The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-01-10

c. 3 Spencer, representatives Of the
Builders Products Company OF Louis
lana. addressed a committee of bust
ness men at the Association of Com
merce in the interest Of establishing
a factory in Lake Charles for the
manufacture of brick, pressed brick.
tile and tile roofing The Builders
Products Company owns the state
rights on patent which can manu-
facture the building products from
waste saw mill materials.
Shreveport "A reduction CT nearly
200 per cent in the rate OF refined oil
from Louisiana producing points to
stations on the Rock island in Arkan-
sas is now Ia effect, according to AZ
nOlIncement IL L. F. Daspi;, traflc
manager of tho Chamber of Com
merce. The new rate Is D. IL cents
per bundled, whereas the old rate was
&c 1-2 cents. The deduction is pub
lished in Supplement TO Southwest
ern Lines Taff1 SOL.
Lake Charles.-The consumption of
Jamaica ginger has assumed large
proportions in Lake Charles. 1t is
reported hun 1reds OF bottles were pur-
chased locally during the present
week and consumed as 2 substitute
for wliskey and wines The product
is labeled as 80 per cent alcohol
There are a number of persons dan
fercusly i'll in this city as the result
Cf drinking the fluid.
Lake Charfcs.-While Missouri
Pacific engine was en- route from the
shops to the Missouri Pacific station
it dcrailcd and turned on one side.
Curley Kyles. negro section man, was
pinned under the engine, but was
rescued after an hour's work on the
BART OF the wrecking crew, and he
was taken to St Patrick's sanitarium,
where examination showed ne was in
no way injured.
Monroe.-The order of the Inter
state Commerce Commission in the
Memphis Southwestern freight rate
investigation, made public, is thu
greatest commercial victory that has
! been won for Monroe in some time,
according to II. ]. Fernandez, traffic
manager of the Monroe Chamber OF
Commerce, who handled The COM
plant of Monroe iobbing interests be-
| fore the commission
Monroe Construction work on tile
new light and power plans garbags
| incinerator and other Improvements
/ in the city, bonds fer which vera
voted in November, will be started nv
March If present plans materialize, ac-
/ cording 70 Mayor Bernstein. While
the bond issue provided funds for the
rebuilding of practically all the public
utilities, work on the power plant VIII
be given precedence.
Shreveport Arrangements for the
crganiza ;Cn of tie Mc(ire5nr Oil Co.
to be chartered under The laws ot
Delaware with S15,090,010 capital
have been completed in New York
according to ]. w. Mastin, who has
reeturned from that city The coin
pany's holdings, it is stated, consist
of approximately 10000 acres in Louis
lana, Texas, Mexico and Oklahoma.
Coushatta Sheriff e. F. Preslar
and q squad of deputies made a raid
on wild cat" still in the northern
part of the parish ard arrested Mack
Upton, white, Buster Moore and An
de7sor Lovelace, negroes. The trtc
were busily engaged in making moon
slime whiskev, the officers say.
Hauraa.- determination of the Per
sizing Way Association in South Lon
.siana was undertaken at a meeting
held in Houma. Herbert F. McDous
all. secretary manager of the ne"
winnipeg tc New Orleans highw-
project was in Houma for the meet
ing.
New Orleans.-A fight between az
automobile chauffeur and a soldiel
from Jackson barracks SATURDAY.
night resulted in a nearriot in tn
vicinity of the Terminal Sta'lcn
Canal and Bssin street.
Alexandria.-A banquet was givel
Mt Iotel Bentley by the members o
the Rapides Bar Association, II
honor OF Judge w. F. Blacllman, wh'
has just retired from the bench >
the Thirteenth judicial district
after forty-thrce years of continuous
service, ard Judge John A William
: of Colfax, his successor.
Franklinton.-The vote for Wash
ington parish II. the January prilNar.
, win probably be- around $500. Tn
roll tax payments fer this year vii
90 TO 5000 but many or the payer
do not hold the 1918 receipts and ar
disqualified for various reasons.
Baton Rouge. - National Thrill
Week viii be observed in Baton Roug
January II 70 "a with an inteasiv
. educational campaign initiated b
business men of the city to encou'
age all possible means OF saving.
Hamlacnd.--The city commissioner
have decided On tn" sale OF the SoVo