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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-01
a NEW PROCESS
In SYRUP MAKING

MIR. 0. S. Keener, chemist with the
Department of Agriculture. Washing
ton. spent several days in this vicinity,
instructing Messrs. Sam. Beatty and Jos.
Schneider, syrup manufacturers, in the
use of a new syrup-making process,
known as the "Invertase Process"
The new process consists in the con-
version of a part of the cane sugar In
to another form of sugar, similar to that
of honey, which does not crystalize SO
readily. and thus permits the evapora-
ton of the Juice to a greater density
which is so much desired by most syrup
users, without danger of its sugaring.
The new process requires no differ
ent machinery, nor the use of any
chemicals, but the desired action is OBJ
tanned from the use of a compound de-
rived from yeast by a simple process.
This is added to the juice when partly
cooked.
Mr.. Keener was a pleasant caller al
the Courier office, where he gave the
editor interesting information about the
new process and received in return in.
formation about the Single Tax and its
application at Fairhope, which appear
ed to be appreciated.
He was quite complimentary regard
ing the plant of Messrs. Beatty anc
Schneider, which he says is very mod
ern and up-to-date and has number oi
improvements added by Mr.. Beatty
from his own experience.
The plant is only three and hall
miles out, and is an interesting place
to visit. - Fairhope Courier.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-01
SECRET DIPLOMACY WINS

Washington. -. President Harding S
Conference on Limitation of Arma-
ments has gone into executive session,
just as did the fatal Peace Conference
at Paris. 1t is meeting behind closed
doors. 1t will continue to meet in Sc
crecy except for an occasional show
performance when some one of the
chief delegates has a propaganda pur-
pose to serve by making a public
speech.
Decision for this public be damn
ed policy was voted at the private ses-
sion of the big five, and ratified by
the further private session of the big
nine on Monday. The peoples of the
world will be permitted to learn just
as much about the actual manipula-
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-01
IOWA FARMERS GROW
THEIR OWN FUEL

~Des Moines, la. = Much Iowa corn
has been sold at 20 to Y cents, and
some as low as 7 cents a bushel this
year, but this is not the lowest price
at which the grain has ever been sold
in the State, according to Charles D.
Reed, director of the Iowa Weather
and Crop Service. He says that in
1896 corn sold for 4 cents a busheI.
However" he explains. "a cents
a bushel corn was produced in 1895
on land worth only $50 to $40 an
acre, where to-day land is worth about
five times that much. The farmers
are relatively five times as bad off.
Reed advises farmers to burn IL
cent corn instead of $8-coak% He
says he does not take the. sentimental
viewpoint. but gves his advice from a
purely economical standpoint.
''It is cheaper to burn l7-cent corr
than to haul it to town and haul Goa
back 10 the farm"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-01
GROUND LOST In TICK FIGHT

The annual review of tick eradica-
ton work in the South shows that Lou
isiana lost ground during 1921. The
parishes Of CaIcaseiu. and Pointe Cou-
pee, and parts of Caldwell and Red
River have been released from quanan-
tine, but Acadia, AvoyeIies. DeSoto,
Natchitoches. Tangipahoa, West Car
roll and the north portion of Repedes
have been reinfected and placed back
in the quarantined sections.
Probably several hundred thousand
dollars Of tax money was spent to take
this step backward in the livestock
business this year. The government
doesn't mind. A parish may spend
$4,000 year every other year and
never become tick free, or it may spend
the same amount properly through a
succession of years and become tick
free. If there are parishes SO rich that
they can afford to play with the ques-
ton, it makes no difference to Uncle
Sam. The only certainty is that the
parish must keep on spending money
on the work until the work is properly
done.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-01

From Paris is announced new SER
um intended to prevent abe develop
ment Of tuberculosis bacilli. Ii is made
from the greatest of all antiseptics, bile.
1t is claimed that if it were injected into
the bodies Of the young. tuberculosis
would never develop. / have as little
hope that the new discovery will pre-
vent tuberculosis as | have that the con-
ference on limitation Of armament will
stop wars. If some serum were devel-
oped that would nourish millions Of
underfed peoples. I'd have hopes. AS
long as half the world is undemour-
ished on improper foods. serums will
have worse than no effect
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-01
THE DIXIE PRIDE
MAKING A STRIDE

Comrade Harry Bell is bringing out
some fine new talent on the boards of
the colony theater. Last Sundays en-
tertainment was no exception to his en-
terprise in ferreting out acceptable tall
ent, qualified to contribute to the enter
tainment Of the audiences. Miss Lou
ise Belohradsky opened the inning with
two exquisitely rendered songs, follow
ed by little Miss Jessica Montrose
with recitation, who did very well,
we think, for a four-year-old. The
Misses Nellie Kemp and Ruby Syno-
ground, our favorites, are real song
birds; they always delight the audi
ence. One of the neighbors, Miss
Tiede, not member of the Colony,
made her debut at the theater, and her
singing was a treat; the people will
certainly enjoy another opportunity to
hear her again at the Colony theater,
The Colony choir rendered the song:
20 Who Will Ger the Downs So Free
very well, and is showing distinct i'm
provement and will with little more
practice become a valuable addition to
the entertainment and culture of the
Colony.
Professor Martin gave a fine violin
solo. He is an artist Of rare merit. Mr.
donrose contributed a song and re.
citation and is expected to come again
to the bat now and then when the Col.
ony has anything doing at the thea.
ter. Comrade Henry c. Sutton did {
flute solo on the stage, soft and low
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-01
A!r Neeessary Tor Human Lie.

Every time we breathe, we draw
thirty cubic inches of air into our
lungs; supposing that we take fifteen
breaths minute for the twenty-four
hours of the day, we use no less than
64S,000 cubic inches OF air, which
would weigh over thirty pounds. One
days supply of air for one human
being would be sufficient to fill 1.125
two-gallon cans; a years supply
would weigh more than five tons.
From these figures it may be seen
how necessary it is to keep windows
open so that there may be a continu-
GUS supply of fresh air.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-01

sent to us at once. This is wonder
full forage plant, and it is said that
land is worth $1,000 per acre with
good stand Of kudzu on it. Lindsey is
plowing with the tractor on our east
bottom land getting it ready for next
years cane planting. w. Langridge
prepared the cleared land at the dairy
for Rowe to plant to pasturage for the
hogs. Comrade Neal, who has been
visiting us for several days, left to-day
for his home in the North. He expects
to come back and join us. He said he
used to think he knew what co-opera-
ton was, but never met the real thing
or near it. until he came here. The
band, orchestra, and choral classes
held their regular practices tonight at
the school house and big improve
ment is being made in all three class
es. If you comrades could only under
stand that it will only take a certain
amount of cash to completely finance
this whole 10000 acre enterprise, and
if. you could see the large numbers of
homeless people we could take in with
us. if we were only sure of your finan-
cial support. | don't think you would
hesitate to back us up with every spare
dollar you have. 1t is certain your
money will be safe, for you can have
clear title to land for it if you wish
it. What we want to see you do is to
furnish the cash to buy this whole 49,
600 acres that remain unpaid-for. We
don't need it for ourselves, but others
who expect to come here must have
land to come to. If we did not ex-
pect large numbers of you to come here
and join us we would not need the rest
of the property. You will come; you
will be driven to it; why wait until
you are forced? Why don't you come
now while you yet have cash enough
to help to finance yourself? or at least
help us to finance those who are now
under the heels of poverty? $l25,000
will do the whole job, and this move
ment deserves your help. Come and
see what we are doing. The Esperan-
to class met tonight as usual The pu-
pills are enclosing in their correspond
ence to foreign countries, literature in
Esperanto concerning the Colony, and
no doubt we shall be able to secure
many valuable co-operators in this way.
Thursday, Nov "a. - Yes, we have
many reasons for being thankful to-
day, and one of them is that we are
alive and in the Colony. That we have
the privilege Of being able to serve hu.
manity with new dish for its inspec.
tion-the use of pure Cooperation il
| Action No one can come here anc
see the work we are, doing with co
Operative effort and its results and fai
7, to realize that this is the thing for al
workers to do. We worked as usua
'lthis am. and at one O'Clock the Who'll,
| Colony met at the hotel and enjoyed
H.. 70. H. ~
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-01
FAIR WEATHER CONTINUES
STRAW HAT In VOGUE

The fair weather Of the entire fall
season is still in session in Newllano,
and the weather man is still parading
around with his straw hat on. If we
desire change in the weather it ap-
pears that someone will have to hide
that straw hat. 1t is gradually getting
Ia little colder. the minimum for the
week reaching IS degrees. Tomato
plants and watermelons are in bloom
again in the gardens.
Following IS the temperature report
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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-01
The Colony Diary.
Being Daily Report Of Colony Life at LIanO.

Wednesday, Nov. 23. = Comrade
Wright joined the Colony and is now
acting as night watchman. Londrum
has Joined the construction crew and
is firing the boiler on the night shift.
You see we are still running the syrup
mill two shifts. An order for crates
came Yesterday and the saw mill had
to run long enough to get out mater
.iaI for crates and several of the tel
lows were put to mailing them. This
is certainly a rush season for us. 1t
seems as if we are called upon to do
all the work that the unemployed ar
nv could be doing. A car of lime and
cement has been ordered for building
purposes; neighbor merchant is TAX
ing half of it, which will help to not
over-stock our warehouse. The "klink
Of the brick" will soon be heard and
we hope to keep it going. A comrade
lust wrote in that he did not believe
we should ask for support from the
outside, but make our business pay all
costs of building and other improve
ments. Now, we hold this position:
This is a big partnership community
in which we have paid our money to
build and construct a cooperative bus
mess; and the principal part of our
business now-and will be altogether
in the future-is to produce for use
and not for profit. Truly we could,
by cooperation, produce more cheaply
than anyone else; we could undersell
other producers, and get much busl-
ness; but we would, by so-doing, re-
duce wages on other workers, create
an antagonism against us and our
movement, and continue the profit sys-
tenn on even a lower scale than it is
now in operation. No, by all means,
no, you who come to JOIN us should
furnish the money to buy your share
in the land and improvements; we
have put our money and many years
of labor into this colony in order to
make it a success, and now as we are
at successful point, we deserve youl
whole financial, labor, and moral sup
port. Should few, a small group
bring about the idea you dream OF !
No indeed, It will take the united ct.
fort Of the whole working class, ano
they had better be getting on the joE
very soon, or Jack London's "lror
HeeP' will be our nexa step IN clylllz
alton. instead Of cooperation. No
through profit must we succeed, bu
through production FOR USE. Am
not rightP We like to have your idea
on these things. Our minds are opel
10 your thoughts. Comrade Langridg'
and his crew are getting out the ma
terial for the Roof Garden, and it be
gins TO look as if another crew, WI
have to start to building some temper
ary houses for immediate use. An EN-
iqrant car arrived from Mississippi con
tanning the goods Of Comrade Jones
who visited US during the summer:
letter from Fret, Mississippi informs U
that a large shipment Of Kudzu will B
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-01
ANATOLE FRANCE AIDS
RUSSIAN FAMINE WORKERS

Superior, Wis. = Anatole France,
one of the greatest of living writers,
who has just been awarded the Nobel
prize for his literary work. has donated
the prize money to the Russian Fam
inc Relief Fund, according to a spe-
cial- cable received by Tyomies. the Fin
nish daily, from its Stockholm core
spondent.
The Nobel prize is ordinarily about
$4,000.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-01
WORKERS TO HOLD
UNEMPLOYMENT CONFERENCE

Detroit, Mich. = A call for nation
al conference on unemployment to be
held in Auto Workers Hall here De-
cember 3 and 4 has been issued by
James Eads How, Jacob Coxey, and
Urbain Ledoux.
New Britain herald., 1921-04-23
VERMONT GOVERNOR
 IS AWARDED MEDAL
Hardness Honored By Philosophical society For Making Useful
 Inventions.

Philadelphia, April Ex-Governor James Hartness of Vermont was the guest of honor today of the Ameri- can Philosophical society, which will conclude it's three day general meet ing here tonight. Governor Hartness was presented with the John Scott medal, awarded for useful inven- tions, in recognition of his fiat tur- ret lathe, used in making artillery The medal is provided for in a fund established by John Scott of Edin- burgh, Scotland.
 Addresses on medical science and allied subjects predominated the sessions today although physicists and archaeologists also contributed.
 pr. H. Neguchi of the Rockefeller Institute, told of the fight against yellow fever, declaring use of vaccine furnishes a rapid means of elimina- ting non-im mune persons from areas where the disease is epidemic. The value of vaccination as an emergency measure, however, he added, does not minimize the importance of the anti mosquito operations, the elimination of both factors-the non-immune human being and the infected mos quito-being essential to the eradi- cation of yellow fever.
 Discussing signs of sanity Dr. Stewart Patton of Princeton Univer- city said BoIshevism, radicalism and the tendency to think in terms of class distinction are defense reactions of inadequates afraid of facing their own personal problems.
 Judging sanity and insanity is a biological and not a psychological problem" he said, success of the in dividuaI, the future of democracy, and the fate of our civilization de- bends upon the recognition of these biological principles and the cultiva- tion of mental processes favorable for sane thinking and acting"
New Britain herald., 1921-04-23
HARDING OFFICIATES.
Takes Part Tn Ground Breaking Ex-
 erciscs at Baptists' Memorial.

Washington, April 23.-President Harding late today will put aside mat ters of state to turn up the first spade of earth in the ground breaking cere- monies for the national Baptist me- morial to Roger Williams and relig- iouy liberty.
 The campaign for the erection of the memorial was started four years ago by the joint action. of the north ern and southern Baptists. number ing more than 1000, ,000, and is ex- pected to cost about $500,000. The site. a part of which now is occupied by Immanuel church, was dedicated a year ago when the southern Baptist convention was in session here. The building will be of colonial classic type and in front will be located a statue of Roger Williams.
New Britain herald., 1921-04-23
TO PROTECT DEPoSIIORS.

Boston, April 23.-Bank commi,' sioner Joseph C. Allen will take ir,- mediate action aga.hst stockholders of the Prudential Trust Co, now closed, 10 recover for deposi.ors an asscss- ment equal to their individual stock holdings, he said today Announcing 5 that the assets of the savings depart ment would not be adequate oo meet the claims of depositors, the eommis- sioner said he would ask for a coutt ruling as to the extent to which saw ings depositors might participate in the assets of the commercial depart ment.
New Britain herald., 1921-04-23
FRANKLIN EXERCISES.
Statue, On Way to Waterbury, Held UD In New York for Ceremonies.

New York, April 23.-Detachments of soldiers and sailors and members of various veteran and patriotic or ganizations today were formed as an escort to conduct the Paul Bartlett statue of Benjamin Franklin from the Battery to City Hall park for ever cises under the auspices of the Sons of the American Revolution.
 Cast in Baltimore, the statue is en route to Waterbury, Conn. Exercises were held yesterday at Perth Amboy. x. J., after which the statue waa placed aboard 8 boat and started to this city. It will next be taken by boat to Boston, after which it prob ably will be sent to Providence, R. l., and New Haven. Conn, befora ship ment to Waterbury.
New Britain herald., 1921-04-23
MORE ARRESTS IN
 CASE ARE EXPECTED
Police Confident of New Disclosures in Wall Street Bomb
 Mystery.

Scranton, Pa, April 23.-Police ap- peared confident today that further ex- animation of Tito Ligi, imprisoned here under federal guard, would lead to ad- ditional arrests in connection with the Wall street explosion of last September They planned to question the prisoner further today in effort to learn whether he knows the radicals who they believe responsible for the blast.
 Ligi was held in SIC, ,OOO bail at a hearing yesterday before federal com missioner on charges of evading the draft. His trial was set for May . in federal court at Harrisburg. In asking that high bail be fixed, Attorney Me Court said he believed that Ligi either was directly connected with the Wall street explosion or knows who was re- sponsible for it.
 Witnesses at the hearing quoting Ligi as denying he had ever been to Paterson, N. J., but admitting he had d friend there. It was from that city, police have said, that the death wagon came.
 Ligi's whereabouts on September 16, the day of the explosion. have not been learned.
New Britain herald., 1921-04-23
BELGIANS PREPARED
Have Conference Planning Action in Case Germany Docs Not Pay Up

Brussels, April 2s CBy Associated Press)-Louis Loucheur, French minister of the liberated regions. ar rived in Brussels this morning and imm ediately conferred with M. Jas- par. the foreign minister, to whom he imparted the plan for further occupation of German territory in the eventuality of the non-payment by Germany of the separations due May l.
 M. Loucheur declared that the Bel gians need not issue call for mobili- zation of additional classes, as the military measures would be com pleted without asking either the Bel gians or British for additional troops beyond nominal participation. It is learned, however. that the Belgian troops of occupation in the Rhineland have been reinforced during the past 4S hours.
New Britain herald., 1921-04-23
REVOLT AGAINST REDS.
Ul<rainians Are Organizing Rebellion
 With Renewed Force.

Stockholm, April 23.-Organized re- bellion against the Russian soviet gsv- ernment is growing with renewed force in Ukraine, it is declared in tele- grams received here from Petrogra0. Peasants engaged in the revolt have taken many towns between the Dniep- CT ad Dniestor rivers where the move ment is most pronounced, and they are reported to be engaged in opera tions intended to force the Bolsheviki eastward to the left bank of the Dnieper.
 Ukrainian peasants commanded by Gen. Makno have torn up the railway line running between Moscow and the Crimea. The Bolsheviki have concen- trated troops in the district north of kieve, where they have driven back the rebels. In the neighborhood of Smolensk it is reported they have ex- ecuted 2,00o persons within the past few days.
New Britain herald., 1921-04-23
|MEN'S AUXILIARY
 |0F F. W. FORMED
Stuart Hellberg Elected President at Meeting

ht meeting of the Private Walter Sith Post. Veterans of Foreign held in now Turner hall on Arch last evening. woman's auxil- Fvas formed. and tho follooins
 A elected:
 nmandor. Mrs. Stuart Hcllbcrg;
 ce Commander. Mrs. Jas. D. Nc. |: Jr. Vico Commander. Mrr. Carroll: Chaplain. Mrs. Christena In: Adjutnnt. Mrs. Edward Pi-
 and Ofncer of Day. Mrs. Philip hdulst. The trustees for thrco are: Mrs. Simonson and Mrs. T.. St. Trustee for one year: MiSI Carroll. ouartcrmaster. Mrs. hnn
 I'd smith. and Guard. Mrs. Ray
 NL.gpst.
 tertainment committee con- kTon members. and the house bitteo is as follows: Miss HeleE !. Mrs. Unwin. Mrs. Carroll and Louis Knight.
 |er tho meeting Il very enjoyable was spent. after which q lunch- vas served by mem bets of Prt-
 Walter ]. Smith Post. V. F. W. mber of members of the post lied m entertainment.
New Britain herald., 1921-04-23
IRISH DISSATISFIED.
Some Factions Decline to Nominate
 Men for Oficc Under New Rules.

Dublin, April 23.-Moderate organ izations formed in southern Ireland to put forth candidates for the south ern Ireland parliament and to work out the home rule act have been dis solved. Members of the dominion league will not intervene unless the British government promises the par liamentary elections will be treated as furnishing a constituent assembly charged with the task of discovering solution of the Irish problem.
 It seems certain the failure of southern Ireland to provide men for the election will compel the lord lieutenant to nominate men to fill the seats of the southern legislative body. Difficulty is expected, however, in in- ducing men chosen for positions to accept responsibility. If they refuse, the lord lieutenant will probably be obliged to govern southern Ireland along the lines of a crown colony.
New Britain herald., 1921-04-23
SUICIDE IS VERDICT.
Son of Well Known Louisville Banker
 Shoots Himself While in Hotel.

Louisville, April 23.-Charles Leath- CTS, vice-president of the Louisville National bank, today awaits the arrival of the body of his son, Richard A. Leathers, A years old. who was found dead in a hotel in Clarksyille, Tenn. last night. A bullet hole through the mouth indicates suicide. He had been dead since Wednesday night, when he registered at the hotel. There was nothing to indicate the motive.
 A telegram from the hotel manage ment was the only news the family re- ceived last night. Apparently the young man was in good health and free from worry on his last visit home about two months ago.
New Britain herald., 1921-04-23
Deaths and Funerals.
George Guenfher.

George Guenther, aged B. died last night at his home at 1S3 Burritt street. He was the son of the late Adolph Guenther and Mrs. Amelia Guenther. The deceased had been employed at the Russell & Erwin plant. Surviving are his mother; three brothers, Gustav, William and Frederick; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Mix and Mrs. Catherine Leonard; also a half-sister, Mrs. Jesse Bowman of New Haven. Funeral serv- ices will be held at the home Monday afternoon at o'clock, privately, Rev. Henry w. Maier, pastor of the First Congregational church officiating. Bur- ial will be in Fairview cemetery.