The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-01-02

operation among both cotton planters
and all others associated with the cot
ton industry of the South was stressed
at meeting here by Colonel ]. +.
Shackelfcrd, of Jackson, Miss. Colonel
Snackelfcrd spoke to a representative
meeting OF planters at the courthouse.
lie was introduced by Mayor John
New Ford. J. S. Wannamaker, presi-
deeEt of the American Cotton Asso-
ciatiCn, of Sparantburg, S. c., who
was to have addressed the meeting
also, was detained by late trains and
failed to arrive in time for the rect
ing.
Georgiana Brooks, negro. answering
a knock on the front door of her
house, was snot in the abdomen and
seriously wounded. Tina Brooks, 10
years old, daughter OF the woman,
told the police that she heard her
mother cry out, ooh, Bober," which is
her fathers nickname The child stat
cd thar her father and mother had
auaTreled and her father left the
house. The woman says she does not
know the man who SHOT her.
Monroe.-Owners Of wholesale
groceries of Monroe say they are elat-
ed at the agreement between the gov
eminent and large packers whereby
the packers are prohibited from en-
gaging in the grocery business. While
it is victory fer the wholesale gro
Gerry, it also victory for the cohsum-
er and is the hardest blow yet struck
against the high cost of living, &C
cording to R w Germany, secretary
Of Southern Wholesale Grocery Com
pany here.
Mr. and Mrs. A S. K3ttwitz and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank narrowly escaped
serious in jury when Mr.. Kottwitz's
machine, which he was driving, col,
lided with an automobile at St
| Charles avenue and General Per5hing
street. The occupants of the Kott-
WITT reported to the police that the
ether machine was the property of
the United States Public Health Scr.
vice.
demonstrating a survey of
conditions and opportunities for Ital-
ian immigration in the South. Count
Piola Caselli, who commanded a bri-
gade during the Italian war, was in
Hammond. While here Count Cas-
selli was the guest of L. Scala. the In
| dependence banker, and Frank Filar-
do, acting consular agent for Italy in
Hammond, VINO is also president OF
the Strawberry Growers Association. /
| Lake Charles.-In connection with
greatly increased facilities needed for
the State Baptist Orphanage including
new building and a section of land,
a special committee is receiving pro
posals from various communities seek
ing the institution Lake Charles is
making a strong effort to keep the
crphanage and DeRidder, Mansfield
and Monroe have entered the list of
bidder for it
New Orleans. The accidental dis
/
/ charge of a rifle, while it was being
cleaned by Wesley Johnson, negro,
seriously wounded Carrie Gleason ne
gro. Johnson occupies a room on the
ground or of the house, while Carrie
lives on the floor above The bullet
plowed through the flooring, striking
/ the woman in the neck.
New Orleans. - The Knights of Co
| lumbns Free Evening School for ex-
service men will be inspected by the
supreme officers of the order during
their visit to this city, to attend the
meetings of the supreme board of di-
rectors and The Supreme Assembly OF
the Fourth Degree Will be held for
the first time.
Lake Charlees.-The directors OF
the First National Bank and the Lake
/ Charlese Trust and Savings Bank
have voted a Is per cent bonus to EN-.
pleyes. basing it on the preceding six
! months payroll. This is double the
amount paid in former years. and is
made in recognition OF the abnormal
living conditions.
Hammond. - Samples Of milk re
Gently taken from six local dairymen
and tested by the State Board Of
Health were found to contain from &
10 Is per cent Of water. Charged in
the City Court with dilution of their
i product Judge Hungate assessed fines
ranging from $40 to $25 and costs on
the offenders. Two new stores wers
opened In the Locascfo Building, one 9
shoe store ard the other a grocery
New Orleans. Louisiana has com
pleted So per cent OF its portion Of the
jefferson Highway. the largest percen
1 tage Of highway completion among all
states through which the Jefferson
thoroughfare runs. according TO ths
report Of ]. D. Clarkson, general man
i ager of the Jefferson Highway. a
the convention of the Louisiana State
4 Association, at Alexandria La.
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