The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-06-09

deserters is being prepared for intro
duction at the present session Of the
Legislature by the legal committee OF
the Prison Reform Association, ac-
cording to Charles H. Patterson, sec,
rotary of the association.
Baton Rouge.-The Senate Judiciary
"a" committee late tonight by a vote
| of six to two voted for a favorable re
| port on the Butler-ShattGck bill to
prohibit race track gambling The bill
was amended to apply to licensed
racing meets.
Jeanerette, La-Recently DIT mid
night there appeared at the home OF
| the late John C. Bussey, six figures
robed in the regalia of the Ku klux
Khan. They entered the house silent
ly, placed a cross of roses on the cas-
ket, knelt in silent prayer and depart
ed as silently and as mysteriously as
they came.
Rayne, La-James L. Cra'g, owner
and editor for the last eighteen years
VI LuC 1LdyIIS anu O-AC VI lllC
best known newspaper men in the
state died suddenly in his of
fee. He was engaged in newspaper
work for many years having begun
at the age of 10 years at Paris, Tex
as.
Minden.-Sherriff Hutch" Phillips
is in receipt of a letter from Federal
Prohibition Commissioner r. A.
Haynes commencing him for his eff
forts to enforce the prohibition law
in Webster parish. Two raids in the
Springhill section resulted in the cap
ture of a five-gallon still, and a guam
tity of liquor and an automobile.
Shreveport.-Dic Hammett, negro,
was fined SIS and cost in the district
court here for failing to dip cattle,
but the penalty was suspended after 1t
was explained that the negro had
dipped all his animals except two head
who broke from the herd en- route to
the dipping vat. Tick eradication is
showing splendid progress here as a
Texas and Louisiana officials.
Monroe. E. Henderson, repre-
senting an English syndicate has been
here from Louisville, KY, for the
purpose of the establishment of
plant. The company
will employ $50 men, according to
and will be established
south of Monore on the Missouri Pa
,ific railway and the Ouachita river.
Cedar Grove.-The Ebon and the
Western carbon plants and the spoke
md rim factory, all of which employ
bout 100 men EACH have shut down,
ue, the managers claim to rise in the
,as price, and are preparing to move
heir plants, most of them to the Mon
oe gas field. The Ebon and Western
arbon plants will move to Swartz,
he large chimney plants to near Mon.
oe, while the rim and spoke plant
as already moved to Fort Smith
.rk.
Shreveport.-Buildfng operations
ontinued good in Shreveport, as
hown by the report of the city in.
pector who during the week issued
permits, representing a
'tal cost of S8S,414.
Monroe.-A huge panther has been
ported at large in the country around
is city and recently invaded the nun
Tna11fV itself II
alypso street, declared he spied the
east as it sped from his back yard.
New Orleans.-Funds obtained
trough the New Orleans Red eros,
hapter's tag day brought the tota
mount donated in New Orleans for
bod relief work to approximately
1000.
Monroe.-Plans are being made by
e Ouachita parish agricultural fore
and the leaders of the Louisiana
detrimental station at Calhoun for
rally OF women agricultural leaders
Calhoun the last Wednesday in
Inc. Home demonstration agents
om ten North Louisiana parishes are
pected to attend.
New Orleans.-Rehandling of cot
n received locally at New Orleans
II be eliminated and an immense
wing effected in the handling charg
under new system devised by q
ecial committee of nine members of
> Cotton Exchange headed by Presi
Mt Edward s. Butler. The recon.
of the committee, which
s been studying the local cotton sit
ton for a year, were approved yes.
day by the board of directors of
Cotton Exchange and the new
ndling system will become effec-
e August 1.
new high schoo,
cted here at cost of approximate.
$4,000. two-story brick structure
S dedicated with a barbecue -anG
lbleheader baseball series as specia,
ractions
donroe.-Lieutenant Colonel r. F.
MILAN, chief-of-staff of the Eighty