Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-09-13

New Orieans.-Governors OF segon
Southern States agreed to attend q
two-day meeting Of the American Cot
ton Association in New Orleans Sep
TENDER s and 8. At this meeting, ae-
cording to a telegraphic dispatch from
Dallas, Texas, recently, the executives
at the various states and the cotton
dealers will fix minimum prices on
cotton.
Alexandria The sawmill of the
Pawnee Land and Lumber Company
of Pawnee, La, is being moved to a
new site, Kurthwood, La.
Pointe la Hache-The live stock
department at Baton Rouge has grant
ed the farmers delay of thirty days
in dipping their stock during the busy
rice harvest, where no ticks have
been reported by the inspectors.
New Orleans.-The Louisiana allot-
ment for the $4,000, 900 Roosevelt Nc
mortal fund is $4,000, according to
an announcement made recently by
Louis II. Burns, secretary of tho
Louisiana committee. The $4,000, 900
fer the memorial is to be raised in n
nationwide drive beginning October
20 aud ending on Roosevelt's birth.
day, October q.
Shreveport P. Long, state
railroad commissioner, announced
here the commission had been inform
ed by the Cumberland Telephone and
Telegraph Company the company nov
has on the press a new scherule uf
rates to be put before the commission
for approval at its Shreveport meet
ing during the state fair
Monroe.-Assessme books for
the parish of Ouachita are now open
for inspection and show taxable
values Of approximately $3O,OO0,000.
OF this amount the city Of Monroe
shows values of about $17,OO0,0OO, an
increase over 1918 of approximately
$2,O0O,OO0.
Monroe.-With a view of prevent
ing accidents such as have occurred
in nearby towns recently, Mayor Ar
mold Bernstein has issued a warning
that the law prohibiting the driving
Of automobiles by persons under tho
age of seventeen years will be strictly
enforced.
New Orleans.-Elaborate entertain.
metn is being planned for several
thousand Shriners who are to be IN
New Orleans September 27-28 for the
Southern meeting, it was stated by
Potentate Charles Weinberger, who is
taking an active part in arranging for
the visitors.
Lafayette.-The Acadia Baptist AS
sociation, including the Baptist
churches of Acadia and contiguous
parishes, held it's first annual meeting
with Pilgrims Rest Church, near Eu-
nice. Fifteen churches, with few
more than fifteen hundred members,
are embraced in this body.
Baton Rouge. - Alexandria viii
make a fight at the next session of
tn Legislature to have the Louisiana
State Normal School transferred from
Natchitoches, according to resolutions
passed by the Alexandria Chamber Of
Commerce, which have been sent to
Governor Pleasant.
Baton Rouge .-Twenty scholarships
in the French Tycees will be offered
young women of Louisiana, according
to a letter received by T. H. Harris,
state superintendent Of education,
from Robert L. Kelly, executive sec.
rotary of tire Association of American
Colleges.
Monroe. Reorganization of the
Monroe Labor Club, which was first
organized Immediately preceding the
late municipal campaign, is being con-
sidered by members of organized la
Dor here.
Leesville. \ The Vernon Lumber
Company is preparing TO open up a
mill WIFI Two bandsaws at its hold
ings in the central part of the parish,
where there is about a 12-year run Ct
timber.
Observation-Disclosures are being cir
culated in Hammond, Ponchatoula
and other points and signed freely by
the voters, praying that the police
jury call an election to get the sense
Of the citizens in regard to commits
sion form of government.
Baton Rouge.-Delegate from the
Baton Rouge AID Club to the New Or
leans convention will carry cred
sticks" along with a uniform style d
dress.
Colfax.-Rice lands touched high
prices here when a tract in the
Fourth Ward. close to the Hunter If
| ripafino~ canal xuae ooI5 I,,y fI,o ,L.-sa-