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JtltWJTOC I YYVIII THE MONROE mi THE M0WR0E UN III! MONROE, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1919. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS STANDARD PRESS SERVICE No. 23 ULTIMATUM IS SENT MEXICO BY U. S. PARISH ASSESSMENT 11 0 0 Vi? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- ASSESSMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 $29,810,170 0 0 0 $17,687,860 0 0 0 DEFENDANTS IN 'TROTSKY STAFF ASSESSMENT ROLL IS COMPLETED I te.

VIE DEPARTMENT DKGLYRES ICO MI SL TRE CON SI LATE AGENTS 1 RLEDOV1 uxrco. ir euessaky MUST IH RANSOM loidfnl, iti Introduced hy or Mxers. ol Montami, I lo 1 MI rmed I orrex of I 'n iteti il Necessarv. A IN a ay El 38 if id Washington, Oct. Demands been made on the Mexican by the state depart- uent that it effect the release of iiliam O.

Jenkins, Mexican con- iilar agent at Pueblo. The ultimatum -ent to the government in effect that enkins must not be harmed and iiust be released forthwith, even hough it is necessary for Mexico 0 $125.000 ransom demanded the bandits who kidnapped him. While the note was going tor- ard tndfix, Senator Myers. Oem- crat. of Montana, introduced a re-- lulion in senate stating that YYilson should all rrned forces of the I nited 1 urine the release of Jenkins, he measure will be called up Munay.

resolution would direct hat those responsible tor the ablution of the consular agent be pptehendcd and punished. Senator Myers sought immediate Uent ion on the resolution, i niitor Smoot objected on file rounds that the matter, calling or ich broad action, not considered hastily. The embas.y in was it announced, to mo i.ilfx 11 Mexican overnment definitely advise the ftnbassy that action had been taken ith a view of liberating Id to ad i i sc the Mexi an government that I nited States gov- rnment expected to take effeet- steps to obtain the release of Si I ilh. Jenkins is understood to be held the rebels under the leadership rf I'redericn t'ordoba and Juan near Pueblo, is supposed to he under tin control ol it is said. The total assessment on property in Ouachita parish amounts to $29.810,170 and the assessment is 817,687.860.

according to figures given out today by Yssessor Joe Hanna, this being for the year 1919. Mr. Hanna completed the roll on October 1 a record that has not been accomplished until the present lime for the past eight years. he roll shows there are 1 poll taxes at $1 in the parish, which, according to general opinion, is not one-half the number. There are 2,850 per capita road tuxes at $1.

The levee taxes amount to school taxes. 521.211.1*2; West Monroe No. 9 special school tax, The rate on the school tax is two mills. The rate in West Monroe special school district, one mill; in road district one and one hall mills, which produces in road district No. 2, two mills, amounting to The state tax is four mills, amounting to The parish tax is $109,100.79 on an assessed valuation of $12,122,310.

The total taxes for the state and parish, which does not include the city, amounts to M. L. EXIT DAYLIGHT; A IT UCDC CLOCKS GO BACK inadequate to COI KT I.EARS DOCKET TO VMM ATT LE TICK I. YSES THIS EMPLOYE DIES CONVICTED FOR AT LAMKIN OF GRAND LARCENY! ASPHYXIATION es id 3d ed te Vet le .11 KY DELIBERATES UVE Ml NOTES YN BRINGS IN VERDICT OK ta il TV McGuire, a Monroe barber, charged with larceny of $44 in money last August from J. Mailhart, of this ty, with whom he was boarding, was in the criminal court in this city yesterday afternoon, the bringing in a verdict of us charged" about The jury deliberated for not more 1 ban five minutes, when a verdict of guilty was rendered.

The case went to trial late Thurs day afternoon and continued throughout most of the court session vester- th Fred M. Odom has not yet ed McGuire. The penalty in cases is from one to five years penitentiary. RAYMOND KELLER, OSGYR NELSON VI PAN FOREMAN, MEETS DEATH PLANT SHERIFF TAKES BATCH OU I (Ml TO OURT ROOM Court Disposed of Number of Similar Ylleged Violations in Charges Against Single Delendnnts in Present Indictments. COTTON GINNING REPORT.

(Bv Yssoeiated Press.) Washington, Oct. 25. Cotton ginned to October 18 was 1.879,483 routing bales, including 55,575 round bales, 1.958 American-Egypt tan and 1791 Sea land, the census bureau announced oday. Last ginn ngs was 6,811,331, as ollows: I ouisiuna, 43.231; Missis- inni, 402,928. ta im BOYS AND GIRLS ululili' AID IN PARISH WILL tfii! OI.FVCE, BLOODSHED IN St FA TH KATE ED.

SAYS SENYTOR THOMAS SUBMITTED IN U. S. SENATE TODAY leutive Branch Krged to Invoke er and Ma of Law" in Support ol ongress IMedg- 1 in Resoi in nitc Li (Hy Associated Press.) ishington, Oct. 25. Senatoi Thomas by calling upon the executive branch government to the and mn.iestv of the in the teiied coal strike.

she resolution, which will be called Monday, declares that the strike Id "provoke violence, bloodshed and resolution would pledge the it. continuous and unqualified aup- of congress to the admiration and. all others in authority" meeting at emergency ONGSHOREMEN VOTE AGAINST A COMPROMISE BE HELPED WITH FARM PROBLEMS and girls' clubs for the various phases of home demonstration work will be thoroughly organized in all parts of the parish through the winter months by Miss annte Buie, parish home demonstrator, with headquarters in Monroe, Mii-s Buie said today there will be a more thorough organization of the and clubs than has ever been the case in the past. I Buie has a number of organiza tions scattered throughout the parish, but her intentions are to organize the i work in every point in the parish this year. intensive campaign for organizing boys and girls into classes for various 1 phases of home work will be instituted at said Miss Buie.

am plan ning to go out next week for this pur I pose. I hope to have the entire parish thoroughly organized by the time mer comes. The clasess proposed are gardening, canning, cooking ami Raymond Keller, 25, an employe of the (Gear Nelson Company of Louisiana at I.amkin, who was asphyxiated at l.am kin Thursday afternoon, will be buried in Monroe. Mr. Keller a foreman of the gasoline plant of the company at Lamkin.

He net death in a rather mysterious manner. His death was not known until an hour or more after he is believed to have died He was alone in the plant and when employes went into that department they found him lying on the fl floor, cold and still in death. A physician was summoned, but medical effort was to no avail, as life had departed front his body a long time be fore the arrival of the physician. It believed that Mr. Keller was coming out of the plant when he succumbed, as his body was found on the floor, near the door, showing that he may have realized the danger and was trying to make his way to the outside air when overtaken by death.

VIi. He. wa a single rr and no relatives living in this city so far as known. His nearest relative is be lieved to be an aunt in Weston, Ya. She was telegraphed as to what disposition should be made of the body and replied bury it in Monroe.

The body was brought here and for burial todav. Mr. Keller came to this city and section some time ago. He secured a po- as foreman of the gasoline plant, us he was an expert in that department. Hi was a resident of Lamkin.

Funeral services were conducted this morning in the new City Cemetery. Rev. R. officiating. prepared )N 18 (, YIMNG.

(By Yssoeiated Dress.) Washington, Oct. 25. Preside! son i slowly gaining in strength, bulletin issued at noon by his phy eians stated. Wit ACTIVITIES OF GROSSLY EXAGGERATED STRIKER FROM TELLS SEN. YTK INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE THEY WERE Washington, Oct.

25. Reports of activities in the steel strikes have Miss Base aid that the work would hevn exaggerated the senate committee' have been instituted along more vig- investigating the strike was told orous lines heretofore, hut that she has Rattenburg, striker from Gary, I been compelled to give a large part iriti He denied nil knowledge of an- 1 O' hei true to the parish fair work. i arc tic and 1 association in i0 I Gary. IB- said that all he knew was from newspaper reports, which he did AMPHOR BRINGS LIFE BAC INTO LODGE PLEADS APANESE COUNT WITH TEARS TO TAKE PROPOSAL Five defendants in the stores of cases involving alleged violation ul the cattle tick law in Ouachita parish 40ere fined hv Judge Fred Odom up to 2:30 this afternoon. Ten dollars and were registered against the men.

Those fined were J. J. L. ant! R. A.

G. Strozier and W. Wiggans. At that hour a briel recess was taken as the other eases assembled before his honor for disposal. It was stated that it was likely that a large number ol tines would Ire registered against the de fendants before court adjourns for the afternoon.

Large numbers of pe rple from the rural districts were present at the court session in addition to the defendants in eases involvir.g alleged violations of the cattle tick law and their friends and relatDts. The court room was jammed lull of people who heard the testimony iu the various cases. Trial of cases Involving alleged failure to dip attle began about the noon hour. Eugene Fountain, a segju, trial in criminal court this about on a chftige ing automobile tires. The case ported to occupy court several This case when disposed of followed by the trials of more ti farmers ami planters of Ouachi ish, who are charged with havu ed to dip their cattle, which is tion of the state and federal cat ping law.

Sheriff Grant carried a batch or more indictments to court chambers about 10:30 o'clo morning, as it was stated that th would soon begin the trials of a nunr her of the Cifsc.i. Tee defendants ur, on trial before Judge Fred M. Odom. These cases have all arisen einci June, at which time there were a ft uni her of con vet ions as well ucquitt-ih in criminal court here. Quite a number of the defendants nave more than one charge again them, complaints have been filed at various times, and some of the defendant? have four or five charges against them on failure to dip cattle.

Among the defendants whose are up today for disposal are as fo! lows; Jim Willhite, James Willhite, T. Mid cliff, Mrs. Lena aid well, M. R. Har ris, Mrs.

A. E. 1). Leon Aswell. L.

Bingham, Miss Georgia Willhite, YY. W. Willhite, H. G. Sullivati, H.

G. Sullivan, Garrett Sullivan. Garrett Sullivan, John Wiliba ks, M. John Cotton, Dan Wright, Tom Rawls, A. Hamburg, 1.

L. Evans, Elijah Howls, George Got- ion. Henry Cotton. Ben Cotton, Jut Hilburn, Frank Row-. Sam Head, John Heard, Bob I.

Gage Sims. Wood Sim Weed Sims, H. G. Sullivan, W. Wiggins Strozier, R.

A Purvis, M. pmv-s. J. L. Purvis.

Hart, L. Bingham. W. W. Willhite, Georg a Willhite, R.

J. Strozier, T. Midcliff, L. Bet tie ton. E.

L. Kelly, D. I.onelady, W. M. Rut ledge, E.

Browder, H. McCur.iy, John o.ton, Dick folbmi, Jim Ylize, John Tillus. Mrs. Mary Napper, Otis Rober son, Fred Hamburg, Buck RowLs, Jim Grant, Athe Capplc Webb Pat Sims. Wesley Bob Canr-nn, Garrett Sullivan, Oarr dt Sullivan, H.

(i Sullivan, J. B. Simpson, son. Rob Lewis, Billie Dickerson, Dell Dickerson, Willie Williams, Jeff Williams, Miss Georgia Wilhite, rritt McHenry and Glenn Kay, Cal Newton and Fred Sparks. Buck Bob Rempleton, Toni Edwards, Fred Hamburg, J.

Hoover, John Tagwell. Fuller, MINISTER OF WAR YNI) MARINE OF RI SSI A YKES ES( YPE IN TOMOHILE NORTHWESTERN TROOPS 1 IRE UPON MINISTER Leader of Bolsheviki Forces Succeed in Reaching Petrograd Atter Serious Encounter with Northwestern Russian Yrmv at Tharskoe Sebi. (By Ys.so<iated opet'hager. Oct. 25.

The entire staff of Leon Trotsky. Bolsheviki minister of war and marine of Russia, has been captured at Tharskoe Selo according to a Reva dispatch to National Tide mien Trotfsky himself escaped by clinging to a railroad and later fleeing from the scene in an automobile. Troops of the Northwestern Russian army pursued the minister and fired upon his car. but Trotsky succeeded in reaching Petrograd. The left flank of General army is reported to be under fire from the Bo Is heviki dreadnaught Poltava.

The nation's clocks go back an hour at 2 tomorrow morning. 2 o'clock, in the wee, of the morning, folks are expected to get out of their beds, yawn and stretch and (hen place the hands of the clock at I o'clock. As a matter of fact generally ivill turn back their docks when they go to bed tonight, or lor- get about it and turn back the hands of lime when they think about it tomorrow. NO TREATY DE( ISION. (By Associated Press.) Baris, Oct.

25. The supreme council this morning the possible date for the formal ratification of the German peace treaty. No definite decision was reached, hut it was said that the date probably would be fixed at next meeting of the council. ------------------o------------------ DICKERSON IS ASSISTANT IN ENSUS WORK APPOINTMENT OF YSSi-sq D1 REt TOR OF GLN ON. FIRMED YT YRITAl.

STRIKE CRISIS SPECI YL SESSION OF PRESIDENT ILSON'S KABI.NET CONSIDERS COAL STRIKE (By Yssoeiated Press.) Washington, Oct. President cabinet will meet in special session today to consider the threatened strike of 500,006 bituminous coal miners called for next Saturday. Director General Hines of the railroa. be in attendane! IHFITCT LUES ENCOUNTERED LN OPER YUNG PRESENT SYSTEM IN THIS CITY INSPECTIONS NEEDED AT TIMES TO GET SERVICE More than Half of Twelve Miles of Sewer. arc Sluggish from Having Grades Less than are YHowable, Declares Engineer Kirkpatrick.

SEWERAGE SYSTEM. Difficulties jo operating the existing sewerage system in inclusive of the pipes for carrying away the liquid waste from the houses, are pointed out in th pres- ent article, which has been prepared by Walter Kirkpatrick, consulting engineer, and has the endorsement of the city administration. The present system in nse in this city imtudes about twelve miles of sewers, more than half of which are sluggish from having grades than are allowable, some of which level. The rtsult of the inadequate and in some respects aneient system in vogue here is that inspect ions most be made often and frequent cleanings are necessary. The present article, which is submitted to Nev.

Star readers by the city administration, shows the many defects in the present system, as a result of which the moral is obvious. The article clearly portrays conditions here, without bias or exaggeration. It is as follows: In all er the flow is entirely' by gravity, A barre! ol sewage or water, poured into the upper end of any one of these house sewers, should flow through this upper sewer and through all ewers ON T'AGIS SAX) DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS I) 1 i DEM YNDs BEFORE NYltO.SYL YDJI ST- MENT COMMISSION illy Associated Pi ess.) Oct. 25. Striking long (e.nen here today voted unanimously inst the submission of ther wages a demands to the national ad Intent commission, which meets here They also voted unanimously to accept a 20 per cent increase in ury offered them.

Gonditions are Homing extremely i ms. The dock realty ocngest and miry vewsele been diverted to otei gulf ports. FORMER PREMIER, REPORTED Dl YD RESTORED TO LU BY I AMPHOR IN I ION (By Associated Tokio, Oct. Fielil Marshall Count Siki Teraucbi, former premier of Japun, whose death was reported here yester- day. is still alive, physicians announced today.

hen the aged diplomat sank into i coma yesterday, his physician believed i the foreign relations committee, that death had overtaken him and the news the senate accept the proposal which FIGHT OVER JOHNSON MEND ML NT IN ITS FIN YI STAGE IN SEN YTK TOD YY (Bv Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. The fight over Senator amendement to the peace treaty entered its final phase today with a plea by Chairman Lodge, of of his demise was given to the world. I Camphor injections were given the count us a precautionary measure and it ft recovered consciousness. provides In effect that the voting power of the United States in the league of nations be made equal to that of Great Britain and her dominions. FATHER FORECAST Tonight and Sunday partly cloudy to cloudy.

Not much change tempe rature, HAVE YOU HEARD THE Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph? When you do you will want one. The price is with the value. We Have Them In Stock Peters Furniture COMPANY Mrs. Wallace will be tried at the April term of court. She is alleged to have passed a forged check for $1 under the name of Mrs.

W. A. Dean on the Royal confectionery on October 1917, an 1 check for $6.50, using the name of Mrs. A L. Raburn, on the Model store on October 19, 1918.

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