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BOGALUSA, LA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 30,1919.
NUMBER S
Almost
Free From "Flu"
that by the end of
* the first of next week,
jjn be free from influenza
T«r few cases have devel
op, the past few days and
who is sich is reported as
thing nicely and, unless com
L'wt in, that they will be
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■ public will do all in its power
^nerste in keeping the "flu"
1 ^ti* not believed that it will
here oeriously again. Good
. will also be due in a short
l "!d "flu" sufferers can expect
1 from all pain when warm
srrives, so state health of*
FAVOR KEEPING
(jnE off streets
, hut week's Enterprise attention ;
tiled to the fact that com- i
I hsd been made about the chil
on the sidewalks of the
ÿle'the cattle and hogs en
privilege. The 'Enter
1 that It would be good
to keep the stock off the
ef the city and let the chil
. skate to their hearts' con
instances of stock dam
yards and hedges have
to the Enterprise and
I of the damaged property
i : oitimated it would amount
I hundreds of dollars.
has reached the point
j something should be done to
the cattle off the
as for the children—we
any reason why the Com
i Council should even think of
them from skating on the
, but on the contrary, should
walks for them to skate
r ifth Anniversary
ee of the Enterprise ap
> fifth anniversary statement
Bank and Trust
, which shows a remarkable
On* year after the bank had
I for business their deposits
9,000, and on their fifth an
tin'* month, the deposits
N 8515,000, which makes the in
t k deposits rank with the best
banks in the state. Besides
i in deposits they have paid
116,000 in dividends and 1
i surplus of $15,000.
sanity's condition is best re
i the statements of the banks
i the world can judge just how
' prosperous this community is
bank statements which have
I published this month.
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leave today
»d Mrs. J. H. Thompson, Jr.,
and Mrs. Eugene Pizzetta
?» today for Tampa, Fla., where
*ih make their future home,
f *«*eral years' residence in Bo
On Monday a dance was
•» their honor at the Elks' Club
1 «»joyed by a large number
wr™ * r *® nc **
BP* h*st wishes of all their Boga
■JHends follow them in their new
yfIVE NEW BUNGALOWS
new bungalows, erected
' landsiana Fibre Board Com
I** k^ted on Huron avenue,
1 completed and found wait
nta, They are modern in
; and sire very attractive.
0W8 are rented to em
* Louisiana Fibre Board
HIX IS LEAVING
. the logging depart
Great Southern Lumber
Ivan k* 8 res ' ffne< ^ his position
* * ew days * or De
1 where he has secured a
•* The many friends of
r*®* Mrs. Hix will regret their
*** hut wish them nothing but
•od happiness in their new
TO SELL STOCK
of groceries, dry goods
®f Mrs. G. J. King will
and when the stock is
' ** P®** King will vacate the
return to New Orleans.
6 week ago last
following an attack of in
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♦ PROCLAMATION ♦
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* Executive Department *
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By a joint resolution of our
National Senate and House
of Representatives, unani
mously adopted, February 9th
has been set apart for the
holding of memorial services
for Theodore Roosevelt. It
is also planned by the Nation
al Council of Defense to have
memorial services held in
every city in the Union on
the same date. In his recom
mendation that these memor
ial services be held in honor
of Mr. Roosevelt, the chair
man made the following state
ment:
"The honoring of Theodore
Roosevelt is a matter that
transcends party belief . and
personal prejudice. He lived
greatly for America and that
is enough to justify even
those who opposed him in
mourning his death. With
iron courage he performed a
major operation on the public
morals of his country at a
time when public ethics had
become dulled and with dar
ing and unfailing dignity he
increased the prestige of
America abroad. Of no Amer
ican can it be more truthfully
said that his heart was incar
nated with the flag. For
these things alone all Ameri
cans who have lived in his
time should hold themselves
in his debt and should turn
aside on the ninth day of
February to honor his passing
from the national stage.''
During his term as Presi
dent, Mr. Roosevelt visited
the South, and especially dur
ing the yellow fever epidemie
did he show that he was a
great friend of the Southern
people.
In consideration of the
foregoing, I, E. R. Cassidy,
Acting Mayor of the City of
Bogalusa, do hereby set apart
February 9 as the day for
holding memorial services in
honor of Theodore Roosevelt
in the City of Bogalusa, and
do urge every citizen of this
city to attend this service,
which wil be held at the Y.
W. C. A. building at 3:30
o'clock p. m., February 9th,
1919.
This done and signed in my
office at the City Hall this
29th day of January, 1919.
E. R. CASSIDY,
Acting Mayor.
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BOOZE BILL WOULD
BUILD MILLION HOMES
Chicago, 111., Jan. 29.—T^e victory
of "Bone Dry America," which the.
ratification of the constitutional pro
hibition amendment has brought
about, could be made to mean a thou
sand miles of homes built of wood,
according to a Chicago expert with
figures. In other words, a row of
frame cottages erected on fifty-foot
lots would stretch out that distance.
The calculator who turns the pro
hibtion victory into a splendid col
lection of happy firesides, encased in
that most famous of building mate
rial—lumber — figures about this
way:
"The United States (or rather its
people) has spent each year for
liquor $2,400,000,000, which now it
will have for the purchase of other
things. This sum "would buy 800,000
dwellings at an average costof $3,000
each—a row over a thousand miles
long if built on fifty-foot lots."
Though it is not so stated, this
proposition of a thousand miles of
happy lumber-built homes would be
repeated every year, so that at the
end of ten years there would be ten
thousand miles of such homes. More
figuring shows that this means there
would be eight million such homes,
which ought to take care of a large
part of the earth.
SOME COLLECTOR
City Clerk K. I. Bean has estab
lished some record as a collector of
bills. During the year of 1918 the
waterworks system did a business of
$18,640.28, and on January 1, 1919,
only $103.31 remain« J unpaid, most
of, which has been paid this month.
Good Roads Bonds
To Be Sold Feb. 7th
At a special meeting of the Police
Jury of Washington Parish, which
will be held at Frankinton on Friday,
February 7th, the half a million dol
lars worth of good roads bonds will
be sold and indications are that there
will be lively bidding for these bonds.
The Police Jury reserves the right to
accept or reject any bid, and J. R.
Leslie, president of the Police Jury,
states that the bonds must bring par
and that the bidding must be by com
petitive bid.
Details of the side have been
mailed to prospective purchasers and,
owing to the fact that it is one of the
most important matters which has
ever come before the Police Jury in
$he history of the parish, it is being
given all the publicity possible.
TO ORDER PLANS
FOR NEW CHURCH
Following an election at which W.
C. Flanders was made president and
W. H. Jennings, secretary-treasurer,
the board of directors of the First
M. E. Church announced that they
will order plans and specifications
for a new church and will arrange
details so that it will be possible for
them to build within a short time.
CITY COURT DOES
RECORD BUSINESS
The City Court did a record-break
ing business on last Wednesday when
31 negroes were charged with gatn
bling, all of whom were found guilty
and fined $25 and costs. Fourteen of
the 31 paid their fines, while the re
mainder will lay out their sentences.
This is the greatest number of cases
ever tried in one day since the City
Court was established.
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WALSH HAS SON
If you had walked into the office j
of the assistant treasurer of the
Great Southern Lumber Company
Tuesday and had tried to pick oat
the boss, you would have selected J.
A. Walsh, instead of D. T. Cushing.
It was explained by others that Mr.
Walsh was the father of a fine son,,
who arrived Tuesday night. Mother
and son are reported as getting along
nicely.
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TAKES GRANDDAUGHTER HOME
Mrs. Tyler Davidson, mother of G.
M. Davidson, of the Great Southern
Lumber Company auditor's office,
who has been making an extended
visit here, has returned to her home
in Detroit, Mich. She was accom
panied by Bessie Elizabeth Davidson,
the three-weeks'-old daughter of Mr.
Davidson, the mother of Miss Bes
sie Eizabeth Davidson having died
a week after her birth.
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DEPARTURE DELAYED
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pizzeta, who
intended leaving Bogalusa today for
their future home in Tampa, Fla.,
not leave before the first of the
month, owing to the fact that Mr.
Pizzeta's father, who resides at
Mandeville, is suffering from a se-
vere attack of influenza and pneu-
monia is threatened.
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POLLOCKS ARE HOME
Mrs. J. B. Pollock and children re
turned Monday night after a two
months' visit with Mrs. Pollocks par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Gonzales,
of Gonzales, La.
SUFFERS RELAPSE
Mrs. E. P. Brunner of Pleasant
Hill, who recently recovered from
influenza, was forced to her bed
again this week.
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ROWELL RETURNS
Frank Rowell, manager of the Co
lonial Creosoting Company, returned
Tuesday from a business and pleas
ure trip to Louisville, Ky.
MRS. THOMAS UP
Mrs. W. C. Thomas and son, who
have been confined to their room for
the past two weeks with influenza,
are able to be up again.
VISITS TOWNSLEYS
Miss Minna E. Wolff of Bogalusa
was the guest of Mrs. A. Inman
Townsley at the Felicity parsonage*
New Orleans, last week, from Friday
until Monday.
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Mrs. M. Hyam, of Mississippi are
nue, is enjoying * visit with New
Orleans relatives and many friends,
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Alexander and A. Inman Townsley
Butter, Eggs, Meat
Down—In Chicago
Those who have been contending
that there will be no slump in prices
may begin to see that it is about time
to change their minds. Evidence of
this was brought out very strongly in
Chicago last week when in three days
the price of butter dropped 19 cents
per pound and eggs dropped in from
from 13 to 15 cents a dozen. The
price of pork in Chicago dropped 8
cents a pound Saturday.
In Bogalusa, however, there was
no noticeable change in prices and
Monday eggs were selling at 65 and
75 cents a dozen, and you could get
a pound of butter for the same
môhey. It is expected, however, that
within a few days the decline in
prices will be noticeable in every
community. In New Orleans there
wafc no change in prices, but the deal
ers are expecting it daily.
ACTING MAYOR E. R.
CASSIDY NOW, PLEASE
Commissioner of Finance E. R.
(E$) Cassidy is now acting mayor
ami will be the big boss of Louisi
ana's remarkable city for the next
ten days or two weeks, while Mayor
Sullivan is East. Next Tuesday night
the Commission Council will meet in
its regular session and at this meet
ing Mr. Cassidy will preside.
Mr. Cassidy has been asked by a
number of friends how it feels to be
thé mayor of a regular city, but he
has declined to answer, promising a
written statement after his two
weeks tin office.
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HUMBERT J. JACONO DEAD
Harry J. Ueber, a member of the
office force of the Great Southern
Lumber Company, was called to the
beside of Humbert J. Jacono, in Ho
tel Dieu, New Orleans, last Friday.
Mr. Jacono died Sunday and was
d Monday, R evere*» da William
officiating. Mr. Jacono was senior
member of the jewelry firm of Ja-
eono and Maltry, 223 Bourbon street.
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KINDERGARTEN REOPENS
The kindergarten class, conducted
at the Y. W. C. A., with Miss Ruth
Altick as teacher, has resumed its
work again and the little folks be-
tween the ages of 4 and 6 are invited
to attend. The class begins work at
9 a. m. and continues until 11:30.
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QUINN HOME
Richard (Dick) Quinn, one of the
Bogalusa boys who has been stationed
at Camp Pike for the past several
months, spent several days last week
with home folks and returned to
camp Monday. He does not expect
to be mustered out of service for
some time yet.
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MISS GEARHEARD IMPROVING
Miss Gretta Gearheard, daughter
of Reverend and Mrs. Gearheard,
who developed influenza and later a
lease of acute appendicitis, which was
followed by an attack of double penu-
monia, is reported as improving and
is now out of danger. She is con-
fined at the Bogalusa Hospital.
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BACK ON DUTY
Miss Gladys Martin of the Boga-
lusa Stores Company, who was con-
fined to her home for two weeks
with an attack of influenza, is able
to resume her work again, much to
the delight of her many friends.
EXPECTED HOME
Miss Thelma McDonald, who has
been located at Millsville, Fa., for the
past severs months, has resigned her
position and is expected to arrive in
Bogalusa within the next few days.
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MOVING HERE
Mn». N. Alpuente and family of
New Orleans will move to Bogalusa
this week and occupy the residence
which was vacated by Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Thompson, Jr., on North Bor-
des Drive.
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MISS GRIFFIN UP
Miss Griffin, one of the popular;
nttrsts of the Bogalusa Hospital. i«,
able to resume her profession again
after being confined to her room for
four weeks with an attack of fever.
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VISITING MOTHER
Mils Winters, superintendent of
the nurses at the Bogalusa Hospital,
was called to her home in Baltimore
a few days ago, owing to the tUjiess
of her mother..
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♦ PROCLAMATION
* Executive Department
* City Hall
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♦ The American. Committee
♦ for Relief in the Near East
♦ is asking for $30,000,000 to
♦ provide food, shelter and
♦ medical attention in the re
♦ habilitation of the races in
♦ Western Asia, who were vic
♦ tims of the ruthless Turk
♦ during the period of the war.
♦ Among the sufferers are Ar
♦ menians, Syrians, Jews, Per
♦ sians and Greeks. President '
♦ Wilson has issued a strong
♦ proclamation on the subject,
+ calling for help, and the move
♦ ment is warmly indorsed by
♦ such eminent men as Cardinal
+ Gibbons, Robert Lansing and
♦ Herbert Hoover.
♦ This humanitarian cause is
♦ a most worthy one, and the
♦ Christian charity of rich
♦ America should manifest it
♦ self generously by pouring
♦ out the millions needed for
♦ the alleviation of those unfor
♦ tunate victims of a cruel war
♦ which was not caused by any
♦ action of theirs. ♦
♦ I, therefore, urge the peo- ♦
♦ pie of the City of Bogalusa ♦
♦ to contribute liberally, par- *
♦ ticularly during the special ♦
♦ campaign which will be held ♦
♦ February 3rd to 10th, 1919. ♦
♦ In testimony whereof I ♦
♦ hereunto set my hand and ♦
+ caused the seal of the City of ♦
♦ Bogalusa to be affixed this ♦
♦ the twenty-ninth (29) day of ♦
♦ January, 1919. ♦
♦ E. R. CASSIDY, ♦
♦ Acting Mayor. ♦
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Breland Preparing
for Big Contest
Sergeant Breland, the South's mid
dle distance champion, is now going
through with a course of real hard
work in Bogalusa to prepare himself
for the long distance title of the
South. The race , will be held in New
Orleans on Saturday, March 1st, and
will be around the Canal Belt line,
a distance of seven miles. Every
runner of note in the South will take
part in the race and at least forty
will toe the mark when the when is
fired to set them off.
Since leaving Bogalusa in 1915,
Breland has figured in very near all
of the big races in the South and has
time after time captured the honors
against odds greater than now face
him, for he is in great shape already
and has another month to put on
some fine points, so after all the old
war-racer may have a surprise for
all.
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CASSIDY RESIGNS
E. R. Cassidy, one of the city's best
known young men, has resigned his
position as district deputy of the B.
P. O. Elks for the Southern Louisi
ana district, owing to the fact that
personal business made it impossible
for him to visit the lodges in his dis
trict.
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Y IS OUT
formerly cashier at
Bank and Trust
Company here, but who has been sta
tioned at Detroit, Mich., being a
lieutenant in the Aviation Corps, has
been mustered out of service and has
returned to riis old home in Pennsyl
vania, where he will visit relatives
and friends. He expects to make a
visit to Bogalusa in the near future.
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LIEUTENANT DONALD HERE
Lieutenant T / Y. Donald, of the
Medical Corps of the United States
Army, whose home is in New York
city, spent last week here, toe guest
of Miss Minna Wolff and Dr. and
Mrs. Brock. This was Lieutenant
Donald's first visit to Bogalusa and
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he was greatly impressed with the
city - He left for hl8 home Mond * y '
MRS. STARNS BETTU.
The many friends ot* MjrMmd Mrs.
J. P. Starns will be pleased to know
that the condition of Mm Starns has
greatly improved and she is now out
of danger. Following an attack of
influenza she-developed double pneu
monia and for several days her con
dition was critical.
Honor Roosevelt
Here February 9th'
Arrangements are being mad* to
hold the Theodor ®03sevo1'
ial services in this city on Febrtuuy
9th at 8 o'clock. On the same day
similar services will be held in every
city town and community in the coun
try, which will be a tribute of respect
to the late ex-President, who had hun
dreds of friends in every community
in toe United States, despite his po
litical affiliations.
Secretary Thompson of the Y. M.
C. A. is arranging a fitting program
which will be published next week in
the Enterprise, as will the proclama
tion of Mayor Sullivan. The meet
ing will be held at 8 o'clock and
every citizen of Bogalusa is urged to
attend the services.
SERIES OF SERMONS
TO START SUNDAY
A series of four sermons, to be de
livered during the month of Febru
ary by Reverend A. J. Gearheard,
pastor of the First Methodist Epis
copal Church, and which is to end
with a "Go-to-church Sunday," at
which time every citizen of Bogalusa
will be urged to attend service at
some church, has been .announced.
The sermons are to be "Christians in
Action." The first sermon next Sun
day morning will be "The Christian
Himself," the following Sunday, "The
Christian in the Congregation"; the
third Sunday, "The Christian in toe
Community," and the last number
will be "The Christian in the Home."
Reverend Gearheard promises that
these sermons will be interesting to
everyone and you are invited to at
tend, regardless of your religious af
filiations.
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Buys Another Drug Store; *
Starns Now Has Four
J. P. Starns has purchased toe Peo
ple's
and will assume charge on the first
of the coming month. This makes
three drug stores Mr. Starns owns in
Bogalusa and he is also the proprie
tor of a store in Madisonville. If®
has secured two expert druggists,
who will 4 have charge of his new
property on Columbia street.
CAPTAIN LE °BLANC HOME
Captain Jules LeBlanc, one of Bo
galusa'q young men who entered toe
service at, the outbreak of the war,
and who has been stationed at San
Antonio, has been mustered out of
service and will locate here, going
back to his old position at the City
Garage within a short time.
MRS. HANLEY RETURNS
Mrs. W. S. Hanley has returned
from an extended visit with relatives
and friends at Terre Haute, Ind. Fol
lowing her return she contracted a
genuine case of lagrippe and was
confined to her bed, but is now up
again, much to the delight of her
many friends.
MRS. SPEKENHIER HOME
Mrs. J. A. Spekenhier has returned
from Richmond, Ind., where she was
called to the bedside of her father,
who is now able to be up again, after
three doctors had abandoned all hope
of his recovery.
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LIVELY IS OUT
J. H. Lively, agent for the N. O. G.
N„ and his daughter, Miss Catherine,
who have been confined to their home
for the past ten days with influenza,
are able to be out again.
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MAYOR GOES EAST
Mayor Sullivan left Friday for a
two weeks' business trip, which will
carry him to Buffalo, New York and
other eastern cities.
GUIDRY IS OUT
J. E. Guidry, of the Great South-
ern Lumber Company auditor's of-
fice, who has been taking a morth's
forced vacation while he was nursing
a bad attack of influenza, is again
on the street.
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ATTEMPT ROBBERY
An attempt was made to break into
the store of the City Mercantile Com-
pany last Monday night, but the
would-be robbers were frightened
away.
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WARD RESIGNS
J. O. Ward, for the past several
months manager of the City Mercan-
tile Company, has resigned hit posi-
tion.