Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1919-07-12

driven trucks and enabling the estab-
lishment of an additional fire sta
| tion in the city which is expected to
aid in the fight for lower insurance
rates.
Tangled up with the gears of a run
away mule, Clemile 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 a kick
by the mule, and great patches of
flesh were torn off hiss body by the
gravel bed of the highway.
Reports from Abbeville say the con-
tinuation 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 jubiIant over their pros
poets, rs the plant is small and much
Of it badly in the grass.
The attacks on the dancing situa-
tion a. L. s. u. by T. H Harris. state
superintendent of education, was
praised by Dr. c. A. Battle in 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 Raeque, parish agent, with
F. V Nou1ton. secretary Of the La
faytte Parish Fair Association. a
branch of the Association of Com
merce, viii make a tour of the par
lshes Of Acadia iberia. st. Martin,
vernillion and st. Landry to stir up
interest in the district fair.
A movement to organize the busi-
ness interests of the United States
solid7y behind Congressman J. Y.
Sanders bill for the establishment OF
free port zones on the Atlantic. Gulf
and 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 total1ed 4249 as follows: Lou
isiana, $50; Florida, 81; Alabama,
POI; North Carolina, 427; Arkansas,
80; West Tennessee, 1856; 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 J. w Compton OF
Shreveport ind Grand Prelate c. Z.
rSo,,IIr 80 aHnnroo 4l,a Mnrroa da0ron
team, knights of Pythias, installed 8
new Knights of Pythias' lodge at
Standard.
Upon recent visit to different
points in Louisiana by 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 erroneous
charges on coal shipments to Baton
Rouge shippers may result from the
recent decision of the Interstate Com.
merce Commission Mr. McAdoo's Gen.
eral Order No. 2S was misinterpreted
by carriers north of the Ohio river.
The citizens of Morse, La. and VI
cinity are expediting the building Of a
gravel road from Midland to the par
lsh line of vermillion, distance Of
about eight miles.