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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
Weeks Hops Off in the Flying Game

WHE first move toward the rehabili-
] tation of the army aviation service
has been made by Secretary of War
Weeks. 1t is the placing of orders for
200 modern pursuit planes and 80
Martin type bombers, which will cost
approximately $2,24OOOO.
The pursuit planes Of the Thomas
Morse type, thoroughly up to date in
every particular, were ordered from
the Boeing company of Seattle, Wash.
The Martin type bOmbers were or
dered from the L. w. F. company of
Garden City, l.. 1. The 200 pursuit
planes will cost 81, 100000 and the
bombers about $4,000 each. The lat
ter viii be equipped with Liberty mo-
tors to be furnished by the War de
partment.
Discussing plans for cooperation
between the War, Navy and POstOfice
departments in the matter of ayia-
ton management and development,
Secretary Weeks said the commission
named by the President for this pur-
nose would seek to evolve some plan
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
Smoot Explains His Sales Tax Bill

proposed general sales tax as follows:
"a tax on the gross value of goods,
wares and merchandise, whether raw
material or manufactured, or partially
manufactured products, whether of
domestic or of foreign origin, and such
as are generally sold or exchanged
and delivered for domestic cOnsump-
ton, whether in barter or on a cash,
credit, or installment basis, which tax
shall accrue at the time of sale or
lease of all such goods, wares and
merchandise, at a rate of 1 per cent
of their total value at the time of such
change of ownership. The tax also
applies to the total amount or amounts
received on all leases Of goods, wares
and merchandise"
Merchants and others making sales
subject to the tax would make quar-
terly payments to the government.
The bill exempts sales and leases
made by the federal government,
states and municipalities, foreign gov
ernments, mutual ditch or irrigation
companies and hospitals and other
corporations organized and operated
exclusively for religious, charitable,
scientific, or educational purposes, and
also goods sold or leased for export.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
INDUSTRIAL COURT IN LONDON
Through Its Workings Many Impor.
tant Agreements Have Been Made
and Controversies Ended.

An industrial court was set up In
London in. the latter part Of 1919 I'M
der the provisions Of the industrial
courts act, approved November 20,
1919. Up to March g. 1920, POS differ
ences which could not be settled by
negotiations between the employers
associations and the trade unions had
been referred to it, and in many i'm
pOrtant cases agreements had been
reached. The court had settled the
general wages agreement for the Scot
fish building trade, gas undertakings
throughout Great Britain, the smelter
trade, the clay industry, the bobbin
and shuttle-making industry, the seed
crushing and Oil milling industry, the
organ-building trade, and wages OF
women employed in railroad shops.
The cases were for the most part
heard in London, but the court also
sat in other large cities, with chair
man, a representative of the employees
and a representative of the employers
constituting theAtribunal. Some cases
were dealt with by a single member Of
the court. The differences were
chiefly wage questions, but other in
dustrial matters came up. There are
two women members of the court, ViO-
let Markham and CeciIe MathesOn.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
Life.SaNinn in the Mines.

In 1911 the death rate by violence
in the Mines Of the United States was
All per 1000 men employed. In 1919
the death rate was 1923 per 1000. The
decline has been fairly steady, and
the federal bureau Of mines is
credited with the major part Of the
improvement.
The bureau has preached the gospel
of safety first to owners, fOremen and
common laborers. 1t sends training
crews from mine to mine, showing the
best ways Of meeting the problems of
each particular digging with the
least possible danger. 1t has studied
foreign methods of life-saving in mines,
and imported all that appear adapted
to our conditions.
There is room for still further re-
ductiOn in the death rate, but what
has been accomplished already is en-
cOuraging.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
This Congress to Regulate immigration

IMMIGRATION is to be regulated by
this congress. The immigration bill
passed in the last days Of the Wilson
administration and killed by pocket
veto is to be put through practically
in the same form, according to an
understanding arrived at between it's
sponsors and leaders of the senate
and house.
AS passed by the last congress, the
bill provides that the number of aliens
of any nationality who may be admit
ted in any one year shall be limited
to 8 per cent of the number of for
eign-bOrn persons Of such nationality
resident in the United States, as de-
termined by the census Of 1910, and
that, after July 1, 1921, the number
of aliens of any nationality who may
be admitted in any one calendar
month shall not exceed 10 per cent
of the total number Of such aliens
admissible in that fiscal year.
Aliens returning from temporary
visits abroad and aliens who are pro-
fessiOnal actors, artists, lecturers,
singers, or nurses, ministers, profess
sors, or aliens belonging to any rec
OgniZed learned profession, or aliens
employed as domestic servants may
be admitted even if the maximum
have entered the United States in the
same month or year, but only aliens
of these classes arriving before the
entrance of the maximum number
shall be counted in reckoning the per,
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
NO STATISTICS
ON ACCIDENTS
Not Positively Known How Many
Workers Are Disabled
Yearly.
SHOULD HAVE ACCURATE DATA
Figures Would Show to What Extent
Compensation Laws and the Safety
Movement Have Mitigated condI-
tons in Industries.

1t is not known how many industrial
accidents occur yearly in the United
States, says Margaret Gadsby, writing
In the Monthly LabSr Review, pub
lished by the United States bureau Of
labor statistics, on "Inadequacy of In
dustrial Accident Statistics Published
In State Reports"
ITO what extent have workmen's
compensation laws and the safety
movement mitigated the accident evil
in American industries? We are I'M
able to determine with any degree Of
certainty. What are the causes Of in
dustrial accidents? What is the ac-
cident-frequency rate in the leading
Industries; the accident-severity rate2
We do not know. Where can prevent
i've measures be most effectively ap-
piled? 1t has never been adequately
determined; there is no adequate COM
parable data.
"HOw many industrially disabled are
there in the country who will be af-
fected by the recent legislation ex-
tending the rehabilitation to the indus
trial cripple? No authoritative statis-
ticts are available. What is the an
nual loss in productive efficiency
through industrial accidents2 What is
the annual cost in time and money
lost through accidents in industry. We
do not know; there are no figures
available by which it can be deter
mined.
Accurate data as to the number Of
accidents, the causes, nature of injury
and degree OF disability of accidents
occurring in each industry are essen
tial for effective prevention work, as
we'll as for the establishment of adj
equate and reasonable compensation
insurance rates.
mot only is there no uniform meth
cd Of tabulating statistics of accidents
for the entire country, but few states
can be said to have accurate knOwl-
edge of the total number of accidents
occurring within their borders"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
COMPANY Houses Paw.

In study of housing of employees
made by the United States bureau of
labor statistics, it is stated that ire
ports from eight different coal COM
panies in Pennsylvania show a gross
return of II per cent on a total inven-
tory of $2,855,912." Among the rea-
sons advanced by employers for main
tanning company houses are the fol-
lowing: Greater loyalty from en-
ployees; more contented and more eff
ficient workmen; a better control Of
the labor situation; serves to adver-
tise the company and to keep it favor
ably before the public; facilitates part
time"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
Wanted: Mail Robbers at $1,000 Each

just as they used to in the old Wellss
Fargo days"
MI Hays called in consultation Rush
D. Simmons, the newly appointed
chief inspector, and the retiring chief
inspector, George NJ. Sutton. He also
had before him recommendations made
by Mr.. Simmons and Mr.. Sutton to
meet the emergency and the conf
Dental reports giving details of the
more recent rObberies.
1t is the intention of the depart
ment to arm all employees who may
have charge of valuable postal ship
ments, either on trains or in the post
offices. These employees will also be
directed to shoot when they find them
selves confronted by thieves.
Employees in the city services who
deliver small quantities of registered
mail may not be included among
those supplied with firearms, but 9th
erwise the plan will be made a very
general one.
There have been reports of late
which would seem to indicate that
SOME of the mail robberies have been
committed by men who were formerly
in the employ of the Postoftice depart
ment and who know the "rOpes." The
department is especially anxious to
bring about the arrest of some Of the
robbers of this type.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
Contractors ORGANIZE.

Organization of a statewide organi-
cation to be known as 1.-THE Associated
Contractors of Massachusetts" has
been achieved through a meeting of
delegates from the building interests
of the larger cities of the state. The
object of the association is announced
as seeking to aid the building industry
through cooperation between con-
tractors; by fostering trade schools
and recruiting the apprentice ranks of
the industry; by promoting collective
bargaining with their employees on
the basis of a distinction between
skilled and unskilled workers; and by
working for legislation improving
building laws.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12

w ASHINGTON. - Apparently the
W mail robbers pulled a boner
when they did a bit of rObbing at
Sullivan, Ind. Anyway, Sullivan is
the home of Postmaster General Hays.
And it looks as if he was a bit
peeved. Anyway, he has issued this
formal order:
ITO any postal employee or other
person who brings in a mail robber
the POstoff1ce department will pay
reward of not exceeding $1,000. All
essential postal employees will be
fully armed and every man is expected
to uphold the honor of the service"
''These rObberies must stop and stop
now," said Mr.. Hays in discussing
the order. 1--WE are going to use ev-
cry power available to do this, no
matter how drastic 1t is. The West
knows how to handle these criminals
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
Farmland Supply Inereases.

An increased supply Of farm hands
is evidenced in a report of the indus
trial commission, which shows that
during March of this year 1924 men
were placed at work on farms, as
against 47S men in 1920.
The figures were compiled by the
IL free employment agencies Of the
state of Wisconsin.
The men placed this year by the
employment offices are of a much
higher grade than in former years.
Practically all of the men sent out
are experienced farmhands, many OF
whom drifted to the cities during the
last few years. There is a keen de-
mand for good farmhands, and some
demands even for inexperienced men,
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12

TEXT of the sales tax bill, introduced
i by Senator Smoot of Utah, shows
that the bill imposes a tax of l per
cent on all turnovers, with an annual
exemption of $4,000, the effect of this
being to exempt smaller farmers and
tradesmen. 1t has been estimated that
the 1 per cent would yield more than
$1,000 100000 annually.
In a statement in behalf of the plan
Senator SmOOt says it's advantages are
extreme simplicity Of assessment and
collection, low tax rate applying uni
formly on all commodities, and alb
sence of complicated features which
make it difficult for the taxpayer to
know at any time what his tax liabili-
ties are. Senator Smoot defines the
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12

for air routes which could be used
commercially, if possible; to prepare
a code of laws for government of the
air service in the United States the
adoption of standard machines for
various purposes to aid the Postoffice
department in standardizing their avia-
tors; to adopt some plan for meeting
damages created by government
planes in the performance of duty,
and to combine, if possible, the train
ing schools of various departments
and landing fields wherever practica-
BILE to do so.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12


Recommendation that building crafts
men accept a reduction of from Is to
20 per cent in wages was made by the
general labor committee Of the AssO-
ciated Building Contractors of Indiana.
Charles J. Kern, president of the
State Building Trades council, de-
clared to the executive board of the
council at a recent meeting held there
was no justification for such a de-
crease. At the meeting, it was pointed
out, some increases were recommended.
]. H. Owens, secretary of the labor
committee, said the proposed reduc-
tons would result in a decrease in
building costs Of from 5 to 10 per
cent,
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
Strike Involved Many.

When the carpenters working on
the new University hospital building
at Ann ArbOr, Mich, refused to accept
a 20 per cent cut in wages, and walked
out, they threw 60 other labOrers en-
ployed in pouring cement and strip
ping forms, out of work. There were
So carpenters employed on the job.
They were getting 81 an hour. The
bricklayers and some of the stone set
tiers are still at work.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
The Solution,

Little Girl-If 1 was a teacher, I'd
make everybody behave.
Auntie-HOw would you accomplish
that?
Little Girl-Very easy. When girls
were bad I'd tell them they didn't look
pretty; and when little boys were bad
I'd make them sit with the girls, and
when big boys were bad wouldn't let
them sit with the girls.-Edinburgh
Scotsman.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
Unions TO FIGHT Waue Cut.

Officials of the International Ladies
Garment Workers union announced
the organization was prepared to fight
any attempt by the Cloak, Suit and
Skirt Manufacturers Protective asso-
citation to introduce wage reductions
and increase working hours proposed.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
Unemployed Might Build Roads.

Seven hundred thousand men now
unemployed can be used this year in
building 10000 miles of new highways
embodied in the nations $1,OOO,OOO,-
600 bodybuilding program. ]. R.
Draney, president of the Asphalt as
sociatiOn, declared in an address at
the organizations annual meeting. He
added that the bodybuilding program,
if not curtailed, also will place in serv-
ice many thousand freight cars that
are now idle and will increase freight
tonnage to the extent of 1OO,OOO,0OO
tons, and yield the railroads revenue
in excess of $1OO,OOOOOO on road
material alone.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
InsIst Upon 44Hour Week.

General sentiment of local unions in
favor of supporting officials of the In
ternatiOnal Typographical union In
their insistence on establishment Of
the 44-hOur week in commercial print
ing shops, was voted at the semi-an-
nual Ohio Typographical conference
at Marion, o.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
labor Unrest in India.

There continues to be a succession
of strikes, of which the tramway
strike at Calcutta and a strike of 5000
employees at the Parel workshops,
Bombay and Baroda, central India,
are the most important.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
FIGURES SHOW GOOD
IDLENESS DECREASE.

Improved conditions in the I'M
employment situation are noted
by the public employment office
Of the Massachusetts depart
ment of labor and industries,
which says that in March there
was an increase in the calls for
help of 80 per cent over January
and 81 per cent over February,
but a decrease of "a per cent
fron the number of March, 1920.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
Million Union Men in New York.

The actual number of unions and
unionists in New York city is known
only approximately, but all figures in
dictate that the total of union men,
bers is in the neighborhOod of 1,OOO,-
600. 1t is estimated that there are at
least 1000 local unions in the me-
trOpolis, of which total about 800 are
affiliated with the American Fedora
ton of Labor and 200 outside unions.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
The Rural CVnIc,

Hiram" said Mrs. Corntossel, "the
boarders will soon be along enjOyin'
the fresh air and admirin' the seem
cry"
II suppose so. But my suspicion
is that while they talk about air and
scenery, what's on their minds is
keepin' down the cost of livin'."
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
Would Employ Chinese.

A concurrent resolution introduced
in the legislature asks congress to al
low Hawaii to import $4,000 Chinese
for agricultural work for five years,
after which they would return to
China.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12

A sunflower State Social Note.
A Hiawatha bride of a few month";
is back home. She brought home
black eye, a present from her hus
band. She will sue for DIVORCE
Hiawatha World.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12

No man with a splendid rOtund
voice ever whispers.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12

II You Have a Pain
try Vacher-Balm. Keep it handy, and
avoid imitations.-Adv.
The New York herald., 1921-07-11
STRATON SAW ONLY
EVIL fAT BIG FIGHT
Crowd Not Orderly or Respect.
sble, With Profanity on
Every Hand.

The Rev. DR.. John Roach Straton. pas
tor Of the Calvary Baptist Church. went
to the Dempsey Carpenter fight and re-
ported the quarrel for a syndicate sup
plying feature" articles to newspapers.
He took the job. he told his congrega-
tion last night in the course OF a few
right swings and uppercuts he took at
the lawless public and the wicked off,
cials, solely that the truth might get out
about the land. He did not go for the
same reason that Pa takes sonny.
DR.. Stra ton is celebrated as a disap-
proved. When there Is good Job of
disappearing to be done ne volunteers
for it. He disapproved of the recent
fight over in Boyle's Thirty Acres with
earnestness. using up most Of the con-
demnatory words one can think of in
expressing his opinion of the authorities
the crowd and the boxers. He demands
the impeachment of Gov. Edwards,
who, he notes, is brother of the con-
tractors that got the privilege of build
Ing Tex Richards arena.
There was plain evasion of the law
against prize fighting and I feel the
Governor Of New Jersey and the other
officials who winked at a known iniquity
should be impreached and removed from
Office he said.
The whole affair impressed him dis
The New York herald., 1921-07-11
SCRANTON HAS 50
MINES BENEATH IT
Under City Streets There Is
Labyrinth of Shafts and
Tunnels.
GREATEST COAL CENTRE
225, 100000 Tons of Anthra-
cite Have Been Taken
Out of Basin.

SCRANTON. July 10.-This city, good
illustration of the mining industry. will
go anywhere in order to obtain results.
Several cities In ancient days were
ouiit beside volcanoes. This is one mod
ern American city which is built over a
coal mine, or rather a series OF coal
mines.
The present fame and future pros
-perity of Scranton, a hustling. typical
American city, literally rests upon the
coal industry. From a country hamlet
nifty years ago Scranton has become the
third largest city in Pennsylvania and
ranks first among the coal mining cities
TO coal and most of the coal mined in
the Scranton district comes from under
meath the city itself.
Beneath the business block and house
hold dwellings each day the picks and
the cutting machines are digging deeper
into the black power producer which has
brought so much wealth to the COM
munity.
ITO the casual visitor IL may seem
alarming to realize that underneath the
streets of the city there is labyrinth
of shafts and tunnels forming an un-
derground city consisting of rooms con-
nected by an endless series of subways
and to know that the very life of the
inhabitants is dependent upon the
strength of the supports which are left
standing.
On the other hand, going to work
would seem to be simple matter in
stead of a nerve racking. energy con-
suming subway trip or a jostling, jerky
trolley ride. The worker in Scranton
can sleep peacefully above ground. eat
refreshing breakfast and then drop down
a few hundred feet to join his colleagues
The New York herald., 1921-07-11

agreeably He described il as a moral
carbuncle." To his reportorial eye 1t
brought together the toughest collection
of gamblers and racehorse touts, home
neglecters and baby killers. pugdog
nurses, burglars. pickpockets, liquorites,
Amnzons, plutocrats, proflteers. divor-
Gees. Amalekites, double livers and po-
lygamous movie stars he ever had
heard of. He couldn't see that the
crowd was orderly or moral or in any
way respectable or decent There may
have been a few fairly good persons in
the crowd but they were lost In the
muck, said the pastor.
II saw betting on every side. small
boys betting their pennies. heard more
profanity than I had heard for months.
Liquor was brought to the place In
thel1nos bottles and openly drunk on
every hand. The whole thing was ugly
and evil and sordid and vile. 1t was
the glorifcation of the BRUTE was his
further indictment.
The New York herald., 1921-07-11
FAKE cop BADGERS
CHILDREN;;ARRESTED
Gas Inspector Starts Row In
Park and KNOCKS Man
Down.

John Cavanagh. 23, of 234 East Thir-
ty-second street. an inspector Of the Gen.
trail Union Gas Company, was locked up
last night in the West 1S5th street sta
tion. charged with impersonating an Of
ficer and with assaulting Stephen
Brandon of 305 East 143d street and
Policeman Michael Normoyle. The ar
rest was made after the reserves were
called out to prevent Cavanagh from be-
ing beaten by a crowd.
The police said Cavanagh approached
the playground at Hath street, between
Eighth and Bradhurst avenues. and or
dcred several of the children there to
take down the signs. He came to
Brandon, who thought he was becoming
tco of1lcious, and ordered him to move
en-" Brandon refused and questioned
his authority. Cavanagh said he was a
policeman. To prove 1t he pulled a
ond and then put 1t back Also, he Is
alleged to have called Brandon fresh
young kid"
II don't believe you've a cop" said
Brandon. you're four-flushor"
Cavanagh, 1t is alleged. struck Bran
don and knocked him down. He "ar-
rested" him then, but turned him loose
at 139th street. telling him to go on
and be a good fellow" Cavanagh. the
ponce said, went back to the Fairgrounds
and. much to the disgust OF the children.
began ordering them around again. He
ran into Policeman Normoyle, who asked
him to show his badge. He pulled out
the shield and tried to put 1t back into
his pocket before the policeman could
read 1t.
Hold on, there" said NNrmoyie;
show me that badge. I don't believe
you're cop"
Cavanagh struck the policeman. but
the policeman failed to go down. In
stead he took the badge. which proved
to belong to the gas company, and ar
rested the inspector. Before he could
drag Cavanagh away the crowd. led by
Brandon. started for the prisoner. Nor
moyle called for the reserves and fought
the crowd back until they arrived.