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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07
Social and Personal

the party beside Mrs. Norvell and the
charming guest of honor were Mrs.
George Watson, Mrs. George Brantley
and Mrs. j. l.. Moon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07

Miss Alice Watkins, of Atlanta. Ga,
a sister of Paul and Benjamin Wat
kins Of this city, is now making her
home here. having been added to the
efficient sales force of the Reynolds
department Store.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07
FIccta Club TO Meet

The Electa Club will meet at the
home of Mrs. p d. Goodyear, 406 S.
Missouri Ave- at $3.50 Friday after
loon, when Mrs. Goodyear and Mrs
w. j. Perkins will be hostesses. All
members are urged to attend, and Wis
iting Eastern Stars are also invited.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07

Miss Mamie X Startling who has
spent the winter very cnjoyably in
Lakeland. has returned to her home
in Hopkinsville. Ky.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07

DR.. w. B. Moon Of Crystal River is
spending a couple of days in Lake
land, having come over on profession
al business, and is a guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Steitz.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07

Walter r. Wilson, who has been i'll
for several days, is able to he out
again. as his friends will be pleased
to learn.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07

George M Harris, one of the lead
ing citizens of Galloway, was a bust
ness visitor to Lakeland today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07
INFORMAL Dance
At WoFi1an's Club

a group of sixteen couples held =
delightful informal dance Wednesday
evening at the Wontan's Club build
ing, the music being furnished by Mrs.
Walter Stubs at the piano.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07

Mrs. c. NJ. Clayton and little
daughter, Mary 10, left Wednesday
for a trip to Jacksonville.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07

The friends Of Mrs. E w. Osborne.
of 2O7 w. Cannon St., will regret to
learn that she is seriously ill.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07

Mr.. and Mrs. 4. n. Hewitt, CT 1910
S. Missouri Ave, are the parents OF
e fine eight and half pound girl who
was born Wednesday and has been
named Billy Louise.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07

Jack Mcdonald, the popular cashie
Of the Bank of Plant City, was il
Lakeland today on business.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07

Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Dickers0n are
spending couple of days with friends
in Tampa.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07

Benjamin Hartley, the bright young
son of Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Hartley,
has been i'll for several days, and his
friends will wish him prompt recOv-
cry.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07

Hon. Spessard Holland, county
judge, was in Lakeland on business
Wednesday, accompanied by Mrs.
Holland
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07

Mrs. H. G. Nelson was able to leave
the Cottage Hospital Wednesday fol-
her home, 207 South Virginia avenue
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07


You are
trouble
with Con-
stIpaffcD,
SickHcad-
ache, Fra
digestion,
SOUrSfON1-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07
Quickly
Relieves
Constipation

D6M't take purgatives for Con-
8ulatiosa-- tne2 set hnrShly -
Ehey ovCrsfraI1s inc delicate
IN c m b r anc and leave the
Bowels I'm a worse condition
~ NR,Awa RnoNnr0 III
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-07

and says that residents of that LEGALITY
arc anticipating prosperous times.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
CHAPTER III.
The Two Orphans

TACK and Janet opened their eyes
d wide in surprise when they saw
sieepy Woodchuck walk across the
river. The ripping water held him up
Al though 1t had been frozen into solid
"His.s-s-s.s! You, too, can walk on
tbe water now that you are Slumber
Sprites," Kissed Black Snake. To show
them how easily 1t was done he glidcd
down the bank and out upon the river.
After him hoped Colonel Croaker, the
frog. Chip and Chippor Chpmuck
followed, and they didn't seem to get
wet enough even to need rubbers.
"If they can do that. we can, too
said Jack to Janet. Taking her by the
hand he jumped down to the rivers edge
and yentured one foot upon the water.
ne didn't sink. Then he put his other
foot, and that didn't sink. Janet did
The same, and there they both were
Standing on the water. Come on"
cried Jack, and he raced across the
river as fast as he could go, dragging
Janet after him.
They ran fast because they were
Scared. What IL the water should sud-
dsnly open and swallow them?
But the water didn't open. 1t held
them up and they soon reached the
other shore.
There Sleepy Woodchuck, Black
Snake. Colonel Croaker. and Chip and
Clipper Chipmuck were waiting for
them.
1.-THE steamship is nearly ready to
ssll for Egypt" barked Sleepy Wood
chuck. 1--WE must hurry aboard"
Jack and Janet didn't know whether
they wanted to so to Egypt. It seemed
very far away. But they ran after
Sleepy Woodchuck as he climbed the
dock where the steamship lay, pouring
smoke from its tunnels and throbbing
as II eager to be off.
As they scampered across the docks,
they heard the sound of sobbing. AL
stopped In surprise to listen. The sob
bing seemed to come from n large box.
They looked within. and there was
ragged little girl crying as IL her heart
were breaking. A ragged little boy was
trying to comfort her.
Don't cry, little sister," said the
boy. 1--WE will make our home in this
box, and ] will run crrands to get mon
ey to buy us food"
81 am cold," sobbed the little girl.
Fam hungry, too"
A heavy step sounded on the dock,
and q whiskered man wearing q shir
NuCtE . lOuhtu uOWu uDDl lLt
ragged girl and boy.
"Why is the little girl crying?" asked
the man in kindly voice.
''She is crying because we are or
phans and have no home except this old
box, y said the ragged boy. Sister is
afraid we will freeze"
Him III M said the whiskered
man, who was none other than the cap
tain Of the ship. ~ should say you
would freeze when Old Man Winter
comes along with his blizzardS and ice.
You can't keep warm in that box"
The ragged little girl sObbed harder
than ever.
There. there little sisterl' said
the ragged boy, hugging her tight.
Perhaps Santa ClHus will find US and
give us nice warm home and plenty
TO eat"
"Ho! no! .ho'" laughed the Kindly
Captain. Il will be Santa Claus to
you and give you a nice warm home on
my ship, and plenty 10 eat If the pesky
rats don't gobble ali our food first.
You shall go with me on my trip
"Are you going to the North Pole?'
asked the ragged lad, shivering. Lit
tie sister Is too cold now"
mo, we are going to the land Of the
Nile, where summer never ends,'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
DREAMLAND
.. ADVENTURES
The Siumber Sprifes
by DADDY

Jack and Janet 90 underground
rith Dame Instinct seeking q sum
mcr bird that sings spring songs IN
Ns autumn. Chip and Clipper
Chipruck take them 10 chcre Sleepy
Woodchuck is having his long iointer
,isep. When they, tease Sleepy
Woodchuck, he causes them 10 change
into Slumbcr Spriies and stdrts of
10 shop them Where he goes phen he
soes to sleep.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14

laughed the Kindly Captain. "All
aboard for Egypt :"
lie picked up the ragged little girl and
ragged little boy, and carried them
aboard the steamship!
Hurry urged Sleepy Woodchuck
to Jack and Janet. Black Snake, Col l.
onel Croaker, and Chip and Clipper
Chipmuck: They ran across the gang
plank to the deck of the ship just as the
sailors drew the gang plank in. and the
boat started on its long trip to Egypt.
lin tomorrow's chapter Will be told
how they find foes aboard the ship
but foes that cannot harm them
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
HUGH CRlLLEY DEAD
Prominent Allentown Citizen and
Former Member Of LeaIslature

Allentown, Pa, Dec. 14.--Allentown
Is In mourning over the death Of Hugh
Criiley, former member of the Icglsla-
turc, former school director and council
man and one of the leading citizens Of
this city. He was seventy two years
old.
Born in Ireland. he started as 81
builder Of trolley lines from Allentown
to Philadelphia and Slatington and be.
came a millionaire. For the last few
years he built State highways. lie Is
survived by his wife and one son, Hugh.
q student at Lafayette. DR.. John
Crilley,. of Philadelphia, is his only sur
viving brother.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-09-10
DONALDsoNvILLE LOCKS.
Engineers Report Adversely {
Proposition.

The following taken from last
Wednesdays New Orleans Times
Picayune, and bearing upon and af-
feeting a proposition Of great pub
lie Importance, in which the people
Of zthiscity and the entire .afourche
valley are deeply interested, will
no doubt be read with keen disap-
ppintment by all:
Projects proposed to connect
Bayou Lafourehe with the Missis-
sippi river, requiring an expendi-
ture of approximately $1,100,00O,
were unfavoIAb1y reported on by
army engineers Tuesday, accord
ing to dispatches from Washington.
The project was to build a lock
at Donaldsonville, with a channel
through the bayou, which would give
a waterways connection through
the Plaquemine system to the river
and thence to the gulf. Expense
was to be borne by parish levee
boards and the United States.
t'The unfavorable report on the
Lafourche lock proposal had been
expected since Colonel Dent, dis
trict engineer of the United States
army engineers service, reported
against it.
"'This has come up half dozen
times said Colonel Dent, and each
time it has been reported unfavor-
ably
"It cannot come up again, it is
understood, unless a special act is
passed by congress calling for a re-
port on the advisability Of such a
project. The locks would create an
expense to the government of about
I $4,000, according to the report
of the board Of engineers for rivers
and harbors, and would mean an adj
ditional $4,000 year for main
tenance. .
+ "The matter first came up official
" on November Is, 1919, when a
government hearing was held. A
similar hearing was held in Wash
ington on October 28, 1919, and the
then district engineer for the east
Louisiana district reported favor
ably on the project. Colonel Dent,
however, reported unfavorably, and
Washington officials upheld him.
'sTwo other southern projects were
disapproved Tuesday by the army
engineers. They decided against inn
provements to Ship Island Pass,
Miss, and the south fork of the
Kentucky river"
1t begins to look as if all efforts
on the part of those interested to
have the locks built, will prove Of no
avail and that the great project,
which means so m Il 20 thousands
Of people will never materialize.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-09-10
A Grateful Letter.

It is in trying conditions like that
related below by Mrs. Geo. L. North
of Naples, N. Y. that proves the
worth of Chamberlain's Collie and
Diarrhoea Remedy. Two years ago
last summer" she says, ':our little
boy had dysentery. At that time we
miles from a doctor. Our son
was taken i'll suddenly and was
about the sickest child ever saw.
He was in terrible pain all the time
and passed from one consulsion in
to another. / sent my husband FOR
the doctor and a5kef he was gone
thought Of bottle ofs Chamb erlain $
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy in. The
cupboard. / gave him some of it
and he began to improve at once.
By the time the doctor arrived he was
out of danger. "-l ADV
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-09-10
REASON WILL PREVAIL.
| Senator Broussard Confident Dry
! Law Change Will Be Adopted.
NUMBER 4.

Senator Edwin S. Broussard of
Louisiana, who is making. strong
fight for the passage of an amend
ment to the dry law, to prohibit
enforcement agents from making
any search Of property or premises
without q search warrant, is staying
in Washington during the con-
gressional recess to keep in touch
with the tariff situation with par
ticular reference to sugar and rice
and to prepare to continue the fight
for the Stanley amendment to the
anti-beer bill.
The amendment reads as follows:
ssAny officer, agent or employe of
the United States engaged in the
enforcement of this act, or the ma
tional prohibition act, or any other
law Of the United States, who shall
search Or attempt to search property
or premises of any person without
previously securing search warrant
as provided by law, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor."
The substitute agreed upon by the
conference Of committees from the
senate and house follows:
"That any officer, agent or en-
pIoye of the United States engaged
in the enforcement Of this act, or
the national prohibition act, or any
other law of the United States, who
shall search any private dwelling as
defined in the national prohibition
act, and occupied as such dwelling,
without a warrant directing such
search, or who while SO engaged
shall without a search warrant mall
iciously and without reasonable
cause search any other building or
property shall be guilty Of a mis-
demeanOr." ....
The substitute was rejected by the
senate before recess and the senator
is Of the opinion that that body will
again reject it when it reconvenes.
He and his co-workers rely greatly
upon the awakening of the public
to the fact that it is intended to
allow prohibition officers to search
automobiles and the persons of any
man or woman when away from
their dwellings when it is merely
suspected that they are violating
the Volstead act. Since the people
Of the country have had some OPP
portunity to become acquainted with
The type of individual frequently
employed as prohibition agents, he
thinks there will be strong protest
against vesting any such additional
sweeping power in these men. -
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-09-10
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
The Chief is not responsible for
views expressed by correspondents. II
Protest from a Merchant,

Protest from Merchant.
Donaldsonville, La, Sept. 7, 1921.
Editor Chief:
am a merchant doing business in
this town and would be glad if
you would give me little space
which may help to put stop to an
evil which has been growing for
some time.
There are some people here who
get their goods on credit with no in
tention Of paying for them. Some Of
them own and ride around in auto
mobiles, go to New Orleans on pleas
ure jaunts, take in picture shows
and have a good time generally. Plain
speaking, they are chronic dead beats
when it comes to paying for goods
they get at home. They get credit
first at one place then at another,
and many of them send to mail or
der houses for goods which they are
obliged to pay spot cash for. But
they fail to pay spot cash for the
goods they get in Donaldsonville.
Now, we have our goods to pay
for, and no longer do we get sixty
or ninety days in which to pay for
them. At the expiration of thirty
days we are billed and we are ex-
pected to meet these bills. Then
there is rent clerk hire, light, and
other expenses the public knows
nothing about If these dead beats
would come to tEe front and pay
up there would not be so much
anxiety on our part. I suggest that
merchants cooperate, have list of
these dead beats made out every
month and a copy furnished to
every merchant. It has been done
in other places and can be done
here.
It is time we took a stand againt
these dead BEATS. We can weed
them out if we go after them prop
erly, and they will either have to
buy their goods here and pay for
them or get them. elsewhere. And
when it becomes known that they
get them elsewhere, / am of the
opinion that loyal citizens won't have
much respect for them.
A: MERCHANT.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-09-10
HIGHER TAXES IN PROSPECT.
State Needs 100000 More Under
New Constitution.

The extra session of the legisla-
cure had hardly convened at Baton
Rouge, when the manner and ex-
tent to which the Constitutional
Convention obeyed the mandate of
che dear people, to devise ways and
means Of reducing the burdens of
taxation Developed and came force
ably 70 light. The truth came out
when the ways and means commit
tee began figuring on the new
revenue bill, and it was found that
approximately $1,O00,0OO more
must be raised to meet the require
ments Of the new constitution. Of
this amount, 100000 Is needed to
cover the cost of holding the con-
yention and 100000, to pay the
expense of the present extra session
OF the legislature. The other half
million will be required to meet in
creased appropriations written into
I. Till new organic law; salary raises,
etc.
To raise this additional revenue,
several tentative plans are in course
of consideration. One Of these is
tosclassify. property for the purposes
Of taxation, and to give greater au-
thority 70 assessors, supervised by
the Louisiana Tax Commission. The
Inheritance tax is looked upon as
another source from which about
half million can be derived, and
licenses are set down as the old stand
by. This source, instead of yield
ing the estimated 100000 for the
current year, has already brought
$l,A00,000 to the treasury, and it
ID suggested that this item alone
can be. made to go a long way in
filling the gap. )
Whatever means might eventual
" be selected to produce the addi-
tonal revenue, it is certain that the
dear people will have to foot the
bill! and the tax payers might as
well prepare to meet substantial
increase, instead of the much hoped
Tor and promised reduction in their
taxes.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-09-10
All Aboard :!

Wallace Reid's Love Special
will make it's initial trip tomorrow
at the Grand Theatre, at p. M,
and win run until Il p. m.
Fare for the round trip will be:
Adults, II cents; children under II
years, II cents; children under 5
years, cents, which includes war
tax.
"Wally" will be in charge Of
each trip, and with him will be beau
tiful Agnes Ayres, who only travels
in high-class company; Sylvia Ash
ton, Clarence Burton and Theodore
Roberts. ...-
They and others in the party will
mingIe with the crowds, in fact, as
sist "Wally" in making it a very en-,
joyable trip. We refrain from
mentioning any Of the number Of
places on the route nor the beautl-
full scenic country that you will pass
through, although we are sure that
you will enjoy it.
At the end of each trip while
"Wally" is oiling the engine our old
pal, snub, with his crowd Of fun
! makers, who have all this time been
| riding in the rear coach, will en-
tertain you with a comedy.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-09-10
One Cent Tax on Gasoline.

As a result of a conference last
Saturday between Governor Parker
and about thirty-fve men, repre-
senting oil and gas interests in all
sections of the state, the GOVERNOR
has decided to urge the legislature
to impose tax of one cent per
gallon on all gasoline sold for use
in the state for the benefit of the
state highway fund, and to make the
collection Of the tax from the refiners
or wholesalers. The new constitu-
tion provides that tax not to ex-
ceed two cents per gallon may be
imposed on gasoline for state high
way porposes: The conference
unanimously recommended that the
tax ) on gasoline be made one
cent instead of two as authorized
by the new organic law, under the
belief that the maximum tax would
have the effect of driving gasoline
business out of the state and would
yield less revenue than the tax OF
one cent. So
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-09-10
URGES SHORT SESSION.
Governors Message to Legislature
Briefest in History.

Governor Parker's message to
the legislature at the opening ses-
sion of that body last Tuesday, is
perhaps the. briefest ON record, and
urges that the lawmakers confne
themselves to the. enactment of only
vitality needed measures. The mes
sage is as follows:
E'To the Members of the Legislature
of the State of Louisiana.
"Gentlemen-We are suffering
from too much legislation, too many
laws, and the public of both state
and nation will enjoy q recess.
eThis extra session Of the leg
islature would never have been call
ed except for the. passing Of enabling
acts to make our new constitution
operative, and when you pass and
the governor approves laws neces-
sary to render iraporf ant provisions
of the constitution. Immediately eff
fect1ve, we will have fully discharg-
ed our trust.
seTo seek to dictate to SO patri-
otic and independent a body is alb
surd, and my earnest desire is to
serve you in an advisory capacity
only.
Financial and agricultural con-
ditions, as well sas individual inter-
ests Of your members, appeal for
the shortest possible session con-
sistent with safety and for the en-
actment of only vitality needed laws.
'"The financial burden of a long
session is great, and my hope is we
can promptly, efficiently and thor
oughly perform the duties devoN-
ing upon us.
Respectfully, " z.s
John NJ. PARKER, Governor.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-09-10
The Shreveport Fair.

I The Chief acknowledges receipt
OF a. premium list of the state fair
which is to be held in Shreveport
from Oct. 27 to Nov. 6, inclusive.
it Is neatly printed book of 21O
pages and chronicles everything that
IS scheduled to take place at the fair
IN addition to the premiums offered.
included within its pages is an ex-
haustive list Of other state fairs that
are to take place this fall, together
with the names of the members of
the international and American As
sociation of Fairs and Exhibitions.
The book is Of value to those who
are interested in fairs and exhibi-
tions. "
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-09-10
Gourdain Resigns School Job.

Joseph N. Gourdain Of Convent,
who held the Office of superintendent
of the public schools Of St. James
since 1896, resigned that position
recently on + account of i'll health.
The school board met in special ses-
sion few days ago and elected
Richard P. Lowrsy ct Lutcher, as
his successor. Mke' 0sufdaln was
very active and energetic educator
and during the many years OF his IN
cumbency. in office succeeded IN
building a good school system in the
parish. Mr. Lowrey, his successor,
has been principal of the Luteher
High School for the past seven
wars +e--~s st,r=z-~r