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Evening star., 1921-09-12
DECISION HELD UP.
Bavaria Still Considering Action
on DEGREES.

BERLIN. September 11.-Omcial an
nouncement came from Munich today
that the Bavarian government had not
arrived at a final decision regarding
the recent restrictive DEGREES issued
at Berlin. The latest indication from
the Bavarian capital is that while a
majority OF the cabinet is in favor Of
the compromise reached be-
tween the conferees. the diet, which
has been considering the compromise
scheme, Is desirous of continuing
negotiations In the hope of obtaining
further concessions.
MUNICH, Bavaria, September H.
Premier Won Kahr and Minister Of
Justice Rothe resigned today. They
were leading opponents of the COM
promise agreement proposed by the
Berlin government in settlement of
differences between 1t and the Munich
government, which conferred excep-
tional powers on the German cabinet.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
1900 MAY STARvE.
Admiral Bristol Begs Red Cross
Not to Leave Constantinople.

CONSTANTINOPLE. September TO-
Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol, United
States high commissioner in Turkey.
has addressed letter Of protest to
the American Red Cross at Washing
ton as q result of the report that the
executive committee intends to dis
continue its work in Constantinople.
AS an Immediate result of this ac-
ton, Admiral Bristol claims. 1900
Russian refugees will be exposed to
starvation and other dangers likely
to grow out of the situation, possibly
disturbance of public order and dan
ger to American lives. There is an
absolute necessity for continuation Of
the work of the Constantinople unit,
he declares. until the disaster is over
come and also until the refugees can
be gradually moved away.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
VICE PRESIDENT RETURNS.
Will Remain in Washington Until
the Meeting Of Congress.

Vice President Coolidge e.returned to
his office at the Capitol today and
will remain in Washington, it Is said,
until Congress opens. He and Mrs.
Coolidge. accompanied by their two
sons. John and Calvin, jr.. arrived
here last evening on the Colonial ex-
press from Boston. The boys Will
leave here sometime this week to en-
ter Mercersburg Academy at Mereers-
burg, Pa. Their trunk, which was
shipped ahead to the school is the
same one used by the Vice President
when he left Plymouth. VT. to enter
Amherst College, and the boys were
proud Of the fact.
The Vice President is in the best of
health. following his vacation In the
north.
Evening star., 1921-09-12
LIVE WIRE KILLS MARINE.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. September IL.
While patrolling his post at o'clock
this morning at the st. Helena reser-
vdtion. Private Sails L. Kimbrali. Ma
rine Corps, accidentally came in con-
trast with a live electric wire and
was eiectrccuted An investigation of
ile marines death was Immediately
,ered.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-10-27

The First State Bank, of which Mr..
Pierce is president, presented him
with a $50 gold piece and Mrs.
Pierce with a magnificent bouquet of
golden chrysanthemums, j. A. Spek-
enheier, chairman of the reception
committee, made the presentation adj
dress.
Mayor w. H. Sullivan presented
Mr.. Pierce with a beautifully en-
graved gold pencil and Mrs. Pierce
with a golden locket and chain, heart
shaped with '1871-1921" engraved
upon it.
The First Baptist Church, of which
both Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce are charter
members, presented Mr.. Pierce with
a splendid walking stick engraved on
the gold plate of which were the
words, 81. A. Pierce, October 1921"
and Mrs. Pierce with a black silk UNI
brella with the engraving, "Julia
Pierce, October &c, '21," on the gold
plate of the handle. There were
numerous other beautiful presents.
Their Early Life
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce were married
on October 26, 1871, fifty years ago,
in the home of Mrs. Pierce's father,
Thomas J. Adams, by Rev. w. H.
Adams, of the First Baptist church,
the site of which was about where
the Bogalusa Bakery is now located.
About $50 people attended the
wedding and celebration that follow
ed, friends and relatives coming from
every section of Washington I'D st.
Tammany Parishes to attend. Fol-
lowing the wedding jubilee the bridal
party and the guests journeyed by
horseback to the home of the groom's
parents in st. Tammany Parish, near
Sun, and here two more days cele-
bration, known as "Infair," were
held.
After remaining at the home of Mr..
Pierce's father a short while the
newly-weds purchased some land in
Washington Parish and erected a g.
room log-cabin on the site where their
present beautiful home is located.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce confess that at
first they experienced many difficult
ties in their housekeeping and that
they were forced to toll hard all day
on their little farm. However, the
latter part Of their life has been one
Of ease.
Four children were born to the
union, three Of whom died in infancy,
the fourth, daughter who is Mrs. r.
E. Keaton, Of this city. has three
children, two boys and q girl.
When the founders of the Great
Southern Lumber Company and Boz
galusa were seeking site for their
plant, Mr.. Pierce, who owned prac-
tically all of the land in this section,
willingly entered into negotiations
with them which resulted in the sale
and transfer Of large tract Of land
to the company on which was built
the industry that later built a "town
overnight" and a thriving city in less
than ten years.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-10-27
Grain Child Met
a Horrible Death

Linnie Ray Grain, 3-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
Grain, of Hackley, and a niece of w.
E. Grain, of this city, died at the
Bogalusa Hospital Saturday from
burns received last Thursday morn
ing when sparks from the fireplace
set fire to her clothes. The father
was in Bogalusa at the time of the
accident, having motored over here
with a neighbor whose child was to
be examined at the hospital. The
mother, who was in the yard at the
time, heard the child's screams and
entered the house to find the clothes
in flames. A passing car was hailed
and the suffering baby rushed to the
hospital at once for treatment, but
medical attention was unavailing and
although the suffering was relieved
the severe burns on the body were
too great.
Funeral services were held at Pine
Sunday, conducted by Rev. T. W.
darlington, of the First Baptist
Church of Bogalusa, many friends
and relatives attended the services.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-10-27

q our 1d IN officers of the train
las ssrrgeanization have ordered inc
Ties ois e their organizations 70
peg ssog Il October 30, 1921
e NJ 70 per cent reduction IN
inA N. was ordered by the
q states Railroad Labor Board
. VA July /, 1921. -.
sell, fSTnited State Railroad Labor
ils I o. created by an act Of Con-
~ ~ tbe purpose Of settling DIS
~ the railroads and their
~ u tba matter Of wages and
ss VII y, working conditions. There
a abis proposed strike is against
u ll,o Of the Congress OF tRe
Ia states as expressed through
w eu.rts-the United States Ran
N Labor Board. ./-
ID her cent reduction IN wages
Y. u sufficient to permit the New
.. Great Northern Railroad
..a a1v 70 operate its property and
~ yoceivership. A II per cent
. is.t 4 IN wages is a very small per
4. Il the increase which our EN-.
"a w. 4 secured during the period OF
,..l coutrgl. In 1917, the year
.s INC federal control, this COM
- naF roll amounted to $780,
1000 this company's pay
. n .,1onnted to ST, 432,752, or an in
~ ~ one hundred and fifty-six
u, .snt + over 1917. This enormous
80 was the result Of increased
INV rates and change in rules and
ling conditions.
pToT TO federal control, as our pa
M know, one train crew operated
4. two-turn around passenger runs
M Shore Line; the two-turn
,sgnd Messenger runs on the Bogue
fto Branch; the turn around pass
,.ar run between Columbia and New
.sans and the turn around pass
rgsr run between Bogalusa and
iekyon. During the period OF fed
M control rules and working con-
o5s we're so changed that it was
qsary to put two passenger train
Vs N the Shore Line, two on the
tue Chitto Branch, two between
aumbia and New Orleans, and two
rsen Bogalusa and Jackson.
Zach passenger conductor on the
sre Line branch receives $4,000
month; one is on duty only five
rrs and five minutes out of each
sasy.four hours, and the other one
4 n duty five hours and seventeen
auses.
o. the Bogue ChittO Branch the
motors monthly compensation is
same. The time on duty in the
Of one conductor is five hours
ten minutes and the other one
n hours and fifteen minutes.
Il TIE case Of trains three and four,
,h operate between Columbia and
M Orleans, the two conductors
gsed between themselves that they
ald work alternate days; in other
EaB, each conductor is on duty ev-
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-10-27
FARRIS ISSUES STATEMENT
pq ATVETORALROADS SITUATION
AGENT Raised from $3.50 to $184.4O While Payroll
" Ipnod from S56O0O0 to 81 ,OOO-Wiu Try Ec
,y,.o1 Trains Running # Strike Goes Into Effect

cry other day, a total of/nine hours
and fifty-five minutes, /and each re-
ceives $4,000 a month.
The same arrangement is in effect
between the conductors who operate
trains nine and zen between Bogalu-
sa and Jackson Each conductor is
on duty eleven hours and thirty min
utes very/other day and each re
ceives $4,000 month.
Our passenger engineers make
from &265.O0 to $4,000 for twenty
to tVenty-six days work a month.
All other employees in train serv-
ice receive propOrtionately as high
wages as conductors and engineers,
and are also governed by The same un-
reasonable rules and working condi-
lions.
The increase in compensation of
our station agents during the period
of federal control, as compared with
1917, ranges from seventy-one to five
hundred and seventy per cent. Fol-
lowing are a few examples:
December December
Talisheek, Agent --S84.31 S277.47
Warnerton, Agent 1886 265.86
IONA, Agent 93.12 265.19
Morgantown, Agent $500 204.19
Abita Springs, Assis-
tant Agent -.------.- 27.5O 184.40
It is against a reduction of these
high wages that the labor leaders
have ordered their men to strike. We
want our patrons to understand that
we are not opposed to good wages
and reasonable rules and working con-
ditions. ALI we ask is a days work
for a days pay. We know, and we
believe that our patrons agree with
US, that no man can make success
of this life by working only four or
five hours day. We are sure that
our patrons will agree with US that no
business can live and pay its men the
wages we are paying and not receive
a full months work.
We believe that majority of our
would be willing to sit down
with us and negotiate a reasonable
scale of wages and rules and work
ing conditions, if it were not for the
fact that they have been instructed
by the national officers of their or
CARNATIONS not to accept any reduc-
ton in rates of pay or change in rules
and working conditions which they
secured during the period Of federal
control, and by order of the United
State Railroad Labor Board, July 20,
1920.
If the proposed strike takes place
we will use every means at our COM
mand to keep our trains running. In
our efforts to do this we earnestly
solicit the cooperation Of our pat
rOns.
New Orleans Great Northern Rail-
road Company.
W. E. FARRIS,
and General Manager.
A. C.. GOODYEAR, President.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-10-27
OFFICER BANKSTONTOB HEIDI
PARISH JAIL FOR KILLING SEALS
Relatives State That Seals Was Unarmad and Did Not Re
sist Arrest-Grand Jury to Make Thorough nvesti-
cation, Meanwhile Bankston Is Suspended from
Police Force.

armed, Kennedy claiming that it was
he who carried the pistol and that
he had thrown it away before the Of
ficers arrived. Relatives state that
there was no cause for the killing.
Two witnesses, colored, are reported
as stating that Seal did not have a
gun. A large number of relatives
and friends were in Bogalusa Monday
investigating the killing. Kennedy
is reported to have stated that the
gun, which was thrown away, belong
ed to him and scabbard is also said
to have been found on him when
placed in Jail.
Bankston Suspended
Following the usual procedure,
Bankston has been suspended from
the city police force IF BOgalusa I'M
til after investigation and action by
the grand jury.
The Coroner's Verdict
The coroner's jury which conduct
ed an investigation that lasted over
two hours and a half. After hear
ing all witnesses they turned in a
verdict that Seals came to his death
dL LliC IdnOS VI O14ICSA DelAAhoLOlI5 DNI
did not state whether or not it was
in line of duty.
The jury was COMPOSED of Coroner
Brock, T. A. Moak, Frank DeCoursey,
Harry Tuloss, Nose Varnado and ].
NJ. Miller heard the testimony of Mrs.
Seal, Henry Kennedy, Officer Mizell
and several witnesses. Kinsmen of
the dead man, numbering about TWEEN
ty-five, waited outside the city hall
while the jury was in session and
feeling was running high among
them.
Seal had been a resident of Be-
galusa for little over year and
was employed on the log pond of the
Great Southern. Previous to his ar
rival in Bogalusa he had lived on his
fathers, J. w. ("Dock") Seal, farm
in Varnado.
The Seal families are among the
best known in the parish. Bankston
has been member of the city police
force since 1918 and is married and
the father of four small children. He
resides on Columbia street.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-10-27
B. F. BlakesIee Is
Pneumonia Victim


B. T. Blakeslee, age Sc, and one
of Bogalusa's we'll known citizens,
died at his home on Carolina ave-
nue. Sunday night, suffering with a
severe case Of double pneumonia con-
tracted last week which, working in
connection with his already weaken
ed body, caused his death.
Mr.. Blakeslee has been a citizen of
Bogalusa for over nine years and was
an engineer for the Great Southern
Lumber Company, suffering injuries
which rendered him incapable of do
ing heavy labor, in the wreck on
the road about eight years ago, when
wild locomotive raced down the
track and struck the log train. He
had been i'll for many weeks prev
ious to his death, but feeling slightly
better last week got up and went for
walk, catching cold and quickly con-
tracing pneumonia.
He is survived by a wife and one
daughter, Mrs. Albert G. Stevens, of
Clark Summit, Pa, his wife being at
his bedside at the time of his death
and the daughter arrived yesterday in
company with her grandmother, Mrs.
William Dodd, also Of Clark Sum-
mitt.
His father, E. M. Blakeslee, of
Lacyville, Pa, and brother, John C.
Blakeslee, were unable to. come to
Bogalusa.
Funealr services will be held this
afternoon at the home of Mrs. o. w.
Afford, on Carolina avenue, the serv-
ices will be conducted jointly by Rev.
A. ]. earheard and Rev. T. H. Maury.
Interemnt will be in the Bogalusa
Cemetery. 9
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-10-27
MANY ATTEND GOLDEN WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY OF Mr.. &MRS. PIERCE.
Event Was in Complete Charge Of Friends and Was the
First Event Of It's Kind Ever Celebrated in Bogalusa
Reception Held at Pierce Home and Couple Receive
Many Beautiful Gifts

BOgalusa paid respect Wednesday
evening to Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Pierce
on the day of their golden wedding
anniversary. Several hundred peo-
pie, friends and acquaintance of Mr..
and Mrs. Pierce, from over Washing
ton and adjoining parishes, arrived
during the course of the evenings
celebration, which lasted from 5
o'clock until after 10, and comment
ed on the hale and hearty appearance
of the pair, who were here on the site
of Bogalusa before the first tree was
felled.
The reception was held on the
lawn of the Pierce home, which is To-
Gated at the end Of Fifth street, on
top of Pleasant Hill. The grounds
were decorated with golden streamers
and the lights suffused a golden glow.
The wedding cake, a monster golden
cake decorated with fifty candles, was
made by one of the South's foremost
caterers. Golden ice cream and small
cakes Of the same color were served
the guests as well as all kinds of
cold drinks and cigars. Boy Scouts
in uniform and the members of the
Girls Reserve served refreshments.
The reception committee was, COM
posed of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Spoken
hier, Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Flanders,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Gould, Mr.. and
Mrs. z. A. Davis.
A colored band furnished the music
for the occasion and one of the most
interesting features of the evening
was the singing of the quartet from
the cOlored Y. NJ. G. A. Several
of the favorite hymns of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pierce were sung by the guests
at the beginning of the celebration
and a smile of contentment wreathed
the faces Of the bride and groom at
the thoughtfulness of their guests. 1t
was an event entirely in the hands of
their friends and while the first gol-
den wedding celebration to be held
in the city, none will likely ever sur
pass this.
City Attorney B. D. Talley, who
congratulated Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce
in the absence of Mayor Sullivan for
the city of Bogalusa, made one Of his
customary great speeches, compli-
mentlng them on thelr SpIendld ap-
pearance and mentioning the rariety
Of couples who are able to celebrate
a golden wedding anniversary.
The committee in charge of the
celebration, the first ever accorded
by Bogalusa in honor of wedding
anniversary, deserve great credit for
the way in which the affair was con-
Quoted. The committee, of which
Mrs. ]. H. Cassidy is chairman, had
the details of the party arranged so
that there was nothing lacking to
make it one of the greatest celebra-
tions of its kind ever held.
Those comprising the committee
were: Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Cassidy,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Spekenbeir, Mr..
and Mrs. w. C. Flanders, Mr.. and
Mrs. 2. A. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs, ]. L.
Gould and w. C. Magee.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-10-27

Will Seal, age 81, father Of two
small chilrden, was shot and killed
Sunday evening shortly after z
o'clock by Officer Rodney Bankston,
of the city police force. The shoot
ing took place at the corner of Fourth
and Harper streets, back of Columbia
street. Death was instantaneous.
Bankston is in the parish Jail on the
charge of murder, an affidavit sworn
out by relatives, and he will be held
pending the action of the grand jury.
Police Give Story
According to the statement of the
police, Seal in company with his
brother-in-law, Henry Kennedy, had
been drinking and Mrs. Seal was with
the men attempting to get them to go
to their homes in Marx Quarters.
Passing the car where Officers Alex
Mizell and Bankston were seated Mrs.
Seal attempted to quiet her husband
by telling him that the police would
arrest him. "Let theln try" cried the
Infatuated man, "and I'll give them
a chance to try out this gun" The
officers started after the men and
caught up with them at the corner
of Harper and Sixth streets. Ken
nedy submitted to arrest without pro-
test, but Seal, who was carrying his
brother-in-law's SO caliber Colt in
his right hand trousers pocket, jerked
back from his wife. telling Officer
Bankston that eff he came a step
closer he would burn his head Off"
Bankston in turn pulled his "A cali
Der police revolver and ordered Seal
to put up his hands and when he
failed to comply with the demand or
dered him again. Seals pistol,
which has a six-inch barrel, caught in
his pocket and before he could draw
it to shoot, Bankston pulled the trig-
ger, the first bullet hitting Seal
squarely in the left breast, but owing
to the fact that the cartridges con-
tanned black powder the officer was
unable to see the effect of the shot
and pumped two more bullets in his
left arm!
The Other Side
Mrs. Seals and the brother-in-law,
Henry Kennedy, deny that Seals was
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-10-27
Baer MIL VIII
Resume Work Soon

Another big industry will begin
stations in the near future, giving
poyment to hundred or more
when the Baer Hardwood Mill
mes operations after being closed
g last December. r. P. Baer,
has just returned from an ex-
lVe tour Of Europe, is now in Bo-
lsa making arrangements for the
peulng Of the mill. The exact
q the reopening has not been
aed upon but will likely be about
smber l, This, however, may be
aneed BY q week or two, depend
upon the market which has shown
aeady Improvement for the past
weeks. With the resumption of
Z At the Baer Hardwood Mill ev-
plant in Bogalusa will then be
ing at full capacity, the plant of
sogalusa eneer Company having
N operation the first of this
4 and i is believed that when
Daer Min opens that there will
w " an Idle man in Bogalusa.
" On Improvement in both the
and paper markets, with cot
good price it is believed that
immediate section will be one Of
.aoss prosperous in the entire
= curing the coming winter.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-10-27
Bogalusa Citizen
Died in New Mexico

o. ]. Mazerat, age about 40 years,
who for a year and a half was en-
ployed in the auditors office of the
Great Southern Lumber Company,
but who left several weeks ago for
Albuquerque, N. NJ, in hopes of inn
proving his health, died at a sanitar-
ium in that city last Friday. The re-
mains were sent to New Orleans for
burial. The deceased is survived by
his parents, two brothers and sis
ter and host of friends. He was a
member of the Masonic and Elks
lodges and the funeral services were
conducted under their auspices.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-10-27
JOSEPH MILAN KILLED
BY THOMAS LANE

Joseph Milan, steel gang foreman
of the Columbia camps and who is
said to have been a bad actor while
under the influence Of liquor, was
killed by Thomas Lane, wood check
er and who has also been with the
Great Southern for several years.
The killing occurred on Saturday eve
ming and according to reports re-
ceived here the men quarreled dur
ing a "crap" game. Milan is said
to have drawn,a gun and threatened
to shoot Lane, when the latter pulled
a gun, fired one shot, which struck
Milan in the neck causing almost in
slant death. The result of the
coroner's verdict was not learned in
Bogalusa. Both men are well known
here.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-10-27
Style Show To Be
Held Friday Night

Black-impenetrable as the cur
tain of night or 'broidered with coll
ors shading from vivid, flaming hues
TO exquisite shell tints; unrestrained
draperies; evening dresses of the lat
est Paris designs; quaint basque that
are nothing if not Spanish; a profu-
sion of lovely hats with dropping
feathers; japanese kimonos, alluring-
ly embroidered; crystal beads with
a frosty gleam-and we've only be-
gun to weave the tale of delights
and thrills that await you when you
step through the archway that marks
the entrance to the High School Au-
ditorium as it throws open its doors
in welcome to you tomorrow eve
ming at 8 o'clock.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-10-27
BADLY INJURED WHEN
1900 VOLTS STRIKE

J. E. Dice, boilermaker helper for
the Great Southern, playfully touch
ed with an old plug the fuse plug in
one of the 4,O0O-volt switch boxes in
the power house Monday afternoon
and ii, was only due to the fact that
he was standing on a rubber mat at
the time of the act that saved his life,
the charge entered his arm, tearing
It at the shoulder and burning the
hand severely. He was carried to
the hospital for treatment and to
have his wounds dressed.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-10-27
Capt. Lindsey Resigns
Command of Cavalry

Captain P. W. Lindsey, who or
ganized Troop A and was its first
commander, has rendered his resigna-
ton as head of the troop and check
is being made this week by the state
ouartermaster's department of the
clothes and equipment.
Lieut.. R. NJ. Magee viii be selected
to command the troop and Lieut.. Sui
livan promoted from second to first
lieutenant. Sergeant Kennedy, act
ing first sergeant during the absence
of Robert Lambright at school, has
been offered a commission to sue
coed Lieut.. Sullivan.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-10-27
FATHER DROPS DEAD

Miss Bessie Kellum, one Of the
popular Pleasant Hill teachers, re-
ceived a message last Thursday stat
ing that her father, who resides at
Guntown, Miss, had dropped dead.
Miss Kellum left the same day for
her home and will be absent for the
remainder of this week. Her manY
friends extend their heartfelt SYM
pathy.