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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-11
MERGER OF THREE
ROADS PROPOSED
Southern Pacific, Rock
Island and Southwest
ern in Deal

Us NNI EsEN. MITCn y
m'r,vr u thu southern Pacific IN"
NoDh Isaut ana the ~ Pasu 4
uthwv-trrn railroads is being con
sldorrd, according to q statement by
n T.. Amstrr of Boston, mombor OF
the board uf directors Of the Chicago.
Rock Island & Pacific railroad. made
public her. today.
Ar Ans 60 said no formal pro-
pu~Il hHi 49, yet been mad. ny any
ot the lines TO the others Southern
Pacific officials here shld they know
nothing OF such plan
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-11
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
HEAD DENIES RI'ppRI

SAN fHANCISCO, March H.
President William Sproule OF the
southern Pacific company "a a today
that there was no tau n loo reports
from los Angeles that consolidation
of The Southern Pacific. Rock Island
and VI iasu a Southwestern railroad
systems is being considered.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-11
Judge Considers
Mary Pickford's
Divorce Tangle

MrNDEN N"v March ~ District
ludL" Franz T. iuuguu has under
consideration today e hrl"f ti"d hy
Mary pickford's attorney which rou-
tends that the attorney general uf Ne
vuda was without authority when h"
filed uu action tu have set asid, the
divorce granted T.. MARY Pirkiord
ttom owen Moore
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31
Barnum'S MaximS

Phineas T, Barnum IS known as 18th
worlds greatest Snowman. Too, h
was one Of the worlds shrewdes
citizens.
Barnum did other things in his Ions
career than to exhibit Jumbo. and Ton
Thumb, manage the tour of Jennie
Lind, and pique the curiosity of Ameri
ca by freaks and hoaxes.
He invaded England as lecturer or
The Art of Money Getting" and made
a great success of the venture. Some
of his maxims are as true now as they
were in 1859. For example:
True economy consists in always
making the income exceed the outgo.
persevere.
The foundation of success in life is
good health. But whatever you do,
10 it with all your might.
Don't mistake your vocation. Use
the best tools. Don't get above your
business.
There is no royal road to wealth.
Learn something useful and be syste-
matte.
Read the newspapers. Be charit-
able. Beware of outside operations.
Preserve your integrity. and keep your
business affairs to yourself.
They attribute the saying, ''There's |
a sucker born every minute" to T.. |.
Barnum. There are no indications thru
out his long career that Phineas was
one Of them.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31
Yields, Economy
and Feytt: lizer

(Southern Rufalist.)
To make the crops -of 1921 larger
and more economical than they would
otherwise be even on reduced acreage
there can be no doubt that the Judi.
cious use of fertilizers IS to be recon.
mended.
A great many people are arguing.
with particular reference TO cotton,
that we should not try to increase our
yield per acre BECAUSE that would in
crease the total production. That il
like arguing that a man should make
two trips to town. hauling . half-load
at time, when one trip would do the
job.
We should buy co-operativeiy in car.
lots, paying cash if possible. and IL
sist on the better grade materials. Per
unit the plant foods in the better grade
goods come cheaper. Like The a1gu-
ment against increased Yields, there
il not one single sound arSu.nen. in
favor Of low grade fertilizers. Buy
whatever gives best results on you7
Soils
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31
UNWILLING

The monument erected in honor of
the Colfax Riot Martyrs will be un-
yelled at Colfax on April the 18th, 1921,
the 48th anniversary of the battle.
The citizens of Colfax will entertain
the veterans of the riot throughout the
day. Special hotel Accommodations will
be provided, and feature of the en-
tertainment viii! be banquet.
1t is the earnest desire of the COM
mittee that every surviving participa-
tor in this memorable battle be present
for the unveiling ceremony. TO this
end, it will be appreciated of any reader
of this paper VINO can furnish the de-
sired information, to send the name and
address of any Colfax Riot veteran
known to him, to the undersigned.
J. H. MCNEELY,
Colfax, La.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31
Mr.. L. E. Hudson

The death of Mr.. L. E. Hudson
occurred at the Touro in New Or
leans, Friday morning, where he
was taken Wednesday night for
treatment, and died shortly after
being operated upon Friday.
The remains were brought home
and Inferred in the American Gem
atery Sunday afternoon in the
presence of one of the largest
number of citizens who have as
sembied for funeral in Natchito-
ches i'll long time, the Masons
conducting the ceremony at the
grave, after the services at the
Baptist Church., Of wnich he was
one Of the Stewards.
For the past few years, Mr..
Hudson has had serious stomach
trouble, his recovery, about two
years ago, being almost miraculous
as it was from a severe attack Il
couple Of months ago, and finally
he consented to the operation that
specialists agrced was absolutely ly
necessary, after another attack
last week. and possibly delayed
too long.
For the past eight years Mr..
Huuson has been superintendent
of schools and during his admins
traton, educational progress in
this parish was marked, the stand
ard being raised, one room schools
and rural consolidated, several high
schools buildings erected and well
equipped and rural transfers IN
stalled.
He was a public spirited man
and took al active part in many
public atfalis and was a leader in
church circles.
A wife aud six children, one a |
babe OF few weeks, besides other
relatives survives.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31
A SHORT CONSTITUTION.

The prevailing opinion is that
the Constitutional Convention in
session at Baton Rouge will write
Il short constitution. w. 0. Hart
of New Orleans in a communica-
ton to the State recalls:
The late NJ. j. Cunningham, a
member of the constitutional con-
vention of 1879, before that a
member of the State House of
Representatives then member of
the senate, and for three years at
torney general, in discussing the
proposed constitutional conven-
ton of 1915, said:
1t is all very we'll to talk OF a
short constitution. but wait until
you come to write it.
And this saying of his must
have passed through the minds OF
many of the members of the pres
ent convention during the week it
has been in session.
So many suggestion have been
made as to what should go into
the constitution that if they were
all adopted, the constitution would
equal that of'l913 in length.
The latest suggestion he has
noticed is that the constitution re-
solve itself into a Court of I'm
parchment to find out whether
certain public officers should be
removed. OF course such a pro-
ceedlng is entirely beyond the
province Of a constitutional con-
yention, and tho only way the
present convention can remove
any officer before 1924 is to vote
to submit the constitution to. the
people the effect of which would
be to remove the limitations in
the call and give the convention
a free hand as to what should be
done with existing Office holders
just as it had in 1879.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31
Federal Farm Loans

The early resumption of opera
tions by the Federal Farm Loaf
banks, following the decision O
the Supreme Court recently which
set at rest all disputes concerning
the legality of the act, has stimu
lated the local loan boards ovel
the state, who are getting the
papers in shape for the closing OF
pending transactions and are
receiving new applications for
loans. A number of new loan as
sociations are being organized over
Louisiana.
Nothing at this particular time
could haye given the farmers OF
the nation quicker or more per-
inanent relief than this decision
which places in their reach money
bearing SIX percent interest, to be
repaid in payments extending over
a period of 40 years.
The Treasury Department will
offer for sale an issue of Farm
Loan bonds April Is, the size of
the issue to be determined by the
demand and the market conditions
when they are ready for sale.
The bonds will bear 5 percent in
terest and constitute a perfectly
safe and desirable Investment. A
billion dollars loaned to the farm
srs in this way would ease up the
agricultural situation.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31
Keep Prosperity Here

This should be the slogan of
every resident Of the Parish of
Natchitoches. Statistics show that
no community in the State, in fact
in the South, if not in the whole
Union, has had the prosperity en-
joyed here during the entire period
of depression, incident to read
justment following the war.
BUSINESS IS STILL GOOD
I(ERE-BUT BUYING AT
HOME MUST BE KEPT UP
ALL ALONG THE LINE if we
are to continue to enjoy this pros
perity.
Successful business depends up
on a continuous circle of buying
a wheel-if your country woul d
be prosperous you must put your
shoulder to the wheel and keep it
going. If the great wheel of in
dustry---business stops, both
great and small must suffer.
If you don't buy what. others
produce they can't buy what you
have to sell.
1t is your duty to cooperate.
1t is your duty to your country,
to your employer, to yourself, to
your family. It's the only way
to protect your salary-your in
come.
AS to ourselves, we've never
lacked confidence or lost fai1h, and
have tried to stimulate it in others,
doing ''our blt'' towards keeping
industry going. It's not philan-
thropy on our part-we consider
it good business" KEEP PROS
PERITY HERE-America and
Natchitoches Straight Ahead.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31
Fertilizer Situation

Progressive FarreT}
It is an accepted fact that Nher
the prices Of crops are low, higher
yields per acre must be striven for
Fertilizers have been the chief de
pendence of the Southern farmer for
pushing up yields in the past. This
year he would, of coure, like to havs
fertilizers SO cheap that he could use
them to the limit. But it seems that
fertilizers will not be sold as cheaply
as they have been in the past.
On the part Of the fertilizer manu-
facturer there is a claim that they
cannot possibly get back to prewar
prices this year. Oneoreason given
as to why this cannot be done is, that
the industry is carrying very heavy
load Of farmers accounts that came
over from 1920 In order to carry
these eotes the manufacturers have
been forced to borrow heavily. Yet,
in spite of this, losses have already
occurred on 1920 accounts. IN addition
there was considerable material
bought at peak prices last summer
for use in manufa curing mixed ferti-
lizers this year. On this they stand
to lose.
The fertilizer industry is under
writing the farmers of the South to
the extent Of about $150,000,000 Had
the fertilizer manufacturers closed In
and collected all the farmers notes
when they fell due It is probable that
there would have been widespread
financial disaster.
Instead of ruthless policy, toler-
ance has been accorded the farmer.
This policy has burdened the manu-
facturer so heavily that it is claimed
that fertilizer prices cannot be re-
duced any further during this SEA-
pon.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31
TO the Officers and Members
Of Phoenix Lodge No. 38
F. and A, M. Na:chit0cheS,
Louisiana.

| We. your committee appointed t
prepare and submit suitable Resolu
tions, on the death of our beloved
brother, l.. E. Hudson, beg leave t.
report. as follows.
Resolved, that IN the death Of the
beloved Brother l.. e. Hudson, Phoenix
Lodge No. SO, lost one of its most
earnest, progressive and liberal mind
I'd members.
Resolved, that the Educational inter-
est of the State sustained a very great
loss in one OF its most progressive Par
ish Superintendents.
Resolved, that the Educa ational in
terest of the Parish of Natchitoches
sustained in his loss, the most high
minded, enlightened and progressive
Parish Superintendents the Parish has
ever had.
Resolved, that in our opinion, the
loss of the Educational interest of
the Parish is such that it will be very
hard to replace him with any one who
can take up the work and push it along
as he would have continued to do.
Resolved, that the community at
large has sustained loss of one of its
most progressive. far sighted and pub
lie spirited citizens, and that the entire
community, as fully impressed as your
committee, thinks with this sentiment.
Resolved, that the Officers and mem
bers Of Phoenix Lodge No. 38 extend
our most heartfelt sympathy to the
wife and children in this, their great
hour OF grief, and we pledge ourselves
to JOIN with them in keeping green his
Resolved, that 2 copy of these reso-
utions be published in the Natchitoches
Enterprise and Natchitoches Times, a
copy sent to the family of the deceased
md copy to spread upon the minutes
# the lodge,
sRespectfully Submitted.
G. F. THOMAS, |
SIDNEY KAFFIE, |
d. c. SCARBOROUGH,
Committee.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31
Building a City

- - he par, of woman in buildinp
It cities is a bright page in the his
tory of the world. From anc:ent
:, days to the present time the plac,
g OF city among its many competI
: tors has been largely established
by It's women of the community.
i The wonderful progress mad.
by the schools of America is in th"
greatest measure due to the efTor,.,
OF women. Mothers know When
their children are faring we'll or III
at school If tie child is not max.
ing the expected progress, it is the
m h er who investigates. Sl.
finds that the trouble is either in
the Child or in the school and sh,
usually discovers a way to solve
the problem.
Thru the efforts of women co.
operative organizations such AS
mothers clubs and parent and
teachers associations have been
termed and these nave been OF in
estinable value to the schools
They have worked for harmony Of
the parent and teachers. They
have been mediums to educat,
parents IN the necessity of sending
the child to school and giving tha
BOY or girl an even start with
other children. They have en-,
hanced school room, and school
grounds and made the institutions
more inviting to children. In
scores OF ways, women have bee,,
responsible for the educational!
system of the country.
Men may tie too busy, yet, nope
are buster than the women burden.
ed with household cares. A man
may care for little besides his bus.
mess and his home. And altho
the home is the first care of every
rue woman, vet she manages To
ind spare moments to deyote t,
general civic uplift. She i, active
n child welfare activities, in
charitable endcayors of all kinds.
ime is given also to general civic
work such as campaigns agains,
isease, moral upIift. cleane..
trects and more heaIthful sur
ounding5. Wherever civic prl L.
ed progress are, the issues are ia
he front ranks Of the crusaders.
Shreveport Times.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31
making these lands bear the bear tn

making these lands bear the bear the
burden of one crop.
IF we get into the new orde if we
work hard and conserve our re jcu rces,
if We strive this year to ma our
selves self-sustaining next year, then
finally win our economic indep pendence
by becoming aself-containing and self
sustaining people, and then creditor
section OF this country, instead of a
debtor section.
'1t is up to Us whether it be free
dom or slavery. The road to freedom
is through hard work, patience and
standing together
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31

Governor Parker has issued a
statement that Just as soon as the
Constitutional Convention ends,
be will call the General Assembly
into special session to remove from
Office the officials OF jefferson Par
ish. who have betrayed their oath
of office by wiIfulIy permitting
o'ie gambling operations to con-
tinue in that parish.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31
.lllF nAks,r srrT~n ssss~
WI lHss / lsis1lt; ss.s
To IISE EEnTjII7c5l
THIS YEAR
(PrOgressive FarmHTf

tIfDSItSSitG i III Itittt
With fertilizer at its present high
prices, can we afford to use it this
year?
This is the uppermost fertilizer ques
the fertilizer-using sections of the
South. The Progressive Farmer has
gone thoroughly into this question from
every angle, and the deeper we go the
more convinced we are that our farm
ers can't afford not TO use fertilizer
to make their 1921 crops. The per acre
cost will be increased but he per
bushel or per pound cost will be re-
auced, and it is the bushels and pounds
that we must sell at profit.
This is not time TO plunge o. fertilizer
in order to get phenomenal yields, or
to experiment with new mixtures. Use
safe amounts of the kinds Of fertilizer
that have given paying results on your
types Of soil. Not only should the
farmers who have heretofore used fer
tiIizer continue the conservative use
OF it, but there are farmers III every
community who have depended solely
OH their own efforts and the original
plant foods in poor soil to make their
crops who should now supplement
these things with added plant food, at
ioast on a few acres, and get away
from unprofitably low yields We can.
not afford to farm at a loss again this
year, and yields Of Is to 20 bushels
Of corn or a fourth to a third Of a
bale Of cotton an acre will not pay
for the labor, seed and use Of the land
and leave a profit. 1t is essential,
then. that our yields be raised well
above the average and the only prac-
ticable means OF doing this for this
years is with fertilizer wisely used.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31

Your value to humanity is il
direct proportion to the unselfsh
service you render. In the heart
Of every true man there is q
Somethlng-call it Instinct, Prin-
cipal, or what you will-that does
not permit him to be SO we'll salts
He'd with the things be does for
himself Is with those things be
does for others.-Ex
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31
To Be or Not to Be

{ Wnetner Cne oOutn Will Wlllfully 60 IN
to debt peonage which will last dur
ing the present generation of men.
1.-The South was in a condition O.
commercial and industrial slavery from
the close of the Civil Wax until 1886
Then we began to work our way ou
and were able to make buckle ant
tongue meet until 1890. The effect Of
the failure of Barring Brothers ir
London and other failures were felt
in America in 1890.
In the fall of 1890 and in the spring
of 1881. there were many assignments
throughout the South. We were in a
state of depression until the close of
the Spanish-American War. From that
time there were lean and fat years,
mostly lean, until 1914. then we had a
spasm of contraction. A quick change
of method in 1915 saved us.
$50 here we are at the beginning of
1921 with large unsold crop of cotton
on hand The predictions made months
ago as to the slackness of the consump.
tion of cotton are being borne out
every day.
'The carry-over on August !, based
upon present rates Of CONSUMPTION.
will be larger even than the startling
figures suggestd by the Commercial
Apeaps rotton expert three months age.
"A man can buy cotton now anu
store that cotton and hold it until Octo-
ber delivery, and deliver that cotton
at what he pays for it and the price
will be less than what it IS possible to
produce bale of cotton this summer.
In other words, man can buy good
bale OF cotton now for $50. Consider
ing low grades and high grades, it is
not going to be possible to produce
and deliver cotton this summer under
$50 bale.
what does this mean? That the |
world is over-stocked with cotton: that
the consumption is not up to the supply. !
'Then suppose we grow a normal
crop of cotton this year? It means
loss for everybody engaged in the
business.
"Then what? Let US assume that
We are in debt now. 1t is foolhardy to
20 further in debt to grow something
which cannot be produced at a profit.
IF normal crop is produced, then
What? We will have nothing to put
p this fall to pay for the food for
nan and BEAST that we may buy from
lansas, Iowa and Chichago this sum-
1er..
THE way out, and the only way out, &
not only reduction of acreage be-
ause the cotton is not needed. but an
lcrease of acreage in food crops be-
suse the food is needed.
1T is remarkable how well our peo.
e have held on. There is more latent
rength in the financial and CONNER.
al fabric than was apparent. The land
low in price, but the land is not low
richness. Our land is worth holding f
to. So is the other property that :
3 may have. There has not been a y
sposition to close people out. The s.
mixers have been carrying on mag d
icently. Wholesalers, in so far as n
ssible, are extending credit. b
Our struggle this year should not n
to make money, but to hold our own;
get another toe-hold; to plan our
lndations more firmly; to gather
re strength and not to waste it. If ~
do this, then next year we can =,
We forward wiser people than we ~
re in 1919 All the land that we "a
d now will pick up in price, and in of
tut four years the former high prices u
land will be normal prices. That is, th
se prices will be normal if we stop
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31

Michigan is the first state to
offer reward for planting nut
trees besides highways. In Ey-
rope the profit from these trees
assist in maintaining the roads
where they are protected against
vandalism by public sentiment.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31
ELECTION REFORM.

Election waste and poiitial ex
penditures have finally been calle(
to the attention of the constitu
tional convention. Delegate E
.. Payne of Natchitoches has in
troduced an ordinance providing
that in the state and its subdivis
ions primaries shall be eliminated
when Is per cent of the registered
vote is affiliated with any one
party and all candidates permitted
to run wild'' in a general elec.
tion, first and second choice vot-
ing retained. The proposition
would reduce election expenses.
which were very high last year.
by so percent or more.
Flood Madison of Morehouse
proposes that persons who use or
contribute money for corrupt pur-
poses in political campaigns or
bet on elections be dlsfranchised.
Mr.. Madison says the method of
'unning 'our primary elections
lebauches the electorate and has
'ecome a public scandal, and that
hat form of wickedness is not
on6ned to the parish of Orleans.
ither. I'VE all know the condi-
ions," he says. They are wide
pread and apply to the country
$ we'll as to the city,
If some method of reducing the
lection costs and election graft
ould be devised, we might be
ble to cut down some of the taxes /
+ raise salaries. as our inclina- 1
ons might lead us.-Item. II
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31
Americas Gift to France to con

Americas gift to France to COM
memorate the victory of tile
Marne, costing S28O.O00 which was
raised thru the free will offering
of four million individuals in the
United States, will be placed near
the Alc de Triomphe, in Paris.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31

With the view of cultivating
closer commercial relations with
North America, a great body of
business and professional men will
come to the United States next
month.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31

Thirty-nine railroads compris-
ing 40 per cent of the total rail
mileage of the United States, have
their terminals in Chicago.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31

Two of Americas greatest men
have died within the past week,
Cardinal Gibbons. the prelate who
ranked the highest in church cir
cies III America, and John Bur
rougAs, the naturalist, who held
tie same place in the sc:e1.ii.c
world.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31

Remember your 1920 receipt is
null and void. unless you hold a
1921 receipt of registration if YOU
expect to participate in any elec-
tion this year, or next.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31

The breeder Of new variety of
wheat which has added millions to
the wealth of Canada, is drawing
Z government salary Of. $3, 900 q
year.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31

The two gold nuggets that were
found in California ia 1S49 and
caused the great rash of gold
seekers to that state in the early
days, are to be presented to the
National Museum 1T Washington
by the present owner, +. &.
Mum, of San Jose, California.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31

The proposition to make our
parishes, counties, died a-bornin'.
the committee to which it had to
Be submitted, having rejected it
On FIRST glance.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1921-03-31

81, 100000 has been appropri-
ated by Texas for the erection of
. sanitarium for her soldiers of
the World War who are afflicted
with tuberculosis