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Arizona republican., 1922-04-12

dian band will furnish music, the Boy
Scouts will have charge of seating
the guests. The meeting will be
called to order by Director General ].
A. Rountree, who will introduce the
speakers of the evening. Hon Thonl-
as e. Campbell, governor of Arizona;
Hon. w. H. Plunkett, mayor of Phoe-
nix, and representatives Of the Phoe-
rix chamber of commerce, Arizona
State Good Roads association and the
Arizona division of the Bankhead
National Highway association will
deliver addresses Of welcome to the
members, delegates and visitors OF
these three conventions. Former Gov.
o. A. Larrazola Of New Mexico, vice
president OF the United States Good
Roads association, and Hon. Benne-
han Cameron, president of the Bank
head National Highway association.
will respond to these addresses OF
welcome
The first regular business meeting
of the association will be opened on
the morning Of April 25 at 8 o'clock
in the grandstand Of the Arizona state
fair grounds where all the meetings
OF the three associations as well as
committee meetings viii be held.
The Arizona State Good Roads as
VIII Et6k0 q BAC0t RdA A0S VA
Monday afternoon, commencing at
o'clock and will parade through the
streets of Phoenix TO the fair grounds.
The Indian school band will head the
procession, which will march to the
fair grounds, where the gates will be
open free to everyone to see the Unit
ed states Good Roads show and to
attend the meeting Of the Arizona
Good Roads association, which starts
at 2 o'clock and which will be pre-
sided over by Hon. .. c. Parker, pres-
ident Of the association.
1t IS the desire Of the executive Of
ficers OF the United States Good
Roads association, the United States
Good Roads show, the Bankhead Ma
tional Highway association, that the
public shall know that all sessions of
these conventions and the United
States Good Roads show will be free
and that the public is invited to at
tend the same. The life members OF
the United States Good Roads assoc
citation and the BAnkhead National
Highway association, and the dele
gates appointed by the state OF Ari-
zona, are expected to serve as mern-
bers Of the reception committee to all
members and delegates and visitors
from other states.
Arizona republican., 1922-04-12
ILLINOIS SOCIETY
IS To HOLD PICNIC
SATURDAY APRIL IS

Under the direction of W. w. Will
kinson, president Of the Illinois So
ciety, an excellent program is being
prepared for the annual picnic of the
society which will be held next Sat
urday. April is, near the Max Delta
mine in the Salt River mountains. six
miles south OF Phoenix. All former
residents OF Illinois are urged to at
tend the picnic and help to make it
the largest reunion of this state ever
held in Phoenix.
f. Tracey and p. r. Beutke. the
committee in charge Of transportation
have announced that the automobiles
for the. picnic grounds will leave
from in front of the Home Builders
office on North First avenue at IL
o'clock on Saturday morning. Those
who have no means Of transportation
are urged to call and register at the
Home Builders office so that proper
transportation facilities may be pro-
vided. The committee also asks auto
owners who will have room in their
cars for others TO notify Mr.. Tracey
at the Home Builders office as to the
number they can accommodate AL
who have means OF transportation
are asked to be in front of the Home
Builders office on Saturday morning
whether they have registered or not
and they will be taken care OF.
The road to the picnic grounds Is
out South Central avenue to the end
Of the pavement and from this point
on signs will be posted to mark the
road to ths grounds. The sports COM
niittee are devising some interesting
sports events which will be limited
to former residents of Illinois and
their families. Handsome prizes are
to be awarded TO the winners Of the
events.
The society will furnish the coffee
for the picnic and each family will
take a basket dinner. Dues for mem
bersnip In the society are 81 for the
head Of each family and viii be col
lected on the picnic grounds.
Arizona republican., 1922-04-12
OLDEST SETTLER IN.
ARIZONA PIONEER OF.
Z WESTERN STATES.

A pioneer OF two Western states is
r. j.. Holmes, who also claims the
distinction of being the oldest living
settler of the state of Arizona. In
addition to being pioneer of this
state, which he first visited in 1851.
Mr.. Holmes was recently accredited
to the California pioneers orgarli-
zation.
Mr.. Holmes emigrated from Texas
at the age of is and located iii Yuma
after a short visit in Tucson. Mr..
Holmes discovered at that time a
very profitable business which grew
out of a situation peculiar to the
time and place. Yuma was on the
route taken by the cattle drivers
from Texas to California and during
the long, dry journeys made by these
trains across the hot deserts of the
South many cattle escaped the vigi-
lance of the drivers and headed for
the Gila river. AS the drivers could
not pause to chase stray cattle they
were left to fend for themselves.
As a result of the relaxed vigilance
on thet part of the drivers the Gila
river from Yuma to ella Bend was
thick with cattle. Mr.. Holmes would
butchering them would float down
at so cents a pound.
This business was carried on dur
ing the earliest days of Yuma at q
time when the fort was just being
constructed on the California side of
the Colorado river. Yuma at that
time belonged to Mexico.
After few years Mr.. Holmes left
Yuma and began prospecting for gold
In California He ranged the Pacific
coast for many years in his quest for
the precious metal and prospected in
Oregon, Washington, idaho and Brit
ish Columbia. Still later he made a
trip to Alaska and returned from that
territory to Arizona in 1876. During
his mining career he spent 2l years
in California and became eligible to
the pioneers association of that state.
After his return to Arizona Mr..
Holmes continued his mining activi-
ties and still owns several fine pieces
Of property in the state.
Sixteen years ago he settled in
Phoenix, where he has remained
since Mr. Holmes is 50 years old
and was born in Mississippi in 1888.
He came OF good family and was edu-
Gated at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Arizona republican., 1922-04-12
30 YEARS IN STATE
HAVE NOT DAMPENED
ARDOR OF PIONEER

M. L. Wood. who came from Bonita,
near Fort Grant. to attend The Re-
pubEcan's pioneer reunion. first came
to Arizona in 1859 and at present Is
as active in the affairs of his home
town as he was more than so years
ago when he located in the district.
Mr.. Wood now is "A years old and is
as keen as a young man in his busi-
ness affairs. In the town of Bonita
he is postmaster. justice of the peace,
notary public, storekeeper and a
deputy game warden. In addition TO
this list. which would keep any man
busy all the time, he operates two
stage lines and is the administrator of
the large Besanceney estate in the
Fort Grant district
The first taste of frontier life that
Mr.. Wood had after his early arrival
In Arizona was with company of
Mexican laneers which he accom-
panied from Tucson on an expedition
against a band of Apaches. The
Mexican troops were equipped with
long lances which they used as snake.
spears when not utilizing them for
the purpose of sticking" Apaches.
Upon discovering a likely looking
rattlesnake, lancer would irnpale 1t
on his spear and after a preliminary
whirI in the air would throw 1t from
the end of the lance far out into the
brush.
After a short sojourn on a cattle
ranch south Of Tucson, Mr.. Wood
went to old Fort Grant where he Sc
cured contract for furnishing the
soldiers with beef.
Two or three months after he had
settled at the fort. treaty was made
with a village of about 1000 Apaches
and Mr.. Wood took UP mis- abode with
the Indians in order to carry on his
cattle and beef business to better adj
vantage
During his stay at the village,
raiding parties often were sent out
by the Apaches to attack isolated
Arizona republican., 1922-04-12

President GIarding has shaken
hands with more than 10000 persons
in the last year.
Arizona republican., 1922-04-12

Wednesday Afternoon, Chandler. Gil
bert, I,aveen, Glendale, Tempe and
Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1922-04-12

Only kind Of a coal strike the
consumer wants is an avoided strike.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23
RAILROAD BOARD
MAKES CHANGES
Ten-Hour Day for Signalmen, at
Usual Hourly Wage, Is
Re-EStabIiShed.
new RULING now IN EFFECT
Twelve Thousand Workers Affected
by the Decision, Which Is Looked
Upon as Opening the Door for
Longer Work Day.

Re-establishment of a ten-hOur day
at the usual hourly wage, and elm
inatiOn of time and one-half pay for
regularly assigned work on Sundays
and holidays are the new rules gov
erning railway signalmen, announced
by the United States railroad labor
board to replace the national agree
ment made under federal control
The boards rules affect more than
$4,000 rail workers and became effec-
tive Feb. 16. According to figures
based on interstate commerce COM
mission statistics, it is estimated the
annual labor bill of the railroads will
be cut about 100000 by eliminating
the overtime pay provisions of the ma
tiOnal agreement.
While the new set of rules retains
the principle of the eight-hOur day,
the door is opened, as in the case Of
maintenance of way and clerks rules
recently promulgated by the board,
for a ten-hOur day. Overtime for reg
ular assignments to Sunday work is
also eliminated. The old agreement
provided time and one-half pay for all
work over eight hours, and all Sunday
and holiday work.
Overtime pay is likewise eliminated
for employees paid q monthly salary
by a new formula for determining
the monthly rate, based on the
standard hourly rate. Other minor
provisions which will affect the sig
nalmen's pay envelopes are substitu-
ton Of straight time pay for lunch
periods when not taken, for the for
mer time and One-half rule provision
for a minimum Of three hours straight
time, instead Of two hours at time
and One-half for working less than
four hours on Sunday, and complete
elimination Of the old rule allowing
half pay from 10 o'clock at night to
6 a. m. for men travelling on board
ing cars.
Other rules were changed to elm
mate any fixed hour for starting
work and any specified lunch period,
and the rule governing the time limit
for Investigations into discharges, de-
cisiOns and appeals was extended
from seven to ten days.
Rules to replace the government
railroad administrations working
agreements covering train dispatchers,
tiremen and oilers, and express en-
plOyees will be acted on and prOmul-
gated within a short time. This will
complete the boards work of revis-
ing the rules covering all classes of
railroad employees.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23
Haskell Buys Road.

Shreveport, La.-Messages were re-
ceived Wednesday from former Gov
ernor Haskell of Oklahoma, now in
New York, announcing the consumma-
ton of a deal whereby he has pur-
chased the Louisiana Northwest rail-
road, running from McNeill, Ark, to
Chestnut, La, via Homer and Haynes
vile, distance of SO miles. The road
has been in the hands of a receiver
for some time and a portion of it has
been abandoned The new owners will
rehabilitate the property and extend it
to Ell Dorado, Ark.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23
Railway Fined $4,000.

Baton Rouge, LA decision hand
ed down Friday by the Louisiana rail
road commission imposing a fine of
$4,000 upon the Louisiana Railway and
Navigation Company for failure to COM
ply with the terms of an order pre-
viously issued by the commission, re-
curing the road to get it's roadbed and
equipment in first class condition. A
fine of 5000 a day additional is i'm
posed upon the road for every day that
1t does not comply with the order.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23
Workers Oppose Industrial Court.


Vigorous opposition to the Indus
trial court bills now pending in the
legislature is voiced in bulletin made
public by the New York State Fedora
ton of Labor.
at reads like a chapter out of the
effort of the BOlsheviks to rule Rus
sia," says the bulletin. ut is unfair
alike to employer and employee. Its
real intent seems to. be to keep wage
earners and employers continuously in
the courts whether either side wants
to be or not, by permitting outsiders
to interfere to this end.
cit emanates from the open shop
pers,' who, unable to defeat the trade
uniOnism on the industrial field, are
endeavoring to throttle by the court
route, knowing they will be unable to
bear the enormous expense involved"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23
WESTERN REFINERS
CLOSE CONVENTION
Officers Elected and Bust
ness Of Importance Trans
acted.

New Orleans, Lathe first annual
convention of the Western Petroleum
Refiners' Association ended it's ses-
sions last week with a banquet and
speechmakine. Election of officers
resulted as follows: George N. Moore,
president of the Shaefer Refining Com
pany, Chicago, president; J. A Ger
many of the Panhandle Refinery Com
pany, Dallas, vice president; w. L.
Kistler of the Producers and Refiners
Company of Tulsa, Okla, vice presi
dent, and H. G. James, secretary, Kan
sas City. A new board of directors
was also elected.
Fraudulent promotion schemes drew
the fire of independent producers at
tending the convention E. E. Shock,
president of the Indiahoma Refining
Company, declared that the indepen-
dents should organize to keep the in
dustry clean in the public mind.
"a school of instruction should be
conducted with lot of publicity to
show the gullible public that the oil
business is a regular business that
can only be handled by men trained
to the work and who are willing to
give it their utmost intelligence, en-
ergy and unfailing honesty" he said.
Declaring that railroads already
built haul oil cheaper than it can be
pumped through pipe line, Mr.. Shock
said that the transportation and the
oil interests should work hand in hand.
However, he pointed out, railroads can
reduce their rates and should do SO.
Railroads can only get rich by reduc-
ing the rates until business will move
over Them" he said, then this coun-
try will become red-bIooded and pros
porous"
Gasoline will go up &c a gallon with
in sixty days, was the prophesy of w.
H. Gray, president of the National AS
ISOLATION Of Independent Producers, at
tending the convention.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23
vandaIs Scatter camphor Scales.

New Orleans, sLa.-One of the most
costly criminal Preparations in the
state of Louisiana was announced Sat.
urday by federal authorities who de-
clared that someone riding the trains
through the state threw out at inter-
walls of about fifty miles bits of the
camphor scale. The scale has been
found near the railroad tracks by mem
bers of the state department of ento-
mOlogy. They are taking steps to re-
pair its ravages. The cleanup work
was begun in New Orleans and the
work will be concentrated here until
April 1, when the state cleanup will
begin.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23
Indiana to. Give Work to .oon.

Five months of steady work for
1000 men will be provided by the pro-
posed building program of the Indiana
state board of agriculture calling for
the expenditure of $35O,OOO to $780,
600, according to 1. Newt Brown, sec
rotary of the board. Work will begin
March 10 and continue until mld-Au-
gust or early September.
Three new buildings and one big ad-
dition is the proposed building pro-
gram, designed to give Indiana an uD-
tO-date plant for the state fairs.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23
NERVOUS and
HALF-SICK WOMEN
These Letters Recommending Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound VIII Interest You
For Your Own Good Please Read Them

Youngstown, Ohio.-"Last fall I
began to feel mean and nv back hurt
me and could hardly do nv little bit
OF hoqseWork. V was played out
when would just sweep one room
and would have to rest. would have
to put cushion behind me when I
would sit down and atnightI could not
sleep unless ] had something under
my back. had awful cramps every
month and was just nearly all in.
Finally my husband said to me one
day, why don't you try lydia e.
Pinkhan's medicine p and | said, II
am willing to take anything if l could
get well again. So took one bottle
and second one and felt better and
the neighbors asked me what l was
doing and said, Surely thrust be do.
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finished my eighth bottle and l can
not express to you how feel. the
way | would like to. If you can use
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II any woman does not believe what /
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ELMER HEAsLEY, 141 S-Jackson St.,
Youngstown, Ohio.
II was very nervous and run
down, writes Mrs. L. E. Wiese of
7O6 Louisa St., New Orleans, La. 81
Lydia e. Pinkham's Priva
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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23

them. The tablets also act as a tonic
conditioner. The health of the fowls
quickly improves, they grow faster and
the egg yield frequently is doubled.
Little chicks that drink freely of the
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The method is especially recommend.
ed for raisers of purebred stock. as
there is no risk Of sOiling the plumage.
The tablets are warranted to impart
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This remarkable conditioner, egg tonic
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The tablets are scientifically prepared,
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Any reader OF this paper may try
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just your name and address, card
will do-to the Paratab Laboratories.
Dept. 1928, HOO Coca Cola Bldg, Kan
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If your chickens are not healthier, lay
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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23
MINERA[IzED water
ROUTS CHICKEN LICE
Tablets Dropped into Drinking FOunts
Danish Vermin, Make Fowls Grow
Faster and Increase Egg Yield.

Any poultry raiser can easily rid his
flock of lice and mites, make chickens
grow faster and increase their egg
yield by simply adding minerals to the
fowls drinking water. This does away
with all bother, such as busting, greas-
ing, dipping and spraying. The neces-
sary minerals can now be obtained In
convenient tablets, known as Paratabs.
Soon after the fowls drink the mineral
lied water, all lice and mites leave
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23
Want Lonuer Workdav.

Employers throughout Spain are en-
deavoring to bring about an increase
In working hours, maintaining that the
present eight-hour day is producing
bad economic results. Lengthy dis
cussions have been held on the sub
ject between representatives of the
workers and their employers in all the
principal centers of industry and pop
ulatiOn.
Negotiations held in Madrid were
without result, and at Bilbao the
workers at a similar meeting refused
to accept diminution of wages or an
Increase in hours.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23
Great Lockout in Denmark.

A general lockout has been declared
in Denmark. 1t affects nearly all in
dustries, including the harbOr workers
in most of the ports, but not the sea-
men. About 10000 employees are in
volved, and it is considered the biggest
labor struggle in the history of the
country.
The trouble began toward the end
Of January, when the employers at
tempted to make a 20 per cent cut in
the wages, with longer hours. The
newspapers and public services are
not affected.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23
a Guilty. Consclenca.

"You look troubled, Zeke," remarked
Squire Witherbee.
81 am that Squire" said Chigger-
vllle's best-knOwn loafer. "Ive been
down to tn gospel tent hearin' that
new sawdust evangelist preach on tn
sin of ldleness. Before tn Teller got
through. dog my cats If 1 didn't think
he was personally acquainted with
me !-Birmingham Age-HeraId
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23
New Trial Is DELAYED.

Amite, Lathe new trial of the
six men who were sentenced to be
hanged for the murder of Dallas
Gaines at Independence last year, and
who are now confined in the Parish
Prison, New Orleans, will not be held
until late spring OF early summer.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23
Health Board Named.

Natchitoches, LAT it's regular
meeting the police jury appointed a
new Board of Health as follows: DR..
c. R. Reed and Mrs. w. c. Pierson
of Natchitoches; DR.. NJ Hankins of
Campti; DR.. ]. B. Pratt of Natchez and
DR.. Charles Marlborough of Robeline.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23
They,d Know About Il.

One day young aunty was left in
charge of the small apartment and
the two children.
I'm going into the kitchen to pre-
pare baby's milk, Bobby" she said
importantly; you be sure to call me
when he wakes up"
"0h, you'll hear him for YOURSELF"
flung Bobby; shat kid turns himself
on the minute he wakes up-he's his
own alarm clock I"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23

wouldoften sit down and cry, and was
always blue and had no ambition. I
was this way for over q year and had
allowed myself to get into quite q
serious condition. One day l saw your
advertisement in the daily paper and
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Vegetable Compound at once. have
improved ever since taking the third
bottle and find it is the best medicine
! have ever TAKEN"
Benefited by First Bottle
81 was completely run down and
not able to do my homework. just
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have energy to get upwhen once l sat
down. read advertisement Of
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound in our paper The Indiana Daily
Times, and learned all about it, Ire.
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work, even washing and ironing, and
/ never felt better in my life. [ tell
all my friends it is due to you. Mrs.
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St., Indianapolis, Indiana.
You should pay heed to the expert.
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inc Co. LYNN. Massachusetts,
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23
LIGHTNING Kills TWO Norman.

Minden, La.-Mrs. Sallie Jones, aged
80, and Miss Hazel Quinn, 10, were
killed by lightning which struck the
formers home four miles east of Min
den during a severe rainstorm, accom-
panied by much electrical display.
Mrs. Jones was a widow with three
children, of whom the oldest is 10.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23

Houston, Texas. 81 consider Dr..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription a won
derful tonic for women. 1t has been
Of especial benefit to me during moth
highly to other young mothers Mrs.
Willie McNeely, 2213 Chestnut Street.
Don't wait moment if you're weak
but procure this Prescription of DR..
Pierce's, in tablets or liquid, at your
nearest drug store. If you are troubled
write DR.. Pierce, President Invalids
Hotel in Buffalo, N. Y, and receive
good medical advice In return, free Of
all expense.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23

A girl is seldom interested in a
young man unless she declares that
she isn't.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23
Rainfall Was HEAVY.

Columbia, La.-This section of the
country was visited by heavy rainfall
recently. The smaller streams are
flooded.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-03-23

A bright girl doesn't think herself
an angel just because some man tells
her she is.