The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-12

aid in the fight for lower insurance
rates.
Tangled up with the gears of run
away mule. Chenille Olice of Crowley
was dragged on his back two miles
along the hard bed Of the gravel road
leading east from Mermentau. His
cheek bone was mashed from kick
by the mule. and great patches Of
flesh were torn off his body by the
gravel bed Of the highway.
Reports from Abbeville say the con-
tiIuation Of showery weather assures
the certainty Of the rice crop, al
thought it has, by interfering with
planting, caused an appreciative de-
crease in acreage. The cotton farm
ers are not jubilant over their pros
poets, rs the plant is small and much
Of it badly in the grass.
The attacks on the dancing Situa-
ton a. L. S. U. bv T. H Harris, state
superintendent of education, was
praised by DR. G. A. Battle in a ser
mon at the First Methodist Church of
Baton Rouge. The minister upheld
Mr. Harris in everything except in
/ the belief that dancing can be regu-
lated.
F. NJ BacQue. parish agent, with
F. V. Moulton. secretary of the La
faytte Parish Fair Association. a
branch Of the Association of Com
merce, will make tour Of the par
ishes of Acadia. iberia. st. Martin,
vermilIion and St Landry to stir up
interest in the district fair.
A movement to organize the bust
ness interests of the United States
solidly behind Congressman ]. Y.
! Sanders bill for the establishment OF
free port zones on the Atlantic, Gulf
md Pacific coasts has been launched
at nationwide meeting held in New
| York
The carload shipments from the
strawberry producing sections OF the
! country from March II to May 26, In
elusive totalled 4,249 as follows: Lou
isiana, $50; Florida. 81; Alabama,
POI; North Carolina, 427; Arkansas,
80; West Tennessee, 1886; all others,
1926.
The prospects for anything like an
average cotton crop in the Columbia
section is undoubtedly the poorest
the farmers have ever known at this
season Of the year.
Word has been received from the
congressional delegation at Washing
ton that efforts will be made to pre-
vent the imposing of a high duty on
potash.
The attendance of the State Nor
NAL Summer School continues TO in
crease daily. The total enrolment is
now well above 1850, which is an in
crease over last summer.
With Grand Chancellor Charley
Hawkins of New Orleans, Deputy
Grand Chancellor ]. w. Compton OF
Shreveport and Grand Prelate C. Z
Faux of Monroe, the Monroe degree
team, Knights of Pythias, installed q
new Knights Of Pythias lodge al
Standard.
Upon a recent visit to different
points in Louisiana by a representa-
tive of the Department of Entomolo
gy, it was found that the rough-head
ed cornstalk borer was doing much
damage to the corn and cane and In
some instances had attacked cotton.
A refund of $4,000 for erroneou.
charges on coal shipments to Bator
Rouge shippers may result from the
recent decision Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission Mr.. McAdoo's Gen
eral Order No. % was misinterpretet
by carriers north of the Ohio river.
The citizens of Morse, La. and vi
cinity are expediting the building Of 8
gravel road from Midland to the par
ish line of vermillion. distance o
about eight miles.