Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-23

be held in Washington Oct. unoer
the auspices Of the Plumb organlza-
ton bureau.
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
indictments against thirty-six ne
groes and four white men, charging
offenses ranging from assault to COM
nit murder to carrying concealed
weapons. we're returned Tuesday by
the special grand jury investigating
the recent race riots in Chicago, III.
Death during the last ten days Of
hundreds Of horses, mules and cattle
and some hogs from Charlton is caus-
ing alarm among the farmers and
stockmen Of Harris County, Texas, &C
cording to win L. Stallings, county
agent
Suits for 100000 for damages alleg-
ed to have resulted from the strike
called by the Actors Equity Associa-
ton we're filed by the Winter Garden
Company (the Shuberts) in the United
States district court at New York City
Monday against nearly 800 of the
country's most prominent stage and
screen stars.
At its session Monday at Austin,
Texas, the state board Of education
appropriated the full 15c for the state
school tax for the purchase and distri-
button Of the free text books. The
books are being placed in the graded
schools and the high schools and Miss
Blanton, state superintendent, said
that a little more than the 15c may
be needed this year, while part of it
will elapse next year and be used for
the support of the schools.
Governor Hobby Monday disposed Of
the last bill of the recent special
session of the Texas Legislature by
approving the departmental appropria-
ton measure with three exceptions,
thereby yetoing $S1,5OO. 1t was the
last day the governor had to act on
the bill. The governor blue penciled
$11,50O for repairing and painting the
capitol dome, and $4,000 each year
for travelling expenses for the live
stock sanitary commission.
Lieutenant W. H. Tillisch of Filing
ton Field and e. l. DAWN of the state
department of agriculture were in
stantly killed and their bodies burned
Thursday when an airplane in which
they were riding fell 100 feet at Eagle
Pass, Texas. The plane had been as
signed to the agricultural department
and had been used for searching out
cotton fields affected by the pink boil
worm in the infested zone area.
Rear Admiral william George Bueh
Ter, U. s. NJ. retired, died at Phila
delphia. Pa. Monday. He was born
in Philadelphia in 1897 and entered
the navy in 1857.
The sugar yield from the coming
Louisiana cane crop viii be more thar
100000 short tons below the ten-yeal
average, according to the monthly re
port Of John S. Dennee, Louisiana field
agent for the United States bureau
OF crop estimates, which was made
public Saturday.
Governor Hobby Saturday yetoeC
the item Of s125.OoO to refund fran
chise taxes which the courts hel'
Texas had illegally collected from for
eign corporations In all other re
spects he approved the bill to pa
miscellaneous claims against thl
state
The Minneapolis, Minnesota cit,
council Friday adopted a resolution
empowering the mayor to seize AM
take control Of all food storage ware
houses here. with g view Of undertah
ing the distribution OF foodstuffs stol
ed therein At cost TO the consumer.
Forty.six vessels asgresating 1853
ass tons were delivered to the Unite
states shipping beard during the wee
ending Aug Il was announced thi
week This brought the total numbe
oeaeis delivered b 1889. represent
SIS w san 1908 eroa sons.