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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-09

ufacturers of the state shall work
directly through either the Denver or
Washington Office Of The Colorado
Manufacturers Association.
Every phase of business all over the
United States is gradually shaping
over into one great consuming ma
tional ndustry-namely, that Of war
and, as matter of patriotism and self
defense, it is important for every
manufacturer and merchant to recog-
nize this fact and to shape his bust
ness accordingly. War orders of
every kind have the right Of way, not
only in regard to the supply of raw
material and its manufacture, but as
matter of priority in shipment, and
Colorado's prosperity, both now and
in the future, demands that her bus
mess make their adjustments to war
conditions.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-09
Red Cross Vilified

1t is the part of every good citizen
and every Red Cross worker to de-
nounce the vicious reports of Red
Cross commercialism that are circulat-
ed by Prussian spies to deceive ignor-
ant or thoughtless persons. There are
a dozen varieties Of SANDER, every
story palatably false, but all malic-
iously persistent, and all intended to
undermine confidence in the Red
Cross.
The reports now persistently put in
circulation here have been absolutely
disproved elsewhere after careful in
vestigation. A Boston newspaper
searched every corner Of New England
for verification of tales relating to
the sale of sweaters and socks which
were made as gifts for soldiers, and
found not line of evidence. Some
one had heard it from a FRIEND" the
friends had heard it from another
friend, but nowhere could the scandal
be traced to its origin. A few SOL
diers, oversupplied, had sold their
sweaters, but the Red Cross always
had given freely and with surprising
ly little duplication of its effort.
1t is a natural development Of Prus-
sian falseness and duplicity that the
Red Cross. the greatest and almost the
only remaining humanitarian institu-
ton in the world, should be attacked
by Prussian agents in this hateful
spirit. For the sake of our soldiers
and in honor of the efforts of the
thousands Of generous Red Cross
workers let these dirty little whisper
ings cease and their authors be pun
ished.
Squelch the scandalmongers-and
keep on knitting.-New York Sun.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-09
HOW NEW PRICES AFFECT HOG
INDUSTRY
Government Regulation of Material
Assistance to the StOckman-
Prices As Based on New
Schedule

Farmers, dairymen and stockmcn are
greatly benefited by the government
in regulating the price of bran, shorts
middlings, mix feeds and flour mid
dlings.
The relative prices are based upon
the millcr's average price paid for
wheat. Bran is to be sold at a price
not to exceed 80 per cent of the cost
of wheat to miller, shorts" and
"middlings" are to be sold at approx
imately 50 per ton above the price of
bran. Mixed feeds not more than 81
above the price of bran, and flour
middlings shall not exceed $500 above
said basis.
For instance, wheat selling at 1920
per bushcl equals 1898 per ton.
SO per cent of $73.33 equals S27.86,
the price per ton for bran.
S27.S6 plus $500 equals s29.S6, the
price for Shorts" and "middlings."
s27.S6 plus $500 equals $S1.S6, the
price for mixed feeds.
s27.S6 plus 5000 equals s36.s6, the
price for flour middlings.
In other words, bran should sell
at S1.40 per cwt.; shorts $1.50; mixed
feeds $1.60; and flour middlings at
$1.S5 per cwt.
The demand for pork in 1918 will
be heavy and increased prices are Ger
tainly promising.-J. T. Tingle, Colo
RADIO Agricultural College, Fort Col
Inns, Colorado.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-09
They DO Not Invest

II Germany really had any chance
to win the war-or if her closest
neighbors and friends had the slight
est faith in her chance it would be
the easiest thing in the world to find
out about it.
In Switzerland or Sweden today any
business man who will take the Ger
man end of it, can double his money
by buying German bonds. For one
marks worth of Swiss or Swedish
coin he can get two marks worth Of
the German loans.
If Germany wins or gets a draw this
will net 100 per cent profit
But neither the Swiss nor the
Swedes can be induced to invest.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-09
READY-MADE FARMS

Seeded to wheat. A growing crop that
you can harvest next July at wartime
prices. We have built the irrigation
system, cleared, plowed, leveled, ditch
ed, dyked and even tile-drained the
land to insure against waterlog. A
new Beet Sugar Plant has just been
completed at Delta at cost of
81, 100000.
This is general farming land, but
best adapted to grains, alfalfa, alfal-
ia seed and sugar beets. A deep, rich.
virgin soil with plenty of water for
irrigation. This land can be bought
in tracts to suit, up to 100 acres, for
500 to SIPS per acre on liberal terms.
including the full crop and perpet-
ual water right. Dairying, hogs. and
poultry are big money-makers in the
Pahvant Valley.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-09
NOW MIR. FARMER

We Ask You to Go to Delta, Utah
Go with us on our excursion next
Wednesday or Saturday. On your ar
rival at Delta we will furnish you
with an automobile in which to see
the Valley-we want you to see it all.
We want you to be the judge and
jury. Call on the farmers in the Del
ia district who are actually farming
men who have no land to sell. Take
their own statements, then decide
whether or not it is the best pace for
you to locate. We know you can make
good if you are real farmer. We
have provided everything necessary to
help you succeed. We have done the
pioneer work for you. We offer you
improved, irrigated
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-09
Income Tax

In a communication received by this
paper, Collector of Internal Aevenue
Mark A. Skinner announces that a
federal income tax officer will be sent
into this county on February 9th and
will be here until February 18th.
He will have his Office in the U. S.
land office at Lamar and will be there
every day ready and willing to help
persons subject to the income tax
make out their returns without any
cost htem for his services.
How many income tax payers will
there be in Prowers County? If you
can guess how many married persons
living with wife or husband will have
net incomes of $4,000 or over and haw
many unmarried persons will have net
incomes Of $1,000 or over this year,
then you know. The collector of in
ternal revenue estimates that there
will be 285 taxpayers in this county.
Returns Of income for the year of
1917 must be made on forms provided
for the purpose before March /, 1918.
Because a good many people don't
understand the law and won't know
how to make out their returns, the
government is sending in his expert
to do it for them. But the duty Is on
the taxpayer to make himself known
to the government. II he doesn't make
return as required before March l he
may have to pay a penalty ranging
from $50 to 81 900, pay fine or go to
Jail. So If you don't want to take
chances on going to Jail, you better
call on the income tax man. II you
are not sure about being subject to
the tax, better ask him and make sure.
Whether you see the income tax man
or not. you must make return IL SUBJ
ject to tax.
OF course, persons resident in other
counties may, If they want to. come
and sec the income tax man in this
county.
The collector suggests that every
body start figuring up now his income
and expenses so as to be ready with
the figures when the expert arrives.
Expenses, however, don't mean family
expenses. money used to pay off the
principal of a debt, new machinery.
buildings, or anything like that. They
mean what you spend in making your
money-interest, taxes paid, hired
help. amount paid for goods sold. seed,
stock bought for feeding, rent lex
cept for your dwelling), etc. Income
includes about every dollar you get.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-09
TRACTORS TO HELP IN FOOD
PRODUCTION
Survey of State Made So That Maxi
mum of Work May Be Gotten
From Each Machine-Lsts
At College

The national government is urging
the increase of production IN practi-
cally all farm crops. To aid in this
work it is necessary to do more and
more work by machinery. For farm
operations it is therefore necessary to
use tractors as much as possible.
Every farmer who has been short of
man help or horses should consider
the tractor as profitable investment.
In order to profitably use tractor he
should be sure he can operate trac-
tor or hire competent engine man.
All tractors now owned should be
used to their fullest capacity either
on the owners farm or on the neigh
boring farms. To aid in this work
a tractor survey is being made. Eff
fort is made to get the names of all
tractor owners in the state. Enough
has already been done to render some
help. Between 900 and 7t0 names
have been secured.
The names of tractor owners in
a community may be obtained by ad-
dressing the writer. Thus the man
needing tractor help may come in
contact with the tractor owners in his
vicinity. 1t is hoped in this way to
increase the working time Of the
tractor. Instead of leaving he trac-
tor idle use it in a neighbours field
E. R. Gross, Colorado Agricultural
College, Fort Collins. Colo.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-09
County Surveyor of Bent County Visits
Delta, Utah and Says Its
Splendid Proposition
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Where have you been for a week,
is about all l have to answer. To Del
ia, Utah, of course. My first vaca-
ton in thirty years. / went to see
and investigate the holdings of the
Delta Land and Water Co., and | am
home, glad of having seen something.
The west has the water, both in quail
ity and quantity, and it is ready for
immediate use.
The Delta Land and Water Com
pany are Carey Act proposition, and
are under Utah's control and Utah
sees to it that the farmer gets what
he buys, and has had state supervis-
ion of all the construction and dcvel-
this makes the purchaser safe as to
land and water.
The land is a deep sedimentary soil
200 feet deep in parts and grows only
sage brush before man begins, and
then does his bidding to wonderful
capacity. So great, | am told, that l
fear to tell you. Potatoes, alfalfa,
wheat and grains of all kinds do fine.
Sugar beets, alfalfa seed, wheat and
spuds leading. A new sugar factory
has started at Delta, and with its
1900 ton capacity and electrically
driven, is said to be the last word in
sugar making Farmers expect $40
per ton and 20 tons per acre in 1918,
and they also expect one-half Of the
pulp free, and that the beets will go
l6 per cent or over in sugar content.
But the company buys on a fiat rate.
1t only costs from $l40 to $l75 to
get an artesian water well and the,
water is fine, said to be SO per cent
pure and per cent lithia.
Parts of the valley became seepy
and this land | looked over has been
titled before it was watered, and the
company has many acres of wheat
sown and up. Anyone purchasing
land of this company will get full title
to all crops which have already been
planted. The wheat had been sown
late, but looked pretty good. The lat
erals and headgates are all in, ready
for more water when needed.
They irrigate thru the Mormon
style, which we could not adopt here
because the slope is only about five
feet per mile.
The storage reservoir is about 80
miles in the mountains, and had So
feet of water On the gates when was
there, and is rising lilo foot per day,
and has drainage almost as large
as we have from Canon City west on
the Arkansas river. Altogether the
proposition has tile drainage of 81
miles. While here | selected 100
acres. Come in and see me, and I'll
tell you more.
SYDNEY Finn,
County Surveyor, Bent County, Colo
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-09
News Bulletin of the Colorado Manu-
facturers Association

The manufacturing industries OF
Colorado during the year 1917 turned
out products valued at more than
$500, 100000. This is almost double
that of any previous year and is .
tribute both the enterprise Of Colo
RADIO manufacturers and to the nat
ural advantages of this state, which
are rapidly becoming recognized in all
parts of the country.
Much credit for this great increase
in output and the nationwide publicity
which is attracting capital is due to
The Colorado Manufacturers Associa-
ton. Through the efforts of this
state organization, more than two
hundred Colorado manufacturers have
been put in direct touch with govern
ment buyers.
Since June, 1917, when Mr.. Carl
Hinton, the executive secretary of
The Colorado Manufacturers Associa-
ton, went to Washington as its spec
ial representative and began his work
there for every Colorado manufacture
er, more than s10,o00,O0O worth of
contracts have been let by the gov
eminent to Colorado manufacturers
The influences which Mr.. Hinton
started working at Washington are
not only being kept up, but are being
increased, and the current of trade
which has get in from Washington to
this state will continue to increase
through his continued work there and
through the cooperation of the As
sociation's office at Denver.
Effective work, however, on the
part of The Colorado Manufacturers
Association involves loyal and ag-
gressive cooperation on the part of
the individual manufacturers in the
state. The Associations office at
Washington, d. c., is at 1857 Munsey
building. Any communications ad-
dressed to Mr.. Hinton there will re-
ceive prompt attention. Manufacture
ers, merchants, jobbers and all other
business men of Colorado interested
in government contracts of any kind
are invited to get in touch both with
the Denver and Washington Offices,
This applies to chambers of COM
merce and any other commercial OF
business organization.
The Colorado Manufacturers Asso.
citation is maintaining bureaus of in
formation both at Denver and Al
Washington, and the business men Of
Colorado are invited to make use o.
these Offices in securing prompt anc
accurate information concerning wal
contract, excess profits taxes, othel
federal taxes and on government leg
islation growing out of the war which
affects manufacturers and merchants
Rulings of the priorities board, it!
classification of essentials and non
essentials, the requirements of tn
government shipping board and othe
such matters are handled in terms o
direct information from government
sources.
The government has requested tn,
Colorado Manufacturers Association
not to give publicity to any individual
contractors who are furnishing sup
plies for the government. This make:
It still more imperative that the man
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-09
A Booklet That Tells the Story

1t contains letters for you from
farmers now on the ground, telling Of
what they have accomplished, what
they have raised on their land-2O and
% tons of sugar beets-5 and tons
of afalfa-lO to 20 bushels Of alfalfa
seed (now selling at $1,000 per BUSH
CLIO to 60 bushels of wheat and
barley-75 to 100 bushels of oats per
acre.
If you are interested in this kind
of land land at 500 to SIPS per
acre, including all the Improvements
the full crop and a perpetual water
right-land that can pay for itself
and more-in a couple of years-ask
for this booklet It's FREE. Call or
write today.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-01-09
Report Of the Condition Of
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK AT LAMAR,
in the State Of Colorado the close of business Dec 81

RESOURCES
those shown below ~. .3I7O3o IL
Overdrafts unsecured 556 o.
ere1iation (Psr valued -. 90
Liberty Loan Bonds. unpledged.
3h and cent. s 5OOO 90
Liberty Loan Bonds. az
and 4 cent. pledged
State other de-
posits o bills payable 5000 90
other than U. s bonds
mot including stocks) owned - -
unpledged 4tOs As
bonds. securities. etc. 1909 IS
OF Federal Reserve Bank .
$50 cent of subscription. ZOO OO
Value of banking house,. SOU ~
Furniture and fixtures bOO 20
banking house :. .'.......".. 90
serve ssnk o..e......... 10000 90
due y from Hnu national banks u: :. 1908 e.
Net due from banks
o oanSef fsaa nn Included above ~. 1863 as
on other banks In the
city town as report .o.o
ing bank (other than above). fsfs 10
oil Items above lsfOes 20
Checks banks located OUTSIDE
city reporting
ban nd oth cash items 2Ob 10
Redemption fund with u: $
Treasurer and due from U. 5 .or M
Treasurer oN' w
ro,a,......... ,57ss36 80
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-13

The first serious difficulty between
the United States and Austria arose
IS years ago as a result of the Koszta
incident, which strained relations be-
tween the two countries almost to the
breaking point. Martin Koszta, a Hun
garian patriot. after taking part in the
uprising in 1S48 and subsequent years,
came to America and declared his in
tentiOn of becoming a citizen. In 1853,
while on visit to Smyrna, he was
seized and imprisoned on board an
Austrian war vessel. He had with
him an American passport and claimed
the protection of the United States
warship, st. Louis, then in the harbor
of Smyrna Captain Ingraham de-
manded that Koszta be released, but
he was not freed until after the decks
of the st. Louis had been cleared for
action.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-13

Almost the first action Of the war
department on Monday after announce
ment of the signing OF the armistice
with Germany was the cancellation
of all army draft calls under which
more than 100000 men had been or
dered to entrain for camp before Nov.
3d. Urgent kilograms, prepared three
days ago at the direction of Provost
Marshal General Crowder we're sent
to all local draft boards directing that
the movement of $4,000 men under
orders to entrain between Monday and
Friday be stopped Immediately. The
kilograms reached most of the boards
in time, but few men are known to
have started for camp. Secretary
Baker said however that wherever
possible their immediate return to
civil life would be arranged.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-13
Historic Windsor Castle.

King Edward III assessed every
county of England to seaa him saar.
tain number Of masOns, stone WORK.
ers and carpenters and thus Windsor
castle was built on the ground on
which, it is related, King Arthur used
to sit surrounded by his knights. Dur
ing the reign Of George ". it was i'm
proved and restored by the court archi-
tect, Sir Jeffrey Wyattville, and Queen
Victoria spent nearly million pounds
in restoring and perfecting it. Wind
sor is an ideal spot and it's castle is
surrounded by more than 1900 acres
Of park and forest.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-13
The Reward of Kindness.


The unusual feature of an individu-
al devising all his effects to his bust
ness partner to the exclusion of his
children, and not preserving any es-
tate to devise is contained in the will
Of Chicago citizen, which was ad-
mitted to probate recently. The tes-
tatOr left all he possessed to his part
ner. In explanation of his action the
testament reads: my reasons for this
are that what worldly possessions I
have are due entirely to the generosi-
ty of my partner and feel that 1
only have a life interest. Although it
would be pleasure to leave my chill
dren something in other circum-
stances-as | am 1 must be Just. They
are young and able" The petit
ton accompanying the document
states, however that the decedent, a
Hebrew, left no estate.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-13

1t seems that Senator R. M. La Fol
lette is in a peculiar position in the
United States senate due to the re-
cent election. The New York World
says of it: 1.-The enemies of Senator
Robert M. La Toilette of Wisconsin
have come to a sudden and sickening
realization that he can dictate the Or
ganization of the senate of the next
congress. The latest returns indicate
that the republicans have forty-nine
seats Cncluding that of Mr.. La Fol-
lette) and the democrats forty-seven.
Mr.. La Toilette has not affiliated with
the republicans of the Penrose, Lodge
Brandegee and Smoot type for ten
years. If he continues to stand aloot
and permits the republicans and demo-
Gratis to fight out their differences the
republicans will have one majority
but if he should vote with the demo-
Gratis he would make the vote a tie,
and Vice President Marshall would
cast the deciding vote.
The position of Mr.. La Toilette be-
comes most interesting in connection
with the charge from Minnesota that
he made a disloyal and seditious
speech before convention of the non
partisan league at st. Paul year ago.
With La Toilette holding the balance
of power in the new senate the in
vestigation of the charge against him
becomes more interesting.
La Toilette and two or three others
of the old ultra-progressive faction
may dictate the reorganization of the
senate after all is said and DONE It
lis virtually certain La Follette's
course in the future will be entirely
Independent of the arrangements Of
Senators Penrose, Lodge and Smoot.
Six years ago he and his progressive
associates encompassed the defeat of
Senator Gallinger for president, pro
tenn, although the republicans had a
good majority in the senate
With but two majority for the re-
publicans, La Toilette alone can be an
endless source Of trouble and worry.
He can in effect name his own COM
mittee assignments and compel the
republicans to carry out his desires
in the matter of reorganization and
general legislative policies
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-13
Caesars Wounds.

In paper read before the French
Academy of Medicine it was declared
that although julius Caesar received
80 wounds when he was murdered only
one was fatal. The first blow produced
only slight wound, but the second,
which penetrated the walls of the
thorax, was mortal. After the first
blows Caesar tainted and then his as
sailants struck at him repeatedly.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-13
DisincIined to Matrimony.

that live in Burma, women are not
thought much of. The Banyak or Ban.
yaugs, for instance, will not marry I'M
less they are ordered to do so, and
the prospective bridegroom often has
to be dragged to the brides house. It
is left. however, to the Was to reach
the depths Of ungallantry, for with
them marriage is a question of sale
or exchange. A prepossessing bride
Is estimated at few buffaloes, one
who is ill-favored may be had in ex-
change for pair Of fowls, or even
a dog.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-13

The American army had reached a
total strength of 3,764,677 men when
hostilities ceased on Monday, accord
ing to official figures at the war de-
partment Of that number 1900, 900
had been sent to France, Italy and
Russia. The remainder were under
arms in camps in this country.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-13
Omens on Horses.

There are several omens dealing With
horses. A warrior likes his mount to
neigh before going into battle, as this
Is Sign Of victory. To meet a piebald
horse Is lucky, and If you meet anoth-
er soon after you may express any wish
and get 1t granted. A horse with
white star on Its forehead is another
lucky sign, but to meet white horse
means bad luckssunless one splits at it.
This averts the I'D luck. Another bad
Sign is for a horse toaneigh opposite
the door OF q h0nse. 1t means sickness
to one of the inmates.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-13

Withdrawal Of the voluntary CEN
sorship regulations under which
newspapers in the United States have
refrained from mentioning the move
ment of all merchant ships plying in
and out of Atlantic ports was an
nounced Tuesday night by Secretary
Daniels.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-13

Returns from the soldier vote in
the military camps of the country,
canvassed at Madison today resulted
as follows: ..--- .....
Emil Tanck is elected sheriff Of
Jefferson county.
A. l.. Stengel is elected district at