Le Meschacébé. [volume], August 05, 1922, Image 8

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STATEMENT OF KLAN ON LAW
ENFORCEMENT WAKES UP
BATON ROUGE
OFFICERS NOT IMPRESSED
SOfficials Inappreciative Of Klan's
Pledge to Cooperate With Them
In Enforcement Of
The Law.
Baton Rouge. La--Moved by a print
,Ad statement from the Ku ,Kluk Klan
of Baton Rouge in which it is announe
ed'the Klan proposes to reform the
morals of the city, Mayor-elect Turner
Bynum issued a statement in which
he said he'was not favorably impressed
with the methods of the Klan nor
would he tolerate for one minute ac
tivities of any order that holds itself
above the constituted - authorities of
the law.
Mr. Bynum said he would not feel
called upon to take any notice of the
statement from the Klan were it not
for the following excerpt referring to
the incoming mayor of Baton Rouge.
"We pledge our hearty cooperation
and support in the fulfillment of his
pledge to enforce all the laws of our
city, state and nation.
Alex Grouchy. mayor of Baton Rouge
made the following statement: "I
sall use every legal power at my com
mand to enforce the articles of the
Constitution of the United States and
atthe state of Louisiana which guar
satee to every citizen the right of an
open trial and the privilege of counsel.
I'shall use the power of the police an
thourity to prevent the Infliction of
so-called regulations under the cover
at maik and itf necessary I will appeal
to the people of Baton Rouge to as
sist an the enforcement of the law
o, the land."
District Attorney John Fred Odomr
mawe the tollowing statement:
UThe warning and threat Issued by
th Ku Klux Klan as published in
thie ress of Monday is a challenge to
our cwvratimon and a trest agailnt
ear free and afable Iisitutions.
"t inatters sot whether hi be
good or bad, any man has a co ta
tie h a olt emain al ° hit os mn
at- Ihia he as been deprfea of that
ot by ath aente.s o a Cempeit
tourt.
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this ogaolssaau wa not` alpt
t are v without =ne
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or eat of men taking law enforleme
into their own hands and acting out
side of the constituted authorities, for
this would tend to destroy the very
principles upon which our government
is founded.
Crowley.-A large buying area will
be opened for the merchants of Crow.
ley when the modern highway planned
to connect Kaplan with the other roads
in .Vermilion parish is completed.
This is part of a project which will
cost the taxpayers of Vermilion psai
Ish $500,000. A bond issue will be
voted in September.
Crowley.-The women of Crowley
and Mayor Pugh have approved the
offer made by Mr. and Mrs. P. J.
Chappuis to give a square of ground
to Crowley for a community center,
including a swimming pool and other
conveniences: 'The. playgrounds com
missii of Alderman Loeb
favor.
New Roads.-News has been re
ceived here of the striking of oil and
gag in paying quantities by the Pajo
Company, which has 'been drilling on
land adjoining the holdings of the
Banregard Oil Company, a local con
cern owning 5300 acres of leases in
;leauregard parish, in the vicinity to
Orange, Sulphur, Spindle Top and oth
er proven fields.
Shreveport.-The Shreveport Brick
and Tile Company has purchased 100
aeres of land on Douglas Island for
$28,600 and will erect thereon a mod
ern pressed brick plant, which will
employ forty to fifty men and have an
annual output of 10,000,000 bricks and
storage capacity of 5,000,000, accord
ing to announcement by J. W. Peyton,
president. The company already opee.
ating one plant here.
Crowley.-Plans are advancing rap
idly for the organization of a boys'
club in Crowley. The committee in
charge of preparing a program has
submitted suggestions which have
met with public favor. It is expected
to have the organisation under way
soon.
-Vfle Platte-Professor 3. D. Laf.
lar, secretary of the Evangeline Par
ish Fair Association, has announced
that the annual fair will be held
September 284930 and October L
Preparations are being made and it
Is eaid that it will be a much larger
pad more interesting display of Evaa.
geline products than last year.
roll 1,500 'ice growers in the twelve
ricerowing parishes of the state as
seemebrin thr farm bursa will be
waed as the beaui t o a meeting at
farm bureau officls and .
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Mary Garrett Hay, who wrote out a
list upon the request of a newspaper,
put the situation very well.
"It is Impossible to do Justles to
Amerlcan women by selecting a palbt
twelve. Each person will select accord&
Ing to his mental bias. The womn I
have chosen conform to a type that I
admire, the kind of woman who i3
highly educeated, progreive devoted
to the ideals of the new womanhood
giving her life to serious work ealun -
ly performed."
Anyway, the National League of Women Voters
dodged making answer. It asked the Wommeu's
Joint Congressional Committee to make the elec
tlon. That body also dodged full respo6sblt
and has announced that It will ask five prominent
men to help in the selection. And at the priesu
writing that is as near as Senorita MandhanRsPV
question has come to receiving what may be calld -
an oflficlanswer.
In the meantime scores of lists have made their
ap-pearance-soone serious, some good, some had
some indifferent
In the lists the writer has seen the names of
eighty-three women have been given, each selectsl
as one of the twelve greatest living American
women.
The observing reader has doubtless noted that
the portraits ven herewith number but eigh.
In addition to that of the woman who has staried
an this diasceslon. The reason Is this: the writer
would not dare to try-to name the twelve greatest
women. He is merely grouping the portraits of
eight women who seem to be popular cbolee4
nasmuch as they appear in nearly all the lists.
It s of course a work of supererogation to name
and describe these eight women. However, thery
are: '
I--Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, New York. born
orary president National League of Women Voaer,
president Internatioal Suffrage Alliance, woman
sufarragist. k
2-Miss Jane Addams, Hall House, Chicage,
soieal worker, author and lecturer.
3-MIss Anne Trace Morgan, New York, Amer.
lean Committee for Deuastated France, philanthe
4-MiessBangelne Gory Boeth, New York, c -
sander of the Salvation Army, religious wamr.
a-Miss to Carey Thomas, EBry Mawr, Pe. re-.
tiring president of rin Mawr usneie, ebeateo
and author.
d-E a Thomas e. W . tebMi nneea pe, pue *
dent of the General Fedseatn of weasm 'sedos
t*l -1 .and writer.
t-Mfs. arriat Taylor Uipton, Warre , t.. 1
-e B o Nmaonal commiss sfese.
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