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Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
Mail Man All
Dressed In GRAY,

The mail carrier on our route, Mr..
Albert Leftwich, is all rugged up in the
regulation uniform, suit of Confede-
rate gray, he started to wear the same
on Thursday last. He is the first car
rier to be supplied, but still believes 1t
better to dispense with the regulation
whistle. The delivery service, installed
last April has been very satisfactory,
and is proving exceedingly popular.
With proper sidewalks supplied the
different sections where mail is not
now but could be received, it would be
the greatest convenience offered the
public without extra charge, that the
town has ever been granted. There are
a number of sections. with wooden
walks, or with no walks, where SER
vice would be welcome. With the IN
creased service an extra carrier would
be imperative.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
RED CROSS ASSISTS
DISABLED VETERANS

The American Red Cross is carrying
On a wide program Of service for the
disabled World War veterans receiving
treatment in United States Public
Health hospitals, and those being train
ed through agencies Of the Federal
Board for Vocational Education.
In each of the Public Health Service
hospitals Red Cross workers devote
their time to the general welfare of
the service men from the day they
enter the receiving ward until they
are discharged. After the soldiers dis
charge the Red Cross continues Its
friendly service through the Home
Service Section in his own community.
The Red Cross maintains GONZALES
cent house at all Of the hospitals,
where patients can amuse themselves
after they are well enough to be up
and around. Parties and picture shows
IN the wards are also furnished, with
occasional excursions when GONZALES
cence comes. .
Great service has been rendered by
the Red Cross in mental cases in iden-
tffying those who have appeared In
state hospitals for the insane, and help
ing them secure compensation due from
the Bureau Of War Risk Insurance.
In the Federal Boards various dis
trsA offices the Red Cross worker, act
MR with the Home Service Section,
makes necessary loans to the men, ar
vanaee suitable living conditions, helps
eoffa& evidence and supply facts to the
Board, assists in appealing cases" and
settles various personal difficulties for
the men. The workers also follow up
and aid all men who discontinue train
Ing.
The Red Cross agents find men '1ost"
J Co the Board, help clear up delayed
cases and aid the college counselors IN
their friendly work with the men.
Many Red Cross chapters have set up
recreation facilities, and in some in
stances living clubs, so these victims
of war may have attractive surround
ings and the fun which must go with
effective school work.
To the American Red Cross Institute
for the Blind near Baltimore, Md,
more than half of all the Americans
hhhnded in the World War have come
FOR training. The Institute, through
the Red Cross, long ago conducted an
exhaustive industrial survey to deter.
up,ne the vocations for which blind
mon could be fitted. AS a result 1t Is
cutting forth well trained men equip
1,Ad TO meet the social, civic and eco
nomic requirements Of their respective
communities.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
ELECTED OFFICERS.

Violet Grove No. 90, Woodmen Cir
elected the following officers:-Guar-
dian, Mrs. H. Morvant; Past Guar
dian. Mrs. C. Naquin; Adviser, Mrs.
6 Toups; Clerk. Mrs. P. O'Neil, Ban
ker Mrs. J. Gaude; Chaplain, Mrs. Ma
ry Bergeron; Attendant, Miss Allne
Baye; Assistant Attendant, Mrs. K
Shaw; Outer Sentinel, Miss Gussle
Hebert; Inner Sentinel, Mrs. R. Bour-
geois; Managers, Mrs. ]. Ber, Mrs. j.
Winsberg and Mrs. E. Smithwick; Mu-
sician. Mrs. Jos Wink; Physician, Dr.
c.. J. Barker.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
AMERICANS ABROAD
RED CROSS WORK
ghned States Citizens Far Away
Enthusiastic Members of the
"FourteEh" Division.

Among the most enthusiastic and
energetic members of the American
Red Cross are those citizens of the
y States who live outside the
Eental boundaries Of their country
SOns and daughters of the Stars and
HStrtpes residing at the far corners of
fathe earth.
These people compose the Insular
and Foreign Division of the parent or
gRnization, generally known as the
s Fourteenth" Division, which has
jurisdiction of all territory outside
the country proper; that is, Alaska,
Porto Rico, Hawaii, Virgin Islands, the
tllppines, Guam, and even the is
4nd Of zap, which came under our
flag as result of the world war. For
the year 1920 this division reported
B0,80S paid up members.
The main object Of this division Is
to give our citizens everywhere the op-
portunity to participate in the work
Of the organization which stands for
the best national ideals. Americans
In far places intensely loyal and pa
tTiotte, treasure their membership In
the Red Cross as the outward ex-
presSien Of their citizenship. 1t Is an
other tie to the homeland and to
Zach other. There are chapters Of
division In Argentine, Bolivia,
Brazil, Canal zone, Chile, China, Costa
Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic,
EcuaduF, England, France, Guam,'
Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras,
Japan, Msnehuria, Netherlands, Mica
raguA, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines,
Porto Rico, Siberia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Uruguay,
Yenezuela and Virgin Islands.
During the war these scattered
members Of the Red Gross contrib
uted millions In money, and millions
Of dollars worth of necessary articles
for the men In service, and sent many
doctors and nurses to France. At the
Sazhe tine they carried on an excel
lent Home Service In their respective
communities for the families Of those
who had gone to war, and in some re-
gions gave large sums Of money ana
irnzneasurable personal service to the
relief Of disaster and disease victims.
The division is now establishing
wrvice clubs in foreign ports for the
benefit of sailors in the American Mer
eGhant Marine, making plans to aid
in trouble in foreign lands
end completing arrangements for CIV
ing immediate adequate relief in case
Of disaster.
It Is the Fourteenth Divisions part
IN the great Peace Time program OF
the American Red Cross.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
Grinding At End.
In Many Places.
Get w. S. S

In many places along the bayou, in
this parish, as we'll as in Ascension.
Assumption and Terrebonne parishes,
grinding operations either were wound
up this week, or will be concluded
next week. With few exceptions there
will be no mills optrating in Lafourche
parish after the 18th, most of them
winding up previously. The weather
prevailing during the greater part of
the season, and other favorable con-
ditions, helped what was admittedly
short run. The early fretze made all has
ten. and then labor being obtained in
greater quantity, than at first suspec-
ted, helped to make possible the early
wind up. Of course conditions are
deplored, and could be better, but what
is as ideal to day as people would
want?
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
Get w 6 6.

Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure catarr-
hal deafness, and that is by a constitu-
tional remedy. Catarrhal Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition Of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
when this tube is infamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed. Deafness
lis the result Unless the Inflammation
can be reduced and this tube restored
to its normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever. Many cases of deaf
ness are caused by catarrh, which IS
AN infamed condition of the mucous
surfaces of the system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Catarrhal Deafness
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Medicine. Circulars free. All Drug
gists, 75c.
(1O) Toledo, G.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
Police Jury Held
Regular Meeting.

The police jury of the Parish Of La
fourche held its regular me ting on
last Wednesday, considerable routine
business was transacted. A noticeable
feature was the small number of bills
presented. There being no road work
going on at all, there were no bills ex-
cept the payment of the salaries of the
road inspectors.
Road District No. was created com
posed of that territory in the sixth
ward, Chackbay and the contiguous
territory, with a view of ultimately
voting a special tax to build proper
roads something much needed in that
section.
The revenue ordinance fixing licen-
scs for the year 1921 was adopted, as
required by law and in keeping with
the recent enactment Of the Leigisture
on that subject.
A protest from Road District as to
the omission of some land from the
territory which will enjsy the benefit
of the road yet not bear the burden,
which protest was laid onthe table.
Get w. S. S..
Fruit cakes should be ordered now.
Mrs. J. o. Knobloch is taking orders
for limited time and limited num-
Der for the accommodation of old Gus
toners.-Ady.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
Bus Line To
Extend Runs.

Encouraged by the tremendous suc-
cess it has attained since its inaugura-
ton, the Lafourche Transfer Co. Inc,
on the first of this month instituted an
other line of auto busses, the new run
is between this point and Houmal
making four round trips daily. Besides
the trips to Donaldsonville and Napo-
leonville, and the trips to Raceland
the company how has its runs to Hou-
ma. Beginning with the new year the
company proposes making another
intends establishing a re.
gular schedule several times
per day between this point and
New Orleans, which will be a big con-
venience, and which we assume will be
so operated as not to conflict with pre-
sent train schedules.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
Get w. 8. S..
Constipation.

Most laxatives and cathartics afford
only temporary relief and should be
used only for that purpose. When you
want permanent relief take Chamber
lain's Tablets and be careful to observe
the directions with each package.
These tablets not only move the bow
els, but improve the appetite and
strengthen the digestion. Obtainable
everywhere.-Adv.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
FOR SALE.

Fine Stallion, Well Bred, 2 years and
A months, $250.00.
Strong cart almost new, together
with 2 saddles and britching and pole
for one or two horses.
4S-2t. /. M. Foret.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
Assn. Commerce
Met Tuesday.

The local Association of Commerce
met last Tuesday evening the city
hall, with more than a quorum pre-
sent, despite the cold and raw weather
prevailing. The Secretary Manager
made his report showing the activities
during the past month and the ditfe-
rent matters given attention as we'll
as the fact that the opening to naviga-
tion of the Cancienne Canal had met
with approval at the meeting of the
Inland Waterway League, which he
had attended in Texas, when it was
shown that it was not the intention to
make the same rival route, the entire
Louisiana delegation present endorsing
and promising support to the same.
Manager John Schrodt of the local
Telephone Company then explained the
company's position, and showed its
demand, as made before the State Rail
road road Commission, comparing its
decline in profits for the past five
years holding the necessity for an in
crease was urgent and essential, to inn
prove the service, and after his talk
a motion to defer action on the matter
was made, following which another
motion to withdraw the resolutions,
unanimously adopted at the last meet
ing, protecting and opposing the raise,
was carried, with one dissenting vote,
cast by the member moving to defer, in
difference to those members who had
voted for the same and who were not
present at this meeting.
President Payne then brought be-
fore the association different matters,
among others the necessity for some
legislation on the part of the town to
protect local merchants, who paid the
taxes, bore the burdens of the commu-
nifty, and who were met with opposi-
ton during the busy season, by par
ties coming in and only paying an in
significant license. Mayor Bourg ex-
planned the towns position, showed
where any one paying license for a
half year could operate in December,
and if operating in January all that
could be exacted was license for the
following year, realizing and admit
ting however that the local merchants
should be given all available protec-
tion.
The matter of fire hazards, or fire
traps, was also discussed by the Presi
dent and he called attention to debris
piled in some places to defective smoke
stack on an industrial plant, and to fire
being started and continued late into
the night on the streets, in certain sec
tions, to all of which the town authori-
ties present promised to give imme-
diats attention.
The question of young boys lettering
and loafing on the streets was also
touched upon, as well as the depreda-
tions committed by them, and action in
that respect will be taken, the law will
be invoked, if parents will not proper
ly discipline their children5
The question of stopping No. 10 at
Schriever was also discussed and
committee appointed with view of ia
king the matter up with Napoleon
vile and Houma, and approaching
the railroad authorities for the conces-
sion, and if not granted then to take up
the mater with the proper authori-
fiaC
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
This Means You.

Whenn you get up with bad taste
in your mouth a dull tired feeling, no
relish for food and are constipated, you
need a dose of Chamberlain Tablets.
They not only caus an agreeable move
ment of the bowels, but cleeansee and
-invigorate the stomach and improve
the digestion. a Obtainable everywhere.
ADV.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11

The new city administration IN New
Orleans, went into harness on last
Monday, without any fare of trumpsts
or beating of drums. Thus has the ci-
ty ring been completely substituted by
what promises to be another ring.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
Feast Immaculate
Conception Observed

On last Wednesday, December 9th,
the feast of the Immaculate Concep-
tion was marked at St Joseph Catho-
lie Church. Being a feast OF obligation
it was observed as a Sunday, with
masses, at the same hours as on Sun
day. The usual Sunday attendance, pre-
vailed at both masses, and all or near
ly all Catholic business places were
closed for the day, the Catholics OBJ
serving all of their church days in this
community, just as the Jews observe
theirs
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
Births
White

Births White
Mrs. Albert Orgeron, boy.
Mrs. Rodolph Ponson, boy.
, Mrs. Louise Aupied, girl.
Mrs. Theophile Leonard, boy.
Mrs. Walter Mire, boy.
Mrs. Norbert Chiasson, boy.
Mrs. Harry Allemands, boy.
Mrs. Willie Hebert, girl.
Mrs. Octave Dupres, girl.
Mrs. Louis Mire, boy.
Mrs. Arthur Belteau, girl.
Mrs. Charley George, boy.
Births CoIored
Mrs. Junius Anderson, boy.
Mrs. Wilson Nelson, girl.
Mrs. James Volse, boy.
Mrs. Thomas Sewire, boy.
Mrs. Sidney Pike, girl.
Mrs. Arthur Robertson, boy.
Mrs. Louis Stream, boy.
Mrs. Waller Washington, girl.
Mrs. Paul Maker, girl.
Mrs. Arthur Lewis, boy.
Mrs. Edgar Price, boy.
Mrs. David Della, boy.
Deaths White
Edmond Willy Leblanc, ! month
Infant of Mrs. Walter Mire.
Infant of Mrs. Harry Allemands.
Judge Taylor Beattie, 80.
Infant of Mrs. Sidney Percle.
Hazel Landry, 8 monthhs.
Deaths COlOred
Bessie Scot;, 2 months.
Alfred Royal, 68.
Gus Fletcher, 80.
Francis Page, &c.
Sylvester Williams, 20.
Sylvia Williams, 80
Maximia Anderson,29 days.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
ALI for spanlsh Bed Cross.

The Iberian chapter Of the American
Ned Gross, composed Of Americans
resident in Spain, has just contributed
alS0 to a fund being raised by the
Spanish Red Cross and the League OF
Ned Cross Societies for the purpose OF
Hghting malaria.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
Sugar And Rice
Raises Proposed,

Washington, Dec. 8-A duty of two
and one-half cents per pound on all TO-
reign sugars is provided in a bill which
will be introduced tomorrow by Repre-
sentative Martin of the Third Louisi-
ana Congressional District. Cuban su-
gar are to be entitled to the usual TWEEN
ty per cent preferential At the same
time, Judge Martin will introduce q
bill providing duty of two and one
half cents per pound on cleaned rice
with a corresponding increase on un-
cleaned rice, rice meal and -four.
'In announcing today his intentions
to introduce his tariff bills tomorrow,
Judge Martin said:
II have introduced these bills in view
of the fact that the majority members
of the ways and means committee have
decided to hold harelings, beginning in
January, looking to the revision of the
tariff.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
ASPIRIN
Name "Rayer" on Genuine

Beware! Unless you see the name
"Bayer" on package or on tablets you
are not getting genuine Aspirin pre-
scribed by physicians for twenty-one
proved safe by millions. Take Aspirin
only as told in the Bayer package for
Colds. Headache, Neuralgia, Rheuma,,
tism, Earache, Tootache, Lumbago and
for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve
Bayer Tablets of Aspirin cost few
cents. Druggists also sell larger, pack.
ages. Aspirin is the trade mark OF
Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetlca-
cidester of Salicylicacid:-Adv.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
Cuban Up 100 Per Cent.

"My bill relative tosugar would
make the duty on Cuban sugar would
make the duty on Cuban sugars at 2
cents per pound, or an increase of 100
per cent over thepresent duty as fix
ed by the Underwood bill, and an in
crease of 20 per cent over the Payne
Aldrich bill.
Taking 1914 as normal pre-war
period, the duty collected on sugar
amounted to SCI, ,5O8,851. If the same
amount is imported as in that year,
the proposed duty embodied in this bill
would yield revenue of S122, ,107,702
which would be of material assistance
in the present depleted state of the
treasury, especially in view of the fact
that the excess profits tax will in all
probability. be repealed.
81 have introduced these bills with no
hope of having them enacted into law
at this session of Congress, but mere
ly as basis for hearings before the
ways and means committee. The tariff
bill will not be introduced by the ways
and means committee until the extra
session"
"The paragraph of the sugar bill re-
ferring to the amounts of duty is as
follows:
Sugars, tank bottoms, syrups of
cane juice, melada, concentrated me-
lada, concrete and concentrated molas-
ses, testing by the polariscope not
above seventy-fve degrees, one and
forty-two hundredths cent per pound,
and for very additional degree shown
by the polariscopic test, ffty-two one
thousandths of one cent per pound ad-
ditional, and fractions of degree IN
proportion; molasses testing not above
forty-five degrees twenty per centum
ad volorem; testing above forty de-
grees and not above fifty-siX degrees,
four and one-half cents per gallon.
Sugar draining and sugar sweeping
shall be subject to duty as molasses or
sugar, as the case may be, according
to polariscopic test"
"The rice rates are as follows:
"Rice, clean, two and one-half cents
per pound: uncleaned rice, or rice
free from the outer and still having
the inner cuticle on, one and three
fourths cents per pound, rice flour and
rice meal and rice broken, which will
pass through a number twelve sieve,
three-eights of a cent per pound, pad
DIV, or rice having the outer hull on,
one and one-fourth cents per pound" !"
-Times-P -Picayune.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
Get w. s. s.
A Good Cough Medicine for Children.

Mrs. ]. w. Phillips, Redon, Ga. phon
ed to ]. M. Floyd, the merchant there,
for bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Re
medy and said she had bought bottle
of it at his store recently and that it
was doing her children so much good
that she wanted to keep up the treat
ment. You will find nothing better for
couhgs and colds in children or for your
self 1t keeps the cough loose, expecto-
ration easy and soon frees the system
from the cold. Obtainable everywhere.
ADV.
Get w. S. S..
a few doses 666 breaks cold.-Adv.
to throw it off. Obtairable everywhere.
ADV.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
Get W. S. S.
WANTED.

WantedS To buy Second Hand Fords.
2a- DREXEER'S GARAGE.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
Get w. S. S.

Rub-My-Tism cures bruises, cuts,
burns, sores, letter, etc.-Adv.
Get w. S. S.
VITAL STATISTICS.
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To break cold take 666.-Adv......
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11
Get w. S. S

Get W. .. D.
Rub-My-Tism relieves Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Sprains.-Adv.~
Ho+W G
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1920-12-11

900 quickly FeIIeVeS q cOId.-AdV.
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The Penn's Grove record., 1920-02-13
Atlas Powder Has Big Year

That net earnings of the Atlas Pow
der Company for the calendar year
1919 represented a return of % per
cent. for the ommon stock is set forth
in the annual report of William j.
Webster, president of the company.
"Gross sales for the year amounted
to SIG, 1O7, 34O.79 Net income after all
charges incident to manufacture and
selling, repairs, accidents, deprecia-
ton of properties, ordinary and fed
eral taxes, represent a return of $500
on total investment, and 22.39% for
common stock, after paying the usual
SO dividend preferred stock. The
early months of 1919 were largely de-
voted to adjusting u personnel and
inventories from a war to peace time
basis, Tin fact, a beginning was made
soon after the armistic was signed in
November, 1918, referred to in our
last annual report), with the added
difficulty of volume of business being
at the lowest point in u seven years
existence. Business became more &C
tive during the last six months of the
year in all of our sales commodities
explosives, explosive supplies, chemi-
Gals, lacquers and leather cloth-and
we were able to realize the full effect
of previous effort to conduct the bust
ness on a peace time basis.
"The authorized capital stock of the
company remains at $4,000, 000.0 0
consisting of $4,000, 100000 par value
sc cumulative preferred stock and
$10,000,00O.00 par common stock.
There is now standing $1,000, 100000
par value SO cumulative preferred
stock and $4,000, 10000 par value
common stock. No capital stock has
been issued since July, 1917.
"Stock of the company has been Of
fered to it's employees annually since
1918 under a monthly payment sub
scription plan. This plan was inaug-
urated to encourage and enable en-
'ployes to become stockholders in the
company and has been so well receiv-
ed that 979 employees of the grand
total of 2571 employed as of Decem-
Der 31st, 1919, are stockholders. The
company has a total of 28771 stock
holders.
"Stock bonus, service wage and PEN
sion plans inaugurated in 1913, re-
main in effect"