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The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
AIRY 115,l63 BY AIR

ownership and performance of air.
craft. 1t has been found difficult to
trace the total number" the associa.
ton stated.
The totals are based on question
naires distributed by the association,
but, due to the ltinerant nature of
much Of the flying. 1t has been difficult
to trace and record more than half Of
these This one half, by elghty-seyen
companies, or individuals, are per
manently located In all parts Of the
United States
Much of the mileage was mada on
short FIGHTS of ten to fifteen mites.
for which an. average fee of S12.5O
was charged. An Increasing demand
for aerial transportation between the
cities has been noted. the AVERAGE
charge for this service being 65 cents
mile. On practically all interclty
flights baggage or freight was carried.
the quantity limited only by the cana
city of the craft. This business ag-
gregated al 800 pounds.
There We're accidents and forced
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
Iradesmen Steadily Break ExcIu-
SiveneSS of Noted Residence
District of New York.
MRS. VANDERBILT LEADS WAY
New Exclusive District Expected to
Spring Up in Section Where Near
slums Existed Before-LonG
Fight for District

New York.-Stealthy but steady adj
vances by,trndesmen, covering period
or more than twenty years. have vir-
tually broken the residential exclusive
ness of Fifth avenue, known the. world
over as.the home precinct of the Van
der2llts, Carnegies. Harrimahs, Plants,
FhckS ana other wealthy families:
one Toy one mansions which housed
-.iternatiOnul personages and gave TO
ruth avenue much of its glitter and
Tame are Surrendering to commercial
enterprise, and the rich are seekin"
homes in new exclusive" parts of the
city. Real estate men. who have
watched with interest this aggression
or trade. say thai an0rher decade will
nave wiped out the last bit of residen-
tlal eXclusiveneSS in the avenue.
Mrs. Vanderbilt Moves.
The change in Fifth avenue was re-
hected in the recent purchase of prop
erty bordering the East river at Fifty
eighth street by Mrs. William X. Van
derbilt, Sr.. where she intends to build
a home in section known as Sutton
square. This bit of property is direct
~ across from BlackweIPs island,
where a city prison is located. and is
almost underneath the Manhattan ap-
proach TO the QueensbOrough bridge.
Real estate men expect that Mrs. Van
derbilt's migration to the East river
VIII mean a new exclusive district in
part of the city where near-slums
existed before.
Mrs. Vanderbilt, who few years
back helped to make Fifth avenue his
tory with her brilliant social activities.
said when she purchased the East
river property that Fifth avenue had
lost its residential atmosphere, which
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
BLIND IN ETERNAL TRIANGLE
Husband, Wife and Alleged Affinity,
sightless AII-Men in Battle
Royal.

Atlanta, Ga.-That love is blind bas
just been proved in police court here
when a blind man. his blind wife and
her alleged affinity. blind also, were
arraigned for trial following battle
royal between the two men. after the
husband had come home unexpectedly
Martin Strone. the husband, told the
recorder that while peddIing religious
tracts in the streets a friend had warn
ed him that a rival was paying court
to his wife and that he had better &c
home.
On his arrival there he said he founc
Sam Stewart enjoying a chat with tn,
wife. Then the fight started. Most
the furniture in thereon was wrecked
but the combatants suffered less &:
jury. due to their inability to get 8
each other properly.
~One day in a dark cell In the %
lice station for Stewart" sale ii
judge.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05

peaches, prunes, almonds. cherries
and plums. When the spring bloom
opens out upon the trees the whole
valley floor and the feds of the bor-
dering hills is filed With the delicate
tints of their blossoms.
At that particular season the Santa
Clara valley presently spectacle Of
wonderful beauty, not to be surpassed
on earth and very likely not to be
equaled by any of ita kind. While the
same colors, and perhaps in equal pur-
ity, are to be seen wherever In the
world these stone-truits bloom, it Is
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05

second street will become the site III q
trust company. Its sale was made pos
sible as the result of tie death Of Mr..
Vanderbilt in Paris. when the house.
owned. by his estate, was sold 10 the
highest bidder. The first actual break
n the Vanderbilt holdings came when
Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt leased his
home at Fifth avenue and Fifty-fourth
street to shoe firm.
The residence of the late Henry G.
Frick. steel magnate, will eventually
go to the city for use as museum.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
Noa Lies Lost IN the CONNER
cial Services


New York.-A total Of 115, l63 pas
eengers few s.1sB,r50 miles in CONNER
ciEs airplanes during the last twelve
enontbs without the loss of single
life. the Manufacturers Aircraft as
sociation announced here These fig
ures are based on the performance
OF 425 planes, aud 1t Is believed that
the number Of passengers and the
mileage would he doubled If the fig
ures Of the 100o commercial airplanes
operating in this country were obtain
able.
Tin the absence of any federal sys-
TEN Of registration, air laws ana gov
eminent methods for tabhlatIng the
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
Miners Earn 5000 a Year.

Cardiff, Wales.-SOme coal miners
of South Wales are being paid as high
as $1,000 a year, while wages amount
ing to $500 and $4,000 are fairly CON-
mon. Despite this. the government
is having difficulty in collecting income
taxes from the miners. Last year
nearly $4,000 of them were summoned
for non-payment, but only II of this
were committed to prison.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05

landings. but according to the signed
reports from the eighty-seven com
panies. In the 3,136.55O miles flown
not a single life was lost. There were
zzz forced landings and thirty-eight
accidents. There have been fatal &C.
cidents in other Instances. but they
occurred in the course of stunt or ex.
hibition performances or under cir.
cumstances indicating thar undue risk
had been taken"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
Boy Given Life sentsno.

Wheeling, w. va.-Life imprison-
ment was the sentence passed upon
sixteen-year-old Samuel Blevens for
merly of Little Rock. Ark, In court
here, after the boy had pleaded guilty
to a charge of murder. The lad was
accused of having killed G. F. Grand
staff, car inspector, in a shack near
Wheeling last October.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05

san Antonio. Tex.-.Too much
hooch !" said Judge Buckley as be lev
led a $50 fine on George Harrison for
having stolen forty-two-y ear-oId mon
KEY from a carnival show and 9hen
disturbing residents near the show
grounds By ringing their door bells and
trying to sell the monkey,
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
Santa Clara Valley in California In
Bloom Season Is One Of the
Worlds Wonders.

The true California resident win adj
wise you that the bloom. season is one
Of the wonders Of the world. and the
traveller who has stood on high point
nd overlooked millions Of acres Of
looming fruit trees, viii concur in
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
Beautiful Sight in Spring

this, especially when the wholesome
atmosphere is there to add emphasis
to the belief.
View the great Santa Clara valley,
or as much as can be seen from one
point, during the spring blossom sea-
son. What wonderful spectacle 1t is |
This great valley. Of all California val
leys, leads In the plantations devoted
TO deciduous fruits, such ~ apricots,
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
Rich FOrSake
Fifth Avenue

was its MOST valuable charm" Traffic
and crowds, resulting from the trade
invasion. she said. had taken away its
exclusivenesS.
Wage Fight for District.
The fight to save" Fifth avenue has
been waged since the late nineties,
when real estate men began to get Op-
tons on property near the magnificent
mansions. Members of the Vanderbilt
family and others owning homes there
expended millions of dollars in buying
up property in an effort to stem the
tide.
Much of this property was purchased
at eXOrbitant figures, and after a lapse
of years has fallen back for business
use. Hotels. banking houses. jewelry
stores, millinery and fine tailoring es-
adjustments have gradually crept
northward along the thoroughfare.
The home which Mrs. Vanderbilt is
forsaking at Fifth avenue and Fifty
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
: Father EIoped Same Day
Two Daughters Ran Away

A triple elopement involving
three members of one household.
none Of whom knew of the 9th.
er's intentions. was disclosed
with the announcement that viii
liam n. Chase of Atlantic City.
N. J.. retired New York city
manufacturer, and bis daughters.
Edith and Evelyn. had married
their respective mates within "A
hours. Each Of the three was
surprised to find thar the habit
had spread throughout the fam
lily.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
How to Succeed.

Orison SWEET Marsden, well known
as an apostle Of the cult of optimism
cheerfulness and business efficiencv
gives the following formula for s,e'
cess: Exactly in proportion TO tha
degree in which you increase your sa,s
confidence by the affirmation Of una.
you are determined to be ana - ~
your ability viii Increase"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
Navigation Lanes May Differ
From Day to Day, Says Gov
eminent MeteoroIogiSt.
MUST BE GATHERED
MeteoroIogists Should Decide, After
Study of Air Conditions, What
Route and Altitude a Plane
Should Take.

Washington, D. C.-The "ocean of
air" which, followers of aviation be-
lieye some day will be filed with great
air liners. plying their way on regular
schedules, must be studied from a me-
neurological standpoint and the whims
and fancies of the element must be
reduced to easily understood data be-
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
Arm Venice court Attaeh..

Vienpa.-Swords are now worn 5y
court officers for protection at the or
der of the president of the Vienna
criminal court. because of the many Mt
tacks upon judges and witnesses re.
Gently In court rooms.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05

not probable that anywhere else n
the world is so great an area or Them
to be seen at a single view.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05

Dentist Sent AirpIane After Patient.
Little Sioux. la.-Insisting that VIII
liam Peterson, farmer. should have
dental work done Immediately.
dentist Of Omaha, Neb.. sent an air
plane after him to save time for the
busy farmer.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05
''Ocean of Air"
Needs Watching

fore the dream of worldwide com.
herciai aviation can become reality,
according TO G. Leroy Messenger, gov
eminent meteOrologiSt here.
Mr.. Messenger in paper discussing
the ERECT of air conditions on CONNER
cal aviation says that meteorology is
the mainstay of aviation, regardless OF
the confidence pilot may have in his
motor and in his plane.
The ocean of air." he saws. con-
stantly is changing and does not. con-
taln steadfast currents. such as the
Gulf stream and the Japan current,
which are found in oceans of water.
Must Gather Data.
Because of the constantly changing
condition of the aerial routes through
which the air liners of the future
would travel Mr. Messenger declares
before big commercial aviation COM
panies can operate ON a large scale.
great masses of data on air conditions
at all times of the year. in all places
and all circumstances must be gath
cred He suggests placing consulting
meteorOlOgists on the staffs of all
aviation companies to study the air as
it affects aviation and to decide daily
what altitude and what route Il plane
should take from one city to another.
Air conditions are SO changeable.
Mr.. Meisinger says. that plane trav-
cling between the same two points
might have to take different route
almost every day in order to make
the trip with the least danger. Also.
a plane flying from New York to Chi
cago might find a certain route the
best. while one travelling from Chicago
TO New York on the same day might
find an entirely different route more
favorable.
Things to Consider
Some of the things which airDlnne
will have to consider. he |
says, are the speed and direction of |
the wind in the area to be traversed, |
the frequency of low clouds and fog. I
the frequency and intensity of thunder. I
storms, the vertical temperature dis
tribution. the normal values of pre-.
cipitation at flying fields and the effec;
Of atmospheric pressure on aerial in
struments. particularly the altimeter
The changing conditions in the ait
make it impossible to gather the nee
essary information in a single path
inding fight over an area. he con
dnues, but by gathering data in nu
nervous flights at all times of the yeal
md in all circumstances a system of
averages could be devised which woult
aid greatly in dispatching planes.
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nights visit in Washington.

nights visit in Washington.
Mrs. Gray was assisted in re-
ceiving by her guests Of honor. and
by Miss Cora Rigby. president Of
the Women's National Press Club.
OF which Mrs. Gray IL member.
Mrs. Frederick W. Coleman. wife
Of Col. Coleman, presided at the tea
table.
The engagement OF Miss Evans
and Chase Day. Of Yonkers. n. Y,
has recently been announced. and
Mr.. Day was present yesterday aft
ernoon with his fiancee.
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Reception
Brilliant Thr0ng of No
tables Attend the
Affair.

\ brilliant reception was given
last evening by the Organized
Farmers Of America at their head
quarters. 1871 street. in honor of
the delegates to the arms confer
euce. Throughout the evening the
beautifully decorated rooms were
flied with cosmopolitan throngs,
representing various countries par
ticipatinE in the arms discussion
Among the notable guests present
were the British Ambassador and
Lady GeddCs. Senator and Mrs. II. L.
Owen. Of Oklahoma; Senator and
Mrs. !. l.. LCIroCt. Of Wisconsin;
Senator and Mrs. Stanfield. OF Ore
EOn: Senator and Minister of De-
Tense +. l.. Pierce. the Australian
delegate to the Limitation of arma
mcntS conference. Senator and Mis-.
Ransdell. Senator and Mrs. Atlee
Pomerene. OF Louisiana: Interstate
Commerce Commissioner and Mrs
Charles c. McChord. Representative
and Mrs Edward Z. Brown, Senior
and Sonora Castro RUIZ. Of the
Chilean Legation, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert s Regar.
Representative and Mrs Lazaro.
]. B. McElveney, Representative and
Mrs. Henry Allen Cooper, Repre-.
sentative and Mrs. Ogden l.. Mills.
Represe and Mrs. l.. p. Pad
sett, Prof. and Mrs. f. T. Williams
Mr.. and Mrs. william Boyce Thon.p-
son, Mr.. and Mrs Max Kaufman.
Jonkheer and Nine. Tjarda Van
Starkenborgh Stackouwer. repre-
senting the Netherlands at the con-
ference: Mr.. and Mrs. Phra San
palitch, minister from Siam: Mr..
and Mrs. Wayland Vaughan, Assist
ant Secretary of State and Mrs
Frederick bearing. Mr.. and Mrs
william NJ. Morgan, Senior &c
Beeche, minister from Costa RIGA
and Sonora de Beeche; Mr.. and Mrs.
James w. Wise. Representative and
Mrs Frear. Senator and Mrs. Poin.
dexter, Senator and Mrs. H. w
Keyes. Assistant Secretary OF Wa
and Mrs. J. NJ. Wainwright. Repre-
sentative Theodore Burton, Repre-.
sentative and Mrs. Otis Wingo. Rep
resentative and Mrs. John d. Clarke
Representative and Mrs. Burton ]
French, President and Mrs. A
Woods. of the University of Mar,
land
Mr. and Mrs. James w. Wise. Rel
resentative and Mrs. George
Young, Representative and Mr..
William A. Oldfeld. Senator ant
Mrs. Ladd. Representative and Mrs
A. P. Nelson, Representative and
Mrs. Edwin L. Nelson, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Peter G. Ten Eyck
Senator and Mrs John B. Kendrick
Mr.. and Mrs. Breckenridge Iona
Representative and Mrs. Horac,
Mann Towner
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Henry p. Fletcher. wife Of the I'm
dersecretary Of State and Mrs. Fred
erick bearing, wife OF the First As
sistant Secretary of state. who will
pour tea. Miss Catherine Hughes will
also assist her mother.
Mrs. Weeks, wife OF the Secretary
Of War. will also receive this after
noon and so will Mrs. DENLY. wife
OF the Secretary of the Navy. Mrs.
DENLY will be assisted by Mrs Robert
E. Koontz and Mrs. John A. Lejeune,
who will pour tea. Others who will
assist are Mrs. Charles DENLY. Mrs
w. S. Turpin. Mrs. David Sellers. Mrs.
David Porter and Mrs. J. F. Du
Charne, OF Detroit, who is visiting
Secretary and Mrs. DENLY.
Mrs. Hoover will have with her the
wives Of the heads of the various bu-
reaus of the Department of Commerce.
They will include Mrs. William NJ
Steuart. Mrs. Julius Klein. Mrs f.
Lester Jones. Mrs. George Uhler Airs
Christian Herter. Mrs. George r
Putnam. Mrs. Emmett Miss Aida
Henriques, Miss Philippa Harding.
and Mrs Caison.
Perhaps the largest reception Of all
will be held by Mrs. Fall. wife of the
Secretary Of the Interior Mrs. Wal
lace. wife OF the Secretary OF Agri-
culture. and Mrs. Davis. wife Of the
Secretary OF Labor. who will receive
together in the ballroom in the west
wing Of Wardman Park Hotel
They will have with them Mrs. Ed
ward c. Finney, wife OF the Assistant
Secretary OF the Interior Mrs Charles
Pugsley, wife OF the Assistant Sec
rotary Of Agriculture and Mrs. f. ].
Henning. wife OF the Assistant Secre-
tary OF Labor; and in the absence Of
Mrs Hays. wife Of the Postma ster
General. Mrs. Hubert Work. wife #
the Assistant Postmaster General, will
receive them.
Others who will assist in dispensing
hospitality will be Mrs Harry New.
Mrs. William F. Borah. Mrs. Atlee
Pomerene. Mrs. James c. Davis. wife
OF the Director General Of Railroads
Mrs. Charles v. Stafford. wife Of the
executive assistant Of the Department
of the Interior Mrs. Brand Elliot and
Miss Camilla Patterson. daughter and
niece OF Mrs. Fall Miss Mary Wallace.
daughter Of Mrs Wallace. and Miss
Betty Magee.
Mrs. Albert p. Fall. wife of the
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Secretary Of the Interior. has re-
turned to Washington, after a brief
visit with her daughter, Mrs Brant
Elliot. in Virginia. Mrs. Elliot is
now visiting her mother.
Mrs. Fall will leave Washington
the latter part of this week and go
to her home in Three Rivers, n.
Mex. where Secretary Fall will join
her for the holidays. She will re-
turn to Washington some time be-
fore January /.
Mrs Herbert G. Hoover will enter
tain at dinner this evening, having
as the honor guests Senator Carlo
cation. and the Italian Ambassador.
Senator Roland Ricci
Amba ssador OF Chile Beltran Ma
thieu returns to Washington to-
morrow from New York. where he
went the first of the week.
The Ambassador OF Argentina. NJ.
Tomas lie Breton. will return today
from New York, where he went
several days ago.
Senator and Mrs. James w. Wads-
worth. jr-, were hosts at dinner
last evening to Lord Lee of Fare
ham. and Lady Lee. Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy and Mrs. TheO-
dore Roosevelt Representative and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. Maj. and
Mrs. c. f. u. Bridge. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss, Mrs. Fletcher
Harper, Mrs. Grafton Minot. Gen.
William Lassiter. Capt. s. r. Bailey
and Miss Evelyn Wadsworth.
Senator and Mrs. Wadsworth will
entertain at dinner Friday even
ing for their daughter. Miss Evelyn
WadSwOrth later taking their
guests to the Junior League dance
Gen. Diaz, chief
OF the Italian armies. returned to
Washington last evening after an
absence of several weeks. He will
be the guest of honor at luncheon
which Gen. PershinG is giving to-
day. and this evening he will leave
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Clubs Host
To BaHour
India House Clues Lunch.
con in Honor of Brit
ish Delegate.

NEW YORK. Dec. s.--Arthur Bal
four was the guest OF honor today
at an informal luncneon at India
HOUSE. He was made an honorary
member of that organization when
he was head OF the British mission
In this country in 1917. Every year
about this. time the organization
celebrates its birthday with a DIM
ner. but this year-its seventh-it
was decided to anticipate the date
a bit and arrange q luncheon in
honor Of the head of the British
delegation to the arms Limitation
conference.
f. A. s. Clarke was toastnaster
at the luncheon. at which there
were only brief informal speeches.
Entertainments for debutantes
today included two luncheons. Mrr.
Barton Cuyler. OF 81 East Seventy
second street. gave a luncheon in
the white and gold room of tue
Plaza to introduce her daughter.
Miss Grace Cuyler. Mrs. William r.
K. Taylor gave a luncheon for her
debutante daughter. Miss Marjorie
Taylor, at 90 West Fifty-fourth
street
Prince Rene De Bourbon-Parma
arrived from Havana and is stop
ping at the Vanderbilt Hotel. where
he will meet Mgr. Kelly of Chicago
prior to hy sailing on the Aqur-
tania.
Mrs. Henry Morton Merriman will
give a reception tomorrow evening
at her home, lis East FIfty-fourth
street.
The Association of the Alumni or
the American Academy in Rome
will give three subscription darces
In the Rose Room OF the Plaza on
Friday evenings at 3 o'clock on i,r-
CLIMBER 16. January 10 and FeDru-
airy 10.
Mrs. Elisha Dyer arrived from
Baltimore and is at the Ritz-Carl-
ton for a short time
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:: WASHINGTON SOCIETY ::

for New York, from which he will
sail Tor Italy on December 10.
The Secretary of the Italian EN-.
bassy and Nine. Celesia entertained
at dinner last evening. having as
their guests Senator Carlo Schanzer.
Senator Luigi Albertini, Prince ae
'Bearn, Mr.. and Mrs. William n
Castle. Mr.. and Mrs. De SEW AZ
Fanson. Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Craipie
Mr.. and Mrs. Breckinridpe Tong
Miss Helen A. Ernst, Miss GIadys
Hinckley and Mrs. David Ireland
Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh entertained
a small company at dinner last eve
hing In honor of her guest. Mrs.
George w. Guthrie, wife OF the
FORMER United States Ambassador
TO japan, later taking her guests
to the theater.
Mrs. Guthrie will be the honor
guest at a luncheon today given
by Mrs. David Porter.
Gen. and Mrs. Andre Brewster
will entertain at dinner tomorrow
evening in honor of Mrs. Guthrie
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Delano Rob-
bins entertained at dinner last eve
ming. when covers were laid for
eighteen guests.
Mccormick Goodhart. of the Brit
ish Embassy, entertained a COM
pany Of six at luncheon at the
Shoreham yesterday.
Robert Wilberforce. of the Brit
ish delegation. was another lunch
con host at the Shoreham yester-
dav.
Gen. and Mrs. o. NJ. Perry enter
tanned at the New Willard last eve
ming in homer OF the ladies of the
armament conference.