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The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-09

country than any other group Of peo-
pie Of its size in our country. This
will cost you little, and will help US
much. Do it now. Every one Of you.
Thanks, and many Of them!
Monday, Dec. A. Are we rushedp
Well, | should say sol have a good
reason to believe ii. It is now 10 min
utes to four o'clock, Wed. am. and i
have been writing this diary to you
since yesterday and two more days
to write! But it means work or lose
my job; and, as it is the only job |
have in the Colony. with no unemploy-
ment here, | don't want to be unem-
lployed and break the rule. Well, a
big change was made on this first work
day of the week. Syrup had to be
made. car of sweet potatoes had to
be sorted to be shipped and many other
changes were made to meet the emer-
lgency. Every industry was .ransack-
ed to find some one to take on these
extra jobs. Of course, the COLONY
iGOAT had to shake up the place to
get the change made-AND WAS
THE GOAT. TOO; so | know what
happened. Everybody as busy as they
could be, and every one | approached
was ready to fight me for daring tc
! ask them to change or to do more
but put on my best smile and asked
them to please cooperate with me thi:
time. And here are the results of one
days change at our little industrial
plant: John Brostrom gave time at the
sweet potato sorting and severed his
attention from his pet mules for sew.
eral hours. H. Bell gave some of hi:
love and work to the same job, as also
did the following: Mrs. Belsher ane
MRS. Potts, who doubled from the eat
ing house; Mrs. Nash and Mrs. Cryel
and Mrs. Shut, from the sewing dept.
and Mrs. Clappa. Tackett was shift.
ed from the saw mill; Dad DaughertJ
and Dad ABBY came from the crate
factory; the doctor came from his Of
flee; and even got DR.. Thurman tc
carry some nails and swipe hammer
Then the doctor had to conduct g
new visitor, Mrs. Tough, around the
place for inspection. | got Dupuy as
far as the door, but he feared to &c
further, because of so many eatablt
sweets. SO he ran away to help Cole
man at the fertilizer pit. Now this
is one way to resist temptation. But
the work of this place is going fine. A
the syrup mill, jacques, E. Merrel, Lind
sey, Darth, Vernon Boyce, Landrum
and Gaddis are shooting on all fou
cylinders. Kemp and Lcomis startec
to haul cane tops for mule feed, ant
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-09

mons place at the cane mill, while
Belcher and Vernon took load Of
goods to the rice farm; they will return
with rice and feed. Wooster made
bound from the print shop to the sweet
potato kiln to take Jackets place. and
the sweet-potato sorting is nearly done.
Now, while We are busy as beavers here
at the Colony, doing all we can to
make and save crops, build homes for
ourselves and for you (when you shall
come), | want you to think the mat
ter over and see if you are not ready
to send in your membership money to
help us to buy that 5000 acres Of
land we must have it, and we will
have it, regardless Of anything that
comes up. We will go into our timber
and make it into lumber and sell lit if
need be, but we hate to sacrifice it
now-we don't like to rob the next gen.
Grafton in order to do this, when we
feel you can and will help US to make
the purchase by raising the $4,000
necessary. If you haven't money enuf
to pay for a full membership. send
lwhat you can spare. You can lend
or deposit any amount you wish, and
lit will be as well taken care of and
as secure as in any capitalistic bank
on earth; and, better still, it will be
at work FOR YOUR CAUSE AND IN
lTERESTS, INSTEAD OF AGAINST
ITEIEMI The first of the year is near
land letter from the people who own
this tract of land asked me yesterday if
could say for sure whether would
take it by January LIST. Now, Com
rades, what will your answer be?
Will you help to get this property into
our movement by January list, or not2
Will you help to furnish opportunities
dren right now? Are you with us and
dren right nwo? Are you with us and
to what extent can | depend upon you
THIS MONTH? Write and let us
know now. Remember we are going
right on in this big game as long as
we live and we want you>to come with
us. And now is the time to help do
the real BIG THING. Our problems
grow and multiply as we grow. and we
need an ever-increasing amount of as
sistance to expand until the whole
world joins and the cooperative COM
monwealth is established, the Brother7
hood of Man is a reality, and this Old
world is a fit place to call heaven.
am sure you would be glad to see
the job done, and | KNOW you must
join in it or it will not be completed.
You are necessary to its success. Why
: not join right now and do ALL YOU
: CAN
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-09

two wagons were shifted to haul cane
IN their place. The brick team, with
our boy crew, and Dan Cryer from the
strawberry patch. with a team, filled
this gap. Comrade Allen from Wyo-
ming who. with his wife. is visiting us,
took to wood-hauling job like duck
to water, and got into the game to help
Dan Clappa hauled for the boiler.
sid MerreI and Huxley are Telling pine
trees for lumber and Warren Tread
has joined Busick with four-mule
team in the log-hauling business. Shut
and Lloyd are changed from cutting
cane to covering cane stubble in the
lower field. Max. Margaret, and Leo
(school children) are topping cane
half the day, in order to relieve men
and keep the good work going. Now,
this is one days change about to do
just two extra jobs; SO you can see
how cooperative group can function
to better advantage than competition.
| | got all the opposition, and it only
came because every one | asked to
change was so busy he couldn't see
how he could find extra time. But it
was found. and all jobs go merrily on
as usual. Tonight the children's men
tai science class at the club house was
largely attended, and the orchestra
and band rehearsaIs were held at the
proof garden.
****
tuesday. Dec. 5. = Cutting down
trees. hauling them to the saw mill,
where they are made into lumber, cut
Iting wood for power use and its trans
portation to the boiler, grinding cane
and making it into syrup, sorting sweet
potatoes, hauling brick. and building
the new big brick building, exchang-
ling products with our neighbors, are
1.-THE principal jobs that are rushing us
now. The carpenter gang, Nash, Rech-
steiner, Gels, and Hall are getting ur
the frame work on the girls dormitory
and some of our junior carpenters viii
soon be putting on the sheathing anc
shingles. At the brick-laying job, a
new start is being made in new way
One of our big girls has started tic
learn brickIaying, and she is right or
the job. dare say she is the frs
girl in this state who ever chose it a.
an occupation; but | will gamble he
lead will be followed BY many others
ILauretta Toble is her name-and | fo
one am glad to see her take her place
in our group as builder. Get into
the game, girls, and be what you wan
to be; and, by all means, be con
structor if you have the ability. To
day, Tackett and Fischer joined tn
wood cutters, and Dalton took Yer
The Seward gateway., 1922-03-17
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TW0 WOMEN INDICTED
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SAN FRANCISCO: The county grand jury today indicted Mrs Minnie Neighobsr ana Mrs. Frances S. Bates, defense witnesses in the Arbuckle case on charges of perjury.
 The Neighbors woman testified in the first trial that she saw Miss Vir- ginia Rappe at Wheeler Hot Springs, Cal, and that Miss Rappe suffered two sick attacks there.
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BUST OF BR|CE WILL BE
 GIVEN ID AMERICA

LONDON, March 17.--An English sculptor, Reid Dick, has been commits stoned by Sir Charles Wakefield to ex- ecute a bust of the late Lord Bryce, which is to be presented to America as a memorial to the distinguished ambassador at Washington, according to th eSulgrace Institution of Great Britain.
 A cable has been sent to President Harding offering this lift to the city of Washington.
The Seward gateway., 1922-03-17

When a man asks your opinion about himself you are foolish if you do not make it good opinion.
The Seward gateway., 1922-03-17

If people had been born without tongues much misery would have been eliminated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-29
U. S. Gives Aid To
State Road Work

Washington, Aug. 29.-Surplus war
materials valued at $139,773,9S6 were
delivered to the States for use in road
construction up to July LIST, reports
the Bureau of Public Roads, United
States Department of Agriculture.
The material, which consisted Of all
sorts of supplies and equipment suit
able for road building for which the
War Department had no further need,
was distributed on the same basis as
monetary federal aid.
In value of material delivered, Texas
and New York lead with nearly So
100000 worth of material, and every
state with the exception of five of the
smaller ones received supplies valued
at over million dollars.
This material has been Of great val
ne in road construction, and there is
hardly county in the United States
in which some of it has not been used.
Probably of greatest value has been
the 29,325 motor vehicles distributed
of 24,752 trucks, and 1873
and in addition a large
Of tractors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-29

There is no immediate danger OF
the closing down Of any OF the essen
tial industries IN Alexandra on &C
count OF a lack OF fuel It was ascer-
tanned this morning. Work OF the
State fuel administration, under the
direction Of Alexander Toward, was
highly complimented by several of the
leading business men of the city.
The Alexandria Gas Company and
the Mutual Ice Company, the only IN
dustries of the city when have sepa-
rate contracts with the mines are re-
ported TO have several weeks supply
OF fuel on hand and several cars IN
transit from the mines. The Ice COM
pany Contemplates no serious trouble.
Superintendent Robert l.. Middleton
OF the City Gas works says that ne
expects no trouble, but, in case there
should be any, he IS ready 10 meet
almost any emergency. The city VIII
have It's gas" he adds.
The use Of coal, at the rate OF Il
tons per day, was resumed at the gas
plant today on account OF the scarcity
of coke. Gas is used IN the manutac-
ture OF carbonated water gas with
which the city has been supplied Tor
some time past. The coal supply on
hand will last at the present rate Tor
at east three weeks and then the plant
will be able to run several additional
weeks on the coke produced IN the
operation of making the coal gas.
The Alexandria Light and Power
- ,Y,s ,l.rfT ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-29

Friends of the Administration
intimate that Brother Ford, in the
talk about closing down his plants
because OF the coal shortage, has
resorted to a sly, but effective adj
vertising scheme. The country is
filled with Fords to the point of
saturation, they think, and opera
tons will be resumed when the
dealers begin to call for cars again.
The country got too many fliv-
yers? Perish the thought.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-29
BUSINESS MEN OF ALEXANDRIA
OPTIMISTIC OVER COAL PROSPECT

ton and are anticipating no serious
effects as, if we can not get coal, we
are equipped to use electric power
and other arrangements are now being
perfected. This industry, during the
war, enjoyed priority because of the
necessity that the farmers be fur
nished fertilizer in time for their fail
seeding"
The Alexandria Laundry has resort
ed to the use Of amalgam through this
period Of coal shortage and reports
that there will be no close-down in its
plant.
The Alexandria Water Company,
which is a consumer of coal at the
rate Of about q tons per week, reports
that 1t IS well fixed for the present
and for some time to come.
The Corby Baking Co., through its
manager, ". H. Thomas, states that
supply of coal for the next three
weeks is now on hand and that more
is expected before the present supply
is exhausted
The managers Of the firms investi-
gated this morning expressed optimism
and are not in fear Of the closing of
any of the important industries in the
near future. The schools, which open
next month and which use coal at the
rate of % tons per day, are entirely
out of fuel, but are looking forward
to getting a supply before it will be
needed.
The only man now anxious about his
position is the householder, but as he
is high on the priority list it is
thought that before many weeks ne
will be able to obtain a small supply
at least.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-29
SCHOOL BOOKS
HAVE ARRIVED
Registration, Preparatory
To Opening Of Schools,
Next Week
Teaching Staff Nears Completion
Furniture For New Building Ar
riyes-Schools Open Sept. IL.

Dealers in school books have an
nounced that the supply OF books ne
cessary for the opening of the public
schools have arrived and have been
put on sale. a marked increase in
the price Of the books has been noted
and attributed to the fact that the
State has been compelled TO renew
its contract with the publishers at
an advanced price.
Registrations will be opened next
Tuesday in Lee School Building and
Will continue through Wednesday
and Thursday. Thursday will also
be registration day at West End
School. Registrations Of the colored
children of the city will be taken at
Lee School Friday and Saturday of
next week.
1t IS predicted that conditions in
The housing of the school children W
until the time the new building viii
be ready will be rather congestcd
but the school officials are optimistic
as to the outlook and state that all
the children will be taken care Of.
Furniture for tie new building has
already arrived and will be ready for
installation as soon as the building is
complete, which will be at date
somewhere between December l and
January /, according to present pre-
dictions.
The teaching personnel Of the
Alexandria Schools is practically
complete at the present time The
building have been mt I'm 7pDair d-,r-
ing the vacation month and all viii
be ready for the opening of the
door TWO week hence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-29

Norfolk-Caught on a sand bar by
the incoming tide, William II. Schmitt
go, was drowned at Ocean Shore Park
just inside Cape Henry, here today
The body was recovered as it was be-
ing swept out to sea by the pilot
boat Virginia. Schmitt was a native
of Baltimore, but bad lived in Norfolk
nineteen years. He was a Texas Oil
Company foreman. His widow, three
draughters and four SONS survive.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-29
SEEING RAILROADS
PREMATURE

Following a conference at the
White House last Friday, partici-
pated in by the President, Attor-
ney General Doughery and Sena-
tor Cummins of Iowa. the Senator
gave to the press settlement indi-
eating that governmental seizure
of certain coal mines and railroads
was imminent. Following a some
what similar expression from Sec
rotary Weeks this statement from
the Chairman OF the Interstate
Commerce Committee, proved
rather startling both to the coun-
try and to the Congress.
This White House move-if it
really was that-struck us as pecu-
liarly inept. We were convinced
that some one had erred grievous-
ly. Certainly such talk at such a
iuncture could not have the effect
of settling any strikes. The re-
action from the country to the
CumninS announcement was III
eyitable, and the administration is
obviously engaged i'll the effort to
back off from the proposal to do
any seizing-especially OF the
mines. since such an enterprise
would be of very doubtful legality
in view Of Constitutional iuhibi-
tons.
1t may be that Mr.. Cummins.
usually very circumspect OF speech,
simply talked too much. The
ubiquitous reporter betrayed him
into volubility. On the other
hand, it may be that MIR. CumminS
really reflected the sentiments OF
the White House at the time. The
Presidents weekend trip on the
Mayilower may have done him
good. The deep, still waters OF
the bay led Mr.. Harding into a
more reflective mood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-29
NOTICE

A Republican mass meeting will
be held Wednesday, September 6, at
s p. M, at the Chamber Of Commerce
Auditorium, for the purpose of form
ing a committee and electing dele
gates to the District and State Con-
ventions.
205-1c. BY the Committee
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-29

Wuiamsburg-H. II. Hart, Super
intendent of Public instruction in
Virginia, Will be the speaker at the
convocation exercises Of the summer
quarter of the College of William and
Mary on the morning Of September ,.
This is to be the first convocation
under the new quarter system, re-
Gently established at the college
Eighteen men and women, who have
completed the full college work, will
receive their diplomas. Most Of these
are students Who had to leave col
lege and who became teachers in
the public schools, but who continued
their college course through work in
the extension division and the sum-
ms uoolJy 'IeoH }sgT 'slooQ3s S5W
dents received their degree under
similar conditions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-29
OUR TAX RETURNS

Perhaps the report OF internal
Revenue Commissioner Blair,
showing collections for the last
fiscal year by the Treasury De-
partment, is not indicative OF any
thing in particular in a business
way. A big drop is observed in
the returns from incomes and
profits, but everybody expected
this. We still have billion dol
lar country, but peak profits and
war days are gone. That was a
hot house proposition, artificial
and tranSitory.
The District of Columbia alone
ShowedgainS in incomes and prof
its taxes which means, among 9TH
er things, that statesmen not only
seldom die and never resign, but
that they think very little OF the
policy OF deflation, ii it is going
to affect adversely their own Sala-
rieS. There was a material III
crease in tobacco taxes, and Off
Gals tell us that cigarette smokers
are now numerous. Has the flap
per got anything to do with this
announcement;
Relatively, it costs more now to
make our internal revenue colleC-
tons. The report points out that
while the amount collected during
the past year has not been SO great
more than three bllliou-it was
not found possible to make cor
responding reduction in the forces
necessary to make the collections.
Business men will recognize this
as true. There is involved the
principle OF the volume OF bust
ness.
Virginia shows up very we'll IN
the report, both os to the amount
collected by the government in the
form OF taxes, but as to the per
centage of decrease. noted the
country over. The income and
profits taxes are put down atSlS,-
S6O,7O0.S0. Miscellaneous taxes
amounted to S2S.0+5.947.S9, or 4
grand total of better than forty
sin million. rs the government
figures ON the 1920 and the 1927
tax returns the decrease for Nir-
giuia Is found To have been forty
one per cent. This sounds like
an impressive drop, ii one thinks
what it would be like to lose forty
per cent OF ones own income; but
there is the reflection that 4 great
many people have lost more than
this since the war, and there IS the
fact, too. that the decrease l.
found to have been much more
than this in 4 Number OF the states.
There is the case OF South Caro-
lima, for example, where the de
crease is placed at 65 per cent.
Even in New York the decrease is
placed at thirN-hve per cent
The signs are promising that We
should be in position next year to
talk about increases once more. in
stead OF decreases. ii capital and
labor could only see their way
clear to lay aside their machine
guns, dynamite and poison gas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-29

Danyille-Mystery today shrouded
the true story of the general raid
made in Mountain Valley yesterday
afternoon when thirty armed men,
Federal and State prohibition officers
and rural police, concentrated on a
trouble spot and sought to clean it
up. The net result of the raid was the
capture of one l25-gallon still and
the arrest Of a negro, whose names is
given as Carter. That this was not
all that took place was evidenced to-
day. Deputy Austen, Of Pittsylvania
County, VINO took part in the raid,
is quoted by Magistrate B. W. bod
son as saying that as he stood on the
hillside IN the corner spot lying near
the Henry, Franklin and Pittsylyania
lines, he heard between forty and
fifty shots fired II was pcrSistently
reported that one man, not an Off
Ger, had been wounded. 1t is unlikely
that any consecutive narrative OF the
expedition viii be made until the Fed
eral and State authorities have given
their report.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-29

One newspaper is addressing
10 Senators this interrogatory
what are the essential quahhca-
tons OF a United States Senator.
Why not ask Mr.. NeWberry: