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The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-09-17
WASHINGTON. The establish

WI SHINGTON. - The establish
w ment of war plans division
In the general staff of the army
and creation of war council have
been announced by Secretary of War
Weeks, through publication of an Or
Ter by Gen. John ]. Pershine. the
chief Of staff, directing reorganization
Of the general staff.
GENERAL Pershing's order is the con-
summation Of plan originated by
Secretary Weeks whereby there would
{ organized within the general staff
special war staff ready for the call
TO war at a moments notice, with its
organization perfected to the point Of
tahcti0hing as It should ia time of
war.
Through the plan worked out by
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l. w. w. Poet in Jail Yearns to Be Free

ten years Imprisonment passed On hin,
In Chicago by Judge Lands for yIo.
lation of the espionage act, the sefec.
tive service act, and a number Of othen
statutes, as a member Of the L w. NJ
He was also fined $4,000.
Ashleigh is thirty-three years dsd.
He was born In LondnnA and Ahaa
worked In South America "a hSw.As -
pers. His longing for the beauf,eas -
nature finds expression In poetry. ee,n
Of his poems, entitled when I 80
Out" contains these lines: ~
o be to me tender. leaves That wait 60
side
This sunen wali. and keep lnvioRaeh
Until come to you with love-dumh i,lr-
From out this dun tenement Of rate.
Out OF the fresh breathing Of The eav,h
TO Draw alignment OF my raanfne sfaor
mind
Is soOthed by winds that draw mn.
nurses near,
When 60 out O roada
the world!
p beauty fields and cities. do no, ian,
Weit strong friends. my comIng-lst nay
pee more drink saors on = ear.,,s.
| shoosAl IS J. I
; pitalized at t. present tina ~,
magnitude Of the work az he vss.-~...
hsreau 4 plAinly sesn.
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in case of emergency, he was think
ing of the detectives words. Getting
hold of the ledger was not going to be
easy-far from it; but the excitement
Of the chase had fairly obsessed him
by now. He lay in bed. turning over
in his mind every possible and i'm
possible scheme by which he could
get into the secret center room at The
Elms. He knew the safe the ledger
was kept In; but safes are awkward
propositions for the ordinary mortal
TO tackle. Anyway, it wasn't a thing
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which could be done in a minutes
visit: he would have to manage at
least q quarter or half an hours un-
disturbed search. the thought of which.
with his knowledge Of the habits Of
the household, almost made him laugh
out loud. And, at that moment, q
fly pinged past his head. -.
(To BE CONTINUED1
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Eranea,. Eirs. azna y

The "Menagerie du Pare" at Yer.
sailles, founded by Louis XIV, re
ceived many animals from Cairo. /,
was maintained for over a century,
during that time furnishing valuable
material to French ANTAGONISTS and
naturaiists. Gradually it decayed
and in 1889 was almost extinguished
by the mob. The Paris museum OF
natural history was re-establlshed by
law In 1893 and Buttons idea OF at
taching menagerie was carried out.
The latter still survives as the coIIec-
ton In the Jardin des Plantes.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-09-17
BULLDOG DRUMMOND
The Advg1Se S Of Demo De"1o9 1 By CYRIL McNEILE
O""~ ~n~o~nn-~

You say that swell Frenchman wit
the walters lowering about like flea
round a dogs tail is the reason yOV
came to Paris. Is he kind Of friend
~ with Hiram c. PottsI"
Drumm0nd laughed.
THE first time / met Mr.. Potts.
he remarked. that swell Frenchmar
was just preparing to put a thumb
screw on his second thumb"
"Second?" The detective looked VI
quickly.
THE first had been treated earlier
in the evening"" answered DrummonC
quietly. ut was then that removed
your millionaire pal"
The other lit his cigar deliberately
Say. Captain" he murmured, you
amt pulling my leg by any chance
are yOu?"
ly. Il was told, before l met him
that the gentleman over there was
one of the boys. He is, most
distinctly. In fact, though up to date
such matters have not been much in
my line, l should put him down as a
sort of supernatural. I wonder what
name he is passing under hereT
The American ceased pulling at his
cigar.
DO they vary?"
I'm England he is clean-shaven, pos
sesses a daughter, and answers to
Carl Peterson. AS he is at present |
should never have known him, but for
that little trick of his"
Possesses a daughterr' For the
first time the detective displayed
traces of excitement. Holy Smoke |!
1t can't be him."
Who" demanded DrummOnd.
But the other did not answer. Out
of the corner of his eye he was watch
ing three men who had just Joined
the subject of their talk, and on his
face was dawHing amazement. He
waited till the whole party had gone
into the restaurant, then, throwing
aside his caution, he turned excitedly
on Drummond.
Are you certain" he cried, "that
that's the man who has been monkey
ing with Potts?"
Absolutely" said Hugh. HE rec
ognized me; whether he thinks / rec
Ognized him or not, 1 don't know"
"Then what" remarked the de-
tective, us he doing here dining with
Hooking, our cotton trust man; with
Steinemann, the German coal man
and with that other guy whose face
Is familiar, but whose name ! can't
place? Two Of 'em at any rate, Cap
tain, have got more millions than
we're ever likely to have thousands"
Hugh stared at the American.
Last night" he said slowly. "he
was fOregathering with a crowd of
the most atrocious ragged-trousered
revolutionaries it's ever been my luck
to run up against"
Were in it, Captain, right in the
middle of it." cried the detective, slap.
ping his leg. 'T'Il eat my hat IL that
Frenchman isn't Franklyn-or Lib
stein--or Baron Darott-0r any other
of the blamed names he calls himself.
He's genius; he's the goods. GeeI"
he whistled gently under his breath.
IF we could only lay him by the
heels"
For while he stared In front OF
him. lost In his dream Of pleasant
then, with short laugh,
he pulled himself together.
quite q few people have thought
the same. Captain" he remarked.
and there he is--stilI drinking high
balls.
"You say he was with q crowd Of
revolutionaries last night. What do
you mean exactlyT
"Bolshevists. Anarchists. members
II the Do-n0w0rk- and -have-all-the-
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money brigade" answered Hugh.
But excuse me a moment. Waiter. /"
A man who had been lowering
round came up promptly.
"Four Of 'em, Ted" said Hugh IN
rapid undertone. 'Frenchman with
beard, a Yank, and two Boches. Do
your best"
"Right-o. old beanl" returned the
waiter. ''but don't hope for too much .
He disappeared unobtrusively into
the restaurant, and Hugh turned with
q laugh to the American. who was
staring at him In amazeuAent.
@WEo the devil is that auy7" asked
the detective.
Ted Jerningham-son bf Sir Pat
fiek Jsrnlnghans Bart. andILady Tern.
iskham. Of JerninHhnm had Rnklnna
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TWO.

But on this particular evening the
detective proved wrong. They reached
Maxim's without mishap, they enjoyed
an excellent dinner, during which the
American showed himself to be a born
eonversationaIist, as well as a shrewd
man Of the world And over the cot
fee and liquors Hugh gave him a brief
outline Of what had taken place since
he first got mixed up 10 the affair.
The American listened In silence.
though amazement shOne on his face
as the story proceeded. Only when
Hugh had finished, and early arrivals
for supper were beginning to fIi the
restaurant, did he sum up the matter
as he saw 1t.
"a tough proposition. captain-d-d
tough. Potts is our biggest shipping
man, but where he comes on the MIC
ture at that moment has me beat A
for the old girls jewels. they don't
seem to ft In at all. All we can do
Is to put our noses inside thar ledger
and see the book Of the words. Ttfi
sure help some.r
And a. Hugh switched or the elee-
tic light In bis bedroom. having nr.s
sann thas BE torcA Wa readz = had
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X/EARNING for liberty, Charles
Y Ashleigh. poet and follower
of the road" by inclination, Ian
cuisines today prisoner In Leaven-
worth, buoyed only by the hope Of
pardon from President Harding.
Through the intercession Of Vachel
Lindsay, Harriet Monroe. Hudson
Maxim, Charles Ram Kennedy, Judge
Anderson of Boston, Mary Heaton
worse and others who believe in his
innocence, Ashleigh hopes that Attor-
ney General Dausherty win recon-
mend his pardon to the President. He
went to the federal penitentiary on
April 2& 1921, TO serve q sentsssr N
l.s4uon Of soidief. al
pvernment agen4es
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~tte Must ne q Popular Sort OF Cove"
that moment to look round. And all
ne saw was the mechanic talking ear.
nestly 10 the sleuth. Where
upon he talked earnestly 10 Drum
m0nd.
In thinking II over after, that un-
happy sIeuth whose JOB had seemed 50
easy. found Il dificult to say exactly
what happened. All Of q sudden he
found himself surrounded by people
all very affable and most converse.
ticnai. Il took him quite Eve minutes
10 get back to his car, and By that
time the plane was speck In the
west Dpmmond was standing by
the gates when he got there, with a
look OF profound surprise on his face.
"One l have seen often" remarked
the soldier; "two sometimes; three
rarely; four never. Fancy four pune
tures-all at the same timel Dear
deari positively insist on giving
you lift"
he felt himself irresIstibly propelled
toward Drummond's car, with onIv
time for a tieeting glimpse at his own
four nat tires, and almost before he
realized II they were away. And Il
was then that the man he had thought
mad laughed gently.
els It all right, Peterf" Hugh asked
"All SAFE" came a voice from he
hind.
Then dot him onei"
The sieuth had a fieeting vision of
stars Of all colors which danced be-
fore his eyes. coupled with a stun
ing blow on the back of the head
Vaguely he realized the car was pull
ting up-then blackness.
FOUR.
MY dear fellow. I told you re'd
Get here somehow" Hugh Drummond
stretched his legs luxuriousIy. 'The
fact that II was necessary to crash
your blinking bus IN a stray field in
order to avoid their footing pass
port regulations Is absolutely Imma-
teriai. The only damage IL a dent in
wed's dicky. but all the best walters
have that They smear It with soup
co show their energy. -. Ny God
Here's another Of them"
A Frenchman was advancing to-
ward them down the stately vestibule
OF the Ritz waving protesting hands.
He addressed himself In a voluble
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First President 20 Wear q Beard.
Lincoln was the first president TO
wear q beard and Grant was the htst
one to wear q mustache.
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We forget the sunlixht vhsn We ne
@aa0eA -.
The New York herald., 1921-01-10
REALTY MEN SUPPORT
MILLER ECONOMY PLAN
Board Asks All Citizens to
Back Governor.

The Real Estate Board announced
yesterday that 1t stands ready to sup
port the State economy programme OF
Gov. Nathan L. Miller. as outlined in
his message to the Legislature. The
board has adopted resolutions pledging
such support and asking all citizens, re-
gardless OF political affliiation, to take
q similar stand.
+. II. Ia Guardia. President of the
Board OF Aldermen. made public yes
tcrday letter to DIR. Sidney r. Mezes
president Of the College OF the City oi
New York. In which he pledged himself
20 night the proposal OF the Real Es-
tate Board TO discontinue that college
and Hunter College as municipal insti-
tutions and turn them back 10 their
trustees as a means OF cutting down the
expenses of the city.
President La Guardia said that re-
organizations OF various sorts could be
effected 10 cut down expenses, but that
II would be a mistake to sever the con-
nection Of the city with tho colleges.
He declared that II the business men
who backed the proposal OF the Real
Estate Board really are desirous OF cut
ting down the citys expenses they
should cooperate with those OF the city
administration who are striving to at
tain that end.
The New York herald., 1921-01-10
SAY SHADY RAIL PLAN
COSTS 10000, 900
Machinists Appeal to /. c. G.
on Equipment Repairs.

WASHINGTON, jan s.-Unless the
railroads of the country are restrained
from assigning locomotive and freight
repair work to outside companies at Eek
tortionste'' prices 1t will cost the public
at least three quarters of billion dol
lars annually. declared petition sub
mitted to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission by the International Association
of Machinists urging an immediate in
vestigation of the practice. Such an in
vestigation already has been ordered by
the commission on the complaints OF
labor organizations.
While the primary motive Of the roads
in farming out their repair work. the
petition as made public to-day by the
machinists' association declared. is 70
secure profitable returns on certain
equipment companies controlled by the
same financial interests that control the
railroads" another object. 1t said, is
TO disrupt railroad labor organizations
developed during the war by closing their
own repair shops and throwing men out
of employment.
The New York herald., 1921-01-10
CAKE ONE or WORLDS
CULINARY WONDERS
Tea Room to Sell II as Aid to
Devastated France.

Early patrons this week in the tea
room of the American Committee for
Devastated France. In 16 East Thirty
ninth street. will have first chance at
buying morsels of a fruit cake that is
considered among the seven culinary
wonders of the world. It was made from
the traditional Windsor Castle recipe
for fruit cake and weighed ITO pounds.
The cake itself was the annual contri-
button of several baking firms to the
Twelfth Night vcelebration of the Sum
day kindergarten Association.
The so pound lower section that re-
manned after the Riddles and working
girls invited to the celebration had
feasted has been donated to the tea
room. Experts declare the cake Is worth
at least$2.50 pound.
The New York herald., 1921-01-10
PAID FOR MESSAGES
LA GUARDIA REPLIES
Answers Craig's Charges That
Personal kilograms Went
on City's Bill.
BLAMEs OFFICE SYSTEM
Says He Paid in Cash for Wire
Sent to vanderlip, Quoted
by Comptroller.

F.. H. La Guardia. President OF the
Board Of Aldermen. denied yesterday he
had attempted to have the city treasury
pay for his private telegraph bills. as
charged in q letter given out Saturday
night by Comptroller Charles L. Craig.
"If Mr.. Craig had taken the trouble to
communicate with William OConnor.
legislative secretary in my Office" MT.
La -Guardia said. ''he soon would have
discovered he was wrong. Most OF the
telegrams he refers to have been paid for
by me personally. Tomorrow when
go down town ! will get out the records
and show him. The wire to Mr.. Wander
lip, that Mr.. Craig quotes. l remember
paying cash for.
"Just as Mr.. Craig says. would be
the first one to characterize any such
practice as he accuses me of as petty
graft or larceny The trouble Is with
the system In my Office. which has been
in effect for nineteen years Instead of
separating personal and business mes
sages. they are all put in one account
with the telegraph company, and the per-
sonal messages are subsequently sorted
out an rthe city reimbursed.
II have been dissatisfied with this
system ever since i took office. Last
month told my clerk, O'Connor. to
straighten out the telegraph bills be-
fore the end OF the year.
The telegram to the Clerk Of the
House Of Representatives, which Mr..
Craig calls attention to, was sent by
me shortly after ] resigned from the
House to ascertain how long my frank
ing privilege lasted. knew that Con-
gressmen are allowed free postage for
one year after their terms expire, but
as ] had resigned I was not sure 1t
applied in my case. had a lot Of busi-
ness to finish up In connection with my
work in Congress. and no one was
elected to represent the district until
last election.
Most OF the private kilograms Mr.
Craig made public have to do with this
Congressional business. If there are any
that have not paid for through clerical
errors in sorting them, I will pay for
them at once. of course. Mr.. Craig will
not be put to the trouble of directing
the enforcement Of legal remedies
against me-"
Mr. La Guardia explained the tele-
gram which mentioned Louis Espresso
who is an agent Of one of the surety
companies mentioned in the criminal
ball bond inquiry, as having been sent
In connection with the arrival of an
immigrant whose relatives had appealed
to him as their Representative In Con-
gress to expedite his entrance into tho
United States. Espresso, he said. was
acting as the attorney in the case.
The New York herald., 1921-01-10
Coal Output in 1920 Was
Largest in Any Peace Year

Special Despatch to THE New YoRK
HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c.. Jan. o.
PRODUCTION of coal during
the year 1920 was the
greatest of any peace-time year
in the history of the country,
the United States Geological
Survey tonight reported.
The total production of both
anthracite and bituminus coal
was placed at 646, 100000 tons
for the year. This amount was
exceeded only by the war years
of 1917 and 1918, in which the
production was 652,000,000 tons
and 67S,000,000 tons respect
lively.
A demand almost equal to
that during the war was re-
sponsible for the huge output
last year in the opinion of the
Survey.
The New York herald., 1921-01-10

he added. ''is to increase the efficiency
OF operation. The most certain means
to this end is Improvement in the effi-
cheney of sea labor. This improvement
in turn has been brought about by get
ting the American man afioat and can
best be continued by keeping him
afioat"
Chairman Benson appeals IN the
strongest possible terms to every right
minded and patriotic American citizen
who owns. operates or has any interest
whatever in American shipping to seize
this opportunity to collect American
seamen in American ships rather than
to drive them from the sea by yielding
to the temptation OF minor savings In
the wage SCALE
The New York herald., 1921-01-10
APPEALS FOR EMPL OYMENT
OF AMERICAN SAILORS
Chairman Benson of Shipping Board Cautions Op
orators of Government Owned Vessels Against
Low Paid Foreigners.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Steps TO COM
bat the unemployment among American
merchant sailors growing out OF pre-
vailing conditions in the ocean carrying
trade were taken tonight by Chairman
Benson OF the Shipping Board. who in
a letter cautioned all operators OF Gov
ernment vessels mot to be misled into
the employment OF foreigners merely
because of the lower schedule OF pay.
The existing shipping situation. the
chairman said. has forced the board and
private shipowners to lay up a great
many vessels. which automatically set
adrift large number of seafaring men.
The true goal Of American effort"
The New York herald., 1921-01-10
BLAZE IN MOTOR CAR
REVEALS BOOZE PLANT
Firen,en Find False Bottom
Holding 80 Gallons.

limousine owned by Albert Bert OF
594 Grove street. Jersey City. caught
fire yesterday afternoon on the Boule-
ward, near Fourth street. in weehawken,
and police and fremen were called.
The firemen extinguished the flames
and when they were poking about the
bottom of the car. the police say. they
found that II had false bottom. This
was taken out and thirty-nine gallons
of alcohol in one and five gallon cans
was discovered.
Bert was arrested. To-day he viii
be turned over to the Federal author.
ties at Newark.
The New York herald., 1921-01-10
SING SING PRISONERS
GLAD SNORER IS GONE
MichaIotO, Noise Maker, Is
Transferred to Dunnemoro.

Nine hundred prisoners In one cell
block In Sing Sing rested peacefully last
night because of the transfer to Danne-
mora prison Of Samuel Mchalow. known
as "Michalow the snorer." In the con-
dcmned row. where he was placed after
being convicted OF the murder of Mrs.
Elizabeth Liznick. at Yonkers, Michalow
made the other death cell men frantic
with his nocturnal serenadlng. His
breathing was described as something
between whistle and n scream, and
the death cell men appealed to the war
den to have him mufhed.
Later Michalow's sentence wa
changed 70 twenty years Imprisonment
and he snored all the harder. This time
however, his efforts ruined the sleep Of
all the prisoners in the cell block. am
prison discipline was imperilled. Micha
low was transferred with hfty-one other
prisoners
The New York herald., 1921-01-10
CABLE LANDING BILL
UP FOR NEW HEARING
u. S. Officials and Wire
Heads Will Testify.
Special Despatch to TIE New YonK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washtn0fon I.u a

Special Despatch to THE New Yonw HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. G., Jan. q.
Government officials from the State
and Navy departments and experts in
radio and wire communication. including
Clarence Mackay OF the All American
Cable Company, Newcomb Carlton Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company and
General Manager Young OF the Ameri-
can Radio Company. have been asked
by Senator Kellogg (Minn.) to appear
az witnesses In renewed hearings to-
morrow before his subcommittee of the
Interstate Commerce Committee on
legislation to regulate cable landings.
While the bill before the committee Is
one empowering the President. through
the State Department, to regulate un-
authorized cable landings on American
shores. the real purpose OF the hearings
n much broader.
According TO Senator Kellogg. he Is
laying the foundation for constructive
legislation that will be considered in the
Administration Of President Harding de-
signed to protect interests OF the United
States in the field of world communica-
ton. the dissemination Of news and the
spreading OF Information that will aid
I'm commercial development not now pos
sible.
The New York herald., 1921-01-10
CARDINAL GIBBONS IS
ABLE TO LEAVE BED
Sits Up in Wheel Chair; No
Visitors Ailowed. ~

BALTIMORE. Jan. s.--For the first tAsas
since his return from Union Mills. wncre
he was critically i'll. Cardinal Gibbons
left his bed for a few hours this after
noon.
Propped up with pillows In a wheel
chair. the Cardinal spent some time at
one Of the bay windows Of his study on
the second floor OF the archiepiscopal
residence gazing put on Charles street.
The rule against admitting visitors
to the Cardinal is being observed. un-
der advice OF his physician.
The New York herald., 1921-01-10
RENT, FUEL AND LIGHT
KEEP AT HIGH LEVEL
Other Household Expendi-
lures Record Decrease.

WASHINGTON, Jan. .. - Expenditures
during the last six months of 1920 of
the average American family for rent.
fuel and light not only resisted. but ran
counter to the general tendency toward
a lower level in prices. it was shown
to-day in figures compiled by the De-
partment of LaDor's bureau Of labor sta
tistics.
The average cost of living in the
eight cities at the beginning Of the
new year was 99.2 per cent. over the
average cost In 1914. while at the end
Of last June 1t was ISL per cent.