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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-03-26

ST. CHARLES HERALD
PUBLISHED At HAHNv1LLE. La.
EVERY SATURDAY
G rp,cHr EDITOR.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE
PARISH OF ST. CHARLES
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ESTABLISHED February ID, 1873
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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-03-26
REDUCED PRICES
In Groceries Effective arch
2Ist 1921

D. S. Shoulders. perl $ 1T
Lard " IL L.
Sugar granulated 9 8 .08 l-3
Obelisk Flour, 98lb Sack $40
IS % 48" I" $40
!" "a" /" 1.80
/" '.Retail, per lb OF ~
Tomatoer No l, per can 10
SO +" IL
Breakfast Cocoa, small, ,Oo
Salmons, per can, IL
Dime Brand Milk, per can 70
Grits & Meal, perlb .C3
White Beans, Go IL
RedK =" IL
Coffee, per lb .O3 IL, IL, Ia
, Rice, perlb. .o2, .02 l-2, GA IL
.O6
Soda Crackers, per Id 10
PlagniolOlive Oil large
bottle l 20
Potatoes, per ID, .O3
Coal oil. gallon, .l8
ALTO cts tobaccos 3pk for .25
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-03-26
protect Your Live Stock"

Everything FOR the live stock
owner, Charlton vaccines. black
. vaccine, syringes, needles,
tr rmo, meters, castratiag knives,
disinfectants. fly repellents, cat
tie dips, Vat testing apparatus,
worm tablets, worm powders,
ear tags, etc etc.
La Veterinary Supply Go
241 Florida, st
Baton Rouge, La
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-03-26
WATERFORD STORE
Local Happenings

Local Happenings
Among those who went to New
Orleans Sunday, tosee thefamors
home run King Babe Ruth were,
Messrs Victor Hymel, STANLEY.
Steven, FAC lille, Alvin, Albert
and Richard Keller. Preston Ma
Idere, Oliver and MYRTLE Tr,xier,
Achille Picard, ] C Faucheux, q
Oubre Walter and W;lfred Besteso
Miss Eulalie Vial is Spending a
fortnight as guest Of her aunt.
| Mrs P DLorio
| William Madere visited New
!, Orleans Monday.
Paul Laverne was in Il e Cres-.
cent City during the week
Mr John St Amant and sister.
Ernestine spent Saturday and Sun
lin the Big City
Mrs P j Lorio and little daugh-
ter Carrie and Mrs Steve Keller
,, motored to New Orleans Monday
Miss Judith Webre spent the
weekend with her sister in New
S Orleans
Miss Alma Schoeffner was in
! : the parish visiting friends on
] Sunday
Of
IL Mrs ] Rouselle spent a lev
days IN the Parish
] Miss Evelyn Trexler is spend
ing the week in Algiers
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-13
Thermometer Deterioration.

Even thermometers become old, and
consequently inaccurate with age, mer-
curial instruments rending too high
and spirit instruments too low In the
former case tho bulb appears to shrink,
thus forcing tho quicksilver too far up
the stem. This gradual ehrinlkage is
supposed to be duo to tho fact TINT the
external pressure on tho bulb may be
considerably higher, than the, internal
pressure, tho cir AZ tar as I1Shaihle hav-
Ing bean removed before tho glass Ia
sealed. On tho other hand, the gpir
1t thermometar is scaled with the bulb
covered In freezing mixture, in order
to Lock up In tho glass as much mir as
posslbla. The instrument thus starts
with tho internal pressure which in
time appears to be reduced either by
expansion Of the glass undcr the in
ternal pressure or by lcaknge--Scien.
tiflc American.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-13
Old schooners Become eareea.

Disposal Of large numbers Of old
schOoners. to say nothing Of an over.
supply Of new wood ships, has been n
problem for the past few years. River
and canal men. meanwhile, have been
facing shortage Of bargcs. Putting
these two facts together, Eastern ship.
builders have now evolved Il new form
Of schooner barge, made by removing
the upper works and the below-deck
cabins and bulkheads Of the sch0onerS.
Such barges are cnDaciOus and have
the advantages OF speed In towing and
seaworthlness for coast work. and II
lost from sen tow can make port
with jury rig. In South America ~
well as the United States, rebuilt
sGhooners for barge work already aro
at premium.-Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-13
IDEAL SERVANTS IN MEXICO
One May Get a Descendant Of the In.
cas- and Friend for Life, for $15
a Month.

Mexico IS Utopia for American
housewives, for there is TO servant
problem there, according to Mrs s. G.
Dunlop, wife Of the chief eu.,inrt" Of
Cia Transcontincntai de PctralcM the
Mexican branch OF the Stna:.u"d Oil
company.
Ten years ago could hire any serv,
mt for 50 MONTH" she said, and
now l have to pay only from SO to
SIS. Often In my kitchen | h&ve a
descendant Of the Incas making my
bread. and when Mexican Indian
Yho must not be confused with peou
really attaches himself or herself to
YOU. you have not only n servant. but
n friend for life, ono who really looks
after your interests.
"Of course. In Mexico. as well us
anywhere else, tho servants stand on
their rights The cook only cooks and
ioes not wash dishes; tho chamber
maid will have nothing to do with the
kitchen; but after all. the wages Of the
ave or six servants do not equal thege
of ono servant In New York.
~ hear my New York friends groan-
ing because tho food of tho servants
costs more than their own table. Now,
IL you give your Mexican Indian her
tort.llas (cakes) and her beans with
plenty Of chill. she Is perfectly satis-
aod and scerns more elaborat ts diet"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-13
Amusement for Both.

"Marriage-it Ia wondocful!" CUR
sled the happy Smith. ut Is blissful
Joyous 1t Is heaven! Ah-but for
ger!" he exclaimed, suddenly serious
You have found 1t very different
thiRS-oh?"
Yea Personally consider mar
rage tossup." said Jones.
Poor fallow, poor fellew" NUT
tered Smlth. "How you manage to pgt
Up with that tartar Of wirei1 don't
knowl"
IT might ba woSe." said Joucs
"We have lots or fun"
"HoW ~ that2"
well. you see, when my wif8 gets
Into passion she always hurls things
at nay head. Every timo she hits me
she's as pleased as Punch. and every
timo she misses I'm tH pleased ne
Punch. SO between US we arc nay0f
short Of amusement"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-13
Organized TO Flaht Plant pes4s.

The Plant Protection institute Is the
namo OF body formed recently for
the purpose Of waging relentless war
on the pests that afliict field and or
chard crops, shade trees and ornn-
mental plants. This 1t Will do by sup
porting and directing scientific re-
search, by fostering cooperation be-
tween investigators and manufactur-
ers. and by disseminating information
about the control OF plant insects and
diseases. The members are nll scien-
tlnc experts or manufacturers Of the
insecticides, fungIcidcs, apparatus,
etc. used In this work Of extermina-
tion.--Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-13
S0W PREFER USEFUL GIFTS
Younger Generation Of Womon Said
to Look for Utility When Presents
Are in Question.

Dnc must mingla with The younger
.rheration to comprehend the chang
" standards Of domestic life. Those
,binSs once the hearts desire of wom
n have not lost their Charm, we are
o,h While the provrIbinl route to a
mans heart has not changed its road
ed, and good cooking Is still the
trademark of Il desirable wife yct
anniversary rNpr' SSiuns Of Il hus
hnnd'S love are sA Il to be changing IN
form.
The new note is utility. This Is ey-
nmpliiicd by a story that comes to us
rom one who recently visited young
ouple while they discussed their ap
preaching anniversary. ~ think |
hall get Ruth necklace" the young
husband said Ruth demurrcd. What
,hen did she wish, was his query, with
The suggestion Of q diamond or piece
Of mahogany furniture, or some other
embellshment for the home
"If you really insist on q present"
she said, II have always wanted an
electric washer and vacuum clean
nr."
This suggests the soy Of the negro
bridegroom who, when the honeymoon
waned. brought home heavily mir
rored dressing table and washtub.
Now. Mandy" he said. you can sid
down In front Of this and watch yo'self
stnrve to death, or you can use this
tub and earn yo' llvln'."--Omaha Bee.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-13
Itallans Melt Up Small Change.

The secondhand dealers all over
Italy have cornercd the bronze 10 and
5 centme pieces, which they have
melted down and sold as ingots for
soldering at two and three times the
price the pennies cost them. This has
caused n great deal Of annoyance, as
small change Ia scarce. aud In some Of
the cafes stamps have been given as
change. The government has reduced
the size Of the new 10 and ccntimc
pieces, but even that hns done little
good so 1t has now decided to coin the
new pennies out OF n composition
metal which cannot be used as solder
if melted.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-13
SHOWING GROWTH OF DOLLAt.
How Benjamin FrankIln's Bequest o.
$4,000 to Boston Has Increased
In Century.

How the dollar invested works for
The Individual himself has been best
illustrated by that first great Ameri.
can teacher of'tllrift, BenjnniE Crank
lin, remarks Worlds Work. In 1901
he hcqueathed $1,000 to the commons
wealth Of Massachusetts and to the
city Of Boston as mark of his nppre,
citation for having appoiatcd him as
agent in England at the 'hundSorle "
salary Of $4,000. and to make his be-
quest really valuable, with his great
foresight Franklin provided in his will
that this FL, 900 should be put out at {,
per cent interest for 100 years; that at
the end OF that time 31-131 Of the fund
accumulated should again be put out
ut interest Cor another hundred years
and then the fund be divided one
fourth to Boston and thrce-fourths to
the state.
Let us gee how we'll that f1,O00 of
Franklin's has worked. At the end of
the first hundred years it had grown to
$431,3S3.G2. 1t was then divided in ac-
cordance with the will; 1920, 300. rs
was Bet aside for public work" and
$102.OS5.15 was started Oh its course
of earning interest for another hun
dred years. That was In 1891. On
Jan. l, 1915 this sum had grown to
$207,SO5.15 and at this rate Of in
least S6.0O0,OO0 when the second pc
riod Is completed, md may be consid
erably more.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-13
ONES JOB MUST COME FIRST
Salary Should Be a Secondary Object
for the Man Who 10 Anxious to
Advance.

/ have never known Il young man to
about his salary while at work, or who
let that salary have anything to do
with the interest he was putting into
his job. The job Is the chance, the op-
poftunity, to show what you are made
OF, to show what you have for sale
your ability, your personality
If you have something unusual for
sale you may be sure you have what
every employer Is always looking for
II you are alert, enthusiastic, original,
IL you try to stamp everything that
goes through your hands with superior
tty, you may be sure that you Will
soon find a place at the front with
commensurate salary.
On the other hand, the man who
drags through just enough work to get
by, who gets to his Job when he has
to and watches the clock for time to
so home will not SEQ his SALARY envel-
ope fatten very rapidly.
Quibbling over ones salary has
spoiled muny Il career. 1t is not what
you aro paid for doing, but what you
do that you are not paid for that is
the key to tho position above you.
This Is almost Invariably tho case.
Tho service you render which you are
not obliged to give is the thing that
attracts your employer Orlson SWEET
Marden in Chicago Daily News.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-13
Coal for Argentina.

At present practically the whole Of
the 8,000,000,000 tons which Argentina
consumes each year Is imported, but
a large and conveniently located de-
poslt has been recently discovered In
thnt country.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-13
heartIesa Landlorda,

Jean VnlJenn's ultimate housing re.
course may interest the desperate OF
today: II lay down in the dog ken
mel, and the dog bit me-" And so even
before Victor Hugo there were heart
less landlords brooklyn Eagle.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-13
Tables Turned.

Mr. Knohome-Well l sdrelS can
envy the tramps these days.
Mrs. KnOhomc-ADd Only few
weeks ago you chased ac'cra' !ruml
ihr front yard.
VI T,nUhomc-I know. ,ui hiS:
fhnl;. they can live in box o.:- and
we cart even get II home - i've H..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-13
Earnlna a Decoration.

"Why did the king OF Cabool give
you medalT
~ gave him one last year" ex.
E!ainrd the shah OF PooboSh h.-Louic
Vile COurier.,JOurnnl.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-13
Her Statua.

'Ts Mrs. Virgins really klepto.
manineW
mo, she don't belong to none OF
these new-fangled sects. She's a gooS
old hardshell Baptist"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-13
it's the Truth.

If some Of us worked MS hard, and
suffered as much at other peoples
hands as we think we do, we would
have been dead years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-02
Sister Of Pavlowa
Noted Russian Dancer
Living in Poverty

Chicago, June 1.-Vera Pavlowa,
sister of Anna Pavlowa, famous
dancer, was discovered almost in
poverty today in Chicago, sewing III
a hospital for living. Her wage
is $40 a month. With the discovery
was revealed a story of the vicissi-
tudes of war almost without a par
allel.
Five years ago Vera Pavlowa was
living in Moscow. She had but one
more step before she became the star
dancer Of the Moscow imperial bal
let. Her mother remarked after the
death of her father and Vera be-
came a member of the family OF
Count Colitain.
Then came the swift change in
the Russian government. All her
relatives except her sister, Anna,
were killed. For months Vera was
held captive in Russian prison. suf-
fering with a wound in her back.
When she was released from prison
she came to Chicago, but the wound
would not heal. Finally she was
taken to a hospital. She said that
Anna had given her some financial
assistance and had visited her in the
hospital when she was here this
spring.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-02
Full Investigation
OF Airplane Wreck
Is Ordered by Weeks

Washington, June Thorough
investigation of the army ambu-
lance airplane crash Saturday in
which seven men were killed, will be
made by the inspector general of
the army under orders issued to-
day by Secretary Weeks. The in
vestigation will be independent of
that made by a special board Of in
curry of the air service.
1t was indicated that cognizance
would be taken of the statement by
Captain De Levergne, air attache OF
the French ambassy, who went to
Langley field in the machine, but
who declined to return in it. He
stated that he had noticed lack of
balance of the plane and that at
times it appeared out of control.
The air service board made pub
lie its findings. In it, Lieut.. S. M.
Ames, the pilot, was exonerated and
the report said that there was no
evidence of defect in the design of
the craft. The accident, the board
said, was unavoidable, and was due
to the severe storm.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-02
Electrical Storm
Halts Power Service

The most severe electrical storm
this year reached Omaha yesterday.
Three direct strokes Of lightning
about l:30 resulted in temporary
interruption of service of the Ne
braska Power company. The emer-
gency lines were connected up so
that 10 minutes later all OF the big
downtown buildings had service and
i'll four hours service was normal
again.
An underground cable supplying
West Leavenworth and Benson sub
stations was punctured at Thirteenth
and Jones streets in such manner
as to prevent the supply of serv-
ice. A 500-volt power cable was also
slightly damaged, but repaired in 10
minutes.
At the Council Bluffs sub station
the transformers, used to reduce the
voltage for distribution to business
houses and homes, were burned. The
third stroke. struck the sub-station.
at Forty-second and Leavenworth
streets, demolished the transformers
and cable and required about four
hours to repair.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-02
July Wheat Boonls
On Chicago Mart
Rise of Z 3.4 Cents to $l.36 IA
Registered on Bullish
Reports.

Chicago, June New soaring of
prices in the wheat market took
place today, the July delivery rising
754c to $1.36A bushel shortly after
midday. Bullish crop reports to-
gether with European buying ap-
peared to be largely responsible.
According to a leading crop ex-
pert, the probable yield of the do
mestic winter crop is 100000
bushels less than what was indicated
month ago. Moreover selling
pressure, today was unusually light,
bears seeming to have been rem
dcred cautious by their losses yes
terday in the windup of the May de-
livery.
Later the market went still higher,
reaching $1.37!a, the top price yet
for July this season, an extreme jump
Of 9 cents a bushel, compared with
yesterdays finish.
Eastern millers as we'll as foreign
interests were said to have been
buyers
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-02
Hearings in Sdnman
Case Put Over to June 7

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, June T.
Hearings in the divorce suit insti-
tuted by James A. Stillman, New
York banker, against the former
Fiji Potter were postponed today
until June 7, 8 and 9 shortly after
the attorneys had gathered here for
a scheduled session.
The postponement was requested
by counsel for Mrs. Stillman, w.o
said that she was i'll at her home in
New York and that one of her at
torneys could not take part in the
proceedings.
Mr.. Stiilman's counsel announced
that the banker was opposed to any
further delays and intended to carry
on his fight.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-02

John d. "Shouess' His
Guests With Shiny
NelU Buffalo NickeLs

Auburn, N. Y. June speaking
to his grandchildren, who accom-
panied him to his boyhood home,
now the Van Arsdale place, four
miles north of Moravia, John d.
Rockefeller yesterday afternoon said:
Here is where l earned my first
dollar and he described to the chill
dren of John D. jr., how he had
raised flock of turkeys back in l848
and sold them as his own enterprise.
Mr.. Rockefeller came to Moravia
with J. B. Van Duyne, cousin, and
they motored up the hill over Owas-
co where the oil magnate spent the
happiest years of his childhood.
On departing from Moravia he re-
warded the Van Duyne youngsters
with new shiny buffalo nickles.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-02
Press Correspondent
In Washington NOlu
Is Object of "Guying'

Washington. June 1.-The literal
minded Oriental has caused a we'll
known Washington correspondent to
be ''guyed" considerably in the past
few days.
Knowing this correspondent to be
in touch with advance sources OF
information, Japanese official and
former acquaintance cabled from ia
pan asking if the correspondent
could find out who would be named
American ambassador to Japan.
This was before the appointment
of Richard Washburn Child had
been announced, but it was already
clear that he would be selected.
Cable rates to Japan are very high
ana to save his friend needless ex-
pense the correspondent cabled two
words: Child probable"
The answer came back promptly:
Congratulations to honorable wife
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-02
Judge Decides
Child Too Young
To Be Witness
Testimony Of Girl, 6, Barred
At Trial of Boy Charged
With Staying Her
Brother.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leesed wire.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Knox, Ind, May 1.-The state
seeking the life of Cecil Burkett, II,
received a severe blow when Judge
William J. Pentecost ruled. that the
evidence of Elsie Slavin, E, who was
to have testified that she saw the
Burkett boy shoot and kill her
brother, Bennie Slavin, ], was in ad-
missible because she was too young.
Little Miss Slavin, who was to have
testified that she saw the Burkett
boy point the rifle at her brother and
shoot him, and at both the coroner's
inquest and the grand jury that re-
turned the murder indictment against
the Burkett boy her evidence was the
chief factor.
Judge Pentecost, however, ruled
that the girl was entirely too young
for her statement to be taken serious
~ by a court of law. Others testify
ing this morning were Harry and
Len Slavin, parents of the slain boy;
Mrs. Dora Garst, a neighbor; Doro-
thy Sherman, playmate: and
Charles Good, neighbor. The
mother of the Slavi1 boy nearly
broke down onAthe stand, and told
tho court that her son on his death
bed told her that Cecil .Burkett had
shot him. This was regarded as the
most important testimony for the
state so far.
When Elsie took the stand she was
undaunted by the crowd OF arguing
lawyers. Attorneys for Cecil
Burkett objected on the ground that
Elsie was too young to be witness.
DO you know what an oath is::"
Judge Pentecost asked.
No sir, / don't" she spoke up un-
hesitatingly.
!" "Dou you know what it is to tell
the truth?" the judge asked.
Yes. ! do sir?" replied Elsie.
And lie?" continued the Judge.
"Yes, sir, Judge Pentecost," she
said.
The killing of Slavin was generally
accepted as an accident until the
grand jury indicted Cecil Burkett.
Proctor Diltz says that there was
bad feeling between the two boys.
He declares the defendant cnticed
the Slavin boy into his yard and re-
newed an old quarrel which resulted
in the murder.
Cecil Burkett took the stand in his
own behalf late this afternoon. He
was the last witness and after attor-
news finished questioning him, Judge
William Penteeost dismissed court
until 9 O'clock Thursday morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-02
Slump in Industry
Hits Movie Business;
Actors in Dire Need

Chicago Trfbune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Los Angeles, June Ia conser-
vative member of the Hollywood
film colony intimates that between
1000 and 5000 motion picture
workers of the worlds film capital
are idle and actually starving. Fol-
lowing the feverish wave of war
time prosperity and high wages has
come the reaction which is being
felt in the cinema industry with the
result that thousands of artists,
helpers, clerks, etc. in the studios
have been thrown out OF employ
ment.
The situation was first disclosed
to the public when a few days ago,
a young man who formerly earned
good pay in the movies, tainted
on the streets in Hollywood. He
was taken to a hospital where it was
discovered that he had been without
food for three days and he had
walked to Universal City and back
a matter of several miles-in search
OF work.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-02
Of
Bomb Explosion
Ordered by Weeks
Assistant Secretary of War to
Start Probe of Blast
Which Caused Death of
Five.

Washington, June l-Complete
investigation of the circumstances
surrounding the bomb explosion yes
terday at the Aberdeen (Md.) prov
ing grounds, which resulted in the
death of five persons and injury of
10 others, was directed by Secretary
Weeks today il, orders to Inspector
General Chamberlain.
The investigation will begin imme-
diately and will be conducted by ].
M. Wainwright, assistant secretary
OF war. Mr.. Wainwright left late
today for Aberdeen. Previously,
General Williams, chief of ordi-
nance, had dispatched Maj. w. A.
Borden and Capt c. H. M. Rob-
erts to the scene to make an inves-
tigation and the commanding Off
Ger at Aberdeen had appointed a To-
cal inquiry board.
Major Borden brought the first
details of the disaster to the depart
nent today in an oral report. In
advancing theory OF the cause Of
the explosion, he said:
HC plduC idu UCCH lOduCu Will
four bombs. That one had dropped
from the rack once. An examination
showed no apparent defect and the
bomb was replaced. 1t dropped a
second time.
Meanwhile the motor had been
started and the airplane was being
turned around. The blast from the
propeller started the propeller on
the bomb revolving. A certain num-
Der of revolutions OF the bombs pro-
peller releases plunger. The pro-
peller had apparently turned that
point when the tail skid-a piece
Of metal attached to the tail of the
airplane-swung around and struck
the bomb propeller.
"The blow evidently was all that
was required to drive the plunger
into the percussion cap attached to
the fuse The propeller had appa-
rently turned to point where the
blow would have released the
plunger. The explosion followed"
Safety devices on the other three
bombs prevented their discharge, in
the opinion of Major Borden.