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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-25
Chamber OF Commerce
Meeting Tonight

A meeting Of the Chamber of Com
merce of Morgan City and Berwick
has been called for tonight. It will be
held at the City Hall at 1880 o'clock.
The purpose of the meeting is to dis
cuss ways and means which will bring
about a proper answer to the impera-
tive question now confronting Nor
gan City and Berwick concerning
housing conditions.
This community is being investiga-
ted by officials who have it in their
power to locate business enterpris-
es Of great magnitude, employing
large numbers of workers. Housing
facilities is a factor bearing great
weight in the making up of decisions
Complaint is being constantly made
that Morgan City and Berwick are
not properly taking care of the pres
ent needs exclusive Of future devel-
opments that are being almost forced
upon this favored community. Imme-
date action is of the greatest necessi-
ty. With this purpose in view meet
ing of this representative body of
business men is called for tonight.
No man who has the best interest of
his city at heart can afford to be abb
sent.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-25
One Dollar Now Counts
As Two Later On
Now While Our Allies Are
Powerful and When Eyery
Blow viii Count Is The
Time to Use Our Dollars
Against The Enemy

The words of Lloyd George, Pre-
mier of England, uttered recently
before the House of Commons, con-
tains message which puts an issue
squarely up to every American
worthy of the name. Mr.. George said
that it is the definite determination
Of Germany to use the whole of her
reserve and resources with the aim
of securing a military decision this
year. This means a terrific struggle
from the North Sea to the Adriatic,
with Germany and Austria throwing
in the whole of their strength.
Everything depends on keeping the
line straight to the end, whatever
the strain on our reserve may be.
With American aid it can be done
So it is now that our contributions
Of men and money is wanted. It is
now that they will be most effective.
One dollar now is worth two later on.
If there ever was a time when we
were on trial nationally and indivi-
dually, it is now.
Let us strike now while our Allies
are powerful. Now while every blow
and every dollar counts as it never
did before and may never again. Let
US rise above every sordid thought.
Let US forget percentages and lux
uries. Everything, but the fact that
here right at our hand is the oppor-
tunity for US stay-at-homes to Danish
forever this horrible menace which
threatens our trade, our future, our
national existence, our honor, our
womanhood and manhood and the
lives Of our sons.
Il il . great and solemn privilege
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-25
EFFECTIVE FRIDAY
RETAILERS MAY
Sell WHEAT FLOUR.

distractions have been received
from the Third District Food Ad-
ministrator, that commencing Friday,
April 26, the sale of wheat flour may
be- resumed by retail dealers. SUM-
days and Wednesdays are to remain
absolutely wheatless as before.
While the absolute restriction of
the sale of wheat flour by retailers
has been abolished until further or
ders, it has been requested that mer-
chants make their sales on a basis
Of rs percent wheat and Is percent
substitutes. It is a necessity of the
greatest Importance that wheat flour
be conserved to the greatest possi-
BILE extent.
C.. E. KING
Food Administrator For The 9Th
Ward.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-25
lsk Contemplated is the Building Of Concrete
Sips Necessitating the Employment Of At
least Two Thousand Men
Il, We'll Pleased with Unusual Advantages Offered Here
Ii Criticised the Woehl Lack Of Housing Conditions
Far Even Present Needs

sents the division of concrete ship
construction.
The Inspectors were asked what
the city could do to interest the Ship
ping Board in this location. They re-
piled that any community must show
that the local people had sufficient
interest l., Government work 10 as
sisit in taking care Of w,rkcrs and
their + antilles. who would necessarily
have t. DC brought to plants of the
size they prof. csc to estaolisl. They
also added that while natural advan-
tages for their proposed work was
very apparent here, serious defect
was equally in evidence. That i'm
mediate work must be accomplished
to improve the present lack Of hous-
ing facilities, if industries employing
any amount Of labor are to be en-
couraged to locate here.
The visit Of these gentlemen serv-
ed to further emphasize to the peo-
pie Of Morgan City and Berwick, the
need for the proper development Of
this community. The natural advan-
tages abundantly possessed were not
ed and admired by Mr.. Parker and
Mr.. Hubbard and the only criticism
offered by them can and should at
once be remedied by the people
themselves.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-25
CHILD WELFARE

The Government requires that all
babies in the United States-up to s
yeas old be a weighed and measured
in May.
In Morgan City the colored child
rem will be weighed and tested on
May 4th, under the direction of Su-
sic Edwards R. N. and committee
Of competent women.
This weighing and measuring will
be followed by systematic care Of
each child during the year.
MRS. w. B. REED
Chairman
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-25

". E. E. Parker and Mr.. l. w.
srbbard, Inspectors for the division
4 ,hipyard plants of the Emergency
~ Corporation, reached Morgan
m Yesterday afternoon and were
nt,rtained by Mayor Shannon, Man
,er ". C. Harman, Secretary M.
!. Palmer, and a party Of members
mpresentpg the Chamber of Com
I ne of Morgan City and Berwick.
m were shown practically all of
= ,vailable sites adjoining Morgan
sn and Berwick. The Inspectors left
I nidnight to continue their tour
I Investigation at points along the
~ Coast. They pronounced ma
~ conditions to be ideal here for
% ~ their particular class of
enuzuetion work but any class Of
lsHding.
~ elass Of work for which these
osiges ars Investigating sites, is
fned To concrete ship construc-
RI NJ proposed plant will have
s kia9 X ways and win employ
6 1Seo b 5000 men. This type
Il lspetion while comparatively
4 II \ boksd upon with great favor
h ! u Government and will be uti-
~ = tAe fullest extent. Many
fp n putting forth their best
b secure the location Of
- plantR The visit of Mr..
It9 and Mr.. Hubbard is looked on
4 - greatest importance 50 far
eiys efforts to obtain the To-
in 4 : concrete shipyard here
seaesrned. Mr.. Hubbard is the
- representative of Mr.. H. r.
aa head Of the United Ship
5safds division Of shipyards-
4 tment which has the final
II = tae location Of any Govern
q p-yard. Ar. Parker repre-
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-25
DEATH OF w. B. FUHRER

w. B. Fuhrer of Boeuf and a men,
Der of the Morgan City Lodge of
Elks died April % at Jackson, La.
Burial services were conducted this
morning by B. P. o. E. Lodge num-
Der 1921 and the Woodmen of the
World of Boeuf Camp. Inserment in
Morgan City cemetery.
Mr.. Fuhrer was q native Of India
ma and q Spanish veteran. He was
~ years Of age at time of death. He
leaves a wife and two children.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-25
Pro6teering Landlord
May Soon Be Known to
Government Officials
Federal Bureau Is Checking
Up Rental Conditions where
Government Work Is Be-
ing Carried On

The species of profiteering land
lords is absent from New Orleans.
This is confirmed by the federal Bu-
reau of Statistics and Labor which
has checked over the reports Of Maj
or Paul Bunker, of the Quartermas-
ter's Reserve Corps of New Orleans,
and the statements of local real es-
tate agents. The Bureau finds that
New Orleans stands practically alone
among Americas big cities in this
respect.
Cicero A. Ramsey, real estate
dealer, Wednesday stated to Mayor
Berhman that the Federal Bureau
quietly Investigated the rental situa-
ton here 60 days ago.
Myself and many other real es-
tate agents were quizzed about rem
tails on many classes of houses des-
cribed in great detail as to character
and location, during the year 1914
1915, 1916 and 1917" he said. 1--WE
submitted our reports. The Bureau
came back for verification of them.
In practically no case was a raise in
rentals shown; in some cases actual
decreases were reported.
ut was stated to US that all the
big cities in the north and east had
boosted rentals way ap."
The reason for tkis investigation
by the government was to ~.,ect
officers and enlisted men in the ar
my and navy from plunder by pro-
perty owners.
Cities like Washington, New York,
Philadelphia, andy Boston have be-
come paradise for landlord profiteefs.
have basn boosted anywhere
from so to 400 per cent, and the
chief victims are army and naval Of
ficers and great hordes Of civilians
who have accepted places with the
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-25
CARD OF THANKS

The Morgan City Branch of St.
Mary Chapter, A. R. C. Acknowledges
With Thanks The Very Generous
ContribhEbn Made By The Tribe
of Ben Hur No. 81, The Proceeds of
A Dance Given BY Them For This
Benefit. The Amount Realized Was
$!18.90.
y IS. r.. + PA MER
CHRM. M. c.. BRANCH.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-25
NOTICE TO JURORS

All citizens who have been sum-
moned for jury services after the
present week are hereby notified
that it will not be necessary for them
to appear. The term of the present
court closes at the end Of this week.
ROBT. MAITLAND.
Deputy Sheriff.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-25

vouchsaved to US to help at this mo-
ment. Everything that is best is cal
ling for all our interest and aid.
Evening journal., 1918-12-06
Our Poets Co rner
For Verses Written Specially for
The Evening journal.
:IF''
With Apology
By LAWRENCE EvART.

If you can be supreme and yet be
humble
When humbleness makes you closer
kin.
Il you can rise TO heights, and yet
tumble
To the sinners plane, but never SIN.
II you can achieve, but In achieving
Let not vanity make a mockery Of
you.
II you cannot thieve. and yet forgive
the thievlng
And give a smile. where punishment
~r is due.
II you can always keep your girlish
sweetness
And gain wisdom. but never let 1t
warp the mind.
IL you can encompass thrift and neat
Yet to the sluggard still be good and
kind.
II you can see your "Air Castles
rudely broken
And from the wrecks thereof start
and build anew.
II you can love. and loving, give loves
token,
And always to thyseIf be staunch and
true.
II you can keep your morals and your
virtue.
And in keeping you can still be
worldly wise;
lf you can feel sorrow--and not let Il
hurt you,
When the tears well up and oil the
eyes.
II you can see suffering on the field Of
battle
And helping-ninch not at Duties
Call;'
II you can hear the cannon roar and
rattle,
And keep your nerve-while Heroes
1ghtlng-fall.
n you can be the sweetheart and the
mother,
And always keep your spirit fresh
and young:
II you can-your anguish smother
And hold up your head-when the
heart IS wrung.
II you can make Of life, each moment
counting.
And still have time TO fondle and
carress,
II you can climb, when fallen, 20 the
highest mounting
My girl-you'll be a woman. that the
world viii bless.
-.
Evening journal., 1918-12-06
Volume InsureS Low Prices

The unmistakable reason for our
ability to give bigger values than our
competitors Is our immense turnovers.
From the first day in business, our aim
has been "Quick Turnovers, Small
Profits" It's the small profit. that
make quick turnovers, that enable US
to buy big enough to work for small
profit.
Evening journal., 1918-12-06
Popular With All Classes

While our store carries exclusive lines
of merchandise, II also carries goods to
suit all classes in the community. This
fact accounts for the wonderful popu-
larity and progress of this store. We
work as earnestly to please the one as
the other, and we believe we succeed.
Evening journal., 1918-12-06

Salary Increases Invariably result
after faithfully using md reading the
WANT ADS.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1918-12-06
FINE FOR RHEUMATISM!
Musterole Loosens Up Those
Stiff / ,ifntc-Driuee 0irt Pain

Musteroie Loosens Up Those
Stiff IJints-Drives Out Pain
You'll know why thousands use Mus
terole once you experience the glad re-
lief il gives.
Get a Jar at once from the nearest
drug store. II Is clean. white ointment,
made with the oil Of mustard Better
than a mustard plaster and does not
blister. Brings ease and comfort while
It is being rubbed onl
Musterole is recommended by many
doctors and nurses Millions of Jars are
used annually for bronchitis, Group, stiff
neck, asthma, neuralgia, pleurisy. rheu-
matisn, lumbago, pains and aches of the
back or joints sprsins, sore muscles,
bruises, chilblains, frosted feet colds of
the chest (it often prevents pneumonia.
3Oc and 60c Jars; hospital size $3.50
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-13

The evening was most enjoyably spent
by the friends present. Refreshments
were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bradley and
daughter Sadie Of Racine spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs Albert E. Bulla-
more.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Castylle and
daughters Of Racine spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. j. William Miller.
Miss Janet Miller recent graduate
of Augustanna college, Rock Island,
has returned home.
Uncle James Bullamore of Chicago,
spent the week end at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Bullamore.
Mr.. M. A. Rasmussen entertained
friends from out Of town over Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Hermann will entertain
the members of Somers Camp Royal
Neighbors of America at her home in
Kenosha on THURSDAY, June 20.
Mr.. Hood, Sunday school organizer
of the Presbyterian Synod occupied
the pulpit at the Presbyterian church,
Sunday evening.
The people of our town have sub
scribed to fund for the purchase of
handsome American flag and flag
pole which will be raised in the vii
lage.
Saturday night Somers celebrated, in
/ honor of receiving the Honor flag a.
Warded to us by the United States
Treasury department for subscribing
our quota in the recent Third Liberty
Loan campaign. Our town turned out
en- masse. Russell III. Jones, county
clerk, in well chosen words made the
presentation of the flag which was ac-
cepted by Mrs. E. G.. Ozanne, chair
man of the Woman IS committee. Mr..
Z. q. Brown of the First National Bank
OF Kenosha spoke. Mr.. Brown is al
ways welcome to Somers, he always
has something good to say. Judge
Joseph R. Clarkson of Kenosha gave
an excellent address, that was thorough
ly appreciated by the large company
OF pupils. The Junior Red Cross of
school district No. gave a beautiful
Flag drill. Mrs. Marvin A. Hughes
rendered a solo which was enjoyed. A
chorus of local talent sang, "Tenting
on the Old Camp GrouSd.'
Miss Margaret Bradley of Chicago
visited with her sister, Mrs. Albert E.
Bullamore over Sunday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-13

son Gene, visited at the Carey home
last Sunday.
Thomas Fleming and Miss Mary
Fleming were Wilmot visitors on
Saturday.
Mrs. DR.. Darby Misses Edith and
Eva Darby and Mr.. Meade visited at
Gray Lake on Sunday.
Looks like real summer weather.
doesn t it?
Miss Minnie Faber returned Monday
from Marshfeld where she visited her
parents.
More fishermen than fish these DAYS.
Several new cars have been seen in
this vicinity recently.
Mr.. Beck made a business call to
Kenosha on Thursday.
Mrs. DR.. Murphy and Miss Ermine
Carey visited the Kenosha public
schools one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Mcclure are visit
ing in Chicago.
Letters received from "our boysp
in France state that they are well and
happy.
Mrs. j. Beine was Kenosha visitor
last Friday.
Mrs. K. A. Lampe, who has been
visiting in Wilmot for some time, re-
turned home on Thursday.
DR.. Enzenbacher and family of
Chicago, visited in Wilmot last
Sunday.
NJ. E. Hoffman and wife of Bas-
sett, visited in Wilmot on Sunday.
The Service Flag containing seven
stars representing the number of its
members serving in the army and navy
was dedicated at the Holy Name
Church on Sunday. Mass was said by
the Rev. Father Cecil Of Omaha, Neb.
The Rev. Father Brasky dedicated the
flag after making some verJ appropri-
ate remarks. Mr.. Arthur Buckley, late
Of the Paulist Choir, rendered several
beautiful vocal selections. The serv-
ices were concluded by the singing of
" America by the congregation.
Saturday Albert Schacht had the
misfortune to slip from a roof on
which he as working striking his
arm against scaffold. He sustained
painful bruise, but no bones were
broken.
We are pleased to learn that little
Margaret Kruckman, who was sick, is
much better at this writing.
R. G. lShotliff is nursing lame hand
which he injured on piece of glass
last week.
Our entire senior class and the High
school faculty attended the commence
ment exercises at Burlington last
week.
James Owen has the work on his
house nearly completed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-13
Sensible Table Discourse.

Speaking of autobiographic recipes
for domestic use, there's nothing bet
ter than Benjamin Franklin's deScrip-
ton of how the table was managed by
his father when he was a boy. eat
this table he took care to have some
sensible friend to converse with and
he always started useful topic Of
discourse which might improve the
minds Of his children. BY this means
he turned our attention to the proper
conduct of life and no critical notice
was ever taken of the victuals on the
table-whether they were cooked well
or Ill, whether they were in season or
out of season. Thus I was brought up
to be quite Indifferent as to the kind
of food that was set before me and TO
this day If | am asked after dinner to
tell what | have dined upon am
scarce able to tell"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-13

spent the week end at Paddock Is Lake
Mr.. and Mrs. III. e. McVicar had a
family gathering Sunday.
Miss Anna Cook closed her school
term at Brass Ball school with an en-
tertainment, Friday evening.
The Children IS Day exercises at the
church Sunday morning were unusually
fine and were attended by quite num-
Der of strangers as well as the usual
number Of regular attendants.
Mrs. Belle VanWie visited in Chi
cago the past week.
DR.. William Fletcher will attend a
meeting of the leading physicians of
this and other counties in Chicago this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charels Burgess plan
to go to Rockford next Saturday to
visit their son who is now in camp
there.
The regular morning service will be-
gin at HOO a. m. June 18th, with Sun
day school at 1000 a. m. at the Salem
MI. II. church.
Messrs. Beimer, Hester, J. S. and w.
T. Gull visited the Insane hospital at
Gatliff last Friday.
Howard johnson of Racine visited
in Salem Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Reitz, are now
located at the parsonage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henslee and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ward of Kenosha, visited their
relatives the Mannings over Sunday.
Mrs. Ed. Rhodes went to Milwaukee
Friday to see her daughter Miss Stella
who is in the hospital.
Mrs. johnson went to Kenosha Tues
day afternoon to meet her granddau-
ghter, Miss Doreen Johnson, Of Spo-
kane, Washington, who has come to
spent a short vacation with relatives
in Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Acker motored to
Bloomfield, Sunday to call on Mrs.
Leambert who continues to fail.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-13
WILL SPLIT BIGGEST ROCKS
Seemingly Nothing In Nature Is Able
to Withstand Expansive Force of
Trees Roots,

This might very well be considered
nature puzzle Why should any SEN
sihle tree apparently select dry rock
for home when there is plenty of
good soil all about In which to grow?
As matter of fact there is so little
rainfall where one tree grows, in New
Mexico, that 1t is something of won
der to an eastern traveller how any
tree, even with it's roots spreading
through the soil in every direction, can
stand the long drought of months dur
alton. When a cedar tree, however, is
seen to be growing out Of crack in
a rock in an almost desert region the
matter becomes a veritab1e mystery.
Even under such adverse conditions,
trees will split the hardest of rock. No
rock can withstand the expansive
force of a growing tree. Sometimes
the rock is cracked off in pieces gradu-
ally, but oftentimes big rock is split
fairly in two, the tree roots relentless
~ forcing their way downward. Time
is no consideration to the tree and
every spring it returns to the attack,
as the new sap invigorates its roots
and trunk, never giving a fraction of
an inch of what It has once gained.
The fight is slow but entirely one
sided affair.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-13
LAKE YIELDS TONS OF SALT
Natural Phenomenon In South Austria.
la Constant Source Of Revenue
60 its Owner.

On Yorks peninsula, in South Aus
traliR, says writer in the Wide World,
is wonderful lake Of pure salt. II
is huge depression in the earth which
fills up in the winter months. In the
hot summer sun the water quickly
evaporates, leaving thick deposit of
almost pure salt. Seen from dis
lance the surface of the lake has all
the appearance of being covered with
sheet of ice. That salt crust is so
thick and strong that men and even
carts and plows can traverse it with
perfect safety. Yet below the crust
there is considerable body of slug
gish water
After the rays of the summer sun
have played their part, the salt Is
gathered. 1t is just raked into heaps,
and these pyramids of salt are strik-
ing feature of the landscape. The salt
is now shoveled into carts and con-
veyed to various works on the sea,
board, to undergo the process of re-
filming. Gathering the salt is trying
work on account of the great heat and
the dazzling reflection. Often 1t is
necessary for the meE to wear colored
glasses to protect the eyes. After the
loose salt has been collected from the
surface a special kind of pillow is run
over it. when another harvest of the
valuable material can be reaped. The
yield of salt from this strange lake
amounts to several thousand tons a
year, and it is among the finest OBJ
tainable. The lake is several square
miles in area and is naturally very
valuable property.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-13
SPEEDWAY RACES.

Another great star of the automobile
racing game today entered for the
Fourth Annual Auto Derby the $4,000
speed classic to be run as a hundred
mile handicap one week from next Sat
urday. Barney Oldfeld, "The Master
Racer, =" got into line today and the list
Of starters is now the most formidable
and impressive in the history of
American automobile racing.
Ralph De Palma will'be the scratch
man IN the handicap and he win have
to concede distance to such stars as
Oldfeld, Arthur Duray, the world IS
speed king; Dario Resta, champion of
1915-19f6 and who has never been de-
feated on the Chicago Speedway; Louis
Chevrolet, 1917 champion and winner
of the Hardness Handicap at Sleeps
head Bay few days ago; Tommy Mil
ton; Ralph milford; Ira Vail; Eddie
Hearne and others. Manager Porter
announces that the field will fill to the
number of twenty of the greatest driy-
ers ina the world.
Popular prices ranging from 81 to
So viii prevail and there win be free
parking space for all ears in the great
oval inside of the track. The races
win not start until clock in the af-
ternoon and there win be several other
events besides the $30, 1000 handicap.
Oldfeld has no fear of the outcome
of the race. In the Hardness handicap
the veteran finished third after a SEN
sational drive and did not even hesitate
a moment for the entire 100 miles. His
"Golden Submarine" showed some
wonderful bursts of speed and Oldfeld
pressed it to the limit. Since then he
has made several alterations in his mo-
tor which viii give him even more
speed. There is every reason to be-
heve that the 100 mile race will be
run in about So minutes, barring ser
ious accident "adv