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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19

that Senator Hitchcock. Democratic
leader In the fight for the League Of
Nations. was present at conference
with Samuel Gompers. president or the
American Federation OF Labor, when
plans were made to have labor unions
lombard Senator's with pleas for ratifi-
cation of the treaty and league cove
nant. The letter says In part:
You will be interested to know the
results of a conference I had in WASH
ington last Wednesday with Mr.. Com
pers with reference to bringing to bear
the full power of organized labor on the
Senate. Senator Hitchcock was present
and fully concurred in what was agreed
upon."
Explaining how letters would be sent
by Mr. GomDers to $4,000 local unions
suggesting they write to Senator's urg-
ing ratification of the treaty, Mr.. Shorts
letter adds:
These (the letters) are going out
Immediately and the work will cost
about $4,000, which / undertake to pay
from funds OF the league. /
have been urging oliver Wilson. master
OF the National Grange, to take similar
action with the local oranges. tele-
gram from Mr.. Boyd this morning tells
me that he has agreed and wants the
work to go out from this Office. I as
sumo that he will expect us to pay the
bill for that also. s. .~ Xa
You will be pleased to know that our
income for the month was substantially
identical. with the outgo, SO that we are
holding our own, and have a bank bal
ance at the end of the month of $751;
0S9.01."
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this solution of the difficulty which will
confront him In an attempt to negotiate
peace. a new association or league
such as he suggests in his acceptance
speech"
That the League TO Enforce Peace
solicited $1,000 subscriptions from a
number of wealthy men and women is
indicated In letter from Secretary
Short to Mr.. Wickersham under date
of July 2, 1919. The letter asks Mr..
Wickersham to solicit such subscriptions
from Mrs. o. H. p. Belmont, T. Coleman
du Pont, Gilbert II. Gary, James w.
Gerard. William H. Nichols, John D.
Rockefeller. Jr., all OF New York the
late Senator Murray Crane OF Dalton
Mass, and through Senator Crane reach
the late Theodore n. Vail.
More of the organizations financial
condition is indicated in a telegram from
Herbert S. Houston to Edward A. FL
lene. sent on February 81. 1919, when
Mr.. Filene was attending the meeting of
the Mountain Congress for the League
of Nations at Salt Lake City, Utah, The
telegram. which refers to the money
raisers as "the troupe" follows:
"Schiff, Cleveland Dodge, Morrow and
I giving luncheon Tuesday at Bankers
Club and hope to raise considerable
funds. Chase of Boston sending Sl6,-
400. Hill reports $4,000 OF the 100000
in definite pledges in Chicago. Hope you
are getting abundant funds in West
Best regards TO all members Of the
troupe"
From Short to Taft.
A confidential letter from Mr.. Short
to President Taft on July 8, 1919, says
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
SENATE INQUIRY
OF PEACE EFFORTS


Nations peace treaty. all of which, in
my estimation. Is In violation of the
Loyal act" esta
Mr.. Hunt also charged that william
II. Short. secretary OF the league took
from the files certain letters betweea
Mr.. Short and George w. wickersham
In which Mr.. Short proposed campaign
In the interest of Gov. Cox and Mr..
Wickersham agreed in part" Mr.. Short
refused to give up the letters. the report
states. on the ground that they were
personal.
A letter from Mr.. wickersham to Mr..
Short. dated July 80. 1920. says:
Thank you, my dear Mr.. Short. for
Arthur Sweetzer's memo. It Is very logi-
cal and sound. How much better was
Gov. Coolidge's speech of acceptance
than that of Senator Harding!"
Other correspondence shows that Elk
President Taft threatened to resign
from the presidency OF the league II II
took partisan part In politics and re-
iterated his belief that Senator Harding
will be elected and that 1.-The one hope
of securing the league with the Lodge
reservations is through the Republican
candidate"
The Hunt report says that the league
TO enforce peace spent $4,000 to finance
letter sent py Samuel Gompers to
$4,000 local unions asking the union
members to bring pressure to bear on
Senator'S to have them vote for the
League OF Nations.
Other items OF expenditure include
bills for publication OF advertisements
In forty-four cities throughout the coun-
try and two bills, one of $245S325 and
the other s10.534.22 from the Western
Newspaper Union.
A letter from Theodore Marburg of
Baltimore to Secretary Short. dated Au-
gust IL. 1920. says that the "most direct
road to ratification (of the treaty. is
the complete defeat Of the political party
which has suffered the constituencies
Senate band to ride it's neck"
Another letter from Mr.. Marburg to
Mr.. Short. written at Baltimore on April
20, 1920, discussed an article on the
League Of Nations written by Hamilton
Holt and added:
Il strongly urge that the article in
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WHITE SEES .AMAZINC
CHANGE IN COX'S FAVOR
Democratic Chairman Dis
putes viii Hays's Claims.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Oct. 1S.-Declaring
that Sin the last two weeks an amazing
change has come over the American
people," George White. chairman OF the
Democratic National Committee tonight
predicted victory for Gov. Cox and
Franklin d. Roosevelt, and said the Re-
publican party right now is on the
down grade" He also predicted that
re Democratic Presidential and Vice
Presidential candidates would carry q
Senate majority along with them"
In reply tothe statement of VIII Hays.
chairman of the Republican National
Committee that Senator Harding would
receive 37s electoral votes, Mr.. White
said:
when n fellow goes out to claim
everything he is hearing bad news. He
(Hays) knows well that within the last
two weeks his campaign has suffered
blow after blow and that right now 1t
is on the down grade.
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MILLER DODGING,
SMITH DECLARES
Governor Tells POughkeepsie
Audience of His Own
Achievements in Office.

Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Oct. 1s.-Gov. Alfred
E. Smith made his first appearance here
tonight before the largest political
audience that has gathered at any meet
ing here this season. John K. Sague,
Appraiser of the Port of New York. pre-
sided. and in introducing the Governor
said he had yet to meet Democrat who
was not going to vote for him and that
hundreds of Republicans had told him
they were going to cast their vote for
the present Governor. He said he wished
he could say the same for the national
Democratic ticket.
Gov Smith said he had been using
his time for the last two weeks In get
ting his opponent. Judge Miller. to dis
cuss State issues, but as he had failed
to get him down to anything but the
st. Lawrence River he was going to
change his tactics from this time and
tell of some OF the things he had sue
ceeded in bringing about under his adj
ministraton.
Among these he mentioned the COM
pensation- act, the enlargement of the
| child welfare statute and the extension
OF the widows pension law; the special
! session of the Legislature he called for
| the passage of the Federal amendment
| for women's suffrage numerous bills he
| had signed for the benefit of soldiers
of the world war the elimination from
| the prison department of the State the
last vestige of political control and the
entire absence during his term of any
prison scandal: the increase OF the SAL
aries of school teachers and the
Strengthening out of the highway de-
partment, which was formerly the storm
centre of DOlitical controversy.
Judge Miller he said, now says he IS
willing to have O. welfare bill. AS to a
platform he says this Is something the
Judge has refrained from talking about.
AS to the Legislature. he said IL they
had given half as much time to some OF
the constructive bills he had sent them
as they had to the daylight saving law
they would have been doing something
that would have been infinitely better
for the taxpayers.
All the Republicans agree to do in
their platform in regard to the daylight
saving law Is to amend IL so as to make
1t agreeable to the voters of the cities
and also the rural districts.
"AllSyo will have to do" he said, rs
to go up to the Republican platform and
ask what time 1t is, and 1t will reply
back. What time would you like?'"
The State. he said. Is now controlled
by more than one hundred boards and
commissions. and he promised, IL elected.
to reduce them TO departments. Econ.
orny. he said. is out of the question with
the cumbersome, extravagant machinery
now in force.
Judge Miller. he said, has stated he
was going TO cooperate with the Legis-
lature. The night the Judge made that
speech in the Union League Club. Gov.
Smith said. a friend of his turned around
to see If Charles Il. Hughes was smil
ing.
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question be reprinted In the type and
style of newspaper clipping--that
from the Times preferably-and sen.
to every delegate to the Democratic and
Republican conventions before the meet
ing of the convention.
Taft Opposed Participation.
The correspondence shows that ex-
President Taft has steadfastly opposed
any participation OF the league to en-
force peace In the present political cam
paign. A letter from Mr.. Taft to Mr.
Short on August 10. 1920, says:
81 am opposed even to a series Of
questions propounded by the league to
enforce peace to Presidential candidates
Such questions cannot but take on a
partisan attitude"
A carbon copy OF an unsigned letter
from Mr.. Shorts files addressed to Mr.
Taft under date OF August 10. said:
Personally, I find myself much in
cl.ned to act with the Cox forces AMI
am under the impression that good
many Of those who, like myself, have
hitherto been Republicans are likely to
AXE the same course. Many others will
support Harding. Prof. Irving Fishers
report furnished considerable reason to
believe that Harding will yield to pres
his vacillation and lack Of principle do
rot commend him to me-"
On August 7. 1920, Mr.. Taft sent two
letters to Mr.. Short. one being conf
Dental note, which said:
1T am enclosing this with a more for
NAL statement because / do not wish to
threaten to resign as a means of pre-
venting action by the executive COM
mittee viii IN the members Of that COM
mittee may think II wise to prepare to
take. but II they conclude to take any
action looking to the support OF one
party rather than the other in the cam
paign I wish to resign my position es
president of the league.
II feel that Harding Is going to be
elected. and that the only chance for the
league with the Lodge reservations Is
through him and his success"
Harding the League Hope.
The more formal letter which ac-
companied the private note said in part
1.-THE one hope OF securing the league
with the Lodge reservations Is through
the Republican candidate. His state
ment has not been thoroughly satisfac-
tory to me, but still think that circum-
stances will require him to conform to
his vote, twice recorded in favor az the
league with the Lodge reservations, and
he has said nothing in his acceptance
speech which will prevent him coming to
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-----------------------------
JOHNSON TO SPEAK IN EAST.

II was announced last night that Sena-
tor Hiram w. Johnson would speak in
Baltimore on October %. following the
speech of Gov. Cox there the day be-
fore. On October % the Senator will
speak in Hartford. Probably other
Eastern dates will be arranged by the
Eastern speakers bureau, of which Col.
Thomas w. Miller is chairman.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19

Prices realized on Swift Company sales
of carcass beef in New York City for week
ending Saturday October 10th on shipments
sold out ranged from 1900 cents 70 $500
cents per pound and averaged 1909 cents per
pound.-Adv.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
Appointing Power Misuse.

HE forthwith appointed to the head
Of one commission an ex-leader of Tam
many Hall and to the head of the other
Lieutenant of McCooey. leader OF
Brooklyn. The two commissions i'm
mediately began to increase their over
head expense-and you know how much
they have done to relieve the traction
problem Of the city of New York.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-05-01
ANAcoco NOTES

Mr.. Jess Williams, planer foreman
at Baynton Mill, received fractured
leg while rolling logs down on the skid
way for the mill Monday. The hooks
slipped and the log rolled down on
him. No external injury was caused.
Il * g * &
Miss Manda Smith from Evans, La,
is visiting relatives here this week.
ANACOCO NOTES
Mr.. W. W. Conerly, prominent citi-
zen Of this community is saving a car
load Of hickory axels.
& s. s @S
Erratum: The report that Miss
Tesse-Mae Brown was stricken with
brain fever, and reported as that ii
the last issue of the Democrat Is er.
roneous. The affliction is of a nerv.
GUS disposition.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-05-01
no Our READERS


With the last issue Of the Democret
the paper was taken over by Geo.
Picket, and we hope the many friends
Of the Democrat will find the paper as
worthy Of their liberal support and
their patronage in the future as in the
past. We have big things planned for
the future, among them a staff of cor
respondents that will cover every COM
munity in Vernon Parish. To do this
we will need the assistance of our read
ers. We want to ask every reader if
they won't send in to the paper such
news items as they may hear of, and
we woud like Ito get in touch with some
one in each community who would be
willing to send in a regular weekly
news letter and look after new subscrip-
tons and renewals for us. We will be
able to pay liberal commission on
each subscription. We also want to
take this OCCASION to thank our pres
ent correspondents for their loyal sup
port and many favors in the past.
We hope someday to be able to see
YOU all in person and take you by the
hand but must forego that pleasure
for the time being on account Of being
short of help.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-05-01
PERSONALS

Mr.. Gorden E. Mercer is now pleas
antly domiciled with Mr.. and Mrs. S.
E. Baldwin at the Swimming POOL.
= y y 3
W. L. Kilmer with his family, left
on Monday afternoon for California,
where they will in the future reside.
* * * =
The Misses Belhoradskys entertained
on Friday evening IN honor of Mildred,
Willis and Merle Kilmer. Various
games were indulged in and the even
ing was delightfully."- closed with the
serving of delicious cake and lemon
ade,
sA as * * as
The usual Saturday evening bance
was we'll attended and every one pres
ent entered into the spirit Of the occa-
sion, and large number Of couples
danced the happy hours away to the
strains Of music rendered by our orch
estra. However among this merriment
hnge of sadness prevailed ) since it
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-05-01

was the farewell dance of the KiImer
family who were leaving us on Monday
for their future home in California.
* x
Our bakery is now in full operation
and is turning out the famous Dixie
Pride" bread. Daily deliveries are
made to LeesviIIe and we hope to ship
bread to adjacent towns in the near
future.
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The Colouy store is now handling
delicious homemade candy. Marcus
L. De Vine. also Mrs. Warren Buck
are devotng their evenings to the max
ing of this Another Colony product.
* * * % T
The Wednesday Evening Card
Club, played its. second games in the
Hotel on Wednesday evening. Whist
and High Five seem to be the favorite
games for cards. We also have some
good Chess players among the men and
much interest is aroused when this
game is in evidence.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-05-01
I'D LIKE TO BE RICH

Id like to be rich and wonder who
woudn't,
And yet if it costs me what some
people pay.
Id like to be rich and find that
couldn't.
There's TOO much worth while thai
is lost by the way.
To sacrifice friends and ideals to sur
render,
My heart and my conscience. my
soul and my mind,
And sell all my dreams for dollar
marked splendor,
Would leave me too poor for the
riches Id find.
I'd like to be rich, there is pleasure in
money,
It's good stuff to have, and it's gooc
Istuf to spend,
1t helps you to pay for your milk ahc
your honey.
And gives you chance to be nict
to friend.
Id like to be rich, but I'd never B,
willing,
To pay such price as some mel
do for gold.
The cost is too high and the pace i
too killing,
And too nancy things mnst be bar
tered and sold.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-05-01
TEACHERS PAY

Commissioners Of Education in many
Of the States have been joining in the
demand being made upon Washington
and upon the State Capitols Of the
country for an increase in existing sai-
ary schedules to point that will meet
the present cost Of living and save to
attract to the teachers profession as
life work capable men and women who
are entering more remunerative positi-
ons." The salaries paid to women war
workers struck hard blow to the
schools of the country, and empltasi-
zed the fact that the teachers were able
to go into lines of work for which
they had no special qualificationsand
receive greater pay than had been Civ
en- them in their profession.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-05-01
IN TIE INTEREST
OF THE PATENT

Among numerous suggestions that
have reached Washington in the inter-
est Of the public health is a proposal
to compel physicians, and druggists to
use he English language on prescrip-
tions and on bottle labels, The num-
Der Of dope fiends" that have CO.
tracted the drug habit through taking
medicine that would have been refused
had the patient known what was being
fed to him, is pointed out as one of the
very good reasons why Latin on the
doctors dope sheet should be treated
to the same kind Of communicated
that has been furnished German in
most of the public schools. 1t seems
that this issue has assumed Importance
in some of the legislatures in the West
ern States, where it is contended that
the patient has as much right to know
about the contents Of the medicine
cabinet as though it were catalogued
with the balance of the supplies kept in
the family cupboard.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-05-01
SUGAR PLANTERS AID
ENTOMOLOGISTS.

Louisiana sugar planters have plac-
ed $4,000 at The disposal Of the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture
to assist the Bureau of Entomology in
importing parasites Of the sugar cane
moth borer, the most destructive en-
emy Of sugar cane in the United
States. The work of importing and
establishing the parasite Of the borer
was undertaken by the Bureau of En-
tomology last year. An agent was sent
to Cuba and succeeded in getting sew
eral hundred living specimens of the
parasite to the United States alive.
This parasite has apparently become es-
tablished in the Louisiana cane fields,
and probably viii assist in controlling
the pest. The planters realizing the im-
portance Of the work and the handicap
under wrich the bureau was working
for lack of funds, undertook to finance
1t 10 certain extent. The money
thus made available will enable the Bu-
reau of Entomology to keep five agents
in Cuba this year instead of one, and
thousands Of this parasite instead Of a
few hundred will be sent to the cane
fields during the coming season.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-05-01
FARM FOR REM or LEAsE

FARM FOR RENT OR LEASE
l5o acres near Evans. Louisiana, 30
miles southwest Of Leesville. Is acres
in cultivation. high rich river land.
good fence and good water in yard.
large comfortable 4-rOom house.
Apply 10 M. K. Holt. Box SIS, Oak
dale. Louisiana. lZ-3
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-05-01

A prudent mother is always in the
watch for symptoms of worms in her
children. Paleness. lack of interest in
play, and peevishness is the signal for
WHITES CREAM VERMIFUGE. A
few doses Of this excellent remedy puts
an end to the worms and the child
soon acts naturally For Sale By All
Druggists.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-05-01

For the stomach and boY disorders
Of babies McGEE'S BABY ELIXER is
remedy Of genuine nett. It acts
quickly, is pure, whoIesohl and pleas
ant to take. For Sale ByAIl Druggists.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-05-01

SURGEONS agree that in oses Of
Cuts. Burns. Bruises and Woulds, the
FIRST TREATMENT is mosgimport-
ant. When an EFFICIENT antiseptic
is applied promptly, there is 10 danger
Of Infection and the wound agins to
heal at once. For use on mar or beast
BOROZONE is the IDEAL NTISEP-
TIC and HEALING AGENT Buy it
now and be ready for an Emergency.
For sale by all druggists.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-17

. government with which the rsia-
tons common to friendly govern
ments can be maintained"
Senator Harding. fine al what
he says. would revefse this policy
and recognize the present Soviet
government of Russia thereby enter
ing into friendly relations with the
Bolsheviki. OF course, this is
thoroughly consistent with the atti-
tude of the Republican senators who
killed the peace treaty with the
League of Nations covenant. The
only nations that have not entered
the League of Nations are Soviet
Russia, Turkey. Mexico and the
United states. Senator Harding evil
IDENTIFY likes the company we are in
and he pledges his administration to
not only keep that company, but to
enter into friendly relations with
these outlaw governments
What other meaning can be taken
81 this statement at Marion yester-
day that the present foreign policies
of the United States would be COM
pletely reversed If he is successful.
Here "a something for the voters to
contemplate in all seriousness.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-17
CONDITION OF STREETS

City Engineer Larson is wise in
advising against heavy expense in
repairing streets at this time when a
resurfacing at one-sixth the cost of
repaving can be made to answer for
several years by which time mater
ial, IL it ever is going to come down
in price, will have done so. City
Engineer Larson has taken the same
position in this matter regarding the
city as his partner. County Engineer
Fox. has taken in regard to the
county. Both men are acting in The
best interest of the taxpayers.
But when the city engineer says
with the resurfacing of the streets
about to be repaired the city's
thoroughfares will be in first class
condition he is rather stretching the
truth. Evidently the city engineer
does not have occasion to go to the
post once very often, of If he does,
he must walk. Surely he cannot be-
iieve that Maple street is in first
class condition. Jefferson street,
particularly in the vicinity OF the
post ONCE. isn't much better than
Maple street-and then there is
Washington street. Fayette street
opposite the city scales is so full of
holes that traffic over it has to be
extremely slow. In fact. all the
streets that are paved with brick
need attention. Until they are put
in shape the streets of the city can
pot be said to be in first class con-
dition.