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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-12-20
COLORADO STATE BOARD
OF IMMIGRATION NEWS

Reports being received by the State
'oard of immigration from various
counties, together with the reports Of
the U. S. Department Of Agriculture,
indicate that the value of crops grown
in Colorado this year will be in the
neighborhood of $14O,O0O,0OO, or at
least 80 percent greater than the value
of the output of Colorado farms for
any previous year.
This immense increase is due partly
to greater output and partly to higher
prices. Farmers are receiving this
year higher prices than they have ever
received before for practically all
crops except potatoes. and fruits. The
prices being received for fruits and
potatoes are far above the average.
The acreage cultivated in the state
this year was perhaps Is per cent
greater than for any preceding year,
but yields in many cases are no great
er than they were in 1915, because of
unfavorable conditions in some agri-
cultural sections. The largest in
crease, both in acreage and production,
has been for beans, the increase in ac-
reage being close to 500 per cent.
There was also a substantial increase
\ the acreage Of corn, wheat, barley.
and oats, but the yield of wheat per
acre was materially reduced as re-
suit of the poor showing made by win
ter wheat in some sections.
The State Board of immigration is
making determined effort to collect
complete reports on agricultural and
Iv1
the state, and most of the counties
have aided the work by forwarding
their reports promptly Several coun-
ties have not yet reported, and the
Board is anxious that the missing re-
ports be completed and sent in at once.
Copies Of the crop survey blank have
been widely distributed, and additional
copies may be obtained upon request.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-12-20
LOCAL RED CROSS
NOTES OF LOCAL
INTEREST TO ALL

| Meetings as usual on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday afternoons of
this week. Friday will be the last
meeting until after the holidays. The
first meeting of the new year will be
on Wednesday, Jan. 2nd, at the usual
place.
| We are anxious to complete the
many articles necessary for the ship
ment this week. Come and help in
this work
! The Red Cross Service flags can be
had from the Secretary and should be
placed in the windows of each home
at once.
| Yarn from the Red Cross Supply can
not be sold to individuals, only to the
auxiliaries of the Chapter.
We are proud of our Junior Red
Cross organization. They are doing
things in such helpful and unique
way.
Thursday and Friday of last week
broke our records for attendance at
the work rooms. There were four
teen workers for each day.
Sedgwick has asked the privilege of
organizing an Auxiliary in their city
sometime during the holidays. We
know they will he great help to our
Chapter here.
F. Headquarters has sent us our quota
for this Red Cross membership drive
1t is $50. We would like to get about
twice that number. We have lot of
live wires and great hopes so we feel
that Sedgwick county will not fall
short of its number
During the week of December 1924
the American Red Cross will inaug
urate campaign to swell their men,
bership by ten millions. The local Of
flcers of the association have already
started active work among the people
of this county soliciting their help to
make this campaign the success that
the occasion makes vitally necessary.
The purpose of this organization is
not only to assist our boys in the
trenches, but to give succor to home
less, starving and frozen mothers and
children of devasted France. Belgium,
Serbia and Poland. There is "bit"
that you, if you have not already done
it, can do to help in this great, christ
ian movement. Membership can be
had for the small sum of one dollar, or
if you can afford it, there are other
memberships to be had for sums rang
ing upward.
1t is the desire of the local officers
to make the Sedgwick county returns
tribute to the generosity of our peo-
pie, and it is hoped that during this
drive that every man, woman and child
in this territory will be enlisted under
the Red Cross banner.
Don't wait for the solicitors to ap-
proach you seeking your membership
but assist them in making this meri-
torious undertaking and apply for the
membership that yau can afford to
take.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-12-20

whats the srouble?" asked the
Fort Morgan friend. 'lou seem to
have something on your mind ?" Il
have, replied the conscientious citi-
zen. "I'm trying to figure out a prop
t, course of action. If I neglect to
apply for enlistment my wife will say
don't love my country. And if l
display a willingness to leave home and
march away to war, she'll say don't
love her."
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-12-20

However, the first indication that
there was something wrong was the
fact that brakeman discovered two
sets of harness buried under a cinder
pile near the track, and he reported
the incident to the officers, who i'm
mediately got busy and apprehended
the offenders.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-12-20
WHOLESALE BOX CAR ROBBERY UNEARTHED BY FORCE
OF -MEXICANS "DOII-UP" EXPENSE
CIFIC-ARE NOW "A HOOZGOW" DADS DETAINER

A wholesale box car robbery has
been traced down during the past
few days, Sheriff Thunderstorm, Night
watchman F. L. Shupe and Union
Pacific detective having last Monday
night followed clue which led to the
arrest of five Mexicans in the Union
Pacific yards. They were placed in
the county Jail to await developments.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-12-20

Articles such as shoes, shirts and
harness were discovered in the posses
sion Of the Mexicans, they having
looted a box car in the Union Pacific
yards here and helped themselves to
what they wished in merchandise
One of the Mexicans got "cold feet
and squealed on the rest of the party
and the officers got in their work
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-09
sENATE's BAN ON WHISKY

After one Of the most prolonged and
sensational debates ever witnessed in
the United States Senate. that body
has agreed 10 wipe out the manufac-
ture and sale OF all distilled liquor;
during the war. Beer and wine are
exempted from the inhibition imposed
on whisky. While this is most dras-
lice legislation. and will cost the gov
eminent over one billion dollars in tax
losses and outlay in payment for con-
fscated stocks in bond, it is argued
that The compensatons 10 the gen.
eral public will be worth the sacrifice
in money.
There can be no doubt but what
the moral feature of the question was
as largely considered in The Senate
vote as the material question of con.
serving the food supplies Of the coun-
try. And there can be no question bu,
that the operation of temporary pro-
Inhibition with respect 10 whisky will
strengthen the. anti-liquor forces when
constitutional prohibition comes TO be
considered after the war, as it surely
will come.
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cess of s per cent has been changed
bv the Senate in imposing graduated
taxes on excess war profits up to 40
per cent. The House provision would
have allowed the greater part of these
profits to have escaped, profits Great
ed by war which should logically help
pay for the expense OF war.
Other simpler and less onerous
forms Of taxation have been provided
BY the Senate in place OF the hit or
miss tumble in the House measure
which have tended to give more bal
ance 10 the taxes levied. 1t Is pos
sible that this may be upset to some
extent through the restrictive liquor
legislation just agreed upon in the
food control bill, but the necessities
that arise out Of this cannot have
much effect on the equitable features
already established.
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SCHOOL BOOK COMMISSION

In response to the request OF Cover
nor Cornwell. the chairman OF the
State School Book Commission has
announced that that body will recon
vene in Charleston tomorrow. There
is no intimation in the notice that the
Commission will reconsider its former
action in making radical changes IN
the text books of the schools OF the
State, but 1t is hoped that the mem
bers have become convinced Of the
unwisdon OF the sweeping disnlace-
ment Of the old books they have made
and the unnecessary huiden they are
imposing upon the people at q time
when they are least able to bear any
expenditures than the actual necessi
ties demand.
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OBLIGATION.


! may not have the strength 10 set
My will against tho tyrants arm,
Or cause him Sulienly 10 let
His prey escape the threatened harm
But II the bully does no: choose
To suffer me Ia shield the weak,
| tendcrly can bathc thu hruise
That blackcn on the martyrs check.
| cannot hope 10 gladden. all
To whom each day brings only dread
cannot answer every call
From those whose dearest hopes are
dead
Rur /. within the little sphere
In which my daily tasks are laid.
Can speak the faith and lend the cheer
That make the dnubtcr unafraid.
am not numbered with tho few
Whose fame extends through every
zone;
My place is with the millions who
Pursue n daily course. unknown,
But. even 81. | have no right
To shun tho wrongs I should assaili
I, too. must help with all my might
And l am guilty If fail.
$. L. Kiser IN Leslies.
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That tho measure in which the
la Dor group involved in our iron and
steel plants, with their allied IN
dustries, shares in the price OF the
finished product-a measure amount
ing TO more than 50 per cent Of the
final costs-must be considered IN
connection with the price paid by the
federal government. was made EVIL
dent in previous article. And the
fact was noted that threats of strikes
for further increase in the various
wage scales are continually being
! made.
The propaganda OF the Food Con
servation Commission will have Il
| tendency to reduce living expenses
universally. affecting not only the pur
! chasing power Of the dollar of the rich
man but of the laboring man as well
Should any such amelioration OF Nv
ing costs be accomplished as is antici
pated. it Is no more than reasonao ole
TO ask that labor, rs we'll as capital
shall sacrifice TO the common wea'
at least part Of its profits.
This fact Of major importance IS
to be noted in connection with tae
matter in hand: Labor. especlaIiy
skilled labor such as is indispensaDly
required TOT SnlpDullulHS, toi
Manufacture Of steel plates. for ore
and coal mining and for transporta-
tion-is practically assured OF immu,
nifty from the risks of the battlefield
under the announced plan Of e1emp-
ton in the selective CONSUMPTION act,
This is a boon OF enormous value 10
its recipients. boon denied to me
sons of the men who employ that
labor, even as 1t Is denied to every
other citizen between the ager or Il
and 81 years TO whom no special ex-
emption shall apply Capital as
represented by practically all the IN,
dlviduals who posses it. has thus tar
shown supreme devotion to me
safety OF the nation. not only In vol,
unteering It's mohey and its material
resources but also in giving its ell
cible members to the fighting serV-
ices OF the United States. Labor"
through the assurance at least or Mr.
Gompers as its best qualified repre-
sentative, has promised equal Loyalty
and like Annexation. In view OF the
discrepancy between the services
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KEEP THE RECORD STRAIGHT

II our foggy Sixteenth street even
ing contemporary had consulted the
instructive comments of The Intelli-
gencer on the address Of the Hon.
Fred o. Blue before the West Vir'
ginia Bar Association. in which he
discussed the power Of the State 10
compel public service corporations
supplying commodities arising within
the State to furnish adequate supplies
10 consumers within the State, 1t
would not enormously have stated
that This opinion (Mr. Blue's), how
ever on this subject, and as outlined
II his address, seems to be in con.
fict with a recent ruling OF the United
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that arc implied by the selective con
scripeion act. sirely. II is only reason
able to expect that labor shall yleld
larger measure Of abnegation on
its side. rather than display ten
dency TO levy upon the national re,
sources for all that the traffic VIII
bear.
AS between capital and labor. thus
far on our road 10 the goal Of victory
over the malign forces which have
so pitilessly oppressed us. the people
of this country have beheld an amA'
ing reversal of the attitude towards
the common veal traditionally atiri D.
uted 10 The two classes concerned IN
pffectins our preparations for the ma
tional defense.
Capital previously was the object
of ceaseless and merciless attacks as
being without the smallest realization
of its duty to anyone but itself. Yet,
with some few exceptions, capital has
voluntarily yielded every advantage
OF, its assured strength and power for
the sake Of the country at large in the
achievement of the sublime aims TO
which our democracy Is dedicated In
the tremendous struggle on which we
have been driven TO embark. Nor
since the beginning Of the trend or
events mat nave lorCeQ us INTO Inc
arena has there been any sign that
the men of wealth and influence were
likely, on the whole. TO assume An
attitude which could in any manner
handicap the nation in the full exer-
cise Of It's vast resources. The most
hopeful phase of our delayed prepa-
ratEons for real effectiveness is that
Am@ican capital. genius for organl-
zation and business initiative have
responded to the daunting tasks as
signed them not only with whole.
hearted enthusiasm but with a no
table disregard for their own private
interests such as has been surpassed
by no other body of our citizenry.
On the evidence, as il appears from
recent developments in the industries
on which the safety Of this American
people primarily depends, if the Unit.
ed States is going TO be strangled
financially in the conduct Of its war.
the fingers that grip our Uncle Sans
throat will be. not those Of his old
college chum. capital. but those OF his
favorite nephew, labor
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-09
SENATE S REVISED TAX BILL

There can be, especially under the
present emergent conditions. no such
thing as a perfectly acceptable re7e-
nue. tax bill That felicitous harmony
is reserved for Ethiopia. The Senate
re-draft OF the House war tax bill,
however, has produced a more rational
and equitable measure. The head OF
the House Ways and Means Commit
tee, himself, confessed to the crudity
OF It's efforts and stated he would have
to shut his eyes when he voted for it.
Much OF the Senate's good work will
have to undergo some revision to pro-
vide for additional taxation owing to
the withdrawal Of taxes on distilled
spirits, which the recent action OF the
Senate on the food control bill has
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-09

States Supreme Court in dealing with
the expectation Of natural gas out Of
the State OF Oklahoma"
That Is wholly misleading. for the
reason that Mr.. Blue In his address
expressly stated that the State had
no authority to forbid the expectation
of natural gas 10 other States. But
Mr.. Blue did contend that through the
exercise Of the police powers reserved
to the State the legislature could con-
fer power on the Public Service Com
mission to enforce such regulations
that would give West Virginia con-
sumers Of natural gas an adequate
supply, within the limits OF produc-
ton. before it can be supplied 10 Gus
toners outside of the State. Any other
conception of Mr.. Blues contention is
in error.
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brought about. In providing for this
new deficit it may necessitate Earring
SOME of the nice balances that now
obtain in the tax bill.
AS the Senate redraft stands it Is
much less vexatious and free Of ridicu-
lous fnequity. The objects OF taxation
are not only better graded. but the to-
tai amount TO be raised has been cut
nearly sl50.000,000. which leaves room
for gradual increases to meet the
needs of the future instead OF slap
ping on an excessive burden at the
start. The ridiculous horizontal tariff
proposition and the Ubiquitous retro
active tax on incomes have been
eliminated. The income surtaxes IN
the House measure have been read
justed to the realm OF reason. and the
fat rate Of tax on war profits in eX-
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STATE NEWS

MORO ANTOW N--WillIam f. Glass
cock, Jr.. son of W. L. fhasscock. FOR
NOR governor of West Virginia; Steele
TroIier. son Of +. l.. Trot,cr. president
ur West Virginia university. and. RoD-
rrt f. Brock sou Of L prominent MOT :
cantnvn coal operator. have rhilStcd m
In. West Nirginih Nationnl Guard. Al
three wore students in West virginia
university aud would have been Gradu-
aied next June.
rAIRMONT-The German language
ms cnurS" At study Will not be Taught
hrrraf,cr in the public schools OF Fair
mani arrnrdIng In an announcement by
tba bourd Of rduCn ION ri the Falrmont
imdenrndcnl school district. Italian or
spanish is 10 b. substituted. but tho
selection will not he made until the
next meeting Of The BOARD
CHARLESTON-~nr. Fl. l.. Jrpson,
state health commissioner and secretary
ex-nfficio Of the state health council.
new rnrncil will be held in Charleston
Iuly n and II. Tho examination OF
.,mnIic.uIs will. be conducted in the
chamber IF the. house Of delegates. be-
rinuinr .Iulv Ia 1t is expected there
WIlI b" nearly 80 applicants.
PHlLI.IrI.-The eighth annual ses-
sim, ,,r thr RRptist assembly OF West
Virginia will be- held Mt Phillip August
: to IL. Among the speakers already
Obtained are Or. w. J. McGlothin. OF
NJ pI>nn of Columbus. o.: DR.. Ell
kannh !uiley. of Phillip; Rev. F. F..
Rrinis,ool. Of Clarksburg; Miss Janet
Mckay, Of Philadelphia, and pr. Lin
coin liullcy. president Of John B. sete-
son university. Florida,
CHARLESTON--Thi city is planning
Ia Civ. a hearty welcome 10 the Belgian
war mission when ii visits Charleston
on it's return from long Trip through
tho yyasr and middle west. Tho date Of
tho visit hero has not yet been an
nnuncrd by the state department. at
Washington Charleston is the Relglan
center OF Wost Virginia, most OF the
former citizens of the little nation, rep
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-09
Washington News Of
Interest To West Va.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. July S.-Sen-
ator Howard Sutherland was q visitor
at the British legation on Saturday. a
business matter taking him there 1t
was to make arrangements for tho safe
conduct, or as nearly safe as British
passports can make II. Of Miss Phoebe
NJ Rexroad Of Buckhannon. who plans
to 20 as a missionary to Southern Rho.
desia, in Southern Central Africa, which
is British territory. as soon as travel
arrangements can be made. Miss Rex
fitted herself at Wesleyan college to
engage in missionary work. She 10 to
be sont to Africa by tho Woman'S For
eign Missionary. society Of the Metho!
dist Episcopal church. The attaches Of
Sutherland most cordially and readily
enough agreed to do their part promptly
in getting the necessary papers issued
for Miss Rexroad's journey. 1t IL sell
dom that q United States senator calls
at the British legation in business
there socially OF course). so the VISIT
of West Virginia's junior senator was
quite an important event at that estab-
lishment and. 1t may be said, little less
important and more than ever interest
ing for Senator Sutherland.
II some self-sacrificins patriot at or
near Joseph's Mills in Tyler county
doesn't soon agree to take tho postoffice
there and run 1t. that metropolis IL Ger
tain to lose such an establishment. The
postotfice department had already or
dered the office abolished, because II
couldn't locate volunteer, but Con-
gresham woodward has persuaded tho
close the general delivery window and
shut off the stoves dAmper. He Is
hopeful of inveishlins somebody to as
sumo charge. The patrons Of the Of
flee do not want IT done away with. but
no one Of them has yet agreed TO put
master. Tho department has promised
Congressman woodward to send a spe-
cial inspector there to see II ne can
wish the Job on 10 someone OF the less
shrewder inhabitants.
Andrew J. Edmiston. Jr:. Of weston.
is visitor In the city. He came here
TO get Senator Sutherland and Con.
gresham Reed to use their influence
to have him sent to the SECOND officers
training camp. His request was cheer
fully complied with by those two off,
cials. -.
Congressman Nicely has reconmand-
ed for the officers reserve corps-ths
August training camp--the following:
Thoma. ]. Jones. Of Chester: o. D.
Fear. OF Fairmont. and Charles ]. Bin
gel. Jr.. of Grafton: for position az ahlp-
wright. John M. Toothman. OF FARM ont.
A pension application OF Mrs. Catherine
J. Paker.. OF Fairmont was filed at tho
pension bureau.
Among the recent visitors in Wash
ington: George E. White. Of Weston:
NJ. NJ Gamble. OF Moorefeld: Birk
Smith Stathers. Of Weston; Ben S.
Pope. Of Parkershurg. and 4. J. Edmis-
ton. Jr.. ~ Weston.
Tho government has issued soIl sur
vow mans or Lewis and Gilmer coun-
ties. which Congressman Reed 10 send
ing out to constituents In those or any
other counties who may apply for them.
The value Of these maps to farmers and
others Is, OF course. we'll known.
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A NOTIFYING BREAK

1t was. 10 say the least, extreme
bad taste TO intrude discussion OF
one Of our national humiliatons upon
Il meeting designed TO pay honor u
the Russian mission, such as occurred
at New York, last week. The spec
tacle Of a former President Of the
United States wransling in public
with The leader Of labor organiza
ton was anything but edifying. nor
WAS it calculated 10 impress the rep
rcscntativeS Of country just cmrg
ing from tho rule Of auiocratic des
potism and taking on the responsible
ties OF Il democracy.
One can readily appreciate Mr.
.Gompcrs' anxiety 10 relieve organ
lied labor of the odium Of any com
picity in the dissraccful outbreak al
East ST. Louis, but the occasion was
exceedingly ili-chosen. But one would
have expected more poise in a man
Of Col. Roosevcll's large experience
in public affairs than to have aggra
waited q situation which violated all
the pronrieties. II was the same as
if a host and hostess. in private life
had aired their domestic differences
before their assembled guests. and
this public verbal scrimmage between
Mr.. Gompers and COL Roosevelt was
as vulgar as !; domestic eruption he
fore company would be unseemly and
embarrassing.
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II will cost the government $751;
80. nh0 in revenue and outlay in buying
Nm tho bonded liquor stock Of the coun-
try in carrying "nt the WHISKY Prohlol-
ton clause in the food control DILL bas
more than that will be saved 10 Inc
pcorlc by not drinking IL.
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Another murder of innnConts" WAS
effected by Saturday nights German air
raid on London. killing nine women and
children and woundinG siNty-sevcn. And
they call that war.
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The Florida Spectator who hold his
potatoes for higher price until they
rottcd and were condemned when he
tried to sell them. shows that skin
games often peel the skinner.
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coIoRED Nan DEAD.

James Johnson. 81. colored. employed
in the home Of f. J. Stone OF tho Island.
died in the Ohio Valley General hospital
Saturday morning OF typhoid fever.
Funeral arranKemepts will be made
upon the arrival OF his brother from
Williamson. Mingo county, who L. ex-
pected today.
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Macmillan Harden. tho outspoken
Berlin journalist. has aagln hcen sup
messed. Mr.. Harden has evidently nccn
telling sonrn unwclGome truths.
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Germany and the Vatican are at ODDS
over tho brave Cardinal MERCER or BEL
GUM, but the Pope refuses 10 recall the
gallant prclatc.