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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-16

Last week | received fiery anus
ing letter. Twas a wall from a very
distracted fat woman. She said, Il
don't want to know thing about my
face, hair, hands, or feet-but, oh, do
tell me if you can do any thing for the
fat woman" | had to laugh. for | was
Z fat woman once myself. know all
about it, and | know exactly what to
do.
The taking on Of superfluous tissue
is one Of the most insidious things in
the world. 1t comes on so gradually
that the victim is not aware of the con-
dition until some kind" friend calls
attention to the fact, or is made aware
of it by some unwonted exerdon. Right
here the worry commences, and bat
tie royal is on. The patient goes from
one extreme to the other-no food, to
engagement. AS a rule, moderation is
seldom patiently tried. Diets are fol-
lowed for a time, no water is drunk
for long periods, "a dangerous prac-
tice by the way), steaming and bath
ing to an exhausting degree is indulged
in, and to no purpose.
Perhaps any one Of the regimes
would be good if assiduously followed,
but the fat victim gets discouraged. /
have found in my practice that fat
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-16
THE PLUME RAILROAD PLAN

Continued from Col. 6, Page
there are said to be bub 10000 in the
managerial class as against nearly 2,
100000 other employees. The plan
also provides that rates are to be fixed
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, while wages are to be fixed by
the Board of Directors.
IF at any time the Governments
share of surplus earnings is five per
cent or more of the operating reven-
ues, then any such amount is to be abb
sorbed by reduction of rates or by
new extensions or Improvements. Ex-
tensions are to be paid for by the COM
munities benefited thereby, either in
whole or in part, according to certain
prescribed conditions.
The proposed plan would do away
with the powers now exercised by State
railway Commissions. In this connec-
ton Mr.. PIumb's attention was called
by members of the committee to the
fact that many states, especially in the
west, derive large part of their rev.
enues (in some cases more than one
halo from the railway taxes. In reply
he suggested that such taxed could be
reduced ten per cent, a. year and thus
gradually done away with.
In concluding the explanation of his
plan TO the House Committee, Mr..
Plumb said that the supporters of the
bill might accept certain changes in
the phraseology, but that they would
not yield on the question Of govern
ment ownership and democratic con-
troll
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-16
DIRECTION AND VELOCITY OF
WIND DETERMINED BY SOUND

Sound ranging. invented for the use
of artillery. is expected to become vaIu-
able also in the study Of meteorolog-
ical problems. Small balloons, filled
with hydrogen, and carrying small
shells that burst at regular intervals.
are made to rise freely and be carried
by the various currents to the atmos-
phere. Special apparatus registers the
shell explosions. and these enable the
position of the balloon to be accurate
ly determined. From these points.
when plotted. the trajectory. Of course,
of the balloon can be easily traced.
Using the sum of the projections. on
a horizontal plane, Of the positions at
which the explosions took place, and
the knowledge Of the time intervals be-
tween these explosions. the velocity
and mean direction Of the wind can be
determined between certain attitudes.
The explosions can be heard at dis
tances up TO about nine miles, and the
she'll balloons can be used in winds Of
high veocity. when captive balloons
kites would be unmanageable. Pop
uIar Mechanics.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-16
A Much Neglected Instinct Of
Childhood
(BY Elizabeth Harrisonl

! was present one day in one Of our
large city training schools for teachers
when a lecture was being delivered
upon the value Of agriculture as ma
tional asset. The speaker suddenly
asked all those members Of the class
Of 600 students who had ever been on
a farm to hold up their right hands.
Not more than fifty were raised. He
then asked all those who had never
seen a farm to do the same and about
two hundred hands were raised.
Is it any wonder that there has had
to be such persistent drive TO awaken
the right interest in our agricultural
problem Of producing enough food for
the civilized worId2 And yet, every
unspoiled child loves to dig in the
ground, to plant seed; and when there
is wise sharing in his interest, he
gladly waters and tends his little gar
den plot with real pleasure. The re-
cent success in our school gardens
proves this. In 1918 the war garden
ers of the country planted more than
five million plots
Those Of US who have had much to
do with young children know how
eager and interested they are in watch
ing the mysterious embodiment of the
leaf buds in the early spring, and in
talking about and waiting for the ap-
pearance Of the seeds which they have
planted in pots or window boxes. |
have seen children as enthusiastic over
the first bursting from the ground Of
the cotyledon of a bean which they
had planted as if It were the first
miracle Of creation. If they are given
an opportunity to continue their obser-
vations of peas, beans. or other seeds
on to the mature seed-bearing plants,
50 much the better. Appreciation Of
the mystery Of nature and the control
of her resources are as old as recorded
time. and probably many thousand
wears older. On the walls of the Egyp-
tan temples are to be found harvest
songs, and in the tombs Of Egypt are
painted agricultural scenes, and yet we
starve our children's desires in this
direction and furnish them with fIimsy
TOYS which break to pieces in a few
days. when the personal possession Of
a plot Of ground, or even Of flower
pot with seeds would give them more
pleasurable and lasting interest.
Why are we so stupid2 1t would
take less time and less nervous force
to share a child's interest in nature
than It does to scoId him for the de-
struction of toys or the abuse Of furni-
ture, both Of which are the result of
the unnatural curbing Of his instinc-
tive desire to express his ideas by
CHANGING. Transforming, and creating
new forms.
happen to have two little CIR
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-16
AIR rANK cARRIED ON AUTO

An old steel tank, of the type wide
" used, until recent years, to contain
dissolved acetylene for automobile
headlights, was attached by car own
er under the rear seat of his car. to
carry air under pressure for use in
case Of tire trouble on the road. The
tank was of the largest size used for
acetylene headlighting. 1t was pro-
vided with high-pressure rubber hose
long enough to reach to any Of the tire
valves, and was equipped with a pres
sure guage, similar to those found on
ire pumps. Such a tank will easily
withstand any pressure ordinarily
found in garage air tanks, and it was
found 10 contain sufficient air at such
a pressure to initiate two tires. The
tank was filled by means Of an ordin.
airy tire valve. screwed and soldered
into the side Of the tank.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-16
GARDENING in THE CELLAR

Mushrooms are not the only plants
of food value that can be grown in
the cellar, or in any warm and rather
damp place where light is absent. Sue
cess has attended the cultivation of
such plants as rhubarb, endive, sea
kale, etc, all of which are highly val
ued in a blanched condition. Strong
clumps of roots are packed away in
boxes with a little soil. These are
placed on the floor of the cellar, and
a little water is given as required. The
rate of growth is astonishing. even in
winter. Owing to the absence of light,
the stems elongate much more rapidly
than under normal condition.
Popular Mechanics.
Popular Mechanics.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-16
MARINELLO SHOP TALKS
By Cecil M. Williams, MarinelIo Graduate

people have to be reasoned with and
directed. and most of all encouraged.
What disgusts most obese individuals
with reduction cures is the inteminabIe
routine. the hundred and one don is y
and the few great dos"
Reduction consists not merely in di-
ct, or certain kinds of food, but the
secret consists in how, when, and
where to eat. 1t is not what you eat,
but the way you eat it that counts.
Know exactly what you intend doing.
Set your mind firmly on it, bury it deep
in your subconscious self, and use your
objective mind for other things. Any
thing worth having is worth working
for Nothing is accomplished without
a purpose. Habit is the very essen
tial of achievement in all things. The
above is an extract from my little book
of twenty-three pages entitled, "Obes-
ity, its Cause and Correction" The
dos and don't's for the fat man or
woman. 1t is a simple method, not
at all strenuous, prepared and prac-
ticed by busy business woman for
busy people Summer is the best tine
to start. and by snow fly you will be
well rewarded if you start right now.
See my advertisement elsewhere in this
paper.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-16
FATTENING CALVES

At least three points may be urged
in favor of fattening beef cattle as
calves: First. more breeding animals
can be kept on the farm when the off
spring are disposed of at an early age
than when they are retained until ma
turity; Second, the younger the animal
the cheaper each pound Of beef is
made. third, the money invested is
turned more rapidly when the animals
are sold when young. Calves which
can be profitably finished for the mar
ket must be high in quality and well
bred. otherwise they will not fatten
properly. Then too. more care and
skill must be exercised in feeding a
young animal than an old one. Young
calves will not grow and fatten with
any degree Of satisfaction under a
careless system Of feeding and man
agement. The Younger the animal the
greater the skill required to care for
and feed it. One case of overlooking
will often put the stomach and bowels
out of condition for weeks.
To realize the greatest profit on cat
tie it is necessary to finish them on
the farm where thew are raised. This
is not always possible. however; for
in certain sections of the country graz
ing conditions are not good. In each
case II is necessary to buy cattle and
finish them during the winter and
spring months on dry feeds. if manure
is desired fdG crops. As manure is al
most essential to the production Of
good tobacco, cotton. and other farm
crops, farmer is often wiIIino to feel
cattle with a little cash profit IN orIer
to secure manure for his cron. This
Continued on Col. /. Page 81
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-16
THE SCIENCE OF FARMING
BY w. A. Dougherty, u S. D.

crops or crimson clover has been taken
off the land. Lespedeza is grown very
extensively for hay on the aIIuvial
lands Of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Ar
kansas. It yields from 2 to A tons per
acre, which is equal to that of red clo
yer or alfalfa in feeding value. The
stems are fine and the hay is made up
largely Of leaves. Crimson clover has
been successfully grown for hay along
the Atlantic coast and with varying
success in other portions of the South.
AS it natures in the spring. the hay is
rather hard to cure. The hay is of
fair quality only, being inferior TO red
clover. Crimson clover has been more
successfully grown as grazing crop
than as hay crop. In addition to
the farm grown feeds already enumer-
ated, the southern cattle men can Sc
cure cotton seed meal, which has prov
en- to be more valuable. pound for
pound, than any other feed.
A common practice in raising cat
tie in the South is to use the native or
scrub cattle for breeding purposes and
to let them run on the free range or
on pastures and old fields Thea year
through, with little care or attention.
This is a poor practice and wasteful
method. Good calves can be secured
by breeding these native cows to pure
bred bulls Of the best breeds selecting
the best Of the female calves for breed
ers and mating them to rro Ter pure
bred bull Of the same I'd. The
quality and size of the can be
very rapidly improved bv i method.
Few farmers should try d Sc pure
bred cattle as business % Z requires
more skill to make the ~ IS a sue
cess than the average fay can give
it. Any good farmer, ~ er. can
make success of grading up his ma
tive herd by the use, IF 7ure-bred
bulls.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-16
KINDERGARTEN HELPS FOR PARENTS
Issued BY the National Kindergarten Association West 40h ST. New
York They appearing weekly in these columns.


friends aged seven and nine who are
children Of a wealthy family and are
in consequence overloaded with toys
and other gifts. was in their play
room one morning a few weeks after
Christmas and noticed flower pot in
which still stood the remains Of a
Christmas poinsettia. The flower had
disappeared and the stalk had with
cred, but the pot still stood in the sum
shiny window On my return home /
selected six nasturtinm seeds and SIX
morning glory seeds and carefully
folded three Of kind in two bits Of
tissue paper. These | enclosed n d
note. suggesting that they each plant
them in one Of their flower pots and
see that the flower pot was placed in
a sunny window and that the earth was
kept moistened. and | added, IF you
do this. by and by you will see some
thing wonderful happen. / am not
going TO tell you what it is. but i is
very, very wonderful thing. =
Several weeks later | had occasion
TO visit their home again. The two
children ran to meet me with open
arms. exclaiming: I'VE know nowl
We know nowl They've grown up.
The mother told me that Of all the
gifts they had ever received. she had
never known any that had given them
SO much pleasure, for although there
had always been garden on their
grounds, it had never occurred to her
that they would be IN the least inter-
ested in the processes Of gardening.
The children had carefully followed
my directions as to the depth at which
the seeds should be planted and the
conditions under which they should
be kept; and when the plants appeared
above the ground she said they were
as delighted as if it were mans first
discovern Of the laws Of natures pro-
pagation. She added: II realized
then how deficient my training had
been" When their grandmother, who
lives in another suburb. invited them
to spend the week end with her, they
only consented to go on the condition
that one Of the maids IN their own
home would take care Of these plants
while they were away.
This may seem like an extreme case
of the isolation Of children from ma
ture, but | can assure you there are
manv children in our cities who know
nothing whatever Of the marvellous
miracle of the phenomena of the
springtime. There are many more who
are taken every summer to some re-
sort who pay no more attention to ma
ture, and her miracles than the greedy
gathering of all the wild flowers they
can hold, which they often throw away
before thew reach their hotel because
Of the whitening Of the imprisoned lit
tie blossoms.
Help to reach all the parents Of the
country by cutting this out and passing
it on to friend.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-16
LOG HAULERS WANTED

] want to contract with men who
have teams to haul logs to my mill at
Stables to be made into ties. The
hauling is to. be done at set rate per
tie. Anyone who has teams and will
go into this work is invited to see me
at Stables. IF you write, address the
letter to NewlIano Postoffice.
Ole Synoground
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-16
PAINT WITH VINEGAR

After glass is set, the new putty is
painted. IF the work is not carefully
done, paint is smeared on the glass.
This may be removed with cloth dip
ped in vinegar, or acetic acid. Brushes
that have hardened paint on them can
be softened by the use of vinegar OF
acid. e. Fetter. Portsmouth, N. H.,
in Popular Mechanics.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-16
Popular Mechanics.
LAWN SCRAPER MADE FROM

A scraper for grading lawns is quick
ly made by wedging barrel stave be-
tween the end teeth of garden rake.
When needed at short notice, or for
a few minutes only, this will provide
an efficient scraper.
Popular Mechanics.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-16

Constipation is the starting point for
many serious diseases. To be healthy,
keep the bowels active and regular
EERBTNE viii remove all accummu'
lations in the bowels and put the sys-
tenn in prime condition. For sale by
all druggists, AdVt
New-York tribune., 1919-09-12
Boston Police
Strike
Says Wilson
Obligation of Policeman Is
as Direct as That of a
Soldier, He Says; Hopes
Lesson Will Be Taught

HELENA, Mont, Sept. 11.-President
Wilson, in his speech here tonight,
referred to conroversies resulting from
police strikes in the East, and said the
"strke of the policemen of q great city
leaving that city at the mercy of
thugs, is a crime against civilization ,
The text of the Presidents reference
to the police follows:
81 want to say this, that a strike
of the policemen of q great city,
leaying that city at the mercy of an
army of thugs, is a crime against
civilization.
"In my judgment, the obligation of
policeman is as sacred and direct
as the obligation of a soldier. He is
a public servant, not private en-
ploye, and the whole honor of the
community is in his hands. He has
no right to prefer any private advan-
tage to the public safety.
II hope that lesson will be burned
in so that it will never again be for
gotten because the pride of America
is that it can exercise self-control."
New-York tribune., 1919-09-12
Woman Dragged,
R0bbediz, Tuxicab
Mrs. L. e. Mondel, of
Chicago, Stripped Of
$4,000 in ] eweIs

Mrs. L. B. Mandel, of Chicago, was
drugged and robbed on Broadway last
night, apparently by a man with whom
she had dined at Shanleys at Forty
third Street. According to her hus-
band, who identified her at Bellevue
Hospital. she lost about 1000 worth of
jewels, including diamond brooch,
diamond bracelet and nine-carat dia-
mond ring.
Early in the evening she emerged
from the restaurant with her escort,
a welldressed man, who assisted her
into Frank Grcsso's taxicab, saying tha.
she was III and air would do her good
"Uptown" was the only instruction
he gave the driver. Gresso noticed
that the woman shmmercd with
jewels
At Seventy eighth Street the man
tapped on the window and told Gresso
to stop, as he was going to telephone
He entered a drug store and Gresso
never saw him again. After waiting
forty-tive minutes and ascertaining
that the man had vanished and the
patroman, who drove with him to the
West Sixty eighth Street police sta
tion.
Although the ambulance surgeon who
removed Mrs. Mandel and the admit
ting physician at Bellevue agreed that
her coma Was due to narcotic, pos
sibly opium. the police entered the case
on the blotter as an "alcoholic" and
paid no further attention to the Incl
dent Mr.. Mandel was summoned from
the hotel to identify his wife by Gres-
so, who happened to remember having
seen his name and address on letters
the police found on the womael They
registered at the Commodore July 10
New-York tribune., 1919-09-12
Boy Held for Theft
OF $58, 900 Bonds
Bank Clerk Reported to
Haze Confessed to Po-
lice; Recouer $4,000

Robert Bergwick. seventeen year
old clerk employed by the Bronx branch
Of the Columbia Trust Company,
walked into the Alexander Avenue
branch of the BRONX detective bureau
last night and told Detective Fred
erick Buddemeycr that he wanted to
give himself up.
Then the boy calmly proceeded to
tell the detective that he had stolen
S58,0oo in Liberty bonds from the
trust company. rad sold them for
$4,000 and had $4,000 left. The diff
erence, he said, represented his losses
in Wall Street speculations.
Buddemeyer was inclined to doubt
the youths story and asked him where
he had concealed the $4,000 Berg
wick offered to show the detective and
the police station. The youth was
locked up in cell After that Berg
wick finished telling the story Of his
embezzlement. He said:
IL live with my mother at 523 St.
AIMS Avenue. 1t was she who told me
to tell everything to the police. |
am seventeen years old, and for several
years have been employed in the Co.
lumbia Trust Company's branch at
148th Street and Third venue They
paid me SIT, and recently l have been
getting a weekly bonus of s5. Early
last July l speculated in Wall Street
with money | got from selling $1,000
worth of bonds had taken from my
mother. ! lost the money. On July
| went to the vault of the trust COM
pany and took out 81 900 in bonds, and
lost them, too Then l took more and
more. until I had lost $4,000.
my sole idea was to win back
enough to renay my mother and the
bank. But continued to take bonds
convert them into cash, and then lose
it in apeculations. Then ] took a lot
nore and sold them until | had $47,-
600. | still have this.
"No one in the bank ever suspected
me. Blu. my conscience has troubled
me greatly. This afternoon l told my
mother and she told me to confess"
Last night employees Of the trust
company were going over, the books to
check the losses.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-12
State Cuar(lsnen in Boston Again Fire on Rioters;
Death Toll Now Z Governor Coolidge Takes Contrt
Pershing Voted Rank
Lo,v Fails to authorize

Nc'c York Tribune
VaShir 7tnn Bureau
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.--Duc to
w an error at the White House in
sending his nomination to the Senate,
General John a. Pershing has been
given ali unauthorized rank. This
was discovered to-day by Reprcsen-
tative Julius Kahn, chairman of the
House Military Affairs Committee.
"Thc error lies in the fact that the
President sent to the Senate the
nomination of General Pershng to
be general of the regular army for
life said Mr.. Kahn, whereas the
bill passed by Congress provides that
he shall be a general OF all the arm
les Of the United States. The mis-
take was not noticed in the Senate,
and the nomination was confirmed as
it came from the White House. There
is no such office authorized as the
one for which General Pershng has
been commissioned"
The mistake makes necessary the
recall of the permanent commission
as general which was presented to
General Pershing by Secretary of
War Baker upon his landing at Ho
boken, and the resubmission of the
nomination to the Senate, Mr. Kahn
added.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-12
Predicts S0riet
Rule in 2 Years
Myers, of Montana, Tells
Senate Only Vigorous
Acti0n Can PreUent 1t
Ne,0 York Tribune
Washington Bureau


WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.-A soviet
government in the United States with
in two years, unless Congress takes
vigorous action to check the growing
unrest throughout the country, was
predicted by Senator Myers, Democrat,
of Montana, in the Senate this after
noon.
Senator Myers saw a grave menace
in the organization OF the police force
of the District of Columbia for aftilia-
tion with the American Federation of
Labor. Unionization of the police of
every city of more than 5000 popula-
ton will follow within sixty days,
Senator Myers said, if Congress does
not halt the present effort of the
Washington police. Unionization OF
the army and navy would come next,
he believed.
"And then you will have a Soviet
government" he asserted. "We will
have a Soviet government within two
years unless some branch of the gov
ernment steps in and stops this ten
dency. There will be no need of hold
ing elections in 1920 to elect a Demo
cratic or Republican President; a
Soviet government will have been or
ganized by that time"
Calling attention to the Boston riots,
the threatened railroad, steel and coal
strikes, Senator Myers predicted that
the October conference called by Pres
ident Wilson would do nothing to
check the progress of present ten
denotes.
~ sometimes think the radical lead
ers of labor make demands they know
cannot be met for the simple purpose
of creating additional unrest. If we
have the strikes threatened the people
will be confronted with privation and
starvation What will become of the
nation by spring no one knows. I am
a friend of labor, but do not believe
in government of the unions, by the
unions and for the unions"