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The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-19
KU KLUX KHAN

Editor Bienville Democrat:
In the last issue Of your valued pa
per we are informed that the khan as
an organized body has appeared IN
Bienville parish, and its first act was
a monied contribution to a worthy
cause.
In further comment on the activities
of the khan you give another example
Of its work in the parish Of Ouachita
where members of the order clad in
the ghostly uniform Of the khan escort
ed to the state line certain undesirables
and impressed upon them the idea that
It would be unsafe for them to re-.
turn. 49,"
Mr.. Editor, these two occurrences fur
nish the basis for calm and earnest
thought on the part of all lovers Of
law and orderly government. \
We, as taxpayers maintain at an
nually increasing cost what we claim
to be an organized government consist
ing Of three separate and distinct de-
partments, to-wit: Legislative, Judic-
ial and Executive. Has the time arriv-
ed in the history Of our government
when We need a fourth extra -constitu-
tional department as it did in the
Roman Republic when the Pretorian
guard set up and pulled down govern
ment at Its will? Are we willing to
risk our liberties and lives in the hands
OF q commune led on by Dantons
Robespears and Marats? Are We ready
to adopt the methods Of the Spanish
lnqusition and set medieval star
chamber tribunals in place Of our
courts, imperfect and defective though
they be?
II we decide to adopt this fourth de-
partment Of government, it will add
another burden Of taxation to the al.
ready enormous weight unless we abol.
ish both the judicial and executive de-
partments and merge both these into
one under the title 'or the Judicio.E Elk
ecutiw Department as the khan is said
to function as both in some instances.
A self constituted conclave setting in
secret conclave without a trial jury, no
r'ght OF appeal allowed the accused, no
wearying lawyers with endless tongues,
This would doubtless be a less OK.
pensive method Of procedure, but the
teaching Of history prove that ultimate.
y this system Is a signal failure both
IN the administration Of justice and f.
nancial economy.
The main plea Of the order for ex.
lstence seems to be the laxity Of the
execution Of our laws. If our sworn
and highly paid officials are lax in the
performance Of their duties would If
not be the part Of manhood and good
Citizenship to openly arraign them
rather than tacitly delegate this duty
TO q secret order clad in the habili-
ments Of the grave and executing its
behind masked faces?
such proceedings are an impeach. |
ment OF the regularly constituted au.
thorities. Yet in the same issue Of
the Democrat we read a well merited
compliment to the efficiency and integ-
rlty OF our officials, but there could be
40 greater reflection cast upon them
han that Bienville parish should adopt
ne method Of 0uachita in disposing Of
undesirable characters.
The first appearance Of the khan in
parish is worthy Of all praise
md Il 1t will confne its activities to1
ach acts 1t will be welcomed by all
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-19
Perfect Lava c..

Perfect Love supr,,.
Perfect love has a breath !.
which can exit the relan,.
least Instructed humaa bein, !.
Eliot.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-19
ESTRAY SALE.

State Of Louisiana, Parish of Bienyille,
Seventh Ward.
On Dec. the 10Th, 1921, personally
came and appeared before the under
signed authority, A. H. Southern. of
Ashland, La, and Estrayed, one dark
bay horse, with roach name, with scar
on right front leg, right eye out, no
brands, age 10 years; weight $50 lbs.,
appraised at $4,000 by Fl. 7. Thresher
and l.. l.. Southern, Of Ashland, La,
the owrer is requested to come forward
and prove property, and pay charges
and carry same away or the horse will
be sold at Estray sale on
Saturday, January 21st, 1922,
At ". D. CheatwOOd's mill.
W. D. CHEATWOOD,
Justice of the Peace, Ward Z.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-19
Cane tGertifee o..

Cane Identifies Pet. !.
In Porto Rico a mon !.
bis walking stick. lust 80 ),
claims the Social position :. /
an who carries ii.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-19
!ud runkln,

!ud runhtns says he does,, ],
vsry much for the sr,nor ~, cary
man puts on, the same 4,
high hat, merely because !,
occasion. Ma
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-19
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/. Expressions voiced b con
. tributors to this department DO
. not necessarily express the editors
. views On the subjects which may
. be discussed, and we will not be
= responsible for any statements
. which may be published under
= this Neutrality-suspicious..
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The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-01-19
J. E. REYNOLDS,

Judge Third Judicial District Court of
Louisiana.
The Washington times., 1922-06-03
AVIATOR WHO THRILLED
MEMORIAL THRONG FIRED

President Harding strongly favors
Immediate legislation prohibiting
aviators from flying low over
crowds or over any community
where life is endangered.
It was made known at the White
:. House today that the President
hopes for early passage in the
. House Of the wadsworth- Hicks
bill creating a bureau of CONNER
cial aviation in the Department Of
commerce. This bureau would have
power among other things to make
and enforce regulations governing
commercial aviation and aircraft in
general.
The bill has been passed in the
Senate and Is being pushed in the
House by Congressman Hicks of
New York. 1t has the indorse-
ment of leading organizations con-
nected with aviation. =
= The Presidents attitude was
brought out by an incident which,
II was announced today, has cost
Lieut.. Herbert J. Fahy his commits
sion in the reserve corps Of the
army air service.
Fahy flew over the crowd while
the President was delivering his
address on Decoration Day accept.
ing the Lincoln Memorial for the
nation. The roar of the motor pre-.
vented his auditors from hearing
much of President Harding's speech.
The Washington times., 1922-06-03
ADVERTISEMENT.
ADNEhIlSEMENT
might COUGHS
EASY TO STOP
A Couple Doses-Watch the
CIock-ReIief Comes
Like Magic.
SOMETHING ENTIRELY
NEW-RESUlTS QUICK

Coughing spasms at night are
due to numerous different causes
and principally to contrac-
.tion or tightening of the tiny
throat muscles in throat. bron.
chial tubes or lungs. Lozsng"s.
soothing syrups, etc, seldom bring
the quick sure relief desired, but
here is one that does the work
while you wait.
Here is a powder put up in 8.
grain capsules which relaxes those
little muscles and stops the irrita-
ton, tightness and cough. Just
send to the nearest Peoples Drug
Store-ask for Adams Wonder
Capsules and here 10 the store
guarantee-if, three doses (8 cap
sules) fail to completely stop that
cough in just a few minutes for all
the rest Of the night or day-simply
return the bottle and money re.
'funhed. No long treatment. Re-
sbhs come quick.
Here Is another thing to remem.
ber-these capsules are splendid as
an emergency treatment in cases
of whooping cough or hiccoughs-
and are harmless as sugar. No
dope, narcotics or dangerous drugs
Of any kind.
Note: Mrs. Gene Case is demon.
.strating these capsules at our Store
No. /, co.ner Of Seventh and X
streets, this week and will be at
Store Number 3. Fourteenth and
You streets all Of next week, See
and talk with her. Mail orders, 81.
Peoples Drug Stores. Washington,
ID. e,
The Washington times., 1922-06-03
10. .O.F.FETE
/ IN CLARENDON
! |SPOSTPONED
Carnival Will Be Held Tonight
and Then Put OF Until
Next Week.

CLARENDON, Va, June Sowing
70 the extremely rainy weather er.
perienced Thursday and Friday
nights, the carnival under the au-
" spices of Arlington county Odd Eel
lows was forced to suspend. The
carnival will be held tonight, how
ever, weather permitting. and will
then be suspended until Thursday :.
Friday and Saturday evenings OF
next week.
:; Odd Fellows from Alexandria will
attend the carnival in body tonight,
according to present plans.
:. The money obtained from the affair
!: will be used toward the erection OF a
new Odd Fellows building here.
= Material for the construction Of the
new Clarendon Trust Company has
arrived and Is being unloaded by Con-
tractor Porter. Work on the new
structure will be started as soon as
the old waiting room purchased by
Fred Scheele has been removed,
which. 1t is expected. will be within
q week.
Mrs. Arthur Dawson is confined to
her home on Ellerson avenue by blood
poisoning, she having stepped on
nail a few days ago. Serious infec.
ton was averted by the injection OF
an antitoXin.
N. D. Reese has purchased two lots
of land from Arthur Dawson on Eller-
son avenue.
Two ordinances have been passed
by the Arlington county supervisors
regulating the parking Of automobiles
and the muzzling of dogs. One Of the
ordinances regulating machines pro-
hibits the parking of motor busses for
more than two minutes, and the other
regulates touring cars. The latter
can now park only on the right side
of the road and must draw up paral-
lei to the curb. The ordinance also
forbids commercial vehicles to back
across sidewalks while unloading mer-
chandise. Violation of either law calls
for a fine or Imprisonment.
Under the ordinance relating to
CANNES all dogs must be muzSled
during the summer months. II the
ordinance is violated the dog can be
shot and the owner fined.
Thousands Of persons from all over
the South attended the Confederate
memorial exercises held at Fairfax
. Thursday. United States Senator
Claude A. Swanson delivered the prin-
cipal address to The Thin Gray
. Line" which is rapidly disappearing.
Capt. John Quincy Marr. of the
warrenton Rifles, who was the first
: soldier killed in the civil war. met
, death near Fairfax Courthouse, and
q monument has been erected there
to mark the spot.
The Washington times., 1922-06-03
Daily and Sunday
GET-ACQUAINTED
ORDER BLANK

The Washington Times,
Washington, D. c.
wan receive day and Sunday by
Please my the carrier, pay
the regular by the week until order the paper stopped
Write plainly, in pencil, Ink bLots)
The Washington times., 1922-06-03
BABE RUTH

BasebaWs greatest drasoing card is
contributing an "Inside" slant ON the
1922 championship scramble for Times
readers exclusively in Washington.
incidentally, the Bambino can delfver
as a svrIter---as sOeN as a player.
Follosv his stuff.
"Babe" is back in the game and his
fight to overcome Ken H|ilZiams' and
George Sisters lead in home run
honors sUiU be decidedly interesting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
LOSS and DAMAGE RATIO HIGH
Santa FEES Bill in 1921 May Reach
-Four Million.

Loss and damage claims cost the
Santa Fe $2,OS5.O35 during the first
six months of 1921, according to fig
ures produced at the meeting of the
company's loss and damage commit
tee held recently at Oakland, Cal. If
the same amount was involved dur
ing the last six months the total loss
and damage payments for the year
will amount to over four million dol
lars The loss during the first six
months of the year amounted to 2.S3
per cent of the cOmpany's total
freight earnings
System loss and damage committee
meetings were begun in 1903. AT that
time the ratio of claim payments to
freight earnings was 1.95 per cent.
This was gradually reduced until in
1916 when the low point of II per
payments were increased year by year
to the ratio for the first six months
of 1921, which is the highest in the
history of the company.
During the first six months of 1921
some of the commodities the Santa
Fe paid for consisted of boots and
shoes, $4,000; clothing, dry goods
deciduous fruits, $222,137; citrus fruit,
$126,95O; wheat, SS5, 900; other grains,
SIS, sugar, $4,000. On account
of theft the company paid $4,000,
and on account of fire, 100000. Be-
cause unsuitable equipment was fur
nished shippers the company paid
$105,000, and delays in transit cost
the company $2S2, 900. The largest
bill was $463,000. account of rough
handling in transit and in loading and
unloading, while INDICATED damage
cost the company $4,000.
A considerable portion of the total
loss and damage bill of American rail-
roads, it was brought out at the meet
ing, is caused by merchandise coming
in contact with chemicals of acids.
Sugar, flour, coffee and other COM
modities have frequently been serious
" damaged by being loaded into cars
the floors of which have previously
been contaminated by acids and
chemicals. The nickelplated parts Of
machines in transit have sometimes
been badly corroded by the fumes
Of acids which had penetrated the
floors; and rugs, carpets and other
household goods have likewise been
damaged.
Poor packing of eggs by the shipper
and improper handling in transit make
both producer and railroad to blame
for the loss of two million dollars
worth of eggs a year on the railroads
of the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
District ROtarians
to Los Angeles in State.
Both Trains To Be Handled
Over the Santa Fe System.
PLAN VISIT TO GRAND CANYON
Committee Completes Railroad
Arrangements at Wichita.
Charles Mitchell To Have
Charge of One Rotary Train.

Two special trains will be required
to take the Rotarians from the Sew
enteenth district, which includes
Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, to
the annual International Convention
of Rotary, which occurs at Los An
geles, Calf, June 5. 6, Z, and g..
The trains will be handled by the
Santa Fe system. Arrangements for
the transportation of the delegates
was made at a meeting of the "On-to-
Los-Angeles'' committee of the dis
trict, held at Wichita this week.
The committee consists of Curtice
Sherman, of Wichita, chairman;
Charles L. Mitchell, of Topeka, vice
George Schmitz, Kansas City, Mo, and
A. E. Kull, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Want to Visit Grand Canyon.
The committee listened to propos-
ais from practically all the western
roads to handle the special trains.
The Santa Fe was awarded the con-
tract because of its ability to have the
two specials meet at least twice a day
at meal times, so that the delegates
might practice, together, the yells and
songs which they mean to use in Los
Angeles. Another factor in favor of
the Santa Fe was the desire of many
of the Rotarians to visit the Grand
canon OIL LI6 COlOTdQO ell route
The work of the committee has
been divided up and a different part
assigned to each member. King will
handle the publicity, Schmitz the
transportation, Kull the stunts.
One of the trains will be in charge of
Schmitz, and the other in charge of
Mitchell. Each train will consist Of a
baggage car, club car, observation
car, two combination compartment
and stateroom cars and the balance
of the train will be of standard
twelve-section Pullman equipment.
The trains will leave Wednesday,
May 81, spending one day at the
Grand Canyon, reaching Los Angeles
at 2:S0 Sunday afternoon, June d.
Stop will be made at some point in
California on Sunday morning to per-
nit of attending church service. While
the meals will be furnished at the
Harvey dining rooms, a buffet lunch
con will be on tap at all times in the
club car.
Will Wear Uniforms.
The committee decided on a gen.
eral uniform for those going from
the Seventeenth district, consisting of
white trousers, shoes and stockings,
blue coats, blue ties and sailor straw
hats for the men and it will be "sug-
gested" that the ladies wear white
skirts and blue sweaters, aItho the
costume of the women will be more
or less optional as the committee has
learned by experience not to trv to
regulate the uniform to be worn by
women, A Seventeenth district" in
sigma to be worn on the right and left
shoulder will be furnished on the
train.
Each club will be expected to have
the hat bands for its sailor hats to
carry the name of the club stamped
with blue ink on white ribbon. 4
number of yells and songs are now
being prepared for distribution among
the clubs.
The Seventeenth district is the larg-
est district in Rotary, having seventy
eight clubs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07

Chivalry apparently is alive in Kan
sas. Only 92,511 women, or 1871 per
cent of all females 10 years of age
and over, are gainfully occupied, &C
cording to census returns just received
here. This compares with an average
of 21.1 per cent for the entire United
States. The percentage is lower in
only six states.
In Kansas 624.S91 persons, or 44.7
per cent of the entire population 10
years of age and over, are engaged In
gainful occupations. In the whole
United States 41,609,192, or 50.3 per
cent, are so occupied. The number
of males 10 years and over who are
ga:ntul workers in Kansas is 531,SSO,
or 1873 per cent.
The farms, of course claim the
largest share of gainful workers in
Kansas. In the entire country about
thirteen million are engaged in indus
trial pursuits and about eleven mil
lion in agriculture. OF all gainfully
occupied in this state, 26.8 per cent
are i the farm. The men by far
outnumber the women in all classes Of
occupation excepting professional and
domestic service. In clerical occupa-
tions the men only slightly outnumber
the women.
Kansans are DIVIDED among the
gainful occupations as follows: Agri-
culture, forestry and animal hus-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
THE LARGEST LOCOMOTIVE
EmpIoye of Union Pacific Wins
Argument Over Merits of Re
spective RaiIroads-Gives Com
pIete Plan of Construction.

When an employe of the Union Pa
cific system and an employe of an
other company got into an argument
recently as to the merits of their re-
spective roads, the Union Pacific man
swung to the subject of locomotives
and wound up with the following
clincher:
THE largest locomotive in the world
is in Omaha, Neb., operating over the
Union Pacific railroad. 1t has five
acres of CRATE bars and four acres OF
netting in the smoke box.
ut takes a man a day and a half to
walk thru one of her cylinders. 1t
has an elevator running up to the
headlight, and it takes ten barrels OF
oil to fill it up.
at takes two men fifty-five minutes
to light one single light, and it took
fifteen carpenters nine months to build
her pilot.
"They have a steam-shovel to give
her coal. The tender holds one hum
dred and seven carloads of coal. Every
time she exhausts it rains for thirty
minutes. The engineer usese a search
light to look out for signals and goes
blind after running six months.
1T takes two astronomers, with
powerful telescopes, to see her going.
The pony wheels are the size of the
largest turntable of this country, and
a section of the Pacific cable is used
for her bell-cord. 1t takes forty-e1ght
hours for one of the sparks to fall and
it is a meteor when it strikes the
earth.
when the whistle blows it causes
an epidemic of deafness in Deadwood,
S. D. Monster trees have been broken
from the wind of this train. She runs
from Omaha, Neb., to Ogden, Utah, a
distance of $40 miles, in one hour and
fifty-seven minutes, making her tun-
nels as she goes. She hauls 2,143
loaded cars. and the roundhouse force
hold their annual picnic in her firebox
every summer. When they wash her
boiler it is necessary to drain the Mis-
souri, river at Omaha. She carries
3,110 pounds of steam pressure and
1910 pounds of air. The throttle is
pulled by stationary engine in the
cab. The lubricator holds fourteen
barrels of oil. When she leaves the
rails there is an earthquake in Los
Angeles four days later. This train
runs so fast that when it stops still
she is still going ten miles an hour.
The glare of the headlight can be seen
thru hill half a mile thick.
when she takes water, she drains
Lake Manawa and lowers the level of
the Missouri ten feet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
Four Months of the Victory HighDay
By GEORGE w. STANSFIELD President

Commercial club will put on a cam
paign for us in the spring.
am to meet the Kansas City. Kan,
Chamber of Commerce, on Friday
January IS, with our manager. to talk
over a campaign there. Notice the
date. We are not superstitious.
The San Francisco board of super
visors has promised to take care of
the Western terminal, bronze statue
of a doughboy at salute.
We are planning to put on our own
sign truck and extend our signs into
New York.
Missouri starts work on the Victory
Highway in May. Governor Hyde
wrote me and told me so.
The titles. Victory Highway" and
Victory By-Way" are trade marked
and copyrighted. Some Bolshevists
found that out a few weeks ago when
they tried to steal our organization.
We stopped them.
Our radiator emblems have been
decided upon by our board. and or
dered. They are probably the hand
soonest in the United States.
Our field secretary has appoint
ments in Ellis. Hays, Ellsworth and
Salina and other places where cam
paigns will be put on.
The Victory Highway is completely
paved from New York to St. Charles.
Mo. now. By the end of 1929. it will
be paved as far west as Salina, with
the exception of some construction in
Missouri and one gap in Kansas.
And we are only four months old.
When we are year old 1 look tor big
things.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
'BOGUs'' TRAVEL REQUESTS.
Government Orders Being Counter
feited, Agents Are Warned.

Attention of the Topeka railroad Of
fees has been directed to the counter
feiting of government transportation
requests of the war department and
that the department has therefore
withdrawn the series between Nos
3,440,000 and 900, inclusive.
The paper on which the counter
feits are presented is lighter in color
and not as fine texture as the legiti-
mate copies. The numbering in the
upper right hand corner is much
closer together and of heavier type
than the regular issue, also it is noted
that the dash" is put in the counter
felt copy between the "w'' and co.
which does not appear in the regular
issue.
Persons presenting government re-
quests are also required to have Travel
Orders. When transportation re-
quests are presented for tickets pas
senger agents should ask the traveller
to show a copy of his Travel Order
before transportation is issued. The
requests also require that the back of
the Travel Order be stamped, show
ing the date and also the number of
transportation request issued and such
endorsement must be signed by the
proper issuing officer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07

first class, is $4O.76; the distance
from Chicago to Buffalo is SIS miles
and the fare is 1881. Again the dis
lance from London to Paris is 2S7
miles and the fare is $3.50; the dis
lance from Chicago to Cincinnati is
285 miles and the fare is $10.26. The
railroad fare from Paris to Rome, 891
miles, is $3.50 and the railroad fare
from Chicago to New York, eos miles,
is $32.67. The sleeping car fares in
Europe are proportionately high.
This fare from Paris to Rome is $21.1S
and from Chicago to New York is SO.
The statistics compiled show that
the distance covered in Europe total
5,547 miles, the fares for which are
s417.56 or rs cents per mile. The
fares for railroad travel in this coun-
try are SO cents per mile. This shows
that European fares are 1929 per
cent higher than the fares in this
country. Another thing worthy of
consideration is the fact that railway
service in this country is vastly super
Tor to that of European roads.