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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-18
Mr.. MARTINS STATEMENT

To the resolution adopted by the
Louisiana delegation inviting him to
affiliate with the Democratic party,
Judge Martin replied IS follows:
"Permit me to EXPRESS my PRO
found appreciation of the actin :ak-
en- by the Louisiana delegation in
passing the resolutions presented by
your committee, extending me an in
vltation to change my party affilia-
ton from Progressive to Democrat.
THE motive which prompted this
action on the part of the Louisiana
delegation is most flattering indeed,
and | can only say that my associa-
ton with the delegation has been
most cordial and that | entertain for
each member thereof the highest res
pect and esteem.
The suggestion contained in your
resolution has been receiving nv
most serious consideration for the
past few months and / have taken
occasion to discuss the matter with
my constituents during the recess of
Congress, because | would take no
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-18
Martin Returns 10 The
Democratic Fold AT
Capital
Third District Congressman
Reincorporated Through
Efforts Of Leaders
By Paul Wooton

Washington, Dec. 15.-Whitmell
pueh Martin, heretofore Progress
sive-Protectionist, has been reincor-
norated into the Democratic party
following efforts to this end by
Champ Clarke, speaker of the House;
..Chude Kitchen, Democratic floor
leader; Frank E. Doremus, head of
the Democratic congressional COM
/ mittee, and by the members of the
louisiana delegation in Congress.
Judpe Martins action will in no way
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-18
No.sll0
There Should Be A Separate
Organization to Promote
lntercoastal Canal Through
Houna from New Orleans
to Morgan City
(From The Houma Cour:er)

A believer in waterways and q
worker in behalf of the IntercoastaI
Canal between New Orleans and
Morgan City through Houma. Mr..
| Calvin H. Wurzlow, has devoted
great deal of time and thought to
| the problem Of getting this proposed
| link recognized as the logical way by
the business interests of New Or
leans. The following statement Civ
en- this paper to publish yesterday,
reveals the careful thought he was
given the subject
Very few people realize tie i'm
portance of the Intercoastal Canal.
This great project which contem-
plates a complete inland waterway
large enough for warships to navi-
gate from Maine to Texas, along the
Atlantic and Gulf coast without
venturing out into the Ocean or
Gulf is really at the present time
being constructed in sections
"a portion of the Canal is in OPP
GRAFTON on the Atlantic Coast from
Maine almost,to the Florida Peninsu-
la. 1t is intended to cross the Flor
ida Peninsula somewhere in the
northern part of Florida and follow
the Gulf coast through Alabama.
Mississippi and Louisiana to the
Mississippi RNyer and thence through
Louisiana, west Of the river to Tex
as and through Texas to Corpus
Christi, Texas, joining the Rio
Grande River.
This will enable a snip to travel
from the State Of Maine al. around
the east a.4d south portion of the
country in an inland canal thu
avoiding the risks attendant upon
travelling in the open sea. y
"The people Of Terrebonac are
most inte; csted in the link of the
canal between New Orleans and
Morgan City. The United States
Engineer ,.-.,,'e held OF a route of
the canal between Morgan City and
News Orleans. The route selected
parallels the Barataria Canal and
the Harvey Canal from the Mississ-
ippi River to Bayou Lafourche, strik-
ing Bayou Lafourche near Lockport
and thence takes a straight shoot to
Bayou Black, passing through the
Myrtle Grove plantation Of r. r.
Barrow, crossing Bayou Terrebonne
about two miles below Houma, strik-
ing the Bayou Black at the bend in
Crescent plantation, thence it fol-
lows the Bayou Black to Bayou
Boeuf and thence to Morgan City.
"This would place Houma on the
Main line Of the Cana! and would
enable the people of this parish to
enjoy the cheapest freight rates.
WITH cheap freight rates and
abundant cheap fuel in the form Of
natural gas, there should not be any
reason why this city should not en-
JOY rapid growth in population and
great business activity.
"The City of Honma should, with
out any delay, in order TO secure
this great benefit, take steps to CO.
operate with Morgan City and New
Orleans in promoting the rapid com
oletion Of this work
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-18

resented by
garbage disposal This
Meade Th
underneath Of hal
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-18

| bors and go their way blindly III the
| belief that they can escape the pen
atty of their smallness. Whether such
| Indifference comes from the lack of
| realization or from a desire to kandi-
cap the efforts of the government
and it's war societies is a question
which will be answered sooner or
later. The time is perhaps at hand
when the names of such people will
be made public rather than the
names of those who help. Help is ex-
pected of all; to give should be the
natural thing-to refuse, the un-
natural
Are there able-bodied slaclsers
among the citizens of st. Mary Par
ish? If so, let them hide their shame
by change of front. Let them
lose identity in the throng of deter
mined supporters who realize that
such factors as the Red Cross are
vital necessity toward the winning Of
the war.
Mrs. Buckley, of New Orleans was
a week end visitor in our City, guest
at the Costello Hotel
Mr.. and Mrs Jas Phillips leave
Wednesday for Jackson, Ala, to
spend the Christmas holidays with
relatives.
Nr. Cornell Of New Orleans was q
business visitor IN our City Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Babin Of New
Orleans visited relatives in Berwick
during the past week.
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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-10-11
TOLSTOY NO MUSIC LOVER
Great Russian Voiced His Aversion to
Wagner in Particular. in Terms
Beyond Misunderstanding.

Some journals Of Leo Tolstoy that
have been published show, among other
things, that he had a peculiar taste In
music. He did not admire Beethoven,
and he could not sit through single
act Of Wagner's "Siegfried." OF this
opera he wrote: 1T is stupid, unit fer
children above seven years of age. a
Punch and Judy show, pretentious,
feigned, entirely false and without any
music whatever" In his home at Yas-
maya Polyana members Of the house
hold were once in the habit of playing
necessarily on four grand pianos, rea-
son enough, one might think, why he
should dislike all music forever. Re
calling this, he said: "All this-the ro-
mances, the poems, the music-was
not art, something important and nee
essary to people in general, but a self
indulgence of robbers, parasites, who
have nothing in common life; ro-
mances, novels about how one falls in
love disgustingly, poetry about this or
about how one languishes from bore
dom. And music about the same theme.
But life, all life seethes with its own
problems of food, distribution, labor,
about faith, about the relations of men.
It is shameful, nasty. Help me, Fa-
ther, to serve thee, by showing up this
lie!"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-10-11
What American Manhood Is Doing Today
By Thoma. o. Marvin

been made toward active participation the
raising and of million for duty the field OF
tremendous task and for nation that had within its home
years mobile less than 1000 regulars
would be staggering undertaking. But back Of need Of
material unparalleled growth and wonderful industrial
Development
has the manhood the machinery to make its
felt the United IT has
from all quarters Of the world and OF aspiration
ambition enterprise England gave her best blood to found
from that stock have many of most usous
what this nation has become land OF the free and the home
large to the fact that e yet lives the
England our ve Many have too from the land of
Napoleon Lafayette that heroic land where today the Of
again awae % From France learn the lesson Of the
of those who the hour of the nations
resolved Victory Death"
Great oo has been heritage from the sturdy German stock
which contributed valuable elements citizenship and whose
fought bloodest baef for freedom for union and
liberty Our have opened wide welcome to the brave and
oppressed the fields Of Ireland and the historic homes
the from southern Europe and the slopes OF the ra
have gathered here hardened toll and unaad OF
adventure It has been task contribution THAT aro
which the whole creation mold them into
people, proud country and loyal flag and the way the
country has taken the of battle for civilization and the liberty OF
world shows that have not failed nation builder
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-10-11
Island of Santorin.

in Piraeus, and he had very kindly Of
fered to put us up. However, as the
wire we had sent never reached him,
our arrival caused him no little sur
prise; he had seen our boat, and
thought we were Greeks carrying con-
traband goods.
Delos is the smallest but the most
famous of the Cyclades, and the BIRTH
place of Diana and Apollo, to whom it
has been forever sacred. In 426
B. c., to ensure the sanctity of the
island, the Athenians passed a law
that anyone whose condition seemed
to threaten it's pollution by either
birth or death should be- at once re-
moved, and finally they expelled all
secular inhabitants.
The following morning Monsieur
Replat took, us. all over the ruins,
which are very extensive; he had a
good deal to do with the excavations
at Delphi, and considers these even
more interesting. We saw the site of
the ancient city. where, under the
Roman empire, a thousand slaves were
often put up for sale in single day.
Further on was the portico erected by
Philip Of Macedon, and the base Of the
colossal statue dedicated to the Delian
Apollo by the people of Naxos.
Climbing to the rocky peak of Mount
Cynthus, we came upon a theater OF
beautiful Parian marble, and a little
further on the remains Of very early
temple of Isis. But our time was near
ly up; below in the harbor we could
see the Evangelista with our crew
ready, impatient to start, and after
a hurried lunch we took leave Of our
kind host and sailed for Syria, and 80
to the Piraeus. = o.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-10-11
Discipline of Military Training Is What
American Youth Needs
Bye Riley President the Atchon Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

the aw people of civilized nation and believe
for this the lack discipline the American hcm and
lax administration of our laws.
Children Glass; resent discipline infringement upon
rights They headong and ncondeate Not being
d and guided they lack In failing to insist upon
compliance with reasonable requests parents do their chill
and trouble for them and others in the years
Similarly courts and uries too enent Furnishing
tons of law my opinion long period of observation and
study best corrective of this condition compulsory military
training would than other build up the
physical manhood of young to n PATRIOTISM to create respect
authority seontrol and make the taking
capable adapting himself to meet situation in fe 1t would
his vso clarity his thinking and bring home to him the
that in his country obligation that
rich he must personal and equal
terms every young the country and must yield obed
to authority.
the safeguarding of country the
use franchise Popular government the great
soued ca of the people, people and
by the people, requires entitled to vote shall do The
price we pay liberty it is continue is training for citizen
ship plus sacrifice and service
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-10-11
Best Aistener In the World.

The horse Is really one of the best
listeners In the world. He is always
on the alert for sounds which concern
or interest him. When he looks at any
thing he turns his ears toward 1t to
observe the better whether any sound
comes from it. If q horse is particu-
larly interested in your driving of him
he always turns his ears backward to-
ward YOU, but if he has no concern on
that subject or if he sees anything
ahead that interests him he keeps his
ears pricked forward. A horse hears
the whinny of another horse at a great
er distance than the average man can
hear it.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-10-11

There we sat on terrace listening TO
the soothing sound Of the water
against the fishing boats and watching
the approaching night coming on,
family lit up by beautiful new moon.
About nine o'clock our Greek steamer
appeared through the darkness, bril-
liantly lit up, and slowly glided into
the harbor; it was like scene In
fairyland.
Early next morning we reached
Naxos; the town stretches picturesque
" up the slopes of rock hill rising
from the sandy beach and dominated
by the ruined castle Of the Frankish
dukes.
Two nights were all we could spend
here as we were anxious to get on TO
Delos. On inquiry we heard that no
steamers went there; that two Eng
lishmen had once crossed in q little
open boat, but that it was dangerous
undertaking. Being a fine day. de-
termined to risk it and to start at
once. A. little sailing boat, the Evan
gelista, was got ready, and at 2 o'clock
we were under way, with our crew
of four Greek sailors, and myself at
the helm.
What pleasure was that sail across
the 1Egean sea, ''spell-bound within
the clustering Cyclades"! A feeling
of mystery and awe cnme over us as
the night began to fall and we entered
the sacred harbor Of Delos.
Sacred Isle Of DeIos.
There are no hotels on this island
in fact, it is absolutely without a per-
,nanent iEhabitant-but we had met
the director Of the French excavations
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-10-11

full of wonderful and mysterious,
tales, and wend your way to the cas-:
tie. You take your time climbing the
spiral, uneven stone steps Of the keep
for they are very steep and long. But,
at last, you reach the top and stop to-
dock east, west, north and south. at
the charming views; little green and
brown fields, marked off by hedges,
dark clumps of woodland, here and
there sparkling blue lake or daz-
cling clump of gorse. But you soon
hear stifled shrieks and EXPLANATIONS
from the other side Of the parapet. So
you make your way to the spot. Yes,
there someone is about to kiss the
Blarney stone. A big stalwart youth
Is lying down upon his back, his head
towards square opening in the out
err wall Of the parapet; another strong
youth, perhaps two" Of them, sit down
upon his feet, so as to hold them firm
ly. Then the seeker after elOquence
grasps an iron bar, placed in position
for this purpose, swings himself down
through the opening in the parapet re-
ferred to, pulls himself up again on the
outside, and just manages to kiss the
surface of the Barney Stone; then, be-
ing strong and 1.-the, he jerks his head
back in again and suddenly he Is again
sitting up on the floor of the parapet
and the others boys are letting 60 OF
his feet. 1t wasn't so hard to do after
all, you think; Mt least, not If you arc
strong young boy who does not mind
looking down all those giddy feet to-
the trees growing against the foot of
the keep. But, doubtless, you are wise
enough to content yourself with watch
ing others kiss the Barney Stone and
with buying post card showing the
famous stone, with it's Latin inscrip-
ton, "Cormac MacCarthy Forts Me
Fieri Fecit, A. d. 1446," which, trans
lated in Irish, means
"Cormac Mccarthy, bOuld as bricks,
Made me in Fourteen Forty-six."
Really, you know, it does not pay
to 60 to the trouble Of kissing the
stone, for it may even not be the
Identical one which Cormac MacCarthy
the Strong knew. Many people insist
that that stone was long ago removed
from it's position, that this is not the
genuine stone at all at any rate, 1t
seems that the stone once fell from its
place. Probably it is as well to &C.
guire elOquence in some other way.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-10-11

fruited in the conservatory or in the
open ground, where there Is three
months warm summer weather, there
has been a great demand for the
quick-bearing varieties by people anx-
ious to grow fresh figs. These vari-
cites begin to fruit by the time the
Young shoots are 6 inches long and
form a fig at every leaf. Unlike ap-
pies, peaches and other fruits of the
kind, the fig is more like the raspberry
or blackberry in the respect that the
fruit does not ripen all at one time.
Figs continue to develop and ripen
fruit until checked by cold weather.
For pot culture the fig requires about
the same treatment as rubber plant,
and If supplied with plenty OF water
the fruit will ripen. Vigorous plants
will have fruit in all stages OF devel-
opment, from the smallest green fruit
to the ripe figs ready for picking and
eating.
Celeste bears rather small fruit Of
high quality. but is not very produc'
tive. Ischia has a green exterior, the
inside of the fruit being blood red.
Hirtu Japan is an abundant bearer and
Magnolia bears large pear-shaped
fruit.
One fig enthusiast writes, that his
figs stood zero weather last year,
though when first set out freezing
weather would kill them. As hey be-
come acclimated the plants stand cold
er weather. A gardener IN Pennsyl-
vania says her fig tree has withstood
20 winters with protection. The tree
is bent over to the ground in winter
and covered with straw and earth.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-10-11
TINE. Greek islands, many of
which have taken prominent
mart in the VeneZeliSt move

THE Greek islands, many of
which have taken a prominent
part in the Venezelist move
- ment, are full of interest to the
student of classical mythology, the
artist, and the geologist. The follow
ing account in the Sphere describes
visit to one particular group-the Cy-
'clades. We were warned that we must
know Greek and that Athens would
interest us very much, but the Cy-
'clades not at all! was not, however
to be put off; we started one evening
from Piraeus-twO ladies alOne-and
after two nights and day anchored
in the pretty little harbor Of Santorin;
and there, 800 feet above us, perched
on the top of the cliff, lies the modern
town of Thera, or Phera.
A collection OF boys with their dom
keys were waiting to take up the pas
:sengers and their luggage, as there are
no carriages, and 20 minutes ride
along a zigzag path brought us to the
summit. The less said about the no.
tells the better, but with the assistance
.of some kind friends, a charming ride
was arranged for the following day.
We went to the top Of Mount Elias,
the highest point Of the island, and
down below at our feet was Messa-
vouna, the ancient town Of Thera, full
of interesting old remains. In Greek
legend, the island of Thera was con-
nected with the story of the Argo-
nauts, and was represented as sprung
from a. clod of earth which was pre-
scented to those heroes by Triton. After
the fourth Crusade it received the
name of Santorin, i. e., st. Irene, the
patron saint of the place.
Standing on a Volcano.
From earliest times it has been
center of volcanic agency;s we were
reminded of this on the Kaumene
islands, where the heat of the water,
the smell Of the SULPHUR and the
smoke that oozed out under our feet
made it very evident that we were
standing on the crater, and l was
thankful when we got safely off to the
.harbor, where we had to- wait for our
boat, which was to take us to Naxos.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-10-11

ernng Enghspeakng peoples policy follows opinion 1t not
enough that their respective governments should act concert
They must be utressed by that Informed opinion which can only spring
from sympathy sympathy only spring from knowledge The
United and the British empire must learn know another
They must be made conscious through all their diversified millions OF
that central unity ideals and instructive Of looking at things
that binds them closer than the peoples
other politically separated entities EARTH simultaneous
the United States Great Britain and the
Great Britain the history and daily life and
the commonwealth would be
contribution the first moment not merely their present coradesp
arms hereafter American Ambassador Page
fruitful suggestions the and means OF this
is that Great Britain should always
the United States by OF the same type as
himself and his predecessor.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-10-11
GROW FIGS IN FLOWER POTS
Fruit Will Ripen If Given the Same
Treatment. That Is Accorded the
Rubber Plant.

The fig is one Of the Oldest fruits
known. and since it has become known
that figs can be grown in pots and
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-10-11
The Future of Anglo~American Relations
BY Lord NorthcIGe. Editor Of the Lonton Times

In the light of this huge confagration we can all
of u.s. on both sides of the Atlantic rate at their true
value the trumpery boundary disputes, the irrational
and manufactured controversies that for long kept
Great Britain and the United States apart. They have
now come together under the stress of unprece-
denied crisis but crisis that will infallibly if
they again fall apart Far beyond anything else, the
peace of the world depends working union between
it's great democracies, and especially between the
United States and the British empire. There will
there will not be "next time very largely these
two vast declarations succeed fail in shaping their
future policies in common. But among the selfgov-
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21

Mother Superior he described as a
woman of great enlightenment who
discussed the deepest questions with
the most touching simplicity. He also
visited several houses of the Lazar.
lists, Dominicans, Benedictines and
Franciscans. found the life within
the cloister walls he writes, 'radi-
ant with joy beyond expectation. In
certain class of books much is read
about the corruption of the monas-
teries. 1t will be we'll to meet such
accusations with distrust, as they are
generally made by apostate members
The pleasant, wide-awake character
and the openheartedness of the re.
ligious with whom l became acquaint-
ed impressed me favorably. l have
found many good friends among them,
and I correspond with some of them
still. If we look only at the Francis
can monasteries we feel that the spirit
of Christianity is by no means ap.
preaching dissolution. On the con-
trary, if we look at Buddhism we see
with regret that it's once flourishing
monastic life has woefully declined :"
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21

gratitude and honor they owe to the
United States, and the soft-spoken lit
tie nun instilled in them spirited pa
triotism.
AS Mother Superior of the Institute
of Christian Doctrine, Sister Marianne
was quick to recognize the need for
military training among the youth of
the East Side. The National Guard
made no appeal to these boys, few of
them went to school and none of them
could afford to join organizations
which might give them military train
ing.
So Sister Marianne took it upon
herself to stand sponsor for the mill
tary training of these East Side boys
and to instill in them the spirit of
loyalty to their country which would
make them ready to offer their serv.
ices to their government when the
time of need came.
The Irish standard., 1917-04-21
pies, no less than of the great, be it

pies, no less than of the great, be it
Resolved by the house of repre-
sentatives that the house send it's
greetings to the chambers of deputies
at Rome and at Paris, to the duma
at Petrograd, to the houses of com.
mons at London and at Ottawa, to
the house of assembly at Cape Town,
and to the houses of representatives
at Melbourne and Wellington, and
that this house express to the other
chambers the hope that peace shall
witness the restoration of Belgium
and Serbia and the establishment of
a united and self-governing Ireland
and Poland; and be it further
Resolved, that the speaker of the
house of representatives transmit
these resolutions to the presidents and
speakers respectively of the several
chambers herein named