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The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-02
SYSTEM IS ALL WRONG

The great difficulty that stands
t4e way OF discussing Uncle Sam {
an employer is that there is no sue
person. The men who stand in III
relation of employer to their subortl
mates are nothing but employees then
selves, and temporary ones at tina
Wh very fleeting tenure of oftic,
Cabinet officers and members Of cor
gress, to whom the rank and file O
employees look for guidance for
solution of their problems, are slmpl,
meeting figures that come and 90. witt
their own interests to serve, The,
testify freely enough as to condition,
n government employment. Senate,
Carter Glass, recently secretary of the
treasury, for example:
THE largely multiplied business O,
the government cannot be conducted
with efficiency and economy unless
tnefe be attracted to and retained IN
the public service a group of highly
trained, well-paid and permanent Off.
clals OF supervisory grades. Uncer.
taihty OF tenure in some instances and
lnadequacy of compensation have
closed the public service to many men
OF the best type or forced them ont of
government employ at the moment Of
their greatest usefulness.
"The war has increased the public
deot more than twenty-five fold and
has augmented the functions and ac.
INVITES OF the government in many
ways. The duties are greater and the
responsibilities are larger than those
OF other days, to the standards Of
which 1t Is not to be expected that
the government will ever return. The
conditions are such that failure to take
the necessary action to invite and
hold in the public service men Of er.
ceptional ability and Of real distinc.
[lon In their fields can result only IN
grave burdens to the taxpayers of the |
and in possible disaster, |
ALREADY the transaction Of tho |
business Of the government is ham. |
'ered by deficiencies of personnel due
o the return to private life of many
nen OF large capacity who during the
'eriod OF active warfare were willing
md glad to serve their country At
feat personal sacrifice. have come
0 learn that there are heroes in the
'vl establishments as well as in the
Military services, self-sacriflcing "a.
riots who toll year In and year out for
Dafe plttance when they could com.
'ahd salaries double or treble the
mounts they receive from the govern.
'eht' but who, for the love of their
'untry and for the love of tbAir
ork' have rejected alluring offers in
The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-02
PHYSICIANS AID
HEALTH CRUSADE
INSPECTION BY DOCTORS AND
NURSES AID IN CURBlNG
OF DISEASES
PUBLIC AID FREELY GIVEN
Many Schools In Rural Districts Are
Visited BY Public Health Ply.
scians And Nurses To
Examine Children.

Baton Rouge.-Physicians OF tn
various parishes and the public in gel
eral arc cooperating with the publ
health nurses in their work OF sch0C
inspection, according to reports re
ceived here. EpidemiCs are bein
kept down and contagious disease
checked. Reports to the State Depart
ment Of Education from public healtl
nurses for the month of December fol
low:
Beauregard parsh-Miss Beatrice
Daniel, nurse-Number of schools Wis
ited, thirteen; time spent in schools
thirty-One hours; examined by ply
sician weighed and measured, 7O9;
examined by nurse, (instead) modern
health crusade started In schools;
treatment by nurse, typhoid vaccine
given, $50; home visits, eight; mis-
cellaneous visits, three; on account
of approaching holidays very little
school work was done.
Cadto and Bossier parishes (rual
w0rk}--Miss Clara Bubenzer, public
health unit nurse-Number Of schools
visited, twenty-four; time spent in
schools, twenty-five and one-half
hours: examined by physician, 572;
examined by nurse, 572; home visits,
two; talks to pupils in class, g. in
spection Of buildings and premises,
three. Most of the time this month
was spent In doing social work IN
teh rural schools helping with Christ
mas preparations, providing food,
cloths, groceries, ETC., for those pu.
pills who are in need.
Caddo and Bossier shreveport on
sly)--Miss M. Zuberbier, nurse: DR.. P.
Pain, school physician--Number OF
schools visited, nine; time spent in
schools, fifteen hours; examined byi
physician 575; examined by nurse,
b75: home visits, fourteen; miscellan.
eous visits. nineteen; talks to pupils
In class, two. The nutritious class
have begun again.. and great part
OF the time is being devoted to the
colored schools. q
Calcasieu.C Cameron parishes, Iake
Charles only)--Miss Maude Reid,
nurse--Number of schools visited, ten;
time spent In schools, twenty.one
hours; examined by nurse, $50; mum.
Der excluded, two; number of defects
found, 2lS; number Of defects cor.
rected. fifty; referred to dentist. 112;
oculist, Seven; physician, fifty-four;
hospital, two; treatment by nurse,
four; home visits twenty-nine; talks
TO pupils in class, ten. A successful
clinic for, crippled children was held
IN Lake Charles this month by DR..
Hatch, orthopedic specialist Of New
Orleans, assisted by the public health
nurse; lorty children were examined |
It the clinic, and many private cases
at home and at the doctors offices;
70 per cent Of these were found cura.
bic or at least could be given much
relief.
Jefferson parish-Miss Edith Lough. .
brough nurse-Nuiber of schools Wis. ;
ted, eight; time spent in schools, T
wentyfour and one-half hours; OK. :
'mined by nurse, 1so; number of de- :
acts found, 24S. Much time was de.
oted to follow.up work and the re.
ults are gratifying, From one school "
Dur children went to New Orleans p
'r tonsillectomy,' two from another s,
nd one child who will enter school CT
ext year. ii
The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-02

has been suggested, 1t is better to xii
the sufferer. There is another reason
not yet mentioned that makes the kill
ing of sick birds desirable. Birds that
first contract diseases are apt to be
the weakest ones in the flock and
should be culled out.
| The more birds kept on farm or
plot Of ground and the more they are
crowded the greater the danger from
contagion and parasites, and the more
important the measures for excluding.
eradicating, and preventing develop.
ment of these causes of disease
The best way to do this is to secure
eggs from flock that has shown no
Indication of contagious disease for at
least a year. If precautions are taken
to keep the eggs absolutely clean and
they are hatched in a thoroughly
cleaned incubator the young chicks will
have a much better chance. They will
also grow up with a better chance Of
escaping disease if they are raised
In clean brooders and kept upon ground
where poultry has not run for some
time.
Sometimes these directions cannot
be followed explicitly. If all the avail.
able ground has been recently used for
poultry, fowls should be taken from
that part which is to be used for the
new flock, a good coating Of freshly
Stacked lime applied to the surface,
and a few days later It should be
plowed. Then it should be cuItfyated |
three or four times with intervals Of
a week, and finally sowed to q small
grain crop. In a few months tho
greater part Of the germs will be do. |
'troyed, but 1t is better to leave tho
ground unoccupied by poultry until
winter has passed.
It Is more difficult to raise a naw
lock free from parasites IL the eggs
re Matched BY hens, for hens NAV
AIRY lice and mites and various pe RI.
ties. For this reason 1t is a u,od
dea to select hens for brooding from
flock free from disease and pests, T,
10 Keep germs and parasites from
eveloping to a great extent, poultry
ouses need to be cleaned frequently
nd the drinking fountains and faad ,
coughs need weekly washing with
oillng water or other disinfeetant y ,
ny lice or mites are found on tho :
lras re Or IN their houses, the roosts and :
19olning parts Of the walls must ha ,
iihtea with commercial carbolInenm :
mixture Of quart kerosene and ,
teacupful OF crude carbolic acid or :
nae cresol' or the. house may be 3
hitewashed with freshly Stacked limo J
10 sprayed with kerosene emulsion. 9
ust the fowl with sodium tluorIde =. :,
e powder. "
The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-02
Madison on Education

\. whist 1t is universally admitted
.nat well'instructed people alone can
.'s ps permanently free people, and
wn,lsl wits. 1t Is evident that the means Of
olHuslng useful knowledge form SO
small a proportion Of the national ex.
penaltures, ] cannot be deemed unrea.
sooaole to invite your attention to the
advantages Of superadding to the
means Of education provided BY the
several states q seminary Of learning
The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-02
Copyright. Western Newspaper Union
By EDWARD G.. LOWRY

Mr.. Lever Concede
Mr.; ,;. Mclaughlin of Miehigap..pn
gentleman gen., nj reserve his point =, wy
K Mr.. Stafford-l will reserw !, W ofdM
: Mr.. MclAughIn-The comm.. a
the recommendation ,eoH to increass y. Fl
) ary $500, took testimony on = IN
sidered it very carefully. In 90 "a y
ment the increase in salary ouSS. S%
made for an Official who has bs.a sa' .
department, as the chairman ssua u
long time at the head Of this MS MS y,
mas mas performed D., rl2 able and faithful ..r.
Ihe salary is less than that ps,s sa !.
heads Of other bureaus Wa ssn y
listening to all that was said .sa NY
knowledge OF the work he has s bas, ~ v
and has done, the salary propos.S ssI ! J
too large '''eu W
Mr. safford-llow long has i.
there? ~
Mr. Lever-He has been there fo,,,.
years. '"vtA]
N.Y. mr, 1''ilo'a1"oat Is his age?
Mr.. Lev"r-OvNr sixty perhan, y.
seventy, hilt he is still vigorous a,a
to do good work. He is ona
greatest entomolosists in the wor% =
The chatrman-The point Of ord ,o,dr 4
| sustained. uW
Five minutes later the mat,., !.
Doctor Nelson's salary was reach.
The secretary of agriculture rers
M menaed l"n an inc Increase Of his pay t,,.'
$1,000 to $4,000. This happened. -
Mr.. Stafford Mister Chairman
serve the point Of order on thu n.S
graph. Will the chairman Of n. -" ~.
mittee inform the house as 70 bo,, Isl IVY
this biologist has been in the s.r,a.. MY
of the government and how long he n. ~
been receiving the present salary ~ ~ ~, ~
on which you recommend an incr,,sa Il
$500? =
Mr.. Lever-Mister Chairman, thin !.
tleman, whose name is Nelson ha, ~. d
In the service of the department ,I,~ \
November, 1890. He has served Al AZ. .
field naturalist from 1897 to 1912, ana n. \
assistant in charge Of the biolopicsl I,
vestlgation, from 1913 to 1914. On Au,.s L
6, 1914, he was appointed assistant ~
Of the bureau, and on December / IN 4
was made chief of the bureau, Hs NJ
the place of Doctor Henshaw,
Mr.. Stafford-And the salary ha, 4. y
$500 since 1916? ii
Mr.. Lever-Yes
Mr.. Stafford-What is his age,
Mr.. Lever-1 should think that Da.,,
Nelson is round fifty years Of age
Mr.. Stafford-He Is not superann,nAa \
Mr.. Lever-Oh, no; he is a very W.
us man.
Mr. Stafford-Mister Chairman. / 49, IL
raw the point Of order.
Doctor Howard was refused HI, kIl:|
rease Of pay because he was tao y y III ~
over sixty, perhaps nearer seyenus
'octor Nelson was allowed hls S
rease because he was not supfs,
uated but in his prime, "round ttNM u
ears of age"
Now, asa matter Of fact, Don{s n
oward is more than two years yotnss
; than Doctor Nelson. Is It any vpo. l
er that scientific men of any athA \
ents are reluctant to enter a sevite |
here the measure Of the value 1 4
cir services is set down In any such
Iphazard and casual way?
The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-02

the field of private enterprise. TA4I
were too fine and too patriotic to leavo
their posts.
Under the compelling force of u.
trlotlsm they made willing sacridces
during the war, but with the return i
peace the government cannot eYpet
to retain these employees indennitely,
beca'is" in justice to themselves "a
their families they will sooner orias3i
accept the larger opportunities that j,
open to them in the world of busineDs
and industry unless the governnent
proposes to pay them salaries thatut
least reasonably approach the value 4
their services, .. H
only prompt action by the congreG1s
TO build up a permanent and dlgnlAsl
civil service which will include M
OF great ability and high attainmeou
can prevent mistakes and failures NJ
the transaction Of the public busineal
the consequences Of which may u
calamitous."
Ex-kepresentative Good who "
chairman of the appropriations Co.
mittee OF the house, is equally frank: 4
To-day duplication In the goverl-
ment service abounds on every hard
For EXAMPLE, eight different depart \
ments of the government, with larp
overhead organizations, are engassl I
IN engineering work, in navigation, n sl
rigatlon and drainage; eleven diRersll 1
bureaus are engaged in engineeruC
research; twelve different orgaDin
ions are engaged In road colrd1
structfon, while twelve, with larye
overhead organizations, are engage
In hydraulic conAruction and slrten
are engaged In surveying and map
ping. Sixteen different bureaus eres N N
Use Jurisdiction over water.power A. y
Nine different organisf Il
ions are collecting information on u @
consumption Of coal. Forty.two difer
mt organizations, with overhead u
lenses, are dealing with the questldn a
Il public health.
1.-The Treasury department, the Wr
department., the Interior department
nd the Labor department each has 1 81
ureau' dealing with the question II II
eheral education. These departments 4
perate independently; instances Of ct
peration between them are excep d
ohal. Each Of these departments 4 II
'anned at all times with an organisa,
on prepared to carry the peak Of tn "
'ad and maintains an expensive
'ady-to-serve personnel. A lack d Il
''operation in the executive depart.
ehts necessarily leads to gross eI.
aVagance. The system is wrong, and
'ngress alone can Charge the system
The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-02
GOOD PASTURE FOR FILLIEs
Il 10 Not Possible to Secure Best
Growth Of Animals Unless Grain
10 Also Fed,

Experiments conducted by the Uni.
yersify Of Illinois show that purebred
draft fillles can best be produced when
good pastures and legume roughages
form the basis Of their rations. Too
much emphasis cannot be placed upou
the Importance Of good pastures.
Although abundant pastures and lee.
ume hays reduce the grain require.
ment, It Is not possible to secure the
0ese growth unless grain 4 also fed.
The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-02
Early Matched chieke n..1

Early Matched chicks are best he.
cause usually strong, grow more ran.
Idly the broilers bring high prices,
the puliets L lay in fall and winter, and
the pullets 80 broody early In the
spring However, incubate only eggs
laid by mature hens.
The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-02
Ideal Type Of Agriculture.

Dairy farming is the ideal type Of
agriculture. It removes sless fertility
from the soil, calls for a higher degree
q intelligence = more pleasant and
profitable.
The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-02

Hammond.--Tws more cases O
twenty.four pfnts each Of this sea
sons strawberry crop we're shipped
recently by B. M. Morrison. Tht
fruit Is fully matured and Is con
sidered good quality.
Shreveport.--The Berry Furniture
Company Of Shreveport has filed bank
Suptcy papers, scheduling liabilities
!, ct $45sS and asserts $SO5O. A bank.
ruptcy petition has also been filed
By I, N. Mckinley, sales manager for
. local oil Arm. He gives his liabili.
ties as $4,000 and assets $4sOO.
H0mer.-Bill Chatham, one Of the
wealthiest negroes in Claiborne par.
tsh, who made his money IN oil, con.
tributed literally toward building a
large schoolhouse for negroes in the
Rosenwald section, four miles north.
east Of Homer.
VILE Platte.--Perry Elliot, son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Davis Elliot of near
Csnterville, was drowned. in Bayou
Cocodia when he tried to cross the
bayou alone in an old skiff. The
lts K a dssa1t WI -a
water was deep and 1t is said he
could not swim.
Ruston.-The Ruston Chamber Of
Commerce had IT. annual membership |
meeting recently and as the special
feature The Copley Quintette enter.
tained the membership and stheir
gussts, The annual election for the F
Are new directors resulted in the elec,
ton Of J. B. Grow, v. M. Davis, John
Graham O. E. Hodge, and R. B.
Knott
VILE Platte. .--Sherriff Wiggius and
his deputies are hot on the trail oil
sblind tigers" having captured sew.
sral in recent weeks.
Shreveport. While answering a|
call. Dr. $. L. Williams, former mem.
bsr of the City Board Of Health and !
q one time house surgeon Of the :
State Charity Hospital. was serious. /,
y injured when an automobile he :
NJ driving crashed into an upright !
. railroad trestle In the +
Heights subdivision.
1nnklln. Many poll taxes through, "
IT TIE several wards Of this parish II
pote pad among which we're those Of i,
IElaFge number u women. RegistarI ii
lnfDe numbof = women n
81 24ir F3z83 3s
The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-02

Good Poultry Paya
Good poultry pays and the other
kind should not BE- given a place on
the farm. ~
The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-02

Shreveport. REV. Winston Borum
who unsill recently occupied pulpit
IN Lexington, KY. has accepted 1 call
as pastor Of the Queensborough Bsb.
tist Church here. He 10 ! native q
Mississippi.
The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-02

Shreyeport.-Headed by President
William Buchanan, a party of offici-
ais of the Louisiana and Arkansas
Railway Company spent day in
Shreveport inspecting the local termi-
nails. The party left during the after.
noon for Alexandria, La.
The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-02

Shreveport-Advices from Jones.
bOro state that the ministers and pas
tors there have organized a minister
ial association with Rev W. A. Hart
chairman and Rev, Mr.. Murry secre-
The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-02
Shreseport.-Tentative plans have

ShreHeport-Tentative plans have
been formulated for extension of the
city waterworks service to include
the village of Jewella and industries
in that vicinity, including the huge
factory of the United States Sheet
and Window Glass Company in course
of erection at a cost Of approximate
ly $3,000,000 The plans provide for
an extension Of city sewer pipes for
two miles and for laying of approx
mately one mile of 12-inch water main,
the cost of the work to be around
100000.
The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-02

Monroe.-W. W. West, Joe Rich.
ards, ,Londroe Johnson and Caryin
Griggs have been arrested by the no.
lice department on charges Of con.
nectfon with a serious Of robberies in
this city during the last few weeks
Hammond. strawberry plants ara
full OF blossoms and young fruit and
unless severe weather is experienced
In the next few days there Is every
indication the shippers season will
open shortly, but heavy shipments are
not anticipated for forty Of fifty days.
Lake Charles.-E. R. Kaufman has
returned from New Orleans, where
In company with Rabbi s. J. schwab |
and Henry Meyer. he represented
Temple Sinai at a Jewish war relief
conference Of delegates from this
zone.
Vile Platte. Banks OF Evangeline
parish are in splendid condition, hay.
ing reported total deposit Of sl,5oo..
)oo. The Evangeline Bank and Trust
Company Of this city declared The
l
'enth annual dividend Of s per cent?
Ind reported having no bills payable,
Baton Rouge.-All bids for mineral
eases on Sabine Island in Calcasieu
'arish have been rejected by the
tate. Considerable interest is beins
aken IN this territory At present from !
he fact It is considered near q prov. }
a oil field.
Ruston.-The Lincoln parish mid. L
inter poultry show has opened in ?
le Price building with the largest {
umber Of fowls ever exhibited in Rus. 4
N The building is crowded with v
any breeds OF poultry, the bulk Of .
hich are from fancy breeders in d
ncoln parish.
Shreveport. REV. Winston Bornm
10 unsill recently occupied a pulpit !.
Lexington, KY. has accepted 4 call z
pastor Of the oueensborough Bah. a
: Church here. He 10 : native a. q
ssissippi. N
The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-02

Hammond.--Tws more cases Of
twenty.four phts each Of this sea.
sons strawberry crop we're shipped
recently by B. M. Morrison. The
fruit Is fully matured and is con.
sidered good quality.
The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-02

Ianklin. Many poll taxes through,
ost the several wards Of this parish
xete pah among which we're those Of
: l1fys number d women. Registar
T. lnsJss number = women.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-22
Heart Problems

Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are a
couple of girls thirteen years of age.
We don't like our teacher and we
can't get along as well as we should.
We have to work hard for our grades.
We are forwards on our basketball
team
How can we learn to love our
teacher?
Should we have dates with boys?
WAITING.
Your attitude toward your teacher
is wrong and just as long as you think
you dislike her and talk about it, you
will not be able to love her. Look fol
the best in her and never fail to dc
little kindnesses. Instead of letting
yourselPbe antagonistic in class, listen
to what she says. Good conduct anG
conscientious study will do much tC
make herlike you better.
You are certainly too young to have
dates with boys.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-22
Chapters From a Woman's Life
BY Jane Phelps

him to have it a costume party. Do
reen. I'm dying for a good time"
THAT would be fun" | answered,
but it's hard for me TO get away while
his mother is here. She resents bein 3
left alone.
Nonsense! She's got Fido, hasn't
she?"
Mrs. Page came in just then. She
greeted Grace in her most freezing
manner, while Grace Impishly inquired
if Fido had also had his teeth looked
after.
81 see you have the little darling
with YOU she said.
Mrs. Page made no reply, but l knew
from the way she sailed from the room
l should hear another TRADE against
my friends, Grace in particular.
Tomorrow-Mrs Page Is Ill
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-22
Beauty Chats
SALADS ARE BEAUTY FOODS
BY Edna Kent Forbes

Can you make nice salads? They're
cheaper than most foods in the sum-
mer and even in winter they cost no
more than good fresh vegetable.
And they save the piainest meal
from being ordinary and make it
dainty and appetizing But why stop
to praise them? We all know the value
of salads. Here are a few quite SIM
pie ones to make that are real beauty
foods. For a sluggish system, dull
eyes and not quite clear skin, these
are excellent.
Orange and Raisen Salad = Cor
blotehy skim Soak large seedless
raisins. cut them in halves. Skin
oranges and cut them in large slices.
Mix orange slices together with the
raisins and pile on a large lettuce leaf
Cover with mayonnaise.
BY the way, two-thirds the salad is
the mayonnaise. Cook books are full
of recipes. If your materials are all
cold, you can't help but make good
sauce
Wiltshire Sauce - (This will make
you fat Take outside leaves of let
tuce. When crisp, chop them into small
b1ts-I know, you aren't supposed to
cut up lettuce leaves, but it is done,
nevertheless. Put contents in a bowl,
add olive oil. half as much vinegar as
oil, salt and pepper to taste, a large
spoonful of sugar and mix we'll When
mixed, pour a cupful of thick fresh
cream over it all, mix again-it's a de-
licious pale green salad and l never
met it outside southern England
Stuffed Apple Salad-(F'or your gen.
eral good.) You know all about the
apple day and its value. Well, scoop
out as much apple as you can, and
stuff it with left over fruits and vege-
tables, mayonnaise-and then eat it.
! Mrs. Williams-When using henna
for darkening grey streaks. it should
be applied hot and allowed to stay on
the hair for so minutes, or even longer
| if needed, depending upon the shade
you desire. If you are merely tinting
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-22
WINS CORN CONTEST

ANDERSON, Dec. 32.-Waldo Quick
of Lafayette township, won the five
acre corn contest in Madison county
with yield of TAG bushels. Dave
Conger o. Rnderson township, was
second with 1905 bushels an acre. The
general average of the contestants was
65.2 bushels, it was said.