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Publisher TALLULAH, MADISON PARISH, LOUISIANA. SATURDAY, FEB. 5, 1'92
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NGTHENED
SECRETARY POINTS
ARTIVELY MALL
IOLLMENT.
ITTEE MEETING
Are Immutable
Some Tewohers In
Lhould C. Do.
Kg 1inEl5e.
IA. -~ L 3. Allesaun
Losisana Teacher'
i n ldoed ~ apea a
leaders of education In
ma eommtt has met
Smeting of the L. T.
.arrylag out the
committai by
Sspeakers ad
Mr the program.
ilee muting in every
Sl hi t POWI
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Eunice.-Alfred A. Mendoza, perish
demonstration agent, was in Eunice
organising the boys pig and corn
clubs and girls poultry club.
Donaldsonville.-At a regular meet.
lang of the police jury held recently, a
parish budget of expenditures, for the
fiscal year, amounting to ;57,000, was
adopted.
Slaughter.--Mrs. Henry Harvey has
sold the Slaughter Hotel to Mrs. Wil
lie Moore, who will remodel and ope
rate the hotel under the name of Ho
tel Moore.
Thlbodeaux.-Some rice planters in
Lafourlhe still are harvesting the crop
Sthat was supposed to be all cut last
August. The felds are overrun with
rodents.
Lake Charles.--Drectors of. the
Prairie Farm Lands Company and
the Kinder Canla Company will meet
soon to transact annual routine busi
ness and to decide upon a policy re
garding farming for 1921.
DeRidder.-A meeting of subscrlb.
tee to the canning factory to be erect.
" ed in DeRidder was held recently 1s
T. the police jury room at the courthouse
at 7:10. The charter was signed and
e board of directors was electee.
d Vldalli.-At a meeting of the VMe
L lI Civic Ieague at the courthouse,
y the president, Mrs. L. K. Purcell, ask
ed for reports of committees appoint.
a ed I rgardto the proposed new
q town hall.
Thibodax.-Oleus Leonard, man-a
sge on the Coulon plantation for a
d amber of years has resigned the po
Slatsk at the beginin o the year and
reaide with his son. Charlesi losard.
SSlaghter.,-At an election bold re
Seastly Homer Appleby was elected
Smayor and D. W. Yelp, s. T. Felps, H.
* T. Muason, Dr. W. 0. Ratltf and J. r.
SSpes, alderman, wat James Moehan.
SmarshaL
b hioce.-The Eanies high shobel
Sopened its school term recently with
a lar Increased enrollment. The
S.eos nmber of the Costlinetal UL
i. o Bren was presented at the
d nlgh aehoel.M
Iake Charles.-,t O. Y dlsetbt
s grand master of t"bh !nlews of
Loesisasn, was sgreitk seespls is
Jate Charles reesantly b a ltse th
erulg of Odd Fallows d the ear -ad
may t th en e towns.
SWes'h. in s, westol an W a
-wer helga wqad se ao-d.
Labs Charles.-A amsr of laIe
I Charlesw r'wemes'a nd several me met
6 resently in the sed Cross ares, mtr
SHall, to diseuss the present states e
Schirity work I this City and the ad
visbility 1e mresrganl the tMed'
S. Asse.rcla disbanded s w
S ral days ago.
Slraiklm.-The Vestry of the St.
,, Map's bieopal, Church thanued all
who assisted in saving the churh
& bndng bmro dtnctioes by frs. The
SWt5ry also authorised the women at
tye eure .to go ahead with the re
Spasta to the recory. The char* is
n.ew esnt"i a hoew far the reter,
waJ held i DDeidder Iroently, and
everyone having anything to sell in
the wa osehold oods farm
It produet, machinery, tools, . at
horses, mules, live stock, and poultry
streud sams and It was sold to the
highest bidder for Cash
noalds.nrll. - The stoekhldas
d or the bankoet AseesoLs *ieeted the
a diretpr as tollows: J. IUbermua
SClark Lbermuth, l Heory Schemay-t
r. dir, W. lumenthal, 3. 3. Blm, Hen.
5 ry Netter, 3. 3. Calre, S. Prejesa,
C Chareut ThibAut .The ofdesrs rae 3.
I lIlbgmuth, paqselsAt; Char TM'*
bent, vice ppldc et rd .
Whir oIrz;datio met;aa set Octobe
anedxt parish fir sadim mad th a
desired that attestlin be esiled to the
daies.o they may met gadoet with
theer oeer parisa h r.
nI September 36. The bsrdweud alB o
Sthe erme companr will resum w3Rk
Sinn few a having-hess shat down
Sfor repar sirnaels r~ a hela
Sdays. blnsies M i:eae begin.
nsng to hmprove ead d se fel.
a Lg of aptimlsm is .prehdlag teiM l
eut the cemaemany.
Thitbobdam-Bills have bees pen
Semted to a nambe, f people o tr olls
k for crossing the Thibodas briuge.
D Some pay the hills, bet other are
t lstylng for tlms," hoping that th
* dittis of the district leigs wtl sho
dthat the parish has nb right to eporea
d the bridge and chars tells sines th
Solit owner, the town of Thibsisu,
aiies to sanctios 4 muane, of
the toll system.
Ftaakltraa.-xest o the gar Seasses
Sand wo are est d w i me
s gor daid betr a iie dummi
1 for citr' The insters haew
eat wages or seld work to eme dear
a day ans metwthatandlag the set
a ahad ispite les of inst r es,'
SAhl aurIrl.-4ws pesr waee A.p
F* 3rofd and W W e .was eess in
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LETVIA AND ESTUONIA 1
WILL BE ORGANIZED
SUPREME COUNCIL HAS AGREED I
TO ACCEPT THEM AS-80V
EREIGN STATES.
Parls.-The members oat the allied
supreme council spent most of the day I
in private conversations discussing re
parations. The two meetings of the
council' were devoted to hearing the
Statement of the French minister of
finanse, M. Doamer, on reparations
and in considering the status of for
mer Russian states.
It was decided that Letia "and E·
thoMta shall f jcognised as sover
eign states. Action regarding Lith
uanla and Georgia was deferred, pnd
lan tfuther Information. It is expect
ed that GOoqglas represetative will
be heard during the present confer
ence of the eoumcil, but the dodeaios
with segard to Uthmanis may be de
layed unti the result of the ,league et
nations pleblaite In the Vilna region
is kanown.
Preater LJP George and President
M erad bad ooeasse at lunach to
discuss at some length the report on
rparatik made by M. Douar. In
moilqeiy after adjourment of the
tfra+ ss. Lloyd George ani
M. Jasper ad a .L thea r rbe -
Utrely. fpolm sinister and an"ce
rmi er o Belgium, went into con
farsae is Mr. Loyd George's apart
meatreeum aMr regarding the seame
Reparations will again come before
tb council later, along with the mill
tary experts' report on disarmament
The Preach attitdes as outlined It .
emer's espoetiom ea the subject
besfe the council, s that the altie
should stIad ulap the treaty of Ver
sailes so far as reparatisou are gos
" eerd.
Mim ry eperts hibapided "the
suprea scowanil their
for the disbandment .'
tary uets The reportgss
ties to te k r h .viewpoist'
qasueston preeldor g lfaB el ht)Baa
with all disarmament clauses of the
Veralfles treaty.'
It' io acs to Great Britain a fuor
ther detayr hlchwas asked d as
an earlier :dte before the suprame
council. by Paemer Lloyd George.
Two-thirds of t operation of dis
armament must be completed by ,
March 1, and the work must be In
Isbed by July 1.
This decision means. that the itin
wehaenwehr, or civic guards, and the
sea ty poio must be disbanded as
m t all other smilar eirsaansatioas
et aIlowed by the treaty. o .Ve
ases. 'the council has stp to aft
upon th report, but It was the sea
eral opinion that it would approve the
sunr =nm of the experts.
Sh leard Ned Funads.
W*afIngto.-The shipping board
laformae the Senate commeree Cm
1mitte that, fds or upfatlam of its
seet would be .exhauted within a few
'days No formal amos was takeu by
,he committee, but ChaLrsaa Jo
aI member wre of the opainion
tbat the boatd shoul sleek emergency
relief ti the ose enad had been cal
gale I noet drea so
M ay irat Urmay.
aea devel
possboeaem and Demo
Sore to snscepases by
the overS t t the Leadoen rot
dece of J. Pierpet Morsa as a
permeeet bSe s kuerSean
ThbrySti Fidgimoe Port.
Mania, P.- iThirt*FOclpe
driwneda 1* te wrmsi ao te thre
~~f~rWSueh lesw urn ah es.
nrvemn , e --eameU ecumased
wg degtrnyed te weo e oftho 3 I.
sers & Os, S wreaseh e fo slba Be
gweMa 4S?.d ) MMeasee
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FOREIGN CONT OL
OF S1IPPMI BOARD
BOARD LEARNS THE DETAILS OF
AN&LO.MERCG NTILE
AGREEM*WT.
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'ashington.-Officelas of the Inter.
national Mercantile Marine Company.
headed by P. A. S. ,rakin, president,
gave the Shipping Boe, sitting as an
Lavestigating body, their story of
their toyear agreeam t with the
British governmet appolating that
they "pursue no policy injurious to the
interests of the British mercantile
maine or of British trade." The
agreement was brought to the notice
of the board last week through an ad
drees by Senator Jones of Washing
ton before the National Merchant Ma
rne Association.
President Frenklin reviewed thr
history of his company and vigor
ausiy defended its polities, which he
oharacterised as being "100 per coat
Amerlean at all times." He presented
a list of shreholders to substantiate
his statement that 4 pbr cent of the
company is owned by AmericSns "it
the Untd States," and offered other
papers to show the "AmerIoascas" of
his massaing eomeiias nonerg.tham.
e said, as sre sers. '
Qam tics by the br'd we"gs
tit .ar neut of the mere tan
1,000,e tons of operated by
the International e tile Marine
are rugistead abroad and atea subjet
to requsition by foreign governments
in cas of war. Attention also was d1
rected to the clause In the agreement
specifying, that a maority of the di
rectors of suebsdary companies 'In
glaend must be Briish subipets.
Statesdnti made on these points by
lnternauteal Mercantile Marne of.
Id al ceased Admiral Heason' hadr
mea of the board. to say that although
Asericans own the vessels, actual
otr est with the foreign directors
' esu subsiditary to the la
tWe Marine. Mr.
hhowever, that the
sthi it` up Ia New York,
owned by rAiin ess," and has foreign
control could not afree th'agpratiea
of ships by his company.
The aest step in the latimke
the matter will be taken by the.
hi executive session after the
moar had been digested by the
missioners. Until thea, board offcals
said, thl question of . hether the
agreement operates to the detriment
of American shipping, as piarged by
Senator Jones, will remait in status
Mhiers Wages Cot.
SequatehiM, Tea-The Palmetto
Coal Company., operating mine at
Cartwrht, ear here, has sannouesd
a 2$ per cmat reduction In wages of
aers, which has been accepted by
plastof the employes.
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Net BIlmig Fet Japs.
Landou.-The Cetral Noews says R
is sithorised to deny rumors that Ja
pan has placed ontracts for three
battleship n bagl~and.
s Court Reese.
Washligton.-The Supremo COrt.
will reces to e'bruary 2S.
Soviet Chef III.
Oopembage.-Nlkolat Innta,
shatw premier at Russia, is Ill ae
has been orderd to take a lsg rest,
says a special dispatch br.m lBsng.
1ore. Rmrs that .nl hs been
sanerag bum gleas have been wa
hitimere--tre men wer hilled
by t*e reature essiin of a eand
greae at the svewment ensdae
depot at Cartlr Bay.
Nwr aves. CL-ir, whih 4.
gredya the bigdle of Mederl £
Freedman a department stape en
sa--.esirn strseC a e d1d dumago eas
mae at PSUlo.
Palat cah a ,uenad.
bar aena were J es
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I RAILROAD DISIiE
BECOME I 11
IMPLOYBSs AND MANAests
BLAME EACH OTHIR WITH
INEFFICIENCY.
MANAGERS ARE DENOUNCED
Pennsylvania LiUe Offloal Delares.
That Ending of Agreement 3l
Necessary To Aveot
Bankruptcy.
Chicago.-Railroad employes
the shout that the roads are
to make labor the scapegoat for Vast
age caused by inefficient manage
meat. It was by way of counteoblast
to the request made botore the Unit
ed States Labor Board earlier in the
day by the railroad
D through W. W. Atterbury, Pis
dent of the Pennsylvania l"i". M
the "national working agreeme ~ b
abrogated without delay isl
avert "railroad beakruptcy
stek.k sad still wider
W the bWir
agreements,." n op in bes asic
ur would be asked fOr W dayf - .
7. Atterburys proposarl tra, tt'
it, the basic rates for eo~ labor _
IS should be retrated .
of Labor at osee mte rd O
he I saish ight. B. l. Jewell, et'
at railway employes' departagh i
he American Federationa of Lr,
le notice that be will make ýAirbs
he later oa. He [ oRf b y,
ce long telegram Presl4t
- protesting against any
gE the board's present hearlt i
e- and workling eonditions.
The session was
Mh when, ust before
r` -or ea was eansed by J1. i
he pmtchers Aeoao tLe Ugg
ad a vigorous protest .g esUt
m" as alnsso a l
-t se, sem a
f tSaee w reatWdatee
e tohe elroeeatiig al
SMr. l"ar.e
out we ain .
by abroy oa .
et~ Lgu ras
better job in
of
Mr. Lahrash
Saustomesa d tshe
wanted to e
h. workang osanoll
employes wre
r without mes."' Se
San gfaftsamedt
g uests ao
at itsuartes, a
by `heng b Te thg e
The uprisimp b
no Bram With
at
,g iraslha
of meathiadhis
by Presleat Wlsoak
the Leage ad
assatlrgse
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