The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-05-02


acting through Judge Emile God
chaux Of New Orleans. their repre-
sentative, have filed with Governor
Pleasant a statement of their griey-
ances, in which they charge that the
oil pipe line companies are delibe-
rately pursuing plan to destroy ami
annihilate the small producers so
! that the large corporations may ger
control of the Pine Island oil field.
Further reports from the Seventh
Ward received at Nstchitoches show
that nine vats have been totally de-
stroyed or injured. inspectors have
turned in names of those who have
! failed to dip and District Attorney
j. F. Stephens is filing bills of in
formation and warrants are being
placed in the hands of the sheriff Cor
service.
Major Charles Miller has been In
vited by the Jennings parade COM
mittee to help arrange plans for the
parads at Jennings which will well
come the First Louisiana Cavalry on
it's return. The troop was the Louis
lana representatives in the Rainbow
Division and served with distinction
on the French front.
DR.. Fred j. Meyer, state agent OF
the Louisiana Anti-Tuberculosss
League, addressed the pupils of the
city high school. the parish high
school at Monroe on methods of
transmission and the cure for iuper-
culosis. He suggested that eacn
school adopt patient at the Pines.
near Shreveport, at cost of $50 per
year.
Governor Pleasant viii issue a cali
soon for another cotton convention
to be held in New Orleans May II,
Is and 16. The subject of the con-
vention win be TO continue the work
in the organization of the cotton
fiancing corporation which was start.
ed at the Memphis convention and
| to further the cotton acreage reduc-
ton campaign
THE boys membership campaign
for the Association of Commerce at
Lake Charles procured ninety-four
new members for the association.
The campaign was conducted on q
competitive basis between ia number
OF high school boys and brought in
1915 in contracts.
The Louisiana Commercial Score
taries, ssociation, which held its
| annual convention at Alexandria,
elected 80 following officers for the
ensuing year: R. B. hilbert. Bunkie,
president; 4. ]. Boylan. New Or
/ leans. vice president Coleman Lind
sey, Oakdale secretary.
Maryland Plantation, about SIX
miles from Baton Rouge, has been
sold to the Bridge CITY Realty Conn
pany Of Baton Rouge by DR.. J. ~.
Thomas, superintendent Of the Pine
| vile Insane Hospital The land con-
sisted of 1880 acres and sold for
about 100000.
l.. &c. Thomas, chairman of the
! board of State Affairs is in North
+ Louisiana on a two weeks trip. He
! was scheduled to talk before the po-
| lice juries Of UnioA Lincoln, Chi
| borne, webster and Bienville par
/ ishes In the interests Of the new tax
! amendments.
Included in the 1000 officers and
men of the Forty-secopd tRainbowl
/ Division which sailed from Brest
| April is on the transport Leviathan.
due at New York April Is, is the
Headquarters 4roop. formerly the first
separate battalion, Louisiana Cav
airy
r. J. Greer OF Shreveport has been
] recommended for the post Of Lsuls-
iana federal director Of the United
/ states Employment Service by the
state advisory board Of the federal
service.
Dairy farming in and around Kent
wood has progressed to such an adj
vanced stage that good many of
the dairynien are installing the most
up-to-daEe milking machines and have
increased their herds notwithstand-
ing the shortage Of labor
The own and build a home move
ment launched at. Welsh some time
ago has taken firm grip on me
community Several new homes
have been built, few are under con.
struction and many persons .havs
purchased
] spirit OF optimism exists among
the farmers near Hammond as re-
suit Of the nigh prices strawberries
are bringing, and the second crop.
/ which II being marketed now. Is .ex-
pected 70 last another three weeks #
least.
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