Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-06-07

Is adopted, according to the view Of
many citizens.
Notices to appear and make bonds
Of $50 each, pending hearing Of
charges against them, were served on
majority of the ffty-two persons in
ditced by the grand jury at Shreve-
port ON allegations of having slot ma
chimes, punch boards or candy cards
in their possession.
Cyrile Thibodaux, aged 26, who re-
turned from France a few weeks ago
and who since his return had shown
signs of being demented, shot ana
killed himself at the home of relatives
in Berwick Thibodaux was one Of
the Chateau Thierry heroes and had
been gassed and wounded in that
battle.
Farm tractors are coming to the aid
Of the rice farmers Of Louisiana dur.
ing the situation brought about by
the late planting, Harry D. Wilson,
state commissioner of agriculture,
said on his return from a trip to Lake
Charles and the rice-producing sec
ton of the state,
Final tabulation of the subscrip-
tions for Victory Loan notes shows
that Livingston made 100 per cent
record, taking more than $4,000.
French Settlement, the Third Ward,
took $4,000.
The police jury for the parish OF
Iberville has called a special election
in the Second, Sixth and Eighth
Wards for the purpose of passing on
a S-mill tax for good roads in the
three wards.
At meeting of the Shreveport
Commission Council Commissioner
Leon Kahn announced the experiment
Of municipal ownership OF the water
and sewerage system had proven a
success.
The home service conference Of the
American Red Cross convened at
Lake Charles. Representatives of
chapters in Central and Southwest
Louisiana were present.
Victory bonds amounting to $566.
$50 were sold by New Orleans Boy
Scouts in the campaign just closed.
when us scouts sold 1888 subscrip,
tions.
Agricultural courses will be added
to the curriculum of the University
Demonstration High School next SEES
sion.
Baton Rouge Boy Scouts are max
ing plans for the observation of Ap-
probation Week, which will be held
from June 8 to IA. The purpose of the
week is TO get the mothers, fathers
and other citizens to take an interest
in the Scout movement.
Joseph A. McCord of Atlanta, chair
man of the board of directors of the
Federal Reserve Bank, Sixth District,
said in New Orleans reports to enc
board show the cash trade of the peo-
pie with merchants in the Sixth Dis
trict has increased 20 to 25 per cent.
Major Charles Miller, United
States Army representative in the Of
fee of the Louisiana adjutant general
during the greater part Of the war,
has been ordered to report to the
United States adjutant general for
duty at Washington.
L. Paul Amiss, secretary of the Ba-
ton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, re-
ceived information from Key West
that the anti-submarine hotilla would
stop at Baton Rouge on it's trip from
Florida to st. Louis
The annual session Of the Grand
Lodge of the Knights Of Pythias Of
the Louisiana domain was held at the
Masonic Temple at New Orleans.
In the Methodist Centenary cam
paign begun Sunday at p. M Min
den overpledged its allotment Of $1o,-
600 BY s1.1478 the first day.
The Amite Methodist Church sub
seribed its quota three miriEses after
the opening Of the Centenary CAM
Daign.