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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06
OUR NEED AND
s. OUR OPPORTUNITY

,At,business man from Picher who
lives'in this city, told reporter for
the Daily Citizen yesterday that he
was meeting more people wanting to
live here than in any other place.
Other reports come in that there are
q great number of vacant homes in
towns to the south Of the camps. There
should be none here at all and need
not be if the Landlord provides water
and gas. These are the two requisite
things that keep house rented and
that's what brings hundreds Of fam
lilies to the modern towns to make
their homes there.
The greatest thing that could be
done, not only to take care Of the sew
eral hundred families now living in
inferior conditions in the camps, but
to foster big industries TO come here,
would be a plan that would start at
once the erection of fifty or more four
and We room houses. People can't
come here so long as there are no
quarters for them and the industries
that employ men will not build where
they can't get men. So there is the
rub; it's up to the business men Of
Baxter Springs to get together on
some plan that will get the homes.
From all outward appearances the
talked of good times are shortly upon
US. Today, reports come in that
various mills are starting up and that
they are advertising for a large num-
her of men. It is reported one large
concern wants 200 men; others prob
ably in proportion. These men will
live in this city where they can have
the benefits Of good water, gas, cleo
trie lights, sewerage, churches and
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06
ARE You A FIRE FIEND?

Fire is responsible for q greater
loss of life and property than any
other agency and 80 per cent of the
fires are preventable.
At this time of year it is particular
ly important to clean up and destroy
all rubbish and refuse.
In 10 of the principal Pacific coast
cities, 1875 fire alarms were received
in April. Virtually all Of these were
due to carelessness.
Think of this terrible loss that could
be so easily prevented if just ordinary
precautions were used.
We read regularly Of house burn
ing up with children locked in it, of
school house fires, hotel fires, forest
fires and great factory fires, ETC., and
in 9 cases out of 10 the cause Of the
disaster was plain carelessness or
thoughtlessness on somebody's part.
It is much easier to prevent fire
than to put it out. Be careful.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06
Often the Way

Elbow do you find our meals?"
Excellent"
"Then you will recommend them?"
mot l. If do you'll get lot more
custom and then the meals won't be
so good"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06

The following people mOtOred to
White River Sunday for fishing trip
to be gone week. Mr.. and Mrs. John
/. Cooper and children and Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis and Roy Sullivan.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06
Has brOadened Tom a plenty.

Which accounts for so many new
suits being sold to soldier boys this
spring.
The old important question now is
where did we file our last summers
belts when We went back to suspend
ers?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06

Anxious inquirer: II have a good
upholstered chair that sticks to ones
clothes when sitting in it. Will some
one tell me a way Out?" We would
suggest holding the sitter and chair
over hot stove until they thawed
sufficiently to pull apart.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06

Miss Mae Clark, of Lowell, is
guest this week of Mrs. Fred Lambert
of 1640 East avenue.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06

Isn't it fiercA when after absorbing
all the rest of your favorite daily to
turn over to the last page and find
there a full size advertisement of
something you're not at all interested
in?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06
NOTICE

The name of the Cunningham Wells
Oil Co. of Baxter Springs, Kan, has
been changed to Cunningham Marks
Oil Co.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06
THRU THE WINDOW
By J. W. K.

In keeping with the custom to give
each special day a flower it has been
decided to make the dandelion the Of
fetal Fathers Day pOsy. This is for
the reason 'tthat no matter how often
trampled upon the petals always bob
up unruffled and untarnished." Prob
ably, also, because like most fathers,
they blow off easily when summer
comes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06

An inquisitive upstate editor wants
to know what has become of the con-
gregation that used to pound" their
preachers. They are still doing bust
ness at ten old stand, but they carry
stuff in now days in "ounces" or
"helpings."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06

The new park signs, which were
apparently gotten up by the ladies,
read: keep to the Walks" Had the
men been getting up the signs, they
would have made them read: keep
Off the Grass"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06

That Broadening Influence
Toms palm beach suit was bought
last year,
When Tom was not quite twenty,
A year in training camp and France,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06

Jerry Sniffles, the town Crouch, says
that he has observed that folks who
dance and make no church pretensiOns
call it dance, while the other kind
call it, games and music"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06

Having in mind our struggle with
the Monroe Doctrine in the history
class back there in the nineties, our
sympathies go out to the kids who
have to assemble the WilsOnian doc
trine which has IA times as many
clauses as Monroe put into his.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06
THE BEST ANSWER

On the whole the experiment Of
government operation has been one Of
the most fortunate chapters in the
economic history of the nation. It has
tried an arrangement which formerly
was an issue, and found it wanting.
Government control of 240,944 miles
of Americas railway system, accord
ing to official figures for first 8
months of 1919, shows cost to tax
payers to be $176,116,O65. The same
period in 1918 showed a loss of $146,-
462,329. And this with increased
rates and reduced service.
ARE YOU A FIRE FIEND?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06

Looking over town we Mind some
evidence of tailor made flower beds.
We wouldn't give fifteen cents for a
gardener who isn't sport enough to
make his or her posies develop right
from the Seeds The real joy Of pro-
ducing a flower is in seeing it stick its
head through the ground and helping
it to hold its own against weeds and
bugs and neighbOrs' chickens and a
dozen other conflicting elements. If
you. can bring a nasturtiOn or pansy
or a poppy to the blossom stage
against all of these, then you're an
honest to goodness flower gardener.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06

"Would you care to make q state
ment Of the recent February wealth
err" we asked old Pert Nye, local
weather prognOsticatOr. az would
not" be replied. 81 am too busy just
now putting up a heating stove"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06

The House of Lords( the one in
England,) has decided that if man
owns a coal mine he owns it clear
down to Hades. However we don't
suppose they will need any Of it there
until the present stock Of Germans is
exhausted.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1919-06-06

No, Helen, our enforced absence
from the window" has not been oc-
casioned by sickness, being in Jail or
doing jury. duty. Neither have we
been away to preside at the death Of
a rich uncle. We just dropped out Of
civilization long enough to run over to
the ozarls on a swapping excursion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12

Slapnicka was opposed by Charley Full ton, and the ex-soldier was just as stingy with his base hits as Silapnicka was with his The Barons got to Fulton for only four hits, one of these a scratch, while the Bears walloped the Birmingham twirler for II safeties.
 The hitting of three Mobile players, Ducote, Schepner and Brown, featured the contest. Dueote hit safely four times in five trials, two of them good for two bases. schepner hit safely three times out of five trips to the plate. while Brown turned in a home run and two singles.
 The Bears started scoring in the first inning and kept running the count up one to an inning for four rounds. Their first run was the result of wild throw to first by Stevenson, allowing McNillan a life, and successive singles by Schep- added in the second on Browns homer over the right field wall. The third was made in the third on Schepners single, sacrifice. and Ducote's double. The fourth run came in the fourth on singles by Brown, McMilan and Schooner.
 Then in the eighth the Bears scored four more tallies. Meyers was safe on an error by Hairston, and went to third on Browns single. Fulton hit to Steven son, who started to throw home to get Meyers, then changed his mind and all runners went safe. Schooner was safe at first when Bernsen dropped a throw, filling the bases. Summa S single then scored two runs, and Dueotes double scored another, the inning finally closing when Duncan in center field robbed Cole man of an extra base hit
 The Barons were able to score but one run off Fulton and it came in the fifth.
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Lewis to Appear at
 B. A. C. Wednesday

''StrangIer' Lewis will appear in wrestling match in Birming ham for the first time in two years We'd nesday night at the Athletic club. This Srappier is a great favOrite with the fans of Birmingham aud all are looking forward to seeing him in another contest.
 karinOff. who will oppose Lewis. is grappler of distinction. In the Montreal wrestling tournament Ike met and defeated 20 men. nb>er lOs- ing fall. He tried to get one of the big American srapplers to meet him in Canada. hut was unable to do SO. Then he succeeded in get ting signed up with Lewis. 1t is said that he is q good matsman and will give Lewis the tusslc of Ri, life. Tickets for the match go on sale at the D. A. (. tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
LOOKOUTS TAKE A
 SLUGG|NG MATCH Three Pitchers Fail to Slave Off Defeat at Hands of
 Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tenn, May 11.-Hit- ting Robinson, Stone and Coveleskie at will Chattanooga defeated Little Rock here this afternoon 10 to 1. The visitors did not score off Marshall unti; the final inning, when a double by Grimm and Thomas single pro- duceo their only run. Lohman of Chat tanooga hit the ball over the left field fence in the second inning at bat and on second The visitors gave their pitcher cratic support in the pinches
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NASHVILLE TAXES TWOFROM MEMPHIS The First Game Is a Slug ging Match-The Second
 a Pitchers Duel

Nashville, May 11.-Nashville won both ganes of a double-header from Memphis here today, the first, a slugfest, by the score of 15 to 3, and the second, a bril- liant pitchers duel between Metz and Goodbread, Metz allowing the visitors only one hit in seven innings. Good bread allowed Nashville three scattered singles, A hit by Mcdonald, an error, and a sacrifice fly by Burke gave the home club the winning run in the sev enth inning of the second game. Scores:
 FIRST GA ME,
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lOldlS ,....'.....'''t'o '
 High out for bunting third strike.
 Matted for Fentress in ninth.
 Score by innings:
 NaShVllle ..-oo N-o tiVi' Memphjs ..........1000 1000 010 1O0-- 3
 Summary: Three-base hit, Kaufman. Two-base hit, Mcdonald ? kaufman, Wickham Ellam, Burke. Double play Lewis to High. Stolen bases, Moran. Me- Donald Christenbury. Number of m nings pitched by Foster, 3; by Fen tress 6 2-3 Hits, off Foster 4, off Fen tress 14 Struck out, by Foster ?, by Helfrieh 9 Base on balls, off Foster j. off Fentress 4, off Helfrich ?. Wild pitch, Helfrich Time of game, 1:5o. Empires, Brennan and Campbell.
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A noticeable feature of the tables be- Birmingham scored 6S runs in 13 games, or an average of more than five talies per engagement. Sam Crews of course, leads the pitchers and yesterday Sam ran his total of seoreless innings up to 72
 Below are given the batting averages the fielding percentages and the pitchers records through last Wednesdays games:
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PELS WIN AND MAKE I FOUR STRAIGHT Bratchi Drops Kitchens Fly in Twelfth and Lets in
 Winning Run

New Orleans, May 11,-New Orleans made a clean sweep of the four-game se- ries by taking a Filming game from At ltna today, to ,. The winning run was scored with tuo out in the locals half oe the twelfth. With a man on first Bratchi dropped Kitchens long fly to deep left. The game was loosely played. but was none the less interesting and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
Rupprecht Calls Off Game Under Wrong Impression

New York, May 1i.-'New York and Washington played d l2-inning, mo- score tie today, which was called a few minutes to o-clocl, by Umpire Dineed under instructions of President Rupprecht of the New York club, who erroneously believed that the New York amusement law compelled games to stop at 6. Light conditions were al- most as good as when the g anne started.
 .s'l.ater, after the oats were bagged. the p.ayers under the showers and most of the crowd mad started home ward, club officials declared that an error had been made and that the law provided only that games start at o'clock and mude no mention of the stopping time.
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Matted for Petersen in ninth.

Summary; Twobase hits, Grimm, Demoe. Higgins. Homo run, Lohman. Sacrifice hit, Stone Stolen bases. Giea- son ?, Graft ?. Double plays. Graff to Gleason to DevereauX: Marshall to Gleason to Devereaux. Struck out. by Marshall ,, by Stone ,, Hits appor- tioned off Robinson, with runs in l 2-3 innings off Stone, with runs in 1 1-S things. Hit by pitched bail, by Coveleskie Hohman) Left or bases, Little Rock ', Chattanooga 3. Time. 1:55. Empires. Johnson and Col lins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
GAMES TO-DAY
NATIONAL. LEAGUE

RESULTS YESTERDAY Cincinnati, 6; St. Louis, O. New York, '; Brooklyn, 9 Chicago, 5; Pittsburg, 0. Boston, '; Baltimore, l exhibition.
 GAMES TODAY New York at Brookltn. Boston at Philadelphia. Chicago at Pittsburg
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Barons Still Lead League h Fielding and Are Next
 To Top in Team Batting
Crews Has Pitched 27 Innings of Scoreless BalDuncan Is Bell-Cow Among Hitters, With Harston, Peters and Bernsen All Close Behind-Moley's Men
 Have Averaged Over Five Runs Per Game

The official covering all played through Wednesday as show Patricia Duncan leading the Barons in batting with average of 368 while Moeys still running second the league uggng scale The locals far ahead in fielding we'll in double plays exactly 16 of these twopy killings having been recorded during the first Ln
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SUMMARY. Home Run-Brown. Two-base Hits-Ducote, Hairston Sacrifice Hits-Summa, Miller. Double Play-Stevenson to Mcdonald to Bernsen.
 Struck Out-By Fulton 2. by Slap nieka f. Base on balls, off Slapnicka 1. Left on Bases-Mobile 10, Birmingham 4. Time-1:55. Umpires-Schaefer and Blackburn.
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Beaumont: Beaumont g. Waco G. At Galveston: Galveston 0, Dallas O. 00 innings, darkness.)
 At Houston: Houston Fort Worth rain.
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MobiLe Wreoks Reuenge On The Barons SP
SPORTS
 BY BOR NcDAVTD
Cyrus SLapnicka Failed 10 Hold the Bears and They
 Go on e Walloping Spell
Fulton Does Fine Work for Bears and Barons Are Held to Only Four Hits-BIly Webb Views Game, Using
 Crutches-Will Be Out of Game 10 Days
BY ROB McDAvID

Mobile May 11.-(Specia)- )-NIobile went batting spree expense of pbast Cyrus Sapnicka out at Mon park the delight of crowd that overowed the beachers the Bears pummeed Moey Barons 8 to 1. in the concluding game of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
Giants Easily Win

Brooklyn, May 1l-New York batted Cadore and' Mamaux for 13 hits, includ- ing six doubles and a home run drive over the right field wall by Kauff, and defeated Brooklyn today. to 2 Three fast double plays kept New York from settllg more runs. score: R. H. F. New York ........... 100 O01 OH-7 13 Q Brooklyn ....,....-..... 900 610 0O1--2
 Batteries; Causey and McCarty; Ca dore, MamauX and Krueger.
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NATIONALLEAGUE
Douglas Wins Pitchers Duel

Chicago May 11--Phil Douglas won a pitchers battle from Babe" Adams to- day, the Chicago team beating Pittsburg to Q. In the seventh inning Chicago scored when Holocher doubled and Cain on Barbers single. With one out in the eighth. Deal and Kilifer singled and Douglas clinched his own victory with double, scoring both runners. Score:
 R.H. E. Flttsburg ............... GOO 900 000-0 o Chicago ................. 900 0eo 12*-3 Batteries Adams and Schmidt; Doug las and killifer.
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Filler Pitches No.Hit C.mo

Clncinhati' May ll-"Hod' Eller pitched the first no-hit game of the season to- day and Cincinnati easily beat St. Louis, to 0. Only three Cardinals reached first base, all on bases balls Two of these were out stealing. so only 2s bat ters faced Filler in the nine innings. score R.H F.. St Louis ................ 000 Oe0 000-O 0 3, Cincinnati .............. 600 240 0Os-6 s Q
 Batteries; May and Snyder; Filler and Rariden
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Uhle Meets His First Defeat

Cleveland, May 11.-Chcago hit Uhle. Clevelands S sand lot pitcher, hard today and won, 10 to ?, being Uhes first de feat in three starts. Williams was very effective, holding Cleveland scoreless until the ninth, when three doubles pro duced two runs. Speaker famed for the first time this season. Cleveland will play two postponed games at Detroit to- morrow and Tuesday instead of remain ing here tomorrow to play off a post poned game with Chicago. Score
 R.H. E. Chicago ................ GOO 113 203-l0 Y 1 Cleveland .............. 900 0o0 OOa-2 s Batteries; Williams and Chapman; Uhle and Nunamaker
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Hairston doubled to left center with one man out. and after Fisher was retired single by Peters sent Hairston across the plate. Billy Webb, injured in yes terday's game, was at the ball park to- day, using erutehes. He has dislocated knee and will be out apout 10 days
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International League

All games postponed on account of wet grounds.
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Law Stops 12-Inning Game

New York, May 1i.--New York and Washington played a 12-inning, no-score tie here today. which was called for compliance with the new Sunday law, which forbids play after 5 o'cloc1. It was the first American league contest Of the new ordinance.
 Johnson and Quinn had a great pitch CTS battle, the former permitting only three of the locals to reach base. From the time that Pecllinpaugh singled in the first inning until Baker walked in the tenth inning, Johnson retired 2S batsmen in order
 Quinn was hit much harder but was strong in the pinches Three times he retired Washington with the bases full. Score: R.H. E. Washington ........ 900 GOO 0Co 000--0 10 0 New York ......... 600 0O0 900 000-0 ;
 Batteries: Johnson and Agnew: Char itN. Quinn and Ruel
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Score by innings:
 New Orleans ............. .0o1 100 120 001-- (
 Summary: Hits apportioned. hits with s runs off Robertson in 1-3 innings. Earned runs. off Robertson 4, off Rob erts 3. Two-base hits, Daubert, Kitch- ems, Roberts, Thorburn. Stolen bases, Bratchi, Daniels, Gilbert Sullivan, Rob ertson. Sacrifice hits Galloway, King 4, Daniels Knanpp ?, Stansbury ?, Daub9rt. Double play, King to Galloway to Griffin, King to Galloway. Struck out, by Rob- erts 1, by Lankenau I, by Robertson 3. Passed balls Kitchens. Rawson. Time, 226' Empires, Pfenninger and Sibley
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GAMES TODAY
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RESULTS YESTERDAY

ISH1N' p Chicago, 10; Cleveland, ? Washington, o; New York, O. 12 innings Detroit, 6; St Louis, 2.
 GAMES TO-DAY Washington at New York Philadelphia at Boston.
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American Association

At Louisville 1, Indianapolis 8. At Toledo Q, Columbus 10 At Kansas City ?. St. Paul 2. At Milwaukee !, Minneapolis [.
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Browns Lose to Detroit Tigers

St. Louis. May n.-Mitchell ana kalliO held St. Louis to four hits while their team mates batted three local pitchers for a 6-to-2 Detroit victory today. Hank Severeid received a deep gash above the knee cap and was forced to retire in the sixth inning, when Flag stead slid into him at the. plate. Score:
 R.H F.. Detroit .................. 001 s03 011--6 10 1 St. Louis .......,........ 0o1 001 O00-2 4 5 Batteries: Mitchell, Kallio and Ain smith; Shocker, Koob Lowdermilk and Severeid, Billings.
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LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
RESIILTS YESTERDAY

RESULTS YESTERDAY Mobile, s; Birmingham, l. Chattanooga, 10; Little Rock, 1. Nashville, 15-1; Memphis, 80. New Orleans, 6; Atlanta, ,.
 GAMES TODAY Birmingham at Atlanta. Little Rock at Chattanooga. Memphis at Nashville.
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To Sell Knit Goods Washington, May 1.-The entire stock
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-07-24
POVERTY LASH
FORCES WOMEN
TO FIELD WORK

ATLANTA, July 24-Directors of
the American Cotton association,
who assembled in Atlanta yesterday
for the purpose of perfecting their
organization, held a concluding ses-
sion today.
J. S. Wanamaker, farmer-banker
of St. Matthews, S. c., president of
the association, who addressed the
directors yesterday, spoke today at
noon, by invitation, to the Georgia
lawmakers at the state capitol. His
address was received with intense in
terest by the Legislators, many of
whom are farmers and cotton grow
ers and are in sympathy with the big
movement, now under way, to organ
ize the cotton growers throughout the
cotton belt.
Thousands of women and children
are toiling in the cotton fields under
conditions of extreme poverty" de-
clared Mr.. Wanamaker in giving the
prime reason for founding the Amer
lean Cotton ASSOCIATION.
Mr.. Wanamaker charged that the
spinning and financial interest of the
world always had operated to beat
down the price of cotton. He said the
cotton growers of the South could
only protect themselves through one
solid organization of Southern cot
ton growers, bankers and merchants
with branches in every cotton grow
ing country.
eve Americans have got to get a
new point of view in business" de-
clared Mr.. Wanamaker. Business
based on the dollar mark is facing
the reefs. We are facing the great
nationwide conflict between great
wealth and humanity. In this conflict
| have faith that the ideals of democ-
racy and civilization will be upheld
by the workers in the cotton fields
of the South"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-07-24

jeopardize the daily food supply of
the great cities Of the country. The
railroads neglected to supply re-
frigerator cars, and therefore, the
packers were compelled to supply
them.
The effects of this elaborate licens-
ing system will be to take the opera
ton and management OF the packing
houses of this country, great and
small, out Of the hands OF the men
who have admittedly created one of
the most efficient industries If the
world and to place the industry in
the hands of subordinates|i the de-
partment of agriculture who are to-
tally unfamiliar with the practical
operation and management Of the
business.