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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1926
Page
3
The first period of Camp Ki Ro Li ends as Ruston and Bastrop crews return home after a pleasant outing. Bathing facilities are delayed by an unfinished well, pushing next troop arrivals to late July or early August. Last week scouts swam daily at the municipal pool.
Cotton futures closed steady with a net advance of 14 to 21 points as July and October rallied on weather signals. Opening prices ranged from January 16.90 to December 15.88 while May domestic mill consumption for May reached 516,758 bales per the Census Bureau.
Cotton futures in New York closed with a small net gain as July and December contracts rose modestly amid steady Liverpool cables and hopeful weather. Trading remained quiet as favorable conditions and crop- prospects limited demand and kept prices near late morning levels.
Liverpool cotton futures show American grade values with strict good middling at 11.41 and good middling 10.81 while middling stands at 9.66 and strict low middling 8.01. Sales reach 5,000 bales including 8,400 American with receipts listed at 38,000 and futures for June July October December etc.
Beneficial rains in the northeast and west plus a Liverpool decline pushed Chicago wheat prices down at the open. Hedging sales from the southwest harvest added pressure as corn and oats traded weaker and provisions eased. Kansas yield estimates drew notable attention.
Chicago June 14 Poultry alive steady to firm with receipts of 6 cars. Eggs and poultry show mixed figures with springs at 45 turkeys 36 roosters 17 ducks 26 geese 21 and toilets 26 28 30.
Chicago market rundown shows bulk desirable 210 lb hogs at 14.85, top near 14.70 for 240 to 325 lb butchers at 18.85, sows 12.60 to 12.80, feeders 14.50 to 14.80, medium 4.00 to 14.65, and packing sows.
The Prophit mothers pension bill gains favorable committee report and moves to third reading in Baton Rouge. Supporters and opponents marshal influence at the capitol as a final House vote looms and Senate fate remains uncertain.
LOUIS June 14 18 000 visitors have registered at hotels for the 37th annual convention of the supreme council Mystic Order of the Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm. Preparations include ceremonies tonight and a conference among officers and the convention committee to finalize plans for events through Thursday. Monarch George A. Treadwell of New Orleans will deliver the patriotic flag and address at Tite Cathedral Grand Orleans.
A vast New York City parade honored Cardinal Bonzano and Pope envoy to the Eucharistic Congress. The crowd cheered as the cardinal blessed the faithful near Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. The parade included 10,000 soldiers cadets from parochial schools and Catholic groups.
Federal prohibition agents probe a $200,000 alcohol distillery hidden in a wooded canyon at Point Keyes north of hers. A fifty foot watch tower with an automatic rifle nest protected the site which was found deserted. Owner R Lucchezi of a nearby trout farm was arrested for questioning. Authorities say the still operated for three years producing synthetic gin valued at about $2,030,000 and seized thousands of rounds of ammunition.
Dr. Walter W. Moore died at his home in Richmond on his 69th birthday. He was the first president of Union Theological Seminary and led the institution for many years.
Monroe Retail Credit Men's Association president EH Jack Selig urges merchants to close shops on Fridays in July and August to give clerks a brief rest. He argues businesses will gain in the long run and workers will be healthier and more rested for the hot months. He notes the plan has precedent and that sober action is likely.
An exhibition in Foster's show window on DeSiard Street Monroe draws crowds. Navarre pearls including a $5,000 genuine strand are shown. visitors guess the rent strand among Navarre pearls to win seven prizes. The display runs through Saturday evening at eight p.m.
Lieutenant William Kay, once associated with the Ouachita guard and stationed at Fort Sill, has been transferred to Honolulu. Sheriff’s deputies seized three barrels of mash and a still in ward seven, arresting William Elmore Rubin Hansford and Breard Britton for liquor manufacturing and possession. Monroe fire crews doused four small city fires Saturday and Sunday, including trash fires at 518 and 800 South Grand Street. Dr. J. E. Walsworth’s Park Avenue garage sustained minor damage from a trash fire, during which Chief F. J. Roddy narrowly escaped injury when his car slid on Forsythe Avenue and Third Street. A Sunday afternoon blaze on the traffic bridge was quickly put out.
Lake Charles officials announce the signing of a drainage program contract with R. J. Estreph & Company of Dallas Texas. The bid of 182307.85 was the lowest among proposals received Saturday for the citys larger portion of the project.
Baton Rouge June 14 The Louisiana Senate faces a light session with no contested bills likely to reach final passage as Monday quorum concerns limit actions Most of the 25 bills listed for tonight will go back to the calendar Hood's amendment to the Bennett bill on purchasing the Watson Williams toll bridge is to be debated with funding limited to special highway funds Senate plans to return the tick eradication bill and Alvin King’s severance tax measure to final passage tonight Also on the docket are bills raising Shreveport city salaries authorizing older checks, and two game preserve proposals in southwest and northern Louisiana.
For 43200 dollars about 32 acres north of Monroe were sold by Chees and Wyma and company Inc to F W Scott of Huttig Arkansas. Deed recorded this morning. The old sawmill of the Chess and Wremond company sits on part of the property. vendor reserves ownership of machinery and equipment. The land will be divided into lots and sold.
Elizabeth Raiford Beard died in Shreveport after a protracted illness at her daughter Edwina Ratcliff’s home. She formerly lived in Monroe as Mrs Isaiah Garrett. survived by husband Charles E. Beard, daughter Edwina Ratcliff, and sons Isaiah Garrett Jr and W Raiford Garrett. Funeral set in Gloster Miss. Etta McGowen, 82, dies at West Monroe home. burial at Riverview Burial Park.
Baton Rouge reports the debate shifts from the Dart bill to the Heintz and Bennett proposals. The Heintz bill would place privately owned toll bridges under public service commission supervision, while the Bennett bill would allow state purchase of the Watson Williams toll bridge after five years. Amendments to the Bennett measure spark uncertainty about cost and governance for the six leading beneficiary parishes.
Large crowds filled the First Baptist Church as Dr. Ellis A. Fuller preached an evangelistic series titled Contending with Gods Horses based on Jeremiah 12 5 and Revelation 6 1 4. Evening message urged Ye Must Be Born Again with plans for a final night on Practical Problems of Christian Living.
Charged with illegal possession of gill nets and fishing without a license Mose Bayles of West Monroe was arrested by conservation agents and placed in parish jail with bond set at 500 by Judge Percy Sandel. A long public notice lists precincts and dates for official visits by registrar Lillian Collins of Ouachita Parish Louisiana.
A four state AP survey reports 41 deaths and 268 injuries across 11 southern states in the past week. Fatalities include an airplane crash near East Camp Norfolk involving Lt. Harold R. Stile and civilian Herbert Fenness and a Georgia rail and road accident sequence. Georgia leads with nine killed and 54 injured. Florida and Tennessee also show multiple fatalities and injuries.
The Crusader Pipe Line company of Arkansas completes a ten inch pipeline from Norphlet to Vidalia with a daily capacity of about forty thousand barrels. G. E. Barrett & Company of New York arranges financing, while W. R. Davis steps back from active management and David W. Jones aids refinancing.
Urania Louisiana area reports Natural Gas and Fuel Corp completing Urania F-1 with oil flow about 100 barrels per day, offset by Hope Oil Co Urania No 1, which earlier produced 31 000 barrels then sanded. Other wells in the field show mixed progress as operators clear sand and set liners while funding questions surface.
J H Wren of West Monroe was badly cut by flying glass when his car collided head on with a vehicle driven by F Cody of West Monroe on Trenton street late Saturday Witnesses said Wren swerved to pass a parked car and the two cars met in the street He was removed to his home where medical attention was given
Lieutenant William L. Kay Jr of the United States Army is spending a few days in the city. A former Monroe resident, Kay began service at the war’s start as a sergeant in Company D. Overseas he became a captain, rejoined as a second lieutenant, then first lieutenant, and now completes a nine month battery commanders school at Fort Sill awaiting potential promotion to captain.
Senate committee questions Joseph R. Grundy and allies as it probes the 1926 Pennsylvania Republican primary. William H. Folwell of Philadelphia testifies about the Citizens Committee funds, Pepper coalition ties, and a Philadelphia meeting to recruit prominent backers including Allen B. Johnson and Grundy.
The Louisiana House faces multiple measures including a misdemeanor for vehicle forgery or misrepresentation and for removing speedometers. It also covers concealed weapons penalties, parish seat relocation, a ban on card gambling near Natchitoches, and driving while intoxicated rules. The measures move toward final passage in the lower chamber with Senate support.
Fragmentary note mentions WANT waal Lane and Hi cook house Rivers plus a 1 tf reference and a phone number style 24-80. Details are unclear but suggest an address or listing. The text reads as a damaged brief with scattered names and a contact token.
A compilation of notable moments in US flag history includes the flag planted in Sitka Alaska in 1867, first carried worldwide on the Columbia in 1796, and major displays from Fort Schuyler in 1777 to Vimy Ridge in 1917. It notes the origin of Flag Day by George Balch and early public flag raisings such as New Bedford in 1881.
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