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Evening star., 1922-03-05
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
IS CELEBRATED TODAY
Mr.. and Mrs. g. W. Armstrong
Have Been Married for
Fifty-Eiye Years.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Armstrong will
celebrate the fifty-f,fth anniversary
of their wedding tomorrow night at
their residence, 1907 Park road. when
they will receive a small body Of
friends at an informal gathering.
Mr. Armstrong Is still hale and
hearty. Last Christmas eve. despite
his eighty years of age. he entered
the bowling tournament at the Arcade
alleys. nearby. and walked homo with
4 first-prize turkey, much to the sur
prise of his wife, who prepared the
bird for the Christmas dinner.
Both came here from Syracuse. N. Y.
where they were married on March 6,
1857 MIR. Armstrong was an officer in
the Sth New York Cavalry during the
civil war. and he still exercises on
horseback. Mrs. Armstrong also Is in
exceptional health at her age of
seventy-seven.
There is but one living relative OF
the couple, q son. Lieut. g. W. Arm
strong. jr. L. S. ~. who is now at
Port-au-Prince.
Evening star., 1922-03-05
18TH WRECK VICTIM
DIES IN OHIO TOWN
Crossing Watchman Testifies
Motor Bus Failed to Stop
for Signal.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. March 4.--The
death list in the crash at Painesvtlle,
Ohio. last night between . New York
Central express train and an automo-
bile bus mounted to fifteen late today.
when Mrs. Martin Steinbeck of Fair
port. who sustained a fractured skull
In the collision. died in the Paines-
Vile Hospital.
OF the four remaining injured one is
expected to die, Nick Nenno OF Fair
port. who sustained q fractured skull
George E. McGhse Of Medina. Ohio,
who died at the Painesville Hospital
today from q fractured skull, was the
fourteenth victim.
At the inquest this afternoon, A. W.
Barnes, New York Central railroad
watchman at the crossing, testified
that tho motor bus which was struck
by the flyer went on to the tracks de-
spite a white lantern warning swung
directly in its path for q minute by
him. He said he saw the trains head
light when 1t was four miles away,
and that he saw the bus coming about
two minutes before the crash.
In his opinion. he testified, the train
was running almost forty miles an
hour
Evening star., 1922-03-05
1900 NOVA SCOTIA
Miners MAY STRIKE.
Union Chiefs Refuse to Sign
Letter Urging Men to Ac--
cept 20 Per Cent Pay Cut.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SYDNEY. Nova Scotia, March A.
Possibility Of a strike of 1900 Nova
Scotian coal miners loomed today
when J. B. McLachlan, secretary
treasurer. and two district board
members of. District 2s, United Mine
Workers of America, refused to sign
a letter advising the miners to accept
compromise wage offer made by the
British Empire Steel Corporation.
Although other members Of the
board signed. the letter, some union
ofncials expressed doubt whether the
compromise measure could win ap-
proval without sanction Of the three
dissenting members. MeLachlan es-
pecially was said to have strong in
fluence with the workers: -
The Nova Scotian workers will vote
OF the ofef March IA. at the same
time that other districts are casting
strikes. No strike ballots have been
issued in District 26, as the district
reserved the right when It was organ
tracts Independently.
The compromise offer Of the British
Empire Steel Corporation, which was
accepted by majority Of the wage
scale committee on March 1. subject
to union ratification, calls for 20
per cent wage cut. The company
originally introduced 35 per cent
cut. which was cut to 25 per cent by
an arbitration board. The union re-
fused to accept this award.
Evening star., 1922-03-05
FAMILIES 60 TO QUEBEC.
Departing From Textile Sections a.
- : Strike Continues.

MANCHESTER. N. H., March A.
sixty families Of mill operatives have
left this city for the province Of Que
bee since the: start Of the strike which
has kept some 10000 employees Of the
AmoskeaE and Stark cotton mills idle
for three weeks Most Of these French
Canadians have said thSt their de-
parture was merely for the purpose
of visiting relatives ana that they
would return later.
Strike leaders said today that they
were ready to meet the special alder
manic mediation committee for the
purposeIof discussing the issue Of the
strike. which was called because OF .
20-ner cent wage reduction and a res
toration Of the fifty-four-hour week.
They added that they would seek
conferences next week with Senator
Gsorge II. Moses, who 10 expected to
visit the state, and would press their
REQUEST for Q congressional invsstt-
CATION Of the New Hampshirs textile
situation -
and down the streets today IN spite
OF \ cold rain, collecting money for
the strikers in "Tag day effort.
strike oommissary has been opened at
which Toods are sold at cost prices 70
those who present union cards.
Evening star., 1922-03-05
ANOTHER TEXTILE
!. STRIKE SETTLED
Woonsocket Falls Mills Com.
promise-Hope Held 9th.
ers May Follow.
By the Associated Press.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., March Am
nouncement was made today by the
management of the woonsockst Falls
mills at woonsocket. r. l., that the
strike in that plant, which began
three weeks ago. has been settled by
compromise. The mill. which employs
$50 hands in the manufacture Of
plushi will reopen Monday morning.
This is the second plant in the
Blackstone valley to make peace
with the strikers. Earlier in the
week the Acme Finishing Company in
Pawtucket had agreed to cancel its
notice Of fifty-four-hour week and
90 per cent wage reduction. Ac-
cording to today's announcement. tho
Woonsocket Falls mills will retain
the forty -eight-hour week and the
workers will accept a wage reduction
Of from 6 to 10 per cent. =
Pickets to Renew Activity.
Tonight both James NJ. Dick. or
ganizer of the Amalgamated Textile
Workers. who Is heading the strike
forces in the Pawtucket valley. and
Thomas F. Mcmahon. president of the
United Textile Workers. general Of
the Blacstone valley strikers, de-
clared that Monday morning would
see renewed activity in all sections
Of the Rhode Island textile area. A
policy of intensified picketing" was
announced to the strikers at mass
meetings throughout the day, and
Mr.. Mcmahon stated that one Blaok-
stone valley mill, which he did not
name. would see mass picketing."
In the Pawtucket valley. whore the
Hope Company's mill at Hope was re-
opened Thursday and pickets were
later driven from the vicinity Of the
plant by cavalrymen and machine
gunners. strikers will test their
picketing rights Ito the limit" Or
ganizer Dick announced. Monday is
the time set for the test.
Board Re-Enters Situation.
The state board of mediation and
conciliation. which failed early in the
week to induce mill owners and
strikers to submit their differences
to arbitration, re-entered the situa.
ton today. At the close Of q meet
ing lasting two hours and q half it
was announced that the board had
renewed attempts at arbitration.
Failing in this effort, the statement
continued, the board would take
other measures "of great interest to
the public"
FAMILIES GO TO QUEBEC.
Evening star., 1922-03-05
PREDICTS EARLY BONUS.
MacNider says Bill viii Be Passed
Within Few Weeks.

AURORA. ILL.,, Msrch 4.--The SOL
diers' adjusted compensation bill.
be passed within the next few weeks
and will not be vetoed" Hanford
MacNider, national commander Of tine
American Legion, predicted today in
an address at Moose Heart: Ill. where
he went to inspect q vocational school
for disabled aeryiee, GENE men ~ at M me oval Wal
Order of Moose.
Evening star., 1922-03-05
HEAT REVEALS LIQUOR.

4 SAN FRANCISCO. March 4.--Steam
customs ofiicers here to be escaping
from. the boilers Of the liner Ventura,
Just IN from the orient. A soft per-
fume Of Scotch whisky pervsded the
vessel. Investigation disclosed 120
quarts catched in the steampipes.
About q dozen bottles had EXPLODED
Evening star., 1922-03-05
FREE! FREE!

A lifetime guarantee Of free
mechanical service Nth
every FICTROLA purchased
here-NO REPAIR BILLS
sohen yon buy your VIC
TROLA RERE-sce keen It
in condition FREE.
Evening star., 1922-03-05
WISCONSIN TICKET NAMED.

MADISON, Wis. March 4.-The pro-
gressive republican state ticket to enter
the primaries next September was an
nounced today from the office Of Sena-
tor Robert NJ. La Toilette. 1t includes
Senator La Toilette for election and
Gov. John ]. Blaine, also for re-election.
Evening star., 1922-03-05

Women mountain climbers in Swift
xsrisnd smear their faces with SCOT to
protect them from the rays Of the
sun.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-01-05
BEEF CATTLE BOUGHT
AT INTERNATIONAL

Walter Godchaux. prominent breed
er of the State, has just returned from
the International Livestock Show at
Chicago, where he purchased ten head
of prize-winning Shorthorn cattle and
eight head of Aberdeen Angus for his
Rosewood farm in AvoyeIles parish, &C
cording to c. c. Chapman, beef cattle
specialist, Louisiana State University,
who states that this is one of the most
valuable lots of beef cattle ever brought
into the South, and makes Rosewood
Farm one of the premier breeding es-
adjustments, not only of Shorthorns,
but Aberdeen Angus as well.
The eight Angus cove purchased
were of the best blood, some of which
were from the farm that showed the
International grand champion Aber-
deem Angus bull, and are distinct adj
dition to the herds Of pure-bred beef
cattle already in the State.
Mr.. Chapman states that many
breeders are purchasing the best blood
lines in the country, as they find thai
now is the opportune time to go into
the beef cattle business, while price,
are low and the best can be purchas
ed at a reasonable price.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-01-05

those of the chain stores have been ad-
vancing amazingly"
The merchants must realize that peo-
pie are not always going to pay much
more to the local merchant for the
same goods than he would have to pay
to these mail-order houses. When it
is shown the customer that freight OF
express charges added will bring the
same article to the same price or even
little more, the home town people
will prefer to buy where they can see
what they are getting and can get it
when they want it.
The persisting driving home of this
fact in the country papers is telling
its tale.
The moral is: Buy at home where
your merchant can study your needs
and strive to supply them. To the mer-
chant: Advertise your wares so that
the people can know what you have,
and tell them what it will cost them.
Cooperation between merchant and
customer is the secret of fair dealing.
Fair dealing will do much to build up
the business Of the town and the pros
perity Of the parish generally.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-01-05
MAIL ORDER HOUSE PROFITS
FOR HOME TOWN MERCHANTS

The persistent advertising of the
home town merchants and the con-
slant propaganda against people send
ing their money out of town has re-
suited in the business of the farmer go
ing to the home town merchant.
While there is no way of definitely
ascertaining how much the hometown
merchants have benefited, it is reason
able to presume that the proportion is
at least approximate to the losses Of
the mail order houses. '
It is stated that the great house of
Sears, Roebuck and Co. lost $500
OOG during the first SIX months of 49,
III, while their inventories were reduc-
ed only about $25,0O0,000. Their
stock went down on the stock market
from $I06 year ago to below 500
per 500 share This stock sold few
years ago at $40 per share.
Montgomery Wards business has de-
creased aIarmihgly during the past
months. as the following clipping from
the Publishers Auxiliary will show:
Those who believe that the mail-or-
der business will continue to grow as it
has developed in the past cite the re-
cent experience Of Montgomery. Ward,
and Co. by way of proof. This COM
panys sales in dollars for November
showed decrease of 1898 per cent
in spite Of the increase in the number
Of individual orders received during the
month, which amounted to 30 per cent,
anil there was a comparative gain in
the number Of new customers added to
the books Of the company. 1t is con-
tended that this process is building up
an enormous good will for the concern,
and that when the farmer is in better
financial position the new customers
who are buying to-day comparatively
small bits of goods will in better days
make as large average purchases as
have the customers of the house in the
past.
Those who reason to the contrary
explain the phenomena described in
this wise:
"The average farmer has borrowed
TO the limit of his credit at the country
bank and has accumulated accounts
payable with all the merchants of his
home town who will give him credit.
To-day when he sells load Of corn o.
a case of eggs, he dare not put the
money in the bank. fearing that it will
be credited against his notes; and he
hesitates to take cash in to the corner
grocery because the storekeeper will
expect him to pay something on back
accounts. Consequently he demands
cash for his produce, buys post-office
money order and makes such purchas.
es as are absolutely necessary from the
Chicago mail-order houses.
There is another side to this pic
ture to which little attention has beer
given. Those who are chiefly inter
ested in chain stores contend that thes,
institutions are slowly cutting into tn,
business Of the mail-order house. Ii
proof Of this they cite the fact tina
while the securities of mail-order hous
es have been falling to new low levels
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-01-05

Eugene V. Debs, who was released
from Atlanta on Christmas, announces
that he will continue to make war up
on war. He says:
There will be war in some form.
and war growing progressively more
and more destructive until COMPETE
tive world has been transformed into
a cooperative world. Every war for
trade sooner or later and inevitably be-
comes a war of blood"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-01-05

Many hundreds of students will be.
on the flying field to witness the de-
parture. The Hearst International Mo-
vie News Service take pictures of the
departing scenes. which were shown
locally Monday night at the magnifj-,
cent Capitol theater and the, freak"
stunt will be sent as news over the ma
ton. 'r~f
At Chicago, and at various other
places along the route, cameras and
movie men will be busy. Many thou
sands of pieces of literature will be dis
tributed on the way under the caption:
IA Message From the Sky"
A remarkable surgical operation has
been porformel in Paris. Suzanne and
Madeline r., sisters, born with their
bodies joined, were surgicalIy separat-
ed after the illness of Madeline became
dangerous. The operation was per-
formed, but Madeline died, though SUI
zanne still lives. These sisters were ex-
hibited as the modern "Siamese Twins. ="
Some months ago, travelling cir
Gus brought to the clinic of the P. S. c.
two sisters from Bohemia, joined to-
gether from the second lumbar to the
base of the sacrum by what appeared
to be tough cartilage. They were
two separate women with the excep-
ton of the anal tract. Otherwise their
! organs functioned as two people. Their
method of locomotion was almost
straight front, Rosa stepping slightly
sideways. One of the sisters had
handsome son eleven years old, who
was perfectly normal.
Separation in this case would mean
death probably for one unless an arti-
fetal rectum and anal tract could be
made.
An insignificant act of kindness
almost thirty years ago was rewarded
recently upon the death of Ernest de
Saint Giles. professor, insurance man
ager and author. who left tailor Arch
ibaId Birse of Chicago 100000.
"Just little act of kindness to a
stranger in a strange land said Mr..
Birse.
y - y
Arbuckle brothers and the American
Sugar Refining Company reduced the
price on railroad sugar to 5 cents. The
''jitney" as a price for anything seems
as if ancient history were repeating it.
self.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-01-05
Classified Section

TO EXCHANGE.-An accordion, vi
emma style; three row keys; II base,
for chromatic scale accordion. Or
will sell.-Address George Matt. New
llano, via Leesville, La. 46
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-01-05

FOR SALE.-50O acres: 80 in cult
walton; lots of good timber on ball
ance; good house; two tenant houses.
$l0,500 for alI.-See C. T. Pickett.
Llano Colony. 38
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-01-05

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE DEMOCRAT
Phone l79. 129 subscribers in one
week. Get in on our special price
,$I.25 year, just for this week.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-01-05
Buy A Purebred
HolStein Calf
$25.OO
DO IT NOW-NOW IS THE TIME
FALL-DROPPED CALVES ARE THE
VERY BEST FOR RESULTS.

Friesian-Holstein, I5-l6ths pure
blood calves; 5 to 7 weeks old; u. S.
Veterinary Inspected; from large
mixers and registered sired; quality
and delivery guaranteed; rates low;
safe and profitable. Price $500
each.
Address W. A. DOUGHERTY, U. S,
FARMS, Newllano Colony, Leesville,
La. Adv c
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-01-05

FOR SALE-lO2 acres; 81 acres
cultivated; 2 good houses; 2 barns.
Price, $4,000. Close to Colony hotel.
George T. Pickett. 80
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-01-05

FOR SALE-55-acre farm near Pick
ering; As acres cleared of stumps.
well-fenced and cultivated; family or
.chard of mixed fruits; two good hous-
es; barns and other buildings. Price
~ ano So T. T Pickett. Ilano
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-01-05

FOR SALE-2OO acres near Picker
ing; 30 acres in cultivation; good tim
Der on the balance; hummock and
black land; good six room house with
two brick fireplaces; a bargain at
$4500.-See Pickett LIano Colony.32
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-01-05

Arbuckle brothers and the American
Sugar Refining Company reduced the
price on railroad sugar to 5 cents. The
'jitney" as price for anything seems
as if ancient history were repeating it.
self.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-01-05


One of The most unique advertising
stunts for Chiropractic was undertake
en- Monday, the day after Christmas,
when A. w. Whischer, doctor stu
dent of the Palmer School of Chiro-
pracdc at Davenport, started by air
plane for flight to Woburn, Mass.
more than 1900 miles.
For AZ years Whitcher had been sick.
He tried everything to regain his health.
He was druggist anil banker. Moth
ing on his shelves helped and neither
did the dollars in his safe deposit
vaults. He learned of Chiropractic
through several friends who had been
made well. He declared his intention
of coming to Davenport to get well
and to learn the science. His physi-
cian-friends laughed at him and said:
You'll be coming back in box. "
Whitcher replied defiantly:
I'll come back well man and in
an airplane."
Whitcher is now well and is Chi
ror,r,rto, ~.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-02
NEGRO HAS STRANGE
EXPERIENCE, HE SAYS

Is there an active Ku Klux Klan or
ganization in Phoenix?
There Is a negro in this city who is
ready to say that there most GER
tainly is. He appeared at police
headquarters last night with a bril-
liant X painted on his chest and a
similar letter on his back. On his
face, arms and other parts of his
body were indiscriminate blotches Of
paint partly hiding marks which may
have been left there by a rope lash.
The negro was OF unusual stature
and physical build, but he was ap-
parently helpless in crowd of
masked men which carried him into
the desert at the end of South Central
avenue and effectively marked him.
According to story he told the
police. the negro was stopped at the
corner of Fifth and Washington
streets about o'clock last night and
forced into one of two cars which
carried a party OF eight masked and
armed men He was handcuffed and
blindfolded. The two cars went out
South Central avenue until the des-
ert was reached, when the men or
dered him TO get out They partially
stripped him and applied the paint.
then lashed him with ropes He said
the men told him they were members
Of the Ku Klux Khan
Arizona republican., 1922-03-02

mission, as they felt the commission
would act in the best interests OF the
county.
The roads committee OF the Mesa
district chamber OF commerce, at a
meeting held last night, authorized
J. g. Raymond, president OF the as
socfation. TO advise the highway COM
mission that they would endorse the
action Of the highway commission In
awarding the contract as they were
Of the opinion that the commission
would act only in the best interests or
the county.
The committee of the Phoenix
chamber OF commerce late yesterday
afternoon presented the Following
resolution to the commission:
Confidence in Commission
Phoenix. Ariz., Mar. ], 1872.
The Maricopa County
Highway Commission,
Phoenix Ariz.
GentIemen:
we wish to thank you for the OPP
portunity of comforting with you, and
cor the complete information you
have furnished US covering the tabu-
lafi0ns OF the bids on the Marlcopa
county highways presented TO YOU on
Monday. Feb. az, 1892: also for the
opportunity OF reviewing the valuable
information which You have gath
cred from other sources on the types
of roads on which bids were pre-
sented.
we feel that with your thorough
knowledge or the local situation. and
with the complete information in
your possession. you are In a position
10 act IN this matter of awarding a
Arizona republican., 1922-03-02
Detroit Failures
Cause Investors
To Lose Millions

DETROIT, March 10. - Investiga-
tion by state and county authorities
of alleged questionable practices OF
brokerage houses here, disclosed to-
day that Detroit investors may have
lost nearly $2,000,000 through opera
tion of four firms that have sus-
pended recently.
That the business Of other firms
might add to this total was the belief
expressed tonight by Prosecuting At
torney Paul w. VOORHEES,, who is di-
recting the Inquiries.
The offices of the Gerard Summers
company, also dealers in oil land
leases, were closed today following
appointment of a receiver in federal
court and simultaneously Elmer u.
Gerard, Frank Summers and Richard
p. O'Shaughnessy, heads of the firm
were held for trial under the blue
sky law.
This company, It was alleged, sold
leases on Wyoming land, and collect-
ed approximately $36O,000. Testi-
mony at the recorders court examin-
alton OF Gerard. Summers and
O'Shaughnessy was TO the effect the
leases were upon land not In the re-
gion of oil deposits.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-02
WITNESS TESTIF|ES
COCHISE CONSTABLE
SHOT UNARMED MAN
TRepubIIcan A. p. Leased WIreJ


TOMBSTONE, Ariz., Mar. /. -
Mrs. Ruth Hoover of Tucson. Ariz,
was on the witness stand practically
the entire day in the trial of w. j..
Bennett, former deputy sheriff and
constable at Benson, Ariz., charged
with the murder on January % OF Il.
o. (Red) Osborne, also of Tucson.
Mrs. Hoover, the states chief wit
ness, testified that, following quar-
rel with Bennett in Bennett's garage,
Osborne threw back his coat to show
that he was unarmed and dared Ben
nett to fire. Bennett fired twice,
Mrs. Hoover testified, killing Osborne
almost instantly.
Before the quarrel, Mrs. Hoover
said. Osborne had given Bennett a
bottle of whiskey from three cases of
LIQUOR that Osborne and she had TAX
en- to Benson from Douglas, Ariz.
She and Osborne. testified the wom-
an, spent several hours with Bennett
after reaching Benson. When Os-
borne and she started to leave, she
said Bennett cursed Osborne as a
double crosser," told him to ''get out
and stay out" and then drew a re-
volver. 1t was then, she testified,
that Osborne told Bennett he had
no gun.
After the staying, Mrs. Hoover tes-
titled. Bennett tried to influence her
to swear to statements regarding the
affair that were not true.
During cross examination OF the
witness the defense made avowal that
ii would prove that the relations be-
tween Osborne and Mrs. Hoover were
of such an intimate nature that they
would be introduced in trial in an
effort to show extreme bias and
prejudice on the part OF the witness
The trial of Bennett who claimed
at the inquest in January that he
fired only after Osborne moved one
hand toward a hip pocket. is ex-
this week.