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The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-19

Estherwood.-Captain Murphy, with
his 2A-mule team, is working with the
grader upon the roads in the Third
Ward Of Acadia parish. The roads
are in bad condition In that section.
Patterson.-A playground has been
started here by the Patterson Civic
League on the Patterson High School
grounds. Apparatus received here is
being installed. Sand boxes for the
little ones will be built.
Patterson.-The domestic science de.
partment of the Patterson High
School has received kitchen equip
ment, and will take up that branch Of
study. Excellent work has been done
in sewing under the direction of their
teacher, Miss Mamie Davis.
Patterson. - The Anti-Tuberculosis
League held a meeting here recently
and decided to work independent of
the Red Cross. Miss Muerfel Schaus-
sci Of Ohio will assume charge on Feb
ruary 1, with headquarters In Morgan
City.
Eunice-N A. Dawson, who has the
contract for grading and graveling the
streets of Eunice, has again started
work. His forces had been laid off
for some time. He has three gangs
Of twenty-five men each at work on
the large concrete bridges over the
gullies and the drainage culverts
through the principal streets and an
other gang In laying gravel.
Monroe.-A protest against an in
crease Of Is per cent in express rates
will be submitted to the Louisiana
Railroad Commission by N. r. Man
ming OF Monroe. secretary and treas
urer Of the new organization, known
as the Louisiana Association of Ice
Cream Manufacturers. and the traffic
Of the Monroe Chamber of
on behalf Of the ice cream
of the State.
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FRENCH STANDING
ARMY LARGEST
Counting Active and Reserve
Forces Italy Leads as
Military Power.

Washington.-Fran has the great
est standing army in the world, ac-
cording to information sent to con
gress Friday by Secretary Baker, but
counting its active and reserve forces
Italy is the worlds leading military
power.
Frances regular force is 10000,
consisting of cOnscripted French and
colonial troops, and in addition it had
1860 900 men enrolled in the reserves.
Italy's regular force numbers 100000,
but its reserve consists OF 4,621O
men. including 3,000,0 600 mobile militia
of the first line, 100000 territorial
militia as second line reserves and
114,000 carabineers and royal guards
men.
Japan's military forces, according
to the secretary's figures, comprise
1,645, 900 men, including a regular
army of 273,O00 a first reserve of 532,
600, second reserve of $4,000, a
national army, consisting of men be-
tween 81 ard 40 years, of 246,000 and
100000 men enrolled for requirements.
Great Britain's army of white troops
totals 295, 1000, the report said, with
10000 additional native and colonial
troops, plus $4,000 men in the terri
torial armies.
Italy's army expenditures for the
current fiscal year were placed at l.
S12,000.00 lire; Frances at 4,237 G00,-
600 francs; Great Britain's at 1870, 1885,
600 pounds sterling, and Japan's at
210,000,000 yen.
Regarding the strength of the jap
anese army next year, Mr.. Baker said:
ut is known on good authority that
1t is in excess of that for the fiscal
year ending March 81, 1921"
The German army, the report con-
tinued, was 10000 men, allowed until
January 1, 1921, under the Versailles
treaty
Germany also has $4,000 armed po-
lice and 100000 additional emergency
volunteer troops, but it's army must
eventually be reduced to $4,000 men
under the treaty
German army expenditures for the
present fiscal year were placed at
4,1S9,000,000 4, marks. Secretary Baker
added that German estimates of main
tenance costs per soldier has increas-
ed to 24,6O0 marks. as compared with
1900 marks annually under conscrip-
tion in 1913.
The figures furnished by Mr.. Baker
were in response to request from the
senate military committee which de-
sired to consider them in determining
the size of the American army next
year.
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Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Eu

5y local applications. q uv ~ r
each the diseased portion ~ -
Catarrhal Deafness requnr rtTill1
!ional treatment. HALLE I rssII
MEDICINE il q consdtutlonIs I, I,
Catarrhal Deafness p CAUSED y |.in
iamed condition Of the muooes ~. IN. m
the Eustachian Tube. Wnsa s.. :as ssous
lnfiamed you have q rumonns, = I'D at
imperfect hearing, and wnen a..,,,t. = UI
" closed. Deafness Is tns !sIMa !sssnra 4
the Inflammation can be leuS icr
hearing may be destr1Hy!scs de.stSH!cNE & z
HALLS CATARRH nED.wcous D,.,cous !
through the blood On tns nss.ancius u D.
faces Of the system, thus 1eousi esonurmi n
dammation and restoring n''
tions. A., nrveists,
F. ]. Cheney & Co.. i'4'uN
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Railway Loan Approved.

Washington-A loan of $234,OOO to
the New Orleans, Texas and Mexico
railway to aid the company in pro-
viding additions to equipment was ap-
proved Monday by the interstate COM
merce commission. The carrier is re-
quired to finance s234,246 to meet the
loan.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-19
Christians Given Land.

Jerusalem.-The Christian commun-
ity of Bethlehem has been presented
BY the government with free grant
OF $500 acres of land. according to
an announcement made public this
week.
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Rough Stuff.

Slapstick Director-Cant you y
gest a novel from which we
adapt a comedy?
Comedian-My memory isn't
accurate, but isn't there q boOk q
Alice Threw the Looking dlaS'
Film Fun.
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Building Concerns Indicted.

New York.-A blanket indictment
naming 20 corporations, all members
of the Association of Dealers in Ma
sons Building Materials, and charging G
violation of the state antitrust law
was returned Friday by the supreme
court grand jury, investigating the
alleged building trust.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-19
Soothes and Heals

No need suffering any more
catarrh. Leading druggists guai1
that If a Hyomei outfit does Mn
lieve you, they will pay for L -
selves.
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Next.

Cigarettes colored to ma.ea ..sss' Il
are reported to be the lates' ,ss ts 4
fad in New York city. ooon .0r il
" ladies win be wanting to Oles !.
smoke through their delicate -
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Mise Girl.

First Nursemaid-Yes, the father is
French and the mother Spanish.
Second Nursemaid-Well,i is the lit
tie one Frenchman or a Spaniard?
First Nursemaid-Who knows! He
hasn't started to talk yet.
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Noted SINGER ls iit.

London.-Mellie Melba, the grand
opera prima donna, is seriously Ill
with influenza at Monte Carlo.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-19

Death comes but once, but If you
have property the taxes come early
and often.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-19

1t requires a strenuous carpenter to
floor pugilist.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-19

Iota.-The Iota rice mill has closed
down, due to the stagnant market
Warehouses are filled with rough rice
with little or no sales for clean.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-19

Iota-Road grading and plowing OF
lands for the years crop have been
progressing rapidly during the past
few days of dry weather.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-19

Jacksonville Jackson Gravel Com
pany has completed the trestle that
was damaged by the recent floods and
is again shipping gravel
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FOR HURRIED READERS.

Estherwood.-Captain Murphy, with
his 24-mule team, is working with the
grader upon the roads in the Third
Ward Of Acadia parish The roads
are in bad condition In that section.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-19

Natchitoches.-All the Photographic
work for the Normal annual Pot
pourri' has been completed and the
art and literary end of the work is
we'll under way. "Poutpourri" prom
ises to be the best ever issued by the
Normal and Is the first issue for two
or three years, due to war times.
Natchitoches.-Coach McNaspy Of
the Southwestern Industrial Institute
addressed the student body on the
spirit OF fairness in athletics. He paid
q very high compliment to the Nor
NAL student body for the courtesies
extended to his team while visiting the
Normal.
Baton Rouge-Arrangemen are
being made by the local Central
Trades Council to take care of dele
gates to the convention Of the Louisi-
ana State Federation of Labor. which
II to meet here April 4. Due to the
fact that the Constitution Convention
will be In session at that time, efforts
are being made to reserve rooms for
the delegates to the labor convention.
Samuel Gompers 10 expected to de-
liver an address at the meeting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
MRS. DERGDoLL's BRIBE STORY

While anything Mrs. Bergdoll says is be re-
garded with suspicion the direct statement of the
Their OF the convicted Stacker that So
officer OF the United States for among tho
higher ups TO obtain her sons release makes
tive searching inquiry into this angle of the
The officer whose is mentioned In Mrs Bergdoils
testimony before the house investigating committee
was OF Bergdos counsel In the court martial pro-
ceedings. In this capacity he barred under the
from receiving money for his services. According
to Mrs Bergdols declared impression. the money
10 30 eventually to q member of the court martial.
Bergdoli convicted but the circumstances
surrounding his temporary release, which he made a
permanent through the stupidity conniyance of
superiors have been explained. High officials
Of the department In the previous administration
and officers of the army assiduous playing the
popular pastime known passing the buck" when
questioned regarding their connection with the dis
grasefnl affair.
Through whose influence Bergdoli allowed 10
leave Governors Island hunt the mysterious pot
gold buried in the mountains Of Maryland West yr-
gina? On this point nobody is any wiser than when
the official inquiry began The Investigators
blocked nc turn. II Mrs. Bergdo is telling the
truth, the scandal takes even backer hue than
appeared at hrst Something than carelessness
has been nc work.
Mrs. Bergdoll sayB she tortured into believ-
ing" that unless the higher ups" paid her son
would be shot and that under this stress OF mind she
gave the brtbe As plea for sympathy this
late 1t should have been presented the time of
own trial which resulted in her conviction. But
possible indication OF how Bergdois escape
tated the statement important should followed
up without delay.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

in the Canadian oil heids7 Ans. It
Is IS miles north of TT. Norman, q
fur trading station on the Mackenzie
river which lies in latitude SIS degrees
north.
4-Where L. the highest bridge in
the United States7 1t is the Oregon
Trunk Line railroad bridge over Crook
ed river. 1t is $50 feet above the
surface OF the water.
5--What was the trade of the Apos-
tie Paul? Ans. He was tentmaker.
6-What is pariah? Ans. The
word means an outcast or one hated
by society.
why has China been named the
Celestial Empire? Ans Because OF
the title "Tien Chao," (Heaveniy Dyn.
asty) which the Chinese gave their
country.
s-What are the Indian words for
Mississippi? Ans. Missi-Sepe or
Michi- Sepe. The words are Alonquln
and mean Father of Waters.
s--What is the. slowest speed an air
plane can go and stay up7 Ans. About
40 miles and hour. The speed varies
with the weight. type of ship and the
power of the machine.
1o-When were members OF the AM
erican army sent overseas for the
first time? Ans. Three thousand were
sent TO Tripoli in 1901.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
ANOTHER ABLE OFFICIAL.

AS IN his other selections for high executive DO
stions. President Harding fortunate In his ap-
pontee for Director OF Budget Gen. Charles G. Dawes
nj Chicago. is of the foremost bankers In the
try He has had rst-hand experience with the func-
oning OF the treasury having served Comptroller
OF the Currency under President Mckinley
with the American Expedtionary Force chief pur-
chasing officer him national reputation. In his
the qualities that him his abroad Over
there It up to him supplies for the army
CARELESS OF obstacles. and he did It. charge OF the
budget 1t will be his business put the country
sound financial basis regardless objections raised by
officials in the executive departments. He may
exercise ruthless methods in obtaining that result but
he has the to do 1t. and the country will be
with him.
Gen. Dawes first duty will be the preparation OF
the budget that the President is required submit
Congress when II convenes In regular session De-
cemos It will include estimate of appropriations
for the fiscal year 1925 estimates OF Treasury receipts
under the laws they may be revised by the
Congress In session, and also under such
changes may be proposed in the budget the
balances available In the Treasury. the estimated
Ascal year; respect to Federal indebted
and any other financial information that 1t may
be well for Congress to know
Director Dawes will work in close cooperation
with representative appointed by each executive de-
partment give data concerning the special Of
his division of the Government the first time the
appropriations committees of Congress will have before
them concrete statement OF estimated receipts and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
A WAR CRIMINAL CONVICTED

The sentence OF two years imprisonment imposed
German major. charged by the French govern
with ordering troops under is command to take
prisoners and to kill the wounded adversaries who
fell into their hands. and found guilty by the German
supreme sitting Leipsg. wretched-y nado-
quate And II is plain that the only reason for his
being punished at all the Germans feared that to
him so scot free. the lieutenant general from
whom he alleged he received his orders permitted
TO do. would dangerously arouse French anger.
There may be those who will say that 1t would
have been better to have held the trial than to
allow II to become a farce And yet. though the pun
shmen fails far short OF what the calls for
good purpose has been served The major would not
have been convicted. be II the evidence
against him had not been overwhelming And If there
have been any Germans who doubted the truth Of the
atrocity charges made against their troops by the
Allies, they must be convinced And out OF this
repentance for their countrys misdeeds and
a desire to make such amends possible.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
PIRATE THEORY STRENGTHENED.

Strength is added TO the theory that pirates may
have been responsible for the surrounding the
fate ships and that have disappeared of the
Atlantic coast In the last few months by the of
skipper that his vessel had been approached by
other craft. which later speeded without
ing signals AZ least the government places suf-
ncient eredence In the story Il to send out
wireless warnings to ships to be the watch
for rrsft that might approach In the darkness with
lights yelled. That Is the manner in which 1t came
upon Munson liner. 800 miles east OF Philadelphia
according TO report of Captain Giles who apprised
the OF the AFFAIR after be had brought his
sci to port.
Fully a OF ships have vanished In the vicinity
where Captain Giles encountered the vessel OF
terry since the first OF the year The unusual crcum-
stances surrounding the disappearance of the ships
suited In varied possible explanations among them be-
Ing that O marauder. either pirate or Soviet
cruiser" responsible. These views later way
to the opinion that the missing ships had been lost
In Still the situation remained puzzling be-
Il seemed improbable that large number Of
vessels could be wrecked and leave trace whatever
OF their fate Now the other theory has solid
ground seemingly and with that basis 1t Is likely
possibility of the operations OF outlaw will
followed up until It is proved such vessel exists
or until 1t is captured destroyed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

and will be able frame the appropria
tcn bills with assurance that the totals will
withn tho available resources. and deficiencies will be
avoided.
II viii require courageous work the part Of
the chairmen OF the appropriations committees to
the from constituents for Federal expendi
lures, pleRdings OF the various bureau chiefs
for ample funds with which to prosecute their work
temper OF the Senate and House indicates that
Director Dawes will have difficulty obtaining leg
siatye endorsement for retrenchments that he finds
necessary
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
The Way Of Women,

When the once-weathy Mrs. Blank
parted from her husband and decided
to work for her living. she became q
housemaid. Her first employer was Q
woman who. in other days. had been
one OF her own servants. It seemed q
queer thing to do. but the wretch al.
ways worried me by giving me notice"
said the lady in reduced circumstances
viciously: "she must have done 1t Q
half dozen times. So took the posi-
ton-to give her notice, the wretch
And did 1t, too, after the frat week"
Bulletin (Sydney).
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
The-Passimg- Sh0zv

WOULD yefresh themselves with q
DRINK fsom the old oaken bucket.
THE neighbours chickens
NEVER sat your potato bugs
BUT these doesn't seem
TO be m~ch use
ARGUING with a chicken
IN fact you might as we'll
TALK to q democrat.
A dispatch from Washington
MENTIONS the name of
JAMES NJ. cox 1t seems to us
AS If we had heard that name
SOMEWHERE before.
SOME man remind you OF sleep
less dog
1T doesn't take much to start them
barking
BUT it In mighty hard to stop them.
AMONG the other unsung heroines
OF the B~TlOO 10 Inc hSA6AcSA
WOMAN who cuts of the cater
pillar
NESTS on the vegetation
AND shudderingly but determinediy
MARCHES Herewith to the alley
AND burns them with contents and
THEN feels in fancy said contents
wTIGGLING all over her for the
NEXT "a hours.
WE may be 8 blushing violet but
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
HOW MUCH
DO YOU KNOW?

What was the chief difference
of the first two political parties in
this country?
Did France impress as many Am
erican sesmen as England before the
war in 1872?
3-what relation did the cotton gin
have to slavery
Allow do you read 500.0052
5-What is the speed of the Cult
Stream7
lis the whale q fish?
What happens to a deep sea nsh
when It is brought to the surface?
s-Why did the makers of the con-
stitution provide for two houses oil
congress?
Can senators from the same state
vote separately?
Io-Does friction increase or de-
crease the efficiency of a machine.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
WE always study the

WE always study the
PICTURES in the advertisements
,,..,,,,, .s..,,- ..,, -
A comnlete loss ~ know
uoxv arvhodv ana more esneciallv
CAN get into an entirely button
BUT snug-fttinR union suit.
WHAT has become of the o (. man
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
Net n Chanee.

A stranger reported to a police of
ncer that his grip, overcoat and UNI
brella were stolen before he was 10
town two hours, and he said: ''Thera
will be an awful reckoning In this
burg when Gabriel blows his horn over
it.--Lackawanna Journal.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

Men, of course. are prouder Of their
college degrees than women; witness
the fact that male college graduates
OF the class Of 90 like 10 sport the
figures after their names, apd women
do not.-Roston Transcript
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25
ANSWERS TO gATUzDAI,H
QUESTIONS.

How many chaplains are there
in the army? Ans. 1856
2--How many observations does the
weather bureau make daily? Ans. 8.
Slow far north is the newest well
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

CALIFORNIA; grape crop is expected to reach
200 900 tons, third than last year. and 1t is
expected the home product will increase in like
proportion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

PRESIDENT HARDING'S plan is that the nations
shall spend their money things more useful than
weapons and ammunition Then shall hear lot
less about the high cost of living.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

WOULD never have nerve enough
TO pose for our picture In o union
suit so that
THE ad pages Of the mags
MIGHT be Frightened and made
MORE interesting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

PERHAPS LIGHTNING never strikes twice In the
ame place because IL isn't at all necessary for It to-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

BULL FIGHTS in Mexico must be just habit
They don't need them down there for excitement.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

IF BILL Haywood is coming back 1t rather tends
report that everybody Russia has been
told to get to work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

CONGRESS WILL try to make mo Dumping"
by Germany.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

A HOT DAY makes a hero OF many
consents to get into a bathing suit.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

THE PRESIDENTS peace feelers" apparent
have touched something solid.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

NO MATTER how disabled he is, veterans
claim will always have a leg to stand
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

HOPE SPRINGS eternal. Fall fashions in trouser
provide for large hip pockets.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-25

WAR CRIMINALS tried before that German cour
don't have to waste any money high-priced counse
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-04
DRIVES UNMASK GOLFER.

Pinehurst, n. c., Jan. A sensation
81 and laughable denouement attended tho
laying Of a mixed Scotch sixsome match
yesterday, In which three weli-known
golfers were respectively paired with
women partners. James G. Ward, of
Kansas City, Mo, State champion, WAS
paired with Miss Martha Theme, of
Fort Wayne; o. c. Frost of Auburndale,
had Miss Clarissa Metcalf, Of Providence,
as partner; A. Lucien Walker, Jr.,
winner Of last weeks mid-winter tourna-
ment, played with Miss Eleanor OK"
tall brunette, whom nobody had seen
here before, and who started the excite
nent by driving about 200 yards from the
first tee. When the unknown Minis Fox
Lifted an iron shot for another 200 yards
on the second fairway, the effort shook of
her Tam o'Shanter, her luxurious tresses
fell with it and Miss Fox" sto d revea1ed
as William +. Donohue, winner of the
mid-winter qualifying medal. Walker
and his fair partner were promptly dis
qualified for conspiracy, misrepresenta-
tion, failure properly register at the
Country Club and on several other
counts, and the match broke up in dis
order.