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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-12-11
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ORDINANCE

BE it ordained by the Town Council of
Big Stone Gap.
That it shall be unlawful for any one
to unlawfully manufacture, sell, offer,
keep and expose for sale, give away,
transport, dispense, solicit, advertise and
receive orders for ardent spirits, within
the town limits of Big Stone Gap Any
one violating either provision OF this or
dinancc shall be fined not less than fifty
dollars nor more than two hundred dol
lars for each offense and confined In Jail
not less than ono nor more than six
months.
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Birth Announcement.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
} essee at at the home of Mrs.
j essee's sister in Savannah, Ga,
on Nov. %, a daughter. Mrs.
LESSEE will be remembered as
Miss Mary Hise, who was EN-.
ployed with the South &c West
Coal and Coke Company. Mr.,
Jessee is with the Expedition,
AIRY forces in France.
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Congressman
Slemp Glad :.
And Grateful
Representative of Ninth Vir-
sinia District Addresses Fee
licious Message to His Con-
stituents.
Washington, Dec. 4.
My fellow citizens of the Ninth
district Of Virginia:


My fellow citizens of the Ninth
district of Virginia.:
Congress assemblies again un-
der circumstances different
from any that have existed
since August, 1914. What a
relief it isl
The war is over and we are
victors. In world struggle
America has played conspicu-
GUS and an honorable part.
While our losses were not SO
great as our Allies, ours was
the deciding influence, in men,
money and material. There is
nothing that we should regret
except the lives of the young
men who have gloriously per.
ished that others might live.
Our own district, the Ninth,
has an enviable record, one of
imperishab!e glory. All of Vir.
ginia can justly pay tribute to
this, the one and the only dis
trict in the state that met every
demand of state and nation.
1t has been Il proud privilege
and will be Il blessed memory
to have played any part, how
ever humble, in this great
drama.
For the honor that has come
TO me as a result of the patriot
ic feeling in the district, to be
elected TO Congress without OPP
position, there can be no ade
quate words of gratitude. !
shall never be unmindful Of the
unseltish patriotism of those of
the opposition who brought it
about, nor can | forget the un-
failing loyalty of those friends
of the past who likewise made
it possible. In small return, |
shall do all in my power to
prove worthy of such trust and
confidence.
In the coming Congress, do
hope that every Democrat and
every Republican will feel free
to call on me for any service |
can render in this period of re.
construction If such turns out
TO be the case and l can, for n
brief season Mt least, represent
the great, powerful Ninth dis
trict, there will be one Virginia
congressman at least that has
reached n state of happiness.
G. B. SLEMP.
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Fourteen Flu" Cases Ii
Three Room House.

Richmond, Va, Dec. 5.-Not-
toway County has furnished n
striking illustration of the fact
that influenza is "crowd dis.
ease. During the earlier days
of epidemic of fourteen cases
developed in one household
family living in three-room
house-and thirteen persons
were i'll at one time. Four de-
veloped pneumonia and one
case proved fatal. The disease
was brought to the home by n
resident of Hopewell who hur.
ried back to his family while in
the earlier stages of the malady.
While he can hardly be blamed
for wishing to be with his loved
ones, he nevertheless spread the
infection Immediately, and be-
fore he expired twelve of his
kinspeople were helpless with
the "ilu."
1t need hardly be said that
for u time the household was in
the direst distress. Naturally
most of the neighbors were
afraid to venture within the af-
fticted habitation and as con.
sequence all of the home duties,
as well as nursing, fell upon the
hands of nine-year old boy
who up to that time had escaped
the disease. All things consid.
cred, the youngster did well,
though on one occasion when
food was low, he fed the fami-
ly on blackberry preserves.
Fortunately this strange diet
caused no apparent i'll effects.
Help finally came to the strick-
en- ones in the form Of a yolun-
teer nurse who thought neither
of danger nor discomfort. This
ministering angel was the coun-
ty agent working under Miss
Ella Agnew, assistant director
of the home demonstrations
work of the V. p. |. Miss Ag-
new had previously rendered to
the State Board of Health the
services of all her agents who
might be willing to help in the
crisis. And Mrs. j o h II n o
Fletcher Wallace, the Nottoway
agent, was one OF the willing
ones who threw themselves in
to the breach. But for her
courage, devotion and skill,
there is no saying how many
deaths might have occurred in
the family.
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Veteran
Troops
To Remain at Front Says
Baker.

49, OAAt ~ -
Baker.
Washington, Dec. 7. - Score
tary Baker gave US as his per
sonal opinion today that none
of the veteran disvisions of the
American army in France will
return home before peace is
formerly declared. He indicat
ed that the tired fighting men
would compose the bulk of the
force to be kept in Europe for
the present.
Heretofore the understanding
has been that the Rainbow d.
vision and two or three famous
units would be brought home
soon, leave their places to be
filled by some ofthe newcomers.
Several of the divisions which
have seen hard fighting are as.
signed to the American army
of occupation which is march /.
inginto Germany. Army officers
say that it was necessary to
make up this army of tried
troops because there was no
saying what oventualitiesmight
come to pass.
Recent dispatches from
France have said that an Amer
lea of 100000 was to remain
in Europe for duty until after
the proclamation of peace.
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wORKMEN'S COM
PENSATION ACT

Richmond, Va, Dec. THAT
that there is still some misun.
derstanding as to the provision
of the new Workmen's Compen.
sation Act, which will become
effective January |. 1919, is in
dictated by inquiries coming
daily to the Industrial Commits
sion of Virginia at its office
here on North Sixth Street.
Naturally the first questions to
arise have concerned the GOV.
erage of the act and the posi-.
ton of the state and political
subdivisions under its insurance
provisions.
Within the operation of the
act are all private Individuals
or firms having regularly in
their employ eleven or more
persons, except casual employ
ees, farm laborers aud domest-
ic servants. The provisions of
the act may be rejected by the
employer or the employee by
fling proper notice with the In
dustrial Commission, but as the
law provides that such rejection
on the one hand deprives the
employer of the usual defense
OF contributory negligence, fell
low servants negligence and
assumption of risk or, on the
other hand, compels the en-
ployee To proceed at common
law with these defenses in full
force, employers and employees
will hardly find it TO their in
terest TO exercise this choice.
Employers should insure their
liability by one of the methods
provided in the act.
With respect TO the state and
its political divisions, the act 3
compulsory, regardless of the
number of employees. This
means that the state and all it's
political units, from the largest
city to the smallest school dis
trict, will come within the gen
GRAFTON of the law and should
take immediate steps to secure
their compensation liability.
This liability can be made Sc
cure through special accident
Insurance, through the forma-
ton of mutual insurance asso.
Citations or through self-insur-
ance under conditions approved
by the Industrial Commission
The methods of insurance is a
matter for these political units
to decide for themselves. The
Industrial Commission h IA $
adopted the policy of approving
their applications for self-in
surance without bond or other
security, provided arrange
ments are made for the prompt
payment of compensation when
due and for the payment of the
1 per cent. premium tax requir
ed by the act.
But while selfinsurance is no
doubt safe for the larger politi-
cal unit, it involves very
grave risk for the smaller com.
munity, where single catas-
trophe might burden the tax
payers for years To come. For
this rea on the suggestion has
been made here that tho state
and its political divisions could
obtain security and at the same
time effect n great saving by
organizing themselves into a
mutual insurance association,
each contributing in proportion
TO its payroll and the hazard of
its work. This plan would re-
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Ransom Bishop, who has been
in the training camps for sew.
eral months, has been discharg-
ed from the service and has re.
turned 20 his homo here.
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.In3 ROLL o. HONOR
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FRoTTEN. william a., private, Road
ing, Mass.
aIANAKoPouLoN. Pstsr. private.
Kparisstci, Greece.
GILLIAN. Alvin B.. private. Charles
ton. w. Va.
HOWARD. Louis g.. private. craw-
fordsville. Ind.
wis.
MccoNNAGHY. Roy n. private. East
Bernard, Tex.
MAFFE. Patsy, private. Ricci. Prov
ince Of Caserta. italy.
MAHONEY. Bartholomew J.. private.
MARSHALL. Charles. privats. NIL
waukee. Wis.
MASSEY. Charles p. private. Chester.
Pa
MORGAN. semil. private. Rochester.
MURDOCH. David h. private. s.si-
nav. Mich.
NovAK, Albert. private. La Crosse,
Wis.
PENTELl. Peter L. private. Warren.
RILEY. Edward c. R.. private. New
York, N. 7.
ROOT. George. private. Pine Meadow.
sLAvIN. John r.. private. Whining
ton. Del,
SOUTH. Raymond E.. private. rren-
STEWART. Hubert L. private.
TARIFF. Joseph. private, Bath, Me.
THoRNE. William NJ. private. De-
troit, Mich.
TROY; Joseph Aoysiua private. East
St. Louis. Ill.
TUCKER. Bernard. private. Brook
WALTER. Joseph private. Bay City.
Mich.
WEIGH. Harlow W.. private. chel-
wHIsMAN. John B. private. Land
wi WILSON,. SON o.ni. pr.v.... Winfield.
Tenn
MISSING m ACTION.
scHwARTz. John. sergeant. Louis
sTGDEBAKER R D. ssrEs.n. Rob-
ANDERSON. Martin L. corpora,
CHAMBERS. HAIRY n. corporal. Des
Moinee Iowa.
. !. RofWLBY; f1j; X Alvin T.. corporal Pleas
SMITH. John f. corporal Lyons.
IEARD. Ellis r.. private. Rector.
GAuDIAN. Valentine. private. Oak
CT; aR;1FFIrrs. Joseph Marion, private.
Charleston, W. Va.
JONES. orrin H. private, Lyons,
Mich.
Law. Clarence NJ. private. Rolette.
LEONARD. Harry NJ. private. Pat
McENANY, Fred w. private. Van
couver, Wash.
McINNIs. John, A. private. Eau
NC MesWAIN. . Tnur.son. private. Blacks
MATcHETr. James D.. private, Glen
wood. Iowa.
MEHAus, q. c. private. Grand
PFERDEORT. Howard, priyata
Pittsburgh, Pa.
sABATINNo. Leny. private. Amber.
sKnL1coRN. Conway. private. Chi
SIX sRRouwsn. i wad,.low, pr,v...
Wheeling, W. Va
STEELE. Homer. private, chanuts.
Kan.
PRISONER,
WARDLE, Herbert A, lieutenant,
Memphis. Tenn.
MARINE CORPS CASUALTIES.
Tho following Marine Corps casual
ties are reported by tho commanding
general of the American expeditionary
forces:
Killed in actioA. ~
Died Of wounds received IN
AcI0A .....s............ 10
wounded In action (s4verely) II
in8 1S
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WELLER, Sidney. privat.. Milwaukee.

Wis.
GEARY. william J.. sergeant major,
Claudia q. Geary (mother), ~ T street
Northwest. Washington. D. c.
DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN
BARBER, Simon D., nrst sergeant.
Rockport, Tex.
BELcHER Fred, sergeant Pe Ell.
Wash.
AMER, Bert e., corporal. Amer1cus,
Kan.
FEHR, John D.. private. Seattle
Wash.
HATHAWAY. Harry =. private,
Rochester. N. Y.
HUMPHREYS. Lewis a., private, In.
dianapolfs. Ind.
KEMBLE, Frank ". private, Ruth
jersey City, N. J.
.S TYSON. :, Benjamin r.. private
WILLIAMS. George g.. private De-
WOUNDED IN ACTION tsEvERELY)
KELLEY, Henry H., corporal, Kerr
willie, Tenn.
EDWARDS Claude C. sergeant,
Salhsaw. Okla.
MEIsCHER, George. corporal. Port
Richmond. Staten Island. N. Y.
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PRICE. Arlynn M. corporal. Abiding.

PRICE. Arlynn NJ. corppral. Adding
don, Ill.
STEPHENSON. Lyle O.. corporal.
Lebanon. Ind.
THoMAsEN. odin A., corporal. Chi
cago. Ill.
WILLIAMS. Stanley r.. corporal.
Osawatomie, Kan.
BARKER. George W.. private. Chi
cago, Ill.
BEACH, Joseph NJ. private. Los An
geles Cal.
HOPKINS. Edward K. private. cres-
cent, Ohio.
MAxEIELD. John A. private. Pal
MORRISON. cnauncey F.. private.
. Keokuk. Iowa.
MULLINS. Russell J, private, Farm
ington, Mo.
SCOTT. Harry b. private. Chicago,
Ill.
soKoLL. Irwin W., private. Detroit,
Mich.
TuTTLE, Herbert c.. private, King
WADE. Mark W., private. Parsons,
Kan.
MISSING IN ACTION.
KOWALAK, Anthony g., corporal,
Bay City. Mich.
s.iewl TowLsoH &. Joseph c.. corporal
VEST. Herbert NICK, corporal,
Kerrs Creek. Va.
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coLvIN. Arthur @. private. st.
Louis, Mo.
CoTTER. James T.. private, Chi
cago. III.
DUPEs. Kari A., privats, Indiana
Harbor, Ind.
ELDERsON. william F., private.
Cleveland, Ohio.
ELY. Robert L. private. chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
GADDIs. George D. private. Dsh-
lonega, Ga.
HENDERSON. Benjamin D.. private.
Chicago. ILL.,
HILL. Jewell T., private, Jefferson.
Ga.
LATHAM. Livingston private, Ann
Harbor, Mich.
LEWIS. Aban B., private. Phila-
delphia, Pa.
o'BRIEN, william J.. private, Gin
cinnati. Ohio.
PROCTOR, David e.. private. East
Cambridge, Mass.
scHLUMPBERGER, Alvin h, pri-
vate, New Ulm, MINI.
sTEINKAMP. Charles W., private.
New York, N. 7.
WINSTON. John W.. private. Mem
phis. Tenn.
Reported in cablegram 1873 as
wounded in action (severely):
ANDERSON. Edgar R., corporal,
Cedartown, Ga,
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Total easualties. .......1.
KILLED IN ACT1oN.

~uyup ~ a~uor
nor.tn,n n.nD IN, ~ ao.,oS. ..,4
s9gth Boston. Mass.
ISL ISL Re1 w. sergeant presens a.
oLesS n1 InkMoWn. p.u
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Akn. Kl.App. yo..na a. W.. CORPORAL.
NsSSss; SoRsxNy' \: J. ,,..ua ". corporal.
1sanP NHPP! aaRles Jaes Men Soeor.l pn,,.as,pa,s,
: Il NEIL. Ernest 4. oorpor.l San An
+onio TaI ~ e
'. sEMiAM John. CORPORAL. Taylor.
pa
s s1ppERs. Frank. CORPORAL Yard
rg. T1RNER N BENJAMIN f. CORPORAL.
waoo, Tey
OVERLAND. John A. drummer.
1a9s: sEMsERa. r. Henry private. CHICAGO.
II; aLaNp1N. Pau, a. pr,v.,.. Am
b BRowN. Re Vi Joseph b, private Lynch.
OgsEi BGcHHE1srER. Yai Ernest l.. nr,v.t.
chaGas9: nfaSoM IN. w,,,,, ..,u
@ ~ "Ana" e. pFiVAee' hah-
sas 81 G1sy; l,;,S MO; o,n $780,
CLEV ELAND, george r., private
East Greenwich. +: !.
DOUGHERTY, James D., private,
st: Louis, Mo.
DUCLO. George E., private, Cascade,
Col.
FACKRELL. Hugh, private, Alridge,
Idaho.
FISCHER, Herman E., private,
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ROOF : PAINTING
AND REPAIRING. Wash. Loan&
Grafton s. Som, Inc. Psas. Psas. n nlasi Iaso.
Kodaks and Kodak Finishing.
Columbian Photo Supply Co.,
1924 NEW YoPK AVE.
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Unfair Trade Practices Charged.

Complaint was issued by the Federal
Trade Commission today against the
Twin City Varnish Company of Chicago,
charging systematic giving Of money to
employees OF customers and competitor
customers to obtain their influence to
have their employers deal only with tho
defendant
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casualties as announced oy marine
headquarters to date. but does not In
cluds Navy casualties.
Tho Army casuaity list for today
contains 1o2 names. divided d fol-
lows:
Killed In action. u
Died of wounds. s.............
Died of disease...
Died Of accident and ether
s.Ser.sx rreHs 1ou.s:i Observation-Disclosures. q
Missing In action. .......... n
The list followsi
KILLED m ACTION.
HANLEY. John w. sergeant. New
MANNis. Jacob. sergeant. Center
willie, N. Y.
coLLINGs. Frank H. corporal. Ed
FULLER. Harry A. corporal aeral-
RAIDT. Frank H.. corporal Wells
BRUNO. Louis. private. Syracuse.
FAeAN. Frederick j. private.
HUTCHINSON. Alfred e.. private.
KNoWLToN. Forest q. private.
Bradley, Me.
MANY: Hrnsst :. prsvasA Now
MENsURArA. A,sz. p-iv.s@ P.c,.
RUcoN1cH. Marie. prav.ss. osssro.
TURcorrn ossrss. prav.e> Fan
wYMHR. Vernon. pr.vssa North
Baltimore. Ohio.
DIED OF woUNDA
RoDERICK. Floyd r., sergeant,
South Bend, Ind.
sToRcH. wiiii.m q. corporal New
PATTERsoN. Dewey. private. Nc
RocHA. Eriberto C.. private. Los
Angeles. Cal.
SMITH. Isham A. private. Zephyr.
Tex.
SMITH. Lee I'd, private. Pinsville.
SNYDER: Charles F. private. Con-
WINsLow. Arthur r.. private.
Rockland, Me.
DIED OF DISEASE.
HAMPTON, Luciusy private, ST. Mat
kHc"Sp .. S
PERRY. Ralph. private. Cushing.
Okla
sPoNsKY. Bernard NJ. private. Ba-
kerton. Pa
DIED OF ACCIDENT AND OTHER
CAUSES.
WARD. Michael J.. private. Philadsl-
phia, Pa.
WOUNDED SEVERELY.
GILLEN. John G.. sergeant. Johnson
GRIGsBY. George D.. sergeant. Look
LAssUs. Edward g.. sergeant. Fort
Wayne, Ind.
DOYLE. william p. corporal syr.-
EVANS; ! Ellis R.. corporal East syr.-
GAUDREN. Luther NJ. corporal.
Bushton. Kan
HUEBNER. Lealis. corporal. Bushton.
Kan.
NRBY. Henry. corporal Rice Sta
MI MIEiIsT1R1cH. Max L. corporal. Now
York. N. Y.
MILLER. Herbert a.. corporal. Rsy-
THOMPSON. George C.. corporal
WEST. Kari ". corporal. Mount YER
Williams. Guy r.. corporal Oak
field. Me.
WOOD. Thomas A. corporal. Orchard
Park, N. Y.
HUNzIKER, Frederick. cook. Troy.
N Y.
SHELTON, Leo. cook. Salt Rock, ".
Va
BARRETT, George. private, College
Point, N. 7.
BoWES. william J., private, worces-
ter. Mass.
BRANDT. Louis. private. Grandy.
MINI.
BROWN, william NJ. private. Du
Bois, Pa.
BUTLER, Thomas F.. privats. Hart
ford. Conn.
DALRYMPLE. Thomas, private. South
Boston, Mass.
DAVIDSON. Fred RothwsI.' private.
Salt Lake City. Utah.
DE FEo. William. private. New York,
N. Y.
DEELL1s. John. private. Frankfort.
FRANKEBERaER, Frank h. private.
Parsons, Kan.
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New Houses

new Houses
We offer for sale "a
new houses in the
Northwest section.
Each one has about
every known modern
. convenience. Nothing
. less than one thousand
dollars ($1,O0O) will be
considered. Immediate
possession. Send for
) list.
STONE & FAIRFAX,
1912 New York Ave.
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Total. l.................1z .1zO0o
Note-Ths table includes the marine
easualties ,as announced BY marine
headquarters to date. but does not In
cluds Navy casualties.
Tho Army easualty list for today
contains 1o3 names, divided as fol-
Graham guardian., 1918-11-08
PROUD or HIS RECORD

Nogales, Arizona, is justly
proud of the record of the Rev.
George C. Van Goettheim, form
erly parish priest in the Sacred
Heart parish, has made and is
making in France. The former
priest of Sacred Heart parish
went to France over year ago
to engage In Knights of Colum-
bus work at the front and he
has been in the midst of things
ever since, ministering to the
needs of the living and the suf-
fering of the injured. Father
Goettheim is one of the mercy
workers who is in such demand
that he has been carried from
post to post in airplanes to aid
him in doing more of the work
in which he is proving so valu-
able. .. .-.-..
In the year he has been in
France, the good father has aided
in the erection and dedication of
not less than fifteen Knights of
Columbus halls and his work in
the front line trenches has shown
him a man of great fortitude and
bravery. He is ranked as one
of the most enthusiastic workers
for the cause of democracy in
France.
Father Goettieim's work for
the coming year will be sup
ported through the United War
Work Campaign drive of Novem-
ber 11th-l8th. The National
Catholic War Council knights
of Columbus organization) is an
integral part of that great mercy
campaign.
Graham guardian., 1918-11-08
SERVICE UNDER FIRE

An American doughboy, when
asked to tell what, during the
fighting at Chateau Thiery, in
W hich he participated, i'm
pressed him most, he said:
81 was fabbergasted, of course,
by the rain of Hun machine gun
bullets, and was surprised when
turned over what | supposed was
a dead Hun and found he was
only playing 'possum. and was
a wee bit excited when tum-
bled into a pit on top of two dead
German snipers. But the climax
to my Cheateau Thierry fight ex-
perience came just as We had
finished mopping up the town
from which we drove the Huns.
Il was faint from hunger and
thirst, and was wondering how
long it would be before could
find the s'makins'' of a smoke,
when what should come along
but a Knights of Columbus
truck with hot chocolate, coffee
and best of all-cigarettes! My
first hot bite, hot drink and a
real smoke at Chateau Thierry-
| will never forget EN-"
Graham guardian., 1918-11-08

their overseers and masters. 1t
was just such Germans who in
voked the cruel Mars and bathed
Europe in blood-who looked
upon this war as the means of
adding to Germany's wealth and
influence, never for one moment
rejecting upon the crime of it,
nor for an instant considering
the folly of it, nor for imagining
that the ultimate consequences
of it could be adverse.
In the German reichstag it is
the theory of the Socialists that
the party members shall vote as
a unit. In December, 1914, Karl
Liebknecht, a son of Wilhelm
Liebknecht, one of the founders
of modern Socialism, openly
voted against further military
credits, declaring that the war
was not one of defense on Ger
many's part. From that time
on he consistently opposed the
war and the German govern
ment Then he was expelled
from the Socialist party by the
majority members for refusing
to vote with them and was later
arrested and sentenced to four
years Imprisonment, the charge
being based on an alleged in
flammatory speech delivered in
Nav, 1916.
That is what Socialism is in
Germany, where it was born.
Socialism is Germanism, pure
and simple. and is, as Mr.. Com
pers has said, economically un-
sound, socially wrong and in
dustrially impossible.
Look out for it and beware
of IL,
Graham guardian., 1918-11-08
SEND WHEAT TO GALVESTON

Some of the wheat growers in
the valley have expressed fear
that in dealing with the Grain
Corporation of the Food Admins
tration they were liable toreceive
unfair treatment. They we're
afraid that an unusual dockage
might be made and that there
would be a shortage in weights.
Greenlee county has shipped
out something over eleven cars Of
wheat and as far as the County
Agent could learn there was
no case of dissatisfaction. The
figures from one farmer are
available. He shipped 81 sacks
of wheat, weighing at his ship
ping point, 1870 pounds. The
returns from the United States
Food Administration Grain Cor
poration at Galveston, credited
him with II, $50 pounds OF wheat.
He was docked 5 per cent for
barley. etc., and received for this
81. 65per hundred pounds.
The increase of $50 pounds in
weight was undoubtedly due to
the absorption of moisture by the
dry wheat from our Arizona val
ley. This farmer was well satiS-
fled with his returns.
A. B. BALLANTYNE,
County Agent.