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fllREs 513onIPTLoN: A WBEE JjY fuary 1Oth 1914, at the Poet-Omee at HOIr q'lEY WUO LE MESCHACEBE. VOLuy, 63., LUCYuder he ct MrchST. JON THE BAPTIST), LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1916. No. VOL.

63. LUCY (PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST), LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 191(. No. 28.

LE IESCHACEBE WINS SUIT INSTITUTED AGAINST POLICE JURY. em mWWU a-m BORN. On Monday, July 3, 1916. lt Lucy, St. john Parish, La.

fto-Yr. and Mrs. Stanislaus 'K. Waguespack, of Feitel, La. tweet baby girl.

SCongratulations to the Shappy parents, and many years ofjoy and happiness to the new comer. RSTATE BAHK, AT GARYVILLE, PARISH OF -T. JOH THE Cs. LA. GABY'VYLLE LA.

faI hbdbe the Lxam er aists At the Close of Buslms as June 80, 1918. RESDRCES agsared by Ssad 18,0..00 sad 16.I aboos stocks, and securities N.90M.50 State 1,08750 loes, faraftre sad fi. Basksr ad e1379.18 sradt eatcppear 1,118.0 i atk atw and all iaoes 4.532.00 5.55 uIJAIIrTIB: steek palb i 10,000.04 $4Slee4 Paeits, loss expenses 2- 8....1 .76 LOUIBEANA, Parish of St. John Pr. grpsad, President, and J.

J. "bO oler of the above named Bank 'ia ely swear that the above state is tre to the best of my knowledge sad swere to before me, this sils. O. cesuat. Jerbae the Peace.

For Disch large TSB OF AMERICA, OT OF LOUISI. UNITEDSTATES IN AND k'OR i ORLEANS I lF 'Court Upholds Demand Of I Le Meechacdb6 Against Police Jury. Presideat of se-called Police Jory Eersem imaself. Last Saturday a judgment wis rendered in the District Court in favor of Le Meschacebe and again st the Police Jury for six months' payment as the official journal of this parish. The court maintained plaintiff's contention.

namely, that uuder Act 141 of 1912 a public printer is an officer within the intendment of Article 172 of the Constitution which in effect says that "all officers shall hold over until their successors shall have been inducted into office." We are reliably informed that even President Lasseigie of the so-called new police jury express ed a similar opinion at the meeting of June the 28th. ult. When asked by Mr. Gautier whether theofficial work heretofore had been given out by contractor not Mr. Inssseigne stated that it has been the custom to appoint an official printer or journal at so much per annum, payable month ly.

This is the same Mr. Lasseigne who repeatedly refused. to sign Le Meschacbd's vouchers on the ground that the official work has been given out by contract and that the contract had expired, etc BIRTH. A visit from the stock on Thursday June 22 was an event of interest in the happy home of Mr and Mrs. Emile Webre, at Edgard, and now the little family circle of that estimable couple includes a bright and dainty little daughter.

It gives us pleasure to chronicle the arrival of the sweet lassie and to join in the felicitations and good wishes extended the proud parents by their multitude of friends. The new-comer was christened at the St. John the Baptist Church last Sunday evening and was given the sweet natMofMarie Amelie 1Webre. Id Miss Ella L'erez and Mr. 1 Norbcrt Berthelot stood as 1 Thlsor.S.

through the ble piper numerous i od includ- In general, and "gene a making ia l.t school rand sa csu, I thank yn i St. John Bill Defeated. Senate bill No. 245, by Mr. Rivarde for the creation of an additional police Jury ward in St.

John parish was indefinitely postponed by the House Wednesday by a vote of 49 to 47. This bill was the enlivening feature of the long Wednesday afternoon grind. 21 Representatives were absent when the bill was called. The following were against indefinite postponement of the bill. Nays-Abry, Alexander, Anderson, Arras, Barrett, Bisso, Bond, Breazeale, Byrne, Calongne, Cooke, Cougot, Debellevue, Dimick, Eareart, Eastham, Erbelding, Evans, Folkes, Foster, Hodges, Holloway, Kronenberger, Labarre, Dafargue, Leclerc, Leopold, Love, Martin, Meyer, Morgan, Murphy, Nix, Palanque, Pennington, Price, Rawlings, Remick, Richarme, Roy, Smith, Pointe Coupee, Stewart.

Total, 47. Berthelot School Dance A Success. The grand dance given last Saturday night in the spacious Berthelot Schoolhouse at Lucy was very largely attended, and was a grand success" both socially and financially. The weather was ideal and large crowds from Killona, Edgard, LaPlace, Montz, Reserve, and Wallace, added greatly to the success of the dance. Ainother dance is scheduled to take place in the BerthelotSchool on Saturday, July 15, 1916, and promises to be the grandest, and most up-to-date affair of the season.

A most welcome invitation to all. Come along, and lead a big crowd. Dance At Lucy. Circulars distributed through- out St. John, and, neighboring parishes announce another grand I dance in the Berthelot School, at Lucy, on Saturday.

July 15, 1916. We are glad to announce that the valuable services of celebrated musicians have been procured for this grand occasion and the whole affair promises to be the grandest and most up-todate of the season. Delicious refreshments all kinds of fine eatables will be on hand and will be served at exceptionally low and moderate prices. he dance wiltstartat 8 o'clock p. m.

sharp, and with fair weather prevailing: we hare no hesitancy in- pl.edictlng a recordbreakingcrowd for this grand A moat cordial and welcome Invitation is hereby to ome sad all. caem, tarY nour riends along sil ol I tjemoibrd sat the Much Ado About Quack Police Jury Meeting. Official Journal of the Hart Faction Is SVery Jubilant Over Fake Organizatlor. BIn its last issue L'Observateur1 rejoices over the fake meeting of the left bank Police Jury simply because it (L'Observateur) has been designated by the three newly elected law-breakers as the parish official journal. We have always said that personal aggrandizement was the sole object of L'Observateur's bitter campaign, and its acceptance of the official journalship at the hands of the so-called po' lice jury verified our former state ments.

The public is not forgetful of the manner in which L'Observateur decried the $600 per annum allowance for the official journal on the ground that same was excessive and should be let out by contract. Yet when L'Observateur is to be the receipient of this appalling allow- 'ance the excessiveness aLd in- justice of it is no longer apparent to the editor of that degenerate newspaper. L'Observateur attempts by poor Sarcasm to belittle the Honorable police jurors of the a right bank because of their fail- ure to attend the quack police .0 jury meeting of Wednesday, I June the 28th, ult. IT IS TO LAUGH! I The people of the right bank are satisfied with their represen- 0 tatives on the Police Jury and 0 feel assured that their interests will always be safeguarded by tl these worthy g4htlemen. How- a ever, if the members from the right bank did not attend the socalled police jury meeting of A Wednesday, June 28th, it was due no doubt to the precedent established by the left bank a members in failing to answer former special meeting calls a made by themselves.

No, Mr. L'Observateur, the members of li1 the right bank have never been ou afraid to face the music, but they had accepted a former invi- th tation to attend the sagne-Lasseigne Musical and the ju (laughing) Stock Company had ta deserted the patient audience, in ur which were numbered the two wI members from the right bank, in they felt justified in refusing in any further invitations. Hence the reason for their failure to at tend the last Babin-Cassagne- stl Lasseigne Musical Comedy (of th errors.) re 1 T1 Wedding Bells. We are very grateful to Mr. and Mrs.

Alfred Songy, of Wall ice. La. for a beautiful invitation to attend the apnroachina marriage of thetrwinsome young daughter Miss Aline Blanche Songy. who will be married to Mr. Aubert Waguespack, a propising young man of St.

Patricks, La. on Wed nsday morning, July 19, 1916.1 at 7 O'clock. The ceremoay will be performed by Rev. Charles Bichard, at the St. John the Japtist Church, Edgard, We extend to the prospective coatr ig parties oar best wish for a persperOu and contented spe444ble B2 No Justification for A Strike (Editorial in The New York World, June 16, 1916) The conference of railroad managers and rep, esentatives of the four brotherhoods of railrcad employes over wages and hours has definitely ended in failure.

The next step must be taken by the brotherhods and this may mean a strike A strike which would paralyze railroad transportation over the whole country ought to be unthinkable. It would certainly be unjustifiable under the circumstances. The brotherhoods started out wrong. Their demands for an eight-hour day as a mere basis on which reckon overtime, with time and a half for overtime, were extreme, and their representatives wore not permitted to modify them. It was a case for the railroads of accepting all or rejecting all The rejection of demands cal culated to cost the roads $100,000,000 a year more in wages is not cause to justify a strike.

To farce on the roads such a charge, which would be passed on to public in higher rates and then higher cost odf living all around, is not an attempt which can bring the power of public opinion to the support of the brotherhoods, already favored by general wage advances. Let the brotherhoods make theit demands elastic enough to admit of reasonable nogotiation. Short of this strike threats and strike votes will find no sympathy with the public, which must pay or suffer either way. A NATIONAL BE tGEiCY It is difficult to believe that the American people will submit to such an unjust, demoralizing, and costly process. Certainly pub lic opinion demands of congress a full recognition of the present dangerous situation and intelligent measures to meet it without further delay.

It may prove that the claims of the brotherhoods are fair and the position of the managers not justified. But this should be established not by a stupid war but unpo careful consideration of the whole problem and of all interest involved. including paramount interest of the American public. For this consideration the inter state commerce commission seem the body best fitted. It should be required to lay aside all other Swork for this critical service.

The commission, it Is conceded. is even now overworked. But this is an emergency. Perhaps an emergency act in creasing its membership might be practicable. In any event, eongress should direct the commission to act without delay and should take whatever measures are necessary to block a sritke and bring about a broad and equitable determination of all the the questions at issue.

I NOTZOU. The ainml a this bk wili bhe, At th en 1mg hun July IS, 13ISobet etshesaUu J. Mhai 18 3a i3L lAS.13Y, ke LOCAL PERSONALS. Those We Meet, Hear of and See During the Week. of Visitors in and out of the Id Parish.

rs Miss Kattie Gulver. of Algiere, spent a delightful week in rt. John the guest of Mr. and Jules Ory, Jr. and family.

ze n- Hens. Eugene Dumez, Paul )e lerthelot, Placide Barre, PruI- dent 0. Songy. Dr. Stephen J.

Songy, and Louis M. Reynaud it vere in Baton Rouge at the oeginning of the week. is Mrs. August Mayer, of Algiers spent the week in Lucy visiting relatives and friends. Is 11 Mr.

Emile J. Maitreme, was a visitor to and Gramercy, the latter part of the wKeek. Hon. Henry C. Maurin was a capital City visitor during the week.

Misses Ang61ina Champagne and Laurence Burch left this week for North Carolina accompanied by Dr. George E. Burch. Hon. Angelo Champagne was a Crescent City visitor on Tuesday Mr.

Arthur Stewart visited rer latives and friends in St. John luring the week. Hon. Leon C. Vial the distinguished and popular Sheriff of St.

Charles parish motored to Lucy this week where he received the hearty congratulations of his nultitude of friends. se Miss Ruth Whitlow, winsome laughter of Capt. Whitlow of New Orleans, paid a delight ful visit to her friend Miss Hattie Plaisance last Sunday. Mr. Emmet Brown, the enterprising young son of our mutual friend Hon.

J. D. Brown of Iaryville was in the First Ward this week. Mr. Azenor Brou visited friends it Edgard, last Sunday.

Miss Hattie the devoted, and beloved teacher of the Schonl left for New )rleans on Thursday morning. After spending a few days in the Crescent City. Miss Plaisance will return to her home at St. James parish Lia. A letter fromour staunch friend and subscriber Mr.

D. P. N. Hack ney instructs us to forward his Meschacdb6 in the future to Nod 921 Jena St. New Orleans, Hackney was formerly from Reserve, having moved to New Orleans, a few months ago.

Mr. Hackney says, in have just received your isue of the let inst. and it has brought me to a realisation of what I havr been missina by not forwarding you my new address a couple of -o.