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Evening star., 1922-06-04

Jack" he said manfully, when the
young man stood face to face with
him. Its a case I didn't win-and
no good lawyer holds a grudge
against the other attorney when 1t
has been a fair stand-up, man-to-
man. You have won your verdict in
the lower court" He smiled and in
dicated the girl with side cant OF
his head. But / reckon the case
must go up to the higher court, and
We may as well attend to ii at once.
Come along. you two anxious chill
dren." ..-r
THEY hung back, but he started OFF
1 with the nervous haste of one
who desires to put something. away
from himself irrevocably.
We're going to your father. Lora-
going now while the spirit is strong.
Come! III do the talking"
They went along with him. Starr's
face was white and he trembled, stall
wart youngster though he was.
why haven't you come out with
1t. my boy?" demanded Winn.
Il didn't dare, sir, I've been walt
ing to get fair start in life"
"Commendable policy, but not
always wise where love is concerned
declared the Judge. "Lora, how about
this BlaisdeH chap
Il told him long ago that 1 had
chosen somebody"
And he persists in hanging around,
eh? Wen see about Mr.. Biafsdell."
promised Il& ye tssrimly. t,s6pss
like the look IN his eyes
They found Blaisdell with Sturgis
Davenport in the brick office when
they entered.
NO hurry about our business. sir
stated the lawyer when he had ex-
changed salutes with the mill owner.
Well wait over here in the corner
Davenport continued to listen to
Blaisdelrs earnest exposition of some
subject, and the city man took his
time about the matter, occasionally
fiinging patronizing glance at the
waiting trio.
When Blaisdell went on his way,
the Judge marched to Davenport and
shook hands cordially.
"Dave. there's bright young
Evening star., 1922-06-04

IIIS honor faced the throng. That's
II all for tonight, friends. Con-
stables, clear the ROOM" He threw
Blaisdelrs coat at the young man
I'm speaking for the town of olamon
when / say goodbye. Understand
The judge held to Starr's hand ano
confronted Davenport and Lera-
Mr.. Davenport. why don't you take
the children home with you and talk
to them out of your wisdom?
The mill owner nodded to the young
man and ushered him ana Lora to-
ward the door. ss..''s-
When all were gone but the .stran-
ger, the judge pulled down the cur
tains. He pushed his canister of to-
bacco across the table to his guest
Now, governor. Mister Ineog can
take 1t easy In his shirt sleeves
The governor gestured with his
pipe stem toward the closed door.
Very pretty girl! Ciean-cdt young
chap. RomsnceF a.-.S.s.
Yes. sir. I'll proceed to tell you.
governor. how nearly that LITTLE ro-
nance was wrecked this evening
Then perhaps you can forgive my
judicial irresalarity, during, the re-
have been thinking over your
promise regarding the supreme
bench. I'm afraid my appotntment
will embarrass you.",--- - -.S
"What?'s demanded his .exceAency
Indignantly. After your Aelection
by the legislature to revise the stat
utes? Any good reason why you're
not so eager for the appointment as
you were q while ago." ,.-.
Governor. do you remember why
you stopped whipping your hies over
Rainbow pool after you had seen that
big trout break?" - .-'.
"Of course do! That oonfounded
little barefooted tad ducked in under
with an alder pole"
Exactly" confirmed the Judge.
leaning. back and blowing smoke
rings. f: .t.t -.
The governor studied HIS friend for
some time. "Aw-w-w-w, umh, That s
1t. fs II. Dave?" .fz 80
(Copyrigtt. 1872. All rights reserysd.)
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selects general manager. He selects his
foremen for the various industries, and each
is selected carefully according TO his ability
to do the work and to direct his men.
Each manager is given free hand to run
his department, always with the supervision
of the manager and board of directors, in
order that his actions may not be contrary to
the collective welfare.
New industries are started from time to
time as necessity demands. The object of
Llanos industries is to provide the Colony
with what it needs rather than to make a
profit by selling the products. Production
for use is our slogan. Thus to make its own
food, clothing and shelter, to provide as far
as possible every convenience and comfort
is the final object. To get as nearly as pos
sible to the source of wealth, the Colony will
raise sheep for wool: cotton can be raised,
and the colonists can weave their own cloth
and make their clothing
The Colony's timber lands are now fur
nishing hardwood and pine for its buildings,
its brick plant makes the necessary brick and
can make thing. hollow tile, etc, for its own
homes.
The farm and gardens of the Colony have
provided the tables with most of the good
things which nature offers
Thus the three important problems are
easily solved.
The Colony now owns about 5000 acres
of land. some Of it Of very fair character,
varying from bottom land to rolling land
and timber land. 1t intends to purchase
total of 10000 acres, because the colonists
realize that the movement is destined to grow
to large proportions, several small commune
tiles probably will be settled on the land.
When the days work is done at 4:30.
each colonist has an equal opportunity to
improve himself along many lines. such as
music, vocal training. languages, science.
agriculture, orchestra work, dancing, and
other diversions. Many Of these classes are
well attended, and all the colonists realize
the fact that to keep progressive they must
advance in knowledge. A radical in pol
itics and conservative in everything else is
out Of place in this community
lano's school system is as progressive as
the cooperative colony. The children are
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27
VICTIMS OF PERSECUTION CRAZE
(By The Federated Press)

Chicago. Two Of the jurors who
sent seven |. w. w. members to pri-
son for rs to 40 years in the trial aris-
ing out Of the Centralia. Wash, tra-
gedy on armistice day, 1919. have be-
come conscience-stricken. and have re-
pudiated their verdict in a joint affida-
Wit which expresses the belief that all
seven and another now in an insane
asylum were innocent Of killing or IN
juring anybody that day.
AS jurors in this case if we had
been permitted to- receive in evidence
what we now know to be true about
the Centralia tragedy. our verdict for
all Of these defendants would be. not
guilty and no power nor influence
could induce us to return a verdict Of
guilty in any degree
Inmon and Sweitzer swore to this
statement before Attorney Elmer Smith,
Centralia, a notary public.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27

Washington. North America CONF
mercial conquest of South America has
encountered opposition in Brazil. A
report from Consul General Gaulin.
Rio Janeiro. says that public opinion
lis becoming more insistent that certain
classes of employment. particularly
public utilities. banks. and other semi
official institutions. Be reserved to a
large extent for Brazilians. 4
One Of the foreign banks in Brazil
lis threatened with cancellation Of its
permit, because it had violated the law
requiring that SO percent Of the em-
pIoyes Of banks must Be Brazilians.
The same law covers exchange brokers,
and it is now proposed 10 apply il to-
other enterprises, as nationalistic feel-
ing is steadily growing.
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A PEOPLES CHAMPION
(By The Federated Press)

Minneapolis. Confession that the
burden Of the war debts is to be borne
BY the working masses Of the world,
and that this means reduction If
their present standard Of living. was
made before the convention Of the
Chamber Of Commerce Of the United
States, here. BY Arthur Balfour, VICE
president Of the Association Of British
Chambers Of Commerce. Sheffield,
England.
He complained bitterly Of taxation
for social insurance, unemployment
benefits and other measures Of ameli-
oration Of the workers lot in Great
Britain, and observed that lit is ex-
tremely difficult for those dependent
upon votes to adequately face the re-
ductions in expenditure which must be
brought about before we can look for
"a really steady Improvement in trade.
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LOANING MONEY is NO FAVOR;
LOANING MONEY is A STEAL
fBx The Federated Pre.sl

Washington. Il protest against
the establishment Of an American Con-
go," said Rep. Meyer London, Social
list, debating the Liberian loan bill in
the house. ''FIow much Of a govern
ment will Liberia have after she will
have accepted the loan from the In
tied States? Her revenues will be I'M
der control Of Americans; her expendi-
lures will be under American control;
her police department will be under
American commanders. An examina-
ton Of the terms Of the loan proves
that Liberia will have become an Am
erican dependency. The fact is thai
this is simply an attempt on the parI
Of American capital to shut out Brit
ish or French or Dutch capital from
Liberia. Loaning money to weak peo-
pie is not favor; it is a steal.
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PRIEST EXPOSES
LYING JOURNALIST

Washington. - Rev. John A. Ryan,
director, social action department, Ma
tional Catholic Welfare council. and
professor in the National Catholic uni
versity, has rebuked the editorial writ
er of the Washington Herald. who re-
peatedly attacked the Children's CRU
SADIE for amnesty.
In letter published by the Offend
ing paper, Ryan proves, sentence by
sentence, that the writer of the edi-
torials impugnipg the honesty of the
crusade and the character of the polit-
Iical prisoners is ignorant or is deliber-
ately misleading his readers as to the
facts. He quotes government officials,
Major Lanier, the trial records, the
known attitude of the Philadelphia |.
NV. W. toward war activities, and clos
es with discussion Of war psychology
(which the editorial writer asserted the
crusaders were seeking to utilize.
Ryan remarks that wartime psyche
logy was. responsible for the harshness
and injustice inflicted upon many Of
these men; belated war psychology
prevents responsible persons from con
Isidering the facts effectively. SucF
men have permitted reason to abdicate
Its function in their attitude toward po
llitical prisoners"
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not driven to learn. The subjects. are ar
ranged so as to draw out of the child the
best that is in him. With this in view, diver
sified industrial trades are placed at his dis
posaI. He may thus gain an insight into
world Of endeavor and can choose that which
most nearly fits in with his natural ability.
The school has its own cafeteria now, where
foods more especially. adaptable to growing
children are prepared by the domestic sci
ence class. Music, singing, languages, bot
any, agriculture. Esperanto, are among the
subjects offered to Llano's children; and
there are many opportunities for obtaining
a real education. in addition to those pro-
vided by the regular state course of study,
making them a thinking, alert. self-reliant
group Of future builders of cooperative
commonwealth.
Equal wages are paid to men, women and
children. The theory of this is that each
colonist owes to the community his best en-
beavers, whether he be learned lawyer, hus-
ky farmer, or little school child. They give
to the whole the best they can, and in re-
turn receive the bes 49, ether can offer.
Hospital and doctor are provided when
sickness comes. and there are no charges for
such social services. Funerals are conducted
along the same lines.
There is no need for insurance in the Col
ony for the dependents receive their support
just the same. even if the father be remov-
ed from them.
Social life is made by those who live to-
gether. The great objection to living on the
land is the isolation which accompanies it.
Here in Llano. the farmers and the industrial
workers live close to the center where dane
es, entertainments, picture shows, and all
manner Of good times can be had for the
making.
No rent is charged for the houses, and
any building can be used for meetings with
out cost.
Men work in whatever industry they are
best fitted for Sometimes they are moved
around to different work as is deemed neces-
sary. but the fact is conceded that each
worker works best at something that he likes
to do and has fitted himself for. But when
it is remembered that each is working for the
whole. and the whole is working for the in-
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SPECIALIZATION OF INDUSTRY
PLANNED BY AUSTRALIANS

Melbourne, Australia. = The Aus
traIiap Council Of Action has issued a
call to all trade unions in Australia to
attend the second AIl-Australian Trade
Union congress. which opens at Mel
bourne, June 70.
The chief business of the congress
will be the consideration Of reports on
Specialization Of industry. the chain of
daily labor newspapers, steps to prevent
war, the council Of action, hours and
wages, labor research bureau, industri-
al organization. reports from trades
councils on grouping schemes for un-
ions.
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. O. INCE THE DAYS of Jesus Christ, the
- human heart has longed for the time
4, when no mans hand would be against
the hand of his neighbor, time when each
mans interest would be identical with the
best interests of the whole community. The
progressive thinker, all down through the
march Of civilization, has yearned for a bet
ter state of society in which to live. For
this reason, more than any other, men and
women have left their native soils and taxi
en- up the duties and terrible hardships of
pioneers, searching for the golden opportun-
ity.
From the East men go West; from the
West they go farther West; but the smeary
hand of exploitation has always followed
close behind, leaving them often drained to
the point Of poverty.
To get away from the tithe-paying system
from rent, interest and profit-men have
struggled and fought and planned. Coloniz-
alton enterprises have come into being in
many parts of the world, having as their OBJ
ject the grouping Of congenial workers in an
effort 10 eliminate these Objectionable phases
of human life. Many of them have partly
succeeded, only to be wrecked upon the
rocks. because of lack Of understanding
Of each others motives.
After studying most Of the former attempts
at cooperative colonization. and marking
well the rocks and shoals in the stormy seas,
JOB Hartman founded cooperative COM
munity at Llano. California, on May LIST,
1914 This community operated and pros
pered at this location until 1917, when the
water for irrigation purposes proved unequal
to the growth Of the Colony, and new and
more resourceful location was found IN Lou
isiana. where they are now located.
Founded on three great principles of soci-
ology equality Of opportunity, equality Of
income. and equality of ownership, the Llano
Colony has proven that men and women can
live together in harmony and prosper. This
Colony is Incorporated under the law as a
protection against unscrupuIous persons and
disgruntBed self-seekers. Imagine if you can,
a miniature cooperative commonwealth. and
you have Llano Colony. Imagine COM
munity where all the land, the farms, tools,
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and industries are all owned by the COLLECTIVE
ity; where each works for the other; where
each receives the same compensation for a
days work; where no member will accept
anything which any other member cannot
have on the same terms, if he desires it
in short, imagine place where the golden
rule is the only law imposed upon the COM
munity, and you are picturing the Llano Co
operative Colony.
After eight years of work, Llano Colony is
rated in the commercial world as worth over
$250,000. But Llano's least asset is its COM
mercial rating. The fullness Of life, the Joy
Of living, the satisfaction Of working, the
security for the future, the healthy environ
ment. the opportunity for education, the af
lection of your felowmen-these are priced
more. much more, than what the commercial
world calls success.
This colony now has something like thirty
industries. all collectively owned. Among
these are: apiary. auto garage, building de-
partment. brick-making plant. blacksmith
shop. butcher shop. broom factory, crate
making factory, chicken farm, dairy with
about 20 milking cows and a herd Of thoro-
bred Holstein heifersy goat ranch, hog ranch,
with several hundred Duroc- Jersey hogs,
sweet-potato storage houses, dressmaking,
grist mill. handle lathes, hotel, hospital, Ii
brary. steam laundry, land clearing, fruit or
chards, print shop. peanut butter factory.
magazine and weekly newspaper. picture
show and theater, wagon-making shop, cam
dy kitchen, shoe shop. harness shop. and
many other smaller concerns.
Then Llano's farms and gardens provide
the bulk Of the living for the coIonists. the
farmers specializing on, sweet potatoes, SUI
gar cane. peanuts, corn, beans, peas, etc.,
while the gardens provide greens and gar
den truck for the table the year around.
The system of government is exceedingly
simple. Stock is sold in the corporation at
one dollar share, and only stockholders
are employed by the Colony. An agreement
of employment is entered into between the
Colony as an organization and each individ-
ual. Each member is employed at what
he best can do, or which needs most to be
done. A board Of directors is selected each
year BY the stockholders, which board in,turn
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LAO The Trail That Leads the Cooperative Commonwealth

dividual, no one refuses TO do what is allotted
to him.
Women all find lots Of work to do. They
feed the men at the hotel wash and iron for
them at the laundry, make dresses and over
alls and shirts at the sewing department, att
tend store, office, ETC., wherever their SER
vices can be utilized to best advantage.
On special occasions such as harvesting.
or planting, all the school children are glad
to go to the fields and help. 1t is the COM
mon food store-and all will help to save
the harvest. Men, women, and children will
forsake their regular work to help where they
can.
This is because they are actuated by an
ideal. They believe in cooperation with
each other. Some co-operators think coop
Grafton means that others have TO cooperate
with them. that their lot may be bettered
Llano co-operators realize that each must
sacrifice their personal interests and amalga-
mate with the COLLECTIVELY. This is the very
ideal which has made Llano signal success
in the cooperative field. when other like
communities have disintegrated.
Men and women will laugh at hardships
and pioneering when they are propelled By
brilliantly-yisible ideal. Such an ideal
is Llano' s-to show to the world that humans
can cooperate together TO build veritable
paradise in which to live, where love and af-
lection are the predominant personal reia-
tionships and where the consideration Of the
other fellows welfare is not hidden by per-
sonal greed. In such community greed.
selfishness and jealousy cannot survive long.
If you are interested in such a commune
ity and such an ideal and would like TO learn
how to get into practical application and de-
monstration of that ideal, write for more
particulars. Ask for Cooperation in Ac-
ton, which goes more into the detail of
Colony life and is illustrated BY pictures.
showing the colonists at work.
The Colony has its express and freight
agency, and hopes to have its own postoffice
AT present address all communications to.
Llano Cooperative Colony. NewIlano, La.
(yia Leesville).
The LLANo COOPERATIVE COLONY
NEWLLANO VIA LEEsWLLE. LA.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27
PENNSYLVANIA COSSACKS
OUTRIvAL CZARIST'S THUGS
(By The Federated Pressl

Scranton. Pa. Denouncing the
Pennsylvania state constabulary as hir-
ed thugs, the Pennsylvania State Fed
Grafton of Labor, in convention here,
has sent to Gov. Sproul resolution de-
handing that he put an Immediate end
to the outrages committed by the state
cossacks. The resolution cites detail
ed instances in which the constabuIary
attacked innocent persons, including
enc instance in which ten cossacks en-
tered a striking miners home at Wind
Der and Iured him from the room while
one Of their number raped his wife.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27
FOOD PRICES RISING
WAGES DECLINING
(BY Ne Federated Pressl

Washington. Increased cost Of
food during the month ending April
IS is reported from 5 out Of lo cities
making returns to the U. S. bureau Of
labor statistics. Savannah showed 8
percent increase in that month. De
creases were reported from Fall River
Butte, Rochester and San Francisco
Of from 2 to below half Of | percent
AS compared with the average cost
in 1913. retail cost Of food April IS
1922, was AZ percent higher in Charles
ton, A percent in Buffalo, 40 percent
in Fall River, 80 percent in Manches
ter and Omaha, IS percent in Sar
Francisco, 80 percent in Little Rock
Seattle and Indianapolis, and 30 per.
cent in Louisville.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27

phosphoric acid which the mixture of
saw dust and ashes does not, in any
but a negligible amount, Here we
have thousands of tons of the very ele-
ments this soil needs, and it only needs
to be loaded and hauled on the land
The Farmers Soil Improvement Co.,
Of Winfield, Co., north Of Alexandria,
La, has, 7 miles from Winfield, a
limestone quarry and railroad that
connects with Shreveport, 10 miles
north of here, and they have offered
to sell sample car load to US at ST.
SO a ton put on the car at the quarry,
but after the sample car the price will
be higher. At this price the ground
limestone will cost us $500 per ton
placed on our side track, and $3.50 lat
er. | calculate that if we bought the
material we have available right here,
$1,000 would not pay the bill; and,
counting the humus and rotten saw
dust we have and can use. $4,000
would not pay the bill, possible $lZ,-
600 would be needed, if we were to
buy the equivalent. One corner of one
cane fields is mass Of black, rotter
saw dust, and outside of the tropics
never saw finer cane than was grown
en- that bed Of rotten saw dust. Tha
is complete demonstration Of its val
ue as a FERTILIZER. THERE IS NC
NEED TO PAY OUT ONE CENT FOR
ANY FERTILIZER FOR OUR LAM
EXCEPT IT BE FOR GROUND ROCK
PHOSPHATE; but if there is, as sus
pect, on the crest of the highest knoll
on our land. and the highest land il
the Parish, and, as | am told. the high
est land in Louisiana, deposit of rocl
phosphate, we need not buy any ph0s
phate, but quarry and grind our own.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27
PLUTocRATIC SPITE
(By The Federated Press)

Chicago. 49, A widow with four min
or children has been added to the six
women already in jail for contempt Of
court committed when they were strik-
ing cigamakers on the picket line
three years ago. There are four nurs-
ing babies with the two women and
two babies are expected to be born in
prison before the short sentences inn
posed have been served. Habeas cor
pus proceedings are to be started by
union agents.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27
HAITIANS DISLIKE
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
(By The Fedefated Press)

Washington Former Secretary of
State Lansing, stung by the fact that "a
lawyers of national reputation, led by
Louis Marshall. New York and Moor
field Story, Boston. have publicly in
dicted his Unconstitutional and law
less course in Haiti, has offered de-
Tense which is in fact confession. He
evades the entire issue by declaring
that Haiti was in a state Of anarchy
and revolt and that he wanted to fore
stall any attempt by foreign power
to seize control of the customs houses
or secure a coaling station in the is
land.
The statement issued by Mr.. Lam
sing" says the Haiti-Santo Domingo
independence society, through its bu-
reau here, in explanation of the in
vasion and occupation Of Haiti and
.Santo Domingo in 1915 under his d.
rection, is just such defense as one
would expect from the prime minister
of Japan in explanation Of the Fl de-
mands made upon China and the trea,
ties growing out of them.