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The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16

You may remember that back in the
time of the first Cleveland administra.
ton one Of the problems Of public
discussion was: "What shall be done
with the snrplus?" Then there was q
Grange Of administration and Corporal
Tanner was made commissioner Of
pensions. The whole country was
amused and bad a hearty laugh when
he announced his policy: "God help
the surplusw Them was the halcyon
days!
Mr.. Gilbert, the present undersecre-
tary Of the treasury, In an address
SAID:
"The estimates for the year 1920
show that over billion dollars Of ex.
pendltures were authorized by the last
session Of congress In addition to the
amount shown In the usual compiled
statements Of appropriations. In fact,
.ns p'a.'''e ''as 'ea.neu SUCH proper.
nol's as " W a'h'os' natlonal
seanua,, an. y was Vigorously az
'ou'',eu ~ ti'e ries'uehts 'ast annual
''e -,
nas pecol'e 'he 'rs' pHDclpIe
y strategy Oh 'he part OF people IN
.s'eslso ~ appropr'a'iops TOT various
sIec'a' PURPOSES 70 frame 'he matter
!. "s =. ~ ), a. :. ', 'ne use OF tne
",D''' 'unu, ,uu'i.,''y, y ~ 'huennlte
=, n H.. = ~ au.lo,'1a.ion 'or e4.
psnu'.u'e y u'eApenue' pa'anceS per.
uaps app'opl'a,eo or's'naiiy TOT olner
.pa1Ir'ses. VI " au,norlza.lons 70
u W. so,e'n,''e'.' ie.elp's uslore 'ney
ese, rsaca .ne treasury EHorts are
'uaue !" nnu kele'a' worus wnlcn 90
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
Copyright, Western Newspaper Union
" EDWARD LOWRY

| is to assure itself that its agents, the
administrative services, are properly
performing their duties, and to act In
diligently in respect to the future
grant Of funds; the provision of an
organ through which the President
may in fact, as well as in name, dis
charge his duties as head of the ad.
ministration; the reorganization Of
the administrative branch Of the gov
eminent so as to eliminate the pres
ent widespread overlapping of juris-
dictions and functions and indefensi-
bic duplication Of services, organiza-
ton, plant and work; and the COM
plete recasting Of the present system
under which the personnel required
to man the governmental plant is Sc
cured, compensated, promoted, as
signed to particular tasks and con-
troIed, to the end that not only JUS
tice will be done to the several classes
of governmental employees, but that
personnel system will be established
that will insure a maximum Of eff.
cheney In the actual conduct Of public
affairs.
A study Of action actually had or
now under way shows that steps have
been taken toward the accomplishment
of each of these fundamental reforms.
The introduction of a budget system
Is a long step forward. .
don't mean in the least to give the
impression that all private business
is perfectly run and that only govern
ment business is badly managed, or
that all the efficient people are In pri-
vate employ and only inefficient in the
public service. Neither Of those con-
ditiOns exists.
In the common phrase, you have got
to hand it to Alexander Hamilton for
devising a scheme that has stood up
since revolutionary days. 1t has not
been fundamentally altered since his
day. There has been no readjustment
Of salaries in the departmental serv.
ice for sixty years. That implies q
certain loyalty and faithfulness on the
part Of the workers.
My only desire Is to disclose the
present condition Of government EN-.
ployment; that good men are leaving,
and that the present tendency, II not
checked, will inevitably drive out Of
the service all Of the efficient and
leave only the mediocre and incom.
petent. have said little myself, but
have chosen to let the men working
for the government tell the story. Nv.
cry assertion Of fact In these articles
comes from some responsible source
or authority within the service. l am
not making a criticism or attack from
the outside, but merely serving a. Z
mouthpiece for your hired men.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
UP TO YOU AND CONGRESS

AT the present time it would be a
misnomer to speak OF the national
government having personnel sys-
TEN at all. The reform accomplished
by the establishment of the civil serv-
Ice commission and the merit system
has touched but one phase Of the per-
sonnet problem, and that but partially
entrance into the government serv.
Ice. Practically nothing has been done
In the way Of erecting the government
services into careers that will attract
and retain efficient men. Bad as con-
ditions were In this respect before the
war, they have become many times
worse during and since that event
The correction of these evils pre-
sents a problem of great completely.
It cannot be achieved by a half
hearted or halfway tinkering with the
present system. Nothing but thor.
Ough 0verhauling Of the whole person.
mel system and the establishment Of
a new system covering all phases Of
the question and embody!ng the most
approved principles Of personnel adj
ministratlon will meet the needs of
the situation. Fortunately a begin
ming has been made In this direction.
1t at least furnishes starting point
for action looking to the giving to the
government of the personnel system
that II must have If government work
ID to be even measurably well done.
The situation now is that there Is
an insistent demand on the part of
the public that the whole administra-
ton Of the national government be put
upon more efficient basis, and that
the present waste Of public funds, re.
sulting from present defective organ.
iSation and methods, shall cease; that
congress Is alive to this demand and
has made start toward meeting It;
that the fundamental defects in the
existing system are well known; and
that the direction efforts looking to
reform should take are clearly estab.
lished. The responsibility Is thus
squArely up to congress.
II the problem that confronts con.
gress 10 securing this laudable end is
analysed Il will be found that the
fundamental reforms are: The Ve.
form BY congress itself Of It's own Or.
sAnlSation and methods Of procedure;
the entire revision Of the present sys.
tenn under which the financial needs
81 the government are determined and
provided; the setting up Of an agency
and procedure through which the exl
penditure Of public funds may be
properly controlled and congress be
given that information regarding such
expenditures which 1t must have II It
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
EASY COME, EASY co

Back IN 1912, when Mr.. Taft was
President, and when the gross ex-
penditures Of the government were
ab0ut one-quarter Of what they are
now, he became exercised and con-
cet1led about the higgledy-piggledy, I'm.
scientific, dlsorderly, grabbing methods
by which your money was expended
Tor public purposes. He said then
what u equally true now, that the
activities Of the national government
are almost as varied as those Of the
entire business world. The operations
Of the government affect the interest
q every person living within the
Jurisdiction Of the United States. Its
organization embraces stations and
ceuters Of work located In every city
and 10 many local subdivisions Of the
country.
y This vast organization has never
been studied In detail Dis one piece
',of administrative mechanism. Never
have the foundations been laid for
thOveush consideration Of the relations
Of III its parts No comprehensive ef.
fost has been made TO list its multi.
farious activities or to group them
u such Z way a. to present clear
picture d what the government Is
doing. Never has complete descrip-
tlon been given Of the agencies through
which these activities are performed.
AT no time has the attempt been
made to study all Of these activities
md agencies with view to the as.
samment Of each activity to the
agency best fitted Tor It's performance.
70 the avoidance Of duplication Of
plant md work. to the lntegration Of
oil administrative agencies Of the
government. 50 far as may be
practicable. into 4 unified organization
{ * TIE most effective and economical
dispatch d public business"
This extraordinary and lndefensible
seltratlon. which exists today n fully
and completely q Il did when Mr..
I'M portrayed Il xsyen years ago.
cauae about quite naturally and simply
'lAnssh our tolerance and slackness.
Tor VAN and years. the government
lived and new and extended It's &C.
stivltisS On Santa Claus money. Its In
couae came q easily q money In 1
! etter. Foe pears and years the
patioaal Income was greater than the
|txpenssA Every year there was I
furtlpA
~ government was precisely Ii the
Dltlm of tAe Rockefellefs and the
chrHeoiee md tie Rothschilds. It's
ullon ~ w hon 10 gel money
= = ~ Nv "A. bit how to spend
r. l1ee6ne. Il nasnrally got h TIE |
NV = lhfowina Ssups Of II to INC.
Nm 4 l)xed ~ ! fsmittanee man.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
MOSAIC DISEASE
HARMS POTATOES
ADEQUATE Measures for E|imina'
ton Of Ai|ment Must Be
Taken Immediately.
TROUBLE SPREAD BY INSECTS
Situation May Be Somewhat Improved
by Partial Wedding Out OF Worst
Cases-YieId Is Reduced
About 80 Per Cent.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture.)
A survey of the Western states con-
Quoted during the past summer by pa
biologists of the United States de-
partment of Agriculture shows that
unless adequate measures tor the
elimination of the mosaic disease OF
potatoes are taken Immediately the
work of potato seed Improvement IN
the West will soon become extremely
difficult, if at all possible. Being OF an
infectious nature, the disease Is spread
in the field throughout the summer by
means of insects which carry 1t from
diseased to healthy plants, and IT Is
also transmitted with the seed tubers
from one generation to another.
There is no evidence that a plant
once infected can recover and produce
a healthy progeny at any time. On the
contrary, the infected plants ordinarily
under certain envirOnmental condl'
tons practically cease to produce tu'
bers in the third or fourth generation.
If only a partial wedding out OF the
worst cases is practiced, the situation
may be somewhat improved, though
not in all cases and by no means per-
manently. The mild and the medium
stages of the disease left in the stock
serve as perpetual sources of infection,
and eventually the entire strain be-
comes diseased and is apt to run out"
completely.
Reduces Yield 80 Per Cent.
It has been repeatedly demonstrated
in the East that the average reduction
Of yield due to mosaic is about 30 per
cent. Precisely the same effect Of this
disease was noted In the case Of all the
varieties grown In different Western
states. Some remarkable instances
were observed during the last two
years Of field observations carried on
by the department In which the reduc.
ton Of yield In Individual hills was in
direct proportion to the severity Of the
infection.
The potato acreage In certain irri-
gated sections Of the West has been
increased this year by one-third as
compared with that Of the last year,
yet the yield In these districts is only
tw0-thirds Of normal. Many growers
complain that where 800 sacks or more
were raised to the acre in former
years, only 100 to $50 sacks are obtain
able now, This is in fields under good
cultural conditions, showing good
stands and a high freedom from
fungus and bacterial diseases. The
low yielding quality Of the strains In
question no doubt Is principally a
manifestation Of mosaic. The need Of
good seed In the West Is well recog-
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16

Berlin Accompanying the I'm
American infantry regiment to A.
werp on the first stage Of the vow &
to the United States, were 81 Germs
brides Of soldiers and eight bahl
born under the Stars and Stripes
the Rhine.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
ALFALFA SURPRISES
FOR STOCK FEEDING
Good Qualities Of Crop Enumer'
ated in Bulletin.
In Addition to Advantages as Pasture
and for siIaee It Is Of Great Value
as Soil Improver-Other
Possibilities.
prepared by the United States Department
of Apriculture.)

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
"a nearly perfect forage"-that IS
the highest of praise heaped upon al
falfa by II. A. Oakley and II. l.. west
over of the United States Department
of Agriculture in a new farmers bulIe'
tin, Utilization Of Alfalfa, just issued
And when the good qualities OF TINS
crop are enumerated it is evident that
some such description is warranted. AS
q hay it is unsurpassed for general
feeding; as pasture it has a high
carrying capacity and produces large
gains; as a soiling crop 1t IS valuable
with proper handling; it makes excel
lent silage; and when ground into meal
It is a good and easily handled feed.
In addition to these good qualities 1t
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
Insist On Free Seeds.

Insist On Free Seeds.
Washington. The House has Dk,
back into the agricultural approptl q
ton bill the $36O,OOO item for H.
seed which was cut out by the c.
mittee In framing the measure.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
BIG NEED oF.BETTER ROADS
Engineers At ssa Regarding Highway,
Which VIII Stand Up Under
Modern Traffic.

A. T. Hrst, Wisconsin highway en-.
sineer, has declared that the best en-.
gneers today are At sea reeardln,
the kind Of roads which will stand up
under modern tranic, or the tra6ic
which will develop IN a few yeafs
Travel BY air, to any considerable =.
tent. Is still long WY Oh, and for
2 good many years to come there viii
be urgent need for better and better
highways.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
Relief ship Leaks.

Hamkarg.-The American steamsl
Yves: Munham, a relief ship botl|
rom Norfolk, Va, to Russia with
cargo Of corn, sprung a leak in
North sea. Her crew was taken
and landed at Heligoland. Twe1l1]
tugs stood by as her cargo was
tlxoned. 4
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
Prohl Order Modified.

Washington Orders by Prof. :
ton Commissioner Haynes cancel
the industrial alcohol permits q
Fleischmann Company, Inc, Of ~
York, and its agencies, have e..
modified by Internal Revenue e.
missioner Blair.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
70 Entertain Patients.

10 Entertain Patients. "a
Dallas, Texas. Patients in 1 &
pital here will hear sermons y
church programs, besides concee
according to plans Of q church 81 :
ilization to erect a radio station 4 !
top Of the hospital and present II
struments to the patients. a
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
Get Rid Of Harmful n...

Get Rid Of Harmful Rats.
starve and build the rats out q
house and home. starve tlem out by
burning and destroying garbage and
build them out BY rat.proofng cells-ss
and feed bins. Then finish up the ,oh
BY poisoning and trapping them.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
Troops To Mil Towns.

troops TO MIL Towns. @
Providence, R. Troops have IT, :
sent to Natick, National Guard T.
quarters in the Pawtuxet valley,
Crompton, where the mills Of
Crompton company have resun
operations. as
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
First Real Business Sc,

The hrst step toward putting farm
On . real business basis is to form 1
cooperative association Of common
sense, . sheet Of paper, a lead pencil.
and the few hours' time needed 70
make farm inventory.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
Maintenance Of Soil.

MS'HtsHaHco q Soil.
Only BY maintaining a supply Of o..
sanlc matter and BY returning an
amount Of plant food equivalent "a
that removed can any soil be main.
tained y . permanently productive
state. !,
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
Big Snow In Panhandle.

Big Snow In Panhandle. 81
Amarillo, Texas-This section
digging itself out following one Of I'll
most severe snowstorms Of reco
years, which swept the entire ~
handle. ss
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16

tensity may BE- q great u 5000 IN.
peres. AZ for Harvesting lightning
and turning Il into energy useful 10
man, no practicable scheme has ut
been presented.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16

Washington.-Th nomination
Gerhard A Bading Of Wisconsin to b
minister to Ecuador has been condf
% BY the Senate. q
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
MANY KILLED AM
INJURED IN Wreck
~
PASSENGER CAR IS SENT M.
LING FROM REAR OF TRAM 8
INTO CREEK
CAUSED BY BROKEN wHr.,
Passengers And Persons From 49,
Towns Work For Hours In wr,s,r Il
age Releasing Those Impri.o, : -
cd. Others May Succamb,

Atlanta, Ga.-Seven persons 49,
killed and 16 were injured when . ~, ~
senger coach Of an Atlanta, Bjrmi,.
ham and Atlantic train en- rou,. !!
Fitzgerald was derailed Is miles 49, Is
Atlanta, and sent crashing into Can.
creek, 81 1eet below.
approximately 80 persons wera .s
the coach, the last of the train. vh..
q wheel on the first truck burst son, sl|
ing the car hurdling over 100 Yards ),
track before the trestle was reachss !
and almost crossed, when suddenly !,
turned over. The coach tore ava,
from the preceding car as it luuras
into space, and was almost comnlatsl,s
demolished when it fell into the an,
low creek.
The seven killed, six men and ~. s
woman, met instant death. Several
OF the injured are not expected to Iva
For many hours other passengers and
persons from nearby towns, spured
by the cries of the injured, worried i Il
the "reckage, releasing those impris.
oned.
AmOulances and physicians ven. \,
rushed from Atlanta, and the in,pr.s
were removed to hospitals here.
The first indication of there bal,,
anything wrong with the train ~
noticed just before it reached 4.
trestle, said survivor. "A rumblI,,
noise, sounding as if one Of Is 8
wheels had broken, followed by irfs..
ular motion Of the car. was the iIrs
inkling we had that something =.
wrong. SIS
About five minutes after the firn
warning we were suddenly plunpA.
backward into space. A crash, sou,d 4
Ing as If the end Of the world had !,
rived, followed. There were screaI &
Of horror from all directions. The =. &
tire rear end Of the car was demolllk
ed. Those Of US who occupied Is 4
front section, when We regained az B
sense, looked for an avenue Of escano i
An opening was found through "
front door. I managed to assist ~
three women who we're With
through the opening and then rstufi
Cd to help others.
One young man who was appasl q
" crushed, with blood ell over (5s
trousers, which showed that hs "
horribly injured, was the first PER-
| found. He was pinned beneath ~
debris in such q manner that II ~
CURED fully Is minutes to extricatSs
him. He refused to let me help him
but urged me to assist the women and
children to safety" 8
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
Hired Men lxaek Char

Birds are real hired men On the
farms md they work cheap. 4 few.
crumbs and blts q met IL tie yard
w help Tho birds ovsr tie time xh4n..
~ esn't 81 t. buss thsy nkA
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
a Peculiar View.

A Peculiar View.
Hcwell-He has some queer ideas.
Powell--Yes, be believes that the
history Of the world would have been
changed Il he had married I different
woman.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
Quake Fan on Coat.

Quake Felt On Coast.
Los Angeles.-A light earthqu1
shock was felt here recently.
tremor lasted but q few seconds, =
no damage was reported. s
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16

Indian Leader Arrested.
Bombay. -lndia's non-cooperati0
list leader, Mohandas X. Gandhi, s
been arrested at Ahmedabad, 80 M
north Of Bombay.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16
Mail Raas Stolen.

Springfield, Ill.-Mail robbefks
equipped with q key, recently entefst
the Wabash station here and non
two bags Of first class mail, belisyG
to have contained money.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-03-16

Bogalusa. Col. A. G. Goodyea
president Of the Great Southern LINN.
Der Company. accompanied By r. Il,
Laftman, manager Of the Bosalusa
Paper Company. will sail from New
York March II to inspect paper mills
IN Sweden. MI. Laftman win also
visit relatives in Sweden.
Monroe. Tho Tensas Basin Leyee
Board has authorized the president to
advertise for bids for enlargins the
Douglas evee TO the extent Of lOo.0W
cubic yards. Il u understood one.half
Of the cost WIN b borne by the South
eastern Arkansas leves district.
Shreveport The Rev. M. =. Dodd.
pastor q the First Baptist Church
has installed radio IN the steeple of
his church With : sending area & 7oo
e ~ miles Persons hayinr reoeiy.
- - ~ ksrssttsr ~ IS pa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
IMPROVED HAYNES 55 IS RESULT -OF
 LONG EXPERIENCE

The new improved Haynes 55. the smaller and lighter Haynes ffve-pas- senger touring car, Is not, in any sense of the word, an experiment. It is combination of proved transpor- tation units. tried and verified, part by part, built and rebuilt, subjected to every conceivable test of the most rigid character by Haynes engineers throughout a long period. And not until the final result at least met, and in some instances surpassed. the expectations of those engineers was the new improved Haynes 55 permit ted to be presented to the motoring public. The Haynes Automobile com pany. had it so desired. could have capitalized on this demand some years previous. but the attainment of their hopes had not yet been quite realized. and so the new improved Haynes car was withheld. Today the Haynes company presents the new improved Haynes 55 as the typifica- tion of the ideal medium weight. me- dium priced automobile, the crown ing achievement of more than a quar- ter of century of motor car manu- facture
 The improved Haynes is sold by the Ewart-Brewer Motor company in Bir- mingham and new models are on dis play at the show rooms, 423 Twenty first street, south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
ESSEX ANNOUNCES
 NEW CLOSED MODEL

A new closed model-the Cabriolet lis announced by builders of the Es- sex. Like it's predecessor. the Essex Coach. it furnishes closed car com forts at price but slightly more than than that for open models.
 There are thousands of profess sional, sales and business men gem orally who have use for a thoroughly dependable closed car every day in the year." says A. R. Pryor. president Pryor Motor company. We believe the Cabriolet will prove to be just the thing many of them have been seeking. It is an all-season car that Is certain to find big market among physicians.
 'The sturdiness of the model is something that will catch your glance at the outset. The attractive lines are somewhat different from those of any proceeding model of it's type"
 The Essex Cabriolet has unusually wide doors, affording maximum range of vision for driving. The doors are rigidly held by four hinges. cowl ventilator. sun visor. radiator shut ters, motometer, transmission lock (approved) and cord tires are stand ard equipment. Upholstery and floor rugs are of a fine texture of long wearing material. The seat is low and deep cushioned.
 The Cabriolet is mounted on the standard Essex chassis and powered by the motor which four times broke the transcontinental speed record be- tween New York and San Francisco.
 Though production of this model has just been started" says MT. Pryor. "the many large orders already placed for it prove that it is meet ing with instant success"
 It's price is $1.295, fob. Detroit.