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Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-25
COOPERATE IN STANDARDIzING
AND CROP ESTIMATING WORK

An agreement for conducting work
in Standardization and crop estimating
on cooperative basis has been enter
ed into by the Bureau of markets and
Crop Estimates, United Sta es Depart
ment of Agriculture, and the Califor-
MIA State Department of Agriculture
The purpose of the Standardization
work is to bring about an improvement
in the use of existing standards and
to establish additional standards for
fruits and vegetables as we'll as to CO.
ordinate the shipping point inspection
established in California, with the food
products inspection now conducted by
the Federal bureau in central markets.
The object of the cooperative work
relating to crop estimating will be to
coordinate the State and Federal SER
vices and to develop intensively the
crop and livestock service for the spe-
cial benefit of the people of California
and the general good of all interested
in the agricultural industry.
An organization consisting of eight
specialists and technical men is being
formed to conduct the work. While
headquarters for this work will be at
Sacramento, branch offices will be op-
Grated and maintained in various parts
of the State.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-25
FRIENDS CALL FOR AID FOR
IMPOVERISHED EUROPEANS

New York.-"New born babes in
hospitals of Europe are being wrapped
in newspapers. tens of thousands Of
children possess but one garment and
expect to walk barefoot next winter,
many must stay in bed for lack Of
clothes, and many mother has sold
her last skirt for food for her little
ones and wrapped herself in an old
shawl"
The foregoing paragraph, quoted
from the Literary Digest is sent out
in an appeal received here from the
American Friends Service Committee
(the Quakers), 20 South Twelfth ST.,
Philadelphia, asking for clothing and
publicity for the millions in want in
Central and Eastern Europe. The com
mittee is distributing relief in Poland,
Austria, Germany, and Russia. While
the American Red Cross is not work
ing in Germany and Russia, it is repre-
sented in other adjacent countries and
is conducting a joint campaign with
the Friends Society for secondhand
clothing for distribution in Central and
Eastern Europe.
In its appeal, the Friends commit
tee asks that readers get in touch with
the nearest Red Cross worker, and, if,
for any reason, the Red Cross is found
not to be in a position to pursue the
campaign, to do what they can them
selves. 1t suggests that local publicity
be sought in the press and through
central formation of
local representative committees; cen
trail meeting place where clothing can
be brought.
Clothing collected before September
will be shipped to Europe and distrib-
uted before cold weather.
For babies, clean, warm outfits, new
or secondhand, are needed. For wo-
men and girls of all ages, stout, warm
suits, simple cotton dresses, underwear
and stockings, shoes with low heels
and broad toes, and soft hats.
For men and boys of all ages. shirts.
undershirts and stout shoes. Knitted
goods and yarn and sewing materials |
also are needed. These should be ship
ped to the American Red Cross ware
house, Bush Terminal, Brooklyn, N. Y.
or the the American Friends Service
Committee, Philadelphia, Pa.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-25
The Colony Diary
Being Daily Report Of Colony Life at LlanO.

Wednesday Aug. l7.-Already the
call to the Colony is on. Several of
our old members are writing us that
they are out of work and want to re-
turn to the Colony at once; others
want us to sell their stock and send
them the money; they feel that with
a little more cash to go on, tley can
yet beat the game. The thing that gets
me is why anyone wants to beat the
game. If you beat it, it will be at
the expense of others. Here in the
Colony we are putting our shoulders to
the wheel and turning the mill-stones
of production. We are growing real
ly all of our own food, expect to be
making cloth this fall, and inside of
a few weeks we will have started our
permanent buildings for homes and
industries. At whose expensep AT
none but that of our own labor, and
we shall own all that we produce, and
each one has the right to enjoy it.
lo-days paper says that six million
men are out of employment. Look at
the waste of human labor and the suf-
fering it will cause. No unemployed
here, under cooperation! Why don't
we all get sense enough in our heads
to cooperate in all production and
let the parasites starve. instead of the
producers. Our timber men are still
Telling trees. |. Caron and Claude are
the ones on this job. w. Langridge
and Vernon Boyce are hauling the
logs to the saw mill, where they are
worked into crate material, and every
available man on the ranch is being
pressed into service to-day at the crate
factory. The office force split the day
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-25
LLANO COLONISTS TO
CELEBRATE LABOR DAY

Labor Day this year will be ceIebrat-
ed by the colonists at Llano by an all
day picnic at the swimming pool, and
a dance and social is planned for the
evening.
A committee on picnic met Tuesday
night and the following tentative pro-
gram was arranged:
Basket picnic to be provided by the
families and the colony hotel to pro-
vide food for its regular bachelor Wis
itors. Baskets will be collected by a
truck and taken to the swimminy pool
at 10 am.
A water gymkana will be the chief
item of the afternoon, including swim
ming and diving races, and exhibits of
hfe-saving
The feature of the morning will be
a boxing stunt between Kid Reeselg
and Shorty Miriam, which will out
shine the Dempsey-Carpentier bout.
two combatants are working-out in se-
cret and it is dark horse proposition.
No betting will be allowed.
A short speech on why We Cele-
brate Labor Day" will be the number
just before lunch.
After the lunch the water-sports will
be held, and several novelty numbers
will be offered in between.
Sandwiches and coffee will be serv-
ed at supper at the pool, and at 7:30
a social and dance at the hotel will
wind up the day. Program numbers
will intersperse the dancing, and ice
cream and cake will be served, offer
ing opportunities for social visiting.
Colonists with cars WI carry women
and young q dren to the picnic
grounds, the 9 nmitte plans.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-25
DEBS RELEASE PETITIONS
DELUGE WHITE HOUSE

Washington, Aug. 22nd. - A de-
luge of kilograms and letters. urging
the release from Atlanta penitentiary
of Eugene V. Debs, Socialist leader,
have come in large numbers off and
on ever since Debs' Imprisonment. the
bulk has increased tremendously re-
Gently. Many Of the kilograms and let
ters bear the same form. which, White
House attaches say, indicates that
concerted action is being taken to
bring pressure, favorable to Debs, up
on President Harding.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-25
A FEW WORDS FROM
NEWLLANO KINDERGARTEN

You cannot study a child unless it
lis free to express itself. Therefore, if
it has an opportunity to be in our Mon
.tessori kindergarten, where the doors
are always open and it can pass in and
out as it chooses, where it has its own
small table, desk, and chair to move
about at its own convenience, where it
has an opportunity to move about in
natural positions, then it has at least
been started on the way that will lead
up to the ideal man or woman.
Children have sat at desks SO long
that it seems the most natural thing in
the world. On the contrary, it is the
most unnatural.
For keeping a stated position is not
only harmful to the general health,
but causes such permanent results as
curvature of the spine and chest con-
traction.
Here in our school, we give the child
an opportunity to do his own think
ing : for ages past the teacher has
dominated the schoolroom.
We have changed the old order of
things. Too often the teacher has led
the march, lessons, and songs, and
chosen the work for each child.
The child now chooses his own work
and the teacher site bacL and ~ -,
dent, and the child the object of study
We surround the child with the ma
terial, which is the proper means of
self-development and gives it an op-
portunity to bring out all the beauti-
ful and natural qualities it possesses.
- MRS. F. C. WILLHIDE.
Love for the common welfare should
suPplant the impulse for unblushing
self-gratification.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-25

again; while the ideal is right, there
can be no real wrong, and if we could
only forget our little selfish, jealous,
and suspicious thoughts, there would
never be ripple upon the waters of
harmony here. The Esperanto classes
met tonight as usual.
Thursday. Aug. l8.-The farmers
have been making good use Of the fine
weather we are now having and they
have cleared the sorghum of weeds and
have about finished cleaning the pea
nuts for the last time; about half a
days hoeing, and the job will be done.
Kemp is cultivating and the fellows are
very proud of the prospects for an
excellent crop. Comrades Thurman,
Buck, Patton, and Leslie Alexander
are doing real job in planting the
late garden They have dandy stand
OF carrots up and have planted large
piece of land to onions; they will con-
tinue with beets, turnips, rutabagas,
lettuce, cabbage, spinach, collards, and
such vegetables to be grown and used
all winter long. Comrade Patton has
demonstrated his ability at the cold
frames, and his cabbage and Chinese
cabbage is up, and in a very short time
will be ready for the field setting. A
new crop of cucumbers is about ready
to be used, and the late melons of all
kinds are also getting real tempting.
The crate makers say they will have
the car load out tomorrow, so we
had the car set on the siding and ready
to load. We are expecting more crate
orders; SO some of the fellows will con-
tinue on this job steadily for some
time to come. Comrade Fishman is
putting IN his time around the kinder
garten school and has demonstrated
himself to be very handy in repairing
and ingenious in making things to
please the little folks. Comrade Copas
is doing holiday business at the bar
Der chair, and he will have every boy
and girl, man and woman, who want
their hair cut, fixed up; he also helps
the crate makers. Comrade Conway
is on the crate job as a fixture, and
his assistance is much appreciated and
he has proven himself busy visitor.
Comrades Price and Larson are looking
over the place, on a general tour of
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Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-25
NEWLLANO WEATHERMAN
ASHAMED OF HIS

For the first time IN the h
the Newllano station Of the ke war
States Weather Bureau. WsatEr +. Do
w. A. Dougherty is ashamed tai.al Eco s
in his weather report. and We h.ra9. =
go after it just before press time ii j
And no wonderI He records At csn;ta
hot wave for this section. On As 81 j
y, he records the temperature az
in the shade. and 100 on the prBfr;snJ.
day. She's corker. TIL swear, "a II
W. A. D., to our representative locl
worse than all, it's running my 500 mr.
strawberry patch" vsI,,s
VI course, we are having il hoiaFt M,
fortunately the weather is dry an.rcan 1
humidity low an NH
No rain in sight, says We
man Dougherty. and none ibis n,,bls
unless some cross-current should ron,,I,
on tn,
ny "e"'iieilnah should pc ASIA ion oi
to treat US SO, don't you thinlsl \ to dc
Here are the weeks recorded III u.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-25

A resort to or even mere threat
Of violence in the discussion of a pub
lie question is a tacit admission that
the disputed point will not bear the
light of impartial consideration. If
intelligence, understanding, knowledge,
is not to speak the deciding word in
human affairs. then we can make no
claim to be anything more than just
cantankerous brutes.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-25

Peace viii come 70 ia
through the abolition and s
Of all the avenues. pretexts.
tiles, and legal recognition ST
tation.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-25

MODERN CATTLE STEALIl

It looks very much as if the
cial interests of America. if not
world, are pulling Of the bieae IL
in history. he
Our recent terrible and sudd Ttl'
IN prices was no natural Ell ne
event. but well-Iaid plan: u
shall be badly fooled if We
prices to rise again. The United
issued billions of dollars in bonds !
prices were high and money
these bonds have been graduaIi i
ltating into the hands Of the fssn
interests, but not quickly enou y
SUIT their purpose, when came
der to retrench. IL
The banks called in their Ioa sif
IN order to pay them. people, Ii
sacrifice their bonds and prop its
what they could get on gIutlsey
ket. Result: the interests got
the bonds at big discount and IS
same time cut prices to a low Il
from which they will never rec c'
any material extent. We NAV
that the interests will see Is e
prices do not recovear, becau ty
necessary to their scheme TO holt Va
down and thus enhauce the lnsl
the dollar. Prices being now
lmately one-half of war pris tai
bonds, which were issued durii. ati,
prices. are now worth IN actuskdy
erty twice as much as when th5g ";
issued.
Suppose a farmer sold 4 -
$lO0 during the war and 81
bond. He became pinched b.
den fall in prices and sold lis
the bank at discount, II "
get currency to run his farm. \
plain that the bond represea
worth Of one COW minus the Nj
charged by the bank. Years u
bond becomes due. but the v
cows has dropped to $50 eacB Is
and It will take two cows Il S II
that bond. not counting TIE Fl S
VI course that government pays 4
bond in money. but this money
come from the people in the le
taxes. and our farmer Win ia
part with two cows in order Is
ms share Of the taxes which e
pays off the bond. The holder
bond loans the government
ot one'cow and gets in return
Ne of two cows.
The example of the COWS
applied to every other con o N
means and the final owners
bonds will force the American ISL
o pay them double the amount
ual value that was loaned du
period Of high prices by tbs
rick Of restricting the amount
medium (money) SD
ng down prices. - C. D F
n the Golden Age. ial
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-25

Feeling or desire can never
a substitute for the cold-blo
ledge Of the facts and proee
Cd
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-25

knowledge IS the only road to free-
dom. Il VIM. Ives. in The World To-
..n..a...
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-06-16
Go to Church Every Sunday
Mrs. S. M. Corley

The remains of Mrs. Seth M. Cor
ley, who died at her home in Lebanon
on June 14th, were brought to Rome
the following day for interment. Mrs.
Corley had been suffering from bad
health for some time. She was about
20 years CT age and was a member
of the Christian church. For many
years Mrs. Corley, with her family,
resided at Rome, and some years ago
they resided in Carthage and had
charge Of the Riverside Hotel They
moved to Lebanon about three years
ago where they have since been re-
siding. Mrs. Corley is survived by
her husband and two daughters, Mrs.
Barbara Fahey of Lebanon and Mrs.
Joe Kinslow of Carthage Route 2.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-06-16
Cumberlands Adopt
Woman Ordination

Greenfield, Mo.-Advocates of wo-
man ordination won a victory at yes
terday's session of the Ninety-first
General Assembly of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church here when the
assembly passed the minority report
of the Judiciary Committee over the
report that had been returned by ma
jority members of the committee The
minority report, fathered by Rev. j.
E. Cortner of Dyersburg, Tenn, the
retiring moderator, CONSTITUTES the
meaning of the word "man" as used
in the Bible and the constitution of
the assembly as generic. The major
ity report recommended that the pro-
posed constitutional amendment on
the subject be referred to the various
presbyteries for action. This amend
ment, which stipulates specifically
that women are subjects for ordina-
ton, was prepared by committee of
the last assembly. Judge E. B. Nc
Even OF greensboro, KY, advocated
adoption of the majority report The
minority report was passed by a safe
majority.
At the election of officers of the
Women's Board of Missions the fol-
lowing were chosen: Mrs. John Mas
sey Clay, Louisville, KY, pres; Mrs
w. F. Langley, Chattanooga, Tenn,
vice pres; and Mrs. Mary M. Nc
Graf, Evansville, Ind, sec.-treas.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-06-16
Election Notice

Notice is hereby given that, on
Monday, June 9th, 1921, within the
hours prescribed by law, we will open
and hold an election at the usual vot-
ing place in the town Of Hickman, in
Smith County, Tennessee, for the
purpose of eleeting one Justice of the
Peace for said town to serve until
the next regular election in said
county. Said election will be held
under the usual rules and regulations
prescribed by law.
To hold said election the following
Clerks:
Judges, G. w. Stewart, j. F. Ash
ley, j. l. Parker; Clerks, Roy Gwalt-
ney, Homer Ashley, officer, M. P.
Canter.
This June ID, 1921.
L. A. LIGON, Chairman,
SAM PICKERING,
w. v. LEE,
Election Commissioners Smith County
6-16-2t.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-06-16
ELMWOOD

Mr.. and Mrs j. D. Robinson of
Carthage visited Clifton Grisham and
Alex Apple last week.
Will Richardson is visiting home
folks
r. d. Overstreet visited relatives
at this place last week.
Leon Cardwell motored to Nashville
Saturday
L. A. Mcdonald got his finger mash
ed OF several days ago
Will Grisham has returned to his
home at Brush Creek.
Mrs. Charles Vanderpool. who has
been contend to her room for several
days, is able to be out again. =
Mrs. Peak and granddaughter. Eli
zabeth High and Ona Mai Chilc1Jtt
have returned home from Murfrees,
boro.
Rev. Clayton filed his regular an
polntment at Mt Zion Sunday.
Rev. Cecil Woodland will preach n
NJ t. Zion next Sunday.
MISS Lassie Woodland is better at
this writing.
Mrs. Dowen of Granville visited p
1eiilcorse and family last week.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-06-16
In Memory

On Monday, June 6, death drew
its dark and gloomy folds around the
infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Allen
and carried its little soul to Him
who doeth all things well.
We would say to the bereaved pa
rents to weep not for you know he is
at rest, walking in the gold paved
streets of heaven. We cannot under
stand why God should call such a
bright jewel from US but in the sweet
bye and bye when we meet on the
shores of that bright city it is then
we will understand all things.
He was only two weeks old but
was such bright, loving baby, we
had learned to love him and oh, how
much we miss his little cries but
some sweet day wen meet him
where there are no sad goodbyes, no
parting tears to shed and what a
grand meeting that will be.
We shall sleep but not forever,
There will be a glorious dawn,
We shall meet to part, no never,
On that resurrection morn.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. j. L. Smotherman in the
presence of a large number of rela-
tives and friends and the little body
was laid to rest to await the coming
of the Lord.
A precious one from US has gone,
voice we loved is stilled,
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filed.
RY HIS ATTNT
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-06-16

for all who accept Christ. The great
est to the humblest will sink into end
less ruin without Christ, the greatest
and the humblest may sweep through
the gates of joy through Christ" At
the close of the sermon / called mour-
ners. Several came. Senator Bate
leaned his face forward to the back
of the seat in front of him. Miss
Neppa Head went back and spoke to
him. Tears were running down his
face. Bro. WilkS asked that the
church gather around the Senator and
pray for him. / will never forget that
prayer. The Senator was at his old
home not far away. Doubtless the
memory of his father and mother
who were members of the old church,
crowded into his soul He shook hands
with me and left two silver dollars
in mine after the services had closed
A year later he came home from
Washington for his vacation and went
out to the old church and related his
experience of conversion at the SER
vice one year previous and was bap-
tlzed and died a member of that
church. A few years ago / baptized,
near the same place, in Bledsoe creek,
his brother, Capt. Jim Bate, the polit-
est man ever baptized. Mrs. Bate,
who was Presbyterian, wrote to DR..
E. E. Folk about their visit to the
church at which time preached and
that her husband decided that day to
take Christ and live a Christian life
1t was a joy to me to know Senator
Bate said he had listened to the
greatest preachers of the world but
out in a small country meeting house
from the lips Of a country preacher
he heard the message that led him to
God. Some day l hope to see Sena-
tor Bate in the other world and walk
with him the streets of gold. But to
me it will be even a greater joy to
walk the streets of gold with some
poor unfortunate man or woman, boy
or girl, down and out in this sin
SCARED world, whom helped to start
for the better world. Reader, let's
help some body today, and these little
things will be to US blessings in the
judgment of rewards in the other
world. How sweet it will be to meet
somebody in heaven you have helped
to get there. It's great thing to be
a Christian, especially when the sun
of life is setting. 1t makes the even
ing skies golden.
r OAKLEY
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-06-16
DONOHO-

Henry Brooks of Okla. spent sew
eral days here with relatives and old
friends. He left this country fortv
years ago and returned several weeks
ago for the first visit.
Mrs. Matte Reeee of Algood was
the guest of friends here last week.
Robert Shivers of Nashville. Virgil
Savage Of Carthage, Miss Minnie
West of DEFEATED ard Mrs. Mary
Mary Jones of Nashville were guests
of Miss Vallie Eugene Mcclellan last
weekend.
Carsey and Tom Mcclellan were in
Red Springs Sunday.
Misses Hortense and Ramona Nc
Clellan are spending several days in
Portland with relatives.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-06-16

Rev. v. S. Massey filled his regu-
lar appointment at Granville Satur-
day and Sunday.
Road working is progressing nice
ly. Everybody seems interested in
the road working. All classes are
at work
On last Friday, May 10th, at about
8 O'Clock, a very bad accident hap
pened near here on the StonewaIl
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-06-16

road, when Forrest Green was using
the battery in setting off blast when
rock, weighing about 80 pounds,
struck shanty he was staying in
and struck him on the leg just above
the knee and broke his thigh bones.
He was carried to Nashville at once
for treatment and he is reported as
doing nicely. We hope it does not
prove fatal.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-17

Surely, on the whole, you like England and
the English better than France and the
French" Ut seems to me that Persis is
never so thoroughly British as when she
speaks of the Freuch.)
Well, no, no, and no! I don't like Eng
land any better. And am sincerely sorry
that don't. I keenly realize that the Enr-
lish are our kin. that we have all sorts Of
great, racial, fundamental things In common-
/ feel that the Anglo Ss1ons should pre-
sent an unbroken, II dissimilsr, front to the
world. Butt don't like England. and on
the whole don't like the English, thouth
I'm perfectly able and willing to admire
them immensely.
i think Il is the universal, utterly uncon.
scious, intolerable national eomplscency thsS
20 gels on the strangers nerves. II 10 their
complete unconseiousness Of Il that makes
them exhibit It so-well, indecsntiy b tAs
only word. And this immense. smotherins
self satisfaction which be senses on evsry
hand makes II impossible for the svsrass
visitor to speak fairly Of the many Cd.
mirabIs. endssrinz thinss and psrssas u
sess. -