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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-26
MAYOR TRIES HIMSELF.
Mayor and Another Citizen Forfeit
Bonds Following f'isticuT Satur-
dny Evening.

dny Evening.
G. NJ Babb, mayor, and A. Dial
Gray, we'll known local citizen, en-
gagged in onc-round bout without
gloves, Marquis Of Quccnsbury rules,
in he Southern Express office Sat
urday afternoon, the atch being
staged as result Of water and liGht
regulation recently put into effect by
the city council No exterior disliyurc-
mcnts resulted from The bout, the
principal damage being a forfeit OF
$40 each in mayors court Monday
noon. Mr.. Gray did not appear for
trial but the mayor, being called
thcrc to try other cases, was forced
TO be present but forfeited his bond
along with Mr.. Gray. As an cXpcctant
crowd which had gathered to hear the
testimony was evidently disappointed
at the turn Of affairs, the mayor gave
a recital OF the incident for their
benefit. Boiled down into few words,
following heated argument in which
'hi. NIaS appeared SOmCW hat muiG-
nant, Mr.. Gray repeated several charg-
es against the mayor and city council
which the mayor resented in forccful
language. Thcrcupon, said the mayor.
Mr.. Gray popped me in the face" and.
after short struggle, the two were
separated and later came into more
friop1ly rnJnfipncb;n
Besides other cases the MAYOR had
before him two young men taken up by
the police at the depot and charged
with vagrancy. They were given a
sentence OF $40 or thirty days each on
the city gang. Upon representations
by MIR. Tyler, manager of the picture
show, who had interested himself in
their case. the sentences were with
drawn at the meeting Of council the
same night, Mr.. Tyler agreeing TO find
them job. One was given a place as
Janitor in the Opera House and the
other accepted a place proffrrcd him
by Alderman Dial at the glass fac
tory. They claimed to have bccn ro
leased from government work and
were seeking employment elsewhere.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-26

the parade reached them, they we're
told by the police to move on. Re-
fusing, they were arrested for lott
cring and locked up. Later at the
hotel, the President received a COM
mittee from the Massachusetts Wo-
mans Suffrage Association, a non
militant organization and asked its
members to convey to the state body
his warm regards and sympathy"
President Wilson was accompanied
In the parade and later to Mechanics
Hall, where he spoke before 5000
persons, by Mrs. Wilson. He appear
ed physically fit for what he described
as the approaching strenuous attempt
to transact business for a little while
in America"
The sea voyage seemed to have Civ
en- him q rest. He appeared to en-
JOY the day and in taking farewell
OF Mayor Andrew j. Peters, the Off
cial host, said that he had immense
~ enjoyed the brief stay here. SO oc-
cupicd was Mr.. Wilson with the pro
gram prepared for him, that all onl-
cial business brought to his attention
was deferred until he was aboard the
special train which drew out Of the
South Station at 4:30 this afternoon
for Washington. The $4,000 .00O 600
revenue bill wac among thn 6oruntout q
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-26
NITRATE or SODA COMING.


Farm Demonstration Moore stated
yesterday that shipments Of govern
mcnt nitrate Of soda were now on the
railroad and would rcac hthoir dcsti-
nations in fcw days. The shipments
SO far on tho road are for Clinton,
Goldvillc, Owings and Fountain Inn
and Is sufficient for those who ordered
top dressing for grain. Similar ship
mcnts are expected for other points in
the county within few days.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-26
SPRING TERM OF COURT
CONYENES MARCH 10TH
Heavy Docket Faces Court Which will
be Presided Over by Judge Geo. Il.


Heavy Docket Faces Court Which will
be Presided Over by Judge Geo. T..
Prince.
The spring term of general sessions
court for Laurens will be convened
the second Monday in March. Judge
Geo 10. Prince, Of Anderson, will pre-
side. For the reason that the courts
OF last summer and fall were cut
short for various reasons, the docket
that will face the coming session will
be unusually heavy. There are six
Y seven murder cases to be heard
besides large number of more or
less minor character.
Monday the jury commissioners met
and drew twelve grand jurors who
will serve during the year with the
SIX holdover members, and the petit
venire for the approaching term.
The grand jurors for the year are
as follows
S. NJ. Wilkes, Laurcns J. ]. Brown
lee, Waterloo; II. Mac Roper, Laurcns;
T. f. Babb, Sullivan; Robt. NJ. Hill
Cross Hill; D. S. Hill, Dials; g., II.
South, Dials; j. b. Cook, Youngs: ],
K. Taylor, Youngs; f. V. Golding, Wa
terloo; 10. I'd. Chaney, Scufflctown;
Arthur NJ. Cox, Dials; II. ]. Nabors,
Hunter; W. C. Mahon, Dials; A. C.
Nash, Dials; Joe r. Adair, Jacks; Geo.
NJ. Davis, Hunter; II. o. Childress.
Laurcns.
Petit Jury.
Laurons w. E. Hawkins, J. Willie
Henderson, E. @. Leak, J. ID. Sexton.
fonngs--R. l.. Cooper, w. NJ. Hunter,
w. G. Grow, j. l.. Smith, a. S. Riddle,
II. O. Banc
Dals-S. G. Woods, d. d. Brcwnlcc,
J. e. Farrow, NJ .B. Sattcrvcld, A. NJ.
Owings
Sullivan-Jessc A. Wood, Robt. e.
Taylor, j. r. Crawford, ]. w. Bag
we'll.
Waterloo w. w. Cooper, Irwin l..
Madden, J. *. Daniel, w. r. Bolt.
Cross lIill-W. f. Griffin, Edd. r.
Workman, J. G. Chandler.
finnter-C. o, Glenn, W. l.. league.
J. II. S. Hip, Guy L. Copeland, w. ID.
Copeland, d. NT. Williams.
Jacks-A J, Hollingsworth, John NJ.
'"peland,
Scntrlctown-R. J. Donnon, r. W.
Nonnon.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-26

ton for the situation that presents it,
self is a reduction of the 1919 cotton
crop;
Now, therefore, I, Robert A. Cooper.
governor Of South Carolina, do de-
clare Saturday, February 2S. 1919. to
be Cotton Acreage Reduction Day, and
do call upon the cotton planters Of
South Carolina to pledge themselves
upon that day to reduce the acreage
ordinarily planted in cotton by one
'ird, and to curtail the use OF com
mcrcial fcrtilizcrs
Cotton growers today have on hand
which they cannot sell at prevailing
prices without sustaining great loss.
1t is q matter OF common KNOWLEDGE
that the ratio Of supply to demand de-
tcrmincs prices, and should the sup
ply Of raw cotton, already too large,
be greatly augmented by large crop
in 1919, the result would be trcmcn-
douSly disastrous 10 the individuals of
the South, to tho States, and to the
South at large. The prudent merchant
who is ovcrstockcd with line Of
wares does not procure moro Of those
wares before he has sold that which
he has on hand, and has paid Tor.
Southern cotton growers must operate
on this same principle. Unity OF pur-
pose and concert Of action will save
us from calamity, and give 10 us our
Just share of the prosperity which
other sections of the nation arc on
jOying
Therefore, as governor Of South
Carolina. and as one to whom trc hap
pincss Of this State Is OF first import,
call upon the farmers to assemble
in each county Of the State on Cotton
Acreage Reduction Day, to discuss
and agree upon plans for the holding
OF present cotton on hand, for the
proper protection Of this cotton from
dcpredatiOns of weather and for the
curtailmcnt Of the 1919 crop so that it
will not exceed two-thirdS Of the aver
age yield. | call upon the farmers to
sign the cotton reduction pledges
which will be presented to them on
that day, and to create a public scnt-
ment which will not permit indvid-
uals to violate the rcduct tiOn program.
Unless this be done we may expect
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-26
Maj. Watts Knocked Down by Auto.

An automobile driven by MI p. d.
Hun backed into a group Of men in
Guiding Gov. Cooper, Maj w. A. Watts,
Judge r. G. Watts. Mr.. n. d. Lake and
several others while they were stand
ing in front OF the Peoples Loan and
Exchange Bank Monday morning and
struck Mai. Watts such a hard blow
that he fell to the ground, shaking him
up considerably but not doing him
any permanent injury He remained
In his office the rest Of the day and re-
turned yesterday, though somewhat
sore from the results Of his fall. The
other members of the group succeeded
in getting out Of the way of the au-
tomoDile, which seemed to be tenn
porarily out Of control Of Mr.. Huff.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-26

CiintOn Committee Visits
IdurCnS
PERMANENT ROADS
ARE WANTED

Committee from Clinton Met with Good
Roads Organization Last Night and
PlanS Outlined for Beginning on
Good Roads Between Laurcns and
Clinton.
AT the first formal meeting Saturday
night OF the good roads association re-
Gently formed here a communication
was received from representative citi-
zcns Of Clinton asking that Laurcns
| cooperate with them in working for
a permanent highway between Laurens
and Clinton, the permanent work on
this road to be augmented as time
passes so that all the main roads OF
the county would be materially i'm
proved. The communication from
Clinton was favorably received by the
members Of the association and i'm
imcdiatcly gct-tOgcthcr meeting was
arranged to be held last night The
Advertiser had already gone to press
when this meeting adjourned, but carly
remarks Of the meeting showed a
unanimous sentiment in favor of be-
ginning a permanent SyStcm Of roads
Immediately.
MIR. j. f. Jacobs was to have been
the chief spokesman for the Clinton
delegation. He was not able to at
tend the meeting, but sent an outline
'of his intended speech. He did
clits of good roads in general, stat
ing that the advantage of good roads
were already generally agreed upon.
llc dwclt more particularly upon tho
road question in Laurens county. saw,
ing that the time had come when the
county should take an advanced step
along this line. TO secure permanent
roads, he said. beginning must ho
had somewhere and he said this should
be on the road carrying the most traf-
nc ana that other roads should be built
according TO tlc traffic they cbar. The
road between Laurcns and Clinton, he
said. was one Of the most Travelled
roads in the state and should be i'm
proved first in this county Clinton,
he said, was particularly interested in
this road because its citizens wished 10
be i'm closer touch With the county scat
and desired and were willing to help
pay for a good road which could be
travelled at all times. He pointed out
that the national government would
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-26

The committee appointed to organ
iZe this county for cotton holding and
reduction held an informal meeting in
the office of w. j.. Gray, chairman,
Monday morning and as result of
$ discussion it was decided to call
the farmers together Friday morning
at L o'clock to lay the matter before
them for their own decision. Chair
man Gray, pursuant to that decision,
has issued a call for that meeting. All
Of the farmers and business men Of
the county are requested to be present
at that time to take part in the delib-
erations and organizations
The committee took the position
that, as it was composed almost en-
tircly of those not actually engaged in
the raising Of cotton, that it was not
cncumbent upon them to regulate the
farming methods Of those who are
actually engaged in the business but
it thought that this was matter en-
tircly to be left to the discretion OF the
farmers themselves. The committee
however, accepted it as q duty to give
what assistance 1t could to the or
wanted to organize and offered its
assistance in pcrfccting the organize
ton. For tina reason whatever action
is to be taken in this county in regard
TO the cotton holding movement is to
be left to the farmers, while the com
mittcc will act as bureau through
which the pledges may be sent I'm
til further notice. those who desire 10
sign the pledge printed in today's pa
per, may send them to Mr.. w. l., Gray
chairman Of the committee.
Laurcns County Committee.
The committee appointed for this
county is as follows:
w. l.. Gray, chairman; Alison Lee,
James II. Sullivan, w. l.. Taylor b.
Y. Culbertson, Laurcns; II. " Work
man, ]. d. Bell, J. r.. Jacobs, Wilson
w. Harris, Clinton; j. c. Smith, Wa
terloo; Dr.. j. II. Miller, Cross Hill.
Governors Proclamation.
The proclamation Of Gov. Cooper
under which the steps are being talk
en- to organize this state along with
the other Southern States, is as fol-
lows
Whereas, an extraordinary situation
exists in the cotton growing states,
due to tho low price cotton is bring
ing, which situation threatens dire
financial distress and suffering to
these States, because the existing
market prices do not allow any mar
gin of profit to the producers Of cot
ton; and
Whereas, this situation is caused by
the fact that the available supply Of
raw cotton is in excess Of the demand,
which condition will continue If the
1919 crop should be a large one; and
Whereas, the only plausible solu
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-26
BOLD ROBBERY IN
HEART OF BROOKLYN

New York, Feb. 1.-Two assistant
paymastcrS OF the United States shin
ping board were held up and robbed
Of $4,000 in the heart Of Brooklyn TO
police headquarters.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-26

Enthusiastic Greeting to
Him i'm Boston
ARRIVES SAFELY
FROM FRANCE

If the Great Hope Of the World for Il
League of Nations was Disappointed,
He Said, He would Wish "FOr My
Part Never to Have Had America
Play Any Part" in the War.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-26

o. b. Simmons, Jr., who is attending
Woford, spent Sunday in the city with
his parents.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1919-12-19
iftif Der u fi6em Garoe'',
Sur Sauptauartier oes Oeu. Suoenihh
berridlen t~roitigie 3nitinbe.

Gin YerIdterltatter 0es yHieune
aotterpomlde @ontant", Der @ele.
tal Suoemtid's 9auptquartier be.
indte, id)relbt:
Gas 9auptqIartler oeS Benerals
Su0enitih lIegt III ytarpo. Sd,
ilid)te es aui, I'M nit eIgenen 9ugen
Die unglaublIdleu 0inge 3u ieben,
Gle man uber Den 3uItan0 Der @ei.
ben 4rrnee erj0blt bate. Gin 9err
III elnem alten, lbabl8en, emit bIau
gepeienen SufforUd un0 nit elnel
5erfnltterten Straluatte enIprlng mid.
Us mar EN- Oberlt, Der lld) entld)ul
cIgtc, oaB cr MIR IN oieleln Iug5lge
elltgegentreter mllle, oeun er be-
llse telne Uniform. Sd befum Ell.
len Gnlpie5Iung5brtei all oen Som.
nanoanten oes 5Ueitcn &orpS. @e.
neral ArienieD, DER lId i'll @ooru be.
raHo. 0o0p lit Elm Dirt Don nld)t
gang 5000 %Gtmpobneru, Der ieiner.
5eit cine Bguiile Ee0elttllnQ batte
IS lteIt auf Dem &ege aus Dem
&altenIau0c nab Betersbur0' Die CT.
tie mIrtlIde rnIlilde Sto0t oar,
9tarpa 9ebOrt nod 5llr eltuilden
9iepublif. @Ier iab man Soiodtcn
III Oen uerlhieoeicn l%lnlformel,
it)mlerlg, id)nutelJ, Die meIlten III
telhubt, NIT 3crriilenen Blulen un0
9olen, 0te ellleil mt elIlem geru0brl.
l'hen IdIU0r5en 3IUllbut, Die an0ern
NIT einem engllld)eu ooer f~run5oll
lhelI ODER oeutldcn StaDlbelm. 2aB
luld)e ldlcdIt dlgsgerultete SoIoaten
~liberbaltpt nod tanlpten tonreil, lit
etn mIllt0rlldles Mun0er. Die Ar.
NEE erlnnert uu 0Ie trdurlgen lleber.
rrlte, Ole NAPOLEON Jus HuBlann
3urilfbradte. Nabel lln0 Die Selltr
pom belten 9unlor beleelt. Sd
ICno III elneIn Vaushen ltntcrfunft
raS in Der Nad)t mt ld%,lolenoen
ln0 Ihnard)eu0en Wenld)en uol9e.
rtropft mar. Gn Den Haurn, in oenl
lh meme Sie0eltatt bate, famer
End)ts mebrerc Soloaten. Gin bar.
tiger Sater mo lem Sobn Die BET
&C, aui Dem 9ooen liegeno, 3uiam
men cine cigarette raudten. inoem
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1919-12-19

lie abpedieIno einen 3ug madJten.
uno 5iuel ausgelahene Burden, Don
penen Der cine, bepor er ms 9eti
Itieg, in ploslifem uebermut aan5
Hndt einen ruliiiben 9an5 auiiiibrte
Sn Dem 3uItano aber, in Dem lid
eie 8elBe armee gegempdrtig be
finoet, miro Tie nift imltanoe iein
oen ltrengeu 8inter IororuBlanos
jn ilberiteben. Obne ~genligenot
Jfobrung 3uder febIt gdn5lidL,
Gle BON amerifa CUR 9%ertii0unq ae
i;elte gfenge Sped lit gu gering =
pno obne aIeioung iii Dies ausae.
lhlolien. Is mangelt Der artnet
auf all tebnlidjen 0ilismitteln
Bacterial fir Selec ropb mo 3ele.
pGon lit fait gar nid)t uorbanoen
auf Elm Regiment tommen blob
mel &erit 8elepbonorubt) uno Gin
tld)tungen fir 6unfenteIearapbie
Jlbt eS nlft. A~aerolngs l1bt aud
oie bolldeiuiitiiGje Armee in oieiel
ge3iebung 81 miiniden iibrig. 81
serfugen Die 9oIihcpiiten lheinbar
iidlt mebr iiber 6lug5eu9e uno oas
Ellen tit IN ibreni @eere it]on iebl
Id)ledt gGuoroen. Nur ole aus oen
Sorrotcn Der friibcren 3areuurme,
,%arnncnben ltniiormcn iino nod
III.
MenlDenmaterlal bellBt oie morn
'eltrllllllfe Nrmee oageDen qellll,
g f%ortluahrcno llebcrlauler pon oel
hoten arnIee eIntreten. HegelmaBie
:pnlmel 0eIerteIre mnndlmlol Az
9%unOcrten, mandmlI gan5p Reqf.
lenter, berilber ,l;lio Der 3ultron
II 10 tart geporoen, CAB ole 8ei
gen III Der leBten 3eit feline lleber
altter ntebr unnebmen, oa lie fin
le feine N%abrung haben. De-
;roBte Sell pom ibncn NOR Id)on in
Nai iibergelauien. mar ieitber mie
otrbolt I'M 6euer geruelen mo batte
i'd ais 5llUerldilig euuleien. Die
Snoultriearbeiter ~geborten gum 8eil
liner @ruppe Don $50 Arbeitern
aus Dem Obubom.M erten IN BE.
tersbnrg on, Die gu Jleldler 3eit Der.
lberQetommen moren. Wabrihein
Iih beIteht Die Arnlee oes Generals
&llocnItlh 81 mebr ais 70 Yro5ent
olts Wunnern Die alS Soloaten in
Der &oten Nrmee geoicnt baben.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1919-12-19

ber aus n~eolti1iid)tr 3eit geboren
Duroe. 0ie eIlI5Ig1rtIg erbalteneii
SorIer DER SteIu5eIt, Die inns elnel,
9inbltd III obs Seben mlo IN oil
Baumeiie oes 8. mo =. >5dbrtau
Ienos D. GBr. geUabren. DerOanteh
Ibre &onlerUleruHg eIner ~3elt1Uelle1t
0ebung oea OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
l0oourd Die &orIbcDUbner gum
Auigeben Ibrer SleoelungrH geFlo
tigt wurocn. Ser lhnea anwotieu
De 3orf breitete oaun elne IdJuseN
De 3ede iiber Die 0auier. 9ie Ius
5rabungslcltllna. Die Dem Urge
ldJldJtsforld1er Don Der &ilbIugeI
llnlperIitat Brofciior u u. ShmIot
unteritett, lit beltrebt, Die ourd) oen
geiteioerten Gortabbau DER 3erIto
cung ausgeletten lteIn5eitlidal
G0rier in poItm umfanae iiir D
8iiienid)ait 5u retten.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1919-12-19
FerIunhrne 6rffr.
aussrabHHssH pom fteiH5eitIiden
E~obafatfen in SaBerH.

Seit f~ur3en1 neroeu. begunIti9t
turd oeH meoeren 8oiierltono, IN
S6ulienrleo IN Gberidpaben um.
IangreIhe All2grnblngcn Don lteln.
5eitlIden M0Duitatten UOrgthom.
men. @a5 ole 9blntalie taum gu
cruarten Jollte, muroe ourt I6-
trngllug eirer 3iuei Meter ma6tlgen
3orIidi6t ser prdbIitoriid;en 6or.
i6unq erihIoilen. 0an3e @duler.
relben iteln5citIlder 30rfer tra-
ten 3utage, Don elmer er9aItung,
Die Der &nIc faum ntIttclalterltden
Anlagen %5utrduen milr0e.
Die dItere SIeoelung lit Elm
ltein3eltIlde9 Yiabibau0ort 0a5
iiber Dem ebenlailgen See erridtei
puroe, uI> leiue moblerbaItenen
Jieite liegel aul Dem alien See.
ld)IaHm. Gas benud]barte lingere
lorf puroe erbaut, ais ldlon Die
8~ertor1uug 0es gees elntrat. Der
gOocu oieier @uillrr lnOert ani
elmer 0unuen DIooroette, Der 20.
oeubelag aus Baituert, 8rettern
mo Gltrld) nln!;tt AM Dem teuf)-
ten 0tun0e plcoerboli erb0bi ner.
Den. Aul Dem llnterbnu e~rrldDtete
man ole SeItenUanoe aus Yrettern
uno ldiiBte ole Netterlelte olIrf,
cine NeDnlmdno. Selblt 0as EN-.
geluntene 2ad NIT leInCm Unlt.
luerf uno DER HInoenbe0edung iit
bel elnem @aile erbulten Ileie
U%toorbduler, Die 3nud3Ig uno mebr
Guaoratmeter mHrullen, ertbalten
I'm uno 5pei Nulune, ole Ourh
Qo'Sfr0ll0e abgettllt mo ourd) enc
Sapete aus Nlrtenrln0e au3getlel.
net Daren. &iunitten 0es @auirs
befanO IiA Die Orteuc 6euerltelle,
ourd) Stclne eIngeiaBt, UNI oleie
Die &agerlteiue. Gme NIatttorm aus
Ua.tmcrt blloctcn 0cn offenen Tor.
ralm oe8 palle9. Ste 8auten,
ole init printitiUtn Steinjcltgero.
ten, SteinDcll uno 0ummer, errit
let luur0ct, 5IDtnJen utS 9tmlIn0e-
rung ab. Nuf mo 5ioiid)en oen
9au5b0oen laBerten ole OFT furlt.
pod oruameutierten @gfdBc, N0ple,
ariige mo Yorrat8geiGBe. 3abl.
retb limo Die Ger0te aus Gnodcn
uno Sirid)born, Yfeil uno Nogen
eienten 5ur Sug0, mo Die H2itc
pom ur, Gid. G~eclbirid) uno 8llo.
ldDein 5eugen pom Weiowett. 90
Heben beilano DER @adbnu, mobl dis
Qaliptbel hGltigulg or tSroucil.
HIeine @orrdte bon ung~ebranntem
BiablbaIWeljen mo Sirle wurocr
uicoerbolt aui9c0edt. Gon Snus
tIeren puroen oas Yiabltourin(
uno 0as SoriitnUeiu ge3iihtet.
Aebn!icJ Oen WtOOrDoBrunsel
lIno ole 91ablbaubauler. 9eiOt
Oorfer baben eI:e 4%ll50ebnure
BON eIlIem bulben GuaorattIlome
ter. 8le Der Sertebr 5Iutlten Oe!
5tumueagenOlleu lid uDlpIelte, oaE
laBt una EN- nltten i'll Hle1 ali
dem 0runoe 0ca alien Seebo0ens
auaggyrapclcr glnbuum Don llcul.
.gteIer &ouJt, 0rr eIll5lBr, Der bis
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1919-12-19

Ser 8bi(oiopb. nSiebit
on, glte, nit ser Sauierei lit e8 10:
ser Seft maht Ieitt unO fred, DER
lit fir &onlcrpatipe mo @e.6er -
oaS Bier Iodert Die 3unge unO
modyt 9egeiiterllng, 0aS lit fir 2ibe.
rale mo 8eteranen = ser Sdnops
a6cr 5eigt inns Die 2oder in Der
Sole un0 itimmt sum 9tadloenfen."
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-12-12
FARMERS A sTABILIzING FORCE

The farmers are the greatest sta
balizing force of the nation. They
are so close to the primary facts OF
production that they cannot be de-
ceived into the belief that they can
get more by doing less work. They
know that each man can get more
only by producing more and that un-
less each man on the average pro-
duces his share, all will go short or
some will go hungry and prices will
be high in proportion to deficit pro-
duction. Often having to work
eight hours before noon and eight
hours after noon, the farmer has
sympathy with labor but none with
the six-hour-a-day, five-days-a-week
kind of labor. Being no mere peas
ant drudge, bound by necessity to a
patch of land like the Russian peas
ant under the car, but in most cases
having a considerable investment in
land, live stock and implements, he
realizes that capital as we'll as labor
must have its reward, and he does
not favor naturalization of railroads
and mines. Having acquired all that
he has under the American consti-
tuition, he has no attraction toward
the soveit form of government which
has knocked out the brains of Rus
STA, wrecked its railroads and indus
tries, reduced its workmen to starva-
ton and rules by wholesale murder.
-Oregonian.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-12-12
THE FARMER CAN

When the lion roars the lesser
animals take to cover. The law of
self preservation extends even to the
lower kingdom.
When the giant stirs the midget
trembles and turns to flight. One
sweep of that mighty arm means ex-
termination to all within its reach.
In our country we have the great
est of all giants. For centuries ne
has been peacefully sleeping. but to-
day he is beginning to stir.
This giant is the American farm
er. the one man of earth upon whom
all the world depends for it's very
existence.
Capitalistic profiteers have gouged
him until his hide resembles a sieve.
Labor agitation and strikes have
curtailed his legitimate activities I'M
til his evaporation has reached the
point of explosion.
but lhC Sldhl 10 gaining matt.
He has grasped his club of war and
is going into action.
The farmer wants a fair price for
the products of his soil He wants
the ultimate consumer to receive
these products at an equally fair
price, without enriehing horde of
useless and INSCRIPTIONS speculat-
ors and profiteers
If all of the farm societies and
clubs are amalgamated into one
great anization-similar to the
American Federation of Labor-its
power will be so tremendous that
no interest and no person can politi-
cally or commercially survive its
displeasure.
Its millions of voters could elect
any or all government and state of
ficials--it could dictate every act of
congress-it could place its own
Judges on the benefit could send
its own men to congress and the
state legislatures-it could have only
such laws as those it might originate
and approve.
If this new organization follows
out its announced plan of looking
after the interests of those of the
people who are now pinched between
the profiteers and the agitators,
these latter may well take cover.
A nemesis will soon be on their
trail. and its mercy is as yet an UNI
known quantity.
The giant is beginning to stir
Nezperce Herald.