The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19

department of commerce now waits
on word from President Wilson.
Nearly $4,000 of Americas fighting
men now lie buried in France, accord
ing to the latest casualty advlces 10
the war department.
Wage advances aggregatlng $780,
100000 were ordered Friday by Direct
or General Hines for 100000 railroad
engineers, firemen, trainmen and con-
ductors in both passenger and freight
service-members of the big four rail-
way Observation-Disclosures since
January /, 1919.
Edward E. Morgan, an American
citizen, was murdered at Chivela, AZ
miles from Salina Cruz, Mexico, on
the night OF April s, according to adj
vices to the state department this
week. The state department has Or
dered an investigation of the crime.
The government will take out
81, 500 900 worth of hail insurance on
the wheat sown in Kansas and Okla
homa through the instrumentallty OF
the federal seed wheat loan negotl-
ated last fall, according to reports.
The war labor board decided unanl-
mously Wednesday for the adoption OF
a 4S-hour week for the silk mills IN
the Metropolitan or Jew York dis
trict Nearly 10000 workers in 1856
mills are affected by the decision.
Mexican newspapers re a n l n
Washington this week report a revival
of banditry in the State Of Vera Cruz,
Mexico, Immediately south of Tampico
and record six serious attack on
trains since the middle of March. This
is largely the territory where Felix
Diaz, recently reinforced by General
Aguiliano Banquet, is reported to be
operating
The forecast by the department or
agriculture Tuesday that the nations
wheat would total $37 100000 bushels,
the largest crop ever grown, aroused
immediate speculation as to the cost
to the government of such an enor-
nous yield. Under the bill passed by
congress in the closing days of the
last session the government is obn-
gated to pay the difference between
the guaranteed price of $2.26 bushel
and the world market price for every
bushel not only on winter but ON
spring wheat produced.
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
Mrs Sallie Doran, aged Is years.
died Thursday in Hampstead, Texas.
She was the daughter of DR.. Gideon
Lincecum, the states first naturalist.
Her father was the author of num-
Der of books on the early natural his
tory of Texas.
An estate valued at approximately
100000 was bequeathed to the Ma
tional Spiritualist Association in the
will of the late John L. Jackson OF
Fort Worth, Texas. Jackson was
found dead in an automobile near
Evant.
The Woodmen of the World in ses-
sion at Dallas, Texas, Thursday de-
cided to establish a sanitarium for
the treatment of tuberculosis. Houston
was selected as the meeting place for
the next head camp convention, which
will be held in 1921.
An oil well was brought in Thurs
day at West Columbia, Texas, with
a flow Of 5000 barrels.
Twelve suitcases containing 142
quarts and SO half-pints of whiskey
we're confiscated Wednesday at Bay
Oaks station, near LaPorte, Texas, by
department of justice agents.
The American Meat Packers Asso-
citation, in a statement issued Friday,
at Chicago, declares that lower prices
for meat may not be expected until
the war stricken countries of Europe
are enabled to resume their quota of
production.
One Of the biggest and most en-
thusiastic good roads rallies ever held
In South Texas took place in Beeville
Thursday. This meeting was called
to explain the impending 100000
bond issue, to be voted on In Bee
County April 10. Delegations from
Karnes, Goliad, San Patricio and 9TH
er counties were in attendance.
Eight men held up the Baden bank
In the northern section of ST. Louis,
Ia nd nod II.ith hc-