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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04
HAD PREPARED
FOR BIC STRIKE
Evidence That British Govern
ment Had Expected Coal Min
ers to Stop Work.
WAR OFFICE IN READINESS
Transportation by Motors All Over the
Country Had Been Arranged for in
the Event Of stOppage Of Produc-
tion--Trouble Not Over.

1t is known that the British war Of
flee has had its organization chiefs of
the mechanical transport department
busy in all sections of England, Wales
and Scotland during the past few
weeks preparing on a thorough basis
for serious emergencies in the event
of general labor troubles.
1t is not probable that the coal min
erS' strike will have any permanent
solution, so long as the present leader
ship insist on a program tending to-
ward naturalization. With many ill.,
dustries threatened by paralysis due
to coal famine and others affected by
possible sympathetic outbreaks, dis
turbances might arise with which the
military could not cope if the railways
became affected and no substitute
transports were available.
The milk transportation scheme
worked so splendidly during the great
railway strike of last year, that, in
spite of its extempOraneous nature,
the war office has adopted the general
plan. Not only have concentration cen
tiers been tentatively set up, with sup
plies Of heavy and light motor vehi-
Giles adequately in reserve nearby, but
the civilian employees in important
government repair works have been
sounded as to their strike sympathies
The situation, in war Office phrase
olOgy, is we'll in hand
That the government anticipated the
coal trouble is evident in the doubling
of the price of export coal during 1920.
This tended to swell stocks in Great
Britain, though working hardship on
countries that have depended for years
on Great Britain for fuel. The accu-
mulated stocks, pessimistically de-
scribed as dangerously insufficient, are
fairly well distributed The motor
transport service, manned by soldiers.
will keep coal moving to essential in
dustries and will also provide swift
means for military concentration.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04
Only 81 Texas Railroads
Earn Operating Expenses

Austin, Tex.-During the general
public hearing Of the railroad commits
sion Thursday Chairman Allison May
field read figures to show that for the
first five months of this year only
thirty-one railroads of Texas earned
more than their operating expenses
and that thirty-seven did not make OBJ
Grating expenses. He cited the fig
ures in response to demand of log
shippers for reduced rates. Also that
those that did show above cost of
operation, their income was less than
1t was for the same five months of
last year.
The carriers reporting deficits un-
der operating cost for the first five
months of this year were: Angelina
& Neches, Arkansas Harbov Terminal,
Bartlett Western, Brentwood, North
& South; Denison & Pacific Suburban,
East Texas & Gulf, Ell Paso & North
eastern; El Paso & Southwestern,
Fort Worth & Rio Grande, Galveston,
Harrisburg & San Antonio, Galveston,
AASuSkOA x AAOAuGtbOuS GutLs 6AaS q
Western, Houston & Brazos Valley,
Houston East & West Texas, Interna-
tional & Great Northern, jefferson &
Northwestern, Kansas City, Mexico &
Orient Midland & Northwestern,
Katy, Moscow, Camden G. San Au-
gustine, Nacogdoches & Southeastern.
Orange & Northwestern, Panhandle &
Santa Fe, Paris & Mount Pleasant, Rio
Grande 81 Paso & Santa Fe, Frisco.
Cotton Belt, San Antonio & Arkansas
Pass, San Antonio, Uvalde &, Gulf,
Texas Mexican, Texas Midland, Texas
Southeastern, Timpson C Henderson,
Trinity & Brazos Valley, Trinity Val
ley Northern and Trinity Valley South
ern. All lines showed incomes from
operation in varying amounts.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04
sTATE AMp DOMESTIC NEWa.

One million weddings were celebrat.
ed in the United States in 1919, but
only 10000 new homes were erected,
F. Roger Miller, secretary of the cham
Der of commerce of Macon, Ca, told
the National Association of CONNER
cial Organization Secretaries at a
meeting in Chicago, ILL.,, Monday in
an address on 1.-THE Solution of the
Housing Problem"
The amount of imports and exports
to Great Britain is now running below
the prewar levels, Notwithstanding the
fact that values have increased ap-
proximately 172 per cent in imports
and 1856 per cent in exports for the
eight months ended August, 1920, ac-
cording to a statement from the Guar
anty Trust Company of New York.
Heavy damages are reported in the
northern portion of Harris County,
Texas, from cloudbursts that occurred
Thursday. Three creeks, Willow,
Spring and Cypress, are reported out
of their banks. The water is said to
have risen to higher mark than any
OF the inhabitants have ever known
Southern Bankers in conference at
Washington Thursday approved the
organization of company under the
Edge law of $4,000, 900 capital, so per
cent of which would be paid in, for
the purpose of furnishing an outlet
for products of the South, and which it
is believed, will be largely beneficial
to cotton in facilitating the export
trade. The capital is apportioned to
the states according to production. and
based upon a crop of 100000 bales.
This would make the portion of Texas
amount to $4,0O0,OOO, or one-haff of
that amount upon the amount OF paid
in capital.
The seventh annual convention of
the City Fire Marshals' Association
of Texas, which held three-day SEES
sion at Fort Worth, Texas, ended
Thursday with the election of officers
for the ensuing year San Antonio
was selected as the convention city
for 1921 in contest with Ell Paso.
The Rice Owls trounced the South
western University football team. 10
to 0. on field that was fairly covered
with water at Houston. Texas, Satur-
day. The break came in the first few
minutes of play, when the fleet Owl
halfbaek. brown, got away for three
successive gains A forward pass
from MCGEE to Dain scored the first
touchdown for the Houston aggrega-
ton. The Rice line was far superior
to that Of the Pirates, and as a eonse-
quence only one first down was made
BY the Southwestern.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04
FOREIGN NEWS.

King Alexander OF Greece died at
$40 p. m. Monday at Athens His
death was due to wounds RECEIVED
when a pet monkey attacked him early
in October, the king being badly mutt
lated.
A report received at Vienna, Aus
tria, Monday from Lemburg, Galicia,
says that the bolsheviki have conclud-
ed an armistice with General Petlura,
leader of the Ukrainian forces.
Under the law Of public necessity.
the English government is rushing
through parliament its emergency
power bill" granting the cabinet extra
ordinary means for counteracting any
display of force that may show itself
during the mine strike, and for pro-
tecting the public in the event of a
shortage of necessities.
The Armenians have defeated the
Turkish nationalists on the plains at
the foot of Mount Ararat, near Fitch
miadzin, the seat of the chief pat
riarch. Georgia has sent an ultimatum
to the Turks and Tartars, threatening
war unless they withdraw their troops
from Georgia's frontiers and also cease
menacing Batum, on the east shore
of the Black Sea.
Although the coal strike continues
and is causing an increasingly serious
dislocation of Britain's industrial life,
the critical era of a general Industrial
struggle has been Temporarily evaded
by the truce between labor and the
government, which, it is now apparent,
will be extended for several days at
least.
Mrs. B. M. Croker, novelist, died in
London Thursday. Mrs. Croker was
the author of many romances, one of
which, Terrence" was dramatized in
the United States.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04
Japan's Cheap Farm Labor.

Hired labOrers for farm work re-
ceive very small pay in Japan. Those
who are hired by the year and who
board with the family are paid about
$3.50 year; women are paid less.
Laborers hired by the day get on aver
age of II cents. Another kind of labor
is the apprentice labor, usually the
children of tenant farmers, who serve
for periods of from to years, re-
ceiving board, clothes and lodging, but
no wages.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04

A reduction of rates for workmen's
compensation insurance in Pennsylva.
mia ranging from 20 to % per cent is
likely as the result of a study of re-
ports on more than 100000 Industrial
accidents covering a period of four
years and an exhaustive compilation
of experiences conducted Jointly by
the state insurance department and the
PENNSYLVANIA compensation and in
spection bureau. A thorough revision
of the rates will be made Immediately.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04
powerfuI Itallan Eederatlon.

Technical staffs of all Italian indus
tries have formed new federation,
which claims a membership of 10000
persons. This federation has sent a
representative to Rome to ask the gov
eminent that the technical employees
of industrial plants share in the tech
nical, financial and disciplinary man
agement of work under the proposed
system agreed upon between employ
ers and wOrkmeu.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04
Stomach
on Strike
20 Years
R~R-.R @M-~MaR~.h RMw
atomic Set led Efg

"Eatonfc Is wonderful" says @. w.
Burton. Il had been sufferer from
stomach trouble for 20 years and now
I am WELL"
Hatonic gets right after the cause of
stomach troubles by taking up and
carrying out the acidity and gases and
OF course, when the cause is removed,
the sufferer gets well. IL you have
sourness, belching, indigestion, food
repeating or any other stomach
trouble. take Eatonic tablets after
each meal and find relief. Big box
costs only a triae with your druggists
guarantee.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04
MILL GIRLS MARRY YOUNG
Many Villages in the South Where
There Are Absolutely No Old
Maids Found. X

A village without an old maid
sounds somewhat like a fairy tale, but
several such places exist down below
the Mason and Dixon line.
IAN the women get married in the
mill villages of South Carolina. and
at an early age" says a Y. w. C. A.
industrial secretary stationed at Green
Vile, where she works among the girls
in ID mills.
Perhaps economic independence has
something to do with it, as marriage
is not looked upon by the girls as a
meal ticket, but as fifty-fifty PROPOSE
ton. The wives do not give up their
jobs but keep right on working.
That the textile industry in South
Carolina absorbs a large number of
women as well as men workers is not
surprising, considering the fact that
there are as many as 10 mills in 20,
counties. With the population of the,
state estimated at 1,5OO,O15 people, g.
904 are mill workers, and 190,26S are
dependents on mill pay. The vaIua-.
ton Of the mills is 75,090,000 and the.
weekly pay roll is $1,OOO,OOO.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04
Main clerLa Appolnted in rexas.

The following railway mail clerks
have been appointed in Texas: ]. w.
Reagan, Dallas; B. P. Gayden, Spring
Vile; H. Detmore. Water Valley; W.
M. Thomas, Kaufman; M. L, Kuschke,
Temple; H. t. Mincher, Mineola; H.
v. Whitaker, Grand Saline; ]. H.
Prince, Jr., Polytechnic; A. H. Davis,
Clayton; P. w. Johnson, Del Rio; R.
r. Jones, San Antonio; F. R. Hutch
ing, Alvin; C. P. Ryan, Wichita Falls;
e. A. Goss. Dallas, and A. e. Hart
man. San Antonio.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04
Rice Harvest Delayed.

Ell Campo, Tex.-Riee harvest has
been delayed by the heavy rain Of
last week. Practically all of the crop
has been thrashed, only small part
of it is yet in the field. A few small
lots were sold last week following the
fixing of a SIS minimum price by the
Southern Rice Growers Association
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04
news HAPPENINGS
What Has Transpired This
Week the World Over.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Short Mentioning Of Interesting
Happenings From Day to Day
Throughout the World.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Recognition Of the new government
Of Mexico awaits more complete dem
onstration of its character and pur-
pose, it was said Monday at an in
formal discussion at the state depart
ment in Washington. The department,
it was said, would be ready to recon-
mend such recognition as soon as Mex
leo has given proper assurances that
the rights and property of Americans
in Mexico would be protected; show
willingness and ability to meet out
standing international obligations, and
enacted laws to provide that foreign
ers in Mexico have rights as well as
duties.
Advices to the state department re-
veal that the general situation in Mex.
leo is improving steadily, although
there is no change in the controver-
sizes with the United States, except
that the present Mexican government
has given decided indications of desir-
ing to placate this country.
Distribution of the money in the
country, outside of the amount held in
the treasury and federal system, was
estimated at $51.O6 per capita on Sept.
/, or an increase of $13.1S over July
!, 1917, by the federal reserve board
Saturday in its monthly bulletin. The
board put the general stock of money
in the country on Sept. / at $780,, $780,
500, the amount held in the treasury
at $485, S84,277, the amount held by the
federal reserve banks at S2,031, 514, 1888,
and the amount held outside these gov
eminent agencies at $5,479, 6S1, Cos.
The Chinese government, acting
through the state department, Friday
conferred upon Major General March,
chief of staff. the grand Gordon of the
Order of Chia-Ho golden grain). The
presentation was made without form
atty due to the absence Of the Chi
nese minister, DR.. Wellington Koo,
who has left for his new station at
London.
Confirmation of the reported rapid
decline of bolshevism in Russia has
been received by the state depart
ment in advices of a reliable charac-
ter, Secretary Colby said Friday. The
dispatches, he added, have set forth
every symptom of the breakdown of
the soviet government"
Draft evaders who have been APP
pretended up to July Is last and their
case disposed of by military authori-
ties number 16S,738 it was announced
this week at the war department.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04
MAJ soeIaIIze German Mine

Preparation of bill by which so
cialization of mines throughout Ger
many might be carried out was decid-
ed upon at meeting of the cabinet
the minister of public economy being
instructed TO frlme the measure. The
cabinet also decided to extend the pow
er of the minister Of finance.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04
The Cause.

''In the camp the other day / came
across a young soldier who was weep
ing so hard that 1 felt sorry for him
"Was he reading a letter from
homer
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-11-04

Zoo animals prove that a lazy life,
leads to decay and premature "0gd'"
age.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-02
TROOPS HALT.
BOLSHEV|K DRIVE
Army on Beresina River Front
IN Furious Fight, Launches
New Offensive
BY the Associated Press

WARSAW. June 2.---po'ish troops
have turned to the offensive between
Borisow and Bobruisk. on the center of
{he front. which is under attack by the
ltufeian Bolsheviki. and On May 81 the
l,0ies occupied the line Of the Beresina
river according to an official statement
- army headquarters here yesterday &.
Inc spirit shown by the Poles in the
1xhting has blocked the enemy staff 3
Offensive plan" the statement adds.
Counter- attacks against tho Bolshevik
line on Sunday in the Plessppcz section
were successful. it is declared. Several
hundred prisoners and n lumber OF
machine guns were captured. South Of
Bobruisk Polish raids have resulted
IN the taking of prisoners aud of war
materials
A statement earlier in the day said
THE great Bolshevik offensive, which
was begun May Il, with strong forces,
between the Dvina and Pripet rivers,
has been completely stopped"
London. June 2.--While the secrecy
which has surrounded tho mission to
y London Of Gregory Krassin. Russian
Bolshevik minister for trade and com
nefce, Is being maintained. several
Newspapers here print reports on the
progress the soviet envoy Is making
IL is generally accepted he has rp "i"n.
oficial permission to establish a Rus
eian trade bureau in this city. some
4 papers go further and declare he has
secured lease on premises in London
but where these are has not been re-
walled
This bureau will work in co o-opcra
tion with the Board of Overseas Trade
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-02

department. linking the Board OF
Trade with the foreign office, accord
ing to the Daily Mail, but other re-
ports 10 connection with the mission
indicate that the bureaus dealings will
be based on virtually n system of barter,
Russian grain. oil. timber and fax be-
ing offered for railroad rolling stock
agricultural machinery. textiles and
other commodities much needed in
Russia
Some journals declare that before NJ.
Krassin came to London the soviet gov
ernment agreed to certain terms. in
Guiding the immediate release Of Brit.
ish prisoners in Russia. cessation of
propaganda against Great Britain in
India, Palestine and Persia and the
abandonment of all further Bolshevik
interference in the middle Fast.
Paris. June 2.--Tifting the embargo
of Russian and conclusion of reace are
indispensable conditions for tho rosump
tion of commercial relations between
that country and allied nations. Gregory
KraSsin. BolShevik minister for trade
and commerce. has notified Premier
Lloyd George. of Great Britain. accord
ing to the London correspondent of the
Excelsior.
The Seward gateway., 1920-12-16
SAD FATE


 There once was a girl named O'Flynn,
 Whose figure was terribly thin, And when she essayed To drink lemonade. Sht slipped through the straw, and fell in.
 Some thaw, regular old Chinook. And rain. Whew' Talk about your banana belt weather. Southern Mexico has nothing on Seward to- day when it comes to the rain question. And slush and sloppiness. You'll need your rubber boots today if you want to keep your feet dry. There is no place in the Ter ritory or for that matter any where else that has anything cn Seward when it comes to a variety of weather. They say that variety is the spice of lie. If so we should be sal isfied.
The Seward gateway., 1920-12-16

The following salmon canning com- panies of southeastern Alaska are in- cooperating as the Consolidated Sal. mon Packers; Alaska Pacific Fisheries at Tee Harbor; Annette Island Pack ;ng Company, at Metlakatla;. Alaska Sanitary Packing Company at Wran- gell and Cape Fanshaw; Astoria and Puget Sound Packing Company at Ex- cursion Inlet; Deep Sea Salmon Com pany at Cape Edwards and Port Al tho.p; Petersburg Packing Corpor- ation, at Petersburg and. Washington Bay; Point Warde Packing Company at Point Warde; Sanborn Cutting Co.,, at Rake; and Sunny Point Packing Company, at Ketchikan.
The Seward gateway., 1920-12-16
is Wrecked
 By Action of Wat

By Action of Water.
 A large section of Nenana's s waterfront went into the river recently, the cave-in extending from the upper end of the commissions dock to a point a short distance below. A strip representing a loss of nearly l5O feet oi. bulkhead and a large Dart or the gravel which was usedc. .1 fill in behind the piing. The gap is growing hourly. Var. ious reasons are assigned for the collapse but the opinion appears to be quite genera that the dredging of the riv .er close to the bulkhead t. get gravel for the fill made a deep channel near the bas4 of the piling and the actior of the current eventually left the outer edge of tho bulkhead unsupported. The weighte of the gravel behinG the piling did the rest.
 From the appearance of the mass which is being rapidl,,. j. sluiced away by the current no brush was used behinc the piling wbere the wash out occurred. The ripra starts at a point just abovt the Ryus pumpless station and extends for a consider. ahle distance upriver, wit part Of the bulkhead furthe reinforced by cables attach ed to deadmen anchored at 3 safe distance from the river bank.
 The work of repairing the damage will be started i'm. nediately, and no particular difficulty is anticipated in setting new piling in place. A p.ledriver will be brought il. from the line for the put rose.- Nenana News.
 T. A. Hansen, assistant Superintendent of Construc ton of the A. E. c. came ov- CT on the Flier from An chorage last night on a busi- ness trip. He is a guest of the Seward Hotel.
The Seward gateway., 1920-12-16
SAYSINDIANS SLAUGHTERING
 MOOSE HERDS


 Bob Henderson, GscOverer of the Klondike, with James Mcdonald and Frank Nc Neill, recently returned to Dawson from an exploration trip up the Stewart river during the summer. of which he gives the following inter- csting account:
 I've left Dawson about fourth of July," said the re- doubtable Bob, <and went to Mayo Landing; thence to Fraser Falls by canoe, and on to Lansing creek, distant of about 85 miles, where we camped ten days.
 Leaving Lansing creek, we went up Sev-enmile can yon on the Stewart. When through there the valley widens out with terraced benches which seemed to be hundreds of feet high. The formation gives abundant proof that it is a continual tion of Keno Hill formation. the richest mines 1 ever saw. Various indications of coal were found on the Pelly riv- CT.
 If suitable roads and steam biats were supplied this might prove one of the lead ing mining camps of the wo.ld. It will yet prove to be given to groups of prospect DTS if we desire that early additional discoveries of substantial value be made.
 1t may be well that we re- l:.te some of our Observa- tions on the way up the Stewart river:
 At Lansing creek we saw the most degenerate ant wretched Indians, male aEd female. Their unfortunat; offsprings bear the indei;ble marks of the sins of theil equally unfortunate parents that only the grave can ob- hterate. It has been the GUS tom of these Indians to make annual pilgrimages to Her schel Island, and, obvivusly, came in contact with sealels and whalers at that place where the germs of their de .trr,etion were planted.
 Owing to the abundance of moose assembling in the Lansing country, the h. dians killed 1,2O0 last year. The Indians number less than 100 and the number of moose slaughtered would ex- ceed twelve for each Indian. They have a large number of miserable, worthless, mangy dogs to assist themin consuming most of the un- reasonable number slaught.' cred. By all means let the proper authorities regulate the number of worthless dogs and throttle the slaugh- ter of, moose and thereby prevent their extinction. Trey are fast going the way of the buffalo on the great plains"
The Seward gateway., 1920-12-16
George C.. HaZelet

George C. Hazelet returned to Cordova recently from the Chilkat Oil Company's property at Katalla. He reports that another six-barrel- a-day we'll has been struck by the Chilkat company making the second one this summer. The other was a we'll of ten barrels.
The Seward gateway., 1920-12-16
.sGlaciier ..i
 Breezesl

PERT PARAGRAPHS OF SENSE AND NONSENSE FOREIGN AND LOCAL, CAUGHT ON THE
 FL1 BY .THE HUMAN
 TOOTHPICK THE WORM TURNS The glow worm lay on a cot ton sack
 The livelong day - Twas bliss Then he rolled around upon his back, ...as and there he lay,
 's!4l sY!I
The Seward gateway., 1920-12-16
PRECOCITY

When we see a girl of ten crying these days we don't krow whether to give her a new doll to comfort her or tell her that no mars love is worth crying for.