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THE WEEKLY TOWN TALK, ALEXANDRIA, RAPIDES PARISH, SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 193S PAGE ELEVEN foNG IS SUED FOR Sinks After Hitting Isle Royale Reef $4,000,000 For Irrigation STAFFORD GETS ROADS PLANNED ALONG RIVERS Be Sought $250, OUU UA1V1AUL5 BY MRS. PLEASANT SUES LONG 1 I ffi 1 I i i IS I 1 I 1 The passenger steamer George M. Cox, plying between Chicago and Port Arthur, Out, which went down after going aground on Rock of Ages reef on the western end of Isle Royale in Lake Superior. The survivors reached the island, and it is reported that no lives were lost, although several were injured. This photo was made as the ship left Chicago Mav 24 on its hist voyage.

TEARS FOR BF.il! Ofl BORIAL DAY P.j- Associated Tress Memories of valorous deeds flood ed back to Americans on Me morial day and they poured out-iheir hearts in tears for the bra: dead; cheers for the living. At Washington, reverent throngs turned their faces toward Arlington national cemetery, where President Roosevelt was to attepd ceremonies honoring the dead of all wars. People of hamlet and metropolis lined streets to watch parades and were sad as they noted how the number of civil war veterans has dwindled. In New York, for instance, 49,000 men- were mustereu for three giant parades, but only eighty-five wore the uniforms of '61. At Gettysburg, scene of the nioii titanic battle on American soil, school children rallied with their ciders to hear former Gov.

John S. Fisher recall the big struggle. The newest tragedy of the nation's fighting men received its meed of commemoration. too. Airplanes winging over the Atlantic off the New Jersey coast were to drop flowers where the airship Akron crashed with a loss of sevcnty-lhrcc li-ics.

World's fair throngs at Chicago peered in reverence at a humble log cabin, reproduction of Abraham Lincoln's birthplace, while at the battle of Gettysburg cyclorania, fa.i officials arranged a meeting between an old Confederate warrior and one from the North, a meeting symbolic of old wounds healed. Georg ian Predicts 15-Cent Cotton by End of Year ATLANTA, May 30. (By A. Fifteen-eent per pound cotton by the "end of this icar" is forecast by G. C.

Adams, Georgia commissioner of agriculture. Ho based the predictions on three points. He said: "1 Our money has been cheapened and the currency inflation program will necessarily advance the price of all commodities. "2 The people have done without clothes and other cotton goods for so long that they have been compelled to come into the market to buy this merchandise in large quantities. "3 The mills found farmers and other owners of cotton reluctant to sell at a low price and there is a shortag ot cotton goods." Project To ELIZABETH BOY HAS PERFECT RECORD GEORGE OWENS George Owens, age 13.

of Eliza beth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Owens has an extraordinary atten dance record for seven years ln the Elizabeth school without missing a singlo day. He will enter high school next year to attempt to continue this record. When he was in the third grade, lie had the misfortune to break his arm during recess one afternoon, but re turned the following morning as usual.

During tlie first few years, no particular notice was given to the record, but now George and his par cuts sre proud of the record. -s BUSIHESS SOUTH IS BETTER IN ATLANTA, May 30. (By A. An upward swing ln general business was reported today for the six Southeastern States that comprise the sixth district in the only review of Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Total April sales by reporting de partment stores, the review said showed an increase of 21.1 per cent over March while wholesale trade gained 9.6 per cent from March to April.

The adjusted index of dally average department store sales show an improvement of 14.5 per cent for the period compared to 1.3 per cent for last year. Life insurance sales were up 12.1 per cent and consumption of cotton in reporting States showed an in crease of 4.6 per cent in April over March and of 22 per cent as compared with April 1932. Lumber mills reported to ths Southern Tine Association that the volume of orders for recent weeks was substantially larger than that for corresponding weeks ot 1932. Production of pig iron in Alabama April was up 13.3 per cent over March. Crops for the six States, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee, were reported delayed by excessive rains and unusually luw temperatures.

The review said twenty reporting cities of the district experienced an increase of 17 per cent in the value of building for which permits were Issued during April. Increase orders were reported ln April by cotton cloth and yarn mil's end cloth mills employed 6-3 per cent more workers and yarn mills 19.6 per cent more workers than in April, 1932. LENA STATION NEWS LENA STATION, Mav 31-(SpcciaU Mr. and Mrs. Charl.c Clark of Flora were here on a visi.

to Mr. Emmett Norsworlhy and son Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Asa Beebe and Mr, and Mrs.

Coleman Bcason were Thursday Alexandria visitors. Mr. Lcroy J. Owens was called to Shreveport Thursday. Mr.

an Mrs. T. Owens returned, Mrs. Owens having gone there for medical treatment. Mr.

Ezra Reason left Thursday for Canipti, La. Mrs. Wilmer Beebe attended the annual state convention of the League of District Postmasters in Wiiiniield. Friday. She was accompanied there by Mr.

Beebe and Mrs. A. E. Warsham. Mr.

Emmett Norsworthy vs an Alexandria visitor Friday. Mr. and Mrs. John Chop and vmmcr son en route to Leconiptc. Wednesdav, stopped here for a short visit to Mrs.

Chops mother, Mrs. Lottie Bedsole. Mrs. J. E.

Balcntine visited Mrs. Charles Balcntine in Alexandria Wednesdav. Mis Hazel Beebe. together with Miss Ethvlne Beebe and Mrs. Paul Delacroix of Colfax attended a postmasters' convention in Winn- field, Saturday.

The former remained for the week-end in Ccl-fax. Rev. R. II Owens, en route from Beaumont, to his home in Monroe, stopped here for a brief visit to friends Monday. Miss Alice Browne of Colfax was the week-end guest of the Asa Beebcs.

Mcsdames W. J. Dyer and Joe Cleveland and Miss Ella Mac Cleveland were Alexandria visitors Tuesday. Messrs. Coleman Beason and Janus Beebe were business visitors to Alexandria Monday.

The Chinese tell time with considerable accuracy by looking 8t a cat's eye; the pupil becomes narrower as noon approaches and ulct as the afternoon wanes. if f' 5 T0 10 YEARS Lloyd Bridge Man Sentenced in Cheneyville Bank Case Julian Stafford. 25 years old, tf Lloyds Bridge, this parish, who en-crcd a pica of guilty lat week in the criminal section of the district court to the charge of robbing the Cheneyville branch of the Commercial Bank and Trust Company of Alexandria, at Cheneyville, on Thursday, May 18. had sentence pronounced upon him by Judge Hooe Tuesday. The accused was sen tenced to serve not less than five nor more than ten years in the penitentiary.

In pronouncing sentence upon Stafford, Judge liooe told him that it was an unpleasant duly for him to have to sentence him. "You are a member of a large and influen tial family, the members of which have been my lifelong inenc's Judge Hooe told the accused, "but when I assumed the duties of the office of judge I swore to admin istcr its functions with justice to all and with partiality or favoritism to none, and it is now incumbent upon me to pronounce sentence upon you." Judge Hooe then pro nounced the sentence upon tlic ac cuscd, after having deprecated the fact that Slat ford had become involved in trouble of this kind. Sam Mayes, negro, entered plea of guilty to the charge of as sault with intent to murder, and was sentenced by Judge Ilooc to serve not less than twelve nor more than eighteen years in the penitentiary. Maves was charged wiih having assaulted his wife with an axe, in Pineville, about two weeks ago, following a quarrel betweeu them. (ranter, Wells (Jullty Gerald Cramer and Albert Welii were found guilty of robbery by a jury on Tuesday In Federal court in connection with the robbery of box cars, last October here and Uakuale, La.

A lie jury was out twenty-five minutes before bring ing in the verdict. William Martin and Gilbert Johnson entered a plea of guilty on the same charges. Sentence was deferred by Judge Dawkins on all lour until a later date. 9,531 Confederates, 39,622 Widows Are Drawing Pensions ATLANTA, May St. (By A There were 9,531 Confederate veterans and 39,622 of their widow drawing pensions from iiirteeu states on February 1 of this yeat a survey of pension-paying Souln em stales worked out by Editions! R.

Wiles, past comniander-m-chic of the Sons of Confederate Vet crans, shows. Total financial commitment the thirteen states was of which amount wa paid out, he said. His figures were assembled from records of the van ous state pension commissioners. The survey shows the following' Arkansas, paid year to 731 veterans at $25 a month each, and 3,184 widows, who drew varying sums. 'Htf 3 Alabama, commitment of for 661 veterans and 3,499 widows.

Mississippi. $823,671.13 paid to 844 veterans and 3,095 widows. South Carolina, $690,000 paid to 646veterans and 3,032 widows. North Carolina. $809,580 to 872 veterans and 3,549 widows.

Georgia, $1,483,920 to 1,034 veterans and 3,088 widows. Virginia, $1,006,171.48 to 925 veterans and a total of 4,930 veterans and widows. Texas, $3,562,634.22 to 2,064 veterans and 8,212 widows. Tennessee, $1,242,720 to 580 veterans and 2,070 widows. Louisiana, $1,289,269.74 to 355 veterans and 1.687 widows.

Oklahoma, $896,002.50 to 401 veterans and 1,343 widows. Kentucky, $290,000 to 124 veterans and 670 widows. Cotton Manufacturers Offer Full Co-operation ATLANTA, May 31. (By A. The American Cotton Manufacturers Association promises full cooperation in the program ot the national administration to Improve the cotton market.

William J. Vereen, of Moultrie, chairman of the association's special cotton committee, announced the willingness after conferences with C. A. Cobb, Federal cotton administrator, Tuesday. Promising the co-operation, lie added that the cotton manufacturers association represented Southern mills with more than 18,000,000 spindles, using in excess of three-fourths of all cotton consumed in America annually.

CLARKS NEWS CLARKS. May 31. (Special) The Clarks ball club went to Fairbanks and played two games with that team, splitting a double-header. Among those who accompanied tlic team were Mr. and Mrs.

J. Stone. Miss Ruby Lang. Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Dclcousc. Mrs. Millard Uelcouse, Mrs. E. M.

Steele and Hartford Jackson. Mr. John W. Welsh of Monroe was a Sunday night visitor in Clarks. Mrs.

Frank Fiickie, and baby were Sunday night guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Bolton. Mr. and Mrs.

Roy Cobb of Texas arrived Sunday for a visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cobb.

Mr. and Mrs. Felion McGeehcc of Nixon are guests of Mr. and M's. W.

D. Sims. Those who attended the O. E. S.

school of instruction held Monday from Clarks were Mesdames A. Uusch, Hugh Davis, Faye F.stepp. T. W. Clarkson, Paul Jonc, George Bolton.

W. P. Banks and Catherine timer. Mr. Tee Hargrove Urania was i Clarks visitor Moncay night.

I Calcasieu River Dam, Canal and Reservoir System Pro posed by Bradford, Pro moted by Willmont. OBERLIN, May cial) In a list of public construc tion projects prepared by the Louisiana committee for trade recoveiy and forwarded to President Roosevelt by the chairman, Col. Edward Bres. is carried an item Ot "$4,000,000 irrigation project at Jennings." The project mentioned, whlie it would irrigate lands in the Jennings section, would be located on Calcasieu river and Whisky Chitto creek in this (Allen) parish. The dam on Calcasieu river would be located at Cole's Bluff, six milt southwest of Oberlin and on Whi- ky Chitto some four mile north of LcBlanc Station on the Ouit Coast railroad.

These two dams would be connected by a high levee with a canal near its north side to carry-water from the Whisky Chitto to the Calcasieu, river. The location of these two dams is approximately the same as that of the proposed rjlan which was surveyed and promoted by the late Col. Wellman Bradford of Alexandria, who worked a number of years prior to his death on this project. The nresent nroiect is beinz pro moted by Col. F.

H. Willmont of San Antonio, with the engineering work handled by Floyd Lock-ridee. engineers of Dallas, and is known as the Calcasieu irrigation project. The area to be Hooded by tne im pounded water is between 23,000 and 30,000 acres, covering the low- lands alone Calcasieu river. Whis ky Chitto and Bundick's creeks, and some of their tributaries, extending up Calcasieu river to a point some five or six miles southwest of Oak- dale, and up Bundick's creek into Beauregard parish.

The main irrigation canal lead from the reservoir near the Calcasieu river dam, leading in a southerly and southeasterly direction, crossing the Missouri Pacific railroad near Lyles Spur and the Gulf Coast Lines near Lauderdaie Station, and going southeast to a point south of Elton. Lateral will lead from the main canal to the south and southwest, carrying water to irrigate lands near Iowa, Fenton, Bell City, Jennings, Welsh, Thornvvell and Lake Arthur, as welt as intermediate points. It is proposed that water will be furnished from this project to the various irrigation systems now operating in the territory mentioned, among them being the Tip Tojv, Kinder Coal Company, Grand Canai, Jennings-Norwood Canal Company, Niblctt Farms, Inc, Indian Bayou canal and some canals south of Welsh, thus insuring an abundant supply of fresh water to all the rice country near Elton, Jennings, Welsh, Lake Arthur and La-cassinc, which is now in danger of salt water during a prolonged drouth during the irrigating season. The area to be irrigated comprises about 700,000 acres. The importance of this proj'ect ta the rice industry of this territory is apparent when we consider that the construction and opening of the in-tercoastal canal allows a freer access of salt water from the gulf into the lakes and bayous from which the irrigation canals in the coastal region obtain their water supply.

By having this inexhaustible supply of fresh water to draw upon, the danger of salt water wOuid be eliminated in Jefferson Davis, the southeast part of Calcasieu and north part of Cameron parishes. It is probable that some hydro electric power will be developed which will be sufficient to suppi this territory with light and power The immense reservoir to bi formed behind the dams will pro vide as fine fishing and boating as may be found at any interior point in Louisiana. Leon Locke, former mayor of Lake Charles, is district chairman of the Louisiana committee for trade recovery, and will no doubt exert his utmost, influence towaros the development of this project which would mean so much to the four parishes. OBERLIN NEWS OBERLIN, May 31. (Special) Mr.

S. J. lies, who underwent an operation at St. Patrick' Sanitarium in Lake Charles. Saturday, is reported somewhat improved.

T. E. Trigg, of Shreveport, representing Peavy-Byrnes Lumber Company, was in town Monday on business for bis company. Alvin Meldcr, of Glenmora, formerly of the State highway police force, was a caller in town Monday. Mrs.

Dennis Moore and daughter. Miss Mary Lucille, Mrs. J. W. Rhorer and Mrs.

A. C. Fisher motored to Lake Charles Monday to visit friends and relatives. Prof. L.

Squires, of Laks Charles, was a caller ln Oberlin Monday forenoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. C.

Haas, ot Opelousas, spent Sunday with Mrs. Haas' parents, Mr. and Mrs. JD. Marcantel.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph lies and daughter. Miss Gertrude, motored to Kinder Sunday where they met Mr. and Mrs.

M. H. Minchew and son, Russell, from DeQuincy, and spent a few hours on the river having an out-door lunehean and swim. On their return home they were accompanied by Russell Minchew who will spend a few days with them. Percy C.

Smith ef Glenmora. formerly a resident of this place, was a visitor here Monday. J. B. Edwards, president of yer-Deutsch-Edwards, of Oak-dale, was in Oberlin Monday ln U.

interest of his company. Miss Gladys Atkinson, secretary rtf the superintendent of education, ha returned from a week-end visit her parents, in Oakdale. 1 A Shampoo Tip If you've given your head an oil shampoo rinse it with cold water before applying soap and hot water. This Hake out the oliness. Use Town Talk Classified Ade.

Highway to Be Built from Fulton, to Simmes-port, La. ARKANSAS CITY, May 31. (By A. Plans for an immense Federal road building program along river levees in Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana, have been disclosed here. J.

W. Summerlin, president of the Tensas Basin Levee District in Louisiana, gave out details of the project in which he said 10,000 men would he employed, after conferences in Washington. He said the program would get under way about July 1. Civilian conservation corps workers will be used in the work, Mr. Sum-merlin said.

The roads to be built, Mr. Sum-merlin said, will extend from Pine Bluff to Vicksburg, a distance of about 300 miles; along the Oua ehita river from Camden to Harrisonburg, a distance of 275 miles, and along the Red river from Fulton, to Simmesport, a distance of 400 miles. 25 Camps To lie Established NEW ORLEANS, May 30. (By A. Chief State Engineer Harry Jacobs announced here today that the Federal government's unemployment division had granted Louisiana authority to establish twenty-five leveC road building camps to relieve unemployment and that men were now being selected for the first three of the camps.

The initial locations are at Krotz Springs, Sherburne and a point just north of St. Joseph, in Tensas parish. "Governor Allen, with whom I talked yesterday, is anxious that the work start as soon as possible" Jacobs said. "We intend using the unemployed to build roads along the levees in some 68 camps throughout the State. There will be 200 men supervised by five army officers in each camp." The levee road building will supplement the Roosevelt reforestation corps program, and the present plan is to select men on the same basis as that used for the forestry recruits.

Jacobs explained (that Lou-isianians chosen would be from the State's forestry corps quota of approximately 5,000 and that the government planned to send "non-Lou-isianians to work in the camps also, drawing from States without forestry projects. AMERICAN GRAVES IN FRANCE DECORATED Delegations of Veterans Conduct Ceremonies in Five Cemeteries PARIS, May 31. (By A. The French graves of 28.300 Ameri cans who died in the World War were decorated Tuesday with cere monies commemorative oi their sacrifice. In five military cemeteries, delegations of veterans conducted the ceremonies at 11 o'clock, followed exactly at noon by the raising of the stars and stripes as a symbol of a living nation.

At Suresncs, near Paris, where L-541 soldiers lie under rows of while crosses, Theodore Marriner, American charge d'affaires, presided over the major memorial service this afternoon. A group of gold star mothers and widows here as pilgrims to the graves of their sons and husbands visited the cemeteries where their dead rest. The American colony's observance of the day opened with church services at the Cathedra Church of the Holy Trinity and at St. Joseph's Catholic church. War days were recalled particularly at the former church, where the service was identical to that on Memorial Day of 1918, when the Germans tlireatened Paris.

After the church services, the patriotic organizations which attended both, with their colors, formed a column, marched to the. tomb of the Unknown Soldier, under the arcade trlomphe and there placed wreaths. Long Resumes Campaign Against Seaway Treaty WASHINGTON, May 31. (By A. Senator Long (D-La) has resumed in the Senate his campaign against ratification of the St.

Lawrence seaway treaty, reiterating previous declarations the waterway would be a "Canadian Canal, built with Canadian labor on American money." The Louisianan asm-ted much Canadian grain rrow was shipped through American ports but that "this canal will send American grain through Canadian ports." He estimated the cost of the development to be between and $1,500,000,000 ftdding: "Does Canada think she is going to pay any of it? They never have and they are not going to now." Referring to a statement by Senator LaFollette (R-Wis) yesterday that Morgan and Company and other Wall street bankers dominated the New York State Chamber of Commerce, opponent of the treaty, he could prove "by the same logic that Morgan is In favor of the treaty." Dr. Hava, 68, Native of Cuba, Dies at N. O. Home NEW ORLEANS. May 31.

(By A. Dr. Adrian Hava, 69. prominent physician of New Orleans and Wave-land. died at his homo here after a brief illness.

Ho was a native of Havana. He gained prominence during the J9I8 influenza epidemic when he established a clinic at his summer home in Waveland and gave his services and food to the sick free of charge. His widow, five sons and a daughter survive. Funeral services will be held here tomorrow. Experts rank the twenty varieties of headaches as next to the common cold in causing the greatest loss in business efficiency.

Fnrmer Gov ernor ot Abuses Sena Accuses tor of Defamation of Her Character. nATON ROUGE, May u-" vw 950.000 damages was filed today against Senator to in East Baton Huey rriU, bv Mrs. 55 Pleasant; wife Anne 7 former Gov. Kuttin u. lasant, for asserted defa-Stion of character, and for edly having caused her arrest after ordering Kit out of state house.

Scribing herself as a "law-abid-pescno dcoorted her- of respectability, 11 tnw Honor." Mrs. Pleas- as frc piMs. daraciei t0. er an fflt Ailed her a "drunken, curs-KoSn" in the office of Miss AfeeTee Grosjean. state nf nublic accounts, and at his she -as arrested and ordered put out of the state house.

The suit said the damages were ked because of the "consequent to Mrs. Pleasant feelings and her "humiliation and mortifica- Mrs Pleasant filed the petition as resident of Shreveport, and Caddo parish. llrs. Pleasant and former Gov. Pleasant have long been political opponents of Senator Long Orai dashes between the wife of the ex-eovtrnor'and the senator have occurred during legislative sessions over legislative and other public issues.

Mrs. Pleasant, on June lo, 1932, the day on whifh she says she was defaced and illegally arrested, toid legislators and others of having en-aeed in an altercation with Senator Long following an attempt to examine records of the supervisor of pufjlic accounts, and of having been "insulted" by him and ordered put out of the capitol at his direction by R- L. Whitman, of the state bureau of identification. Her suit substantially parallels her original statement of her encounter with the senator. The action was filed by former Governor Pleasant, Howard B.

Warren of Ruston, E. Waylcs Brown of Shreveport, and Paul Borron of Baton Roue as her attorneys. Mrs. Pleasant in her suit asserted that Senator Long "without any Just cause or provocation uttered ilinderous and defamatory words stateu and accusations at her in the presence of a "large number of persons," rtlle she was endeavoring to make a "respectful inquiry" of the supervisor of public accounts relative to the "practice of nepotism and the questionable use and dispotlon the taxpayers money in certain State offices, departments and institutions." The petition text follows: "The, petition 'f Anne Ector wife of Ruff in G. Pleasant, both residents of Caddo parish, State ot Louisiana with respect represents: "That Huey P.

Long, junior, who resides in the City of New Orleans, parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, ia justly and truly indebted unto your petitioner in the full sum of two hundred and fifty thousand (1150,000) dollars for this, to-wit 'That at or about the hour of 2:30 P. m. on Wednesday, the 15th day of June, 1932, the said Huey P. wng, without any just or provocation, did, in the office suite of Miss Alice Lee Grosjean. supervisor of public accounts of the State of Louisiana, in the State House, in the City of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge parish, Louisiana, and In the presence and hearing of 1 large number of persons, call your petitioner a 'drunken, cursing wo-nan' which expression was untrue and libelous and uttered without Probable cause, that he then ordered on( R.

L. Whitman to seize her and Put her out of the State House; that, accordingly and in response to the wid command, she was etized. and for an appreciable time, held in custody against her will by the said "hitman, at the command ot the Huey p. Long, who was "ot a peace officer and had no au-nwity to cause arrests to be made in said State; that the arrest was false and illegal arrest and deten-and damaging to your petitioner, as your petitioner was not discing the peace, nor committing offense whatever aganst the of the state ot Louisiana or gainst any other governmental au- J. but was merely sitting in the 21 office quietly waiting for an opportunity to make a respectful in-lulry of the accounts relative to the practice "'nepotism ami ti, disnotlnn nf luApjyels money certain Stat nffi.

Institutions. 1 ln 8 Purported interview one Jnth cUy ot Baton Roue Trahan- at the request, in-sation and suggestion, and in the ywnce of the said Huey P. Long, 'euu i it publicatin in the New Or-he el a news)alr domiciled in r. of Kew Orleans, and with a Stat. clrcuIUn throughout the Baton inS the parish ot East and Punished in said June or about Thursday, L.

2' the J- D. Trahan on I 89 5ayins that 'our Petu pitol inlS 8us'wrtd ot carrying a occa8lo" purse on the aforesaid ouhlin tIle Eald supervisor ot aid It Ms ofice: iht 11 ot the ns xvere Hctltlous. false, oui nfamous, damaging, toort lnrlous to the petltion-r. Zaffie and reputation, and 'Ith the intention of rePutation with her 'i'ShhQrs- anJ acquain-: thit iLwTlh the pubUc 8enera' Uh 111 East Ratnn 1 at in ponins of the State. the said statement so Palatial Excursion Steamer Wrecks on Lake; No Lives Lest HOUGHTON, May 30 (By A.

The annals of the Great Lakes has recorded the wrecking of the palatial excursion steamer George M. Cox on fog-shrouded rock of ages reef, ruggei promontory of Isle Royale in Lake Superior, carry ing 32 passengers and 86 crew mem bora, without the loss of a single life. Within 43 minutes, all hands were taken ashore and for the great majority of participants in the season's first Lake disaster the most poignant memories were of night spent in the penetrating chill of the reef wjiere the tiny quarters of the light house furnished heat for only a few at a time. There were numerous minor inju ries as the steamer, making her first voyage under the flag of new own ers from Chicago to Port Arthur, to pick up 250 passengers for the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago, struck the rocks with a resounding crash and listed to 90 degrees. The freighter Morris B.

Tremaine, of Buffalo, responding to the SOS signals took from the reef three crew members most seriously injured. LOUISIANA COTTON CROP 610,509 BALES )32 Production Figures Made Public Smaller Than in 1931 NEW ORLEANS. May 30. (By A. The 1932 Louisiana cotton crop amounted to 610,509 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, as compared with 899,922 bales in' 1931, it Is revealed in the annual report of Lionel L.

Janes. U. S. Department of Agriculture statistician. Louisiana ranked ninth among the States in production last year, the report stated.

The total produced in the nation was 13,002,000 bales about 4,093,000 bales less than in 1931. In 1932, approximately 1,702,000 acres of cotton were cultivated and 1,688,000 acres harvested compared with cultivation of 1.834,000 acres and harvesting of 1,825,000 acres in the previous year. The average yield per acre of lint cotton in 1932 was 173 pounds, comparing with nn average yield of 236 pounds in 1931. Texas led the nation in production last year with 4,500,000 bales. Use of charcoal-gas for operating motor trucks and buses was recently demonstrated at a conference held in China by the governor of Hunan province.

It was then that Jesus spoke that prophecy scon to be fulfilled. "Verily, I say unto thee that this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou slialt deny me thrice." The Master's prediction only roused Peter to more vehement pro testit lon. in which all the disciples joined; yet how soon the Master's words were, to be fulfilled. They were to fall off one by one through weariness and temptation, while the Master went alone to Gethsemane and Calvary. AViien we look beyond the cross beyond the agony of the ister in Gethsemane how much may we not cherish the experience in the upper room! Here the disciples were at their best, still earnest and in the devotion that had allied them with Jesus and that had led them courageously and hopefully to share in the enterprise of the Kingdom.

AVho knows how little even in the heart of Judas there may have been the lurking purpose of betrayal, or how sudden may have been the gust of temptation that assailed him and overwhelmed him? The remembrance of the upper room must have done much to hold the disciples true after their downfall, when, conscious of their weakness, and repentant, their souls were still filled with the glory of hope and with the faith that revived in power as they realized that their Master was still living. Perhaps one suggestion of the lesson is that we must not trust too much to the experiences of the upper room. Jiut in the tims of stress and strain, when we are tempted and tried in daily life, we must look to th" living presenrp of the Master to strengthen and save us. RUFF1N G. PLEASANT uttered or approved by the said Huey P.

Long, were entirely false, scandalous, malicious, and defamatory of your petitioners good name, credit, and reputation, and the said arrest was against her will, and was scandalous, illegal, unjust, malicious, and injurious to her good name, credit and reputation, all of which was said and done with the intention of injuring your petitioner in the estimation of her friends, neighbors, acquaintances and the public generally, and that by reason of all of which she has been injured and damaged in the full sum ot two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. "That your eptilioner is of. legal age, has lived in the State of Louisiana for more than thirty years, and is, and always has been, a law- abiding citizen; that she has never Been a drinking or cursing woman, nor guilty of any offense of any kind whatsoever against any law in her whole life time, and especially has she been guiltless of any offense that merited the ignominy of arrest, nor has sho ever owned or carried a pistol and does not know how to use or operate one; that she has deported herself as a woman of re spectability, character and iionor, and in keeping with the high positions to which the people of the State of Louisiana have kindly and graciously elevated her husband, and therefore, in a measures herself; that she has always enjoyed the esteem and confidence of her friends and acquaintances and of a larger number other good people in her neighborhood, the State ot Louisiana and other States; and that by reason if said slanderous and defamatory words and accusations uttered by the said Huey P. Long, in, by him, awl because of the consequent hurt to your petitioner's feelings, and her humiliation and mortification, she has suffered Carnages in her good name, reputation, credit nnd feelings in the full sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. "Wherefore, premises considered, your petitioner prays that the said Hiey P.

Long, be cited to appear and answer this and that after due proceedings had, lie be condemned by judgment of this honorable court to pay unlo your petitioner the aforesaid sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, damages, with interest from judicial demand, and all costs of this suit." Long Denies Ejection WASHINGTON, May 30. (By A. Senator Long (D-La) today denied Mrs. Anne Ector Pleasant, wife of a former Louisiana governor, had been ejected from the State capitol by him, grounds she gave today in filing suit in Louisiana for $250,000 damages. Informed of the suiti Long said: "That means that up to date I have been sued for $1,250,000.

There's such a thins as a man living on the interest of what he owes, "I don't think she (Mrs. Pleasant) was ever thrown out of the capitol." He added that she at least never had been ejected by him. Dodson Farmers Shipping Tomatoes By Carlcads North DODSON, May 31. (Special) The Dodson farmers began shipping tomatoes today to the northern markets, according to the agricultural agent, who stated that approximately 0 to 7 cars were being shipped from the Dodson section to the markets within the next few-days. Approximately 73 to SO cars ot tomatoes will be shipped from Winn parish, according to II B.

Martin, who stated that the price at the present time is 2 1-2 cents per pound and that even at that price they will realize more money from the tomato crop than would be realized from raising "King Cotton" at the prices which have been prevailing for sometime. It is thought that an effort will be made next year to have a larger acreage in tomatoes than this i Louisiana Gets $893,809 from U. S. E. R.

A. Funds WASHINGTON, May 31. (By A. Harry L. Hopkins, federal emergency relief administrator, announced grants of to 31 states and Hawaii to meet immediate relief needs.

They included: Hawaii, $44,540: Alabama, $242,676: Arkansas. Louisiana. Mississippi, North Carolina. $661,301: South Carolina Tennessee, $351,376. Iberia Parish Votes for 3-Mill School Tax NEW IBERIA.

May 31. (Ey A. Returns from 11 of 14 precincts showed a total vote ot in property assessment in favor of the three-mill tax for Iberia parish schools, with $490,195 opposed, resulting in acceptance ot the levy which will stand for three years. The popular vote also favored the tax. WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON Jesus Faces Betrayal and Denial By William P.

Gilroy, D.D, Editor-in-Chief of The Congregationalut Texf: Mark The where upper Jesus room ia Jerusalem commemorated the Passover with His disciples has become a sacred place in the thought of Christendom. It no longer exists so that men make pilgrimages to it, but they cherish it in their hearts, and perhaps it is just as well that it should command their souls through the imagination rather than as a traditional reality. The upper room is a sacred symbol of communion and nearness to the Master. The communion of the upper room was not, however, in the happy ecstasy of religion. A cloud of sorrow was cast over the group as Jesus spoke of His betrayal and assured the disciples that one of them would be a traitor.

It was natural that these disciples should ask one by one. Lord, is it Ho did not immediately satisfy their questionings, but instead, reminding them that it was one of the twelve who would dip with Him in the dish, he first of all pronounced His blessing, and in the sharing of food and in the common drinking of the cup He established the historic basis for that rite which is tiil the symbol ot communion and fellowship in the Christian Church. In mytic words Jrsu? referred again to His approaching death and to the blood of the covenant poured out for many. Then, when ti.ey had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Apparently Hf they went, or after they arrived at life mount, Jesus again spoke of the trying times tiiat were to befall the disciples.

Peter, bold in his self-assurance, boasted that though all disciples might deny tho Master, he would be faithful..