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True Civic Virtue

The quality of national indie.
pendence depends upon the indie.
pendence Of the individual cit,zsn.
If be be independent of obli9s
ton and responsibility, the nation
will b. also.
True independence discharges
every Obligation, accepts full res
possibility aud Is willing to real.
ize that human institutions must
With the changing times
and be ready aud willing to meet
these changes with ne.7 methods
70 remedy the failures Of the pres
ent social and economic order.
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Ordinance No,
AN ORDINANCE

Ordering = special election to be held
in School District No. Is in the parish
Of Natchitoches, Louisiana, for the
purpose of submitting to the quail
flied electors Of the said school
district the question of the levying of a
special tax Of three mills Is OOSl for
TO the public schools of said school
district.
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the Natchi-
toches Parish School Board, Of Natchi-
toches i'arish, Louisiana. That q spe
ccial election be, and is hereby ordered
to be held in school district No. q. IN
parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana. on
the 26th day Of July, 1922, for the pur-
pose Of submitting to the qualified
electors of the said school district en-
titled to vote thereat the question of
the levy Of special tax Of three mills
($.00S( on the dollar of all property in
the said school district subject to state
taxation. for = period of one year, 1.-THE
said one year to be 1927 the proceeds
OF said tax to be used in giving addi.
tional aid to the public schools of said
school district.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. etc
That the ballots to be used ut the said
election shall b prepared BY the Sec
retary Of the parish school board and
shall Be in the following form:
Form Of Ballot.
Special Election IN School District No.
26 Of the Parish Of .Natchitoches
Louisiana
To be held in accordance with 4 res.
olution passed by the Parish School
Board.
BALLOT
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Court Rouse News

About the liveliest place in towr
the past two weeks has been tht
Court House, where the Grand
Jury Was in session until Monday
evening and regular Court con.
venes daily. The report of the
Grand Jury, which had an unus.
ually light docket to investigate,
will not appear until next week
because of Official matter.
Raymond Canindez, . Mexican,
was arrested and jailed for shoot
ing at another Mexican on Mathew
jones' plantation, and Shedrick
Sevare, colored. was arrested for
whiskey making near Montroee.
Notice is given to oil bondsmen
on misdemeanor cases to have
their parties appear in court
July 3rd.
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Parish Of tNatchiteches
Precinct.

Sec. 8. be it further ordained. etc
That the secretary Of ths parish school
board be, and b b hereby ordered to
csuse to b prepared for use Of said
election the tally sheets, list Of aualt-
NED eleetoE9, asseesod valuation of
property. blank statements for the
compilation Of the vote, in number and
amount, and other election blanks that
may be required for the purpose of
holding said electien, to cause the
same o. h ploeed In the ballot boxes
tor uce ct the respective precincts. and
to make provisio0 for the transn,ission
o3 ths ballot boxes % the seyersI pre-
ctncts Of the school district at which
the election i to b held.
Sec. I. Be it further ordained. etc
That The polling places or precincts for
ehe ootd e1ectio0 0hall b .8hedv Grove !
md the following three commissioners |
md clerks Of sleetion are appointeo 10 !
saeh reepectivo polll1g pleeo. Shadv
Grove: Henry Leach, 6. G. Parker
Walter Moss and J. A. WaGner. All
4 whom shall serve without compensa-
ion.
Ssc. & 81 Il further ordained. etc
hat the Parish School Board sheii
aeet at u O'Clock H., on the - dav
{ July, l922, for ths purpose, in open
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Bermuda

Since last Thursday the banks
of Cane River Lake have presen.
ted . very interesting sight.
Loaded "chuck full'' as some of
the boys would say with disciples
of Sir Isaac's from Shreve and
all other ports. Armed with fish,
ing tackles of various shapes,
sizes and forms; and with a deter.
mination to give toothache to
some of the old denizens of Canes
placid waters. Fish have scales
and weigh themselves, hence so
many five to seven FOUNDERS.
some yuungster with . prankish
notion circulated the rumor that
the fish in the lake scratch them
selves before they bite" If they
do its only to tickle themselves 1t
the idea of being caught and in
dicates no disease of the Roseola
kind.
We of Bermuda are ever ready
to assist in receiving our nomer-
GUS visitors and all are always
welcomed with . hearty hand
shake and make yourself at
home."
The singing of the choir on last
Sunday received unstinted praise
from oil who assisted at the mass
on that day. The good voices of
the members and the excellent
of Miss Lisa Prudhomme
were we'll displayed. Mr.. Charles
Vernon Cloutier admirably accom-.
panied the organ With the violin.
The members are Misses Lisa and
Adele Prudhomme. Lucille, Media
and Rose Keator. Julie Dranguet,
Mrs. j. L. Prudhomme, Messrs.
Phonsie and Anthony Prudhomme,
Q. Vernon Cloutier.
Crop conditions are reported
about 63 per cent of normal.
which of course indicates Z very
short production. And the moon
maxwell, .he is dead!
NOG. |
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School Board Proceedings

Proceedings of the Natchitoches Par
ish School Board at . special meeting
! held in the city of Natehitoches
Louisiana, ut 10 o'clock, on the 13tl
day Of June, A. d. 1922.
The Natchitoches Parish Schoo
Board met in called session in Natchi
toches. Louisiana, on Tuesday, the 13tl
day Of June.
The President called to order tn,
meeting pursuant to . epecial call be
ing announced at the meeting on June
The roll was called and the following
members were present: Messrs Gal
lion. Messick, Hathaway, Ingram
Jacob, and Friedman.
Absent: Walker, Hawthorne, Ra
chal. and Barron.
The President stated q quorum beins
present, the meeting was duly organ
ICED and competent to transact bust
ness.
The purpose of the meeting was tt
call q special election in the various
wards and districts of the parish anc
to transact any other business that
may come before the meeting.
AN ORDINANCE
Offered by Mr.. Hawthorne, seconded
by Mr.. Messick:
Organizing and creating School Dis.
trict No. Is of Natchitoches Parish.
Louisiana.
Sec. l Be it ordained by the Natchi-
toches Parish School Board of the par
ish of Natchitoches, Louisiana. That
the territorial limits of school district
No. 25 of the parish of Natchltoches,
Louisiana, shall embrace and consist of
the following:
Beginning at the NV corner of Sec
tion 30. T z, r 8 and running east to
the NE corner, section 80 TT, Il 8;
thence north to the NV corner, section
20. TT, R 9; thence east to the NE
corner section 70. 7 z, K g, thence
south to NE corner section %, -, K
8; thence east to the NE corner section
%: thece south to SW corner section
q; thence east to NE corner section
IS; thence south to township line be-
tween townships 6 and Z; thence east
along township line to range line divid-
ing ranges Z and 8; thence south along
range line to Sc corner section ];
thence west to SW corner of section l,
T 6, R 8; thence south to the Sc corner
of section H. T 6, r 8, thence west to
SW corner Of section IA. T 6, R8;
thence south to township line dividing
s and s; thence west along
township line to the range line dividing
ranges 8 and 9; thence north to point
of beginning.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.
That rs thus constituted said school
district No. Is shall have all the rights
and powers granted the same under the
and laws of the State of
Louisiana.
The vote ON the above ordinance
was as follows: Yeas: Seven. Nays:
none. Absent and not voting: Three.
And the ordinance was passed.
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NOTICE

Aaron Ferguson having this day filed
his final account as administrator of
the Succession of Emelie Geary. all
persons at interest are hereby directed
to show cause within ten days from
date why the same should not be
homologated and made the judgment
of the court.
Signed A. H. O'QUINN.
June 22, e. Deputy Clerk.
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Little Shrapnels

Little Shrapnels
The admission price to the bail games
is back to the same old price SOC and
30c and we should be glad to know
that we can at least enjoy a good
Sunday afternoons pleasure at such q
small cost.
We lost three straights to Glenmora
last week, and Lee said the first two
games were corkers while on Monday
it rained throughout the game.
We should turn out en- Anasse Sum
day when we play Boyce. Let's en-
courage the management in getting
good teams here by attending every
game. Without your support there
will be no ball games and you will
have no other to blame but yourself.
Lee (Aaron) Ward says
Say it with moonshine, the flowers
will be along later.
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The apportionment of the cur.
rent school fund for the fiscal year
9nding June 80. 1922. has been
made and totals 1880, ,666. Is for
The entire State, $7.65 per educa-
bic child, and Natchltoches par-
ish's share is $s4. 1920.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-06-22

London, England, is the fnan-
cial center Of tho rubber industry
OF the world, Singapore. India,
the shipping centsr, and Akron,
Ohio, tho manufacturing.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-06-22

The demand for horses and
niulee has greatly increased since
the price of gasoline has become
almost prohibition.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-06-22

The vegetables grown in the
United States arc valued q 10 nor
cent moro than the total Americanl
cotton crop.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-06-22

Up to 1914 Liverpool. England,
was : small fishing village sur
rounded by ! high mud wall.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-06-22
BALLOT

Proposition to levy q
three mill 6. M8) spe-
cial tax on all the pro-
perty subject to taxa
tion IN School District
No. rs, Parish of Nat
chitoches Louisiana, an
nnAly. for . period of
one year, said one year
70 be 1922, for the pur-
pose Of giving addition
q nd to the public
schools Of said school
district.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-06-22

Special features of the sum mer
school which are attracting mark
ed attention are the classes for the
training of leaders for Camp Fire
Girls and for Boy Scouts. the
classes in plays and games, classes
in swimming for girls and the
class in radio teleQraphy and tele-
phony.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-06-22

The Oldest authentic accounts Of
ships date 5000 B. &.
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Normal News

The State Normal College sum-
mer school has now an enrolment
of 1851 college students and 226
pupils in the training school, a
total of 1907 students, probably
the largest body of college stud
ents ever assembled in Louisiana
for teacher-training purpose es.
Seven states are represented in
the student body, including Missls-
sippi with ~ students; Texas, 4;
Arkansas, Missouri. Tennessee
and South Dakota, each one.
The capacity of the college has
been taxed to its utmost to &C.
comodate the large attendance.
The administrators plan to erect a
$500, 900 science hall as soon as
the funds are in hand.
The Freshman class is the larg.
est in the history of the school,
the membership being more than
500. In certain subjects it has
been found necessary to teach the
class in US many as twelve and
fifteen sections.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-06-22

The special lecturer for the
week of June 1924 will be DR..
Thomas j. Kirby of the Univer-
sity of Iowa.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-06-22

Taxable Valuation $........ ........
Signature Of Voter. .............
NoTICE TO v0TBRS-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 IL, plsce . similar mark after
tie word mo-.
Form Of Back Of Ballot
School District No. Is Of Natchitoches
Parish Louisiana
Parish Of tNatchiteches
Ward......... Precinct
TAXABLE Valuation $......
Signature Of votsr. ........ ....
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THURSDAY. AND FRIDAY
JUNE 29th AND 3Oth

Betty Blythe, the mos. beautiful wom-
an in the world, in the Fox Super
Special THE QUEEN OF SHEBA".
This picture is the greatest hit of the
year and will please everyone. Is and
SIC including war tax.
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Continued on SUPPLEMENT-
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-06-22

COMING TUESDAY And WEDNESDAY
JULY 4th AND 5th
THE FOUR HORSEMEN" with
big cast including Rudolph Valentino
and Alice Terry.
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SATURDAY JULY l0t
Pearl White in 'VIRGIN PARADISE
Z Fox Special and Sunshine Comedy
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-04
NEGROES MIGRATING
IN LARGE NUMBERS
Going Largely to Industrial Cen
ters-Leaving From All Cotton
Growing States.

Cleveland, Dec. 2.-Another mi
grafton of negroes from the south
to the industrial cities of the north
is believed to be under way. During
the last few weeks many negroes
from Georgia and Alabama have
gone to work in Youngstown, and
Pittsburgh steel mills, according to
advices received here while hun
dreds have obtained employment IN
Cleveland.
According to William R. Connors
executive secretary Of the Negro
Welfare association. 1887 negro
men from outside the city have re-
gistered for employment during the
last few months. Some of these re-
turned to their old homes during
the recent depression but most OF
them had left the south for the lrst
time.
"They are leaving Atlanta for the
north by the carloads" Connors said
Between 500 and 100 obtained
employment at the Carnegie Steel
company at Youngstown and a
smaller number at the Youngstown
Sheet and Tube company, advises
state. Hundreds have gone into the
Connellsville field since The middle
of the summer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-04
TODAY'S SALES
The Master and Judge Of Probate
Sell Several Tracts of Land.

The Master and Judge of Probate
Sell Several Tracts of Land.
The sales made today by the Mas
ter and by the Judge of Probate were
we'll attended and the following
tracts were sold:
By the master-In the case of
Walker and Walker against Carwile
and others, tract No. 1, 100 hundred
acres sold to D P. Walker for $500.
Tract No. 2, 10312 acres to D. P.
Walker for $4,000. Tract No. 8, 102
acres to John J. Walker for $4,000.
Tract No. 4, At acres to D. P. Walk
er for S725. Tract No. 5, 200 acres
to D. P. Walker for $3.50.
In the case of S. E. Nickles, Alex
Cunningham So acres to J. M. Nick
les, attorney, $3.50.
Lee and Blake against Augustus
H. Miller and others, 274 IA acres
sold to Lee and Blake for $2500.
R. C. Philson against Lucius c.
Foster and others, 27 acres to R. c.
Philson $555.
In the Probate Judges office sale
was made in the case of the estate
of L. B. Ramey of 1872 acres to j
Howard Moore, attorney, for $1,000
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-04
FIRE IN ELBERTON
CAUSES $1,0o0,000 DAMAGE

Elbertn, Ga, Dec, 2-Several
women and children were trapped
by fire on the second story of the
Herndon building occupying half a
city block late this afternoon. The
store was crowded at the time
Women leaped from the second
story windows and in some instan,
ces dropped their children to the
ground Before leaping. FTemen
caught one child that was dropped.
The Herndon drug store and M
F. Maxwell and company general
merchandise occupy the building
The entire structure was destroyed
the total loss being estimated at
100000. No one was injured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-04
BANDITS IN TEXAS
SET A TOWN ON FIRE
And Then Proceeded to Rob Post.
office-Posse Captures Two OF
The Bandits.

Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. g.
First setting fire to the business
district, bandits robben the post
office at Brownfeld, Terry county
of currency, silver and stamps, yes
terday noon, according to informa-
tion received here today.
While the fire spread, the bandits
battered their way into the postoffi'
ce, smashed the cash drawer and
then fled as citizens assembled to
fight the flames.
Later a posse overlook the ban
dts and captured two of them
Much of the money was recovered
This is the second time recently II
which the business district of the
town has been set on fire by bandit:
The fire loss will ibe small.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-04
WILL INVESTIGATE
THE COTTON SITUATION
Smiths Resolution To Be Called to
Commissions Attention.

Washington Dec. 2.-The senate
committee on agriculture today in
structed it's chairman to bring to
the attention of the federal trade
commission a resolution introduced
by Senator E. D. Smith of South
Carolina calling for an investiga'
ton of the cotton situation.
All matters involving supply de
mand and marketing and the ascer-
tainment whether or not methods
are being employed to restrain the
operation of the lay of supply and
demand are iniluded in the resolu
ton.
The commission has just complet-
ed an investigation Of the cotton
situation under authority of a re-
solution by Senator N. B. Dial OF
South Carolina. Its report is daily
expected by the senate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-04
SHOOTING IN DUE WEST
Willie Roper, Colored, Killed Wes-
lev Jenkins Sunday Evening.

ley jenkins Suuody ISSHihS'
Willie Roper, a Georgia negro,
who has been working in Due West
this fall shot and killed Wesley Jen-
kins, also colored, Sunday evening
about 1880. Jenkins was shot thru
the heart, from the back. The shoot
ing occurred on the Main street near
the old Dr.. Lindsay house and Great
ed much excitement in the city.
Willie's story is that he has been
married three weeks and that he did
not like Wesley's attentions to his
bride. When they met Roper told
Jenkins "you have been going with
my wife and you must quit" Jen-
kins got out Of his buggy and start
ed to run when Roper opened fire.
Sheriff McLane and his deputies
went up and brought Roper to the
Jail.
The deputies have been phoned to
come to Due West this afternoon
AMI it is possible there will be furth-
er developments.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-04
CHANGED PROGRAM.

The county Demonstrators have
changed the time for the lessons in
the cutting and curing of meats
Mr.. Herman will arrive on
tuesday, and the first demonstra.
ton will be held at DR.. P. B. Car
wiles at 8 o'cloik duesday. The Sec
ond will he held Wednesday morn
ing at $50 at the home of E. H
Richey, and the third at the home
of Mrs. Lena Dickson at Brownies
at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
Everybody is invited to attend.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-04
SU|TSPREPARED
BY GOVERNMENT
IN CONNECTION WITH CAMP
coNsTRUcTIoN-oIVIl AC-
TIONS IN UNITED STATES
COURTS WILL SEEK TO RE-
COVER MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

Washington, Dec. 2.-AddHional
aivil suits, involving $20,000,z00 to
s30,o00,OOO which the government
hopes to recover for alleged over
charges and waste in connection
with the construction of certainarmy
contoment during the war an being
prepared blythe department of JUS
tice and, it was understood today,
probably will be filed within ten
day.
The first of the departments
civil suits against war camp con-
tractors were filed last week, and
it was understood that they were
forerunners of other actions. 1t al
so was indicated that criminal pro-
ceedings were possible.
The actions brought last week in
volved the construction of camps
Upton, Sherman, Jackson and Funs-
ton and sought the recovery from
the involved constructing compain-
les of more than $20,000,000. Can
tonments built during the war cost
the government total of $685.
100000 and it is said Attorney
Daugherty hopes to recover be-
tween ,s6o,Ooo,ooo and s0o,ooo,-
600 as overcharges.
Preparation of the civil suits have
been under direction of Rosioe c.
MeCulloch, a special assistant TO
the attorney general, who as mem
Der of a special house committee
made an extensive investigation
several years ago of alleged war
frauds, particularly those relating
to army camp construction.
During the past week Mr.. McCul-
loch, with corps OF assistants, has
been before a special federal grand
jury called into session here to con-
slider alleged war time frauds.
No information has been obtain
able either from Mr.. McCulloch or
the attorney general as to the ma
ture of the evidence being present
ed to the grand jury here but it has
been strongly indicated recently at
the department of justice that Mr.
Daughertty was determined to
make an exhaustive investigation
Of ALLEGED war frauds with a view to
criminal action as we'll as civil suits
against alleged offenders.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-04

Lausanne, Dec. 2.-George Chic
herin, the Russian Soviet foreign
minister. Mr.. Mdivany, member of
the presidential council of the fed
Grafton of Caucasion republic and
their trlael stained comptnlons
reached Lausanne tonight, worn
out by six days on trains between
Moscow and Switzerland. The rail-
way station was closed and more
guards surrounded the BolsheVk en-
voys as they made their way to the
waiting automobiles than Lausanne
had been asked to muster for all
the other delegates combined.
The Russians were indignant that
their request for full participation
in the conference has not been
granted but despite this it is gen.
orally believed that Chicherin will
attend Mondays session.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-04
PUBLIC SCHOOL MONEY
Payment Made Possible by Action of
Budget Commission.

The sum of $55,136 was paid out
Friday by J. E. Swearinen, state su.
perintendent Of education, to the
schools of the state running seven
months under the equalizing law.
This payment was made possible,
according to a statement given out
by the department, by the action OF
the budget commission in transferr.
ing to this account the unexpended
balance Of the rural graded school
fund, $500, and the unexpended
balance of the term extension fund,
s51,636.
Abbeville county gets 1861, An
derson $1,958, Greenwood $29.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-04
KNOWN IN ABBEVILLE.

Miss Julia D. Charles of Green
vile who is the first woman to argue
a case before the Supreme Court, is
well known in Abbeville, having
taught here during the Superintend-
ency of Prof. L. w. Dick. She is also
the daughter of J. D. Charles, who
is remembered by the survivors of
Orr's Regiment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-04
PROGRESS MADE
At CONFERENCE
LAUSANNE DEVELOP MEN rs
PLEASE UNITED STATES.-A-
CHIEVEMENTs OF AMERICAN
DELEGATES WILL SURPASS
IMAGINATION
DEVELOP MEN rs

washington, Dec. 2.-The ad-
ministration believes that the achie-
vements of the American delegates
at the Lausanne near East peace
conference will surpass the imagina
ton, it was made known at the
White House today in connection
with a statement on behalf of Pres
ident that confidential reports show
ed so far everything is 'tgoing along
fine" and most acceptably.
America "is not without her pro-
per influence at Lausanne" in the
view of the administration. The
United States it was declared also
desires 10 be heathfh at the confer
ence although this government :"
or at least this administration had
nothing to do with the Near East
situation or what brought it about.
At the same time it was declared
that the American government does
not believe any action or non-action
on its part has had any effect on
the situation in Greece. This state
ment was made on behalf Of the ex-
ecutive as the result of letter he
has received from Paxton Hlbben,
son of the president of Princeton
university, who is now in this coun-
try after a residence of several
years in the Near East. Although
no further comment was made at
the White House on the letter, it
is understood that Mr.. Hibben took
the position that if the United
States had recognized the Constan-
tine government subsequent events,
such as the execution of former
cabinet ministers, would never have
occurred.