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BOGALUSA, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST, 8, 1918.
Number 32.
STORM DOES $50,000
DAMAGE SUNDAY; NO INJURES
at Louisiana Fibre Board Company Will Reach
*$30,000 or More ; Ice Plant Badly Damaged and Loss
North Bogalusa Will Run Large
have
A|torm , which appears to have
^ * Iqcal nature, swept certain
Bogalusa Sunday after
wrtly before 4 o'clock and did
of between $50,OOP and
No one wai reported in
L. The velocity of the wind in
ul Bogalusa was much greater
I tfce hurricane which visited this
. yggfg ago. The path of the
did not appear to be over
[ ä f a mile wide, and North Boga
i struck by the center.
Damage at Louisiana
Board Company
Mara , ,
damage at the plant of the
tj „j «rat!
Fibre Board Company was
to th* damage done in all other
of the city. The loss it this
be between $25,000 and
according to reliable esti
The boiler room, which wjfe
Irving extensive improvement?
was almost wrecked and
;j* eight smoke stacks, only one
standing. Parts of other
were blown on the power
id H. J. Cowgill, whe was
at the boiler room, and
Cullen left the building just
utes before the roof col
Had ie storm struck Boga
tthe same hour Saturday, it
likely to have cost sev
Several other buildings
plant were badly damaged
or less damage was done
roof on the plant. As a
the storm the plant will be
for several days. The
this plant, while covered
was keenly felt, be
plant has just been puc
on and had begun to
capacity. It is believed
can be repaired in
weeks.
Down
t of the Bogalusa Paper
the brick purifying room
donw and the loss at this
iach in the neighborhood
but the damage was not
nature that it will delay any
of the plant. Had the
emred any day or night but
it is believed that several
have been badly injured or
st this building.
Damaged
ilding of the Bogaulsa Ice
Was completely unroofed
:ed to about $1,000 was
Part of the roof was
ave B, and into the school
distance of over one block,
hers struck the Magic City
and with the assistance of
considerable damage was
but the picture shov
Monday evening,
tion of the ice plant was
securing steam from the
Lumber Company,
ill be continued until the
made.
ding Injured
g of H. J. Cowgill,
iusa was badly damaged,
veranda being blown dov^.
"Me damage was also done
f %nd an outbuilding and
were blown down. The loss
reach several hunrded
[ Caught
sized section of the rear
Bogalusa Laundry was
vay by the storm and con
damage was done to the
by the heavy rain.
Snffer*
The Enterprise building
fed, the front windows
and considerable damage
rtoc hï\j>resses and the
The latter was placed in
^•gain Monday afternoon,
it possible for The En
appear this week.
buildings along Ala
were all, more or less,
r the wind and rain. Dave's
»»s hit hard. The hotel
! T. J. Moak was
water.
ML * rees and fences were
M d the rear end of
wf Blanchard Bros, in
, "®Sahnia was badly
chimn ey at the home
*®g-arrived on the floor
Taing was taking a nap'
' window just in time
of the top of Frank
^t a rapid rate.
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E. R. Cassidy Out
For Commissioner
E. R. Cassidy, claim agent for the
N. O. G. N. and one of the most
^popular and best known citizens of
Bogalusa, announces in this issue of
The Enterprise that he is a candidate
for one of the offices of the Com
mission Council.
Mr. Cassidy, besides being a most
popular citizen, is one of the largest
individual taxpayers in the city and
he entered the race at the solicitation
°* bis friends, who predict that Mr.
Cassidy will land the office he seeks
by a handsome majority. Mr. Cas
sidy came here several years ago,
and has always been identified with
every movement for the upbuilding
of the ctiy. He erected the Cassidy
building in North Bogalusa last year
as well as the City Garage building.
He is also half owner of the City
Mercantile Company, and has other
valuable interests here. He is a
brother of J. H. and Frank Cassidy,
both well known citizens.
City primary Date
. Not Decided Upon
The date of the City Primary was
not set at the regular session of the
Commission Council Tuesday r.ight
owing to the fact that the act which
made the Commission Council the
Democratic Executive Committee, to
conduct the election, had not been
promulgated. It will become a law.
on August IP, and at that time the
date of the primary will be decided
upon.
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IddoMiley Goes
To Pen for Life
Iddo Miley, who struck Silas
Breeland in the back of the head
when the two men met near Pine,
wllich caused the latter's death the
same day, was charged with
murder and the trial was held at
Franklinton last week, and the jury
returned a verdict n guilty and fixed
his sentence in the State penitentiary
tor life. Breeland was well known
in Bogalusa and has two sisters and
a brother residing here.
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Speed Limit in
City Now 14 Miles
The speed ^imit across the Avenue
B and Columbia street bridge has
been raised from 5 miles to 15 miles
an hour, and hereafter the speed limit
is going to be enforced. The former
speed across the bridges was five
miles per hour, which was passed
when theÿ were wooden bridges which
were not in the best of condition.
Now that the streets across the
bridges are the best in the city, and
the law never having geen enforced,
it was decided to make the limit 15
miles per hour and enforce it.
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PURVIS CAR FOUND
The car of J.- B. Purvis which was
stolen about ten days ago from in
front of the Y. W. C. A. was found
about three miles from Varnado in
a big ditch, where it had been left.
Many parts of the car had been re
moved from it, and was badly dam
aged. There is no clue to the parties
who took it
JEWELRY STORE MOVES
The Bogalusa Jewelry Co., has re
moved their stock from the Streck
Drug Store in the Cassidy building to
the room on Austin street, formerly
occupied by the A. K. Beall Co. Man
ager Hough expects to have every
thing in good shape by the end of
the week.
G. J, Stringer, a well-known citiz
en, sustained a broken arm last week
and is getting along as well as could
he expeced, ' v -. - iKv'xäi
DATE OF SEPT 5 IS
SET FOR NEW
REGISTRATION
Bill Now in Congress and Is
Expected to Pass This
Month
The new administration man-power
bill, extending the selective service
act to all men between the ages of
18 and 45, inclusive, and authorizing
into military service, "in such se
quence of ages and at such times"
as he may prescribe, was introduced
in both houses of Congress.
The measure which was prepared
the President to call such persons
by Secretary Baker with the approv
al of the President and Provost Mar
shal Crowder, was refered to the mili
tary committees. Congressional lead
ers plan to have the measure con
sidered soon after the summer re
cess period is over the later part of
this month.
In presenting the bill to the Sen
ate, Senator Chamberlain, explained
in a brief statement its purposes and
said that everything would be done
to expedite its passage. While Sen
ate leaders admit there will be some
opposition, they hope that it will be
finally passed by September 1.
Suggest September 5
Provost Marshal General Crowder,
in a statement submitted by Senator
Chamberlain, suggested September 5
as the date for a national registration
cf men within the proposed new ages.
Weekly registration of youths at
taining the age of 21 during the next
few weeks was proposed by General
Crowder as the only means of ob
taining the 200,000 men to be called
to the colors in September. This
could be done by presidential procla
mation and would add about 80,001
to the number of men available.
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NEW EDITOR ARRIVES
r if Thg Enterprise is not up to the
standard this week or in case it is
better than usual, the fact is due to
the arrivel of the new editor, William
Coakley Moss, who arrived Friday
evening. Mother and son are getting
along splendidly.
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BOYS WILL BE BOYS
Sanitary Inspector Richardson ap
peared before the Commission Coun
cil Tuesday night stating that a num
ber of boys, were in the practice of
shooting out glass in windows with
air guns and "nigger killers." There
are already ordinances dealing with
the boys who do this kind of work
andthe attention of the police de
partment has been called to their
practice.
HURRICANE STRIKES LAKE
CHARLES; DOES $1,000,000 DAMAGE
Big Blow Which Was Headed This Way Goes to the
East—All Wires Down and It Is Believed Several
Lives Lost— Big Loss at Aviation Field
BEAUMONT, Tex., Aug. 6.—A
telephone message from De Quincy,
sixty miles to the north of Lake
Charles, states that six persons were
killed in the storm.
LAFAYETTE, La., Aug. 7.—Lake
Charles was devastated by a tornado
that struck that city at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
Fire added its ravages to the
wreckage wrought by the storm.
From 2 o'clock until 4 o'clock, in
the afternoon the wind swept through
the city, the velocity at times reach
ing 120 miles an hour.
The material property lass is esti
mated at much more than one mil
lion dollars. Hardly a building in
the town, brick, stone or frame, es
caped damage. Hundreds were de
molished. Ryan street, the principal
business thoroughhfare pf the town.,
is wrecked for one mile in extent
The tornado was accompanied by
a heavy rain that came from the
northeast and shifted to the north
west. The Episcopal church was
blown down. The loss is $10,000.
The building of the Lambert Chemi
cal Company was burned down, the
loss amounting to $25,000. The
buildings of the Hodge Fence Com
pany were burned, entailing a heavy
loss. The spool shop of/the Calcasieu
Long Leaf Lumber Company caught
fire. There was some damage but
the fire was pot out and the main
"DRY" FIGHT WILL
BE LEAD BY
Johnson
Almost Certain That Feder
al Amendment Will Be
Ratified at This Session
Fighting over the ratification or re
jection of the prohibition amendment
to the Constitution of the United
States started in both branches when
the General Assembly convened in
fcxtraordinary session at noon Mon
day. A resolution ratifying the fed
eral amendment was introduced by
Senator Delos R. Johnson of Wash
ington and another resolution provid
ing for referendum vote on the na
tional amendment at the November
te'ection was introduced by Senatoi
Albin Provosty of Pointe Coupee
iBoth resolutions w r ent ever under the
rules.
The fight in' the House did not
Openly crop out on the floor of that
jbody, but the leaders of both sides
Were as busy lining up their forces
ioT the impending clash. Each side
fcsade the usual claim of victory. Un
til the ratification issue is settled it
Will overtop everything elsè at the
special session.
ATTENTION, CHIEF MAGEE
The Army edition of the Chicago
Tribune, which is now being pv hush
ed in France near the front and
which is recognized as the leading
American publication overseas has
the following to say in its issue of
June 27th:
"Does he tear his pants too?
Sir: A pink nosed moondog owned
by the Chief of Police here (Boga
lusa, Louisiana) is so cross that even
his chain snarls."
MRS. PETERS RETURNS
Mrs. Jeo. F, Peters, of Chicago, hast
fcN&rned home after A visit with
Mayor Sullivan and family. Mrs.
Peters was called here owing to the
death of her sister, Mrs. W. H. Sulli
van. ■" •
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MRS. J. N. SPIERS DEAD
back to the old family cemetery for
Mrs. J. N. Spiers, who died at her
home in Bogalusa, Wednesday morn
ing at 9:30 o'clock, July 31st, left
a husband, one brother, three sisters,
nine children, and a host of friends
and relatives to mourn her death.
Mrs. Spiers was fifty years of age,
was born and reared four miles east
of Picayune, Miss., and was taken
burial. The funeral services were at
tended by a large crowd, all of whom
expressed theeir heartfelt sympathy
to the family.
plant saved. The upper floor of the
Lake Charles Rice Milling Company
was blown off and the building and
contents badly damaged.
The plant of the Lockmoere Lum
ber Company at Lockport, near Lak*
Charles, was burning at midnight an d
it was expected the loss would be
total.
The plant of the Cluney Shipbuild
ing Company, on the outskirts of
Lake Charles, was reported on fire
at midnight. The loss, if the plant
is destroyed, will be hundreds of
thou-ands of dollars.
The steamboat Rex, with forty-two
passengers, while on her way to Lake
Charles, was caught by the tornado
and wrecked in Brean Lake. All her
passengers were rescued and taken
to Lake Charles.
All the wires, electrict light, tele
phone and etlegraph, were blown
down and the city is in darkness.
Mayor Trotti of Lake Charles
Tuesday afternoon called a mass
meeting of citizens at the City Hall
to devise means to protect the city
from theives and robbers during the
night.
Lieutenant Fatler of Gerstner
Field was placed in charge of the vol
unteer police to co-operate with the
regular city police and a large de
tail of soldiers from Gerstner Field
was placed on duty. The city was
divided into districts; military law
was proclaimed; police and soldiers
kept order during the r.ight.
RATIFICATION PASSES SENATE BY
VOTE OF 21 TO 20 TUESDAY NIGHT
Not Expected That the House Will Be Much Different
From a Few Weeks Ago, When It Passed By a Large
Majority—Louisiana to go Dry
Collision at Fox
worth Costs a Life
H. E. Lewis, manager of the Co
lumbia camp of the Bogalusa Tur
pentine Company, was instantly
killed when he jumped from a motor
car which collided with a log train
shortly after six o'clock last Satur
day morning near Foxworth. S. J.
Walsh, paymaster, and Engineer
Moore escaped with minor injuries.,
The deceased was well known
bogalusa and spent Friday here. Hr
was a member of the local lodge of
Elks and is the first member to die.
Mr. Lewis has been manager of the
Camp for about two years, and was
a native of South Carolina. He is
survived by a widow and three child
ren.
During the Spanish-American war
the deceased 1 served as captain of a
company of infantry. He has three
brothers now in the service.
J. Vol Brock, Chas. E. Percy, J
A. Casidy, N. D. Ott, W. H. Heslin
and J. H. Thompson, Jr., composed
the committee of Elks who attended
the funeral services held at Colum
bia Saturday. The remains were
shipped to Johnsonville, S. C., for
burial.
Fire Prevention
Ordinance Is Up
Is order that the fire insurt
rates in Bogalusa way he fersider
ably reduced, it will be necessary to
pass a building ordinance which will
meet with the requirements of the
Louisiana Fire Prevention Bureau,
and the ordinance which they recom
mended was read at the Commission
Council meeting Tuesday nignt. It
is of vital importance to every prop
erty owner in Bogalusa and its re
quirements are so great that it was
ordered published and will appear in
the next week's Enterprise, so that
the citizens of Bogalusa can advise
the Council what action to take on
it.
Street Lights
For Adamstown
Adamstown is to have lights, pro-
viding the Commissioner of Public
Streets will recommend the placing
of these lights, which means that the
city will have to pay only for the
light used. The expense of extend-
ing the current to that section of the
city will cost about $1,200, which
the Great Southern Lumber Company
has agreed to do providing the city
will pay for the lights.
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Teachers Selected
For Coming Session
Commissioner Wilcox announced
Tuesday night at the meeting of the
Commission Council that all of the
buildings for the coming terms had
been secured and that the teachers
had all been selected, except two,
and that it was expected that they
would be secured this week. The
schools will open on September 2.
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NEW HARDWARE STORE
D. Bienn, the well known Colum
bia street merchant, announces that
within a short time he will open a
stock of hardware and paint in the
room now occupied by the Heiman
Furniture store. The stock will be
gin to arrive in a few days and part
of it will be displayed at the Bienn
Furniture store.
TO CLOSE MARKETS
Unless t there is strong opposition,
and no objection has yet been made,
the Commission Council will pass an
ordinance closing meat markets from
Saturday night until Monday morn-
ing at their next session,
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Mrs. W. S. Gardiner is spending)
a few days with her New Orleans
friends.
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BATON ROUGE, Aug. 6.— Th»
Louisiana State Senate ratified the
national prohibition amendment at
10:15 o'clock Tuesday night by the
anticipated vote o 21 to 29, the vote
of Senator George Wear, who was
elected to fill the seat of S. J. Harper
under the special call issued by Gov
ernor Pleasant, proving the deciding
factor. Otherwise the Senate, to a
man voted just as they did when
ratification was up in the regular
session and which resulted in a tie
vote of 20 to 20.
The amendment now goes to the
House for ratification or rejection.
in:and will undoubtedly be disposed of
there before Thursday. The house in.
regular session voted for ratification
70 to 44.
An ineffectual effort was made by
the local optionists to refer tho
amendment to the primary of the
people in the general election in No
vember. This was defeated by a
vote of 22 to 19. Senator Charles
Schwing voted against ratification.
He explained his vote in each in
stance. For his vote against submis
sion he explained that he held the leg
islature was bound by the Constitu
tion of the United States to dispose
of the matter, and added:
"In my humble judgment and
opinion in voting in the negative,
I am only acting in profound accord
with the Constitution of the United
States which has laid down a defi-
nite plan for us to dispose of these
matters."
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Number Houses and
m
It is not going to be long before
you will be able to locate the resi
dence of any family in Bogalusa, be
cause the city engineer is now work
on a map which shows the correct
number of every home in Bogalusa
and just as soon as the map is ready
there will be an ordinance to make
every house be numbered. Posts
have been ordered upon which the
names of the streets will be display
ed. It is expected that work on
numbering the houses will start with
in the next thirty days.
Volunteers Wanted
For Army Service
The board in Franklinton has calls
for 13 men in draft age St for gen
eral military service, for instruction
as # auto mechanics, bench wood work
ers, pattern makers, blacksmiths, car
penters, radio electricians, telegraph
electricians, machinist, plumbers,
radio operators, sheet metal workers,
telegraphers and welders to appear
there for entrainment August 14
1918. Meq selected must have had
grammer school education or equiv
alent, and must have some aptitude
or mechanical experience. Deferred
classes and class of 1917 and 1918
can volunteer. If you want to en
list, report to this board at once.
' M. A. THIGPEN, Clerk.
C. R. Howard Is
Promoted to Captain
C. R. Howard, formerly of the
Great Southern Lumber Co., but who
volunteered his services to his coun
try, and who has been in France for
the past year, was made a captain of
an engineering company on June 1st,
which will be good news to his many
friends here. In a letter to friends
Mr. Howard stetes that he was not
located near the firing lino, but that
all of the troops were getting ready
to go forward. His letter was dated
June 30.
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MURPHY GETS 20 YEARS
Joe Murphy, of this city, who was
arrested a few weeks ago by Chief
of Police Magee, and charged with
incest plead guilty at Franklinton
last week and was given an inter-
mediate sentence of 48 to 20 years.
He was formerly an employee of tho
N. O. G. N. shops,.
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Dr. and Mrs. J.
spent Monday in New
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