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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
AN EXTRAORDINARY RAINFALL

In period of Is months the rain
fall at the summit of Mt. Waialeale,
Hawaiian islands, totaled $50 inches.
The mountain which is nearly a mile
high is exposed to the prevailing
trade winds and conditions are ex-
ceptionally favorable to heavy precip-
itation.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19
Children Cry
FOR FlETcHGR'S
G a 8 TO RIA
OPTIMIsT COMMITS SUICIDE

DR.. w. f. Armstrong of Kokomo,
Ind, prominent in the West as lee
turer and orator and who attained
great popularity with his address
"Why Worry" was unable to apply
his own optimism to himself when
financial troubles overlook him. He
committed suicide by drinking poi
son.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-08-19

presenting any more plays until the
unions become more reasonable.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
PROFITEERS HIT RAILROADS
Labor 6lames High iron and Steel
Prices for Roads Financial
Difficulties.

Chicago.-Wartime and postwar
profiteering were held responsible for
a large part of the financial difficult
ties of American railroads in an ex-
hibit by the railway unions before the
railroad labor board. Decreases in the
cost of materials have already brought
a large measure of relief to the roads,
the exhibit said, and this should be
taken into consideration before the
employees pay roll is Sliced.
The two industries in which profit.
eering was most rampant were those
from which the railroads purchased
the bulk Of their materials-the iron
and steel industry and the coal mines
according to w. Jet Lauck, econ
omist for the unions, who compiled
the exhibit, "a conservative estimate"
he said, of what this profiteering
cost the railroads from 1916 to 1919 is
SIS, 100000 a year in coal bills and
5000, 100000 for steel and iron prod
ucts, including equipment and repairs
from locomotives and car companies"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
RAIL PROBLEMS DISCUSSED
General Conference of All Factions
Considered at Cabinet
Meeting.

Washington.-The railroad problem
In Its relation to agriculture and in
dustry again was the foremost subject
OF discussion at the regular meeting
OF President Harding with his cabinet.
Renewed indications of the serious
ness OF the situation were surveyed n
detail, but there was no decision
either as to an administration policy
or as to plan of action in dealing
with the various interests involved. 1t
was indicated that a general confer
ence of railway managers, employees
and shippers still was a possibility, al
though no such meeting has yet been
determined upon.
On the first the administration has
been reluctant to go over the head of
the constituted government agencies
created to deal with wgae and rate
problems, and, it is understood, Off
Gals here still hope for a solution
through those avenues.
Information gathered by the Senate
interstate commerce commission in its
forthcoming inquiry into the railroad
will be coupled with data
furnished by the railroad labor board
and the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion in considering any legislation or
step.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
FARMERS OPPOSED
TO ANY SALES TAX
EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER TAR.
IFF AND ADEQUATE CREDIT
FACILITIES.
2-WEEK CONFERENCE ENDS
American Federation FormuIates Rec
concentrations for Congress-Ap-
points Committee to Study
Muscle Shoals.

| Washington.-Repeal of the guar
anty section of the transportation act,
reduction in railroad rates, equal pro-
lection for agriculture under tariff and
adequate credit facilities for agricul-
ture was announced as the legislative
program which the American Farm
Bureau Federation will recommend to
Congress as an aid to farmers. The
program was formulated by the execu-
tive committee of the federation after
q two-weeks' conference here.
Strong opposition was expressed to
any sales tax, to repeal Of the excess
profits tax and to any tariff on lum-
Der and fertilizer. Another recon-
mendation proposed the submission
Of "a constitutional amendment pro-
hibitiHg the issuing of all tax free
securities as more than $4,000, 0OO,-
600 in securities now escape a federal
tax"
The federation reaffirmed its stand
for packer regulation vested in the
Department of Agriculture, and oppo-
sition to any federal excess tax on
land.
The attention Of Congress was
called to the important and differ
ing factors affecting food products
from the American farm in their re-
lationship to imports of like products
from foreign countries" in consider
ing the labor cost in making up the
tariff law. Attention of Congress also
was directed to the center of food
of the United States as be-
ing somewhere" in the Mississippi
Valley, while the center of consump-
ton is in the populous areas Of the |
EAST, many hundreds Of miles away" |
Ocean freight rates from competing
countries to the consuming centers |
we're declared to be much lower than |
are the exorbitant and increasing
freight rates from our farms to our
OWN consumers"
After setting forth that recent ex-
'eriences" have shown that the farm
'rs are mot adequately financed" and
hat their welfare is jeopardized when
hey avail themselves of the present
'hort-time commercial credits, the
ederation recommended legislation to
provide proper authority for commod-
ty and cattle financing and for per-
onal credits secured by proper insur-
nee features.
Announcement was made that a
committee consisting of John Brown,
indiana; w. G. Jamison, Colorado, and
hester H. Gray, Missouri, had been
amed to study the Muscle Shoals,
Ia, nitrate project. The committee
vii hire engineers for the work and
eport their findings to the executive
ommittee.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30

Crowley.-The revival which has
been going on for the past few weeks
at the Presbyterian Church has been
concluded. Rev. S. 3. Goodals was
the evangelist, and his brother B. w.
Goodals, the musical director.
Tallulah.-The cold weather follow.
ing the heaviest rainfall of the year
gives promise to be very unfavorabls
for the crops of this section. A large
portion of both cotton and corn had
been planted, and was suffering from
the freuent heavy rainfall and con.
tinued cold of the past month.
Crowley-To dine on the roof OF
the tallest building from New Orleans
to Houston, Tex, will be the stunt
pulled off by the Rotary Clubs of
Southwest Louisiana within the next
sixty days.
Crowley.-Acadia Post, American
Legion, through its adjutant. A. c.
Wedemeyer, is offering to get Victory
medals for ex-service men without
any red tape. The officers have de-
cided to invite one of the field work.
ers from New Orleans to come here
to assist in a membership campaign.
Covington.-The School Board has
appointed Public School Superintend-
ent Lyon of COyintpOu Ind L L WI
ginton of Slideh committee to re.
ceive and award contracts for a ne
gro parish training school at Slidell.
Provision also has ben made for an
increase in the salaries of the princI.
pals of the high schools.
Natchitoches.-At a meeting of the
Normal faculty, Miss Florence Make
Of Allen parish was elected faculty
representative of the class of the
spring term.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
FOR HURRIED READERS.

University Station, Baton Rouge
DR.. Frank P. Graves, editor of the Ed
vocational Review and dean of the
school of education at the University
of Pennsylvania, well-known au.
thority in educational problems and
theory.
Covington. Bishop Davis Ses-
sums addressed the Sunday congre-
cation at Christ's Episcopal Church
and conducted the confirmation.
University Station, Baton Rouge
The L. S. U. summre school bulletin
is being mailed to about six thousand
teachers and school officers. This
bulletin announces one hundred and
fifty college courses leading to de-
grees. Courses are planned that will
be of special aid to teachers, princi-
pals, superintendent, supervisors and
demonstration agents.
Natchitoches.-The Girls Quartet
of the Normal has been asked to give
concert at the base hospital at Alex.
andria in the near future.
Denham Springs.-Bea nshipments
are beginning at all stations in Liv-
ingston now, some small shipments
having been moving for a week or
two. The acreage in beans is large
but there has beenentirely too much
rain andthe yield will be short Irish
potatoes also are being marketed.
Natchitoches. - The Natchitoches
Parish School Rally was postponed
on account of bad weather to a later
date. Many students and their en-
thusiastic followers are expected on
Normal grounds for IT, OCCASION.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
LOWER RAIL RATES LIKELY
CABINET HAS PLAN TO RESTORE
BUSINESS.
Increases Granted During Control by
the Government Now Proving
to Be Harmful.

| WashingtOn.-A discussion of WAYS
and means to revive agriculture ana In.
dustry and bring the nation back to
something approaching a normal basis
occupied the cabinet meeting TO the
exclusion of practically every other
topic. The talk revOlved around the
railroad problem, especially as it relat.
ed to rate REIMBURSEMENT and the distri.
button of coal. There was no an.
nouncement of any definite policies
reached, but it is understood that two
principles were pretty generally &C.
cepted. They are:
l. That railroad rates must he re-
vised downward with regard TO their
relationship to Industries and their
commodities.
?. That steps must be taken TO
bring about a more economic distri.
button of the coal supply so that con.
sumers will not purchase only to fill
Immediate needs, thus inviting short.
age and high prices.
Just how the solution is to be
worked out was left in doubt, but the
nope was extended that agriculture
and manufacturing industries NAV ex.
pect a radical departure from the
present general scheme Of railroad
rates.
1t is said to be the belief Of the ad.
mlnlStratiOn that the sO-called fiat in.
crease in railroad rates, which was
put INTO effect during the period of
government control, worked iniouities
which today are proving not only
harmful, but in some cases destruc.
i've to certain branches of agriculture
ana industry. The principal increases
made under government control and
by operations Of the transportation act
OF 1920 simply covered rates on au
commodities, without respect to claims
that they were prOhibitive where the
distribution of some of the commod-
tiles on a sound economic basis WAS
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30

Hythe, acknowledgements Lloyd
George and BRAND of Great Britain
and France, have practically agreed to
tighten the screws on Germany.
Americas refusal to act as medi-
ator between the allies and Germany
was interpreted at the conference
here as permission to proceed with
their plans.
Another decision in the two-hour
conference was to reject the German
offer to reconstruct the devastated re-
gions of France.
The two premiers first took up the
German note offering the reconstruc-
ton program.
BRAND argued earnestly against it.
1t was apparent that his decision had
been reached before he crossed the
channel, and he FASTENED to bring
Lloyd George to his view.
His chief argument was that Ger
man workmen and German materials
in large French area would tend to
make that region dependent on the
Germans in the future. He also dis
liked settling one angle Of the dispute
before the whole matter of reparations
had been arranged. When the two
seemed to be agreed on their attitude
they took up the question of further
occupation Of Germany. BRAND was
even more intent on occupation than |
he was at the previous conference in,
England, when it was decided to &C. |
cupy Dusseldorf and adjoining towns.
The two had before them the Ger
man and American notes in which the |
Harding administration refused to In |
tercede with the allies. BRAND inter-
preted it as indicating American ap-
proval Of the allied handling of nego-
tiations and was for an immediate de-
eision to advance.
BRAND said he would not be con-
tented with mere occupation of the
rich Ruhr valley. He declared that
occupation heretofore has not been
entirely satisfactory. I'VE must ad-
minister as well as occupy" he declar-
ed firmly. The matter was unsettled
at the close Of the conference.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
WORK ON NEW LAW
ALREADY STARTED
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
TAKES FINAL ACTION ON
ORDINANCES.
THREE PROPOSITIONS UP
state Militia, Government and Land
ownership Are Chief Subjects
mat Are Up Before constitu.
tionaI Convention.

Baton Rouge.-When the Constitu
tlohal Convention begins the eighth
week OF its session Monday it will
nave on its calendar for final passage
ordinances embracing the schedules
OF three committees. These are.
Creation of the state militia, with q
provision requiring the adiutant gen.
eral to make his domicile at Baton
Rouge.
Distribution of the powers OF gov
eInhent between the legislative, exec
utive ndjudicial departments.
prohibition of alien ownership of
land,either as individuals or through
corporations.
The ordinance providing how
amendments to the constitution shall
be submitted ST fixed as a special Or
der for Thursday night.
ordinances creating the executive
departments and embracing the bill
OF rights are on second reading. and
one regulating homesteads and ex.
emptions is on first reading.
Monday afternoon the committee on
ports and canals will meet for the
purpose of receiving the report of a
subcommitte composed of Messrs
Phelps, Hunter and Hodges on the
Carondelet Canal (Old Basin). The
subcommittee, it is reported, will
recommen dthat the question of the
purchase of the canal by the state be
left to the Legislature.
The committee on lands and levees
will meet Monday to formulate its
schedule. The committee on roads
and drainage will meet Monday night
for the came purpose.
Tuesday the committee on legisla.
tive apportionment will hold a meet
ing to prepare an ordinance for its
schedule that Will FIX the size of the
Senate and House. The committee
has already decided on a Senate of
thirty-fve members and a House of
etghty-six members.
The taxation committee will re-
sumo consideration NJ taxation ordi- |
nances Monday night, when it will be-
gin a winnowing process to determine
what kind of taxing program will
be recommended to the convention.
The ordinance by DR.. v. X. Irion
IF the Sixteenth Ward, New Orleans,
for the initiative and refer
,ndum, is billed for a hearing before
he committee on legislative depart.
nent Tuesday. The committee will
Ilso take up the PRONUNCIATION of acts
Il the Legislature.
NJ. L. Alexander, commissioner Of
is to be given a hearing
tuesday on carbon black ordinances.
The subcommittee of the judiciary
ommittee. appointed to fix the num-
er of judicial districts in the state,
be parishes that will compose them
ndthe number of district judges, has
to report to the full COM
littee Thursday at 1890 a. m.
The committee on agriculture will
leet Tuesday at a. m. to receive
ne reports of three subcommittee on
s schedule. Embraced in this list is q
ne ordinance by DR.. Roy o. Young I
[ Lafayette designed to prevent SUI
ar refneries from depressing the I
rices o fsugar by artificial means. {
Tuesday at 4 p. m. the schedule L
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
Need Aid for Soldiers

Washington. = Disabled ex-service
men are availing themselves of pro-
visions Of the rehabilitation law in
greater numbers than was anticipated,
the federal board for vocational edu-
caSlpn informed Congress in requesting
$15NH0,000 to meet anticipated def
ciencies. At the present rate, the re-
quest said, the hoard will need $780,
100000 instead of $77,OOO,0Q0 previous
ly estimated to finance its operations
next year. The last Congress allotted
the board $56.0O0.0O0 for the fiscal
year.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
TAKE ALLEGIANCE OATH.
81 Germans Receive Naturalization
Papers at New Orleans.

New Orleans.-Following the sing
ing OF the, national anthems, the sa-
lutte to the American flag and a num-
Der of patriotic addresses, 81 former
subjects Of the German empire took
the oath OF allegiance and received
their certificates Of naturalization.
The 81 newly made American citt
zens were selected from a list of $50
applicants for the honor, all the others
being rejected by the naturalization
Officials. The principal reason for
the rejection of the other applicants
was that during the war period they
exemption from the draft on
the ground that they were aliens.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
ALLIES IN NO MOOD
FOR A COMPROMISE
LLOYD GEORGE AND BRAND HAVE
PRACTICALLY AGREED TO
TIGHTEN SCREWS.
SAY U. S. GIVES CONSENT
Lloyd George Won Over to Brands
Views-Germany's Offer to Recon-
struct France Rejected BY
Premiers.

Lumpne, England.-The attitude of
the British government as disclosed
BRAND and Lloyd George here, is to
stand firmly by the decision of the
agreement arrived at in Paris in Feb
ruary and require Germany to fulfill
them. Failure by Germany to do SO
must compel the allies to apply fur
Their pressure, the precise nature of
which will be the subject of examina-
ton.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
S104.00O.no0 Loss

Atlanta, Ga.-Railroads of the Unit.
ed States lost S1O4,OO,OOO in 1920 from
robbery of freight and damage caused
to freight, the latter due chiefly to
Negligence of employees and defective
equipment, according to figures pre-
sented here at a conference of rs
freight claim agents and operating of.
ficials of railways in the southeast.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
4s Indictments Found.

Atlanta.-Interest in the council
manic investigation of Atlanta's police
department following charges of So
icitor General John A. Boykin that its
members had protected a gambling
Syndicate" here for several years,
was increased with the announcement
Of the solicitor that 43 sealed indict-
ments were returned in its "buncho"
inquiry. He refused to diVulge the
names of any of the persons indicted.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
DEFEND POPE BENEDICT.

Vatican Organ Says Peace Proposals
Were Not of German Origin.
Rome.-The peace proposals of Pope
Benedict in August, 1917, were made
upon his own initiative, without any
agreement with Germany, declares the
Osservators Romano, organ of the
vatican, in combating today recent
attempts by various newspapers, espe-
cially the Tempo, to demonstrate that
the proposals were put forth after a
previous understanding with the Ger
man authorities.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
HOOVER WANTS $61s,ooo.
Asks Appropriation to Finance For
elgn Trade Development.

SiSH iEAoS DcNetoPment.
Neutrality-suspicious. Of Secretary
Hoover for development OF foreign
trade and assistance to American busi-
ness interests generally were outlined
in a request Of Congress for an ap-
preparation Of $61S,OOO for the Depart.
ment Of Commerce. Need of better IA
cilities for the collection and dissem.
nation Of trade information and for
compilation OF data on housing condi-
tons as well as recommendations for
the elimination Of Industrial waste and
standardization Of business methods,
were emphasized by the secretary in
connection with the request. Creation
OF IL new divisions in the Department
OF Commerce for studying world trade
opportunities was proposed by Mr..
Hoover.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
- File .0Oo. ooo s,,jt

Chicago.-The Praecipe, in a suit for
Sl,OOO,OOO in damages, was filed by
Sidney R. Allen and Gilbert Drew. real
estate delaers, against Walter ]. Con-
Ion, washing machine manufacturer
for alleged breach Of contract
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
GIVES HINT TO MOTHERS.
Famous Woman Leader Decries InvoI-
untary Child Birth.


London.-The future of the sexes
can only be made happy by the tire
mendous power of joyous and volun-
tary motherhood" said DR.. Mario
Slopes, famous woman leader, in a
lecture before the Woman's Freedom
League.
Weak women, under-sexed, over.
neurotic, and over-intellectual, are be-
ing set up as an ideal by the Church
OF England, she complained.
Among advanced men and women"
she said, Il have always found a ten
dency to dislike :he opposite sex. Sex
ual perverts are more numerous today
than ever they were The only way
to Stop that disease from spreading
Is for mothers to be happy in child
birth and not have unwanted chill.
dren."
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
FEAR CATTLE PLAGUE.

Argentina and Uruguay Guarding
Against 5raziI's Diseased Stock.
Buenos Aires.-Argentina and Uru.
quay are surrounding themselves with
an unpierceable Gordon of guards from
their armies and navies to prevent the
importation of a cattle plague from
Brazil, where it has assumed serious
proportions. Small naval vessels are
patrolling the sea and rivers and de-
tachments of troops are guarding all
frontiers. Uruguay is preparing an
aerial patrol of the Brazilian frontier
in conjunction with troops as a special
precaution against cattle smugglers.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
HAPPY WITH NECK BROKEN.
Kansas Man Sustained Injury While
Fighting in France.

AtchisOn, Kan.-Atchison boasts Of
having the one living man with a
broken neck. And not only is her
broken-necked man living happily, but
he also has proven himself a very
capable historian for the state Ameri.
can Legion organization.
John Allen, of this city, is the
broken-necked historian. He sustain
ed his injury while fighting with the
expeditionary forces on the
French front. His neck is now SUD-
ported by metal frame work, and
Allen is able to get around almost as
well as any man in the city,.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
TO EDUCATE THE INJURED.
Missouri Board Votes 100000 for the
Rehabilitation School.

Jefferson City, Mo.-Authorization
for the expenditure of fund of $780,
600 for the rehabilitation of persons
injured in industry was voted here by
the state board of education, composed
OF Gov. Hyde, Charles U. Becker, Sec
rotary OF state and secretary of the
board; Jesse w. Barrett, attorney
general, and Sam A. Baker, state SUI
perintendent of schools. The fund is
half federal and half state money, the
regular session of the legislature hav-
ing appropriated $4,000 last winter
to be expended from the state school
moneys for this purpose. The COVER
nor signed the bill.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
U. S. WHEAT CROP GOOD.
Rome Agricultural Bulletin Comments
On Prospects.

Rome.-The bulletin issued by the
International Institute of Agriculture
says the prospects for winter sown
crops are favorable in the United
States, where the promise for wheat
is nine per cent above the average
yield of the last decade In the south
ern hemisphere, the maize crop in
Argentina is estimated at SO million
tons, indicating a decrease of IL per
cent, as compared with last season,
but an Increase of 81 per cent over
the average increase for five years.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
Held for $4,000 Theft

Denver, Colo.-Gen. Sill Walters, de-
clared by police officers to be one of
the robbers who held up bank mes
sengers here April IL, stealing $685.
600, was arrested in Joplin, Mo-, &C.
cording to word received by the Den
yer police.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-04-30
Duchess Ahhnr. Ta~

London-One of England's greatest
noblewomen, the duchess of Rutland,
mother OF Lady Diana Cooper, former.
ly Lady Diana Manners, has been sum-
moned before the court for refusing
to pay rates on her property in Chi
chester