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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-06-22
PROCLAMATION.
SLate Oh LOuISlau8,
Parish of NatchitOcheS


Parish of Natchitoches.
Pursuant to authority contained II
Ordinance No. .. of the Parish Schoo
Board of the Parish of Natchitoches
La, of date the 18th day of June. 1922
l, z. T. Gallon, Jr., president Of salt
body, hereby give notice that an cleo
tion will be held in School District No
! 3 in the Parish of Natchitoches, La.
on Tuesday, the 25th day Of July, 1922
as set forth in the following abstrac
of said ordinance.
Section 1. Be it ordained by thu
Parish School Board of the Parish o.
Natchitoches, Louisiana, in lawful ses
sion convened, That an election shall
be, and is hereby, called to be held II
School District No. 3, in the Parish
of Natchitoches, Louisiana, on the
, 25th day of July, 1922, at which cleo
tion the majority of the property tax
payers of the said district, in number
and amount, eligible to vote and vot
ing, shall determine the
| Proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds of said School District No. 3, in
the Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana
to the amount of twenty-five thousand
dollars ($25,000.00), to run for a pc
riod of fifteen years, bearing interest
at the rate of six per cent per annum
payable semi-annually, the funds thus
derived to be used for the
Purpose Of erecting and equipping
school building in School District
No. 3, Parish of Natchitoches, Louis
iana
"The said election shall be held at
the following polling place, Ajax, and
i the following commissioners and
clerks OF election are appointed to the
respective polling place: H. H. Parker
!, 3. R. Place, R. ]. Durr and P. E. Pow.
ell, each being registered voter, and
to serve without compensation.
Notice Is hereby further given that
on the 26th day Of July, 1922, the first
| day following such election, at IL
o'clock M, the Parish School Board
will meet at the office of said body,
in said parish, and there in public ses-
sion. open the ballot boxes, examine
and count the votes, both as to num-
ber and amount, and examine and can
vass the returns. and declare the re-
suit OF the election, and promulgate
the same.
Given on this the 18th day of June,
1922, at Natchitoches, Louisiana, in
said parish"
(Signed) z. T. GALLON, JR..
President of the Parish School Board
of the Parish of Natchitoches, La.
Upon motion duly seconded. the
board adjourned. (Signed)
2. T. GALLON, President
G. E. HOOPER. Secretary.
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Immense tracts of mountain
gurl trees are available in new
South Wales from which paper
pulp is being made in great ouan.
titles.
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A recent invention is lumber
stacker, operated on the conveyor
system that handles huge pieces
of lumber like toys.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-06-22

Toll rates thru the Panama
Canal approximate just $1,000 an
hour.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-06-22

Philadelphia has more busiIr IS
mems associations, trade exchanges
and Improvement societies tI.un
any other city in the United States
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Registrars Notice

Registration will be closed from Sat-
urday, June "a at s P. M. until after
the election to be held July 25, 1929.
THOS. F. PORTER,
Registrar of Voters.
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Bricks made of straws with
wooden frames are being used
with good results in Frame.
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The ancient Egyptians made
coffins of cork.
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IN tell the world that rings. pins
necklaces: combs and everything June
bride needs are handled by
DE VNR0HS
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FORM OF BALLOT.

FORM OF BALLOT.
Special Election in School Distri<
Number Three Of the Parish {
Natchitoches, Louisiana. -
To be held. d.......a..... an accora
ance with a resolution passed by th
Natchitoches Parish School Board, q
Natchitoches.
BALLOT.
Proposition to incur debt and
issue bonds Of school District
No. 3, in the Parish of Natchi- YE!
| toches, La, to the amount Of
$25, 900, to run for q period Of
Is years, bearing interest at the
rate of six per cent per annum,
Payable semi-annually, for the
purpose Of erecting and equip
ping q school building In School NC
District No. 3, Parish Of Natchi.
toches, Louisiana.
Taxable Valuation
Signature Of Voter.
Notice to voters-To vote in favor
of the proposition submitted on this
ballot, place q cross (X) in the
square after the word "yes," and to
vote against it, place q similar mark
after the word mo-"
(Back Of Ballot)
School District No. 3.
Parish Of Natchitoches.
Ward. ....... Precinct. ......
Taxable Valuation $.................
Signature Of Voter.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the commissioners and
clerk Of election ct said election
shall serve without compensation, and
the said election shall be held at the
following polling places: Ajax. The
following three commissioners and
clerks of election arc appointed to
zach respective polling place: H. H.
Parker, B. r. Place, r. ]. DUR and p.
9. Powell.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
,tc., That notice Of this election con.
aiming the proposition herein submit.
ed to the voters shall be prepared and
'igned by the president and secre-
AIRY of the Parish School Board and |
hall be published by the secretary in
he official journal by four weekly in.
the date Of the first insertion
o be as many - thirty (30) days be.
ore the date of the election.
The said notice shall further recite |
hat on Wednesday, the 36th day Of
uly, 1922, the first day following such !
lection, at 10 O'Clock NJ, the Parish
'chool Board viii meet at the office
I the said board, in said parish. and
here in public session open the ballot
oxes, examine and canvass the re-
arns and declare. the result of said
lection, and promMsate the same. =
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The Roman catacombs are $50
miles in extent and $4,000, 600
dead are inferred in them.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-06-22

The art of making artificial
eyes was known in Egypt as early
Is 500 b. G.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-06-22

Twenty-six bushels to the acre
is the average yield of corn in the
United States.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-06-22

The Spanish government has
issued a special series of post. 20
stamps in cOmmemOratiOn OF ,i,,
tercentenary of the canonizat.on
of St. Teresa.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-06-22

Easter originally was q Thanks.
giving service that lasted eight
days.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-06-22

In the gold room of the Bank
of England stands the most re-
markable balance in the world, \
huge scale seven feet high that
weighs two tons yet it ls so deli
cate and accurate that even a fly
crawling over the pan will CAUSE
the pointer to move more than u
hairs breadth.
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BY virtue of writ of Fl. Fa. issued
out of the llth District Court within
and for the Parish of Natchtoches,
State of Louisiana, and dated June
18th, 1922, in the above entitled and
numbered suit and to me directed, l,
J. w. Payne. Sheriff of the Parish OF
Natchitoches in the State of Louisiana,
did seize and take into my possession
ard will sell at Sheriff's Sale at the
front door of the Court House of
Natchitoches Parish at Natchitoches,
Louisiana, at II o'clock A. M.
SATURDAY, JULY goth, 1922
the following described property towit:
A certain tract of land containing
eighty acres, more or less, located on
Bayou Bilboneaux, or Borbreaus. near
the town of Campti, being bounded on
the north by property of unknown
owner. and east by property of A. Nj.
Gillen, south by Corley Estate, west
by property of Mrs. Z. G. Perot, the
same being acquired by inheritance.
Terms Of *Sale-Cash, subject to ap-
praisement.
J. w. PAYNE.
Sheriff Natchitoches Parish, La.
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SheriffS Sale

tn Judicial district Court within and
for the Parish of Natchitoches
State of Louisiana
Foster Smith
vs..
J. Eugene Marice!li :
Cause No. l7024
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Louisiana, on the 25th day of July,
1922, for the purpose of submitting
to the qualified electors of the said
school district entitled to vote thereat
the question of the levy of special
tax of ~ mills ($.OO111) on the dol
lar of all property in the said school
district subject to State taxation, for
a period of one year, beginning with
the year 1922, and ending with the
same year, the proceeds Of said tax
to be used in giving additional aid
to the public schools Of said district
Section g. Be it further ordained,
etc, That the ballots to be used at
the said election shall be prepared by
the secretary of the Parish School
Board and shall be in the following
form:
FORM OF BALLOT.
Special Election in School District
No. 10, of the Parish of Natchi-
toches, Louisiana.
To be held in accordance with a
resolution passed by the Parish School
Board
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south to. southeast corner of section
81. township 8, range 6: thence west
to range line between ranges 8 and 8;
thence north up range line to south.
east corner Of section "a, township 8,
range 9; thence west to point of be-
ginning.
Section 2. Be It further ordained.
etc, That as thus constituted said
School District No. "a, shall have all
the rights and powers granted the
same under the constitution and laws
Of the State Of Louisiana
The vote on the above ordinance
was as follows: 81
Yeas: Seven.
Nays: None.
Absent and not voting: Three.
And the ordinance was passed.
Ordinance No. .....
AN ORDINANCE. i
Ordering q special election to be
held in School District No. -, In the
Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana, for
the purpose Of submitting TO the quail
flied electors of the said school dis
trict the question Of the levy Of O
special tax Of six mills 6 .0O6) for the |
purpose OF providing additional aid to |
he public schools OF said school dis /
.rict.
Section 1. Be II ordained By The
Natchitoches parish school board Of i
parish, Louisiana. That |
special election be, and b. hereby.
'rdered to be held In School District
No.. "a. In Parish Of Natchitoehes,
4ouisiana, on the cSth day Of July,
Sz2. for the purpose Of submitting to Il
he qualified electors Of the said /
chool district entitled to vote thereat /
he question Of the levy Of special Il
Ak of six mills 6 .006) on the dollar
y all property in the said school dis
rict subject to state taxation. for aI
ertod Of one year, said one year to
Q 1922, the proceeds Of said tar to be !,
sed in giving additional aid o the
ublic schools Of said school district.
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N5tcnltOcneS PARISH ScnO0l Board OF
Natchitoches Parish. Louisiana, That
. special election be. and II. hereby.
ordered to be held in school District
No. rs, in Parish Of Natchtoches, Lou
isiana, on the 25th day Of July, 1922,
for the purpose Of submitting to the
qualified electors of the said school
district entitled to vote thereat the
question of the levy of q special tax
Of five mills (.005) on the dollar on all
property In the said school district |
subject to state taxation, for a period |
Of one year, said one year to be 1922. |
the proceeds Of said tax to be used in
giving additional aid to the public |
schools OF said school district.
Section 2. Be 1t further ordained, |
etc., That the ballots to be used et |
the said election shall be prepared by
the secreary Of the Parish SchQo'
Board and shall be in the following
form: ss4 4.
FORM OF BALLOT.
Special Election In school District
No. 26,. Of the Parish OF Natchi,
t0ches. Louisiana. T.
To be held In accordance with
resolution passed By the Parish
School Board.
BALLOT.
Proposition to levy . five i,
mills f{.O05) special tar on all II
the property subject TO taxation YES Ii
h school District No. 26, Parish II
u Natchitoches, Louisiana, an (
pually, for period Of one year,
said one year to be 1872, for me ID
purpose OF giving additional aid NO Ii
Az
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Ordering . special election to be
held in School District No. 10 In the
Parish OF Natchitoches. Louisiana, for
the purpose Of submitting to the quail
flied electors OF the said school dis
trict the question OF the levy of a spe-
cial tax, Of ~ mills ($.001h) for the
purpose Of providing additional cid to
the public schools Of said school dis
trict.
Section 1. Be It ordained by the
Natchftoches Parish School Board Of;
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, That
q special election be and Is. hereby,
ordered to be held in School Dist-c :.
No. 10, In Parish Of Nstchi:oc..e=-.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-13
URGE l.. S. PROTEST
TO SAVE CHRISTIANS
ny Associated prcssl

WASiTlNGToN March IL Pres
sure by the American government To
prevent persecution Of Christians In
Asia Minor was requested In res
olution adopted ny mass-mec'inE
her" today attended by representa-
tivcs OF several Armenian. syrian
md Greek patriotic and religious
societies. The meeting was hold
under auspices ~ tho America n
Friends OF the pcrsccuted Christian
Peoples OF Asia Minor.
Specifically the resolution asks
tho government TO use It's influence
and take such appropriate steps as
may he necessary to induce tho prin-
cipal allied governments TO demand
OF Turkey that persecution and mas
sacrc OF christians by alleged Turk
ish briRands or others in Asia Minor
and elsewhere within tho boundaries
Of IN" Turkish empire be stopped i'm =
mcdia,ely."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-13

3-ycar-old stars of the stable Of Iar-
~ Payne whitney. Good Times and
All Fair. Missionary is a comclv son
OF llourlcSs. tho cnnuucror Of omar
khayyain, in the John Il M.Lcan
Memorial Cup inaugural. a race Of one
mile and a quarter. that determined
IN" American 3-ycar-old champion Of
1917. and Mission. a daughter of
HASTINGS end the winner i'm lnl9 of a
R"wic cup renewal. His pedigree is
the pedigree OF a distance runner.
Lucky IIonr. possibly is d"s,i.,cd
for greater things than Missionary.
~" is registered as Il colt OF doubt
iul NAL" oriGin--a son Of Fcroin or.
ilourlcss ana Lucky catch. Fcro'c'S
name is mentioned first in his regis
trati"n certificate because he was tho
stallion that first served Lucky
Catch At August Eolmont's nursery
STUD. of Kentucky. in tho spring Of
1918. Iiut there is no doubt in tn.
minds OF Eastern horscmcn who knew
fi"urlcss about the male parcntagc
Of Lucky Hour. The colt bears. nm
'nistakahly. the Houriess i,npr.ss
Lucky Catch. the dam of Lucky Hour
is an own sister OF I.icullitc. he ono
OF the greatest American thorough
hrcds Of the last ten years Lucky
Hour was defeated at rimlico last
November in tho $4,000 MARYLAND
Futmrity inaugural. Il race of one milo
for year Odds. but by the brilliant
Norwich. No 2-ycar-old Of 1927 was
disgraccd BY defeat by Norwich
Norwich got through his first season
"i racing without knowing dnr"ni
Notwithstanding hc took on an com
ors. In this Maryland Fu,yrifv.
Lucky Hour himself. outran Spanish
Maze, kunantcll and st Henry aud
som" others. And before lac started
im Mary land he had won three l.,..s
IN II row on the courses OF New York
Iraft. son OF Fair Play and Drag
not. is an own brother OF Drastic. lie
did not race last season To the prom
IS" Of his private trials. but Drastic
II VIII be recalled. was not a particu-
!arly successful 2-year-old. uo do.
vclored his best form at years old
and l.
kai Sang probably would have
h"cn called the Juvenile hero Of 1921
II Norwich had not been In his way
~ was Raj Sang's tad luck to have
had Norwich on his neck pretty
E'uch from the beginning Of tho
year. With Norwich on, Of the way.
Nai sang won tho $4,000 Grand
Union Hotel stakes at Saratoga
heating his stable companion. vii
liam NJ also Pegasus. Oil Man.
sweep fy. RUnstar. Column and sew
cral others that were accounted stars
hut ne bowed To Morvich'S SUPERIOR
sre"h IN renewals OF the United
states Hotel STAKES, tho SARATOGA
Special ana Hopeful. \ training ac-
cident prevented his starting in The
belmont Park futvrity renewal.
which hunting, IN" main Derby non.
OF the Whitney stable. won Prob
ably h" would have beaten Bunting
al belmont Park. lilo had the num-
Der OF the big pcnnant colt at Sara.
toga. kai Sang is a son OF The
Finn, the young Ogden stallion that
sired St Henry. tho Monttort Jones
Derby prospect.
William A., a son Of Jack Atkin.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-13
ASSERTS COMMERCIAL
BRIBERY Is GROWING
Head Of Federal Trade Body
Urges Fair Competition
in Business.
lnN NssocIa;cd rrrss


BOSTON. March l2-UrginE fair
competition in business as a solid
foundation ON which to construct
rational commerce. huston Thomp-
sen. Of the Federal Trade Commits
sion. III an address today before tn.
NlE"uGuin club, described some
phases of uu"thical procedure with
which the commission has come in
contact through its study of Amcri-
can industries.
Commercial bribery. the speaker
said. has taken OH a tremendous I'm =
r"tus sine" the war. representatives
Of many Industries" having come to
the commission ANA declared /; was
impossible. without the assistance OF
government body. to root the evil
from their own establishments
Frequently Il is said that CONNER
ciat bribery is greatly supcrinduccd
10y the breakdown of character
through the uu- American haiti Of
accepting "tips." Air Thompson de-
'lar"d. such practic" can never
Ice wholly eliminated hy any govern
mcut institution. IN" cure lies in
tn" soul or the individual"
one Of the greatest character
hnilding forces in America the
speaker said. is tn. BOY scouts or
Plantation. whcr. each boy lis
pledged ana taught to aDhor tip
ping
The harvest of speculation" hav-
inE long since been garncr.d IN the
country districts. is now being
r"uped IN til" cities, Commissioner
Thompson said. but he expressed dis
approval "t the proposal that Il Fed
,ral Official b. clnth"d with author
ity 10 say what securities could or
could not br issued. y NOR" cif"ctiVr
law. h" suggested, wouli he one re
curing those selling securities to
xiv" all vital Information concern
ing them, and 20 include sworn state
mrnts ~ this data in their circulars
and nlI-.ri
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-13
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
PRICES ARE REGULAR
Preparations for New Crop
Delayed by Continued
Rains.
Thy Associated Pres,.l

NEW ORLEANS, March I2.-Fluc-
tuations in cotton this week were
narrow. the extreme range of prices
being 4S to Sc points. May trading
as high as 1906. and as low as 1912
The market had a steady umdertonc
the week through because Of the un-
favorable weather conditions over
tho belt. finally closing at net ad-
Hances OF lS TO % points. with MAY
at 1874. In the spot department
middling gained % points In the
net results. closing at 1900 cents a
pound. which compared with 1875
as tho closing price this week year
ago
Reports from tho greater part OF
the belt were that preparations for
the new crop were saing DELAYED by
the rains OF the week, which came
on soil already soaked because Of
too frequent rains since about the
hrst Of January. Some private re-
viewer estimated that farm work In
ali tho way from seven TO twenty
days late.
mississippi reported many rivers
overlooked. Alabama complained Of
the enect of rains that in localities
amounted 10 four inches In a single
day. and Georgia reported thousands
OF acres OF land under water. In the
w b"lt. tcfIlons or NrHt
still complained OF drought, mo-, ha.-
ing shared IN tho rainfall over the
remainder OF the belt Private re
ports from South Texas said that re
planting OF cotton destroyed by tn.
recent cold wave was going ahead
but here IL WAS generally considered
that The weather was hardly warm
enough 10 allow Of quick termination
In the rcplantcd fields.
Operations on tho long side were
restricted to some extent by rather
unfaNornblc accounts from cotton
goods markets. by tho continuation
OF the strike In New England further
complaints q, slow business ut Man
chester and. At tho end az tho week
10y messages from mill sections OF the
South saying that spinncrs had de-
Cidcd on curiailrncnt OF output be
cause OF Inability TO secure profitable
prices
The statistics OF tho week were cN-
tr"mely bu!lish and attracted 4 great
deal OF attention. tho visible supply
OF American cotton falling To 3.j5G.5IG
bales against 4.325.S92 year ago.
and t.ii5,57S two years ago The
argument on the long side OF the
market was that supplicE were be
coming seriously sinall because Il
would be- six months before they
could be Increased again by the add! e
ton 81 ncw crop cotton.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-13
MISS BIRkHEAD MAY
APPEAR AS WITNESS
IEN AssocIatcd Dress

NitkSRtRG, MISS. March r.
Miss Francis Birkhcad. complainant
IN suit for *l0O.O00 damages against
Governor Lee NJ Russell, OF MiSsiS-
Sippi. was in Nicksburg to confer.
Sh" explained. with her attorney and
ether persons relative To her suit
against the Governor aud the pos
sihility of her appearance" az q wit O.
rcss bcfor" Il Legislative committee
now in session at Jackson
Miss l!irkhcad came to Nicksburg
from New Orleans last night
The Legislative committee at Jack
son is investigating, among other
things. charges made by Governor
Russell. that the suit instituted by
Miss HirhheHd was fost-red By what
he termed "outlawcd" fire Insurance
concerns.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-13
OFFENDERS TO FACE
PETERSBURG COURT
Two Cinnamon Are Charged
With Peddling Without
Licenses

PETERSBURG. VA. March ~
Justice Edwin NJ. Clements will have
another large crowd OF Saturday
night and Sunday offenders TO face
him tomorrow morning. Among the
crowd VIII be Pie Imec and Arch
Foneuo. two Chlnamcn. charged with
pcddling on the streets without n
license. PIE" was taken down yes
tcrday, but lac returned to tho corner
OF Sycamore and Tabb Streets to re-
sumo the selling OF nttic novelties
from his far-nway land. Tongue did
not talk much, but had good sales
Just the same. They will be heard
tomorrow morning.
The others scheduled to appear to-
morrow morning are as follows: Les
ter Fisher, larceny j. S Winthrop,
white. larceny; Ben Ellington. white.
charged with disturbing tho peace:
Wilbur Wright. white. charged with
disturbing the peace: Eddie Stith,
colorcd. drunk: Percy Cocker. colored,
larceny; Willie Lee. color.d. begging
on the streets; James Taylor. Colorc1.
stealing coal r""m the Norfolk and
Western. Johnnie Jones. colOrcd. steal
ing coal from Norfolk and Western:
Andrew brock. colorcd. drunk; Will
lie Dohson. colorcd not having prop
er liccnS" to operate automobile: Will
lie pishcr. colorcl. stnalinC coal
from Norfolk ana Western; George
Smallwood. coIor"d. stealing coal
from Norfolk and Western: ROYAL
Jennings. col"r"d. stealing coal from
Norfolk and Western: w w Smith.
white. violating traffic law: Percy
scott. culnr"d. violating traffic law:
j. u. scott, white. drunk; cleveland
jenkins. colnrcd. stealing coal from
Norfolk ana Western: Wavcriy Cross.
colored. and Robert Jones. cnlOrcd.
charged With breaking into a store
owned by a Crock. ana stealing sew
crai cigarettes md some eggs:
Charley Jackson. colorcd. stealing
automobile belonging 10 j. +. Will