| Show CHARGES COLONY HAS FREE LOVE Socialist Disgruntled Files Suit Against Lea Leaders ers By h WALDO W WORE MOORE II torre of Standard Standard- J n E miner Copyright 1927 1921 by Consolidated Press Association LEESVILLE La Jan 22 22 Louisiana is a potential free freo love lo par paradiSe having no state law against such practices It has been revealed b by the filing of a reedy reedy- er against the Llano Socialistic colony located near hero here In whiCh J H K Alien Allen a dissatisfied member charged that tree free love is common In the community With the tho publication of the charges the general public was WIlS wa Inclined to for officers for not previously Investigated the alleged sordid conditions n the col coi colony OilY ony Lawyers conditions however d dout out that there is no statute pro pro- prohIbiting pro free tree love except an act known as IlS the th law whIch cases Involving whites and negroes DegrOes As all members of the colony are ar white this act was 8 not In this case J ALLEGES Alien Allen who vho claims Healdton Okla OkIa as lili 1111 hi home borne alleged d alle cd in the SUit that the colony's board ot of di- di directors directors di directors rectors Is Is the inter interest cats ests est of the stockholders stockholder of the sail corporation by permitting acts of Immorality to be b countenanced I within the th colony such uch as a men living with women to whom the they are not married d and other 6 that are against good rood morals and and polley This charge charee Is I merely of of mis mismanagement to Atlen's charge management by the tha directors lie Jle did not cite instances of Immorality As tor for th the colonists and George Gorce rickett the head oth ot of I the community they the have not deigned to answer tho the suit which I Ihas hiss has 3 been set Bet for hearing bearing next Monday Y COLONISTS C LO PEACEFUL Jr Officers arc are Inclined to discredit it the Charges charet of Immorality There have e been ben but two or three arrests In the colony since Ince fine the Iho members migrated mh hero in 1913 and pur- pur purchased pur purchased chased land The These o arrested have e beers been of ot persons charted charged with being off Insane officers lc r sa say The Th colonists colonist are called peaceful law abiding citizens abiding citizens somewhat visionary on governmental matters Soon after the colony came here from Llano Liano Del Rio Ca Cal under the th leadership of ot Jab Harriman died last la t year an in was mado made by federal complaints that some of the dver adver- Using literature sent from the col- col colony colon col colony on ony violated d the th postal laws la ThE officers said that whilo the adver- adver adver Was wan glowing It did not vio violate violate violate- late laic the la law lass a a The colonists contracted to buy the entire holdings of a n lumber company approximately 1000 acres of or land Ilind A certain amount be b each year r ll The colony now has tItle titio to 5 00 acres lIerS acre The Tho Th colony Is quito Utopian In h II Its It I government There are rotation ot of labor labor- but If it a new nest member isa Is Isa isa a specialist in any line h he Is like like- likely likely likely ly to b be permanently assigned to to that task Many dreamers who had bad visions ns of perennial rest rest by Joining the colony were disappoint disappoint- disappointed ed as liS there ther are arc no drones drone In the community hive The educational system m is arranged with this In training and arid domestic science being required Is of of all all p The Tha community Is composed Is-composed com of f approximately workers Any Any- Anyone Anyone one ono with the tho th requisite 1000 tee fee can enter If It he h subscribes to certain ce- ce lain tain tam regulations The fee te Is larger for a married man and for tor tho with families If Ita Ifa a member wish wish- wishes wishes em es to withdraw ho he Is given civen deed de d dlo to lo 40 acres acre of tho colony land hand as asa asa asa a return for the investment In VOTE OT SOCIALIST Friends of the colony admit that Sabbath observance is rather lax among the colonists who are arc at liberty to do th practically as ns thy y please on Sunday It Is I on op this day that the tb soap box boi orators are In their gl glory elory 0 1 While voting the tho th So ticket in presidential elec- elec elections elec elections colonists during d urine the Inter inter- inter years ears register as a Democrats In order to vote In local elections and primaries |
