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New-York tribune., 1920-09-19
d p. JOHN ROACH STRATON
y faces worthy opponent
" when he lines up against
Philip Gibbs, greatest of Eng

%heH re INES up against
Philip Gibbs, greatest Of Eng
I,sh war correspondents. While Mr.
GIBBS steps of in new held when
he tackles gay life IN New York, he
does so with the assurance Of vet
eran crusader. Four and half years
Of training troops on the batt!efclds Of
Flanders have given him sure batting
eve and a steady hand.
Mr.. Gibbs visited New York In the
spring Of 1919, when people were per
mitted to waIlow in the joys of the
aowing bowl without interference from
the agents Of Mr., Shcvln. His tcsti-
mony, presented in 8 new volume
People Of Destiny (Harpcr's), is de-
serving OF the reverence due pre-pro-
hibition calculations. lie wastes no
time in challenging the axioms Of DR.
Straton's creed. lie writes:
~ found gay life In New York i'm
mensely and soberly respectable. One
could take ones maiden aunt into the
heart Of IL and not set hot by her
bushes. 1t Is not only re-
spectable, 1t Is domestic. Savonarola
himself would not have denounced any
such innocent amusement. Nor did |
and anything TO shock the sensibili-
ties CT h;gh-souled ethics in such mid
night ta9nts as the Z:egfeid Folles
OF the Winter Garden, except the in
anity ot al such shows where large
numbers of pretty girls and others
disport :hcn selves in flowing draperies 8
snd co!ored ,,crts before groups of
:i-ed peor,e who ca. hardly hide their
BOREDOM"
Was Well Guided
Quite possibly Dr. Straton may COM
plain tha, Mr. GIBBS had an inefficient
guide when he wandered about the city
looking for trouble. Bat on q careful
reading c: .he book IL seers tina, the
var CORES 7ordcrt took rather q full
course in ne manners and morals of
he town
lie found dancing Is most curious
and overra:el form Of social pleasure
1t was as oIgn American socie:. had
said, Lc; = he Iev'.isH.,y yay" hu,
started TOO cnI!y in the day. with
desperate ssb,; y Here and
there 20 = ".ccrs os the army aad
0svy ed ou; pretty girls. snd with
New-York tribune., 1920-09-19
Reverses DR.. Suaton $ Verdict
New York's Night Life Described bv the
English Writer, Philip Gibbs

work Americans As I Saw Than NJ
Home and Abroad, there aro eeyts,r
| passages which lead one to susnac4 +h.t
re IS indulging In pure flights Of imagi-
nation!
Before the American lady Of Isinure
gets up to breakfast generally abe
doesn't, and uses her lin salve and
powder puff for the first time in the dsr
snc mas her eounterpane spread with the
mornings newspapers. which are folded
INTO the size Of small blankets. Thcrs
Is Tho New York Times for respecta-
o'!ity' The Tribune for political pep.
and The World for social reform. The
! '''''c lady gianccs first Of all at the
picture supplements while she sips her
orange juice, reads the headlines while
s'le gets on with the rolled oats. and
W'th the second cup of coffee eettles
down 70 the solid reading matter OF in
ternational sensations (skippins, as q
rule, the ends Of columns Continued ON
Page A."
And on another page he astounds us
"'th the acutencss of his observation
during so brief q visit by summing IN
the social ambitions Of the average busi-
ness man rs "a struggle for existence
"hich strives up to the possession Of a
Ford car. generally known as tin
Lizzie or a 'fivver,' on the vav 70 q
Cadillac or a Packard, g country cot
tage on Long Island or tho Connecticut
shore, an occasional visit to Tiffaoy's
IN ruth Avenue for diamond brooch
or some other trinket symbolizine suc-
ctss, holiday at Palm Beach, week
ends az Atlantic City, and relief from
boredom after office hours at the Forty
fourth Street Theater or the Winter
Garden"
Found Us Very Friendly
On one or two points Mr.. Gibbs's
Judgment seems warped by not real!z-
ing that he was visitor andya vel
come visitor to q friendly ally. He
writes:
y, seemed to ne that New York is
a c.y where friendship Is quickly
n"%e, ...0 | found that the best par,
o, ny adventure IN the city Da af-
Ter da.-, wien dusk was creeping into
The st:eets and lights began 10 CLEAN
III g.. me windows Of tic houses 1ha,
each up 20 the s;ars, drove down the
one highway Of Fifth Avenue with
certa.at: nat before the evcnjn. was
~, | Shou 1 meet a number Of friendly
*1u's VIZ would make NE welcome at
;heir cables and reveal thelr convic-
oHs anl ideals with a candor which
..ncs mol come TO t.nE.isil people until
.A":r .ce OF reserve is broken and
awcd"
Personally, or more than one occa-
sion, we Nave b. aided a bus at Wash
'~:,,on Square and RIDDEN the length
oc FiE:h hYcnUc, across TO Riverside
Drive, ~ 20 l6sth Street and back
'gajn without ONCE being invited even
70 drop ir;o Il corner drugstore for
an &C cream soda. Perhaps we lacked
,ac faith which Ny. Gibbs refers to as
2 'cer;ai:lty." Some day, with supreme
1r"Ntcace in o@~ hcaIt We shall try il
gain and await Tie outcome.
Came in Friendly Spirit
Mr.. Gibbs den.ores the Englshman
who comes to The United states with
= sQ::.t of criticism, searching for
hlug3 that seem Objectionable. Hc
frankly admits that he came looking for
New-York tribune., 1920-09-19

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Verse

AN AMERICAN NOBILITY. by William
Lord Reed Published by the Stratford
Company, Boston.
Poems characterized by patriotism
rather than by technical excellence
MOODS AND MEMORIES By Edmund
Lehny. Published by the Dev!n- -Adnir
Company, New YORK.
Verse composed in varied moods. In
his foreword Don Marquis Gays: There
IS an IRISH accent runs through Ed
mund Lcamy's verse. The gayety,
the wistfulness, the pathos, the elo-
Cucncc Q: the Ce!t are there
LITERARY SNAPSHOTS BY Richard
butter tiloca%cr Published by B!er-
t4!o's. New York.
Impressions of contemporary authors
set down IN verse
New-York tribune., 1920-09-19
Textbooks

ELEMENTARY LESSONS IN EVERYDAY
ENG.lSH. NH Emma Miner Botnius
'u' t:shcd by -" A,n' ricau Bo0M Cu:a-
paNy. New York
a practice book N elementary Ian
-3age.
cC'!.LOQVIAL GERMAN Ry William,
Robert Patterson Published by +.
putton Co.. New York.
A work primarily designed for those
who desire TO acquire a good convcr-
s".iona! knowledge Of ,ne German
tongue.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-19
History and Biopraphv

History and Biography
JOHN MURRAY III A memo!r by John
Murray ". Published by Alfred A.
knopf, New York
Tie biography Of famous London
publiSher. WHO possessed many inter-
esting friends.
POLITICAL. SUMMARY OF THE UNITED
STATES. i7SH-l9co BY Ernos, Fletcher
Siyn'.r lMhltkhed by f Y. Dutton &
Co., New York
A brief summary Of American po-
htlcal institutions, elections, political
parties, etc.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-19
Government

Government
THESE Things SHALL. PIE Hy George
l.ai shurN. Pubt9h"d ly Il. ". Iiueh.cA
Sew York.
These essays Wy the editors Of Tho
Lcndon Daily Herald emphasize the
ethical aspects OF The case for radlcu.
Changes in our political and economic
structure.
TA"E TO TNE REPUBLIC BY Harry
A'"o9I lub.!Ahed By Laird Lee,
tu.Ca:
A pea for rcpHb.icanisr (repre5enta
tive roVernm"nt) a3 against democracy
(1.cect popular g0vernment}.
TIE CASE FOE LIBERTY. By E g. Y
Nay n"s Published by L. p. Du:tor G.
Co.. sew Yuik.
A warning that only alert and Wig
orous action on the part of individual
citizens can save US from the grip of
the omniHotent state.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-19

D!DGWELL CULLUM has
Asecn life IN the raw.
Explorer-trav sheriff.
ranchman-restless seeker OF
adventure IN the little known
places on the outpo5ts Of civil
lizatlon-hc has actually lived
the things he cells about in
his tremendous new romance
OF the North Canadian wilds.
1t IS the story Of a strong
New-York tribune., 1920-09-19
MS IS mr. G1bbss ldeG Of o1O Americans escape from
boredom after office houaa 10y:

iished by the stratford Company. Bos-
ton.
A tale In which the scene Is laid in
Al Ohio college town.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-19

n si:S s:Ss.,.:a'ns S'' IND ID 's%s:s.ss S555s::sz
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-03-18
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission has announced an eXamina-
tion for the County of Bienville, La,
to be held at Gibsland, and James
town. La, on April 10th. 1920. to fill
the position or rural carrier at Ring
gold, La, and vacancies that may later
occur on rural routes from other post
Offices in the above mentioned county.
The examination will he open only
to citizens who are actually dOmiciled
in the territory of a post office in the
county who meet the other require
ments set forth in Form No. 1877
This form and application blanks may
be obtained from the Offices mentioned
above or from the United States Civil
Service Commission at Washington, d
G.. Applications should be forwarded
to the Commission at Washington at
the earliest practicable date.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-03-18
ed relatives here last week

tied relatives here last week.
Miss Jewel Perry, of Winfield
spent Sunday with the Misses Ethe
Evans and Lila Smith.
Mr.. +. A. Manner made a business,
trip to Shreveport Monday.
Mr.. Kink. Of Ashland. was a visito,
here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs, Earl Ritter and Mis-
CaSelicrry Of Shreveport, were guest
Of Mrs. J. r. Todd, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Elmer Miller Of Lawhon
spent Sunday with Mrs. J. II. Evans
Mr.. Levi Murphy, Of Shreveport, wa
in town Thursday.
Miss Mary Watt Stahe, of Alberto
who has been suffering with the flu
at her home, came Monday to reSum,
her work as music teacher here.
Mr. and Mrs. j. II. Graham, of Ring
gold, spent Saturday and Sunday witt
Mrs. Graham'S mother, Mrs W.
Sheffield.
Mr.. Charley Todd made buSinpS
trip to Sibley, on Saturday.
Mr.. Geo. Woods and family, of Hone,
Grove, Texas, spent Wednesday Of thi
week, with 7. W. Evans.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-03-18
music TEACHER
IS ENTHUSIASTIC
Miss Cantril Declares Tanlac
Is Best Medicine She
Ever Heard OF.

II am simply delighted over my Won
derful Improvement since | begal
taking Tanlac'. was the enthuslaS
tic statement made by Miss Louise
Cantril, popular music teacher of SO9'
Elm street, Los Angeles, Cal.
"For as long as | can remember my
kidneys troubled me and | rarely evel
got good nights rest" she cOntinu
ed. II lost my appetite completely
and what | managed to swallow, by
sheer force of will would ferment and
cause so much gas that my heart
would palpitate terribly and at times
| came near fainting. | fell off from
one hundred and twenty pounds to
ninety-eight and was so nervous and
weak had to give up my work
Medicines and treatments did not
do me bit of good and l lost faith
in them. A friend Of mine kept III
sisting that try Tanlac and to please
her | did. Now | can't thank her
enough, for the way Tanlac helped me
is nothing short Of remarkable. Ny
appetite came right back and ! eat
anything | want without the slightest
trouble. My kidneys seem to be in
perfect shape and | sleep all night
long like a child. | have gained so
much in weight and strength and am
so happy | don't hesitate to say Tan
lac is the best medicine | ever heard
Of.
Tanlac il sold by all druggists.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-03-18
LOOK FORW ARD NOT BACKWARD

viii you sit and worry abcui the
"Flu" and the High Cost OF Living
while other young people are taking
acton to prepare themselves to meet
the demands Of Business?. Training
Is the one thing that makes a difference
between the executive and the ran in
Overalls We are entering a period in
which business training is more nee
eSsary than ever. The next five years
In this country will be the most pro.
gressiye. prosperous and successful in
our history. 1t will mean to you much
or little in accordance with the manner
you will be prepared to meet it. There
will be no time to train the unskilled
in the business Office.
Business is moving ahead by leaps
and bounds. Every paper is carrying
many advertisements for commercially
trained help. A country wide inyes.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-03-18
CONSTABLE SALE

State Of Louisiana, Parish OF Benville.
In First Justice Court, Ward two
Y. @. Thrash VS. c. W. Gray absentee
Under and by virtue Of a writ Of
Fieri Facias issued ont Of the above
named Honorable Court, and to me
directed. | have seized and will offer
for sale to the last and highest bidder
for cash, with the benefit of appraise-
ment in the Town of Bryceland, Bien-
vile Parish, Louisiana, within legal
sale hours on
Saturday the Goth, day of March, 1920
The following described property to-
wit:
40 Bushels Far Corn, more or less.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-03-18

tigation of Employment conditions, tt
get information az to help in greatest
demand shows the following results
1898 of 2445 advertisements for help
specified a business training, and 524
Of the remaining 1907 advertisements
were for positions that office assist
ants grow into. No other profession
can claim one fifth as great a demand.
In fact this proves that there is a
greater demand for business training
than all other trades and professions
combined. Are you passing up a Bust
ness Training and its wonderful OPP
p0rtunitieS to become day laborer.
house maid. department store clerk,
telephone operator, factory hand, ETC.?
Uncle Sam did not send unframed sol
dierS TO France to win the War
Neither will American business men
place unframed men and women in
their offices, banks, etc, to win in this
great battle for business supremacy.
If YOU want to work with the big men
in business you must get a business
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Remain as you are and you will oc'
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Spend a few months with the Tyler
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Do not permit any obstacles to stand in
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The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-03-18
JAMESTOWN

Mr.. Joe Cook spent the week END
with relatives at Taylor, La,
Miss Bulah Anderson of Minden, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Denton.
Mr.. Bob Virgins of Oklahoma, Wis.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-03-18

fan n["pFrI g seized as a.,
ls''oant, C. W. Gray. ~ ~
70 r satisfy said writ t, and NJ !,
This March 18th. 1,so
P. c. Bus|
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-03-18
SEED SWEET POTATOES

Nancy Halls, $500 per bushel. Sat
isfaction guaranteed.
w. c. POLAND, Bienville, La.
(3-25-20)
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-11

ceives a percentage representing the
by buying through the society. In
most societies in central and southern
Sweden the rule obtains that no other
distributions of profits may be made
until the reserve fund has reached a
minimum amount, which varies in ac-
cordance with the size and the rules
and regulations of the societies.
Uniformity Not Required.
1t is a characteristic feature Of
Swedish farmers organizations that
the central body of purchasing so
cieties imposes no rule of uniformity
upon the district societies which
compose it's membership. Each dis
trict may make its rules and by
laws; each local society may choose
to seek new paths in this respect.
It has been one of the objects of
the central organization to encourage
the spirit of independence among
the members of the purchasing So
~cieties, so hat while they must, of
course, conform to a few necessary
general rules, they are at perfect
liberty to organize in their own way,
and as local conditions seem to
favor it.
Through the purchasing societies
farmers buy chiefly agricultural ma
chinery and implements, guano, feed,
seed, etc., and also during the last
few years a countless variety Of ar
ticles in daily use in the farm
household. The result Of the activity
of these societies is that the member
depends almost exclusively upon this
particular agency for his purchases,
and he always has the most unlimited
confidence in the management which
he himself elects. He knows that he
gets the best goods at the lowest pos
sible price-and that he at the end
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-11

Sible for the small farmer to exert
the same influence upon the manage
ment of the society as the mar who
owns many acres.
And even in those few societies
where the vote is not based on per-
sonal membership out upon the basis
Of acreage, precautions have been
taken SO that al no time can any one
member control more than one-tenth
of the total vote of the society.
A board Of directors is responsible
for the management of the society;
it receives the orders of the men,
bers; makes agreements with the
wholesale houses; inspects the quality
of the goods purchased, and determ-
ines h price at which the goods go
to the members. AS a rule the price
the members pay is from 1 to 3 per
cent above cost and in this way an
penses of the management is OBJ
tanned. =
Cash Payments Preferred.
Payment terms vary, but as a rule
cash payments are insisted upon; in
some cases credit is given for a few
weeks. but in hat case it is generally
demanded that rs per cent of the
mount be RENTED On delivery of
the goods. In several societies the
laws require rs per cent paid down
when the goods are ordered. 25 per
cent upon delivery and the balance
within thirty days.
A unique feature of most Of the
societies is that the members are un-
der obligation to buy through their
society. They have no option in the
! matter, and if they ignore this rule
they are simply excluded from the or.
g%anization.
In regard to the application OF
| possible profits and the establishment
of funds there seem to be as many
regulations as there are societies. Fol
! most of the societies within the cen
trail organization the rule is hat ter
per cent of the profits are to be paiG
into a reserve fund, and hat the
members draw 5 per cent on tht
amount originally invested in thu
form Of fees or shares. When thi!
has been done, profits are distributed
pro ratio. that, is, each member re
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-11
FARMERS COOPERATIVE PURCHASING
SOCIETIES IN SWEDEN
Laddie" in the Limousine.

Grafton morc than any other fac
tor had been the instrument OF
keeping Scandinavia out of the
extreme economic disasters which
beset other European countries
in consequence of the world war.
1t was added that in CO.Opcra-
ton, farmers had found a gener-
ally satisfactory solution of some
of those problems which arc still
unsettled elsewhere.
Personal observations were supple
mented by a study of official reports
and other literature bearing directly
upon the subject of cooperation. and
it is but fair to say in this connec
ton that the Swedish foreign office
and the royal administration of agri-
culture went far beyond the limits of
mere courtesy in supplying the in
Quirer with historical, statistical and
other useful information-in fact,
prepared a veritable library of refer
ence books for shipment to Grand
Forks.
Objects of Societies.
Throughout Scandinavia there are
numerous groups Of cooperative or
CARNATIONS and non is more inter-
esting. than those formed by Swedish
farmers for the joint purchase of a
variety of articles used on the farms
and in the farm homes.
Sporadic beginnings took place
about 1880, but it was not until 1895
that a definite step was taken by the
organization of the Skaraborg CO.
+! ciety. Originally these particular So
~cieties were known as purchase So
cieties," but as they gradually devel-
oped, their scope was expanded SO
that it now comprises the purchase OF
almost everything farmers use, and
for that reason they have become
known as ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
that is, farmers societies.
The objects are several, some OF
them being as follows:
To guarantee that the indivdi-
ual buyer always obtains the best
quality of goods: to secure the
lowest possible purchase price;
to reduce the transportation
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-11
costs, and-whcre local condi.
lions warrant ito sell the ag-
ricultural products of the menu
bcrs in open market.
Have Central Organization

.-
Most Of the purchasing societies
are represented in a central organi-
zation known as the "Svenska LIANT
maennens riksfoerbund," which in
the beginning of 1919 comprised
twenty district societies with a total
individual membership of 1862; the
area represented in the central or
g~anization was about one million
acres. Each of the twenty districts
has it's own general office in the larg-
err provincial cities, and the main Of
flee Of the central organization is at
Stockholm, where the cooperative
activities of the entire nation are
concentrated.
Membership Fec S~tipulations.
In most cases the membership fee
is merely %nondnal, varying from 1
to 25 kroner,that is, at the present ex-
change rate, from about 20 cents to
five dollars; while the fee in reality
is a share, it is known merely as
membership fee," and no one can
possess o than one share, nor pay
more than one membership fee,
which eve term is to be. preferred.
In other societies, the amount Of the
fee or share Is contingent upon the
acreage owned by the member. viz,
about one dollar to al acre.
Among the nearly 1900 purchasing
societies now existing in Sweden, four
hundred have been formed without
personal responsibility and the rest
with limited personal responsible
ty;" in the latter case, this means
that members are individually re-
sponsible for possible losses to the
possible maximum extent of about
$50 dollars.
Democratic System Prevails.
In regard to voting privileges near
w all the societies have laws that
stipulate one vote per capita without
regard to the acreage owned by mem
bers; this arrangement makes it pos
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-11
BUSY WEEK AT
LOCAL CLUB
!. Number Of Important Gath
herings at the Commercial
- Club This Week.

With the opening Of fall and winter
activities, the Commercial club this
week will be the scene of a number of
important meetings. This noon the
directors held their regular weekly
meeting and tonight there will be an
important meeting of the Boy Scouts
organization. This afternoon. the
Service Star Legion also met.
Tuesday evening at 6:15 o'clock the
Euilders' and Traders exchange will
meet. This will be the first meeting
Of the exchange after the summer
recess. Wednesday night there will be
a special meeting Of the carpenters
branch of the exchange.
Thursday evening at 6:15 o'clock a
regular membership dinner will be
held. DIR. Henry j. Humpstone, a
new member of the university faculty,
will be the speaker.
sFriday evening there will be q
dinner of the North Dakota Shorthorn
Breeders association, which is being
engineered by e. r. Montgomery, sec
rotary of the State Fair association. y