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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17
DROUTH HAS CUT DOWN
GRAIN CROP PRODUCTION
Many Crops Suffer Loss During Month
of July, But Harvests Will Ex-
ceed Those of Last Year.

hington.-Bumper crops of al
most every foodstuff grown on the
farm were indicated Thursday in the
department of agriculture's monthly
crop report, despite a falling off in
the prospective production in practi-
caliy all crops during July, due to ad-
verse conditions, principally hot and
dry weather.
In round figures, the loss to farmers
of this prospective production is rough
ly estimated at almost three-quarters
of billion dollars-more than $780,
100000 in the principal grain and food
crops, and $250,000,0 900 in cotton.
Practically every crop is growing on
larger acreage this year than that
planted last year, indicating that the
farmers have been making strenuous
efforts to meet the heavy needs of
the allies and the increasing demands
at home for foodstuffs.
Corn, the country's greatest crop,
was the heaviest sufferer from the dry
and hot weather of July, losing Ill.,
100000 bushels in prospective produc-
tion since the first production forecast
was made from June conditions. The
monetary loss to corn growers is
around $275, 100000 From most every
part of the country there came reports
that corn this year is from two to
three weeks ahead of its average con-
dition, indicating that practically all
of the crop will mature before the
dates of first frost That condition
should assure the minimum injury
from frost damage.
Wheat, the harvesting of which is
nearing completion, suffered loss of
13,000,000 bushels, yet the crop will
be much larger than last years and
also bigger than the average of the
five years before that.
Drouth and heat made inroads on po-
tatoes, causing loss of 100000 in
the prospective. crop. and sweet potato
production loss was estimated at half
that quantity A notable exception in
the forecasts was that of tobacco,
which showed an increase of Il, 100000
pounds in the prospective crop over
the forecast made in July.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17
COULD SEND EVERY
ONE, SAYS M'CRORY
ADJUTANT GENERAL REPLIES TO
PROVOST MARSHAL'S QUERY
ON REGISTRATION.
REGISTRANTS BEING WARNED
ResIstrants Are Requested Not To
Appeal To Their District Boards In
Hopes of Obtaining Delay Un-
less They Have Good Cause.
Baton Rouge

Baton ROuge.-
Registrars of the class of 1918 in
Louisiana are being warned through
their respective local draft channels,
not to appeal to district boards in the
hope of obtaining delay unless they
have good and sufficient reasons, and
Adjutant General McCrory has wired
Provost Marshal General Crowder that
this state can put every qualified 1913
registrant into service during the
month of August, if they are all
needed
Adjutant General McCrory received
the following message from the Pro
vost Marshal General:
Information reaches this office that
because of probability of early call
for military service of registrants of
June, 1918, class, many of them are
filing appeals for purpose of delay. If
this exists generally corrective meas
ures will be taken at once. Please
wire your view of this condition"
Adjutant General McCrory replied
as follows:
Have had few complaints of this
kind, and in each case government ap-
peal agent notified to inform registrant
not to appeal without good and sutff-
cient reasons. This state can put
every qualified 1918 registrant into the
service during the month of August
if needed.
Not only is this state encountering
no difficulties in getting the select
men to report for entrainment, but it
has become common experience for
the Louisiana boards to find them
selves facing the opposite condition,
that of trying to keep out of the SER
vice men who want to go before their
time" said Adjutant General Nc
Crory.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17
Fifteen Divisions to Be Organized.

Houston, Tex.-Information was re-
ceived at Camp Logan Wednesday by
Colonel D. J. Baker, post commander,
that the Fifteenth Division, regular
army, had been designated to be or
ganized and trained at Camp Logan.
It is not known what major general
will be placed in command and it is
likely that number of promotions
will be announced shortly to provide
the higher officers needed. The For
ty-third Infantry and Fifty-seventh In
fantry, regular army regiments at the
camp. will form the nucleus for the
two infantry brigades.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

A petition will be presented to tk@
Oak Grove police jury asking thzz
body to order an election to determines
the proposition to incur debt and tS-
sue bonds to the amount of s25,000 tS;
run for period of twenty years, bcas-:
ing interest at the rate of five D@
cent per annum, payable annually, ta
be used for the purpose of construct.
ing and maintaining public highway
to run from the northern boundary
line of West Carroll parish, parallel
with the Eudora-Gilbert branch of tk@
Iron Mountain railroad, TO intersect
the southern boundary line al point
south of Calvit.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17
French Destroyed sss Airplanes.

Paris.-An official statement dealing
with aerial operations issued Friday,
said: During the month of July 184
enemy airplanes were downed. One
hundred and fifty-four enemy airplanes
were seen falling out of control inside
the enemy lines, of which number fif-
teen had been damaged by the fire Of
our aircraft guns. Thus 33s enemy
machines were destroyed or badly
damaged
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17
American FInds RooseveI.,s crave

With the American Army on the
Vesle.-On wooden cross at the head
of a grave at the edge Of wood at
Chamery, east of FeFe-enT Tardenois, is
this inscription: Lieutenant Quentin
Roosevelt, buried by the Germans"
German newspapers announced sew
eral days ago that Lieutenant Roose-
yelt, who disappeared during an aerial
combat on July II. had been buried by
the Germans at Chamery, but until
Friday the grave was not discovered.
It was found by>an American aviator.
The inscription is in English.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

AT joint meeting Of the Donald
son commission council and municipal
light and water commission, it was DO
cided to look into the matter of erect
ing standpipe or an elevated tank
with a capacity of from 100000 To
100000 gallons of water, for the puT
pose of providing the city with a sup
Elemental source of water supply.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17
Aviation Lleutenants Killed.

Fort Worth, Tex.-Second Lieuten-
ants Harry s. Herr and Leon w. AdeI-
sperger, both of Springfield, Ohio,
were killed at Taliaferro field Thurs
day when the machines they were
plotting collided at an altitude of
about 5000 feet and fell to the ground
Both officers were commissioned last
Saturday
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17
plane Drops in Colon Bay.

Colon-First Lieutenant Thomas r.
Evans of Santa Cruz, Cal, and Cor
poral George D. Sensey of Ridgefield
Park, N J., were killed Friday in an
airpIane accident The plane in which
they were flying dropped into Colon
Bay in forty feet Of water and the men,
strapped in the machine. were drown
cd.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17
Boiler ExpIodes on U. S. Shin.

Washing men were killed
and three injured in boiler explosion
on the United States steamship Nopa.
tin in foreign waters, the navy depart
ment announced Friday. The dead
are: Thomas w. Benhafh, fireman,
Freeport. L. l.; Roger Hackett,S fire
man, New Haven, Conn.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

Agricultural possibilities of cut
over" lands in Louisiana have been
once more demonstrated by Ed Strain,
north of st. Benedict, producing =
bale of cotton per acre on cut over
land broken and prepared in the faIE
and planted in cotton in the spring Of
the same year.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17
over 7,ooo,ooo Letters From soldiers

Neutrality-suspicious. than seven mil
lion letters from American soldiers in
France have been received at Atlantic
ports since July 29 and the postoffice
department announced Friday that
every one of them was started for its
destination within twenty-four hours
after its arrival
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17
CALL ISSUED FOR 13O,2O7
TO REPORT THIS MONTH
Lone Star State Must Send 1000
Whites and 1,75o Negroes to Camp
Travis Between August $3.50.


Travis Between August $3.50.
Washington.-Calls for 1s0.2o7 Sc
lective draft registrants qualified for
general military service to join the
colors before the end of August were
issued Thursday by the provost mar
shal general.
One hundred thousand white regis
trants from 43 States are ordered en-
trained between August 26 and Au-
gust So Twenty-one States and the
District of Columbia are directed to
furnish 3O,2o7 negro regisHants, to en-
train August 1924.
These orders bring the number of
men called out in August to about
100000, the number contemplated in
the present military program.
! Following are the States from which
the white men now called will come,
and the camps to which each quota is
assigned:
Alabama $50, Camp Gordon, Ga.
Arizona 800, Camp Pike, Ark.
Arkansas 100, Camp Pike.
California 2375, Camp Lewis, Ameri-
can Lake, Wash.
Colorado 500, Camp Lewis.
Connecticut $500. Camp Greenleaf,
Ca.
Delaware $50, Camp Mead, Nd.
Florida 1900, Camp Jackson, S. C.
Georgia 2750, Camp Gordon.
Idaho 500, Camp Lewis.
Illinois 400, Camp Wadsworth, S. c.
Indiana 1900, Camp Sherman, O.;
2725 Camp Custer, Mich.
Iowa 500, Camp Funston, Kan.
Kansas 1000, Fort Riley, Kan.
Kentucky 1850, Camp Taylor, KY.
Maine 600, Camp Devens, Mass.
Maryland 1850, Camp Meade.
Massachusetts 500, Camp Devens;
$500 Camp Jackson.
Michigan 5275, Camp Custer.
Minnesota 1000, Camp Grant, Ill.
Missouri 1000, Camp Funston.
Montana 1850, Camp Lewis.
Nebraska 1900, Camp Funston.
Nevada $50. Camp Lewis.
New Hampshire 250, Camp Devans.
New Jersey 1000, Camp Meade.
New Mexico 1000, Camp Pike
New York 6400, Camp Gordon.
North Carolina $500, Camp Jackson.
North Dakota 1000, Camp Lewis.
Ohio $3.50, Camp Taylor
Oklahoma 1000, Camp Pike.
Oregon 1000, Camp Lewis.
Pennsylvania 10000, Camp Lee, Va.
Rhode Island 225, Camp Devens.
South Carolina 1400, Camp Jackson.
South Dakota 1000, Camp Funston.
Texas 1000, Camp Travis, Texas.
Utah 1925, Camp Lewis.
Vermont 425, Camp Deyens.
Washington 140O, Camp Lewis.
West Virginia 1900, Camp Greenleaf.
wisconsin 500, Camp Sherman.
The negro registrants are called as
follows:
Alabama 1894, Camp Taylor; 1000
Camp Mcclellan, Ala
Arkansas SS1, Camp Pike.
District of Columbia 457, Camp Lee.
Florida 1000, Camp Joseph e. John
ston, Fla.
Georgia 1852, Camp Jackson; 1000
Camp Gordon.
Indiana 2786, Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Iowa SO, Camp Dodge, Iowa.
Kentucky 818, Camp Taylor.
Louisiana s97, Camp Pike; 25O, Camp
Travis; 1000, Camp Beauregard, La.
Maryland 1853, Camp Dix, N. ].
Michigan 131, Camp Dodge. Iowa.
Mississippi 1000, Camp Shelby, Miss.
Missouri 116, Camp Pike.
Nebraska 10, Camp Pike.
New Jersey 232, Camp Dix.
North Carolina 273s, Camp Greene,
u. C.
Ohio 327, Camp Taylor.
Pennsylvania S92, Camp Lee.
South Carolina 1s48, Camp Jackson.
Tennessee 1865. Camp Greene.
Texas 1850, Camp Travis.
Virginia 651, Camp Lee.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

The Lake Charles Canning Factory,
which has been idle for a number OF
years, was leased to the Deblieux and
Mays Co., Inc, of New Orleans, which
will enlarge the plant, put in new
machinery and be ready to operate
within four weeks. They will handle
fruits and vegetables besides oyste~S
and shrimp.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17
legislative Notes.

Bills introduced and referred to
committees under suspension of the
rules follow:
Mr.. Byrne-Appropriating $17,500
to defray expense of extra session.
Mr.. Hamley = Appropriating funds
for Lepers' Home. State Deaf and
Dumb and Blind Institutes and Jack
son and Pineville Insane AsyIums.
Mr.. Morrow Providing for ex
Jenses of Red River and Bayou Des
Glaizes Levee and Drainage District.
Mr.. Powell-Amendmen to CoGsti-
tuition SO as TO facilitate the construc
ton of the New Orleans-Chef Men
teur-H Hammond highways.
Mr.. Alexander . Authorizing state
highway deparement to make con-
tracts for the construction of New
Orleans-Chef Hammond hign-
ways and empowering State Board of
Liquidation to borrow funds for work.
Mr.. Richarme = Authorizing abro-
CATION Of contracts made during war
by mutual consent of both parties.
w C. Jones-Providing new or re-
vived nontrading corporations shall
be successors to ownership of prop
erty of dissolved non-trading corpora
tions
Fire of an undetermined origin de-
stroyed small sawmill owned by the
Powell Lumber Company at Edgerly.
The mill had a capacity of 10000 feet
a day.
The Liberty Cafe at Crowley form
erly the Olympia Cafe, opened its
doors August /, and served special
chicken dinner, the proceeds beng
donated to the local chapter of the
Red Cross.
The gravel road from Rayne to Mer-
mentau, via Estherwood, is near COM
pleted. A gravel road ten miles in
length from Crowley to Vermillion
parish, running south, is being built
Records in the Office of the State
Council of Defense at Baton Rouge
show that community councils have
been organized in forty of the sixtv-
four parishes in the state.
A Loranger girl, Nellie Meuret, has
shown the spirit of wartime patriot
ism this season by plowing, planting
and cultivating two acres OF cotton
and one of corn.
Work on the building for the new
electric light plant at Oak Grove, La.
started and the machinery is expected
in few days The poles have already
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

E. J. DeBomford, secretary of the
Tangipahoa Parish Fair, visited va
rious sections of the Tangipahoa par
ish recently, arousing interest in tbs
coming fair. F. C. Brinkley, manager
of the Elmsly Farms, Amite, has
been made superintendent of the p0uE
try exhibit of the fair, which takes
place in October
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

Work on the building for the new
electric light plant at Oak Grove, La,
started and the machinery is expected
in few days. The poles have already
been erected
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

A Loranger girl, Nellie Meuret, has
shown the spirit of wartime patriot
ism this season by plowing. planting
and cu1tivating two acres OF cotton
and one of corn
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

DR.. Oscar Bowling, state health Of
ficer, has arranged with the manage
ment of St. Francis Sanitarium At
Monroe to establish by October I a
branch laboratory of the State Board
of Health for meteorological examfnar
ton. 1t will be open to the public Of
this section.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

A civil service examination will hs
held in New Iberia on September II
for the position of postmaster 1t
Franklin made vacant by the death o.
DIR. T. F. Frere. This office pays an
annual salary of $2,100.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

The anticipated revenues for St
Landry School, as given out By the
executive committee, vii total s9o.5ze
for the ensuing year.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

The patriotic citizens of AbbeViIIs
of Maurice, in the Fourth ward, haya
raised an honor fagsawarded them in
recognition of going over the top
in the sale of Liberty bonds and War
Savings stamps.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

The farmers of West Carroll have
bright prospects of bountiful crops
The rains which fell within the past
few days virtually saved many crops
from ruin. The outlook for cotton IL
the best of many years past.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

The foundation for the gin of tho
Farmers Gin Company of Colfax has
been laid and most of the framing oe
the main building is in place.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

E. w, Show of the United States
Geological Survey. has arrived Ia
Shreveport, to make survey Of The
Caddo oil and gas fields for the gOs-
ernment.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

Authentic announcement was made
that the construction of barracks fOE
Camp Beauregard has been officially
authorized by the War Department
and that plans for same are now In
the hands of the construction forces
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

w. R. Hirsch, secretary of the
Louisiana State Fair, in a statement
given out at Shreveport, said the peo-
pie of Louisiana can look forward To
great agricultural and livestock ez-
position in 1918
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

Records in the Office of the State
Council of Defense at Baton Rouge
show that community councils have
been organized in forty of the sixt:v-
four parishes in the state
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

Provision to accommodate transieHf
soldiers compelled to stay over nigas
at Monroe has been made by the can
teen service OF the Monroe Red Cross
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

Fire of an undetermined origin de-
stroyed small sawmill owned by the
Powell Lumber Company at Edgerly.
The mill had capacity of 10000 feet
a day.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

Ten applications for enlistment II
Y. M. C. A service have been for
warded from Monroe, according to W.
L. Ethridge, Northeast Louisiana
chairman of the Y. NJ. C. A. recruiting
campaign.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

Sidney Lagrange, soldier in Francs
whose home is at Patterson, was
wounded June s. His latest letter t0
his mother states that he is getting
well fast, but not fast enough to sufe
him as he is anxious to get back to
pay the Hun with interest for laying
him up.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

The Liberty Cafe at Crowley form
erly the Olympia Cafe, opened its
doors August l, and served special
chicken dinner, the proceeds beng
donated to the local chapter of the
Red Cross.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-08-17

The gravel road from Rayne to Mer-
mentau, via Estherwood, is near, COM
pleted. A gravel road ten miles in
length from Crowley to Vermillion
parish. running south, is being built.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-04-04
Old Man FOrgets ChivaIry.

No, sah!" replied Broth +
Wack to the expostulation of good
old Parson Bagster. Its plum
impossible to modulate a mule
without cussin' him. 1t KANT be
did. Longs cusses dis varmit
regular and satrates him wild a
club OCCASIONALLY he des lops his
ears for'ard and trudges right
along wild de plow. But the
minute Idraps de club and dress
es him in confectionery Language
n turns his head and sneers at
me. Oar amt no gratitude in
him. He thinks he's got me
bluffed.
"A mule, sab, am right smaht-
ny like 'ooman. Honey round
her and buy her fine clothes and
mouffle O. gold teef, and she'll
walk all over yo,' uhhollerin' for
mo- But slap her flat when she
needs it and talk to her loud and
cOa'se, and she's as soople as an
angel. Keep a mule and a 'ooman
thankful for what yo' don't do
to 'em, and yo' got 'em gwine,
every time. kansas City Star.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-04-04
Prehistoric PeSSimist.

Frank Scott of Cleveland, heac
OF the new war industries board,
said of pessimism, in a discussion
of the last British victory in
Flanders:
"Pessimism is as old as the
eternal hills. You say that this
VICTORY was very costly. / reply
that your pessimistic word re-
minds me Of the Babylonian far
mer.
"A farmer on the outskirts of
Babylon was a confirmed pessi-
mist. His nephew from the city
visited him one August day.
=" Uncle" said the nephew,
pointing to the rich, heavy and
golden fields of grain that spread
as far as the eye could reach,
uncle, you are fortunate this
year. You can't grumble about
crops this season, eh?"
" No. whined the prehistoric
pessimist, but a crop like this is
terrible wearin' on the soil. -
The Exhaust.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-04-04
Monday, April 8, 1913.

about o'clock, P. NJ. on credit of six
months, the following described property,
| 10 wit:
A lease for oil and gas on the following
described tract of land.
Beginning at chestnut oak and rock in
the line of G. w. Perkins on the point and
in the right hand side of the branch; thence
down the hill a northerly course to the
branch, to a poplar; thence down the
branch to the forks to set rock; thence an
east course up the the point to the top of
the hill to chestnut; thence with the top
oil the ridge to chestnut oak in the line of
u. w. Perkins; thence with Perkins line 10
the beginning, containing fifty acres, more
or less the same being part Of the land
conveyed by W. NJ. Holiday and Others
by deed which is of record in deed
book No. 36, page 445, Morgan County
Court records.
The land will be leased on the
following terms: The lessee or purchaser
oil this lease to mine or drill for and re-
move all or any part of the oil and gas
therein, one'eighth of any oil produced to
be the property Of said infant lessor and
seven eighths TO be the property OF the
lessee or purchaser Of said lease; said one
eighth to be delivered free of cost to lessor
in tanks or pipe lines and the value of
same at the market price thereof to be
paid to the guardian of said infant defend
ant;Ahe sum Of two hundred dollars per
annum to be paid for each and every gas
well, payable quarterly in advance to said
guardian. The lessee or purchaser of said
lease TO have twelve months from the date
OF the sale in which to commence opera
ton. and in the event drilling should be
unavoidably delayed, the said lessee shall
pay TO said guardian the sum Of so cents
per acre during each six months that said
drilling is delayed, for the term OF four
years, making the full term of this lease
five years, and as long thereafter as oil or
gas is produced and marketed from said
land.
The purchaser will be required to exc
cute bond with approved security immedi-
ate'y after the sale.
This IA day of March, 1918.
r. NJ. OAKLEY,
Master Commissioner.
Gardner & Redwine, Attys.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-04-04
Tell ALI He Knew.

I'VE had been asked to enter
tain the bishop of a church strict
ly opposed to card playing and
dancing during his convention
held in our city. The bishop
made a most charming guest and
attempted to make friends with
our small son, BODY, by beginning
a conversation.
Can you tell me how many days
there are in a week, my boy?"
he asked.
Bobby answered correctly and
the bishop continued: "And how
many weeks are there in a year?"
Fifty-two, proudly answered
Bobby, and then, prompted by
some evil spirit to show his i'm
mense stock OF knowledge, ad-
ded: Just as many as there
are cards in the deck. Chicago
Tribune.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-04-04

A very nervous Freshman met
Dean Jones, of Yale, one morn
ing and found himself obliged to
walk out of chapel with the dean,
who Was a friend of the family.
Chimes ringing at a church they
were passing made him attempt
a conversation.
II think those chimes are won
derful." he said. No answer.
Aren't those chimes exquisite?"
hestammered. Still no response
Those are the most beautiful
chimes"-he raised his voice a
bit.
did you speak?" said the
dean. Il can't hear on account
of those Internal chimes!"-Ex.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-04-04
An Eye For Bargains.

"Sire," " said the grand vizer of
a certain Oriental potentate, 81
suggest that in the future we
buy our automobiles from the
Western company that has just
offered US a thirty-five-percent
discount"
"GoodP' said the potentate.
Order a consignment of five
hundred automobiles, assorted
sizes, at once, and tell the CON-
pany to send us a check for the
discount by return mail, and the
bill will be settled in due course. "