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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-15
Personal and Brief,

Petersburg, Va, Dec. l4,~-Mr. and
Mrs. John Hudgins and their three
children. OF Crewe, visited their sis
ter. Mrs w. p. Hudgins, of the West
End, last evening. Mr. and Mrs. llud-
gins left Crewe 10 make the trip In an
automobile but on account OF break
down had to abandon their machine
near Ford. and reached this city by
train.
A delightful entertainment was given
at the home OF Mrs James Ioungblood,
OF Prince George County, Thursday
evening last under the direction Of Mrs,
Timothy Htves. There wfts u farrr n
tendance and asplendid program of
recitations and music was rendered and
refreshments were served.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Woman's Prohibition League of Wash e
incton- Street Methodist Episcopal
church will be held in the Ladies PAR
lor at O'clock tomorrow afterEnor,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-15
VIRGINIA BRIEFS

Frederick burg, Va. Dec 14.--~The
'carier sIidIIeScH, which mas been
r1dfrp3ing repairs at the Newport
NeHs sh!"vard IA a result OF damages
Te~e"-d from striking an obstruction
y" he rNcr here. causing her to sink
iA@ wharf Il short time ago, has
rc~uu' ed her route between Baltimore
ANA ri'is city and arrived Saturday
morni'~ FIJI z:f5 on her first trip
since coming from the shops. A
LARGE cargo az freight was brough. mp.
a rood llst n passengers was also
abeara who came up TO do their
Cl1rsat9Aas shipping,
LvncNhurp5 Va. DAG l4.---There
we're 80 SEQ pounds VI tobacco soIA
here the pasf week, Ar m Increase
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-15
Ridout---Sxnith.

Petersburg. Va, Dec. 14.-Miss
Mary Lavinia Ridout. the popular and
attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Samuel f. Ridout. and Mr.. Robert
Blackwell Smith, a popular local drug
Rist. manager of Partin's Washington
Street drug store. left for Washington,
d c., this morning, where they were
united in marriage at 1880 o'clo * his
afternoon by the Rev. Samuel II.
Green. pastor OF Calvary Baptist
Church.
After visiting several points OF in
terest MFR. ard Mrs. Smith VIII return
TO Petersburg, whore they have many
friends who will Wish them long and
happy union.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-15

MI. Charles S. Lyon a well known
young business man Of North Adam
Street had the misfortune to break
his right arm while cranking MS au-
tomobile This morning
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-15

John Parker, charged with stealing
an overcoat and a pair of gloves from
O. NJ 1insley, was given ninety days
in TAIL by Justice Crutchfieid, in Police
Couri yesterday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-15

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-15

heavy as anticipated and would have
been larger but for the inclenen,
weather Much of the offerings were
inferior, being last cuttings that did
not mature. All good grades were in
stIong demand and brought satisfac-
tory prices. Taking into considera ion
the Inferior quality OF the tobacco.
the average price was fully up to
expectations.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-15

Fredericnsburg Va. Dec. 14.-Mr.
J. w Masters attempted to crank
his automobile Saturday morning and
broke one OF the small bones Of his
right arm. DIR. II. ]. Payne set the
in ttlred limb
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-15

Suffolk, Va, Dec. 14.--Southampton
County has made a splendid showing
in the raising Of funds for the Bel
gian cause, naaing already in hand
more than $1,000. Sebr!ll still holds
the laurels for the largest amount col
ected, this committee having In hand
something more than $500; Franklin
has also raised 5000: BranchVille ha'
about SIS, substantial donations hay
ing been given at this place by the
coiored people; lvor has IN hann
s1o6.S0. and other Southampton dis
tricts in proportion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-15

ft~e Jar1ee atiner, of Richmond
'v 'e7 ve shortly Ia visit relatives in
Bristol DARING the Christmas season.
AfHg MARGARET Pryor Cailum. Of
Eiahr ond is visiting her daughter
end son-n- law. ~. and Mrs W f
Hbgmlngton, " Norfolk
Mss EHeate'h BALDWIN, OF Rich
maad. is visiting her sister, Miss
Luther Sheldon - Virginia Beach.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-15

This afternoon at i:30 O'Clock MI
samuel " Meek viii speak before TIL
members Ct he Art Club. His subjec
WEI re Some I bases of the Euro
pecan N9r." and the lecture viii b
enr af the Incst interesting of the sea
a. as Mt Meek has Just returne
3Iasn several months stay abroad
Atar the lecture an Informal re
ertiou viii be held, and tea Will b
acgkeu by ~ house committee.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16
THE ROCKEFELLER IDEA.

Mr.. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., with
apparent sincerity, claims to stand for
the inalienable right of every citizen
to work without interference whether
he be a union man or a non-union
man." But sincere as he probably is,
he is certainly mistaken. He is, in
fact, bitter opponent of the right to
work, as Is every man, rich or poor,
who upholds the system that gives to
a few legal control over opportunities
to work. Monopoly of Colorado's coal
lands is a denial of the inalienable
right OF every man, union and non
union, to work on that land without
permission of land monopolists. Mo-
nopoly of other natural resources
works the same way. Mr.. Rockefeller
does not see this. He only sees de-
NAL of the right to work when some
workers, in endeavoring to force him
to use his monopolistic power more
leniently, stop other workers from
submitting to his terms. He would
have all men who prefer slavery to
starvation free to accept slavery But
he would not have them allowed a
third choice, to which they are Justly
entitled; the choice of applying their
labor to unused natural opportunities
from which private monopoly now
debars them. He criticizes the labor
organizations for denying the right of
men to accept slavery, while he sees
nothing wrong in denying them the
right to accept freedom. That is the
Rockefeller idea of the right to work.
Public.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16
CATTLE TICK INJURIES.

The late Colonel Exall, the great
Texan authority on farm matters places
the damage done to Southern cattle by
cattle tick at one hundred million
dollars.
We may well believe this to be a
reasonable estimate when we under
stand that these ticks will take from
300 to 700 pounds of blood out of a
steer each year.
These things being true, can you
wonder that our scrawny, tick.deplet-
ed cattle in the South are called
Scrubs" that the government has
drawn a quarantine line around the
tick-infested zone and that Southern
cattle are Disseminated against in all
the big Northern markets?
Still, nothing but our unaccountable
indifference permit this discrimination
to stand. By getting rid of the cattle
tick we shall be on an equal footing
with the balance of the world in all
the markets, If we show disposition
to help ourselves the United States
government will assist us.
We must declare a war of extermi-
nation against the cattle tick and every
man must be soldier in this cam
paign. We can not permit the finest
live stock country in the United States
to nullify it's advantages by inaction.
A series of meetings will be held
during the month of May in which dis
tinguished experts will discuss with
the people the questions so vital to
the agriculture Of this state.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16
POINTS ON PAINTING.
Progressive Farmer:

Progressive Farmer:
In painting the house three impor1
tant points should be considered in
order to secure the best results-the
quality of the paint, it's color, and the
manner of it's application.
First, in regard to the quality, the
same statement may be made about
paint as about other things: "The best
is as good as any" This is even truer
about paint than about most of the
materials that we use because it is in
view every moment, and faded, peeling
paint produces just the opposite effect
from the one that we desire. Perma-
'nency is the great quality in paint, and
it can not be found in the second-rate
article. Use only ready-mixed paint
from well-known, tried manufacturers.
The color, too, plays very impor-
tant part In the final result. A good,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16
WAYS TO SAVE.

Get in touch with one of three or
four banking and trust companies
which are selling bonds on the install.
ment plan. One of them, for instance,
offers form of contract on which the
buyer pays So month for each $1,000
bond for period Of ten years. Mean.
while, one-half of the per cent inter.
est which the bond earns is credited
to the buyer The net result is that
the buyer is pledged to pay $1,000, but,
to offset this, $25 year, or total of
$3.50, is returned as interest on the
bond. Savings and loan associations
would offer good chance for invest
ment.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16
PLANTING co. WINS SUIT.

The West Feliciana Planting Com.
pany was given judgment for $1O,4SO
against the State Board of Control by
a decision rendered by Judge H. F.
Brunot in the district court at Baton
Rouge.
The case has been pending in the
courts for several years. The suit was
brought by the planting company to
recover the alleged unpaid balance on
the purchase price of land sold in 1901
to the Board of Control for the use of
the penal farm at Angola. The decision
also gives the plaintiffs interest at five
per cent since 1901 on $7,61S.75.
S. Nee. Lawrason of ST. Francisville
was the attorney for the planting COM
pany. Assistant Attorney General P.
Gamble represented the Board of Con-
troll. The case was argued and sub
mitted in the district court on April 81.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16

pure white looks clean, COOL and beau.
tlful against a background of trees
Its disadvantage, of course, is that it
shows dirt quickly. Also, 1t does not
stand our fierce sun well. Under the
protecting shade of large trees, in a
family where there are no young chill
dren, the white house is at it's best.
Dust from the road may be washed off
| If done in time, but finger marks, mud
or dirt will show badly.
Delicate shades of green, blue, or
pink are to be avoided, as they soon
fade. Pearl, gray, cream, or yellow
trimmed with dark green or brown re-
sist our fierce suns very well.
Always use trim darker than the
body. 1t stands out in contrast, frames
the picture, and brings out the ground
color much better. Do not trim yellow
with white, combination often seen.
If good painter can not be secured,
the work can be done by member of
the family, thus greatly reducing the
expense. Read what the booklets ad-
vertising paints say about applying
them, talk with good painter il DOS
sible, and by all means use a first.class
brush. Lay the coats on thin and as
evenly as possible. If you wish fine
job decide to put on three coats, and
let no one talk you out of it.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16
THE MISSISSIPPI A
FEDERAL PROBLEM

Times-Picayune:
Sir William Willcocks, the great
British engineer, who designed the AS.
suan dam in the Nile, through which
the waters Of that river are controlled,
appeared a few days ago before the
House Committee on Rivers and Har.
bors and gave his views on the con.
troll of the Mississippi River. He re-
CARDS the problem of the Mississippi
as the greatest engineering feat be-
fore the country to-day.
Sir William Willcocks did not deem
the problem of the Mississippi as an
impossible or very difficult one, 1t be-
ing simply matter of providing the
necessary money, and he realized from
his. work at Assuan that such funds
and such control must come, not from
the local authorities, but from the cen.
trail government. Nor did the size of
the Father Of Waters" appall him.
On the contrary, he takes the view
that the bigger the river the easier the
problem, with due regard to the differ.
ence in size, for the flood will then
creep up slowly only a few feet or
inches day, whereas a creek or a
river is liable to rise from low water to
high water in single night and sweep
away everything along its banks.
Nor did the English engineer And
any difficult problem involved He ex-
pressed the opinion that the river can
be held in restraint by levees or dykes
in straightjacket," as he calls it. He
finds nothing new in this levee plan,
and recalled the fact that the Babylon
ians of old built their levees not less
than 100 feet wide, and had, therefore,
nothing to fear in the way of crevasses
or crawfish, or of crustacea correspond.
ing to that of Louisiana in Babylonia
and Chaldea of old.
1t did not need an English engineer
to present these facts, but the remarks
of Sir William Willcocks are timely
and valuable because they emphasize
the Importance Of the Mississippi, the
necessity of controlling 1t and the re-
sponsibility of the Federal government
in this regard 1t ID seen by any Euro
pean engineer that the improvement OF
the Mississippi is national problem,
that 1t Is the most important engineer.
ing enterprise now demanding the
attention of the country. Having done
the splendid work at Panama, 1000
miles away, 1t Is now the duty of the
Federal government to take up the
control and improvement OF the Mis-.
sissippi, much nearer home, which af-
fects Americans in life and property
80 much more directly than the canal.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16

In speaking of the prospects for a
cotton crop in this county this season,
an observant and well-informed gentle.
man recently said to the editor of this
paper that the acreage in that plant
shows large increase over the past
two years and that the prospects for a
fair crop were promising. This gentle
man also said that there was a decided
growth in sentiment among the farm
ers to try cotton again, to which is
largely due the increase in this county.
Republican.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16
AGAINST LIQUOR.

The anti-saloon men have decided
to push at this session of the legis.
lature-
A search and seizure act.
An act to prohibit the sale of near
beer in dry parishes.
An act forbidding the shipment of
liquor from wet into dry parishes for
purposes of resale, and permitting such
shipments for personal use in unlim-
tied quantities but under restrictions
as to registration and method of use.
An act to permit school boards, now
the beneficiary of the blind tiger fines,
to divert one-third of such fines for
use in detection of blind tigers.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16

overwintered weevil is never uniform
There will be heavy infestation in one
field and very light in another, Even
in ten-acre cut, there will be spote
of heavy and of light infestation.
Mark the heavy spots and fields and
concentrate the fight on them as much
as possible.
Call on your parish demonstration
agent for any assistance needed or
write to the Baton Rouge office.
Yours very truly,
MASON SNOWDEN,
State Agent, Farm Demonstration
Work.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
CONVENED MONDAY

| The general assembly for 1914 con
vened at noon Monday
The session opened with only {
small number of the members not an
swering the roll call and with crowded
galleries and packed Hobbies.
Lieutenant Governor T. C. Barrel
called the senate to order, and express
ed desire for harmonious and bust
ness-like session.
Speaker l.. E. Thomas of Shreveport
also urged harmony and cooperation
In the house, four new members
were sworn in by Speaker Thomas:
Isaac Boyd Of Leesville, succeeding
P. L. Ferguson of Vernon, resigned;
Paul H. Maloney, 18th ward, New Or
leans, succeeding Raoul Sere, resign.
ed; Albert ]. Lazage, vice Paul N
Bossier, of st. John, resigned; Horace
Wilkinson, vice David Devall, of West
Baton Rouge, deceased.
In the senate two new members
took the OATH T. L. Bowling, 31st SEN
atorial district, vice ]. H. Boone, of
Many, elected district Judge; Major
T. M. Bankston of Amite City to sue
coed A. ]. Afford, resigned
There are now 118 members of the
house and Al members of the senate,
totalling 159 in joint session.
A flood of bills was ready for intro
duction as soon as the formalities were
over. The governors message, more
fully reported in another column, was
transmitted to both houses.
An act providing that sugar manu-
facturers who supply themselves with
one-fourth of the cane used by them
selves shall be exempt from paying
license taxes and for ten years after
their establishment shall be bona fide
new manufacturers of sugar, was in
troduced in the senate by Senator
Parkerson of st. Mary.
Conservation Commission Wants.
The state conservation commission
wants to change the hunting license
law returning to the old system of
I'm ifOrY,o 61 1soonco
At present there is no license for
hunting in ones own ward, only
5O-cent license for hunting in ones
own parish, and SO for hunting over
the state, in any parish outside the
parish of ones residence, if hunter.
This system has not worked we'll,
according to Chairman M. L. Alexan-
der, of the state conservation commits
sion
1t is impossible to enforce the pres
ent law, because the inspectors, who
cover several parishes, are unable to
determine whether person, found
hunting without a license, is really
hunting in his own ward, as claimed.
1t makes it impossible to restrict
hunting by the Italian or the negro
who has no regard to the game laws,
or birds, and is a constant violator.
1t imposes a heavy license on the
hunters of the state, who Observe the
game laws, and it does not produce a
sufficient revenue for the game COM
Laws for the protection of the Louis
lana oyster are also proposed. Louis
lana is not getting the full benefit of
its oyster reef. Mississippi is getting,
canning and securing a Louisiana's
bottoms. This the Louisiana commits
sion proposes to stop. 1t wants to con-
serve the Louisiana beds for the use of
Louisiana.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16
A MOTHERS DAY THOUGHT.

God give us women, women of such
mold
Preferring ever honor unto gold;
Women unspoiled by luxury and ease
OF nobler type than ancient Rome and
Greece
Women who wear their beauty as a
flower,
Whose homely virtues are their rich.
est dover.
Say you "the age needs men," / say
again
God give us women, lest we lack
true men,"
The Citizen.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16
POINTERS ON FIGHTING
THE BOIL WEENL
Baton Rouge, La, May 6, 1914.
To Louisiana Cotton Planters.

BdLOn rouge, La, May b, 1914.
To Louisiana Cotton Planters:
From present indications and re
ports, there will be an early and a
heavy emergence of the boil weevil
from their winter quarters, but this is
easier to control than a late gradual
one. With heavy early emergence
the fight on the weevil can be coneen-
trated into shorter period and can be
won while the cotton is still small. Re-
member that the successful control of
the weevil means an intensive fight to
prevent the 0verWintered weevil from
raising the first brood in the cotton
squares. Therefore, the earlier that
the overwintered weevil emerge, the
easier the control as the cotton is
small and the squares are scarce The
life of the oVerwintered weevil after
emergence is comparatively short, be-
ing about Is days.
In 1909, there was the heaviest in
festation of weevil ever known in the
State. The emergence was heavy and
early. According to the records of the
State Crop Post Commission, 1924 per
cent of the surviving weevil had
emerged from winter quarters on June
10th of that year While the cotton
crop of the State for 1909 was the
smallest on record, it was caused by
the farmers either becoming panic
strickened and blowing up their cotton
or refusing to follow demonstration
methods In all cases all over the
State where the instructions of the
demonstration work were closely and
persistently followed, a profitable crop
of cotton was produced. Many spe-
cific examples were recorded of sue
cessful crops where from 500 to 1000
adult weevil were picked to the acre,
and where the punctured squares were
carefully picked and burned.
The following points should be rig
idly followed:
l. Rapid, intensive cultivation adapt
ed to the condition of plant, soil and
climatic conditions.
2 Persistent picking of the adult
weeVil from the bud of the young cot
ton, until rapid squaring begins. The
first weevil sign is the black withered
terminal bud. Then begin the picking.
This work can be done rapidly and
cheaply by children. The cotton should
be picked over, at least, once week
and twice would be better. The only
good weevil is dead one.
3. All punctured yellow squares
should be picked from the ground and
stalk. This work should commence
when the cotton first begins squaring.
A pint of squares picked up in late
May or early June is worth a busheI
picked up after young weevil have
been allowed to hatch. Again, let me
say that the fight is to prevent the
overwintered weevil from reproducing
themselves, When you prevent this
by picking and burning all squares
punctured by them, victory is yours
and crop is the reward.
The fight on the punctured squares
should be kept up intensively until
July 18th and to August 1st, if neces-
sary.
The infestation of the cotton by the
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16

Augusta Edwards, slayer of George
w. Riehl, who lost her appeal to the
Supreme Court, took bichloride of mer.
curry in the Orleans Parish Prison Mon.
day night, and died early Tuesday.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-05-16

Some men are always preaching
economy and expect their wives to do
the practicing .-Abbeville Progress.