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The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
DENY SUGAR oVERsUPPLY.
Not Enough To Carry U. S. Without
Cuban Aid, Says Leader.

Not Enough To Carry U. S. Without
Cuban Aid, Says Leader.
New Orleans.-Reports from New
York quoting the Federal Refining Su.
gar company to the effect that there
is enough sugar to carry the United
States to the end of the year without
drawing on the Cuban supply have
been assailed in formal statement by
r. NJ. Murphy, president Of the Sugar
and Rice exchange. Mr.. Murphy char
acterized the report IS an effort to
harass the Cuban finance commission
and demoralize the Cuban sugar mar
ket. Should certain interests" gain
control of the Cuban crop at low
prices, according to Mr.. Murphy, II
would mean the destruction Of the
cane and beet sugar industry Of the
United States. Mr.. Murphy charges
these interests are attempting to de-
press the price of sugar, although II il
bing sold below the cost Of production
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
HAD ODD TASTES
Apparently Everything Was "Ra-
tons" to 0striChes.
Canadian Soldiers Will Testify That
the Birds Appetites Cannot Be
Called Capricious.

In that part Of Africa that was the
seat Of the war between the BRUSH
and the Beers there are now many
ostrich farms. 1t was at the time OF
the war a thinIy settled country, TOT
the most part bare and comparatively
unproductive.
AS the ostrich farmers often lert
their fiocks to subsist on whatever they
could pick up, and as an ostrich VIII
pick up anything that is not too large
for it to swallow, the advent or the
British and BOer forces, with the
chance that it gave at the leavings
of the camps, was a great boon to the
ostriches.
At Belmont flock Of Ostriches came
roaming into the British camp. Inc
Canadians had never before seen these
birds on their native heath. Ihey
were tame, and much on the lookout
for rations. The Canadians had heard
| Of the digestion of an ostrich. ana
were resolved to test it.
One of the men threw the foremost
/ ostrich a bar of soap. The ostrlch
swallowed it, and looked for more.
! Another man tossed out a match
/ box. The ostrich swallowed that, ana
/ looked pleased. An empty Jam-cah
followed, and the bird ate that
"T wonder if he would eat cart
ridges?" said an Irish member Of the
regiment.
No one ventured to violate regula-
lions or waste ammunition by trying
the experiment, but suddenly an OUT
crv was raised among the soldiers near.
While the attention OF the men had
been centered on the bird that was
swallowing the matches, soap ana
jam-cans, another hungry bird had en-
tered a tent and was actually engaged
in eating brass-headed cartridges out
of the bandoleersi
All the ostriches had particularly
long and naked necks. The soldier
wanderers from the Far North noticed
that any bulky object which an ostrich
swallowed went down his throat so
near to the skin that its descent could
be plainly seen all the way.
So the soldiers stood in a group
throwing bits of all kinds Of refuse
to a particularly lOng-necked ostrich
He swallowed one bit after another
with lightning speed and then stood
upright, while the soldiers laughed til
they could hardly breathe to see the
objects chase one another down foul
feet OF the neck.
AS the ostriches helped themselves
to many useful and needed article;
the soldiers found it necessary to re
fuse them admission to the camp.
But before they were banished al
untoward accident-fOr tire ostrichei
only-deprived two Of the big birds
of life. They were cut up and eateI
by the Canadians, who found then
very good, the flesh resembling bee
both in appearance and taste.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

Donaldsonville.-L. J. Echeverria,
the well-known rice planter and hide
buyer of this city, recently purchased
2s5,000 pounds of hides in Ascension
and adjoining parishes for Shreve-
port firm.
Hammond-The first official bust
ness meeting of the newly-elected city
officers has been held in the mayors
office. Several important matters
came up for discussion, among them
being the selection of chief Of police.
CrowIey.-A preliminary survey is
being made in Crowley preparatory to
the installation of a modern fire alarm
system. The City Council is pledged
TO do what is possible to materially
strengthen the volunteer fire lighting
equipment, as soon as money is avail
able. II IS planned to install the
'Gamewell system Of fire alarm tele'
graph.
DonaidsonviIle. - Ascension Chap
te- E.z122, Order Of the Eastern
STA AZ duly incorporated and estab-
.shea recently.
Crowley.-More than fifty boys have
heen enrolled by Professor A. H.
Barnes, who is directing the boys
work under the auspices Of the Ro-
tary Club A tent has been pitched at
Parkerson avenue and Third street.
until sue htime as a permanent ciuo-
house is erected for the youngsters
of the Rice City.
auemine-This section has been
visited by several beneficial rains
1atel yand the cane crops are in nne
condition. Prospects for a good crop
this season are very promisine.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
TINKHAM'S PLAN UP.
House Republicans Will Meet Thurs
day to Consider Reapportionment.

House Republicans Will Meet Thurs
day to Consider Reapportionment.
Washington. - House republicans
will hold a conference to consider re-
apportionment of congressional repre-
sentation on the basis Of the 1910 CEN
sus. The discussion is expected to
embrace the proposal Of Representa-
tive Tinkham, Massachusetts, that the
number of representatives from south
ern states be decreased on account OF
Acknowledgement of negroes.
Representative Towner, Iowa, the
republican conference chairman, said
that Mr.. Tinkham had submitted a
petition with the requisite number of
signatures for calling a conference.
Another petition, he said, has been
filed by Representative Barbour, Cali
fornia, requesting party discussion OF
reapportionment generally.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
Now an Eskimo Opera.

Copenhagen opera goers recently
have witnessed the production Of an
Eskimo opera, "Kaddara." HakOn
Boerresen, the composer, has based
his score on the few vestiges Of an
cient song which the Greenlanders
possess. A group Of EskimOs trav-
eled to Denmark to assist in prepar-
ing the stage pictures and to ap-
pear in minor roles. They carried
with them a large collection of ma
tive costumes. Mention of an opera
with Greenland's icy mountains as
background naturally cOnnOtes India
as a scene for stage entertainment.
One would not be greatly surprised
to learn that the next Drury Lane
melodrama is to have Tibet for scene.
now that the Mt. Everest expedition
is so much in the public eye.-Chris-
tian Science Monitor.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18

Crowley.-The local camp Woodmen
Of the World and Woodmen Circle OBJ
served memorial and decoration day
by unveiling monuments in the Ebe-
nezer Cemetery, the Protestant Gene
terry and the burial place at Lyons
Point.
Haynesville.-Work on the gravel
road from Haynesville to the oil field
is progressing at a rapid rate and is
expected to be finished within six
weeks. This road is being built by
the Smitherman unit holders.
Oberlin.-Several dipping vats haN
ing been blown up in Allen parish dur.
ing the past ten days, the Police Jury
has offered a reward of $500 for infor.
nation leading to the arrest and con-
viction of any party or parties guilty
of the offense.
Hammond.-The large pavilion be
ing erected on the new site of the
Florida Parishes Fair is nearing com.
pletion and will no doubt, be ready for
the large celebration which will be
held July 4, the official opening Of the
Fair Grounds.
Hammond-The Ladies' Improve
ment League held their regular month
ly meeting in the rooms Of the Ham
mond Studio. The treasurer's report
shows a balance in the general fund
of $24.99 and the sum Of $3.50 in the
community house fund. This is in ad
dition to the $500 in the Building and
Loan Association. The league has
decided to sell its lot at the corner OF
Oak and Thomas streets for $1,000
oberlin.-District Court has con
vened here for a two weeks criminal
term with jury.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
Clay Pipe Wins.

London.-British smokers have de-
cided that clay pipes smoke better
and longer than briars. In a cham
pionship contest held under the aus
pices of the British Tobacco Fair in
London, Robert Woodcock made a
clay pipe Of tobacco last two hours
and five minutes. This is seven min
utes below the worlds record, estab'
lished in 1907. Sixty-three competi'
tors entered the lists equipped with
all sorts and shapes of pipes. They
were each given an eighth Of an
ounce of shag or mixture, and all light
ed their pipes simultaneously. Once
a pipe went out it's owner did like
wise. Less than a dozen entrants
completed an hour.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
TWICE HIS ALLOTTED SPAN.
14o-Year-oid Turk Doesn't Smoke or
Drink or Anything.

14o-Year-old Turk Doesn't Smoke or
Drink or Anything.
London.-Claiming to be 140 years
old, a Turk named Zorah, who lives
in the Top Haneh section of Constan-
tinople, gives the following details of
the regimen he has followed for many
decades:
1. A cold bath every morning.
2. No meat, alcohol or tobacco.
8. Plenty of 'yaourt" (boiled milk
curdled by yeast), with sugar, and as
much bread, cheese and sweets as he
can eat.
4. A drink Of water once a week; at
other times plenty of very sweet,
weak tea, without milk.
Except that his throat is withered
and loose-skinned beneath his white
beard, nothing in Zoreh's appearance
indicates his extraordinary age. He
has lately been suffering from dys-
pepsia, for which he blames a loose
tooth.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
WEEKS WILL SETTLE ROW.
Mitchell Case Will Not Be Called to
Attention of President.

Misunderstanding Weeks ex.
poets to settle personally the row in
the army air service, which has re-
suited in a request by Maj. Gen. Men ,
her, chief of the air service, for the re-
moval of his assistant, Brig. Gen. Nit
chell. The war secretary said before
the regular cabinet meeting that he
did not intend to call the matter to
the attention of President Harding.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
rr.,,ur. 1roy. In Goodwin Sands.

The idea Of searching the Goodwin
sands for treasure is not quite q nov
city. Several proposals have been
made before to recover the millions
mentioned by Lord Headley in his
presidential speech to the Society of
Engineers. The chief and most prom
ising of them came from two men
a civil engineer named Bush and j. d.
Pain, an architect. They proposed to
construct a harbor of refuge out OF
Trinity bay, and from it to tunnel the
sands, says the English Mechanic.
The work was to take many years.
The idea caught on, money was prom
ised, but more practical men pro-
nounced against 1t. Another sugges-
ton was to run out a master tunnel
from Deal, and from it to have short
tunnels branch off. A third scheme
was that Of Midland mining engineer,
who became so obsessed with his idea
that at last he went mad and drowned
himself on the very sands he proposed
to explore.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
CLOSE VOTE OPENS
WAY TO INCOME TAX
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
ADOPTS AMENDMENT Of
FERED BY JUDGE REID.
LEGISLATURE WILL DECIDE
Sullivan Amendment Guards Rights OF
municipalities and Parishes-Fix
Maximum Taxation of Corpora
tions Owning Railroads.

Baton Rouge.-The Legislature will
have the right after May l, 1924, to
levy state income tax not to ex-
coed 3 per cent
This authority was granted when
the Constitutional Convention adopted
an amendment to this effect introduc-
ed by Judge Robert r. Reid, of Amite.
The levying of the income tax is
thus left to the next Legislature to be
elected by the people as that new
body will be inaugurated in May,
1924.
Nothing is final in this convention
until the constitution is finally
adopted, signed and promulgated. I'm
der the rules any ordinance can be
reconsidered, changed and amended
at any time. There are many ordi-
nance5 now on the calendar, with i'm
portant amendments. There is no
certainty, therefore, that the vote on
the income tax is final. The ordinance
Is still on second reading at this writ
ing. Even after 1t goes to the co-or-
-dination committee it can be brought
back with changes, alterations or
amendments.
The vote for adoption Of the Reid
amendment was 81 year and 81 nays,
and proceeded down the alphabetical
roll meek and neck until the names
of delegates beginning with "S" were
reached. These names produced sew.
.nen yeas and two nays furnishing the
%majority of fve.
The state income tax shall be in
lieu of the state occupational license
tax, and to make certain that 1t does
not apply to municipalities and par
1shes, Colonel John P. Sullivan intro
-duced another amendment which also
was adopted. 1t provides "but when
an income tax is levied by the state
in lieu OF state license taxes, this
shall not prohibit the levy by the po
litical subdivision of the state such
license taxes as the Legislature may
authorize"
The Reid amendment reads:
Provided after May I, 1924, equa
and uniform taxes, not to exceed
per cent, and for state purposes only
may be levied upon net incomes. Sucf
taxes when levied and paid shall bC
credited, protanto, or entirely offset
by all taxes, state and local, paid by
the taxpayer for the year in which
such income tax is due or paid. Sucf
income tax shall be in lieu of occupa
tional licenses and may be in lieu o
other taxes. Public officials shall no
be excepted. Reasonable exemption
may be granted"
The vote upon the Reid amendmen
came in the afternoon. The debat'
was IL by Judge Reid in support ant
Sem II. B. Warren, income tax ex
ponent, in opposition. The latter wa
opposed to making the income tax ;
lieu tax, but advocated the incom
tax
Colonel Sullivan expressed the fea
that the Reid amendment might serv'
to prevent municipalities and citie
from levying an occupational licens
tax and that New Orleans thereo,
would lose revenue totaling more thai
900 a year. He then offered nj
amendment which expressly stipulate'
that 1t did not apply to political SUI
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
FAMILY OF II INSANE.
spirituaIism Is Blamed for Their Hap
less Plight.

ICES EIAHAs
Berlin.-Crazed by the study OF
suiritualism, the entire family of IL
members Of a bricklayer named
Blank, of Talkirchendorff, had to be
placed. in an insane asylum.
In order to obtain entrance to pure
light" Blank and his family began
TO demolish all furniture and cloth
ing in his home. The upholstered fur
niture they heaped in a pile and set
fire to it, because they were an over
thrown kings throne"
Blank was just about to sacrifice
the three-year-old illegitimate child
of his daughter to the pure light" as
burned Offering" when the entire
volunteer fire department of the town,
summoned by the neighbors, sur
rounded the house and subdued Blank
and his family after a terrible strug'
gle, before he could carry out his plan
CT killing the baby and burning it on
the overthrow kings throne" made
up of the demolished furniture of the
house.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
AMERICANS TO LONDON.
200 Will Attend international Cham
Der of Commerce Meeting.


Der of Commerce Meeting.
Washington.-More than 200 leading
American business men will partici-
pate in the first annual meeting Of the
International Chamber of Commerce
in London. One group has sailed on
the Cedric, and the second goes on
the Aquitania. Virtually every phase
of American business is represented
by the Americans, bankers of interna-
tional reputation, manufacturers, econ
omists, publicists, merchant marine ex-
perts and leading distributors are in
cluded in the list.
with the restoration of the worlds
commerce." as the main theme, the
London conference promises to be one
of the most important international
meetings of business men held in re-
cent years. Eleven countries will send
delegates.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
MARRIED TEACHERS LOSE.

Their Place Is in the Home, Says
Lake Forest Board.
Chicago.-A wife's place Is at home
and not in the school room. This was
the dictum laid down by the Lake
Forest school board when it dismissed
all married teachers and replaced
them with single women. Because OF
having been married within the last
few weeks, three of the teachers will
not appear next year. The others
have resigned because they are soon
to be married.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
PICK INQUIRY BODY.

Sen. Sutherland Will Head Committee
Investigating Soldier Treatment.
Washington. - Senator Sutherland,
republican, West Virginia, heads the
committee which is to investigate SOL
dier treatment and disqualification con-
ditions provided for under the Walsh
resolution which was adopted by the
senate. The other members of the
special committee we're named by
Vice President Coolidge, are Calder of
New York and Weller of Maryland, re-
publicans, and Walsh of Massachu-
setts and Pomerene Of Ohio, demo.
Gratis.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
srILLMAN GETS EVIDENCE.
Two New Witnesses Are Brought
From Canada.


New York.-James A. Stillman, the
former president of the National City
Bank, has brought two new witnesses
from Canada, who will testify against
his wife when the nearing in the IA
nous divorce suit is resumed before
Referee Gleason in Poughkeepsie.
The new witnesses are from Three
Rivers, Quebec, and it is known that
their testimony will seek to involve
Mrs. "Fifi" Potter-Stillman deeper in
her alleged love intrigue with Fred
Beauvais, the Indian guide.
That hitherto unrevealed incidents
will be spread upon the records, is
certain, for no charges Of misconduct
on Mrs. Stillman's part in Three Riv
ers has previously been made.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
PERMIT ALIENS TO LAND.
Restriction Lifted for Those Sailing
Before June 8.

Washington.-Favorable report was
ordered by the house immigration COM
mittee on the Johnson resolution per-
mitting the landing of aliens who have
arrived in this country in excess OF
the quotas allotted to their country Of
origin under the immigration restric-
tion bill.
Specifically the bill will permit the
steamship companies to land immi-
granst who sailed on or before June
s. five days after the restriction law
became effective. and IT was amended
40 that the excess would not cut down
the total Of aliens eligible for admis-
sion during July.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
Lands is MEDIATOR.
chicaao's Labor War Regarded as vir.
tualIy Ended.

Chicago.-Approximately 10000 men
employed in the building trades will
be at work, and construction valued at
nearly $1OO,OOO,OOO will be under way
In a short time, contractors declare,
as the result Of the selection Of Fed
eral Judge K. NJ. Landis to be arbiter
in the wage controversy in Chicago
between the building trades and con
tractors.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
Urges U. s. to Buy Oil Now.

Tulsa, Okla.-A telegram urging the
federal government to purchase 1OO,-
100000 barrels Of oil at present low
prices for future use of the navy and
merchant marine was sent from here
by United States Senator Owen to
President Harding.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
viii Exchange Civilians.

Washington.-Surgeon General Cum
ming of the United States public
health service has instructed officers
in charge of stations of the service to
give every assistance in the examina'
ton of the 10000 men who are expect
ed to apply for admittanee to the army
training camps this summer.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
Real Beer Allened.

st. Louisa federal warrant charg
ing violation of the Volstead act. will
be applied for against the Griesedleck
Bros. Brewing company, following the
seizure of "a barrels of beverage said
by prohibition officers to contain 61k
per cent alcohol.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
COMPLAIN TO GREEKS.
Turks Claim Hellenic Torpedo Boat
SheIed Hereka.

SheIed Hereka.
Colstantinople.-The sublime porte
has sent a communication with the
allied high commissioners, complain
ing that a Greek torpedo boat had
shelled Heraclea probably Hereka, on
the gulf of Ismid, an arm of the sea
of Marmora) thus violating, it is
claimed, the neutral zone recently pro-
claimed by the allies, which speci-
fled that Constantinople, the straits Of
the Dardanelles and the gulf of Ismud
must be considered neutral territory.
Greek warships left Constantinople
it is said, for the Black Sea, presum-
ably to blockade the Anatolian coast
and prevent the Russian soviet author
tiles from sending supplies to the
Turkish nationalists.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
site For LONGEST Bridge.

Philadelphia-A site for the longest
suspension bridge in the world, to cross
the Delaware river from Philadelphia
to Camden, was recommended by a
special board of engineers, in report
to the joint Pennsylvania and New Jer-
pey bridge commission.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
Flies Plane into Gorna.

Prescott, Ariz.-Lieut. Alexander
Pearson, flying in an army plane,
crossed the grand canyon several
times and later flew into the gorge,
according to word received here.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
BOXED ITALIANS EARS.
Three Americans Are Sentenced to
Prison In Italy.

Prison in Italy.
Florence, Italy.-Three Americans
have been condemned to 40 days i'm
prisonment here. They are Benjamin
Cook of New York, man past so, his
wife and his daughter, Mrs. Jessie
Smith. While travelling they were
requested by Carabineers to leave the
car, which had been engaged for the
transportation of military flags. They
refused, and a quarrel ensued. The
Gardiner had his ears boxed. Then
the Americans were placed under ar
rest and were eventually sentenced
to Imprisonment, Notwithstanding that
the American consul pleaded in their
behalf ignorance Of the Italian tongue.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
s4nl. nvnamite. charoe.

Poplar Bluff, Mo.-Three menewere
arrested here on a charge of having
stolen 5000 pounds of dynamite from
q drainage corporation. The explosive
was valued at $4,000.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
cantures White Rather.

Pittsfield, Mass.-R. NJ. Smith and
his SON Robert, Sheffield, caught alive
with a forked stick a white rattle
snake at Black Rock, Mount Washing
ton. 1t is said to be the only white
rattlesnake on record.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
Missouri Bank Robbed.

Ava, Mo.-The Peoples Bank of Ava
was burglarized. The thieves gained
entrance by removing bricks from a
wall "a inches thick.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
BANDITS KILL MESSENGER.
Wound Another and Escape With Can
celIed Checks.

ceIIed Checks.
Detroit.-Jermoe Kastead, messen-
ger for the Bank of Detroit, was shot
and killed, and Clark Thompson, an
other messenger, severely wounded
by three men who held them up. The
bandits escaped with a bag understood
to have contained cancelled checks.
The messengers were delivering the
checks from west side branch to the
banks main office downtown, when
the bandits without warning fired
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-18
Will use Bees in Next War.

The next time France goes to war
she's going to mobilize the bees.
II all came about In the senate's
discussion of the expenditures for agri-
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