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Dsneron- Person Co. :. 52
r Emmst O'Niell, Secty, for stamps 90
80 Is
INTERDICTIONS.
Wilbur H Kramer. reco riding interdics
ton proceedings SO
CHARLES 1bert, burying Frances Holmea
(insane) l2 90
10 So
ADVANCES To SHERIFF
Charles L Pecot advances for August $50 90
" July 80
500 90
SCHOOLS A D SCHOLARSHIPS.
Charles Colt. examining committee 90
Percy Saint. 5 90
r kimbrOuGh, 8 40
Calm, " " 20
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Respectfully submitted,
w. N. GooCH,
Chairmxn Finance COMMITTEES.
The following ordinance was of.
tered by John A. Pharr. who NOV.
ed its ID option, seconded by 7.
B Kimbrough. the motion carry.
ing unanimously:
ORDINANCE No..
An ordinance liking the percentage OF ac-
tual cash valuation of all property with
subject to taxation therein. and levying
tax of 10 mills on the dollar OF said
percentage OF actual cash valuation for
the year 1918, to defrsy the expentes Of
the Parish of 1t. Mary. and repeating all
ordinances or resolutions on the same
subject matter or In conflict herewith.
SEcTIoN /. Be it resolved by the Police
Jury of the Parish of st. Mary, that for
parochial or local purposes OF taxation,
the percentage of the actual cash valua.
ton OF al property within the Parieh Of
st. Mary. assessed and subject to taxation
therein. be and the same Is hereby fixed
and established for the year 1918 1T the
rate Of fifty per centum Of the actual cash
valuation Of I'll property extended on the
assessment rolls for the year 1918 BY the
assessor of 1t. Mary Parish, State Of
Louisiana.
SEC 3. Be it further ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish Of st. Mary. that
. tax OF 10 mills on tie dollar on the said
dfty Der centum Of the actual cash valua.
ton Of all property extended on the -.
ssssment rolls for the year 1918. by the
Assessor Tor the Parish Of st. Mary, be
and the xame is hereby levied for the year
1918 to defray the expenses OF the Parish
SIC. 8. Be It further ordained by the
Police jury Of the Parish Of st. Mary that
the Assessor Of the Parish of st. Mary be,
and he 10 hereby requested, authorized
and directed to extend the percentage Of
the actual cash valuation for local taxa.
ton. herein fixed. aud the levy Of the IL
mill tax for the year 1918, herein levied,
upon his assessment roll for the year 1918.
SIC. I. Be It further ordained BY the
Police Jury Of the Parish Of st. Mary, that
xli ordinances or resolutions on the same
subject matter, or In conflict herewith be,
and the same are hereby repealed.
The folio wing ordinance was Of.
f-red by T. b. Kimbrough, Who
moved ito adoption. seconded by
A. E. Oahu. the motion carrying
unanimously:
ORDINANCE
TO regulate the driving Of loose cattle
upon the unfenced portion Of the public
Highways Ut the Perish Of st. Mary, by
designatiuR the number of drivers Of
said cattle, irrespective Of their number,
and limiting the number Of cattle to be
driven in one drove; and to prevent
loose cattle from being driven on the
public highwsys At night; and to pre-.
scribe Q penalty for the violation OF this
ordinxcco.
6rcryON l. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury Of the Parish Of st. Mary In regular
easion assembled: That from and after
ma passage Of this ordinance. 1t shall be
"a a drive l0Oso 4.
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666 contains no alcohol, arse.
mic, nor other poisonous
drugs
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Supplement to the St Mary Banner Saturday, August

tie along the public highwaye -
Parish Of st. Mary, IN greaS0 - ~. 81
likewise be unlawful for any psesA =
drive loose cattle upon said highways. e1s
less they are attended with q !eaet ~
drivers either on foot or separately mou1t
ed on horseback. Provided that tnls %
dinance shall not apply to the driving
cattle upon such portion OF the pay
hiShways Is may be fenced on .; oosa ''S
That loose cattle shall not be driven 81
the public highways Of the Parish OF
Mary, at night. whether said highway
fenced on both sides or not
SIC. 8. BE it further ordsined..
That whoever shall violate the pr0visio
Of this ordinance shall on eo on naa o
fined in q sum not exceeding $tO.O; or y
imprisoned in the Parish Jail for tern
not exceeding 30 days-or both at the dis'
erection OF the court.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained. ETC..
That all ordinances or parts OF ordinances
in conflict with the provisions OF this Or
dinance be, and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Mr.. Arthur Olivier asked that
the Secretary be authorized to is.
sue a duplicate warrant to him Tor
his mileage and per diem for
June, the original having been
lost. On motion of S J. Wolford,
seconded by Gabriel Haydel and
carried. the Secretary was author.
lied to issue q duplicate.
Bills were presented from the
Avoca Drainage Dist let Commits.
sion for repairs to the house boat
occupied by the bridge tender at
the Avoca bridge. and the Score.
tary was, on motion of John A.
Pharr, seconded by S. j. Wolford
and carried, instructed to VIZ
them that If they would mai
. bill for rent Of this hou&
and psessnt same ct the
meeting Of the Police Jur,
would be paid.
Mr.. c. 3. King, secretary Of 10
Observation-Disclosures. Mary
Good Roads Association, appeM.
ed before the Police Jury ard
urged that this parish cooperals
with Terrebonne. Assumption u
Lafourche in an effort to compl1ts
the model road through the Che.
ahoula swamp.
On motion Of J. A. Pharr, 60.
onded by w. N. Gooch and car
ried. the President appointed u
committee TO meet ~ieh
Dimilar committees from the pas.
lshes named, ct . date and pleoe
10 be agreed upon: J. A. Phsss.
w. N. 0ooch, T. B. KimbrousA,
Charles N. Frost. Oscar Bou4.
reaux. Charles Lauve, r. Emnee
O'Niell.
On motion Of T. B. Kimbeoush,
by w. N. Gooch and
the Secretary was author.
zed to Issue . warrant 70 j. c.
McC ullough covering the cost Of 4
the Lancon house. s
There being no further business 81
before the meeting. on motion Of #
l. E. Calm, seconded by T. Aue
,otn and carried, same adjourned
CHAs. N. FROST, President
Z. EMNET O'NIDLL, Secretary.
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INCIDE TAILS
Wilbur H Kramer. clerk. recording con.
tract (Drackett) So
St Mary Banner printing ordinance So
Miss KOla MObIey, salary for July II 66
W Chauvin, expense account (vats) rs 90
j Brown, ex penSe and oalHry loo 90
Adler MsyOn same - loo 90
The st Mry lldw Co Ltd. hinges 2 IS
Shadyside Co, labor furnished IA 90
B Landry. hauling water to vat 3 90
100 NaQuin. day laying brick 5 90
Oscar SChexnayder, building fence - IS
Ben Edwards - I" IS
Noah BourgeOiso I" IS
Elijah Bruce, :. - SO
cement for watts 6 90
NJ Harrison, hauling killtik 90
st Mary Banner, printing List of delin-
Quents before Local Board 9 90
Paul Mendoza, filling vxts tiMes I 90
Agnes H O'Niell. steDOgraphic work for
District Attorney 80
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MISCELLANE,US CRIMINAL.
Charles L Pecot, for board Of prisoners 1SS 70
Mrs AdOlph LeNOrmand, board SIM.
tterre (insano) 10 90
Charles j Pecot, attendance at court 50 %
Robert Maitland. conveying prisoners GO
N 0 Faltsrman, 8 30
L 4 Giroir, ~
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266 q
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
Harrison, Is tons coal ., Is 90 $50 %
The Franklin Ice Works Ltd ice y O0
G w Abel. electric light globes W
Boudrenux Furuiture Co. s shades IL rs
C. Brenn repajrs to step ladder, etc. IS
Charles Z Pecot. for ianitOr Is GO
(,eOree RaynOr repairing lwn mowers Is
vine on isii 8 90
G. W Abel repairs to ladies toilet ~ so
franklin Municipal Plants Its and Wtr ~ IS
26l ~
AVOCA, CHENE AND CHAkENTON
BRIDGES.
John McNeal salary as bridge tender
and supplies CAvOcs) Il O5
'I and SUPPLIES schene, '"' ~ 20 ss
a Veeder Soma, salary ~ bridge ten-
der and supplies (Charenton 81 u
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Charles l. Pec0t, Sheriff :. ... Sis 90
DR. Beverly W Smith. CorOner........ 50 80
X Emmet O'Niell Secretary ......... 50 OO
Rene n Hjmel Treasurer 50 on
w H Latham. Public Printer . Is 90
L H Delhaye. services ~ spec'l dep'y 100 90
X Eminet y Nicll inspector Of licenses lOO OO
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OFFICE SUPPLIES.

OFFICE SUPPLIES.
st Mary Banner, printing envelopes for
District Attorney ] 30
Foster Drug 20, ink for Secretary Is
Cum Tel 4 Tel Co, phone bill for Sect'y IS
Car1iu Co for Clerk 70 once 10 g.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-16
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Briggs

Khali-(By Freeman Tilden-The
MacWilliam Company, SIPS. This is
a stirring war novel. 1t tells how
Tredick got into the war-Tredick a
sleepy. self-satisfied, complacent little
New England town which becomes on
the outbreak of the war alive with
sacrifice and idealism. A thrilling
plot against a patriotic background.
This is a splendid book for soldiers
everywhere, and for their fathers,
mothers, and sweethearts at home.
Henry Irving Dodge, author of
THE Yellow Dog" has just had word
that the movie cast for his book has
been definitely decided on. They had
a terrible time picking out the char
acters for The Yellow Dog" he said.
but one of the leading movie actors
has been chosen to play the part of
Walker. We will get the gospel of
the Anti elbow Dog into the head
of every Tom, Dick and Harry in
every city, hamlet, and town in the
United States" The gospel put for
ward in THE Yellow Dog" just pub
lished by Harper G. Brothers, deals
with the cowardly American who,
knowingly or unknowingly, is doing
his best to spread German propa-
ganda through America.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-16
NeW Missionary Effort

A new worker in the missionary
field has just entered upon his ex-
tensive labors in the West Indian
Islands. DR.. Jose Marcial, a native
of Spain, a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Madrid, we'll known in liter
airy and religious circles. came to the
United States at the request of the
American Bible Society last winter.
After some months of study of the
societys methods and general mis-
sionary activities in these islands, he
sailed for Porto Rico and we are
happy to announce his safe arrival.
He will visit the Virgin Islands,
where The United States has assumed
new responsibilities, Cuba, Haiti,
where remarkable changes are TAX
ing place, and Santo Domingo before
returning to report on the needs of
this extensive field. The Spanish and
other Scriptures are in demand ev-
erywhere and very wide circulation
will help to increase the harmony
already existing in those countries
with the ideals of the United States.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-16
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
THE PARK SQUIRRELS
To ths Editor 81 ihe TeIegrdPh:

10 the Editor Of the TeIsgrdph:
AS the squirrels in the Capitol
Park excite so much interest and are
especially attractive to the strangers
within our gates, it may be worth
while to relate when they first be-
came denizens of the park and the
wherefore of their Introduction.
During the administration of Gov
ernor Daniel H. Hastings Mr.. James
X. Delaney, a clerk in the office of
the Secretary of the Commonwealth
was visitor in the city of Rich
mond, Va, and while there was
much interested in the squirrels that
frequented the Capitol Park. In
fact, his interest was so great that
one of the attaches of the Capitol
Park there kindly offered to ship
him a pair of them to this cite to
the end that they might be placed
in our park. Mr.. Delaney, it is need
less to say, quickly assented to this
arrangement. When the squirrels
reached here they were delivered to
the late Captain John c. Delaney,
the then superintendent of the De-
partment of Public Grounds and
Buildings. 1t soon became noised
abroad that squirrels were to be
placed in the Capitol Park and the
writer, who was connected with the
Department, was called to the phone
by a party in this city who said he
had five squirrels in a cage that he
would like to sell to the state. He
was asked to produce them and
they became the property of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
forthwith.
These seven squirrels were placed
in the basement of the Library
building, where for some time they
were carefully fed and looked after
until a certain day in the early
springtime. when they were. with
considerable ceremony. in the pres
ence of Governor Hastings and other
state officials, clerks, etc, turned
loose in the Capitol Park. Their fe-
cundity was quickly demonstrated
for from the original seven their
number grew with rapidity until the
present time, when they are not con-
fined to the limits of the Capitol
Park, but may be seen in the city
parks as we'll. 1t frequently hap
pened in the early days of their
presence here that the department
would be called on the phone by
someone residing at distant part
of the city to notify it that one of
the squirrels was in their neighbor-
hood, and after thanking the in
formant the response TO the kindly
message would be. Let it alone and
it will come home and bring its tail
behind it,"
Almost every one in Harrisburg
knows of the friendly relations that
have long existed between Judge
Hargest and the squirrels, for the
Judge can be seen almost every day
in the year in the Capitol Park feed
ing them, the pigeons, the sparrows
and a few blackbirds thrown in for
70 GEORGE F. ROSS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-16
VARDAMAN NO ISSUE

"HE New York World is disturbed
lest the voters OF Mississippi take
President Wilson at his word
and discredit his administration by
renominating Senator Vardaman. Il
should be obliged to accept their ac-
ton as a condemnation of my admin
istrauon." said the President, refer
ring to the possibilities of Varda-
mans endorsement for reelection.
But neither the World nor Mr.. Will
son need have fears. If Vardaman is
renominated the people of Mississippi
alone will be disgraced. The Presi-
dents record will be judged by his
own acts. What happens to Varda-
man counts for little, although the
country agrees with the President
that the Mississippian is poor SEN
atorial material.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-16

was pointed out then how this con-
troll over our commerce, if unscrupu-
lousy welded, might aid the inter-
ests of one section to the detriment
of other sections of the country.
Just before the ruling OF the board
was made public the Louisiana
Planter" in its review of the New
Orleans market, said:
Owing to the scarcity of cereals
it can be hardly otherwise than that
the prices of rice will be we'll main
tanned, and perhaps higher than ever.
but no business can be done to any
extent until the new crop supplies
begin to arrive" and the market re-
port of the New York Journal of
Commerce, for July 25, (the day be-
fore the board ruled against rice i'm
porD said: With next to no stocks
to work upon the trade is forced to
wait for new crop which is still sew
eral weeks Off" A pretty time, the
correspondent thinks, to prohibit rice
imports, with domestic stocks ex-
hausted, and rice a cereal particu-
larly adapted to hot weather con-
sumption. Imagine what the price
of rice will be when the planters of
North and South Carolina, Georgia,
Louisiana and Texas come to harvest
their rice crops!
Have not the Southern planters
reaped profits enough from their cot
ton, which pays no war tax. and de-
fles price-fixing?" asks the CORES
spondent. Does the chairman of
the War Trade Board, who is also
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, Vance Mccormick, not
know that this action of his board
Will be followed by profiteering in
rice, the price of which has not yet
been fixed? Will not the Northern
and Western farmers. who were de-
MED S2.40 wheat, by presidential
veto, because they were said to be
too patriotic to require a decent
profit, be justified in raising the cry
of sectionalism Has not the tmpor-
tation of practically every other food
product been encouraged"
No reason is given, according to
the writer referred to, for the ban on
rice importation, and it is difficult
to see how the plea for cargo space
conservation can be shown to be an
adequate reason. In times such
as these the value of rice as food far
outweighs the relatively small
amount of cargo space conserved.
Unless this order is rescinded we
may expect TO see the price of rice
go to unprecedented heights, and the
rice growers join with the cotton
growers in eXtoruonate demands.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-16
RICE IMPORTS BANNED

AID it not been for rice -four
RI imported last year the people
of the United States would have
been sorely put TO it for a wheat sub
stitute. Large quantities were used
in the manufacture of bread, pies
and cakes and millions of pounds are
still going into our bread and should
continue to do so until the close of
the war. 1t is cheap, palatable and
wholesome.
Yet rice imports are cut off and
a correspondent writing to the Tele-
graph from Washington informs this
newspaper that hundreds of queries
are being received as to the reason.
rs it," be says, Ito save ocean
tonnage?" and concludes that it is
not, since 80 per cent. of our rice
comes from Asia and no other form
of import, not even including lux
uries brought in from that quarter
of the globe, has been disturbed,
even though our imports of raw silks
are three times what they were be-
fore the war.
The average import price on the
whole amount of rice brought in last
year was a shade under three cents
a pound, and of the cleaned product,
about 3.5 cents a pound. AS a food
cereal it is one of the most valua Bile
grown, and as substitute for wheat
its generous use has been earnestly
advocated by the Food Administra-
ton.
Just why this most valuable food
cereal should be denied entry to the
United States at a time when foods
of all kinds are not only sky-rocket-
ing in price, but are in some in
stances unobtainable because of scar
city, it is impossible for the Capital
correspondent to imagine, unless the
War Trade Board is lending its
power over our foreign trade TO boost
prices to the southern rice planters.
That it was potentially possible for
the Board to do this, was comment
ed on by certain newspapers at the
time the board was organized, and it
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-16
TO BE EXPECTED

THE Prohibition party having
candidate of its own for Gov
ernor it was to be expected that
the executive committee would en-
dorse him in preference TO the can
didate of any other party, dry" or
wet" But Senator Sproul is so
distinctly prohibition and Judge Bon
niwell is so distinctly aniprohibi-
ton that prohibition advocates who
want to vote for a winning candidate
for Governor will have no difficulty
in choosing between the nominees of
the two older parties.
Senator Sproul says he hopes the
Republican State Committee will en-
dorse the prohibition amendment.
but whether it does or not he means
to stand upon his own expressed dec
larations, which is a guarantee that
he will do what he can for the
adoption of the amendment resolu-
ton at the hands of the next Legis-
lature, although as Governor he will
have no vote nor will he even have
the pleasure of signing it, for it
needs no executive approval.
Friends of national prohibition,
therefore, need pay no attention to
the .governorship fight. Senator
Sproul is friend Of the amendment
and a vote for the hopeless Prohi-
bition candidate would be but a bal
lot cast in favor of Bonniwen. The
fate of the amendment will be de-
cided in the Legislature. 1t is on
the Legislature, therefore. that ad-
vocates of temperance must concen-
trate. There is only one way in
which prohibition Legislature can
be elected and that is by the choice
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-16

ward peace was shown one day by
a woman of distinguished Austrian
family, CONNECTED by marriage with
Prince Bismark's family, who spoke
apparently as she had heard things
discussed by the men she was con-
nected with. She said how foolish
ii was of England to go on, when if
she would stop then negotiations
might be made that would be fair
ly satisfactory to her; but if she went
on, the moment peace was declared
Germany had only to build subma-
rines enough and then could really
starve England out with great ease
which woulo be only a matter of
time. This shows their intentions of
keeping this thing up always, even if
there is a peace. This impressed me,
as the woman was connected with
many distinguished German and Aus
trian families.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-16
WELL. KNOWN PEOPLE

Robert K. Cassatt, chairman ol
the War Savings committee of thu
state, has been commissioned &
major and sent to Washington il
charge of fuel production matters
The Rev. DR.. w. L. McEwan
prominent Pittsburgh clergyman il
working among the soldiers from hit
end of the state in the camps.
DIR. G.. L. Omwake, head OF
Ursinus College, looks for general
military training in all of the col
leges to be undertaken as soon ar
they open.
DIR. w. F. Beck, of Altoona, ha;
created some stir by declaring thai
people ought to be considerate of the
housewives who have to cook in ho
kitchens and not make so mar!
Sunday visits.
IS. Herman Alter has takeI
charge of the labor bureau work IL
Williamsport district.
III. B. Worrell. of the Philadeb
phia Real Estate Board, has started
aRsady to name his committee Il
have charge of Liberty Loan work.
John P. Grocer, millionair
manufacturer, has been named OF
the community labor board in tn,
Chester district.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-16
Remarkable Remarks

Dorothy Dix-There is no way of
gauging the intelligence of a debu-
tante.
Glen Buck-war makes widows,
but, oh, Algernon, widows also make
war.
Walt Mason-The pants I drew in
fathers will are fit for ample service
still.
General Won Hindenburg-The
country suffers. 1t is deplorable, but
it is for the best.
Enid Bagnold-When a woman
says she cannot come to lunch, it is
because she doesn't want to.
John Hastings Turner-They say
we come naked into the world; it is
untrue. A woman is born with kiss
in each nd.-Independent, n. Y.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-16
Less Limestone Is Produced
From the PIT and Ouarry1

[From the Pit and Quarry1
Missouri, which ranks second to
Indiana in the production of lime
stone for building and which showed
gains of seventeen to twenty-five per
cent, respectively in value of output
IN 1915 and 1916. suffered decrease
in 1917, according to figures COM
piled under direction of G. F. Lough-
lin, United States geological survey,
Department of the Interior.
The decrease, which was caused by
curtallment of building operations
due to the war, began in the spring
and has since reached a point where
erection of permanent high grade
buildings by private interests is now
practically at a standstill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-16
No Music in Chicago Cafes

There will be no more music in
hotel dining rooms and cafes in Chi
cago by a ruling of the state council
of defense, according to Louis M.
Stumer, director. Along with the
abolition of music, paper napkins are
to replace linen at the tables and
lunch counters. Just a new touch of
economy measures made necessary
by war, it is further explained
Tavern Talk.