The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-04-11

saunders ana CnaTleS NeiHDeISef
was announced in New Orleans by
the National Institute OF Social
Sciences.
The base hospital at Camp Beaure
gard win be opened and operated as
a rehabilitation hospital for wounded
men from overseas. as soon as
nurses. doctors and equipment can be
gotten together by Major J. H. Bog
CESS, who was recently sent here IN
charge of the hospital
D. w Deupre, who has been max
ing an exhaustive study of the North
Louisiana fields, asserted grave
fire menace faces the Pine Island oil
district, because OF the large amount
of waste oil that has been permitted
to sink into the ground since pipe
lire runs have been restricted.
Only 50 cents separate st. Mary
Parish Local Board from the reccrd
of having sold it's typewriter for thee
largest amount of any local board il
the United States The typewriter
was sold several days ago for $40,
which was $3.50 higher than the price
offered for any other typewriter.
Baton Rouge's city treasury ts
benefitting by the approach of July
1 and the increase of speed mania
among the motorists. The fines re-
ceived by the City Court during the
month of March amounted to s917.50.
This is the largest amount received
by the court in its history.
Louisiana planters and farmers
can raise mules much more cheapfy
than they can buy the animals, AMI
there is nothing to prevent their sue
cess in the industry" said DR.. George
M. Rommei, head of the animal hus-
bandry division at Washington. dur
ing his stay in New Orleans.
HI. ". Houseman of the State Nor
NAL School OF Patteville, Wis, will be
in charge of the department of ply
sizes at the State Normal in the
absence of F.. G. Fournet. who
will be in attendance upon the Uni
versity of Chicago.
Oath as United States district at
torney for the Eastern District OF
Louisiana was administered to Henry
Mooney in the Federal District Court
at New Orleans. after the new off,
cial had been greeted from the bench
by Judge Foster
Lieutenant Henry NJ Wolf. New
Orleans man has been decorated with
the croix de guerre for distinguished
service with the Second Division OF
the American Expeditionary forces,
according to a cablegram from him
recently.
Compulsory Sunday closing Of
meat markets was voted down unani-
mously by the Commission Council
of New Orleans, following a noisy
session, attended, by practically ev-
cry butcher in New Orleans.
According to g. j. Dilworth. far
mer in the northern end of the par
isll. tobacco can readily be raised IN
Tangipafoa. As an experiment last
year Mr.. DiIworth grew forty pounds
of tobacco in the COW lot at his
home, from some fifty-two plants
which he had started in small box.
DR.. J. G. Dempsey, GAG Jackson
avenue, New Orleans. who has been
in charge of hospital in France. re-
turned 10 his home bearing with him
notice that he had been nominated
for the Legion OF Honor. and also
medal from the mother institution at
Lyons of the Hotels Dicu.
Sulphur mine employees have been
organized by district organizer for
| the A. r. OF l.. The charter, which
Is expected TO have 600 signers. VIII
be issued under the name of the Unit
ed Miners OF America.
At a meeting of the farmers OF the
Denham Springs community plans
we're discussed for the formation OF
4 company to erect a sweet potato
dry kiln and canning plant
Forty-seyen dairymen OF Bossier,
De Soto and Cadd0 parishes have or
ganised into a cooperative creamery
and cut the price of milk. the price
Of butter and the price OF cheese.
Every draft board in Louisiana has
been officially closed, Major Charles
Miller, assistant adiutant general,
announced.
More than 100 tractor engines are
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