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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-07

w Perkins, ~ Block N:
'My back became painful
and caused me misery when
attempted to lift or carry
anything. My kidneys ac,cd
!rresularly. too> so / .I"cid-
ed to try Doan's kidney
pilis. / got thcm at Ken
ncrly's drug stor, and they
proved good medicine
They rid mc OF the 'ame-
ness and pains in my tHck
and I could stoop without
any trouble. THY also re-
stored my kidneys 10 aor-
NAL condition -- estate
ment given May /. 1910
ON Nov. L.. 1912. Mr.
Perkins added:
II gladly confirm my
former statement prlisi1E
Doau's Kidney Pills. have
used them ON several coca
sions since for attacks OF
kidney trouble and they
have soon rid me CE the
complaint.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-07

Washington. said: War with the
United States is unthinkable for us.
For one thing. our lack OF natural re-
sources would make 1t impossible"
Others frankly referred to the
absurd ambitions of Japanese chauvin-
lists and said they were so insular that
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-25
BUSINESS MAY ABSORB DEBT
Allied Loans Would Be Converted Into
Certificates Bearing Higher
Rate of Interest.

Washing tOn.-AuthOrity to readjust
the entire foreign loan situation so
that the nations outstanding credits
may be put into more definite form II
to be requested of congress in the near
future by the administration.
The administration plan, which
was discussed at length at cabinet
meeting, cOntemplates conversion OF
the loans owed by European nations
into Understanding certificates which
could be absorbed by American bust
ness and commercial interests.
Congress will be asked by Secre
tary of the Treasury Mellon, to give
to his department sufficient authority
to make these conversions. In some
cases the department already has that
authority under the Liberty loan act,
but there are other instances, particu
larly relating to overdue interest,
where additional legislative action Is
necessary.
1t is understood that the presidents
policy with regard to unpaid interest
contemplates a distribution Of the
overdue payments over a long period
of years. An increase in the interest
rate would be used to absorb these
amounts.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-25
GREEKS MUST HALT,
ALLIED ULT|NATUM
DRIVE AGAINST TURKS WILL PRO,
LONG GREAT FINANCIAL
BLOCKADE.
CONSTANTINE is NEAR END
King Doomed, Regardless Of Which
Decision He Makes, BeIief-Allies
Demand That Peace Be Main
tainsd in Near East.

Paris.-Constantine may fall and
Venizelos may resume power in Greece
as a result of an ultimatum sent by
Great Britain, France and Italy to
Athens demanding that the offensive
against the Turkish nationalists be
withheld and the Greek government
submit the matter to the big powers
for mediation with Mustapah Renal
Pasha.
Lord Curzon, Premier BRAND and
the Italian representatives demanded
of Athens that hostilities should not
commence until the big three had
been given opportunity to arrange an
amicable settlement with the Turk
nationalists.
If King Constantine persists in
launching the offensive the big pow
ers will continue the financial block
ade of Greece, which has been eff
fective since Venizelos was over.
thrown, and will maintain strict neu.
trality in the Dardanelles and Black
Sea, preventing Greek blockade OF
Anatolian ports and thus permitting
shipments Of supplies and munitions
to reach the Kemalists. The ulti
matum also provides that Greece &C
cept revision Of the Sevres treaty tC
the extent that Smyrna be placed un
der interallied control temporarily
which it is expected Renal will &C
cept. The East Thrace problem was
left for settlement when the supreme
( council meets.
II Greece accepts the ultimatun
and peace with the Turks is estab
lished, the big three" promise to lif
the financial embargo and permit the
Athens government to arrange it
fiscal affairs.
Venizelos, who arrived secretl!
from London, was present at Qua
d'Orsay during the conferences, ant
beliefs were expressed that II Constan
tine accepted the ultimatum he wouI'
be overthrow.
Downfall OF the Constantine govern
ment would seem assured in the fu
ture, however, II the ultimatum wa
rejected, as the Greeks lack funds
munitions and supplies, and IL the "bil
three" permit shipments Of war sup
plies to the Kemalists 1t is expected
the Turks will drive the Greeks from
Smyrna into the sea.
1t is believed by some that tn,
Athens government may accept tn,
ultimatum on condition that the allie
reimburse Greece for the cost o
maintaining its army in Asia Mino
since last year, when the SeVre
treaty was adopted.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-25
GEN. PC. MARCH TO RETIRE
Man Who, as chief-of-staff, speeded
Up Troop Movements, Will Write
Military Articles

WashingtOn.-Gen Peyton c. March,
chief-of-staff of the army, who will be
succeeded July l by Gen. John J. Per,
shing, will retire from the army on
that date.
By direction of the president, Sec
rotary of War Weeks has accepted
Gen. March's request for retirement
dating from Nov. l, 1922, and for leave
of absence beginning July l.
In making this announcement the
secretary Of war made public an ex.
change Of letters between himself and
the chief of staff. Gen. March indi-
Gated that he had determined upon
this course some time ago. He plans
to travel in Europe and to write on
military subjects.
Gen. March's course did not coma
as a surprise to many Of his associ-
ates in the army who recalled fric.
ton that has existed for some time
between him and Gen. Pershing, who
succeeds him.
Gen. March was chief OF artillery
of the American expeditionary forces
in France when the decision of Presi.
dent Wilson to assign Gen. Bliss, then
chief of staff, to the supreme wal
council necessitated the selection OF
his successor. Gen. March was re
called to fill the post at the time when
movement of American troops to
France was in its initial stages and
after Secretary Baker had discussed
the matter with Gen. Pershing Ii
was under his direction that trooI
movements were speeded up sharply
only to be virtually doubled in speed
later after the last German offensive
brought matters on the battle from
| to a crisis.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-25
HARDING PLANS To
COLLECT WAR LOAN
TO ASK CONGRESS FOR AUTHOR
ITY TO CONVERT AMOUNT DUE
INTO LONGTIME BONDS.
TO INCREASE INTEREST RATE
President Hopes to Have Se,ooO,OOO
European Loan Absorbed by U. S.
Business Interests-Two
Principles Adopted.

Washington.-Author to readjust
the entire foreign loan situation so
that the nations outstanding credits
may be put in a more definite form
is to be requested of Congress in the
near future by the administration.
The ADMINISTRATORS plan, which
was discussed at length at a cabinet
meeting, cOntemplates conversion OF
the loans owed by European nations
into interest-bearing certificates which
could be absorbed by American BUSH
ness and commercial interests.
Congress will be asked by Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon to give to his
department sufficient authority to
make these conversions. In some cases
the department already has that
authority under the Liberay Loan act,
but there are other instances, particu-
larly relating to overdue interest,"
where additional legislative action Is
necessary.
1t is understood that the Presidents
policy with regard to unpaid interest
contemplates a distribution of the over
due payments over a long period or
years. An increase in the interest
rate would be used to absorb these
amounts.
The administrations plan Is to have
the foreign governments substitute for
the promissory notes aggregating more
! than $9,000,000,0O0 now held by this
nation, lOng-term bonds bearing an
interest rate yet to be determined
upon. While there Is little prospect Of
such bonds being used to take up LIB
erty bonds for some time, 1t Is believed
that this might be possible after con-
ditiOns become stabilized in Europe. It
also is considered possible that soma
Of the bonds might be placed success
fully on the market after a period OF
years.
Two definite principles have been
adopted In considering funding opera
tons. The first is that no part Of
either principal or interest shall bo
forgiven" The other Is that while
interest Accumulated up to the time
the funding operation Is completed
may be spread out in one way or an
other, interest accommodating after the
funding OperatiOn-or from some fxed
date soon thereafter-shall be payable
at regular intervals.
That no payments Of principal or in
terest which would go to lessen the
domestic taxes, at least for a year or
two, will be made on the foreign obli-
cations, was apparently accepted when
negotiations for the funding of the OBJ
| legations were begun.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-25
MIRACLE IN SURGERY.
Soldier, With Vocal Chords Shot
Away, Learns to Talk Again.

Soldier, With Vocal Chords Shot
Away, Learns to Talk Again.
Washington.-Ralph M. Bowman, vO-
cational student, whose vocal chords
we're destroyed in the world war, can
talk again after being speechless for
two years. Restoration Of Bowman's
voice was announced by the federal
board for vocational education. Bow
man was wounded In France, Dec. 8,
1919, by shell fire. His vocal chords
were destroyed and part of his chin
was torn away by q shell fragment
lodging in front Of the vertebrae at
the base of the neck.
The unfortunate soldier was sent to
st. Louis for treatment and training in
an institute for the deaf and dumb.
There his Jaw was made, straight with
metal casts. A perfect set of lower
teeth with imitation gums were made.
A platte operation on his chin left only
a trace Of scar almost unnoticeable.
and best Of all, the patient learned 70
talk again.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-25
CITIZEN SOLD|ERY
PERSHING'S HOPE
SAYS SUMNER TRAINING CAMPS
ARE KEYSTONE OF LAND
DEFENSE.
OUTLINES FUTURE POLICY
Citizens Camps Ant-MilitarIstie and
CONGRATULATIONS Against Over
confidence There Will Be
No Future Wars.

Washington.-What will be Amer
ica's future military policy? Gen. Per
shing, recently appointed ch1ef-of-
staff, in the first interview given
since his return from France, revealed
the guiding rule Of that policy az ne
will carry it out.
Anything which the former COM
mander-in-chief Of the A. Z. F. has TO
say concerning military affairs, Is, OF
course, of interest But OF particular
Significance are his views as express
ed, for in addition to the authority
which his recent appointment gives TO
him. he mas been selected by the adj
ministration also to direct in another
capacity, the organization OF Ameri-
cas- armies-active and in reserve for
any future war.
Briefly, it may be said that Gen.
Pershing believes the citizens mill
tary training camps, to be conducted
this summer, can be made the KEY
stone of this country's land arm OF
defense.
Although he did not express 1t In
80 many words, 1t was clear that Gen.
Pershing has no idea that universal
military service will ever be esta0-
Ushed. Adequate citizen soldiery,
rather than a large standing army, Is
the goal to which he is working.
OF such conviction in his determi'
nation to have the citizens camps
made a success that he consented to
break his long standing rules against
interviews and discuss with the writer
the significance Of the camps.
But before so doing he made clear
In no uncertain terms that he was
speaking not as a professional sol
der, but as an American and a citi'
zen interested more In the broad pol
icy Of national preparedness than In
any advantage which might accrue to
the regular army.
"I am always fearful" he said,
that any views 1 might express viii
be regarded in that light.
This is a big question, however
and hope the country will realize
that my convictions are In no way
colored by the fact that am q pro
fessional soldier"
In two respects, Gen. Pershing said
the camps serve as q foundation for
our military policy though rough
" consistent with Americas national
traditions" he added.
First, they are anti-militaristic and
second, they are democratic to the
core.
at is no longer to be doubted that
with world conditions as they are
preparedness for war, as Lincoln said
is insurance for peace.
ITO train man to defend his
country is no more developing a mill
tarist of him than it is making
pugilist of a boy to teach him how
to use his fists in self-defense.
THAT, we can quickly dispose OF
What l do want to impress, however
Is the value to democracy OF these
camps and the army we hope to build
up through them.
I'VE have never had military au
tocracy in this country, thank God
and we never will.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-25
JUST PARAGRAPHS.

Patterson.-A stock company COM
posed of the business men OF Patter-
SON is being organized for the purpose
of erecting a dance pavilion here. An
ideal lot centrally located has been
selected for the building.
Patterson Mary's Hospital was
-inspected recently by DR.. ]. T. Creo-
bin of the State Nurses Board OF Elk
,aminers who commented favorably on
the first-class condition in which 1t
was found.
Amite.-Ffre recently destroyed the
residence of Charles H. Eagan, an old
resident of this town. The blae origi;
mated from the kitchen due and had
gained such Roadway when discov-
cred that the fire department could
not check It. A portion of the house
hold effects was saved. The loss is
estimated at $4,000 with insurance OF
$500 carried.
Monroe. C. Steele has built thir-
sty Nzmore small houses and large
ore in the southeastern part OF Mon
at a cost Of $4,000 or more.
DonaldsonviIle.-In order that the
4 service men Of Donaldsonville and
Ascension parish might be represent
ed and have a voice In the national
life Of the American Legion, the
Louisiana State Department, through
IT. commander. Oswald McNeese. has
sent =. representative here to organ
tze . legion post.
DonsldsonvllIe.-The juniors of St.
soseph's Commercial Institute nd St
Vineenfz Institute entertaII a the
aoes'ea 4 q supper and dance at
ehs pssoc1ial halls.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-25
srILLMAN IS "DIsowNED."
t7.YearoId Son Sides With Mother
and savs Cannot RECOGNIZE Father.

f7-Year-oId Son Sides With Mother
and Says Cannot Recognize Father.
New York.-"Bud" Stillman, II, has
"disowned'' his father, James A. Still
man, who Is suing Mrs. Sillman for d.
vorce. ut seems a hard thing to say
but can no longer recognize as ny
father the man who is attacking my
mother" declared the boy today when
he was interviewed in Mrs. Stillman's
Fifth Avenue apartment.
81 left Milton academy during the
Easter vacation to be near my moth
err" he continued. Nov l am boning
like the deuce to pass my exams.
at is hard work, but l am glad l
came. I don't know whether have
been of any use to mother, but l just
love to be near her. wish l could
get in the thick Of the fight with her.
It's a big fight. She Is winning, and
I wish could help her to win quicker
and more completely"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-25
AGREE TO PLAN ON
SEVERANCE TAX
ORDINANCE FIXING OIL AND GAS
LEVY AT THREE PER GENT
STRICKEN OUT.
is APPROVED BY GOVERNOR
Ne Limitation Is Placed On Rate the
Legislature Fixes-AIlocated $780,
600 Of Severance Tax Fund
Substitute Approved.

Baton Rouge. LAZY a yea and
nay vote Of III to SO, with twenty-five
absent and not voting, the Constitu-
tional Convention struck out Of the
taxation schedule the ordinance adopt
ed recently fixing the severance tax
on oil and gas at per cent and al
locating one-third OF the tax up to
SOC, 900 a year to the parishes where
the taxes are contained, and in its
place inserted a substitute by Mr..
Phelps OF New Orleans placing no linn
itation on the authority Of the Legis-
lature to fix a severance tax, but re-
curing the lawmakers to allocate to
the parishes one-fifth Of the amount
imposed up to 100000 per annum.
The, Phelps substitute reads:
Taxes may be levied on natural
resources severed from the soil or
water, to be paid proportionately by
the owners thereof at the time Of
severance. Such natural resources
may be classified for the purpose of
taxation and such taxes predicated up
on either the quantity or value Of the
product at the time and place where
It Is severed. No serevance tax shall
be levied by any parish or other local
subdivision of the state
mo further or additional tax or
license shall be imposed upon oil
or gas leases or rights. or on land,
ny reason OF the presence Of oil or gas
therein or their production there
from. The Legislature shall allocate
portion OF the severance tax on oil
and gas not less than one-fifth OF the
amount collected therein to the parish
from within which such tax is collect
ed: provided, that the amount thus al
located shall not exceed two hundred
thousand dollars to any parish in any
one year.
'The Legislature shall provide for
the distribution of the FUNDS allocated
20 the parishes under this provision
among the governing authorities hav-
ing Jurisdiction over the territory
from within which such resources are
severed and tax collected"
The Phelps substitute is what is
known as a compromise measure. 1t
wa sthe result Of series Of confer
-ences held In Baton Rouge during the
past two days. The governor and sew
-eral members of the convention op-
posed the ordinance adopted by the
convention which Exed the severance
tar rate at per cent on the ground
that it was a violation Of the gen
tlemen's agreement" whereby the rate
was made 2 per cent. 1t was held that
IT would be a breach Of faith on the
part OF the state to raise the rate
without the consent OF all parties In.
terested.
In the meanwhile the parishes with
natural resources were insistent In
their demands that they either be CIV
en- the right to impose severance
tax, or that the state allocate to them
q specific percentage Of the tax. Rep
-resentatives Of the big oil companies
.cameto Baton Rouge and participated
In the conferences. AS result 1t was
agreed that the Legislature at the spe-
-claI session to be held In September.
should raise the severance tax on oil
and gas to 2 IL per cent and allocate
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-25

Ponchatoula.-The bridge over the
Ponchatoula river on the Hammond
New Orleans Highway has been COM
pleted, but owing to the exceedingly
heavy rainfall which softened the ap,
proaches, the bridge has not been
oponed to traffic.
Plaquemine.-Mrs. L. G. Kirk, home
demonstrating agent, gave an all-day
short course in canning recently at
st. Gabriel School. Another course
was also given at Augusta School,
Rosedale, La.
Natchitoches. - The Natchitoches
Unit Of the National Guard is now an
assured fact, as forty-nine of the re-
quired fifty men already have joined.
The company will be under the CON-
mand of Captain w. D. Shaffer, form
er adjutant of the old First Infantry.
Captain Shaffer saw service on the
Mexican border and also during the
world war.
Natchitoches. - The Natchitoches
Elks celebrated Flag Day with an in
teresting program, followed by a
dance.
Monroe.-Warnings have been is
sued by the Department Of Conserya-
ton of Arkansas that the state pro-
poses to put stop to what is de-
clared to be enormous wastes Of gas,
according to Monroe men, who are
operating in the new oil and gas zelda
OF Union county, Arkansas.
Natchitoches. The Natchitoches
Anti tuberculosis League viii not dis
band, but viii work as an advisory
council with the Health Unit and con-
tinue its work OF stamping out the
white plague In this parish.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-25
DRY LAW ENFORCEMENT
BY STATES Is PLANNED
Senate Leaders Say That the New
PIaG Will Be Put Int Effect
at Once.

ashington.-CreatiOn of a separate
and distinct prohibition enforcement
unit in each state, with a state diree-
tor at its head, forms the basis Of the
reorganization Of the prohibition en-
forcement organization worked out by
Commissioner Blair Of the Internal
Revenue Bureau and Prohibition En-
fOrcement Commissioner Haynes. The
present administrative districts, COM
prising several states, will be abol-
ished.
The plan was laid before Chairman
PenrOse and Senator Watson (Rep.),
Indiana, of the Senate Finance Com
mittee, who approved 1t, and it wilr
be put into effect soon. Coordination
of the administrative work is the aim,
ii was explained.
According to estimates submitted to
Senators PenrOse and Watson, $780,
600 would be saved Immediately by the
reorganization plan.
Senators to whom the plan was SUBJ
mitted said the reorganization would
tighten up enforcement by centralizing
authority and abOlishing red tape. An
innovation would be the establishment
Of "a mobile force of specially quail
fed agents" to operate under the i'm
mediate direction Of Director Haynes,
but the whole plan, it was explained.
is contingent upon retention by thu
treasury of jurisdiction over prOhibi-
ton.
Major Haynes report said it had
been clearly demonstrated after 4
thorough trial that the present plan
Of organization of the prohibition field
force should be abandoned"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-25
RAISE SUNKEN SUB.
U-117, Anchored of Cape Charles, To
BE Used For TARGET.

O-1lI, Anchoreo Orr Cape Cnartosv 70
BE Used For Target.
Washington.-The former German
submarine U-117, turned over to the
U. S. navy after the armistice was an
chored in so fathoms OF water, so
miles east Of Cape Charles. Virginia,
to become the target for nearly so
bomb-carrying airplanes. The aerial
attack on the ex-U boat will be the
first of a series Of experiments con-
Quoted Jointly by the army and navy
to determine the resulting damage to
the vessel. Similar tests will be con-
Quoted later against a former German
destroyer, cruiser and battleship and
the radio-controlled American battle
ship Iowa. The navy will send "a
planes and the army will use % bomb
ing airplanes in the test. Nearly ECO
bombs will be dropped on the submers-
ible, unless the vessel is sunk before
the conclusion of the experiment.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-25
Nine Held in Theft Plot

Leavenworth, Kan.-Nine men ara
at liberty under bonds following ar
rests on charges Of theft and con-
spiracy in connection with the dis
appearance Of army supplies from Fit.
LeavenwOrth. Other arrests are ex-.
pected. bringing the probable total to,
Is men.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-25
COLONEL IS RELIEVED.
Cruelty Charge At Army Post Brings
Aaalnst Cavalry officer.

Washington. - Secretary Of War
Weeks has relieved Col. F. s. Folts,
United States cavalry, from command
at Fort Oglethorpe, Ca, following in
'vestigation OF charges that Private
George P. Rhodes had been placed in
irons at that post. The case was
brought to the attention of Secretary
Weeks by Congressman Rosenbloom
Of West Virginia.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-25
EInhtlna Life Too Hard.

Mexico City.-The business of max
ing living by fighting seems to have
undergone a decline in Mexico. This
Is indicated by the fact that 1,200 SOL
diers, some of them retired and some
in active service, have asked the gov
eminent for tracts Of land for small
farming.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-06-25
WOULD BUY CUBAN SUGAR.
zayas Plans To Sell on Long Term
Cnndi]. r. NKha. Nou.1-;a.

zayas Plans To Sell on Long Term
Credits To Other Countries.
Havana.-Purchase with $4,000, 900
in bonds Of Cuba's surplus sugar by
the government Nhich then will dis
pose of this surplus on long term cred
1t to countries which at present are
unable to buy in the open market be-
cause of financial conditions, is a
project which it is stated authorita-
lively was discussed at a meeting of
the cabinet with President Alfred
Zayas. The bonds, it is proposed,
would bear six per cent, mature in 29
years and be guaranteed by tax of
80 cents on each sack of elaborated SUI
gar produced in the republic.