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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-07
City Council Protests In
cluding Morgan City in
Parish Issue for
Building Roads
President of Police Jury De-
nOunces Attitude Of ''PrO-
testers; Juryman Drack-
ett Defends Citizens

A protest from the mayor and
councilmen of Morgan City was sub
mitted to the police jury of St. Mary
parish at its last meeting, held We'd
nesday, to the effect that the city of
Morgan City was exempt from any
taxation by the police jury, and that
this municipality should not be in
cluded in the parish-wide movement
for building good roads. The pro-
test was signed by the mayor of Nor
gan City and by Councilmen Price.
Squires, Belanger and Bibbins. 1t
was submitted to the jury by Police
Juror ]. R. Drackett, of the sixth
ward. On motion of Mr.. w. N.
Gooch of Patterson, seconded by Mr..
Arthur Olivier, the communication
was received and made a part of the
minutes of the meeting.
After it's regular routine of busi.
ness, the jury adjourned, and recon-
vened as a board of supervisors of
Road District No. /, which replaces
all of the former road districts of the
parish excepting the fourth ward. AT
this meeting, President Chas. N.
Frost took occasion to express his
opinion Of the attitude taken by the
mayor and council of the city of Nor
gan City.
"This is the first black eye the par
ish good roads movement has receiv-
ed" said Mr.. Frost, referring to the
protest from Morgan City. He went
on to deliver scathing denuncia-
tion of what he called the political
element" of this city. His assertions
in respect to the people or this COM
munity became so broad in scope
that, Mr.. John Drackett of Morgan
City arose in defense, saying the
people of Morgan City were guided
by their own thought, and not by the
dictations of any political element in
the town. Mr.. Drackett advised ths
board that any action taken by tn.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-07

Morgan City, La, March 5,l9lo.
TO THE HONORABLE T H f
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS
OF THE POLICE JURY OF THE
PARISH OF ST. MARY, STATE
OF LOUISIANA:
The undersigned have learned
through unofficial sources that there
is a proposition to be submitted to
the Police Jury of the Parish # St.
Mary by which it is proposed to pass
some resolution or ordinance for the
purpose of imposing tax or submit
ting a proposition of imposing tax
or bond issue upon all the property
of the Parish of St. Mary, including
the property situated in its munich
palities.
We now desire to state to you that
the city of Morgan City is exempt
from the authority of the Police Jury
by virtue of its charter and from all
character of taxes that can be i'm
posed by the Police Jury; that under
the Constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana, it has the power
and authority and it is required un-
der its charter to maintain its
streets, and if necessary, issue bonds
and collect taxes therefor. and that
the city of Morgan City has already
taken action through its Mayor and
Councilmen and is committed to the
idea of voting bond isue or special
taxes for the purpose of paving or
otherwise improving its streets, and
that there is absolutely no authority
in the Police Jury of the Parish of
St. Mary to call an election in said
town for such purpose or to in any
manner impose a bond issue or tax
upon said town by virtue of vote in
any other portion of the Parish of
St. Mary, and that the undersigned
inthe name Of the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen of the City of Morgan City,
and in the name of its citizens, does
hereby protest against any such ac-
tion and will resort to every legal
means for the purpose OF preventing
this imposition upon said municipal
ity and its citizens.
(Signed)
M. D. SHANNON, Mayor.
FRANK J. PRICE
r. A. SQUIRES
H. F. BELANGER
CHAS. A. BIBBINS
A. B. O'BRIEN, Secretary.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-07

mayor and council of this city was
taken on their own responsibility as
officials, and that the people of the
community were not to be held as in
accord with all of their proceedings.
"In the matter of building roads in
the parish" said 1Ar. Drackett, the
people of my city are gong to speak
for themselves"
The protest to the police jury was
brought about through the fact that
the city of Morgan City has taken
steps to build and repair the streets
of the city, a movement which will
represent an expenditure of $l25,0OO
or more on the part of the city, and
the mayor and council are not in fa-
vor of having the property holders
of this community burdened with the
tax for building roads in other parts
of the parish. The proposed plans
for building the roads of the parish
do not include single street of the
city Of Morgan City. The authori-
ties declare that Morgan City would
gladly vote the tax should the police
jury turn over to the municipality
the amount needed for building the
streets of this city. The jury pro-
vides in its plans for IA miles of
road in the sixth ward. Nine of
these fourteen miles have already
been provided for by the people of
this ward, together with an appro
priation from the State Highway De-
partment. This amount is the ac-
knowledged due of the Sixth Ward
as its share of the last bond issue
floated. Two miles have been grav-
elled by the police jury out Of the
former bond issue and nine addition
al miles have been pledged. Five
miles only in this ward will need to
be gravelled by the parish out of the
present proposed issue. This is the
point upon which the authorities cf
this city have based their claims.
They insist that the people of this
section are not justified in paying a
tax for the entire parish, especially
when the municipality of Morgan
City, carrying a little over 50 per
cent of the wards assessment. is
bonding itself to build its own
streets and landings.
Following is the protest as read to
the jury: T
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-07
''ln for 30 Days. Last
Night; Set Free Tomorrow

An interesting coincidence is found
on the Opera House program for this
week. Last night the management
presented May Allison in cir for 30
Days" charming story of fair
violator of the law, and now comes
the announcement that the picture
for tomorrow night is enutitled set
Free" Manager Loeb says that there
is no connection between the two
pictures, but the two titles a-e re-
markably in line with each other.
"Set Free promises to be as interest,"
ing as it sounds. 1t is big Blue
Bird feature, starring Miss Edith
Roberts, one of Blue Bird's most at
tractive and most versatile actresses.
Tonight, the Opera House has
treat in store for its patrons--Doug-
las Fairbanks in "Mr. FIX-lT." Sum
day comes Fatty Arbuckle Watch
for him.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-07

IL the March ''n ,''us ~. oon,, :.
q - establish plant on Point AZ
~. also at Morgan City for the
.'sr,;ou Amt of cAnent shell for road
I and various other commercial 1a !
The Review also reproduced a
q from Hon. Duncan Buie' Chief
Z. State Highway Department
.,,...ed to various parishes in this
.,;,t IN which both he and Federal
...,or Glenn of the Highway De-
..n.ot of the Department of Ag-
.,,r,. commend the use of this
q. she'll as a subbase for roads,
,ub-base to be crowned with
q a. a wearing surface, not only
..rs. Of its efficiency. put also its
.,omv when compared with an all
psvd road:
A Inspector Glenn has Inspected
,,,,r,l hundred miles of similar
n rads in Texas, and as these two
,.tlenen are responsible for roads
M under federal and state aid, con-
,r;nr TO the standard fixed by the
vemment, this recommendation by
em is worthy of careful considera-
" BY various police juries in the
ne contemplating road building. In
oosing material for roads, too, the
uc,tion of delivery Of material when
Is needed should not be over
Mod.
! Ii appears that the >etails incident
lie issuance and sale of bonds will
nerally delay road work until May.
his district. the harvesting of
be and rice is usually we'll under
- BY October, whereby both labor
Y teams are arbitrarily diverted
IN road work to harvest fields.
X road builders therefore have the
i menths from May to October in
hsive in which to put the impassa-
\ roads Of last winter INTO shape,
- the hardships of last winter will
Usia have to be suffered by those
40 are forced to use the roads
10 put these roads in shape, the
|lsihes Of Terrebonne, St. Mary.
|A9a St Martin and Lafayette plan
y hy about 75.00O cubic yards of
|nattrial during these six months, or
sest 10 carloads per working day.
~ supply Of gravel for this district
dawn from Profit Island and
" other pits in central north
saisisaa. hence these requirements
Elaee will cali for an average pro.
|lttin Of 20 carloads per working
"a nom each source. The Review
! = closely advised as to the daily
I. sAeity Of these plants, but it is be-
lsd that when the question of car
]. !. N . considered, 120 carloads per
q : very close to the limit of their
seity.
Aerordingly, to fiji the require
= Of these five parishes alone
nm N nx the capacity Of these six
q : during the period for building
soads, and this without making
sssees for the possible demand
navel from other parishes at
aaae time Information at hand
= ms effect that the parishes
= e tAese five plan to do a.
asfins the same months as has
pIaaaed for this section. and
sAese gravel producers
g szpected to serve these
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-07

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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-07

M. D. SHANNON, Mayor.
FRANK ]. PRICE
r. A. SQUIRES
H. F. BELANGER
CHAS. A. BIBBINS
A. B. O'BRIEN, Secretary.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-07

THE MORGAN CITY REVIEW IS
THE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER
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COVERING A TRADE ZONE or
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-24

the amount Of power we give to any
one manor one institution-or one
branch Of our government. Nations
have decayed and crumbled because of
power being placed unwisely, and
America must be on continual watch
against the absorption of power and
the curtailing of the peoNe's rights
and privileges. This has caused the
decline and fall of nations in recent
times just as surely as it did centu-
ries ago, and it is far better that a
single individual who has taken too
much authority, should pass into obli-
won, than for that individual to lessen
the glory of our great nation in the
eyes Of the world powers.
Must Learn Lessons
We must learn by our experiences
Of today and guard against a dupli-
cation OF the same in the future. If
we fail to do this today we will de
cline and fall in the future. But If
we pront by our shortcomings of the
present we shall continue in the fu-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-24

ture to be the leaders of all nations
and the saviors of mankind.
Today there are a quarter of mil
lion boys keeping the watch on the
Rhine, and half million more scat
tered throughout that sacred land of
France. Those are the living sons of
a great republic, but there are also
those in France who sleep today-to-
morrow-and for all time until they
answer to their names In that last
and final roll call, and meet their COM
mandeF-in-chief face to face.
Theirs was short life of hardships
and perils; of charges and of rushes
life of pain; life devoid Of glo-
ricus welcome home, no grand pro.
cessions Of bands playing and flags
waving; but theirs that life where the
portals Of eternity have opened unto
them. and they have entered into that
new world where all is peace and
quiet, and the boys who gave their
lives for US have taken their places
] In the great armament above and have
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ntered into that grander ard nobler

entered into that grander ard nobler
life.
America must arise in the majesty
of her might and erect fitting mem
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measure of devotion to the cause Of
humanity. Let this tribute to our
heroes be living, growing monument
immortalized by the youth of our land
who, educated and trained into ply
steal. mental and moral perfection,
hand in hand with an undying pa
triotism, will uplift our already glo-
rious America higher and still higher
until Eternity alone shall reveal the
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-24

sublime heights of her majestic power
and the unlimited depths OF her ser
vice to worthy and fraternal citizen
ship where loyalty Is expressed by
honorable deeds and answering de-
votion to duty.
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fly who was watched by crowds Of
Richmond folk here short time ago,
fell from the second story and injured
himself SO that he may never climb
again He sustained a broken ankle.
The building was wet with rain.
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All men are suckers but they won't
all bite at the same kind Of bait.
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While attempting to scale build
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-17
Czecho-Slovaks Occupy
Bavarian Frontier While
Poles Invest Bromberg'
Spartacans Surrender After Battle With German
Government Troops at Buer, Prussia; Attempt to
Overthrow Bavarian Government Frustrated;
Shippers Continue Their Activities in Berlin.

planned for today. The government
forces, however, intercepted Sparta
cans who were marching from Stuff
CART and Augsburg to Munich and
dispersed them.
Two hundred bolsheviki were ar
rested in raid on local hotels and
many of them were beaten severely
by angry>soldiers.
Shippers Active in Berlin.
Berlin, Jan. 16.-(By Associated
Press.)-Spartacan snipers con-
tinued their activities last night, es-
pecially in the newspaper section.
Other snipers rendered the district
around the Halles Gate, in the south
ern part of the city, unsafe and there
also was some scattered firing in the
northern part of the city. The gov
eminent still maintains a strong
force Of troops in the Moabit section
and the search for weapons and
criminals there is said to be produe-
ing gratifying results.
Hot, but futile, firing went on all
night around the Stettin railway sta
ton.
Erfurt, Prussian Saxony, Jan. 10.
-(By Associated Press Sparta
can demonstrations began here this
morning and the bureau of the Ger
man national folks party was occu-
pied and campaign documents
burned. The Office of the ALICE
meme Zeitung was seized by the
Spartacans.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-17
in
RUSSIA SAVED
BY HUSKY DOC
Canine Warning Leads to Dis
COvery Of BOISheviki Nov
ing Through SwampS to
Cut Off U. S. Force.

With the American Forces in
Northern Russia, Dec. 16.-A white
husky" dog, apparently the mas
cot Of bolshevist regiment, re-
Gently saved an American company
from an ambush in the bushwhack-
ing war near Kadish. The Ameri-
cans had large rear guard outpost
a mile behind the town, and the
boIsheviki, heavily reinforced and
with considerable artillery, began
Smelling the American positions. The
Americans successfully repulsed all
attacks and were keenly watching
the swamps bordering the road in
their rear. One afternoon a seq
nent of the rear guard, who had
participated in previous engage
ments, during which a white husky"
appeared with the bolshevist forces,
saw the dog in the woods.
His warning, followed by a bit
of scouting, led to the discovery
that the bolsheviki were moving
through the swamps to cut off the
Americans in the rear at the Petro-
grad road. The troops we're able
to withdraw in the darkness to the
positions behind a bridge over the
Emtsa river.
The battles around Kadish have
been the most stubborn and difficult
that the Americans have had in
Russia up to this time. In their adj
vance beyond the town they were
constantly hafassed by bushwhack-
ing parties appearing Simultaneous
ly in their rear and on both TANKS
in the swamps. The original cross
ing of the Emtsa river in the direc-
ton of the town was attempted
three times by the Americans with
considerable losses before it was
finally accomplished.
Difficulties of moving TRANSPORT
trains of little Russian peasant carts
over the swarnpy roads have led to
many hardships, including shortage
Of rations, and at one time, miles
from his medical equipment. the
American surgeon was forced to
the leg of a wounded man
with a pen knife.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-17
FORTY-SIX I.W.W.
HELD GUILTY OF
ANTI-WAR PLOT

NOOntnue0 FROM rage One.l
were asked TO mark their
claims for exemption i. w. w.
opposed to war. They sought to
bring out the sort OF government
that exists in Russia today. 1t is
that sort Sof disorder they would
have us live UNDER
Woman Held Up To Scorn.
Miss Theodore Pollok, the only
woman defendant, was called by
Duncan Gust as disloyal as Bill
Haywood, the executive head Of the
organization"
"She could have cast her lot with
the United States when it was sadly
in need of her talents" he said, "but
she chose to cast it with this trea-
sonable, disloyal outfit. She had
money to give this I. w. w. organi-
cation, but not one cent to give her
government
In his charge to the jury, United
States District Judge F. H. Rud-
kin of Spokane, who heard the case,
said:
THE mere fact that these defend
ants are Industrial Workers of the
World should not justify a verdict
of guilt The fact that they may be
found to be conscientious directors
to war should not be held against
them in the consideration of this
case. Opinions which they hold in
opposition to war and which un-
deniably stand alone are not an evil
dence of guilt"
Judge Rudkin interpreted the legal
meaning of conspiracy and read GER
tain portions of the CONSUMPTION act,
which the defendants are accused of
conspiring to violate.
Referring to the silent defense"
of As of the defendants, who have
spoken no word and have been I'M
represented throughout the trial.
Judge Rudkin said that such silence
should not be held against them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-17

Amsterdam, Jan. 16.-According
to a dispatch from Eyer, Bohemia,
the Czecho-Slovaks have occupied
the Bavarian frontier. Pickets are
within hearing distance of each other
along the entire observation-disclosures
frontier
The Polish legionaries have adj
vanced to within two miles and a
half east of Bromberg, a town of
Prussia, in the province of Posen,
according to report received by the
Vossische Zeitung of Berlin. The
Poles now practically invest Brom-
berg.
A regular battle with machine
guns and rifles has occurred at Buer,
Prussia, between government troops
and Spartacans, who had barricaded
in the town hall, accord
ing to a dispatch from Dortmund.
The Spartacans finally hoisted the
white flag and surrendered.
Upon retirement of government
forces the Spartacans seized the
guns belonging to the
troops and reoccupied the town hall.
The chief burgomaster was retained
temporarily by the Spartacans as a
hostage, but later was released. Five
persons were killed in the course of
the fighting.
Spartaean Plot Fooled.
Munich, Jan. l6.-(By Associated
ss.)-An attempt to overthrow
The Bavarian government was
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-17
NEBRASKA PUTS
DRY AMENDMENT
IN FORCE BY VOTE
Thirty-Sixth State to Ratify
Prohibition Law for United
States; Governor Nc
keIvie Sends Notice.
From 4 Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Jan. l6.-In the presence
Of reporters, a photographer, and a
few others, Gov S. r. McKelvie this
afternoon signed the certificate at
testing that the Nebraska legislature
had ratified the prohibitory amend
ment submitted to the states by
congress-the thirty-sixth state TO
do so-making the national dry law
effective.
1t was not necessary for the gov
ernor to sign the dry law, he mere
~ acting in the capacity of messen-
ger to inform the members of con-
gress of the action of the Nebraska
house and senate.
Wards of Injunction.
Governor McKelvie took steps to
prevent any slip in the plans. He
announced he would rush the certi-
iicate TO Washington to prevent be-
ing served with injunction papers,
the vets having previously indicated
that they planned to hold up pro-
ceedings here by such a step.
The certificate was placed in
special delivery registered letter and
mailed on the afternoon Burlington
TO the secretary of state in Washing
ton.
AT 1880 today the office of the
Nebraska secretary OF state sent this
telegram to the Board OF Temper
ance, Washington, d. c.:
Board OF Temperance, Washing
ton, d. c.: Nebraska's ratification Of
the prohibition amendment complet-
ed at 1925 even date. Senate voted
on the l4th instant: Yeas, 81; Nays,
! House voted on the 10th instant:
yeas, 98; nays, 0.
Action Brief in Senate.
The state senate wasted very few
seconds today in completing its part
Of the ratification of the national dry
amendment.
After the house had passed the
amended senate bill the measure
came back to the upper chamber for
concurrence in the amendment and
on the roll call, 80 senators voted
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-17
Senate Bills.


s. F. 81, by Br0olrs.---An act 10 amend
section Sc, chapter 1877 making the VIOLA
tion Of prohibitory law 4 felony punish
seie ~ not less than months nor more
than yeara Imprisonment.
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s. F. 30, BY Randall--Alakea Il unlav-
fui for any public school teacher 10 wear
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S. F. "a, by weaverlinr. re-
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purchased under a conditional sale con-
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s T. 50, BY Weaveriine.-p the
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