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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05
THE COLONY DIARY
Continued from page One

plare. Our Photographic gallery is be-
coming quite prominent and will have
a display May Day. Do you want
Colony photo-postcards9 Send for
them-l0c apiece; they give industri-
al and scenic views. Satnan is hauling
logs for the saw mill again to-day. The
Colony News and the Democrat are
both off the press and in the mail now.
The movie show last night was good;
we met Comrade Hartman, Clarence
barrow, Stanley Wilson, ]. Stitt Viii
son, and Frank Wolfe all on the screen
in Dusk to Dawn" Comrade Rooney
sent the play in and we will show it
May Day, to amuse and instruct our
friends with real labor film. Frank
Wolfe, colonist, is the producer. The
fencing crew is busy making fences
for our fast-growing herd of cattle.
This is fine stock country and it
would support many thousands of cat
tie. sheep, and goats. Comrade Blank
of Lima. Ohio has just arrived and in
tends to look us over for about a week.
For your information, want to tell
you about our hotel. Meals are served
TO colonists at l0c per meal. Some of
our visitors like our meals so we'll that
they often insist on paying from SOC
to $l00 for them. But our rate to
visitors is$l.00 per day. board and
room. Mother Crawford is the manag-
er and she is on the job all the time.
Mrs. Robertson helps her at break
fast. Mrs. Matt and Mrs. Atkins get
the noon meal. and Mrs. Olsen the ev-
ening meal. Nearly all colonists cal
at the hotel-some get breakfast anc
some supper at home. Several of oul
school girls and women set the tables
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05

Plans for 100000 cooperative
ice plant with l00-ton daily capacity
70 fight the high cost of ice in Dallas,
Texas this summer are being drawn by
women's clubs there. Mrs. L. L. Dan
iels, chairman of an ice investigating
committee for the Mothers Council,
and the Housewives Chamber of Com
merce, Of that city. has announced.
MRS. Daniels said the organization
Of the plant, stock of which will be
held by Dallas club women, will be
rushed. 1t is planned to place the ice
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05

in the theater. Some of the LeesviIIe
young people added to this part of the
days pleasure; and so ended Won
derful day of education and pleasure
and good fellowship, and we all feel
that a close bond ties us to our friends
who celebrated with us on this day.
1888
Monday, May 2-To-day continues
to be holiday at the Colony, and ev-
erybody who felt like it availed him
self or herself of the opportunity. Of
course, some things have to be done
and they were done as usual. The
children congregated at the swimming
pool and put in a day at water sports.
And if you ever saw a bunch of young
sters who were water ducks, they are
right here! Both boyh and girls swim
and dive like our feathered friends,
the ducke and geese. And every child
who has been here through one sum-
mer has learned this most beneficent
accomplishment. The day wound up
with big dance in the evening, and
many Leesville people who were here
to enjoy the evening had never been
here before. They showed evidence
of having good time and also expires
their intentions to come on Saturday
nights and take advantage Of the dane
ing school, which starts at 7:30 every
Sat. evening.
Tuesday, May Back to work a.
gain and everybody lined up on the
job feeling glad to Timber up again as
a producer of real wealth and anxious
to serve his comrades. All industrial
activities are starting in where they
left off last Saturday. The brick ma
chine is belching out mud in the form
of brick, the saw mill is making ties to
repair our side track, the stump crew
| is pulling stumps. Satnan and the Ford
son are hauling. logs, the teams are all
busy on the farm work, the gardeners
are planting garden, while the smaller
industries like the shoe shop, laundry,
print shop, ETC., are having to make up
for lost time. Comrades Mcdonald,
Lamb, Blank, and drove down to the
! Anacoco Creek to-day and cruised 100
acres Of timber with prospective buyers
of some hard wood. The time is com
ing near for our payment to be made
in fact May 18th is that date, and we
are raising the cash to handle our pay
ment. We have appealed to you COM
rades to handle these land payments,
and some of you have responded no.
bly,, but not enough of you to take care
Of the whole payment; so we are hav-
ing to raise the cash by other methods.
IF you expect to join us later, and can
send some of your membership fee nov
it may save us from making other sac
rifices that otherwise we may have to
AJAX. Comrodes, we ere holding on
to this tract of Iand for you and We
feel certain that some day you will re-
alize it end b9ck us up. E'Lv NJ
now, end save us from making sacr;-
fices that are going to be detrimental
to our position later on?
Il
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05


The Story of
Our States
By JONATHAN BRACE
XXIV.-MISSOURI
%W~ WI HETHER
!. 2. !. !: !. !. !.
NSsSSS sWN was actually
H1i 6sSA lAN visited by De
V5A IsV Soto at the
VIZ H E.ssSSSS S1;s5IW time of his
%$SSSS 5sSsS;1<%eM discovery Of
S9S the MISSISSIPPI
pi is not definitely known. The
first authentic exploration of
this territory was by the French,
Joliet and Father Marquette in
1878. French settlers gradually
located in Missouri, in 1854 st.
Louis being settled. This was
one year after Spain acquired
from France the Louisiana Ter
ritory of which Missouri was a
part.
Colonization greatly increased
after the ordinance of 1877,
which excluded slavery from the
Northwest territory, as this nat
urally detected many to the ter
,,itr &c hn
who otherwise would have set
tied in the north. The slavery
question continued TO hold the
stage in Missouri history. After
the Louisiana Purchase in 1903
added this vast western area to
the United States, emigration
increased to such an extent that
in 1929 Missouri formed a state
government and applied for ad-
mission to the Union. Bitter an
tagOnism Immediately arose in
congress against the addition of
another slave state. On the 9th
er hand the slavery adherents
pointed out that Maine had just
been taken into the Union as a
free state and one state would
therefore balance 1.-The other. A
final settlement was made by the
famous Missouri compromise,
which accepted Missouri as a
slave state but prohibited slavery
in the rest of the territory north
of a line extending from the
southern boundary of Missouri
to the Rocky Mountains. In
deed it was this agitation
which, temporarily smOthered at
that time, burst forth in the Civ
il war.
Missouri is in the forefront
of the important states in nation
al politics as it has eighteen
electoral votes for president. Its
area is 69,420 square miles. .
% by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-05-05

in the theater. Some of the LeesviIle
young people added to this part of the
days pleasure; and so ended a Won
derful day of education and pleasure
and good fellowship, and we all feel
that close bond ties us to our friends
who celebrated with us on this day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-29

mock Of this city. and one son. Guy
r. Two sisters also survive.
Mr.. simpson. who was born in Wheel
ing. spent ~ entire life here and was
we'll known III all sections of the city.
For the past eight years he had COP
Quoted 4 timers business at Bridge
port.
The death Of Mr.. Simpson was the
fourth in that family in ten months.
Two brothers Of tn" deceased. George
nr Wheeling and Thomas Of Weston,
" Va. o"s>cd away som" months ago.
:,,lh p ,s-t"r q. Mrs. Simpson. Mss Ces-
ncl;, ,,raruuck. also died recently.
f'urcrar services Will be held TTurn
TIA" i.,'" residence. No. 800 North huron
e'~r".. Wednesday afternoon at 2:5o
...rln.!, in ,I?r@" "f Rev. Hilton, pastor
ri H." rirs, I:Lp,Is' church Of which
NJ SIMPSON was a member. Intrrm"nt
wi! iahc place N Greenwood ceWc'crs'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-29

\, ga u."i",.l Monday m"r"'n@. "''' -
Of, on T. ~:nr.~"n. w"'! known unr"r o.
" .".'.,.. r,t~~"G away At IN" N"r ..
.,,.,,.r,,., im.;,trJi frli"w.mg hr
..r. ~ pa,Gmon.a Mr.. Simpson
a.. e., vars "!d ana = survived h\. M
r.,r r.rn"-iy Miss I."rrain" .. 'h"N-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-29
Dr.. Potter's Aunt Dies

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,... s., -.,....i wuru 90. 'I' d"ai'
49,, ... .,I,,. III, l'i., ". 'hr!-iN. :"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-29

G"rr'r and mS"n'r"' i"'" many dis
,.sra,.i t,'.,.,- 'i.l can h" iurucd m u
ash through 1ul"!'Il"n."r Want Ads.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-08

toned the further fact that in order
that benefit Of the proposed $4,000
Federal aid for the project might be
derived it would be necessary to have
the matter in definite shape by May l..
Mr.. Arthur c. .Lyttle Of the Fort
Mill delegation, thought the people OF
his township would rather have s2O,-
600 aid on the road from the county
now than await their time in getting
the chaingang to build a sand clay
road to the North Carolina line in the
distant future.
1t was announced that Representa-.
tive w. R. Bradford was unable to at
tend the meeting. The committee Of
fered to carry the legislative delesa-
ton on an inspection trip Of the road,
but the offer was declined.
Those Present.
The committee Of Fort Mill and
Rock Hill people appearing before the
delegation Wednesday included the
following: ]. L. Spratt, S. w. Parks,
DR.. J. 3. Elliott, q. B. Blankenship,
c. P. Blankenshfp, T. B. Spratt, A. c.
Lyttle, L. A. Harris, ]. ]. Bales, R.
A. Fewell, w. H. Hope, v. B. McFad-
den, B. McFadden, T. A. Moore, S. r.
Spencer, Henry Massey.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-08
GIRL TOOK POISON
When Lover Told Her That Wedding
Would Have to Be Delayed.

When Lover Told Her That Wedding
Would Have to Be Delayed.
That Lucy Whittum, nineteen-year-
old Durand, Mich, girl took her life
when told their marriage was to be
delayed last Wednesday night, was
the statement made to Shiawasse
county authorities by Forrest Higgins
twenty-five, who is held here on
charge of murder in connection with
the girls death, according to r. E.
Mathews. prosecutor.
Higgins and Miss Whittum had
met at their favorite trystins place
he said, and he had told her that their
planned elopement would have to be
delayed, when the girl became de-
jected, thinking his interest in her
had waned.
I'm the clearness Of the night, just
after had climbed the fence neal
our favorite meeting place, | could
see her place bottle to her lips,
Higgins was quoted. "I ran to her side
and knocked the bottle from her
hands, but before ! could kick it be-
yond her reach she had picked it up
and drained its contents. In another
instant she had fallen to the ground
face downward. felt her still, warm
body, and, satisfied she was dead, ran
home"
Higgins declared he was convinced
suspicion would rest upon him and
reported the affair to the police and
that fear of the consequences impelled
him to run from the scene without Of
ferlng assistance to the girl.
She was found, still alive, it was
said. some time later, by crew of
4 passing train. County authorities
declare that had medical aid been OBJ
tanned earlier. death might have been
arerted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-08
BIG WATERMELON CROP
From 5000 to 1000 Cars Shipped Out
Of South Carolina Annually

VI south carolina Annually
Many people living in South Caro-
lima do not know the Importance Of
watermelons as commercial crop In
this state, says F. L. ;Harkey, extern
sion agent in marketing who has re-
Gently had many inquiries concern
ing such questions as the best COM
mercial varieties, the shipping period
the number Of melons required to
make car, etc. Figures from the Of
fee of the marketing agents show
that 5000 to 1000 cars of watermelons
are shipped out CT the state annually.
the majority OF these being produced
in Barnwell, Allendale, Hampton and
Jasper counties. Indications are that
the crop planted this year will be
large one. ;;.'.-."
The chief commercial varieties in
South Carolina are the Excel and the
Tom Watson. Shipments usually be-
gin about July: 1 and end about Sep
tember /. The 1920 shipping season
was at it's height from July 20 to July
80. On July 20, 1920. 300 cars were
shipped -, f-
When the South Carolina movement
of watermelons is on; sharp competi-
ton is to be expected from Georgia
Some shipments are also, moving at
that. time from Alabama and North
Carolina, and a few from \ \Florida,
though the Florida, movement becomes
comparatively unimportant after July
Is.
The majority of melon shipments
from South Carolina go to- Eastern
markets. though many cars are sold
in Southern territory throughout the
shipping season, for almost every
town of any size handles one or more
cars of watermelons.
For the advance instruction Of
those planting watermelons CONNER
cially it might be said that watermel-
ons are usually loaded. in ventilated
box cars or S layers high depending
on the size of the melons. When mel
ons average IS pounds, 1900 to l,45o
are usually loaded in a car; when
they average 25 pounds or more, 900
to 1900 are usually loaded to a car
All cars should be clean and bedded
with dry pine needles or train straw.
Shavings or sawdust can be used II
absolutely dry but are not the most
desirable bedding.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-08
WHY THEY FIGHT HIM
Attorney General Daugherty is
Bone Dry Proh;bitionist.

Bone Dry Proh;b'tionist.
After thG>clcction of President Hard
ING a great many newspapers through
out the country were constantly crti-
cizing Mr.. Duugherty, who, it was re-
portcd, would probably be made q
member Of the cabinet. The slurs ana
insinuat!nns against Mr.. Daugherty
were of such Il kind that we never
quite understood their origin until we
learned that he was Il bitter opponent
of the entire liquor interests of the
country. It was easy enough then 10
see why 50 bitter fight was bcing
made IL keep him out of the cabinet
In an address ut Daytona l'each'
Fla, some days ago Rev. Sam Small
the noted lecturer. is quoted by the
Daytuna News as giving The following
facts about Mr.. Daugherty, which indi-
cafe The reason why the whisky elc-
mcnt was so vigorously in The light
against him:
"AIr. Small gave the last portion OF
his elouunnt address 10 an appca! Tor
the enforcement OF the national pronl-
hilton amendment. There is not the
slightest Question but this law Will DC
enforced hy the American" people. Inc!
arc not of the kind 10 start solpethinE
and then desert IT,. Prohibition IS III
the Constitution To stay. IL LOOK "o
states to put it there. and when inc
test came we had ~ for 1t ana onl! "
AGAINST il. Now we are doing the nd
inw. II will now take 81 states 10 t'h. =
/, out of the Constitution anu ohlS !"
in keen il in there. Not IL chance IN
tho wurid to beat us. | speak ADVISED j.
ly when ! say the booze boosters VIII
find no sympathy, consolation " W
assistance from President h&fulns' nv
win stand for its strict enlorcelllrllt
Eul what is still better Attorcn! S'eh
c,;il Harry NJ. DauGhrrtE Is Il, lo" p.i
cent. pruiiihitinnist flc hell'co u,
more lirin any other one i,lan' '',u
without price. 10 write prnlllpiliol ~
,hr Constitution IF OHIO. More proi,!'
upposrd his appointment To il pace ~
tI,r cabinet l,rculsc he is Il prhhlpl-
ZIONIST than for all other reasons w.,
urthrr All Of the liquor men Were
mriirL against him, but in spite ot II
IN President Harding named nm, allN
lie 'cncaks volumes Another thlnG
,i,n % .,,ra angcmcnts are all made and. q
law will ne passed within leM
!.tnnnt!iS transferring To the Dcparlmeni.
uf Justice. Of which Mr. DargherlE u
the head, the entire work ot cnlorci.ls
u,nbibit;un, Our appropriation io'
tI,is .n,Irnusc is tn he Increased TO Wv
u9n O1O annually at once. ana IL WI WI
not hc long until we are prnVldeu "l,'
.:,ill moro. | predict that with "A more
months this will bc Just as much q
bnnr dry country as Harry Daughcrt!
is u lmne-dry Attorney General. ant
that will suit us all right. -Mahu'
f,rt,1,rrs Record. baltimore. Md.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-08

oCOnOnlicll. tJdCll COuSlCI SoStS Nits
county between $75O anG $500 foi
maintainancc each year and they dc
not get in over 200 days work q year.
Remembers Whipping Posts.
Uncle Noah" Banks, we'll known
colored man of Yorlsvilic and the old
est cx-slave living in the town was
asked about the whipping posts Of the
old days the other day.
"Yes, SIR he said, Il remember
them whipping days very well. In fact
| have got few Of them myself. The
deputy sheriff. Mr.. Ellie Carr used to
do the whipping when folks was con-
victed in the court and sentenced to be
whipped. I've seen 'em whipped out
in front of the courthousc-one at a
time but 4 long line Of them.
Everybody what was sentenced to
be whipped had to bare the skin to
the waist Then tn y was given the
lashes with q big black snake whip.
Sometimes they give 'em fifteen
lashcs. sometimes twenty and some
times even more than that, all ac-
cording to what they was convicted or
I've seen men fall down in faint after
being whipped and others take It with
out giving any sign Of pain.
Then we slaves used to get a lot OF
whippings What they called the
'pattirullcrs' got us. NO Niger was
allowed out in dem days before tine
war without Il pass after nine O'clock
Men took time about patroling the
town looking for negroes that was out
without leave We called .cm patti
rollers g
That old blacksmith shop at the
back Of Carroll i;ros.'s STORE. used TO
be used TO lock UP negroes that was
caught ON the street.
Them that was caught would DC
taken out the next morning and
whipped. The late Mr.. Thee Parish
was town policeman. He caught me
out one night and next day got
seventeen lashcs. was due TO get
twenty mine; but he sorter liked me
and I got off light.
"rhcre used to live in Yorkvllle
negro man named Pete Beattie. lie
got more whippings than anybody He
belonged tn the estate of the late Col.
William Beattic.
pete was a rogue because he
couldn't help it. IIc was always PICK"
ing up little things and every time ne
took up anything most he got caught
pete would get whipping one day
for taking something and would DE
lacked up again the next day for a
similar offense.
Heap of changes since them days,
observed Uncle Noah as with laundry
ba sk", in hand. he walked on down the
-;
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-08
PAPER SUITS COMING !,
May Flood South Carolina; Cost pnly
rs Cents. ~. -

10 Sehts' ~ .
A branl-new suit of CLOTHES t!s9 for. e
cents! ~, -:
There are 10000 on sale In; Rich
mond, Va, at this figure, and rural
South Carolina is likely to be flooded
with 'em in short time, ;aceordtns'ta to
w. E. Mansfield, Jr., Atlanta repre-
sentative of the International PAPER
company. 49,. II
Yes, the suits are cut regularly and
are equipped with buttons, button.
holes and everything. -: = -.
1t cost exactly IS cents to manu-
facture one of them They wese. .5rqse
ported from Germany, and are& madei
of paper. But that doesn't mean you
have to stay "in" during bad wealth
er. for they are absolutely rain:
proof" ~ -.
Paper used in making the suits
was IA inch wide; it. was twisted and
then woven, and the suits closely; re-:
semble dark palm beaches. 80. -,
Mr.. Mansfield says hundreds Of
thousands of these suits--they are an
a dark blue color-are in use. In Ger
many. He believes negroes OF: the
south who live on farms will be eager
to buy them. -: i
His belief Is reasonable--a:, whols;,
suit costs less than REGULAR pair
OF socks. - +. -. -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-08
MILLER FILES PROTEST
Negro Political Leader Objects TO
Joe v. TOIbert.
BEGS FOR DELAY OF Two YEARS

Shrewd Letter to the President, Out
Iininu a Scheme for lie Organization
of a Militant Republican Party In
South Carolina.
(The following letter has come to
The Yorkville Enquirer from promi-
nent citizen of Columbia, marked for
release today. The sender Of the let
ter explains that he has absolutely no
political interest in ita but only wants
to help get Millcr's idea before the
people OF the state. Thomas E. Miller,
as those who are informed of the po-
litical history Of the state are aware
is one Of the best known OF the negro
Republicans, his activities dating from
reconstruction times. Fle was moor
leader of the Republican house of rep
resentatives in 1876, and was MEM
bcr of the constitutional convention or
1895. He built the state Agricultural
College at Orangeburg and served as
it's president for II years. Formerly
Miller and Tolbert worked together 1or
the domination of the Republican par
~ in this state; but for some years
past they have been at odds. There IS
no question Of Mil!cr's ability and
shrewdncss, and the good faith or MS
suggestions will be accepted on one
side or the other, according to wheth-
er he is conceded; to be sincere in his
desire for two full fledgcd parties
Democrat or Republican, o: is only
seeking to circumvent his rival, Toll
bert who row seems to have the pest
OF it,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-08

Using u Scaplinc as II means of con-
vcyance. an aviator is exploring Dismal
Swamp in Virginia. lie hopes to pene-
tra,ie far. into Tho wilderness ana to
;t;iic many photographs. Of .rcgi"ns
heretofore, uneXpiQrrd: =. ., .n:'; o..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-08

- Rust-free steel has been produced
by a Norwegian electro chemical COM
pany. It is claimed that the steel does
not rust and that most acids do not af-
feet it. It is also claimed that it can be
produced at the same price as ordinary
steel. .f
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-08

"A cure for rabies in the form ol
vaccine has just heen discovered by
two doctors of the Ia%tcur inSth'ite IN
I,n.is The vaccine has hcen successfully
tested on dogs afflicted with the disease
and has effected speedy cures in every
case.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-08

Say. little boy.
Don't talk 50 loud.
What I'm going to say
Won't make you proud.
Your head looks like Il turnip.
Your nose looks like Il beet.
Mouth smells like Il cigarette,
And, my, how you can eat.
Poor little boy.
You look mighty fool.
With sharp-tocl :h"rS
Long as q thrce-ruOt rule.
II YOU would leave
Pine and cigarette at home.
So many OF yuu poor boys
Wouldn't have to 20 alone.
Poor little fellow
Have to worry with bunionS:
And YOU don't seem to know
Your heads .lDull like peeled onions.
You needn't worry
About our tight skirt.
You don't have to look
At us--yuu .llrt! .s,.i.
Well. little: lad.
This is most too sad.
If come ;rEaln
1t wont be su bad. ,.
Cost of the CI:aingang.
.'rhc cost per capita TO tic TAX
navers of York county per year OIL lhe
convicts on the Yu,k county cEllh-
gang is between $3.50 and SSOh, de-
cIured Senator John r. Hart nj iork
county before Il delegation "i f"fi
Mill and Rock Hill people in iorkrl'le
Wednesday,. Discussion of tho cha'h-
waiig came up during the hearing on Il
uropostion to give Fort Nil! S-0,o"'
aid toward building concrete r";l"
between Catawba bridge and The cor
uoratc limits OF Fort Mill.
"Pcrsunal!y," said Senator FArt'
am in favor Of !ajolisfing, :the shhaln-
gang and going. ito the :eoHtlfset sFs'
lem of working the roads for the rca'
son that believe tllat-svhteftt n moro
: ~ I':ne>'' ''''''
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-08

Continued on Page Two.)
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-08

Mr.. T. 4. Moore Of the Rock Hill
chamber of commerce referred to the
Tact that the road between Rock Hill
and Fort Mill was one that was very
much travelled and that a hard sur
face road was really necessary in Or
der to take care of the heavy traffic.
He mentioned the fact that Chester
county was building good roads lead
ing into Rock Hill and that Rock Hill
people very much desired the building
of the proposed new road. Flc men-