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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-28

had visit from her nieces, Misses
Bertha and Una Boyd. Of Houston,
Texas; Miss Ada Pitre is a guest at
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Columbus
Pitre; Mrs. S. NJ. Evans has had vis-
it from her father, MIR. w. c. Vogel,
of Hornbeck; Mr.. John Grey went to
Liberty, Ind. on visit to relatives !;
Miss Ruth Pollard had a visit
from her friend, Miss Minnie Bradford
of Oakdale; Mrs. F. P. Jones has
the pleasure Of a visit by her
niece. Miss Anida B. Teddley;
Miss TheIma Monk has returned from
a pleasure trip to Houston, Tex; Mr..
]. A. Cole has as his guest Mr.. w. A.
Sage of Baton Rouge; Mrs. Henry
Dennis has been visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Arthur Holton, at Beaumont,
Tex; Mr. E. F. Walling and his wife
have spent part of their vacation vis-
iting relatives and friends in Alaba-
ma; Mr.. Fitzhigh Grice has returned
from a trip through the Parish of Clai-
borne; DR.. and Mrs. P. S. Perkins
have returned from their vacation,
which they spent at Lake Charles and
places in the vicinity of that pretty
town; Mrs. ]. D. Kay is entertaining
her sister. Miss Jewel Evans, Of Cal
weston, Tex; Mr.. and Mrs. Reece
and their children have returned from
a visit to relatives and friends in Alex
andria and Hot Wells.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-28

Marriage licenses were issued this
week at the Parish Clerks office in
the Court House Of Leesville, as
follows: Mr.. T. R. Stephens and
Miss Annie Ross, both of Leesville;
Mr.. ]. G. Lewis and Miss Mary Holm
les, both of Leesville.
**&
The opening of the public schools
in Vernon Parish has been set for
August 9th and September 5th, those
opening on the former date being
the ones having legally qualified
teachers, one for every room in
three-room schools.
= = y y
There should be a truant officer
for the public schools in Vernon Par
ish as many children of school age
are not attending the schools of the
respective districts. 1t is understood
that such officer will be appointed
as soon as the Parish Board of Edu-
cation has funds available for the
purpose.
& = s. s.
Arrangements have been made by
the respective Parish officials to Dor
row from the West Louisiana Bank
such funds as may be required to
meet the current expenses of the Yer
non Parish School Board until jan
uary 10th, 1922, when the board
will be able to redeem the notes given
to the bank as security for the loan,
interest to be paid at the interest
agreed upon without loss or profit to
the bank.
4 y 4 \
DR.. P. S. Perkins has the pleasure
of visit from his sister, Miss Ruth
Perkins, Of Sulphur; Mrs. E. A. Win
gate has as a guest, her brother, Mr..
Harvey Pierce, of Silsbee; Contrac-
tor James B. Roark is taking his va
cation and rest from hard work, at
Jasper, Texas; Mrs. |. c. Boyd has
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-28

cOMPETITION


In union there is strength. His
tory evidences the truth Of this pro
verb Ii is as true in economies as in
any other field Of human activity. Ii
lis only by united effort that real pro-
gress is attained. This lack Of con-
cert is the one thing most conspicuous
in our industrial order. Is it any won
der that under the haphazard play of
private enterprise, we frequently suf-
fer paroxysms in the economic world
The greater wonder is that the compile
Gated mechanism is able to run at all.
Says William Morris: "You have
often been told that the competition,
which is at present the rule of all pro-
duction. is a good thing, and stimulate
es the progress of the race; but the
people who tell you this should call
competition by its shorter name if they
wish to be honest, and you would then
be free to consider whether or no war
stimulates progress, otherwise than as
mad bull chasing you over your gar
den may do. War, or competition,
whichever you please to call it, means
at the best, pursuing your own advan-
tage at the cost Of some one else's
loss, and in the process of it you must
not be sparing of destruction, even Of
your own possessions, or you will GER
tainly come by the worse in the strug-
gle"
The great corporations and trusts
have learned the folly of competition
and have abandoned it for the prin-
ciples Of cooperation, coordination.
and unification. Experience has told
them that their common end. the at
tainment of profits, can best be secur-
ed by combination. When society be-
comes truly civilized, all its members
will cease competing with one another
and will unite their efforts for the com
mon good. With the elimination Of
industrial conflict, the conditions Of
progress will be realized. Says Prof.
Heron: "Men are ceasing to believe.
and can no longer be persuaded, that
condition of rivalry. in which they
are supposed to act from an enlight-
eden self-interest, is the real ground
Of social order and progress. The
civilization that now builds upon the
assumption that men are antagonists
and not members of one social body
is fundamentally anarchical II against
the divine course Of things"
The whole story Of progress IS sum-
med up in the two words II Manhood
and Mutualism. These have been the
most efficient means of accomplishing
human desires and even the produc-
ton of material wealth Any theory
that fails to recognize these qualities
should be the supreme product of a
nations industries, is pernicious. Onr
present industrialism aims only at mer-
chandise, forgetting that intelligence
and heart are the most important fac
tors in utilizing the means Of produc-
ton. 1t thus defeats its own purpose,
even in the realm of material progress.
Rev. Charles H. Vail.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-28
Got Rid Of Pestiferous Fly.

Health authorities at Saranac Lake,
N. Y, declare that this probably is the
first "fyless town" in the world. De-
spite the unusually hot weather of
last June and July, there were scarcely
any more flies in the town than most
places have in January. It cost about
$1,000 to eradicate the fly nuisance,
which was accomplished by requiring
that manure be screened and frequent,
ly removed.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-28

When you are all worn out with the cares
and anxieties of the year, and the hot sum-
mer sun and the call of the woods get you to
thinking of vacations, let your mind run to
community of congenial people, intelligent
above the average, cooperative to a high
degree, and happy as any community any
where.
This community is located in the western
highlands of Louisiana. The health is excel
lent, and the climate splendid and equable.
Not terribly hot in summer, and delightfully."-
mild in winter.
This is where you should spend your va
cation, for you will imbibe their spirit OF OPP
timism and renew your thought factory. Your
carefree attitude will rebuild your mental
and physical being.
Not only that, but you may become inter-
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-28

! - ~ NNN = ~ ~ = - $3.50,
The Story of
Our States
By JONATHAN BRACE
XII.
NORTH CAROLINA
- sTz THE CAPI-
o. J !: !: ]. !. !" ]" !. !.
iHf HcA " ma is very APP
aNlsB propr lately
MI lJElr-s1g,IT named Ra-
w W leigh, for it
~ ogasyss was Sir Wal
ter Raleigh who was respon-
sible for North Cardinals first
, settlement. 1t was in 1884 that
Raleigh obtained permission
from Queen Elizabeth to plant
an English colony in America,
and the expeditions which he
sent established little colony
on Roanoke island. There in
, 1887 was born the first Ameri-
can child of English parents.
She was named Virginia Dare,
after the virgin queen. This col
ony, due to England's war with
Spain, could not be properly sup
ported, and after a few years
persisted. 1t was not until over
a century later that permanent
settlements were made. Daring
pioneers from Virginia pressed
, south into the new territory, and
these, augmented by a large
company of Huguenots from
France and a greater number of
Germans from the Palatinate,
founded the first North Carolina
town Of Newburn in ITO. BY
! the time of the Revolution the
population in North Carolina
, had increased to such an extent
with an influx of Scotch-Irish
and Scotch Highlanders who
settled chiefly in the western
counties, that it ranked fourth
among the original thirteen col
onies. Today it's population en-
titles it to twelve electoral votes
for president. In area it stands
about half way among the states
with 52,426 square miles. North
Carolina was the twelfth state
to adopt the Constitution. the
formal ratification taking place
in November, 1889. The deriva-
] ton of the name Carolina, as in
the case of South Carolina, came
/ from the Latin Carolus, mean
ing Charles, and was given orig
inally in honor Of King Charles
TX Of France and retained by
King Charles II of England.
North Carolina is also known
as the Old North state.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-28
RECORD TIMBER SALE MADE
BY FOREST SERVICE

The largest timber sale negotiated
in a number Of years by the Forest
Service was made on June 2, when
697 million feet Of timber in the Ser
ra National Forest, California, were
awarded to a San Francisco lumber
man, with the approval of the Forest
er. The bid prices per 1000 feet are.
Western yellow pine. So; sugar pine.
$4.25; white and red fir. $3.50; in-
cense cedar. $3.50. A price Of Soc
per thousand feet is also fixed for un-
merchantable timber removed at the.
option of the purchaser. The pur-
chaser has two-year construction Pc
Rod, and a 23-year operating period
fixed in the agreement. This sale vii
also make, possible the removal 81
about 700 millions feet Of privateIy
owned timber.
An initial investment Of approz
mately $3500.O00 is required fo1
development. especially for the con
struction of standard-guage railrosk
to open up the area which has hithe
to been inaccessible for logging ope
'ations. A provision in the contra
will secure the use Of portion
this road in an equitable manner
common carrier. and it will later
used to remove additional Nahor
Forest timber. Since the timber
voIved in the sale is mature and
been subject to recurring insect
festation, its sale at this time, toae
er with the general opening Of
area. is considered very desirable
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-28

All that man does outwardly
but the expression and completion
his inward thought. To work effes
ally. he must think clearly; %
nobly, he must think nobIy. intel
tual rectitude and force is a prime
element Of the souls life. and sho
be aimed at BY every man as
principle and character Of his Bel
Cham
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-28
A Vacation For You?
Spend an inexpensive Interesting, Healthful and
Profitable Vacation with the Colonists
at Llano.

ested enough in them to want to join and
live vacation all the year around.
This community is the Llano Cooperative
Colony.
Your vacation will cost you less here than
anywhere else. for your board and room will
cost you only dollar day.
Why not write and make arrangements to
come and spend your vacation at Newllano.
Learn all about how this Colony has lived
and almost died; how they have now discov-
cred the cause of its failure. and how they
have made more Roadway since this discov-
cry than in all the previous effort Is this
not worth knowing? Is it not worth vaca-
tioning for?
Plan to spend week or two. and under
stand the cooperative colony movement.
This is an invitation to YOU.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
RUSH ROAD WORK NAY GRANT LOAN
Construction to Speed Up on
TOpeka-K. C. Highway.
Barton and Rice Counties Lose
S4O5,735 in Aid.

The Topeka-Kansas. City road is to
be rushed to completion under direc-
ton of the state highway commission.
Barton and Rice counties today lost
federal aid for road building amount
ing to $4O5,735. The money will be
distributed to other counties immedi-
ately to provide winter road work and
relieve unemployment conditions.
With announceme ent of withdrawal
of funds from Barton and Rice coun-
ties the state highway commission
stated that provision had been made
for completion OF the entire highway
between Topeka and Kansas City with
the exception of single mile in Wyan-
dotte county. Most of the road will
be completed during the next year.
To Rush Work on Kansas City Road
Plans to rush thru work on the Kan
sas City-Topeka road is the most inn
portant bit of road construction news
in the state during the year. Prac-
tically the entire road between Topeka
and Lawrence has been completed and
large sections of the road in Leaven-
worth and Wyandotte counties are
open for traffic. The connecting links
will be laid during the next twelve
months and it is believed that the road
will be open for motorists some time
in 1922. Much of the road between
Topeka and Abilene will be opened
during the year.
Barton Loses 1881, ,245.
Barton county lost $331,245 of fed
eraI road support thru legal obstacles
created in a recent supreme court de-
cision OF the money withdrawn
S216,927 was reapportioned to Craw-
ford, Wyandotte, Finney and Brown
counties.
Crawford county will receive s169,-
200 for completion of surfacing Of the
military road across the county.
Wyandotte county was apportioned
S55.3OO. This money will be used for
the completion of a strip of asa miles
of the Fort-to-Fort road on the Kan
sas City-Topeka highway. Provision
has now been made for care for all OF
the construction work except one mile
in Wyandotte county.
Finney county draws $4,000 under
the new allotment Brown county re-
ceived $2,427
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
Powers Consider Billion Dollar
Issue of Securities.
TOtBe Used in Paying Allied In
IDENTITIES.

Paris. Dee. 15.=A new $1,000, ,000,-
00Ot loan. guaranteed by all German
customs and paying Z per cent inter
est, may be issued, with the approval
of the allies, to assist Germany with
her indemnity payments, it was
learned today from a reliable source.
The interallied reparations commits
sion is said to have reached an ac-
cord with the allied governments re-
garding the note. The date of issu-
ance was not revealed.
Under present plans, the loan would
run for fifty years. A limited number
of the bonds would be offered to each
former enemy power, each allied ma
ton and a number of the wealthiest
of the neutrals.
If the loan is fully subscribed, it
would be considered equivalent to
payment of Germany indemnity for
two years. The money obtained from
sale of the bonds would be distributed
just as the German indemnity would
be apportioned, during the two years
following the sale.
The loan would be known as the
international per cent" About
one-eighth or one-tenth of the pro-
ceeds would be put to use Immediate
ly liquidating the German indemnity
installments due January 3 to Febru-
ary Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
SeOen- Year-Oa,
After Getting Cake
Confesses Killing

New York. Dec. 13.-Annette AL
bertino, two years old. was shot and
probably fatally wounded last night by
her sister Marie. aged I. Suspicion
fell on the older child when her
mother came into the house and dis
covered Annette lying unconscious on
the kitchen floor.
For several hours. Marie denied
knowledge of how her sister was hurt.
But after detectives treated her to a
feast of milk and cake and promised
she would not be punished. she con-
fided she had found a pistol in cup
board, pointed it at her playmate and
shouted '-boo-hoo." There was a loud
noise. she said, and Annette fell A
bullet had pierced her eye.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
DECIDE ON FOREIGN DEBTS
Secretary Mellon objects to Stipulation
of Scmi-AnnuaI Interest Payments.

Washington, Dec. 13.-The senate
finance committee today made an at
tempt to reach a new agreement on
the foreign debt funding bill to bring
it in harmony with views expressed at
an executive meeting of the committee
yesterday by Secretary of the Treas
ury Mellon.
Mellon held up the original plan to
present at once to the senate a report
that was agreed upon Saturday after a
weeks argument in committee, when
he raised serious objections to several
changes made in the house bill by the
committee.
The chief of these was the provision
that interest on the foreign debt should
be paid semi-annually.
I fear that I will be considera bly,
hampered in negotiation with some of
the foreign powers if it is necessary
to make this arrangement" Mellon
told the committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
TtOo,s Company, Three;s
Mob, Says a Kansas La1O
Enforced IN Kansas City
Police Maintained War Time Vigil All Night to Prevent
Strikers From Gathering and Making City Liable for
Damage-"Business USUAL" Slogan at Packing
Plants.

watchmen paced to and fro at the
gates, searching the night sharply with
their eyes. At the front gate of the
Armour plant stood James A. Mclean,
ter-of-fact, vigilant. chewing the cigar
that is with him day and night.
The moon shone wanly down on
the Kaw river, that girdles the pack
ing house district on the east, and the
muddy Kaw cleaned in the smoke
dimmed light.
Hurrying twos and three went home
from pool halls and from picture
shows Sometimes policemen stopped
and questioned them.
Workers Hurry to Jobs.
So the night wore thru and. while
it was yet night to all appearances,
lights began to wink forth in the pack
ing houses, and by twos and threes
and fours. stepping fast and glancing
back swiftly for possible pursuit or
interference, the workers scurried into
the plants.
"Business as usual" was the pack
ing house report qualified sometime es
by the phrase "Considering condi-
tions."
Il Will continue to enforce the law
declared Chief of Police Henry T.
thinner, of Kansas City, Kan. who
yesterday with six policemen, dis
peFsed a threatening crowd of 800 and
forced it's members to march, two at
a time, a mile and a half. He was in
charge of last nights preventive
mea sures.
At strike headquarters George w.
Reed, negro leader of all the local
strikers, said he had nothing to an
nounce.
Meanwhile, at the city hall in Kan
sasi City, Kan, the Kansas court of
industrial relations is holding daily
sessions and conferences. 1t is keep
ing in touch with conditions closely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
TWO STRIKES DUE IN GOTHAM
Expected 100, 600 In Three Groups VIII
Walk Out-Wagc Cuts Cause.

New York. Dec. 13.-New York's in
dustrial horizon assumed a more pes
simistic outlook today. Two great
strikes that would involve more than
100000 men in the metropolitan area
appeared against a background of
three important labor disputes al
ready in progress.
Rumbl.ngs of wage disputes came
from two quarters-railroad mainte-
nanc, OF way and shop craftsmen and
the building trades. OF these the
threatened walkout in the building
trades. which alone would affect near
ly 100000 men here, was pointed out
as having serious possibilities. Dras-
tic wage cuts to be drafted tomorrow
will be fought to the utmost. union
leaders declared yesterday.
Railroad men stated their position
with regard to proposed cuts by unan-
imous' Ig to demand immediate
increases of about II per cent. The
garment strike called in protest
against the institution of piece work
by operators has been in operation
Sc yera weeks. In the meantime New
York milk strike was st-ll in progress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
MORSE PLACED UNDER ARREST
Wanted" Shipbuilder Served With
Warrant-Bond for $50, 900 Given.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Charles w.
Morse, New York financier and ship
builder was today, served with a war
rant for his arrest charging him with
embezzlement and conspiracy.
Morse went to the office of United
States Commissioner Isaac HIT, VOL
UNFAIRLY. where he was served with
the warrant. He then offered $50, 900
bands fer his release, which was ac-
cepted.
Frank Burke, head of the investi-
cation department Of the United
States shipping board was named as
the complainant in the warrant.
Morse. with one of his sons. with
whom he spent the night, appeared
early at the office of his lawyer in Il
downtown office building for a con-
ference. District Attorney Gordon
still held the warrant issued at the
time Of Morse,s detention at HaYre.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13

Kansas Ciy, Dec. 13 Cby the A P.)-
Police motor cars roared thru the
packing house district with shrieking
sirens all last night to prevent the as
sembling of crowds.
In Kansas-all the packing houses
are in Kansas City, Kansas-the old
saying that "Two's company; three's
crowd is given legal sanction.
Under the Kansas law, three persons
constitute mob, and when any dam
age is done to property because of the
activity of such a mob" the munich
pality is liable for damages.
In view of this fact, the police for
bade the assembling of groups last
night and this morning. Packing house
workers, out on strike showed no dis
position to argue with them.
Men gathered last night in pool halls
in Kansas City, Kansas, to talk. There
were no mass meetings. Except night
watchmen, plant officials and police.
no one appeared last night around the
packing plants. One or two shots
were heard but could not be located.
Police Cars Kept Busy.
Police cars circIed around the pack
ing houses, massive hulks of masonry.
standing out like medieval fortresses
in the light of asmoon dimmed by fac
tory smoke.
Police cars plunged down dark, un-
even streets, where the homes of pack
ing house workers huddle together.
Old, gaunt, unpainted wooden houses
they are, with meagre yards where
neither grass nor flowers ever grow.
The smoke from factory chimneys
kills flowers and grass, say those who
live in the houses.
At strike headquarters tired men
slept, sprawled out on chairs, curled
up on desks and tables, lying on the
floor, elbows crooked under their
heads for pillows.
. At the packing plants tired night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
Shippers' Forecast,

Protect all thirty-siX hour shipments
above freezing in all directions.
The temperatures averaged IS de-
grees above normal in Topeka during
tt, !; twenty-four hours. The tenn
perature at o'clock this morning was
cember l.
A chilly north wind viii tend to
hold the temperatures down Wednes-
day, according to Meteorologist Flora.
However. no real cold or unsettled
weather is in sight. The temperatures
N the northwest were higher than
those in Kinsas this morning. The
temperatures in western North Da-
kota were IL degrees higher than
those in Jacksonville, Fla. this morn
ing.
The highest temperature in Topeka
Mo-l ay was So degrees at 4:30 o'clock
in the afternoon and the lowest was
Continued on Page TTo.I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-13
Fl. WORTH STRIKERS IN RIOT
Refuse 10 Allow Street Cars With
Strikcbreakers Thru Stree.s.

Fort Worth. Dec. 13.-PoIice. called
early today to the packing house strike
district where groups of men were
hating street cars bearing workmen,
turning the trolleys and forcing the
cars to return to Fort Worth, had re-
stored quiet at O'Clock
Nearly 300 workers, bound for the
packing plants were turned back. po-
lice reported Most of those turned
back were negroes. who uneasy over
the lynching Sunday night of Ed
Rouse. an alleged negro strike break
er, took to their heels when the cars
were stopped.
Later few of these under police
protection. continued to the plants in
automobiles. Street cars were running
without interruption at 9 O'Clock and
officers said order had been restored.