The St. Mary banner., May 29, 1920, Image 4

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THE f*T. MARY BANNER
WEEKLY.
Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La
W. H. LATHAM,
Editor and Prooriotor.
Official Journal of the Parish School
Hoard, the Police Jury and the
Town of Franklin.
We are not responsible for the view?
and opinions of correspondents ap
pearintr in these columns
Entered at the Postoffice as Second
Class Mail Matter.
SATURDAY. MAY 29. 11-20.
Let Us Have It.
Mayor Lauve is considering the
advisability of installing a filtra
tion plant whereby pure, water can
be furnished in ample quantity
for the use of the people, lie pro
poses, so we understand, to call
and hold a mass meeting of the
citizens to decide on this impor
tant matter. Mr. Lauve wants t-.
have the support of healthfu 1 ,
public seotiment which he ha
always had in promoting in the
past improvements that hav
added to the c'mmon weal. While
the mass meeting is not abso
lutely necessary—(the people trust
Mayor Lauve implicitly); yet it
is the proper thing to do that the
people may fully understand the
proposition, its purposes and evi
dent efficts. Every public ser
vant, who consults with the good
people freely, seldom ever tails
in the carrying forward of a good
measure.
We hope the mace meeting will
be largfly attended; the largei
the better; the more certain will
come the needed improvement
It will be accompanied with some
expense, but the burden on the
people will be but little greater
than It is now. The Frisco Rail
road tax, 3 12 mills, passes away
this year. The extra burden ot
the town will be very little. Be
that as it may, if the improve
ment is proper and necessary, the
people will support it be the bur
den what it may in all reason.
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See the "Whiskey Torpedo!
Whiskey is a great commodity
Its friends resort to rare ingenuity
to get into dry territory. The lat
est thing is the w hiskey torpedo,
and they are being used between
Canada and Michigan.
1 hrec electric torp does of 1C,
and 25 gallon c-ipacity are
ised. They are made of copper
and propelled by propellers ac
tuatrd by storage batteries They
submerge, and require about five
minutes to coes the river, wh-re
they are emptied ard shot back
A new torpedo cf 50 gallons ca
pacity is bei ig built
Wc are not eurpri-id Maybe
the story is true, but then perhaps
not.
The Speaker of the House of
Representatives announced the
personnel of the different commit
tees of that body last Tuesday
The appointments were wisely
made. A "square deal" has been
given. The appointments have
been made on merit, having al
ways tne best interests of the
State in view. A similar course
has been pursued by the Lieuten
ant-Governor in the appointment
of the Senate committees. No
S artisan spirit has been evinc d
y either of these officers. They
had no friends to favor, bu' each
of them served the State faith
fully in the appointments he
made.
The League of Nations Council
Is about to take up the question of
disarmament. It will probably be
busy for several years.
When an office goes seeking a
man, it always finds him at home,
with the door open and a "Wel
come" mat before it.
"Is the high cost of living to
come down with a rush?'' asks
the Baltimore Sun, just as if P
really believed there was a possi
bility^ something of the sort.
And the man who made a cork
ing good shoe that retailed for §3
a pair became Governor of a great
State. The manufacturer who re
stores that price for equally good
shoes will be in dang- r of beiug
elected to prrside for Ufa.
It i* said by informed persons
that Belgium is recuperating m ire
rapidly than any other country
ravaged by ifar. The statistics
given indicate the truth of the
statement. The coal production
now is about oinety per cent, of
ifee normal production iu 1913.
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In ano'her column of the Ban
ner we publi-h a notice issued to
the property holders of Franklin
by the Board of Health, in which
it require« them to screen their
cisterns and all water receptacles
on nr about their premises in ac
cordance with Ordinance No, 119.
This movement is made as a
health measure, and should be
promptly obeyed. The vigilance
{ the President of the Board of
Health, Dr. B. W. Smith, is high
y commendable. The premises
! cf the property- holders in ttu
town will be inspects! at an early
date ar.d all persons who hav
violated the law will be rigidly
prosecuted. Therefore, let eac!
! property owner get busy at once
j and tea to it that they have com
! plied with the letter of the ordi
nance if he has not already done
jso, before the inspectors arrive
I Let us wiilingiy j un together and
do all we can to uphold and assis
the wa'chful Board of Health it
preserving the health of our towr
! and the comfort of our people.
: Let u 3 do it, not only btciuse it
' must be done, but we do it becaus<
it is right and it is our duty to d<
j it. Franklin is the prettiest towi
I in the State; its government i
not excelled by any; its ifficer
always act for the general wel
fare; and its people are alwayr
eager to ruop rt the wise acts o'
their faithful public servants.
On next Thursday, June 3rd, a*
8 o'clock p. m., the Democratic
State Convention will b> hold at
Baton Rouge for the purpose ot
selecting delegates to represent
Louisiana at the Democratic Na
tional Convention to be held it
the city of San Francisco on thi
28th day of Juue to nominate b
Democratic President and Vice
President of tne United States
We trust that the Slate Conven
tion will select Governor John M
Parker to lead the delegatioi
which should be composed of hR
true patriotic democratic type.
The Itaian ministry headed by
Premier Nitti has gone down it
defeat by a vote of 193 to 112, and
has given up ifiic-s. Premiei
Nitri made a motion of the So
cialists, regarding posts and tele
graphs, a q îestion of confidence
and lost. The defeat of Premiei
Nitti removes from internatioua
affaire a man of temperament oi
tne right eorr, a man willing t
forget as fir as possible the war
and to make an honest r il .rt L
bring nb ut a new condition oi
world off ,irs.
world off ,irs.
OPERA HOUSE
SUNDAY, May 30th.
Basil King's famous story
"flic Street Called Straight"
Directed by Walla ce Wore
ley with a distinguished
cast including
NAOMI CHILDERS
and MILTON SILLS
The story of a great l ive born
of a great tragedy ; of a woman's
soul transfigured and redeemed by
a raau's sac ifioa.
WEDNESDAY, June 2nd.
Will Rogers
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Because he tried to do good hp
was horsewhipped, but won the
daughter of a banker. That 1 «
what smiling Will Rogers does in
his new Goldwyn Picture. "Al
most A Husband'' is a photoplay
worth viewing. If you like dra
matic thrMs, comedy and pretty
girls, funny old men, pic'uresque
scenery, you must see this Gold
wyn Picture.
Schoenstein's Bakery
MRS. U. i. SCHOENSTEiN, Prop.
Fresil BREAD, CAKES, and
PIES made Daiiy.
Our bakery products are
prepared in a clean, modem,
sanitary bakery.
BEST OF SERVICE.
Phone 283 Franklin, La.
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ience and up-to-date Goodyear
equipment means new shoes from
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tires, roarl-proofed v/i-h lhe three patent disc-lay« sv,
a distinctive Lee feature, absolutely unpuucturalde
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tires.
Put Lee Puncture-Proofs on vour ear.
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bills will be for the next twelve months.
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TYLER BROS» Agents, Franklin, La.
'JITNEY' NOW WITHOUT HONOR
Humble Nickel Can Hardly Be Classed
as Real Money in These Spend
thrift Days.
Once upon a time a nickel was real
money—but those days are gone.
In the days of our youth, watermel
ons could he purchased for the sum
of five cents, hut now not even the
transparent slice can he obtained for
this sum.
Enough bananas could he bought for
five cents to give three boys indiges
tion, hut that was long ago.
There was a time when small boys
were wont to do chores around the
home for the coveted nickel—hut not
now.
Who can forget the man who used
to walk Into the cigar store and say,
in a loud voice, "Give mo a good
nickel cigar."
There was a time when a nickel
bought a loaf of bread, or a dish of
ice cream, paid for a shoe shine and
oven made a sizeable tip. Some of the
old citizens, in their more reminiscent
moods, can recall those days—or at
least they say they can.
Hut gradually, one by one, the uses
of Hie "jitney" passed away. It would
buy nothing to eat, nothing to drink,
unless reinforced by the once despised
penny, until only a ride on a street car
remained to be secured in exchange
for the nickel.
And then the street railway company
followed in the wake of a long anil
illustrious procession of profiteers.
CHILD GIVEN UNIQUE NAME
American Girl to Go Through Life
With YWCA as One of Her
Appellations.
"vVe've named her Y. W. C. A. 1'
saldla proud young mother as she dis
played her two-months-old baby to a
group of girls at one of the many !
Y. W. C. A. branches In New York city 1
recently. So "Alice YWCA Stamhou- j
lides" is a real child, the possessor of j
a unique name which will always he !
a reminder of her mother's first days |
in a strange country. When Mrs. !
Lulu Stamboulldes, a pretty Rouma
nian girl, first came to the United
States nearly two years ago her young
Greek husband, whom she had con-,-'
here to marry, took her immediately
to the Harlem branch of the Y. W.
C. A. in New York city to learn the
American language, customs and
ideals. He himself had found this
training at the Y. M. O. A. Mrs. Stain
boulides entered English, art, cooking
and sewing classes and s oon beca me
one or me most popular members of
the branch. Then when little Alice
arrived the father insisted that her
middle name should lie "Y. VY. C. A."
—and so it is—and Alice Stamboul ides
can hold her own with Mary Armistice
Smiths and John Pershing Joneses of
the day.
Cherish Enthusiasm.
To keep to the forefront you must
not lose your enthusiasm. Charge your
boy dreams with man experience and
watch the world gasp at your progress.
When the visions of youth set the skill
of maturity to definite tasks there's
bound to lie ringing achievement that
will last. The sober old world will
scold and scoff, but it can never har
ness the spur of youth. Dreams bred
of surging desire and chaffing enthu
siasm are hound to find fulfillment
whatever the cost. And best of all
the fulfillment means blessing to the
world. We all profit by every new
gift to the world. Gifts are the product
of dreams and visions. It's the spirit
born of youth that provides for the
world's progress. Keep young by
dreaming and doing to the extent of
your power. It's a spur to power.
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Dodo's Big Mistake.
The dodo—its name today a syno
nym for "hack number"—became ex
tinct owing to the circumstance that
it was good to eat. Not being able to
fly. its clumsy waddle gave it no
means of escape. Sailors stopping at
the island of Mauritius, to which it
was native, killed it for food. Not
even a skeleton of the dodo now
exists, and until recently It was sup
posed there was oi|fr one picture of
the bird—made by an artist who vis
ited Mauritius in Idl'd. But it now ap
pears that living specimens were
taken to Amsterdam at about the
same period, and beautiful painted
portraits of them have turned up. One
of the latter is of a white dodo (not
an albino), whi.-li presumably repre
sented a distinct variety, the ordinary
type having plumage that was mostly
gray.—Detroit Journal.
tséat mm to it.
The company bad been marching for
two solid miles without a rest and Re
cruit Sullivan, holding the exalted rank
of No. 3 in the rear rank, first squad
had about come to the limit of his
endurance. Finally, just as he was
about to give up the ghost and drop
the captain gave the command, "Com
pany, halt."
"By the lord, captain," groaned 3u
livan, as he eased off his pack, "you
took the very words out of me mouth."
—The Home Sector.
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Backed to the Wall
America has the best and br
est fire-fighters in the world.1
Yet, our per capita fire loss exT
coeds that of any other nation.|
This situation is alarming. It J
threatens every property-owner.
It demands the cooperation of alL
The Hartford Fire Insuran«
Company will indemnify you in
the event of fire loss so far as j
sound insurance can. In addition, :
it will give you tiie benefit of a j
fire prevention service worked eut
under the direction of skilled fire
engineers. Its insurance policies,
including this extra service, «ost
no more.
J Ask this agency to supply »bi*
double protection.
John C\ Lewis & Co.
Franklin, L a -
A mnrm-ccd "concrete wireless
of larm* dimensions 1* ;1S
upon the ( hih 1 -(■ wall f° r J**?,
tli*- American navy. It Is 161
height. The original program «■
for the making of the in»*t h. v
lor tne maxing m me —
cast method in two parts, and
erecting them by means ot ,p ^
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but an accident occurred " 11 e
erection was taking pl<i (e 8
American engineer and four
were killed. The method of f
In molds was tin n tried, ami a>
R was "inch mo:-.- «ÙI
other, it was successfully- |
Soft for the Cook- .
Dr. Edal Behrain of B ° m ^/ peria ir
comes to the fore ndrotttingJJ^2
nent menu of shredded
and white; h,e.s,.arro.s-^<J^
and fruits, nut« and raisins,
eaten raw. Ap,dieati » ns ^
nent K. I', in the Ridian arwï J
order. Line forms
Home Sector.