The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-01-31

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by instituting an Egg Day. in the
| schools. To meet deficiency every
pupil has been called on to bring an
egg to school to be sold to make up
the shortage to put the school over
| the top.
A nationwide observance of me-
mortal services for Theodore Roose-
welt February 9, the date proposed by
Congress-, was urged by the Council
| of National Defense in message 10
the state council. The governor was
asked in message form non-partisan
committee to aid in observing this
tribute.
Silas w. Davis. federal director
Federal Reserve Bank at Atlanta, has
wired DR.. P. H. Saunders, state direc-
tor of war savings for Louisiana, that
the states quota of war savings
stamps for January is $4,000 He
urges that the quota be reached. as
funds are needed by the government
DR.. w. M. Banner or Washington,
consulting expert for Surgeon General
Rupert Blue, came to Louisiana to in
vestigate the Lepers' Home at Car
vile and to take up negotiations with
the state authorities with view of
purchasing the property for national
lepers' home.
A count of the signatures to the
two petitions, recently presented to
the Hammond commission council,
one for closing the picture shows on
Sundays, and the other against this
action, show that 444 persons signed
in favor of closing, while the petition
in favor of their remaining open con-
tains 1853 names.
Construction of the 100000 Del
gado Trades School in the City Park
annex at New Orleans will begin
early in the spring, e. E. Lafaye, for
mer city commissioner, said recently.
This project will give employment
to about 200 men for more than a
year.
The parish police jury has decided
to petition the state highway depart
ment OF engineers for state and fed
eral aid for the construction Of the
bridge and approaches crossing the
Natalbany river at the dividing line
between the parishes of Tangipahoa
and Livingstone.
Governor Pleasant authorized and
directed Attorney General Coco to In
stitute legal proceedings in the name
of the state of Louisiana against the
Board of Commissioners OF Caddo
levee district to determine the owner
ship of the land known as Ferry CT
Caddo lands.
An oil gusher was brought in on
the Featherstone lease, four miles
west of Homer. This is the third
well in that field, and there is every
evidence that it will prove the best
yet developed.
The United States Government has
been awarded judgment of a num-
Der OF Shreveport corporations for
the sum of 100000, the value OF OIL
alleged to have been acquired from
goyernment-owned lands, situated on
Ferry Lake, near here.
New Orleans will lose the sub-treas-
ury which has been established here
for forty-two years anc which carries
funds averaging s50,000.000, If the
bill passed by the lower house Of
Congress becomes law.
The lands around Homer are rich
in mineral resources. oil, gas and pos
sibly coal. il the fields could be prop
erly developed. Oil men all over the
country are now interested, and are
being attracted here in large num-
bers.
Major General John A. Lejeune.
commanding the division of Marines
in France, is native Louisianian,
and a boom recently was launched by
his friends in this state N favor OF
his candidacy for governor.
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New Orleans was selected as the
place. at which the worlds cotton |
conference win meet October 10 to |
16. This is expected to be the most |
important cotton meeting ever held
and probably will be the largest con-
vention ever held in New Orleans.
Ratification OF the prohibition |
amendment is going to cost the city
of New Orleans over 100000 year.
according to the records in the Office /
If Deputy Tax Commissioner Arthur
!. O,Keefe-