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«je B05ACUS
AND AMERICAN
BOGALUSA, LA., THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1919
NUMBER 12
Cooke, James, Wood
jnd Goodyear Arrive
^ P Cooke, president of the
.iTsouthern Lumber Company
d* N. 0. G. N. railroad, and
n«ndvpar. one of the
■ v , Goodyear
°lZa stockholders in the same en
wcompanied by Charles I.
^director of the Great South
^^L-ber Company, of Baltimore,
** y \, q g Wood, of Monroe,
JJ^Bwager of the Bogalusa Fa
grrived in Bogalusa
remain a few days.
A 0 l the gentlemen were in fine
fV IB d optimistic as to the busi
^TeEtiook, it being just a question
J*k* thé great prosperity wave
Many Elks Going
to New Orleans
will be well represented
it*r«w*te*t meeting of Elks ever
yj - a the history of the organ iza
„Mpt the Grand Lodge ses
y- ,t New Orleans Friday, Sat
end Sunday (March 28-29-30).
l-îm of 2000 candidates will be
iglltd st tihe Athenaeum Saturday
j* Saturday afternoon at 2
eggl there will be a great Elks'
•attend the local lodge has been
yy te make the greatest showing
iimhen of any lodge in attend
ail, with die exception of the î)> T ew
Often lodge.
t the initiation Saturday night
• chair office will be occupied by
UPtgnnd exalted rulers, the first
tag ja the history of the order. Bo
oks are planning to leave
ay morning, March 29, in a
when it is expected there will
[ sixty and seventy-five in
Those who intend mak
trip should notify Exalted
l B. Ltedsely, Thomas D.
, .L Black or E. R. C**
—
Sanders Becoming
National Figure
eitiiens and the voters
d«e Sixth Congressional District
ill an not keeping pace with the
rmpw of our fellow townsman,
0MMT J. Y. Sanders, will awaken
«ist these mornings to discover
fetid* city is the home of a mem
rtf Congress who has become a
figure. Mr. Sanders has
» the national limelight as a
1 tf Ma leadership in the fight
t Champ Clark for the position
I leader of the next House.
1 looks ns if Mr. Sanders will
r with the job just as easy as
I h* opponent in the last elec
and Mrs. Sanders re-
ly and will remain here
months, unless there is a
of Congress called,
I not likely.
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of riie Eight
Parish has forwarded
i«rs of New Orleans, to
the Annenian-Syrian
nmd, 1680.28. The quota for
*»• $802.28. Up to
It, Washington Parish was
jPft* eight parishes to go over
® ore than 100 per cent,
perishes have gone 100 per
fourteen parishes over 50
to Go Over Top
Basketball games
the Allies!
1 Pershing, Foch, Haig and
►»W having it out at the Y. M
IP Beeteball. Four teams of
I each, bearing the names of
. ^ heroes, are battling for
àp of the Y. M. C. A.
f**ketball League. Much in
»being shown by the High
■eye in these games.
mr y Monday afternoon at
> _ Hie public is invited.
*"**!*« Standing
Won Lost
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of the evening
Heckman, Flanders, Drs.
Rice
feature—Hot dogs and
Johnson Not Ready
to Make Statement
Delos R. Johnson of Franklinton,
state senator from the Nineteenth
Senatorial District, who was in the
city Monday, declined to comment on
the reports from Washington parish
that he would probably be a candi
date for lieutenant governor in the
state primary.
"I am watching the slate makers
maneuver," he said at the Monte
leone, checking out. "1 have made
no statement and do not think the
time opportune to do so. I have
been very busy with war work, my
law business and other affairs since
the close of the last Legislature."
Mr. Johnson is looked upon in
Baton Rouge as one of the most ac
tive men in the Senate. He is young
and aggressive and it was claimed
during the last days of the session
session that the Sixth District would
get solidly behind him for state of
fice, if he should decide to make the
try.
More Lend Cultivated
"More land is being cultivated in
Washington parish than I have ever
known before," he said. "Best of
all, they are diversifying. I doubt
about any appreciable reduction in
cotton acreage. The big fellow may
cut down a little, but the average
small farmer is not reducing, so far
as I can see."—Daily States, Mon
day, March 17.
Service of Comfort
Sunday Morning
During - the winter there were so
many death due to the epidemic of
influenza, where burial was per
formed with but a slight service and
no considerable number of friends
and relatives were able safely to at
tend the funerals. On account of
this condition Reverend A*-4. .Gear
heard has sent out an announcement
that he will deliver a special sermon
of comfort and consolation Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock. His theme
will be "Comfort and Suffering."
At the evening service, 7:30
o'clock, he will preach on "The Two
Cities." In this sermon there will
be a careful analysis of modern city
construction and living conditions
and a comparison made between the
modern city and the Eternal City de
scribed in the Bible.
Columbia Has Two
Very Cosdy Fires
Two big fires, causing a loss esti
mated at about $25,000, occurred at
Columbia, Miss., a few miles north
of Bogalusa, during the past few
days. A fire in the business section
did great damage to the printing
plant of the Columbian, owned by
Postmaster Quinn
The H. L. White lumber mill, the
largest in Columbia, was totally de
stroyed by fire this week. The loss
will reaeh $15,000, and no insurance
was carried.
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Joan of Arc Girls
Entertain Friends
On Thursday the Joan of Arc girls
entertained their friends in the gym
of the Y. W. C. A. by presenting a
playlet entitled "Mrs. Blaney'a
Boarders." Miss R. Bell was the di J
rector. Following was the cast:
Mrs. Blaney......Mary Hunt Plummer
Violet, a roomer_____._____Juanita Bean
Polly, a roomer................Vera Moore
Percy VanDyke, an artist............
.......................Carmen Rousset
Maud, a music pupil....Mamie Freret
Messenger Boy........Bonnie Johnston
Brother Bill ....................Audry Byrd
School Boys and Girls
Dick Redpan..............Lucille Bender
Primrose Allen ............ Irene Ratliff
Bill Broadway............Lorraine Beets
Sally Lee Jones ....._____Juanita Smith
Jake Johnson ......Genevieve Calhoun
Jennie Smith ..........Rena Drummond
Jimmie Frog..........Lee Hood Cesario
Miss Lena May Mackie, pianist.
After the play refreshments were
served.
Virginia Prentiss entertained with
fancy dancing. The affair was well
attended and thoroughly enjoyed by
all present.
The Enterprise, "First in Every
thing," $1.50 a year.
Interesting Letter
FromCapt.LeBlanc
St. Nazaire, France, Feb. 12, 1919.
Mr. W. H. Sullivan, Bogalusa, La.:
Dear Mr. Sullivan—Your letter of
the 30th of November reached
yesterday after travelling all over j
France. Was sorry to hear that youj
only received one of my letters. !
Read through a number of Boga
lusa Enterprises yesterday, given me
by Lieutenant John D. White—they
were the first I have seen since leav
ing the states. Frank promised me,
he would send me over every copy he
J
received, but I guess he has forgot
ten. Surely was surprised to read
the account of some of the deaths
caused from the "flu." Surely hope
the epidemic will be checked. We
are very lucky over here. At pres
ent there is very little sickness
among the men in camp, seems as
though they are immune to all dis
eases, but let's not brag.
Wish you could go through this
camp, I am sure you would find it
interesting. In my opinion it is the
most wonderful thing I have ever
seen. We have the reputation of
having the best embarkation camp in
France. General Pershing made an
inspection two Sundays ago and he
was very well satisfied with every
thing, according to reports.
Will give you an idea of how the
men arriving here for evacuation are
handled: When they arrive they are
put through the delousing plant. In
this place each man is given a physi
cal exam. All found to be infected
with any sort of vermin are treated,
the balance are being bathed with
hot water and kerosene soap. While
the men are bathing their clothes and
entire equipment is put through the
delouser, something Bimilar to dry
kilns. All clothes and equipment are
hung on trucks, pushed into the bins,
doors closed and steam turned on,
The degree of heat rises to 190; the
tracks are kept in there for
minutés, time enough to kHl my
of louse that may have been in the
equipment
By the time the men are through
bathing the clothes and equipment
have been deloused and are out cool
ing off, ready for them to get into.
They are then marched to clean bar
racks, formed into casual companies
ready to be evacuated to the good
old U. S. A.—clean. These men are
fed at centrally located messes hav
ing a feeding capacity of 8000. All
the men, after making the trip
through the delouser to their bar
racks, and then through the mess, al-,
ways come out smiling and feeling,
fit and fine.
In a camp like this, where we get
an opportunity to see all classes of
soldiers that make up our army, we
are more definitely convinced that
there is no nation in the world that
could beat an army like ours.
At present we are of the opinion
that we will be here at least six
months longer, but, as we all know,
our future depends upon the decision
of the Peace Conference.
With best wishes for the Magic
City.
Respectfully yours,
PAUL.
Paul O. LeBlanc, Captain Infantry,
Embarkation Camp No. 1, A. P. O.
701, American, E. F., France.
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BRING THOSE SWEATERS
Those who are knitting sweaters
for the Red Cross are urgently re-
quested to finish same and send to
Y. W. C. A. as soon as possible, so
that a shipment can be made. Any
one have one finished, and unable
to take or said to the Y. W. C. A.,
will please call Mrs. Belton, Phone
340, who will gladly call for them
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NOBLES BACK HOME
Robert S. Nobles, a Bogalusa boy
who has been overseas for the past
seven months, arrived yesterday for
a few days' visit with his many
friends. As soon as he is mustered
out of service he will return to Bo
gal usa and be back at his old job in
Superintendent Hanley's office
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G. C. PHILLIPS DEAD
G. C. Phillips, one of the older and.
well known residents of Richardson
town, died at the Bogalusa Hospital
Friday night and the funeral services
were conducted Saturday, Reverend
A. J. Gearheard officiating. Burial
was in Bogalusa Cemetery.
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BUYS HOME
George Potter, well known N. O.
G. N. engineer, has purchased the
house in Louisiana avenue, wihch he
had occupied for many months.
Said In Belated
Income Tax Report
J. Y. Fauntleroy, collector of in
ternal revenue, has been instructed
by Commissioner Roper that persons
who neglected to pay the first in
j stallments of income taxes by March
15 must now P a Y their entire tax on
! demand. He was also informed that,
2or delinquency.
to avoid the penalty of 25 per cent
in addition to the regular tax, those
who failed to file returns Saturday
may now submit belated returns
with a sworn statement of reasons
first
it
al-,
88 muc ^ as sixty days in which to
of
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re-
to
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A.,
boy
for
Mr. Fauntleroy, Tuesday, urged
all those who have yet to make re
turns to file them as soon as possi
ble. In this way, he explained, add
ed penalties may be avoided. His
office is busy now checking up the
returns already in. In a number
mistakes have been found and are
being returned for correction. The
mail -continues to bring in state
ments, he said, but the congestion at
the office of those who are paying in
person, has disappeared. No attempt
to estimate the proportion of delin
quents or to ascertain who they are
is feasible.
The policies, announced by Inter
nal Revenue Commissioner Roper,
are intended to grant a degree of
lenierfcy to those who for some legit
imate reason failed to file their re
turns when they were due. By law,
however, the installment payment
privilege is removed from all failing
to make payments on time, and the
Internal Revenue Bureau has no au
thority to change this provision.
A Revenue Bureau statement in
explanation follows:
"Revenue collectors will accept all
ient returns made after
15, and deposit any payment
therewith. Under law failure
payment by March 15
y makes the whole tax
diately. Taxpayers fil
ubse
e nmsf'piy
but if the taxpayer submits a par
tial payment he will be notified of
the balance due later in the regular
procedure of listing and sending no
tices. In reference to the penalty of
25 per cent additional tax for all de
linquents the policy will be to pro
ceed sympathetically in accordance
with the regulation permitting the
taxpayer, if he desires, to file an af
fidavit within ten days explaining
the cause of delinquency."
The statement was taken to indi
cate that persons who paid their
taxes later than Saturday may have
pay the remaining three-quarters.
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Red Cross Work
Must Be Done
Our new allotment consists of 90
pajamas, 60 children's sweaters and
190 children's petticoats. These pa
jamas will be needed in our own hos
pitals, where thousands of sick and
wounded men have been brought
back from abroad to be taken care
of in our own country.
We must supply our hospitals with
-1 comfort and convenience of the Odd
in Fellows, Woodmen of ,the World
the things needed to make these boys
comfortable. The children's sweat
ers and petticoats will go to the refu
gees of the Allied countries.
It is our duty and should be our
pleasure to help these unfortunates,
who have lost their all.
If you will make pajamas, call
Mrs. Andrus; petticoats, Mrs. Ma-
gee; or sweaters, Mrs. Belton, or you
can get any of these articles at the
Red Cross Headquarters, Y. W.,C. A.,
at any time.
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LODGE IMPROVEMENTS
The contemplated Improvements in
Starns' Hall, on the hill, are being
further discussed and, as soon as
plans are accepted, remodelling of
the lodge rooms will he made for Hie
Maccabees, Ben Huts and other fra
ternities. In connection with this,
it can be said that the volunteers
and. who design to organize a degree
team met Tuesday evening and ex-
hibited no small amount of enthusi-
O.
the
he
asm in their rehearsal. One feature
of Hie rehearsal was the discovery
that thefe was no man present who
plays an organ, but this deficiency
will be supplied after a better can
vass among the local membership.
Secretary Taylor, residing at 841
Avenue E, has some informa toin also
for the benefit of Odd Fellows who
may be sojourning here.
to
JointheY.M.CA.
Some Reasons Whv
As the boys come marching home
after having Y. M. C. A. service in
the army and in the trenches, Boga
lusa's Y. M. C. A. must stand fully
manned and ready to serve. The
Y. M. C. A. deserves the membership
of all classes of men because of what
it means to the city and because of
its war record.
As a club the Y. M. C. A. has more
to offer than any institution in Bo
galusa, at a very moderate member
ship fee.
As an agency for social develop
ment under Christian auspices it a3
pires to call the individual to serve.
The association program in its build
ing is suited to the needs of all busi
ness men, young men and boys.
The Bogalusa association is behind
the National Council in all its war
work. And as the soldiers are dis
charged, it is doing everything pos
sible to help them back to a normal
civil life.
Extension work in the shops,
schools, mills and among boys is be
ing carried on and arranged on a
very large scale. To separate the
workers we need a large member
ship.
Service as the law of the present
day life makes an irresistible appeal.
An association invites men to join
in order to assign them to practical
pieces of service. Many are not
working at a good thing because they
do not know what to do.
The association is a league for
brotherly service. Any man or boy
who is, or who wishes to be broth
erly—to show friendliness—proper
ly belongs with the Y. M. C. A. This
is his place.
Having won the confidence and
respect of the soldiers, the Y. M. C.
A. of Bogalusa must do its utmost
to serve every man who returns to
face the battlefield of peace. This is
must be borne
a. C. As. By
90
Captain Jules LeBlanc, who re
turned from service a few days ago,
and is back at his old work at the
' City Garage, is to be married next
Tuegday to Miss Nellie Frances,
1
A.,
in
as
of
Hie
ex-
joining now you not only help us to
perform this great service for Boga-1
lusa, but you help yourself.
Physically fit men with rich red
blood in their veins have won the
war. Men who are below par physi
cally are not a national asset, but a
national liability. The association
has been the prime factor in increas
ing r physical fitness. Several hun
dred men registered by the army ex
aminer have been made fit for the
service by the association's physical
work. What has been done to make
men fit in war can be repeated to
make them fit in peace.
Physical unfitness means ineffi-,
ciency at home. With ill health we
usually have mental inefficiency—
one is the fruit of the other.
Help the Y. M. C. A. to seize its
great opportunity by joining now.
BOGALUSA Y. M. C. A. MEMBER
SHIP CAMPAIGN, March 20.
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Jules LeBlanc To Be
Married Tuesday
who
841
also
who
daughter of Mrs. O'Rourke of Co
lumbia, Miss. The ceremony will be
performed at the home of the bride's
mother at high noon.
The bride is one of- Marion coun-
ty's most accomplished young ladies
and Mr. LeBlanc is one of the most
popular young men of the Magic
City. A number of Bogalusa friends
will attend the wedding.
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Thos. Agnew Died
Tuesday Morning
Thomas H. Agnew, who assisted
in organizing the Bogalusa Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children, and who was well known
to a large number of citizens here,
died at his home in New Orleans,
early Tuesday morning after an ill-1
ness of one month. For a number of
years he was superintendent of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children of New Orleans and was
recognized as one of the leaders of
this work in the United States.
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Fred Heintz of Covington, well
known here, was in Bogalusa looking
after legal business. He is connected
with the Juvenile Courts here and
has done some splendid work.
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Go-Gabble Party
Was Big Success
The Go-Gabble, Gobble, Get Party,,
held in the lounge of the Y. W. C. A.,
was an unqualified success—numeri
cally, socially and educationally.
The object of the party was to
bring about a closer comradeship be
tween members and hold an open
forum to discuss changes and im
provements to be brought about in
the Y. W. C. A.
Mrs. Lafferty, in the absence of
Mrs. Betty Sullivan-Frith, presided
and spoke to the assembly about the
activities of the Y. W.—spiritual,
educational, physical, social, merber
ship, girls' work and clubs, publicity.
Short talks were given on these by
several women present, Miss Minna
Wolf speaking on "Publicity," made
some telling remarks which were
original, witty and true. Her talk
was thoroughly enjoyed.
Mrs. Townsend spoke on member
ship and recalled to the minds of all ^
present that a membership drive *
would shortly be launched.
Mrs. Poofe spoke on the religious
side of the Y. W. C. A., and Mra.
Mullings gave a talk on education.
Mrs. A. J. Haas spoke on Girls
Work and Clubs. After these short
talks an open forum was held in
which nearly everyone took part. It
was recommended to form a dramat
ic circle, keep open house on Sun
day afternoons, and a club be formed
to include profession and other wom
en who desired to join.
Miss Wall, the Red Cross nurse
who has seen nursing in France, was
introduced by Miss Winters. Miss
Wall will have charge of the Home
Nursing course being held by the
Bogalusa Chapter American Red
Cross.
Refreshments were served and
everyone present, resolved that when
the n^t piirty was heW she would
By surely be ready to Go-Gabble, Gob
re
ago,
the
to ble mid Get again,
Mrs. Betty Sullivan-Frith, who is
■ jast recovering from an attack of
red fever, was unable to attend, but sent
the the following letter, which was read
to the gathering:
a | Ladies, it makes me very unhappy
not to be with you today. I had felt
up to last night that I was going ta
be well enough, and the disappoint
ex- j ment is very keen, but I surely am
the with you in spirit and I want you to
have a great old meeting—and one
that will accomplish much. I thank
to *11 of you who worked in the drive,
11 appreciated your work even more
than if I could have been on the job
we myself, and I feel that you have done
J big things for the Y. W. in raising'
j that amount of money. I want to
its [ tell you that my family was a "house
divided against itself" on that sub
ject. Our usually bold and optimis
tic mayor thought his small daugh
ter had been stricken with brain
paralysis when she set the figure for
$5000. He made honest confession
the other day that his expectations
stopped short at the 82500 mark, so
hurrah for us—or you, rather, for I
was an unwilling slacker.
Dear ladies, my mind is full of
wonderful plans for the women and
girls of Bogalusa, but just now I
have to sacrifice all of my plans to
the demon of ill health. I seem ta
be undergoing a general slump, and
I am really growing discouraged
about ever growing strong again.
You were very sweet and generous in
promising to help me through this
year and, though I appreciated your
actions from the bottom of my heart,
I didn't at that time really expect
that I would have to call for so much
help so soon, hut that is what I am
going to do, and now, dear friends,
please adopt my two new born babe»
—the Y. W. and the Mothers' Honor
Commission—and take care of them
for me until I can put myself back
into a state fit to assume the respon
sibility. You know I long for a great
change in the Y. W. f a big boost and;
boom in its social and physical life?
and an ever ascending growth in Its
spitual life. It may be some time
before I can resume the service I
love. No words of mine can ever
Co
be
most
to
here,
ill-1 tell you how deeply that hurts me,
of j and yet I am confident that the ser-
the j vices I have asked of you will bs per*
j formed and the work will live and
was grow. May the spirit that hovers in
of
well
and
our association touch many soul»
with the sense of heaven. May it
give to many hearts a deep, sweet
faith in God and man and may it in
spire love and prayer that will lift
us and build us and'broaden us and
hold us closer together in love for-