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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-03-20
MERELY A MACHINE

There was no circus in town, nor
any man doing novelty stunts, that
made the crowd gather Saturday and
yesterday outside the Palace theatre.
1t was just a machine to make pop.
corn, but so complete, and unique, is
It's workings that even the busiest man
In town had to dwell on the edge Of
the crowd, and bide his time until be
could get within range to examine the
automatic parts that are visible to the
eye.
1t Is known as the "Buttel- Kist J"
Popcorn Machine, made by Holcomb
and Hoke of Philadelphia, and the pro-
Duct is recommended by the Depart
ment OF Agriculture as a food superior
TO some Of the breakfast foods.
The grains Of corn are placed in the
contalner at the top and automatically
'pefculate through a sieve into the pop
per where sugar is mixed the copper
revolving over In electric plate After
the corn is popped, and it takes on the
"hlteness all are familiar with, it is
SILL retained over the heated plate
until the corn is also roasted, which
does away with the soggy, unpalatable
taste, one notices in home cooked pop
corn, and this feature is the enc that
makes this machine more complete than
any other so far patented.
Automatically the gate holding the
popcorn is raised and the roasted corn
Tails upon nickel chain conveyors which
carry it into the butter bin where the
exact amount Of liquid butter is dstr
outed over the corn, and from here II
drops to the serving table, where, with
snake OF salt, it is ready for delivery
not and crisp, to the eager purchasers
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-03-20
THE WHATCaAMA COLUMN
(By George Martin)
CHEESE

Cheese is a much maligned product
It really is not to blame for itself
Responsibility for it rests solely upon
the human race.
Cheese starts out in life as sweet
amiable milk. It is heartlessly push.
ed aside by unfeeling humans and
allowed to get SO lonesome and dis
tracted that it sours on the world.
Then, instead of the poor, ruined
stuff being put out of it's misery as
humanely' as possible, it is left to get
worse and worse until it finally be-
comes cheese.
But don't blame cheese for that
It is more to be pitied than censured
. \
WEATHER OR NO. i
Not even Saint Patrick could y
drive the snakes out Of delirium
treniens.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-03-20
Tuesday, March 20, ------191'
EITHER GROW MORE FOOD
OR STARVE

One of the most remarkable commun
ications ever presented to body OF
bankers is circular letter just fecelV
ed by the bankers Of this district OF
the Federal Reserve Bank from lts
governor, George j. Seay, in which ne
appeals to every member bank TO use
it's influence to educate, promote and
extend to the utmost the planting ana
growth Of food, the apparent conditions
seing so serious as to call for this warn
ing being sent broadcast.
With more than half the people OF
the United States in cities and towns
non producers, and many Of the farmers
also not producing enough food for
their own consumption, and with Ar
gentina s crop almost a total failure;
with Europe knocking at our doors for
food, and ready to purchase at any
price, the need Of every person raising
somewhat Of their own food for con-
sumption has become an absolute ne
cessity.
IF you cannot grow anything but
sweet potatoes, grow that, for it will
help you to subsist, If nothing more.
What's the matter with the back lot?
Can t you grow corn and potatoes Oh
it? Yes, and good many other food
stuffs if you but awake to the necessity
of so doing
No open space in town should be al
lowed to grow weeds now. Grow some
thing upon it, if it is but string beans,
tomatoes or onions, which are now be-
ing sold by the piece.
Can we make it plain enough, by Civ
ing some statistics Of the last years
failure in food crops, to arouse you to
short 400 million bushels as compared
with the previous year Of 1915; wheat
was four hundred million bushels short;
oats 800 million bushels short; barley
so million bushels; rye seven million;
Potatoes IS million; beans one million;
apples nine million and peaches 20 mil
lion. In total the eatable crops were
one billion and quarter bushels short
Of 1915, and in Europe two and half
billion short.
So many farmers can only see far
enough ahead to think of raising cot
ton, peanuts and tobacco, what they
style the money crops, and they will go
cut and buy, at high prices, their food
stuffs, and think they have done we'll.
This year, however, the money crops
will be those crops the people can eat,
and they must have enough to eat
whether the farmers raise the crops or
the townspeople have to cut up their
front lots and grow their feed stuffs
thereon.
Now is the time to take the precau-
tiens against prohibitive prices in food
stuffs by planting all the land will
stand, for if one man will not plant
because he expects his neighbor to do
SO, we shall all be caught this coming
winter with not only prohibitive prices
but actual starvation at our doors.
Oh, what terrible thing it is to even
suggest, in this land of milk and lo,ey,
that starvation may be the condition in
the rural sections. It can be avoided.
Of course, but our farmer friends VIII
have to get busy, and you 30, Mr.
: Small Renter, if you have a back lot
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-03-20

Mrs. Lowe, who was injured by
freight engine some weeks ago and "S'
taken to hospital in Richmond l''
turned to town yesterday morning
train. She seemed in fair condition
and was using crutches as we'll a hlsH'
be expected.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-03-20
ARE GERMAN-AMERICANS
PATRIOTS?

Though would be fair that every
country birth the United
States it has become apparent that evidences Of dsaec
that would be well
the Of patriotism from these people, before they
ceped worthy confidence during the crisis
Coming time of great tension when highly
strung the people Of this regardless of political
faiths and former agnmen have declared themselves standing
behind the the following letter of protest Pres
Wilson, from alleged native born Americana who signs him
self Louis j. Livingston which has been circulated widely
throughout the United States sufficient the thinking
pie vigorously such traitorou vicious publication
and devise whereby the author and cor
defamatoy episte be brought within the the
law
Processing be American, protesting
Germans this dares print pamphlet which the following
statements appear
consequences voluntarily burden
thousands
inner thoughts whose souls have tortured all through the
unneutral and cowardly
Faherand and bleed because debarred
aiding their mperled knsmen but expected participate
slaughter.
"But, wait and u.s. ALL than
teri Again have before
also into
REVOLUTION AND CIVIL WAR! .
Il blame decided leaning individual
towards the unhoy allies because
British blood but President the United States you
you would have rsn as suggested
humane and strictly neutral Executive the United
States.
You the representative of portion
people A great number OF adherens
three classes GRAFTERS whose God god SNOBS who bow
low the shrine of and can not think
for themselves.
The great farseeng and broadmnded and ferventouled
German Kaiser and his splendid bray diplomats and mill
tar and naval srategists these facts
You could not have been thousands
who for not
they liked BETTER
the lesser OF two evils and they thought that
and sense Of justice and humanity
IN honor bound
either sde.''
II heartily your and erstwhile couor1ar
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
and believe that msy pretex this world
horror just its end approaches and when without
exception fervently for
attempt the a crimes' -.
know OF who wishes hair of vour nhhorn11
BRUSH mead least OF ALL The German our veins
udes all Inclination to owardy On the contrary
should prefer that on so thatrov;doa ~
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-03-20
/. HORNS LOCKED--AND WHY?

months? 1t explanation OF
with which the broherhoods have hurried matters to the
strike point wherein lies the fly in the otmer
country sick of the detaton OF the
arbitrary there be doubt and the hitherto
strong eny towards the railroads has essened considerably on
that account people truly they
srong ARM tactics Of union leaders, than the
influence Of railroad and their attorneys Both
bad for the decide
must course, middle and, with all
b that affect the general welfare Of the entire people, this Will
ultimately and eventually be found in the government
ownership Whether the people would be greatly bene
all railroads solvd
determined by but thing is
in the face Of the
form Of nion and this particular least would be beneficial
union it's benefit all will with
twenty-five thirty
minded ready the working his quota
Of value for his labor Had the labor unions this
fore along the road Of like with
they upon improved quality the labor
upon being high enough grade keeping
with the demands for higher there would have been
opposition benefcent could
large employer Of labor stand against demands
tunately, this has been the
Look where will the demand for who qualified
willing to work the big mills industries country
the supply class of work
has crept demanding price union
the same prices their better qualified brethren
under the scale Of loss the employer
Had the unions done their had honestly the
employer and had it that the abo who card
IN the non as first class workman which the
designate to certain standard before
or the vent he not scale him grade then the
unions would have done country but this
is far from
Almost enyone who will pay ee
into what he wishes he will be
CARELESS OF his ability the scale by that
asked EMPLOYER
at the ola lot Of ncompetents high wages
and unable to give fair return to the employer.
Look at form Of scale that you
tween the union and employer will every which
the employee the emplover
The hours he shall work the minimum he shall earn
at which the shall be
use W there the least danger the against
and arbitration clause one solitary word
tranpres which it states the accomplish
for the and when this idea employer he
confronted with would be considered bv tho
union scaling the slavery which they would
entertain.
What then is the solution problem for it clear
that whatever be done about this railroad men will
not end the question? What wav for clear
cut among and employers
labor?
10 answer this the unions in the
European countries for there problems have had
De fought out In Germany in France England less than
oeaoe ago THESE same questions
satisfactory by the being themselves reroanized
headed by better than had the different
unions before that time and arbitration
was appointed that kept its fingers the pulse every
held 1t to strict accountability well the employer
Whether this governing in this COM
try IS difficult to thing that move to tho
OF union must will be
thrown INTO condition power Of This
country will be labor unions the strong as PLAYED such
when pandemonum reigned. $50 #..s5ss
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-03-20

OF no one who wishes harm hair stubbornlv
British head least of ALL The German blood in orr
cuoe all to cowardy On the
should prefer that on so tbat-nrovdoa 49,
steeed soul oophole enyhe anonxb Is -
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-24
STOP iSsls'i., ssTAsss, !. s. n.


II your nostrils are es0Geoo a01
your head 70 stuffed and yos saa't
breathe freely because of . eos1 q
cstarrh. just gst . small bottjo 6
Ely's Cream Balm at any dsug sesss.
Apply . little Of this frassaAs aati-
septic cream into yosP seoe1flD -
let II penetrate tArosSA svssy aie
passage Of your head. soetAinG -
healing the inAamsd. swollea Dueose
membrane and you gst insta1t SoojoE
All! how good Il fssla Year -.
trils are open. your hsad = e3sos. -
more hawking. snu0ng. bl0winG: -
more h-adache. drynsss o. struGg1iaS
for breath. Ely's Cream Balm = jsse
what sufferers from head eolls ssl
catarrh need. rs . deligAt-A1v.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-24
SAGE TEA KEEPS
YOUR HAIR DARK
WIEN MIXED WITH SULPHUR "
eRiNcS BACK ITS BEAUTIFUL
luSTRe At ONCE

Gray hair. however handsome. Do
notes advancing age. We all know the
advantages Of y youthful appearance.
Your hair Is your charm. 1t makes or
nars the face. When 1t fades. turns
gray and looks streaked. just few ap-
olicsrions Of Sage Tea and Sulphur en-
hances it, appearance . hundred.fold.
nout stay Uayl Look young!
Either prepare the recipe at hone O
get from any drug store . Soeeat bot
Tie OF "Wyeth's Saes and Sulphur Con-
pound." which u merely the Old tims
recipe improved BY Tie addition q 9th
er tnKredients. Thousands oe folks
recommend this ready-to1se prepara-
Ion. because It darkens the hair beau-
'ifully. besides. 10 one can possibly
ell as Il darkens 20 naturally and
evenly. You moisten sponge or soft
brush with II, drawing this through the
hair. taking one small strand at time
By morning the gray hair disappears:
after another application or two. IT.
natural color Il restored. and Il ~
comes thick. glossy and lustrous. and
YOU appear years younEer.
pound u . delightful toilet regulate
It IA not intended tor the cure. mitisa-
wyetAs sass and Sulphur Con-
''on NJ prevention Of diaHaas.-Adv.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-24

ton of the representative In charge.
In addition 70 the mail Inquiries.
newspaper correspondence and other
matters.
Good Flnanriai Standing
Financially We are proud To say
that although our means have been
slender. We have carefully. planned
our expenditures. and have been able
TO meet nearly all outstanding obliga-
tions. also paying OF several hundred
dollar OF Chamber OF Commerce
obligations assumed by the club.
Though hard pressed for funds at the
present time. the organization has be-
come involved In nothing through
which II could not zee its way clear.
II q number OF members now In ar.
rears would remit the dues they have
subscribed. and upon which the ex-
penses OF the club are based. there
woud be ample funds to continue the
work. The directors turn over to
their successors personal property
valued at more than 800. all &C.
quired during the present admins
tration.
We feel proud, therefore. to turn
over an organization that has done as
much for its community az any sim.
liar organization in the West: that
has its skirts unsmirched BY any
shady political moves: that has salts
fed without complaint the loyal sup
porters who have made its existence
possible. and that has emerged from
its trials and tribuiations running In
high gear and with tank full Of
gasoline. We have arrived at the end
OF our lap, and wish our successors
every success on the next stage OF the
trip.
Go to II.
FRED <. FLEET.
Manager Klamath Commercial Club.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-24
Oirie Have Chasca

CHICAGO. Jan. 3l.-Cupid, and
girls who overlooked their chaace last
year. have an ardent ally to-day n
Mrs Elizabeth Ouion Dormer, core.
spending secretary Of the Chicaeo -.
eial Club. Her duties ere 70 tring
sIrhins swains and blushing naideas.
Who otherwise might never nsse. %.
gcfher. Object. matrimouy.
The chief aim Of The club. how.
ever. is TO establish . middle eoufss
between the expensivs eiuhs anl tho
cheap cabarets. The Asss meeting q
the organization was attended b 1oo
doctors. lawyers. dentists. stulests.
department store clerks and sesoeo.
raphers.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-24

ature. eEploiti.e ~ our resources has
been published and circulated with
personal letters 30 the thousands ~
inquiries that reach the ofiice.
Asked 1taiirOad Development
An intimntion was made by prom
incnt Southern Pacific Official In the
early autumn II an initiative local
move WAS made for the completion
OF the Modoc Northern railroad from
Klamath Falls TO Malin. the project
would probably be undertaken In the
near future. Representatives from
Merrill and Malin therefore met with
the Commercial Club directors and
framed a strong letter and petition to
President Sproui with comprehensive
statistics regarding trafiic and ton
nagc assured by the proposed con-
struction. A committee OF represen-
tativc men arranged for a confer
cncc with President Sproule in San
Francisco Mr. Sproule later visited
klamath and inspected the territory
to be served. but left no definite word
of encouragement OF early action by
his company.
Asked County for Aid
Believing that the results OF the
Gibbs work In the past eighteen
months WIS appreciated BY the vot-
ers Of the county. and that move
for county maintenance Of the organ
ization would be well supported. even
though n similar move at the former
election was decidedly swamped, a
county amendment providing for one
quarter mill levy was placed on the
ballot this fall Owing to financial
the club was unable to
make an extensive campaign in the
interest OF the measure. but every
way possible was employed to awaken
interest In the voters throughout the
The measure was defeated
nj the polls by very small margin.
and while the club members were
sorely disappointed at the verdict OF
the people. the wonderful increase Of
favorable sentiment toward the wori:
since the previous election demon
s,rates the fact that II is only mat
ter OF little time until the people
OF the county will grasp the situation
and that at the next election the coun.
~ will decide to maintain this work
by n large ma ajority. We believe that
the question OF the Clubs future has
been decided by this effort. although
IL will be obliged to subsist by other
means for the next two years.
Offlcc Maintained
public Office has been maintained
Throughout; the year. in charge Of a
manager. open from nine TO ten hours
daily. The headquarters has not only
been an information bureau. but a
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-24

s.,tVi<U srWANOWN RAILROAD
MAIN ACHIEVEMENT
Ann,lat ll~p"st 1T k~et~tary trcsi
tirct oS Klamath Commercial ttub,
I,ead ~ EirstioW of ufsts~rs Last
FRIDAY. Itrstr"s What Ctub Has
IL,nc--,tt,~nw 4" Or~m tl~~~rsa.
ton az invostaas Move.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-01-24
OMcc Maintained

public Office has been maintained
Throughout; the year. in charge Of a
manager. open from nine TO ten hours
daily. The headquarters has not only
been an Information bureau, but a
congenial meeting place. where rep
resentative men of the city and coun-
~ rather for social and business pur-
poses, Twenty-Five calls a day a grea,
deal Of the time demand the atten-
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-07-13
MADE - MILES AN HOUR
JUNCTION TO DENVER

From Grand Junction to Denver OF
a motorcycle. q distance Of s5 mile.
IN fourteen hour actual running tin
Is II" mark which Peter Fox of Grar,
Junction hung up. Motorcyclists s.
that Fox performance Is the gre,
est Iong-dlst4ncc fea; recorded 3,
Colorado and predict that the ma
vvgLL stand for many years
Fox lrf, Grand Junction at ( o'clo~'
July : and was IN Denver al s o'clocs
Twlc" he was COMPELLED TO stop-onr
twelve miles south Of Gunnison {
.ark Of gasoline. and again half .
nol- beau ot ralns:orm SOU
w.s, Of SaI.da
Fox selected III" Rainbow rou,
fos hi, ,up. H.. crossed the Contin,.
-. D..I. o--r Monarch Pass. B.
a..rag,rI q lccI. more than thir-
two miles an hour for the distan
An ld-a OF hi, speed may be gather
from ,he fact ,ha, the fastest ira
b"'wr"n D"ry"- and Grand Junc,
-.ou.o. -..z,r.~,E hours to make
~-u.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-07-13
RIO GRANDE STILL FIGHT
ING s3s,000, ,00O. 90 JUDGMENT

The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
company last week filed its appeal
20 the Court Of Appeals of the United
states from the decision of the dis
trlct court awarding TO the Equitable
Trust company s3s .270.3.3 against
he company. Il is claimed by the rail-
soah company that the contract
guaranteeing the payment of $50
100000 bonds Of the Western Pacific
Railroad company had really been alb
-ogated and further that the lower
court erred in fixing the amount Of
.a, judgment
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-07-13
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Morning worship at ii Il. m. with
sermon by the pastor. Subject, "'rke
Call of God and the Quest of the Soul"
Special musical program in the even
ing at s p: m. given By the church
choir and assisted by outside talent
of exceptional ability. All seats are
free. The public is most cord ally in
vited. All friends and members of
this church are urged to be present
at the congregational meeting i'm
mediately following the morning SER
vice for the purpose of transacting
business of vital Importance to the
church.
Rev. G. Winter, Pastor.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-07-13
LOCAL NEWS Of INTEREST

NJ " $ D..'o j.. r~co.ra.np from
"a -, ,.' ..u,--.
MI Jean Layd,n Of Delta j., ,h,,
"r"k ,Hr guest Of her f~lend. Miss
ATn"t4 E.au-.
Mis- Edwy Rcddlng was at her
h"m" ia M"n'ros" over Saturday and
sunday
Fred Iugrldcr has returned from
Arizona wh"rc h" ha, been working
fof som" year.
Tins week Mrs. Ralph Stone Is a,
Sa.lda visiting h"r parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. V Shonyo
Mr.. J. j. Miller spent last week
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c.
F. ZooIner OF Pitkin.
Mr. and Mrs f.. A. Mitchell from
tockctopa creek motorcd into town
Saturday on a shopping trip.
IA
Mr. and Mrs. 4. Braswell of Elko
spent a short time in Gunnison last
week while on their vacation.
VI. A. Carver has returned to the
city of Grand Junction after a visit
with his daughter. Mrs. Earl Mullin.
Miss Lizzie Clifford was several
days Of last week in Grand junction.
She reports the weather as very hot.
Jack Chap2ell, for years dispatcher
on the third division of the Rio Grande
has been transferred to Helper, Utah
Morris Roth has gone to Cleveland
Ohio. He drove TO Salida and from
there shipped his Saxon to his desti-
nation.
DR.. Stocking and wife of Crested
Butte left on Saturday of last week
for points east. They expect to make
an extended trip.
IA
Anthony Comstock, Chester Pittser
and Dutch Reibcr returned from Delta
last Friday. Pittser and Reiber were
playing with the team.
ia
Little Mary Hurley who has been
visiting in Denver for the past two
weeks, returned home Sunday in COM
pany with her grandmother, Mrs. F.
Trcvarthen.
Mrs. Fl. F. Trampe is reported slow
ly recovering At the Red Cross hospi-
tai, but the doctor tells her she must
remain on her back for several weeks.
until the broken leg properly heals.
That old time prospector of Taylor
park, Adam Murdie, shook hands with
friends here last week. He has been at
OHIO City during the winter. but de-
clares he will head for Italian noun
tain soon in spite of the rheumatism.
IA
The whole family from W. Swim
nery's place on the Lake Fork, motor
ed over to Gunnison last week. re-
newing the friendships of youth. They
spent the day of the 4th at Crested
Butte, returning to Lake City on the
5th.
On Friday evening of last week
Miss iowell, instructor and primary
supervisor at the Normal, and her
storytelling classes held a "marsh-
mallow toast" on Normal Heights.
The evening was not only enjoyable
'ut profitable as well for actual ex-
'erience in telling stories was OBJ
aimed.
Gunnison news-champion., 1917-07-13
{ COLORADO-IULE FORECLOSURE
SALE Is THOUGHT PROBABLE

Tn" Colorado Yule Marble company
has sent out circular letters TO all of
- stock and bond holders notifying
.n'm that foreclosure proceedings will
b.. started on August LIST. Unless the
-,Dckholiers raise about $500. 900 with
81 hlch TO form = new company and as
-umc the Indebtedness against the
present company the property will be
-old before October. To form a new
company is the only possible move
and this sum Of money in cash is alb
-o'utc!y necessary it is declared
The circulars were signed by Morti-
mor Matthews, Norton NJ. Little and
Bruce Griffing, the present re-organ-
.za,Ion committee. The people Of
Marble feel that the foreclosure sale
is unavoidable and look for the COM
pany to be in other hands by October
!,;.