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). I\l a4 ,. f2litotr COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1919. VOL. 45 No. 51
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TOWN COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
OF TUESDAY
NOV. 4TH
Report of Secretary Sub
mitted and Referred to
Finance Committee.
GARBAGE ORDINANCE
DRAWN AND PASSED
Stock Law Matter Was Laid
Over Until the Next
Regular Meeting.
Covington, La., Nov. 4, 1919.
The town council met in regular
se;sion on this date with the follow
ing present: R. W. Badon, mayor,
11. A. Mackie, Emile Frederick, C. E.
Sch')ube-g, A. It. Smith, C. H. She,
ield. Absent: M. P. Planche.
The m inutes of the meeting of
October 7th were read. On motion
of A. R. Smith, seconded by C. H.
Sheffield, were adopted as read.
The secretary submitted his re
port for the month of October, as fol
lows:
Receipts:
Licenses ............. 242.50
Taxe , 1918, ........ 717.93
Cemetery lots ........ 35.09
Fines ............... 40.00
Lighs ............... 25.00
Sundries ............. 120.20
Auto tax ............. 34.96
Street tax ........... 24.0')
1239.59
('.osh on hand Sept. 30. 20.00
$1259.59
I):sbursements:
Oct 10, check to V. Z.
Young, treasurer ... 89.2.E
Oct. 11, same ....... 144.61
Oct. 13, same ........ 39.5J
Oct. 16, same ........ 168.81)
Oct. 20, same ........ 623.9:
Oct 25, same ........ 160.48
1226.5J
Cash on hand Oct. 31. 33.011
$1259.59
L. A. PERREAND,
Secretary.
On motion of C. E. Schonberg,
seconded by A. R. Smith, and carried,
was referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
Dr. W. L. Stevenson addressed
the council at length on general
health conditions of the town and
submitted the following ordinance
for adoption by the council:
AN ORDINANCE.
Sanitary ordinance relative to waste
disposal.
Section 1. It is hereby declared
to be unlawful for any person or
persons with the corporate limits of
the town of Covington to allow tha
accumulation within any building, or
upon any Ipremises or other p4laces
owned, occupied, leased by him or
them, or under his or their contract,
of any of the following: Garbage,
combustible material, waste paper,
boxes, barrels, shavings, tin can:,
bottles or other non-combustible re
fuse, except as provided in Sections
3 and 5.
Section 2. Garbage not promptly
consumed on the premises as stocs
or poultry feed, and manure not reg
ularly turned under the soil as fe'--1
tilizer, must be stored in fly-proof
cans or bins or other receptacles.
and made available for the garbago I
wagon, preferably every second day,
or as officially designated, but at no*
longer intervals than seven days,
since the prime sanitary feature of
this ordinance is to interrupt the life
cycle of the typhoid fly, the malaria
mosquito, the plague infested rat and I
other disease breeding insects and
zerms, which life-cycle begin in rub
hish and decomposing matter, and in I
cans and vessels containing water. a
Garbage is here defined to mean
animal and vegetable matter, kitchen I
waste, and decomposable refuse of
any kind.
Section 3. Mineral waste and
slow decomposing waste, shall be
stored in boxes or barrels, or othe:"
receptacles, and regularly, at not
greater intervals than seven days,
exposed upon the sidewalk or other
places accessible to the municipal
wagons. If it is desired to keepI
lumber, wood, 'bricks or any waste
of value in or upon any premises
such matter must be stored in a mna- I
ner least dangerous from a sanitaryt
standpoint, and, if it remains a
health menace, through rats, mos
quitos or other mediums of infec- 1
tion, it must be stored upon a plat
form at least two feet above the
ground, or removed or destroyed at
the discretion of the health officer.
Building material is exempt from
this regulation, unless, in the opin
ion of the health officer it becomes
a sanitary menace, when it must be a
S elevated as herein provided. t
Mineral waste is defined as min- i
eral matter, as cans, bottles andy
bricks; slow decaying waste com- 5
Sprises solid vegetable matter, as s
Paper and wood.
Section 4. Tree trimmings, pilants e
and combustible garbage may oe a
burned on the premises, if such acts f
are not a menace to health or proo
erty, and the ashes disposed of in e
the manner provided in Section 3t
(Mineral Waste), or it must be cart- c
ed away at the expense of the oc- 5
cupant or owner of the premises. 0
Section 5. Throwing or dumping f
of cans, bottles, paper, dead an!
male and other refuse in the streets t
and ditches, on the sidewalks, or
Public grounds, and in view of pub
lic roads is hereby prohibited.
Section 6. Mineral waste aad
, A. D. CRAWFORD
MOURNED BY
PEOPLE OF
PARISH
Death Results from Atta.-k
of Acute Indigestion
Last Monday.
FUNERAL TUESDAY
LARGELY ATTENDED
Masons and Friends of State
and Parish Witness
Last Rites.
Mr. A. Dixon Crawford died at his
Audubon home Monday, November ,
1919, at the age of 55 years,
months, 21 days.
Mr. Crawford suffered an attack
of acute indigestion, and while he re
ceived every available medical atten
tion it was impossible to save his
life.
The funeral took place Tuesday
from the residence and at the Audu
bon church, Rev. Kleinsmidt of New
Orleans officiating.
Mr. Crawford was a member 'f
the Slidell Lodge No. 311, F. & A.
M., and was buried by that lodge
with Masonic honors. Among the
visiting Masons were: W. R. Nobles,
A. D. rawford.
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Perfect Union, No. 1, New Orleans"
J. W. Culver, Gulfport, No. 422; .1.
W. Betz, Ascension No. 251, Don
aldsonville, La.; J. P. Earles, West
ville Lodge, No. 78, Pinola, Miss.;
Covington Lodge, No. 188, Robt. W.
Radon, W. R. Badon, H. D. Bullock,
Sam Blossman, Jacob Seiler, J. M.
Simmons, L. L. Morgan, W. H. Kent
zel, J. E. Nilson; Sun Lodge, No.
336, H. Q. Parker, ,W. H. Kahl, J.
J. Thomas, J. L. Richardson, War
ren Thomas, J. E. Parker, R. Wood4,
(Continued on page 4)
slow decomposing matter may be
used for filling excavations and
wash-outs, provided that such filling
is not, in the opinion of the fire or
health officer, a fire hazard or a sani
tary menace.
Section 7. Whenever any officer
shall find a violation of this ordi
nance it shall be his duty to notify
the occupant or owner of the prem
ises to abate such nuisance within 4 .
hours, and, on failure of the owner
or occupant to comply with the
notice it shall be the duty of the of
flecer to make an affidavit again,.t
such offender or offenders. Eacn
successive notice shall be considered
a separate offense, and punishable
by separate fnes, i
Section 8. Whenever in this r i
other sanitary ordinances authority"
is delegated to "an officer," this termn I
applies to and includes the chairman
and health officer of the Municipal I
Health Board, or any duly authorlz
ed officer of the municipality.
Section 9. Any person or persons I
who shall fail or refuse to complyi
with any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be guilty of a mid-I
demeanor, and on trial and convic
tion thereof shall be fined not les I
than $5.00 nor more than $25.00,
or be imprisoned for a period of not I
more than 30 days, or both, at tht(
discretion of the court.
Section 10. All ordinances ~ot(
parts of ordinancbs conflicting with
this ordinance are hereby repeale: i
and annulled. *· c
Section 11. This ordinance shall 1
become effective from and after the
date of its promulgation.
Adopted Novem~r 4, 1919.
ROBT. W. BADON, c
Mayor.
L. A. PERRBAND,
Secretary.
It was moved by H. A. Mackie,
seconded by C. E. Schonberg, that
the ordinance be adopted. On al
vote being taken the following voted (
yea: Mackie, Schonberg, Frederick,
Sheffield, Smith. Nay: None. Ab- @
sent: Planche.
Moved by C. E. Schonberg, secon. 3
ed by C. H. Sheffield, that the books I
and the new system of accounting
for the town be adopted.* Carried. c
Mov~d by C.>E. Schonberg, second- c
ed by C. H. ShefBield, that the pet:
tion in favor of a stock law be r.
ceived, but as there in another ont- a
standing against, that same be laid c
over until the next regular meetin.
tor anal action.
There being no further busin-as s
the council adjourned.
,ROBT. W. BADON, t
Mayor. s
L. A. P¶'EaIhAND,
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TFTHE RD wrrITH
AMFUCAN ICED CROSS.
Recreation in Hospitals.
The American Red Cross conducts its recreational work in hospitals"
through trained men and women, introducing a multitude of recreations suit*
to the handicaps of the men. The accompanying view of a hospital ward
shows in operation a moving picture projecting machine, developed'by a RD41
Cross recreational di.ri'ctor, which throws the pictures *o the wall so that
the men do not have to stir from their cots.
STORES AGREE
TO CLOSE AT
6 O'CLOCK
The grocery merchants of Coving
ton have agreed to close up here
after at 6 p. m. The.action is prac
tically unanimous. The hours of
the grocery clerk are long and very
tedious, and now that winter is conr
ing on and the days are short, there
is little doing after 6 o'clock and the
housewife will not be incommoded,
while the change will be a great re
lief to the inerchant and the clerk.
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OF I.TinTERST TO ST. TAMMdANI
1'OU LTRY RAISERS.
The following letter will be of in
terest to poultry raisers of St. Tam
many parish:
Mr. W. H. Yenni, Covington, La.
Dear Sir:-This is to acknowledge
receipt of your favor of the 27th an,
it pleases me i.mmensely to hear that
you, Morrell and others were success
ful in winning a share in the .prizes
at Shreveport. I have been inform
ed that it was a show -of excellent
good quality.
In regard to the Covington show
next year, would advise that you get
busy as early as possible and try to
solicit a few outside entries. See if
you cannot raise, through subscrip
t:ons or otherwise, sufficient to pur
chase or rent double the amount of
coops you now have, and if you wish
me to, I will some Sunday come ove.
before the show and advise you how
to coop it.
Trusting that we may hear from
you at an early date, we beg to re
main,
Yours very truly,
BRUCE SEED & POULTRY Co.,
Per R. E. Bruce.
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POLICE JURY MEETING.
The regular meeting of the Police
Jury will be held in Covington o'
Tuesday, November 11.
F. J. MARTINDALE,
Secretary.
FOR RENT-Furnished apart
nient. Phone 153, Covington, La.
ABITA SPRINGS NOTES.
Abita Springs is on the boom. A.
Marquez is building a new store, the
postoffice_ building has the founda
tion laid, and J. P. Rausch is build
ing a new bungalow.
The Abita Improvement League is
going to have a grand political dance
on Sunday, November 16th, and all
parish and state candidates are cor
dially inivted to speak. The admis
sion will be 25c and Ic, and the
proceeds will go towards the buif4..
ing of the local shaft of honor. A
splendid time is assured to all. Good
music will be furnished.
Capt. and Mrs. C. J. Mott visite1
New Orleans last Monday.
Mrs. A. O. Pons and daughter,
Elmina, spent last Monday in New
Orleans.
Mr. L. L. Chambers went to New
Orleans on business last week.
Mr. Henry Lamousin, while work
ing on the .postoffice building, acci
dently stepped on a nail. We hop:
he will soon be out again.
The halloween party given at the
school house October 31st was a
grand social as well as financial su:
cess.
Mr. Jos. Rausch attended the
funeral of A. D. Crawford at Talm
cheek.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown and
family motored to McComb. Miss.,
last week on a visit to Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. David.
If you want to hear some rsal
good political speaking come to Abita
Springs, November 16th, and bring
your family along. Speakers from
New Orleans have been invited.
Mrs. Ed. E. Bazajou has been
quite ill for the past week, but is
out again in her store.
We are informed that Mr. G. $.
Strain is still confined to his bed
and we hope that he will soon re
cover.
Mr. Alfred Aubert and Miss Dollie
Stanga were quietly married last
week at Madisonville.
Abita will soon be noted as a win
ter resort as well as a summer re
sort-judging from the number of
strangers who are here for the win
ter months.
ASSOCIATION OF
COMMERCE
MEETING
At a very interesting session of
the Association of Commerce, Mon
day evening, the following six mea.
ures were decided upon:
1. Request the candidates for
governor to come out clearly and
fully on what they favor regarding
the organization of a State Highway
Department and road ouilding pro
gram. The object is to cause this
question to be an inssue just as the
Greater Agricultural College is an
issue, both candidates having adopt
ed the latter plank in their platform.
2. Request the State Highway
Engineer to assign to us a portion of
the army trucks tnd other road
building machinery. The govern
ment is turning loose a lot of this
and the other states and parishes
in our state have been getting them,
but St. Tammany has not received
any despite the fact that the State
Highway Engineer promised our par
ish highway engineer some of this
equipment two months ago.
3. Request the U. S. District Eni
gineer to dredge the shallow pth.ees
in the Bogue Falaya river so that it
may be navigable. Our river is on
the adopted schedule for dredging
but has been neglected, not having
been dredged for four years. Whan
the water is high enougs about fodr
hundred tons of cargo go in and out
this river per week.
4. Request the Illinois Central
Railawy for a better schedule, so the
local will be here longer and the
passenger train depart at 7 instead
of 8:30 a. m. This would affor:l
better communication north and
south on the I. C. main line.
5. Plans were completed for the
Association to operate the sweet po
tato storage house in Covington this
fall. The Association has ordered
crates and will buy the sweet pota
toes from the farmers at market
prices, or better, or give them stor
age facilities at 20c per bushel. The
house is being remodeled to make it
safe and will be steam heated. All
farmers with potatoes for sale will
do well to drop in the Association's
office and get information.
6. It was decided to hold a mid
month day-light meeting, as some
who want to attend can't very wed
do so at night. Something special
is planned for this meeting.
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Little Charlie Lancaster, son of
Mrs. J. B. Lancaster, fell from a tree
last Friday and broke both arms.
He is about again and doing nicel.r,
having been under the care of Dr.
Gautreaux.
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STATEMENT OF GOOD ROADS
COMMISSION.
Following is a statement showing
all expenditures made by the Good
Roads Commission out of the bond
issue up to and including Octob'r
31st, 1919:
Road Bond Issue, prin
cipal, premium and
accrued interest to
August 14, 1919, .. 763,604.2)
Expenses from above amount ac
count of following:
Furniture and fixtures 392.44
Stationery and printing 159.5
Attorney's fees ...... 1,543.72
Maintenance fund, po
lice jury ......... 3,891.92
Covington-Slidell road. 821.79
Cov.-Pearl River road. 811.26
Cov.-Madisonville road 19,527.93
Cov.-Franklinton road. 822.23
Cov.-Bogalusa road .. 584.2.5
Talisheek-Bush road .. 245 50
Slidell-Pearl River road 25.0')
Bennett Bridge road .. 24.00
Office expense ....... 1,189.91
Equipment and supplies - 2,583.8.1
Chinchuba Houltonville 300.20
Bonfouca-Mandeville rd 8.12
Ben Williams road ... 7.00
Military road ........ 157.17
Turnpike road ...... 237.0.,
Cov.-Hammond road . 282.17
Madison-Ponchatoula . 151.;0
Insurance ........... 63.66
Engineer's supervision. 177.7i
Range Line road ..... 665..31
Safe, petty cash ..... 6.70
Bal. deposit Hibernia
Bank & Trust Co... 728,924.i0
$763,604.2,
(Signed)
GOOD 'ROADS COMMISSION OF
ST. TAMMANY PARISH.
COMMI SION OF
GOOD ROAD'S
STATEMENT
ACCOUNT
Less Than. 14,000 Spent In
the Prelifninary Work
This Far.
DON'T TO CH
SU VEY STAKES
Engineer days This May
Make Nef Survey Cost
Ne essary.
The Good Rd Commission gives
out the follo ing report of work
done by the Commission ending
October 31, 19 9:
Maintenanc Work Completed.
Roads Miles
Madisonville-P nchatoula .. 5.5
Covlngton-Mad onville .... 6.0
Covington-Tali leek ....... 14.5
Talisheek-Bushi ........... 8.0
Covington-Bush ..:.......... 15.0
Lee road ....; .. .. .... 12.0
Ben Williams road ..9
Military road ......... 7.0
Middle road .4............ 6.0
Turnpike road ........... 12.9
91.0
Bridges and On1verts.
Turnpike ro , 3 culverts.
St. Tamman -Lacombe road, one
bridge, four cu erts.
Onville-Unee us, Bennett bridge.
Lee Road, 1 bridge, 6 culverts.
Survey Completed.
Road Miles
Covington-Slid 1 ......... 27.0
Covington-Fray linton 16.5
Turnpike road ......... 8.5
Covinton-Pearl River ...... 29.5
Covington-Bog usa ....... 19.0
Covington-Hamnond ...... 9.0
Talisheek-Busht ........... 8.0
Range Line rod .......... 8.5
Madisonville-P achatoula. .. 5.5
126.5
Located But Lot Oross-ectioned.
Slidell-Pearl ri er ........ . l..
Military road .; .......... 11 .0
Bonfouca-Mandeville ...... 3.5
i 21.5
Grading COopleted and Under
Headway.
Chinchuba-H ultonville road com
pleted (not ye sailled)..
Range Line road under construc
tion.
Contract Ready To Let.
Turnpike Ro$td, to be let Novem
ber 8, 1919. |
Application for Federal Aid.
Roads Miles
Franklinton, C~vington, Sli
dell and Peal River road. 61
Bogalusa, Covington, Ham
mond ..:.. ........... 31
Ponchatoula, 'Madisonville
Covington, Etearl River.. 88
119
" R. r D. Routes.
Four new ,tural Free Delivery
Routes have been worked up and
petitioned for in the parish, which
will comprise approximately 100
miles, which isi added to the parise
mail system. 1
Office Wtrk Completed.
Drafting of teneral specifications.
Drafting of forms, notice to con
tractors, propol contract and bond.
Turnpike roNl, .8.5 miles.
Covington-Farnklinton, 16.5 miles.
Range Line foad, 3.5 miles.
Office Work Alw Under Headway.
Covington- idell road, 27 miler.
Covington-H mmond, 9 miles.
Covington-Pe<rl River, 29.5 miles.
Work in thd office has begun on
the design of qulverts and bridges.
The citizensaalong the Bonfouca
Mandeville rold, and also those
along the Mlli~ary Road interested
in the Bogues Chitto swamp, are
clearing (free df charge) the respe:
tive roads as means of co-operat
ing with the Cbmmission and secur
ing the openin$ up of these roads at
an earlier date, these roads having
been surveyed in haste with that
view in mind tnd at the request of
the citizens. ?
It should be borne in mhid by the
citizens that .he foregoing stat
ments with refrence to surveys com
pleted represenN work that is actual
ly finished an4 which should not
have to be rep ated during this pro
ject of roadS construction. This
work is complee in the sense that it
the engineer's stakes are not dis
turbed by citizehs along the road and
are left in placA for reference pointi,
there would npt be any additional
expenditure by the Commission for
work of this atture, but should the
people pick up fand carry away thev
stakes, as has been done in certain
localities for dstances of more than
a mile at a place, it naturally would
make re-surve s necesary to reset
these stakes. This, of rcourse, will
add extra expetse to the road, which
the Commissiota does not desire to
make, which rould be a comple.e
loss, and in tlhis connection the co
operation of tle people is earnesoly
requested.
HAVE BOU4HT THE DUFORE
R IEAURANT.
The Misses EFerson, who have pur
chased the Du ore Restaurant, Cov
ington, eonteonplate making it a
place where ood cooking and a:
tractive servic will win public at
tention. Th.ywill personally sup
ervise both kithen and dining rooms
and give speeial attention to th3
comfort and naeds of their. guests.
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Mrs. J. D. IueLain, ef Folsem, was
a Ce..Matea witor Weaesday.
I i·
THE STATES INVITES JOHN M.
PARKER BCAK TO THE
DEMOCRATIC RANKS
The Voice of That Newspaper "Would Never Say Him
Nay" If He Wished to Contest for State Office In
side the Fold.
"Is Idle to Say He Can't Achieve Success Within Dem
ocracy's Ranks," It Declares, and Promises Him a
Welcome.
The picture at the left is a photographic copy from an
editorial in The Daily States, printed only year before
last. You will notice that it is a warm and pressing in
vitation to Mr. Parker, after what Mayor Behrman calls
his magnificent service to the Democratic party, to come
THE PARKER DINNER, back to its membership
The circumstances surrounding
the dinner to be given Mr. John M.
Parker on Monday evening neces
sarily divests the occasion of any
political or factional flavor. * * *
There is no reason, however, why
Mr. Parker should not make it the
occasion for an announcement of his
subsequent return to the Democratis
party. The causes which led him to
leave it no longer exist. * * *
If Mr. Parker, therefore, has any
wish to continue to be active in poli
tics in Louisiana membership in the
Democratic alone offers him a field.
It is idle for him to say that he can
not achieve success within its ranks
and absured to urge that it is co s
trolled by machines whose power is
invincible. In 1912 he led a fa':
tion of it to victory in opposition to
what were then said to be the strong
est State and city organization in the
modern history of the party, and if
he was very badly beaten for Gov
ernor himself last April it was prob
ably because he fought outside tna
Democratic party and thousands of
Democrats opposed him because they
believed his victory would break
down the civilization which the Dem
ocratic party restored and has pre
served to Louisiana for over forty
years. * *
IPresident Wilson undoubtedly was
re-elected through the aid of hun
dreds of thousands who followed Mr.
Reoosev Teuresar agoe-nder the
Progressive banners. If the Demo
cratic party is to retain its suprem
acy it must hold the support of many
of these votes, and we still believe
that one of the means of doing so
would be a graceful recognition of
their service in the appointment ato
one of their number to a Cibinst
office. " " "
But if Mr. Parker prefers to re
main in Louisiana, we have not the
slightest protest to make. If he
shows a disposition to return to the
Democratic party we shall welcome
him back. If he wants to run for
any office or to lead any faction in a
Democratic primary in the interest
of any man or. measure, ours will not
be the voice to say him nay; and If
he does the one or the other and
wins, like a good and loyal Demo
crat we shall cheerfully abide the re
sault and congratulate him on the
fruits of his campaign. * * *
mit citizens to express their choices effectively.
So The States wanted to put Mr. Parker in the Demo
cratic Cabinet, even before Mr. Parker had quit the Pro
gressive party. Next, The States wanted Mr. Parker to
lose no time in becoming a Democrat again. Notice
how plainly The States suggests this in the second para
graph of the editorial.
The third paragraph of The States declares there is
NO REASON at all why MR. PARKER should NOT be
(Continued on page 4)
"PATTER" BY OUR MADISOt VILLE
CORRESPONDENT
By D. H. Vinet.
OD) FASHION HAILOWEEN
PARTY.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Gollehon, on halloween night, was
the scene of a real old fashioned
party. Looked upon from every
possible point of view, it was a most
successful affair-pretty girls, pretty
dresses, lots of amusements, every
body so glad to see everybody else,
everybody imbued with the spirit of
the night-it was a wonderful party
and everybody had a wonderful time.
Tho dancing was resplendent with
wierd effects. Witches, bobgoblins.
all were there. Apples were duck
ed and so were.heads, but who gave
a oared? Was not the mid-night
supper enough to make all forget the
care of the world?
Every nook and corner of the
house had something pertaining to
the witchery of the night.
Those attending the enjoyable af
fair were Misses M. Ooll'hon, Norma
and Thelma Policar, Vivian Badeaux,
Carmelite Young, Inez Pelloat, Al
thea Badeaux, Mamie Elliott, Essie
eatlugi, uanice Cooper, Pauline Ba'
ham, Stella 4anulette, Messrs. J.
again.
We printed on Oct. 29 a
powerful editorial tribute
from the same newspaper
to Mr. Parker's high per
sonal qualities and pro
gressive politics. In that
editorial, The States very
sensibly declared that "No
effort should be spared per
manently to attach these
former progressive voters
to the Democratic Party."
This is quite plain. For
if only a few of those for
mer progressives fail to
vote for a Democrat next
year, other things remain
ing the same, the REPUB
LICANS will control the
WHOLE national ADMIN..
ISTRATION as they now
control Congress.
If some of the citizens
who voted Republican tick
ets in the congressional
elections don't change to
the Democratic ticket next
time, good-bye Democratic
Party. No Democrat who
really wants his party to
progress, and grow, and be
safe, ever loses a chance to
welcome into its fold any
honest citizen who has
been in some other camp.
And every honest citizen
ought to change political
camps every time the one
in which he finds himself
ceases to reflect his per.
sonal views on public mat
ters. That's all parties are
-mere instruments to per
mit citizens to express their
Chatellier, Ben Chateller, F. De
Gruy, C. Bohning, M. Eadeaux, Ira
Mugnier, Errol Kelly, C. Aby, Louis
Stockfleth, Dan Vinet.
Mr. A. F. Rippe, of the Emergente
Fleet Corporation, has his wife and
daughter, Miss Esther, visiting him.
Their home is in St. Louis, Mo. Mr.
Rippe was connected with Jahncke
Shipbuilding Company for some time
and made many friends during his
stay here.
PATTER.
A poor old woman, decrepit sad
gray,
Was bent by the chill of a winter's
day;
The streets were filled with snow
and sleet,
And the woman's shoes were ful
of feet.
A kitchen stove, a servant girl,
A kerosene can, Oh, foolish churl!
A lighted match, a flash, a boom!
The funeral took place next day at
noon.
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