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Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-11
An Insight Into
Profiteering Sophishies

rather than the consumers (public)
: Z Monopolies are Of various ORR
gins. The most fa,oilIar are Cd fran
chises, he right to use public proper y
for private purposes. for exemple. the
furnishing Of light, water. and trans
portation; ~ control of sources Of
raw material (the land, mines, and all
natural resources). *** 81 patents.
X = (4) high cost of duplicating
plant. = 3 In manufacturing indus
tries, for example, those enterprises
which produce raw material and the
necessaries of life, have more staple
demand. z . = Railroads furnish per-
haps the best basis of bond issue. be-
cause OF the stability of the demand
for transportation service. . : the
high cost of duplicating the railroad
plant, = enables them to fix their
rates on freight and passenger traffic
Call it will stand and sometimes more)
: > The security of the creditors is
here the profitableness (profiteering
possibility of the business which is
carried on in the factory (plant, rail-
road, etc.). Furthermore, business
is not an aggregate Of physical proper
ty, but consists of physical property
buildings, boilers, machines, tools -
plus an industrial opportunity to OPP
crate business and exploit the public. "
Add to this the lobbies maintained
by trust magnates in Washington. as
made public by U. S. Senator La Fol-
lette, lately; subservice Congress .du-
plicated by similar legislatures in all
the states; similar city councils in mu-
ETC., everywhere. Can you
wonder at it that the people in this
country have thus far come out at the
little end of the horn? Hadn't you bet
ter wake up, open your eyes and take
notice Of the treachery that is practic-
ed upon you. exploiting you and en-
slaving you?
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-11
is @EASY MARK ON FINANCIAL
MATTERS, SAYS BRISBANE

This country may not be much as
a collector Of debts, but is still first
class angel when it comes to paying
out.
The British Empire, owing Uncle
Sam more than four thousand five
hundred millions for money borrowed,
has just sent in bill for about thirty
two millions, part of the charge for
carrying across the ocean, on British
ships, American soldiers sent to help
England with her back to the wall.
as the English general said.
The English bill for more than thir-
ty-two millions was Immediately paid
by the United States. No wonder En-
gland loves US and says blood is thick
er than water.
Uncle Sam is dear old easy
mark" and on financial matters his
head is thicker than water. or blood,
or solid ivory.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-11

entire day there wasn't a cross word
or an unpleasant word at any time.
Yes, we enjoyed it and made material
enough to relieve the pressure, too.
and we feel good over it. Others,
even some women, offered to help, but
we had crew enough to do the job
nicely, and the rest can take a turn
some other time. The mental science
class was held as usual at $50, and
many useful applications were discuss
ed as to our problems here to be soIv-
ed, from the lesson. The evening
entertainment at the theater was well
attended and all who went were well
repaid for going. More people, more
talent, and more social life is our de-
sire, and we are growing in all these
necessary things.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-11
DON'T PLEAD THE BABY ACT

Chi The conception of absolute and un-
ing f. table individual human responsible
Wi'il FOR ones acts is the basis of all
- nal and sound ethics. 1t should
u 'nS he first thing TO be remembered
M The morning and the last on retir-
l9n1 at night Man must come to the
-'S' :, = erstanding that his progress de-
~ yla ds on his own efforts and that any
w era of forgiveness Or atonement,
loophole of escape, any plan of
.s'1s ing the reward oneself while un-
..5.s:, .ssal ing the penalty Of ones mistakes
J lisdeeds on another is and BY its
s- nature must be futile and ficti-
and at the same time inconsis-
lth a true sense Of honor. Man
ihe ealways sought to beg off, to gel
n coop aven "a condition of plenty, Sc
unons a Of mind and happiness) by some
growing and more agreeable way, and
Z exIeno Established priesthoods to encour-
iim in this deIusion. It is easy
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-11
MUTUAL SELFHELP
BRINGS BIG BENEFIT

''In the state of Texas, single mu-
tual employers liability insurance COM
pany took in nearly as much money in
premiums as the twenty-five non-par-
ticipating companies combined.
This company returned in dividends
to its poIicy-holders, $727.621.79,
while the twenty-five legitimate in
stitutions returned nothing.
The figures show that had the mu-
tual company carried all the business
the poIicy-holders would have saved
$I,524,5l785, which went into the
pockets of the coupon-cIippers holding
stock in the non-participating com
panies.
The statement is made that had the
entire business of Texas been given to
the mutual company the policy-holders
would have saved sum greater than
the capital stock of any except five
of the twenty-five listed stock compan-
les"
Under the Texas law the premium
is established for companies issuing
employers liability insurance, so that
the saving returned in dividends to the
mutual policy-holders represents real
cash saved and not a mere book
showing"
Oklahoma Leader.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-11

a trust is, top, sides, bottom, OUT
sides and insidss. an absolutely Illegal
institution. created outside the law. ex-
isting outside the law. and having for
IS purpose the performance of those
things and only those things which the
law says cannot be performed legally.
Imagine our lawmakers gravely meet
ing to make laws for the control of the
pickpocket. or burglary. or counterfeit
ing industry, Or endeavoring to pre-
scribe legally the times, places, and
amounts Of national bank defalcations
81 the kind Of ink, paper, and pencils
which must be used by forgers in the
pursuit Of their profession = imagine
IL Thomas F. Lawson.
That Mr.. Lawson gave the people
straight goods may be CLEANED from the
following few extracts from an estab-
lished handbook of Corporation Fin
ance BY Mr.. E. S. Mead, Phi D., whose
purpose Is not that OF adverse criticism
but Of showing the generally accepted
sound basis for prosperoue business,
showing the established amazing and
absolute dishonorable rules of action:
Since the bondholder is solely in
erested in the security Of his principal
and regular payment Of his interest,
and since both security and interest
+ depend upon the permanence of in
come, other things being equal, the
companies with the most stable earn
llngs or a market . = . furnish the best
j ecurity bonds. Stability Of earnings
Il depends upon Cd the possession Of a
4 monopoly. + ** Monopoly is exclu-
81 ye Of dominant control over mar
os st The more complete this control,
u more valuable is the monopoly.
b la advantage Of monopoly lies in the
n II that the prices Of services or
\ ommodities are controlled by the
oducers (owners of the monopoly,
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-11
DR.. De QUER PRAISES
COLONY MAGAZINE


In a letter to one of the colonists
this week from Chicago. DR.. John De-
Quer, who is members of the Llano
Colony, and who is conducting elm
ic in that city. writes that "the August
number of the Colony News is dandy
and | know that it will hurt many who
have been predicting your death as an
institution" "
The August number of the Colony
News is a fair example of the regular
magazine, and it is well worth its price
Of $l.00 year. Why not send in your
dollar now? Read our announcement
on page two of this issue.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-11

enough to see that as long as men be-
lieve that they can do wrong, escape
the consequences. and be forgiven
without the slow and painful process
of seIf-atonement, they will not have
the incentive to right action which
knowledge of unacceptable responsible
ity must bring. The subject is mex
haustible; it ramifies into history, pol
itics. religion, and carries with it the
solution of many of our most perpEex.
ing social problems Selected.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-11

Sunday, August We'll, now, this
was a strenuous day! We are behind
on our manufacturing of crates and,
while all other activities were hushed,
at the first light of day crew of vol
unteers started on the job. Marcus
DeVine, had the fire at the boiler go
ing and good head of steam on and
Ed Landberg was on deck to keep up
the job. Ole, ColEngwood, McCon-
nell, Van, Burton, Crawford. Willhide,
Matz, Vernon, Lindsey and Fishman
came to work at the saw mill; Lindsey
and Vernon hauled logs and the rest
of the gang run the saw mill like they
meant business, and if you could see
what they accomplished, you would
know they meant it. Merrel came with
team and wagon and hauled saw
dust, shavings and material in order
to clean up the mill. P. Caron, Davis
Thomas, DeBoer. E. Carlson. Waters,
Brostrom. and Myrtle Kemp took their
stand at crate mailing. In the after
noon, a new crew came on at the saw
mill and ran the planers, rip saw, COM
bination, etc. This crew was Buck,
Belohradsky, Schad. Thomas, Satnan,
Loberg. Thurman, Rechsteiner. Hoover
and Robertson; Fred Anderson re-
lieved Landberg at the fireman's job.
Yes. we did big days work. and be-
lieve we all enjoyed it. Who doesn't
enjoy working with big crew where
all try to do their best and where
there is no sour drops" to be taken
and assure you that throughout the
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-11

Nothing is comparable to the plea
sure of an active and prevailing
thought; a thought triumphant over
the difficulty and obscurity Of the OBJ
ject, and refreshing the soul with
new discoveries and images of things,
and thereby extending the bounds of
apprehension. and enlarging the ter
ritory of reason. = South.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-11
NOTICE

offer for Fall delivery Of 1921 general line nursery including all
varieties Of Fruit and Nut Trees Grape Vines Berry Plants Ornamental Fwerng
ines, Roses Hedge Plants, Etc
be Items Isl and sell will be guaranteed cen healthy stock covered by
large thrifty and If
best for locality the will
viii produce heavy fine fruit your locality
prices and order early when the order We
anything plant Sock suited for commercial orchard planting
sy If do have locality write
ponse and ambitious representative unySAN BROS. Nursery
i
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-11
THE COLONY DIARY
Continued from page One

food value, cows butter is not to be
compared. By all means, let your chill
dren have peanut butter three times a
day. and you will help them to grow
and be healthy. Kemp and the two
Carlsons are doing the farm work with
the plows, cultivators, and mule pow
er, and can assure you they are do
ing big job and doing it well. Fol-
lowing a team all day in the hot sun
is not an easy task. Farming has its
charms for me, and, if could have my
choice Of labor, nothing would suit me
better than that kind Of work. Yet
realize that it is hard work. But when
one thinks of the ideal we are carrying
out down here, it lightens the burden
and makes the real co-operator glad
that he has a chance to demonstrate
the thing he holds nearest and dear
est in his heart. Our farmers are the
fellows who produce our food and that
of our stock, and the real farmer, to
perform his right function in society,
must have a greater general knowledge
that any other profession or trade.
May we take our hats off to the far
mer and try to educate our children to
this Oldest and best of OCCUPATIONS. !
know many Of you say, NAY, nay,
Pauline. not for mine" but don't you
see, our plan of farming is different
Our farmers work s hours day and
they are done; someone else feeds the
stock and does the chores; he and his
family ar entitled to the same kinds of
food, clothes, shelter, education, and
social life that all others are entitled
to. That's different. and when you
take his occupation and hold it up to
and realize it is the most
useful of all well, service is power,
if we but knew it. Yes, wish | were
a good farmer - under cooperation.
To be a farmer under capitalism is to
work hard and be robbed of the real
pleasure Of your work, and what you
produce, besides. It's different here.
Yes, entirely so. All things come to
him who waits - provided he wants
the things that he should have and
wants them enough to concentrate and
work for them. Well, it is again de-
monstrated. Helen Norgard and son
arrived on the train this pm. to assist
me in my letter writing, and you peo-
pie who have had to read my letters
and read between the lines, will surely
be glad that some relief is in sight, for
both of us. | know you need relaxa-
ton and | vacation from trying to
get our ideas to coordinate enough to
further your cooperation with the Col
ony. | will guarantee Comrade Nor
gard that she can find enough to do
to keep herself out of mischief, and |
have an idea | can find enough to do
yet to keep from going to weeds. The
psychological meeting tonight was
well attended. AS | was not there but
few minutes, | cannot say what was
said. only know that it is the opin-
ion of our people as a whole that we
intend to go forward as rapidly as pos
sible and keep our feet upon the
ground.
** g y
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-11

Fully to understand grand and
beautiful thought requires, perhaps, as
much time as to conceive it.-Joubert,
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-11
y y g y

Friday, August 5.-The farmers are
keeping the crops we'll cleaned and our
crate makers and saw mill men are
getting material out and into finish
ed product as rapidly as our force and
equipment will allow. Comrade Wa
tiers who is now foreman, engineer,
washer-woman, and flunkey chief at
the laundry, varies his 'muchly mixed
life by selling bricks and helping to
load them out. Our brick plant is now
doing a good business, and every day
we make sales to our neighbors or ship
to distant points, and why not? We
have an excellent product, and we GER
tainly deserve the patronage of the
people of this entire community. Mon
ey spent with us remains in this COM
munity and what comes to you is real
wealth produced by our labor. We
are producers of wealth and are en-
deavoring to add to the worlds wealth
instead of taking from those who pro-
duce. Don't you think we deserve
your patronage? Do you know we
are making our lumber up into a fin
ished produce, which adds to the gen.
eral wealth OF our Parish? Do you
know we are manufacturing sweet po.
tato crates for the general market
Do you know we have a big sweet po.
tato evaporating plant right here thai
we invite you to use and save the croE
you work so hard to get. Come anc
look US over and you will realize the
big job we are doing and the success,
we are accomplishing, Comrade Da.
Wis from Detroit arrived to-day anc
once again the right thing happened
1t always happens so that everythine
is right = if you use it so. Conrad,
Davis will take hold of our laundry
and put it on successful running ba
SIS. How do know he will2 Well
it can be done. and he can and vii
do it. This is another industry tha
our neighbors should give their best as.
sistance by patronizing it to their owl
best interest. Tonight was teacher,
meeting night, and we met as usual a
the club house and afterwards attend
ed the choral practice at the hotel.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18

time-hallowed phrase, pro bono pub
iico," was scrubbed at the end. but
there wns nothing else to indicate tho
identity of tho writer. We require the
latter MS an evidences OF good faith: II
desired, n pen name for newspaper use
may also be signed.
Fourth. 1t was written on both sides
OF the paper, which is the worst ofrense
possible in n publishing plant.
wo have taken the space to point out
the above errors for the benefit of other
readers. who may wish to gain access
TO the WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY"
column. Conform to those few simple.
and necessary. rules. and you may
write for publication as often as you
please. A communication which differs
with our editorial policy is given the
same consideration as one which
heartily approves of our views
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
MONDAY. APRIL IS. 1921.
p,RK,SG TO THE SAME TUNE.

:, their current issues, all the State
newspapers TO which Every Evening
RECENTLY referred by setting forth the
somewhat surprising fact that they
we're as a unit in giving place TO eui-
,or,al comment respecting Wilmington
p,,nicipal affairs, and in printing edi-
torials that were in many instances
,,.rhatim as 20 statement and always
var,, similar in form and construction
are stirred to angry reply. The eh'ne
,ock TRAY. Blanche and Sweetheart.
vein in unison. and with an angry res
o,ance that intimates they were hurt
s.voroIv by Every Evenings rcvela-
tion. Even the one paper that inVari-
a,,,, printed these inspired editorials
,,,,h an advertising designation at the
end had the stereotyped. prerared-in-
advance cmanation. apparently from
n.,douarters. on its editorial page. but
marked bv the same advertising desig-
nation. This shows that the machine
al Headquarters is in complete working
order. and that irs subordinate parts
throughout tn, state are entirely and
spontaneously responsive.
However. it is noticeable that not
ono ~ these personally directed, edi-
,orial protests. not even the one plainly
marked as an advertisement. denied
the soft impeachment 70 he inferred
from Every Evenings reference TO
thcr uniformity Of action and their
surprising unanimity in sentiment
But there was no intimation in any Of
the expressions OF the identity q head
quarters. This element. therefore,
must remain mystery. but i is sur
prisine to note how efficiently il oper-
atos and how absolute is its control
over the editorial columns Of these
State newspapers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
HEAVY FINES FOR SPEEDERs.

Judge Hastings has announced that
the minimum fino which he will impose
i'm the future on persons found guilty
of violating the laws against speeding
will be $25.
For more than year the minimum
fines have been imposed where II was
the first offense, but this species Of
crime has increased so rapidly that m
not at all certain tho people are not tax
ing advantage OF this leniency.' Judge
Hastings stated This reckless driving
must be broken up. The proper ad-
ministration of tho traffic rules of
course depends on the good Judgment Of
the police oficers. and I don't want the
officers TO bring anyone up here unless
they are quite certain OF tho reckless
driving But when they are brought
here. unless for n very unusual reason.
the flne VIII he $25 and costs
The Judges warning is fair enough.
II In time that this practice Of break
Ing tho law Is ended. The danger 70
pedestrians is too great 10 permit OF
reckless driving in this state. Let the
speed demons 20 into other Common
wealths. where justice takes long maps
occasionally.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
THE, MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION.

sian republics shows that Soviet
friendship IS conditional upon the 4c-
eeptance OF Bolshevist doctrines. which
are not likely to commend themselves
TO Turkish ruling classes. Unless, how
ever. she does accept these doctrines.
Turkey can have no permanent feeling
OF security against 4 Soviet Russia.
while She has the certain knowledge
that restoration of imperial Russia
Will bring with 1t the old designs upon
ConstantinopIe.
In these circumstances there can be
only one sound policy for the Turks.
to create a buffer territory in Trans
caucasia between themselves and the
Russians and 70 safeguard their reten-
ton OF Constantinople by arriving at an
understanding on the subject with the
League of Nations. If the Angora
authorities are capable of looking far
enough ahead they VIII seize the on
portunity that now presents itself Of
coming 70 terms with the Allied govern
ments.
\ successful Greek offensive cannot
fail 10 impair the position they have
gained as result Of the London Con
ference, if. on the other hand. the
Greeks are pressed back upon smyrna
the Turks Viii have gained relatively
unimportant advantage, as they Viii bt
left with the more serious problems CON
fronting the future Of their country
sti1 unsolyed Both Turkeys choice oi
policy and the future of Transca uea STA
call for 4 sympathetic attitude on the
/ part Of the Allied governments NeaJ
/ East
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
"RAISE THE ANTE"

Senator Calder and Representative
Dyer have Jointly introduced in Con-
gress a bill providing pensions OF $4,000
a year for ex-Presidents. That is an
excellent provision. with but one draw
back-the sum specified is not large
enough.
Several weeks ago we stated that
s25. .OOO year would be a sum adequate
for the needs Of an ex-President We
do not believe that the amount should be
less No matter how moderate the
tastes of the man may be, a former
occupant OF the White House must
live in the dignity which his station
prescribcs. We would not wish him.
whoever he is. TO be forced TO live on a
side-street in a metropolis. nor would
we like TO see him seek a livelihood in
the market place.
Ex-Presidents are an asset TO a ma
ton. They are continually being sought
for advice on matters Of which they
have an intimate knowledge. Such in
formation is always given freely for the
benefit OF the Republic. What we need
TO do Is TO capitalize these men, and
70 do that we must give them enough
money to live on. Ten thousand dollars
a year is not enough. Sufficient funds
should be provided so that such men
could have their private secretaries, and
other assistance which they might need
! II is up TO Congress to raise the ante
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
INTRODUCING ABE, MARTIN.

We take pleasure in presenting to our
readers today ABE MARTIN. whose
pithy comments on life. letters. women.
and everything underneath heavens
blue canopy will appear on this page
daily.
ABE MARTIN. in real life Kin Hub
bard Of Indiana is humoristp
osopher whose work has met with
favorable reception in every state in
the Union. Rrander Matthews the dis
tinguished critic. recently wrote ~ him:
There is a homely dircctncss about
ARE MARTINS apothegms which
makes them far more palatable than
the strange and sophisticated epierams
Of the characters in wilde's plays"
The Chicago Tribune declared in an
editorial that Every little while In
diana comes proudly forth with new
literary illumination. She hesitated
for several years recently. but the pause
was worth the result. which was KIN
Hubbard (ABE MARTINI"
You viii find ABE MARTIN and his
brief remarks down in the right hand
corner, where his brother philosopher.
walt Mason. holds forth
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-18
WHERE BOTH SIDES WIN.

,rt,a host evidence that the decision q
poilroad Iabor Board IN abrogauoh
80 the national working agreements -
70, a sweeping victory for either sue
- ~ controversy may be had N tue
80 maj both sides are making sueh
claim. =, working
...;o,,e and not TO wages They We're
roada when the government vas otet
- ~, ,ronerties as single employ
20 ali railroad labor and they were
el.o,.din.,Iv given uniform application
a,.(r the whole country. Instead OF one
o,,,rlover of such labor, however, thefe
arc now some 200 employers, VINO nave
contanded that conditions vary WIN the
LEGALITY and that they should eaeh nave
chance 10 arrange WORKING asteSz
ments in conformity with VARYING loeas
conditions They are now 10 ee sl'ea
that chance. 49,
unconditional. In bargaining with en-
| nIoves for new working agreements
aarb EMPLOYING road must observe the
nrincipIe of the eight-hour day and the
rirbt Of certain employees TO organize
| o,itbont any Determinations against
| ,ba,n an that account. Here and IN
| certain other basic rules Of action iaid
down. the employees win. and their vic
tory is important. They are not TO be
divided and conquered piecemeai on
these issues. and this was what they
had most 10 fear from an abregatlon OF
the national agreements. But the union
| lied employees must respect the fish1 81
| other employees 10 remain out 81 the
/ union if thev want to. and eight hours
OF work must be performed Tor eisht
] hours pay
The roads have held that they could
| handle the matter better and more
economically by $500 oOo,0o0 year il
| they could deal each with its own situa-
tion. 1t is now for them 70 prove it,
New York World.