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14 PAGES THE H ERALD. "The Herahl dliv-re d to your hmepu ervry w*,ek and Pity for It 20 c(.nt1 1 a 1,,th or Devoted to the Upbhlidla of the W et Side of the River. "A very live and creditable weekly newspaper." -MANUFACTRRS' RORD.lit Vo. XXIX ALGIERS, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1921. No. 21 STITUTION OF LOUISIANA WILL ALLOW CITY TO OWN AND OPERATE FERRIES WILL CITY FATHERS COME TO OUR RESCUE IN THIS ELEVENTH HOUR. Association of Commerce Will Also Make Recommendations. New ()rleans. La.. Sept. 27. 1021. 'tor, Algiers I lerald. pear Sir: I am encloi:n for the lbenefit of the people of .\lgierr-every one of whom ue' the ferries. and most of whom I am sure read \-our ble paper-an extract tfr,oim our new Constitution, found in cion '14 M1". (,f Article 14. which would enable the city to own operate said terries, which article reads as follows: "For he purpose of constructing, acquiring, extcnding or implr- ig any revenue-producing publlic utility, the Legislature may au ze municipal corporations to issue bonds. secured exclusively, ipal and interest. by mortgage on the lands, buildings, ma *nery and equipment and by pledge of the income and revenues such public utility. "Such bonds shall not be a charge upon the other incntm and revenues of the municipality and shall not he included in computing the indebtedness of the municipality for the p)urlpose of any limita tion herein." Unless this loe: not mean what it says, it shmuld. oliously estitle the City to, the authority to sell the necessary amount of s to take over the Canal Street Ferry business, on Dec. 31st. Should the City do this, it is needless to say that it will present s with the most substantial -New Year's package the ,ld town ever handed since it was evolved from Bienville's Plantation in Figures in hand show that the City. which would not have to the large sums exacted of a lessee, can easily clean up $15,.ooo ot this business, over and above all expenses of every descrip sciuding upkeep. us then suppose that the City would, as it should, agree to operate this important public utility, and that it wonld also,. Ild, cut all fares in two. s would mean that the City could pay 6 percent on a $750. 'bond issue, while placing $30,000 a year to the credit of a sink Amd for the extinguishment of the bonds. It would mean besides, that passengers would be given upper accommodations on perhaps a 7 minute schedule at the rate say to crossings for 15 cents, while their tax for the privilege of in Algiers. was being still further reduced through a propor cut in fares from 2o to io cents on the deck below. ee is no more doubt that this can be done than there is that like the "Pickles"-say 25 feet longer with about one-third iower, together with the necessary double-decked pontoons pacent opproaches--can be installed for the amount men These boats, it may be said, would, besides their increased ae rdders at both ends, which would permit them to run hile they would handle vehicles simultaneously MaStUt swould enable them to run straight from one to the other, while their ability to load and unload at the time, would permit them to get away from the landing in *e time now consumed. lt should be definitely known now in a few days, whether our Council is going to give us all these good things we are entitled to and things we can have, if said council will .One thing is certain and that is that said Cquncil has been of the situation and that it has been advised that the time ibugaboo of "Municipal Ownership" must not. be given any t this discussion. The idea of politicalizing this ferry ser it scomparatively few employees among which are the and engineers who are licensed by the United States gov Smust pale into absurdity when weighed against the com tremendous advantages enumerated. Let not the dread taminating the hapless boot-blacks and the harmless ever lady ticket-takers, lure you from your duty, Messrs. Com s! It is rather the politicalized franchise of the old regime, upon you should focus your attention, only when you throw these instruments overboard, will you be carrying out your made from every stump, to inaugurate the needed new deal 'rould provide the greatest good for the greatest number. One of the Committee. DaB OP APOPLEXY. SMary Gasae, 61 years old, re -Mar the Cut Off Road, Lowei was taken suddenly ill on the read near Lee's lane Fridai 'She died before she could re mldical attention. Mrs. Gassle at her way to her home at the kr. J. E. Poilock, assistant cor SlNeseaced death due to apo was a native of ,New Or b Shad resided here for the years. The funeral tool *E41 at 3 o'clock from the it her daughter, Mrs. E. aItermenat was In Greenwood PING POST FOR WIFE BEATERS S to a+ C.rsandanth St ii _ _ seas stes am als LEVEE BOARD AND RAILROAD OPWPICIAIA INSPC SITE. Members of the New Orleans Levee Board and officials of the Southern Pacific Railroad met Sat urday at 2 p. m. at the site of the proposed levee on the Algiers side of the river south of the Southern Pacific terry landing, to look over the situation. At a conference be tween members of the board and railroad officials Wednesday night, action on the adoption of levee plans were postponed until after Satur day's inspection. The Levee Board and the railroad officials cannot agree as to who shall pay for the levee. "AINT WE GOT FUN~!" *- -~-2§~ ~--~ --,~ -9· -.A - -- -_ - I-~ .W- IC ' S J .7 '~ .-'~~~?~J~.·.1 ~t FERRY COMMITTEE ASKS FOR ACTION IDEIAY NOW WILL SPELL. FAIL I1RE FOR ('ITY OWNED FERRIES. Aswciat ion of ('ommerce May Act in Matter The Algiers citizens held a confer ence 'Monday afternoon with the committee of the Association of Commerce on Civic Affairs. The object of the meeting was to acquaint the committee with the work that had been done by the Algiers Ferry Committee in demanding that the city of New Orleans take over and operate the ferries for the benefit of the public instead of selling a franchise for the benefit of a corpor ation. The meeting was held in the rooms of tlI Association of Com merce, a full delegation of Algiers citizens being present. The sub committee of the Association of Commerce consisted of Col. Allison Owen. Mr. Frank Dameron, and Dr. A. B. Dinwiddie. The personnel of the Algiers com mittee was as follows: Messrs. J. R. Norman, Dr. C. V. Kraft, Adolph Spitafaden, Jr., E. W. Burgls, J. Bo denger, Frank Duvic, Charles Don ner, Joe. W. Lennox, and Mrs. Lilly Yalets. Several of the members of the Algiers committee explained the conditions under which Algiers has been handicapped these many years. Mr. Peter S. Lawton, chairman of the Algiers ferry committee sent the following communication to Hon. Paul H. Maloney. Commissioner of Public Utilities. "New Orleans, La., Sept. 25, 1921. Hon. Paul H. Maloney, Commissioner of Public Utilities, New Orleans, La. Dear Mr. Maloney: There being but eight more days during which bills may be intro duced in the Legislature, now in session, I would like to be Informed as President of the Algiers Citizens Ferry Association, if the city has found any new legislation necessary to enable it to cut the present ferry rates to that of a "municipally owned-and-operated' basis, and if so. whether the bills (It any) neces sary to bring this about, will be pre sented and urged at this Legislative session. We "want to report to the people of Algiers. who, as you are aware, are being subjected to a tax as onerous as it is unnecessary, in this ferry matter, and who are therefore, reasonably expecting early relief at the hands of the present City Admin istration. I may say that, notwith standing the work done by the Citi zens Ferry Committee, and the numerous conferences held with the members of the Commission Council both individually ,and collectively we have received no definite infor mation on this matter up to this time, and we therefore trust that under the circumstances, you will not consider this request as being un timely or improper. Personally, we am well aware of the strenuous ex perience you have had with other large matters which have taxed your time ever since your induction into office, and we can only offer as an apology for this intrusion, the vital economic importance of this subject matter to not only every inhabitant of the Fifth Municipal District, but to those of the entire city of New Orleans as well. Very truly yours. PETER S. LAWTON. Chairman." p1PTH DISTRICT CIVIC IAGUS. SThe Fifth District Civic League will hold its regular meeting on. Mon day, Oct. 3rd, at the residence of Mrs. Chas. Abbott in Segauln St. All members are urged to attend as mat ters of importance will be discusased. New members are invited. KLOTED OUBUL OOdXMANDER. P. H. Choate has been elected con sl commander of J. C. Root Camp No. 579, Woodmen of the World of Algiers to eea~ d the late A. C. Dupl.. ora rwas named ad vgor lletlemst to smei MI qam . "I)IXIE' TO IREFUNDI EXPENSE OF EXAMINATION OF TITLE AND PASSING OF AC(T OF SALE, AT MATURITY OF LOAN TO ITS BORROWERS. A plan whereby the borrower will be refunded the expenses paid by him in the purchase of a home through the "Dixie" will shortly be announced, the actual details, while not fully worked out is another step toward helping the Home Owner. William J. Sonnemann directing head of the Association, said that the re ducing of the interest rate in 1917 by his Association to its members, a rate that has not been met by any other Homestead or Building and Loan Association in the State has placed the Association foremost among the Homesteads, this is shown in that its membership is larger than many Associations operating in New Orleans for 25 or 30 years and its resources greater than many operating in the city for 30 years or longer. Mr. Sonemann leaves shortly for the East to look into Homestead and Building and Loan affairs and on his return will place the proposition before the Board of Directors for approval, when announcement to its membership will be made. Mr. Sonnemann has been one of the leaders in homestead work In Louisiana. He has brought forward many new stunts in homestead asso ciations work. Besides being con nected with the Dixie as secretary treasurer, he is also a director of the City Branch of the Whitney Central Trust and Savings Bank. MILITARY FUNERAL IS GIVEN LATE HORACE (RESPO, KILLED IN. ARGONNE Members of the American Legion and Gold Star Mothers League and a squad from the Naval Station, togeth er with many relatives and friends attended the funeral of Private Hor ace M. Crespo, world war hero. Sun day afternoon. Services were con ducted at the Church of the Holy Name of Mary and interment follow ed in St. Mary's Cemetary. where a squad fired a volley over the grave following the sounding of taps by a bugler. Private Crespo was killed in the Argonne Forest. France. October 4., 1918, while serving in Company M, Eighteenth Infantry, First Division. His body was sent to New York and reached home Saturday. He is sur vived by his mother, widow, who was Miss Ella Fayard, and other rela tives. the family being well known in the lower coast section of Algiers. Members of Horace M. Crespo Post, of Algiers. acted as pallbearers. They were N. E. Brownle.. S. Marie, N. E. Parmentel, H. Marie, A. A mann and J. Murphy. TOWN PESTS The 8trong Pipe rml like a Hair Mattres Warehoose mad a Rbber Uoot Faetory both Burning Down to the. The B ter ueeen't Notleo the 0r beesne hi Ses o Saul. -- Ewled less a4 a be's Li Jr b * he k i m it hi dem't By a 3m rr smt rr. .. ,. LOAD WAS TOO HEAVY c'AN.IAL T. F1ItItIES ('OMI'PELS lWA(GON TO GO( TO THIIII DlISTRIICT. An incident occurred a few days ago that just adds another thorn to the side of our business men on this side of the river who are compelled to suffer some of the ill treatment ac corded them by the Southern Improv ment and Ferry Comany. A wagon load of roofing paper came to the Canal Street ferry for Algiers. The first ferry would not take the load merely waving the driver back. When the second boat came, the driver was told that the load was too heavy, and would not be permitted to cross on the Canal Street Ferries. This had al ready caused a delay of a half hour and it was necessary for the driver to go to the Third District ferry to cross. Is the refusal of the Southern Im. provement and . erry Company, to ac cept heavy loads an acknowledgement of the insecurity of the steel pontoons on either side of the river, or is the deck of the boat not strong enough to carry the load? If the Third District ferry, a much smalher boat, can carry this load and if the old pontoons at this ferry can hold heavy loads, there certainly must be some reason why they are refused at Canal street. SATURDAY WILL BE AMERICAN LIBERTY DAY. Preparations are rapidly being com pleted for the monster American Lib erty Demonstration and Pageant which is to be staged in New Orleans Saturday, October 1st. There will be a parade add speaking by leading men of the nation, state and city, and the parade which will form at Claiborne and Canal at 2 p. m., will move through Canal street to St. Charles, up St. Charles to Lee Statue, around Lee statue to Camp, down Camp to Canal. and out Canal street. Joseph H. Ferguson will be grand marshal of the parde, and Congressman James O'Connor will be a guest of honor. United States Senator Troussard, Mayor McShane, Hon. Martin Behr man, John P. Sullivan and other prominent men of the nation, state and city are on the program. Major J. T. Buddecke has been in active charge of the plans for the demonstra tion, and he states that all automobile owners and Individuls are Invited to participate. Major Buddecke is just back from Wahington where he went to complete plans for the New Orleans demonstration and he says that the "Capitol of the Nation has it's eyes on the South's largest city." They have have had the verdict of New York and other sections of the country, and the demonstration in New Orleans next Saturday will show the sentiment of the South. ALLEGED LIQUOR RUNNER. Deputy Sheriffs Peter Leson and George Mouillet, of Jefferson parish, late Sunday night, arrested an al leged liquor runner. J. De Corte, who chimed Algiers as his home. He was speeding along 'Metairie road when stopped by the deputy sheriffs who found two five-gallon jugs of whiskey in the car. De Corte said the liquor belonged to his employer, William T. Bird. The latter happened to come along at a high rate of speed while the officers were interrogating De Corte. He was ordered to halt but kept on. A charge of speeding was made against both Bird and DeCorte before Judge George J. Tranth, of the first justice-of the peace. Gretna. An additional accusation of having liquor in his possession in violation of the United States laws was sworn to against De Corte who will be given over to the prohibition officers. EV'ENING SCHOOL TEACHERS. Faculties for the evening schools were announced Saturday by Superin tendent Gwinn. following the approv al of his recommendations by the School Board, Friday night. Mr. Miles W. Pearce will be princi pal of Evening School No. 5 located in McDonogh No. 4 School. The oth er teachers will be. Miss M. ltram .l, Miss L Honold, Miss L. Shook, Miss Horace Rus, Miss Cortnne Besse. Kim KiM Skmambee Police Shoots Man Resisting Arrest With Gun In Home Ilerton G. Kuzman. :9 year; old. of 417 Patterson Street. .\lgiters. was ,hot in the left thigh in a grin hat t],' T'hutlSity nicht with p.stroln, from the Eighth I'reovin, t -tation a lile.' re;isting alrest at his home. He i as sent to (harity Iopit)ial whe.re his wounds are protinounic.'d not ,'itiOi S. Knuzman began shooting at the of ficers without earning. according to the police, firing four shots at Patrol lln Louis Bhyer. ('harles Goer'vais and Elmiore Evans (ervais fired on1e. at KuzmaIn. antl i n the, latter was rushed by the polie,'. overpowe.r 'di and dis'armed. Th, shooting o' Stlrred in the hall of Kztman's honlll. As a result of statelllents male to ('apttain James ('ripps by Alexander I \itheliir. l!0' Iavergt ne Street. a bro ther-in-law of Kuzman. Mrs. huhler. tmother of Mrs. Ktuzmai. and Robert ('ox of 1514 ('anal Streeot. ('aptain ('ripp tannoulnced that charge, woullld he file, against K1uzm.1an inll Scond City Crimninal Court Friday of shoot in 1 into) a dwelling alld shooting with intent to kill. .Accordilng to the statements. Kntz tman, who is a boatswain's mate in the natvy. ctaine to his home in Al giers Thursday afternoon and cursed and assaulted his wife while under the influence of liquor. He returned again at 9 o'eloek in toxicated and created such a distur bance that his wife became frighten ed and went to the home of her moth er. 111 Lavergne Street. Her hus band followed and asked for her. Upon being told she wasn't in the house, he went next door to the home of Withers, his brother-in-law, and fired a bullet through the glass of the front door, according to Withers. He then went back to his house. The Eighth Precinct police station was notified and Patrolmen Beyer, Gervais and Evans went to Kuzman's home to arrest him Kuzman came to the door, according to their state ments, and told them to come inside. In his hand he held a pistol. The patrolmen asked Kuzman to step outside. The latter immediate ly opened fire on them, and Oervais shot once in return. Kuzman was then overpowered after a struggle and taken to the police station, where # was found he had been wounded in the exchange of shots. CHLOROFORMING TRIO ODNFRpS, NAY POLICE. A white man and two negroes, ac cused of chloroforming a family of three on the lower coast of Algiers Saturday morning and stealing $168, were captured Tuesday by the police and are charged with breaking and entering in the night, grand larceny and assault. Frank Thompson, employed on the farm of Peter Tranchina, and George Smith and Alfred Jackson, the ne groes, are alleged to have entered the Tranchina home after midnight Friday and chloroformed Tranchina, his wife and daughter. When the police started their inves tigation Thompson was missing. On his return late Monday night he was arrested and is said to have admitted he and two negroes, whose names he gave to the police, had broken into Tranchina's to steal his money. Thompdon, according to the police said he gave the money to his brother, Joseph Thompson, who lives at Co rine St. Bernard parish. The brother denied he received the money. NEGRO ARRESTIED FOLLOWING THEFT OF WAT(HR, CLOTHING Theft of a watch and clothing val ued at $80 from his bunk room on the tug Barrington. moored at the head of Slidell Avenue, was reported to the police Sunday by Henry M. Mackney. 2855 Magazine Street. 'Newman Buttler. negro, was arrest ed pending further investigation. QUAINT DOLLS WJl t ODRItu APPLE FACES j " : i'n .. " Miss Isabel Million lived many years in Tennessee and it was there she got the idea of making doll faces from hu morously twisted dried apples. Here are shown a pair of her quaint folks. Old Jake t moonshiner ad his woman. om w n ass art as ew O tW Weddings of New Orleans Folks WEST SIIE ('O'I',LES WHO EN TE:ILtE THE STATE OF MAT IIIMONY I)URIING WEEK. 114)1 N F-1. )itlL NO. L'h :arrit, e f Nir i Il l Borne i l \1h-- \] llt l/, lhr ',. iln a o 'ointe -.\ l) ti o h'h I,, l,a , w ', ý ', ,.trll .,ll t , ," tl'r l ,i ,t i 'o l:it* .\-l.i Il · h," The .rooi who is .w sonl oif 'Ir. and it i' .1. Born~ of Oli ier Street. is i, otf our prloini tent % t l ing busi n,',' m tn haiini. a ntemther of the firm of Ihom,-orri, liardware ('o. Tih, oling toupl , ha\,' 'he heslt yish , f thi .'l I nKSO flllit, :1 . The wedditig of1 )i.e lota Ilorde tion and NIr. il:aithiarid Itstoso was 1-til '*cll',br.ttel d \\'dtilestida, Sept. 2 ~t at thit ('hiiubrh of the holy Name it Nliryv, Itev II. TI. ilaes offitciating. I he ritde wa o was give\i. away by .11r. Jos. Phil lipe, wi.s prettily gowin SedI ili white, hteadeld georgtte with hat to matt h. Shlit carried a lovely houtiqiutt of brides roses, aind lilies of the Ialley. The maid oft honior. Miiss L. lhes tso, was gownedt i in pink georgette with hat to match. Mr. IEd. Larrleiu attended the groomil anlid tr. A.. Itlooln was usher. After tlh ceremlnony. a supper for the bridal party was enjoyed at West End. The young couple, who re ceived lalny handsomle presents are reisidiiig in Slidell Ave. I)lt'.LM.11siAi" IEIERT. The wedding of Miss Doris Drumm, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .los. lrumm, to Mr. Henry Conrad lDaubert, of New York. was celebrated at Newcomb Chapel on Friday, by Dr. J. C. Barr of Lafayette Presbyterian Church. The bride had as her attendants, her sister, Miss Martha Drumm, as maid of honor and Miss Inez Abadle, as bridesmaid. They wore yellow taffeta, and car ried arm bouquettes of golden glow and fern. The ushers were Miabs Lena Mae Boyd, Velma Hinderlang, Thelma Voss, and Ethel Gegenhelmer. They wore very attractive frocks of white Canton crepe, trimmed with yel low draperies and wore corsage bou quettes of golden glow and tert. The groom had as his best man. Mr. Harold Drumm and as grooms. man, Mr. Howard T. Bond. The bride entered to the strains of the wedding march from "L Prophet". She wore a handsome gown of white crepe satin her veil was draped from a wreath of orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquette of lillies of the valley and roses. Miss Zelda Huckins sang, "I Love You Truly". A reception was held for the bridal party and imme diate family only. Mr. and Mrs. Dan bert left the next day on the "Comas" for New York, where they make their future home. GILLESPIE.BUSH The marriage of Miss Nora Gilles pie to Mr. Lawrence Bush, was cele brated at the brides residence, 1400 Farragut St., Rev. Cotter, officiating. The bride, who was given away by her father, is one of our most popular young ladies. She was beautifully gowned in white satip. Miss Ida Bush, the maid of honor wore a flesh crepe de chine dress and carded pink, roses. Miss Mary Bush. one of the brides maids, wore a flesh crepe de chine dress and carried pink roses, while the other bridesmaid. Miss Lucille Lecourt wore a peach crepe de chine and carried pink roses. The ring bearer, little Mary Maca lusa wore a net dress over pink and carried a basket of carnations. The flower girl. little Alma ornet wore a canary taffeta dress and car ried a basket of pink roses. The best man was M. Andy Rosen garden. The other attendants were Willlie Schwehn and Eddle Hlennee niey.