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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-01-01
Hahnville, La Dec %, 1920

Hahnville, La Dec %, 1920
A special meeting of the Board
of Commissioners of the st Char
les Parish Gravity Drainage Dis
trict No One was held at the
Court House, Hahnville on this
date with the following members
present:
Mesrrs:- Paul T Montz, Stanislas
Hymel, u ] Keller and R J Vial
Absent Mr. George Lorio de-
ceaeed)
There were also present at this
meeting Messrs C A Buchler and
Frank I Payne, Special Counsel
and Engineer respectively
Mr. N C HUH President of the
Huth Construction Co of Frank
lin, Louisiana also attended the
meeting
Minutes of the last meeting
were read and also two letters
from MIR Jno C Thompson, Bond
Attorney, relative to the proposed
contract submitted by the HUH
Construction Co After some dis
| cussion the following resolution
was ordered;
/; Be it resolved that the contract
offered by the HUH Construction
! Co Inc for the performance of the
work outlined in said contract
and for the acceptance Of pay
| ment for said work either in cash
or by the delivery of the bonds,
at the rate of 80 per cent and ac-
crued interest of their par value
as suggested by Mr. Jno C Thomp
son, Bond ATTORNEY, in his letter
to MIR C A Buchler, Special Attor
ney for the Board, dated Dec Is.
1920 be and the same is hereby
accepted and the President of
this Board MIR Paul T MONTE is
hereb, authorized and empower
ed to sign said contract for and
on behalf Of this Drainage Board
| The above resolution was un-
!, animously adopted.
! The following resolution was
offered by Mr y J Keller and du-
u. seconded;
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Whereas the John A Kruse I'm
cheering 20 submitted az ofitr
to purchase the One Euncieo 2nl
Sixty Thousand $lc0,ClC.CCJDcl-
lras public improvement lords of
this Drainage District at the rate
Of 80 per cent of their lar value
and said offer was accertec en-
the 10Th da of Oct 1919 and
Whereas the said John A Kruse
Engineering Co notified this
Board in writing, by letter dated
M arch 3rd 1920 that it desired to
cancel said agreement
Be it resolved that the agree
ment previously entered into with
the John A Kruse EngineeringCo
for the purchase of said bonds be
and the same is hereby cancelled
and considered void and ofno le-
gal effect
The roll being called, the above
resoiutionwas unanimously adopted
Be it resolved that the Engineer
of this Board be and is hereby in
/, structed to have the lateral canal
dug extending from thr Eighty
! Arpent (80) Line to the Right-of-
Way of the Texas and Pacific
Railroad following the Hypolite
! Lorio Canal towards what is
known as the "Point" and there
after should there be any funds
| available that he have dug such
other laterel canals as he NAV
deem necessary
A letter from Engineer Frar k
T Payne was read asking for an
allowance of One Thousand ($1COO
Dollars as part payment for SER
vices alread rendered. This was
allowed bv the Board
| Therebeing no further business
the Board adjourned
! hereby certify the above to be
a true and correct copy
Theo + Keller
Sec-Treas
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No o46

Twenty Eigtli Judicial District Court
Parish Of St. Charles.
State OF Louisiana.
Succession
Of
Joseph CORONA
WHEREAS Mrs. Antonio BOnteInpC
widow of Joseph Caronia, has petitioned
this Honorable Court for letters of Ad-
ministration Oh the estate of the late JC
seph Caro,,ia, deceased, estate.
Notice is hereby given to all whom il
NAV. concern to show -ause within ten
days, why the PRAYER OF said Mrs Anto'
MIA Bontempo, widow of Joseph Caronia
petitioner, should not be granted.
By order of the Court.
CLERKS OFFICE
PARISH OF ST CHARLES
December llth. 1920.
l. 7. Baudouiu
Clerk.
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Notice of Sale of Road Bonds.

Notice is hereby given, Tin ac-
eordance with the terms OF the Or
dinance adopted by the PoliceJu-
r. of the Parish of st. Charles
the governing authority Of Road
District No. Three Of the Parish
Of ST Charles at it's meeting on
Wednesday, November Nth.
1900 that the said Governing
Authority Of Road District, No.
Three Of the Parish Of st Charles
viii IN open session Of said Police
Jury on Tuesday, January 4th,
1870 1t 12.O O'clock m. open
sealed bids for, and sell at a price
not less than par and accrued in
;:serest, the following Bond Issues
viz:
!. l.. Forty thousand dollar
'fS40, OOO.OO) Bond Issue of Road
District No. Three of the Parish
of st Charles as authorized by
Special Election in said Road Dis
.rlct on April 23rd, 1919, said
'oonds being of the denomination
of $500. each ard maturing Sc
rally from 1920 to 1889. {
/ 9 Fifteen thousand dollar
(sl5, O0o.OO) Bond Issue of Road
District No. Three of the Parish
Of st. Charles, LIZ as authorized
by the Special Election in said
Road District on August II, 1920
said bonds beings Of the denomi
nation or $4,000 each and ma
turing serially from 1921 to 1888.
SealedsBids for. the Purchase
of the aforesaid two Bond Issues
will be received up to Tuesday,
January 4th, 1920 at IL. 90 o'clock
8. m.
Each bid must be in a sealed
envelope addressed to the Police
Jury of the Parish of st. Charles
q the Governing Authority Of
Road District No. 8 Of the Parish
Of St. Charles with a statement
thereon that it contains a bid fol
the bonds of Road District No.
a the Parish of St. Charles anG
mist be accompanied by . certi
ftDd cheQue on some Bank doing
basiness in the Stateof Louisiana
for at least $4,000. CD payable t
the Police Jury of the Parish 0,
ST. Charles Is the Governing Au
thority of Road District No.
Of the Parish Of st. Charles.
The cheque 81 the successful
bidder will b. retained and credi
ed rs part ot bis purchase pric'
fsffcited to the said Eoyering Al
thority ofRsee pytzies No. 3 ?
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liquated damages in case the bid
der fails to comply with his bid.
The cheques of the unsuccessful
bidders will be returned to them
as soon as the successful bidder
is determined.
The Police Jury reserves the
to reject any and all bids.
For further informations, ad-
dress Lewis R Graham, Special at
torney, TOP Hennen Bldg, New
Orleans, La.
M. L. Cuidy,
Pres, P. J
F. Schexnaydre,
Secty.
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ST. CHARLES HERALD
PUBLISHED AT HAHNvILLE. La.
EVERY SATURDAY
J. c. rRIcHE EDITOR.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE
PARISH OF ST. CHARLES
THHMs OF SUBSCRIPTION
orr WEAR $500
sfx MONTHS $l.O0
Entered at the Post Office at
Hahnville. La. as second
class matter
ESTABLISHED February Is, 1878
communications received later
than Thursday morning will lay
over until the week following.
News and /. interesting local
items are respectfully solicited.
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CONCERNING OUR PHYSICIANS.

the
in
Of
on wn
1t
affairs with giving public
Daring inquiries than
the services of physician recently large of them ceery state
physicians
ati
of superiority which
suffering
In
suchcaI ire nots
When illness the condition
utiable
attitude
s
In
realization
opera its
worthy his hire suffering human
s. o
of a
we OF
efficient service-nOthng
public which
people should
ideas which gained place in the public
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.REOL PRODUCTIONS FEAT
lJRE NEGRO PLAYS.
(By A. N. P.)

New York, N. Y, Sept. S.-The Bill
board announces: The Reol Produc-
tlons Company have completed their
fifth release Tiles of Blood" with Inez
Clough, Arthur Ray and Henry Pleas
ant, former members of the Lafayette
players in the cast.
Mr.. Forest and his company are
busy at work now on the next of
their productions ''The Burden OF
Race :" This will be followed by a
big picture tentatively named the
"Simp" in which S. II. Dudley will
be featured securing the services of
the busy Dudley one of the best re-
membered of the Colored stars in O
distinct accomplished.
"The Simp" is an especially writ
ten piece, on the order of the Will
Rogers Comedy Dramas, and while
the story is of distinct dramatic in
terest, ample opportunity is provided
for a fall play of Mr.. Dudley's anus
ing personality. The number will be
followed by the release of a story
built upon the life of Booker 7. Wash
ington, from the dramatization of a
history research by Miss Peterson, of
the New York public library.
The general manager, Mr.. Levy,
announces that contracts have been
closed with Mr.. Wax, in Philadelphia, a,
and the Hornsteln interests in Balti-
more, whereby Reol releases will be
programmed regularly in their houses
for the ensuing year. This accom-
plishment marks the beginning of a
new era for the Colored picture and
will be most pleasing to the audience
in those cities
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CILPIN FORMALLY AWARD.
ED SPINGARN MEDAL.
(By A. N. P.)

New York City, Sept. S.--Major Joel
Spingarn, personally presented to Chas;;
s. Gilpin, the actor who achieved
fame during the past season in The
Emperor Jones'" the Spingarn Medal
For eight years, Mr., Spingarn hos
donated this medal and 1t has been
presented to the Negro accredited by
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored people, to the
Negro who during the year, has made
the greatest contribution to art and
science.
The presentation has usually been
of the organization. This year Mr.
Gilpin's illness Obliged deferring the
actual presentation till a later date.
The announcement of its hcstowal was
given to the press at the time of the
convention. In honor of the occasion.
The Dressing Room Club of which
Gilpin is a member and which In
cludes several hundred of the more
prominent Negro actors. artists. wri-
tors and kindred professionals, made
1t a day of celebration.
The club again paraded In their
new well known Scotch costumes, the
very oddity of which makes great
stunt. Later. the club presented
rade covered about thirty-five blocks
OF Harlem, the section of the city
in which most of the members of he
club resides. Leon Williams, the
screen artist acted as Marshal Leo
Whipper, Movie director and one time
drum major, attracted much attention
along the route as he demonstrate I'd
that he had not forgotten his min
streI days.
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DR. GRASSLAND GIVEN POST UNITED STATES VETERANS BUREAU
ST. JOSEPHMAN WILL LOOK AFTER IN
TERESTS OF NEGRO VETERANS In BU-
REAU WHICH TAKES PLACE OF WAR
RISK INSURANCE BUREAU.

identified with numerous efforts for
civic, educational, business and other
forms of racial uplift. He is the man
for the place. capable in every way
of looking after and safeguarding
the interests of ex-service men of our
racial group. He was the only man.
white or black of the entire Missouri
delegation, who was unanimously
elected a delegate -at-large to the
last Republican National Convention.
He served under President Roosevelt
as u. s. Minister and Consul Genera
in the Negro Republic of Liberia, In
Africa. AS medical practitioner he
has won success and renown, and ex-
soldiers are fortunate in having a
in their welfare, to look after and
prosecute their just claims.
Upon being interviewed by your
Washington Correspondent, DR.. Cross
land said; MY appointment is in
line with the wishes very cordially
expressed by President Warren q.
Harding. Col. Charles II. Forbes, new
ly appointed Director of the u S.
Veterans Bureau and by Major Dean.
Head of the Vocational Department
of said Bureau-all of whom are de-
termined to see that Colored ex-ser-
vice men get square deal and are
treated indentically the same as other
eX-soldiers and sailors. or course, I
am deeply gratified because of my
appointment-not so much because of
the personal recognition involved, but
mainly because 1t shows that The
President and Col. Charles r. Forbes,
both keenly appreciate the worth of
eN-service men of our racial group
and are determined to see that they
are given square deal and are treat
ed tdentically the same as other Am
erican soldiers and sailors in all mat
ters that pertain to their rights un-
der existing laws. My deep and abid-
ing interest in the welfare of ex-
service men is plainly witnessed by
the fact that my only son,-my only
child was their comrade in the re-
cent World War and made the "su-
preme sacrifice" dying in the hon
ored uniform of an American soldier.
While l am proud of his record, yet
! would rather have laid down my own
life in defense of Our Country's flag
than to have lost my boy-my only
son, upon whom the fondest hope of
his mother and father were based.
Ex-serVice men will find in me a
true friend and an energetic advocate
of all of their rights and interests,
and / accept the call because l feel
that, in sense, 1 am only taking
up the work left unfinished by my
son and am giving up a successful
medical practice only because 1 feel
that this new field of labor is one
that will afford me an opportunity
to render the greatest service to my
Country and TO the fifteen million
Continued on page 2)
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MOB LEADER AT
TEMPTS SUICIDE.
Canadian Who Lead The
Mob Against Jail Tires
Of Life and Tries Hang
ing But Fails.

Knoxville, Tenn. Sept, S.-J. r.
Lewis, white man, giving his home
as North Carolina and claiming to be
a Canadian by birth. vas a promi-
Friday night when he mounted a bar
rel and appealed to the passion of
the mob to form and storm the Jail
to get that niger" He was referr-
in connection with the attempted as
sault on Miss Jessie Parker, the In
skip school teacher.
"I went into the trenches and came
very near dying and / don't mind
dying for our wlmmin, was Lewis
of ex-soldlers tin this crowd just
like me. With only a few that's
right" in encouraging the agitator's $
words. he finally stepped aside, but
oG' of oMe SS shsr w. INTO e cates sSf sa6es des
puties who took him into custody
on the charge of melting riot and
when arraigned before Esquire Frank
Dobson he was bound to criminal
court under $4,000 bond.
When placed in the county Jail,
Lewis assumed a very different frame
of mind and linking his belt to his
necktie he placed one end around a
bar in his cell and the other around
his his neck and leaping to the floor Of
He was rescued BY the jailer who was
assisted by prisoners just in time to
save his life. When taken down he
was left alone and made the second
attempt.
IF l get out of this I'll try and
get money enough to take me back
to my home in Canada and then the
Canadian Government will give me
three hundred acres of land and a
mule" was the statement that Lewis
made after promising the officers
that he would not again attempt to
says that he is going to press the
charge against Lewis and it will pos
sibly be after he serves his sentence
in one of the states institutions be-
Letting funds to go and get his three
hundred acres and a mule.
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THE PAM AFRICAN CONGRESS AROUSES INTEREST IN LONDON
PRELIMINARY MEETING In LONDON IS
PARTICIPATED In BY VARIOUS ENG
LISH LEADERS. DR.. DUBOIS GIVES
INTERVIEW TOPRESS LABOR.

London, Sept. S.-Largely under
the guidance Of DIR. Burghardt Du-
bois. the Pan African Congress which
is holding meeting here preliminary
to the main meeting here at Brussels
next week is attracting much press
notice here. Influential white socie-
ties are taking an interest in the
proceedings.
Before the first meeting of the Con-
gress, DR.. Dubois and several col
legues had an informal conference
with Sir. Sidney Oliver and a commit
tee of the Sidney Olivier and com
tee of the anti-Slavery Society.
mittee of the anti-Slavery Society.
The result was the promulgation of a
decision that the Congress feels. first
African people and lands must be
discontinued, second, that the enforc-
ed labor of African laborers which
is a disguised form of slavery, must
conscription of African natives for
European armies must be discontin-
ued. To the last clause, DR.. Du-
bois took exception on the group that
blacks on the same. basis as whites
constitute a recognition of the equal
ity of the two races
One of the objects of the pan
African congress- said DR.. Du Bois,
In an interview 'is to get all Negro
leaders IN toucn with the great move
ments and with the white world
THE tendency Is for these leaders
70 be -ae rtiop pErrs toward nta7ys ,ssud :
ern movements except then own. For
this reason a committee OF the pan
African congress sought and obtained
conference with the labor party of
Great Britain, which has to do with
foreign relations. There were pres
ent John Robert Clynes, president of
the National Union of General Work.
ers; Sidney Webb, Mrs. hilip Snow
den, Norman Angel and others.
"The committee sought to impress
upon these leaders Of the labor move
ment that the present tendency was
to ALLEVIATE the sympathies of the
Colored workers and put them into
antagonism with trade unions and
similar movements. Increasing diff
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culties and misunderstandings would
arise IL these men in the future form
ed Colored group. White laborers
to realize that they could not be free
so long as yellow, brown and black
laborers were half slaves.
For Negroes In Labor Movement.
1T is therefore necessary immed-
lately to take steps to educate both
sides to show thinking Colored peo-
pie what the great labor movement
throughout the world really means.
white labor leaders that Coiored
workers can be left out of their
movement only with great peril to its
success. The committee did not even
attempt to suggest to the English
Labor party what steps II could take
but did ask for the beginning of n
spiritual alliance between the Ann
erican Negro and English labor and
eventually between developing groups
Of Negroes in the British empire and
other parts of the world"
Ihe opening meeting of the PAN
African congress in Central hall Wes-
minister, Saturday afternoon was pre-
sided over by DIR. Aleindor and at
tended by between thirty and forty
delegates. DR.. Du Bois stressed the
Importance of the effort beng made
TO get together groups of Colored
people at periodic intervals from ali
parts of the world.
Race Problems ca~-eo-- 10 Al.
Tine first thing said Or. Du Bois,
rs Tor Africans to meet and become
acquainted with each other The sec
ono IS TO try a understand the great
problems affecting the race and see
their common content for ali. Thru
out the world there is a disposition
not to treat civilized Negroes as
civilized: disposition to treat Color
ed people all sorts of ways as re-
CARDS properly. labor. civic rights.
The idea of the conference is to tell
each other about our different prob
lens in our own countries We must
let the world know where we stand
on these questions"
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DOUGLAS NATIONAL BANK
GAINS WIDE FAVOR.
(By A. N. P.)

Chicago. ILL.,, Sept S.-The Douglas
National Bank is a bit. This fact
was discovered at the big mass meet
ing held in the big Bethel" church
last Sunday afternoon when about
two thousand people crowded that
large auditorium to listen to Pat o.
DonneIl, the noted Irish orator, tell
them how TO get economic freedom.
Orator ODonnell spoke for two
hours. Among. other things, he said:
Your local business interests will
be materially helped, by the presence
of the Douglas Bank. Your business
projects will take on a new lease of
life and when this bank gets into
full operation the Colored population
Of the great city of Chicago win get
a freshened impetus which can not
but give renewed spirit to a phase of
the life of the city that sadly need
ed encouragement"
II am glad to Know" he continued
that it will be, a peoples bank. The
to be employed by the bank OF
cials. will make this certainty. PIo-
viding,. as 1t does, that the majority
stock holdings. will be in the hands
race venture in all that that term
implies. And when you tell me that
every requirement of the law has
been complied with. that means that
inc CnanCeS OF success nave been
raised to. the highest possible point:
also find that large numbers of
your race, outside of Chicago; are
writing to find out the details of
your ventures. This is a good sign
Of growth on the part of your peo-
pie: Then on with the good work. 1t is
we'll begun. Success is sure to meet
your Efforts Mr.. ODonnell was
loudly applauded at the end OF his
address.
Mr.. p w. Chavers. the president of
the bank, presided. Mr.. Chavers an
nounced that extensive altero tions are
to be made in the building now oc-
cupied by the institution, which Is To-
Gated at the eoner of State and 32nd
streets, that will make 1t one of the
handsomest buildings owned by Color
ed people in this city.
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NEGRO PATROLMAN BE.
COMES SERGEANT.

New York, N. Y, Sept. S.-Wesley
Redding celebrated his twenty-ninth
birthday and was promoted to the po-
sition or acting detective sergeant
Redding is the first Negro patrolman
to be honored with such a promotion
He Joined the force eighteen months
ago.
Redding was called to Police Head
quarters by Commissioner Enright and
told to turn in his patrolman's shield.
The gold plated badge OF a detec dive
sergeant was then pinned onto his
breast and he was commended for
his performance of duty from the
day of his appointment to the force.
In Washington Heights Court, when
Redding arraigaed a prisoner charged
with felony Magistrate Bernard
Douras said;
II wish to compliment you upon
your prom otion The City of New
York never fails to acknowledge the
able work OF its employees. especially
the type Of officer you represent"
1t was recalled that Redding seven
months ago arraigned nine different
| prisoners In one day in Washington
| Heights Court or felony charges. He
later convicted them all.
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KENTUCKY VOTERS
WILL START INDIE
PENDENT LEAGUE
New Party Will Hold
Convention Sept. 21St,
to Put Full City Ticket
in Field.
(Rv "A. N. PA

Louisville, Kentucky, Sept. s.
The very devil is to pay in this big
gest city on the south shore of the
Ohio river. The Colored brethren are
about to wash their hands clean of
Republican party dust for the express
and not particular purpose of setting
up party. Of their own mal1ing-The
Lincoln Independent party.
William Marley, who turned loose
an Ed Lewis strangle hold on a city
job, is the leader of the movement
Un1itin. %hieh bids fair to revolutionize the
of Kentucky. Marley is the editor
of the Louisville NEWS and a good
two handed fighter when it comes to
putting up a scrap for the rights OF
the attention of the Republican lead
ers to the mistake they have been
guilty of making in their undisguised
endeavors TO shelve the Colored vote.
They would not see the handwriting
on the wall" says Marley, and
therefore there was nothing for us
to do but turn on the current and
make it stand out clear and bright .
A convention of the new party will
be held on the 21st of September. On
this date it is proposed to put a full
city ticket In the field. ]. B. Cooper,
the well known Colored undertaken.
is slated to be the candid 1tay S
made in the seth, 57th and 5Sth
legislative districts to elect candi-
dates to the Legislature. The 3Sth
Senatorial District Is also regarded
a good fighting ground in which to
elect a member to the State Senate.
Two or three men are also regarded
possible of election as Magistrates and
constables.
A new party numbers among it's most
active members DIR. Noah williams,
one Of Louisville's noted physicians;
l, Willis Cole, editor of the Louis
Vile LEADER; Wilson Lovett. Presi-
dent of the First Standard Bank; the
Rev. H. w Jones. pastor of the
Green Street Baptist Church, the Rev.
w. p. Offut and the Rev. John Will
liams, leading Baptist ministers,
Walter Rodgers, Alexander Morris,
Morris, Mrs. Lille Simmons, Mrs. No
Ian King and a host of men and
women. Intensely interested in racial
uplift. In the opinion of the leaders
of the movement in this city, there is
a strong likelihood that 1t will spread
nationwide Already Virginia and
Maryland have signified an intention
to join hands with the rebels in
Kentucky and 1t is expected that New
Jersey and Tennessee will follow IN
their wake A ten thousand vote is
expected for the Lincoln Independent
dent Party ticket in this city.