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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-21

Then-welI you know what has always
happened before. Which road do you
choose. comrades - is il I'll together,
or just one at time. We are here
and succeeding; are you with us now
before it is too late? Many a person
has written: "A year ago he'd the
money to join you, but in trying to get
more | have lost what | had; what
shall | do?" If you all do that, how
can we feed, clothe and house you;
buy the land, build the industrial
plants and secure you home, The
crash is coming; are you afraid to
sacrifice a little now or will you sac
rifice all later? It's your move, The
bakers big day is today. and to-mor-
row they rest; we should worry if they
continue to bake enough on Fridays
The teachers meeting was held to-
night and much progress is being made
in our work for lettering the condi-
tons of our children. The Choral
class met at s pm. and practiced for
about an hour and a half New
members are joining this class and a
great colony good is coming from it.
Thanks to Comrade Winter and his
ability.
Saturday, July l6.-Kemp is plant
ing sorghum at the dairy; this will be
used for winter feed. The farm crew
as a whole are still hoeing sweet po-
tatoes at the Ford place. Carlson is
blowing cane and Leslie Alexander is
blowing and discing at the garden.
Once more the brick machine is at
work and since the new parts have
been put in. the capacity Of the ma
chine has been doubled. Where we
used to get one brick we now get two
and want you to know that the fell
lows doing the work know that their
LOB is speeded up, too. In six days
run they will have another kiln full
of brick made. We have heard from
"a few brick masons who would like
to come and help US build our brick
buildings; we expect to erict number
of brick structures as soon as enough
co-operators who can do this work
come to help us. A hotel. store, anc
a combined garage, machine shop
blacksmith shop and foundry IS the
| first building we want and need. Tht
hotel must be built to house our people
and those who wish to come to visi
US and spend the winter. We expec
to make this building modern in ever
respect and are therefore very careful
to have our plans rightly made befor,
we begin. There is no home too gOoc
for the man who works. As to ou
goods, we want to get our stock o
goods into a fireproof building, ana
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-21
COOPERATIVE
HOME BUILDING

the rent Covering taxes and ex-
penses Of operation and up-keep only
will be even lower than it is now.
What they have done others can do.
Cooperative housing must develop
rapidly in the next few years. Almost
all other channels of escape are clos
ed to a public which is rapidly grow
ing uneasy. People are becoming in
telligent: they know that patchwork
plans for housing reform are futile,
and they distrust any further meddling
by an over-officious crowd of politi-
clans. When millions of men and wo-
men find that a problem as vital as
that of homes has become so complex
that all the wise men of the country
cannot unscranbie it, then the millions
will be ready for deliberate and order
" reorganization of home building
simple enough for all of them to UNI
derstand.
Architects, disguised with the old
orde: of things, are waiting for the
chance 10 serve such groups as these.
Organized labor is already on record
in New York as determined to do
more than its share in cooperative
building. Credit is available at few
cooperative banks and will be readily
found to meet real demand. Some
building materials are to-day on the
open market, and a well-deve!oped CO.
operative movement will, in the course
Of tima. begin to control all these
sources of supply.
Even now, we need but a few score
societies like that in Brooklyn in or
der that these groups acting collective
lily. can buy their own gravel beds
build their own brick and concrete
plants, join with the co-operators O
England in the wise use Of tirnba,
Hands, and gradually extend thei
economic power until large number
of the people in American cities vii
again be actual masters Of their owl
homes, and the spectators among
Landlords and builders will seem to bt
only remnant of very dark age
IAveilablene8s of land and building o
houses for use rather than for prof
viii com9 just as fast as the men anc
women of our cities realize the pos
sibilities and organize comparatively
to get them. There is no more usefu
public service being performed to-da!
than that given by those who arr
leading the way in the American co
operative movement.-The Nation.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-21
Indian Chief Drives Auto.

An Indian Chief, Tony Tommy, of
tile Florida Seminoles, who still wear
the garb of their forefathers, is the
first of his tribe to buy and operate
his own automobile After a course
of instruction at a garage in Miami,
the chief now rolls into town each
week from his village, near Fort
Lauderdale. at the wheel of his ma
chine, but with a pair of horn-rim
glasses as his only other concession
TO the ways of the palefaces.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-21

n many European countries and
il pats Of the United States little
groups Of people have pooled their re-
sources, acquired plots Of land, found
credit at cooperative banks, and built
Their own homes under collective man
agement. In some countries many Of
these societies have federated and
gained control OF timber lands, lime
stone deposits, gravel beds, quarries,
and brickyards. and have then elimin-
ated private profit not only from rem
tails but from credit supply and the
manutactur. of many building mater
iaIs.
thus the British Building Guilds
have contracted to do $1,000, 600
wo-th Of building this summer for the
cooperative societies of England
They are planning to get their lumber
direct from Russia at greatly reduced
rates, and their financing will be done
by the cooperative banks. while the
Cooperative Wholesale Society will
care for all insurance.
Switzerland has a whole village Of
houses built and owned cooperative
" BY the tenants. those of four rooms
renting for $l70 a year.
Danish Home-Building Societies
were handicapped for years by the
great cement trust which operated
throughout all the Scandinavian coun-
tries; therefore they organized the Co.
operative Cement Works Society tc
fight this trust; and to-day they also
own brick yard, a concrete plant
and a factory for the making Of plas.
ter Of Poris.
Beginnings have already been made
n the United States. In Brooklyn, fol
example, a group Of 3 working-cla8t
families formed Home-Building Co
operative Association, raised $4,000
and bought a piece of land. Then
instead Of going on their knees to ont
H the local profit-making banks TO
u-ther funds, they applied to the Co
,perative Bank Of Fitchburg, Mass.
nd obtained mortgage loan to com
lete their apartment houses. To-da!
hese tensnt-owners are paying SIS t.
IN a month for high class five-roon
partments which would rent for ST.
nd $50 in the open market. Twent,
We per cent of this rental goes to pa!
ff the mortgage and in a few year
icy will have collectively the com
lete ownership of their homes, an,
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-21
NOTICE

We offer for Fall delivery of 1921 general line stock including the
leading varieties Of Fruit and Nut Trees Grape Vines Berry Plants Ornamental Towering
ine,R Plms,E
hemw ands will be
to
locality eaveh
of fruit
when the
specially locality write
responsible and cody.SiAIAN
men Tenn
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-21
THE COLONY DIARY
Continued from page One

9yce, and Langridge are hauling logs
Jain. and if it doesn't rain, they will
i've a steady job for some time to
ne. Van Nuland is now in the in
lstrial crew and Noel Alexander is
q off with poison oak; SO the farm
sw is short two teamsters. Don't
rget to order some Colony views at
photo shop; they will interest you.
Z psychological meeting was held
usual and local topics of interest
Re up for discussion until rather
hour.
1893
friday. July I5.-Comrade Hoover
he and Lloyd could build fences
goats and hogs, but he never did
to fence in flying machines until he
mpted to keep in our band of sup
ed goats. He swears they are re-
q to flying squirrels or flying fish.
building crew has finished the
s for the brick, and Waters and
haywood are blowing and scraping
pairing to get mud for the brick
at The machinery is in shape and
doubt the mud eater will start to-
row. Geo. Matt is making an ice
for the hotel and he is proud of
Job and so are we; it is a dandy
would cost a large amount Of
to buy. 1t will not be long be-
We viii be making all kinds Of
iture. Comrade Hastings is also
wood work. His hobby is to
here and teach the children man
raining, work he has done fol
He is also a surveyor ano
man. The farm crews are work.
i about the same jobs they wert
eslerday. A letter from a com
who recently bought some lane
and returning North found him
oug Of work now writes for me tc
land for him. which means he
oan spend the cash to live on
what2 Don't you see that I
must be made some place anc
une2 Shall it be after all ou
ire exhausted and we are en-
the mercy Of capitalism, o
put our money together nov
d our cooperative system II
can enlarge and expand anC
80 who wish to get away from
on. We need money to buy
tools Of production, and un
Use it now we Will soon have
lh which to even buy food
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-21

The United States Forest Services
will establish forest experiment sta.
ton in the South on July Is. The oh.
ject * the Station is to study forestry
problems, just as the agricultural ex.
pertinent stations study farm prob.
lens. - ----.--
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-21
ur youngsters here.
- y g 81

Monday, July l8.-The Woodwork
ing department is nearly all on the
brick lob and want you to know we
could use some more huskies on this
Job, too. The capacity of the machine
is now doubled and it speeds up the
work of the crew, to feed and take
away the brick from the monster. Ole
conscripts every extra man he can find
and puts him on for long or short
time runs at any time. There are no
better brick to be had than we are pro-
ducing right here and we are selling
brick to our neighbors every week;
besides that, we have a large building
program of our own to carry through,
and we will use all the material we
produce. that is not sold. There will
be no lost labor in making bricks for
we expect to begin our own buildings
very soon. Therefore you brick ma
sons. hurry on and core in, we need
YOU now. Matt is still WORKING on
The hotel ice box. and Comrade Hast
ings is keeping him company by turn
inc out peve. hoe, ak, and hammer
handles and spokes for The wagon
shop. Comrade HASTINGS and Lam
gridge have been surveying some this
am. Langridge will start 10 build a
large goat house just sou tn of thu
dairy barn at once, and a new ear
den spot will be opened UP on thai
forty acres, where the berry patch is
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-15
PURSE SNATCHERS
AT PLAYGROUND
Several Thefts Reported Over
Friday Night.

Purse-snatchers and pickpockets opef-
ated with q free hand at the State fair
ground last night and the police failed
TO arrest even a suspect, although a series
of thefts were reported Miss DOrtha
Mansfield, 266S Central avenue reported
her purse containing $3.50 taken. Mrs
P. d. Rhodes, 1904 McClain street, re-
ported that thief snatched her hand
bag which contained IS cents and a
mirror.
Another robbery at the Playground
was reported by Charles Lorash, 1216
North King avenue, who said a pick
pocket stole his purse, containing s. and
two keys f. F. Martin, 2227 Spades
drive, parked his automobile on Thirty
Eighth street near the fairgrounds
and a thief stole a tire.
J. Harry Green, whose automobile was
stolen from garage IN the 1900 block on
North Alabama street Thursday night by
the three bandits who attempted to drag
a safe out of the Western Oil Refining
Company's filing station at Twenty fifth
and Meridian street, last night told the
police that three Oriental rugs that were
IN the car are missing. The rugs were
valued at 500 50.
Lawrence Morrison, 5646 Winthrop
avenue, and Allen Stacy, 1855 Ashland
avenue. reported their overcoatS stolen
from Butler College yesterday.
Cert Clark 33f East Market street,
parked his automobile at Pennsylvania
and Fourteenth street, last night and a
thief stole a tire Off Of the car.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-15
'RUMP MINERS
UNION AIM OF
KANSAS MINERS
Illinois Men Pledge Allegiance
to New Organization
Headed by HOwat.

PITTSBURG, Kan, Oct. 15.-First
definite action toward organizing ma
tionaI 'rump" miners union viii be taken
here today by mine union leaders, fol-
lowers of Alexander Howat, who was
suspended as president of District IA,
United Mine Workers, announced.
John Fleming, left in charge of the dis
trict headquarters when Howat went to
jail for violating the Kansas Industrial
Court law, announced an insurgent union
against the international organization
led by President John L. Lewis will be
formed from followers of Howat in Kan
sas and miners dissatisfied with Lewis
leadership in Illinois and other States.
Illinois miners already have pledged al
legiance with Howat miners in Kansas
Fleming declared. Fleming, still refus-
ing TO turn district headquarters over to
the Lewis appOintees. denounced the in
ternational president as a traitor" He
declared that action taken at mass meet
ings of miners who convened to decide
on Howat or Lewis leadership, shows the
new organization will start with a large
membership from the southern Kansas
fields.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-15
DISCREDITS
"MUD-THROWING.S

Mr.. Garvin asserted that there is a
place in politics for both clean men and
women and that in this belief he was
on the Democratic ticket. He discredited
the practice of mud throwing" saying
that he believed in letting the actions
Of the man speak for him.
"The reward of good, wholesome ad,
ministration, such as the entire Demo-
cratic ticket pledges. will be rearing your
children in a city that is progressing to
a higher station-which is the goal of
all parents"
Mrs. Trenck said that the registration
proved that the women are in earnest
for the lest man, which means a better
Indianapolis, and also the leaving cut of
politics-and that such a man is repre-
sented in Mr. Ralston,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-15

PEST CLOSES SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
NOTTINGHAM. England, Oct. 15--As
soon as the fifty eighth case OF smallpox
was reported here all Sunday schools
were ordered closed.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-15
SAYS DEAL OF
SHANK, JEWETT
HOLDS STAKE
Garvin Represents Congress
siOnal Job Plum Sought
by Mayor.
SEES MACHINE AT WORK

A deal between Samuel Lewis Shank
and Mayor Charles W. Jewett whereby
Shank gets in good with the Jewett ma
chine this fall on the condition that he
support Jewett for Congress next year
was revealed by Thomas E. Garvin, Demo
cratic candidate for city judge, at meet
ing Of the Democratic women of the Fiji
teenth ward yesterday afternoon at the
ward headquarters at 1704 West Michigan
street. Mr.. G4rvin pointed out that In
making this "deaP' Mr.. Shank had given
his supporters during the primary a
"cold shoulder" and was conducting his
campaign under the supervision of "the
same machine which has allowed the
streets for four years to get in their
present disgraceful condition" Mrs.
John W. Trenek also made an address.
Mrs Francis McQuistion. ward chair
man, presided.
That the witness chair in the police
court be put into active use again was
strongly advocated by Mr.. Garyin who
declared that he was entirely out of
sympathy with the present style of con-
Quoting the cases ''in a little circle" fac
ing the presiding Judge in such fashion
that the proceedings were entirely in
audible to persons on the first row of
seats,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-15

;, aaA.ulI "a no. ADS Uegh n~dr.nS a
right smart talk going on in the news
papers about somebody's theory of rela-
tivity. AS nobody around here knows
what that means, the matter has been re-
ferred to a committee composed of the
Wild Onion school teacher, with power
to act.
Sim Flinders says the hardest thing in
the world to do is to find out exactly
what time it is, after Sou have asked a
half dozen men.
Isaac Hellwanger says there are lots Of
persons who wait until dark to I'LL their
lamps with oil
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-15
MAN WHO CAN MAINTAIN
LAW HELD TRUE FRIEND.

1.-THE Shank campaign cry, that Lew
Shank is the friend of the working man.
has been slightly distended," Mr.. Garvin
asserted, "fOr the man who in strenuous
times can maintain law and order is the
true friend of the working man. The man
who gives you cheap potatoes and at the
same time makes the city unsafe for your
wife to go to the corner grocery after
dark is not your friend. And the real
friend is the man who, while he may give
you cheap potatoes but few times during
the year, gives you the security of your
life and your family's life-and such
friend is Boyd NJ. Ralston and not Lew
Shank
Mr.. Garvin pointed out advantage should
be taken of opportunity to elect a plain,
traightforward' business men such as
Mr.. RalstOn and not be "bambOozled, as
has happened in the past" He asserted
that a candidate should be weighed by
what he has done in the past and not by
indefinite promises of future friend
Ships
Mr. Shank was nominated because
the people were opposed to Mr.. Howe
and the clique which he represented
rather than because the people were
strongly in favor of Mr.. Shank as the
nominee" the speaker said. $50 we have
the nominee recognized as the opponent
of Mr.. Howe rather than the candidate
of the Republican party. Looking com
paratively at Mr.. Shank and Mr.. Raj
ston the people cannot fail to realize
the opportunity afforded to choose be-
tween a clean candidate andNa candidate
that is otherwise"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-15
INDIANA LEAGUE NOTES.

Mrs. Charles Arthur Carlisle Of South
Bend, chairman of the State membership
drive, which was to have closed Oct. 10,
has issued a bulletin to all league work
ers extending the time of the drive to
Nov. L but requiring a report on mem
bership and the paying of membership
dues by Oct. 20.
Mrs. A. s. Brown of Clay City has
accepted the appointment of chairman
of the Fifth district rendered her by the
State president, Mrs. A 81. Beardsley.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-15
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BtTRN INCENDIARY ALIVE.

PARIS, Oct. 15.-Discover;ng Andre
Caron fleeing after he had fred the barn
of Mayor Bullot of VandelicOurt, the cit
liens bound the young man and threw
him into the flames.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-15
POWER OF WOMEN ID
CONVERT THE DOUBTFUL.

Women" she said, have the power to
convert the doubtful. This is a case of
having the right on our side and when
the right is on your side You always
win. Mrs. Martha Yoh Marson, Demo
cratic candidate for city clerk, and Mrs.
Maude Swift Anthony, Democratic candi-
date for city council, are two excellent
women, Well qualified for the offices.
They are women who will have the wei
fare of the city at heart"
Evening journal., 1921-12-20
CHARGES PILE UP
ON AUTO DRIVER

Hearing in the case or Paul Cas-
acci. charged with speeding. failing
to stop after running down a per-
son, and two charges OF assault and
battery, was continued until Friday
by Deputy Judge Lynn, in Municipal
Court this morning, at the request OF
Philip l. Garrett. counsel for the
defendant. When the case was call
ed yesterday, II was continued until
today with the understanding that
another continuance would be grant
ed the defendant II he so desired.
Casacci is charged with having
run down eight-year-old Heller
schneese at Vandever avenue and
Market street, Sunday, and then ts
have driven away without stopping
At Eighteenth street his car over
turned, striking two men and a girl
IL is said.
Evening journal., 1921-12-20
BY HEREwARD CARRINGTON.
Scientist and Author.

II anyone were to tell you that
there could be two, and even three,
Christmas days going on at the
same time, on our earth, you would
probably ask them how they made
their home-brew. And yet II is a
scientific fact which may explain to
the children how IL is Santa Claus
can cover the whole world on
Christmasl
As the earth revoives on its axis.
midnight and morning must CON
stanny change. A new day is al
ways beginning somewhere. But
there must be some official spot or
line where any given day begins on
the earth.
BY a fortunate chance. this line
can be drawn precisely half way
round the globe from the Green
wich Meridian, and this line crosses
no important land area, being al
most entirely in the Pacific Ocean.
Where Day Begins.
This line is known as the Inter
national Day Line" and here each
day officially begins. A glance at
the map will illustrate this.
Evening journal., 1921-12-20

hours.
Any given day, say Christmas, is
first counted as that day just west
of the date line. An hour later,
Christmas begins is degrees west of
that line, two hours later it begins
80 degrees west of it. and so on
round the globe.
That Third Dayi
The people just west of the date
line. who first hailed Christmas.
have enjoyed 12 hours OF it when II
begins in Sngland, 1 s hours of II
| when It begins in Central United
| states. and "a hours OF It, or q
whole day, when 1t begins in west
ern Alaska, just east of the dat
line. Christmas, then, has existed
"a hours on the globe, but, havinl
Just begun in western Alaska, i
will tarry "a hours longer amonl
mankind. making as hours that thi
day blesses the earth.
| But the date line is not quit,
straight; It varies. Attu Island. 10
instance, is included with Alaska
Because OF this. every day actual.
exists 40 hours and 10 minutes. be
fore It actually ceases to be on tn
2 earth.
But 40 hours runs into the thir,
dayi
Evening journal., 1921-12-20
COUNTY BALANCES

County Treasurer Burris reported
to the Levy Court today the follow
ing county balances; credit of the
Levy Court s219.41Os3; miscellane-
Gus roads accounts, s442.94; Chris
tiana, s2O.27s.95; Mil Creek. s5,-
5S2.41; White Clay Greek, $5,74747;
Pencader, Ss.67s.5O; New Castle, s5.-
544.O7; Red Lion. $2,426.59; st.
Georges. s12.910.71; Appointments,
sS91.01; Blackbird, $1.612.26 and
Brandywine. s12.O7S.17.
The error lists Of E. r. Paxson.
tax collector for ST. Georges hun
dred for 1919-21 was allowed as fol
lows: 1919-Poor. $3.15; Road.
S1.5S; capitation. s16.75; school,
s2.O3; school capitation. $26s, dog
so cents. 1920, Poor. sS9.62; road
s19.S2; capitation s7.25; school
SIG; school capitation s25.40 and
dog 81.