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The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-06-05
HUNDREDS IN NEED
BECAUSE OF FLOOD
BREAK WAS FEARED AT JUNG
TON OF ATcHAFALAYA.A AND
DIES GLASSES LEVEES.
CURRENT STILL ASCENDING
With Farms Inundated and Water
Still Rising Flooded Farmers
Have Practically Given Up.
Red Cross Sends Seed.

Moreauville, La-With a OF rise
per "a hours for the last three days
in both Bayou des CLASSES and back
water, little land is left uncovered
in that section and at Moreaville
proper on the north or unprotected
side of the bayou. From this point to
Simmesport fully 10000 acres of cul-
tivatable lands are under water and
fully 500 families in distress. This
amount comprise fully three-fourths
the population of Bayou des CLASSES.
The rural mail delivery, school trans
fer and general traffic have been
stopped.
There is still an ascending current
in the bayou and the seepage water
shows up considerably on the pro-
tected side Of des CLASSES from Voor-
HES to Bordelonville and to SHINES
port, rendering the use Of the road
almost impossible in some places. At
Simmesport, it is reported that there
Is a defect in the levees. The point
we're this is more noticeable is at the
VI TIC QCc NAaAoCS anu SAbCAa-
faIaya levees. The water seeps
through considerably and with a con-
tinued rising river and with inclement
weather, great fears are being enter
tanned for a break there.
With their farms under water and a
continual rise, with the river still ris-
ing. indicating a strong pressure o.
water from above, with an advanced
season, the flooded farmers have prac-
tically thrown up the sponge" and
are unable to make any further ad-
vances of supplies.
The Red Cross Society has literally
provided seeds and foodstuffs to the
inundated farmers. bat it is feared lit
he of that will be applied since so lit
tie replanting is expected to be done.
DR.. S. ]. Couvillon, physician. and T.
A. Lemoine. merchant, have wired to
Senators Ransdell and Gay and to
Congressman AsweIl to obtain, if pos.
sible, government aid for the flood
sufferers.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-06-05
FOR HURRIED READERS.

Amite. - That a wave Of prosperity
has swept and is sweeping through
Tangipahoa parish Is more pronounc-
ed by the information given out re-
Gently by J. Hamilton Warner clerk
and recorder, that for the first half OF
the present month mortgage lifting
has been a feature in his office, and
seventy Of such obligations have been
taken care Of and erased from the rec
ords of the parish.
Pointe a la Hache.-The fishing
smack Pansy. owned by Capt. P.
O'Shea, collided with a fruit vessel
out on the Gulf recently. A large
part Of the stern was torn away and
the cargo had to be thrown overheard
TO keep the smack from sinking. No
lives were lost. The boat was towed
to the shipyard at Olga for repairs
Sunset.-The closing exercises Of
the Sunset Junior High School were
held in the school auditorium wednes-
day. The following program was sue
cessfully carried out: Musical selsc-
ton, folk dance, play, THAT Rascal
Pat; plano and violin selections;
chorus, "Swing Song"
mines parish school board has called
an election in School District No. /,
extending from the st. Bernard parish
line to Bohemia plantation on the
west bank Of the river, to vote on a
bond issue of 5000 for building and
equipping school houses.
Ruston. A car of Jersey mich
cows and calves has been shipped by
the Crescent Grocery Company of this
place to LeCopmete, where they viii
be distributed among the farmers. A
movement is unrde way to have car
load of registered Jerseys shipped
here from Tennessee.
Lake Charleston expectancy in
Calcasieu parish and Southwe est Louis
lana is growing daily as the dozen test
wells being sunk near completion ano
the score or more propositions for de-
velopment of new territory are begin
ming operations.
Alexandria - Announcement has
Just been made Of the discovery Of
what is said to be one of the largest
snN best gravel ever found anywhere
In Nhis section.
Fayette. - About forty farmers in
this section are fertilizing their cane
crops, under the direction on F.. NJ.
Racque. parish agent. Nine carloads
Of fertilIzing materials, purchased by
the farmers on the cooperative plan.
have been shipped here.
Winnsboro. = Fifty members OF the
boys agricultural clubs Of Franklin
parish attended club rally held here
recently Talks were made by C. z.
Woo.man, J. B. Francioni and F. W.
spsncer of the extension division
Louisiana state University.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-06-05
OWEN ATTACKS WALL ST,
Oklahoma Senator Says Gambling Ele
s ment Started High Rates on
Call Money.

Kansas lCity.-That existing high
rates of interest on call money were
first started by the Gambling ele
ment in Wall street" was the asser'
ton of Robert L. Owen, United States
senator from Oklahoma, made in an
address at the City club here.
"It was done for the pretended pur'
pose of restricting speculation" sen
ator Owen said. at was a false the
ory and has resulted in bear speculs
ton, out of which friends Of men who
fix the high rates profit by short sell
ing and ultimately by accommodating
stocks when the market Is flat and
selling at from so to 100 per cent
profit when the market reacts by re-
versing money rates"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-06-05
RUSSIAN REDS ARE
AGAIN VICTORIOUS
NORTHERN KARELIA, IN NORTH
WEST RUSSIA, HAS BEEN
CONQUERED.
DEFEATED BY TIE POLES
French Leaders Are Alarmed Over De-
veIopments in Near East-Ar-
menians Accept Invitation to
Send Delegates.

Copenhagen.-All of Northern Kare.
liza Northwest Russia) has been con-
quered by the Bolsheviki, according
to a Helsingfors dispatch to the Ma
tional Tidende. The Karelian pop
ulation has fled to the forests.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-06-05
ALL Hart for Sheriff.

Los Angeles, CALVIN. s. Hart
motion picture actor. when informed
that he had been nominated on the
democratic ticket in Hood River coun-
ty. Oregon, for sheriff, said he would
accept the nomination If his constit-
uents there would let him reside in
Los Angeles and look after his duties
by periodical visits. Harris name was
written on the ballot in the primary
by five democrats. No other demo-
crat was voted on for sheriff.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-06-05
standard Bread Weight.

washington. = Standardization by
law of the weight of the bread loaf
was advocated by Charles c.. Neale,
commissioner Of weights and meas
ures of Minnesota, before the confer
ence on weights and measures at the
United States bureau Of standards.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-06-05
PEACE PLAN MEETS VETO
President Wilson Declares Resolution
Would Be Stain Upon Honor
of Nation.

washington.-President Wilson We
toed the peace resolution and in
formed congress he could not become
a party to the peace program framed
by republican leaders in the senate
and house because he considered 1t
would put IAN ineffaceable stain" on
the nations honor.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-06-05
Bogalusa. - Sixty Thousand flower

Bogalusa. - Sixty thousand flower
ing plants will be given away to the
wome nof Bogalusa by the GreG.
Southern Lumber Company soon. Tie
ladies are requested to call at the hot.
house of the lumber plant and receive
supply. This generous offer Is
made with a view of encouraging the
city beautiful" idea, and it is certain
that the ladies will be out iIl.full forcs
to receive the plants which are varied,
all of them being suitable to local
climatic conditions.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-06-05
Methodists Adopt Report.

Des Moines, lathe report Of the
committee on unification with the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South.
was adopted by the Methodist Episco-
pal general conference in session here,
20 minutes after it was presented.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-06-05
Honor Cen. Pershinu.

Richmond. Va.-Gen. Pershing be
came a life member of the Confederate
Memorial Literary Society, a letter
enclosing the necessary fee having
been received from him.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-06-05
Business Good.

St. consciousness conditions In
The Eighth Federal Reserve district
src good, despite the tense credit sit
vation and the railroad jam.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-06-05

to a Helsingfors dispatch to the Ma
tional Tidende. The Karelian pop
ulation has fled to the forests.
Warsaw-"Bolshevik in strength
forced passage of the Beresina river,
south of Borisov, but the Poles by
concentric attack recrosSed the river.
cutting off the enemy's retreat and
taking hundreds of prisoners" says an
official communication.
1.-The remainder of the enemy took
refuge in the forests behind the Po-
lish 'front.'" the communication adds,
Paris.-The leaders Of France are
alarmed at developments in the middle
and near east where the forces OF
PanIslamism and Pan-Bolshevism
seem to be joining hands, for struggle
against western civilization.
The Armenians have accepted an
invitation from the Russian Bolshevih
70 send delegates to Moscow, accord
ing to information received by the
French foreign office.
A promise that the Red troops will
soon evacuate Enizeli, the Persian
town on the Caspian Sea. is con,
tanned in a wireless message OF
Tchitcherin to the Persian foreign
minister which was intercepted here.
Despite the promise. officials Of the
French foreign office regard the Boil
shevik landing on the Persian coast
as marking a further step in the
realization Of the Pan-Bolshevik de-
sign to establish supremacy in Mos
lem countries and thereby strike a
blow at western powers that have in
terests there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30

Noon lunch. Cremerie Cafeteria.-Adv.
For tomorrow only, fourteen uncalled
for Royal Tailored Suits at great bargain.
New Toggery.-Adv.
All issues of Liberty Bonds bought
and Sold. The Shawnee investments
Co., 534 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
A meeting of the Mems club of the First
Methodist church will be held Monday
o'clock.
A petition was filed with the city clerk
today. for extension of the water main 255
seventh streets on Clay,
Seven different kinds Of coal to choose
from. Join our coal savings club and have
at the. very lowest prices too. Topeka
Coal company.-Adv.
Judge w. L. Higgins was the principal
Wednesday night He explained the indus
trial court plan. The institute continued
today with demonstrations by experts from
the agricultural college.
Miss Eta Covell. city clerk: has been
unable to be at her office steadily for the
past week, because Of bronchial trouble
which she is suffering: She. tries to, get
down in the afternoon for short while as
often as possible, however.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
special program Sunday evening at 80 in
observation of Christian EndeavOr day. The
principal number on the program will be n
play. where Shall Hang My Single"
FRANK stevens, cHB0ieT OF IHe city NAleE
department, is confined to his home, 1917
Jackson, with influenza. He is said to be
suffering severe case <Of flu. Mrs.
Audrey Morrison, Stevens's daughter, and
her husband, r. V. Morrison, who live
with the Stevenses, also are down with the
disease.
There will be sacred concert at the
Y. w. c. A. Sunday afternoon by the
choir of the First Methodist church. The
concert will take the place of the usual
Sunday afternoon Vesper service. Mrs. A.
u. Gray is In charge OF the program.
Among the solosists will be Miss Juaniea
Mcdowell and Miss Inez Tiffany.
meeting of the Kansas State Nurses
association, District No. 1, will be held
Saturday afternoon in the council cham
Der of the city hall. Officers of the asso-
citation are: Mrs. c. c. Bailey, president
Miss Beth Wright, first vice president
Miss Anna st. Bennett, second vice presi-
dent; Miss Theresa M.-Smith, secretary
Mrs. Demeris Payton, treasurer.
meeting in the interest of the proposed
cooperative store for which enough
money has been raised among the labor
unions of Topeka, will be held in the
auditorium tomorrow night. Several "pep
talks are on the program and L. E. De
Voss, Of Kansas City, manager of the
Farmers Union Jobbing association, will
be present to tell what other cooperative
stores In Kansas are doing An attendance
| of 500 persons is expected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
SHRINE PARTY TONIGHT
Five Hundred Expected to Attend c.
of .-Steinbcrg Hall Affair.

Shriners of Topeka will put on a
party at the Chamber of Commerce
this evening. According to Oscar
Swayze, president, it is one of the
biggest parties local Shriners have ever
attempted. About 500 Shriners are
expected at the function, including
local and out-of-town men. Each
man is entitled to bring one woman.
A limitation was placed on the num-
Der of guests permitted on account of
the large assembly anticipated.
The organization will use the
Chamber Of Commerce rooms and also
Steinberg's hall for their party. A
general social evening will hold forth
on the lower floor. The hall above
will be used for dancing by those who
feel inclined to tread the Eight fam
'tastic." A musical program has been
planned for part of the evening in the
c. of c. parlors. A light luncheon will
be served at about 10 o'clock in the
evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
WILL RAISE OWN PAY
City Officials, However, VIII Include
Other Employees in Increase.

CITY Officials, However, VIII Include
Other Employees in Increase.
The city commissioners today were
wrestling with a very delicate problem,
that of voting themselves a salary in
crease granted by the special session
of the legislature. The provisions of
the act of the legislature, which was
officially published today. will go into
effect in Topeka immediately upon
passage of an ordinance by the COM
mission and its official publication.
The commission held first reading
on the ordinance this morning. and
were expected to pass it at an ad-
journed meeting this afternoon AT
least none of the commissioners were
heard to voice loud or vehement OPP
position.
At the same time the commission
ers do not feel like sitting off in the
corner and eating the pie" all alone,
so they are going to include some
other pay increases in the ordinance.
Practically all the laborers on the
citys pay roll, most of them in the
street and water departments. will
have their pay increased. according
to tentative plans. Day laborers in
the street and asphalt departments
advanced to $3.50. if present plans are
carried out. Street foremen will be
raised $3.50 a month and teamsters
will receive $3.50 a day instead of
the Sc they now get. This is prac-
tically equivalent to 81 day, as the
city furnishes the wagons.
Among others who are said to be in
line for increase are the city hall
janitors and desk sergeants at the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
DECIDE DETER CASE QUICKLY.
Took Only Five Minutes for Court
Martial to Reach Secret Verdict.

New York, Jan. 30.-After five
minutes deliberatlon the seven Off
GERS comprising the court martial
board which tried Capt. Karl w.
Deter, accused of brutality to prison
ers under his command in France,
reached a verdict. The finding has
been sent to the reviewing officer and
will be announced when 1t is sane
toned.
period of eight weeks and took up
twenty-nine court days. Deter was
charged with twenty-seven speciffca-
lions of cruelty and mistreatment OF
army prisoners under his supervision
at the department of criminal in
vestigation headquarters at LeMans.
France
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
unity INSURANCE WORK
Mass Meeting to Explain "War Risk
to Ex-Yanls Scheduled for Tonight.

to Ex-Yanks Scheduled for Tonight.
Efforts were to be made this after
noon in Topeka to organize a central
committee or clearing house for han
ding all cases of assistance to ex-
service men either in the departments
of war risk insurance, vocational
training or health service.
Lieut.. Clifford Boyles. of the serv-
ice and Information department, was
in Topeka today for the purpose OF
directing the meeting. He was ac-
companied by George L. Kelly. of the
war risk insurance department OF
Washington; DR.. T. F. Moore, of the
United States public health service
of the St. Louis headquarters. and Mr..
Potter, of the federal board of voca-
tional, training.
Capitalization of work for ex-serv-
ice men is aimed at thru the forma-
ton OF a committee formed of mem
bers of the American Legion. Red
Cross. United States public health
service and other organizations inter-
ested in welfare work for ex-service
men, since 1t has been found that a
lack of Capitalization has caused q
great deal of duplication of efforts
and a resulting confusion requiring
much time to straighten out
Tonight there will be a mass meet
ing at the American Legion quarters
in which the representatives of the
various government departments will
explain the laws governing the rights
of ex-service men and the assista nee
TO which they are entitled. They will
also he prepared to answer questions
concerning phases of various laws un-
| derstood vaguely by the majority OF
ex-service men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
LADIES! SECRET TO
DARKEN GRAY HAIR
Bring Back Its Color and Lustre
with Grandma's Sage
Tea Recipe.

Common garden sage brewed into a
heavy tea. with sulphur and alcohol
added, will turn gray. streaked and
faded hair beautifully dark and lux
uriant. Mixing the Sage Tea and Sui
phur recipe at home. tho, is trouble
some. An easier way is to get the
ready-to-use preparation improved by
the addition of other ingredients. a
large bottle, at little cost, at drug
stores, Known as "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound" thus avoiding a
lot of muss.
While gray, faded hair is not sinful.
we all desire to retain our youthful
appearance and attractiveness. BY
darkening your hair with Wyeth,s
Sage and Sulphur Compound, no one
can tell, because it does it so naturally,
so evenly. You just dampen sponge
or soft brush with It and draw this
thru your hair. taking one small
strand at time: by morning all gray
hairs have disappeared. After anoth-
err application or two your hair be-
comes beautifully dark, glossy, soft
and Iuxuriant and you appear years
youngc-.--Advertise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
Splendid Treatment for
Wrinkled, Flabby Skin

She who coddles herself all day In an
overheated house and finds her skin
flushed and nabby a consequence, can
quickly freshen up for the evening by
Just bathing her face in a lotion made by
dissolving an ounce of pure powdered
saxolite in a half pint of witch hazel.
She will find this most refreshing. It
smOoths out the wrinkles and draws In
the saggy tissue almost Immediately, and
the face appears considerably rejuyenated.
The ingredients, of course. are perfectly
harmless and no trace of the treatment re-
mains on the skin. BE sure to ask the
druggist for the powdered saxolite-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
WHITCOMB HEADS JUDGES.
ropekan Is Reelected President o
State Association.

Judge Geo. H. Whitcomb, of To-
peka, was reelected president of the
Kansas Judiciary association at Thurs
day afternoons session of the annual
meeting in the supreme court room.
Judge John C. Hogin. of BellevilIe, was
reelected vice president. and Judge
William C. Harris of IEmporia, was
chosen secretary-treasurer.
The judges spent the day in discuss
ing problems of particular interest in
their profession. Most of them re-
manned in the city today to attend the
meeting of the State Bar association
which convened in the supreme court
room this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30

police department. The city also will
be asked TO pay for the upkeep of
City Engineers Baldy's automobile.
I'VE did not feel like accepting an
increase in salary at this time our
selves" said Commissioner w. S Ham
cock today, without giving the labor
ers the increase we had promised them
at the same time. 1t had been planned
previously to vote this increase in the
spring, but it was pushed ahead to be-
come effective simultaneously with
that granted us by the legislature"
Under the new salary arrangement
the mayor will receive $4,000 a year
and the commissioners $2.500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
STEEL FOR R. r. coMMANDEERED


Washington, Jan. 30.-At the re-
quest OF the railroad administration,
Acting Secretary Crowell of the war
department today signed an order
communicating 10000 tons of steel
rails to be allotted among rail mills on
the basis of their productive capacity.
Compensation in most cases will be
decided later on the basis of actual
cost plus a specified profit, but in q
few cases price agreements with the
producers already have been reached.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
COAL PRICE HIKE is DUE.
Miners Will Get Twenty Five Per Cent
Increase. SAYS Union Editor.

Increase, Says Union Editor.
South Bend. Ind, Jan. 30.-Coal
prices are lower now than they will be
at any time during the present year
or 1921, Iverson c. Wells, editor OF the
Black Diamond, declared in an ad-
dress before the Indiana Retail Coal
Merchants association.
Wells predicted that the coal COM
mission will grant the miners a % per
cent increase in wages when the Lever
act becomes ineffective and that this
will boost the price of coal from IS
cents to 81 a ton. He said the IA
per cent increase given the miners in
the strike settlement caused an ad-
vance of Is cents a ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
CHECKS CENSUS HERE TO-DAY.
O'Neil Compares Enumerators' Lists
With Commission Reports.

A final check of the work done by
census enumerators was to be made
this afternoon by Ralph O'Neil. census
supervisor, at meeting in the post
office building.
At that meeting O'Neil checked up
census sheets of the fifty enumerators
and ascertained if all those who made
complaint that their names had not
been included in the reports had been
added to the lists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
END VENDETTA IN SNOW BANK.
Two Men Are Found Shot To Death
Left Letters

Cleveland, O., Jan. 30.-Two men
were found shot to death here in a
snow bank early today. Letters found
on the bodies led the police to be-
lieve the killings were due to a VEN
delta.
The letters were written on station
cry from the Bicosi Brothers company,
1910 Monroe street, New York City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
North Topeka Netns

Items for this column may be left al
Petro's drug store or teleph0ns Eleanor
Kimbaii. s55l nfter 8 o'clock Other
hours, $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30

Joplin. No. Jan. 3O.-Theft of
nearly 1000 gallons of whisky, worth
100000. from the Old Rock Distillery,
was reported by revenue officers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-30
Here are four good values from
the Domestic Dept.
Percales Csc per Yard

the Domestic Dept.
Percales Csc per Yard
Dark blues, grays or light figures
and stripes, all at the same price
nice quality-fast color and "a inches
wide
Table Ddmosk 75c Yard
Here is very good quality for
every day wear. With good linens
at almost prohibitive prices, it will
pay to get less expensive cloths for
everyday wear.
Apron GinghdrHs pc Yard
When this small lot is gone our low
est priced ginghams will have to be
29c yard. Here is an actual saving of
SC yard. Better invest.
Hemmed Diapers Csc Each
81 inches square and made of a nice
quality of birdseye. Priced ready
made at the same price you would
ordinarily pay for birdseye by the
yard.
Boys Fall Hats and Caps 39c
Regardless of former price all fall 'rah-rah
hat ed at