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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
$4,000 GIRLS LOST;
FATE is ENIGMA

Washington, D. C.-Sixty-five thou.
sand girls disappeared in the United
States last year. The majority were
Iured to the big cities from the small
towns and farms. They have dropped
from sight and their fate is an unsoIv-
ed mystery.
these statistics were brought to the
National Congress of Mothers and Par
emit eachers' Associations Convention
here with plea for a central bureau to
help find missing girls.
Lieut.. Catherine Van Wrinkle of the
District of Columbia police depart
ment told the Convention that police
departments and civic associations are
unable to cope with the situation.
Plans were being made to-day to ask
the Convention to launch vigorous
campaign against loose morals" Re-
solutions were asked demanding aboli-
ton Of checking of corsets by school
girls when attending dances, knee
length dresses, diaphanous attire.
rough, suggestive dances, and objec-
tiOnable movies.
1t was pointed out that if Advisory
Boards everywhere would notify Sal
walton Army Officers in the event Of
a girl leaving her home town in search
of employment that the Salvation Ar
my Officer would be glad to meet the
girl at the train and see that she was
placed in a respectable boarding house
amidst proper surroundings. He also
pointed out that if girls before leaving
their homes were thoroughly appraised
of the hazards of the average large
American city and the fact that a bus
mess of Turing unsuspecting girls into
lite Of shame and warned to be on
the watch for such characters and to
seek out the Salvation Army and place
themselves under their protecting wing
the figures shown above could be
materially reduced next year.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
LOUISIANA PLANS
SUMMER FOREST
CAMP AT BOGALUSA
University and State Department
of Conservation Join
Hands.

J New Observation-Disclosures Alex
ander of the State Department of Con
servatiOn announces that word is re,
ceived from President T. D. Boyd, of
the State University, which assures
the granting of university credits to
students at the summer forestry camp
to be Jointly conducted by the Depart
ment and the University at Bogalusa
this summer A total credit of four
points will be given for work done at
BOgalusa in forestry during the six
weeks Of the camp, which is the same
number allowed for summer work at
Baton Rouge. The camp opens on
June 10.
The camp, the first of its kind in
the South, was first suggested to the
Forestry Advisory Board of the con.
servation department by Prof j. G.
Lee, member of the board and pro
lessor of forestry at Baton Rouge
Three courses in forestry will be
given, all of the work to be done at
a specially constructed camp near Bo-
galusa, on ground offered for the pur-
pose by the Great Southern Lumber
Co., which also donated the lumber for
tent floors, etc. The students must be
men not under Is years of age for the
general and advanced courses of six
weeks, and not under Fl years for the
ranger course of three weeks. In
struction in forest surveying, log seal
ing, timber cruising, Identification and
use of trees, the principles. and
methods of forestry, farm forestry and
other related subjects, will be given
by Prof Lee, as Director and R. D.
Forbes, V. H. Sonderegger and H. ].
Stahl, of the forestry division of the
conservation department. There will
be special lectures by men prominent
in the forestry movement in Louisiana,
and the refOrestatiOn work of the
Great Southern Lumber Co., being
done under thedirection of J. K. John
son, of Bogalusa, will be given special
study. Next year the camp will be
held at Urania, La.
No tuition will be charged for the
forestry instruction. All equipment,
except personal effects, will be fur
nished by the department of conserva.
ton and the university. The students
will live in tents with board floors,
and eat at common table. Board
will be charged at nominal rate of
$500 per week Applicants must reg
lister by June 10.
Send in ten cents for one months
.nal subscription for your friends.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12

The old ideas taught that things
were fixed. rigid, eternal, never-chang-
ing, etc. The evolutionary thinker has
done more to put false beliefs and SUI
perstitions where they belong-obliv-
lothian all the reIigionists and anti
reformers. These are mere disclaimers
against effects and incapable of ex-
planning anything in a scientific man
ner. Engels calls them vulgar ped
oilers of pseudo science" On the other
hand, the word revolution" simply
means, in the social sense, a turning
point, a new point of departure.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
Local and Personal at LeesviIIe

Safe-crackers and burglars will pro-
badly now stay away from post Of
fices in Vernon Parish, as the govern
ment has armed its postal clerks with
formidable revolvers and plenty of am
munition, the general order being to
shoot to kill' if any attempts should
be made to empty Uncle Sans post
office money chests and drawers.
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At the State Rally of the Louisiana
University, recently held in Baton
Rouge, the Vernon Parish Public
Schools were represented by Is High
School students, girls and boys, of
whom the Pitkin girls team beat those
of Monroe and MarksviIIe, while Ro-
bert Lindsey, of Rosepine, and member
Of the Llano Colony, won first prize
In the oratory contest, and Beverly
Cudd and James Monk, of Leesville.
won two of the sprinting races; Willie
Watson, also of the LeesvilIe High
School, was the champion high jump
er.
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Mrs. W. H. Clark has returned from
visit to relatives in St. Joseph. La:
MIR. and Mrs. A. B. Parker are having
Miss Leila Lee, of AbbeyvilIe, for a
guest during the summer; Mr.. and
Mrs. Dreeben have gone to Dallas,
Tex, intending to stay there perman-
emily; Mrs. W. W. Thompson and
Miss Lula Cudd are attending meet
ing Of the Eastern Star in Alexandria;
Messrs. Charles and S. Fertitta. of
Beaumont. Tex, have been visiting the
family of Mr.. Joseph Fertitta in Lees
vile; Messrs. J. A. Cole and s. R.
West, and their families have returned
from pleasure trip to DeRidder; Mrs
S. I. Ward. wife of the president of
the West Louisiana Bank. has return
ed from visit to relatives in Pratt,
Kan; Mrs P. Ferguson, accompan-
led BY Miss Matte Rose, her grand
daughter, are visiting friends in Orange
Tex; Miss Johnnie Allen has returned
from Robeline, where she had been
visiting relatives; Mr.. H. E. Werner
has returned from a business trip to
Detroit, Mich.
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Marriage licenses were issued this
week by Parish Clerk Hicks, in Lees
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12

Send in ten cents for one month
trial subscription for your friends.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
Hey, Fellows!

Hey, Fellows! This Colony is YOURbest
Bet!
Do you feel that the present industrial de-
preston may get" you and set you back?
Many have already been caught in the vor-
tex
The old world is getting harder and hard
er, and the cooperative colony movement is
getting easier and easier Why? Because
of the law of cause and effect
Why not consider our proposition?
The Lano Cooperative Colony has con-
tracted to purchase a tract of 10000 acres
of cutover land, and aims to reserve 5000
of these acres for a complete cooperative
community.
Desiring to be surrounded by co-operators
who prefer to own their own farms, and by
other colonies, we are holding the balance
of $1,000 acres for the cooperative move
ment. Our purchase contract calls for the
buying Of another 1000 acres May first this
year, and SO that we may conserve our own
finances for our colony development, we
want you co-operators to buy this 1000
acres in May. We already own 5000
acres, and have more land than we can de-
velop with our present resources. We want
you, each of you who read this, to buy
small acreage or a thousand acres if you
want to. The price is SIS an acre. Never
again will the opportunity come to buy good
land at the price Of $I5 an acre, especial
ly in the vicinity Of live cooperative col
ony, where cooperative features, as well as
the social, will be offered to the settlers.
This cooperative is firmly established
now. We have our own industries on we'll
equipped bases.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12

gone to Portland and Seattle, accorI
ing to NJ. Hull, sweet potato specials.
in the State University extension divis
ion.
High freight rates have been de-
terrmg factor in free movement tc
these distant points, but the exchange
Is working to secure a semi-perishable
rate. which will be a considerable re,
duction over the present perishabIe
rate.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
PITKIN DOTS

We have only three weeks Of school
left, and we are all glad Of it.
~ . . 3
Miss Washburn and the Domestic
Science girls prepared luncheon and
went to the woods to eat. We had a
grand luncheon. while Miss Washburn
asked us if we'd take kiss from her.
One girl replied, Since we can't do
any better, we'll have to.
4 ***
The play given by the faculty was
a success. A large crowd was present.
The proceeds paid for our victrola.
> > = >
Miss Bessie Smith, who is in training
as nurse at Alexandria. is home on a
visit. She spent Friday at school with
us Sophs. We regret that she can't
stay for commencement exercises: her
sister is to graduate.
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The Springhill Sunday school mem
berS gave a program yesterday.
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There was also church at Mount
Olive. Several young folks from Pit
kin attended,
:; = y $
A crowd of scholars went for Mag
noIia flowers Wednesday. We had
luck and were invited to a plum or.
chard.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12

Your land will be near the Colony, with
all Its entertainments, educational facilities.
dances, and picnics; you will have the col
ony industries to go to when in need of re-
pairs and work done.
there is no speculation about this. We
just want you to buy this land and you will
receive a deed to as many acres as you
buy. If you do not want to live on it when
you come down here, we will exchange it
tor other land which we may have or ac-
cept 1t on a membership into the colony.
Your deed is good security. In no bet
ter way can you put your money to use with
out giving 1t to your enemies to use against
the movement.
Five million men are today looking for an
opportunity to work, but are unable to find
it. The ownership of 10000 acres of land
would give employment to a large number Of
people and provide them with an opportun-
ity to make themselves independent The
last of our great resources. the land, is now
passing into the hands Of the big land own
ers. The laboring people must awaken to
this fact: that their future welfare depends
upon the ownership of the land
Hey, Fellows! This is no skin game.
Neither is it real estate grab. 1t is an hon
est-tO-goodness attempt to SOLVE the prob
lem of the social and economic chaos Of the
world. 1t IS your turn to move.
Now, comrade, lend us your aid. You
cannot expect to bring about the co-opera-
tive commonwealth by talking about it. We
are not asking for your money; we only
want you to buy living for the future from
the $1,000 acres near us, that we may CO.
operate with each other.
Write us for particulars if you want them.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12

That louisiana is broadening her
market for sweet potatoes is evidenced
by recent activities Of the Louisiana
Sweet Potato Exchange, which has
been instrumental in shipping sweets
to Pacific Coast points. Although Call
ifornia has received the majority Of
,he5o shipments, a number Ct cars have
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12
1t was time
to wake UP, alright

MY BRAIN was busy.
BUILDING AIR castles.
FOR wasn't sleepy.
FINALLY | dozed off.
AND PROMPTLY dreamed.
THAT was awake.
BUT WOKE right up.
AND FOUND I was asleep.
THEN | got thinking.
OF A wonderful formula.
FOR MAKING cigarettes.
| PLANNED it all out.
so MUCH Turkish tobacco.
BLENDED JUST so with Burley.
AND OTHER Domestic leaf.
AND 1 knew that blend.
WOULD MAKE a hit.
| COULD just see.
CROWDS OF happy people.
THRoNGING INTO stores.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12

The families Of Messrs. Legg and
Franklin took advantage of the good
weather Saturday and went fishing.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12

THAT'S a fact the Satisfy
Il blerd'' can't be copied. It's our
own secret - putting those good to-
baccos together in way that gives
you every last ounce of their fra
GRANGE. You'll smack your lips over
Chesterfelds. And remember = YOU
can't get Satisfy" anywhere else.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-12

TO BUY that cigarette.
THEN LIGHTING up.
sMACKING THEIR lips.
AND SAYING, ooh, Boy.
IT'S THE exact copy.
OF THAT Satisfy blend.4
AND THEN I came to.
AND SAID to myself.
THIS TIME you're dreaming.
FOR SURE.
WAKE UP, you darn fool.
WHY, THAT Satisfy blend.
SIMPLY CAN'T be copied"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-05
SHIP STRIKE NOW
LOOMS SERIOUS
Indications Point To Tieup Of
All Ships Not Now
At Sea

NEW YORK. May 5.-Failure OF ef-
forts in Washington to settle the ma
tion-wide marine strike. called May
/. as a protest against a fifteen per
cent. wage cut. served 10 draw the
breadline closer here today
Union headquarters claimed that be-
fore the week had ended every Am
erican ship not then at sea would be
tied up tight.
Engineers. firemen and sailors were
reported leaving their ships in in
creasing numbers and it was asserted
that there were not sufficient non
union men available capable of handl-
ing marine engines to supply the de-
mands OF steamers.
On the other hand, the owners as
serted the situation was well in hand.
Recruiting bureaus, the location of
which were not made public, were said
to be receiving all the applicants the
operators could handle. Tugs are be-
ing employed. it was said, to carry
the men from these secret bureaus di-
rect TO the ships.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-05
MISS MARGARET HINTON
WEDS BALTIMOREAN

In the presence of circle of rela-
tives and intimate friends. the we'd
ding of Miss Margaret p. Hinton, of
West Annapolis, and Vernon B.
Stinchcomb. of Baltimore. was cele-
brated at l:50 O'Clock this afternoon
in ST. Anne's Protestant Episcopal
Church The ceremony was per-
formed by the rector of St Anne's,
Few. Edward ID. Johnson.
The bride wore travelling suit of
blue with hat 20 match She was at
tended by Miss ALA Cantler. of Anna
polls. as maid of honor. and the best
man was Wilbur Ellison. of Balti-
more Immediately after the cere-
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Stinchcomb left
for Baltimore. whence they viii leave
for Philadelphia by boat and will
spend their honeymoon in the City OF
Brotherly Love. Returning, they will
make their home on Weems Greek,
West Annapolis
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-05
CONVICTED ON CHARGE
OF D|SORDERLY HOUSE,
LEGUM FINED $3.50

Judge Moss in the Circuit Court
yesterday afternoon imposed a fine of
$3.50 and costs upon Morris Legum.
who conducts cafe and amuse-
ment hall on Washington street
in the colored section OF the city.
who a few days ago. was found guilty
after trial by a jury on charge of
conducting a disorderly house at his
establishment In rendering verdict
the jury recommended Legum TO the
mercy OF the Court.
This is the case in which more than
1e0 witnesses were examined by the
grand jury. and upon whose evidence
a presentmont was found against Le-
gum. Some of the witnesses were
city officials who appeared in behalf
of the defense The majority of others
were colored men and women living
i'm the vicinity of Legum's hall. and
who had repeatedly made complaints
as to disorder and noise during the
night hours
Before announcing the imposition OF
fine, a motion for new trial of the
case was filed by counsel for Legum.
but this was denied by Judge Moss.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-05
LIQUOR CASES SET
FOR NEXT TUESDAY
The One Against Edward Weiss
A Mistake - Is
Dismissed

True bills" were returned and in
dictments filed lin the Circuit Court
today in eight OF the nine cases in
which presentmenfs were made yes
terday for alleged violations of the
liquor license law of Annapolis.
The case entered on the docket
yesterday against Edward Weiss was
shown to be a mistake. as Mr.. Weiss
retired from the business three years
ago and the license has not been in
his name since that time According
ly the correction was made today. and
the case against him was entered dis
missed on motion of States Attorney
Munroe Since Mr. Weiss retirement.
Harry Strauss has conducted the
business. and a case against him was
entered on the docket TO be tried along
with the other defendants. The trial
of the cases has been set for Tuesday
next, the 10th instant. and large
number OF witnesses have been sum
moned
The alleged offenses on which the
Grand Jury based its action are un-
derstood to be the sales of various
drinks that have been generally sold
in various establishments of the city
and elsewhere since the Prohibition
Amendment went into effect. among
which are said to be Wine OF Pepsin.
Horke Vino. etc.
The statute under which the eases
are brought is said to he the local
law which makes unlawful the selling
of intoxicating liquors without IL
cense 1t is the license law Of An
napolis. as distinguished from the
Federal Statutes. and the cases will.
therefore, probably depend largely on
the construction of the word ''intoxi-
eating" as applied to the articles in
question.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-05
MRS. SIOUSSAT SPEAKS
TO WOMAN'S AUXILIARY

In spite of the STORMY weather yes
terday number of people attended
theemeeting OF the sNoman's Auxiliary
at ST. Anne's Parish House. which
was addressed by Mrs. Sioussat, the
president of the State Auxiliary.
Mrs. Sioussat gave an interesting
account of the beginnings of the
woman's Auxiliary and spoke of the
coming 80 years jubilee, which will
be held on st. Luke's day. October is.
After the address tea was served
The officers of the Woman's Auxil-
iary of st. Anne's are: President.
Mrs Nicholas Green; vice-president.
Mrs. John Grey: secretary. Mrs.
Clarence NJ White; recording secre-
tary. Mrs. Rufus King. educational
secretary. Mrs. Dudley Carpenter;
treasurer. Mrs. Carroll Alden.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-05
TON|CHT'S THE NIGHT
: TO SEE ''OFF|CER 6666

The box office will open tonight at
7:15 at the Circle Playhouse for of
ficer 666." and there are plenty OF
good seats TO be had, though the ad-
vance sale of tickets has been very
gratifying.
Once more the Circle Playhouse is
buzzing like bee hive with st. Johns
men running in and out and general
air of wild excitement pervading the
place The work of staging the most
elaborate production does not create
nearly the stir nor the tense situa-
tions made by single amateur Of
fering.
This play. of course. has the ad-
vantage of having already been given
a number of times so it should be
finished performance. Once more it
is a cause of good show for good
cause so don't let the rain keep you
at home tonight.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-05
WOULD PUT UNEMPLOYED
ON PUBLIC WORKS
Dy The Assoeiatee rress.J

CINCINNATI. o.. May 5.-Deyelop-
ment of public works throughout the
United States as remedy for the
present unemployment situation was
urged here today by Frank Morrison,
of the American Federation of Labor.
at the opening of the ten-day session
of the Federation's executive council.
There are at least four million
workers out of employment and con-
ditions are showing no Improvement.
he said. "A number of these men
could be put TO work on national. city.
county and State public works
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-05
c. BALL TEAM
IS FILLING SCHEDULE

ball tossers OF the Annapolis
lc Club will play their first hard
Of the season on Saturday by
|uug to 0wings Station in the
county 10 stack up against the
b that place. The team has been
|i0us in all five games previously
and was disappointed because
ouicst with Shady Side for hast
play was prevented by wet
ds
manager OF the team is grad
dllng a schedule of dates for
asl OF the season. Games listed
le The following
4 ), Isaac Hamburger & Sons,
.'imore; May 10. Sylvan Athletic
Baltimore: May %, Ashtons. OF
bore: June II. Sparrows Point
|sic Club, Baltimore. With the
rs Station game on Saturday. and
ag the Hamburgers of Baltimore
Hsaday the local team has high
Of emerging with a double vic
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-05
MRS. LANCF|ELD
TELLS ALL ABOUT
CHINA AND PEOPLE
Members Of Wonan's Foreign
Missionary Society Hear Inter
esting Address On Customs
And Characteristics Of Indus
trious Folks Of Far East
FAITHFUL WORKERS
AND HONEST TO TRUST

| 4 The reaular monthly meeting of the
WonIaA ''s Fnreign Missionary Society
'of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church. was held Monday evening.
.Innthe absence of the president. Mrs.
II. w Burgan, Mrs c. c.. BramLle.
first vice-president. presided. ~
America, The Beautiful" was used
as the opening hymn. this was follow
ed ty prayer by Mrs. Bramble. Re-
ports of the various departments were
read Two new members were re-
ported. The Secretary. Mrs. John S.
Strahorn read two very interesting let
ters. one told of the great needs of
the society as whole. and the other
told of the wonderful work done by
the Danforth Memorial Hospital.
When Mrs Edward Beavin gave her
(Conffnuad m Para
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-05
PROJECT TO PLANT
TREES ALONG THE
OLD BAL TO. ROAD

Mrs. Robert A Welsh. of Millers-
vile, has called at the Offices OF the
State Forester to seek Mr. Besley's
cooperation in the planting of trees
along the old post road between Bal
timore and Annapolis.
The suggested planting OF shade
trees along the highways OF the state
is meeting with response from civic
organizations in number OF the
towns and smaller communities.
Mrs. Welsh is endeavoring TO arouse
interest in this project because of the
historical significance OF the old road.
1t was ty this route that travel be-
tween the State capital and Baltimore
was conducted during Colonial days,
and many notables, including George
Washington. have journeyed over it.
The State Forester is glad TO fur
nish any information on tree planting
that may be desired. as he is eager
To see the tree-planting movement be-
come Statewide He has made stud
les of the best varieties to plant under
varying conditions. has prepared in
structions covering such important de-
tails as spacing. and all OF this is
available To those who are interested
in the movement.
The matter of spacing the trees Mr..
Bcsley considers very important. No
roadside trees. he says. should be
planted closer than 35 feet apart. and
certain varieties developing wide
spreading crowns. he says, can well
be planted from 60 to so feet apart.
Mr. Besley calls attention to the fact
that this is not the season to plant
trees. but quite the time for commu-
mites to make their plans for such
improvements. Early spring is ad-
vocated as the best planting time. The
planting should be done as soon as
the frost is out of the ground and just
before growth activity begins.