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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1920
Page
1
White House officials report President Wilson told Senator Glass he favors a compromise on the league of nations covenant reservations. Administration and Republican conservatives in Washington weigh a conference to adjust the Versailles treaty ratification.
Real estate transfers on the west side and river access spur expect a housing surge in five to six months. Builders report material and labor limits but anticipate a rent decline as habitats become available later in the year. Notable deals include Haynes to Millsaps for parcels in West Monroe worth 5250, Reagan to Millsaps for a 100 by 160 foot lot at Clayton and Third Streets, and Blackmon to Gimler for a square lot in Monroe totaling 3200.
Imperial Oil Products Company of Monroe extends carbon plant capacity with new unit to be completed by May and existing plant at Sterlington. Vice-President Mann says operators in Ouachita will meet to form a conservation committee visiting each gas well, aiming to curb waste without legislative action. Hunter well near Sterlington and several other wells progress reported with casing and drilling updates across Ouachita and Morehouse parishes.
The Slagle Johnson and Frost Johnson Lumber companies merge Monroe interests and buy the Monroe Shingle Company's mill from Richard Dawes Jr. to form Slagle Johnson Lumber Company Incorporated with capital raised to 200 000. They plan extensive lumber operations, new offices, warehouses, and a nine man board.
William G. McAdoo stated he will not have his name on the California presidential preferential ballots. He sent a telegram to the Democratic state committee chairman of California requesting that his name be kept out of the California primary.
Mrs Braxton Bragg Comer wife of the recently appointed United States senator from Alshema died this morning at the Gomer residence in Birmingham. The obituary notes her prominence in local society and her role as the senator’s spouse.
In Racine Wisconsin on March 6 Barney Sekat killed two officers and was wounded after he resisted a raid when officials attempted to enter his saloon in search of illegal liquor. He opened fire as the officers moved to enter the room.
Paris March 6 The Echo de Paris reports the allied premiers note on the Adriatic was not discussed by the supreme Allied Council in London due to obscurities. Wilson reportedly does not seek withdrawal from Europe and accepts efforts for a direct understanding between Italy and Yugoslavia on the Adriatic.
A large majority of DeSiard Street property owners indicate willingness to participate in the plan to widen the thoroughfare. The committee, led by Thomas E. Flournoy, will report at a Monroe Chamber of Commerce mass meeting Monday night. Walter G. Kirkpatrick says a signer map has been prepared and will be posted on the Ouachita National Bank fence after Monday’s action.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels told the House Naval Committee he would back a naval construction program larger than the General Board’s plan for the next five years if the peace treaty is not ratified this session. He added that a rejection of League of Nations membership could push him to renew a three year expansion proposal.
Tonight remains fair with a light freeze and temperatures around 22 to 26. Sunday stays fair but continues cold with similarly cool readings expected.
Gas consumers urged to pay by the 10th to save ten percent. Bills payable at the old Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Co. office on North Grand Street.
General Ludendorff, formerly head of the German military, traveled through Finnish territory today bound for Russia, according to a Helsingfors dispatch cited by Central News, accompanied by a large staff.
Allen Oil Company near West Monroe reports deep-test well to 250 feet with heavy water encountered at 195 feet. Morris and Quigg of Monroe supervise operations with offices on Grand Street. Ten inch casing planned at 260 feet, drilling to 3,000 feet unless oil is found earlier.
Mayor Mey Arnold Bernstein said no fare increase is planned for Monroe Municipal Railway lines. He dismissed reports of an advance to ten cents as false, noting fares will stay at five cents while the system aims to break even and continue service. City officials express satisfaction with the railway's condition and profitability.
Postmaster J. T. Bryant receives a request from J. A. Hart of Clinton Oklahoma seeking information on Ed Hart who left home 25 years ago and has not been heard from since. The family assumed death but a soldier friend reported Ed Townsley said Ed Hart is alive in northern Louisiana. Anyone with information should contact Postmaster Bryant to relay to the inquirer.
Jewish women in Palestine have been granted the franchise and will be eligible for election to the constituent assembly, according to a cable message from New York dated March 5.
Frankfort Ky March 6 a bill designed to prevent criminal radicalism in Kentucky by providing a penalty of ten thousand dollars and up to twenty one years in the penitentiary where conviction is secured passed the upper house of the general assembly today by a vote of two eleven to one hundred fourteen
Mrs Edith Taylor Sadler and others sold to S M Collins a lot in square 107 D A Breard Sr addition of Monroe on Fifth Street and Hudson Avenue for 1600 dollars.
Oil and gas lease transfers across the region show prices around ten dollars per acre with higher amounts in isolated deals. Transactions include Do. R. Harrison selling forty acres to John F. Koenig et al for 500 dollars in section 7 township 16N range 3E, Travis Oliver selling 120 acres in 1815 N SE to C. L. Melebeck for 1 75, and William De Porrest from Illinois selling Bayou De Siard acreage near Fairbanks to Dufferin E. Morrison for 2461 dollars. Additional transfers include J. E. Henderson selling 80 acres to Sinclair Oil in multiple sections and C. E. Thompson A. G. Campbell representing a syndicate negotiating with Monroe Exchange to underwrite a block of units in the Bull Bayou Homer field.
The Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse Company filed a brief in the Supreme Court arguing the prohibition amendment and parts of the enforcement act are unconstitutional in an appeal from federal court decrees upholding the act. The case will be argued Monday with Rhode Island and other causes.
London reports Bolsheviki begin a new assault on Finland after heavy artillery fire on Wednesday. They attacked Finnish positions at Sutjervi in a fresh offensive.
London reports the British government and officials reject any idea of selling or surrendering the West Indies to the United States as part of Britain's debt payment. The Daily Mail states there will be no negotiations on this topic now or in the future.
Attorney General Palmer defended the administration handling postwar problems. He stressed maintaining law and order is essential to secure justice and uphold stability, speaking before the University club in Harrisonburg on March 6.
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