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Taas OF IUBsc.IPTIOV: , WEEEKlY NEW aPAPE, &i.Oi) A eair, Payable is Advaa.a. | ' PabUsd eI Sahtoays. £otered a. secood-clasmtterFb ru 10th 114, t te Pot-O JOHN D. REYNAUD. Lucy, La., under the Act of Mirch E DI TOR . VOL. 63. LUCY (PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST), LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1916. No. 36.' DO YOU WANT $1000 IN CASH ? Will you play a Pleasant, Easy Game for $1,000.00 Cash? PLAY THE NEW ORLEANS ITEM'S NEW AND SGREAT $2500 CASH PICTURE GAME FREE. There are only 35 pictures in all, one appearing daily in The Item. These pictures represent titles of books, but all the book titles you need are published right in the paper. Therefore you don't have to spend one cent to enter and play this game. Write THE NEW ORLEANS ITEM Today for Full Details BOOKLOVER EDITOR, 210 CAMP STREET. NEW ORLEANS, LA. _______ _ __I Ofical Proceedings, S f the hi b emkaac Faae Cem-felt Parish of St. John the Bpdst Edgard, La.-, Aug. 22, 3916. The Democratic Executive Com mitteoe of this Parish met this day at the Courthouse as the law di.rees, for the purpose of reeely a~n ' ft candidacies for ==m =-ps on the Board Schaot .rectors for wards: OoneTwo and Five of this perish and also to draw commissioners and ldekhof Eilection for the Democratic Primary Election to be hqld on September 12, 1916, to nornhiaW two Judges of the 28th J 1 al District. ý Paul Berthelot call ed Mipe t.ng to order and order e c..L the following men Ears.iwor to their names: nBerelt; te h.fi DMo ad L. E. s : rse to re .L lae..-: J . uu; Eit.. e J, F, Waguedpscr sad ...:i W ofd dial. ýI aimI * QIQ lr~ Ward 2 Commiasioners: Fernand Webre Walter Oubre and Florian Fauc beux. Clerks: P. R. Jacobs and Albert Beenel. Watcher: Jules Joseph Ward 8 Commissioners: Willie Tregre, Whitney Schexnaydre and Jos. E. Reine Clerks: Raymond Abadie and A. J. Laeaze Watchers: Fdlieen Brow Ward 4 Commissioners P R. Cambrr, HeBry C. Maurin and Fernand. Montgut. Clerks: Ren! Madere and Peter B. St. Martin. Watcher: John A. Reine.. Ward 5 i',aaniti·s _ J. $cheg-. CmmIse, sl M k la Siad By. k. Ptmret O'ýerlis; MLýdL mI.ý Watchr: John B. Manse Commisjloners: A. J. jaich~ , Dr. E. P. Fendct nmd Richard Gray, Jr. Otlerka: CanolJ. Delry and A. R.Mart . Watcher: d u Db bo Upon thetlion Mr. Dri, s ri*e4 tber;aM a ** at +ts ft.w Feb * '. .~R.Wg, M..ga CowLs *5*~r iwhnprt ~tflY OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE POICE JURY Parki f St. JsM The aptist. Edgard, La. August 24, 1916. The Police Jury met this day at the District Courthouse in spe cial session for the purpose of or ganizing the said Police Jury.and performing such other duties and affairs as may properly be brought before the Jury. Present: Messrs. P. G. Songy. Placide Barr6 and Fernand Rey naud. The other members of the Jury, Messrs. Augustin Las seigne and Pierre Cassagne were absent although duly no tified by registered letter, mailed to their last known address, by the three members present, the said notice being dated August 21st. 1916 and sent on August 22nd. 1916. Mr. Cyrille Babin of the 6th. Ward was also absent but he was not notified for the reason that he was enjoined from sitting and acting as a member of this Jury and is therefore dis qualified from acting as a mem ber of this Police Jury. Mr. Prudent G. Songy was elected temporary chairman by acclamation. Mr. Albert L. Bossier was elected temporary secretary by acclamation. The Police Jury then proceed ed to organise. On motion of Mr Barr, seconded by Mr. Reyndud, the following nominations were mae: Prelddnt of police Jury, Prudent G. Sonny. 8ecr'tary of Police Jury, Albert L. Bossier. Parish Treasurer. Dr. E. P. Feucht President of Parish Board of health,. Dr. Stephen J. Songy. Parish Printer, John D. Reynaud. Road Overseer, District No. 1 Abraham Keating Road verseer, District No. 21 Louis Bodrigue. -pagd -Kepeu; lt ward. L ucen De;roshee 2nd. ward, ortm Fascheeux; 3rd ward Ul- I yase Dufresne; .th. ward, A. T. PserHoux; 6th. ward, Victor Vure6ree h. w&ard, PTerre Te .'l- too oSher no"ins" da I __nAu n duly seconde Swere closed %nd all Hof the at ,sM parties r mssescwfeswhlch i&. were 'onde b y Kr. r maud that the washep an then in tmofs,4. -tElb ..._.oth. ar -s . Nl- l-hL~l Secretary Police Jury $450 per annum, payable monthly Parish Treasurer $600 per - annum, payable monthly. Parish Printer $600 per annum, payable monthly. President of Parish Board of Health $500 per annum, pay able monthly. Road Overseers $720 per annum, payable monthly. The roll being called resulted as follows: Yeas: Placide Barrd. Fernand Reynaud, Prudent G. Songy. Nays: None. Moved by Mr. Barre and second ed by Mr. Reynaud that the Presi dent of the Parish Board of Heal th bemade the Parish Physician with a salary of $400 per annum, payable monthly. The roll being called resulted as follows: Yeas: Placide Barre, Fernand Keynaud Prudent G. Songy. Nays: None The President appointed the following gentlemen as members of the Finance Committee: Augustin Lasseigne, Placide Bar rd, Fernand Revnaud; and the following as members of the Board of Health: Pierre Cassagiie and Placide BarrY. Upon motion of Mr. Barre, seconded by Mr, Reynaud,' and carried the Police Jury adjourn ed until its next regular meeting September 7th. Prudent G. Songy, President. A true copy: Albert L. Bossier, Secretary. E CE QUI SE PASSE f EN LOUISIANE. Hilaire Carrire,, le mneurtrier du shtrif Marion Sword, de St. Lan dry, est toujours i la prison a Lac Charles, et Ia question se pose"'od sera-t-il jug6, i Lac Charles on B Opelousase" De nombreux visit eurs viennent tons les jours voir le prisonnier; ce dtrnier sembls tr<ssatisfait de son sort. * * M. A. P. Daspit, de BAton Rouge, a 6t6 nomm6 auditeur de la "Louisiana Conservation Com mission." II prendra charge im m6diatement de sa nouvelle font tion. Le jeune meurtrier Willie Une accusation de meurtre a 6tc dEposee Vendredi -par le grandjury, contre Willie1 Ziimmer, 12 ans, qui a tue sa mt-r, MmeJacob Zimmer. A sa denimure, 1122 rue St. Thoms*, le 13 juillet. -Willie demeuraittvec son .pre qii Etait sQarede Mme Zm mer. La R3mite Cooduueas , ?. B0I D. Babst, pdidetntI doe. la "Anria Satar.fiu ing Compan," a avis- le mire' Be an, que la com pqgie se proposait pou ,dons Ipar'is. d'Or_.an. , i . IQait ; Ti ece1 Mirfp Taiwe as saw-c~ir·p ~~~=S)I~~ wtea roefruiitZAico b truacrra.of vireral lovees In~bM*W ~~merg Wb9. W ILs P~evsLevee; Farih of bit bask;.,t ihg of hjdlara~r~iar *.....e....e - se@.eeoee SAYS. We were informed by pretty reliable authority that certain persons. poiitic;al enemies of for rmer sheriff Berthelot, gave vent to the wild statements that Mr. , Berthelot'. hbooks while sheriff show hinm to be short some two thousand dollars and that charges (presumably of embezzlement) were· to be preferred against him last. Monday. A week has elapsed i ana the latter vicious rumoLefail eld to materialize. Mr. Berthelot, when interview ed and asked for a statement concerning the alleged rumors, said in part: "I h:ve served the people of this parish as Sheriff for sixteen years and am proud to say that during all that time no one has ever questioned myi honesty in collecting and accounting for the revenues of the state and uarish. "1 have never received or ap propriated a single cent outside of what the law allowed me as a commission and I defy any man to prove the contrary. Thank God, no one can truthfully brand' me as a DEFAULTER." 'These alleged rumors are fabrica tions of malignant individuals who would wish to see me dead politically and socially. Their malignity is increased by the fact that, although defeated for sheriff, I still hold considerable power in politics. That these rum ors are false and malicious is evid .nt from the fact that no charges were precerred as rumored. "I do not den: that the sheirff's office during my incumbency has made clerical mistakes. It is human to err. But any mistakes made, either by me or my deputi es, were mistakes of the head and not of the heart. "I have never failed to receive my quietus from the State. The parish Auditor inspected my books and gave me a report there on a sh rt time after I left the of fice and his findings were that my books were correct. with the ex caption of a'" few clerical mistak es too insignificant to mention I here. I am willing and anxious ti let any impartial and expert I auditor go over my books again 1 and test their correctness. these rumors, however false, can 1 not go by unanswered and I pro- I strict acsountabilit7." For the benefit of all concerned } we respectfully suggest that an f impai.taLand competent auditor be employed as soon as ble i to examin MD. Ber the a books andlet the publiebave the report. If there ts aWt t at ll Oin tle t allegt roma-the people of tbis parish are entitled to know it of ficiatly if tI~erue ae flss[ i and . I tdO u as Mr. Berthelot 's , + we~owe ito, bimtosee that lie s viadicatoe and the libelers iild beheld `to'a t strict se OI r. . o Wojed. A iarge eircie of friends in St. 1, o i aa.hwhr wifller Sith ke regret of the sudden of Mars. S. C. Woolleg (m nae ra Crest) which occurred I ~ the Thuro, lnrny New Or Ta, La.,- n (elay,- August [)sceeI was t thB t chilt 8ot: Vie, 14t, 88epwas s tve of Sta Roe. SI. ( ~irles parish? K ad. d *M jiwe about for Ia Jmadb A qnktaadbwee& and was aeeralty nracfai Ad l; o knew her. relatives and a wide cirle of writud wilimiesher. tetook plc at ri p qireal torr &uIM i Those We Meet, Hear of and See During the Week. Visitors in and out of the Parish. Miss Nellie Power, winsome young daughter of.Ir. Alex Pow or of New Orleans, La., has re turned to her home last Monday after a most pleasant stay in St. John parish, the guest of Editor and Mrs. John D. Reynaud. ** * , Mr. and Mrs. Fernand Millet arrived in St. John Monday from New Orleans and are now the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Flores tan Millet, and family. Mr. Mil let has been on the sick list for a while and his numerous friends in St. John and elsewhere will be pleased to learn that since his ar rival in Lucy he is much improv cd. Mrs. Albert J. Lacize and lit tle son L&onard visited relatives in the First Ward last Sunday, Mr. Edward Millet was a New Orleans visitor at the beginning of the week. Miss Lillie Breaud, of Lutcher La., visited friends in Lucy on Sunday. Mr. Paul Doyer and family formerly of Paulina, St. James Parish, La., have recently moved to Lucy. Hon. A, E. Picard, of Killona, La., St. Charles ex-parish Rspre sentative was mingling with his numerous friends in St. John on Monday. Mr. and airs. Denis Haydel and family of Gramercy, La., are visiting relatives in St. John. Mr. John Borne of Luteher, La. visited relatives and friends IntI4 First ward recently. ank Mr E. Millet of Des Allemands La., paid a short but most plea sant visit to relatives and friends in this parish during the week. Mrs. A. L. Bergeron, wife of a prominent resident of Gramercy, La., killed herself at her home last Tuesday a3 a result of contiuu ed ill health. Mrs. Bergeeron irst drained a vial of carbolic acid and then fired a bullet ret a. piastl into her body., -.. She has returned from New Or leans the night previouo where doctors had advised her that an operation would 1ecessary. Editor and Mrs. John D. Rey. naud motored to Wallace, La. on rhursday where they yniteS relatives. Du ng the hay Mr. and Mrs. Reynaud d a short trip to Lutcher, La. Hods L. Robert Rivarde of. Hahinille, Lt, atnd4 s du J L Fry of -Gea, .ffndfi jodg-, . t.hlp minty Ei &t Judic i s trist were mm r rwitd tefr namer Mo- fils ds in St. John &utng the week. The two e were pre1ý Wttv*l.t to our pash and wee pomiseed a strong support by the voters of th Firstt, Second and Thf - wards Th Fourth. Fifth and -Sixth= frdo this, parisa wil . good vote for Hons. Rlvar and and 'leery. eal a appoisa k 1i k n, dl by - organ : e 4 Newrý 4ýý ý y