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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1920-12-04

the tull amount of damage
resulting from failure on the
part of the purchaser.
The maximum rates which
the purchaser shall have the
right to charge shall be as fol
lows, to-wit::-
twenty-five cents when
crossing one or more passen-
ger at the same time during
the hours and time aforesaid,
and double that amount be-
fore or after the hours above
recited.
All five passenger automo-
biles, the price of one Dollar,
and more than five passenger
automobiles, price shall be
one Dollar and fifty cents.
| Horse drawn vehicles, One
dollar. Horses, cows and
Iother cattle seventy five
cents per head for one. and
fifty cents per head for two
or more.
/ The purchaser shall be
bound to furnish a bond with
good and solvent security in
a sum of $1500.0O Fifteen
/ Hundred Dollars) to guaran-
! tee faithful performance of
the terms of this contract IN
favor of the Parish of St.
/ John the Baptist.
The purchaser shall not
have right to transfer or as
sign his rights under this con
tract without consent of the
Police Jury.
} Be it further ordained etc
that the conditions and speci-
} fications to be observed anc
) complied with by the purcha-
: Iser under the provision OF
this ordinance are declared
to be as follows:
The party or parties te
: whom this lease is adjudicat.
: ed, shall maintain in good re
E pair and condition during
the existence Of this lease al
landings, ferry houses and al
E proaches thereto on each sid
!. of the river, so as to alWay
e provide a convenient AM
I, safe landing for the boat Q
q boats and proper connection
: to the shore for both passen
t gers and vehicles etc.
It The accepted bidder is reqr
/, red to comply with the term
# of this ordinance and sign tn
81 contract within fifteen day
S. after he is notified by the pr
5 sident of the Police. Jury.
t. The vote on the above resu
q ted as follows:
: Yeas: Reynaud, Barre, Nor
: tegut, Duhe, Bourgeois an
= Songy. Nays, None.
ie It was moved by Mr.. Barr
ut seconded by Mr.. Reynau
IS and carried that the secreti
ID lrv notify Mr.. Emile Guepe
ldIU. S. Boat No. q statione
orEat Lucy, to observe parish {
dinance regulating speed I
be automobiles to twenty fl'
n -|rniles per hour.
: There being no further bus
mess. upon motion duly seer
ded and carried, the meetir
$. adjourned.
Sc PRUDENT G. SONGy
r President.
nd HENRY MAURIN,
Secretary.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1920-12-04
Official Proceedings of the
POLICE JURY
Parish of St. John the Bapt.

Parish OF st. John the Bapt.
Edgard, La, Nov. 11th, 1920.
Pursuant to call by the Pre-
sident, the Police Jury me-
this day in regular session
with the following members
present: President P. G. Son
gy; Messrs. Reynaud, Barre,
Montegut, Duhe and Bour-I
geois. Absent, None.
The minutes of meeting OF
October 9Th, and of special
meeting of October 21st.
were read and on motion OF
Mr.. Reynaud seconded by Mr.
Duhe and carried, said mint
tes were approved with two
corrections on the ferry fran
tchise of the Lucy ferry.
The Finance Committees
report showing a total of
S2,0O7.41 against the General
Parish Fund, and a total OF
S508.51 against the Sheriff's
tSalaryFund was read and on
motion of Mr.. Reynaud, Sc
conded by Mr.. Montegut and
carried, said report was ac-
/ cepted, and bills ordered paid.
It was moved by Mr.. Barre,
seconded by Mr.. Reynaud
and carried that the Presi-
ldent of the Lafourche Levee
Board and Mr.. Angelo Cham
Ipagne, Commissioner on said
| board, be notified that the old
gravel road is being torn up
near new levee being built at
Lucy. and that no efforts
/ have been made by the La
| fourche Levee Board to re
build this gravel piece OF
road as per recent Act of the
LEGISLATURE.
It was moved by Mr.. Monte
gut. seconded by Mr.. Barre
that the following ordinance
be adopted:
BE it enacted by the Polic'
Jury. Of the Parish of St
John the Baptist, that tn
Secretary of the Police jury
be and is hereby authorizes
and directed to advertise &C
cording to law, and to sell a
public auction on Thursday
December 23rd. NOON a
the Court House at Edgare
La, the lease and privilege 9
operating a ferry or ferrie
Ito ply between the points
known as Edgard and Re
serve in the Parish of S
John the Baptist for a perio
of five years, to begin with
extend from the date Of th
signing Of said lease by tn
President Of the Police Jur
of the Parish of St. John tI
Baptist and the adjudlca1
hereof and under the tern
land conditions herein fixe
lin the contract of lease ar
privilege herein provided e
| and to be adjudicated.
Tie Purchaser shall |
boruldto operate and mail
tain q Sgpod sound gasoline
steam boat, sufficient to ca
ry. not less than thirty pc
- sons, and also a flat to GRO
automobiles, vehicles, II
tstock etc, and shall eau
tsaid boat OF boats to run dti
ing the hours of sunrise 81
sunset.
The purchaser shall no
himself responsible as a cor
mon carrier, not only to t
Parish Of St. John the Bal
Ill rorcanc WI
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1920-12-04
NO. 49.
OFFICIAL
Special Meeting of The
POLICE JURY
Parish of St. John the Bapt.

Edgard, La, Nov. 18th, 1920.
Pursuant to call by the Pre-
sident P. G. Songy, the Police
Jury met this day in special
session to receive the Budget
of Expenses for the year 1921
as prepared by the Finance
Committee according to law.
The following members were
present: President P. G.
Songy; Messrs. Reynaud,
Barre, Montegut, Duhe and
Bourgeois. Absent, None.
Parish Budget of Expenli-
lures for the year 1921.
To the Honorable President
and members of the Police
Jury of the Parish of St. Jonh
the Baptist:
Gentlemen:
We, your Fl
nance Committee, beg leave
to submit for your conside-
ration, the following budget
of expenditures for the year
1921, and if approved by your
Honorable Body, we recon-
mend that same be published
for thirty (3O) days accord
ing to law, in the Parish Of
. ficial Journal before final
adoption:
BUDGET
Salary of Parish Trea-
!, surer S 10000
Secretary and Clerk of
Police Jury 10000
Mileage and Per diem of
Police Jurors 125O.OO
!. Stationery and Office
Supplies 10000
Official Printing oOO.OO
Assessors Compensa-
tion oOO.OO
Sheriff's Salary $4,000
for representative 10000
court Expenses 5000
Jurors & Witnesses 100000
District Attorney 10000
Transporting prisoners
and Insanes 5000
Feeding Prisoners and
maintaining Z5OO.OO,
Maintenance and repairs,
!, court house and jail 100000
i CORNER, Jury and
= Expenses lOOO.OO
= Parish Board of
y Health l5OO.OO
Justices of the Peace and
nj Constables 4OOO.OO.
= = Roads and Bridges 100000
Election expenses 10000
! Compensation of registrar
of voters $4,000
! Beneficiary Students 10000
: Paupers 1OO.OO
Contingent 100000
= Parish Public Schools, ~
:, mills, estimated at 100000
- Good Road Bonds to be
y retired in 1921 100000
Good Road Coupons to be
! paid in 1921 8550.OO
Loan or certificate of
Indebtedness 75OOOO
. Interest on loans 25OO.OO
v Respectfully submitted
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1920-12-04

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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-18
Che photographer
Ssc.; : fce::c:;i;
E. ". WILCOX,
Scotland, S. OAK.

F. L. Paddock II Tyndall was in
town Meniay.
O. E. Banebrake of Sioux City was
in Scotland the first Of the wfek.
Mirs f'ellie Maxwell returned ..on
day from visit with her brother n
Parkstan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ste3e ZoInov sky and
sa:is- Nae Dana we're in Sioux Citv
the fore part of the week.
| Rudolph Magstadt returned last
week from Ksn.as City. Mo where
he snent several weeks taking
course at an automobile and tractor
school Vernon Sweet. who went at
the same time. finished the regular
course with him but will stay few
weeks longer to take special course
in electric battery work.
Wheeler Mus er, VITO has been
working as b ok keeper for the MGR.
rili Packing Co. of Sioux Falls for
some time. his re ifued The position
and came h5me Munday to visit his
parents. MIR. and Mrs NJ. A. Musser.
Before geing to Sioux Falls Mr.. Mus
| -er worked an investment compa.
ny in 0herlir. kans.. and he will re-
turn TO that place soon and will take
a pas ition with the eame company
again and will be an officer in the
| company.
MIR. Ed. Frank. aged SO years.
died Sunday morniog at his home
near Odessa, Of an abscess on the
! brain. He was taken seriously eick
with il or Frida, and died two days
| later Funeral services were he'll
Tuesday at Odeasa church and inter.
ment made in that cemetery. The
deceased was the son Of Mr.. Andrew
| Frank and lived on one of the farms
| formerly owned by his father He
! Leaves wife and several children
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-18
CHARGED 70 THE ACCOUNT CT
HUMANITY.

CHARGED TO THE ACCOUNT CT
HUMANITY.
The Near East Relief will have a
mas meeting at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday. March 21st, at
3 .. N This state chairman, Lever
EFT A Hill of MitchelI will speak.
DR.. D. S. Kalayjian CT Parker. sn
Armenian. will speak also. There
will be great message. 1t ia tsti-
mated that 800, 900 A,menians des.
titute- most of whom will require
assistance unit! fall harvest next
yeas. There will be needed 1000
tons of wheat flour or its equivalent
monthly beginning with last Decem-
Der. In addition one cargo child
feeding supplies for $50. 900 children
for the next three mnnths The eau.
casus will need $500, 600.
This message il meant Ter every
Christian, every human in the land.
And remember that this is Chris
tian people, the oldest Christian PEG.
pie on earth. These words are fro m
Colonel William w Haskell, Ameri
can army officer in the Caucasus and
who represents the Allied powers
there. Colonel Haskell says furthe,
that he believes the situation in tine
Caucasus worst in the world Con
tinuing he remarks Suffering unbe
lievable future depends ON the contin.
uaticn of American support
What then. is your answer? Write
it here nov.
SIS per month provides food, cloth
ing. shelter and school
$40 per month provides food, cloth
ing and shelter.
SIS per month provides food for on,
orphan.
| The Rev. ], w. Zerbe is the chair
man for Bon Homme county and Mr.
H. K. Stilwill of Tyndall is the treas
urer of the funds. A number O
churches as Ascension Episcopal
Emanuel Reformed and the Methods
Episcopal at Springfield have alreed
taken an offering for the needy of tn
Near East.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-18

Mrs. Lulu Bonner of Montrose Wis.
tied her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. ].
Harris. this week.
Dewey and Allison musser have
rented the home farm of theil father,
Nj. A Musser. for the coming year.
Dewey has been working in Sioux
Falls this winter, for the Morrill,
Packing Co.. but returned home Mon
| day to get ready for spring work on
the farm.
| Mr.. and Mrs Zickrick and family
moved down from Freeman the first
Of the month. and are now living
on the Chss. Bush farm, recently CO.
s.sied hy a=.ry En- b, three milea
10 RI 81 towu. sir I'D Mrs. lick
I;e are parents Of Mrs. c. H. 1r t
4 ~
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-18
METHODIST CHURCH.

]. W. Zeite. Pastor.
Div ne N.nrship-l0 80 a N
Sunday School = IL 80 a. m.
Evening Service-7 80
Choir Practice Junior p m Wed.
Prayer Meeting 80 p m. Wed
Senior Practice go m Wed.
. Family Day shuuId interest ev.
eryons. TIE boosters have enlisted
for new recruits Keep busy.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-18
CHURCH NOTES

Rev. VIM. R. Scott will preach in
the Presbyterian Church next Sunday
at 10 80 m. and 1880 p m Coed
music. Sunday School at IL :45 a.
m. The Young penple's Snciety of
Christian Endeavur will meet at Gas
p m. All ~ho are no, in the habit
attending elsewhere are cordially
invited to attend
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-18
L.owden Stands

For an Efficient economical and business admins
tration of public affairs
Reduction of taxes
The abolition OF the numerous agencies for
purposes which have been continued at
enormous expense in time of peace.
A protective tariff measured by the difference in
cost of production at home and abroad.
A government by all the people and not by any
class.
The ratification Of the peace treaty with reser-
vations substantially as proposed by the
Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate.
Encouragement of agriculture and recognition
that it is and must remain most important
industry.
The exclusion or deportation Of aliens who place
thered flag or any other flag above our own.
A stalwart, uncompro1nisng Amercanis1n which
n..ts this conntrv's interests first.
International friendships, not partnerships.
fearless enforcement OF law and order
speedy return to normal conditions.
Justice to all.
Clean politics.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-18

Board
DOLLARS. There's a for his
FAIR PLAY VOTER WHAT IS SOUTH DAKOTAs ANSWER
and published Gov Lowden in South Dakota
by eecng him Governor with 100000
pagn s 90 late for al
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
To Improve Yokohama Harbor

An outlay for improving The port Of
Yokohama, estimated at 100000 yen
(about $1,000 000), has been decided
upon by the harbor officials at that
port. Plans are also under way for
improving and construction of new
piers at Kobe, Shimonoseki and Ku-
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
Germany Making
Strong Campaign
For Mexican Trade
Teuton Firms Buy American
Goods if Own Cannot Be
Obtained; German Ships
i'm the Service to Mexico

Keen competition among American,
British and German firms for the trade
Of Mexico is reported in British ad-
vices. United States exporters are in
much the best position as regards de-
liveries of goods, but where German
Representatives cannot secure German
goods they are buying American prod
ucts and disposing Of them to the Mex
leans.
A German commercial traveller draws
attention in a GermSn-MeXica mRga-
zine to the demand for boring steel,
wire, betting, automobiles and glass
ware, and expresses satisfaction with
the success of German exporters in
Mexican markets, particularly in hard
ware. claiming that most British manu-
lecturers are in the unfortunate posi-
ton of being compelled to refuse orders
which entail quick delivery. British
export merchants, he adds, have ac-
quired bad reputation, owing to the
fact that goods ordered during the
war were never actually delivered.
THE actual conditions of the trade
between Great Britain and Mexico do
not warrant the views expressed by
the German writer" says British
correspondent. During the war there
was an almost total interruption of
trade between the two countries and
the few goods that were destined for
Mexico were, in q great many instances
detained in New York for months. At
last Mexican merchants gave up as
hopeless the idea Of purchasing British
goods.
During this period nearly all classes
of imports were obtained from the
! fTy@,t toI Ctatr %Ao -, ,ott
were lighter and the difficulties of
transportation less. German and other
enemy houses were then obtaining con-
signments Of American goods III con-
siderable quantities.
Now, however, there is daily evil
dence of a steady and increasing flow
OF goods OF British manufacturer"
continues the British writer, and he
predicts that "the old-time prestige of
our goods will soon predominant, pro-
vided that the merchant or manufac-
turer is in q position to supply the
goods ordered at q fixed price and
within reasonable specified time"
With regard to delivery. the writer
admits that the British are in most
cases behind the Americans. but he
to be any better {, # than Britain. This
he says, is proved by the fact that
nearly all the larger Mexican hardware
ses-German-owned and. in some
cases, branches of German manufac.
turing firms-are now buying Ameri.
can goods almost exclusively for two
reasons-frst, the inability Of German
manufacturers to make delivery, and
second, the cheapness Of Americaf
goods, compared with those offered By
German commercial travellers.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
Roper Renews Plea
To Extend Dec. Is
Income Tax Limit
Unless Relief Is Offered.
Business Men Will Suffer
Greatly in Efforts to Re-
adjust Affairs. He Asserts

From The Tribune's washAo.on Bureau
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. - Reiters-
ton of his proposal that the time for
the payment of the December Is install
nent of income and profits taxes be
extended is made by Daniel c. Roper,
formerly Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, in the current issue Of Com
merce and Finance.
Mr.. Roper's statement, which is in
answer to the opposition to his propo-
sal expressed by Secretary Of the
Ireasury Houston, declares that unless
relief is offered business men generally
will suffer greatly in their efforts to
adjust their affairs from the abnormal
war conditions.
"The present system OF annual re-
turns, involving an arbitrary grouping
of months, works in many instances re-
lentless harm, because it forces the
taxpayer to report as income gains
which have not yet been fully realized"
ventory in defining income has not yet
been clearly decided.
THE excess profits tax ignores en-
tirely the variable elements Of risk,
enterprise and initiative. Congress evil
IDENTIFY appreciated the crudities Of the
law when it came to frame the law Of
February "a, 1919. In the endeavor to
avoid the very disaster which is now
impending Congress enacted several So
called relief provisions. I refer espe-
cially to Section 204. This provides
loss in a taxable year beginning after
October /, 1918, and ending prior to
January l., 1920, such net loss may be
deducted from the income of the pre-
ceding year. This provision was en-
acted in expectation of the period Of
industrial and financial contraction
which is now upon us. Unfortunately
this period has occurred after the con-
clusion of the period specified in the
law. The result is that there is now no
provision to care for the tremendous
shrinkages in inventories which have
taken place since January /, 1920. This
attention of Congress so that the tax
payers affected may file claim for
credit against the final instalment of
1919 taxes which falls due on December
15-only ten days after the convenine
of Congress.
"The purpose of the suggestion that
Congress before December Is make
permanent the provision contained in
Section 20i is to secure the interest
of the government as we'll as of the
taxpayers, by providing that the tax
and by relieving the Treasury Depart
ment of the hard necessity Of destroy
ing valuable sources Of revenue.
"Postponements of the December 10
instalment of 1919 taxes should be DER
mitted for reasonable time. An ex-
cessive and unwarranted tax has al
ready been collected from many tax
payers in the three instalments of this
year.
1.-The collection Of another instalment
on December Is will be adding insult
to injury"
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
AMERICAN PORTS

HALTIMORE. Nov 2s-Arrived: stre
M.ssssiPpi nns tE,I oST}; London via Boston; Put
1e Janero cltcombe (Br5, IN Newpopt aopt NeWs lsio
soTa Ira Sspa Ethelstan (n55 vaparaso
(Br). St. Vincent; Fort Gaines (SorI'
Port Maria; Standard. Port Lobos Sailed !:
Il. crarnp, SAN Pedro and SAN Trancisco l 20; !;
Ealifa1; O. T. warlngfv. sewail's Point
Juan; staGpool (Dr). Barcelona. Passed
Cape Henry. Va bound in Strs Karen
ESgsnaes lSoT1, Charleston, S c; Verona
.a' .Nur,' port Antonio; tus Astrea, towing
Cape Henry, Va, bound out: Str James
Otis, Liverpool.
20 bIosT34N, Nov 2s-Arrived: strs Ok
1Amon Everett. Philadelphia
CHARLEsToN. $ G. Nov 23-Arrived
strs sirs Glenwerth tBr), Newcastle; Lake
vhle>. Sailed; strs Hallway, Mata Re
donda e Gity t,rt2 Of T. Fort Worth Hsvre.
Norfolk; Rutenfjell (Nor). Norfolk: Pauls-
boro, Philadelphia Guaratuba (Bra),
Dsnxig. Sailed: Liberty MinquHs, Phila-
delphia: brabant, Tampico; Je!l!ng (Dan),
JACKsoNv1LLE, Fla. Nov 2a-Arrived ::
Strs Lenape. New York via Charleston
Howard. Baltimore via Savannah Sailed
Lake Fairbault. Boston Via Charleston;
Are pahoe, New York via Charleston; schr
pereeier lBrl. Puerto Padre:
MOBILE Ala, Nov 23--sailed; Str Blue
NEwPoRT NEWS. Nov 20 Arrived
Str korsnoes (Nor). Hull. Sailed: stra
Ethelmeade (Br), speza; saphir 0Nor).
NoRFoLK, Va. Nov 2s-Arrived: strs
Tritonia CBr), Tampa; sorata (Br). Ant
werp; Mandeyille (Nor). Boston; Labor
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
II Germans Sit With
British i'm Trade Meet
FROM The Trsnuae's Esropson s4rsaa

from The Tr!bune's Europeun Bureau
Copyright. 1920. New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, Nov. 23.-Twe!ve German
delegates attended to-day's session OF
re International Trade Union Con-
gfess in this city and sat side by side
with the British representatives.
Inc Russian laborers were not rep
resented, although they had been in
slted ,.d N reiterated invitations. Reso-
.uuons were offered st to-day's ses-
SION eondemning the extremist poll
sles being followed by the Moscow
government
The German delegates took an active
part In the proceedings and apparent
v there was no hostility Of any sort
Eoward them.
Secretary Fimmen, explaining the
ansence Of representatives of organ
.1ec Labor in the United States. told
me sne convention that since the Amster-
Jam congress the relations between
me international Trade Union execu-
ave and the American Federation OF
LABOR had been the worst possible.
We have sent them fifty documents
ana have had only four letters In
rsepiy," he said. Moreover. the Amer.
lcans haven't paid their contribution
INTO the treasury of the Internationa
irade Union Congress-
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24

Fombona is member of a promi-
nent Venezuelan family and a brother
Of Rufino Blanco Fombona, widely
kown author. He has resided in Santo
Domingo during the last six years be-
cause OF differences with the present
Venezuelan government
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
FOREIGN PORTS
Departures for New York
TRANSpACEFIC nAILa

The connectlng malls close az The Gem
eral Postoffice and City Hall Postoff ce
Hawaii, Japan. Corea China. Siberia
Siam. French Indochina, Netherlands East
Indies (except Sumatra) and Philippine
Islands. via San Francisco. steamship
Tcnyo Maru, November rs.
hawai-, Guam and Philippine Islands. vis
San Francisco. L. S. a. I. Madawaska a,
December J.
Tahiti. Marquesas Cook Islands and
specially addressed mail for New Zealand
and Australia, via San Francisco steam
ship Tofua. December 8.
Hawaii. Fiji Islands, New Zealand and
Australia. via Vancouver and Victoria
B. e., steamship Makura, December 10,
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
Foreign Trade Notes

German traders are reported to be
eking to resume pre-war business
transactions with British and native
traders in the West African Colonies.