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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1921-01-06
n,nters Favor Cotton Acre
age Reduction.

President Ben Johnson of the
louisiana Bankers Association
IS called conference of bank
:, IN New Orleans on January
- the Hotel Grunewald, to car
y y the plan of the Memphis Cot
m Convention to reduce produce
tiop next year fifty percent by
limiting the cotton acreage TO one
.hi,d Of the lands placed in Guilt
ystion in 1921 ,
Mr., Johnson has already named
,ba chairman Of each parish COM
nittee, who under the Memphis
alan ia to be a banker, and who
ri name his committee of ten,
three bankers, three merchants
and four farmers. Mr.. Johnson
j, acting with the Louisiana Divi-
,ion Of the American Cotton AS.
ISOLATION, which already has COM
plste organizations in the cotton
parishes. Chairman W. B. Thomp.
ION, has called a meeting of the
Louisiana Division State Com
nittee and the parish chairman
Tor the same time and place, to
cooperate with the bankers
While the financial situation is
,ueh that there will necessarily
bss greatrestriction of credit, the
Memphis plan contemplates utiliz-
Ing this condition In such a way
as to apply such credit as can be
extended fairly and evenly, and
asthe same time reap for the
whole cotton industry, the bene.
III which can be derived from q
curtailment in production, result
Inc from restricted credit. Bank
orc and merchants are asked tC
apply these restrictions fairly anC
insxact accordance with the plan
which would give every farmer a
chance, and at the same time
meet the present emergency ane
put him on the road to sane farm
lug for the future.
The cotton factors of New Or
leans who handle approximately
amillion bales of cotton a year
and who make extensive advan
COS to their customers, have seel
The wisdom of the plan, and at
meeting held in the cotton ex
change recently unanimously en-
dorssd it,
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1921-01-06


Republican newspapers now are
urging everybody to aid Presi-
dent-elect Harding in solving
"the grave problems with which
he will have to deal. Being a
third.rate statesman he will need
all the aid he can get, but there
wouldn't have been any grave
problems had Republican SEN
ate been less partisan and more
patriotic.-J. G. Ably in Daily
States.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1921-01-06
Notice For Publication.
Department of the Inter

Department of the Interior,
U, s, Land Office at Baton Rouge, La.
November "a, 1920.
Notice is hereby given that Esco
Butler, of Hackley, La, who on the
23rd of December, 1918, made Home.
stead, No. oSS65, for N W / of N W /,
Section 8, and N E4 of N f /, Section
4, Township South, Range IL East,
La. Meridian has filed notice of inten-
ton to make Communication Proof, TO
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Clerk of Court, Wash.
ington Parish, at Franklinton, La.
on the 21st day Of January, 1921.
Claimant names as witnesses:
j., Ira Warren, OF Hackley, La.
Hosia Dyson, of Hackley, La.
Pearl Gray, of Hackley, La.
Fletcher Brown, of Hackley, La.
| E, D, Gianelloni,
| Register.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1921-01-06
Notice..

To the Stockholders of the
Citizens Bank of Franklinton, La.
Notice is hereby given in &C.
cordance with the charter, that
the annual meeting of the share
holders of this Bank for the cleo.
ton of directors for the year
1921, will be held at it's Banking
House at 2 o'clock P. NJ, on Mon.
day, January 10th, 1921.
Louis M. Bourgeois,
Cashier.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1921-01-06
Notice For Publication.

Notice is hereby given that
there will be held a stockholders
meeting of the MoCreary Lumber
Company. at its office at Frank.
linton, Washington Parish, Louis.
lana, on Friday, February 18th,
1921, for the purpose of appoint.
ing commissioners to liquidate
theaffairs of the said Company.
M. NJ. Moore,
41-6t Secretary.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1921-01-06
Z. S. Tax Blanks Mailed Mon
day.


tax blanks were mailed to the 5000
corporations throughout. Louisi.
ana Monday. it was announced at
the office of the internal revenue
collector, in the customhouse
building.
Individual income tax blanks
and information returns will be
mailed out during the middle and
latter part of January, it was an.
nounced.
The COLLECTORS force endeavors
to reach all persons and corpora
tons subject to an income tax
with these blanks, butt it was made
plain that failure to receive the
blank is no excuse for failure to
pay the tax nor even fer delay.
Responsibility for getting the
blanks, filling them out properly
and paying the tax rests ultimate.
ly upon the sholders of persons
subject to it. Returns must be
filed in some cases, even when
there will be no tax, as in the case
Of corporations reporting greater
losses than gains.
Blanks may be procured by
writing Rufus W. Fontenot, COL
lector of internal revenue, custom
house building, New Orleans. On
them must be recorded a com.
plete statement of the incomes
and expenditures for the year
1920.
Payment of the 1920 income tax
is due as soon as the blanks are
available at the collectors office
Payment Of the first quarter O.
1920 must accompany the filing
of the returns for the year
March ID is the time limit set OF
this. The remainder of the take
for 1920 may be paid in three OF
her installments, but internal rev
enue officials urge payment TO
the entire year in a lump sum BE-
fore March 10.
As strong argument in fave
Of prompt payment they cite tn
record of the year just closed
Many persons and a large nun
Der OF corporations in Loulslan
as elsewhere paid ouly the frs
quarter of their income tax dur
ing the reign of plenty existin
; through March Is, when the fir:
;, quarter fell due, deferring othe
i, payments until the time limit va
reached in each. The paymer
falling due December 10 caugt
many in a bad way and, accord
" ing to reports reaching the col
. lector's office, meeting the obligs
ton was difficult in many case
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1921-01-06
South's Baptists Increase 81
Percent,

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 3O--
White Baptists of the South have
increased more than two and a
half times as rapidly as the popu-
lati0n of this section during the
past twenty years, according to
information just complied by Dr.
E.P. Alldredge, secretary of the
department of survey, statistics
and information of the Baptist
Sunday School Board. Ihe Bap.
tist increase in membership since
1900 has been 84.1 percent, while
the gain in population for the
South during that time has been
80 percent. The gain in annual
contributions to missions and
benevolences during the same
period has been nearly 100 per-
cent. These tabulations are
made up from the annual reports
of only their local churches.
By way of comparison the re-.
port shows that in 1900 Southern
Baptists had 737 associations
while today there are 925, a gain
of 25.5 per cents in 1900 there
were 1858 local churches which
has been increased to 25,305 to-
day a gain Of 1874 per cent; 9,711
Sunday Schools twenty years ago,
and 1866 today, an increase Of
S2.l percent; 639,944 Sunday
school pupils in 1900 and 1885,, ).
93e today, a gain of 1877 percent
Annual gifts to missions and
benevolences in 1900 were S701,
323,38 while this sum has in.
creased to 1881 ,226.S5 today, ar
advance in twenty of 945.3 pei
cent; total contributions per yea
to all purposes in 1900 were So
Oe9, 506,52, while by 1920 they
had climbed to S21 ,327,446.67 al
, advance of 594 percent; and th'
value of local church property ii
1900 was $19,437, 1923, while il
1920 that valuation had climbed
to S74,273,728, an increase Of %:
percent
, Should Southern Baptists con
tinue at this rate of growth TO
tho next twenty years. Dr.. All
dredge finds that they will b.
1910, have 1855 associations
33,740 local churches, 5,451,84
members, 32,206 Sunday school;
| 5,2e7, 1876 pupils.annual contribu
tons of $77,633,72 to mission
and benevolences, and S14s, 0l2,
: 474 to all purposes, and locs
. church property valued at 1888,
). 725, $50.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1921-01-06
Farm For Sale.

Sixty.acre farm, 40 acres IN
der cultivation, good house and
barn, eight miles north of Frank
luton on public highway fol
$1,000 cash.
Mrs. W. L. Parker,
4O.2t. r. 2, Warnerton, La.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1921-01-06
For Sale.

Full Blood Hampshire Pigs
six months old. Cholera immune
If interested call at my farm a
Spring Hill.
J. T. Magee,
Route2. Franklinton, La.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1921-01-06

Rub.My. Tism is a powerful antisep-
tic; it kills the poison caused from Inv
fected cuts, cures old sores letter, etc.
Advertisement,
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1921-01-06

Rub. My-Tism is great pain killer
It relieves pain and soreness caused by
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains, ets,
Advertisement.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1921-01-06
j. Adolpb Pierce Elected Vice.
Commander of Washington
Parish Legion.


pany G, was elected commander
Of the Magic City Post Of The
American Legion at meeting of
the post Tuesday night. PaulO
Leblanc, who went overseas with
the company as captain, was
elected first vice. commander; j.
Adolph Pierce, deputy clerk of
court at Franklinton, was elected
second vice. commander; James
S. (Poppa) Harrison succeeded
Percy Lindsey as adjutant; W.
M. Darlington, finance officer,
was reelected Albert F. DeLon.
ey, acting postmaster, was elected
chaplain; s. Lacy Dickerson WAS
reelected insurance officer; Dr..
| 7. NJ. Brister re. elected medical
officer, and Ansel Ard, former
Company G sergeant, was made
sergpant.at.arms.
Jules Leblanc, the retiring
commander, pledged his support
to his successor in q short address
in which he told of the work done
by the post in its first year.
,Commander-elect Guerre thank
ed the members of the post for
the honor bestowed upon him and
asked the support and co-opera.
ton of every member of the post
during tho coming year. "The
members of the post have not
: been attending meetings as they
should" said Maj or Guerre, land
! starting with the first of the year
it will be my duty to see that
every member in the post attends
; the monthly meetings. If they
won't come over 10 talk over old
J times and swap yarns, they will
come to big quail supper or g
smoker, and to hear some influ.
! entail person of either local Of
national Importance, and I'll SET
which method works the best anc
use chat"
S. Lacy Dickerson, war risk
insurance officer, in brief ad'
dress, stated that it was his in
tention to make a trip to Washing
= ton about the middle Of January
= in the interest of insurance To-
y the men of Washington parish
>fMr Dickerson is now working OF
10 the settlement of Comrade Lowell
Whiltenhall and it is expected
. that adequate settlement will b.
made shortly. Mr.. whitehall
is now in a sanitarium in Ney
Mexico recuperating from injurie
sustained while in service.
at The post has just closed it
s. first year in the American Legio
,r and it has been an unusually sue
:. cessful one. There are some %
s. members of Magic City Post an,
b, during the past year over $3.50
t. has been raised and spent to fur
to Their the aims of the organization
Many dances, stays, smokers an
two banquets were given by th
post during the year. In Angus
the post sent their delegates
the state convention and, M
content with having one Of th
ablest speakers on the floor
/; Jess Johnson, they put up such
, fight that the convention in 49,
: will be held in Bogalusa instea
n. Of Shreveport. P. W. Lindsle.
- former adjutant of the post, ais
VI attended the National Conventic
A., in Cleveland, Ohio, as delega
- from this district.
n. Starting with 1921, the annu
n dues for membership in the orga
,,r ization will be So, which include
Mt a years subscription to the Anne
90 lean Legion Weekly and to 'TI
in Pelicanaire, the weekly paper
- the Louisiana Department.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-25
VET CONVENTION
AT NASHVILLE
(By Associated Press)

SPARTANBURG, >. c., Jan. "a
Nashville was chosen tonight by the
Southeastern States Veterinary asso-
citation as the next meeting place. DIR.
NJ r. Blackstock, Spartanburg, was
elected president; DR. w. M. Bell of
Nashville, vice. president; DIR. w. K.
Lewis of Columbia, second vice-pres-
ident; Dr. s. A. Alexander, Munroe,
n. c., third vice. president; John I.
Handley of Atlanta, Ca, secretary
treasurer. The following resident
secretaries were chosen for the vari-
Gus states represented in the associa-
ton: Alabama. DR.. w. B. Staples;
Georgia, DIR. H b. Wagner; Missis-
sippa, Dr. John Oliver; North Caro-
lima, DIR. r. II. Parker; South Caro-
lima, d. B. C. Tally: Tennessee, DIR.
w. NJ. Giles; Florida. DR.. A. L. Shea
ley Tonight the veterinarians held
a banquet at the Cleveland hotel. To-
morrow will conclude the sessions Of
the convention. There are about 100
in attendance.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-25
URGES AIR MAIL
SERVICE funds
President Transmits to Congress
Report of National Advis-
oryl Committee.
(Rx Associated Prsssl

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Presdent
Wilson transmitted to congress today
with his concurrence report from the
national advisory committee for aero
nautics recommending continuance of
the air mail service.
The report, which is quite yoluminous
and was accompanied by only a brief
letter of transmission. asked for con-
tinuance of the air mail service, which
the house recently voted against, on
the ground that it provided "a neces-
sary means for the development of the
civil aircraft activities of the nation
The air mail service the report as
serted, had demonsfratedt the practical
bility OF heavier than air planes for
civil as well as for military uses. The
value of the service, the report added,
might not be apparent in the terms of
dollars and cents but would be easily
seen should the nation again be called
upon to mobilize it's air forces.
The report was signed by Joseph S.
Ames, chairman OF the executive COM
nittee of the national advisory commit
tee, which is an official body composed
of representatives of the army and navy
and several prominent civilians.
The postoffice appropriation bill, in
which appropriations for the air mail
service are embodied is now before the
senate postoffice committee. Unless the
senate makes provision for the service
no funds will be available for it after
next June 30. the house having elimnat-
ed an appropriation of 1850, 900.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-25
TEN DEAD FROM
OIL EXPLOSION
More Than Score Are Injured
When Casing Head of Tank
Car Blows Out.
BIG PROPERTY DAMAGE
Part of Oil Plant and Solid
Block of Frame Buildings
Are Wrecked.
(By Associated Press)

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 24.-Ten ne
groes dead, approximately a score in
jured, some probably fatally and
property damage estimated at $780,
900 made up the known toll tonight
of an explosion of casing head" gas
oline awaiting unloading from tank
car to the plant of the Colyer Reese
company in North Memphis, which let
go this morning with blast that
wrecked part of oil plant, leveled a
block of frame dwellings, and Shook
the entire north end of the city.
OF the injured two are white per-
sons-L. c. Scott, superintendent of
the Reese plant, and l.. c. Wilder,
truck superintendent. Both were bad
ly burned, but physicians stated to-
night they will recover.
Colyer Reese, president of the oil
company, attributed the explosion to
spontaneous combustion due TO the
contact OF vapor escaping from the
tank car when the metallic cap was
removed preparatory 10 unloading the
cars came in contact with the atmos-
phere. The tank car, which contained
5000 gallons of casing head gasoline,
produced by the absorption process,
was shipped here from Kelleyville,
Okla. Mr.. Reese stated and was
loaded in a low temperature. When
the cap was removed, according TO his
theory the vapor came in contact
with much higher atmospheric condi-
tions here and the explosion followed.
1t was stated that representatives
OF the United States bureau of ex-
plosives and experts from the refinery
from which the car was shipped will
arrive tomorrow to definitely deter
mine the cause OF the blast.
When the explosion occurred a row
of frame tenement houses along an
entire block were splintered and the
occupants blown to the street or
caught under the falling timbers
Most of those killed outright We're
badly mangled while several of the
injured were so badly burned they
died soon after reaching the hospital
When police and firemen reached the
scene the streets and alleys in the vi
cinity were Uttered with splintered
timbers and torn and twisted house
hold goods, with the dead and injured
caught in the tangled maze of wreck
age.
Andrew Mckinley, the negro who
was removing the dome from the tank
car when the explosion occurred, was
hurled several hundred feet through
the air. He was badly burned and
died tonight. Mckinley was quoted
as saying that, when he removed the
cap, gas rose TO a height OF 20 feet
and formed a pail of black smoke.
which ignited and exploded.
Almost simultaneously, pools of oil
on the ground caught fire and sec
ond explosion occurred. One report
was that Mckinley used chisel in
attempts to remove the cap from the
car. This. however. has not been veri-
fed. Mr.. Reese stated that his inves-
tigation disproved any theory other
than that the explosion was caused
by spontaneous combustion.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-25
SENATE PASSES
LIVESTOCK BILL
Packers to Be Placed Under
Federal Regulation if
House COncurS.
(sy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-By a
margin of 13 votes, the senate late
today passed the 1ong-fought bill for
federal regulation of the meat pack
ers and other agencies of the livestock
industry.
The vote was 46 to 33 and the leg
islation, the center of bitter contro
versy for a decade now goes to the
house with it's supporters hopeful of
final action during the present session
of congress. A special rule to expe-
dite house action is to be sought.
Partisan division in the senate was
lacking, but NOSE democrats support
ed the bill while a majority of the
republicans opposed it. The party
lineup was Is republicans and %
democrats for passage, with 23 re-
publicans and 10 democrats against.
All fundamental features of the legis-
lation as presented by the agriculture
committee as a substitute for the
original Kenyon Kendrick bill were
retained by the senate. The bill would
create a federal live stock commits
sion of three members, appointed by
the president, to have jurisdiction
over the live stock industry This
commission would have power to is
sue orders, collect and disseminate in
formation, have access to packers
books and have general supervision
over packers, stockyards, commission
men and similar agencies.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-25
MASS MEETING OF BASEBALL /
FANS TO Be Held FRIDAY NIGHT
Every Fan in Pensacola Expect
ed to Be Present at 0rgani-
zation Meeting.
MEET IN BRENT BUILDING
Will Discuss Formation of New
Cotton States League at
Business Session.

grand mass meeting, to which
every baseball fan in Pensacola is in
vited, is to be held In the Chamber or
Commerce rooms, second floor Of the
Brent building. at 5 o'clock Friday
night. Plans for the. Cotton States
league, which have been perfected by
the civics committee. will be an
nounced. There win be a number OF
stars present at the meeting and an
interesting entertainment is being
prepared. Every man who ever threw
baseball or a brickbat is expected
to be present at the meeting and take
part in the business session which viii
follow the entertainment features.
Among those who are expected TO
attend the meeting is Bobby Gilkes.
scout for the New York Americans,
who, by the way, has never voted in
any other city than Pensacola. Mr..
Gilkes is at Camp Walton for a. few
days and he has promised to attend
the mass meeting He is a wise one
in baseball circles and his advice TO
the committee has been received with
interest and profit.
Pensacola already has franchise In
the new Cotton States league. The
other towns are Montgomery, Jack
son, Meridian, Greenwood and yicks-
burg, with Selma and Alexandria anx-
ious TO come in.
Jack DAILY of Meridian is temporary
president of the league and ". 4.
CPat'D Anderton of Meridian. for
merly of Selma, is temporary secre-
tary. They report excellent progress
in lining UP the league program in the
other cities of the circuit and a meet
ing of the league will be held at Me-
ridian Feb. 9 to deposit forfeit money
and complete permanent organiza ton.
The mass meeting TO be held Friday
night is for the purpose of letting
every fan ia the city see what has
been done and is being done. After
the meeting. support for the league
club will be asked and committees ON
finance will be appointed
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-25
RAILWAY HEADS
HOLD MEETING
Presidents of Eleven of Largest
Roads of East Confer i'm
Washington.
ASK NEW RATE DIVISIONS
Discuss Situation With Com
merce Commission to Settle
Question Out of Court.
(Hy Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Jan. ga Presi
dents of IL of the largest railroads OF
the east met in conference here to-
day at the request of Chairman Clark
of the interstate commerce commits
sion to settle, as it were, out of court
the controversy arising from the re-
quest of New England carriers for a
greater division of freight rates inter
changed with trunk lines west of the
Hudson river.
Eight hours of conferences. contin-
night, brought no unanimous decision
from the IL presidents and B. NJ.
Robinson, president of the American
Short Line Railroad association, who
met with them, but it was said that
the executives with two exceptions
were agreed that the New England
roads must obtain additional revenues
or be forced into bankruptcy
The executives are expected to con-
tinue their conferences tomorrow and
tonight it was indicated that there
We're prospects that the large eastern
roads, through their executives, would
reach an agreement that would re-
lieve the interstate commerce COM
mission of the task of settling the
controversy, which is now before il
and on which hearings were resumed
today.
The executives were said TO repre-
sent not only their own lines but all
railroads holding membership in the
Association of Railway Executives.
The decision in the controversy was
to the division Of freight rates at the
Hudson river, It also was said will
affect practically every railroad of
any size in the country.
At the conferences today attention
was said to have been given to the
recent statement of Howard Elliott,
former president of the New Haven.
that should the New England carriers
fail to obtain additional revenues and
be forced into bankruptcy. the en-
tire railroad structure of the country
might fall None of those attending
the conferences would name the two
executives who had held out against
a promise with the New England roads
but it was reported that President
Loree of the Delaware & Hudson was
adverse to granting any concessions
to the New England carriers Mr..
Loree was said to have held that his
road occupied a position different
from that of the larger eastern lines.