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The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
RAIL WAY SPANS
Great DESERT
Road in Australia Crosses InhCs,
pItable ano Waterless
Stretch Of Country.
lux F"G Years 70 CUlC
oar'ne and Skill of Engineers Con.
9ue's "'ost oesOIste Waste in
"orld-Heat and insects Make
Lite Unoearacie.

Meihonrne.-When the Prince of
wales decided t. maze n!. r.c,.nr
Journey from Perth To- Adeiatde ny
MEANS OF Australia first Iron>,,n,I.
mental railway. II WAS ct,,uuIm,ur
10 me darling and skill at he Au>Itu-
nan engineers WHO curiuu+rpd ON. of
tue W"fIdS most turnrIdahIt, deserts
u was The late Lord Kitchener who
suggested the line. loInring uuu that
TOT Stfatrglcai AMI other reasons
western Australia should he linked
Win The other STATES Of the common
wealth ny an iron road
Huf The great Victorian desert Law
oetNt"u. barren. iuhn>uiIahtp and
wattrlr>S stretch of country. Nor n
rlVhlei Is Ia he found IN the whole of
tclS VAST region. d il one drparv -X-
pa1Se OF sand ant limestone rock.
renewed here and there hy >alt-huSh.
which even cattle refuse 10 eat. Worse
StliI are the intense heat and The blood
sucking insects which ahnund.
Five Years Required.
The fact heint ti,e-Sear ba1tIe
against terrible odds. IT, VAS only COM
pleted just before the grInStIce.
The survey work alone oCrupied
two years. and cost f2OOU. the total
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
StratfOrd Is the
Place of Peace

in the inhabitants of spots which
would otherwise he remote.
Villagers ENJOY Shakespeare
large proportion of The audiences
of the summer festival are villagers
who have learned to rely on the motor
a. means of conveyance, and they
do. am assured. really appreciate
Shakespeare. Nol only that. but they
p"sSeSs an Unborn aptitude for Old
English dances and pageantry. The
stories one hears of MaypOle aud
Morris dancing in sOme of the villages
Suggest either that ShnkeSpearP's
England has never died. or has been
revived by the agencies that aim at
reSuscitaring the drama in the cOun-
frySide. But II should not he cOncInd-
ed that these village festivals are
manufactured by artistic labor On
The contrary. they are described as tie
si'OntaneOuS sports of the young in
which the old are NOT afraid TO join.
Stanford itself has more than one
open place~to which Maypole would
seem no alien addition. From time TO
time much has been said and written
Of its Characterization. With some.
the memory of Shakespeare may have
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
Many Travellers Take Ships to Mar
seiIles or Venice to Escape Argu.
ments at the Frontiers.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES vIses are re-
quired to carry a traveller from Con-
stantlnOple to Paris Oh the Oriental
express. and the task Is so great most
travellers take steamers TO MarseiIles
or Venice in preference to the jumbled
rail trip across the Balkans. which ne
cessitates endless controversies with
officials at various frontiers.
An American going TO Paris by rail
must start with the wise of the United
States consulate on his passport. then
go TO the Swedish legation 10 get the
Bulgarian wise. The Serbian stamp Is
next In order. II must be followed By
three Greek stamps
Then vises must be had Of the Ital-
ian and the French military controls
Many passports are not large enough
to carry all the stamps. An English
man who recently attempted to get
tie collection on an old passport ex-
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
Resorts That Have BuIked Large
in Traditions viii Soon Be
Only a Memory.
"OWl" IS THE LATEST TO GO
New Government Of Mexico Frowns
on Gambling and Other Evil Con-
ditIons Along the international
6oundary-Orders Cleanup.

Mexicali, Lower California.-One by
one the resorts whose names have
bulked large in the traditions of the
West are meeting an end. Latest TO
90 Is the "Owl" at MexicalI. which Its
operators ana ntiiciaIS at the Canfu
regime IA LUwei talIfuruIa freely at
mitted had paid large sums for per
mission TO operate.
in the Owl were 10 be found all the
attractions that went 10 make up the
typical dance hall of frontier days.
The building itself vas new, the "old
OwH having been destroyed by fire
last February, but the traditions of
the place were much the same and
those familiar with the older estab-
lishment were al home in the new.
A Busy Place.
The Old Owl was huge. harn-IIke
structure. Gaming tables and some
pool and billiard tables. surrounded
by high seats for spectators. occupied
its front spaces. Along one side rang
ed a lengthy tar. where in busy time
ten or a dozen bartenderS were no IN
usual sight. Further back WIS q
stage with fimsy scenery, currained
boxes" that were strongly reminls-
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
TRIBUTE TO BRITISH

protection of the British ministry OF
education. 1t will be home for 4S
boys.
A check for maintaining the home
was taken TO England few wees
ago by John MOffat. chairman of The
National Allied Relief committee. and
turned over to the British manage
nIent committee. The home was for
nierly st. Andrews home of the Waits
and Strays society of England and WAS
purchased furnished and fully
equipped.
The British management committee
ia composed of Col. Arthur c. Muir
ray, chairman; Mai. J. ]. Aston. treas
urer; Evelyn Wrench. secretary: Lieut..
Col. A. :. Cleaver, Robert Grant. Jr.,
g. Mills Mckay and James Van Allen
Shields.
The honorary patrons of the COM
mittee are Earl Rea.ling formerly
British ambassador to the United
States; Baron de Cartier de Marchi-
enne, the Belgian ambassador; Kiluro
Shidehara. the Japanese ambassador.
and DR.. Charles W. Eliot, president
emeritus of Harvard university.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
ShakeSpeare's Old Home Casts
SOftening Spell Over Its
ThrongS of Visitors.
RESTFULEESS IS ITS LURE
Voices Of Strangers Are Not Lifted
in HiIarity-VilIagers Enjoy and
Appreciate Shakespeare-Many
Americans Tnere.

StratfOrd-On-Avon. - The poet of
Shropshire has given his high nIetrical
authority 10 the statement that the
Quieiest places under the sun are IN
that county; but he refers TO places
only, and obviously is not thinking of
towns, of which the quleIesI under
the sun is surely Standardization IL
assiinilates its visitors without noise,
much as Shakespeare himself cOmpre
henhs the heights and depths of human
life easily as TO tile manner horn.
There are plenty Of strangers here
this summer but they do not make a
crowd and their voices are not lifted
IN hiIarity. Perhaps they are under the
sOftening spell Of genius. The nearest
approach to merriment have yet no
ticed, however. was In front of tile
birthplace. II was already full of
sighfseers. and little thrOng awaited
enhance on the pavement Amnn. them
was not one 'in the learned way" as
Boswell puts II. but the whole COM
pany bore the plain. sturdy. bncOlic
stamp. Dressed In their customary
SUNNY rlilS VI SOtCtilu
vered the Immortal memory with
contrastel cheerfulnpss
In the train from London French
man on holiday asked NE for advice
on motor travelling between StratfOrd
and bennington. Having just four
hours to spend in StratfOrd he was pro-
posing 10 see all the sights. to attend
the summer festival matinee OF las
You Like II" in the Memorial theater.
and 10 catch glimpse of Warwick on
his way hack TO the railway. Evidently
Americans are not the only folk who
can hustle. He might have been reas-
rured on the motor question. Such is
the enterprise in this direction that II
is calculated that sixty char-a-bancs
and the like stay In Stratford every
day. They take their passengers TO
the many delightful towns and viz
lagos in the neighborhOod and bring
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
WOMEN'S VOTELARGE

reservations; S.6U7 chinese and japan
csc women ineligible to vote, a com.
paratively small number OF Ampriran
women married to athens and barred
from voting for that reason. anu a
larger number deprived of the ballot
under state statutes in harmony with
constitutional provisions. The total
OF these ineligIbles was estimated al
Rbout l.5OO,OOO.
American women married TO aliens
are not eligible to vote. the Depart
T3ent of Justice has held, but foreign
born women married to American ciri-
zens or whose fathers have become
American citizens are entitled TO the
ballot. without naturalization proceed
ings
The number of eligible male voters
in rhe United States this yeur has not
been determined, Based on an esri-
SEATED population of lO5.OW.OOO. how
ever. the census bureau figured that
there are now 34.SO7.OOO mcn in the
United States over tw1nty-One years
OF age. OF whom probably 3l.5OO. ,HU
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
Dives of West
Being Closed

cent of half century ago. and a num-
Der of plain seats and benches for
those not inclined To the expensive
sen'i-privacy of the boxes"
From near the thenler section a pas
sage led TO space surrounded by sew
eraI hundred small rooms. cOIlOquialIy
known as "the yard" where Outcas,
women lived.
Much CT the costly gambling para
phernalia that was used In this old es-
Enlistment was saved when the build
Ing burned and was used later In the
new Owl"
Ordered to Close.
September 4. when orders came
from Mexico City. where the new gov.
ernment had frowned upon the gam
bling and other conditions along the,
International border. to close the
piare. dramatic scene was enacted.
Manager Cuhnrn read the order. look.
Ell for moment over the crowd of
hundreds. representative of nearly ev-
cry nationality. and summoned the
house police. He gave them hasty In.
structions and they. starting at the
rear of the main room and shouting
the word as they went. cleared the
place within a minute OF two of all
except the dealers IOOkOuts and other
Many Chinese. not under
standing the order. stampeded through
the doors 10 the street.
The dealers quickly gathered ND the
big piles OF silver coins and the gam.
bling paraphPrnaIIa. Soon the arch
Of lights above the entrance. that
spelled out the name of the pIare.
tickered out. The "Owl" was closed.
According to the order from Provi-
siOual President de la Huerta. It never
10 70 reopen.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
&c, 100000 Are Eligible to Bal.
LOT in November Election.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. complied by
the census bureau and 4ther govern
neRt departments INDICATE that the
number of women In the United States
over twenty-One years of age is 2S.-
0S5.0O0. Of whom approximately 20
5O0.OtD are eligible to vote In the No
velnbsr election. This estimate makes
q liberal allowance for allen women,
American women married TO aliens and
other ineliGlbles.
EXACT figures are not available on
the Eumber OF women over twenty
one. Iut barred from voting from vari-
Gus REASONS. Census bureau officials
believe. however. that this year at
least l.tH1.OOO OF the 5.25OamO foreign
horn women In the United States will
not yet have become naturalized. II
addition there were In 1910. according
10 the census. about 10000 Indian
women. most of whom were living ON
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23

become q trade like aluminium or any
thing else. Others have shown how
little they fear tie Intrusion Of a fac
tory. YET The town remains u very
paSSahIe .veStigP of that IN which
Shakespeare was horn. The spirit Of
the EliZahPthan village still brOodS
over its timberPd houses and spacious
streets. and the business in mPmenr''-S
has not succeeded in destroying their
meaning. Nc town can get peace for
the asking. and IL is peace which
Stanford has secured by some semi
divine right and retains in spite Of
every prOvOcatiOn to barter the possess
sion.
The WarwickShire meadows are as
smooth and green as ever. There the
river glideS at it's own sweet will with
rhe plaCidity of other streams but none
or II Is only for Shakespeare that rhe
whole world comes TO Stanford. or
whether some part Of the COmpulsi"n
is not that desire for retreat which he
has expressed in many a remembered
passage.
Re the attraction what 1t may, the
visitors this very year form a kind Of
cOnspeCtus of StratfOrd's universal at
traction. 1t need hardly he said that
there have been many small parties
of Americans. From various registers
may be gathered III idea of their rep
resentstive character. for Denver fol-
lows Boston and New York Is next
door to Colorado In those undeniahle
pages. South America is there. too.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
Decrease In imports Due to Surplus
Which Accumulated During
War.

washington.-The reduction In the
quantity Of tea imported into the Uni
ted States last year was not due TO a
falling off In the consumption. as err
ropeously reported. says Geor;e f.,
Mitchell, supervising tea examiner of
the bureau Of chemistry. hut TO the
surplus supply brought In during the
war and to high prices in the tea pro-
duclng countries. As II was. rhe
amount imported was slightly more
than the normal annual iInportstiOns
before the war though less than dur
ing the conflict and the tea was the
finest on record.
The large importstious during fhe
war were due. according to Mr.. Nit
chell. TO the fear on the part of The
tea importers that an embargo would
be placed on importations later. Last
wear with supplies on hand the I'M
pOrters hesitated TO bring In addI-
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23

fiat. and nOI a river or noticeable hilI
interviewed, little grading work was
necessary. II was simply ease of
making an even he'd nn which the
SleeperS were quickly laid Then
came The placing ot the steel rails
across them by means of a track LAYER.
nnG Spiking and boiling them.
Very trying, however. was the heat
particularly during the SUMMER
months. II was often impossible at
midday 10 touch the sIPei rails ur
handle n shovel without fear of bis
tering the fingers. The men had 70 ne
provided with rubber gloves to enable
them TO handle their tools. ana also 30
save their finger nails from splitting
and wear masks as n protection against
the insects. Life was only made pos
sible by a liberal daily supply of ice
obtained from the refrigerating cars
attached Ia the construction trains
which followed them.
Discover Water.
Al intervals of 10 miles VT so. water
tanks were built. the intention being TO
use these In connection with the
working of the trains. They were TO
he supplied with water pumped from
the reservoirs al Kalgoorlip. BuI after
TWO nnd half years work. during
which the track had progressed al the
rate of about mile day. the enCi.
neerS realized thar if really efficient
service was to he maintained the pro-
posed method Of obtaining water
would have 70 he modified
So they sent for hnring plant. and
at a point $50 miles from KaIgOOrIie
hogan boring for water. Everyone
shook their heads. declaring there was
no water In the whole OF thai barren
land. But at depth of 1900 feet
water was found.
This discovery OF water not only re-
Iievetf the engineers of considerable
anxiety and greatly IesSenpd their
work. but II has changed the whole
aspect Of the country. SnPap now
Craze along the track. which few
years ago was barren waste. Ex-
nerts declare that the once formidable
desert will become great grazing
country. carrying at least 3.0O0.OOO
sheep.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
Best env in the United
States Is Discovered

Wesley Sheldon. ~ years MD.
Of Ashhurnham.' Mass. Is said
TO he the best hoy In the Unit
ed States. according to farm
bureau officials. In three months
Wesley made 81 lOaves of bread
Mr. 10 bpkings did rs hours Of
homework. spent As hours 'un-
ming errands for his mother. de-
livered l24 papers nightly. Went
to school. washed dishes. played
baseball and went swimming.
Despite the hOusewifely raj
ents. Wesley is all boy. red
headed and freckled. He can
twist curve over the platter
better than any Of the neigi,Or-
hood sand-Iot hall PLAYERS. and
he. ts saving MS money to go
10 college.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
New Home for Orphans of War
heroes Is Opened.
Funds to Buy and Maintain II Given
by American Admirers OF
English Valor.

New YOrk.-A home for fatheriess
SONS Of British war heroes has just
been opened in Reading. ~ miles from
London. 10y rhe National Allied Relief
committee. working with funds raised
I'm the United states, according TO an
announcement made by that organiza-
ton. whose headquarters are at No.
2 West Forty-fifth street. New York.
The announcement said that the money
for the home was supplied Through
American admirers of British ValOr,"
and that the home was II tribute OF
appreciation and memorial from the
American people" Lieut.. J. G.
Churchill Of the British army has been
named headmaster of the home, and
his wife. Mrs. Churchill. has been ap-
pointed matrOn. Ii will he under the
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23

expenses Of the undertaking amounting
10 over f1.WU.OtW CamPls had TO ne
requiSitinned 10 carry HE surveyors
ard then stores. The chief engineer
records how il was impossible to use
ink, AZ II instantly dried OF the pen
and the leads drnpped out of the Shriv-
eled pencils. To secure relief from
The rays of the midday sun they had
TO bury Themselves in holes in the
sand. where they were attacked by
fierce insects.
The route having been decided on
the steel rails were laid Simultaneous
~ from each end across the desert
As the country was tor the most part
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
British Ministry Of Agriculture "a
Study Diseases on Obso-
Iete Craft

London. - British obsolete battle
ships will shortly he turned into fi0at-
ing experimental Laboratories for the
study Of hoOf and mouth diseases
among cattle. The ministry OF agri-
culture announces. In order to 10
away with the danger of the disease
spreading to other herds. as was the
case when the diseased cattle were
segregated on land.
0ficials point out that Britain must
stamp out the disease IL she Is TO main
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
Used StoIel. Money to Pay
Attorney Who Freed Him

John Hartman Of New Iork
city. accused Of stealing a pock-
etbOok containing $40 from the
home Of Hose Avey. near Rry-
ant. Ind. was acquitted when
tried before Justice of the Peace
Whiteman Of Bryant.
As soon As the decisIon was
reached Hartman prOdused a
pocketbOok and took S2 from II
TO pay his attorney. Urban Boni.
fas. o yourg man recently ad-
mitted TO the bar.
"Why. that Is my pockethook."
MIR. Alvey said. when he saw
Hartman produce II md the
money. He was right. bur Hart
man could not he placed in leon
ardy twice for the same of.
Tense. and he left town IS TO the
good.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
SEVERE ON TOURISTS

hnusted all the blank space in four
calls. His embassy would not permit
him to attach a blank sheet to his
passport. Consequently he had 10
have a new one issued and started
over again on the round
Since the Polish disaster. bolsheytk
agitation has become so acute I'm Tur.
key that travellers are watched mona
carefully than ever before by the al.
lied officials.
On recent passenger ship from
Batum, a so-calIed Russian colonel.
whose conversation with British off,
Gals showed "a decided ignorance of
military affairs was arrested. lie had
five passports in his trunks. with great
quantities Of soviet literature In many
languages. The bogus colonel WAS
sent TO General WrangeI In the
Crimea.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
OLD cHANcERY INN FOR SALE
Famous London Building, Six Gen.
turtles Old. will Be Offered
at Auction.

Londnn.-Afier six centuries the
historic CIiffori's inn. oldest Of the
nine inns of Chancery, Is TO be offered
for sale by auction.
The rirst authentic record Of Cliff
fOrd's dates back TO 1910. when It was
granted TO Baron Clifford by Edward
II. II was first let to students of law
In the reign of Edward I'll.
In the quaint old hall Sir Mathew
Hale and seventeen others sat after the
great fire of London in 1865 to adjudi-
cate upon claims Of landlords and
tenants of hurnef houses There are
preserved IN the British museum forty
thick volumes recording their decisIOns
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
THE BEST YET.

If you have never used Vacher-Balm.
you don't know how quickly and pleas
antly a cold in the head, or soreness
anywhere can be relieved by this harm
less remedy.
Ask your druggist. or send for a free
sample, to e. w. Vacher, inc, New Or
leans, La.
Avoid limitations. Nothing Is "just
as good. ADV.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
ASPIRIN

"Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin" Ia genu-
inc Aspirin proved safe by millions
and prescribed by physicians for over
twenty years. Accept only an unbrokeu
"Bayer package" which contains proper
directions to relieve Headache. Tooth
ache, Earache, Neuralgia. Rheumatism,
Colds and Pain. Handy tin boxes Of IL
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger "Bayer packages" Aspirin
is trade mark Bayer Manufacture Mon
oaceticacidester of Salicylicacid.-Adv.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
ThIs one startlno YOUNG.

Huntington. Ind.-Girls have heeD
known TO give wrong phone numbers
70 chance acquaintances. Katherine
Parrott. aged three. who ran away
from home to find her daddy's Office,
fooled her gentleman friend. TOO. He
was policeman. She told him hor
phone number was 1903 when it was
1923 and 1t took four hours to IDENTIFY
her.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23

Marries Friend of Slain First Love
Louisville, Ky.-lt has just been
learned that Capt. George A. Jordan
Of the Seventy-seventh infantry. Camp
Taylor. was secretly welded TO Miss
Rose Margaret Heverin August IA. He
met the girl at the bier of Miss Eliza
beth Griffith the Louisville girl who
was found murdered Christmas eve.
Captain Jordan was tn have married
Hiss Griffin on New Years day.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23

Knoxville. Tenn.-Hector w. Church,
Union veteran, resident of Oxford. Y.
Y. has left his estate TO the United
Daughters of the Confederacy. pro-
viding that the income be used to Der.
petuate the fame of Jefferson Davis,
Gen. Robert E. Lee. Gen. John B. Cor.
don and Gen. Jubal Early.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
Bride to Go to scboo,

DanviIle. Ind.-Mrs. Frances Fair-
child of BloomingdaIe. who fastened
here in the hope of preventing the
marriage of her daughter. Mildred, 10
James D. Laney Of Indianapolis. but
arrived too late. forgive the couple
on, the promise that the bride would
return home and 90 to school for two
years.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
Belong, to the -oid School

COnnersvilIe, Ind.--A woman called
for Jury service in a magistrates court
here refused TO serve She said she
had dishes TO wash and housewOrk to
do and II forced to serve she would
lot return q just verdict.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
CASCARETS
~They Work while you Sleep"

Make il your hobby" TO keep liver
and bowels regular. If bilious, cOnsti-
pated. headachy. unstrung. or IL you
have a cold, an upset stomach, or bad
breath, take CasCarets tonight and
wake up feeling clear. rosy and fit. No
griping-no Inconvenience. Children
love CascareIs too. 10, %, 80 cents.
ADV
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-23
German Gas Finally KIN. Him

MaysviIIe. Ky.-Isaac r. Hines.
aged thirty-three. was gassed IN
France and his throat was affected.
He returned TO his work as a school
teacher, but. becoming III. sent his pu-
pills home. Before help could arrive
he ch0ked to death