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Correspondence !

turned home yesterday, accompanied
by both Mr.. and Mrs. Bounds.
Mrs. II. D. Bounds and her daughter
spent yesterday very pleasantly with
Mr.. and Mrs. r. p. Rodgers.
Misses Lizzie and TIA Bounds spent
Yesterday with Mrs. J. w. Bass.
Miss Hazel Campbell and her
J. d., were mingling With
friends here yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Fred Prater was a guest OF
Messrs Joe and /. Watt yesterday.
A crowd of our young folks attended
the barbecue given at Alden Bridge
Saturday. They had plenty to eat and
a good time generally.
Mr.. Ben Durdin and Fred Draggry
spent yesterday afternoon very pleas
antly at the home Of Mr.. Jep Fletcher.
Mr.. Howard Bounds spent Saturday
night and yesterday with his uncle, Mr..
Fl. ID. Bounds.
Mr.. Brown AIcCann Is spending q
few days with his sister, Mrs. Martin
Mckinney. BRIGHT EYES.
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.
The man looked back at the girl.
smiling Into her eyes. Lennox lay as
II asleep. the lines Of his dark face
curiously pronounced. And the girl.
because she was Of the mountains,
body and soul, answered Dams smile.
Then they knew that all Of them knew
the truth. Not even an inexperienced
ear could have any delusi0ns about
the pack song now. It was that old
est OF wilderness songs, the hunting
cry-that frenzied song Of blood-lust
that the wolf pack utters when It is
running on the trail Of game. It had
found the track Of living flesh at last.
there's no use stopping. or trying
to climb a tree" Dan told them sim
ply. ''In the first place, Lennox cant
do 1t. In the second, we've got to take
a chance for cold and hunger can get
up tree where the wolf pack can't" !"
He spoke wholly without emotion.
Once more he tightened the traces Of
the sled.
i've heard that sometimes the pack
will chase a man for days without at
tacking," Lennox told them. ut all
depends on how long they've gone
without food. Keep on and try to for
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Phillips Hill.
ed: Tuesday. July 5th.

Dated Tuesday, July 5th.
Mrs. Joe Bounds is able to be up
again, much to the delight Of her
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes Mccall were
Sunday visitors at Frank curry's.
T. G. Burks and family were visitors
at Henry Coles Sunday.
Mrs. w. s. Young, of Ivan, and son,
Casper, visited at ]. B. Booker's home
Sunday.
Miss Mamie Burks and brother,
Frank, visited at Henry Coles Sunday
Ethel Coyle, of Cotton Valley. spent
the weekend with Lucinda Northcott
and attended the barbecue at Alden
Bridge.
Little Miss Mary Morrison and
brother, Maurice, have gone to Grand
Bayou to spend some time at the home
Of their grandfather, Mr.. Dave W.
Morrison.
Brother Hinton. not being able to
fill his appointment at the School
House Sunday, sent Mr.. Caldwell in
his place. Those who were fortunate
enough to hear him say he gave very
good talk. He is only nineteen years
old and just starting out in his chosen
work.
Lucinda. Northcott went to Cotton
Valley Sunday to be ready to attend
/ the singing school which opened up
there yesterday morning.
D,,,,lye, hos, 1,<,<,,. e,saly %l,a
past few days. FREcKLEs.
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The acreage in cotton in Louisiana
in 1921 has been reduced '544, 900 acres,
compared with last last year, and is
81, 600 acres less than the ten-year
average, according to a report just is
sued by Mr.. lionel L. James, agricul-
fural statistician at New Orleans. Of
the Bureau of Crop Estimates, g. s.
Department Of Agriculture.
The area Of cotton in cultivation in
this state on June %, 1921, is estimated
to be 1,011 900 acres fpreiininary es-
timate). This is 65 per cent of the
acreage {revised) In cultivation at the
end of June in 1920, which was 1.555.-
600 acres. The ten-year average Of
cotton acreage Is ], 1,:3s3S. 600 acres.
The condition of the growing crop on
June 25th was 81 per cent of a normal
This compares with 81 per cent on May
25. 1921; II per cent on June 25. 1920 !;
and with % per cent the ten-year aver
age of condition on June 25th.
A condition Of GA per cent on June
2Jth forecasts an average yield of
about 12S pounds OF lint cotton per
acre and a total production (allowing
! per cent from planted area for aban-
donment later on) Of about 267, 800
bales. Last year the average yield Of
lint cotton was 126 pounds per acre,
and the production was $50, TO bales !;
two years ago the production was 29S,-
600 bales; three years ago 5S8. 1000
bales; and four years ago 639O0O
bales.
The final outturn will probably be
larger or smaller than the amount indi-
Gated according as growing conditions
hereafter are better or worse than
average conditions.
Farmers generally have not been as
financially able this season to employ
labor to put In the crop as they have
been heretofore. They have not been
able to secure the usual credit at local
stores and banks to buy feed, seed,
fertilizer, etc. The low selling price OF
the 1920 crop, the poor prospects OF
price advances, and the large percent
age Of last years crop remaining I'M
sold were discouraging factors and In
daiced the farmers to curtail their
planting operations this year.
Weather conditions were such that
the cotton crop improved considerably
dnring the last month. However. the
crop is still from two to four weeks
late. While the weather during June
was upneryslly favorable for the growth
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June Cotton Report for Louisiana

lizer was used under cotton this year,
and in consequence the growth IN gem
eral is not so good as usual. Boil
weevils are reported to be numerous TN
many localities, and constitute seri-
sous menace to the future Of the crop.
The percentage condition Of cotton
by parishes on June 25th is as follows,
comparison being with d normal con-
dition represented BY 100 per cent.
Acadia, IS; Allen, 50; Avoyelles, 60 !;
Beaufegard, so: Bienville, 60; B0ssier,
50; Caddo, so; Caldwell. 81: Cata-
houla, s.; Claiborne, 60; Concordia,
II; DeSoto, 60; East Baton Rouge, 73 !;
East Carroll, 20; East Feliciana, IS ];
Evange1ine, 63; Franklin, IS; Grant,
"a Jackson, G. I1aSalle. s.: IaFay-
cite, So; Lincoln, 60; Madison, 20 ]:
AioreAouse, "a; Natchitoches, 55:
Ouchita. Is; Pointe Coupee, ST; Ra-
pides, 50; Red River. S.; Richland, so !:
Sabine, 6S;; st. Helena, IS; St landry,
81 st. Martin, 6S; Tangipahoa, 81 !;
Tensas, 63; Union, as; Vermillion, 61 j;
Washington. 20; Webster, r.; West
Carroll, So; West Feliciana, 60 and
Winn, 6S.
FOR THE UrITEIl HTATEs.
The estimated area oA cotton In culti-
ratton In 1921 is about ...6 SIC, 900 acres,
as compared with 37,O.3, 600 acres, the
revised estimate OF acreage IN culti-
vation year ago, being decrease Of
1854 900 acres or 2s.4 per cent
The condition of the growing crop on
June 18th was 6a.2 per cent This COM
pares with 66 per cent on May p,
1921 70.7 per cent on June 25. 1920 /;
and with 1873 per cent the average con-
dition for the past ten years on June
18th. 8.
The condition Of 09.2 per cent on
June 25tli forecasts d Yield per acre Of
about 1522 pounds of lint cotton and
q total production of about s, ,433, 600
bales. That Is. the final outturn will
probably be larger or smaller than this
amount as conditions hereafter are
better o. worse than average cOndi-
tions.. Last year the production was
13, ,3655, ,7s4 bales; two years ago II 420,-
763 bales; three years ago 12,O40,532
bales and four Years ago II ,302 SO
bales.
The condition Of cotton on Jurs- 25th
by states follows Virginia. 10; Ala
hanna, 50 Tennessee. 74 North Caro-.
lima, g Mississippi, 81 Missouri, so;
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get 'em. Maybe we can keep 'em
bluffed."
But as the hours passed, 1t became
Increasingly difficult to forget the wolf
pack. It was only 4 matter Of turning
the head and peering for an instant
into TIE shadows to catch a glimpse
Of one Of the. creatures Their usual
fear of men, always their first emo
ti0n, had given way wholly to hunt
Ing cunning: an effort to procure their
game without too great risk Of their
own lives. In the desperation Of their
hunger they could not remember such
things as the fear of men. They
spread out farther. and at last Dan
looked up TO find one of the gray
beasts waiting. like shadow himself,
10 the shadow of tree not one hum
dred feet from the sled. SnOwbird
whipped out her pistol.
Don't darel" Dams voice cracked
out to her. He didn't speak loudly; yet
the words came SO sharp and CONF
n,anding. so like pistol FIRE itself, that
they penetrated into her consciousness
and choked back the nervous reflexes
that In an instant might have lost
them one Of their three precious shells.
She caught herself with q sob. Dan
shouted-Ht the wolf. and 1t melted into
the shadows.
.'You won't do 1t again, Snowbird 7"
ne asked her very humbly. But his
meaning was clear. He was not as
skilled with q pistol as she: but II her
nerves we're breaking. the gun must
be taken from her hands. The three
shells must be saved to the moment Of
utmost need.
'No." she told him, looking straight
into his eyes. II won't do It again."
He believed her. He knew that she
spoke the truth. He met her eyes with
q half smile. Then. wholly without
! warning. Fate played its last trump
Again the wilderness reminded them
Of Its might. and their brave spirits
we're almost broken by the utter re-
mOrselessness OF the blow. The girl
went on her face with crack Of wood.
Her snow shoe had been cracked by
her fall Of the day before, when rum
ming to the fire. and whether she
struck some other obstruction in the
snow, or whether the cracked wood
had simply given way under her
weight. mattered not even enough for
them to Investigate. As In all great
disasters, only the result remained.
The result In this case was that her
mowshoe, without which she could not
walk at all In the snow, was irrepara-
bly, broken.
.Fate has stacked the cards against
us," Lenno1 told them, after the first
moments horror from the broken
snowshOe. S.
CoNt5nsed In sest sreek's BasaeT.
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Around Brushy.

i Dated: Tuesday, July 9TH.
Warm weather, and rain is again
needed
Miss Lila Winham and Mr.. John
Moses were welcome visitors with Miss
Matte Love Sunday afternoon.
The revival meeting was brought to
a close Sunday morning. Every one
enjoyed it. There were about FIVE ac-
cessions to the church's membership.
Mr. and Mrs. ia. Love and family
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ.
Moore.
Quite number of the Bruslly people
enjoyed the barbecue given at Alden
Bridge last Saturday. Two baseball
games were played and dancing was
enjoyed throughout the day. Music
was furnished by a Shreveport brass
band Every one seemed to enjoy the
day, and all wish another snch cele-
bration may come again soon.
Revival services are being held at the
Cottage Grove Church this week. Why
not let's all attend and encourage the
good cause? MAGNOLIA.
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Miller's Bluff.

Dated: Tuesday, July 9th.
Mr.. Wilson Arnold is on the sick list
this week
Miss Bessie Wilson was guest Of
Miss Lula Griggs yesterday.
Mrs. j. Crouch was a pleasant guest
OF Mrs. John Griggs yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. l. Arnold are ming
ling with friends and relatives here
this week.
Mrs. E. J. Chandler and daughter.
Miss Cornelia Chandler, left yesterday
for Oil City, where they will spend a
few days with friends and relatives.
Mr. Dave Wilson was a business Wis
itor to Shreveport yesterday.
Miss Rubye Arnold spent Sunday
afternoon very pleasantly with Mrs. ].
Ward.
Mrs. Lucy Wallace visited her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Stiles, yes
terday
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam May, Of Carters-
vile, are visiting Mr.. Mays sister,
Mrs. O. G. Nixon this week
Mr.. b. Hill and little son, John b.,
of Hosston, are visiting friends here
this week. ROSEBUD.
=
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Concord Dots.

Dated: Monday, July 4th.
To-day doesn't seem like holiday,
for everybody up this way is busy
working.
Mrs. Willie Shaver spent yesterday
with her mother. Mrs. Jel, Fletcher.
Mrs. Nora Windsor spent Saturday
night and yesterday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Shaver.
Messrs Greene and Robert Braley,
who spent three or four days with
their sister, Mrs. George Bounds, re-
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w w Med DONALD
Atterney st Law
MrNDEN, La.

CIvIL and criminal law. spesial attention
given to cases from Bossier Parish. WIN
practice n all courts. f39-1yl
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It Is better to know less tlaan to know
70 lnnch TINT ain't 10. .JOsk Billin1s.
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Oak Grove.

Dated: Tuesday, July 9th.
We are in need of good rain at
present.
The correspondent made d visit to
the Mot community the latter part of
last week, spending the night with Mr..
S. u. Wise. .
Mr.. Grover Skies. Of Webster Parish,
visited relatives here last week.
Several Of our citizens are attending
court at Benton this week.
Mr.. Raiford Kflgore was a visitor to
Johnson's mill Saturday evening.
Mr.. +. G. Allen made a business trip
to Sarepta last Saturday.
Mr.. Charley Crowley's family, Of
Miller's Bluff. is spending a few days
with relatives around Oak Grove at
this writing.
Mr.. j. s. Cozby, of the Emma com
munity. was a visitor here Sunday
evening. GOOD EYE.
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Wanted One more good subscriber.
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simply q stir in the eardrums, vet 4
was entirely clear. That clear, cold
mountain air was perfect telephone
system. conveying message distinct
II, no matter how family. There
were no tnll buildings or cities to dis
turb the ether waves. And all three
Of them knew At the same instant Il
was not exactly the cry they had
heard before.
They couldn't have told Just why.
even Il they had wished to talk about
It In some dim way, It had lost the
strange quality Of despair It had held
before. Il was as II the pack were
running with renewed life. that each
wolf was calling to another with q
dreadful sort Of exultation. II was an
excited cry. too-uot the long, sad
song they had learned TO listen for. e
sounded Immediately behind them.
They couldn't help but listen. No
human ears could have shut out the
sound. But none Of them pretended
that they had heard. And this was the
worst sign Of al. Each one Of the
three WIS hoping against hope IL his
veky heart: and at the same time, hop.
~ that The others did mot understand.
q For ! long hnie. - the darkness
lleepened ab0ut them the forests were
iffIl Rerhar Dan though, be had
6a naisteken aftar 81. He shoulders
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Emciency.

Co.tsnsed IN sert pesk,s Bssser.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08
lands RULING
CREATES JOBS

Chicago, Sept. S.-The immediate
employment of about fifty thousand
men here and the starting of $780,
900. 900 worth of construction work
seemed assured today as a result
of the wage decision handed down
yesterday by Judge K. NJ. Lands,
arbiter in the builders controversy.
While the building trades coun-
Gil does not meet until tomorrow
to take formal action on the deci-
sion which involves wage cuts
ranging from 10 TO So per cent for
various classes of workers. union
leaders today were predicting the
acceptance of the decision, even
though the workers might regard
it as unsatisfactory.
While there may be some formal
protests filed and while many OF
the workers are not satisfied with
the decision, union leaders today
expressed the belief that most OF
the unions would finally accept all
except some minor provisions
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08
FORECAST FOR
wheat ISLESS
Sept. ! Condition Shows 100000
BusheI Decrease-Corn Increases
154.000,O00 Bushels.

Washington, Sept s. - Omitted
Press. The nations wheat har-
vest will total 754,0O0.000 bushels,
the department of agriculture fore
east today on the basis of reports
from correspondents giving condi-
ton of Sept, l.
The bureaus forecast Aug. l was
a total production ! of 100000
bushels. The 1920 production was
7S7, 900 900 bushels.
Todays' forecast included an
estimated yield of 544 100000 bush
els of winter wheat and 210,OO0,OOO
bushels of spring wheat.
The condition of the entire crop
was reported as 1875 per cent OF
normal and that of spring wheat
as 62.5 per cent of normal.
Corn production was forecast al
s.IS6, 100000 bushels, as compared
with a forecast of 3,032.00O,OOO on
Aug /. The condition of the corn
crop on Sept. l was reported as
S5 1 per cent of normal. Last years
production was 2,79S,000,0O0.
The Weld per acre of all wheat
was forecast as 1873 bushels per
acre and that of corn as 29.3 bush
els ner acre. Data for other I'M
portant crops was given as fol-
| lows:t
oats 1.O9O, 100000 bushels; con-
dition Gil per cent of normal
Barley. 67,0OO.O0o bushels; 6S.4
per cent.
Rye, 64,300,000 bushels.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08
AGED EMPLOYE
ASKS COURT AID
IN HOLDING JOB
School Engineer, 20,
Won't Retire On
Pension.

New York, Sept S.-Stephen A
Graves is three score and ten years
old, but he is so firmly imbued with
the back to Methuselah" idea that
he is threatening to go to court to
keep from being laid on the shelf.
Graves, a public school custod-
ian-engineer, served notice on the
board of education yesterday that
he refused to recognize the board
right to retire him under rule
providing for pensioning of em-
ployes at TO- He said he planned
to keep on showing up at his post
until a court decided he had TO
quit.
Violates Rights.
There is no complaint of my in
ability to perform the duties OF
ustodian-engineer," he wrote, "and
there has been no charge of neglect
of duty. l am advised that my
civil and constitutional rights have
been violated by this action and /
decline to enter into any retire
ment or pension plan"
The board has called on the cor
poration counsel for advice. Mem
bers expressed the belief Graves
was being backed by 26 other
septuagenarians who have been
! forcibly retired under a pension
/ plan authorized by the legislature
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08
HARDING WILL
TAKEvACATI0N
Expects to Leave Washington Sat
urday on an Extended Cruise;
to Return Sept. 2l.

Washington. Sept. S.-(By United
Press Harding expects
to leave Saturday on an extended
cruise. probably reaching to the
New England coast, it was learned
today. -,
If official business does not call
him back Monday he will steam
northward probably as far as Bar
Harbor. Maine, where f. b. NC
Lean. Washington publisher and
personal friend, has a summer
villa Harding would return 10
Washington by Sept. II. when con-
gress reconvenes, probably making
the homeward trip by rail or mo-
tor, He plans to stop off to play
golf while enroute at various
places.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08
Late Bulletins

San Diego. Cal- Sept $
United Press.) - 4 slight
earthquake shock was felt here
shortly before 1880 a. M. to-
day.
Apparently no damage was
done.
Moscow. Sept s.@fBy As
sociated Press. 1.-THE Russian
soviet government has deelln-
ed 70 permit the International
Russian relief commission, re-
Gently appointed by the allied
supreme council, TO investigate
conditions in Russia prepara-
tory to aiding in famine reile1.
West Frankfort, H. Sept ;.
United Pressl-Thomas NAL
lory, 40. night chief OF police oil
west Frankfort, was killed to-
day when the automobile In
which he was driving went into
n ditch and turned over.
Burlington. Iowa. Sept s.
The body of Miss Mildred
Lange. 20 years old. of this
city, was found floating in the
Mississippi river near the rail-
read bridge at Burlington. this
morning by a fisherman. She
disappeared from home Tues
day and it is believed that i'll
health caused her to commit
sAieide~
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08
SOVIET PUTS Is
WOMEN T0DEATH
Sixty.One Persons Are Executed by
Bolsheviki for Alleged Partici-
patton in Plot

Riga. Letvia, Sept. S.-(By the
Associated Press per
sons have been executed by the
bolsheviki, being charged with par
ticipating in a recent Petrograo
plot, according to the official list
printed in the Pravda of Petrograd.
Among those put to death were 10
women, most of whom were accus-
ed of renting rooms to or otherwise
sheltering male participants in the
plot ,oo
others executed included Prince
Constantine Toumanoff. aged 29'
and Prince Sergius Oukhtomsky'
aged 35. the latter widely known
sculptor. Each was accused ol
spving or of sending Information
ont of Russia. Six on the list were
described as American spys or
couriers." one of them being Pro-
lessor vladimir Tagantsiev, ageu
31 the alleged head of the enlii
Petrograd organization.
Count Sergius Schulenourg, aseS
"a was executed on a charge u
having aided an american 'ou'
ier."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-08
SPEECH BY
HAYS KILLS
TARIFF HOPE
World Conditions Too
Chaotic for Such Leg
islation Now.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
fCnnnial 20 The a ArRMS l


Washington. Sept. 8.-The death
kneIl of tariff legislation this year
has been sounded. President Har-
ding still expresses the hope that
congress may pass a tariff measure
this year but the true state or ad-
ministration feeling about what Will
happen is expressed by Will hays,
postmaster general, who after
long conference at the White house
the other day prepared a speech 1or
delivery in Cleveland, which has
Just been released and contains this
significant prediction:
referring to one phase OF the
activity at Washington, peculiarly
economic-the tariff. To thoughtful
men there must be approval OF a
certain hesitation and disposition TO
be cautious and a determination ID
be surefooted in the consideration
of this subject. If were to attempt
to express a summing up OF the
present state of mind of congress
and thoughtful men about the tar
iff, it would seem to me that 1t
amounts to a feeling that the pres
ent year is not a good one in which
TO write a permanent tariff bill to
last for many years to come.
Task Is Too Difficult
Conditions throughout the world
are too chaotic to be able to fore
tell exactly what is needed. The
very basic conditions on which a
tariff is built. namely, the cost OF
manufacturing in various European
countries and relation to our own
cost of manufacture and the value
of the currency of the various Euro
pean countries with relation to the
value of the currency of the various
European countries with relation
to the value of our own currency is
at the present moment as huctuat-
ing as quicksand and as unforsee-
able in the future as the weather
! A dependable tariff built upon such
a foundation is difficult, of course
1t has been thought by many that
we could overcome these handicaps
| by a device which we called Ameri-
can valuation, and which provided
| that all customs duties should be
| estimated upon the value OF goods
at the time when they arrive in the
United States and in terms o.
| American money. Looking carefully
| into this, it has been thought thai
| this device might not overcome the
| handicap and further might have {