The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-07-04


cheek bone was mashed from a 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 appreciatiye 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-
tion at L. S. U. by T. Fl. Harris, state
superintendent Of education, was
praised by DR.. G. 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.
+. NJ. Racque, 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,
vermillion and st. Landry to stir up
interest in the district fair.
A movement to organize the busi-
ness interests of the United States
solidly 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 IL to May rs, in
elusive totaIled 4,249 as follows: Lou
isiana. $50; Florida. 81; Alabama,
221; North Carolina, 427; Arkansas,
90; West Tennessee, 735; all others,
1885.
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
I congressional delegation at Washing
| ton that efforts will be made to pre-
vent the imposing of high duty on
potash.
ThS 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. l.
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
1 points in Louisiana by representa-
| tive of the Department of Entomolo
gy, 1t was found that the rough-head
| ed cornstalk borer was doing much
damage 10 the corn ard cane and in
/ some instances had attacked cotton.
A refund of $4,000 for erroneous
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. 2S was misinterpretet
| by carriers north of the Ohio river.
The citizens of Morse, La, and vi
cinity are expediting the building OF
gravel road from Midland to the par
ish lire Of yernillion, distance o
about eight miles.
| Mrs. Charming Tslfair is the frs
Monroe woman to take a ride in al
airplane. making the trip over tn
city in a government plane.
|
! Twenty-nine rnusicisns have enroll
led in the reorganized Lafayette Con
cert and under the auspices of ti'
Association Of Commerce
The early rice crops of Iota sec
tion are most promising and furnish
ed with ample sweet water to pro
mote growth and early maturity.