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Vernon Parish Democrat Vernon Parish—the Homeseeker's Best Opportunity DON't KNOCK YOUR NEIGHBOR HE HELPS MAKE YOUR SUCCESS VOL. 3 Leesville—The Hub of the West Louisiana Empire LEESVILLE, VERNON PARISH, LOUISIANA THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1920. No. Notes From Newllano Colony Mr. Joseph Krug, of Buffalo, N. Y., is a late arrival in the Colony, he haV' ing come in Saturday afternoon. Mr. George Wiseley and his son Ed gar returned to the Colony on Sunday, Mr. Wiseley having been absent sever al weeks touring Oklahoma in the in terest of the Colony; Edgar has been away about a year. We are very glad to have them with us again. * ♦ « * Mrs LeRoy Shutt of Grenada, Texas with her two attractive children, Le Roy, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth, returned last week after a ten days' visit with her husband's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Shutt. • * * * * Mr. Fred Donaldson has returned, after?a two weeks' cruising expedition in the woods. The Colony Diary Being a Daily Report of Colony Life at Llano. , Wednesday, Aug. I I, 1920—Com rades Kemp and Van Nuland plowed; the ground just cleared in Dago town, The larger part of the farm and con struction crews were wrecking old buildings and hauling-the lunjber to the , L i.- , • , i store house for building brick yard equipment, boiler house, and new dry er partition in the sweet potato sheds, The children cut corn and shudked un der the direction of Mrs. Wolf. In the afternoon it rained, and the children worked at shelling and sorting corn at the grainery. Comrades Satnan and Wolf worked until late after supper starting the new steam pump. Thursday, Aug. 12, 1920—Small children still cutting fodder and shuck ing corn. Too much rain to work in the garden. The men are plowing. The construction gang are on the same »job. Roy Meek and AI Hayn es put 'the tar paper on the chicken house. Fred Waters takes a vacation and plea sure (?) ride to Fullerton with Wm. De Boer on his regular trip on the shoe wagon. Comrade Schad and a big mule team have been transferred to the dairy department, which gives Com rade Baldwin the much needed help he has wanted. Robert Lindsey too John Rosetto's place on the bread wagon, while John goes after his folks who are to move to the Colony. Stop the deal! We have at last got flour, and Fred Schoettle will again put out his Famous Dixie Pride Bread. * * * * Friday, Aug. 13,1920—The farmers continue to plow between showers; as we have a shower nearly every day. "Dad" Thomas ran a nail into his foot, and was forced to stay home from his work at the laundry. Comrade Syno ground is again obliged to operate the engine and the washer. Comrades Sat nan, Wolf, and Synoground finished running the pipe from the creek to the big boiler. The brick kiln cooled off sufficiently to permit us to .find brick enough to satisfy us that we have a fine quality of brick, and that there is absolutely no doubt of our success in their manufacture. They have a beau tiful pink-salmon color, and have been perfectly burned. Oscar Borgeson ,Cy£j up his position in the store to mtxc an extended trip to California. Comrade Broughton takes up his work in the store, where he and "Ma" Thom as will cheerfully dispense goods to all who come. Comrade Lindsey is com pelled to haul groceries all day from Leesville. Oh, if that freight agency would only arrive and save us so much gasoline and labor. Comrade Town send of Oklahoma left for his home /arrying much of our literature (to 'show his friends) and a great deal of enthusiasm for the Llano Co-operative, Colony. The bakery produced about 800 loaves of bread today. The laun dry runs to full capacity every week; there are no idle hours in this industry. » # » % . Saturday, Aug. 14, 1920—It rained most of the day and the men were put on inside work. The repairing of farm machinery, the fixing of roofs, and working in the broom factory were the principal orders of the day. Comrade Joseph Krug of Buffalo. N. Y. arrived oji the evening train. He said he did not come to investigate the Colony but to join it,-—which he did. The usual Saturday night dance was held and a very pleasant* evening was spent, About 9:30, refreshments in the of cocoa, coffee, and. doughnuts were after eleven o'clock. Mr. George E. Cantrell was called to DeWitt, Arkansas on busness the latter part of the week. Mr. I. T. Townsend of Sapula, Okla. who spent several days in our midst last week looking our proposition over, returned to his home on Friday last. * « ««« Mr. George , Deutsch, of Leesville, was among the guests present for the reception in honor of Mr. J. C. Thom as on Sunday Evening. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Frakes, with their son and two daughters, of Law ton, Oklahoma, arrived on Sunday, having come overland in their touring car. They seem pleased with the con ditions here, and we hope to add them to our roster of members in the near future. served. The dance continued until Sunday, Aug. 15, 1920—Sunday is rest day, and we all rest except those j who "have to work. The climax of the day was the celebration of Dad Thom ' as's seventy-first birthday. In spite of , . „ - ■ the capitalist system, Dad has lived to a good, ripe old age; and one of the pleasant memories he can look back [to is the fact that he is today working | to create a condition under which our children may live their lives as they should be lived and to their fullest ex tent. . , Monday Aug. 16, 1920—It is again dr y enough for farm operations to go on, and the farmers turned out this morning to lay by the crops that have about completed their growth. (Un de Sam) George Wiseley, who arriv ed yesterday with Comrade Frakes and wife and three children, went the job of repairing fences,—plugging up holes with corn cobs to keep the razor backs out is George's main occu- [ pation. We were very glad to wel come him home, also his son^ Edgar, j who came on the train from Anacoco ahead of the auto. Edgar was so anx ious to get back with us, and to get out of the mud, that he took the choo choo. He expects to make this his fu ture home. The steam pump is forcing water up to the big boiler. We are looking forward to the time when smoke and steam will issue from the smoke stack and body of our future power maker. Fred Waters went with Wm. DeBoer on the Luddington trip. % Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1920—The sun is shining today just as if old Jup. had not been crying on us. Some of the farmers have gone forth to plow, While many of the teams are hauling wood. The brick crew is preparing to start another kiln. As the big brick ma chine is not quite ready to run, they are going to continue to make brick by hand until the modern machine takes their place. Charlie Strause has entered the broom factory, and it is hoped that he will soon be turning out many hundreds of brooms, scrubbing brushes, etc., with a large crew in this industry. We have reorganized the "Kid" Colony and are placing many of the children in the industries, giving each the choice of the trade he wishes to follow. This is done for several reasons, mainly because we are so busy we have not help enough to be with them all the time; another is, that the'the ' garden work is not as rushing as it has ( been through the spring and summer, Comrades Synoground, Satnan and i brick machine. Oscar Borgeson and Bertha Landon departed for California today. It is hoped that they willen Wolf are doing all in their power to the machinery in operation for the ; joy a pleasant journey. Mrs. Effis Buck is in Leesville today soliciting for the publications. The construction de partment is continuing to tear down old buildings in order to get lumber to work with until we have time to start our sawmill. Mrs. Metz began working in the laundry and adds an other valuable assistant to this depart ment. "All the trouble with labor has aris en from the notion inherited from the dark past, that the man who supports himself by his daily work is somehow inferior to the man who is supported by an endowment. That is the root of the English class system, Prussianism, Hindo Caste, and Amer ican snobbery."—Frank Crane. New Buildings for Northwestern University m m SIP uf Northwestern university's .awpus site for the erection of the new schools of law, medicine, (i<Ätistry and commerce was assured when the university's board of trustees voted to buv a nine acre tract in Chi nniv^ t .„ J ! C » ag ? av u enue a ," d ^ ake shore drIve - Ttle Purchase price is about $1,500,000. The site is culled the finest hoMutifni'' h!nL!rri G JTk ' «h J* Ptynned to erect a gro^p of buildings along Chicago avenue and Chicago's most is shown herewith " ^ ™ 6 e( l ua!s in beauty and educational utilities. The architect's sketch of them i ' you can't, It's almost certain you won't; If you think you'll lose, you've lost |. For out in the world you'll find Success begins with a fellow ! s will | It's all in the state of mind' ALL IN THE MIND If you think you are beaten, you are! If you think you dare not, you don't If you like to win but you think you MEMORABLE CELE BRATION AT COLONY , The Newllano hotel was a scene of gaiety on Sunday evening, the occa s ion being the celebration of Mr. J. C. Thomas's seventy-first birthday. This was arranged as a surprise for Mr. Thomas; and when he was taken to the hotel by Messrs. Geo. Pickett and Ole Synoground, presumably for or onjchestra practice, the scene that greeted him was unutterable. Loving hands had arranged pots and vases of bloom j ng plants and flowers and spread the table with snowy damask, until one thought he was enterng fairy-land. Mesdames J. C. Thomas and Blanche M. Briggs acted as hostesses during the evening, and nothing was left undone for the pleasure of each guest present. As the hour of five-thirty approached, everyone was on the qui-vive, anxious to greet and extend to "Daddy" Thom as, as he is affectionately called, their! love and best wishes for many more happy, useful birthdays. After the guests were seated at the table, Mrs. Briggs, in her inimitable manner, offer ed a most beautiful and fitting toast to our guest of honor. This was fol lowed by another of wit and humor by Mr. Fred Waters. Then Mrs. Briggs called upon Mr. M. L. DeVine for» a toast on fraternity. Mr. DeVine re sponded in a manner befitting the oc casion. Mr. Thomas then arose, and a few well-chosen words spoke of his five years', residence in the Colony, of what the associations during these years had meant to him, of the ties of friendships made and broken; then in feeling of deep emotion he thanked each uiest for the love and respect shown* im, on this occasion as well !°n former ones. Last, but not least, to respond was Mr. Theo. F. Cuno, who claimed the distinction of being the old est member of thé Colony, as well as one of the most active ones. His words, while brief, were unusually ex pressive, and brought to a close one of most delightful entertainments in the history of the Colony. During the evening, music was furnished by Mrs. Wrenshall at the piano and Mr. Hem on the violin. Refreshment of sandwiches, coffee, cocoa, with home baked cakes in abundance, and ice cream were served to about one hun dred guests. A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN (M. L. DeVine Sunday evening.) This Colony is not a fleeting show For man's delusion given. He that hath soothed a comrade's woe, Or spoken a word of cheer, doth know There s something here of heaven. He that walks life's thorny way With feelings calm and even, Whose path is lit from day to day By virtue's bright and steady ray, Hath, something felt of heaven. He that has been a colonist like a man, And all of its faults forgiven. Who measures out life's little span In love to Colony and to man, On earth hath tasted heaven. Signs of the Times i THE SITUATION ABROAD The National City Bank of New York announces that the^ world war increas ed the world debt from 44 billion dol lars to 365 billion. The per capita debt for every man, woman, and child on the globe is $130, and the interest charge is $6 a year for every one as against $1 in 1913; . Meanwhile the war bonds are depre-jon, ciating, and are being bought up by an ever smaller and smaller group of financiers. The whole world is being taxed to pay the bondholders. The war in Poland against Russia is a war of the French bondholders of the old Czar's debts against, the people of Rus sia. France will drop the war instantly if Russia will agree to pay all those bonds at par. So the whole world will be plunged into ceaseless war if need be that the bondholders of the war debts may col lect their tax. HOW LONG SHALL WE ENDURE THIS? Alfred McCann, the New York food expert, in a recent number of "Recon struction, states the following facts: . n 1918 the net profits of the Na tlona Candy Company were 545 per ' cent; of the Hartman Corporation (house furnishing) 349 per cent; of the General Cigar Company. 300 per cent; of the Standard Milling Com-/ pany, 300 per cent; of Rockwood /1| I . 1 S o Q r Company (chocolate and cocoa), 395 per cent; of the American Ice Com pany, 283 per cent; of the National Enameling and Stamping Co., 800 per cent; the Corn Products Refining Co., (branch of Standard Oil), 400 pèr cent; of the United Fruit Co., 790 per cent ; of the American Hide and Leath er Co., 2000 per cent; The Interna tional Paper Co., 120 per cent; of the American Woolen Co., 400 per cent; of the Cluett-Peabody Co. (manufac turers of white collar material), 400 per cent; the Brown Shoe Co., 700 per cent; the United States Rubber Co., 300 per cent; the American Linseed Co., 1000 per cent. And so 6n down the line. It seems that 100 per cent Americanism is sad ly out of date ; it is now 1000 per cent Americanism. The question is: when are we going to be American enough to stop this robbery? Ji SIGNIFICANT TOPICS Here are a few newspaper headings gathered from the big Dailies of the country during one week: "College Boys Paid $9 a Day and Board for Railway Work; Exper ienced Employees Recieve Less than Half This Wage." "Palmer Used H. C. L. Fund to Pro mote His Own Candidacy." "Statesmen Sail Away on Joy Trip to Land of Lotus: U. S. Transport Is Commandeered for Two Months: Ha waii First Stop. Invited Guests Pay $150 Each for Grand To"ur That Would Cost $2,500. 1900 Per Cent Is Profit for Armours in Four War Years!" "Senator Cummins' Confession." "The Inability of the Railroads to Do the Business of the Country Is Costing the Country Every Day More than the German War Cost the People Any Day." THE FATE OF EMPIRES ' "The traveler standing amid the ruins J of ancient cities and empires, seeing on every side the fallen pillars and the 'prostrate walls, asks why did these cil ies crumble? And the ghosts of the past, the wisdom of the- ages answer "These temples, these palaces, these -cities the ruins of which you stand up were built by tyranny and injustice, The hand? that built them were un paid. The backs that bore the burden also bore the marks of the lash. They were built by slaves to satisfy the van ity and ambition of robbers. For these reasons they "are dust. Their civiliza tion was a lie. Their laws were reg ulated robbery and established theft. They bought and sold the bodies of men ; and the mournful wind of desola tion, sighing around their crumbling ruins, is a voice of prophetic warn ing to those who would repeat the in-. famous experiment, uttering the great truth that no nation founded upon| slavery, either of body or mind, can stand." POLES LOSING RAPIDLY Washington, D. C.—Polish forces de fending Warsaw are outnumbered by the Red army about two and a half to one. Comprehensive details as to £ n, , v ' u " ,{Jr ., [enslve aetaus ai r ^^° lsheV ^ m ' ,tary . 0rgan,za ^ n re " andl^ t ^ u" tion strength of the Soviet amy on the p 0 |j g ^ f ront ann tu„ at 350,000 men. The strength of the Poles has been estimat ed at 140,000. Leon Trotsky, Russian minister of of war, while speaking in vilna, capi tal of Lithuania, recently declared, "In a year all Enrope will be Bolshevik." A great battle is in progress on the Russo-Polish front, upon which hangs the fate of Warsaw, according to in formation reaching the French for eign office, JThe Poles have launched a counter offensive with bayonets in the region of Pultusk, where the Russians have been striving to break the Polish lines. Russian, Bolshevik, cavalry has reached Praga, a suburb of Warsaw, according to a wireless from Berlin. —Associated Press AN HONEST EDITOR ! Sometimes an honest editor of the press breaks forth and tells the truth \ He lets us in on the "game." j That is what Charles Grant Miller, I late editor of the "Cleveland Plain Dealer," has done. In an article in the "Editor and Publisher," he releases his pent-up disgust with the things he has been compelled to do. He says: "Every editor of every newspaper is tinctured with lies, and every editor knows it and is sick of it." "For five years," he says, "there has been a world-wide famine in facts. Truth the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, about anything of grave public inter est, seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth. The news of Russia, The Balkans, the Bosphorus, and Central Europe mostly originates in London or is trimmed to London's shifting interest. Our army of thieves, plundering and profiteering with dev ilish boldness and activity, have ne glected no seductions or expense to make our newspapers an army of pros titutes." OKLAHOMANS INTERESTED I IN VERNON PARISH Mr. Geo. Wiseley (Uncle Sam)", his son Edgar, and Mr. W. T. Frakes and family arrived here Sunday morning from Lawton, Okla. in Ma. Frakes" large car. The car registered over 580 miles on the trip, which was made in three days. The first night they camp ed came near Fort Wörth, The second night at Tjier, Texas, and the third, at Shreveport. The remainder of the journey was made Sunday morning. Mr. Wiseley has been touring Okla homa in the interest of the Colony, and reports the development of great inter est among the people of that state in [the possibilities and opportunities of this section of the country. SATURDAY EVENING DANCE AND FAREWELL PARTY ENJOYE In spite of the threatening weathe many of the colonists and several ot ^ y °^ g " S f r fr0n ? gather " . at the hotel for the Saturday even ,n « dance. The new electric lights were doubly appreciated because of the extreme darkness and the fact that ja light lunch was served in honor of two staunch old colonists who are leav (ing us for a time,—"Shorty Borgeson to go to the Pacific Coast for his heçlth, and our . beloved nurse, Mrs. Landon, to nurse an aged aunt in Cal-, ifornia who in declining 'in health. [NEW RICES MAKE GÖOD RECORD ' Very favorable reports have just been received by the Department of Agriculture from the South regarding the condition of the extensive plant ings made this spring of Acadia and Fortuna rice—new varieties develop ed by the department at the Crowley Rice Station in Louisiana, in coopera tion with the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station. These two rices are the best selected from a study of more than 2,000 different kinds at the Crowley Station. Their importance is demonstrated in part by the large yields obtained. Last year under field conditions an average yield of 5,155 pounds of rough rice was obtained from the Acadia on 48 acres and an average of 2,775 pounds of rough rice from the Fortuna on 35 acres of very old land. Both of these records are excellent and give an indication of the large production which may be ex pected this year on ^ much larger acreage, if weather cdnditions continue favorable. Eventually it is the pur pose of the department to make thesf new varieties of seed available to at growers, through the m&rkets, therebj benefiting them and the industry as a whole. NEW ROAD TO BE OPENED THRÖUGH COLONY The petition from citizens of Ward I, Vernon Parish, for the opening of a public road from Stables, running due west on the section line, has been ficials under whose supervision the work is to proceed are John Ford, J. D- O'Banion, R. T. McMannis, D. E. Roberts, and E. J. Roberts. PLENTY OF RAIN DURING WEEK granted by the Polie» Jury, and the of Now when the days are long and hot And ice bills grow still bigger, However hard the fly you swat. It will not feaze the chigger. A total of 2.20 inches of rain fell during the week, distributed as fol lows: Aug. 11, ..75; Aug 13, .50; Aug 14, .15; Aug. 16, .80. Temperatures for the week are: Aug. 11th, Max 85, Min 70. Aug. 12th, Max 78, Min 70. Aug. 13th, Max 74, Min 70. Aug. 14th, Max 74, Min 70. Aug. 15th, Max 81, Min 70. Aug. 16th, Max 86, Min 70. Aug. 17th, Max 76, Min 69. FOR SALE.—A farm of 126 acres. 85 acres under cultivation in the besl black land in the state. 80 acres in corn, 2 acres in sugar cane, 3 acres in sweet potatoes, the rest in pasture and timber. A first-class ten room house, 2 good barns, plenty of water and hard wood timber. Address Geo. T. Pickett, Newllano, La. In every home where there is a ba by there should also be a bottle of Mc GEE'S BABY ELIXIR. It may be needed at any time to correct sour stomach, wind colic, diarrhoea, or imer complaint. It is a whole some remedy, contains no opium, mor phine, or injurious druTi of **»v Und.. For sale by all druggist Ldv.