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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
Coal output Cut one-Half.

Approximately 100000 members Of
the United Mine Workers Of America
have not done a days work since
Jan. 1, it was said at the final session
Of the executive board of the union,
meeting at international headquarters
at indianapolis. The remainder of the
miners are working on an average of
about three days week, it was said.
These figures do not include those un-
employed because Of strikes in West
Virginia and Washington.
John L. Lewis, president of the mine
workers, said the present unemploy-
ment situation is possibly more acute
than it has ever been in the history
of the union.
Goal production is averaging only
little more than 30 per cent Of the
normal output at the Mines" he said.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
FACTORY WORK
IN The HOME
un-AmeriCan Conditions Found
to Exist in Three Rhode
Island Cities.
CHILDREN AT HARD LABOR
Employment After School Hours, and
Frequently After Work In Factories
and Stores, Has Had Bad Effect, Ac-
cordina to School Teachers.

In an investigation of children en-
gagged in industrial home work in three
Rhode Island cities made by the chill
dren's bureau Of the United States De-
partment of Labor, it was found that
per cent of all the children between
i've and fifteen years of age had at
some time during the year done fac
tory work in their homes, either by
hand or machine. They assembled
jewelry, strung beads, finished lace and
underwear, carded snaps and shoe but
tons and performed many other simple
operations incidental to manufacture.
In the majority Of cases the fact
that the family was in need was given
as the reason for home work. This
work, however, added but little to the
family income, since the average earn
1ngS for each family during the year
from this source were only $4S. Over
half the children could not earn as
much as cents an hour.
Many of the children worked not
only after school, but also in the eve
nings; some worked exclusively at
night. A few of the children who
worked all day in factories or stores
also worked at home every night, and
eyestrain was commonly reported.
Teachers and school officials stated
that home work interfered with school
attendance and the quality of school
work.
The homework system makes fac
tory out Of the home, and the workers
are subject to hazards from which they
are not safeguarded by law. The
health of the community is endangered
by the use Of clothing and other ar
ticles made in homes in which infec-
tious diseases are present. More than
half the employers interviewed stated
that it would be possible to make re-
adjustments in their factories If the
system Of home work were abolished.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
FOREIGN NEWS.

Notwithstanding formal disapproval
of the government demonstrations in
favor of fusion with Germany were
held throughout Austria Sunday.
General Wrangel, former head of the
South Russian government, has estab-
lished a so-called Russian govern
ment in Constantinople.
Gabrielle D'AnnSnzio, the solder-poet.
was married in a civil ceremony per-
formed Saturday in a village near Lu-
gano to Signorina Luisella Baccara. an
Italian pianist.
Measures providing for a new credit
loan of 19,6OOOOO,OOO marks, and an
additional 1OOOOO,OOO marks for carry.
ing out the peace treaty were intro
duced in the re4chstag at Berlin Fri
day, increasing the budget for 1920 to
l34,0OO,000,0OO marks. The deficit for
the same period is $780, 900 ,OOC
marks.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
ANNOUNCE BONUS SYSTEM
United States Steel Corporation Plants
Revise Profit Sharing Plan opera
tive Since 1908.

Announcement of a profit-sharing
plan for employees of United States
Steel corporation plants at Sharon,
Pa, has been made. The basis of the
bonus system is as follows: On profits
from $100,OOO,OOO to S15O,OOO,OOO, a
bonus Of 2 per cent; to $2OO,OOO,OO0,
PA per cent, and in excess of this
amount PA per cent will be dis
trlbuted.
The protit-sharing plan is a revision
of plan which has been operative
since 1903. The revised plan, however,
contains many changes. Instead Of
limiting the distribution of a percent
age of earnings over a certain sum to
"men who occupy official and semiof-
fetal positions and who are engaged in
directing and managing the affairs of
the corporation and its several sub
sidiary companies" as formerly, the
new. plan provides that employees who
have been with the corporation or it's
subsidiaries for one year or more and
who, by their ability, industry and 10y
atty, have, in the judgment of the COM
mtttee appointed, rendered services
which have contributed in an unusual
degree to the success of the corpora
ton, shall be entitled to share in the
distribution of the fund.
The election of a committee of three
at the annual meeting Of
the corporation is provided for and this
aside from being charged
with determining the distribution Of
the fund is also empowered to dis
tribute it wholly in cash or partly in
United States Steel stock.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
NEWS CONDENSED
y
At Home and Abroad of Inter-
est to Everybody.
EPITOME OF LATE DOINGS
Of the Entire Week That Is
Worth While of Mention and
Of Interest to All.
EPITOME OF LATE DOINGS
WASHINGTON NEWS.

The navy appropriation bill, which
failed to pass the senate last session,
will be reintroduced exactly as it was
approved by the house, Chairman KEEL
ley of the house naval subcommittee
| announced Wednesday. 1t will carry
approximately 100000, of which
$90,OOO,OOO would be available for con-
tinuing work on the 1916 building pro-
gram.
Legislation to eliminate unneces-
sary brokerage transactions to facili-
tate a wide distribution of informa-
ton regarding market conditions and
strengthen the powers of the federal
government in it's price Investigations
is recommended by the Federal Trade
Commission in a report on the gem
eral industrial situation drawn up at
the request of President Harding and
made public Sunday at the White
House.
The War-Finance Corporation Fri
day approved an application for ST.
100000 to an export financing corpora
ton involving the shipment of 10000
bales of cotton to England, France,
Italy, Portugal, Japan and Germany,
according to treasury announcement.
The grave of Theodore Roosevelt at
Oyster Bay, N. Y, was visited Thurs
day by Rene Viviani, special envoy
from France, in company with Am
bassador and Madame Jules Jusserand
and Stephane Lausanne, editor of LIE
Matin.
Peter Augustus Jay of Rhode Island,
now minister to Salvador, has been
nominated by President Harding to
be minister to Rumania.
With party lines fairly closely
drawn, the house Friday passed the
emergency tariff bill by vote of 269
to 112, with two recorded as present
Half a dozen republicans voted against
the bill and nearly a dozen democrats
supported it.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
Farm Labor More Plentiful.

Farm labor is relatively plentiful
this year, reports from all parts of the
country to the Department of Agri-
culture were said to show. This sit
uatiOn, it was declared, contrasts with
a year ago when the labor supply in
all sections was far below the demand.
Wages for farm labor this year. ac-
cOrding to the reports, show a reduc-
ton from last year. Illinois reported
farm hands plentiful, although wage
demands were higher than farmers
are willing to pay.
Kansas also reported the farm labor
supply plentiful.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
British Labor Turns Down Lenin.

The British Independent Labor
party rejected by an overwhelming ma
jority proposal to accept Lenins 81
conditions for utilization with the third
International of Moscow. The minor
ity report favored acceptance and this
element may secede from the party.
By the vote the party has for the
second time in succession defeated the
extremist section. Fifteen branches of
the party supported the Moscow con-
ditions, and there were some stormy
incidents at the conference, but when
the decision was taken on a card vote,
the Moscow proposal was defeated,
521 to 81.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.

With the death toll of the lorna
does and storms which swept six
Southern states Friday and Saturday
remaining at approximately 100, relief
work in the storm devastated arear is
being pushed by national, state and
civic organizations, with reports Mon
day indicating that the immediate
needs of the sufferers have been cared
for.
Secretary Hughes, writing to Sam
uel GOmpers, president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, who asked
for a statement of the facts" regard
ing Russia, indicated definitely that
there is no prospect of resumption of
relations with the United States while
the soviet political and economic sys-
TEN remains.
Fire Thursday destroy the Ambas-
sador hotel at Santa Barbara, Cal,
one of the largest hostelries on the
Pacific coast and known to tourists
all over the country.
The 178th anniversary of the birth
of Thomas Jefferson was observed
Wednesday at the University of Vir-
ginia, of which he was the founder.
Brief exercises also were held at the
mountain side grave at Monticello.
Several people were killed, many
houses destroyed and the fruit and
vegetable crops greatly damaged by
a tornado, presumably the same which
wrecked havoc along the northeastern
border of Texas and Arkansas, near
TeXarkana, which struck O'Farrell, a
thickly settled farming community
seven miles west of Atlanta Friday.
w. A Bowen, publisher of the Ar
lington Journal and the Farmers Fire
side Bulletin and a pioneer in Texas
journalism, died Friday at his home
at Arlington, near Dallas, Texas Be
fore coming to Texas he was connect
ed with Chicago, Washington and New
York papers. Colonel Bowen was 6
years old.
Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, is
expected to have 400 cadets by June
1, who will take the advanced flying.
Only cadets who have passed through
the ground and preparatory schools
are sent there. Bombing instruction
in De HaViland planes and perhaps
Handley-Pages will be given.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
Sign Two-Year Wage Scale.

After negotiations lasting about two
weeks the New York Granite Cutters
Local union signed up a two-year
wage scale agreement with the en-
ployers in the granite industry. About
LOO men are affected and about 200
employers. The prevailing scale of
wages, SO a day for journeymen for
an eight-hour day, will remain in force,
under this agreement, until April 1,
1928.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
BASEBALL
STORIES

Schalk is a worthy son and a bright
Ray in the Sox lineup.
Stealing a base isn't petty larceny.
Fans think it's grand.
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The better rookie is with the stick,
the better chance he has to stick.
Greatest second baseman 1 ever
worked with" says Bancroft OF
Frisch.
The fruits of the baseball season for
a player who pulls bOners are usually
razzberries.
The Los Angeles club has transferred
Tex Mcdonald, third baseman, to
Wichita Falls.
Pitcher Joe Cofindaffer of the Birm-
ingham Southern league team won't
play ball this year.
Home Run Baker says the Yanks
will win the pennant. That's the Frank
opinion of it.
Byrd Lynn, who once caught for
the Chicago White Sox, now is with
Salt Lake City.
Frank Brazil is likely to be one of
the main nuts that holds the Phillies'
machine together.
Joe Oeschger is pitcher with the
Boston Braves. Bet you don't spell it
right on your scorecard.
Bribery Of baseball players has been
made felony under a law passed by
the Missouri legislature
Perhaps Miller Higgins will play to
full house this year. He's certainly
got the Cards to draw to.
A son of Bill Clark, once famous ball
player, is a freshman at Princeton try
ing for the freshman team.
Some Of the score cards to be kept
by fans this coming season will make
wonderful bits of futurist art.
Now the story going the rounds is
that Connie Mack intends to retire
from baseball after this season.
Some one from every country wants
to take the Davis cup away from
America. Causing lot Of racket.
Babe Ruth strikes out twice in ore
game. Almost as unusual as it is for
the average player to slap out homer.
It's the spirit that wins ball games"
says John Heydler, head of the Ma
dOnal league. Not to mention pinch
hits.
Lehigh is sad because Catcher
Nike. Wilson Of the varsity ball team
has signed with the Pittsburgh Nation
ais.
With the flock Of new faces on the
Chicago American team, 'you can't tell
a player without a score card" will fit
pretty snug.
Grover Land, veteran catcher, who
will be with Little Rock this season,
was the first man to report to Manager
Kid Elberfeld for training.
Henry Wolfe, an outfielder owned by
the Louisville American association
club, has been turned over to the Mo-
pile club of the Southern association.
With Mark Roth as club secretary,
Bobby Roth playing the outfield, and
frank Roth coaching pitchers, the
Yankees are loaded down with Roths,
o say nothing of having Ruth in the
)arty.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
Work Pending Arbitration.

On receipt of the federal Depart
ment of LabOr's promise to arbitrate
the wage controversy, Thomas B.
Healy, manager Of the Marine En-
gineers' Beneficial association and
chairman of the Atlantic and Gulf
Coast Engineers Executive council, or
dered marine engineers on ocean
going tugs plying out of Atlantic and
Gulf ports to return to work.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
JACK C00MBS MAKES APPEAL
Asks Student Body to Encourage vii.
liams' Baseball Squad to Stick
to Training Rules.

Jack Coombs, the one-time pitching
star of the major leagues, now coach
of the nine at Williams college, called
for a new order of things in an appeal
to the undergraduate body the other
day. Learning that training rules had
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
MANY MINERS IDLE
IN INDIANA DISTRICT

One hundred thousand miners
are idle and hundreds of mines
are closed, particularly in the
Indiana district, according to
Ellis Searles, editor of the
United Mine Workers Journal.
A coal shortage is due next win
ter unless buying is resumed on
a large scale, Searles predicted,
saying production is at the low
est point since 1914.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
A NIGHT Raider

Never ask your husband for mon.
ey'" counseled the Old Married
Woman.
Il never have to-" retorted the
Young Bride proudly. Charles such
darling. He sleeps like a baby all
night long."-The American Legion
Weekly.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
Clothing Workers Protest WAGE cut

Chicago clothing workers, members
Of the Amalgamated Garment Workers
Of America, through President Sidney
Hillman protested against the pro
posed cut in wages which clothing
manufacturers assert is necessary to
keep their shops open. The workers,
who number more than 10000, pre-
sented their case to a board of arbitra-
ton. A decision is expected within
two weeks.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
To Rearranae Federal Scales.

A bill to fix new wage standards
for all government employees will be
one of the first measures to obtain
consideration at this session of CON
gress. Salary scales in general, ac-
cOrding to plans outlined, will be
raised. but wages for several classes
Of employees may be reduced.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
Fund for Coal Miners HosnitaL

A trust fund of 100000 to Johns
Hopkins hospital for the benefit Of
coal miners of Allegany county, Mary
land, is made under the will of II.
Crawford Black, inancier, who died
at Baltimore recently.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
Jack cOOmbs.

not been observed in other years,
Coach Coombs said, he asked the stu
dent body TO encourage the members
Of the squad to train, to criticise them
If they did not and to help them In
studies.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
Important to RAothara

Hello" says he.
Hello" says l."
1 never seed the man afore.
"Swap?" says he.
Dunno" says l.
"Mebbe, mebbe, 1 amt shore"
"The bay" says he.
1.-THE gray" says l.
"Swap?" says he, and both I'M
hitched.
Zine hOss," says he.
"Of course" says /.
And in a moment we had switched.
"Giddap," says he.
"Giddap," says I.
And both them horses stood stock
still.
Hes balked?" says I.
Gosh, yes" says he.
mine, too" says I, and laughed to
kill.
"Good day." says he.
Good day." says l.
BEST joke, b'gosh, I ever SEEK
change.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
Lived Up to His Motto

Give and take is my motto" re-
marked the thug as he bestowed upon
the citizen a scientific rap upon the
occiput and then distracted his val
tables.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
cuticura soothes ltchino scavp

SutIcuFa SootheS Itching Scalp
On retiring gently rub spots of dam
druff and itching with Cuticura Oint-
ment. Next morning shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. Make
them your everyday toilet preparations
and have a clear skin and soft, white
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
states Bar strIks.Rrsaksr..

In four Of the Mexican states the
law prohibits any one from taking the
place Of an employee on strike.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28
Qualified.

do you think you could learn to
love a mere manY"
"Oh, yes; 1 went to a coed school. 4"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28

In a game of hearts a girl should be
willing to let a young man hold her
hand.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28

If You Have a Pain
try Vacher-Balm. Keep it handy, and
avoid imitations.-Adv.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28

Those who are new to public life
soon learn the camera poses they must
beware of.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28

They are always linked together
Sadder and wiser man. Why get
wisdom?
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28

Most optimism is cheerfuIness over
other peoples troubles.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-04-28

With Mark Roth as club secretary,
Bobby Roth playing the outfeld, and
Frank Roth coaching pitchers, the
Yankees are loaded down with Roths,
to say nothing of having Ruth in the
party.
Evening star., 1921-08-15
FIGHT ON BLUE LAWS.
League Makes Active Preparations
to Battle LEGISLATION.

Active preparations to combat the
campaign Of the blue laV advocates
have been started by the Anti-Blue
Law League of America. it was an
nounced today by F. c. Daley, execu-
tive secretary of the organization.
Mr.. Daley pointed out, that the adj
vocates of the blue laws, who have
well equipped Hobbies In virtually
every state. will make a determined
effort this fall to have their legisla-
tion enacted in every state where
such laws are not on the statutes.
AS evidence of this blue law agi-
tation," said Mr.. Daley, "the very
first state legislature to convene
that of Alabama-which is to be in
special session this month, will have
blue law Sunday bill before it. In
fore the legislature in September. A
bill, SO drastic that 1T even prohibits
the nse of electricity and gas on
Sundays. except to churches and Sun
day schools, will be up for passage in
Florida If a special session of the
legislature can be procured"
I'VE are not interested in the pro-
hibition cause" added Mr.. Daley.
Many persons wrongly confuse the
anti-liquor fight with the anti-blue
law campaign"
Mr.. Daley stated that many of the
largest national organizations in the
country-fraternal, trade, labor and
social-are cooperating with the
Anti-Blue Law League in it's work.
Evening star., 1921-08-15
PULSE. BREATHING AND DIGESTION
AFFECTED. IN MOUNTAIN CLIMBING

taken in and exhaled with increas-
ing altitude was much less than
in the plains and that but little
oxygen seemed to come in contact
with the blood. During the ascent.
although very slow and gradual,
the circulation became much ac-
celerated; so that while at the
lower level the motion of the
pulse averaged sixty-four beats
per minute. 1t rose continually un-
til in ascending the last slope. near
the top of the mountains, it was
$50 per minute or more. The
blood seemed to pass with great
rapidity through the lungs. involy-
ing an imperfect oxygenation in
addition to that resulting from the
great rarity of the atmosphere.
At the summit the veins of the
arms and head swelled, and pale
ness and painful sleepiness en-
sued. The internal temperature
was shown to vary very consider
the usual average of about SO de-
grees, an enormous reduction.
After remaining stationary for
few moments, however. the tenn.
perature. rose nearly to it's usual
maximum.
Guides Eat Every Hour.
It was found that during the
process Of digestion this reduction
of temperature did not take place.
which explains the philosophy Of
the practice among the guides in
the Swiss mountains Of eating
something every hour or two. This
decrease in temperature is sup
posed to arise from the conversion
of the heat into mechanical force,
which under ordinary circum-
stances is continually replaced.
On mountains, and especially on
steep. snowy slopes. it is said, a
greater amount of heat is re-
ouired for transformation into me-
chanical force than the system can
supply; whence arises the cooling
of the body and the necessity for
Evening star., 1921-08-15
Photoplay Features.
Observation-Disclosures Blood"

"Gypsy Blood" at the Metropolitan.
is a screen version of Carmen" with
pola Negri in the principal role. The
production of the classic story comes
from the studio of Ernest Lubitsch
and is one of the cleverest interpreta-
tions of the play that has been pre-
sented either on the speaking stage
or in film form. Possibly it outclasses
Passion" inHts depletion of the trials
scenes are we'll staged and there is
a total absence of multitudes thrust
forward when not needed. The follleS
of the lover are shown in different
periods of his career and point a
moral. The Photographic work is
very good and the performers dis
play genuine artistic instinct.
The main interest centers around
Pola Negri as Carmen" Heretofore
every effort has been made to show
Carmen as a wanton, VINO makes
love to everybody worth while to
suit her varying whims. Negrl makes
Carmen a woman of the humber
class. intensely devoted to her people.
Each of her love affairs as shown in
Gypsy Love" is to gain some ad-
vantage for them, irrespective OF re-
suits for herself.
The love first shown for Jose de
Navarro. which carries through the
entire play, is perhaps a genuine
eart-to-heart affair. but even this
|infatuation is negatived somewhat in
the last scene, when Carmen ac-
knowledges her love for the matador.
la love she confesseS that is greater
than any before.
In the beginning, Don Jose is
soldier in the ranks, who faithfully
guards the portals through which
the smugglers must work. His friend
ship must be won. Then comes the
old jailer whom she cajoles that
Jose may escape. Then comes the
commander of the troops, who is
eliminated in the fight with Jose.
The rich officer at Gibraltar is to
here again Carmen is seen gather
ing the man into her net, SO that
he may be robbed of his valuables.
The roughness of Carmen in her
love episodes is notable with Negri
and shows keen conception of the
character. There is no dilly-dallying
with the man she aims to conquer, but
a quick rush into his arms, followed
by burning kisses that he cannot re-
sist. This natural roughness is
brought out many times, when she
is seen in association with the smug-
glers. Blow is taken and given with
a f1erceness demonstrating that she
is afraid Of no man. but considers
Negris Carmen is wonderful
character and shows her a consume
mate actress. So =
The added features include a fine
musical program, Chrfsty comedy
and Topics and Pathe. g. +,