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Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-25
Letter Written Walsh by
G. O. P. Nominee, at
First Repudiated, Is
Found and Admitted.
Sympathetic Feeling for
Movement in Behalf
Irish independence" Is
Expressed.

Kansas City, June 24.-Frank p.
Walsh, former chairman Of the federal
industrial relations commission, made
public what he said was a copy Of a
letter Senator Warren G. Harding, Re-
publican presidential nominee, wrote to
him In which Senator Harding expressed
very sympathetic feeling for the move
ment to bring about the independence of
Ireland. Senator Harding's letter, as
given out by Mr.. Walsh, dated March "A,
last. read as follows:
Il have a very strong conviction my
self of the very great part played by the
Americans of Irish birth and ancestry in
the winning of independence and the
making Of our own great United States.
More than that, ] have a very great
sympathetic feeling for the movement to
bring about the independence of Ireland
and the establishment of Irish national
ity which is the national aspiration OF
any iberty-loving people.
Il must confess / did not think well
Of the insincere demonstrations in the
senate recently in handling a reserva-
tion in behalf of Ireland in the reserva-
tions Of the league of nations treaty. The
insincerity of it was made manifest when
16 senators who pressed the Irish re-
servation refused to vote for the treaty
after it was incorporated. I had the salts
faction myself of casting a favorable
vote after the incorporation was made y
Mr.. Walsh also made public a letter
to Senator Harding, asking the senator
to correct the erroneous impression
which may have been created by the
qualified denial of yourself and secre-
tary that such letter had been writ
ten by you"
Announcement was made at Senator
Harding's office in Washington on June
10. that a search of the files failed to
disclose record of any such letter.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-25
KEEPS
POPULATION GROWTH
SINCE FIRST CENSUS
Quaker City, Third in Size Makes
Second Largest Growth
in United States.

Washington, June 24.-Philadelphia S
population was announced Thursday by
the census bureau at 1,823,15S, showing
that the country's third most populous
city had maintained during the last 10
years the steady rate of grouth it has
had since the census was first taken in
1890 The numerical increase for the 10
years was 274,15O, the second largest
increase of any decade in the city's his
tory, surprising that of the 10 years end
ing with 1910 by almost 10000.
Phidelphias percentage of increase was
17.7, which was slightly lower than the
rate made by New York in the same per-
iod. the nations metropolis having shown
17.9 per cent, compared with a rate for
the decade 1900-191O, Philadelphia's per-
centage Of increase for the last 10
years was 2 per cent less.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-25
JUSTICE DAY DENIES WRlTS
UNDER THE LEVER ACT

Washington, June 24-Application
for temporary injunction and stay in
the proceedings instituted bv the gov
ernment under the Lever act against
4. A. Weed and the Sultzbach Clothing
company, both of New York. has been
denied by Associate Justice Day of the
United States supreme court, the de-
partment of justice was advised We'd
nesday.
Officials of the justice department
declared that vigorous prosecution of
violations of the Lever act would con-
time as a result of Justice Days de-
cision.
Certain words in all the Slavonic
dialects are similar to those in the Latin
and Anglo Saxon languages.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-25
Finding Furniture
Causes Arrest of IL
Negroes, Murder Case

st. Joseph. Mo-, June 24.-Parts of
an iron bedstead corresponding with bed
rails attached to a woman's headless
body found in Lake Contrary several
days ago have led to the arrests of
seventeen negroes. The bed parts were
found in the negroes rooming house dis
trict and the police made a general raid
on the section. The seventeen are held
for investigation.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-25
sUFRAGISTS REJOICE,

Nashville, Tenn, June 24.-Suffrage
hopes rallied when it was learned Gov
ernor Roberts planned to call a special
session Of the legislature to act on the
federal suffrage amendment following
receipt Of a telegram from President
Wilson urging such action.
A question of constitutionality hinges
on a clause in the state constitution
which provides that action on a federal
amendment must be taken by a legisla-
ture, the members of which have been
elected after the amendment was sub
mittcd to the state. Members Of the
present legislature were elected previous
to submission of the suffrage amend
ment.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-25
TENNESSEE APPROVAL LEGAL.

Washington, June 24.-Assistant At
torney General Frierson has advised
Governor Roberts of Tennessee, that
the legislature of that state could ratify
the suffrage amendment without submit
ting the issue to the people.
Mr.. Frierson's opinion was based
largely on the decision OF the United
States supreme court in the Ohio refer
endum case In that case the court held
that ratification of amendments could
be had only by state legislatures or
conventions and that provisions of state
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-25
In Little PimpIes. Hands
Poisoned. CutiCura Heals.

"Our little girl was three months
old when eczema started on her face
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-25
LETTER is ACKNOWLEDGED.

Washington. June 24-The letter
made public by Frank P. Walsh. former
chairman of the war labor board, quot
ing Senator Harding as expressing "a
very sympathetic feeling toward the
Irish independence movement was said
to be undoubtedly authentic" tonight by
George Christian, the senator's secre-
tary.
Declaring that he was speaking for
Senator Harding. Mr.. Christian said: :
'Mr. Walsh simply gave out a copy
of letter written to him by the senator.
When the matter regarding the letter
came up some days ago we tried to find
copy of the letter in the office files
but could not locate it. There was no
hedging and no attempt to cheat about
it. The letter is undoubtedly authentic. y
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-25

in little pirnples. She
rubbed until her face
was almost like raw
meat. Her hands be-
came poisoned SO that
/ had to tie one of them
up, and she cried.
~I
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-25
Special Session Upon
Tax Matters to Have
Opportunity for Ratify-
ing Proposal.
Vermont May Swing In
to Line as Political Act
Following Certainty
36th State Approving.

Raleigh, ". c.. June 24.-The North
Carolina legislature will be called to
meet in special session between July 20
and August 10 to receive the re-valua-
ton report of the tax commission and at
which session the question of ratifica-
ton Of the Susan B. Anthony federal
amendment will come up, it was stated
Thursday at the office Of Governor
Rickett.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-25
VILLA is AGAIN BUSY

El Psso, Tex, June 24.-Villistas
have again cut the railroad between
Jimine and Parral, Chihuahua, accord
ing to information received here. Sew
eral American mining men enroute to
Parral have been forced to wait at
Jininez for the re-openiny of the line.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-20
VALPARAISO DEVELOPMENT co.'s
PIGGERY AT PENSACOLA

The Valparaiso Development Com
pany runs a very valuable plant at
Pensacola. Just outside of the city
limits of Pensacola and between Pen
sacola and U S. Government Naval and
Aviation Camp is located the Com
|panys Piggery.
The Piggery contains about ten
acres and is divided into pens for hogs
lin various stages of fattening.
Market.
Our principal market for the sale of
meat hogs is An6alusia, Alabama,
where Swift and Company have great
packing house. A switch track is To-
Gated near our piggerg in Pensacola,
which affords easy shipping facilities
for our hogs.
eminent for all the lie head. con-
demned headfat foods Ad other waste
and surplus which ID gathered daily
in the company's truck and hauled to
the Piggery where it is fed to the
hogs. -f#&
Hogs at Rocky Bayou that are to
be sold for meat ARD shipped to the
Piggery at Pensacola. where they are
finished and then shipped by rail to
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The Message of VIM. L.
McC0ll0m to Purchasers

I have been asked to tell in this
issue of "The Messenger of the con-
nection of my Auditing Company with
the Valparaiso Development Company
This cannot be in any sense sales
talk for am not saleman.
When the general plan Of the VAL
paraiso Development Company was
laid before me more than two years
ago, ] was deeply impressed with the
apparent keen desire of the princi-
pals to completely safeguard every
interest of their purchasers. After
long consideration of this feature and
also of the duties ana responsibilities
which would be ours under our con-
tract we undertook the service.
Under our contract we became the
Trustees, Registrars ana Auditors for
the purchasers as well as the COM
pany and our duty is to safeguard in
every way the interests entrusted to
our care.
Every dollar of money received
from every source comes into
hands and deposited in our name
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| 1920 a full car load of hogs will be
shipped every week and in the Spring
of 1921 several car loads viii be ship
ped weekly.
At the Piggery one thousand hogs
can be readily handled at one time.
The com any owns a sailing
schooner with an auxiliary motor. This
boat can easily handle from so to 15o
hogs. 1t is loaded in the evening al
Rocky Bayou and is at Pensacola In
the early morning. The Piggery is
within a few hundred feet OF the
water front at Pensacola so the hogs
can be shipped and unloaded with the
least disturbance to the hogs. Like
wise their next and last trip is quick
~ and easily accomplished by rail.
To complete the plan the Piggery at
Pensacola is almost worth its weight in
gold and is another of the splendid
features in the working out OF this
plan.
No such arrangement is necessary for
the handling of cattle. We are located
within fifty miles of Andalusia and
when we decide to sell cattle for meat
purposes, if we ever do. our hearders
will simply drive them up TO Anda-
lusia and sell them.
We have had constructed large
steel tank on the stern of the Myer-
dale and every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday about two tons of feed are
brought to the Rocky Bayou Stock
Farm. This feed is most excellent for
the sows and young pigs and with
the cooked fish that is fed to them
49,, fara almost slIrnnffously The
fact that none have been sick proves
that this diet agrees with the hogs
and their conditions proves it makes
them fat.
All Hogs immuned.
Every hog and pig at Rocky Bayou
and in the Pensacola Piggery is double
for cholera, each being given
the serum and vinus treatment by
United States government experts.
Through the Pensacola Piggery the
problem of finishing off, or the final
fattening of the hogs is entirely
solved and the marketing problem is
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-20
purchasers based on cost plus a rea-
sonable overhead expense.

purchasers based on cost plus rea-
sonable overhead expense.
TO- II purchaser erects or has erected
a home on his villa site, which pur-
chaser may do at any time, and does
not occupy property, company will I'M
dertake to rent same at from SIS to
S35 per month, collect all rents, over
see all repairs, ETC., for which no
charge whatever will be made other
than actual cost in material and labor
in making improvements and repairs.
III. The company guarantees that the
purchaser will be well satisfied on a
personal investigation at Valparaiso and
agrees with purchaser to refund all
payments on a 30-day notice in writ
ing personally delivered to office of
company at Valparaiso within six
months from date of this contract if
purchaser finds conditions different
from the representations made by COM
pany. Demand for refund to be made
within one week after purchasers ar
rival at Valparaiso.
IL. This is the essence Of this agree
meht and unless $1,000 is paid either
in cash or within four months, pay
ment is expected every month regard
less of the payments made the proceed
ing month, until the full cash payment
of slips is paid. Extension of 80, 60,
or 90 days may be secured on request
in case Of sickness, loss Of employment,
or other good reason, but all extern
sions must be secured in writing to be
effective.
10. Should there become a vacancy
in the trustees, registrars and auditors
same may be filled by the company, or
on their failure to act, by the then
acting judge of the Walton county,
Florida, Circuit Court, and by the gov
ernor of the state Of Florida and ma
jority of the governing committee. The
vote of three of the aforenamed being
final and binding. Only such trustees.
registrars and auditors to be appointed
who shall furnish a bond in such a
sum as will amply protect the financial
interests of all purchasers, company
and holders of final certificates.
Ia. At the close of business for each
year during the period of cultivation.
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$ Of japanese Cane Will Bring You Income

do so by electing a governing CON-
mittee of three actual purchasers whose
residences are at Valparaiso, Florida
and they shall manage and control j
development, nd one OF their number
may be general manager. There shall
however. be no changes made in the
handling of funds. and the distribution
OF profits shall be in accordance with
this contract.
This contract embodies every state
ment in company's literature, and no
alterations, charges nor additions will
be recognized unless made in writing,
signed by a duly authorized official
Of the company and specifically made
by reference part hereof.
Qualification Seal of Trustees,
Registrars and Auditors.
VALPARAISO DEVELOPMFN CO..
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Governor of Florida, the Judge of
the Walton County, Florida, Court
and the vote of to shall be final.
My home is at Valparaiso. My fam
lily lives here. / have occasion to visit
and inspect the scenes of the various
developments frequently. I am not a
farmer. but in my best judgment ]
find the work is being carried on in
a highly satisfactory manner.
After over two years work and care
full study of this business / am fully
convinced that every possible safe
guard that could possibly be given a
purchaser has been provided in the
foundation plans OF this project. 1t
has been carefully and honestly plan
ned and is being honestly and faith
fully developed.
VIM. l.. McCoIlom, Pres.
VIM McCollom & Co.
Trustees, Registrars and Auditors.
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firm OF auditors and accountants here
under or any vacancy in the office OF
the auditors and accountants under
this agreement the vacancy shall be
filled by the company by the appoint
ment of another firm Of public auditors
OF acknowledged reputation, who shall
be placed under satisfactory bond
Is. This contract which purchaser
signed when making application shall
be transferable on the register Ut regis
tiers Of the trustees, registrars and au-
ditors and only at their discretion, and
the persons whose name appears upon
any such register as the holder hereof
shall be deemed to be the sole owner
of this contract and neither the
trustees, registrars and auditors, VAL
paraiso Development Company, their
successors or assigns nor the trustees
in which the trust lands are vested
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Very truly yours.
VALPARAISO DEVELOPMENT %.
By Jno. B. perrine, President.
AUDITORS STATEMENT.

We hereby certify that the forego-
ing credit has been passed 10 your
account. In arriving at this credit the
cost OF land, and OF clearing and stump
ing, has been distributed over period
OF three years. 1t would be manifest
ly unfair TO charge the entire cost OF
these items TO one years operations.
because they are. in the nature OF things
permanent investments and permanent
improvements. The company has 10
pay for these things as they go along.
but will spread the cost TO purchasers
over a period OF three years.
The method OF arriving at this credit
is detailed, but reduced to an acre basis,
shows as follows:
Gross income per acre. siS4.7i; Cost
OF operating: This includes cost OF la
Dor for clearing, stumping. breaking.
discing, planting, harvesting, hauling.
and grinding Also cost OF seed. fer
tilizer, containers. and general overhead
expenses, s22i.32; Net income, s263.39;
Purchasers credit pet acre, si3i.69.
Respectfully submitted.
VIM. L. McCOLL0M & CO..
BY VIM. L. McCollom.
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Growing top

an audit of the accounts of Valparaiso
Development Company for the year
shall be made by said firm of public
auditors and accountants. and Ger
titled statement furnished of the total
net profits and the average net profits
per acre in which the purchasers are
entitled to share in proportion to their
acreage, and copy of such statement
shall be mailed to each purchaser in
good standing, together with a remit
lance OF any amount due as such nuf-
chaser's share of the net profits OF the
land In case OF the resignation Of said
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in a Trustees Fund, which can be
withdrawn only on check signed by
us and countersigned by duly auth
orizid official of the Valparaiso De-
velopment Company. They can not
withdraw dollar of this fund alone;
neither can we. This fund is to be
used for the purpose of development,
purchase of land and labor, mainten-
ance, equipment and the general ad-
vancement Of the project.
We make regular audits for the
company, which are submitted to and
approved by the Board of Directors
of the Valparaiso Development Com
pany. Once each year we will pre-
average cost to produce crop on
each acre of land and the average
return for each acre in which pur-
chasers are entitled to share and with
this audit we will remit to the pro-
per source whatever sums are shown
to be due. The Valparaiso Develop
ment Company under our agreement
never actually handle any funds and
do not have a bank account in their
name.
Every acre of land is decided to VIM.
l.. McCollom and Company, Trustees
for Valparaiso Development Company.
W. AoouS CSIllllCdl6S " puIIudScIS
wherein we agree that certain acre
age or certain Villa Sites will be deed
ed to purchasers when paid for and in
the meantime we hold the title for
them. which cannot be encountered
by any one and not by the company
for any purpose whatever.
All equipment purchased by us
through the Trustee Fund is like
wise trust property not under the
control of the company, but held
by us for the benefit of the purchaser.
Under the plan of our employment
we cannot use money for any purpose
other than designed and we can only
deed land to the holder of Final
bound each year to pay all taxes and
and other sales. II we decided the
property otherwise, this act would be
contrary to our trusteeship. We are
bound ach year to pay all taxes and
assessments out of the funds at our
disposal, so there can never be any
tax sales or delinquent taxes Every
purchaser is as secure regarding the
title TO his land as though he held
a deed TO the property, and in many
cases he is even better protected.
In case of resignation or removal
OF the trustee a new one can be ap-
pointed who can at once assume all
duties, execute certificates, allotments
etc, ETC., without the scratch OF
pen from the former trustees. Every
precaution against the blocking of the
project seems to have been provided
for fully in the interest Of the pur-
chasers.
The Company makes it possible
within the next few years TO turn
the entire mana cement of the pro-
perty over to commission form OF
government such as is being adopted
by hundreds of leading cities in this
country. Three commissioners elected
by the purchasers will handle the de-
velopment and manage the affairs OF
valparaiso They may appoint new
Auditors and new Trustees To do
this they viii sit in council with the
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Andalusia.
The hogs at the Piggery are kept
in pens depending on the order in
which they are to be shipped to mar
ket. The first pen contains the next
shipment to market. These hogs are
fed as much as possible to cause them
to take on as much weight as posi-
BILE. The other pens are handled as
they properly should be. When the
hogs are removed from the first pen
the others are moved up and a new
lot is shipped from Rocky Bayou.
1t is expected that by the fall of
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shall be chargeable with any claim,
equity or interest in or concerning this
contract on the party of any other per-
son whatsoever.
is. If at any time in the future the
purchasers who have their contracts
fully paid for, and not less than fiji
teen hundred in number, or less num-
Der with the written consent Of the
company, should decide by a two-illirds
vote that they desire to handle the de-
velopment of the trust lands then un-
der development and actually repre-
scented by final certificates, they may
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-20
The Positive Proof
of Value of Cane
DeFuniak Springs. Florida.
November I, 1919,


To Whom tt May Concern:
We, Perry Lewis Biddle and wife.
hereby certify and affirm that the
/ two photographs of our Japanese
Cane field were taken by t. Hope
| Cawthon on October 80. 1919. one
with Mr.. BiddIe and others and one
with Mr.. and Mrs. Biddle and others
consisting of Jno. b. Perrine. NJ. II.
Potter. VIM. L. McCollom and h s.
! Martins.
We both further certify that this
cane was first planted in the year
1907 and that it has come up each
succeeding year without re-planting.
this being the twelfth year.
Nothing but commercial fertilizer
has ever been used. the average
amount being one thousand pounds
per acre. No special care has been
given this cane and it is not shelter
ed in any way.
In the year 1911 or four years after
the original planting a portion of the
cane was accurately measured and
made into syrup and IT produced at
the rate Of nine hundred gallons per
acre.
This stand Is an average stand for
the past twelve years and the aver
age amount of syrup per acre for
the entire twelve years would be
from three hundred 10 five hundred
gallons per acre.
There is every reason TO believe
that this same cane win continue TO
produce as il has and we believe that
it will go on for many years more
just as IL has been doing now and has
for the past twelve years.
The land on which this cane is
growing is a sand ridge and is very
inferior soil and represents about as
poor soil as any in Walton County.
II is what is known as Jack Oak
land.
We have visited the cane fields OF
the Valparaiso Development Company
and have inspected their land and soil
and wes declare that the soil on which
they are planting cane is at lease one
hundred percent better than the soil
which our cane is growing.
Our little farm on the edge of De-
Funiak Springs is known as. Ever
green Faram. We have on II some
thing green for our table three hun
dred and sixty-five days in every year.
We have lived in this place and on
Evergreen Farm for over thirty years
and we own some considerable prop
erty'here, consisting OF residences and
business blocks. and we refer you to
any business man or banks OF this
city and any resident Of Walton
county.
We believe from our experiences Of
thirty years that Japanese cane can
be grown on the land OF the Valpa-
raise Development Company for a
quarter century and produce two hun
dred TO five hundred gallons of syrup
per acre every year IL they cultivate
properly and use not 20 exceed one
thousand pounds Of fertilizer per acre
each year.
PERRY L. BIDDLE.
MRS. p. l.. BIDDLE.
Chas. II. Gordon.
Gertrude NJ. Fullerton
w. w. Perdue.
State of Florida, Walton County, IS:
The above was subscribed and
sworn 10 before me the LIST day OF No
vember. 1919.
cHAs. H. GORDON,
fSEAL) Clerk Circuit Court.