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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-07

wASulNGrON. Apul Establish.
ment of contract ipbur Rt tho federal
ponitontlary at Loaycnwurth Kan and
MoNetrs island wash, would be inyps.
figatod BY special congressional com-
nisHion under pruviaions ~ bul favor
ably reported today BY the house ludlel-
nty committee,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-07
Announcements

nmInr social hour refrcshmon,'
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-07

WAsWNGTON Npru Adoption ~
rrcaideut itnrdinEa shlp subsidy plan
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-07

Mrs A. NJ Lcduo ~ Noble. Okla
came Thursday afternoon to visit
her slstCr. Mrs. ~. e. Childs.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27
OPTICAL AND JEWELRY
DEPARTMENT is LATEST

The arrival, announced in TherAlano
Colonist week ago, of N. M. Harris
and family from Illinois. makes it pos
sible to add new department to the
list Of Llano's industries.
Comrade Harris is graduated opti-
metrist, and has an equipment which
will enable him to take care of the eyes
of the colonists.
He is also ieweler and watch max
er and repairer, and has already estab-
lished himself in the LIano store, and
has received lots of watches and clocks
to repair.
This makes the colony one step fur
ther toward the ideal of complete
community.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27
JOB HARTMAN SLOWLY
RECOVERING FROM ATTACK

The many friends of Job Hartman
and especially readers of the American
Co-operator, who have missed his us
ually prophetic editorials from its coll
umns, will be pleased to learn that he
is is improving nicely now, and that he
hopes soon to be able to make the
trip to Llano, his home.
Comrade Hartman has been very
i'll, and isgstill very weak, but his de-
termination to return to the fuIfillment
Of his ideal-the Cooperative Com
monwealth-has fooled his doctors
again. Hurrah for Job!
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27
LLANO'S RICE FARM
PLANTING ALMOST DONE

Comrade Ole Synoground, just re-
turned from the Llano rice farm in the
southern part of the State. reports that
over lis acres of rice is already plant
ed, much of it under water now, and
some about IS inches high. They ex-
pect to complete the planting this week,
Ole says, and then there will be $50
acres in.
Comrade Patton is making fine
garden to supply the workers with fresh
vegetables, and there are now about
eight colonists down there including the
two now running the pump which irri-
gates the rice.
With decent crop weather, the col
ony will have something like $500 sack
of rice, much Of which can be used to
feed the stock. hogs, chickens. etc., and
supply abundance Of Natures cereal
for human consumption.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27
LLANO COLONY NOT
NEAR FLOODED AREA

Questions are asked by some Of our
correspondents as to whether we are
likely to be overtaken by the floods
from the swollen Mississippi river.
All of the Llano literature has dwelt
upon the fact that LIano Colony is in
the Western Highlands of Louisiana,
which means that we are not near the
bottom lands bordering the rivers.
Altho we have had lots of rain, the
Colony's lands are never overflowed,
except some small patches near the
creeks, but these are drained off again
in few hours, usually.
The flooded district is perhaps not
nearer than hundred miles from Llano
Colony. Our land is splendidly drain
ed, which probably accounts largely for
the healthy climate at Llano.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27
The Colony Diary
Being Daily Report Of Colony Life at LIanO.

Wed, May. II = Kapotsy has fall
en- heir to the kraut making job and is
making the cabbage into that delicious
fruit SO well liked by the Irish. Thur
man and Gault are again stirring the
ground for more melons and | know
that Doc. will be sitting up nights
watching the ground mice in order to
save the newly-planted seed Benton
and Babb, Potts and Messenger, are
also very busy with garden work. Chas.
Strauss still handles the broom factory
like faithful fire horse and another
comrade who is very seldom mention
ed is comrade Wright who is on the job
as night watchman every night; but
usually the still birds are always doing
something useful. Yes, say so. How
few people realize that those who come,
here to make success of their new Col
ony life must come to work for their
ideal. If you weigh your future reward
in dollars and cents you will be badly
out of tune here. We are trying to Gre
ate neucleus to new civilization and
the material values we get are in our
every day necessities; our real reward
is the joy of serving others; blazing
the trail to better life for all mankind
and knowing that we are living among
friends who are real friends, that help
to make life worth while. Now if you
are a real co-operator, you are willing
to work with us heart and soul and for
get about your own wealth, and refuse
TO accept anything but what all can
have on the same terms. Why
of course we are happy even tho We are
today pioneering, our children have a
better environment than any other COM
munity on earth, our ideals cannot be
questioned, and we are bringing them
to pass. In fact we now live them. Will
you trade your present condition tor
ours? Will you give your all to the
common fund and travel with us spWell
come and see and you can best decide
then. Ii is not our purpose to coax any
one. If you cannot come and help US
work out our problems on the plans we
are working on, then of course there IS
no use for you to stop with US. We are
succeeding in our efforts and weHare
eliminating capitalistic ideals very rap
idly from the minds of those who wish
10 be of service to their fellow man
The mandolin club, band. orchestra
and choral society all had a musical
spree tonight.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27
WORK is BEGUN ON
PERMANENT LLANO
ONE A DAY JOINS
"DOLLAR-UP" CLUB

Seven more have joined the Llano
"Dollar-Up" Club this week, and adds
that many to the already long list Of
those who promise a dollar or more a
month to help bring closer the day when
Llano can take into its colony those
who are splendid co-operators, but who
have been robbed of their savings by
the greedy system of competition.
Big things, very big things, are pos
sible for Llano in year or so, and we
want to train hundreds Of good coop
orators so that a nucleus for new col
onies may be formed wherever condi-
tions may justify. To do this Llano
must rapidly be completed land turn-
ed into college where the principles
and practices Of cooperative living
may be taught and learned.
The Hano DoIlar-Up Club will has
ten the day, beause it will enable Llanc
to put ALL its time into constructive
work instead of making goods to sell
in order to buy what little it need;
from outside.
Here are the members Of this cluE
to date:
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27

Thursday May Is = This is another
fine day and the farmers are making
the best of it, too. Some would be farm
ers are pressed into service, such as
H. Beavers and Com. Lee. They are
both plowing. Beavers at the garden
near the mule barn and Lee out at the
goat ranch. Denver Cryer and Com.
Fall are cultivatiag the cane patches
with single plows. The transplant
ing Of the rest of the cane was finished
today by Lloyd, c. Anderson, Crawford
and Lindsey. Pete Kemp is cultivating
the corn at the Lamb place while
Smock is planting velvet beans in be-
tween the corn, all of which will proba-
bly, be made into ensiIage later. Busick,
Marchick and Jones are again on the
land-clearing job and will soon have
larger peanut field cleared. The sor-
ghum in this same field is doing fine.
Roberts, Pitman and Co. are doing
expert work in boring wells and
if Ole doesn't watch out they will be do
ing contract work right over his head.
They brot in nice we'll at the goat
ranch and ran down II #. at the Mes
senger and Potts domicile; promised
John Hoover to get water for him in
one day and ! believe they agreed to
get an oil gusher inside of one week at
Anderson and Phillips hotel. Fred An
derson and Phillips are sure sticking
to the new ranch and seem to be enjoy
ing life out there too. Darth is discing
and plowing in several different places
today and it is to be hoped Lindsey and
rcrew will get it all planted before an
other rain comes. Vernon and Siemens
are hauling poles for the sawmill and
electric line. Loutrel. c. Shut, Dover
Cryer, Warren Fread, and Truman BEN
thai are all putting up electric poles,
wires etc. and preparing to wire the
houses and give us the electric lights
that we have been looking forward to.
Comrades Lay, Tackett and Roede
are at last starting to tan. Comrade
Lay dropped in from Alabama and we
hope will successfully get leather for
future needs by Colony industry. Matt
and Nash are again building small
houses anil Jacques is making shingles.
Sharrer and Chappell are hauling
bricks from the kiIns TO the new build
ing site where Downs is preparing for
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27
NEW INDUSTRIAL BUILDING
WILL BE TWO STORIES

Llano Colony begins on its second
permanent building this week, the foun-
dation being dug for the new industri-
al building.
This new structure will house all the
allied industries Of the garage and re-
pair shops, consisting Of the garage,
with repair pits for cars anI tractors,
blacksmith shop, oil, gas and acces-
sorry station, plumbing and sheet-metaI
works. wagon-making and repairing.
and. later. the machine shop.
The building will be 90 K l2o feet.
two stories high, made of brick, and
the upper story will house the offices
of dentist, doctor, etc. and also provide
about 4 rooms for other uses.
Shortage of brick-masons will pro-
baby make this long job. but the
colonists are always hoping that the
next newcomer will be brick-mason.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27
DEMAND LOW RENT,
OR WILL PAY NONE

Vera Cruz. Mex. (By maiD. = Vera
Cruz is in state of virtual civil DISC
bedience. From thousands of door
ways in the poorer sections of the city
flutters red flag. Sometimes it is
of cloth; oftener merely sheet Of It's
sue paper. Each flag means that the
inhabitants of that house have ceased
TO pay rent and have joined the Syndi-
cate de Revolucionare de Inquilinos-
the Union of Revolutionary Tenants.
Within a few yards of the customs
house is the headquarters of the un-
ion-flying large red banner by day
and a ruby light at night On vacant
plot of ground across the street so men
and 50 women each night from sum
down to sunrise guard the office of the
syndicate and the life of their leader,
Heron Proai
The strike against high rents has
been going on since March 5. Senior
Proal states that rooms which before
the Madero revolution brought from
five to six pesos a month were cost
ing the workers from 45 to SO pes
os before the strike. The workers de-
mand reduction to a yearly payment
of z percent of the value Of the pro-
perty.
According to one of the editors of Ell
Dictamon, the capitalist daily, and a
member of the Associated Press. there
is no accurate data regarding the num-
Der of people on strike; his own esti-
matehs given to The Federated Press
is 1900 whom he describes as a small
faction of poor people who, having fall
len away from the church, have be-
come restless, irreligious and irrespon-
sible.
El Dz,tamon is concerned because
nearly every day there are ereports Of
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27
MEXICAN WORKERS ARE
ORGANIZING COLONY

people forcing open empty houses and
using them to live in without any ne
gotiations with the owners. The edit
or claims that the municipal govern
ment makes no effort to use police pow
er to evict the squatter and that judges
who try to serve notices and injunc-
ton on them are prevented by crowds
of people from approaching the build
ings in question. According to the
same source of information, the lat
est development is that some of the so
to IS proprietors involved are now re-
fusing to pay their taxes, saying no
rent, no taxes.
While Ell Dictamon, in the person of
one of its editors, hazards the guess
Of 1000 people on strike, and while
sugar merchant of the city guessed at
5000, the syndicate maintains that So
600 of the $4,000 citizens of Vera
Cruz have joined the movement, and
that among them are so merchants,
and many professional men, doctors,
lawyers, engineers, dentists, government
employees and members of the police
force, etc. The syndicate disclaims re-
sponsibility for the entering of unoc-
cupied houses and denies that the To-
cal government is sympathetic with its
aims.
Last Sunday there were large demon
strations and many speeches in the pub
lie squares of Vera Cruz. Government
troops were posted in the streets, bu
everything was orderly. A procession
Of workers, numbering thousands and
carrying revolutionary banners march
ed mile beyond the limits of teh cit
and started the foundations of com
munist colony. Plans for several build
ings to be erected have been drawn
and hang in the office of the syndicate.
Asked how the land fer the colony was
obtained. Heron Proal shrugged his
shoulders and said, "The land is the
peoples
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27
OLD coLoNTSTS RETURN
FROM CALF. BY AUTO

@A5tter travelling nearly fourteen days
across desert and plain. the Ford con-
tanning Mr.. lind Mrs. Walter Conlin
and Comrade Gilbert, arrived at the
Colony last Monday
Both Mr.. and Mrs. ConIin have been
residents of Llano in Louisiana for
some years, but have been back in
California for some time, working in
the cooperative movement there.
Gilbert makes his first trip to Llano,
altho he has been connected with The
cooperative movement on the Pacific
Coast. lately with the Universal Coz
operative Brotherhood.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27
LLANO 125 CLUB
r GETS ANOTHER MEMBER

C. H. Toble is latest member Of the
Llano l25 Club, he promising to come
put $1,000 into the movement this year.
in order that the program outlined in
the announcement on page eight may
be carried out.
This makes 20 members of this club.
there still being room for l05 more,
who can be considered as charter mem
bers of the World Cooperative Com
monwealth, Unit No. |.
Here are the members who have pro-
missed to put in their membership fees
this year:
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27
C0LoNIST W. E. DICKINSON
DIES In SHREVEPORT HOSPITAL

Just as we are ready for press comes
the sad news Of the death Of Comrade
W. E. Dickinson at the Shreveport hos
pltal, where he underwent a surgical
operation.
Several complications added obstruc-
ton to his recovery, and the sad news
OF his death came this morning.
His remains will be returned to the
Colony and probably interment will be
in LIano Cemetery.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27
MORE FAIR WEATHER
PROMISED THIS WEEK

Indications seem to be for generally
fair weather but with the probability
of occasional local showers, with mod
crate temperature for the week ending
May 22nd'' IS the way Weatherman W.
A. Dougherty puts it.
Last week he promised similar
weather and we got just what he order
ed. Enough rain to keep the crops
jumping as only Louisiana crops can
Jump when Louisiana weather prevails.
A rainfall of almost half an inch fell
during theweek.
Here are the temperatures for the
week ending NAV 22nd:
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27

Mrs. Minnie E. Pickett sent us $1l.0o
to pay up for year; and Victor Mel
son paid up for May and June. Many
others have signified their intention of
becoming members of the Club in the
very near future.
Have you thought of joining the
'Llano Dollar-Up Club"3 Read the
announcement on another page
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27

Are you distributing cooperative
literature9 How else can we realize
the cooperative commonwealth We
have four leaflets of series for free
distribution.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27

Drop a word for cooperation when
you can. Send for some free leaflets
dealing with real cooperation, or ask
for Colony folders to give away.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27

"Oh, Jack, you left the kitchen door
open and the draight has shut my
cookery book, so now | haven't the
faintest idea what it is I'm cooking.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27

INVOCATION

Lift up your hearts. Comrades for the
Law of Love shall prevail:
In the Might Of united Endeavor there is
no such word as fail!
Lo, our Cohorts grow the Hours troop
fast to the nobler day,
To the want-free, joyous Morrow, when the
wrong shall pass away
As Mist in the Winds of Morning, as the
darkness fees the Light
And Mankind shall rejoice in the Splendor
of the risen Sun of Right
We are armed with Sword of Justice, and
Flame of the Iruth-lit Torch
Shall be Pillar Of sacred Fire and the Eyes
of Fasehood scorch.
We are fighting Hnmantys Battle for sake
Of the worldwide Good;
For the nghtful Heritage of All and the
glory of Brotherhood;
And in righteous cause of our Kindred the
Daughters and Sons Of Men,
We shall win, and the race, Tomorrow shall
to its again.
Hearts ached Ger the Sob in the Darkness"
of the Child in the clutch of Greed;
Tears fell for the murdered victims of
souless Mammons Creed
But out of the mines black breaker, away
from the mills cursed hum
To Sunshine and School and Paytime the
glad young children come;
And out Of the slum and sweatshop out of
the brohel's shame,
Our Sisters, our Daughters, are coming, back
to fair Life and Fame.
Then be of Good Cheer Comrades, for
the Word-Nigbt of Pain and Fear
Is pie.ced by the Hope-star Of Morning, and
the Love-Dawn draweth
1t comeh. the Day of our Longing the white
Day of Justice and Truth,
When the Kinsfolk. grown old in Sorrow,
shall awake to a new-found Youth;
1t cometh, no power shall stop it; no fiat Of
Greed-bred Hate
For Law of Love is the Law of God, and the
Will of the Peope-Fate
W E. P. French
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27
THE ''125-CLUB"

THE "125-CLUB"
Tom L. Potts
A. B. Dawley
W. c. Dunegan
Harry c. Hall
D. w. Van Schoick
John Winters
]. B. Mars
Robert Wurfer
Homer Clark.
Bert Busic
John Stave
Earl A. Young.
]. R. Brown
Geo. A. Sanders
F. D. Conway.
A. W. Deems
Henry Mueller
Matt Sunnen
S. L. Fall
G. H. Toble
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27

You will find an announcement on
page eight about this lively club.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27

Continued On last page)
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-27

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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-02-02
Orr WINTER COURSES

Through the activities of some oil
our cfizdns interested for clean,
wholesome entertainment, Skowhegan
people are privileged this winter to
listen. to number of fine concerts
Under the auspices OF the Redpath Blu
reau different performers have been
appearing at intervals. AS always,
some are better than others hut the
National Male Quartet was one of the
finest yet. A group OF men singers
possessing various talents presented a
variety of numbers which made up a
program that ELECTED loud applause
and was too quickly finished. Such a
course is to be desired In every town
where the population will possibly ad-
nit in Somerset County. furnishing as
IL does rare recreation for theatre 60
crs. The efforts of those who have
been attending to the details locally
are to be quite as much commended
as the performers themselves. The
next in the course occurs Wednesday
evening, Feb. s, with DR.. +. A. OFT as
lecturer.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-02-02
DIR SCHOOLS

There is a steady progress in school
improvement and one of the ommend-
able features now being inaugurated
through the careful preparation Of
Superintendent Woodbury., the school
nurse, Miss Parker, the teachers and
in some instances, Miss Hare, the
county home demonstration agent is
tlrat OF the hot lunch system which Is
becoming prevalent in the village and
rural schools. This plan OF giving
the children something warm, at least,
to 20 with their cold lunches. must
work itself out for the mutual bene.
fit of both teacher and pupils. An
other desirable phase is the co-obera-
ton of local dentists with school Of
Metals in giving needy children dental
attention This is one OF the i'm
portant things in the physical. wei
fare of the school Another /. most
commendable effort Is the attempt
which is being made for closer Co
operation between parents and the
schools. Doubtless splendid dem
onstration of this effort will occur on
the visiting day which has been set for
February 22nd. There is much to be
said on school problems in Skowhe-
gan but at the present time no great
err one is facing the citizens than the
ACCOMMODATIONS at the high school
building Another enlargement, and
this will be the second in recent
years. has become necessity and II
will be well for the voters to think
the matter over as the date OF our
annual town meeting is rapidly ap-
preaching.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-02-02
Lost and Found

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