Warren Bills Defeated and Two New Measures Pass in Legislature
The house defeated a Warren bill and advanced several others. A.R. Johnson's town marshal election bill passed 29 to 4, Fred Earhart's bill increasing the Louisiana tuber board to nine members passed 38 to 0 with one woman member required. Eighty eight members were present when the speaker blew the waves. A protest against voting machines was filed by ten members led by Mills Lafluer Webb Breithaupt Davis Teekel Jordan Newson Prophit Thibo deaux, titled unconstitutional. A concurrent resolution by Perez proposes a nine member commission to attend the centennial Philadelphia celebration for the Declaration of Independence. Two new bills were offered under suspension of the rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Johnson
Fred Earhart
Louisiana Tuber- Joels Board
House
A. P. Mills
Alex Lafluer
F. T. Webb
Henry Breithaupt
William Davis
B. M. Teekel
H. Jordan
B. W. Newson
R. L. Prophit
G. Thibodeaux
John R. Perez
Orleans
Commissioner of Agriculture
State Fairs
Legislature Acts On Schools and Library, Passes Key Bills
New bills introduced include A D Starns defining wagonettes for transporting school children and Alex Lafleur seeking to repeal the state library commissioner act. The agriculture committee favored Lafleur’s bill to ban gambling and shut down the New Orleans cotton exchange, with a 6 to 3 vote and recommittal after a hearing request by former Governor Sanders. Several final bills passed, including rail carrier payment at destination, higher city judge jurisdiction, and increased parish assessor expenses. two bills failed, and the general appropriations bill was set for Thursday passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Starns
Alex Lafleur
House
Committee On Agriculture
New Orleans
Sanders
H. A. Burgess
W. S. Wilkinson
W. C. Jones
Taft Jeers Stir at Open Speech in Union Meet
A speech denouncing Chief Justice Taft as the actual ruler of the United States sparked hisses at a Gompers convention. La Follette, Florence Kelley, and others spoke as delegates filed resolutions on Soviet recognition, Mexico policy, Mooney and Billings, disarmament, union amalgamation, and Harvard affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
Taft
Harding
Coronado Coal Company
Florence Kelley
National Consumers’ League
Albert H. Freiberg
T. W. McCullough
Typographical Union
William Greene
United Mines Workers of America
Mary W
Harvard University
Railroad Labor Board
Henry Ford
India
Anti-Tuberculosis League Meeting Held in Ouachita City
The Ouachita Anti-Tuberculosis Association held a Wednesday afternoon meeting at the city hall with Mrs. C. D. Sanders presiding. Mrs. L. N. Larche reported on the Amite river hospital, built originally as a hotel and now operated by the association, asking the state to purchase and maintain it. The 700 acre site with mineral springs and broad galleries lies on a bend of the Amite river. several patients are there, with more to be cared for under state maintenance. Mrs. Watts of Monroe outlined summer work including a nutrition class to raise underweight children, and the session was well attended and enthusiastic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Anti-Tuberculosis Association
C. D. Sanders
L. N. Larche
Baton Rouge
Anti- Tuberculosis Association
Amite River
Pine Woods
F. L. Watts
Monroe
Rural Work for Sunday School Planned in Northeast Louisiana
A two and a half month campaign starts Thursday to boost rural Sunday schools and B Y P A societies in Northeast Louisiana under Southern Baptist and Louisiana State Sunday School boards. Robert Mount of Pineville and Beulah Thornton of the New Orleans Bible Institute lead the effort with 30 to 40 meetings planned. Ramond of Monroe and Clara Hodges will run a B Y P U training institute at Bernice from June 26 to 30.
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Louisiana
Southern Baptist
Louisiana State
Robert Mount
Pineville
John S. Ramond
The
Baptist Church
Monroe
Clara Hodges
Bernice
Lafourche Dixie Overland Highway Surveys Planned
Engineer H. C. Daigie directs a survey of the Lafourche link with two route options crossing north and south of the Vicksburg Shreveport and Pacific railroad plans. Richland parish builds eight miles Rayville to Crew Lake and links with Ouachita parish, estimated cost around 300000 dollars. Crystal Springs ad and social note follow.
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Lafourche
H. C. Daigie
Ouachita Parish
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad
Louisiana Highway Commission
Richland Parish
Rayville
Crew Lake
Richland
Ouachita-Richland
Moves to Stop Bootlegging in Shipping Board Row
A forceful exchange from Washington and St Louis discusses Volstead Act enforcement on U S ships. The Missouri Association Against Prohibition accuses government entities of liquor sales at sea while urging stronger enforcement of the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act.
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Pers
Washington, D. C
United States Shipping Board
Department
United States
Shipping Board
the &Th Instant
St. Louis
Lasker
Missouri
Association Against Prohibition
Jesse W. Byrnes
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Washington
Adolphus Busch LI
Anheuser-Busch
Louis
Congress
Company
Miss Elizabeth Leigh Dies in Portsmouth
Miss Elizabeth Leigh died at her home in Portsmouth Virginia. She was known in Monroe where friends recall meeting her through Mrs. B. W. Leigh during a visit just over a year ago. Sympathy from Monroe neighbors is extended. She resided at 110 Louisville Avenue.
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Elizabeth Leigh
Portsmouth
Miss Leigh
Monroe
B. W. Leigh
Leigh
Louisville Avenue
Coal Operators Confer Over Price Restraint Plan
Coal operators and dealers meet with Secretary Hoover in Washington to discuss extending the voluntary price restraint to segments of the coal industry not yet cooperating in the administration plan amid the current strike.
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Washington
Hoover
Five room house for rent on north side
Classified notes offer a five room house for rent with immediate possession and references required. Also an oil housekeeping apartment available at 221 St John street with phone contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northside
St. John Street
Great historical pageant and opera All at Sea shaped up
A rousing chorus rehearsal of the community opera All at Sea was held in city hall. Kiwanis and Rotary clubs supply parts of the Pirates of Penzance and Crew of the Pinafore, with plans to complete organization and enlist volunteers from Monroe’s agencies for a large water pageant.
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Policemen's
Lions
Rotary Club
Bechtold
Junkin
Rotary Chorus
Pirates of Penzance
Kiwanian Sea Pirates
Lowry Jefferson
J. H. Watkins
J. E. Doughtie
A. H. Crouch
Joe Marx
Conrad Cage, Jr
Cody Watkins
C. H. Kramer
J. T. Coenen
C. E. Faulk
Charlie Bynum, Jr
F. C. Holden
Sam Smith
Clde Sanders
A. T. Allen
Cheser Newney
John E. Hay
T . Woman’s Department Club
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
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Be Coffee Wise
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Collens
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Belle Vue Hospital
New York
Westchester County Hospital
A. J. Lacaze
A. M. Smith
Appropriations Committee
Jeerer
Samuel Gompers
Corner Third and Breard
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Noah Webster
Crystal Springs Water Supply Co
He D. Catlett
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W. L. Mitchell
Associated Press
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