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id.Summer Cleorance of '. Manhattan Shirts Men, here's the event you've been waiting for-the semi-annual clearance of Man un attn shirts in which you.. may.. buy any SIMasnhattan shirt at a substantial saving. . e re is a complete range of sizes and var iety of patterns but not too many of them- 0.i you'd better get yours early. Stock up St0o 'for prices are lower than.. those.. for F all. \ $3.0 values .... ---------------2.15 ~ $ .50 values .............. .......... $2........... 85 Sr $4.00 values ............. -----------............ $3.15 00 v eoo s ........................................u$2.85 WVinsberg's "The Quality Shop" O, ALLIES SMAY BE HELD UP PEELE MORALLY BOUND iO aFiRY OUT PREVIOUS ; :AGREEMENTS July 20.--Oonmit age by hie predece8sors for denw t of both principal and of the $11,000,000,000 foreiga to the United States may Mm "morally obligated" to by -ay "understanding" they ke» had with foreign govern Secretary of Treasury Mellon today when he reappeared he saseate ftinnce committee. lUktlions were entered into by tative of the British trees y itoe.r Assistant 'Secretary of Ybeagy Rathbone, Secretary sal Aesistaqt Secretary of the Wsdewerth disclosed, which In: I as agreement being reached in 1, whereby payment of the sad accured interest due Britan was to be spread .rperiod of 25 years, and as a Of which agreement the Amerl at was to make no de ra the British government for )ril or interest until the for be funding of the government had been conm ,* saderstanding was also whereby payment of accured dne from Brent Britian was Sread ovor a period of twelve irteith the first, second years, onefifteenth the year, and the balance during lg eight years. ise* of principal or interest, .i'aher the agreement of "un was to start until the Of the British fiscal year in i*. Wadsworth explained. AND WIFE YORK BEAUTY ARATED, REPORT AKERS' SUIT FOR $2, REVEALS DISCORD IN BANKER'S FAMILY York, July 20.--Whispers members of society recently ýJ15n R. Leggett, the millionaire ýa his beautiful wife have seemed to receive a definite today. the couple, whose marriage on , 1114 created a- sensation, are tk y was revealed in a suit against Mrs Legett by Hat Iea,. Inc., dressmakers, for SU. was asked in payment for capes and hats purch\sed by in June and July, 1920 .agett was born in St. Louis I Mrsn Laura L. Hill, widow -1 of the former governor of Maine. His father was one of the famous tobacco Leggette of St. Louis and left a for tune estimated at several millions. ,Mr. Leggett is 35 years old and is a direotor in a number of railroad and steamship companies. He is also a member of the New York Yacht, Met ropolitan and dother clubs. He is a graduate of the University of Maine. Southern Pine Notes New Orjeans, La., July 19.-The ex portation of Southern Pine through Southern ports, according to complia tions made by the Suthern Pine asso' ciation, continues to decline, and the June expors of 8,485,105 feet are the lowest record, with the exception of February of this year, since April, 1919. For a period of five years prior to the beginning of the war, Southern Pine shipments through Southern ports averaged one and a quarter bil lion feet, and in 1913 almost reached a billion and a half. Each year of the war, however, saw a considerable drop of in the amount of pine exported, untlil 1918, when only one and a half million feet were shipped. 'After the armistice, enporta showed a decided tendency to climb to their former heights, in 1920 raising to nearly three quarters of a billion feet but apparntly the adverse exchange conditions now aftdbting manufectur eMs of all American oqmmodities in their efforts to capture foreign bup iness, under which buyers are oblig ed to pay two and three times as much for merchandise purchased in the United States as elsewhere, are mask ing themselves likewise ,fet -in the lumber industry, with the result that this year has been seen deereased ra ther than continud increasing activity in the foreign market. Unless ship ments abroad plek up considerably in the fall, 1920 will witness the expora tatlon of lesh than two thirds of the amount of Southern Pine shipped 'through ports last year. A. G. T. Moore, Director of Cht over lands of the Southern Pine asso elation, left New Orleans Tueiday night to attend the Southern Forestry congress, to be held in Atlanta July 20-22. Mr Moore will take part in the dis cussion of the various forestry pro blems before the country, and will acquaint the delegates with the atti tude of Southern Pine manufacturers in the matter of reforestation. The second series of special bulle tins being issued by the Southern Pine Asociatin on vaz'bms features covering the work of saleumanl of Souther Pine, deals with the experi ences of carpenter ovr a period of' POISON TO KILL INSECT ENEMIES Destructive insect pests give the gardner or farmer a fight from the time he puts his seed into the ground until the crops are ready for market. Left alone, they would devour every rseful plant in the garden. The sue ceasful gardener is the one who studies the habits of these pests, learns the means of combating them. and keeps at it. The gardner who starts with clean soil has done much to keep out in sects and diseases. Many diseases and insects live over winter in the soil,-and one of the best ways to avoid trouble- is to plant each vegetable in a different part of the garden every year. Some of the worst garden trou bles are brougt in on roots of plants; ýonsequently, in buying plants of any kind one should be sure they are healthy and free from insects. Use Some Kind of Poison I'n spite of the best precautions, in sects will attack healthy plants. The principal measures effective against them are various kinds of poison, gen erally applied as a spray or as a poison bait, in the form of bran mix tures. The kind of poison to be used depends upon the insect's method of feeding. Some bite and chew the leaves and other parts of the plants, and these are best destroyed by ar senical stomach poisons, such as Paris green, arsenate of lead, and arsenate of lime. Of these aranate of lead is the best and safest for general use, and also adheres better to the fotlage Paris green is likely to burn some plants, such as beans, seriously if not carefully applied, but on account of its long use can be obtained at every drug store and seed house. Sucking insects, or those waich puncture the skin of the leaf and feed upon its sap, are combated with con tact poisons, sprayed or otherwise ap plied on the bugs, such as nicotine suilphate and kerosene emulsion. Where, these are aplied as a sprayl it is often desirable to mix them with bordeaux mixture to prevent various fungous' troubles. The most destructive garden plant enemy, and one which made its ap pearance within the last half of the Nineteenth century, is the common Glorado potato beetle, known. to farmers as the potato bug. This po tato beetle passes the winter in the ground and emerges early in the spring, so that he 'is on. hand when the first potato leaves begin to push through the ground. Easily Destroyed by Poison An arsenical may be applied dry, inixed with 10 to 20 parts cheap dry flour or hydrated lime and dusted on, preferably when the dew is on, by means of guns or bellows, so as to cover the plants and leave as little as possible. The application must be repeated as often as new -lavas hatch. A spray is generally pre ferred. It is prepared by mixing the arsenical with water or bordeaux mix nure at the rate of one pound of poison to 50 gallons of the liquid. A small quantity of quicklime in the mixture will prevent acorching the leaves. Arsenate of lead is sold in either dry or paste and should be mixed at the rate of one pound of paste or one-half pound dry powder to 15 or 25 gallons of water or bordeaux mixture. -Two or three sprayings will ordinar ily suffice for he spring brood and the same number should be applied for the second and third generations. Both insecticides are deadly poisons and should be kept a7way from dhil dren. The spray pwill also prevent in jurzy by the potato flea-beetles. thirty yars in the use of Southern pine. George A. Demarcay, a carpenter and cabinet marker, tells of the adap tabtlty of southern pine from the meaking of toys and playthings to the support of huge walls and roofs of buildings in the form of trusses and girdere Starting with an underpinning of southern pine, Mr. Demarcay shows the ease with which the whole struct ure could be erected to and including the roof with this one species of] wood, without leaving out one item. Pine can be used for practically every part of the house, and on that part which has the severest us, th floor, and for which a material must be chosen which will nto only withstand the impact of hells but must also withstand the weight of furniture, piano casters, etc., this universal wood has proven that ii has sufficient toughness and has shown itself to be superior to even some hardwoods for this use. Mr. Demarcay unhesitatingly re commends southern pine as the best all-purpose lamber commercially man utactured in this or any other coun try. The exhibit of the Southern Pine association of real estate boards, held July 14 in Chicago, atracted wide at tention and brought many requests for the literaure and plan albums distri buted by the assoc tion. The exhl bit was used in connection with a pa per by King H. Pullen, trade exten ason manager, regarding the selling helps of the association. Enormous Lock Links Lake and River at New Orleans Putting to work at least a part of the great torrent of water the Mis sissippi pours past New Orleans ev ery day, giving some of those waters a new outlet into .the Gulf of Mexico, and providing the Louisiana port with nearly 12 miles of new landlocked harbor frontage, the Inner Harbor and Navigation canal, constructed and owned by the state of Luisiana and the city of New Orleans, was dedicat ed May 2, during the annual aven tion of the Mississippi Valley associa tion. The completion and successful oper ation of this lock accomplishes a piece of engineering which many experts declared impossible. The comZra tively newly made land of the Missie. sippi delta, the nunmerous "potholes" of quicksand whcih have brought dis aster to other heavy building attempts alongside the Father of Waters, and the great pressure of 22 feet of wat er in the river above the level of the canal, at high-water periods, comb ined to give the engineers of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans a task second to none in the New World, save only in the locks of the Panama canal. The river I will not be turned into the canal until this fall, 'owing to the summer high stage of water in the river, but the canal itself, with the exception of the lock, is now in use. The Inner Harbor and Navigation canal, which is costing $10 for every man, woman, and child in Louisiana, or approximately $25,000,000, connects the Mississippi river with Lake Pont chartrain, running five and one half miles across the lower business sec tion of the city of New Orleans. The canal is 300 ft. wide at the top, 150 ft. wide at the botton and 30 ft. deep at low tide in the Gulf of Mexico, with which it is connected through Lakes Pontchartrain and Borgne. The en trance to Lake Pontchartrain is at tide level in the Gulf of Mexico, but, as these two lakes have an average depth of only eight or nine feet, large shipping must come in and also go out of the canal through the lock, which, therefore, becomes the key to the entire canal, federal government ly engineers having reported unfavor ably on a project to dredge a 35-ft channel across Lakes Pontchartrain and Borgne and Mississippi Sound, to deep water in Ship Island Pass, on the Gulf of Mexico. This massive lock stands 2,000 ft. inside the levee which protects New Orleans from the rise of the waters of the Mississippi. Access to the lock is given through a channel, cu5 through this levee, at a down-stream angle, 2,000 ft. long 300 ft. wide at the top, 150 ft. wide at the bottom, and weighing 400 tons, and operated, as 30 ft deep at low water in the Mis sissippi river. Two steel gates, each is all the lock' machinery, by electri city, hold, out the thousands of tons of water constantly pressing against them during the several months of high water in the Mississippi, or ad mit these waters to drop ships into the canal more than a score of fee the canal more than a score of feet below. The lock is 1,020 ft. long, 100 ft. wide, and 68 ft. high, outside meas urements. This height puts the top of the lock 6 ft. above the highest stage of the Mississippi river ever re worded at New Orleans. The inside ;measurements are 600 ft long, 715 ft. wide, and a depth of water over the sill of 30 ft. at mean low water in the Gulf of Mexico. The floor of this lock is laid 45 ft. below the syrface ~t the surrounding ground, on 14,000 piles from 50 to 80 ft. in length, or approximately 140 miles of piling. Completed, as it stands today, the lock will handle ships up to 20,000 tons, larger than any which come in to the gulf ports, or are likely to seek entry there for many years. The agchinery of the lock is operated en tirely by electricity, the operator sit ting in trout of.,.,witchbOard which is a miniature replica of the lock, with indicators showing him at all times the 9osition of the gates, the height of the water, and the progress of ships through the lock.. Though this switch board is located in a building several hundred feet from the lock, the oper ator could not have a better view of the entire workings even if he were hovering in an airplane above the bigl conrcte box he controls. Thbij switch board is patterned after those in useI on the locks on the Panama Canal and is the only uimilar switchboard in the world.-By Robert Morgan, in the August Popular Mechanics Maga sine. The tace Origga: I repeat, the race is not al ways to the swift! Brigs: Righto! 'The hare gets in the soup as often as the tartle! (artadons Magazine. He: Don't yo uthink I ought to ex ercise my mind more? She: Yes! Why nottake it out side?--Oartoons Magazine. It seems qu:ite strange, as such things go, No matter what thetint, The girls who dress in calioo * So seldom get in print. -Crntoons Maasine. I_ .MIDSUMMER MADNESS 1 .x01ý' FOOD VA GO" I N THESE PICNICS THIS BASKET ?? / " 1 WATA "YA TH'INK 1 AM-A TRANSPOR'T ' RUCK ? A°! /o 4 Forest Detective Incendiarism-man started fires-is ne of the evils with which the govern mnt forest rangers have to contend throughout the many national forests. Dne does not think of the average for .et ranger as a detective, but that these employes of Uncle Sam are clev er sleuths is impressively indicated by the remarkable records they have made during the last three years in running to earth and convicting ras cals, rogues, and careless hunters, campers, and tourists who have been responsible for man-started fires in the national forests. Fire-warning signposts are placed throughout the government timberlands and the at tention of campers, hunters, and fish ermen is especially directed to the ab solute necessity for extinguishing camp fires before they break camp or move to a new location. The forest rangers and special in vestigators of the department of agrl culture have become very adept at lo cating the manner in which incendiary fires were started, and in tracking thegufity parties to cover. In these detective activities, they make use of water-glass casts as well as .mpres sions made by the use of dental plas ter, plaster of Paris, and ordinary cement, in making models cf the foot tracks etheretoain shrd!u tracks of either aian or beast. They carefully collect and preserve all or ticle found aroun,1 lhe ab'-ndoned camp fire or point aheru the Berest fire started which permanently may be examined for finger prints. They search for unburned matches, the charred remains of the man-tarted tires, lens, and other mediums used for kindling the flames. It was in 1918 that the pioneer ar son squad of Uncle Sam's forest ser vice was organized for the preven tion of incendiary fires in the for ests to California and Nevada. Previ ous to the inception of the detective service, anywhere from 150 to 800 in cendiary fires occurred annually in Here's why CAMELS are the quality cigarette BECAUSE we put the utmost quality into this one bran&d Camels are as good as it's pos sible for skill, money and lifelong knowledge of fine tobaccos to make a cigarette. Nothing is too good for Camels. And bear4hls in mind! Everything is done to make Camels the best cigarette it's possible to buy. Nothing is done simply for show. Take the Camel package for instance. It's the most perfect packing science can devise to pro. EL. ., tect cigarettes and keep them fresh. Heavy paper -secure foil wrapping-revenue stamp to seal the fold and make the package air-tight. But there's nothing flashy :about it. You'll find no extra wrappers. No frills or furbelows. Such things do not improve the smoke any more than premiums or coupons. And remember-you must pay their extra cost or get lowered quality. If you want the smoothest, mellowest, mildest cigarette you can imagine--nd one entirely free from cigretty aftertust It's Camels for you, CameI R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Winstm.sIms . N. C, ;he national forests of Californfa. Last year-the third year that the .Sherlock Holmes" of the forest prim sval were on the job--the number of incendiary fires were reduced to 28, sand there is every evidence that shortly the fires of human origin will be of negligible 'importance. The mountain custom of always shoeing horses with ready-made shoes has resulted in several malicious fire starters being tracked to their lairs and ultimately tried, convicted, fined, and imprisoned. In each of these instances, the offenders rode horses which had been shod with sharp calks so that it was easy for - the forest sleuths to follow their trail. Human footprints-in innumerable cases have led to discovery and ultimate conviction and punishment. In some instances 't was a worn heel, or turn ed-over toe on the shoe or boot, which led to identification; in other in stances, hobusils, peculiar patterns of rubber heels, abnormalities of foot conformation, or other peculiarities of the foot tracks, were responsible for the location and arrest of the vandals. Peculiarities in the foot marks of the horse, mule, or burro ridden by the Incendiary have as often aided in the trailing and discovery of the culprit. In one instance a lost handkerchief 'with a distinctive laundry mark was found near the scene of a fire. Through the laundry number, the own er of the handkerchief and originator of the fire was finally found. The peculiar treads, ,.cakes, and tracks of automobile tires have also often fac ilitated the work.-By George H. DaeV in the Augut Popular Mechanics Mag azine. PROGRAMS FOR SHORT COURSE ARE READY Programs have been printed and are being distributed for the eighth annual boys and girls short course which will be held at the Louisiana State University July 28 to August 3, inclusive. Separate schedules have been arranged for the boys and girls Carload of Hogs Assured ,Markiville, La., July.--My carload of hogs for club shipment in Novem ber is assured, writes F. A. Swann. county agent of Avoyelles pit.sh. BIut in order that there be no dotbt whatever, I am getting a few extra hogs. Most of my club members will run their hogs on permanent pasture this summer and will turn pigs on velvet beans this fall, and will har den off with corn. This method will greatly reduce the cost of pork and will enable members to put extra good hogs on the market. Trees are being budded now and more will be budded in August.. The agent with the assistance of a progressive farm er will bud Satsuma oranges on tri foliata stock. RESIDENCE FOR RENT Residence for rent in center of city. For terms and location apply to Frank S. Garbo, Opelousas, La. Inn 11 tf. as the courses of study outlined ,for them are along different subjects. The program for the" girls includes demonstrations and practical work in bread making, gardening, poultry dairy, health, home ornamentation judging and canning, while the bosys program contains lessons in corn, coti ton, pigs, calves, soils, cattle judgfa~ orcharding and han4loraft. Healtk lessons will also be given. Special arrangements . have bengi made for trips to the site of •1n4 'where the greater arglcultural school is to be built. In order to make theise visits as instructive as posible theoN children will be taken down In dif ferent groups. 'The programs give space to miaM ber of amusements which have bee planned for the club children. &Aiasg I this line is swimming, in the come t' ty Club pool, attomoile rides :oeI the city and the eurounding country moving pictures, l~and concert, parae and games of various sorts. It is expected that 800 children will attend the short courses. t'