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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-27
Fat FCmin iuity
Fooled By Fate

Forty. egdt ~ the
Fat FCminuity nifty fat women v ho
Fooled By Fate arc being scientifically
trained by tua Now
York Health Department. in an attempt f.
reach ,'rudcru"s,. rejoice when they step on
the scales. But two lament. They are get
ting taltcr instead of thinner. Nature Just
loves to hide some of the rules by which She
goverps Aer conduct. That's why tho un.
expected happens.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-27
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS

Daily Tails With Thinking Phiadephims Subjects They
KnotU Best
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-27
SHORT CUTS

Winters greeting is frosty but kindly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-27
A PERTH ENr question is the division o
y the fund.

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Every organization will be asked to submit
4 statement OF operating expenses for the
preceding two years. \ strictly just and
equitable proportional distribution of the
fund will be made on this basis.
IN Invitation was extended to every vel
fare snd charitable organization reported by
tive Chamber OF Commerce as bona Gdc and
worthy Of support.
Every first dcllar collected will 60 to the
Red Cross.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21

refreshments we're served to those
present
Hon. John M. oge of Grand Co
teau, former member of the legisla-
ture from this parish, was greeting
his many friends in opelousas on
last Saturday.
Dudley Dunbar, native st. Landrian
but now a resident of Texas was
business visitor here on Saturday.
J. Edgar Andrepont for the past
several years in the army and also in
the government service, located at
Newark, New Jersey, was in Opelou-
sas Saturday. Mr.. Andrepont is now
llocated in Crowley and was here on a
visit to relatives.
w. P. Cain, prominent farmer Of
near LeonviHe, transacted business in
this city on Saturday.
Miss Sadie N. Cunningham of New
Orleans reached Opelousas last Fri
day on visit to relatives. On her
return she was accompanied gby her
grandmother, Mrs. F. M. Jackson.
A. D. Hanks of Port Barre passed
through Opelousas last Friday on his
way to Crowley.
DR.. Merrick w. Swords, secretary
of the Louisiana state board of
health, with headquarters in New Or
cans, spent several days here the
first of last week. The doctor is
former Opelousean and the eldest son
Of the late lamented Sheriff Marion
L. Swords, who was killed five years
ago July II last.
Quite a number of Opeluseans went
to Abbeville last Sunday to witness
the horse races at the Vermilion par
ish capital.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21
CIVIL SERVICE EXAM
FOR THE VACANCY IN
LOCAL POSTOFFICE
Ovtober IA Date Fixed for Its Holding
Of Open Competitive EVamina-
ton for Position

The civil service commission an
nounces that an open competitive ex-
animation will be held on October Is
for the filling of vacancy existing
in the office of postmaster at Opelou-
sas. The position is ranked in the
second class-and the salary is $4,000
per year.
It is expected, says the circular that
the appointment will be made from
this examination unless it is found in
the interest of the service to fill the
vacancy by transfer or promotion Of
some already in the competitive clas-
Isified civil service. This is not an ex-
animation under the civil service act
and rules, but is held under an exc
Icutive order issued May 10. 1921, and
revised Juy q, 1921, which provides
as follows:
when a vacancy exists or here.
after occurs in the position Of post.
master at an office of the first, Sc.
cond or third class, if such vacancy is
not filled by nomination of some per-
son within the competitive classified
Civil Service who has the required
qualifications, then the postmaster
general shall certify the fact to fill
such vacancy, and when such examin-
alton has been held and the papers
in connection Herewith have been
rated, the said commission shall GER
tify the results thereof to the post
master general, who shall submit to
the president the name of one of the
highest three qualified eligibles for
appointment to fill such vacancy IN
less it is established that the charac-
ter or residence of any such applicant
disqualifies him for appointment: Pro
vided at the expiration of the term of
any person appointed to such a posi-
ton through examination before the
civil service commission, the post
master general may, in his discretion
submit the. name Of such person to
the president for denomination with
out further examination.
mo person who has passed his six
ty-fifth birthday, or who has not act
ually resided within the delivery Of
such office for two years next exceed
ing date Of examination shall be given
the examination herein provided for.
"If under this order it is desired
to make nomination for any office of
person in the competitive classified
service, such person must first be
found by the civil service commission
to meet the minimum requirements
for the office
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21

Archie Orge Of Lafayette and Ser
geant O'Shannon of Grand C9teau
spent the day here Sunday as tine
guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Andrus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed G. Burleigh. Rev.
and Mrs, S. L. Riggs and son, Leonard
Miss Irene Shute, Frank S. Carlo Mrs
Frank G. Shute, Little Miss Vera
Beaumann motored to Lake Arthur,
La, last Friday to attned a revival
held by Rev. Dan Kelly.
B. w. Clopton of Morrow station
was here on Monday to attend the po-
lice jury meeting He is one of the
fourth ward members of that body.
Uncle Tom McCaffery Of Washing
ton, veteran police juror from the
fifth ward, wa shere Monday to at
tend the special meeting of that body.
]. G. Lawler, prominent real estate
man of this city and enthusiastic
booster Of goood roads, was among
the number Of Opelouseans who went
to Baton. Rouge yesterday for the
public hearing on the road bills.
Attorneys P. r. Sandoz and R. Lee
Garland visited Eunice Monday even
ing to attend to professional busl-
ness.
f. Cliff Allen, Jr.. and Rodney Du-
son are attending school this session
at Tyler, Texas.
Miss Daisy Edwards, former Ope-
lousean but now residing in Lafayette
visited relatives here last Saturday.
Garland Dejean of Plaquemine
Point visited relatives In Opelousas
on last Monday afternoon.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21
STORAGE HOUSE FILM
SHOWN IN LOUISIANA

University Station, Baton Rouge.
La, Sept 19.-To meet the problem
of saving the largest sweet potato
crop the state has yet known, esti-
mated at more than 10000 bushels,
the department of agriculture has
made and is showing in the, picture
houses in Louisiana a film illustrating
graphically how this tremendous crop
can be saved, adding actually millions
of dollars to the states wealth, and
putting this money in circulation in
the state. This picture has been rush
ed to Louisiana and will be shown in
all of the picture houses of the prin-
cipal potato growing sections. Addi-
tional copies of this picture have been
ordered, and will be routed over the
state on arrival.
The simplicity of the construction
Of these storage houses is emphasize
ed in the picture. The principles on
which it operates are so plainly set
forth that any one seeing the picture
can construct such a house or re-
model a cabin, seed house, or out
building to where it will serve the
purpose. The storage house illus
trated makes possible the elimination
of the average loss of so per cent Of
the crop heretofore stored in potato
banks, and gives a potato that can
be safely shipped to the markets of
the country any time through the
season, without the danger of spelling
or can be consumed on the farm
throughout the spring and summer
months.
In the picture is shown the labor
ious, unsatisfactory, and wasteful me-
thod Of storing potatoes in banks, and
contrasts thsi method with the stor-
age in the modern storage house.
Grading, packing, and shipping of
the crop are illustrated.
Every detail Of the construction of
the house is given point by point. All
demonstration agents in the state are
supplied with plans, specifications
and bills of material for houses Of
from so OTTO 1000 or more bushels
capacity. or are in position to give in
structions and assistance in making
over other buildings into efficient
storage houses.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21
STATE STANDS FIRST
In FUR MARKET
TRAPPERS WAX RICH AS RESULT
OF HIGH PRICES OF PAST
FEW YEARS

New Orleans, Sept. 19.-The trapp
ing season in Louisiana opens NOV
ember 1, and continues unit the 1915
of January. The fur industry in Louis
lana is no small item in the produc
ton of the state, in the most favora
BILE seasons amounting to two or three
million dollars. The season last clos
ed was not a favorable one, owing &c
the high price Of furs during the wal
period and the sharp decline in 1920
New Orleans dealers ost rs to 80 per
cent on the stock left over, while the
new catch brought only one-third the
price of the previous year.
The result of this sharp decline was
that only about one-fourth of the trap
pers of the state engaged in the oc-
cupation, most of them being wall
supplied with money from the high
prices of the two or three previous
years, and being unwilling to trap for
the lower prices. TIA catch While
much smaller was superior in quail
ity, for trappers were advised before
hand of the fall in price, and began to
trap late in consequence, knowing
that only prime furs would bring any
thing like remunerative prices.
Louisiono produces more. fur pelts
than any section of the world of like
area, and New Dreams is the largest
fur market in America for such staple
furs as raccoon, mink and muskrat,
St. Louis being the nearest competitor
One fur house John A. Vesey Col
receives shipments of furs from 81
parts of North America, including eV-
ery province of Canada, Newfound'
land and Alaska, and has now en-
route a consignment of furs from the
interior of Russia. The fur dealers
of New Orleans rank with the largest
in the United States, and have con-
nection with the prlnclpaI Iur mar
kets of the world.
New York is the great manufactur-
ing center of the country, handling
IS per cent of the domestic business.
In these manufactures large quanti-
ties of Louisiana fur are used, though
they lose their identity as Louisiana
products, bringing larger prices when
labeled as coming from more north
ern localities. There are no mink
sets sold as Louisiana mink, though
in fact % per cent of the mink sets
originated in Louisiana. Similarly the
popular, but high priced Hudson
seaP' is in reality Louisiana muskrat
While it is true as general pro-
position that furs from more rigorous
climates are better in grade than
those from Louisiana, for a reason
quite obvious, Louisiana mink and OF
ter are worth as much as those
caught on the coast Of British Col
umbia and the lower coast of Alaska.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21
.zGnn/

w. NJ Hathorn and Mr.. Smith OF
Melville were opelousas visitors on
last Monday.
DR.. Theo. H. Littell of Vile Platte
was here Monday on a visit.
Levi Campbell of Barbreck attend
ed to business in this city on last
Monday.
L.. A. w. Quirk of Washington
transacted business in this city ion
Monday forenoon.
M. A. Hurston, representing tpe
Gulf States Electric company of New
Orleans, transacted business heF
Tuesday of this week.
Miss Alice, Ethel and Birdie Sicily
and Rainey Sicily of this city weAe
visitors to Crowley last Sunday
Rev. D. R. Pevoto, pastor of the
Baptist church of this city, is spend
ing the week at Lake Arthur, La.
Mrs. Charles B. Chachere entertain
ed at a birthday party on Monday
in honor of her little daughter, Mary
LOUIS fifth birthday About fifty little
children were present and little Miss
Mary Lou received many beautiful
presents from her little friends. Ring
games were played throughout the
evening and ice cream and cake were
served to those present..
Mastr ions Brooks entertained
few of his little friends in honor of
his eighth birthday, at the home of
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas
Roos, on South Main street. Delicious
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21
DO NOT STORE WEEVIL
INFESTED POTATOES

University Sttion, Baton Rouge, La.
Sept. I9.-The adult sweet potato
weevil is an odd-shaped, slender, hard
bodied shiny beetle with conspicuous
snout, or beak, and legs, and meas
ures about one-fourth inch in length
It's color is for the most part metallic
blue, though parts of the insect are
bright red.
The beetles lay their eggs on the
lower portions of vine or on the tub
ers of sweet potato and some wild
vines which are cose relatives Of the
sweet potato. From the egg there is
sues a white, footless grub or borer
with a pale brown head. The grubs
make numerous tunnels through the
sweet potato tubers, often injuring
them to such an extent that they are
unfit for food. After completing its
growth the grub stops feeding and
goes into a resting or pupal stage
within the tuber and from this issues
the beetle. While cold weather pre-
vents the weevil from breeding in the
field during the winter months they
will often contiue to reproduce in the
tubers kept in storage during this pc
Rod because of satisfactory tempera-
ture conditions.
Great care should be taken not to
store tubers containing borers. Con-
sidering the fact that the weevil has
been present in Louisiana since 1875,
It has spread very little, apparently
due to the fact that it travels slow
ly 1t has never been reported as
flying in the United States.
In sections where the sweet potato
weevil is already present there are
several methods that can be followed
to decrease the amount of damage
done. Among these may be mention
ed the following:
Secure seed potatoes free OF the
weevil, plant sweet potatoes as far as
possible from the fields where the
weevils with the potato slip" Plant
infested fields with some crop other
than sweet potatoes.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21

Isaac and Adam Stagg Of Bayou
Boeuf were visitors to Opelousas on
last Sunday.
Charles F. Bailey of Baton Rouge
spent the weekend here as the guest
of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mamalikas and
children have returned from San An
tonic, Texas, where they spent some
time visiting friends The former
stated that the flood that struck the
city while they were there did great
damage to property, not to say any.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21

thing about the awfnl
oa Isaac Goetz' prominent
Garland station, was a v,....
lousas on Sunday afternoon
Mrs. Fannie N. jackson
Saturday afternoon .ea tor Nsv u
where she will remain ssvs
ham. : Sllr
John w. ". Lewis, n. ana Il,
berg departed last wesE
Rouge where they win
studies in the LOuisisua ~.
Versity. W &
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21

Arthur Veltin visited Crowley last
week and reported that everything
is lovely in the Rice City Of America.
Mr.. and Mrs. James l. Shute of
Port Barre were visiting relatives in
Qpelousas on last Sunday.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21

Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. ManouyrierN and
family motored to jennings last Sun
day and spent the day with relatives.
The many friends of Mrs. A. w.
Krotz viii be panied to learn of her
illness. She is at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Robert Cha
chere, on South Court street, this
city.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-03-18


h'r nom" on superior '.'''' dli'I
spending the past wees visiting
friends III 'hle"ho
Lawrence Hln''", 'a'n,N N"S' anu
Neofte hlLi'uEa ~ .'"'' ''.'' ''''''"
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- " Irion went IN cbicapn this
morning on business visit.
Ed Donaldson Of StrcatUr was an
Ottawa visitor last night
Walter Ciaus,Un OF SueatOr visited
friends in Ottawa last nj-h'.
Miss Alma Samuson Of la san" was
an ottawa visitor Iart nlsht
Among IN" young people from OF
'AW" VINO o,'rHHed the da"c" III "a
'aIl" Ia = nL@h' "eIr w ,S,7 M"'+
'I"'"",''''"' 'sS >"h''' ,''""'' "I',',
iH"'' .>'I'" "'''"'' N'"'3
i'm Tdtto Wnteon Ed,tha Nuhoue,
ana beatrice Dvy.r
Howard Gpigrr was a La sale Wis.
ulr last niaht
Mrs Ida IIagenbuck Of this city
has returned to her home, after
spending the past two months visit
ing with her sister Mrs Henry Wer
nrr, Of Oshkosh, Wis.
Walter Van Loon and Henry Esh'
beck Of Streator were Ottawa visitors
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-03-18

Jack Dougherty, Paul Dwycr, Vincent
McMann Harold Sanders, Philip God.
frey and William Craig, all Of Otta-
wa. were among those from Ottawa
who attended the dance in La Sale
last night,
Paul Dwyer transacted business in
Leland yesterday.
Misses Ruth Russell, Helen Hitter.
Elsie Walking, Vera Morley and
t'rieda Duncan We're among those who
visited in La Sale last evening
Mr. and Mrs William IiOrnung Of
East Ottawa and Mr. and Mrs. Geo,
Fisher spent last evening in la Sale.
Edward Kelly, James Dunn and FL.
mer Levy Of this city motorcd to La
Sale last might,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-03-18
Notice.

There viii be meeting of tn"
Abraham Lincoln Council of the
Association for the RcooI.
milton Of the Irish Republic tonight at
IS o'clock at 81. Columbia Han.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-10
There are Worse Things
Than Buying at Home

several have been carefully unpacked
with the postal employees as witnesses.
The news of the missing notes has
spread rapidly and now many of the
purchasers are refusing to take their
packages from the office and Post
master Beavers has requested the de-
partment to investigate.
Not only have several Of the pur-
chasers paid notes which are still out
standing but they are far from pleased
with the fit and quality of their suits.
For the most part they insist that the
cloth in the suits is not the cloth they
purchased but is of far inferior quail
ity.
One of the buyers who told his story
to the Courier-Reporter evidently
spoke the mind of most of them when
he said: "I've got my suit but they've
got the note which / have paid. The
coat is too small and / don't believe
the cloth is the same I paid for. If
can get my note back I'm going to
give away the suit to some kid and
forget about it."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-10

would be pleased to have the press
give it publicity:
''The joint committee of the Senate
and House appointed to investigate
charges against the state reclamation
board, has held in allegiance since ad-
journment these proceedings, in order
to permit the filing of definite charg-
es in writing against said board by
anyone desiring to do so, under Senate
Joint Resolution No. IL. AS no charg-
es have been filed the committee will
proceed upon its own initiative to in
vestigate the acts of said board. The
committee invites any and all persons
having evidence against said reclama-
tion board or against any Of its men,
bers to acquaint said committee there
with in writing"
Neither the Spokesman-Review nor
the American Legion nor any persons
or attorney representing either, was
represented at the session.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-10
CONTRACT LET
FOR BRIDGE
ACROSS CANAL
Union Bridge Company to Build
Second Street Concrete Arch
for SST67.00
THE CITY BONDS ARE VOTED
Little Interest Shown i'm Election and
Vote is Light-Start Work
Next Week

By vote of S5 to % the electors
of Kennewick last Saturday author
lied the issuance Of $4,000 worth Of
bonds for the purpose Of meeting the
city's half of the cost Of new bridge
across the irrigation canal at Second
street.
As no organized opposition to the
proposed bond issue developed but lit
tie interest was taken in the election.
The total vote cast was less than one
fifth of the registered vote Of the
city. The bonding proposition lost in
the first ward but was carried by big
percentages in the other two wards.
The vote follows: First ward, for
bonds Is, against 20; second, for SO,
against 6; third, for IL, against 2.
Bids for construction Of the bridge
were opened in Prosser, Monday and
the contract awarded to the Union
Bridge company, which was represent
ed by Charles Huber The bridge COM
pany's bid was for $S767. The only
other bidder was T. C. Browne Of this
city.
Mr.. Huber, who was in the city
yesterday, said that work on the new
bridge would start next week and the
structure would be completed before
the beginning of the irrigation season.
The bridge is to be concrete arch
forty feet in width with 30-foot
driveway and 5-foot sidewalk on
either side.
The cost of the Improvement will be
shared equally by the county and the
city.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-10
SCOTT HENDERSON TO
COUNSEL STATE BOARD
Investigation into Acts of Reclamation
Board is to Continue at
Olympia

The legislative committee investi-
eating the affairs of the reclamation
board received no written or other
charges but decided, when it met on
Monday afternoon, to proceed with
the investigation on its own response
bility and without charges. Scott
Henderson has been employed as at
torney for the reclamation board and
his first act when the board met at
one o'clock after an adjournment since
Friday was to demand that the inves-
tigation proceed. The committee went
into executive session and discussed
at length the situation. Senator
Loomis. who is presiding in the inves-
tigation, then made the following an
nouncement and said the committee
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-10
BOY SCOUTS TO BOOST
GOOD TURN NEXT WEEK
Parents of Scouts and Business Men
Will be Asked to Wear The
II. II Square Knots

The Boy Scouts who know and ap-
preciate what "good turn" means,
will endeavor to pass the word along
to their elders next week which is to be
officially known as "good turn" week.
Sunday the Scouts will be at church
to explain the significance of the good
turn to their parents and ask that they
wear a square knot next week, thus
signifying their support of the good
turn movement and the good work of
the scout organization. Monday the
boys will make canvass of the busi-
ness houses and tie square knots onto
the lapels of the business men.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-02-10
kenneWick Legion Post
Protests Committees Acts

mediately call meeting of the state
executive committee for the purpose of
considering both majority and minor
ity reports and that said executive
committee make known its findings
through the public press, as the voice
of the American Legion of the state"
In his letter of transmittal j. j.
Georgeson, commander of the local
post says: "We especially take ex-
ception to the part of their report in
which they besmirch the good name
of the directors and people of the
Richland and Kennewick districts
wherein they insinuate that these peo-
pie are willing to barter their political
support for financial aid. This insin-
uation falls on many ex-service men
who are residents and land holders in
the above mentioned projects and
whose interests would have been great
ly jeopardized had the state reclama
ton board not extended their districts
aid.
"The aforementioned majority re-
port also contains many gross mis-
statements relative to the Kennewick
and Richland projects with which
members of this post are familiar. Mr..
Morrison in his letter to the engineer
of the Burbank project states that he
made a personal investigation of that
project, yet we have failed to find any
one who has ever seen Mr.. Morrison
on the Burbank, Kennewick or Rich
land project. If Mr.. Morrison was in
vestigating for the benefit of the Leg
ion, why didn't he take the matter up
with the Legion post at this place"
Similar resolution were passed by
the Pasco Legion Post early last week
and sent to every Legion post in the
state.