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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-03-24
THE BONUS BILL
PASSED HOUSE
BY A LARGE
MAJORITY
Four Billion Dollar Measure
Goes Through By a Vote
OF 333 To 20
by Associated Press1

WASHINGTON, March 24-rass-
ed by lie House 333 to 20 the Soldier
Bonus Eili was made ready today for
the Senate, but what will happen to it
there IS problematical, although the
House proponents proposed to use
every tffort to prevent It being shelved.
Party lines disappeared both in the
general debate and OH the final roll
call, "a. Republicans, 80 Democrats
and one Socialist supporting the bill
and ~ Republicans and % Democrats
voting against it.
AS passed by the House, the bonus
bill would provide for Immediate cash
payments to veterans whose adjust
ed service pay would not exceed $50
and would give to other veterans the
option Of these four plans:
Adjusted service certificates, wifi;
provisions authorizing loans by banks
IN the first three years after nex1
October ] and by the government
thereafter, the certificates to run Tor
60 years and to have a face value at
maturit.. of the amount of the adjust
ed service credit at the rate Of 81 4
day 80. domestic service and $1.25 {:
day &C.. foreign sservice, increased by
-as~2' g. 'Yr}tsrs eegt. plus interest at the rate
Of 1-2 per cent, compounded annually
Vocational training aid after Jan.
l, 1922, at the rate Of $1.75 a day, the
total payments not to exceed, how
ever, 40 per cent Of the adjusted
service credit.
Farm and home aid under whfcn
veterans. who purchase or improve
farms @. homes would be paid after
July /. 1928 sum equal to their adj
justed service credit increased by -
per cent.
: Land settlement, under which lanas
would he reclaimed under the super
vision Of a special board and farm
units established for sale to the Vec-
Grams at price fixed by the board, less
the smnunt of the adjusted service
sscredit cue the purchasers
i In only two important particulars
docs this measure differ from the
one passed by the House two year'
ago ANA that shelved II the Senate
last July. The original cash bonus
option was eliminated and the bant
loan provision of the adjusted servlci
certificate title substituted.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-03-24
GOV. MORRISON APPEALS s
To SCHOOL TEACHERS
FOR AID

\ peraoila appeal from Governor
MorTisnn to every rural school teach
er in North Carolina to cooperate ear
ncst!v and effectively IN the Live
at Home campaign is being mailed
his week. The Governor declares
hat probably no other individuals in
the State are in quite so advantageous
position to render effective service i'll
this movement for economic indepen-
sinnce % are the teachers, and prob.
ably % other class Of our people is
Ia better position to realize the appall-
ing aecu from . standpoint Of health
as v III rs economic independence, IS
are rhe teachers
The Governor appeals TO the teach
ers to put before your pupils effec-
tIVCT t:lIti continuously the advantages
u i>eople raising their living 81
nome, III g particularly the advantages
aud Eholescme, through the tending
i 9 veal garden, the keeping Of ons
"f n,"re cows and an ample flock o
pouif@E, and the raising of sufficient
hogs 10 provide the family with meat
The ynac around
Ii every rural teacher in Nortt
Carolina Will do his or her part i.
ms matter we can not only stop tht
e@onorsic drain Of $lOO,o0O,0 900 yea
fFh1ci, sc are now sending to othc1
'iates fcl food for our people an(
teedst,ff3 for OUT livestock, but VI
would In safe in adding to this anoth
er aloG,0n0,OOO a year as an econosns
gain from greater physical efficienc,
aud Let:es health conditions as r.
Snlt "a more wholesome Iiving,'' IL
fareS tic Governor
The Governor is also addressing
otter TO each school committeeman i
the Zone crop sections Of this state
IA which he appeals to them to us
their influence in every commun1t,
u further. the ffLive-at Home' pra
gram.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-03-24
THE AMERICAN
COTTON EXPORTS
DECREASE
(By A.ssociated Press,

WASHINGTON, March 24.-Amerl-
can Cotton exports. including inters
III February amounted to three hundred
and thirty eight thousand, four nu'i-
.dred AND forty bales ABS, ,440) valued
at thirty one million dollars compared
witt, four hundred and ninety-three
thousadn four hundred and twenty
six 1854 1926 bales valued at forty
Two million dollars during February
last wear.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-03-24
RAILROAD EARNINGS

Washington, March 24.-Two hund'
red If the POI class one American
railroads earned A29, ,604 ,O0o III Jan
uary last, according to railroad com
:pilations Of Interstate Commerce Com
mission reports. This was said to show
p so ,,e, cent capital return on 235,3so
rail miles, compared with 81 per cent
!
in December.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-03-24
H||IMAN MAKES STRONG
APPEAL To CHURCH
MEMBERS AGAIN,
HE'S SUBJECT BEING tsFOLLOW-
ING CHRISTI

To a large and attentive audience,
Rev. E. l.. Hillman preached last
night on the subject, Following
Christ - His sermon was well del1v-
cred and he held his hearers spell
bond throughout the discourse.
The singing, which has been exceed
;ngly good throughout these services,
was better than ever last night, the
choir exeelling itself in the special
selection, "The Awakening Chorus.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-03-24
NEGRO IN Tolls
Of Law FOR
CASH|NC
CHECK

Sometime ago Bellamy & Co., mailed
4 check with envelope addressed TO
Frank Clark with check payable to
same person wit 1nemorandum or
check that it was for 1921 taxes. The
check ard letter should have been
addressed, however, to Irwin Clark.
clerk Of the Board of Commissioners.
The letter with check enclosed was
received by q negro named Frank
Clark, "ho proceeded to cash it. He
took It to Burroughs Pittman- Wheeler
Compfav who gave him the cash for =
When Eellamy 4 Co., received their
statement from the bank the cancelled
check was enclosed, but in the mean
Itine they ha:, been asked to pay their
takes. No one apparently remember
ed the negro or knew just where any
one by that name lived, SO a little of
Sherlock Holmes tactics were resorted
Ito. A registered letter was mailed to
o1ae iaran}S Clark with request for 70.
turn card. 1t was signed for the sig.
i'ature corresponding exactly TO rne
one casting the check. Officers were
! dispatched to arrest the offender and
.ow in the tolls Of the law
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-03-24
BAPTIST PUBLISHER SAYS
YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD
MAKE LOVE IN CHURCH
( BY Associated Press,

SPOKANE, Wash, March 24.-pr.
Owen {. Brown, Editor of adult pub
lcations OF the Baptist Church, H.
clared III an address today that yolng
people should be encouraged to make
love IL church, to help make matches
in the midst of good Christian infl'i
encc.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-03-24
CLOUDBURST
CAUSES CREEK
To FLOOD CITY
{By Associated Prass)

BURLINGTON, KAN, March "a
Four persons were killed and prop
erty damage estimated at seven hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars was
caused here by a cloudburst, which
sent Eock Creek swooping down on
the city, washing away twenty-five
houses and causing the caving in OF
several blocks of store fronts.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-03-24
BANDITS ENTER
HOME, KILLING.
SEVEN MEMBERS
'0F The FAMILY
by Associated Press)

BELFAST, Ireland, March PA
band Of armed men entered the home
of Owen Mcmahon, lined seven mem
bers Of the family against the wall aud
riddIa*l them with bullets, believed
to be i'll reprisal for the shooting O.;
a constable on the streets yesterday.
The city is greatly stirred.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-03-24
The MISSISSIPPI RISING
RAPIDLY, BUT IT IS
THOUGKT LEvEEs
WILL HOLD

MEMPHIS. March 24-Although
the Mississippi River IS rising rapidly,
aud indications point to the highest
water since 1916, the Government s.n-
gineers expressed the belief today that
the Ia:rt.e system will hold.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-03-24
COAL STRIKE WILL
De CREAI
IN HISTORY
by Associated Press)

CLEVELAND, O., March 24.--The
general policy committee of the United
Mine Workers met here today 10
complete arrangements for the putting
into effect what President Lewis de-
clared would be the greatest strike III
history
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-03-24
BOY DIED RATHER THAN
SUBMIT To TEACHERS 6
SEVERE TREATMENT
(Dy Associated Fressl

JACKSON, GA, March 24.--Lcavih9 2
note saying he died because he 1is!
not wish to submit to further
chastiSement from his school teacher,
Arthur Wall, fifteen years old, con;
n,itted suicide today by firing q bui-
let through his heart.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-03-24

WASHINGTON, March 24-The
proposed amendments and reservations
to the Four-power Pacific Treaty was
voted down one after another III the
Senate today, approaching the finai
vote on ratification. The majority
was overwhelming and followed per
lines. Only a few Democrats foitoW-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-03-24
Amendments To Four-Power Treaty
Voted Down In Rapid Succession
By Senators.

ed.~ Senators Underwood and Lodge
opposing the amendments. Opposed by
only few irreconciiables and apnruv-
ed by i majority Of sixtyse7en &c
twenty SIX. Article -Four was adopt
ed by majority of seventy three .
eight.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-03-24
wCATRE2 REPORT

For North Carolina: Fair sud
warmer tonight, Saturday increasing
c1oudines, moderate variable winda
becoming sontherly.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-03-24
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
GIVEN OPPORTUNITY tn
COMPLETE FOR PRIZE


'or hlgn school students in the $40 high
schools in North Carolina will be Civ
en- an opportunity to compete 70,
= coo IL prizes donated by Henry
MorgentEau, former United States Am
bassadoF to Turkey, the contest OPEN
ing at once and closing June Is. ac-
ccrdlng to announcement Wednesday
ny Col. George H. Bellamy.
These prizes will be given for the
best essay OF oration on the economic
and international conditions which
have to do with the present dcp1orapie
conditiors OF the peoples in the Near
East wiic have for centuries been pe.-
secuted by. the Turks in the name OF
Mohan Sism. Col, Bellamy is
sta srman for the Near East Re-
n North Carolina and Josephus
f5anie!s honorary state chairman
The prizes will be given for essays
from various states in the union AMI
three viii be given for the best ESSAYS
submitted xn the nation. A first prize
Iof 5000 in cash will be awarded the
winner e the national contest follow
ed by $500 for the second hest and
800 fer the third. In each state i
prize q $15 will be given for the best
essay or grafton, $40 for the second an.s
SIS for the third
According to the announcement by
Col. Bellamy the grafton must nave
as its theme some phase OF the presen.
political, social, educational or indus
trial condition in the countries of the
Near East including Turkey, SYRIA,
Palestine, Georgia and Armenia aad
must contain not less than l5OO nor
more than 1000 words
The Grafton Or essay must be deiiv-
cred n Z, commencement exercises, ora
'N''i'' 20 '''-
and . typewriter. copy must be sent
: 70 the state office in Raleigh not lat
- ~
'*es vii! be appointed shortly by the
"'
1rD!Iui students.
All students who desire to enter this
'ohfanr 2Hd t" fam'larlze themselves
with thtH subject may write to Col.
Reliamy, o. Citizens National Bank
bulidtng,> kalelgh, and the necessary
hfera'afe VIII be forwarded. High
school principals an" teachers and
,.o,.,,o,loa h.- ~ T. = puoo,xs s,a+.
,r r4 D.,.e
-.
~: .4
Inc hatiohal com'hittee which Is IN
charge OF the Morsenthau prizes IS
composed OF: J.. Z. ClaXton, former
" ,. commissioner o. Educatioa;
John Fl. Finley, editor Of the New
York Times; Prof. Frank w. Nc Muir
ry OF Columbia University; Wm NJ.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-03-24
High School
Team Debates
Williamson
Tonight at8:OO
The Regular Annual Triangular De-
bate to Be Held at School Auditor
i,,n1 on Query: Resolved. That The
United States Should Enter The
League CT Nations.

IIt regular annual triangular de-
bate will be held tonight at 500
:, clock at the School auditorium.
The question to be discussed is: Re
solved. that the United States should
enter tic League of Nations.
The :. ot.and Neck team will be
Miss Mary Hayes Mcdowell and Mr..
i1aadon Whitehead. who will represent
the affirmative, while Messrs. Bryant
Carstal1,l.eli and Frederick Hoyt, OF
Williamstcn will uphold the negative.
IF the 'iocaI High School, Miss Lois
Speed ard Mr. Charlie Herring viii
debate, against Williamson 8 affirm
ative team in Williamston. It is un-
t,erstool that both local teams have
/ orke.l earnestly on this interesting
k;on aud it is hoped that an un-
Alarue audience will greet these
!! !! !! - y iiiii ID / !
bad the honor ot
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-13

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 a 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 Llanos least asset is It's 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 fellowmen these are priced
more. much more. than what the commercial
world calls success.
This colony now has something ike 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 herd of thoro-
bred Holstein heifers. goat ranch. hog ranch,
with several hundred Duroc- Jersey hogs,
sweet-potato storage houses, dressmaking.
grist mill, handle lathes. hotel, hospital. IL
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 colonists. 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, OF which needs most to be
done. A board Of directors is selected each
year by the stockholders. which board in turn
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-13

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 landsrssssssnow fur
nishing lockwood and pine for is buildings.
its bricksant makes the necessary brick and
can MAKE ling, hollow tile, ETC., for its own
homes. -
The farm az 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. It intends TO purchase a
total Of 10000 acres. because the coIonists
realize that the movement is destined to grow
to large proportions, several small commun-
tiles probably will be settled on the land.
When the days work is done at 4:30.
each colonist has an equal opportunity 10
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 eolonists realize
the fact that 10 keep progressive they must
advance in knowledge A radical in pol
tics and a conservative in everything else IS
out Of place in this community.
Llano's school system is as progressive as
the cooperative colony. The children are
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-13

not driven to learn. The subjects are arr
ranged 50 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
posal. He may thus gain an insight into a
world Of endeayor 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 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, - ~ther can offer.
Hospital and doctor are provided when
sickness comes. and there arc 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 rsmoy-
ed from them.
Social life is made By those who i've To-
gether. The great objection to living On The
land Is the isolation which accompanies Il.
Here in Llano. the farmers and the industrial
workers i've close TO The center where dane
es. entertainments. picture shows. and All
manner Of good times can Be had fsr lhs
making.
No rent IS charged for the houses. and
any building can Be used for meetings wiih-
out cost.
Men work in whatever industry shsg ase
best fitted for Sometimes lhey ass aassa
around 70 different work IS Is licensed asss.-
sary. bit the fact Is conceded fhal eseh
worker works best AZ something thar hs Nkes
to do and has fitted himself for o. whsn
it is remembered that each IS working lss ihe
whole. and the whole S uosking Is ~ fa-
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-13

C TNCE THE DAYS Of Jesus Christ. the
human heart has longed for the time
when no mans hand would be against
th4 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 yeaned for 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 to eliminate these Objectionable phases
OF human lite. 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
we'll the rocks and shoals in the stormy seas,
Job Hartman founded a cooperative com
munity at Llano, California, on May lst.
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 a 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. his
Colony IS incorporated under the law as
protection against unscrupulous persons and
disgruntled self-seekers. Imagine if You can.
miniature cooperative commonwealth. and.
you have LIano Colony. Imagine a COM
munity where all the land. the FARMS tools,
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-13
SPIRIT GF HIlE. sId

(By The Federated Press)

Richmond, Cal. Samuel S. Rip
Hey, who il 4 recent number Of The
Nation made sensational charges
against the American government Of
Samoa, has filed suit in this town, of
which he is at present resident,
against Capt. Waldo Evans, command
ant at Samoa, and Lieut.. w. "A. Me-
Donald. member of his staff.
Ripley, an American citizen, partly
of native Samoan blood. is asking for
$4,000 damages and $500 expenses.
charging false arrest on two occasions
last August and September, when he
claims Evans and his subordinate pre-
vented him from entering Samoa be-
cause they did not want him to secure
the true facts about conditions there
and make them public, especially the
facts about coercion Of small MINOR
lily of native chieft into signing a
statement approving Of Evans admin
istration.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-13
KNOW EDGE INDIs ABLE
FOR WORKERS LIBERATION

New York. Labor has need Is
know as much about industry and the
circumstances under which il operates
much need BIS employers To yet Its own
much neel as employers To get its own
Interpretation Of these facts before the
public, before arbitration boards and
other interested bodies. There is an
increasing demand for an organization
Of techncians who devote their entire
energy to the service Of organized la
Dor"