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,"+ . y = _..."ýl'. A1~ bbes AL qvE ** Western W$ NeW Cos i 6 l in IA 1I were th Woudre Sr Clad! of Hrs. the (hil ahem b and an ted ~ Capital tore up tbe Ua the SpI SSouth i the mo avdi rmn.' t4Is. n ow Mrs. I iM ! 1I here fi RUK~ borne mod. the Comp14 whouse ofos Permut aas Co the Bats the the c " de'k to ho the elects - o 'bether tic.', Jastrr t that tie - that tirej e mso i es been it hartndaon for - mitt. *eC.WH 7b.01 I. p ton see of P. C. Iyd, pro t º . andwere --~h arP *ktielrela reeiml r~ tried . i 1M /Met thew Wa, pWot w V 1man tin fa rr mood. a~ t~ tu· .wmt F wle~ .. d tb i ~' *qei to is pert The entire 'r r iart t It ofst arenI to It is tan t c t>ýriOf e# wash urrlmis-t it r~rilYII, ul3 ULH I C' 4j .5.1 m aihaa· r~ gfty emit heS thaw bEdsee hum th ei~rr hetwo grrrhl~ dPr eUume &rk~~I h e""""" eb.,"""";brJ khi. uq~w r US~8 WIaKLIFFE RETURKS tLesma Weann LaSS Off ls - -eaue of Proaetlea Promise. Western Newupaser Unton News Petrvte New Orleans.-,-"I was pledged to Mira Lathrop before my elecMoa." were the words spoken by Presidet Woodrow Wilson in response to Spak or Clark' request for the appointment I of Mrs. Robert C. Wickliffe as head of the Chiildren's Bureau at Washtingt. when he with an imposing delegation and armed by indorsements such as Capitol Hill had pever witnessed be fore appeared before the president of the United States In the\ interets of the splendid woman whom North and South Democrats and Republicans for the most part indorsed most heartily, 4 and whom, had It lepended on e g ems ,would have secured the appoint -1 meat. Mrs. Wlekliffe, with her baby. l is now In New Orleans with her sister. Mrs. R. J. Hancock, and will remain here for a week. after which she will go on to Baton Rouge to oversee the completion of the model apartment k bouse whieb she herself planned and whose buildting she will personally su perintteand. a Council Again Falls to Meet. e Baton Rouge.--PFor the fifth time e the city council of Baton Rouge failed to hold a meeting and call a special he eleetion to elect a city judge, a posl ee tion which was made vacant March 10. me Federal Contract Let.. Crewley.-News was receled here n that the contract for the new govern N mnat postoffliee to be built at this tea place had been let to a contractor 10 tfrom Phlladelphis. The new bullding is to east $4,000. The lot has already been purchased and work will begin *loao. This is the third building to be mi- erected in the near futurte. and for MOmulevill May Gt Mill. - le:'he Poievent & FPare s tio 'ComPany cotemplates the Srection here shortly of a large saw mill It will have an output of from . 75,000 to 100,000 feet of lumber In 11 b hours running. 'It will employ nearly 5S 500 meat and hare a payroll of about An& .*. ex -New Judge Sworn In. Shreveport.-With ceammoles ap pro prate to the occ sion, including a talk by M etean Governor Thomas (b *he, a las acting gorero, Lwnew 1l was e r-d M r. a into the courtroom, with Judge T. I Bell presiding and the bar stad s tag. were amst xupect ig erry crop. tt Asuite.-The strawberry season to 0 gl'aiphoa parish opened up in full ot r last last week. There are peropts wai te over a mion dollar rop, though muh dspends a the amount of rain it W n April. The qg ge. is the largest iss the lstory o the imustry. There himt is now a gradual ugerease i th shiA .d- meents and the pres Lre hishly satt I m factry, aver"lag frm $5.10 to s$5.35 per wsa. I the wa w Oa Amos semesl l l R mer. eog mM-onro-N. 0. Tipplt, of West M t • ure o, was painfely tinsed ad mis t> s right arm was tractured at th elbow Swhen his automobile wet over the r bank of the Ouloita rive. Mr. Tip 1 eek pit was attemptiNs to team his a a It chine, but the read was tee narrow ret et and before ha rek sed Rt rbad time alley. to apply the eak, th* eat wea a p . smerank s Ld sn gd a th Srep lsl bank ito the * water. . Tnppa , r matmed in the aeut o o md tars wham he w mrownt a. US. w l nislvie.-The owS l ylas se 0ee to ostimue the hli , at hr the foin term d ueo mea . o leae tn July bar 8 oup p- Fit PseaMes e Pes jirwkeet-Wh O p wee . w uee u s -out and are goian s bI matees and beans seem to be hurt by the mol and id a weeks' warm weather wil rp Ptamohtee Ar ms to aveport.-- a vete hr t two to oe the opreaitom agg the varios Irmekimee bob he them rml td Sm h mm dg1m ** . , 1m. * ,i .r. . .rs -, i .- ws s as ·rag~i~-ine esemean ~ a-s m P.h Jl )e -" Wi rs" It U-. me ed .I lal. 10. S Easter Sunday In rn ado struck that Just before the fo Shouse acres the s iny has already started g Immense damese ed ones. Such be governments. The ed only tempoUrary of the dead as a .re the aw rom S11 arly Ions ap as a was nor, u I. T. Sto Sfull gets rain rget ship saw P. Yemh elbow t the Tip, sa arrar 1 ture