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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1920
Page
8
Associated Press reports Zara surrender by Fiume legionaries and Dalmatian volunteers after failed attack on Marsala. Italian troops push forward surrounding D Annunzio siege, with lines pushed to city outskirts and prospects of fall growing stronger.
William Mabry a 19 year old resident of Ruston was brought before United States Commissioner William O Kelly in Monroe on a charge of stealing 80000 two cent postage stamps from the Ruston post office last November. He was bonded for 500 to appear at the next term of the U S district court in Monroe. Mabry allegedly burned the stamps after stealing them. The commissioner called the case peculiar and said the bond was light due to questions about the youth's responsibility.
Rome reports crowds rallied for D Annunzio last night but police dispersed the demonstration. Another dispatch notes little hope he can hold Fiume against Italian regulars as local supporters fear loss and dishonor along the Adriatic.
The Ouachita River is forecast to hit 32.5 feet at Camden today, with rising waters to flood lower Louisiana regions. Monroe remains on safe banks, while lowland Louisiana and Arkansas areas face overflows. Farmers move livestock to higher ground and sawmills may lose logs in bottom lands.
Enrico Caruso remains ill with pleurisy on December 27 under the care of five physicians. A complete test was prescribed and barring complications he may be able to return to the stage in five weeks.
The steel bridge at Jackson ferry on Bayou Macon will be finished in January and handed to East and West Carroll parishes. Built jointly, it marks a long effort to connect the two sides. East Carroll plans a gravel road to the bridge while West Carroll will build a highway next year opening up a fertile Louisiana region.
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended from January 24 to May 24 the operation of schedules raising rates on manufactured iron and steel articles in carload lots from Houston and Galveston to Louisiana destinations.
In Little Rock the negro population stands at 17 474 an increase of 20 2 percent while the white population rose 51 percent highlighting a sharp racial demographic change in the city.
Copenhagen December 27 report says Russo Polish negotiations at Riga have been broken off. The Soviet head delegation cites an improved international position as reason to end talks with Poland.
Keenan Bond was freed on bond after a Monroe hearing on a Shreveport arrest tied to a $25 fraud against Hugh Daniels. The case involved forged signatures and a telegram from Mrs Daniels. Police reported Christmas day arrests in Monroe for vagrancy, fighting, and drunkenness, with one drunk and disorderly offense noted for the week.
Pupils from Ouachita Parish High School primary and intermediate departments gathered five barrels of groceries and other articles for the Home of the Good Samaritan inmates on Thursday. Each pupil donated items, and the gifts were gratefully received, giving both donors and recipients a cheerful Christmas.
J. T. Hill elected building inspector for West Monroe by mayor and board of aldermen. G. I. Cowan elected gas inspector. Offices were created recently by the West Monroe city council.
Italian C C S Club presents a dance Monday night at K C Hall. Non members pay 1 dollar, ladies admitted free. Music promised. Doors open at 7 p.m. GEO. ROMANO serves as president.
In Columbia, residents mobilize against a proposed telephone rate hike. Citizens plan to remove home and business phones when the change takes effect and push for a municipal system run at cost. A mass meeting may denounce the company and halt Caldwell parish road work amid disputes. Continued on page six.
The West Monroe Realty Company builds an office on Dr Calvert lots opposite the Central Savings Bank site in West Monroe. The two room structure will house the realty office and Monroe Mattress Company manufacturing plant, which recently moved from Monroe to the West Side.
Amanda Belt, four, was badly burned at her West Monroe home on Natchitoches Street when her clothing ignited from a sparkler during Christmas festivities. Her sister cried out as the flame caught, and doctors pronounced the injuries serious. The child was transported to St. Frances sanitarium for care.
Secretary Houston estimated that enacting the soldiers' bonus measure would cost about 2.3 billion dollars. He told the Senate finance committee that the bill would add tax burdens and that the treasury should not bear any extra loads. He noted revenue ideas in his annual report but offered no recommendations.
Washington reports Republicans accusing Democratic filibuster of blocking the House emergency tariff measure. Senate leaders clash over sending the bill to the commerce committee versus finance, with Hitchcock denouncing a rushed embargo designed policy.
Delegates from Honduras Costa Rica Guatemala and Salvador at the Central American Union Congress in San Jose plan to sign a union agreement regardless of Nicaragua's stance. The senior Nicaraguan delegate travels to Managua to confer with his government on Nicaragua's acceptance. Washington says withdrawal of American marines from the Dominican Republic will take several months at least before a decision is issued by President Wilson.
Tonight's forecast calls for fair skies and colder temperatures. Frost possible in interior areas if winds ease and conditions stay clear. Low temperatures will dip, with dry conditions continuing through the night.
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