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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-17
q women ARRESTED FOR
Mine RIOTING ARE Jailed

PITTSBURG Kan, Dec l6 (By Associated Pre)Four wom-
en- ssd to participated demonstrations which striking
union driven from work early this week. arrested
tonight the city Jail here The held under
charges of unlawful assembge prepared by the county attorney
here, {. A. Burnett.
The Mrs Mary Batto, IS years old wife of
miner Mrs Mary Skubt years old wife Of former deputy
sheriff of sord county Mrs Marie Daone mother
children; Mrs fanni Wilmer widow of a miner
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-17
AMERICA WILL
NOT SUPPORT
CHINESE PLAN
U. S. DELEGATES TO I'M
FORTUNE JAPAN TO RE-
LINQUIsH CLAIMS.

Nv ASociaud Press
WASIIINGTON, Dec. lG.-Chini'S
appeal Tor wholesale abrogati0n
Of all tine treaties and arguments
comp. ised under the > points which
Japan prop0unded in her 1878 de
mandS will not receive the support
oi the American delegation. al
though the american win endrayor
tn obtain through voluntary conceS-
slams REIMBURSEMENT of many oi
IA" special privileges and conce>.
sionS which have proved ~ irksome
tu China IL WIS said to-day
The Am'r'uu position from the hD-
gluiug has been That treaties which were
ont rnd into hy China BOO her sovereign
capacity as au independent stat. cannot
De- attacked and uuIl,u,d Dos tuy action
Il tl' Washington conference, But th"
American doicratoe Do Dr. -1Il .r. ~
no utinion lhri Japan l4 prepared to
90 'u great lougth o. "wort l,asuuabl,
requests lum china for tb, am,iu.
ti,u '. conditions arisiur under th, Jp
IhDugn of thc points which n.ir huyt.
ly uIpu her.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-17
DISMISSAL OF SUIT
BY LOUISIANA ASKED

~ Associated Prsas
WASHINGTON. Dec t6.-SccrotnIy
Fan. OF the interior Department today
filed q motion IN the equity court ask
INK for the dismissal of bin for in
junction filed hv the state 90 Louisiana
tp prevent the United states govern
mou' taking over patents 90 oil and
mineral lnds in Louisiana and other
southern and southwestern states Title
20 the lands in dispute is held by the
Federal government Secretary Tan
Told tha court and favorable action
would deprive the government of right
m upoy sion and Jurisdiction over
hs lands. y
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-17

,e ."W.. themselves ..1 l.
expected Hr 'ros. vh .,,d Il 10
.rI Ilr~t ans d. ..r 10 ~ thu
conference OBJ, vho.r u.,- = " shin
....rne Hrt ship hrliug has been
Hs.f rr rae assorted luthorl,ativeiv
nr .f British viewpoint hat determ.
.H'f0r % Hry power outside the tri.
angular alr..rart 90 build up it's nava,
IHr.e over present status on any sub.
-urf'H' sal. rHa, of necesslty, mean
rrf reduction o. British. American
900 fH..... H..'s 1s inst agreed up.
ou h.t aH increase in which the five.
ftpthr. proportion would be ma,n-
uued between 'he powers.
fr hs r.Ht 20 Nj Hughes orlrina,
rryl' rronesf's however. NJ Rrians
uas understood hy members of tho
other dt'.utous t0 have concurrcd IN
tle four PRINCIPLES underlying the
AUeI.eHu plan.
atsttA-srI ...r.I4 ~ pAfaH. asura
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-17

SLAYER IS COUSIN
OF CLARA HkMOk

y, Associated Press
GLOBE Ar,. D,. lt Miss Alma
Smith. Wh. shot ana KILLED n T.. Chris
t.uS,u. au automobile dealer iu her
81. 700 foda, Js 90 cousin pi Clara smith
Hamon Who shot and killed Jake
H..,u tt AriwuI. okla
Miss smith admitted fhis tonight &C
cordug Co., officials. 900 1 statement Co.
ud,r sheriff Williams Dr u - Ken
i,Iy md C g.. Gmf.r. 100 the hospital
,r, -l. Wa. u.eu seriously
wounded
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-17
.fOCH THANKS LEGION
FOR IT'S ATTENTIONS

r" A.sf. .in'.d Press
INDIANAPOLIS D,e Marshal
Foyh who .s how,v1rl bound for
France aboard tHH steamship Paris.
sent tho following wireless message 20
'he national headquarters OF the Ameri-
ar Legion here today
"lu drawing away from the American
continent { do not forget the faithful
friends vhom leave and especially tho
cuUrid,s OF tho American Legion
who's, attentive care and uuforgotahlo
devotion have made mv voyage so easy
Hd agreeable. Q desire io assure them
orc, uor. .f mE attachment
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-17
TRIAL OF AUSTIN
BUSINESS men is
SET FOR MONDAY
SAY THEY KNEW NOTHING
OF KILLING NEAR KU
KLUX KHAN HALL.

by Assncihis' "re-s
AUSTIN. TcVas, Dec. l6.-The
examining trials of the nineteen
Austin citizens charged this morn
ING with the murder of pccler Clay.
ton tlNicab driver who was shot
10 death last night. will he held
Monday morning before Justice 81
the Peace George Mcndcll In whose
court the charges were filed hy
Earl shelton, an Austin attorney.
late today thirteen of the nine
teen citizens had been arrested
and III of thcm Immediately on ar-
rest made bond in the SUM 0f 3d.
set b, Justice NcrtYll.
Judge o. ~ Hamilton. ludge Of tho
TnyI. County criminal district court
today ud flit hD would not call a spe.
oll grand iur 90 investigate the kill
iHr and 'h'' 10 would 20 over until the
uoNt session Iu February
CLAYTON was shot about . o'clock last
right Will, sitting a. the steering
wheel OF 1u automobile that had iust
halted Iu lu alley next to the building
lroVn as tho 'Ku KluX Klan Hall"
u was reported that there was meet
Hr ro'ur ou Boo me han ~ the time Of
me- shooting and reports have II that 6,
was 90 meeting of m, Austin Khan
Barney Blunt and Olncy tChickcn'
Chidcrs two 1Vclh drivers. were
with clayton 40 thr time he was shot
und according 10 their version ~ tho
KILLING th,v were ON their wav 10 a
Dance and had stopped IN tho alley FOR
frN minutes when five or six men
standing boo tho alley opened fire on
them CLAYTON Vls struck by one bul.
iel and died almost instantly living
long enough 90 rVclpim that ~ don,
Nnow why they done ~ but died
game
Includes Bic Men.
Tho list ~ citizens charged with tho
murder includes several NJ Aua,in's
most prominent men while all of them
are known 1s citizens ~ good repui8.
tion. Included boo tho lis' is C. W Bar.
sor prominent business mau. and who
w1s president of tho san Sam cciohra.
iion ~ Austin last voar Iu1 was ~
elected for newt v,lr This is am an
uu1l celebration oi the battle OF san
CONTINUED oN PACE rwol
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-17

Sheriff nflt could of Crawford
Cours explained that while the offeuse
with Vhi,u thsv are charged .s hail.
able ID. clerk OF the district court had
closed h.s otf.c, before 'he women were
brought f1 pItt-bug and 80 would
therefore l- impossible tor The prison
.rs to g.f bonds accepted before morr-
rg The women u.Ie arrested at their
home. O s. Land deputy sheriff ar.
r..t,d fhs women and there was no
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-17

THe British statement as 90 French
proposals proceeded the committee
r1 rk decision Au official com.
"H... 'o tollys session said
m".H rmr lre committee m,t ai.
nrr.f ..H would meet again t1mar.
..H
There V.ra Indications that the
Tf.r.H group bad not concluded pr,.
..rfa'.. of i's case lu th, committees
|.. rH.I session. They are expected
.n .nr'uH. tomorrow aud. pending that.
HN...I f.. French J.l.g.f.s 1rc
# communication With their govern
urt H.s..nE to Seek broader powers
"Details of fh. French proposals we're
a.tH- Th. nIri glimpse of thc ata8-
u.u EI.rrl nHu British soar.rs before
fHs s..r..H curtain was ruug down
5eHIr o.. teD committee of nfteen was
nH'. 'o show ts disturbing nature
Ratio Wnl Stand.
...". HH..H..H. FH.....H.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-17

nothing hut Troubles iu th, new agree.
mcut and attacked th. admin. .stratlun
'or whnt be- described as 90 ,hauriu..
.a''. saving fhr.. was uu difference.
except grammatical ,hHugr.. between
the inm power pact AND the Versailles
covenant llls speech throughout was
iHi'Irp.rscl with attacks 600 Great
Brutal. tuI Japan. ,l,h .i whom hc dc.
Jared ht. "uIu' Co. ,l. armament con.
i"rcnc, with the uvDV,d uurpos, OF
setting themsclN' ,af .f hole"
ANY cunt'Ht.uu CHAT 90, new four
power treaty concerning tine Pacific
Hkes thg pa,, ut 'h. punrr,s uru
vidcd by tho AngloJarucsc alliance
.s au uhsud.ty Vice Foreign Minister
llan.hlru. ou, ut t,h J5muy.. plou.po
tcntari,s. EId tonight
t"Hweutnr upon report thlt the
japanese diuiomti- regarded M, new
TOM power treat. as .un-ttgtng u
promis" which s Goo take thc place OF
thr "uarui,es .. th. Nugltlup1r,se
alliance. ho -1id
Becomes Iocuar.
dom kUuU whore such am mpres
sion could have been obtained. for IL is
obvious tIut 10 any lauluc., diplomat
should mufc settlement of that char.
1rt,I the texts uf the iwo documents
which are N,N uulik, each other. woulu
De- sufficient o. display the absurdit,
o[ his contention.
IN a more juculnt vein Mf. iianihara
continued.
AS a maitor oI fact. We nave been
affected iu NOR" WAYS than one. by
American prohibition u accepting the
horsepower treaty. wc hlt, accepted
water for whisk,y Rut 81. dd so hc.
cause our primary object was nc.
corded
Whom the yie" minister was asked
what hc meant Do, replied with tbo gucs
tun. We'll isuf vh.s.,, muuuE thr
NneloJapn,s. alliance, stronger than
Uatpl
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-17
Dali Will vote MONDAY

DmIN ~ puhHc def
ni, i,od oost Monday The Dad win again
nHr q : q
parliament throughout h'tind cIsd adourrinE
is ot ~ issued the sessions a'Hn
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-17
Would oct Popular Vote

senator Reed. however, announced
mother purpose ~, proposed to send
tho treaty tu tuo American people. just
as was done with the treaty Ut Yer.
.lllas And Do, predicted thH' lF the
tm, th, voters hat, ln opportunity
tu ACT uu the question they VIII kruk
.haf This treaty bias 40 o. fh, vices
charged to th, treaty o' N,rsa.n.s with
nom, oi JUS virtues"
M. Reed declared ht could .cv
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-17

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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-17

CONTINUED u PACE rwos
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-04-22

surveyor W the ot8ue 0o8kQ OF En-
gineers and which under decision
of the Supreme Court have been held
to belong to the Levee Board under
the general grant Of Islands by the
General Assembly at the time of the
organization Of this Board.
Be It Further Resolved, That
Spencer & Spencer, Attorneys ~ law,
be employed to take immediate &C
ton, and to bring suit at once on
such lines as viii fully protect the
interest of this Board in the timber
on the said Island, and to prosecute
the said matter to q final judy
ment, in order that the status Of the
title of the said land may be fixed, |
the importance Of which is apparent
when it is considered thaE q number
of Islands surveyed by the State |
Board Of Engineers, and claimed by
this Board, are in question.
Be 1t Further Resolved, That this
Board does hereby ask that the fee
for the said firm Of Spencer & Spsn-
Ger, Attorneys At law, De fixed at the
sum of 10000, of which the sum
Of 100000. dollars, - hereby appro-
priated to beypaid ~ retainer, the bal
ance of the said fee to be paid when
the natter Is finally sdjudicated, and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-04-22
JESSE WATTS HANGED LAST
FRIDAY AT PO2T GIBSON.

Jesse Wasts, coa.'.t.I at Port
Gibson Of the mYrscr Of DR.. A. 3.
Alversoa, 1t vicksb,-g. last year was
hanged !. tie Jail at h.ll C'ason last
Friday in expiration Of his crime.
The vicle rag Post qaotes Dr. Il. Il.
A1verson, brother Of shs n,urs.e,s d
man, and .sho i.vad f,r 20 lazy year,
1t Newsll.ol, as follows:
MY mind is ct rest. am satisfied,
now that ius:i,e has been DINE" said
DR.. D.. h. Aiscrs n, of Shreveport,
just before taking Sc morning train
today for his home.
CDR. Alverson was . witness to the
hanging Of Jesse Watts, convicted Of
the murder Of the physician's brother,
signed the death certificate, and came
to vicksburg last night with those
who had gone from this city for the
execution.
II had no desire for the blood Of
Jesse Watts, in spite Of the cruel
manner in which he led my brother to
his death, but l am highly pleased
with the orderly manner In which the
course Of justice has been pufsued.
81 never wavsred but once. Il ny
belief that Watts would pay the psn-
atty and that was when the case We
.| -
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-04-22
: pro cEEDlNos
Beard Of School DiIletlls
TENsAs PARISH. LOUISIANA

Sit sosephy La, April 2ist, 1921.
BE 1T KNOWN and remembered.
That the Tensas Parish School Board
met IN rs office IN the Court House
in the town of st. Joseph, La, in
special session fiYed by the board,
in which due legal notice WAS given.
at eleven O'clock Apfa e1, 1891.
& There were present: Hon. D. F.
Miller, President; n. w. Bland, ]. II.
Netteiville, G. N. Clarke, J. d. Guth-
ne, A. b. Knowles and Guy N. Hunt
er, members, and Thos. N. Wade,
Sec'y-Supt.
Mr.. Aaron Burr Knowles presented
his Commission from the Governor
OF the State, as q member Of the
School Board from the Fifth Ward Of
this Parish, dated April 18th. 1891, to
fill the vacancy caused by Mr.. w. b.
SCOTS leaving the parish. Mr.. Scots
term Of office would have expired
December 10th, 1922, 80 Mr.. Knowles
term If office expires Dec. 10th,
1922. Mr.. Knowles took his seat - .
member Of this Board.
On motion, duly seconded, the
minutes Of the meeting Of the Beard,
held April Nh, 1921, were read and
adopted as read.
On motion. Mr.. Netterville, second
ed by DR.. Clarke, the salary Of the
superintendent be and il hereby
fixed at $250o.00 per year, beginning
July LIST, 1921.
On motion, duly seconded, the
Board now proceeded to elect Super
intendent for four years beginning
July LIST, 1921.
Nominations being in order, Mr..
Netterville nominated Mr.. C. L. Bar
row, duly seconded by Mr.. Bland.
to the office Of superintendent for
four years beginning July LIST, 1921.
There were no other nominations,
SO, on motion, DR.. Clarke, duly
seconded, Mr.. Barrow's election WAS
made unanimous.
On motion Mr.. Netterville, second
ed by Mr.. Bland, the following rsso-
luton was adopted: -
Be it Resolved, that the President
Of this board be and is hereby au-
shoriDed and empowered to borrow
from the Bank Of Newellton Two
Thousand and Thirty One and 11-10o
Dollars for 20 days from April 22nd.
1921, at SO interest from date, until
paid, in the name Of the Board, for
the purpose Of paying the contractor
for work and material for the New
School Building in School District No.
1, and the President Is hereby author
lied and empowered IN the name Of
the Board to pledge the revenues
from the tax assessed against School
District No. I, and TO be collected
between now and June 30th, 1921,
and to sign any and all notes neces-
sary in the name Of the Board.
On motion, duly seconded. the
Board adjourned to meet on Thur
day Nay 9Th, at n O'Clock Ter IL
purpose Of electing teachers and to
attend to any other business coming
before the Board.
(Signed)
D. F. MILLER, President.
THOS. NJ. WADE, Sec.y-Supk.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-04-22
MR.. N. HOWARD CLARK.

The trad death or Mr.. IN. Howard
Clark, deputy sheriff of Tensas par
ish, in Performance OF his duty, last
Sunday morning, was a shock to our
people, sEsreat n Ito beggar de-
scriptRRs Though already arrived at
the scEiptursl limit Of ife,. Mr.. Clark
was halasand hsaE3x and y seemed
good for yet many years Of useful
ness. A man okstFopg character and
unquestiANed- courage he was ever
faithful to duty wherever duty called.
In his taking his xfe4iys has lost a
good hnsaand and father, the Parish
Of Tenns . good citizen and official
and his associates a staunch friend.
His death is widely regretted, and the
effect the. calamity had on the public
is best evidenced by the scene in the
Court ROOM on Monday morning when
His Honor Judge Calhoun, in attempt
ing to.psy tribute to the memory of
deceased, absolutely failed of speech
and could not through feeling give
utterapcs. Ito the thoughts he had
''ithin him. aIss rSM3A<
Mr.. Clark II survived by his widow
and thneeo children and also by two
sisters. Mrs.. Josephine Shaw of Gil
lette, Texas, and Mrs. Mary Hart of
La Mesa, New Mexico.
Mr.. y Clark was born at Lake
Providence, his father being Nelson
Horatio CLARK. He was married to
Miss India Wilcox on April goth,
1885. at StsiJoseph, and by strange
coincidsncsih the very house in which
he resided at time Of his death. the
ceremony taking place in, the bed
room ~ and Mrs. Clark used for SO
many years. % se
The DGasette joins the community
in extending to the grief-stricken
family every sympathy possible, know
ing, hswsver, that nothing that can
be said can mitigate eheir grief, or
soften their sorrow in the sudden
snatching away Of husband and IA
Their. lA.ess II
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-04-22

FOR SALE-Having purchased
from the famous Be>chwood Farm
one pen Of their fine Rhode Island Red
chickens, exhibition stock, can spare
! few White wyandotte Rhode Island
Red Eggs from pure bred utility
stock $3.50 and $500 per setting. Al
30 pen Of White wyandottes, II
young hens and 2 cocks extra fine
stock.
Address
"a !. AULIE FARMS, z Z
s. Myrtle Ave.,
Natchez, Miss.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-04-22

d. T. OOI.sf
On motion of Commissioner Boney
seconded by Comis s:oner Shaw, th'
report of The comm :. - was accepted
and they we're ordered discharged
On motion Of Conir. Young, seco1d
ed by Comr Kerr, action taken by
the president liz renewing certificate
of indebtedness due I. d. Ca,aDtl,
of Lake Providence, Ivy issuance of 6
new certificate for one year. bearing
Sc interest, was approved and rati
fled.
On motion of Commissioner Young
seconded by Commissioner Boney, the
salary of the President was fixed al
Isl, 0OO.00) One Thousand Dollars
per annum.
On motion of Commissioner Kerr
seconded by Commissioner Shields
meetings of this Board were fixed fol
the first Wednesday of each month,
to be held at its domicile, Tallulah,
Louisiana. n
On motion of Commissioner Young,
seconded by Commissioner Kerr the
Secretary's salary was fixed at ($150)
One Hundred and Fifty Dollars
per month.
On motion of Comr. Shields, second
ed by Conn. Boney, the contractor,
was ordered paid for the drainage
ditch at .Cassoway on completion of
the work and It's approval by the
president or the Engineer in charge.
On motion of Comr. Young, second
ed by Comr. Shields, the final settls-
ment with w. E. Geren, contractor
Of work on the Bougere work, Be
held until Geren shall have restored
the lumber taken from the building
and repaired the damages to the
building on the levee caused by stor-
age of feed in same.
On motion of Comr. Boney, second
ed by Comr. Young. the Board Of
State Engineers was zreqpeateds 30.
furnish this board, in writing at.the
next nusstmg an, nEtliRs ot-tbs heet
methodslfofo ipspscsdeqS ipzexdsr to
accomplshDthat best sxesnItsI from JIM
pections ofs 1aressp i&this Aistrictse4
On metionssfs Comyx XphaGs ,ae0sI
'nded aba 0a1srssS lHelds,.S tAss. aQme.
5ehsatianssf sh6a panisA papsraains TIA,
sstictafonAp1h1shses s1asSrQcaa6
% 9fHthissbeanb alaev fiked. nj
iS1oOlsea< 0aasH andrsds nellanU pas
nnun4AAsaz - - sstSa ~ u se&sss
On shstant e(ae Qamr. .4l6hieldA
econdsash06sO sgAn~sD qnextItls Pa
u s1Esrsf EeA C1srslhR a1jah2aaa(
eqas4t %kheuo19nar 6ninsl
essAtht1e vhWsae linpuek thaS}egae|
t soAtsoway. The SenaukaEysVaS ina
sstfd taRw1kA1hE1Rualdat .and
boz 4nnhR einahftsslat1usasStp this
ssttei. II
On motion of Commissioners Young,
seconded by Commissioner Boney,
he following resolution. was adopted:
Whereas, 1t becomes necessary for
his Board to negotiate q, loan, or
orrow money from some banking
lstitution, or individual, to meet the
ro-rata of the allotment by. the
Mississippi River Commission, made
Iarch LIST, 1921.
Therefore Be It Resolved, That the
resident of this Board, be and he is
ereby authorized and empowered to
orrow the sum of ($105,000.00) to
rect the pro-rata of the allotment Of
ne Mississippi River Commission, for
evee construction in this district,
nder provisions of the Flood Con-
rol Act Of Congress, adopted March
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-04-22

az 1871 The said loan to be, predi.
Gated On the revenues OF this board
derived from all taxes for the yea,
1s22, he being authorized te issue
certificates Of indebtedness therefor
for one year; pledging all the SAID
revenues for the year 1922, said GER
! sifieatss to bear interest al. the rate
of So per appum. -, $3.50,
= BE- It Further Resolved, That th9
president of this Board be; author.
lied to state to such pqsy, .41 gan
ties, as may make such loan, that SC
Soon Is the Constitutional Conven-
fftion, Asw inzsssssoa, shstasxatherize
'Fthe payment of a greater rate Of IN.
4erst than 696-tahs thesnte-on such
| loah ~ bafnerssssa 10 ythssmsx
mum rate allowed by aeiAzC Convention
from date Of loan, not to exceed so
eight per cent, and hesis fully an.
thorized to pledge the good faith Of
this board to that effect. yg2-.l..
On motion of Commissioner Young
seconded by Commissioner Boney, the
following resolution was adopted BY
the board in regular session CON
vened@
Whereas, by authority Of Act No,
AZ Of Acts of the General Assembly
of Louisiana, Special Session 1917,
this Board is authorized to appropri-
ate such sums as it may be called
upon to meet the demand Of the Mis-
sissippi River Commission, as required
by the Flood Control Act; and,
Whereas, The Commission has made
the allotment for the season of
1921-1922, for the Third United
States District, within this district,
and the pro-rata Of the allotment
Of his Board is ($91 ,667.oo) Ninety
One Thousand, Six Hundred Sixty
Seven Dollars. co
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, That the
President of this Board be and he is
hereby authorized and empowered to
draw warrant on the State Auditor
of Louisiana, or any banking insti-
tuition, having funds Of this board,
countersigned by the Chief Of the
Board Of State Engineers of Louis
lana, made payable to the First
National Bank, vicksburg, Miss, for
deposit in said bank and to the credit
of Col. Chas. L. Potter, President Of
the Mississippi River Commission, the
sum Of 1891 ,667.00) Ninety One
Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Seven
Dollars, to be jointly used in levee
construction in the Fifth Louisiana
Levee District, in accordance with
provisions Of the Flood Control Act
Of Congresss. approved March 8 ise,s
1921, 81 SIT NJ SxStoL - ASA 81
on motion of Commissioner Young
secondSd ~ Commissioner Kerr, the
following resolution was adopted -.
Whereas, The Board of Commits
sfoners fortthe Fifth Louisiana Levee
District is informed that the timber
growing on Island Number Twelve
tf9) Marownshfp Nineteen ~(1s)1
Range s4hnteen- tfs} East il the
fxfish of East Carroll whfSh asaid