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The Lamar register., 1919-01-22

ing scale as he believes il is possible
with scientific farming to considerably
increase the sugar content without any
loss of tonnage.
MIR. Swink also informed US that the
Lamar territory took the banner last
year for average yield. The average
for this territory was 1886 tons per
acre, which at the so per ton flat
rate paid last season made an average
og Sl0S.60 per acre for all the beets
grown in this section. II meant that
after selling or feeding the tops and
paying the generally estimated cost Of
raising and harvesting the crop the
farmers averaged from $50 to SIS per
acre net above their own labor and
taxes and interest on their beet land.
Such a crop is hard to beat, and es-
pecially as the raising Of it tends to
increase the fertility of the land in
stead of destroying it.
We believe the splendid results of
the past season will tend to greatly
increase the acreage planted in the La
mar territory the coming season.
The Lamar register., 1919-01-22
THE TIME! THE PLACE !!
THE SHOW!
THE DAY-TUESDAY, JANUARY 2S-TIME 500 p NJ.
- PLACE-BEN-MAR
The Greatest Biggest and Best Reconstruction Meeting
Given by The Greatest Organization, The
Young Mems Business Association

Well it's next Tuesday evening at 500 O'clock Now,
Mr. Man. put your boiled shirt at Don't wait till
you close your store to go home and get ready.
Let's all make it point to be there time-not
615 but D. They have secured the Ben-Mar dining
and will be laid for l75 you had better get
your in early
The Y. NJ B. A. Orchestra will start the ball rolling
600 and the big feed will be The committee under
the management of Chairman Fred Kelsey tells that the
will be all in keeping with the big organization which
will be the best
The Programme Committee will that not one
moment drags
Now Don't Weaken. It's Next Tuesday Night Janu-
AIRY %, 1919.
Now Don't Weaken. It's Next Tuesday Evening at
800 o'clock.
Now Don't Weaken. The Place is the Ben-Mar
Since the is and the flu has flew
Say Mr. Man-there is Heaps to do
DON'T WEAKEN!
The Lamar register., 1919-01-22
A Normal Labor Supply.

In 1914 our country absorbed ,2OO.-
900 immigrants.
For ten years previous to 1914 we
absorbed over million year.
The returning armies are not going
to disturb labor conditions as much as
many imagine.
Wars make individuals restless, dis
contented and hence there is an enorn-
Gus labor turnover.
There is no normal labor supply pos
sible in times of normal prosperity
without a large foreign immigratior
The first generation born of immi-
grant parents under the Transforming
power of the Melting Pot are unwil'-
ing to do hard work as common lai-
orers
Our country will always need sour
immigrants from crowded countries q,
supply the demand for labor on tho
farms, in the mines, and in conduct
ing all the raw material industries.
There is no question about that. The
only question is how many do We need
and for what character?
For certain sections the industries
prefer northern Europeans, others de
mand Mexicans, others Italians and
southern Europeans. other sections
prefer Orientals.
Those who would exclude all I'M
migration take a narrow view Of ma
tional traditions and national needs
for development.
The Lamar register., 1919-01-22
ACCOUNTING DAY FOR
THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY is AT HAND
Republicans Commissioned "To Exact
Detailed and Accurate Story" of
War.-Casualty Lists Bungled.-
Soldiers Mail Dumped; Pay Held
Up.

Washington d. although more
than two months have elapsed since
the armistice was declared and all
fighting ceased on European battle
fields, the American people the still in
doubt as to the personnel of the cas-
ualties of the American Expiditionary
Force. Daily papers are still publish
ing long lists of dead, wounded, and
missing, and the second week in jan
uary, two months after the signing of
the armistice, it was announced that
the War Dcparemtnt had put on an
extra force of one thousand Q,000)
clerks in order to complete the casual
ties which had not yet been made pub
lie.
Not only have not all of the casual
ties been printed, but much space is
being devoted in the newspapers to
corrections in lists formerly printed.
Men previously missing, are now re-
ported killed. Many men previously
reported killed are now reported
wounded, and scores Of instances are
on record where men reported killed.
have arrived in this country in COOL
physical condition. In every state,
families who have men abroad in the
American forces are being kept in
suspense due to the buLgling manner
The Lamar register., 1919-01-22

Of Russell Mayfield, S. J. Freil and
Arthur Moifatt. After the initiation
ceremonies refreshments were served
and social session held which lasted
until late hour in the morning, most
of them, however, got home before
daylight.
The January class is to be the larg-
est in the history of the lodge here.
1t already numbers thirty and more
applications are being received so rap
idly that it looks sure to go over the
fifty mark. The order is in flourish
ing condition financially also. and the
officers expect to be able TO build a
club room of their own on the lot
they purchased two years ago in time
to entertain visiting members who
come to the big National Y. NJ. b. A.
convention in Lamar in 1920.
The Lamar register., 1919-01-22

Eli W. Gregg and J. G. Gregg, all of
Lamar, and are men that have had
experience in this line of work.
Mr.. Truax will be in charge of the
eompany's business. acting as its man
ager. and with his wide experience in
this business, there is no question
about the company's success, and the
large amount Of good they will do in
helping to build and develop Lamar
and the surrounding country. Mr..
Truax has been active in the real
estate business for a number of years,
in Oklahoma and Texas, and sold the
townsites Of Weatherford and Geary,
Oklahoma, helping to make them, the
two best towns in western Oklahoma.
Mr.. Truax is now associated with the
Truax Hardware and Furniture Co..
of this city and is selling his interest
to his brother, Clyde Truax, who in
tends operating the business at the
same place.
Mr.. Eli w. Gregg has been connect
cd with the land business for number
of years, and is now manager of the
western branch of Taylor and Friek.
Of Freeport. Illinois, who are conduct
ing a large land loan business in
southeastern Colorado and have their
Office in room 3 of the Silver build
ing. Mr.. Gregg's duties will not per-
nit him devoting his time to the new
business, but he intends having his
father, ]. G. Gregg, associated with
the company, and expects to retain
good portion Of the company's stock,
and feels confident that it will be a
paying investment, as well as being
great help in the upbuilding of the
country, that he is now making loans
in,
The Lamar register., 1919-01-22
NEW SUGAR BEET CONTRACTS
American Beet Sugar Co. Makes Its
1919 Season Offer to The
beet Growers.

In an interview with c. l.. Swink,
the agriculturist of the American Beet
Sugar Co. for the Lamar territory,
this week the Register learned the de-
tails of the new contract being offer
ed the sugar beet growers of the val
ley by his company. In fact the two
contracts as they are giving the grow
crs their choice of signing either
sliding scale contract based on sugar
content or a flat rate contract. Either
contract will be subject to the market
fluctuations of sugar during the four
months of November and December,
1919, and January and February, 1920.
Initial payments will be made on the
18th of the month following the de-
livery of beets and final payment to
be made not later than March Is, 1920.
The final price will be according to
the average price for the four months
as shown by the Willet & Gray quota
tions. In other respects the contract
will be much as heretofore. Seed will
be furnished ut ten cents per pound,
and 81 90 per tor. additional will be
paid for sliced beets when called for.
The sliding scale is the same as that
paid the Southern California growers.
with the difference that smaller per-
centage of the price is held back to
protect against market fluctuations and
that only for four months period
while in California a whole year is
taken to decide the final price. The
flat rate scale is based on $40 per
ton rate when sugar is selling at 3
cents, which is the price fixed the past
season by the government. The table
The Lamar register., 1919-01-22
NEW REALTY COMPANY
New Business Concern Organized to
Operate in Lamar as Real Estate
Dealers and City Loans.

We are authorized to announce the
organization of the Truax-Gregg Real
ty Co., who will be open for business
February first, in room 2, Silver Bldg.
This company will conduct a general
real estate business, also will write
all kinds of insurance, and will have
plenty of money to make loans on
property here in Lamar. One of their
principal lines of business, will be
to build up-to-date houses in Lamar.
and sell them on a small cash payment
down and the balance like paying
rent.
This firm intends to incorporate
their business in the near future, and
the incorporators will be ]. NJ. Truax,
The Lamar register., 1919-01-22
BIG MEETING AT ELKS LODGE
Lamar Lodge No. 1919 B. p. o.. Elks
Starts Work ON Big jan
uary Class.

A large attendance was present at
the Elks club rooms on Tuesday even
ing to see the first installment of the
big January class of candidates initiat-
ed, and gave them such warm recep-
tion as to convince all that they had
joined a bunch Of live ones. The class
taken in on Tuesday evening consisted
The Lamar register., 1919-01-22
in which casually lists have been han

died.
This subject was discussed very
thoroughly in recent address in the
United States Senate by Senator
Weeks, of Massachusetts, and in all
probability, there will be an investi-
cation of the War Department in this
particular. Senator Weeks read the
records to show that during one week
J in December "the Red Cross received
on an average of twenty letters a day
from parents who have been advised
by the War Department that their
sons had been killed on a specified
date. In every one of these cases,
the parents wrote that they have re-
ceived communications from their
boys subsequent to the date given by
the War Department" This is only
one of the many glaring errors and
linexcusable delays in compiling and
publishing casualties cited by Senator
1 Weeks. The Senator attributed much
of the trouble to the fact that the War
Department refused to cooperate
with the Red Cross in the matter of
collecting data regarding casualties
and forwarding same to the families
of wounded soldiers. II was brought
out in a recent investigation before
the Senate Committee on Military
Affairs that the Red Cross had been
in possession of thousands of names
of men wounded or killed which il
could have, and would have forward
ed Immediately to the relatives of the
men, had not the War Department
forbidden the Red Cross doing so.
Soldiers Mail Undeliyered.
The most recent development of the
breakdown of the War Department
was furnished the Senate Post-Office
Committee on January 9th by Second
Assistant Postmaster General, Otto
Praeger He informed the committee
that thousands and probably millions
of letters" addressed to men overseas
had never been delivered to them, and
that there are at present in France
from eight to ten carloads of first
class mail for American soldiers that
are undelivcred and that this mail
will be returned to this country and
sent to the dead letter office. Mr..
Praeger specifically stated that this
trouble was due to the inefTiciency of
the War Department. He said that
the War Department had no system
of keeping names, and that the same
incificiency which had brought about
this condition with the soldiers mail,
was also responsible for the War De-
partment's delay in sending out allot-
ments to soldiers and their families,
and in reporting casualties.
The question of allotments to SOL
diers' families and pay to the soldiers
themselves is another problem which
the War Department has not met. and
which is causing such storm of pro-
test to come from practically every
section of the country and from SOL
diers themselves, as to warrant an in
vestigation of that phase of the War
Departments work.
/ On top of all this, the New York
World, an administration paper, has
issued a sensational expose of what it
terms a breakdown of the shipping
board. II charges that our entire
shipbuilding organization has failed
to function, and that the output of the
shipbuilding yards of the United States
in the year 1918 was less than one-half
the output that was scheduled for
1918, despite the fact that the expense
on these various yards exceeded by
many millions of dollars the estimate.
The Lamar register., 1919-01-22

The moon above the eastern wood (behind a Gle
Shown at it's full-the alleys stood
Transfigured in an inky flood
OF BLACKNESS
The Intermountain lickrish light
Stood on the corner all the night
But thru it's hairpin heart there flowed
No iuice-the hairpin's heart was cold
AS ICE
And in the alleys of Lamar
The Tom Cat played his bum guitar
While weird and shadowy creatures skunk
The alleys were so dark
THEY STUNK
Brave was the man and keen his eye
Who dared the dark darned streets defy
And few there were of nerve so great
Who'd stay out after half past eight
OR NINE
In the Intermountain boiler room
The fireman sat mid deepest gloom
While steam oozed from each joint and plate
And the Corliss revolved at lesser rate
OF SPEED
While over town each lamp grew red
The population went to bed
Or by a candle tried to read
While their meters sang at increased speed
OF KILOWATTS
And ages hence twill be the
Goomville will be city's name
Wen sit in darkness in a well
With frogs and spiders will dwell
LIKE HE'LL
The Lamar register., 1919-01-22
Is as IOilOWS
Sugar Price
Beets Per Ton

The beets of this valley last season
averaged a little over i4is per cent,
and on the sliding scale 10 per cent
beets bring $40 at the 8 cent price, so
those growers who feel that they can
grow better than the average beets
will do well to sign the sliding scale
as it mounts rapidly, 90 per cent beets
bring $3.50 at the 9 cent market. +.
H. Gerecke, general manager OF COM
pany's farms in this county, has de-
eided to raise their beets on the slid
The Lamar register., 1919-01-22
LAMAR'S JONAH!

(By "Gloomville's' Poet Lariat)
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-08
SPORTS
|. v. RACING MEETS
OPEN TODAY AT AURORA

The Illinois Valley racing Circuit,
opens today at Aurora with an entry
list consisting Of t7G horses The
meet will continue until the 1ltn.
Purses 10 the amount OF S7f0u are
being offered The association reports
that all classes have been filled and
everything points to successful
meet. Among some Of the classy
horses entered are Bondeln. Il Cali.
fOrnia product. who will start in til"
300 pace; Mary Rostlind Parr. who
campaigned last year on the Grand
Circuit and who has been racing dur
ing the June meeting in the Lake Erie
Circuit in Ohio Lacey is driving her
at the present time, Bngen Direct,
who appeared here last year in the
2:12 pace and captured first rlace,
also is among the entries,
The number of horses entered Is
about on an average with the totals
Of the entry list of last year. 1t Is
to be regretted that the Illinois Nalley
Circuit did not SEQ fit to give free
for-all pace this season, as a number
Of tirst-class performers might hare
entered that are otherwise unable to
appear The entry lis. closes this eve
ming There are quite a number CT
horses here now who have not been
entered in the Aurora meet ana who
intend to make their initial start Of
the season on the local track, Several .
horses arrived yesterday morning
from Chicago. Among them vas the
stable Of David WaiXel. who intend, /
to make his first trials of the season
here All in all. racing enrhu lasts /
can look for a good average program /
this year in comparison 70 tha card g
last year. Many Ottawa racing fan |
will no doubt attend the Aurora race !
today in order to get a line on tn |
fields.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-08
Local Notes.

Patrick Murphy and granddaughter,
Helen Bales, returned last evening
from a visit with friends in Chica-
go.
Dorothy Widney of Lisbon, H.,
niece Of Mrs. Kittie Lyle OF this city
who has visited here many times
was married July to Henley IIoage
Of Morris.
Miss May Dorkouski of Chicago is
visiting here at the home of Miss
Margaret Mcintyre.
Another arrest was made last ev-
ening by the motorcycle cop f, +.
Brown of Ottawa was fined So go for
carelessness, forgetting to light his
tail light.
Miss Theresa Crafts spont today
in Ottawa.
Harold Cline went to Michigan to-
day to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs
VIM. Cline.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph White and
daughter returned to their home in
La Sale after spending several days
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. r. T.
White
Miss Vena Reed went to Indiana
yesterday for a two weeks visit with
relatives.
Edward Hanley returned to his
home in Verona after a several DAYS
visit with relatives in this city.
Thos. Wernstrum has purchased
the old L. S. Moore residence in east
Marseilles and will erect bunga-
low.
Miss Mildred McCurdy spen, today
in Ottawa.
Mr.. and Mrs, Logan Bailey depart.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-08
BASEBALL
STORIES

Alaska will revive It's twilight base
BAH league.
The Salt Lake club has dropped the
veteran Ed Willctt.
Claiming the pennnnf row is like
dancing around II May in Deem
Der.
Truck Hannah, catcher of the Yam
KEGS, is heavy hitter. He's also II
heavy runner
Jack TAFT, the Canadian middle dis
lance amateur runner, is playing base
bah with the veteran nine of the To.
ronto Senior league.
The grand stand managers at
Bridgeport are panning Manager
Grimes for releasing Outfelder Nit
terling and Outtielder YIN.
Cuban Stars baseball team Of Iln-
vana will shortly begin tour Of
cities of the eastern part of this cOun.
try, opening in New York city.
There is one thing about Fletcher
ms shortstop. He plays groundcrs
so few Of them bound badly away
from him as they Do with others.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-08
AUSTRIA MUST PAY
$500, 100000 GOLD

PARIS, July S.-Austria must pay
100000 600 i'll gold, the reparatiOnal
clauses now completed, provide, ac-
cording to Llntransigeant CZecho-
Slovaka, by the treaty with Austria,
Is required to meet one-half OF this
total. and the Poles and Jugo-Slavs,
who belonged TO the former Haps-
burg empire, also will have to pay
a certain percentage of the total, it
is learned.
The allied and associated powers.
it is further stated, will advance
money to Austria to enable her to
exploit her national railroads and the
imperial properties for the benefit OF
her creditors.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-08
w. B. DAVIDSON
CLAIMED BY DEATH

w. B. Davidson, well known resi-
dent of this city for several years,
died last evening al 80 at his home
on West hill after lingering illness
caused by the intirmities OF old age,
The deceased was born in Scotland
in 1894 and came to this country
when eight years of age.
He was married in 1862 to Miss
Winifred Howe Of Rochester n Y.
who died two years ago.
The following children survive,
f. B. Davidson and Miss Grace
Davidson Of this city.
The funeral services Will be held
Wednesday afternoon at 1880 at the
home. Rev. George Bradield of Con
sregatonal church officiating. Inter
ment will be in Riveryiew.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-08
Sauers Books Bouts.

Jack Sagers Aurora boxing pro
moter, has secured the signatures of
Mel Stevenson and Sailor Friedman,
welterweights, for a tenround bout
on July 10 in the Sylvandell, Aurora.
Friedman has appeared in Aurora
rings before and his style of battling
appealed to the boxing fans OF that
locality. Stevenson has recovered
nicely from his broken hand received
in the Sheridan battle and is in TIL
top share. II Mel puts ny the "mits"
the way he did with Mickey, Friedman
Is In for merry trimming.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-08
Children Crv
FOR FlETCHER'S
Q a 8 TO RIA
A Grateful Woman's Story.

Mrs. Robert Blair, 4Gl S. 10th St.,
Terrc fiautc, Ind. writes. II suffer
ed two years with kidney and blad.
der trouble. After taking Foley Kid
ncy Pills a few short weeks | found
my troubles gradually disappearing
The backaches stopped and / am also
free from those tired spells and head
aches, and my vision IL no longer
blurred Foley Kidney Pills help
the kidneys keep the blood clean and
eliminate the impurities that cause
backache, rheumatic pains, sore, stiff
and swollen joints and muscles. For
sale by W. d. Duncan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-08
MARSEILLES
MISS THERESA PHiLLIMoRE
Representative Branch Office PhIimore Building

ed yesterday for Louisville. Ky, for
an extended visit With relatives.
Mrs. George Peterson returned to
her home in Bloomington today after
Il visit here at The home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Durham.
Miss NIildren Friedman of Chica-
go formerly of this city, is expected
to arrive here tomorrow for weeks
visit at the home of Mr., and Mrs.
NJ Engel
Mr. ANA Mrs. l-ari johnson and
baby returned last evening from a Wis
it with relatives N Racine.
J. c. Lamkin is assisting at the At
lantic 4 Pacific Tea store.
Mrs Mary Kelly received a letter
from Mr.. and Mrs Frank Mccormick
who departed a week ago for Kansas.
They have reached Ba'ey Kan, and
enjoyed the trip very much. The
roads were in good condition.
Mr. and Mrs. John States and
granddaughter, Doris EIintch return
ed from visit With Mr. and Mrs
VIM Sedwick in Iowa
Mrs. Adelaide Rosenfelt and Mrs
Charles Smith and Mrs Bertha
Hines spent today in ottawa
Mrs. VIM. Spicer spent today in
ottawa.
Howard Galloway returned from
few days visit with friends in Chica-
go
Mrs. Downer and daughter spent
today in Ottawa.
The Royal NeighbDrs lodge will
meet tonight in W0Odman hail.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-08
LOSE SERVICES OF HUNTER
Sailor Has Been Transferred From
San Pedro Submarine Base to
Atlantic Station.

San Francisco has lost the services
Of Herb Hunter probably for the sea-
son. He had been playing with the
Seals while on II furlough from the
navy but now he has been transferred
from the San Pedro submarine base
to an Atlantic coast station, and even
II he does get lnyof from Uncle
Sam now and then he cant hop back
to Frisco. The navy has put the lie
" releases temporarily.