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The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-12-17

It is hoped that there will be aP-
propriated in the Flood Control BIZ,
Sc. $4,000 available for your Dody
TO spend on projects in connection
With the various levee boards, and
that out Of this there will be ample
funds to take care of this extension,
which we understand, would cost
about $33o,0O0.
We believe that no project COLI
fronts you of such magnitude.
In no other place are there two
million acres Of land that you can re
cIain-enough for a principaiIty IN
Europe.
In estimating your accomplishment
in this work you cannot CONSIDER
merely the present value OF these
lands. but what their value Will DC
when reclaimed. As soon az this Is
accumulated, there will be market
for these lands. They will be open
for sale to all the people Of the Uni
ted States. It will then only be
short time before this section. now
practically worthless for agriculture,
will be filed with happy people anc
covered with prosperous farms.
OF course. we do not expect your
Honorable body to alone accomplish
! all of these results, but it Will be the
performance of a splendid part. Il
will be the beginning of what .yot
will finally finish, and viii cause tnes'
Taxpayers who receive no dement's, z
+ feel that they have not been abandon
ed.
We regard the Mississippi River a.
National Drainage Canal IN which
the water from thirty-one states !
| conducted to the gulf. In every place
the lands on the western bank of tn
| Mississippi River have been protected
by the United States Government
and the Levee Board, except this tw'
million acres. Why should this d
excepted longer?
! why should you close every othe
place but this from st. Louis to tn
4 Gulf. and force the water from thirty
4 one states down the Mississippi River
and permit all this increased volum
to flow unrestrained over these lands
destroying the property and rulnin
the homes of its peopleg
We do not seek to excite your pity
but expect your sence OF justice an
4 fair play to accord that which right
fully belongs to US.
i Your petitioners viii highly appre
ciate. at this time, some irtimatio
from your Honorable body. as 7
what we may expect from you IN tn
regard.
/ EThis petition was signed Dy,
great number Of the people affected.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-12-17
SEIZURE AND SALE
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Concer-
dia, Tenth District Court.
ANNIE B. CRAWFORD
VS.. No. So67
JOHN NJ. CRAWFORD
R. WIENER & co.
VS.. No. 4340
JOHN NJ. CRAWFORD

BY virtue of and in obedience to
3 Writ of Fieri Facias, issued out of
the above mentioned Court, in the
above numbered and styled suits, and
to me directed, I, E. P. Campbell,
Sheriff of Concordia Parish. State
of Louisiana, have seized and taken
into my possession and will offer for
sale at the principal front door of the
Court House in Vidalia, La, between
legal sale hours. on
Saturday, the 31st day of December.
1921, the following described prop
erty, to-wit:
Lot s, Section As, Township z,
Range 9. containing 28.72 acres.
Lot z Section As. Township z,
Range 9. containing 1864 acres.
Lot 3, Section 49, Township z
Range 8, containing 1850 acres.
Lot 9, Section as, Township q
Range 9, containing 1910 acres.
Lot 8, Section as, Township z
Range 9, containing 124.30 acres.
Also "a strip $50 chains wide of
the North end of Lot of Section AZ
Township Z, Range 8, containing
1920 acres.
And a strip of $50 chains on tbs
West side. running uniformly to 10.3s
chains wide on the East side, of thu
North end of Lot 9, Section 40, Town
ship z N, Range 9 East, containing
BATS acres.
Or total of 299.94 acres, all stu
ated in Township Z North, Range
East, Concordia Parish, Louisiana.
This sale ie made to pay and satisf,
the sum of S3,534.57 with per cen
per annum interest from the 20tl
lday of May. 1921. until paid, and al
costs of Court
TERMS OF SALE:-Cash, to tn
last and highest bidder, with bene
Iit of appraisement.
E. P. CAMPBELL, Sheriff
| Concordia Parish. La.
Sheriff's Office, Vidalia, La, Nov
21st, 1921.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-12-17
urxvpFNTs or OVERLOOKED
SECTIONS PETITION NJ. r.
COMMISSION.
Ak Mississippi River Comr,;ssion To
Extend Lever Frcur Point
Breeze to Red River

At the meeting of the Mississippi
River Commission and the fth La.
T,evee Board at Natchez. Thursday
the following petition was presented
to the Commission: ~
To the President and Members OF
the Mississippi River Commits
sion:
We. the undersigned petitioners,
residents and property owners IN
what is known rs the Atchafalaya
and the Tensas Levce Basins. petition
vour Honorable body 10 extend the
ievoe from Point Brerze in Concordla
Parish. La, to Red River, distance
Of seven miles, at the earliest time
practicable.
Our reasons for making this re-
quest are as follows:
At every high stage Of the Missis-
sippi River a large volume OF water
flows through this gap, Overlooking
about three thousand square miles,
and about two million acres Of land,
enual Ia fertility to any in the Valley,
IN the parishes II Concordia, Cata-
houIa, Avoyelles, Pointe Coupee, West
Baton Rouge Iber1lle, Ascensioss.
Assumrtion. Iafourche, Terrebonne,
!. 81. Mary. st. Martin and iberia.
~ Members Of our citizens abandon
.eir homes at each high water
through sheer necessity and seek en-
slovnient in tho oil fields or elsewhere.
support their families, many Of
em not returnire.
The people in this overiowed area
We been paying ievee taxes TO build
4.'evoer higher and higher to pro-
other narts 81 the State. hoping
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-12-17
GEO. A. MURRAY, Clerk.

"Tanlac made me feel younger"
at put me back on the payroll. /" u
can eat whatever ! want now" u
gained weight rapidly" These and
many more expressions are now heard
daily as people tell of their expert
ence with Tanlac. Magoun Drug
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-12-17


&c. C. Campbell -L--------- zoo
Charles Moritz- lily
Junbin & Gregory 254.OO
III. H. Meng, Jf.----------- $40
II. C.. Vance, Secretary b.55
The matter of the contract for the
Town Hall was brought up and in
curry made if Mr.. Brown had present
led a satisfactory bond. The Mayor
advised that Mr.. Brown had not pre-
sented a bond and il was the sense OF
the Board that Mr.. Brown be notified
that bond must be presented not la
ter than he 10th inst, and that failure
on his part to present bond by that
time would eliminate his bid for the
work.
It was moved, seconded and passed
that the clerk issue check for $500
in favor of the Parish Of Concordia,
being for refund of amount advanced
by the Parish to open righ-oof-way
lover Hough Street.
The Superintendent of the Electro
Light Plant was instructed to take
down and clean intake pipe Of pump
at Pumping Plant, put same in gooc
order and repair or replace necessary
screen at the pumping plant.
On motion, duly seconded and pass
ed. the Electric Light Department
was instructed to plaza two stree
lights on upper end of Front Street
one to be placed in front of pumping
plant and the other midway between
this light and the one in front o.
Henry Rufin's house.
On motion, duly seconded AMI
passed, the Water Works COMMITTEE
was instructed to extend the Wate
Main in the southwestern part of tn
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-12-17
PROCEEDINGS BOARD OF ALDER
MEN, OF sylDALIA, LA.
Recent Inspection Finds Adequate
Hoae and Wrenehes and All
In Coed Cenition.

The Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the TOXIN of Vidalia, La, met IN
regular session at the Mayors Office
this Tuesday, December 9Th, 1921.
+. On roll call the following were
Philip Hough, Mayor; Mrs M. d.
Boatner; G. P. Bulls; Charles Moritz
and g. A. Murray. Aldermen.
Absent: Walter McCrea.
a quorum being present, the meet
ing was called to order by the Mayor
and the following proceedings dis
posed Of.
Reading Of the minutes Of the pre-
ceding meeting was dispensed with.
The Mayor presented his report OF
Fines and Costs for the month OF NO
venlber, 1921, to-wit:
Town VS.. Sundry persons $4,000
This report was approved and or
dered fled.
The Clerk presented his report Of
Receipts and Disbursements tor the
Month Of November, 1921, together
with Bank Statement, which, conden-
|sed, shows the following result:
Total receipts for month IS ], 254.45
Total dish. for month"; l,l79-07
Net. rcts. ovr dish, months 74-5s
BAL. on nd. Nov. /, 1921 So, 056.10
Bal. On hid. Nov. so, 1921 2,130.6S
Bank Statement
Bal. in Bank as per state
ment rendered 10-31-21 : 81, 107.60
Deposits made during the
month Of November---- l,254.4o
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-17
BURGLARS AND
THIEVES BUSY
Robberies Committed About
City in Ways Familiar to
Profession.

diamond studded watch valued at
81 900 was stolen by a burglar who en-
tered the home of ODDS A Porter, 2454
North Illinois street, last night. A valu-
able necklace also was missing. a lit
tie girl who saw a man proving around
the house while the family was away
gave the police a description of the sus-
pect.
For the third time in as many months
Tom Egleton, proprietor of a grocery at
1872 holland avenue, opened his store to-
day and found that burglars had been
there during the night. On this occasion
the burglars used 4 ladder to reach a
room over the garage in the rear of the
store, and, going downstairs into the
garage, entered the store that adjoins it..
They carried away a boiled ham valued
at So, candy valued at So, tobacco valued
at So, cigars and cigarettes valued at SO
and aspirin tablets valued ct $3.50.
W. o. Bell, 1147 North Meridian street,
reported two rugs, each nine BY twelve
feet, stolen from a clothes line in the
rear of his home.
Mrs. William Teezing, 1910 North Bel
mont avenue, heard a noise in the rear
room of her home. As she started to in
vestigate a burglar ran out of the rear
door. Sne lOunO lHe rear IOuLuo Va ACA
home had been ransacked and a gold
ring was missing.
An electrician" called at S. L. Tomich
store, 42I West Washington street, said
he would repair an electric fan ana
walked out of the store with the fan.
To-Day the police are searching for the
electrical worker" The fan was worth
$50. -.
Mrs. Francis McIntire, 800 North New
Jersey street. reported TO the police that
a thief took a purse from under her
pillow last night. The purse contained
s..
Henry Wilson, 100 West Twenty Fourth
street. reported to the police he was
swindled out of $50 yesterday. 1t was
the old pocketbook game and was
worked on Market street near Pennsyl-
vania street, by two men who switched
the pOcketbOoks.
They are clever in Anderson, accord
ing to Clarence Sweet Of that city. but
he admits that they work faster in In
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-17
Barber Charged With
False Draft Statement

April fool chickens come home to roost,
although they may take two years to do
it, At least that is the experience Of
Clinton S. Scott, a barber, who was ar
rested by Homer T. Burnett, deputy
United States marshal, at Seymour yes
terday on a charge of L king false
statements in regard to dependents
while in military service
Federal officials claim that on APRIL 1,
1919, Scott had an allotment made pay
able to Anna Steche Scott claiming she
was his wife when such was not the case.
In default Of bond he was placed in the
Marion County Jail
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-17
MATTREss PLANT REsUNEs.

HARTFORD CITY, md, June 1.-THE
plant Of the Hartford Mattress company,
James and Edgar Hartman propTietors,
started operation here Thursday.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-17
Still Keeper Draws
Fine and Thirty Days

Leroy Lane, living at stop Az. on the
Michigan road. arrested Wednesday by
Lieutenant WOollen and Sheriff George
Snyder on a charge Of operating a blind
tiger, was found guilty and fined 500
and costs and sentenced to thirty days
on the Indiana State Farm by Judge
Walter Pritchard in city court yesterday
afternoon.
The officers stated they found no liquor
on Lanes premises, but found 4 still.
of eight gallon capacity a fve-gallon can
Of malt and a small quantity of mash.
which, under the newly-passed law, IS a
violation Of the law.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-17
Cripples Send
Worlds Richest
Bride Presents
Miss Lolita Armour, Herself
Once DefOrnied, Re-
membered BY Friends.

CHICAGO. June 1.-THE home Of the
worlds richest bride was banked today
with simple little presents from poor
cripples she had. befriended.
Miss Lolita Armour, daughter Of the
packer is to be married tomorrow to
John Mitchell, Jr.
Miss Armour, herself once a cripple,
and miraculously saved by an operation,
has devoted her life in rehabilitation
measures. E.
Although she can afford the most lux
urious wedding money could provide, the
ceremony is to be very simple.
"Extravagance is a sin" she said. II
want my wedding to be a lucky one,
therefore, l will not start out by vast
ing"
Miss Armour is to be married in
simple and inexpensive gown of white
velvet. She is not going TO wear any
Jewels Her trousseau is made up most
ly Of left overs"
Starting on an economical basis, a
man and woman have a better chance"
she said. IF l were to lavish a small
fortune upon my trousseau and gowns,
memory would only bring regret to me
later. 1t would only be selishness and
don't believe selfish people are ever
lucky or happy"
After the wedding there win be
short honeymoon and the young people
will return to keep house"
GERMANY PRODUCED las, 900 TONS.
German dyes produced last year
equaled $4,000 tons, the largest quantity
ever manufactured in one year.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-17
S1OO, Baltimore Fire
Hits Amusement Park

BALTIMORE, Nd, June 17-Fire of
undetermined origin today destroyed
rig pavilion in Gwynn Oak Park, an
amusement resort, operated by the United
Railway Company, in the northwestern
suburbs OF the city. Several other build
ings were damaged. The loss is esti-
mated at more than 100000
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-17
WIFE SHOOTER
ESCAPES MOB
Wounds Spouse and Step
daughter and Saved From
Lynching by Police.

Charges Of assault and battery with
intent TO kill pending against Robert
Page. 40, negro, proprietor Of restaurant
at 5OS Indiana avenue, who shot his
wife and step daughter last night, were
continued in city court today until the
outcome Of the wounds Of his two
victims can be determined. Page was
saved from lynching by members of his
own race through the efforts Of Chip
Lewis. negro Republican politician, and
the timely arrival of the police emergency
squad under Sergt. Louie johnson.
Mrs. Anna Page, 81, aud her daughter
Anna Miles, Il, are in a critical con
ditton at the city hospital. Raymond
Miles, s, escaped from the restaurant and
his stepfather said the reason he did not
shoot him was because he had used up
all the cartridges In shooting his wife
and step-daughter. The Pages conduct
a rooming house at So Camp street and
Page operates the Midway Lunch Room"
on Indiana avenue.
At o'clock last night he had an ar
gument over money with his wife and
also over a moving picture show ticket
he found in the possession Of his step
daughter. He slapped the child and
the mother objected. He told them
% pack their clothes and 80 and
slapped the child again. IL il
Said. Then stepping around be
hind the counter, he picked up a re
vOIver that was in the cash drawer, and
opened fire. He shot his wife twice and
two bullets also hit the girl. Then he
walked ont Of the restaurant, revolver in
hand. and gave the keys to William
Madias. SO Indiana avenue. saving, "I
have shot my whole family; lock the
pIaca m and keen tha KEYS
Chip Lewis heard the shots. saw the
weapon in Pages hand and disarmed him.
Then while Lewis held Page until the
police arrived a mob of 900 negroes,
learning Of the shooting, attempted TO
mob him. One man even brought a rope
The police emergency squad saved Page
from Swinging"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-17
Defiant CrOwiag
ArOuses Suspicion
of ELkh0rt Cops


ELKhART, Ind, June 17.-Police
officers brushed off their stars and
looked around today to see if cock
fighting actually is going on in
Elkhart.
Uncoyering of a fighting rooster
ranch in a residential section was the
first intimation that perhaps sport
ing circles Of Elkhart were INDUCING
in cock fighting. The city council
forthwith placed a ban on raising
game cocks within the city limits.
Neighbors declared the ranch owner
fed the roosters raw meat and let
them go unfed alternately so as to
keep them wild. The roosters crowed
defantIy at each other during the
night and disturbed the neighbor
hood slumber, they said.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-17

dianapolis Sweet reported that his
purse was lifted by a dip" in a down
town street yesterday afternoon, and the
pickpocket extracted $31 from the purse,
left SO in it, and then put the pocket
book back in his pocket.
c. j. Hebershriet moved from 920
Broadway to 1902 English avenue yes
terday. He asked the police today to
search for a 500 diamond stlckpin that
disappeared from dresser drawer while
the moving was in progress.
Earl .Sloss, negro, 1880 Alyord street,
was prowliug around some sheds in the
rear of Ernest Reno's home, 2005 Col
lege avenue, and he was arrested on the
charge OF petit larceny. Sloss had gath
cred two rugs, two coils of rope, an au-
tomobile jack and a hacksaw when the
police arrived.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-17
LUTHER LEAGUE SESSION.

RICHMNOD, Ind, June 17.-Members
Of Young Peoples Societies and Luther
Leagues OF the Twin Valley Association
will convene at the st. Johns Lutheran
Church here Sunday. for the eighth an
nual meeting Of the association. Besides
representatives from the local churches,
workers will be present from Dayton.
Enterprise, West Alexandria, New Leb-
anon. Eaton. Ohio. and BrookviIle, Ind.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-17

ercises, delivered his farewell address and
awarded diplomas to the graduating
classes.
Professor Parsons has been in at
tendance at fifty-one consecutive COM
mencements of the school, attending the
first as a student and serving as pre-
siding officer over thirty six.
L. N. Hines, superintendent of Indiana
public schools has been chosen by the
trustees to succeed Mr.. Parsons.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-17
HOOsier PlOws 3 Foot
Corn With Tractor

COLUMBUS, Ind, June 17.-Corn three
feet high was cultivated by power ma
chinery by Charles Peterson, who Is
growing a fve-acre plot Of corn without
the use Of horses. The tractor used to
draw the twelve shovel two-row cultiva-
tor had a clearance of only one fot, but
the corn sprang up behind 1t unharmed.,
The farmers Of the county are watch
ing Petterson's experiment with horse
less corn with interest, many claiming
1t would be impossible to cultivate tall
corn with a tractor.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-17
HG! HG! Fiendish
GLee Wen FIX
That Rent Hog

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June IL
Rent hogs in Terre Haute were the
target of George Moorehead today,
George is a township assessor and
he says he has a way to make hu
man being ont Of rent hog.
It's this way: When George as
sesses rental property he learns how
much income the landlord receives on
his investment. The taxes are fixed
on this basis.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-17
Meat Diet 5 Cents Per
Head-Frankfurters

CHICAGO June flake It right
from the meat packers, the family can
have meat at cents a head-if they eat
frankfurters. This cheerful word was
sent broadcast today by John T. Russell,
president of the Meat Council Of Chi
cago, advising the public to take advan-
tage of changed market conditions.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-17
President Parsons Of
Normal Ends Duties

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 17.-Presi-
dent W. w Parsons performed his last
Official act in connection with the Indiana
State Normal school here Thursday, when
he presided at the commencement e1-
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-17

William G0lsOn Rose, President OF
William Ganson Rose Inc, Cleveland, is
20 be the principal speaker at the meet
ing of manufacturers next Tuesday eve
ming at : 80 o'clock at the Chamber Of
Commerce, at which there will be dis
cussed the proposed exposition of goods
manufactured IN indianapolis.
The week of Oct. 10 has been sug-
gested as a date for the proposed exposi-
ton. as at that time the national con-
veuJiou of purchasing agents Will be in
indianapolis with from 800 to 1900 per-
son probably in attendance at the con
veutiOn.
O. 3. lies, chairman of the manufac-
turers committee Of the Chamber Of
Comerce. will preside at the meeting
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-17
HEADS RICHMOND LABOR COUNCIL.

RICHMOND, Ind, June 17.-Charles
Gritty has been elected head of the Rich
mon Central Labor Council. Other off
GERS are as follows: Richard =. Strohm.
vice president: Riley Hubbard, secretary /;
W. L. Durham, treasurer; Frank Irwin,
organizer and statistican; Allison Stein
dorf, sergeant arms L. c. Martin, B.
W. Kortbaus and Cornell Hewson,
trustees.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-05-06
Silesia News

One of the most ENJOYABLE events of
Spring season was musical and liter
AIRY social given by the Broad Creek
Citizens Association, Saturday, April
23d, at the Silesia School. The steady
downpour of rain during the day seem
ed TO have no deterrent effect on the ca
pacity of audience which was composed
not only the members and their faml-
lies, but visitors from nelghborlng COM
munlties and Washington. The open
ing number was a piano solo Poet
and Peasant Overture" very effectively
rendered by Mrs. Marcella kottcamp.
Other features of the program were as
follows: piano solos, Mr.. d. q. PfeItfer
saxophone solos, Mr.. Hickey; clarinet
solos, Mr.. Rudolph Adler; singing by
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert and George
Tavlor, DR.. and Mrs. Arne ViehoeVer,
and number of school children; recita-
tions by the children. The Silesia
Orchestra, under the direction OF Mr..
Ernest Teuber, gave several selections.
AS usual, refreshments played an
important part in the program, and
Judging from the amount of 'eats" re-
uuired to still the hunger of the crowd,
it seems that the old saying that the
way to a mans heart is through his
stomach" may be APPLY applied TO
both sexes. The affair was a social and
financial success and. was thoroughly
enjoyed by all.