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IWRIGLEY It's a DOUBLE treat --Peppermint Jacket over Pep_ permint a 10 for 5c Sugar jacket just "melts in your mouth," then you get the delec table gum center. And with Wrigley's three old standbys also affording friendly aid to teeth, throat, breath, apl petite and digestion. Soothing, thrstquenching Making the next cigar taste better. • .. I cle Jd1 tRks WHO KNOWS BUT WHAT A GRAPEFRUIT I. 4.U0 A LEMON 1H.AT SAW IT'S CHANCE AN' MADE GOOD! I AN ORDINANCE levying a tax for the year 1922. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Police Jury of the Parish of St. Tam many in legal session,convened that the taxes for the year 1922 be and the same are hereby levied on all the taxable property in the Parish of lt. Tammany, as follows, to-wit: For the Criminal Fund there shall be levied the sum of three-quarters of one mill. For the Road Fund there shall be I levied the sum of two and one-quar ter mills. For the General Fund there shall be levied the sum of one mill. For the School Fund there shall be levied the sum of three mills. Section 2. Be it further ordain- + ed, ec., That all ordinances and parts of ordinanoes in conflict herewith be 1 and the same are hereby repealed. J. M. SMITH,' President Pro Tem. F. J. MARTINDALE, Secretary. CHARTER of the OZONE DAIbY ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED. United State of America, State of Louisiana, Parish of St. Tammany. On this the second day of June, A. D., 1922, before me, Lewis L. t Moran, a notary public in and for the Parish of St. Tammany, Louisi ana, personally came and appeared i the parties whose names are here unto subscribed, who severally de- t clare that they do hereby form and organize themselves into a corpora tion for the objects and purposes fol lowing, to-wit: ARTICLE I. The name and title of said corpora- s tion shall be "Ozone Dairy Associa tion, Incorporated," and its domicile is hereby established at Covington, Louisiana; and under its corporate 6 name the said corporation shall have power and authority to contract, sue a and be sued; to make and use a cor porate seal, and the same to break and alter at pleasure. Said corpora tion shall exist and -continue to have s succession for a period of ninety-nib years from date hereof..: Citation s shall be served on the presidpent dor in his absence, on the secretary. : ARTICLE II' The objects and purposesifo'r which this corporation .s org inlsd, a.id the naure of the brilasmesto' be carried 4 on by it, are declared to be the fol lowing, to-wit: To bore for fuel, oil, petroleum and other oils and gases; to sell, lease, purchase, improve, convey, borrow, pledge and hypothecate, un der its said corporate name, proper- tl ty, real, personal and mixed; to buy and sell live stock and poultry and to breed and raise the same; to carry on a general farm and to buy and sell agricultural products; to buy and sell all kinds of feed stuff; to operate and conduct a' commissary or store; to operate and conduct a dairy and sell dairy products; to do and perform all other things requisite, necessary or convenient to enable it to carry out the objects and purposes above set forth. ARTICLE III The capital stock of said corpora tion shall be Five Thousand Dollars, divided into and represented by one hundred shares of the sum of Fifty Dollars each, which said stock shall be paid for in cash at the time of subscription, or the same may be issued, at not less than par, in pay ment or exchange for property or rights actually received or purchas ed by said corporation, or the same may be issued, full paid, for money r advanced, and for such other valu able considerations or services as the e board of directors of said corpora - tion may determine; provided, that t no stock shall be issued until the I consideration therefor has been re I ceived by the said corporation. The affairs shall be managed by a board of directors, composed of not I less than .five nor more than ten s stockholders, -to be elected by the stockholders, annually, by ballot, on 3 the first Tuesday in July in each and - every year, or, any subsequent day fixed by he board.of directors in case fpt no election taking place on said day. Said board shall have the right i to make all by-laws, and change and alter the same at pleasure. Each share of stock shall be. entitled to one vote. The company' shall begin business as soon as Twenty-five Hun dred Dollars shall have been sub scribed for. / The first board of directors shall be composed of J. H. He1ntz, A. W. Jones, Eddie Viator, Maxwell Edgar, John Edgar. W. McWhirter, Felix Bachemin, Sr., and shall hold office until their successors are elected and take their place. They shall elect from among themselves a president, vice-president and a secretary and treasurer. At the termination of the charter or dissolution of the corpora tion the affairs shall be li-jiidated by the members of the boar'! of direc tors as liqvidating 'commish;:ners. Thus done and passedl at my no tarial office in the Town of Covinz ton, Louisiana, on the 3rd day of June, 1922, in the presence of Bon'ie B. Moses and Guy A. Smith, two com petent witness, who hereunto sign their names together with said par tis and -n.t, notary, after reading of the whole. J. H. Heintz, Covington, La., 4 shares. Eddie iator, Covington, La., 8 shares. M. and J. O. Edgar, Covington, La. 13 shares. Win. McWhirter, Covington, La., 6 shares. A. W. .Jones, Covington,, La., 6 shares. " W. L. Mershall, Covington, La., 1 share.. Felix. Bacliend:i,,Cvngton, La., 4 shares. " shL rJ. He intz,. Covington,. La., 1 'o. a Prl.e,.'.ovington ia., 4' shares. -' 'Jos. A. Bascl. ,ovin a., 1 share. ':P. E.~ Cooper; Abita S gs, La., (by J. A. Vtator), 2 shares. Witnesses: BONNIE B. MOSES. GUY A. SMITH. LEWIS L. MORGAN,. Notary Public. Before me, the undersigned au thority, personally came and app.g.. ed J. H.. Heintz and Eddie Viator, who, being duly sworn, depose and say that they are stockholders of the Ozone Dairy Association, Incorporat ed; that fifty per cent of the capital stock of said association has been duly subscribed for and fifty per cent of. said subscribed stock paid for. EDDIE VIATOR. J. H. HEINTZ. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 23d day of June, 1922. LEWIS I. MORGAN, Notary Public. The Mardi Gras Mystery catted to order!" Jachi Fell-smiled as he rapped on the desk before him. "Electiofi of officers-no, wait! The first thing on hand is to give our com pany a name. Suggestions?" "I was thinking of that last night," said Lucie, smiling a little. "Why not call it the 'American Prince Oil com pany'?" And her eyes darted to Gra mont merrily. e "Excellent t(" exclaimed Jachin Fell. "My vote falls with yours, my dear I'll fill in the blanks with that name. Now to the election of officers." "I nominate Jachin Fell for presi dent," said Gramont, quickly. "Seconded I" exclaimed the girl, gayly, a little color in her pale cheeks. "Any other nominations? If not, so approved and ordered," rattled Fell, laughingly.-: "For the office of treas urer--" "Miss Lucie Ledanois!" said Gra mopt iMove .nianations be- closed." "'Seconded and carried by a two thirds vote of stockholders," chirped Fell. n his .toneles, .voice. "So ap proved and ordered. lor secretary--' "'Our third stockholder," put in Lu cle. "He'll have to be an officer, of course !" .. "Seconded and carried. So approved and ordered." Mr. Fell rapped on the table,, :"We will now have the report of our expert geologist in further de tail than yt given." G~iaiopt told of finding the oil; he was,..ot carried away by the gay mock.sofemnity. of Jachin Fell, and he remained grave. He went on to relate how he had secured the lease option upon the adjoining land, and suggest ed that other such options be secured at. once upon other property in the neighborhood. He handed the option to Fell, who laid it with the other documents. "And' now I have a proposal of my own to make," said Jachin Fell. He appeared sobered, as though influ enced by Gramont's manner. "Al though we've actually found oil on the place, there is no means of telling how much we'll find when we drill, or-what quality it will be. Is that not correct, Mr. Gramont?" "Entirely so," assented Gramont. "The chances are, of course, that we'll find oil in both quality and quantity. On the other hand, the seepage may be all there is. Oil is a gamble from start to finish. Personally, "however, I would gapble.. heavily 'on this .pros pect. ,, - "Naturtlly," sgid Mr: 'ell. "How ever, I have been talking over the oil busineiss with a number. of men active ly engaged in It in the 'oumg field. I think that I may safely say that I can dispose of the mineral rights to our company's land, together with this lease option secured yest day on the adjoining land, for a sun pproximat ing one hundred and fifty thousand dollars; reserving to our company a sixteenth interest in any oil located on the property. Personally, I believe this can be done, and I am willing to undertake the negotiations if so em powered by a vote of our stockhold ers. Lucie, you do not mind if we dinoke, I know? Let me offer you a cigar, Mr. Gramont." Gramont took one offered him, and lighted it amid a startled silence. Pell's proposal came to him as a dis tinct shock, and already he was view ing'it in the light of prompt suspicion. "'Why," exclaimed Lucie, wild-eyed, -"that -would be fifty thousand dollars to ;, ch,4gf us, and not a cent ex "In ,tae it went through on that basis," added Jachin Fell, his eyes on Gramont, "I would vote that the entire sum go to Miss Ledanois. Her land alone is involved. If she then wishes to invest with. us In a new company to exploit other fields, well and good. One moment, my dearl Do not pro test this suggestion. .The sixteenth interest reserved to. qur company wounkl provide lboth,Mr. G.ramont and mzg with a substantial reward for our slight activity in the matter, ,Don't for et It. inture t,., for .,t might amount to a large figure." "Right," assented Gramont. "I would second your vote,, Mr. Fell; I think the idea very just and proper that Miss Ledanois should receive the entire amount.' Lucle seemed a trifle bewildered. "But--but, Henry f" she exclaimed. "What: do. you think of selling the lease ,to: thesej,other men?' Gramont eyed the smoke from his cigar reflectively, quite conscious that Mr. Fell was . regarding him very steadily. "I can't answer for you, Lucie," he said at last. "I would not presume to advise." Mr. Fell looked slightly relieved. Lucie, however, persisted. "What would you do, then, if you were in my 'place?" Gramont shrugged his shoulders. "In that case," he said, slowly, "I would gamble. We know' oil is in that ground; we. know that it has been found in large quantities, at Houma or near there. To my mind there is no doubt ~hi~teer'thatt under-your' land lies a part of the same oil field-and a rich one. To -sell fifteen-sixteenths of that oil-for a hundred and fifty thou sand is to give it away. I would sooner take my 'chances on striking a twenty thousand barrel gusher and having the whole of it to myself. However, by all means disregard my words; that is not my affair." Lucie glanced at Jachin Fell. "You think it is the best thing to do; Henry does not," mused the girl. "I know that you're both thinking of me--. of getfing Atbat money for_ me, Just prudent I'll gamble! Besides," she added-With smiling naivete,- "m not a bit willing to give'up.having a real oil- company the very minute it is forme4 I So we'll outvote you, Uncle Jachin." Despite their tension, the two medn smiled at her final words. "That motion of (nine has not yet been made," said Fell. Her rejection of his proposal had -no effect upon his shyly smooth manner. "Will you ex cuse us one moment, Lucie? If I may speak with you in the outeroffice, Mr. Gramont, I would like .to show you some confidential matters which might influence your decision in this regard." Lucie nodded and leaned back In-her chair. Gramont accompanied Fell to the outer office, where Fell sent the ale= nographer to keep Lucle company. When the door had closed and they were alone, Fell took a chair and mo tioned Gramont to another. A cold brusquerie was evident in his -man ner. - - . "Gramont," he said, briskly, "I. am going to make that motion, aid I want you to vote with me against Lucie. Unfortunately, I have only a third of the voting power. I might argue Lucie into agreement, but she is a difficult person to argue with. So I.mean that you shall vote with me--and Fm going to put my cards on- the table bebfre you." "Ah I" Gramont regarded him coIlly. "Your cards will have to be powerfil persuaders I" . "They are," returned Jachin Fell "I have been carefully leading up to this point-the, point of selling. I have practically arranged the whole affair. I propose to sell the mineral right lan that land, largely on the strength of the. signed statement you gave me a few momentp ago. That statement is going to be-;given wide publicity, and it will, be substantiated by other r ports on the oil seepage." "You interest me strangely." Gr mont. leaned, back in his chair. 'the eyes of the two men met and held in cold challenge, cold hostility. "What's your motive, Fell?" S,"11' tellt you: it's the, interest of Lucie Ledanois." In- the gaze of Fell was a strange earnestness. In --those pale gray eyes was now a light of fierce sincerity which startled aml warned Gramont. Fell continued with a trbce of excitement in his tone. " "I've known that girl all her life; Gramont, and I love her as a father. I loved her mother before her-lifa different way.* I can tell you that at this moment Lucle is poor. Her-house is mortgaged. $he does not know, is fact, Just how poor she really Is. Of course, she will accept no money, from me in gift. But for her to get a hun dred and fifty thousand in a business deal will. solve all her problems, set her on her- feet for life 1' - "I see," said Gramont with harsh impulse. - "What do you get out of it?' He regretted the words instantly. Fell half rose from his chair as though ri "I See," ,aid Gramont With Harsh Im pulse. "What Do You Get Out. of It?" to answer them with a blow. Gramont, aware of his mistake, hastened to re tract it. "Forgive me.,, Fell," he said, quickly. "That was an unjust insinuation, and I know it. Yet, I can't find myself in agreement with you. I'm firmly set in the belief that a fortune in oil will be made off that: land of Lucie's. I sim ply can't agrie to sell out for a com parative pittance, and I'll fight to per suade her against dolng It! As I look at it, the thing, would pot be just to her. TI'm thlnking, as you are, only of her interest." A light of sardonic mockery Ult tered in the pale eyes of Jachin Fell.` "You are basing your firm convic tion," he queried, "very largely upon your discovery. of the free oll'" "To a large extent, yes." "I thought you would," and Fell laughed harshly. "What do you mean" - "I mean," said the other, fiercely earnest, "that for a month I've worked to sell that land I I had yoting Mili lard hooked and landed-it would have: been poetic justice to make him hand over a small fortune to Lucie I But that deal is off, since he's In jail. And do you know why young Mallard wanted to buy the landt For the maine .reason you don't want to sell. I sent him out there and he saw' that oii seepage, as I -meant that he should! He thought he would skin Lucle out of her land, not dreaming that I had prepared a nice little trap to swal low him. And now you come along-" "Man, what are.you driving at?" ex claimed Gramont. He was startled by what he read in the other man's faces "Merely that I planted that oil seep age myself-or had it done by men I could trust," said Jachin fell, calmly. He sat back in his chair and-took up his cigar with an air of finality. "The confession is shameless. I love Luele more thn iimy owi' ethical purity. o-. sides, iitend towrong no-one in the mtr~V-~," - ~ -ratnont sat stunned beyond words. The oil seepage--a plant. There was no reason to doubt what Fell said. Gramont-believed the little man sincere in his love for Lucle. "No matter"whb* the outcome, your .reputation wlltlnoti be affected," said Fell, quietly. "The company which will buy ;this land of Lucie's is con "trolled by me. You understand? Even it no oil is ever found there. I shall see to it that.you will not be injured because of- that signed statement." Grhmont- nodded in` dull compreben slon. He realized that Fell had de vised this whole business scheme with -Infernal ingenuity; had devised it in order to take,a hundred and fifty thou-. aond dollars out of his own pocket and .pt i. t into that "of Lucie. It was a present which the girl would never ac dept as a gift, but which, it it came In the way of business, would make her 'fnancially independent. Nobody would be defrauded. There was no e dcanery about it. The thing was" straight enough. "That's not quite all of my plan," pursued Fell, as though reading Gra mnont's unuttered thoughts. "The min ute-this news becomes public, the min ute your statement is published, there will be a tremendous boom in that whole' secton. 'I shall take charge of Ldefe's money, and within three weeks I should :double it, treble -it, for her. Before the boom bursts she will be out Of t 'all, and wealthy. Now, my dear Oradmont, r- do note presume that you will, still refuse to vote with me? I have been quite frank, you see." Gramont stirred in his chair. "Yes I" he said, low-voiced. "Yes, by heavens, I do refusei" With an effort he checked hotly im palasive words that were on his tongue. Oie wor4 noww might ruin him. He dared not say. that he did -pot want to see Fell's money pass into the hands of Luele-money-gained- by fraud and theft:and.crimei- He dared not give his reasons for refusing. He meant now to crush Fell utterly-but one wrong word would give the man full warning. He must say nothing. "It's not straight work, Fell. Be edlms oC your motives, I refuse to Jachin Fell sighed slightly, and laid dowr his cigar with precision. "Gramont," his voice came with the softly purring menace of a tiger's throat-tone, "I shall now adjourn this company meeting for two days, until Saturday morning in order to give you a little time to reconsider. Today is Thursday., By Saturday-" "I need no time," said Gramont. "But you will need it. I suppose you know that Bob Maillard has been arrested for parricide? You are aware of the evidence against him-all cir eumstantial?" Gramont frowned. "What has that got to do with our present business?'. "Quite a-bit, I fancy." A thin smile curved the lips of Jachin Fell. "Mail-, lard is not guallty of the murder-but you are." "Liart" Gramont .tarted,.rona his chair as those three words.burned -l.to him. !tLiari bWhy, :you k!now that I wenthosse-- i " *DM"AL, wit l'o Pl 2li>tel-his hanadoýl' pea...e ~s rvoi.ieAw al e AAnsle Sut:I both .aw you depart, certainly. Wr haveainpceemearnee7 that 4o-1di4 not reachk home. until- somentimee after midnight. You have positi.ely no alibi, -Gramont. You may allege; of course, that you were wanoering the streets-" "As I wasi"* cried Gramont, heat ediy. "Then prove it, my dear fellow; prove It-if yon cn. Now, we shall keep Lucie out of all this. What re mains? I know that you were the Midnight Masquer. My man, Ben cherre, can prove by another man who accompanied him that the Masquer's loot was taken from your car. A die tograph in the private office, yonder, has a -record of the talk between us of .the other morning, in which you made patent confession to being the -Masquer. "Once let me hand this, array of_ vidence over to the district attorney, and you .will most certainly stand trial. And, If you do stand trial, I can promise you faithfully that you will meet conviction. I have friends, yen see, and many of them are influ ential in such small matters." It was not a nice smile that curved the lips of Fell. -G(imont choked back any response, holding himself. t-silence with a firm will. He dared- saa.. nothing, leat he say tooot much. He saw: that Fell could ildeed make trouble for him and that.hbe must strike his own blow at Fell without great delay.; It was a battle, now; a fight to the end.' Fell regarded Gramont cheerfully, seeming to take :this crushed silence :as evidence-of hls:own triumph. "Further,," 'he o added, U"your - man Hammondj s now in' ail at Houma, as youe k-ewtifor tnmurder- of the sher I`i Now, my influence isr not con hned -to this city;, Grainont'; 'I may be ablet ,eleal' RHammond of this charge --I-f 'yo. decsder tb -vote' with' me. I, may -keep what I know about the Mid night 'Masqueax'.from thae press and from-the dils trict attorney-itf you de clde to 'tot with. me. -You compre. Gramont naddedi. He saw' :as' why Felf wanted' to "get something" on Hammond. Fell had rightly reasoned -that. Gramont:would do more to save Hammond than to save -himself. "Youn think I murdered Maillard, then?" he asked. "Osramont,' I don't know what tc think; and tlht's thee honest truth I" iswired Fell, with a steady regard "But I' am absolutely determiined tr a-put this oil deal across, to make Luci, danols ateast nfadependenti;f' net wealthy. I can do it, Fve made all my plans to do it, and--I will do it l "We'll hold.. another meeting day after tomorrow- Saturday mornngr' I Fell rose. "That willgilve me time toi conclude all 'arrangements. 'I trust, 1 Mr. Gramont, that you will vote with " ,:me for the adjour mentr' "Yes," said.Granmnti dully. "I will." S'"Thank yajn'I and ;Jachin Fell bowed slightly, notewithout a trace of dockery in hisair. - (Continued next week) ;*-·-·-J ; c- ; 2or 3Ca of Baking Po Are Not Worth the Price of If they are the "big can andi cheap" kind because they ; may mean baking failures.: The Economy BAKING POWDE .KIN Don'tlet a BIGCAN or a very low price " mislead you. T ".,JT'. Experimenting with an uncertain brand is ex Wasfes time and money. The sales of Calumet 4-,, o are over 150oo greater than that of any other "BEST T TEST baking powder. H WORLD'S GREATEST BAKING PO Pqrds UNIVERSAL.T.ACR F.O.B. DETROIT - - Fordson Often Does Mre In a Day Than Six o The Fordson suibstitutes motots for The Fordsbn substitutes tractor wheels legs of man and horse. The Fordson takes the burden off flesh andi blood and puts it on steel. It allows the farmer's energy to be devoted to management, and not merely to operation. Itii gives him time. It cuts his producing costs. There's a.big story of savings made possible , by the Fordson. Let us tell you. Write, phone or call. .i L. F. WEHRLI, I Telephone 5 Covingon, La. Culres italarLa, Chills, Fever, Bilious Fever, Colds and Lagrippc, NOTIKB. The next meeting. of the 'Grand Jury will be held in the courthouse at Covington, La., coimmencing Mon day, October 9 1922 I DAVIS, Foreman. ORDINANCE :akl unlawful to operate any motor vehicle _on the streets of Town of Coving ton, .La., ~unless same=ai regis tered and equipped with two license plates, as pr.vided by Act 120 o.l1921 of Acts of Gen eral Assembly of Louisiana. Be it ordained'by the Town Coun cil of the Town. of Covington, La., Lin regular essqion. convener-as followsi Section 1. That it shall be un lawful for, any person, firm or cor poration tb operate any motor' ve hicle, or 1o0 the owner or custodian of such vehicle to permit the same to be operated on any of the streets or alleys of the Town of Covington, La, unless such vehicle is registered under the provisions of Act 120 of 1921 of th3 General Assenibly of the State of: Louisiana,- and,- unless e~quipped with two license plates issu ed 'by the Secretary of State of isiana, in accordance with saidAt same to be displayed in a conspil ous place in the front and rear , said Vehicle. Provided, that moto vehicles owned by non-residentS; Louisiana who have complied the laws of the State or County which they came, relative to mo vehicles and the operation ther may be operated on the streets,; the Town of Covington, La., wltht such registration, for a period ,of_9° days, provided such vehicles disp two license plates,, as above requr of:they State orb County from wh they come. Section .2 :Be it.further ord ed, etc., That any person, flrmf corporation violating any of theP visions of this ordinance shall, -u trial and conviction thereof, be f not more than. $100.00, or be. prisoned not more than 30 days,' both, in the discretion of the co And said ordinance having beeq reduced to writing. and - 1, ' adoitied.'.i sedttons' and as a wh0 on roll call by the following ve Ayes. C. E. Schonberg, .- Sl feld, A. R' Smith, iI. 1Mal and Robt. W. Badon, may' Na" s None. ROBERT<ANW. BA N, yort ,L. A. PERREBAND, Secretary.