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federal employees throughout the en-

tire country
Miss Ethel Smith will go to the con-
vention of the American Federation
of Labor as delegate of the Wom-
ems Trade Union League J. G. Gurley.
editor of the Federal Employe. will
attend the labor editors convention
to be held at Montreal June 6, the day
preceding the opening of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor convention.
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SilkGloves
Our prices for Silk Gloves
are keeping our glove counters
very busy these days Here are
the gloves you want, at sur
prisingly low cost.
Kayser Long Silk Gloves
49, button length, fine white tricot
silk, So. 90 pair.
16-button length. heavy white
MiIanese silk. $2.75 pair.
12-button length, $3.50 pair.
12-button length MIanese silk
gloves, brown and white. $500 par.
12-button length, white chamois-
cite, $1.35 pair.
$1.35 Silk Gloves, CSC
Two-clasp Milanese silk-aiI
sizes in black and whlte-aiso navy
blue in sizes 6 and 6Ls, and gray
and mastic in sizes 6 to Z. Marked
seconds" but practically perfect.
$1.95 Silk Gloves,
$1.45 Pair
Two clasp MIianese silk. with
plain and embroidered backs-aII
styles in black, white and mastic.
navy, sizes 6 and 7-gray, sizes
6 to 7Iz-ponsee, sizes 6 and z.
Marked seconds" but practically
perfect.
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ton, Louisiana, will meet at
Franklinton, Louisiana, and in
open session proceed to open the
bollot box, examine and canvass
the returns, and declare the re-
suit of said election.
This the 4th day of June, 1920.
F. B. BATEMAN,
President of Washington Parish
School Board.
Section 7. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the special election herein
and hereby provided for shall be held
and conducted and the returns there
of shall be made under the provisions
of Act 256 of 1910, and amendments
thereof, and such other laws as may
be applicable.
On motion duly seconded and
carried the request of the Waiver
| ly club made through Mrs. j. Vol
Brock and e. j. Gayer for the use
of the High School Building for
the purpose of showing education
al pictures was granted provided
the said proposition meets the ap.
prevail of the Franklinton school.
On motion duly seconded and
carried. the sum of $500 was
hereby appropriated for the pur-
pose of removing stumps from
tn" F'ranklinton school grounds.
On motion duly seconded and
carried the request for additions
to the Mt. Ebal, and Stony Point
scbools was deferred until the
special meeting of the Board t.
be held on June %, 1920.
On motion duly seconded ano
carried the following resolution
was adopted.
Whereas, the Washington
Parish School Board is without
sufficient funds to carry on the
public schools Of the Parish fol
the balance of the session 1919
1920, for the reason that al
taxes for current school year have
not been collected. and it is there
fore necessary for said board tt
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secure the funds necessary for
said school expenses until TIE
taxes assessed for that purpose
are collected.
Therefore be it resolved, by the
Washington Parish School Board
that this board borrow from the
Washington Bank 4 Trust Com
pany, Franklinton, Louisiana, the
sum of $40, 100000, or such por-
ton of this amount as may be
needed, payable on or before
July Is, 1920, and that this board
do execute and deliver to the said
Washington Bank e. Trust Com
pany it's certificate, or certificates,
Of Indebtedness for said amount,
said certificate to bear interest at
the rate Of five per centper annum
from date until paid and said
loan to be paid out of the funds
to be collected for the session
1919.20 or from any other sources
of revenues received from or by
this board.
There appearing no further
business the Board stood adjourn
ed to meet on June q, 1920.
F. B. Bateman,
President.
D. H, SPRINGFIELD,
Secretary.
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Stra.yed,

From my place, 4 miles north
of Franklinton, one roam horse,
five years old, weighing about
700 pounds, one hind knee little
larger than the other. A reward
of $500 given for any informa-
ton leading to her recovery.
c. II. Rogers,
F'ranklinton, La.
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Taxable valuation, S......,..,.. .....
Signature of voter. .....'.'...,.''''.
Signature Of voters agent casting
ballot by proxy,,..>...'.,.'. 900
Notice to voters; TO vote in favor
of the proposition submitted on this
ballot, place cross (x) in the square
after the word "Yes', and to vote
against 1t, place similar mark after
the word "No."
Form of back of ballot
Washington Parish School District
Number Six Of Washington
Parish, Louisiana,
Parish of Washington,
Ward , Precinct,
Taxable valuation, 5. ,'''
Signature of voter ..n..,.'''.'''''''''
SIGNATURE OF voters agent casting
ballot by proxy
Section 8. Be It further ordain'
ed, etc., That the Secretary OF the
Parish School Board be, and he
is hereby ordered to cause to be
prepared for use at said election
the tally sheets, list of qualified
electors assessed valuation OF
property, blank statements fol-
the compilation Of the VOTE il
number and amount, and othel
election blanks that may be re-
opired for the purpose of holding
the said election,to cause the sam
, to be placed in thu ballot bog to
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Sheriff Sale-No. 1858.
Bascom D. 1'alley and Chas.
Webster
vs..
Hermon Foster.
Hermon Foster.


Goth Judicial District Court, State of
Louisiana, Parish of Washington.
Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of commission of sale, issued out
of the goth Judicial District Court of
Louisiana, in and for Washington Par
ish, in the above entitled and numbered
cause, to me directed and delivered
for execution, l will proceed to sell
at public auction to the last and high.
est bidder on
Saturday, July 10, 1920 .
at the principal front door of the court
house at Franklinton, La, between
the legal sale hours for judicial sales,
the following described property, be-
ing and situated in Washington Par
ish, Louisiana, to-wit:
Lots No, 2 and 3, block 4, of the L,
A. Pierce Addition to Bogalusa, Wash
ington Parish, La
Terms of sale: Cash with benefit oil
appraisement.
This the Goth day of May, 1920.
]. e. Bateman, Sheriff.
| Publ June saJQly ., la2o,l
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use at the respective precinct OF
the School District at which the
election is to be held.
Section 4. Be it further ordain.
ed, etc., That the polling place or
precinct for the said election
shall be Asa's Greek School,
ward, 49,, and the following three
commissioners and clerk Of elec.
ton are appointed: Alb Stafford,
Levy summeraIl, Wiley Creel,
commissioners, and A. l.. Stat
ford clerk; all of whom shall
serve without compensation.
Section 5. Be it further ordain-
ed. etc., That the President Of
the Parish School Board be, and
he is hereby instructed to give
public notice of the said election
by proclamation to be duly pub.
lished according to law, in the
following form'
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to a resolution passed
by the Washington Parish School
Board of Washington Parish
Louisiana, at a meeting held on
the 4th day Of June, 1920, [, f. B
Bateman, President of said Par.
| ish School Board, do hereby give
notice that, in compliance witt
said resolution a special election
will be held in Asa's Creek Schoo
District Number 6, Parish Of
Washington, Louisiana, on the
10 day of July 1920, for the pur'
pose of submitting to the proper
ty taxpayers qualified under the
Constitution and Law of the State
of Louisiana, to vote at said cleo
ton, the following proposition
to-wit.
To levy special tax of three
mills on the dollar on all the pro
perty in School District Numbe
6, Parish of Washington, Louisl
) ana, subject to State taxation
annually for period of two year
for the purpose of constructing
school building and purchasln'
additional equipment for tn
school in said district.
For the purpose Of said electlo
the polling place will be- Asa
Creek School building, and tn
three following commissioner
and clerk of election have bee
, appointed to serve at tn
) election, all Of whom shall serV
without compensation
Aga's Creek School building
Alb. Stafford, Levy summeral
\ Wiley Creel, commissioners; an
, A. L. Stafford, clerk
! At said special election the pol
will open at seven o'clock a. M, al
I close at five o'clock p. M, and t
# election will be conducted IN accor
n ance with the laws of Louisiana a
II plicable thereto
J. Notice is also given that at ,
q o'clock A, M. of the 14th day
10 July, 1920, the said Parish Soho
y Board Of the Parish Of Washiu
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+ M, ana Ine elecClOn Will w
conducted in accordance with
the laws OF Louisiana applicable
thereto.
Notice is also given that at 1O|
O'Clock A. M. of the 18th day Of
July, 1920 the said Parish School
Board of the Parish of Washing
ton, Louisiana, will meet at Frank
linton, Louisiana, and in
open session proceed to open the
ballot box, examine and count
the ballots in number andamount,
examine and canvass the returns
and declare the result Of said
special election.
This is the 4th day Of June 1920.
+. B. Bateman,
President Of Washington Parish
School Board.
Section Z. Be it further ordaln-
ed, etc., That the special election
herein and hereby provided for
shall be held and conducted and
the returns thereof shall be made
under the provisions of Act 256
of 1910, and amendments thereof,
and such other laws as may be
applicable.
Ordinance No. -.
Ordering a special election to
| be held in Asa's Greek School
District No. 6, in the parish OF
Washington, Louisiana, for the
purpose of submitting to the quail;
flied electors of the said school
district the question of the levy
of a special tax of three mills
Is 003), for two years, for the
purpose of constructing school
building and purchasing addition
al equipment for the school in
said district.
Section /. Be it ordained by
the Washington Parish School
Board of Washington Parish, La,
that q special election be, and Is
hereby ordered to be held in
School district No. 6, i'll the Par.
ish of Washington, Louisiana, on
the 18th day Of July, 1920, for the
purpose Of submitting to the
qualified electors Of the said
school district entitled to vote
therein the question of the levy
of q special tax of three mills
S.OO3) on the dollar Of all proper
ty in the said school district sub .
iect to State taxation, for period
Of two years, the proceeds of the
said tax to be used in construct.
ing school building and purchas
ing additional equipment for the
school in said district.
Section 2. Be it further Or
dained, etc., That the ballots tc
be used at the said election shall
; be prepared by the Secretary OF
the Parish School Board and shall
> be in the following form:
; Number 6 of the Parish Of
Washington, louisiana
To be held in accordance will
! a resolution passed by the Parish
| School Board.
, BALLOT
Proposition to levy a:
! | l1>.oo ,,,;1lo n 0OAl apnpia1 :.
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ryankIlnton. La, June II, 1920
School Board Proceedings.

luStoAi
in special session as per no'loe
with the following members in at
tendance: D.Wallace, O. E. Nor,
rig. F. B, Batenan, l.. T. Richard
son, D. 7, Cushing, Geo. C.Knlght
&. W. knight, j. A. Moore Willie
RUSSELL. Absent; j. K. Johnson
and J,H. MITCHELL
The meeting was called to order
by President F. B. Bateman and
led in prayer by Mr. George T.
knight.
On motion duly seconded and
carried Central School District
No, 5 and Asa's Creek School
District No. & created and def.
ned as follows;
Central No. ..
Beginning at the southeast cor
ner of section 8-2.13, thence
north to the northeast corner OF
section 5.2.13, thence west to
the southwest corner of the south
east IA of section 32.1 Liz, thence
north to the south line of section
2g-l.13 thence west to the south
west corner of section 29-1-13,
thence north to the northeast cor
ner of the southeast / of section
1o.1.13, thence west to the GEN.
ter of section 24.1.12, thence
north to the north line of section
24.1.l2, thence west to the north
west corner of section 23.1-12,
thence south to the southwest
corner of section 11'2-12, thence
east to the southeast corner OF
section s.2-13 the point of begin.
ming.
Ass's Creek No. 8.
Beginning at the southeast cor.
ner Of southwest / of section 49,.
IL thence north to the center OF
section 31.1.12, thence west to
the center of section 34'1'11,
thence south to the southwest
corner of the Sc ! of section To-
2.11, thence east to the southeast
corner of the southwest / of sec.
ton 1922, the point OF begin.
ming.
ORDINANCE.
Ordering a special election tc
be held in Central School District
No 5 in the Parish of Washing
ton, Louisiana, for the purpose
of submitting to the qualified
electors of the said school district
the question Of the levy Of a spe'
oial tax of three mills (s.oo3) fol
two years for the purpose Of con-
structing school building ane
purchasing additional equipmen
for the school in said district.
Section. !. Be it ordained b,
the Washington Parish schoo
Board of Washington Parish
Louisiana, that a special election
be and is hereby ordered to b.
held in School District No. 5, il
Parish Of Washington, Louisiana
on the 18th day of Jaly, 1920, TO
the purpose of submitting to til
qualified electors of the sal
school district entitled to vot
therein the question of the levy G
a special tax of three mills(S .oOa
on the dollar of all property i
the said school district subject t
State taxation, for period of tw
years, the proceeds of the sal
tax to be used in constructor
school building and purchasin
additional equipment for tt
school in said district.
Section 2. Be it further o.
dained, etc., That the ballots to I
used at the said election shall
prepared by the Secretary of Il
Parish School Board and shl
be in the following form. !.
Number . of the Parish
Washington, Louisiana. !
To be held in anaordana NTH
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NOTICE TO VOTERS; To
vote in favor of the proposition
upon this ballot, place
(X) mark in the square after the
word ''yes'; to vote against it,
place a similar mark after the
word "no."
Form of back of ballot
Washington Parish School District
Number Five of Washington
Parish, Louisiana.
Parish of Washington.
Ward. ..... Precinct. .....
Taxable valuation, S.............,....
Signature of Voter. ............, 49,.
Signature of voters agent casting
ballot by proxy ..''..''..,'.,. '''''
Section 3. Be it further or
dained, etc., That the Secretary
of the Parish School Board be-,
and he is hereby ordered to cause
to be prepared for use at said cleo"
ton the tally sheets, list Of quail.
fled electors, assessed valuation
of property, bank statements for
the compilation Of the vote, in
number and amount, and other
election blanks that may be re-
CURED for the purpose Of holding
the said election, to cause the
same to be placed IN the ballot
box for use at the respective pre- .
cinct, and to make provision for
the transmission Of the ballot box
to the precinct of the School
District at which the election ID
to be held.
Section 4. Be it further ordain
ed, etc., That the polling place
or precinct for the said election
shall be the Central School, ware
7, and the following three com
missioners and clerk of election
are appointed: Milton Miley, s
M. Carroll, G. F. Williams, com
missioners, and W. s. Branch
clerk all of whom shall serve
without compensation.
Section 8. Be it further ordain
ed, etc., That the President of thu
Parish School Board BIO, and hi
is hereby instructed to give pub
lie notice of the said election b,
proclamation to be duly publish
ed according to law, in the fol
lowing form;
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to a resolution passed
|
by the Washington Parish Schoo
Board of Washington Parish
Louisiana, ut meeting held O.
the 4th day Of June, 1920, |, F. B
Bateman, President of said Pal
ish School Board, do hereby Civ
notice that, in compliance wit
said resolution, a special electio
will be held in Central Schoo
District Number 5, Parish
Washington, Louisiana, on th
18th day Of July 1920, for th
purpose of submitting to the pro
perty tax payers qualified unde
the Constitution and Laws Of th
State of Louisiana, to vote at sal
election, the following propositio
} to.wit:
To levy a special tax of thre
mills on the dollar on all the pro
; perty in School District Numb'
, 5, Parish of Washington, Louis
ana, subject to State taxation, al
, nually for a period of two year
t for the purpose of constructor
} school building and purchaser
1 additional equipment for II
, school in said district.
. For the purpose OF said electlf
4 the polling place will be Ward
Z Central School building, and Il
2 three following commissions
Q and clerk of election have be-
appointed to serve at this Gle
J. ton all of whom shall serve viii
6 out compensation.
. 80. Arm
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Proposition to levy a:
,, three mills 5000 special I;
, tax on all the property SUBJ
, ject to taxation in Wash
:: ington Parish, School Dis
: trict No. 6, Parish of Yes
: Washington, La, annually, ......
, for a period of two years,
for the purpose Of con-
structing school building
and purchasing additional ::
. equipment for the school !:
i, in said district. : No
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resolution passed by the Parish
School Board.
BALLOT.

......''. ''''''' .',','.,.
Proposition to levy three
mill (S.003) special tax on
: all the property subject to
taxation in Washington
: Parish, School District
No. 5, Parish of Wash Yes
ington. La, annually, for ::......
the period of two years,
for the purpose of con-
structing school building
and purchasing additional
equipment for the school
in said district. No
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Story Must BE Told

We, must tell the people the truth rel
atiye to rural conditions and the truth
will set us free. We must tell the
amazing story Of American agriculture,
with it's lights and shadows. We must
emphasize the necessity of protecting
farmers against the unfair competition
Of foodstuffs from abroad. Let the
mother of the city know that the farm
er wishes her child to have pure, nOur-
ishing milk at fair prices tell the city
people that during the war the farmer
was not profteer at any stage, but
that he suffered from undue and I'M
nee essary price fixing, and that mean-
while he was compelled to pay tremen-
deus prices for everything he required,
including labor, farm machinery and
all Of his manufactured necessities.
The people must be advised that at no
time during the war did the farmer
receive enough for his products to
cover the cost of production, and that
when our nation entered the war he
was receiving a great deal less for his
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as one calling in the wilderness, but
that it shall so echOing across the ma
ton from Maine to California and from
Minnesota TO Texas that the Ameri-
can people be big enough to meet their
responsibilities, and generous and fair
enough to recognize just demands, and
to insist that the greatest industry of
cur nation shall not fall into decay.
To produce the food of the nation and
10 have nothing to say about when,
where ana at what price it should be
marketed is an injustice; it is Il fear
FIJI indictment against our cOuntry'S
business and political methods that such
a condition has so long existed.
Making farming genuine business
is Il Dig prool2mI q stupend0us under
taking, but it is an enterprise i'll which
all may join to the great advantage
and safety of our national welfare. 1t
is these underlying wrongs in the eco
monte conditions in rural America
which have from time to time found
expression through such misguided,
hopeless movements of protest as the
Farmers Alliance the Populist Party
and the so called NOn-partisOn League
Of the present time and have made the
farmer who was seeking for justice the
easy victim of self seeking dema-
pO0unS
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oducts that the actual cost of pro.

products that the actual cost Of pro-
duction,
The people of the cities must be
made familiar with the griefs and
hardships Of the women in the farm
homes of America, and in this connec-
ton let it be known that this nation
can never pay the debt it owes to the
mothers, the housewives of the farms
the women who have worked through
hours limited each day only by her
power of endurance; who has been pa
tient, loving and long suffering amidst
many trials and diScouragementS who
has been the willing helper and part
ner of the farmer the faithful, loyal,
loving mother and the never failing
guide and inspiration Of millions of the
best of the nations manhood Too
great tribute cannot be paid to her
and no more worthy effort could be
made than to bring to her greater
neaSure of the joy of material success
and a larger share in the comforts and
advantages which are her just rights.
Press Can Tell Story Best
This story of country life-its bust
ness conditions and ultimate relation
ships-of its problems crying for solu-
ton, can best be told through the
medium of sympathetic country
press
The rural press of America should
inaugurate definite propaganda to
advise the city population of the Unit
ed States, and business men generally,
the true status of the American farm
er and in doing this secure and go for
Concluded on Page
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Behind the Procession


ture of the United States.
Behind the Procession
And vet, when in the midst of this
disastrous price crisis, which has cast
a shadow over American agriculture,
[ wired to the secretary of the depart
ment of agriculture for accurate infOr-
nation on the question, III so far as 1t
related to the price of wheat | received
on October 10 1920, the following re-
ply:
World wheat crop estimate about
the same or slightly larger than
last year Present situation eX-
ceedingly complex, and many fac
tors enter into it. President has
requested Federal Trade Commits
sion to ascertain so far as possible
whether decline in wheat prices is
due to manipulation or control or
other artificial causes, and Depart
ment of Agriculture is endeavOr-
ing to secure further information
regarding world supply and de-
mand When these data are Sc
cured they will be made available
TO the public.
In the name of the American farmer
| ask: why wait until he has sold
or in ordinary circumstances would
have sOld-his entire crop of wheat be-
fore 'endeavOring to secure information
regarding world. supply and demand!'
Why is it that the department OF ag-
ricultllre does not have at hand detl-
nite information regarding the worlds
supply and demand of wheat? Why
was not this information at hand at
the very earliest possible moment, and
why was it not given freely, adequate
ly and promptly to the wheat farmers
of the nation through the rural press
Why is it that statements from men
high in the councils of the grain deal
el.s Of the country, to the effect that
there is an oyersupply of wheat
(Which is Just the reverse of what the
American farmer believes), should I'M
mediately result in large declines III
wheat prices?
Some time next year perhaps the
farmers of America will be tod
"Whether the decline in wheat prices
for 1920 is due to manipulation or con-
troll or other artificial causes And
much good that information will do
thcn-perhaps. At least it should do
him some good 1t should awaken him
to the point Of demanding, that his de
partment of the government should
f,,Dc+ioD tn his advantage
Better Than Press Agents
1t is my firm opinion that there
should be an agricultural representa-
tive appointed by the secretary OF ag-
riculture and approved. by the agri-
cultural associations of farmers OF the
country. at every foreign legation and