The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-09-01


900; Whitley Lewis Drug Company,
Inc, Shreveport, $4,000; Miller and
Company, Inc, Leesville, $4,000;
Avondalet Construction Company,
Inc, Waggamann, $4,000; Leehville
Motor Company, Inc, Leesville, $4,000;
Kahn Clothing Company. Inc, Jeauer-
cite, $4,000; Morbrey Drug Company.
Inc, Ruston, $4,000.
Alexandria, Law. A. Dupe and
Eustice Mailett, white men, were ar
ranged in the city court on a charge
OF violating the prohibition law.
Dupre was charged with having liquor
in his possession and Mailett was
charged with unlawful manufacture
of liquor. The men were arrested
Saturday by deputies from t. sher-
ifs office, who found a small guam
tity OF liquor in Dupre's house and a
still at the residence of Mailett. They
were both found guilty and sen.
fenced to pay a fine of $500 each,
sixty days in Jail and in default Of
payment of fine to serve six months
additional Imprisonment DupTe told
Judge Hundley that he was a poor
man, had family to support and re-
quested the judge to be as lenient
with him as possible. The Judge re-
piled that he had no sympathy with
any man who would manufacture and
sell Illicit whiskey, and that his only
regret was that the laws were not
more stringent
Donaldsonville, Lat a meeting
in the Elks' Home which was attend
ed by number of business men and
other citizens of Donaldsonville. and
presided over by Mayor Joseph Gis.:
clard, full cooperation and support
was promised officials of the South
Louisiana Fair Association in efforts
to reduce the expense of operating
the tenth annual show and exhibit
ton, October to Is, inclusive.
Pointe a la Hache, lathe can
ming factories were closed several
days because of a strike of the sea
shrimp fishermen. The factories
were paying Sc a barrel containing
2lO pounds of shrimp and the fish
ermen wanted $3.50 barrel delivered
at the factories. One of the plants
was paying 81 per barrel delivered
in Grand Lake.
Donaldsonville, LATHE excessive
rainfalls are proving a serious handi-
cap to rice harvesting in this Sec
ton. The growers fear that if there
is not a change in weather condi-
lions considerable loss will result.
Prices ranging from 81 to $4.55 a bar
rel have been received by rice grow
ers in this vicinity recently.
Pointe la Hache, La.-Archbishop
Shaw with several priests from New
Orleans and the Rev. J. GirauIt of
Pointe a la Hache have dedicated
the new st. Patrick Catholic Church
Inc service was attended by a large
crowd from different sections of the
lower coast.
Ponchatoula, La.-To facilitate tray.
cling, especially for the convenience
of statesmen and drumnlers from New
Orleans, a motor bus service has been
provided, running q three-hour sched-
ule, between Ponchatoula and Amite
stopping at various points en- route
including Hammond and Independ.
ence. Business men will be able to
travel overland and cover their ter
ritory with less inconvenience.
Monroe, lathe Walker No,
well OF the Ouachita Natural Gas and
Oil Company Of Monroe was COM
pleted on the Walker farm near
Swartz yesterday. The well has a
capacity of 100000 cubic feet of gas
a day.
Shreveport, La.-Texas and Pacific
through westbound passenger train |
%, in charge Of Conductor Singleton.
was fired upon by an unknown par. |
ty or parties about midnight as it
was pulling out of Harmon a small |
station in Red River parish.
Opelousas, La.-One Of the feat |
lres of the Cotton Carnival to be |
held here October rs viii be an exhib-
It of the farm products of st. Lam
dry parish.
Shreveport, La. Fines totalins
l1700 assessed here by United States
Judge G. w. Jack against five men
convicted of assaulting David X.
Greenberg, civil engineer, at Ferri-
day, La, in violation of an Injunction
Judge Jack had issued as an outcome
Of the shopmen's strike, are to he
paid to Greenberg
Monroe, La.-Company G. 156th In.
Pantry, one of Monroe's National
Guard units, which won highest hon.
ors in the competitive drill in the
training camp at Camp Beauregard
will be presented with a silver Low. T
ing cup by the regimental command.
or, Colonel Louis F. Guerre.
Baton Rouge, LA new navy re-
cruiting substation will be opened in
the postoffice building here, accord.
ing to announcement by Lieutenant