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The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04

Abbeville. The continuous north
winds are doing considerable damage
to the crops despite frequent showers.
University Station, Baton Rouge
A few years ago it was the practice
to ship most of the strawberries from
the Hammond, La, district to Chica-
go. That was before every shipper
knew the daily distribution OF ship
ments.
Abbeville Since the increase in
the rice market considerable rice has
been sold in this section.
Natchitoches.-The field work of the
soil survey of Natchitoches parish,
which has been in progress through
the past two winter seasons will soon
be completed and the party of survey
ors go north for work there during
the summer. Some fifty types of soil
have been identified and mapped. The
report and map covered the result OF
the work will be pushed next year.
Abbeville.-The town Is being given
a thorough cleaning up this week be-
cause OF the proclamation OF the
mayor for cleanup week.
White Castle.-Fire recently dam
aged the grocery store Of Jane Dean,
negress, of this place From all In
dications, it appears that the blaze
was of incendiary origin.
White Castle.-The White Castle
High School closed its session recent
", at which exercises nine pupils re
ceived diplomas
Natchitoches.- first services II
the new Presbyterian Church were
held last week by the Reverend II
McLain Of Shreveport.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
WILL FIGHT LANDLORDS.
CHICAGO Man Not 5eater-Wiil Carry
Case to Supreme Court.

Chicags.-C. H. E. Ziegler, known
along the north gold coast" as the
Fighting Doc" announced he would ap-
neal the adverse ruling which lost him
the decision in one of the most spec
tacular Iandlord-tenant battles here
this spring. Ziegler displayed huge
sign in front of his apartment object
ing to a rent increase from SlS5 10
1925 and replaced one torn down III
his absence. On Sundays he made
speeches against "profiteering land
lords" to crowds that assembled to
read his sign. A jury in Judge Trude
court decides he must Vacate ms
apartment, but Ziegler filed $4,000
bond and announced he would tight
this thing through the United States
supreme court"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
PLEA FOR The Hen
Surely Poor Biddy Is Entitled 10
Some Consideration.
Writer Points Out How Modern tne
ventions Have Made Her Work
Harder to Perform-Latest
Is the Airplsne.

There seems TO be no rest IN this
world for the busy and useful men
While deyOting all her spare time 70
the work of producing eggs LOT lnan-
kind to eat, she is obliged to put heL
well and favorably known intellectual
Drocesses TO the task of studying the
strange characteristics of those TOT
whom the eggs are laid. Always Win.
| anxiety, and often with fear ana trem-
/ hing and with accompanying cacKiIg,
| she watches the new devices whlcn
man produces for her destruction.
Long ago, it seems now, she was
startled by that strange demon OF inc
road that man called II bicycle. WHEN
# came along she could never tell
which side of the road was the SAFER
so she futtered aimlessly ana almost
without hope from one side TO the
other.
In the course of time and with the
mid of experience, frequently paiillul
and sometimes fatal, she learned tilat
il WAS safer to stay where she was
than to trv TO dodge the thing. Iheh
came along that still more fearful con-
+,ivonce the automobile, to interfere
with her career and to interrupt the I'M
nnrtant business of getting the eggs
laid. Many IL hen has lost her heau
hocousp Of the automobile, while many
others merely lost their nerve. But inc
= automobile has become so Irequeii.
= sight upon the country ROADS llat
: tho hen has gen orally come to regaru
4 II with n certain measure or lnd'ler-
+ ence. She has practically ceased 10 De
frightened away from her steady Joo
of egg-laying. and goes about her DUST
ness as usual, in spite Of the smelhns,
noisy. careless and uncertain deVll
y wagons.
Rut now comes along another terror
n Pro Bono Publico, famous citlzeh Vi
&c everv community, has written about Il
D. 70 the Daily News of st. Johns Ne"
N roundland. "As one who protested
c. against the bicycle nuisance ~ year
,e ago. he writes, 81 desire to JOIN
e the present agitation to prevent nc
f. torcars from using the public roaus'
10 and he tells a moving tale OF the OF
in comforts they cause and the trouo'
Ia they produce. But this IS all prem.
d. inary to. his real complaint. That
to directed against the airplane ocea
- vovagers who have fiocked 10 New
,is foundland for the hop-off. Oh tneS
90 he says:
hit VI also wish TO voice protes
es against airpIAnes being allowed 10
over the city. frightening our pouitr
and thereby interfering with the su 81,
rdy of eggs, so important during u
present shortage of food. This nuisah'
-. is only Just beginning, and now Is u
time to stop it before the alrplal
ce- becomes as great pest as the
no cycle and the motorcar."
tn The hen is doing her best to per1Or
Der her duty to man and to keep up WI
will mans vagaries, but it is severe stra
hat on her intellect. If man wants her
supply his table with eggs, he snou
zed he more Observation-Disclosures Co'
Dm- ant.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
CATCH A WOMAN TRAMP.
aeeats" Her Way From Oklahoma
Town Into Wisconsin.

oconto, wis-The first woman tramp
ever arrested in Northeastern Wiscon'
sin was taken from train when It
puI,ed into the station here. The wo-
man. fairly well dressed and wearing
overails over her skirt and a cap pull
ell down on her thick bobbed hair,
gave her name as Helen Ardmore ana
said she had beaten her way from a
small Oklahoma town, the name oil
which che refused to reveal She sald
she was 2S years old and a waitress
She was sentenced to ten days IN The
county jail.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
TWO new ANGLES ON
SCHOOL ORDINANCE
CONTESTS ARE STARTED ON APP
HORTIoNMENT OF FUNDS
SELECT!VE PLAN.
PREPARE TAX SCHEDULE
Suffrage Cohorts To Resume Battle
Contention Over Registration ct
Voters To Go To Floor of
Convention.

Baton Rouge, La-Ordinances re-
lating to the educational system OF
the state and creating a public ser.
vice commission will be in the spot
light at the Constitutional Convention.
Both are fixed as special orders, edu-
cation for Tuesday and the public
service commission for Wednesday.
Interest mainly centers in the edu-
cational ordinance because two par
liamentary contests have already
been started. One of the fights is
over the apportionment of public
school funds The educational COM
mittee brought in a provision to APP
portion the funds on a basis of educa-
BILE children. Mr.. Cazedessus Of East
Baton Rouge will attack this with an
amendment requiring the funds to be
distributed on a basis of average at
tendance in the public schools.
The other contest is over the man
ner of selecting the members Of the
State Board of Education. The com
mite ordinance provides for clever
members of the board, one to be elect
ed from each congressional district
andthree to be named by the gov
ernor.
Mrs F. E. Friend of New orlean
and DR.. Roy o. Young of Lafayett
propose to offer amendments makini
the entire board appointive by tn
governor.
One ordinance is on the calenda
for final passage measure - MI
Clinton of Tensas, empowering tn
Legislature to pass enabling act
when constitutional amendments ar
submitted.
A subcommittee from the taxatic
committee will meet Monday at
M. to prepare the taxation and rev
nue. schedule. The full committee
to meet to whip the schedule int
shape.
The schedule committee met at
n. to consider ordinances on suDSsll
sion, and, to arrange for the prepar
ton Of the schedule that will go in
the new constitution. The committ'
will also have the job OF drafting
ordinance providing for the session
the Legislature that is to follow u
Constitutional Convention.
The suffrage committee will resun
the battle over registrars OF voter
No matter what the committee
cides upon, the row win be carried
to the convention. Several dissat
ned delegates have declared their
tention Of fighting the issue on I
door.
The committee on agriculture "
receive a report from a subcommitt
compcsed Of Messrs. Young, Pipes
Tobin on the redrafting of the co
mittee's, ordinance creating rre ~
Board Of Agriculture and defining
duties. The ordinance encounter
serious opposition in the convent
and was recommitted
The judiciary Committees o.
nance will be printed and distrlput
1s1 Of wich will be printed and
tributed by Monday night. II
reach the amendment stage during
week
The action OF the generaP proVlsi
committee in emitting from its sen
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
COSTA RIGA TO ADVANCE.
Entrance Approved AS Central Ameri'
can Republic.

San Jose, c. R.-Advance of Costa
RIGA to the Central american repub-
lies is approved in a report filed in
the foreign office by a majority in the
foreign relations committee of con-
gress. The government has drafted a
law embodying final approval of the
treaty establishing the federation and
has called for a meeting of the constit-
uent national assembly to pass upon
the entrance of Costa Rica to the fed
Grafton.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
CUT ALABAMA RAIL RATES.
Public Service Commission Reduces
Passenger Fares.

Mobile, Ala-According to announce
ment by President John 7. Cochrane,
of the Alabama, Tennessee and North
ern railroads. a reduction of 16 2-S per
cent in interstate passenger rates VIII
be put into effect June over that
road.
The decrease, which was authorized
by the Alabama public service com
mission. will be allowed on one-way
fares and round trip fares with a re
turn limit of 80 days. A decrease Of
SO 1-3 per cent will be made on rounc
trip rates with a return of five days.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
PROPOSE NEGRO HOSPITAL.
Would Cost 100000, and Care E%'
clusiveIy for Disabled Soldiers.


acknowledgements Of hos
initial costing 100000 near Tuskegee,
Ala, to care exclusively for disabled
negro former service men, is under
consideration by the government II
was said at the treasury 1t is expect
ed, officials said, that the Institution
will have 1900 beds. Establishment
of the hospital near Tuskegee is being
discussed, officials explained, as the
cooperation of the famous negro edu-
cational institution there is desired IN
working out plans for the relief Oh
disabled former service r5}n OF that
race. The new hospital is being con-
sidered in line with the general hos
pitalization plans of the treasury tor
providing adequate medical and surg
zeal facilities for veterans OF the world
war.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
BIG FIRMS ARE MERGED.

st. Louis.-Merger of the three lar
gest wholesale grocery companies In
St. Louis, with a capital of $2,OOO,OOO'
was announced. The firms are Scud'
ders-Gale, Amos-James and Haas Lie
her. The latter two companies were
consolidated last year. The new com
Germ will be known as the Amos
James-Lieber Company.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
GERMANY, At LAST
MAKES A PAYMENT
TWO HUNDRED MILLION ION AZ
COUNT" is HANDED TO THE
ALLIES IN BONDS.
IS IN THE SHAPE OF BONDS
SiIesian Dispute Now Seems on way
To Settlement, France Being Dis
posed to Accept the Com
promise.

Paris.-The first real payment on
the German reparations account was
announced from Berlin. The payment
is in the form of twenty bonds Of about
$4,000. 900 each, sSO,OOO,O0O OF which
is payable in New York, S6O,OOO'OOO IN
London and $6O,OOO,00O in Paris.
The bonds are Endorsed by the
Reicbsbank. the Disconto Gesellschatt
and the Dresdener Bank.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
Air patrol In Forests.

Ell Paso, Texas.-The army air serv-
ice is contemplating an airplane patrol
to protect the Arizona forests from raw
ages of fire. Maj. Carl Spatz, air Off
Ger of the Eighth corps area with head
quarters at Fort Sam Houston, is in
Nogales. Ariz., where he will establish
Headquarters for the patrol.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
Prison Sentences souaht,

New York.-Congress will be asked
to amend the federal laws to compel
imposition of prison sentences on con-
victed members of building materials
combinations, Samuel Untermyer has
announced.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
n,uhenEThuns FaIl out"

Des Moines, Ia.-James Okee1e' al
legged leader Of the Lemars, Ia, gang
Of bandits, who escaped from FORT
Madison prison last Christmas Day.
died at an Oklahoma City hospital
according to reports received mere
o'Keefe's death was the result OF a
bullet wound inflicted in flight over
the division of loot, it is said.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
Iuarez Is Popular.

Ell Paso, Texas.-After vising $4,000
passports and tourist permits to visit
Juarez, Mexico, in the past three
months, the Mexican consulate has
called a halt. The consulate has de-
clared that hereafter it will not wise
more than so passports or permits a
day,
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
FIND MORE PLAGUE CASES.

Mexico City.-Four new cases or
bubonic plague and three deaths were
recorded at Tampico. There are 40
known cases of the plague there, but
dispatches assert rigid sanitary meas
ures to prevent the spread of the dis
ease are being inaugurated.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
ssseue Distressed Boat.

Norfolk, Va.-FOrty-five days out
from Cane Verde with 60 passengers,
and out of provisions, the American
schooner Senator, bound for her home
mort. New Bedford, was picked up
about SEQ miles east of Cape Henry by
the coast guard cutter Manning.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
Rathenau in Cabinet.

Berlin.-Dr. Walter Rathenau, presi-
dent of the German General Electric
company, according to the newspapers,
has accepted the post of minister CT re-
construction in the cabinet of Chan
cellor Wirth.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
POTATO PRICES FALL
Price of 80 Cents Bushel on Ola
stock Lowest This Season.

Price of 80 Cents a Bushei on Olo
stock Lowest This Season.
ashington.-Potatoes reached the
lowest price of the season when OLD
stock sold in carloads at Chicago Tor
80 cents per 100 pounds, or 80 cents
bushel, according to reports to the ou-
reau of markets. A year ago the price
was $3.50. In most large eastern whole
sale markets the price range is from
rs cents to 81. New southern potatoes
declined 50 per barrel under pressure
of increasing supplies from the Caro-
linas. Shipments of old and new STOCK
are heavy for this time of year. SWeet
potatoes declined slightly, but at SOU
| to SO per bushel are actually and rela'
lively much higher than white STOCK
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
onoshoremen Meet in Baltimore.

Galveston, Texas.-Mobile was Sc
Iected as next years meeting place Of
the south Atlantic and gulf district OF
the international Longshoremen's as
ISOLATION. which closed its eleventh
onnual convention.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
HUNGARY Would Join.

Geneva.-Hungary has officially no
titled the league of nations of her in
tention to apply for admission to the
league when the assembly meets In
September.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
Divorced At "a.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-Mrs. Matilda
Foss, "a years old. was granted di
vorce here from John Foss, 70 years
old. Mrs. Foss alleged they were mar
ried in 1866 and that Foss wouldn't
work"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
Ara oniner Killed.

San Diego, Cal.-Lieut. George T.
Roe of Boston, Mass, naval air .serV
ice. was killed and Chief Machinists
Mate James P. Dudley of Virginia was
seriously injured when the airplane IN
which they we're flying fell 500 fet.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
FEAR INDIAN UPRISING.
Utah Officers ApprehensiVe and or.
oanize Posses.

Salt Lake City. Utah.-Fear OF an
uprising of the Ute Indians, following
the death in fight with peace Off
Ger of an Indian, was contained in a
message received by United States
Marshal Nebeker from George Adams,
former member of the Utah Leglsla'
ture from San Juan county. The mes
sage read:
zone Indian was killed when County
Attorney Keller and Sheriff Hyde at
tempted to arrest Utes for stealing
cattle. Sheriff calls for help. Posse
leaving from Monticello and Blanding
Wires cut between Bluff and Bland
ing"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
Hanced AS Spy.

Angora.-Mustapaha Sachir, a Brit
ish Indian subject, who was formerly
. member of the Turkish delegation In
London, was publicly hanged as a spy
A. parliament Square here after con-
viction at a trial that lasted IL days.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
BRAND HAS NEW PLAN.
Would Have Experts Report Proper
Division of SiIesian District.

DIVISION OF ShSSl0H D'eN'SN'
Paris.-Contrary to expectations no
date has yet been fixed for the meet
ing of the allied supreme council at
Boulogne and, it is understood, the
French government sent to the Brit,
ish foreign office a note pointing out
the advantage to be gained from not
deciding the Upper Silesian question
Immediately because of the state OF
mind in the two directly interested
countries. which might cause an early
decision to fail of practical acceptance
Premier BRAND, it is understood
proposes to give the question OF al
vision of the district over to experts
the supreme council not to make It's
decision before receiving the report o.
this technical examination.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
Send EnvoYs To Mexico,

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is ex-
pected to send to Moscow shortly a
commercial mission with the probable
object of negotiating a trade agree
ment between the two governments,
according to advices in official circles
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
snow In Montana.

Helena, Mont.-A light snowfall was
reported over widely separated areas
in Montana. The fall, which was heav-
lest in the mountain sections, followed
a series of showers that have been
widespread over that state.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
crazed Negro Kills One.

Buffalo, n. Y.-Edward A. WILSON,
SO. a sergeant of the police reserves
was killed and four other persons were
shot by a negro who ran amuck with
a pistol in a house occupied by negroes
in Clinton street.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
SEIZE sLAckER's PROPERTY.
Federal Authorities Grab All Money OF
Grover Bergdoll.

Philadelphia.-All of the property in
this city of Grover Cleveland Berg
doll, convicted draft evader and army
deserter. now in Germany, valued at
about sS50,0O0, was seized by Col.
Thomas w. Miller, alien property Gus
todian of the United States. 1t con-
sists in four local banking institutions.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04
GUNS DROVE HIM INSANE.
Jury Acquits War Veteran on Novel
Die. in Illinois

jury ACCOUNTS WA
Plea in Illinois.
Clinton, Il-Because he was close
to big guns in the army, James Ham
ilton Twins of Chicago was saved from
conviction for murder. A jury found
that he had killed Daniel Young at
Clinton on November 26, 1920, but that
he was insane at the time. Two weeks
continual firing of 15O-centimeter guns
caused Twins insanity, it was testified.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-04

The action of the general provisions
COMMITTEES in emitting from its scneo'
The Nome nugget., 1921-08-27
MUNICIPAL DOCK SI1EsAPPR0vED
 BY COUNCIL

Plans anl specifications for a new Municipal dock site on River Street were adopted-by the City Council at the regular bmonthly meeting of the city dads Monday evening. The ne ' location lays along the North bank of Snake River. running westward along the foot of D. Street and with proper wharfage facilities installed would greatly facilitate shipping ia the lower basin. The plans approv- ed by the council were drawn by En- giner John A Wilson for the council Rarbor Committee and have received the endorsement of Junior Engineer E. L. Carpenter. in charge of the government harbor construction work. Following their unanimous endorsement by the council the City Clerk was instructed to forward t! ;.lans to the War Department for final approval.
 The council met around the usual hour with acting Mayor Maynard in the chair. Following the usual op- enng routine the Police Committee reported having made arrangements with J. V. Jackson. who conducts merchants patrol. to act as special policeman in conjunction with his duties as night watchman, Salary for his services in this connection was fixed at $50 per month. payable out of the City Treasury.
 The Street committee. through its Chairman, reported that the officials of the electric light plant had been interviewed regarding the charges for lighting the city streets during the coming fall and winter and was informed they would remain the same as last year.
 An offer made by Duffy O'Connor to deed to the city parcel of land lying north of River Street in pay ment of the taxes due thereon was accepted by the council. The lot in question is so situated as to give the city right of way from First Avenue to River Street at a point opposite the Pioneer Mining Com pany building.
The Nome nugget., 1921-08-27
MINERAL APPLICATION
 No. O416
United States Land Office
 Nome, Alaska,

August 25, 1921.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That the PIONEER MINING AND DITCH COMPANY, incorporated un- der the Laws of Nevada. whose post office address is Underwood Building. San Francisco, California, has, through it's Authorized Agent. Chas. L. Johnson. whose post of flee address is Nome, Alaska, made application before the U. S. Land Office at Nome. Alaska. on behalf of itself and Louis H. Eisenlohr of Philadelphia. Penn. for U S. patent for the Consolidated Placer Mining Claim known as CONVEX FRACTION. CONCAvE FRACTION. and TIBBETTS BENCH PLACERS. situated about 4 miles north of the Town of Nome, on the left limit of Dry Creek, in the Cape Nome Min ing and Recording District, Territory of Alaska, and designated by the r S. Surveyor General of said Terri tory as Min. Sur. No. 1924; the exterior boundaries of which survey, according to the plat and field notes on file in said Land Office, with a magnetic variation of from 19 deg 1 min. E.. to, 19 deg. 43 min. E.. are as follows: