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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-15

John T. Clarkson, formerly an Iowa
state senator, has been retained by
the United Mine Workers Of America
to begin proceedings testing the con-
stitutiOnality of the Kansas industrial
court law. He is now counsel for the
Iowa district miners.
Announcement of Mr.. Clarkson's Sc
lection, made at headquarters of the
union, at Indianapolis, said that the
procedure in the test case was left
entirely to him, but that a complete
attack on the law would be made
through a new suit, probably with a
union miner as plaintiff, alleging In
jury on account of application of the
law. Pending litigation, started by
Alexander Howat, who was ousted as
president Of the Kansas miners by
John L. Lewis, is said not to raise the
question as to the constltutionaHty Of
the law.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-15
FOREIGN NEWS.

A new spirit of cooperation be-
tween England, France and Italy,
which would have the warmth of the
entente cordiale of 1914, is urged by
the French press as the outcome of
the Lord Curzon speech in London and
the anti-French demonstrations at Tur-
in and other Italian cities.
Grover Cleveland Bergdon, convict
ed draft evader. through his mother,
Mrs. Emma C. Bergdoll of Philadel-
phia, Tuesday filed suit in the su-
preme court of the District Of Column
bia for return of property valued at
s75o.OO0 seized by the government.
Henri Landru. who has been on trial
Tor more than three weeks in the
Asaizes Court at Versailles, France,
charged with the murder Of ten wom-
ia and q boy, was found guilty Of
murder in the first degree. Landru
was sentenced to die by the guillotino
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-15
DAIRY
POINTS
PLAN FOR BULL ASSOCIATION
Idea Has Been in Use in Europe for
Many Years, But ls Com
paratiVely New Here.

Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Every dairy farmer knows that he
would get better returns from his feed
and labor If he had high-grade stock
but the idea of establishing a blooded
herd Immediately suggests kid glove"
farming and bankruptcy. 1.-Two
thousand dollar cows and twO-dOllar
milk" was one farmers characterize
ton.
Yet the United States. Department Of
Agriculture annually is leading
hundreds of farmers toward the pos
session of herds that will increase
the former milk and butter
fat yield with the same outlay for
upkeep. One of the most useful
agencies is the cooperative bull
association.
A high-grade COW will impart her ex-
cellent qualities to one calf in year,
and the total Of high grade farm cattle
is increased by one. On the other
hand, a bull whose mother had the
same milk and butter qualifications,
and whose father is descended from
a milk and butter strain, may sire as
many as IS calves, each carrying its
share of the racial excellence. This
bull can do duty with one lot Of cows
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-15
"'I Give It to Molly Stevens for q
Christmas Present"

something for Christmas that she
could have for her new home.
1--WE really can't afford to buy
another thing just now and that will
do beautifully"
"But the monogram" her husband
inquired.
"Oh, that can be taken of you
know, and another one put there in
it's place. I heard some one ordering
that to be done in one Of the silver
shops the other day."
eyes, that's a splendid idea," her
husband heartily agreed.
an go downtown and attend to 1t
tomorrow. I haven't much time.
Christmas is almost here"
"Our first Christmas" said the
young husband as he clasped his
bride to him.
sour first Christmas" she muir
INJURED.
The next evening he asked her if
she had arranged about sending the
gravy dish to Molly Stevens.
81 couldn't send It," she said.
"Why not?" he queried
Because of the monogram in the
center" she said.
"But you told me that that could
be erased by the silversmiths and a
new monogram placed there" her
husband persisted.
81 know did," the young bride
answered, "but you see they told me
today at the shop that it would be
possible to do 1t were it not for the
fact that it had been done so often to
this gravy dish that they wouldn't
dare take a chance with 1t again.
They'd not be able to avoid boring a
hole this time! 1t has been given
away once too often for me to put to
any use," she sighed sadly.
"And l shall just send Molly a
Christmas card. After all she did no
more than any one else!"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-15


plicate which were not initiated she
FASTENED to the place from which they
had been purchased and picked out
other articles of beauty and of house
hold necessity.
Her friends had really been remark
ably kind. She had been surprised
to find how ready the shops had been
about taking back gifts and substitute
ing with others, or in engraving pres
ents which had not already been en-
graved. Only one had charged for
engraving gift had been purchased
at wholesale rate" and so engraving
was not included.
Altogether from the point Of view
Of presents as we'll as from the point
Of view of a mate she had done re-
markably well. This would enable
them to make very good appearance
In their home without having to draw
from the none too plentiful savings.
She viewed everything over again
one evening, presents and those which
were exchanges. There was just one
thing among them that was not nee
essary and not particularly pretty. 1t
was a gravy-dish. She knew Of no
particular use to which she could put
it-she had one Of the kind she really
liked.
She could not exchange it. 1t had
a monogram in the center.
81 know what I'll do with It," she
said to her husband. "I'll give it to
Molly Stevens for a Christmas pres
ent She has been so good to US and
I'd like to show her how much I
appreciate it.
"YOu know she is going to get mar
ried in the spring-that is-her en-
gagement is all but announced
Don't you think it would be good
idea? She was so helpful about my
wedding and she has told me, quite
confidentially, that the wedding will
be in the spring.
ut would be a good idea to give her
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-15

Do the broken" victuals, potato
Feelings, etc., of a restaurant belong
to the restaurant, or to a city which
wants to take them away and feed
them to hogs? The Supreme court of
the United States may be called upon
to decide the question. Seattle
(Wash.) restaurant keepers are pro-
testing against an ordinance which
they declare deprives them Of their
property rights under the Constitu-
ton, and they will test 1t in the
courts. They want to feed the refuse
to their own pOrkers, or sell it to
hog raisers. = New York Evening
Post.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-15
italian General strIke SERIOUS.

The feeling between the Italian rail-
way workers and the Fascist, which
ended in the calling Of a general
strike, has increased. There were nu-
merous disturbances in various parts
Of the city of Rome, In which many
persons were beaten with clubs.
1t is planned to employ army bak-
ers in the emergency, pressing them
into service for bread making on a
large scale for the city's needs.
All the electric workers, railway
men, bakers, and other classes Of la
Dor are on strike. Newspapers and
many shops and industries are shut
down.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-15
HOME AND ABROAD
Condensed Items Of Interest
to Our Readers.
GLOBE ENTIRELY, CIRCLED
Important News of the Week
Gathered for Busy Reader
State, Domestic, Foreign.
GLOBE ENTIRELY CIRCLED
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Russia appeared at the Washington
conference Sunday in the arrival of a
special deputation from the Far East
ern republic of Chita to lay before the
powers at Washington the plea of that
government for assistance in securing
Immediate withdrawal of Japanese
troops from Siberia. Other purposes
Of the visit of the delegation, according
to its members, are to open trade rela-
tons with foreign countries and to OBJ
tain recognition for the Chita admin
Istration.
Unemployment in the United States
continues to show a steady, though
glow, decrease, according to monthly
reports to the labor department from
its studies in 65 industrial centers.
The department announced Sunday
that 7428 of the larger concerns in the
country had more men on the payrolls
on November 80 than on October 30, or
an increase of almost One-half Of one
per cent.
The bill creating a commission with
power to fund the Indebtedness of for
eign governments to the United States
win be considered in the senate as
soon as congress reconvenes, and pass
ca as expeditiously as possible. This
was determined at a conference Of
President Harding and senate leaders
at the White House Thursday. The
senators were Lodge, Curtis, Penrose
and Watson.
Approval of eighty-five advances for
agricultural and live stock purposes,
aggregating $3,147,OOO, was announc-
ed Wednesday by the War Finance
Corporation. The loans include: Lou
lsiana, 1894 200; Georgia, $4,000;
North Carolina, $125,OO0; South Caro-
lima, $4,000 and Texas, $55,O00
An increase of about $16O,OOO,OO0 in
public debt during the month of No
vember was announced Saturday by
the treasury. At the end of October
the public debt stood at 3,459 ,140,-
1868, compared with 23,619,0S5,-
1851 on November 80.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-15
Five Bulls Like This Will Improve an
Entire Dairy Community

for two years without danger of In
breeding. If there were five lots of
cows and five bulls, and the bulls were
rotated from one herd to another
every two years, each bull would have
a period of usefulness Of possibly 10
years, and may easily have added 75O
head of young stock, with due pro-
portion Of high ilk-producing heifers.
AS the first generation of heifers be-
came mixers, the breeding value OF
and any inferior sires could be weedeC
out. Five bulls kept for ten years may
change the entire dairy industry Of a
community and possibly give its cattle
a distinctiveness that would be a
valuable market asset.
Cooperative bull associations have
existed in Europe for a long time. In
America the system is only twelve or
thirteen years old, but records of milk
and butter-fat production are in pos
session Of the department, showing
tangible benefit far exceeding the
Cost TO LllS COW OWuGES.
At New Windsor, Md, for instance,
seven daughters of one sire averaged
2705 pounds of butter fat a year, an
improvement over the average OF
208.3 pounds for their dams. This was
only the first generation. The five
block association will permit line
breeding with greatly increased pos
sibilities.
To organize a cooperative bull as
ISOLATION it is first advisable to arouse
as much interest as possible in the
plan through meetings, conversation,
and the circulation of Department Of
Agriculture literature. 1t is possible
that the county agent or even some
state or federal agricultural repre-
sentative can be induced to help per-
sonally. Advice can always be OBJ
tanned from the department by mail.
Forms can be had from the depart
ment for a preliminary agreement, in
which, among other things, the number
of cows owned by each prospective
member is listed. When a sufficient
number of cows have been listed,
meeting should be called and arrange
ments made for incorporation. Each
member would contribute in proper
ton to the number of cows he owns,
but would have only one vote.
As early as possible, the temporary
or permanent secretary should begin
corresponding with breeders having
high-grade bulls for sale. One bull
should be purchased EOr about every
IS cows. The cows should be divided
into blocks of that number, with re-
gard to geographical convenience, and
arrangements made for the keeping Of
the bull by a responsible member
whose farm is conveniently located.
The fees should be such as to cover
the purchase cost and the cost Of keep
for a year. and annual assessments
provided thereafter.
Valuable information on the forma-
ton and conduct of bull associations
will be found in Farmers Bulletin
993, which the department will send
free on request. Supplemental in
formation, including plans for a model
bull pen, and data on the operation
and success of various established bull
associations can also be had by cor
respondence. The department is doing
everything in its power to promote the
cooperative bull association move
ments as one OF the most valuable adj
vanees made in modern dairying.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-15
aentIeness VIE cow.

Cows respond to gentle treatment.
The dairyman who makes pets Of his
calves and who continues to fOndle the
animals even after they have dropped
their own calves is almost certain 20
possess a herd of good mixers.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-15
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.

An order restraining John l.. Lewis,
International president of the United
Mine Workers of America, ct al, from
"suspending or removing from office
any Of the officers of district IA or
Of the various local unions under juris-
diction of the district" was issued at
Kansas City, Mo-, Sunday by Judge
Samuel A. Dew in Jackson County cir
cult court The petition for the or
der was signed by Alexander Howat,
deposed president of district No. IA,
now serving a term in the Columbus
(Kan) Jail with August Dorchy, vice
president, for violation of the indus
trial court laws of Kansas, and other
district officials.
The Arbuckle jury disagreed and
was discharged at noon Sunday at San
Francisco, Cal. The jury foreman re-
ported that the final ballot stood ten
to two with the majority for acquittal.
The jury was brought into court at it's
own request and reported a disagree
ment and asked that it be discharged.
The case was set for re-trial jan
nary g.
Robert Bradley Hawley, president of
the Cuban-American Sugar Company
and representative from Texas under
the Mckinley administration, died
Wednesday at his home in New York
City Of acute Indigestion.
A Is per cent reduction in the wages
of deep water seamen will be put into
effect January l, several of the larg-
est steamship owners of New York
declared Thursday.
The entire amount Of the $125, 900
Ia gold which disappeared from the
vaults of the Pacific liner Sonoma en-
route from Sydney, Australia, to San
Francisco has been recovered.
Lula Mayfield, grand champion OF
the International Live Stock Show,
was sold Thursday at Chicago, ILL.,, at
$1.10 per pound. The heifer, a cross
bred shorthorn Angus entered by the
University of California, weighed 1920
pounds. Last years champion sold at
t1.75 a pound.
The movement to establish a mil
lion-dollar foundation as a national
tribute to Enrico Caruso and his art
was started in New York City this
week.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-15
Railway neoInlnn Sam

All disputed rules and working con-
ditiOns affecting railway shop crafts
will be passed upon by the United
States railroad labor board within q
few days, 1t was announced.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-15
Saved by Swollen Grain.

The steamer SeapoOl struck an Ice
berg off Newfoundland and began to
fill. The swelling Of the grain In her
forehead stopped the hole and pre-
vented her from sinking.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-15
ceIerv and Ranana saIad.

Cut the bleached portions of crisped
celery into half-inch lengths. Mix with
1t an equal quantity Of diced banana.
Arrange in small mounds in lettuce
cups, dress with mayonnaise and gar
nish with English walnut meats, or,
II novelty is desired, serve In banana
cases.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-15

IE was a young
bride. Every
pre- s emit she
had received
was very well
come. She had
depended on
pre- s mt s to
furnish err
new h ON e..
When she had
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-15
A Christmas
Joke
By MARY GRAHAM BONNER
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SoSSSSSSSSoSSSSSG
Copyright. 1891. western Newspaper Union.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-15
W. N. u, HOUSTON, NO. 5o--1921.
Illinois produced more than 12,OQ0,-
600 barrels of petroleum last year.

Style.
Clothes do not proclaim the man."
"No, but they often reveal the woman"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-15

Itllf sliIElIlllIliFl9l tIFuVFff yOaf 49, -
cience and drift on With the profit ual.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-13
Convict Back
in Cell; Bride
Proud of Him
Fugitive, to Clear Record for
Unborn Child, Returns
to Prison.

CHICAGO, Jan. 13.--James McElevey
went back to a cell in Joliet today be-
cause he wanted ito have everything
clear behind him for his bride of two
months and the child that is to come.
McElevey escaped from Joliet prison
last May. He was serving a sentence
Of from one year to life for highway
robbery. He had been twice paroled
and each time sent back for violation
OF parole law.
A few weeks after his escape he met
girl and before long they were mar
ried. Eventually McEleyey learned he
was to be father.
Then he went to the girl he had mar
ried and told her he was a fugitive con-
vict They talked it over, prayed to-
gether and McElevey called up Detective
Sergeant William Stapleton, the man
who arrested him for robbery and told
the officer to come and get him."
I'm proud Of you" the girl wife
said as the detective took her husband
away You're just noble, that's what
you are. And I'll be waiting II they
keep you in for twenty years"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-13
NAMES
AIDS TO RYAN
County Council Gives Support
to AmericanizatiOn.

A committee to work with Harry Ryan,
national director Of Amerlcanization, was
named by the Marion County Council OF
the American Legion at it's meeting last
night, as follows:
Arthur R. Robinson, W. R. Higgins,
L. Wallace, Jr Ralph NJ. Hamilton, r. 5.
Wild, Maurice NJ. Tenant, Charles B.
Davis, Ford Woods and Arthur Gemmer.
citizens committee also has been named
as follows:
The Rev. Virgil f. Rorer, Otto Graf
William Lowery, Aaron Wolfson, Leonard
Quill, Harry Alexander and J. F. Wild
Mr.. Ryan made an address urging the
legion to stand firmly for the English
language, and none other. He also ad-
vlsed legal action. not agitation, in the
fight against radicals.
resolution denouncing the Govern
ment's system of treating disabled sol
dters as a failure, as presented by Myron
c. Cosler, commander Of indianapolis
Post No. 4, was adopted. The resolution
asked for the passage by Congress OF
the Rogers bill, consolidating exservice
agencies under one responsible head, and
of the Capper bill. striking at Govern
ment "red tape"
Permanent committees were named as
follows:
Finance-Solon J. Carter. Scott r.
Brewer, w H. Higgin, Evans Woollen Jr.
Location-Bowman Elder Neal Order,
II. c. Ketcham, Guy Wall.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-13
OPEN DOOR FOR
BETTER CHANCE
AT EDUCATION
Detectives of I. u. Offer Short
Time Work to Two Glasses
of Students.
COURSE TO OPEN FEB. Z

A two-fold objective is sought by the
indianapolis Teaching Center of the
extension division of Indiana University.
which will open its spring semester on
Feb. z; nrst, to afford persons unable TO
attend a school Of higher education an
opportunity to study under university in
struct1on, and thus be enabled to better
qualify in their particular vocation; and
second, to assist students who are IN
able to attend college the full four years
to put work on their degree. To this
lend the extension courses are divided
properly into two classi1cations: the
cultural and the commercial. Credit to-
ward q university degree is carried by
all the cultural subjects, and also by
any OF the commercial which are known
as the School OF Commerce !"
All classes will be held at Shortridge
High School, North and PENNSYLVANIA
streets, in the late afternoon and evening
In both the culturai and business courses
a number Of subjects offered the first
semester will be repeated, and there win
also be combinations Of the full-year
courses begun in the fall. In the School
Of Commerce for the students who wish
to begin the three-year course there will
be beginning courses.
GEIGER AMONG
THE INSTRUCTORS.
Among the instructors whom the ex-
tension has secured for the first time to
teach classes is John L. Geiger, music in
structor and head of the music depart
ments Of Indiana University; William B.
Elkins, Phi. D., professor IL philosophy
at Indiana University, and Paul V. Nc
Mutt, professor in law of the I. U. law
school.
In commenting on the enrolment IN
the courses the first semester the spring
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-13

become so specialized that it requires
men and women with technical training,
for which training these courses are de-
signed"
CERTIFICATE MAY
BE EARNED.
In the School Of Commerce three-year
program of study leading to a certificate
Is offered. Six certificate courses are
offered-general business, accounting, in
surance, marketing and advertising, civic
and commercial and secretarial.
The following Institutional staff will
teach at the Extension spring semester ::
Walton S. Bittner, associate professor;
Hubert c. Childs, professor of educa-
ton; Earnest COhn. instructor in ad-
vertising: Luther S. Ferguson. instruc-
tor sn commercial geography; Edgar u.
Frazier, associate professor of public
speaking; Maurice G. Fulton, assistant
professor of English; Clinton H. Given,
extension lecturer in commercial law
VIII T. Hale, assistant professor OF Eng
lish Henry B. Holmes, extension lee
turer in Spanish; w. NJ. Hudson, extern
sion lecturer in insurance; Harry d. Kit
son, associate professor of psychology
Ernest NJ. Linton, assistant professor of
political science; william o. Lynch, act
ing professor OF history lduueE MI
Clintock, assistant professor of French ;
James f. Moffat, assistant professor of
economies; Mary B. Orvis, instructor in
English; Mrs. Luella w. Pressey, lee
turer in psychology; Alva L. Prickett,
assistant professor OF economies; Thur
man B. Rice, lecturer in physiology and
hygiene; George e. Schlafer, instructor
in play and recreation; Frank II.
ofUh Of m 81
ness administration; Henry T. Stephen
son, professor Of English; Albert j.
Stump, extension lecturer in law; VIII
liam B. Elkin, professor Of philosophy /;
John L. Geiger, instructor in music ;
Prentiss D. Edwards. instructor In math-
ematics; II. L. Harms, Paul V. McNutt,
professor OF law; Cecil r. Swain, extern
sion instructor in advertising.
Robert L. Cavanaugh is director OF the
extension division and Miss Mary b.
Orvis is secretary.