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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-08

system9 It's your move, brothers, and
the game is to be won or lost by your
move, too. The guarantee to us all
is the hands and brains of all the
workers. We have placed all our
wealth, several years of hard work,
and will continue to do so, as our guar
antee. WHAT WILL YOU GIVE?
1893
Monday, Dec. 5. - Considerable
change in the working force was made
to-day. Forest Waters is now cover
ing the cane stubbles in the west cane
patch, while Lloyd and Kuntz are us
ing shovels to cut and cover the young
plants that grew up during the warm
weather. Coleman, Shut, Tackett and
Vernon BOyce are loading the fertiliz-
er platform-and, as the pump is install
led at the purine plant, operations
should begin soon, and enough fertil-
lzer be produced for spring crops. The
brick machine is again in action to-day
and crew of husky men-Jaques,
Van, Ole, Tackett, Lee, Ferree, Mer-
rel, Landrum, Beavers, Roede, and
Rechsteiner-will feed the mud-eater
and off-bear its product until a new
kiln of brick has been made. Two
teams of mules are used in that work,
while Kemp and Marchick are haul
ing wood to supply the fuel for the big
boiler that furnishes the steam fog the
engine that drives the brick machine.
DeBoer is the fireman that keeps up|
steam for this operation. Comrade C.
Langridge, Downs, Nash, and W. Lam
gridge are actively beginning the build
ing of the roof garden and if you lis
ten closely, you can hear the 'klink of
the brick on the first brick work of
the first cooperative city in the u. S.
A. Several persons have recently writ
ten to us and say they intend to help
us do our building by purchasing a
SUITE OF rooms or room at the ho-
tel. That's the spirit. comrades, that
will permit us to carry out our build
ing and farming program. We need
your cooperation along the financial
lines; and as we build. produce food
and other necessaries, we are prepar-
ing the way for you and yours, so that
you will not have to go through the
pioneering we have hod in the past
and present stages of our cooperative
life. The big job is now under way,
and We want you to help carry it on
until all who wish it can have a good
home and an equal right to live his life
as human being. with all others who
believe and try to live according to his
belief, We are getting out the mater
ial, such as brick and lumber; most
Of our working force are on these two
jobs. Our formers and gardeners are
working every day to produce food
for our tables, and we call upon you
to help make this demonstration so
complete and large that it will attract
the attention of the millions who toll
and suffer the injustices of COMPETE
tion. The broom factory is being push
ed forward until it will soon be moved
and again turning out Colony brooms
every day. The Choral practice was
held tonight at the school house as US
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-08
THEATER PROGRAM
December 18th

|. Orchestra
2. Victor Gaddis-Recitation.
3. String Quartette.
4. Dialogue-Vinita Thurman and
Helen Tiede.
5. Choir-Santa Lucia.
6. Sketch-"The White Lie, in two
scenes.
J. Choir" Jack and JILL" >
8. Rosa Matz-Monologue.
9. Mrs. CantrelI-,Song.
10. Piano Solo-Beulah Gaddis.
II. Mrs. Turnidge-Recitation.
u. Orchestra.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-08
NOTICE

We offer for Fall delivery Of 1921 general line all
leading of Fruit and Nut
Shrubs, Vines Roses Hedge Plants Etc
All the items list and sell will be guaranteed clean, healthy
thrifty and
do not varieties best for locality leave the wills
kind. that will produce heavy fine
Write and order early order
you anything plant Stock for
specially we DO not have representative locality
want responsible and ambitious
Winchester. Tenn E454
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-08

mans disposal. From now on watch
your cats. dogs, clothes, and even the
kitchen range or it might be made into
fertilizer and be, served to you as an
onion or an ear Of cornl Comrade
Benton, from Kentucky. came in on
the train to-day to make his home
among us. He is a co-operator and
knows what he came here for; and his
purpose is in accord with ours. This
will add more power to our arms.
Powerl What do | mean by powerp
Well. service is power under the new
cooperative order and every comrade
who comes here with the intention in
his heart to serve his cause will add
power to our cause and provide him
self with power in the commonwealth
according 10 the service he renders.
You can't get power through politics
down here; it's a joke. Service is the
real power of the future, so prepare
myself to render service-or go hun
CRY! And, be you male or female,
you owe a service to mankind, and
your standing in this community now
is, and will be in the future civiliza-
ton, in exact proportion to the SER
vice you are willing to render Now,
why teach our children to become par
asites. We don'tl We expect them
to grow up and become useful produc-.
ers of the necessities of life. And you
should teach yours to do the same
thing. Capitalism is tumbling and one
of two things will take its place; bar
baEsm or cooperation. Workers,
which do you choose2 It's up to you
70 choose and that right now! The
class in mathematics was held at the
school house as usual tonight and ma
ny persons are taking advantage of
Comrade Martins extra service as a
night teacher. Gee! Any one who
doesn't learn new things here is either
lazy or doesn't care. School day and
night and all over the place! We are
all school and all teachers and pupils,
if we only so desire.
Saturday, Dec. 3. - Most of to-day
was spent in gathering up the loose
ends Of many jobs. Matt is still work.
ing at the making of beds. Marchick
took Jim Ewell's place at teaming,
and Comrade Jones got out his team,
which he drove through from Missis-
sippi, and is helping the construction
crew in tearing down the big shed and
dragging away the timbers. W. Bea-
vers has taken the big mules, which
used to be on the stump puller, and is
hauling wood. Leonard Scharrer and
family expect to be moving from the
Ford place back to the Colony soon.
Leonard, Tackett and Fred Waters are
cutting wood and Sid Merrel is hauling
it to the big boiler. Mr.. and Mrs,
Baldwin, Mr.. and Mrs. Babb, Rowe,
and Broughton are all living out at the
dairy place. While Comrade Langridge
lived out there he built several new
buildings and made lots more room for
shelterlng peoples so we almost have
small Colony out there. They take
care OF the cattle, hogs, and goats; do
abe dairy work and some farming. John
Hoover who does the fence building
also lives close to the dairy and eats
most of his meals there. To-day abe
children went to the garden for half a
day to help to prepare the Strawberries,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07

and proved either true false. II true the persons
guilty of betraying the trust of the women of Am
erica ought to be punished. If false, Mr. Bicknel
should be removed from the service of the Red
Cross for spreading such runors
The good women of the United States did not
snepd hours bending over garments for the boys in
France to have the product of their loving labors
fall into the hands of constituencies spectators If
the liquidation commission felt that it had to sell
theso garments instead of returning them TO Am
erica where they might have been eventually used
by the men for whom they We're INTENDED, then
the commission should have seen to it that the
American government, and not gamblers in patriot
ism made whatever profit was to be made II,
after selling the goods to the French government
the liauidation commission lost control over them
then the French officials responsible for this be-
travail of trust should be made known and pun
ished.
Some one is guilty That the fraud was not
committed unlnowingy US evidenced by the 1act
that the Red Cross insignia stripped from each
garment after it into the hands Of the sharpers
The plea of military necessity may excuse eX-
travagance but it can never excuse dishonesty
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07
Upton TIPS
MODERN, I'LL SAY.


Father This punishment I'm going to give
YOU will hurt me just as much as 1t Will you
Johnny: Let's arbitrate then, dad
o . y .
.srhe artist who makes those oil maps must
be an awful sot."
"Wy SOP
HE sees two derricks where only one grew
before"
There is this much about it, If the English
don't want to get into print they should PICK
ont a Young woman's house to burn. II it's an
old ladys it's news
"Gloom, Thick, Gooey. COLBY Gloom Illus
u S. Pie Counter
Sounds like futurist description OIL Sohe
of Charles movie work.
Q . . -
All the ex-service who are hankering
for another war with punk and embaimed beer
and hard-boed sergeants fall in, were gonna
free Ireland The line forms at the right
D %e%
The trouble with money and reputation is
that they are about as hard to keep as they
are to get.
man of fifty looks back on the care free
days of thirty the man of thirty wishes ne
could be the irresponsible youtl VI tNNf'' 'fi
twenty thinks he didn't have a trouble IN the
world when he was kid. Such is life!
y y
Every girl reaches an age in life when she
is ready to giggle at anything, just anything
so long as HE says it.
o
No gentlemen, extra pale beer is not WITHIN
the pale of the law. q
80
Unless they can show cause persons caught
ON Clovis streets late at night are to be thrown
in. But what guarantee has q fellow got that IL
he shows "cause" he won't be turned over to
the prohibition officers?
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07
AN EXAMPLE FROM PRINCETON.

New Mexico will do well to study the example
in philanthropy that comes to us from Princeton.
1t took undergraduates at Princeton University
lust thirty minutes pledge $1Ol94 to the fund OF
the European Relief Council for the benefit oil 81
500 900 starving children in the war stricken couh-
tries in Central and Eastern Europe recently F1edse
cards were passed to each of the 1900 students as
thew filed into the dormtory dining halls; thirty
minutes later LISA students returned signed sub
serpton cards.
The campaign on the campus is being continued
today and it is expected that shortly an average o.
$40 per student win be pledged to the fund lh'
Princetonans feel especially the appeal OF the youns
folks of school and college age in the stricken
countries whose condition is described as pitlaple
Half the fund of $33.000,000 the council is rails
ing for food and medical supplies in the tamshe'
| areas has been subscribed it has been announced
and the campaign will continue until the ful
| amount has been secured.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07
OUR PLATFORM.

4. A primary election law which VIII re-
s.oro the mower TO the hands OF the people,
where 1t belongs. n
Q A non-partisan commission OF three OF
,;,,a N have charge of our school and institu-
tioual lands. and the permanent trust funus
derived therefrom. ,
3. A fair adequate and just tax law which
will equtaby distribute the burdens Oh gov
eminent, We have especial reference 10 inc
mining tax laws, although we will seek 10
reach any other evaders, big or iittie' whom
we find. We favor a mine tax law Dascu
upon an adj valorem property basis, as o'her
property is taxed. l..
4. A fuller budget system for the sta'e III
an effort to put state expenditures on an CHI
cient. economical and progressive Dass'
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07
SERIOUS CHARGES.

IL d. Bickne assistant director OF the hea
Cross. attached to the American EXpediuonarS
fsorces declared Saturday before the house war IN
vastieating committee that 10000 suits of paJamas
made by American women for the American SOL
diers in France but sold to the french government
-. tbo arn,istice are being sold in this country
Ft.hronpb French and American spectators at $245
q suit.
According to Mr.. Bicknell, these suits were
given 10 the army by the Red Cross, but were soit
IN The liquidation commission
A charge like this should be run 70 the sE0Qaa
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07
FAIR WORDS FROM ULSTER.

The appeal to his fellow-ofangeineh MAUI -
day Inv Sir Edward Carson should be hearkened to
nv the Ulstertes Referring to a lohg-stahdlhs
charge that an Irish parliament in Dublin couiu
not be trusted do justice to any Protestant minor
ity, Sir Edward said:
lie us take care that this reproach cannot DC
made against your parliament From the OUTSET e'
them see that the Catholic minority "lil nave ho''
ing to fear from Protestant majority
II the Obstetrics are sincere in this attitude
they can easily prove it by their deeds IL they oo
prove it, the Sim Feiners will be expected 70 re-
spond in like spirit
The twentieth century is no time for quarfe
such as exists between the north and the soutf
OF Ireland.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07

what he was doing, but it was not
the muskrat lady. Instead 1t was
Johnnie and Billie Busytail, the
squirrels.
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily, what are
YOU doing?" asked Johnnie.
Hush! Don't tell, but am I'M
ishing the pie that Nurse Jane
left. / am rolling it out with the
rolling pin!" said the bunny. See
| roll the wooden pin on the
dough and it becomes as flat as
a pancake!" 49,. -.
He was just going to use the
rolling pin when, all of a sudden
the door opened again and this
time in came the bad old Skillery
Scallery Alligator.
whats that about rolling some
thing out flat?" asked the gator
81 guess you mean your ears are
flat, Uncle Wiggily and that
Just the way ] like them"
"Oh, please. don't take m
earsw begged the bunny rabbi
/ sYes | shall'' said the impolit
and unpleasant Skillery scaller
| Alligator. "Ill take your ears.
"oh, no! No. you will not? 70
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07
JUST FOLKS
downright. 1921, by Edgar A. Gusst.l
UNroRGETTABLE THINGS.

There amt much, seen from day TO day,
The big elm tree across the way,
The church spire, an the meetin' place
Lit up by many friendly race.
You pass em by dozen times
An never think O them in rhymes,
Or fit fer poets singing. Yet
They're all the things you can't forget
An they're things you'll miss some day
If ever you should go away.
The people here amt much to see
Jes' common folks like you an me-
DOM the ordinary tasks
Which life of everybody asks;
Old DR.. Green, still farm round
To where his patients can be found
AM Parson Hill, serene O face,
Carryin Gods message every place.
An jim, who keeps the grocery store
Yet they are folks you'd hunger for.
They seem so plain when close to vleW'
Bill Barker, an his brother too,
The Jacksons--men of higher rank
Because they chance to run the bank'
Yet friends to every one round here
Quiet an kindly an sincere,
Not much to sing about or praise
I.vin' their lives in modest ways
Yet in your memory they'd stay
If ever you should go away.
These are things an these the men
Some day you'll long TO see again.
Now it's so near you scarcely see
The beauty o. that big elm tree,
But some day later on you Will
An wonder If it's standin' still,
An, if the birds return to sing
An make their nests there every spring.
Mebbe you seorn them now but they
will bring you back again some day.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07
MONSTER HARB0R
IS PLANNE D FOR
CITY Of 7 0LEDO
CIV The Associated Press.)

Toledo, o., Feb ga harbor OF
nearly forty square miles lully
protected and clear of all br!dges
and other distractions is planned
for Toledo during the present
year.
Three agencies, the county com
missioners, the city government
and United states engineers, are
working on a proposition OF build
ing a breakwater across the natur-
al bar in Maumee bay which when
completed will have brought about
the desired results.
Along with this plan goes one
| for the construction of great
dock system. First the business
| interests of the city will present to
the state legislature a measure
| permitting the city to obtain title
to the lake bed beyond the exist
| ing channeE
/ Provisions will be made for COM
promise on riparian rights Win
landowners of shore property
There also is a plan worked out
for the development of Ottawa
river. with dockage for deep
draught vessels. This river also
enters Maumee bay but is not at
present navigable to the large yes
sells.
The city of Toledo has ACQUIRED
a municipal dock in the heart or
the city on the Maumee river front
and will use this as the beginning
for the system of docks to take az
vantage of the Great Lakes-St'
Lawrence waterway development.
The standard Oil company OF
Ohio, with it's new $25,000s000 re-
finery here, located on the Day
shore, already has constructed
dock at the harbor line of 4o0 zee
frontage and plans are under way
to nearly double 1t.
9 This dock is made OF conefet'
: and stone and is to be- the basi
. for larger docks when the lakes
: to- ocean project has been com
|. pleted.
The federal government has ap
propriated $4,000 to keep IN
a channel in the deep water OF Lar
a Erie free from obstruction TN
O year. .h
= Extensive dredging also is to D
E done in the Maumee river durin
t the spring, summer ana III
ID months.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07

shall not hurt our Uncle Wiggiiy'
chartered Johnnie, the squirrel.
"Who says that" asked the
gator in a harsh voice.
81 dol" answered Johnnie.
"And | say the same thing"
chartered Billie. Come, on john
ME" he called in his brother
squirrel take Nurse James roll
ling pin and Wen roll 1t over the
aIligators tail and Wen make 1t as
flat as sheet of paper; that's
what wen do! Get the rolling
pin,' =, n,
| Please don't make it flat! III be
good! I'll be good and not take
IJJncle ,Wiggilys ears" cried the
gator, all excited.
Then away out of the bungalo"
has scrabbled before the bunny OF
! inc squirrel boys could roller PR
i His scroggy tail. And then Uncle
9lWiggiIy finished rolling out the pi'
4 erust. and he put the pie IN tn
eten to bake and it was almost a.
II good as Nurse Jane could make
The fauskrat lady said SO hersei
when she came home.
So everything was all right. yo
see. and IL the piece OF cnees
doesn't try 10 stand on its hea
and lump over the chocolate cak'
I'm tell you next about Uncle WIG
|, tgily aud the pancake turner.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07
Bedtim Stories
For Little Ones
copyright, 1921. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
ROLLING PIN. &.
By Howard r. CARTS.

There was a banging, poundlns
noise out in the kitchen of Uncle
Wiggily's hollow stump bungalow
one morning, a little while before
Valentines day.
II wonder if that is some one
knocking at the door"' spoke ing
bunny rabbit gentleman to himself,
''or is it Nurse Jane making
valentine for me? I'd better so
take a look" .s....
ON his red, white and blue
striped rheumatism crutch Uncle
| Wiggily hoped out to the kitcheh'
There he saw Nurse Jane Fuzzy
| Wuzzv, his muskrat lady house
| keeDer. with dab of flour on
her nose, working away at the
| kitchen table. 1r
/ "What are you doing, Nurse
lane ~ asked Uncle Wiggily.
making a pie" answered Miss
| Fuzzy WlIzzy. Cant you tell by
the dab of flour on my nose?
ooh, yes! SO cam" laughed
i Uncle Wiggily. But what made
that pounding noiseW
II was using the rolling pin to
flatten out the pie crust" answer
"a Nurse Jane. II roll the crust
Ia make It thin, so it will fit over
the top of the pie" and the musk
raj ladv held up the rolling pin, q
round, smooth piece OF WOOD WI"
handle on each end. -
Il think I'd like to roll the
mic crust myself" said Uncle Wig
gily, after he had watched Nufsg :
lane for a while. 81 believe ]
could do 1t without getting dab
of flour on the end of my PINK,
| tu;nk,ing nose. too" he added.
| ooh. / couldn't let you roll the
| Mo crust" said Nurse Jane But
when the telephone bell rang q
lI1ittle later, and Mrs Bushytail, the
| squirrel lady, asked Miss t'uzzN
| Wuzzv to run over for a moment
| Nurse Jane put on her bonnie
and shawl and started out.
III Mrs. Bushytail wants me t
| come and see her new silk dres
| she lust bought at the two ant
/ three cent store" explained Nurs
lane to Uncle Wiggily, Ill com
| hack right away and finish tn
ME with the rolling pin"
mont be in hurry" spoke tn
| uncle rabbit gentleman. And whe
Nurse lane was gone Mr.. Longeaf
took off his coat rolled up M
sleeves, twinkled his nose an
said 4,
Nov is my chance to use tn
rolling pin and make the p
crust!"
Well, of course, Uncle Wiggil
didn't know much about sue
things, but still he did manage
flatten out the pie crust with y
rolling pin.
He was rolling away, takif
care not to get dab of flour !.
his nose when, all of sudden, y
door of the bungalow opened.
Uncle Wiggily gave . jun
thinking it might be Nurse Jan
y aud he didn't want her 70 ,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07
MOVING DAY.
CHAPTER XIII.

CHAPTER KILL.
The next month was a very busy
time for me. 1t was no easy task
to clean and leave the apartment
in shape for the incoming tenants;
and to pack up, take care of the
baby, and do the other work, Tom
saw how tired ] was getting and
insisted upon my taking Nora
back.
but you said we couldn't 'af-
ford it, Tom" | reminded him.
II know, but it will cost us more
if you get sick. Well make out
some way" he replied as he hur-
ried away.
"How Tom is changing" J.
thought as | busted myself about
| the house. "A month ago he
| wouldn't have said that; and three
months ago he woEld have de-
| clared it impossible. Perhaps
after all he was going to be more
| like l had been wanting him to
| be ever since / learned what one
could do and have with little
money and credit"
Yet | was still worried about
my bills with the tradesmen when
moving day came and they stu
were unsettled. We were going go
far from that locality that It Would
not be convenient to keep on WITH
them, and il was also doubtful II
they would deliver goods at such g
distance. But they would just have
to wait, l decided, l would write
them note telling them to sene
their bills to the new address, thai
would keep them quiet until W.
got away then l would see what
could do about paying them.
Tom could not leave to come III
and help me, so after | had see1
the big storage wagon start OF
with our things the baby. Nori
and took the subway down to tn
new apartment. I'D
Helen Is Ncighborly.
Helen met us in the hall and in
sisted that l should let her tax
the baby while | watched tn
| men unload and told them wher
| wanted the furniture PLACED
Then she told Nora and me t
come in to luncheon,
you're too good to me Helen,
said, as we stepped from TN
Elevator at her apartment. l al
going to leave a few things for tn
baby with you, then go back dow
to my own rooms.
II am so delighted to have yo
down here that l don't know wins
to do. Walter says l have talke
of nothing else since it was dt
cided."
IF my apartment will look on
half as pretty as yours does L sha
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07
THE MOON
EvSs~T


q the moon is 50 brite and shiny
And yet it's only a planet,
But that's no diskrace or enythlng,
Because the moon cant help it;
can it?
It's bewtifill and yello up in the
sky,
Like a egg after somebody's fried 1t,
And lest wen it looks the biggest.
A little shrimp of a cloud can hide
it.
If shines on us all free and equal
ON poor men as we'll as on czars,
And tho it wont associate with the
sun -
It don't mind coming out with the
stars.
o its awfill cold up on the moon
But people live there, maybe, :.
II will still be there wen I'm Ole
and gray
And it was there wen was
baby.
IFS a million miles above the erin
But with a telescope you can Sc
it swell,
And the damidge would be some
thing fearse
| If il ever got loose and fell.