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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-08


maker, alleged radical worker, for
statements made in a speech last
December Shoemaker was quoted as
saying that the Legion is 'subidized
by big interests" and opposed to or
ganized labor"
Boston, Mass, March before
sunset of the first day, 5000 daisies
were sold in the American Legons
"Daisy Day" drive throughout Massa-
chusetts for funds to help unemploy-
ed ex-soldiers. Four daisies brought
$125.
Centralia, Wash, March TIT will
be blowed up!" The police at Cen
tralia, Wash, received this threat
against the erection of the American
Legion memorial building, to be dedi-
Gated to men shot down by alleged
l. w. w. members, in 1919.
Chicago, March 7.-Repudiating
the stand against adjusted compen-I
sation taken by the U. S. Chamber Of
Commerce, the Chicago commerce
board went on record in support of
the bill, following a visit to Chicago
of Hanford MacNider, commander of
the American Legion.
Honolulu, March 6.-The ex-service
man on the beach at Waikiki needs a
bonus as much as his buddy in this
country, according to the Honolulu
Chamber of Commerce which has
passed a resolution indorsing the
American Legion's five-fold adjusted |
compensation bill.
Emporia, Kan. March Making
expenses by selling chewing gum, an
,x-cavalryman is walking from Chi
ago to Los Angeles to get job
promised him there. 'It's 1900 miles,
,ut jobs are scarce" he says.
Buenos Aires, March 6.-The long L
,st wireless jump ever made at sea
vas recorded when the steamer Am
rican Legion, entering Buenos Aires,
,icked up a message from a ship off
honolulu, 1000 miles distant. Il
Washington, March 7.-Disabled !
mergency officers of the World War i
1ould be retired on an equal basis
With regular army officers by the (
erms of the Bursum bill, sponsored c
y the American Legion. The bill .
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-08

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The Press., 1922-03-23

 is that they show disrespect for the law. A rather natural comment by the Newcastle (Pennsylvanial News is:
 We can hardly see why there should Ie such toleratian of the per-. petual toml arding of this law ly sa- tire and ridicule on the stage. It would not be tolerated on the part of the public with regard to any other law"
 Do the actors realize that the au- diences feel that "aside from the fact that the stage jokes do create the wrong kind of attitude toward this law, it is the mark of a cheap act when such ridiculing of the national prohi- bition law appears, for the most part? ? Failure to get by with lot of the other trash that some vaudeville &C., tors attempt, results in falling back to some jests about the prohibition law, as last effort to get laugh from the audience"
 The News rightly weighs the power of public opinion in reminding us that when the jokes fail to get across the footlights, they will quickly cease to e a part of cheap vaudeville acts.
 Public attitude rightly shown would quickly stop the practice com plained of"
 And that this Is after all the final and in the last analysis the most cer- tain method of overcoming this evil is seen Ly most of the press. In the words of the Indianapolis Qndlana) News:
 "The only way the prohibition joke can te killed is ty the force of pullic opinion. When it ceases to he funny the people will cease to laugh, and the comedians will turn elsewhere for their jokes"
The Press., 1922-03-23
PIGS AS FORM OF CURRENCY
cSnturiSs Age the Animals Were Gen orally Accepted in England in
 Payment of Rent.

Quaint though they seem, the rents, customs and services paid to the prince of Wales at LauncestOn were once common enough all over England, and 1t would be easy to show many parallels for Lancashire and Cheshire. In the Fourteenth century in Cheshire rent in kind was often paid in spar rOwhawks, bRrbed aFrOwheads, pep per, gloves and especially in pigs.
 Arrowheads would be useful, but a large rent roll of .ne other things might be inconvenient. They were, therefore, sold, and the relative values are interesting. The sparrowhawks were worth about % cents, the gloves two cents a pair and the pepper about 20 cents a pound. Pigs. of course. vary in size and weight and must have given rise to controversies be- tween bailiffs and tenants. Some ap- pFOach to a standard size was doubt less obtained, and the pigs are usual ly described as reasonable" or "cus- tomary" pigs. Even so, the price the bailiE obtained varied greatly. some selling for 36 cents each and some for 90 cents. Pigs were paid not only by poor tenants for their tiny hold. ings, but also by families as rich and powerful as the GrOsvenors.-Man' chester Guardian.
The Press., 1922-03-23
In the Romance Drug Store
By FRANK H. WILLIAMS.

& ~ . & ~ N A "a & N VI @ % @ Ndp @. 1921, by McClurs NewsDspsr Syndicate.
 imogene was twenty-twO, the pret- tiest girl in the block and the eldest child in a family of eight.
 She had beau, of c0urse-nO girl so pretty and piquant and altogether desirable could miss having some young fellow 'crazy about her," in spite of the fact that he nearly had to fight his way through gprQwling children and curious neIghboFs to reach her side.
 Emogene's beau was young Bill Jen- nings, a likeable fellow several years Imogene's senior, and holding good position in & downtown bank.
 All during the hot summer Bill had been calling regularly on ImOgene, pileting his wheezing hlvver through the hot streets to her home, and being the life of the party at more than one family gathering, where the younger children fought all over the place, or played cracked pieces. on the family phonegrdph, or made sly remarks abSait big sister and her. .<'felEer.". And when the nights had grown cooler and inc hint of autumn was in the air.; Im0gene had come to feet that Bill WAS the one man In the world for heF,x ...
 But what chance was there for Bill to propose? Time and again as Lmo- gene pictured to herself the joys of a little home of her own, where she could make the coffee, which Bill so liked, for Bill alone, instead of for a great profusion of brothers and sisters, and where the dusk of evening would bring Bill home from work and hap pinesg Of heart, she sighed mouFnfully end felt that 1t was no use. Not only did there appear to be no chance for Bill to pop the question, but also Imo- gene feared that her tumultuous fam lily might eventually drive Bill from her to some Quieter home. r
 And then came the evening when love enveloped Imogene in pink cloud of pure joy.
 And how unpropitious the evening started! Almost the minute after Bill had parked his car at the curbing in front of the Hetrick home young Jim Hetrick. aged seventeen, bounced into the drivers seat and announced that he was going to borrow the car for a while. Tmogene's heart sank as she saw Jim tearing down the street. Lately ImOgen0's mother had been allowing her to take short rides with Bill in the ancient t1ivver, and ImO gene had been rather counting on ride this evening. Tonight she had felt was to be the night of nights, and yet here was the one best chance for giving Bill an opportunity to speak gone to smash.
 I'm awfully sorry" said Imogene 10 Bill. 1T just wish father was here -he'd not let Jim, do thing like that !"-.
 "Ob, never mind," said Bill, 8 tFtfte ruefully Lets go in the house and play the photograph. I've brought q new record
 Tnogene led the way into the par Tor. Much to her surprise the parl0r
The Press., 1922-03-23

Co a Miss Jessfe Pearnont. She drives . Hammerhill, apparently just ike yours. and she's m ol0 ofrenaer.I | lind she has paid lines twice already for speeding can't understand how the mistake was made, but T'll press the matter further"
 Sidney replaced the phone on his desk and sat silent, staring at his as- sistant general manager with eyes that sh0ne with mingled unbelief and admiration. Presently he got up and walked across to her desk She looked up with tnquiring eyes. but now he seemed tO detect hidden vivacity that he had never suspected existed there. .~~>
 "Niss Pearmont," he said, clearing his throat, "1 do not wish to be in- Quisitive,, but, er-er-a-have you ever been a-have you ever had any difficulty with the automobile speed laws?"
 "Yes." she answered readily. i've been arrested twice for going over the limit. I just can't help it, somehow. When the restraint of the 098ce Ia removed feel like opening the thrOt- tie wide up and letting 'er zip."
 Sidney's eyes strayed to her left hand and he breathed relief. There was no ring there as yet. :
 '"There seems to have been a mis- take" he resumed. "Is 1t possible you gave me the wrong license plates9 I hesitate to ask, because you never make mistakes, but" .-
 You're wrOng," she interrupted. 'sT make loads of mistakes. Mother says they'll be the death of me some day. I'm so painstaking in my work that I go to the opposite extreme fin my pri- vate life. I'll look the matter up."
 Sidney actually staggered as he re- Sumed his seat, and Jessie phoned her mother about the license. ',
 You're right she announced. "You have my number and have yours. Has anything happenedP"
 "Oh nO-that is, nothing of conse- quence." He again walked to her desk, "ATiss Pearmont, will you mar " me? I've been thinking of this for some time, but never got around to ask you before"
 Half aD hour later the police court judge answered the telephone to hear MT. Sidney Johnson ask, in a very happy tone of voice:
 /; 'Say, can pay Miss Pearmont's fine? It's worth 1t, believe me-"
The Press., 1922-03-23
FIND MASTERPIECE OF ART
What Is Described as a Perfect Venue
 U"saFthsd During Exeavatlne Operations ln Greece.

What is described by archeoloGists as the most perfect statue of VsDus hitherto come to light, has been nn- earthed in the ancient baths at Cyrene, where extensive excavations are being carried on under the direction of Pro lessor Ghislauzoni. The statue, some what larger than life size, is in a per feet state of preservation, the head and arms untouched by time, and be- longs to the Greco-Roman period, bearing . strong resemblance to the Venus of the Capitol. It will be re- membered that another magnificent statue of Venus, unfortunately head less, was discovered . few years ago at Cyrene and is now one of the great est treasures of the Museo delle Terme In Rome. When Professor Ghislauzoni saw the work Of art emerging from the soil like Venus from the waves he be- came so excited that he shouted to the Arab workmen to put up their spades, lest they might injure the statue in the slightest detail, and with eager hands proceeded to remove the mtllennial earth reverently, as if unveiIing a god dess. <
The Press., 1922-03-23
CARRY THEIR OWN PERFUME
Many Varieties oF the Male Butterfly Are Highly seented, Probably as
 an Attraction.

Many species of butterflies are scented like flowers and they carry their scent in bottles Strangely enough, too, 1t is the male and not the female butterfly that carries the scent bottles, and. he uses the scent, no doubt, to attract the female If we brush 8 finger over the wing of the
 common garden white butterfly we find the finger covered with a white dust of scales, and the dust will be found to hays delicate perfume of lemon or balsam. If we then examine the scales under a microscope we find that some of the scales are modified in shape, and these modified scales are little scent bottles, and often have brush of fine hairs from which the scent evaporates In the fritillaries the scent-scales are grouped together in stripes and patches, and can be seen by the naked eye, and in others the scales are in patches. Most of the scented butterflies arc comparatively dull in their hues. suggesting that the scent is given to them as . compensa- tion, and some Of the duII-colored night butterflies or moths have quite a strong odor.
The Press., 1922-03-23
HELP ENFORCE THE LAW
ITEMS FROM THE WOMEN's CHRIS THAN TEMPERANCE UNION EDITOR
PNEUMONIA WITHOUT ALCOHOL
 BETTER CHANGE FOR CURE

BETTER CHANGE FOR CURE
 In his department in the Chicago Tribune, How to Keep Well,' Dr. w. A. Evans cautions his readers against the germs of influenza and pneumonia, and says: "The use of alcohol is al- most a certain invitation to fatal in- lection, and the present clandestine indulgence in spirits of unknown pu- rity indicates the need of special cau- tion in this regard. Fatigue is de- pressant of intense character, and when one or more of these known de- termined factors are associated the possibilities are great" A PERVERTED SENSE OF HUMOR
 A news item has recently been going the rounds of the press to the effect that a campaign is being planned by the Federal prohibition enforcement officers to induce theater and moving picture proprietors to suppress all jokes on prohibition. The statement is made that such jokes and pictures incite disrespect for law. The pro- Drietors of the shows themselves are divided on the subject of the appro- priateness of such humor. The man ager of one moving picture house says, "I always cut out these jokes when ; possible. When a situation in pie ture reflects unfavorat ly on prohibit tion, I cut that too when 1 can do so . without injuring the story" Another proprietor says that prohibition is ceasing to be a joke or a novelty, and that prohit ition jests will soon c played out and die away without any : Gct'on in the matter.
 ] The newspapers, although not unit ] ed in their opinion as to the necessity | for Federal interference, are unit in stating that after all is said and done the pull lie can, if it so desires, bring al out proper respect for law whether in moving pictures, on the stage or in real life. The editor of the Muncie Ondiana) Press says:
 "'There is no question that some millions of persons, both prohibition ists and those who disagree with them. are tired of the scores of forced, sense less jibes from the stage that are di- rected against prohibition and the customs connected with it. Nearly al- ways these are stale and pointless and are put over for the evident purpose of discrediting an institution that has [ become part of our national life through constitutional enactment. The complaint is against their being prop aganda, their teaching disrespect for the basic law of the land and, worse than either, perhaps, their being mere drivel"
 The writer adds shrewdly:
 But those in charge of the creation of shows and those who manage thea ters doubtless would curtail that kind of jokes if the people who pay their money to go to the theaters for enter tainment would register their pro- tests.'
 These jokes are of course out oi taste, often coarse or even worse; but the reason for their being selected for criticism and elimination at this time
The Press., 1922-03-23
SECRET ORDERS ANCIENT
Present Vogue sf Emblsms, It Gan Be Proved. Is Mere Than 5000
 Years old. .s.

''De you notice what an increass there has been in the wearing of ems blem and fraternity pins. these daysr' asked Jones.
 T suppose you think that is just sn np-tO-date fad, don't you?" re- turned his friend of antiquarian bent. Well, let me tell you, ii is not. Watch charms were invented at least five thousand years before watches. and fraternity badges equally long ago
 'sThe very same symbols which the 'Joiners' are wearing in their lapels and on their folds today are Survivals of ferns which were in popular use for the same purpose when Nebuchad- nezZar was g kid in school. You see. 1t was like this: In the days when kings could seldom write their own names and their subjects attributed every natural phenomenon to one of their multifarious gods or devils, there were always few, at least, who knew some Of the truth.
 ''GIimmerings of q true science were beginning to dawn on mankind, but hu- manity was too close to barbarism for such a thing as a law of nature to be understood. When it was perceived that certain laws did exist they were set down to the will and desire of one or another divinity, and when taught to a selected few were hedged about with all sSrts of obligations not to reveal the secrets of the gods to the 'pr0fsne'-A word which originally meant outside the temple Architec- ture. geometry, arithmetic, music, as- trOnOmy. the alphabet and the decimal system were once called mysteries and the process of solemnly soaring the prospective student nearly if not quite to death as warning to silence before letting him in on the secrets was the preliminary to all education. And each, order has it's symbol, or pin B
The Press., 1922-03-23
DOES YOUR HOUSEWORK
 SEEM HARD ?
Has Your Strength Left You ? Guides Pepto-Mangan
 Will Restore It.

If you have dyspepsia and head aches, and feel all in,' don't take it for granted that there is no relief. Strength and ambition for your tasks will come when you build up your weakened blood with Gude's .Pepto- Mangan. Take it with your meals a few weeks and see the permanent benefit. It is just the thing to aid you to recover full health. This won derfully efficient form of food iron quickly improves the appetite, adds color to cheeks and lips and imparts strength to the jaded muscles. Re member to ask for Guides Pepto- Mangan.' Sold in both liquid and tablet form. Advertisement
The Press., 1922-03-23

Come on we've got him muZZled.
 Price Now you can buy with the rather comfortable assur- ance that you are paying the very lowest price. Suits for men and boys. Suits for work or dress. Suits from One-quarter to one-haIf below the .regu- lar prices.
 AS an example come and see the quality of our $25 suits for men.
The Press., 1922-03-23
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 Tel. 2-4.
HOROSCOPE
 OR LIFE CHART

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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-27
LOUISIANA
LEGISLATURE
Three Bills Introduced in the
Senate and Fifty-Nine in
House.

Baton Rouge, La-This, the second
week of the Louisiana legislature. re-
duction of assessments and taxation.
redistribution of the severance tax
fund and retrenchment in public eX-
penditures will occupy the center OF
the stage
These three issues took first place
on the calendars of the two houses
during the first week Of the session
They will continue in that position I'M
til they are settled definitely
One bill to limit local assessments
has been introduced, and many plans
for cutting tax bills have been discuss
ed, but no general concrete proposition
for reducing assessments and taxa
ton has yet been proposed.
Three bills were introduced in the
senate and fifty-nine in the house dur
ing the past week The senate meas
ures were the Browne amendment TO
the constitution to change the alloca-
ton of the severance tax, the smith
bill to regulate the adoption of chill
dren and G. H. Couvillion's bill to
require railroads to pay freight claims
at points of shipment.
Among the bills introduced in the
house were: Tobin's bill to provide for
mothers pensions; Dymonds bill to
regulate the manner in which lands
adjudicated to the state may be sold;
Schells bill to promote cooperative
marketing and parents bill having
similar object in view; Hamley's Dill
to place inheritance taxes in the school
fund Moresi's bill to require fire in
Surance companies to pay the 1ull
amount of losses within thirty days;
Carvilles bill for compulsory drainage
of highways paralleling levees; Nc
Glehan's bill to amend the blue sky
law by permitting persons to sell their
own stock; Chappuis' bill to require
the husband to secure the consent OF
the wife in order to sell immovable or
community property; Shattuck's
amendment to the constitution to re-
quire majority of qualified residents
to vote special taxes; Abels bill to
repeal the act creating the state real
estate commission; Wilkinson's bill to
create liens for transporting oil and
gas well supplies; Schells bills chang
ing the collection of motor license
taxes from the secretary of state to the
highway commission; Radesich's bill
to prohibit distractions to drainage;
Burgess bill to require railroads to
pay promptly for all live stock kill
ed; Saucier's amendment to the cOnsti
tuition to abolish tax sales and adver-
tisements therefor and Shattuck's bill
to exempt Confederate soldiers from
the payment of license taxes
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-27
SHREVEPORT OPERATIONS
DELAYED BY BAD WEATHER

Shreveport, La.-Decline in both the
number of new producers and initial
production was recorded in the Shreve-
port territory during the week just
closed, but daily average production
showed an increase amounting to l.
ga barrels There were thirty-one
compilations during the week, two be-
ing gassers, one a failure and twenty
eight producers with combined initial
yield of 1926 barrels. compared with
the preceding weeks record of fifty
competitions, two gassers. three fail
ures and forty-five producers. with
combined initial yield of l4.2O5 bar
rels. The initial yield declined 1879
barrels and there was a decline of
II in number of producers.
Unfavorable weather prevailing
throughout the territory is given as
the cause of curtailment of some op-
erations. The weather conditions,
however. are improving, and with the
coming of sunshine and dry roads and
woods, the number of competitions is
expected to increase Many wells are
now in the sand with liners set wait
ing on standard rigs If the price OF
crude advances, as some are anticipat-
ing, operations will have another rea-
son for increasing.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-27
Many Driven From Homes.

st. Martinsville, La-Three thou.
sand persons, forced to abandon their
homes in ST. Martin parish, are being
cared for by the Red Cross in three
refugee camps established in that par
ish. according to a report to the Liu-
islana flood relief committee More
than 100000 acres of land in that par.
ish are inundated and the flood is re-
ported to be rising an inch a day.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-27

when Reuben and the pretty boy came
back and said they would 60 up to
| their room.
| She stood the elevator pretty well,
though she gave a little gasp (Which
she tried to choke into a cough) as 1t
started Reuben turned to the boy.
| Where can get somethin' to eat p
Luncheon is being served In the
main dining-room on the first floor,
| sir"
Visions Of lunch as he knew it in
Emily's pantry came to him, and he
looked a little dubious
"Well, I'm pretty hungry; but If
that's all l can get I suppose 1t will
have to do"
Ten minutes later an officous head
waiter, whom Emily looked upon with
timid awe was seating them In a su-
perbly appointed dining-room. Reuben
looked at the menu doubtfully, while
an attentive, soft-voiced man at his
elbow bent low to catch his order
Few of the strengthening words con-
veyed any sort of meaning to the
poor hungry man. At length spying
chicken" halfway down the card, he
pointed to it in relief
Il guess I'll take some of that" he
said, briefly; then he added, Il don't
know how much it costs-you hain't
got no price after it,
The waiter cUmprehended at once.
1.-The luncheon is served in courses.
sir; you pay for the whole-whether
you eat it or not" he added shrewdly.
If you will let me serve you accord
ing to my judgment, sir, l think can
please you"
Two hours later they started for a
long walk down the wonderful. fas-
cinating street. Each marvellous win
dow display came in for it's full share
of attention, but they stood longest
before bakeries and restaurants FL
nally, upon coming to one of the latter.
where an enticing sign announced
Boiled Dinner Today, Served Hot at
All Hours" Reuben could endure it
no longer
by Jinks, Emily, I've just got to
have some of that. That stodged-up
mess | ate at the hotel didn't go to
the spot at all. Come on, let's have a
good square meal"
The hotel knew them just one night