIs..
he bears the indisputable marks OF n 80
spy bent on malicious business. It's ea,, !.
see this. because - shine out. five VA,
table searchlights, they are from the shor..
and bridges"
The captain said further with great >.
serve that - attacks were not expectsa
this far inland, and for that reason ar,
aircraft guns had not yet been mount.a
Nor do we expect under sea-- :.
interfere with the canoeing this summerS
he added refectively.
Your correspondent was especially In.
pressed with the youthful Of N,
lads in khaki. Heavy with the fifty cns =,
--- that weigh down their cartrids.
belts, they strut around with fine show =,
pride, this being one of the companies which
did not get ammunition on the - border
last summer. They also expressed erss,
- at the fact that camp cooking hs,
been abolished, Uncle Sam having empov.
cred Captain - to give them daily mac,
tickets worth 75 - which they turn IN
at 3o3o = street. masticatng in tbs
company Of the Pullman employees to IN.
tune of the overhead Elevated.
How long do you expect to he garrisonsd
here?' was the portentous query yo,r
correspondent put to Captain -. in an
off moment.
-" he replied with tbs. eneaeiu,
irankness that has made him easily ths
hero at this section of the front
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LLANERCH MAN DENIES
FLYING GERMAN FLAG
Terrible Report Started by
Spiteful Woman, Wife
Declares

Frederick Dannenhauer. of 16 LANDAU
road, Llanerch, Indignantly denied today
that he had ever flown German flag
from his home, as reported this morning.
According to the story a German flag was
flown from window of his home yesterday
morning for the third time since the diff,
Guilty with Germany began.
This is the most damnable thing ever
published" said Dannenhauer today. For
one thing | have not been in my home in
the daytime for more than week. | am
swamped with business at my place at 6l47
Market street, where I canduct a candy
manufacturing and iobbing business.
I'VE have never at any time put Ger-
man flag out of the window. Servants in
the house could not have done it, for we
have no servants. Furthermore, we never
owned a German flag nor had one in our
possession"
Chief of Police Halssey, of Llanerch, who
was reported to have been sent for by in
dignant citizens when the flag was flown,
denied that he had seen a flag flying from
the Dannenhauer home
II did hear that flag had been flown"
he said, but did not see it, and / cer-
tainly did not say the things about II / am
quoted as having said. don't believe there
Is any truth in the story"
Mrs. Dannenhauer declared a spiteful
woman was at the bottom Of the whole
thing
II am sure a certain woman started this
report" she said. Just because we are
happy in our little home and getting along
nicely in our business, somebody comes
along and starts terrible story like that.
1t is quite true my son has wireless sta
tion here. He is seventeen years old and
built most Of it himself. We encouraged him
In It because 1t kept him at home A week
ago, however, a woman called up and de-
manded to know whether we were receiving
messages from Germany. That is perfectly
ridiculous 1t is a complete station, but only
moderately powerful.
"A week ago my son dismantled It en-
tirely, so there could be no possible cause
for trouble with the Government in this
crisis AS for the flag none of us are at
home in the daytime; we all work together
In our little business. We never owned a
German flag in our lives"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07
ROMA EALTA IL NUOVO
ALLEATO DEL 'INTESA
Prepara per Questa Sera Una
Grandiosa Dimostrazione agli
Stati Unit d'America

ROMA, Aprile
giornali stanno organizzando una grande
dimostrazione di simpatia per IAmerca che
deve essere una grandioSa manifestations
di tutto il popolo romano, che oggi rap
presenta il popolo d'Italia, per salutare
Fentrata in guerra degli Stati Until contro
Iautocrazia e la prepotenza. La dimostra-
zlone sara tenuta questa sera, Moti emf
nenti uomini po,itici pronunceranno discorsi
ii corteo. "A cui 81 attende che partecipino
forse duecentomila persone, partira' dalla
storica Piazza Colonna 81 rechera' davanti
ALA sede del rAmbascata americana dove
un comitato 81 rechera' ad invtare ramba-
sciatore Page pronuncare un discorso dal
balcone del palazzo.
Lon. Salvatore Barziai ha fatto lie Sc
guenti dichiaraziOn circa IinterVento degli
Stati Until nela guerra europea a fianco
della Quadruplic Intesa:
10 credo che in ognf caso in questa pri-
mavera Ia guerra 81 decidera' in favore del
fIntesa. Ma anche volendo essere pess-
misti. volendo supporre che il nemico
riesca ad assorciare lie sue linee i'm Francia,
a ritirarsi senza dare battagia ed a GUM
gere ad un aitro inverno senza alcuna de-
cisione, anche in questo case moi possamo
ora Nuardare con fducia al,'avvenire per-
che lie riserve degli mper central 81 esau-
riranno prima dele nostre @ Quando uueste
aumentano grazie alrintervento americana.
"L'aiuto che la marina da guerra amer-
cana puo dare a moi sara Certamente piu'
efiicace piu' rapido che lauto che potra'
darci l'esercito degl Stati Unit. Linter-
vento dellAmerica sara in sostanza II fat
tore decisive della guerra europea che potra'
cssere lunga breve. mr II cui risultato e.
assicurato la sconfitta del militarismo prus-
siano."
AUSTRIA IL STATI UNIT
Fino a qualche giorno IA l'opinione pub
blca austriaca aveva dato poca Importance
nj ,yerip InI, -.
gresso americana, ed anche / giornali di
Vienna erano usCiti con brevi COMMENT in
conc.udent nei quail diseyano AMI che era
impossible sapere con certez2a quello che
avVeniva negli Stati' Unit. Ad ogn modo
la maggoranza del giornali austriaci esprit
mevano fino a qualChe giorno ia la Speranza
che lie relazion ira gil Stati Unit rAus-
tria sarebbero rimaste immutate.
Ora invece j giornali viennesi dcono che
il conte Tarnowski, ambassadors austro-
ungarco Washington, rcevera' cd ha gia'
ricevuto iStruzioni di domandare al presi-
dente Wilson / suoi passapOrti ed un sal
vacondotto, di modo che lie relazioni diplo-
matiche ira Vienna G Washington sarebbero
rotte II Fremdenblatt dice che questa e.
la decisione del governo austro- -ungarico
presa in considerations della salda alleanza
esstente ira Germania ed Austria.
Tn altro dispaccio da Vienna trasmesso
qui da Zurigo, dice che rambasciatore
americana a Vienna, Penfed partira' oggi
dalla capitale austraca accompagnato dal
personale delpAmbasciata. Tn vagone spe-
ciale e. state gia' assegnato u Mr.. Penheld
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all horse-drawn vehicles must have a white
light in front and red light at the rear
DR. JOHN kEARSLEY MITCHELL, son
OF the late DR.. S. Weir Mitchell, who has
been seriously i'll with an affection of the
heart since August. shows no Improvement
today, according to information given at
his home, 1880 Spruce street.
ANOTHER BURGLAR ALARM call hur-
rled the police to the home of the late
Harold Ellis Yarnall, 822 Pine street. who
was murdered by burglar two weeks ago
IL was explained that one of the servants
mad found window open. No burglars
were found. Robert Collins, a negro sus-
pect to the murder case collapsed in Moya-
mensing prison. He was to have been ar
raigned for further hearing today, but it
has been postponed.
KUGLER'S RESTAURANT owners have
distributed life insurance policies totaIine
more than S65,000 to bookkeepers, cooks,
waters and attendants employed by the
nrin' The policies were given In apprecia- :
tlon OF the loyalty of employees who have
peeh connected with the restaurant for
some Time. The presentations were made
py Clarence B. Kugler.
THOUSANDS OF ACRES Of Pennsv,v.-
ma haliroad land from Chicago to the
Auahtic ~ coast will be titled this summer by
ehp,oyes, VINO have been notified to apply
" .ne nearest division superintendent for
assessment or acreage. The land will not
W 4seu ny the railroad for year.
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CAPTAIN -, OF CO. , RECT
GIVES INTERVIEW ON -- FRONT'
War Scribe M'Lss Hears That Morale of Armv
is in Expedition to --- a
Bridge Over -- River
Bridge Over
By M'LISS
SOMEWHERE IN PHILADELPHIA,

SOMEWHERE IN PHILADELPHIA,
April T.
IMMEDIATELY north Of the ------ Street
Elevated and directly west of the -
River the little encampment of Company
-, - Regiment. n. G. p. captain -
in command one of the first companies to
go into action. nestles picturesquely among
netw ork of railroad tracks.
Because OF influence brought 20 bear on
high official sources your correspondents
credentials were especially vised and, de-
spite the strict precautions taken to keep
the newspaper men out, permission was
given her TO spend a day on the West
pa river front under special escort.
Your correspondent. therefore, is in a
position 10 give you an accurate description
Of life as It is lived by these brave boys
who are guarding the west bridges leading
to the city of - Love-
CHILLY ON - FRONT
Entering the little shack which stands op-
posite the --- Troop Armory, your corre-
spondent's first impression was that war
is great leNeler. Captain -, a smooth
faced. youngish sort of chap. with a tan
that still fingers from his Texan expedition,
was putting coal on the fire. it being a
damp, biting day at this front as well as
elsewhere
II y ---tlN, -----tly Chilly, Salu lie, NOT
observing that stranger had come in.
ON tousled army cot. one of three that
the shack held. beardess boy lieutenant.
cigarette between his lips lolled with n
savor faire that is scarcely reconcilable
with the knowledge that deaf chap in an
effort to feed the monkeys peanuts may
cross the - bridge, which leads to
- Park and not hearkenng to the sem
trys once-repeated cry, Halt - unwtting-
ly get himself shot
But the morale of the army is -"
said captain - with fine enthusiasm
and little incident like that would not
unnerve our men. although we are doing
our best to avoid such casualties. Only the
other night cit was dark and stormy, too)
Corporal ---. stationed on the parapet at
- bridge. noticed suspicious figure
wobbling toward him. He called out twice
and got no response He then shot at the
man. but not into him. lie called me on
the field telephone from the bridge
after the incident was closed and told me
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WINTER WHEAT CROP
OF UNITED STATES FALLS
Government Report Shows De-
crease of 50,000,000 Bushels.
Price Scars in Chicago
WASHINGTON. Anril


Hope for immediate relief from the pres
ent high food prices was shattered today
by the report of the Federal Bureau of Crop
Estimate. which showed the forecast Of the
winter wheat crop has fallen off $4,000. 900
bushels as compared with last years pro-
duction, and 100000 900 bushels less than
the 1915 crop.
With the publication of the figures, wheat
scared on the Chicago Board of Trade, May
wheat reaching the new high record of
s2.14A. July and September wheat kept
step on the upward move.
"The large decrease in winter wheat
presents a serious situation at this time"
said bureau official today.
"A specia! effort has been made to in
crease production"
The heaviest falling off occurred in the
central western section, the largest wheat
producing belt in the country. Iowa, one
of the leading grain-producing States, was
22 per cent below its normal production.
Nebraska and Kansas also fell off very
heavily.
The States in the South Atlantic Division.
including Ohio. Indiana Illinois. Michigan
and Wisconsin. all showed slight gains in
production. This is the only section in
which the wheat yield was larger than
last year.
To offset the heavy decrease in the win
ter wheat crop the Department Of Agri-
culture today opened Il countrywide cam
paign to increase acreage of spring wheat
and other foodstuffs.
Carl Crooman. Assistant Secretary of
the Department, is touring the southern
States, urging upon the farmers the neces-
sity at this time for a larger production
of foodstuffs
The Government forecast was for pro-
duction of 430,000,000 bushels of winter
wheat. compared with 48l,744,000 bushels
in 1916. The average condition was given
as 634 per cent of normal, against 1873
per cent on April /, 1916.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07
TWO SHOT BY SENTRIES
FOR REFUSING TO HALT
One Man Wounded by Trenton
Bridge Guards Near Death
in Hospital
TRENTON, April 7


Two men are In St. Francis's Hospital.
z6ns shot through the Jaw and the other in
He stomach. and two others are under ar
sst at the Trenton armory after having
= 1iled to respond to guardsmens challenges
~ the Greenwood avenue canal bridge and
~ the Delaware bridge OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company early this morning.
y. Frank Henry, twenty-five years old,
rubber worker, SCI Baintwidge street. who
S&vaS shot through the jaw. may die, and
5Iprank McGrath, thirty-fve years old Of
<11o Clay street. shot in the stomach, is in a
1kical condition.
Private Samuel Glaser of Company H.
~ Pennsylvania Infantry. one of the
/1t6a at the Fair street approach to the
rvare River bridge, saw Henry crawling
the railroad embankment and chal-
him. Henry arose and walked to-
he soldier. The latter challenged him
IDnen. but Henry continued his APP
~ Chaser shot three times in the air
nj stopping Henry and then the sentry
1Iroctly at the man, the bullet plowing
- his Jaw. Henry said he had gone to
M to examine q boat he was to pur-
Making the trip at night because his
~ occupied during the day.
m 0fteen minutes later was chal-
~ Private Leon Embley. OF Com.
DoooQd New Jersey Infantry on
~ 0roenvQod avenue bridge near
o1lR Ra1lroeS tunnel runninr
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Goethals builder of the Panama Canal, ar
rived in this city and registered at the
Bellevue -Stratford He denied himself to
all visitors 1t is believed that he is here
on war business
FRANKFORT ARSENAL night workers
have received an increase in pay of 10 per
cent The increase applies only to the night
shift There are more than 700 employees
at the arsenal and it's payroll Is larger than
ever before. 1t will total more than $780,
900 weekly
PLAYING SOLDIER nearly proved fatal
to John Bresln, thirteen years old of 1928
South Seventeenth street. He was shot In
the neck while playing war at Nineteenth
street and oregon avenue. He Is in the
Methodist Hospital and is expected to re
cover Several of his companions were ar
rested.
ators' Association members. numbering more
than 20O have offered their services to the
Government The offer was made in the
form of a resolution at meeting of the as
ISOLATION at 2o46 Arch street.
REVOLVER SHOTS were fred by Alfred
Miles a negro. at his wife while she was
trying to board a trolley oar at German
town avenue and Haine. street. The wom-
an was shot in the hand. Several panes
of glass were shattered. Passengers had
narrow escapes. The negro escaped
DRINKING GASOLINE proved dis
astrous to three-year-old Albina Junias, of
1910 Wood street. She was found uncon-
scious by her mother and taken to the
Hahnemann Hospital. The child probably
will recover.
EVANS DENTAL INSTITUTE Of the
University of Pennsylvania will be trans
formed into a hospital for the treatment
of head and mouth wounds. according to an
official announcement. The institution can
handle several hundred patients at one
time. 1t was said.
sPOTLIGHTs ON automobiles have been
prohibited by . new law. according to the
announcement of State automobile In
spectors. The spotlights may be used, how
ever. for rssdipg signs on cross roads ana
hQns.2l n2Zl Ptl's a'ss ~ glyaR ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-07
Senator Warren to Retire

WASHINGTON. April 7-Senator War.
rem, of Wyoming, announced that he will
retire from the Senate at the expiration
of his present term, March g. 1919.
Representative Mondell will be a Repub.
lican candidate to succeed him. Mr.. War
rem has served continuously as Senator from
Wyoming since 1895. and also from Decem.
ber /, 1890, to March 4. 1898. He was
born in 1844s