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AND AMERICAN
Volume 5.
BOGALUSA, LA., THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1919.
NUMBER 11
STARTS
ON FOUR OF 100
new homes
hij», so that jiv
jsefor Any Man^Jot
rig Hiß Own Home
in Bogalusa
» Y FOR it AS RENT
A ^OWNTHE HOUSE
I*«, the Water Bill, Insur
IS, Zemd Taxes Will Be
hid for You—Money Re
dded in Adve rsity.
■» Agit is any man in Bogalusa
I a to» • desire t0 own his own
l fc* cannot have an excuse here
K 1« wt owning it, because most
«Ttoid of a home you want can
* , by paying rent of from $15
r month. And, just to keep
worrying about the insur
ed water, as well as
these will be paid for
pO yon will have a stipulated
; to pay each month.
t on four of the one hundred
jut alr eady started and as
« thi* work gets well under
î«ttor houses will be started. It
etod that there will be such a
j for these one hundred houses
; tj»y will be purchased before
jt cad of the next month.
bouses are to be built on
i Hill and are to be modern
respect, and built by the
Hoad Land Company of
IM. Marx is president and J. A.
secretary-treasurer,
the party purchasing a
del, after occupying the
i for a few months, that it will
for him to carry out
, the money which he
ss the specified amount
I the house would rent for, will
any more than if he
In other words, if the
at for $15 a month,
it at $20, the dif
the monthly pay
i the rental price would be
tiie cancellation of the
foney and
Ricks Marrv
manager and half
the Cozy Corner, was
to Miss Irma Ricks,
employed at the Cozy
era! months. The cere
ormed Saturday even
d Gearheard at the
age.
ia Jtiie daughter of Mr.
. H. Ricks of Northwest
*od ia a popular young
(room has made a laage
friends since engaging in
end the happy couple
kept busy receiving the
of their many
1 TO mail reports
congestion at the In
dice, taxpayers are
their reports and
New Orleans office,
of the tax must accom
i and can be mailed at
» and will not be eonsid
ft bears the postmark of
IS IMPROVING
friends of A. A. Bour
«tor of the Bogalusa
has been suffering from
pneumonia, will be glad
jMt hi« eondition ia greatly
"e is «till confined to
»«ver, but H wUl be only
of a few days until he is
if his condition con
itoprove.
L* A BIG SUCCESS
i«r ****** the parents and
the Bogalusa colored
_ which was attend
two thousand persons.
! h II **' nc *P*I °f the colored
***** «redit fer the
" the meeting.
HERE ON VISIT
Scales of Franklin,
^ - * wisit to Mrs. Chas.
[«Avenue B. Miss Scales
- school chums
Mias Scales' first visit to
ELKS HELD FINE
MEETING FRIDAY
The regular session of the Elks,
held last Friday evening, was one
of the largest attended and most in
teresting meetings that has been held
since the local lodge was organized.
There were 112 members present.
The annual election of officers was
held, which was followed by initia
tion, four candidates being initiated,
following which there was a social
session.
G. G. Timberlake was elected ex-
alted ruler, C. L. Black, secretary;
Dr. Clave E. Gill, esteemed leading
knight; H. B. Buck, loyal knight; D.
Bienn, lecturing knight; D. T. Cush-
ing, treasurer.
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Lieut. Harry Pine
Cited for Bravery
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Harry Pine, a Bogalusa boy, for
merly employed at the N. O. G. N.
shops here and who is well known,
recently returned from overseas duty
with the distinction of being the first
local boy to return with wounds, has
been cited for bravery by the War
Department. He is the son of Mrs.
J. H. Thompson, Jr., who recently re
moved to Tampa, Fla. The follow
ing from Washington appeared in
the press dispatches of Tuesday:
Second Lieutenant Harry W. Pine,
353rd Infantry. For extraordinary
heroism in action near Haumont,
France, Lieutenant Pine led a patrol
of eight men in an attempt to gain
entrance into the town of Haumont,
whSch was stubbornly held by the
enemy. Working his way through
the rear outposts, he ecnountered an
enemy patrol near the entrance, at
taking and defeating it. He then
proceeded through the entire town,
capturing and returning with two
prisoners, as well as obtaining valu
able information. Next of kin, Mrs.
J. H. Thompson, Jr., 802 North Bor
Sheats-McDonald
Wedding Sunday
Of much social interest here was
the wedding of Miss Thelma McDon
ald to Dr. Harold W. Sheats of At
lanta, Ga., which took place Sunday,
March 9, 1:30 p. m., at the home of
the bride's sister, Mrs. C. E. Gill.
Only relatives and a few close
friends were among the guests at the
ceremony.
The home was very attractively
decorated in ferns and ivy.
Mrs. C. E. Gill rendered very ten
derly, "I Love You Truly," and Men
delssohn's Wedding March was played
as the bride entered..
Mrs. L. Gremilhon, accompanied
by Miss Inez Blanchard, played "Be
cause," from Joycelyn, during the
ceremony.
The bride was given away by her
mother, Mrs. McDonald, and her only
attendant was her sister, Miss Lee
McDonald. Master Clave Gill was
ring-bearer. Reverend Gearheard of
the Methodist Churcn officiated.
Miss McDonald was especially chic
and lovely in a suit of dark tan trico
tine and a hat of black tulle with
jet trimmings. She wore a corsage
bouquet of Killqmey roses.
Miss Lee McDonald wore a frock
of flesh Georgette with hat to match,
and carried Killarney roses. .
Mrs. McDonald was very hand
somely gowned in beaded white
Georgette.
Mrs. Gill wore flesh Georgette.
An informal reception followed the
ceremony, after which Dr. Sheats and
his bride left on the afternoon train
for Alexandria,, La., to be there only
a few days, when they will locate
permanently in Atlanta, Ga.
Miss McDonald was a very lovely
member of the younger set here.
ODD FELLOWS MEETING
At a recent meeting of the local
lodge of Odd Fellows applications for
membership were considered and one
candidate initiated. A committee, act
ing jointly with a similar committee
from the Woodmen of the World,
discussed contemplated improve
ments in their lodge rooms.
A meeting, informal in character,
is called to be held over Starns' Phar
macy, Pleasant Hill section of the
city, next Tuesday evening at 7:30,
when plans for a degree team will
be considered and visiting members
will receive introductions. Members
of the order may avail themselves of
this opportunity by appearing at the
meeting.
Test Case on
Bonds To Be Tried
The question of which of the twoj
plans adopted by the police jury in
selling the half a million dollars !
worth of good roads bonds is accord- '
'ing to Blackstone will have a final j
decision, it is hoped, within the next'
ninety days. The case was docketed ;
for the District Court yesterday and
Judge Carter promised a quick de
cision.
pealed
The case will then be
to the Supreme Court.
now develops that it is just a quo !
tion of whether the bonds are to be !
sold as a road district or as parish |
bonds, one of the two, however, will:
stand and will not require another
election, but, of course, will delay the
starting of the work.
Officials have been promised ac
tion in the courts at the earliest pos
sible time.
At the regular meeting of the po
lice jury, held last Friday, nothing
of importance canle before the meet
ing, much routine* was disposed of,
however.
MASQUE BALL TO
ATTRACT CROWD
The masque ball to be given at the
Elks' Home on Saturday night prom
ises to be one of the largest attended
balls in many months and the com
mittee announces the sale of tickets
has been exceptionally large. The
committee assures the public that the
best of order will prevail.
Tickets are selling at $1 and if you
have not secured one, you can pay
your admission at the door. Danc
ing will start promptly at 8:30.
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Hygiene Classes
Start on Monday
Everybody. is doing it I
Doing what?
Joining the elementary hygiene
classes—,.. **-- —*
this year as wearing a red or henna
hat
Of course I belong—sister attends
a morning class; mother goes in the
afternoon, and I have joined a night
class. It's very convenient, you see.
The class room will be all ready
Saturday morning and "Susie," the
Chase doll belonging to the hospital,
will be .waiting for us to practice on
her. She won't say a word if we are
awkward at first.
Telephone or call on Mrs. Gqerre
at once, leaving your name.
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MRS. FRITH IMPROVING
Thç! many friends of Mrs. E. H.
Frith will be pleased to : learn that
she is able to be up again after being
confined to her room for the past
two weeks with an attack of fever.
She hopes to be able to attend the
big party at the Y. W. C. A. Satur-
day.
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EXPECTED HOME TODAY
Commissioner of Education J. C.
Mills is expected to return home to-
day from Mississippi, where he has
been taking a much needed rest for
the past ten days. Mrs. Mills joined
him Saturday and accompanied him
home.
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BUYS ART STUDIO
L. A. Momhinvg of Opelousas,
who has recently been mustered out
of service, has purchased the art
studio on Austin street and has al
ready taken charge. He comes to
Bogalusa highly recommended as an
expert in his line. He is a life mem
ber of the Elks.
Mr. Ewerlof will leave within a
few days for his old home in Sweden.
.
BASKETBALL FRIDAY
Two fast and interesting games of
basketball in the Industrial League
are slated for Friday night when the
Invincibles hit the hard-working N.
O. G. N. and Hi School tackles the
G. S. L. Co. G. S. L. has not been
playing up to usual form, but they
are well started now and will be con-
tenders for first places. Games will
start at 8:15 sharp.
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GOV. SANDERS HOME
Governor Sanders arrived Tuesday
and left the same afternoon for a
few days' trip over the district. He
expects to arrive home Monday, to
remain for several months. He will
be accompanied by Mrs. Sanders, who
is visiting her parents in New Or-
leans.
To Discontinue
Service March 15
The Pearl River or St. Tammany
branch of the N. O. G. N., operating
from Pearl River to the station of
St. Tammany, is to be discontinued
Saturday. The operation of trains
on this line has been at a great loss
to the company and the line serves
very few people. Efforts to have it
discontinued before were made, but
the railroad commission would not
grant their approval. One day last
week it cost the line over seven dol
lars to earn a ten-cent fare and on
a recent occasion it is stated that it
cost over $17 to deliver a shipment
of freight on which the charges were
forty-odd cents.
It is rumored that an injunction
will be served Friday against the
discontinuance of trains. The result
of the action will be awaited with
much intreest.
NO EARLY CROP
OF IRISH SPUDS
"The recent heavy rains have made
it impossible for the farmers of this
section to raise an early crop of Irish
potatoes and is good fortune to the
farmers, if they just knew it," said
a well known citizen of Bogalusa
Saturday. "Year after year farm
ers have been losing money on the
early crop and each year continue to
try and make a crop successful to
offset the previous bad ones, but
they invariably lose money. This
year they have been unable to plant
on account of the rains, and in a few
days the regular crop of potatoes can
be planted and will yield good re
turns," he continued.
10,000 Tons Old *
Clothing Needed
most comprehensive
«vef undertaken will be conducted by'
American Red Cross during the
week of March 24-31, when the
American people will be asked to do
nate ten thousand tons of cast-off
apparel to the helpless refugees in
Allied countries. The need of cloth
ing in many lands is one of the most
serious reconstructions problems, but
it is expected that a long step to
ward solving it will be taken when
the thousands of Red Cross chapters
begin their collection of discarded
garments.
Every kind of garment for all ages
and both sexes, except such as ob
viously could not help refugees, is to
be accepted. Since the clothes will
be subjected .to the hardest kind of
wear, only garments of strong and
durable material should be given.
They need not, however, be in per
fect condition, for there are thou
sands of destitute women in the re
covered territory eager to earn a
small livelihood by repairing the
clothing that will be sent to the
needy. In addition to the second
hand garments there will be accepted
piece goods, light, warm canton flan
nel and other fabrics from which to
make clothes for new-born babies,
sheetings and blankets and even
scrap leather, which is needed for
repairing shoes. Woolen goods of
any kind, soft hats and caps for all
ages, and sweaters of any kind or
size will be welcomed, while men's
shirts and pajamas that are not long
er serviceable as such, can be turned
into children's garments.
If you have anything to contribute,
call up Mrs. Guerre at the local Red
Cross Chapter.
W. E. BARNES DEAD
W. E. Barnes, aged about 38 years,
residing in the vicinity of Columbia
street, died of spinal meningitis Sat-
urday and the funeral was held the
same day. No o&er cases of the dis-
ease have been reported in Bogalusa.
IMPROVING STREETS
The streets of Bogalusa are being
placed in good condition again. The
unusually heavy rains of the past few
months not only did great damage
to them, but made it impossible to
work them to any advantage.
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SPEED UP CLOCKS
Don't forget to speed up your
clock an hour on the evening of Sun
day, March 30. Failure to do so will
put you to work one hour late, as the
daylight saving law goes into effect
again this year.
The Enterprise—clean, wholesome
paper—should be in every home.
BODY OF LESLIE
FORBES RECOVERED
The body of Leslie Forbes, the 18
year-old youth who lost his life a
week ago last Tuesday when he,
with two companions, was wading the
backwater following the overturning
of their boat in Pearl River, was re
covered Thursday and was found
within a few feet of where he went
down. The remains were prepared
for burial and laid to rest last Friday.
Go Gabble Party
at Y. W. Saturday
The ladies, as well as the little
folks, are looking forward to the big
"Go -Gabble, Gobble, Gabble Party"
which will be held at the Y. W. C. A.
Saturday. One can imagine that it
is going to be some party from the
name which has been given it and
Mrs. Betty Sullivan-Frith promises
that you can attend, Apecting it to
be "some party."
It will start at 10 a. m. and con
tinue until 5. You are asked to bring
along picnic provisions and the chil
dren. If you have a hubby that ex
pects three squares a day, he is in
vited to join you and the family at
the Y. W. at 12 o'clock, when there
will be lunch.
Mrs. Frith and her workers are
making a special effort to have an
unusually large attendance present
and all ladies of Bogalusa are urged
to attend.
Y. W. C. A. Drive
Goes Over the Top
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Incomplete reports show that the !
drive for $5,000 for the Y. W. C. A.
will go over the top, despite the many
obstacles which were presented dur-
ing the drive.
ff««"
to
til
with the
work. J a V
Following are the contributions re
ceived since the list was published
last week.
Bogalusa Grocery and Grain..$50.00
Magee and Ott ........................ 20.00
Mrs. Dr. Brock ........................ 3.00
Fred Thompson ..... 5.00
Mrs. Fred Thompson ......... $5.00
Mrs. E. Berenson ....... 5.00
Mrs. M. A. Berenson ............. 5.00
Mrs. B. D. Talley .................... 5.00
Mrs. George Whalen ................ 5.00
Mrs. Bonney ......... 5.00
Mrs. Tarsan .............................. 5.00
Mrs. Rowell .... 5.00
Mrs. George Townsend .......'... 5.00
Mrs. Harry DeMuth ................ 5.00
Mrs. D. B. Haven .................... 5.00
Mrs. Wiley Magee.................... 5.00
Mrs. Leopold Saux .................. 5.00
Mrs. C. B. Smith.................... « 5.00
Mrs. W. S. Hanley .........-......... 5.00
Mrs. R. H. Laftman ................ 5.00
Mrs. T. C. Griffith .................. 5.Ü0
Prof. Ratliff ............................ 2.50
Miss Stacy Jenkins .................. 2.00
Mi 3 s Roscoe .............................. LO0
Prof.- Howard .......................... , 1-00
Miss Bertha Pierce .................. 1-00
Miss Jessie Pierce............. 50
Miss Maude Carter................v. .50
Miss L. Kile .........-..............- 100
Miss A. Smith ........................- 100
Miss A. Richardson . ................ 1.00
Miss B. Mason ........ L00
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DR. AMACKER RETURNS
Dr. Châles E. Amacker, one of the
best known young men of this city,
who enlisted several months ago, has
been mustered out of service and is
enjoying a visit with his many Boga
lusa friends. He obtained a com
mission as lieutenant and was sta
tioned at Camp Oglethorpe.
Dr. Amacker disposed of his den
tal office before enlisting and is un-
decided as to where he will locate.
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Y. W. THANKS YOU
The Y. W. C. A. thanks each and
every one who gave so willingly and
generously tQ the Blue Triangle fund.
You have given your money, now
back it up by your continued inter
est in and presence at the Y. W. C.
A. building.
Once again, we thank you.
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of
FARMERS MONTH LATE
Reports from the farmers
of
Washington parish are to the effect
that at the present time they are
about one month behind with their
work, which will means that early
crops will be fully a month late. It
will require several days of sunshine
to put the ground in condition for
breaking.
2 MORE DAYS
ON INCOME TAX
REPORT FOR 1918
L. E. Dominique, Agent of
Internal Revenue Bu
reau, Here
REPORT MUST BE
MADE BY SA TURDAY
Failure to Do So Will Make
You Liable to a Heavy
Federal Fine and Impris
onment.
I you have not made out your in
come tax report, you had better
hurry, because this report must be
filed or mailed at the postoffice by
Saturday evening. Every married
person who has made over $2,000
during the past year will be affected
by the tax, as well as all unmarried
persons who have made over $1,000,
regardless of sex or nationality.
At least one-fourth of the tax
must be paid when you make your
report on Saturday, but if you will
pay It all it will be appreciated by
the revenue office.
L. E. Dominique, of the Internal
Revenue office of this district, ar-
rived in Bogalusa Monday and has
been kept busy all week giving the
citizens of Bogalusa and Washington
parish all information relative to the
income tax law—what would be ex-
empt and the amount of tax you will
be compelled to pay. The tax is a
very complicated one and unless you
are certain that you understand the
law, you will find it to your interest
to have Mr. Dominique explain any
features of the law which you do not
understand. The more you make the
greater the percentage of your in
come. .
There is a common and erroneous,
upon the taxpayer. ^
the contrary, the taxpayer most call
on the government The law im
poses the obligation on the taxpayer
to secure the necessary blanks and
see that they are duty filed with the
collector of internal revenue before
March 15. Inasmuch as Mr. Domin
ique's stay in Bogalusa is limited un
til tomorrow, Friday, a#d his services
being free of charge, it is of the Ut
most importance that all prospective
taxpayers take advantage of his
presence here.
Basis for $5,000.00
Suit Started Here
The charge of theft of fifty cents
the foundation for a suit for $5,
000 damages filed In the Civil Dis
trict Court Tuesday by Charles Kahn
against T. P. Ledbetter. Mr. Kahn
alleges that while he was in the lobby
of the Pine Tree Inn, at Bogalusa,
on January 15, last, Mr. Ledbetter
declared and repeated the charge sev
eral times in the presence of a num
ber of witnesses: "You* stole 50
cents from me," and "You robbed mo
out of 50 cents," and refused to re
tract the accusation which Mf. Kahn
declares was untrue and intended to
maliciously injure him in his good
name in a business way. For the
damage done by the alleged slander
he asks judgment for $5,000 dam
ages.—Daily Item.
SILVER THREADS AMONG THE
GOLD—REVISED VERSION.
Dariing I am coming back,
Silver threads among the black,
Now that peace in Europe nears
I'll be home in seven years.
I'll drop in on you some night
With my whiskers long and white. ;V
Yes, the war is over, dear, »V
And we're going home I hear. if
Home again with you once more £
Say—by nineteen twent—your. r i
Once I thought by now I'd be
Sailing back across the sea.
Back to where you sit and pine.
But I'm heading, for the Rhine. '>
You can hear the M. P.'s curse: ».
"War is hell—but peace is worse."
When the next war comes around >
In the front rank I'll be found. j
I'll rush in again pell melL i
Yes I will, my dear—like hell.
From Windy City, A. E. F. 13th En-
gineers. I
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