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R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY ON HIGH COST OF LIVING. Editor The Times: Every paper you look at now is full of high cost of living, ''bring down food prices." "Forty per cent raise in wages or we walk out," "Five hundred thousand railroad employes will strike unless wages are raised," etc. Now so plain to me is the cause of the "high cost of living" that I can't conceive why a "one-eyed" man can't see it.

The wages paid by the government and the public works are so far in excess wages paid by the producers (and wages the producer can't meet) that the producer is curtailing his production, not from choice, but from of necessary help. All foodstuffs are raised on the farm. The high wages and short norrs, uouhle pay lor overtime by the government and public works as aken ihe labor from the food-produc- lr.g plan: itne tarm) ana tnereny -n- reased the number of consumers. curtailing the production of the Dlant. As the food plant has no power to fix the price on its output, it would hazardous for it to pay these high wages and double pay lor overtime.

Hence, there is but one alternative: Reduce production. Eut jast sup pose it had the turn and gambling in stinct cf some of the government'; $1 pt r.nnun employes, and we man ned the old food factory as of yore --ih a 'ull crew and pry them rnrrtnt ji'-vcs for thMi labor (eight and double pay for overtime). Vhe ch ncs are 100 to 1 that the first Mor lay tn- first pay Sat- he woul be roiced to go out and hunt a new crew or close down. Hut lefs isrrme that they would hold on for the reason. Ln less the products of the plant were sold for three or four times for what they are now sellirg for, it would be closed down by the sheriff.

The higher the wages go and short er the labor day (with double time, the greater will be the shortage of the on the food-producing plant. Necessarily, the number of producers are decreased, while the number of consumers are increased. Cut senators and congressmen and .11 tif the government officials are i.illing over themselves making all in-Is of suggestions and efforts to relieve the poor consumer, but "na a word or suggestion has been offered for the relief of the "poor pro- Thrru'h todav 90 tier cent of the foodstuffs are produced by old men women and such children as shoulr be in the school. I see that it is suggested that the government take over the paeking houses. Oh, ye Gods! Under government cntrol, if we judge by the manage a nt of the railroads, telegraph and lelephones, our meats would cost us $1 per pound and then leave a de for waees naid.

of millions oer moath. No, there will be nothing done in interest of the producer, the till of the soil, and you cannot rest issured that you are living cheaper chia year than you will be next. have been raised on a "food-produc ing plant" and know whereof I speak You are getting the products now h.anr than you will next year. J. S.

DIXON, Powhatan, August 9, 1919. OFF TO BATON ROUGE. Miss Virginia Dormon left Sunday morning for Baton Rouge, accompanied by a bunch of happy canning club g.i who rre attending tiie Short Course at Baton Rouge. The3e girls are chosen for the ex cellent work they have done, without gard to the fart of the parish they reprerent, and they will do honor to their homes. Those-winning the trip are: Jewel Martin, Union Grove; Ola Lee, Bell-wood; Ella Bates, Provencal; Anie 3 idlers and Cecil Hart.

Hagewood. Edwina Davis, Natchitoches and O. LETTER FROM CAPT. B. D.

LOPER M. Cunningham, Editor Natchitoches Times: Dear Sir and Old Friend: This is from your old friend, Capt 1 ness in order that they might pro-B. D. Loper, Company 37 Miss, vide you with adequate protection Regiment, Pensioner No. 2779, Nat- while you were engaged in the haz-chitoches Parish, La.

ardous task of winning this war. Now I want to address the old, and tried that the War. is over, the government STRIKE TIES UP L. N. W.

ROAD TRAIN SERVICE. The Louisiana and Northwest raii-raad, running through the Red River parish oil fields from Natchitoches, to McNeil, ran no passen ger or freight trains Monday due to strike of conductors, engineers. nd station agents called Saturday ight at o'clock. Announcement was made mi-nt over lontr istance telephone by E. A.

Campbell Homer, manager of the road now under the federal receivership. Mr. Campbeil said that he did not ope to be able to run trains TuesdaJ expects, however, that at a confei 111! of the employes scheduled for lay morning that some settle Tut ment may be reacned. Hie men are asking more pay and modifications in working conditions. Mr.

Campbell said the conductors re getting $5.20 for eight hours work and overtime for labor in ex- of eight hours per day. The ngineers are getting $5.40 per day eiirht hours and overtime. Mr. ampbeil says both they and the sia- icn agents are for 20 per cent increases. About 25 or 30 men are effected by the strike.

The road is 121 miles long. It was recently ordered sold by the federal district court here for a minimum of $500,000. When no bidders were obtained at that figure the court issued a decree for the destruction of that portion of the road from Gibsland to Natchitochesv La. The federal receiver said the other part of the line, from Gibsland to McNeil, can be made to pay. This decree provided that the State Railroad Commission be advised to nvestigate the situation.

Will Probe Proposed L. Sc N. W. Abandonment. An investigation of the proposed abandonment of that portion of the Louisiana Northwest Railroad south of Gibsland, and between Gibsland and Natchitoches appealed for in the federal district court it Shreveport by George W.

Hunter, receiver, has been ordered ny me Louisiana Railroad Commission, ac cording to an order issued at Baton Rouge signed by Secretary Henry Jastremski. The place asd time for the hearimr before the railroad commissioner not yet been designated, but all parses interested in the proposed aban- lonment have been notified of the in vestigation and hearing before the commission. Shreveport Times. Wednesday's Shreveport Times ays The Louisiana and Northwestern strike was ended last night, ccording to distance telephone message to The Times from Manager Campbell at Homer, headquarters of the road. Full freight and passenger service on the ioad will be resumed today.

The men were granted the same cale of wages that the United States Railroad Administration pays its em-" ployes. The engineers, conductors ind statioa agents asked for 20 per ent increases. Mr. Campbell said that he difference in the present scale and he new scale amounts to about the 'wenty per cent increase asked for. Conductors on the L.

N. were getting $5.20 a day and engineers; $5.40 per day, the day being based on eight hours work. Asked as to the protest made by C. J. Ketchum, chairman of the griev-nce committee of the men against C.

J. Alkvi, superintendent of transportation and mechanical equipment, Mr. Campbell said that that m.itter did not enter the agreement and that he preferred not to discuss it. The regular schedule will be renamed thir morning with extra effort to catch up on the congestion brought about by the strike, which has been in effect since Saturday night. Pa-sn-ger trains will leave as follow-: Fr Bienville, going to Natchitoches at 7 a.

from McNeil. goinr south at 10 a. m. The regular oil field freight special from Homer to GiLbs-land also will start this morning. T.

L. Gentry, oil operator who r- A nursing scholarship for It can i. uose oi me jtiiuiaiii'-i' is t-i ii.ive LET OF JEFFKR. SOS HIGHWAY LINK. nar citizen have been very anx-to see bid accepted and the iaS.t kt for the construction of link in the jenerson niguwjjr 1 from Robeline to Grand Ecore proton for 'hich was made some time by the Police Jury.

Ihe JeSenon Highway bond issue a voted a- long time ago, but the alidity of the elf ction was contested the Texas Pacific Railway Corner; but some of the tax had been Elected and a final decision of the in favor of the parish seemed almost a certainty, so the Police Jury ia conjunction with the State Highway Department provided for the jstroction of the Robeline-Grand link, taking advantage of the federal law which provides that the Government will put up an equal jniount with the local authorities pro-tided the money is expended under the supervision of the State Highway Department Bids were advertised, bat were not accepted. The contract was advertised again, Monday Aug. 11th was fixed for opening of the bids. The Police Jury appointed Prest. as.

F. Salter ind W. W. Page to go to New Orleans be present at the opening of the yjs. Messrs.

D. C. Scarborough tni Phaaor Breazeale happened to is the city at the time and accom-ptuei Messrs. Salter and Page to the of the Highway Department fiiey were sorely disappointed at the failure to let the contract and be-pn the work. Ob his return on Tuesday morn- Mr.

Scarborough aaid: "As the public has been informed ky the advertisement for bids for the eoMtrnction of 17 and 9-10 mile of the Jefferson Highway, leading from Kobeline to Grand Ecore, the contort was to be let at the office of the Ehway Department at 12 o'clock oo Monday, August 11th. -The Police Jury named Mr. Salter. President, and Mr. Page member the Police Jury to go down and be present at the opening of the bids.

Several of our citizens who were in New Orleans at the time went to that office to see what would be the outcome tl the second offer of this contract "There was but one bid, and that, as was stated by the Department would figure out to be about seventy thousand dollars more than the cost should be, according to the estimate made by the department This bid, of course, was turned down for two tcsscr.s. The department had what this work should cast, tad the bid was so much above that, thst the department could not approve and the parish would not heve the money to put up its part The National Government of course 50 per cent of the total cost "Now, the question up to our peo- p' to decide what to do. Re-adver Ue for bids for the third time or un dertake to build the road with la 1st which we hire and pay and let the work go under the supervision of the State Highway Department? That the question. The National Government will of course pay one-half of the cost, whichever way we build. What shall we do.

This question is up to our people." Since putting the above in type we were informed by Mr. Scarborough that Prest J. F. Salter of the Police try remained in New Orleans after ht kit and lhat Mr. Salter had retorted on his return that the bidder 'mi cope to the figures estimated tj the State Highway Department, kt that he feared to sign a contract that effect and that the matter be submitted to -the Police Jury its meeting on August 25th.

There was and perhaps is still a Krone attempt at "profiteering" in tlis matttr and we advise our officers be most circumspect RID CROSS ACTIVITIES. Mr. John Melpolder, Director of the Ctmmunity Welfare Bureau of the ilf Division of theAmerican Ed Cross head quarters at New and Mr. Newell L. Sims, Rural Seciiiogist also in the service of the Aasican Eed Cross spent the week in ton city and parish.

air. Melpolder was here on the in- itat ion of the Natchitoches Chapter ti Red Cross to look over the 4 for the purpose of advising the al chapter what definite lines of womnmity welfare work to take up. hat looked over the situation, and -Wr discussing the matter with the members will render -what M- Eitaace he can along this line, r. Sims accompanied Mr. Mel Pc-ir ta study the rural community parish for the purpose of tug-stwj a program or rural organi-teUoa.

He is going about visiting nrl communities and villages, wting farmers, the church and "ool people ar.i looking ovar the l-wtfon generally. Sims will leave tonight, but Melpolder will remain until Sun-Cl7 light SaWribe for the Times and read tome paper. Only $1.50 per AUGUST 1, 1S19, CROP REVIEW. Pessimism and rice are the bumper crops in rural Louisiana at the close of July, according to John S. Denr.ee field agent at New Orleans for the United States Bureau of Crop Esti- 13 Al uf me most part, said Mr.

Dennet in discussing the situation. farmers are down on their luck and they have good reason to be so. There has been entirely too much rain for the crops, and while rice is in its glory, it is true there has been too much' rain even for rice, for the late planted varieties are not so good as they should be at this time, and the fields are weedy. Labor shortage is also a paramount issue. Negro farm help shows positive unwillingness to work under pre-war conditions.

There is a marked disposition to cling to the cities. Corn is spotty in condition. Fields iange from excellent to poor. Some narvelous corn may be seen just now ja the reclaimed lands of southern and southwestern Louisiana. Caddo nd Bossier farmers, too, have learnT ed to make real corn, and the fields up there are staggering to the eye in their" prolific prospect.

Nevertheless there are vast areas in other portions of the State where the outturn will be only fodder. Nothing definite may be said yet as to how much corn will go into the cribs of Louisiana farmers this fall, but indications are that next spring will find many of our farmers buying corn co-operatively as was the case this spring. Cotton shows poorly and is the weakest spot amongst the crops. Stalks are rank, and not fruited well roots are shallow; fields weedy. Not much over half a full crop in sight Sugar cane at this time is of par amount importance, and cane is making unsatisfactory progress.

Planters have been waging a war of extermi nation against the grass and the end is uncertain. Seed cane was mostly poor in quality. Rice reports from all parts of the rice belt are in the superlative de gree. Planters are optimistic over the bright prospect and the big prices rice is bringing. Early rices are particularly good and cutting is in progress.

Late planted is not altogether promising in stand. Some of the late rices may. not mature by reason of the lateness of planting. Hay promises welL Grasslands are seldom better, but considerable difficulty attends the curing by reason of the intermittent" rains. Pasture condition is the best in over ten years.

Alfalfa where grown is good to beat ever. Oats were splendid at cutting time, but have sustained damage in shock from the showers while awaiting threshing. Tha crop is short dso on account of continued bad weather at planting time. Sweet potatoes are promising a big yield, yet weather conditions were not altogether favorable during July. Cowpeas and field beans fair to good.

Peanuts are showing up well on a short acreage. Watermelons and cantaloupes very poor; too much rain. Truck gardens on the whole have not fared welL Fruits generally are in splendid condition. BITTER WEED IS EASY TO CON- 7ROL. Does the milk from your cow taste bitter? Probably you are aware that this unpleasant taste to the milk is caused bv the cows eating the weed commonly called the "bitter weed, vhkh is distributed generally over Louisiana.

You may not know, however, that this weed can be easily which is done by regular mowing. The bitter weed is an annual which comes from the seed every year. Two years of mowing, so as to prevent them from going to seed, will com nlptplv eliminate them unless the seeds have been blown in from near I -mT bv fields and pastures. The seeds are not generally scattered by the wind, however, so it is not a difficult matter to control this pest If the weeds are cut about three times dur ing the summer, 90 per cent or more will be destroyed the first year, say the specialists of the Extension Divis ion, Louisiana State University. BUSHEL WEIGHTS USED.

The following weights per bushel are used by the United States De partment of Agriculture in all esti mates of crop production Apples, 48 pounds; beans (dried) 60 pounds; clover seed, 60 pounds corn (shelled) 56 pounds; corn on cob, 70 pounds; oats, 32 poun peaches, 48 pounds; pears, 48 pounds rye, 66 pounds; tomatoes, 56 pounds grain sorghum, 56 pounds; onions, 57 pounds; peanuts, 22 pounds; po tatoes, 60 pounds; sweet potatoes, 56 pounds; timothy seed, 4j pounds wheat, 60 pounds. NOTICE. Proclamation calling the election in Road District Nos. 26 and 27 of the Pariah of Natchitoches, bearing date of Aumift 16th. should read September 16 th, 1919.

ADDIE TAUZIN, Secretary Police Jury. ANDREW CARNEGIE DEAD. Andrew Carnegie, steel magnate and philanthropist, died at his Lenox, summer home, "Shadow Brook" at 7:10 o'clock Tuesday mom r.fc. He was ill less than three days vth bronchial pneumonia. So sud-t-n was his death that his daughtar, Irs.

Roswell Miller, was unabl? to get to her father's bedaide before he died. His wife and private sec retary were with him at the end. Mr. Carnegie had spent most of he summer at Lenox, coming late in klay. Up to a few" weeks ago he en- oyed himself in silmost daily fishing ips on Lake Mahkecnac, and in rid- iT about his grounds.

Although Mr. Carnegie, who his eighty-fourth year, had been nr. nvalid since 1917, when he sufferei m'attack of grippe, the r.cws of hi? leath was a shock to old friends Am orrier business associates. tince lis previous serious illnes he had een under the care of two nurses. Identified so long with the intern peace movement, Mr.

C.irne-rie was said to have been more re-erely affected by the wot Id ir th.m men. Owing to his heahh, Mr. Carnegie for some time had I i secluded life, end his withdrawal from all public activities gave rise to frequent statements concerning his 'ipalth. After hi retirement he was compelled ta limit the numVr of his daily and until his last he met spoke witli only few of his oldest and cloaet f.icruls. LEASE PRICES ADVANCED.

Evidence of the extent to the bringing of the big oil at a depth of 2100 feet in the Claiborne fielda last Friday, has affected the emirs adjace.it territory is to be in the way lese price? soared here in wildcat territory at Gibsland, eighteen miles south of 1'ie field. Twenty acres of land a from the recently erected der rick on Calhoun No. 1, was leased a few days ago to Rayville, investors for fifty dollars per acre. Another body of twenty acres, belonging to L. F.

Martin and a qu rter of a mile fiom the derrick, was leased for one hundred per acre. Orders will be this week for two new derricks to be erected in" what is considered to be extremely premising territory a short distar-ce south of Gibsland. DE VTK FOX REEVES' ERS. MURDER- Governor Pleasant signed th.2 death warrants Monday for Peters ATTENTION DISCHARGED SOLD-1 iroi Kin cinnoc I The government of the United States went into the Insurance Busi- proposes to continue this protection you. Many of the discharged men have found it difficult to keep up the premiums on their policy and hence have let them lapse.

It should be good news to you to know that there a recent decision of the Treasury department which was approved July 25 and which provides that lapseu insurance may be reinstated within eighteen months of discharge by payment of premium for month of discharge and premium for month oi reinstatement provided applican states he is in as good health as a' time of discharge. Application bl ml, for such reinstatement have been sent to the Home Service Office, Post Office Building, where they may be had by any of the men who desire to reinstate their insurance. It is hardly necessary to argue with you that you should keep up this in surance. Every man should carry insurance. ine man wno does not insure his life is the men who is taking the greatest risk so far as th protection of his loved ones is concerned.

Call tt the Home Service Office for any additional information vou mav need concerning the rein statement of your policy or in rrgirl to the conversion of the same into one of the six forms the government will write. Telephone when you want that next job of Printing You will get first-class work, and you will get it when promised, for having work done when promised is one of the rules of this office. If you prefer, send the order by mail or bring it to the office in person. II Lr Show You What Wo Can Do I 1 1 and true democrats of Natchitoches Parish and State of Louisiana. I am not writing for the purpose of calling attention to any of my accomplishments while a private citizen, a public officer, or "a soldier while I lived there, for that is well known to all the older people of that Parish.

I do, however, wish to call attention to a matter with a hope that someone in that country with authority to act may be instrumental in having some law, or ruling, made by which a man ho fought for his country in the Civ-war may be allowed to receive his little pension allowance when he is across the line in another state vis iting his relatives. I received my pension amounting to about seventeen dollars per quarter up to about three years ago. I came over to see my relatives in Texas and the pension was stopped on the ground that I was out of the state and could not be paid the pension. I do not know if any law has been made in Louisiana re quiring old soldiers to remain inside fc: bordeds in-order to receive their pension or whether it is an arbitrary ruling of the Board. 1 have written a number of letters to the Board but have received very little consideration and no satisfaction.

Should any of my old friends se this, and should wish to write to me shall be glad to receive letters as I long to hear from the country and from the people where I have spent so much of the best part of my life I am getting old now and can't get about as I once did but I do rejoice to talk and read especially of old times and old friends. Instead of sending my paper to Nash. Texas, please have it come to Tyler. Your friend and well wisher, CAPT B. LOPER.

i DIED. The death angel visited the home 1 of J. G. Deslouches of Cloutierville on August 2, and called away his lov- i ing daughter, Miss Azia Deslouches from this earth to His home above. Miss Alia was twenty years of age a fine your.g lady, always kind to her many friends.

Everybody in this; community was grieved to hear oi her death. She had all the medical i aid that could be rendered and all the good nursing that could be given, but the Lord saw fit to call her to His home prepared for her above. Everybody joins in sympathy with her loved ones at home. She leaves 1 a father, two brothers, one sister, and a host of relatives and friends to mourn her loss. Miss Alia was a faithful member of the Cloutierville Callaciau Church until her deatlu J.

D. to is H. Box, Robeline were to rf p.v.eni nun, the poultry club, but at the last min- said, the town was needmg for i r.up-ute were disappointed. i pHe badly. Its meat supply, gotten here, had been cut off.

Bread was at a high premium. The mails have kransonearman: 'not bfn deJivered-. JW have been doing a land o.Tice bu--- ness, particularly among the oil Mr. Nathan Kranson of Natchez, who are here to tee the new gnsher and. Miss Ella Bearman were near Homer.

married here last Friday night at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and! TWO MILLION BLANKETS. -S. R. Bearman.

Rabbi Farber of i Texarkana performed the Offerings to the public of 2 And thus out of the Marshal, SUI.piUSi all-wool, cotton and y.yo rhI news in the Shreveport Times did we cotton blankets, was announced Mo.i- learn of the marriage of our young (Jay the War Department, -r-friend, Nathan Kranson of Natchez, rangements having been completed La. for their distribution through The Times joins the whole parish 0ffice municipal channeb on the in wishing the happy young couple game plan a3 that adopted for food-a long and prosperous life. stuffs. x- 'drls has been by the the Pirot district, east of Nish, ftf th the American Red Cross has clothed; Tho thousands of peasants, wno were i i-i ered with rags ana were "so.uie.y and Chester Tyro i. negroes convicted of the Reeves murded near Minden a couple of years ago.

The whole fumily was murdered with an ax and the crime attracted wide interest throughout the state. The dat? of execution was set for Friday, Movem- ber 28. The negroes have been reprieved several times in order to have them trrr. llie homt. traini and without shoes or stocK.ngs.

nn local authont.es issued a can clothing for sick cvuian, the retu- gee hospital here, not a garment was received. The reason was simple. Not a single inhabitant of Nish had Subscribe for the Times and read 'IS all the news. $1.50 per year. testify against Waller, a white man, charged with being an accomplice.

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