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From American Cotton .Association.I

From American Cotton Association
At Il meeting of the State Committee
Of the Louisiana Division of the Amer
lean Cotton Association held Oh the
7th. two committees We're provided for
to look into legislation in the interest
of the cotton industry. One committee.
composed of Harry ID. Wilson. Paul
ID. Perkins of Calcasieu. n. C.. William
son Of East Carroll. w. II. Hodges. jr.,
Of Bossier. Grundy Cooper of Kapides
and w. Il. Thompson Of Orleans, will
contine its effort to legislation concern
ing the pink boil worm infestation in
Southwest Louisiana. Information
given the committee by Mr.. Perkins
and Mr.. Wilson. indicated that the
amount of compensation required for
the cotton farmers Of Cameron will
not he as great us at first supposed.
The other committee, to be composed
of seven members. will be named later
ny Chairman Thompson, and will de-
vote its energies toward legislation in
the interest of the cotton producer. by
endeavoring to realize part Of the pro-
gram of constructive effort of the AM
erican Cotton Association. The first
question is that of warclOuSing. Louis
lama has good warehouse law. hut In
the warehouse program Of the asSocia-
ton are some features which may re-
luire special legislation. The next
question is to have a course in cotton
grading and Stapling established in the
State University or Tulane. 1t may be
possible to accomplish this without
additional expense through the opera
tions of the Smith-lIuey federal law
Another question is to require the
railroads to provide shelter for cotton
on railroad platforms and in yards
Chairman Thompson was instructed
to call conference with the railroad
| interests to endeavor to have this done
without attempting to force it b,
legislation.
| The plan for Il systematic campaign
of the state by groups of parishes w;l'
endorsed. and in Il few weeks will bt
put into effect. Charter memberships
totaled :'22 on April Both. which Il
almost Ole-half of the states quota.
| Chairman Thompson was instructed
to investigate the adviSability Of incor
Eorating the state division, or to fill
the original charter Of the nationa
association with the Secretary Of State
SO as to give pernanence to the Louis
lana Division.
A vote of thanks to the papers of TIN
city and the country for their co-Opera
ton in the movement was adopted.
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BENTON BOSSER PARISH LOUISIANA

he is getting ready to put down a well
somewhere nearby.
Mrs. w. H. ReameS spent Sunday
with her mother. Mrs. Perry.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Nj. Bounds were
visitors i'll Plain Dealing Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Garrett and
children spent Sunday with Mr.. Gar
rett'S mother.
AIesSrS. Wilmer Young and &. Il.
COker, of Ivan. We're visitors around
Rocky Mount Sunday. .-.
The young people of this community
were entertained at the home Of Mr.
]. NJ. Bounds last Friday night with
Il party. Those who attended We're
Misses Annie Lou. Ruth and Tessie
O:lesby. Zellie and Sadie Ritter and
CANINE DeNIoSS; MeSsrS. Wilmer Young
q. Il. Cocker. Walter. Chighie and vii
Bounds. Fred Irater. Irwin Watt. HOl.
son Bass and Darlton Oglesby.
children'S Day will he observed al
Concord Church the fifth Sunday il
May. Everybody come and bring ;
basket. Services will he held durin:
both morning and evening. -mONDY.
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no question of the efficacy of protection
afforded by incubation with the med
ern blackleg vaccine gernl-free
liquid known az blackleg aggressin
and giving permanent immunity or
protection.
The fact should be borne in mind
by the livestock owner, however. that
some effort Oh his part Is necessary
from Il sanitary standpoint to prevent
perpetual infection Of pasture soil.
Vaccination. while necessary on ill.,
fected premises. is only temporizing
with the problem and will necessarily
becone Il permanent requirement uil-
less sanitary disposal of carc,lsses is
pacticed. The seeding Of the ground
with backleg spores (gerns) can he
largely avoided through prompt dis
poSal of .carcaSses by cremation or deep
burial. This germ lives IN the soil and
when entering the body of an animal.
with food or water or through wounds
or skin scratches. multiplies rapidly.
sul,sisting OH and destroying the body
tissues and soon causing death.
Frequently deaths from blackleg
occur suddenly and the first intination
the owner has that the disease Is
present Is the finding of one or more
dead fat calves or yearlings. Most
often lii the affected animal lameness
develops suddenly and Is usually
accompanied by the development Of
characteristic hlackleg Swellings. These
swellings are ut first hot and painful.
later becoming cold. painless and will
crackle on pressure and occur Oh
almost any part Of the body. Az the
disease progresses the swellings III
crease In size and the animal so af-
fected lies down most Of the time and
dies in from twelve to forty eight hours
Bodies Of cattle dead Of blackie:
often become enormously swollen from
the rapid formation Of gasses In the
tissues and intestinal tract. The ski
over blackleg swellings feels like parcll
ment paper when handled and If re-
moved the flesh underneath il seen t.
he dark in color and distended Will
gas bubbles.
Vaccination with blackleg a2gressii
will positively protect your susceptible
calves and yearlings, therefore vii.
procrastinate!
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Monday. May 1O.-A wind. rain and
hail storm visited us Tuesday night Of
last week. doing Il great deal Of damage
to gardens and field crops.
Mr.. J. :. COzby spent one night Of
last week with Mr. Rufus Foy. Of near
Oak Grove.
Mr.. !. :. cozl,y and Mr.. J. IL. RO-
mines made Il business trip near Oak
Grove one day last week.
The many friends of Aunt Pet casOn
will regret to learn of her serious ac-
cident last Wednesday morning ut the
| home Of her sOn-ill-law. Mr.. r. u. Giles.
While out in the yard she slipped and
| fell. breaking both bones of her right
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Around Linton.

Monday. May 1O.-There have fallen
in this community during the past few
days several heavy rains. which Is very
liScouraging to the farmers.
The Linton boys have organized II
baseball team.
Mr.. J. +. Runtly has sold his car and
bought Il motorcycle.
MIR. {. W. Jones nlOtOred to Shreve-
port Monday afternoon.
There are several cases of wliOoping
cough in this community.
Mr.. lessee Jones has been Oh the sick
list for the last few days. w..
Mr.. and Mrs. {. W. Jones spent Sun
day ut the home of Mr.. Jim Merritt.
- Mr. Willie Scarborough was ,f-visitor
Mr.. Will Jones has already set out u
right nice patch of bunch yam potatoes.
Mr.. Jake Curry is ii guest ut the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Merritt
ior IL few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. &. Jones spent Sun
day ut the home of their uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Jones.
Mr.. Willie Dennis was Il pleasant
visitor Saturday and Sunday ut the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. New. Of Plain
Dealing. But. mind YOU. lie didn't &C
lust to see Mr.. and Mrs. New.
Those Of this community who attend
ed the picnic ut the Caney school hous'
were Messrs. I.innie. Emmett and JOIN
Grey Jones and DeltOn Scarborough
All report Il very good time. PETE.
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Ark8na.

Tuesday. May 11.-l'lenty Of rain,
plenty Of grass and plenty Of work
but wOrkmen are scarce everywhere.
II. l.. Lester was seen Oh his way to
Bradley. Ark. Sunday.
Mrs. W. NJ. Wynn was IL guest sun
day Of her brother. 7. Il. Harrell.
Mestalnes {. e. and X. NJ. Burton
were visitors to Plain Dealing last
week.
Mrs. I.ingenfelter visited Mrs. vii
li;lnlS. Of the Alabama settlement Yes
tertlay.
Mrs. :. \. Gillum has gone to Mar
shall. Texas. to visit her niece. Mrs
Newsham.
Mrs. Rurse and son. Of Stamps. Ark.
were guests Sunday ut the home O1
Mrs. I.ingenfelter.
Miss Lula I.yles and Master Frank
Impson We're guests Of Miss Martll;
Burton Sunday evening. -LA.-ARk.
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Dawson Vaughan.
Contributed by 81 reader

Contributed by Il rcadcr.i ..-
4 very pretty wedding was solemnized
in the presence of relatives and friends
in the parlor of the First Methodist
Church of Shreveport Oh Wednesday,
April 14th. ut $50 o'clock. the contract
ing parties being Miss Alma Blancll
Vaughan. eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs H. e. Vaughan. Of East Point. and
Mr. Orlando Worth Dawson. Of Relcher.
The impressive ring ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. J. NJ. Brown. also Of
Belcher. They We're preceded to the
altar by Miss Roxie Straylan. close
friend of the bride. and Mr.. Cleo Daw-
son. brother of the groom.
The bride was attired in navy trico-
tine suit. with hat. gloves and shoes In
harmony She wore cOrSage bouquet
Of roses and sweet peas.
Miss Vaughan was reared In this
community and for the past two years
has been assistant cashier at the First
State Bank of Relcller. BY her happy
| disposition and charming personality
she has won many friends.
| Mr.. Dawson has for il number OF
years been engaged in the garage buSi-
ness here and numbers his friends by
1 the score.
They returned that afternoon to
Relcler, where Mr.. Dawson has re-
Gently purchased a pretty little home
which was in readiness for them t.
begin house keeping.
| Many handsome and useful presents
of cut glass. silver and linen We're
| received. which atteSts the popularity
| Of this young couple.
| A long life Of happiness L. wished
them by their numerous friends.
Belcher, La, May /, 1920.
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A High Cotton Price Necessary
Number 20.
. New York Commercial. April l3th.l

rightly holds his goods until tomorrow,
need. and the farmer has the cotton
the world needs. In the two cases the
economic conditions are Identical
In reply to the charges made by the
people of New England and Europe
that cotton land owners are making
excessive profits. as shown by the great
increase in deposits In Southern hanks,
Mr.. ASwell points out that these critics
are evidently ignorant of the fact that.
owing to the rich and versatile soil.
with it's wealth Of sunshine and climate,
the cotton crops produced last Year
only one-fifth of the S1O.OOo. .OOO.OOO of
revenue derived from the Southern
farms. and in the other four-tifthS not
in the cotton crops. over D per cent
Of which We're produced ut losses. are
found the profits the South realized
from its agricultural activities. The
South Is. of course. increasing in wealth
and power. hut its profits have not
come from cotton hut from agricultural
| products which make cotton growing
possible. and from its vast increasing
oil. mineral and timber resources.
This opens up IL discussion of the
peculiar attitude often taken toward
the cotton producer. Even ii it We're
true that his lands We're increasing in
value and that he was prospecting. why
should that be a matter of critiSiSm?
| What right has any one in New Eng
land or elsewhere to even express sur
prise that the cotton producer should
be making money! The New England
manufacturers are certainly making
more money than they ever did before,
and no one should find fault with them
for making all that they legitimately
can. considering it both from the moral
and legal standpoint. If the cotton
farmer can make money. it is as much
his right as it is that Of the cotton spin.
her. Of the cotton manufacturer, or
any other American citizen.
Yet. as Mr.. Aswell points out the
cotton farmer has not been organized
to take advantage of the prevailing
prosperity. and 30 per cent Of the cot
ton raised has represented poverty and
hardship. while gOodly portion Of the
remainder has been Just over the line.
! 1t does not follow. that the price to the
! consumer will he higher If the method
Of marketing cotton is reOrganized 81
. that profits are more evenly distributed
, between the producer and the colsu
nler. and the farmer gets what Is right
fully his share.
| Supply and demand conditions NJ.
such that the Southern farmer will bt
! face to face with his chance for profit
this year. reorganizin. his business on
scientific basis which will serve hin
: in good stead in lean years that ma.
. come.
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Velvet Bean Is Popular.

According to J. \. Andrews. demon
stration ageot over In Bienyille Parish.
velvet bean seed sufficient to plant
more than three thousand acres have
been placed with the farmers Of that
parish. with more Oh the way. VIII
anything like Il favorable season 1t L.
plain to he seen that enough velvet
beans are going to he grown over In
Bienville to save lots Of big feed biliS
next winter. The more attention the
farmer gives to the culture of velvet
beans the fatter will grow his hVe
stock and his checking account at MS
home hank
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Vacclnate For Blacklef.
s. L. Press Eullctin.I

T.. s. L I'ress Eullctfn.J
Recent Investigations by the force Of
the State Livestock Sanitary Board
and reports comin. into the office indi-
cate that blackleg is prevalent through
.out many sections Of the state.
Rlackleg Is specifically Il disease Of
young cattle. as most Stockmen know.
occurring generally between the ages
Of five and twenty-fOur months. After
an animal has passed this period u
natural immunity exists. 1t therefore
should he considered necessary part
Of farm operators to annually vaccimite
;,ll susceptible calves. There Is now
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CORRESPONDENCE
Plain Dealing. Route 3.

Monday, May 1O.-We are having
regular summertime weather again.
Mr.. Il. Billingsby is on the puny list
at this writing.
Mrs. s. l.. Arnold spent Sunday with
Mrs. J. Il. Winham.
Mr.. Lawson Morgan was shopping In
Plain Dealing one day last week.
Mrs. Carl Andrews was pleasant
guest Sunday of Mrs. John English.
MIR. Dave Wilson made a business;
trip to Carterville one day last week.
Miss Iona Gleason spent yesterday
very pleasantly with Mrs. Dave Arnold.
Mrs. Il. Rillingsby is spending the
day with her daughter. Mrs. Il. +. Hill.
Mr.. W. II. Crouch made Il business
trip to Plain Dealing Friday Of last
week.
Mrs. w. J. Chandler and daughter,
Cornelia. spent Sunday with Mrs. Will
Styles.
Mr. J. Il. Arnold and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. ID. W. Arneld and
family.
MeSSrS. :. l.. and J. Il. Arnold were
shopping in Plain Dealing Saturday Of
| last week.
Brother Carl Andrews filed his
regular appointment yesterday in the
lake community.
Master W. J. English. jr.. spent Fri
| day night with his grandparents. Mr.
and Mrs. John Arnold.
Mrs. Mary Morgan and Miss Sylvia
Cobb attended the singing ut the schOo
house last Wednesday night.
| Mrs. W. ]. Giles and daughters;
Misses Lucille and Margil. and Mr.
and Mrs. {. l.. O'I)aniel, of HOSSton
spent several days Of last week will
Mr.. and Mrs. J. t. Andrews.
! Mr.. John Griggs and family wer,
visiting in Plain Dealing Saturday ant
while there attended the marriage o.
their cousin. Miss Ruth Cochran. O
Plain Dealing. and Mr.. u. Greene. o
Shiloh. Their many friends wish then
Il long and prosperous life
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Chandler and fanil,
attended the cleaning off Of the Pleas
ant Hill Cemetery the first Saturtla.
| in May. GUESS WHO.
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industry Of the world. and made 1t
plain that unless there is Il sustained
high price of the staple for some time
to come there will he Il world shortage
Of cotton to the point of actual famine
conditions.
Close students of the situation insist
that there Is already Il shortage that
will make itself increasingly apparent
as the season progresses. and that the
time is not far distant when some items
Of cotton goods will lie out of the mar
ket entirely. Production of cotton must
he stimulated to the last degree. Eco
nomic laws will probably take care of
this. without any special enactment
such aS was made necessary by the
guaranteed price of wheat. Food stuffs
prices We're artifcially increased dur
ing the war in order to encourage
farmers to the highest point of produc-
tivity. and the guaranteed price of the
present wheat crop stimulated the heav-
| lest acreage ever Sown to that staple.
President Wannanmker of the Amer
lean Cotton Association. has recently
had Il conference with DIR. John \.
Todd. of England. who came to this
country for the purpose. 1t was agreed
as Il result of Il careful canvass Of the
situation between these two authorities
that 15NW.OOO bales of American cot
ton will he needed from the coming.
crop with the greater portion needed
in the good grades: that it will he
years before England can increase her
cotton production to any extent. and
that the SO-c;,lled surplus is composed
of All enormous amount of unSlinnable
q cotton. This last item is an indictment
of the manner IN which the crop report
has been conducted within the past few
years. which has allowed to be put in
the statistics cotton which has no value
other than in the manufacture Of ex
plo$ives.
There is not the remOteSt possibility
of the South producing 1J.OOO,OlO bale.
of cotton this year. On the contrary
the crop has started six weeks late
with everything favorable for shor
crop. The labor situation is such tina
new conditions would have to lie reck
Oned with and Il sharp revision mad,
IN cost accounting. AS to the price t.
which the producer is entitled Repre-
sentative ASwell declared that the cot
ton growers have Il new vision an,
, perspective. and are demanding fai
treatment. The merchant prObabl!
I:,ses Ills selling price upon the cos
, price. Why should not the cotton farm
er do the same! he asks If the mer
. chant does not get his price to-day. h
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Rocky Mount.

Monday. May 1O.--IIOoks as If we
are going to have some more rain soon.
Miss Sadie Ritter. Of Plain Dealing.
s,ent the weekend with home folks.
Mrs. Tom Blodgett. Of Pine Bluff.
Ark. is spending a few days ut Rocky
Mount to he with her husband while
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Around Brushy.

Monday. May 1O.-Mr. John and
Miss Matte Love went to Plain Deal
ing to the picture show last Saturday.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Moore and Miss Winnie
Moore visited Mrs. J. 4. Love Sunday.
Little Virginia Sprnin Is able to he
up again after having fever for few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. Hoffn,uir spent last
Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. l. l.. Hoff-
pauir. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Pullen were
visitors ut the home of Mrs. II. c.
Sprui1l last week.
Brother Materne will preach ut the
school house on the third Sunday 1.-THE
10TH at $50 o'clock.
Miss Leila Winham fell from the
school house steps ut HOsStOn and
fractured her left arm.
Mrs. Hugh Strayhan spent the first
of last week in Plain Dealing with her
mother. Mrs. John Mckinney.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. l.. Hoffpauir and
Miss Audree Straylan went to the
picnic given ut Caney last Saturday.
Mrs. J. A. Love and Mrs. :. Il. Stray
han attended the funeral Of Mrs. Zacl
| Gardner at Cottage Grove last Satur
day.
Mrs. Pete GriSllam has returned t.
her home in HaSleur. Texas. aftel
spending month with her parents
| Mr.. and Mrs. \. Il. Winham.
Rev. T.. ]. HolIadlay will preach a
the school house the fifth Saturda.
night. Sunday ut eleven O'Clock fan'
Sunday night-(2!th and 3Oth).
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Snecial Notice.

Members of the IIaughton Farm
Loan Association are urgently request
ed to attend a meeting Of our Associa-
tion to be held ut two o'clock Saturday.
May II. 1920. at Haughton. Ia. Busi-
ness Of greatest Importance needs our
attention. j. W. WARD. President.
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arm mt the wrist. The correspondent
hopes for her speedy recovery.
Mr.. u. ii. Cole made a business trip
to Sarepta last Saturday.
\ mad dog visited Mr.. ]. NJ. Coles
one day last week. killing five ducks
for hinl-and got away.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. ii. Cole and son.
Mr.. NJ. V. and Miss Fannie Martin
spent the day Sunday with Mr.. COLES
sister, Mrs. $. G. COzby. IT,.
Mr.. and Mrs. {. W. Rogers and fam
lily and Mr.. {. II. Giles spent three
days of last week with Mrs. Rogers
mother. Mrs. :. {. COzby.
Mr.. Bud Collie. Of Plain Dealing. Wis
tied his father. Mr.. J. Nj. Collie, Satur
day and sunday. CRAB APPLE.
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Pleasant Hlll.

Monday. May. 1O.-The farmers are
behind with their wOrk--tOo much rain.
It's beginning tie look like they will
raise hay instead of corn and cotton.
All are not through plantin. cation yet,
or corn. either. on the low land.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. f.. Boyd. ST., We're
shopping in Plain Dealing last Satur-
day.
Reginald DeAlosS and Courtney Lowe
visited Chester and Roy Gleason Sun
day.
Mrs. Keulah Dennis Is spending this
week with her daughter. Mrs. l. \.
Gleason.
Mr.. Allie DeMoss visited his father
and sister. Mr.. \. J. DeNlOSS and Miss
Matte. SATURDAY, night and Sunday.
Mayhaws are riise and plentiful. hut
no one seems tO care about them
Sugar is too high priced to use in
sweetening anything 80 sour. =
Mrs. \. f. Mckenzie. who has beer
with her son. Mr.. .Arnid Mckenzie. Ol
Alexandria. since last December. has
returned to the home of her daughter
Mrs. Emmett DeAloSS. ALT.
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Red Land.

Tuesday. May Loudly again this
morning
Miss Eva Keoun spent Sunday with
Miss Clarice DOdSOn.
Miss Ruth May. Of Vernon. Texas. is
here on Il visit with relatives.
Mr.. :. {. Goodwin was business
visitor to Springhill last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Tom Dean spent Sun
day as guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. {.
Stampley.
Miss Winnie keOun. of Plain Deal
in: High School, spent, the weekend
with home folks.
Miss EStelle DOdSon spent from Fri
day until Sunday of last week with
friends residing near Springhill.
Brother y. l.. Eddy filled his appoint
ment ut the church Saturday. Sunday
and Sunday night. PAT.