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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-08
COTTON MILL EMPLOYEES
WANT AN INCREASE OF PAY

Rock Hill, Aug. 7.-Employes Of
the Hamilton Carhartt Mill OF this
city have requested an increase of 25
per cent in wages, according to an
nouncement made by b. l.. Ivey, sec
retary Of the mill. Mr. 1vey states
that ii has always been the policy Of
Hamilton Carhartt. president of the
Carhartt Mills, to share with the en-
ploycs large portion OF the mills
earnings. The employees have in the
past, it is stated. been paid wages as
high az the earnings of the mill justi-
fed. Mr.. Carhartt will not depart
from this policy in the present in
stance, Mr.. Ivey states He added
however, that the present earnings of
the Carhartt Mill do not justify an in
would involve an increase OF many
crease Of % per cent in wages. This
thousands Of dollars in the payroll, an
increase so great that 1t is altogether
out of the question, Mr.. Ivey states.
The mill owners are willing, il is
stated, to give the employees an in
crease of > per cent in wages, but feel
that no greater raise than this can
be granted.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-08
PURCHASERS WANT
ACTUAL COTTON
Wannamaker Says World is Facing
Absolute Certainty of Complete
Exhaustion of Raw Cotton.

Answering an inquiry 70 rPearsalrs
ton situation, j. Skottowe Wanna
maker, president of the American
Cotton association, has sent out the
following telegram:
THE consumer fails to realize the
seriousness of the situation he is fac
ing. In only two years of the last SO
has there been Improvement in Au-
gust condition. That was in 1903 when
the September report showed better
ment for August of only 1.5 per cent
and in 1914 when August rose 1.6
only
THE department of agriculture
states in it's condition report that
there is large abandonment Of
acreage However, they fail to make
allowance for this, both department
and private estimators basing their
production estimates upon an acre
age of 33,960,00O. From this should
be deducted an acreage abandonment
VI - pei NSnt
Even with ideal seasons, an ex-
tremely small crop, certainly not
larger than around 100000 bales
is an inevitable certainty. With ad-
verse seasons or insect damage we are
facing a crop calamity. The plant,
with diseases root system. sappy.
poorly fruited, is unable to stand re-
verses. 1t is two to four weeks late
and subject to calamity from insect
damage. We are, therefore, facing
the possibility of the smallest crop
grown in the last so years. None of
the IA per cent acreage abandon
ment shown in our report can be re-
claimed. The season is too late.
Cotton carried over on August
includes bollies, rotten and unspinna-
BILE cotton. The total worlds produc.
tion in 1915 was 17,6O9,OOO; in 1916
it was s,095. 900, in 1917 it was H.
10000. The figures for 1918 have
not yet been compiled.
The worlds consumption in 1915
was 19.761,0OO: in 1916 it was 2l.-
900; in 1917 it was 2I.1SO; I'm
1913 it was 17,7O1,OOO. These fig
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-08
$500 Reward
FOR CAPTURE AND RETURN TO
CHAIN GANG OF ESCAPED
CONVICT

James Dunlap. who escaped from
chain gang camp in evening of Tues
day, July 1st, 1919, was sentenced in
last March term of court to serve four
years on chain gang for breaking into
Bennett-Terry Company's store. He
is about five feet, four inches tall;
dark, ginger cake color; looks as II
he didn't have much sense; walks.
talks and works very slowly; slightly
fat nose.
A reward Of twenty-five dollars
will be paid for this convict's return
to the chain gang camp at Lancaster.
S. C..
JOHN p. HUNTER,
Sheriff.
II. II. KESTER,
County Engineer.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-08
OFFICERS:
Lancaster Equal Suffrage League.

Lancaster Equal Suffrage League.
Watch the suffrage map grow pure
rhite! Nebraska and Montana have
Joined the ranks of those states which
aave already ratified the federal
mendment, making a total of Ia.
1t is an interesting and striking
act that every section of the United
states is represented in this group
of ''the first to ratify South,
East and West, e. G., Michigan, Arkan-
sas, Massachusetts,, Illinois, Pennsyl-
vania Wisconsin. Ohio, Texas, New
York, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Ne
braska and Montana.
: There are now only seven states IN
the Union where women have no
voice in the government under which
they live.
: The following pertinent editorial
appeared in a recent issue OF the
yoman Citizen: Senator Reed is
oW -tfying to get hitch on the
!ffrage band-wagon, the same wagon
pen which he would not accept a
,rfectly good front seat when it was
pen to him. After telling the sem
e some little time ago that "wo-
lan's place was in the home and
ost good women are there" Sen
Reed must have gone and bor-
somebody's binoculars, for all
.dden he is tremendously i'm
with the numbers of good wo-
ne sees out in the wide, wide
!. in hospitals or on the battle
or serving in many capacities
than homes. And instead of
these women back home
he senator from Missouri
o give them medals for being
heir homes. If men are to
ais, says the inconsistent
not women? Why not in
~ should men be sing ed
he mother who gave her
u her heart and her very soul
: cause of the war is not given
NIP" he cries, and one can hear
rs in his voice as he says it,
Senator Reed, but your rope
rong enough to hitch with. Be
he suffrage band-wagon is 60
fast that it really hasn't time
er with you
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-08

-ancaster suffragists join with the
gressive editor of The News in the
re for light as to the position OF
IaAe senatorial candidates upon the
Vital question of woman suffrage The
vote upon the ratification of the fed
oral amendment, and it is of the ut
most concern to the people of Ian
caster as to how the senator from this
Iounty will vote. 1t is not sufficient
ias gratifying as it may be) to have
Ns whole-hearted support of our
ward looking representative, Hon.
/. Horton. The senator must also
wight"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-08
Share Earnings Equally.

The public as consumers and the
operating managers and wage earn
ers as producers having joined in that
guarantee will then share equally all
earnings in excess of the amounts re-
CURED to meet the guarantee
This is provided by granting to
the wage earners and management
one-half of the savings which they
through their perfected organizations
can make, and by securing to the
public the other half to be enjoyed by
the consumers. either by Increasing
the means of service without increas-
ing fixed charges or by reducing the
cost of the service which the machin-
cry then in existence can render.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-08

e Lancaster Equal Suffrage
'e wishes to take this opportun-
endorse the earnest effort of
r. r. Riddle in her plans as
organizer of the fight against
acy. Mrs. Riddle has called a
ing for next Saturday morning,
Ist 9th, at the court house at
So At this meeting plans will
aid for the campaign against il
acy in Lancaster county. Every
iotic, public-spirited man and wo.
in Lancaster should make a spe-
effort to attend this meeting. The
he allotted for this special drive is
month of August, and there is,
efore, no time for delay. Every
South Carolinian longs to see
stigma of the next to the most il
.;fte state removed from our grand
id commonwealth. Only one more
ear before the next census. Won't
you come and do your part toward
putting Lancaster over the top in this
initial campaign to teach 231 illit-
crates to read and write? Remember
date-next Saturday morning at
80 at the court house.
L. J. s.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-08

GOO has orefmitations than any
other Chill apd Fever Tonic on the
market, but /Ho one wants imita-
tions. They IRE dangerous things
I'm the medicine\ ne\line.-Adv.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-08

a leopard cannot change his spots,
but in ;he subtle hand of card sharp
two-spot seems to be able to become
an ace.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-08

An artificial kiss is the kind one
woman infNcts on another.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-08

!. Charles +. Nageley, treasurer
,e board of managers of the Illi-
Equal Suffrage association, has
distinction of being the only wo-
l member of the Chicago livestock
lange.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-08

puth Carolina now has a trained
nizer from the National Suffrage
'iation. The organizer is now in
land county, and will visit Ian
II later.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-08
HE EMPLOYEES WANT
CAPITAL ELIMINATED

(Continued From Page One.)
we agree with representative
nton that this affords but tenn
ary relief. 1t does not offer rem
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1919-06-28
INDICATIONS FAVOR
FEDERAL BUILDING

George NJ. Corlett returned
home the first Of the week from
Washington where he went on
private business and also ~ .
representative Of the Monte
Vista Commercial Club to
boost for the bill providing for
n federal building ut this place.
Major Corlctt says things look
very favorable for the federal
building being secured a. bills
for the same have been intro
duced into both branches Of
congress by Congressman
Hardy and Senator Phipps,
and these gentlemen and Sena.
tor Thomas have pledged their
best efforts to the undertaking.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1919-06-28
COUNCIL DELIBERATIONS

An adjourned meeting of the
city council was held Monday
night.
A petition for installation of
a branch of city sewer from the
Jackson and Monroe street sec.
ton was presented and referr-
ed to committee.
H. A. Lague was appointed
as a committee of one to ascer-
tain the cost of municipal wat
er system and report on the
same.
An application for permis-
sion to operate q wheel-wagon
light-drink establishment on
vacantlots on Adams street was
tabled.
The city marshal was in
structed to screen the band
stand.
1t was decided to enforce the
ordinance regarding the sale
and use of fireworks. 80 that
Young America will be unable
to celebrate the coming Fourth
within the city limits.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1919-06-28

age over other sections of the State
because they can place their farms on
q three or four-year rotation system
raising hogs and sheep, peas and
grain as crops in rotation. In this
way the fertility Of the soil can be
maintained and increased. and the
yield of potatoes be correspondingly
increased. am sending. under sep
srate cover, q bulletin on potato
growing which may be Of interest.
Respectfully.
(signed) E. P. sANDsTEN.
State Horticultural.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1919-06-28
VALLEY ASSOCIATION
HEREFORD BREEDERS
FORMED THIS WEEK.

Thursday afternoon OF this
week. the owners Of Hereford
cattle met In Monte Vista to
form a San Luis Valley Here
ford association. The meeting
was very promising as repre-
sentatives from Antonito. La
lara. Alamosa. Del Norte and
Saguache. rs we'll as local own
ers attended. There were
about forty owners present.
The meeting was called to
order by A. II. Webster. The
following officers were elected {:
A. II. Webster, president.
Frank Russell. vice presi-
dent.
A. E. Headlee. treasurer.
c. d. Hyatt. secretary.
An executive board was
elected to draw up the consti-
tuition and bylaws. This board
consists Of A. II. Webster, DR..
Wilson. J. Ewing. II. B.
Means and F. Russell.
The next meeting will be
held ut Monte Vista July 12, at
1880 a. m.
An organization of this kind
is needed to encourage the
breeding Of pure bred and reg
istered Hereford cattle and to
insure q steady market for the
breeders. 1t is sometimes diff
cult for a breeder of pure bred
Herefords to place two or three
head. but with n live stock as
ISOLATION. as this enc promises
to be, this trouble would be
eliminated. A buyer would
come direct to the secretary at
Monte Vista and be told just
where he. could get what he
was looking for.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1919-06-28
OIL WELL is A SURE THING

The two representatives of
the Travellers Oil & Refining
Co., H. H. Hurd and J. w.
Burgner Of Denver, arrived in
the city yesterday and start
ed the list of subscribers to the
development of the San Luis
valley oil fields, the largest and
best prospective field in the
state. It is the best PROPOSE
ton ever put before the peo-
pie by a similar oil company.
A great number Of the Say
Iache people are taking liber-
al stock. H. B. Means started
the list with $1000.-Saguache
Crescent.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1919-06-28
BETTER LOADING HOURS

Through the efforts of A. H.
Webster, who went to Denver
two weeks ago as a representa-
tive of the Monte Vista Com
mercial club to try and secure
better loading hours for live
stock from this station, the
Railroad company Las set back
their loading schedule one
hour which is of material bene-
fit to stock shippers from this
section.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1919-06-28
Al SUNNY San LUIS VALLEY
hW THE LARGEST POTATO
ROWpC SECTION OF STATE
BY CARL B. STOW

Monte Vista Is headquarters Tor many potato buyers
nor. are coming Large storage warehouses are being
I'D and to be built Increased acreage Of pota-
I'M be harvested this year and larger acreage will
vu next year. Thus advancements in potato pro-
- are almost incalculabe.
he wonderful Of the potato industry in this val
due to the ideal climatic conditions the successful rrga
and the thorough knowledge the farmers have Of
~ this crop And because Of is bgness-nore than a.
shipped 1915 and the yield per 80 enormously
biggest buyers in the country opening offices in
,,uy and making Monte Vista their headquarters And
nowh and development means that this much favored az
district has become the most distinctive irrigated
4 the entire Rocky Mountain Region
he San Valley ID cassed the largest potato
section of Colorado and Of the largest all the
asd districts of the West And this will grow and expand
IRE farmers will be in search Of this productive potato land
e increased population will add yearly to this produc
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1919-06-28
VALLEY TEACHERS INSTITUTE
JUNE 20 no JULY II, 1919

The executive committee have ar
ranged for several special features
which will contribute much to the
interest and profit Of the Institute.
Mr.. James Matheney OF Indianap-
oils. Indiana. will be here during the
last week OF the session. He will
give six lectures Oh various subjects.
notable among them. THE Boy
Problem"
Mr.. briggs OF Sanford will be In
charge OF the music. There will be
q number OF most interesting special
music numbers.
Mr.. Bailey OF Monte Vista. will
give practical manual training work
for rural schools.
Ample accommodations for room
and board have been made at rea-
sonable rates. The Committee will
operate the school cafeteria for one
meal day. This will materially re-
duce the cost OF board for 1t Is oper-
ated on penny basis.
In addition to social functions. two
auto trips have been arranged. one
q trip OF inspection thru the Sargent
Consolidated School plant. tho other
is to the pictured Rocks"
Those wishing to reserve rooms In
advance or wishing to make special
arrangements kindly notify Miss
DIETRICH, Secretary, at Monte Vista,
Colorado.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1919-06-28
BALL GAME HERE
NEXT TUESDAY

The management has ar
ranged for dandy ball game
at the Monte Vista ball park
next Tuesday between the An
tonito fast team and the locals.
1t usta be that AntOnitO had
the very fastest ball team in
the valley and we are told that
they have a good club there
this year.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1919-06-28
AMERICAN RED CROSS
ALWAYS ON The JOB

How well Uncle Sam
through the Red Cross Ia pny-
ing his debt Of gratitude 10 the
men and the familien Of men
who offered their lives In the
recent war. 10 evidenced BY fig
ures complied by the Mountain
Division Of the Rcd Cross In
Denver. which show that In
the last month Home Service
workers visited 1873 Colorn-
do families, giving q total 4.
nancial assistance Of $lO,2l7.-
~ to them.
But figures don't tell the
story Of what Red Cross Home
Service workers are doing.
Figures don't tell Of lonesome
trips on rough trails over steep
hills and through winding can
ons to carry provisions to Is
olated families: they don't tell
Of painful miles trudgsd In the
dust under . blazing sun to
bring = family telegraphic
word on some matter that had
been investigated: they don't
tell Of the discharged soldiers
to whom advice which saved
their entire futures was given.
The service to these Noun.
tain Division families ran the
gamut Of human woes and
worries and joys. COMMUNE
cation with long-lost soldiers
was tablished. Personal mat
ters which were causing fear
and trouble were Strengthened
out. Disabled soldiers were
told how they might receive
pay from the government
while learning new trades or
professions. Insurance which
had lapsed and was believed
to stand merely for lost prem
iums was restored for its full
value. Little services were
performed with the same care
which was given to big ones.
The local Home Service
workers of the Red Cross want
it known that they are ready
for any duty at any time. Men,
bers Of civilian or military fam
lilies or discharged soldiers who
can be advised or encouraged
IN any way, are asked to con-
suit with the Red Cross Home
Service.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1919-06-28
FINE SHOWING FOR CROPS

A. E. Headlee took a long
trip the first of the week over
the valley north Of the Rio
Grande and he says the crops
look better and farther ad-
vanced than he has ever seen
them. Mr.. Heailee has lived
in the valley for thirty-two
years and also knows what
crops ought to look like, so we
may expect q bumper harvest.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1919-06-28
FRAlD- WE'LL
SAY THEY ARE

The Monte Vista baseball
team will all 60 fishing on the
Fourth of July. Salida wanted
them but didn't have enough
money; Alamosa turned them
down for the brush clubs. May
be we have to wait for the
White Sox or some other club
that amt afeared of our bear
cats.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1919-06-28

The progressive firm Johns
ton & Montgomery, have en-
ployed a competent mechanic
and will supply Dodge Brot-
hers car service at their place
of business on upper Adams
street. Mr.. Montgomery states
that they always have orders
in advance for the Dodge car.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1919-06-28
SALESMAN HELD
FOR WIFE DISCRETION

w. C. Merrill. a stock sales
man who has been working
the Monte Vista community for
the past two months or more.
was arrested Tuesday by Mar
shall Alternately in answer to
a telegram from Minneapolis
asking that he be held on a
charge Of wife and child de-
sertion. Merrill was taken to
Del Norte for safe keeping by
the sheriff and officers from
Minneapolis are on their way
to extradite him to his home
town.
1t seems that Merrill posed
MS single man and famed
around" considerably with
Monte Vista girls. We under
stand that business man of
the town told Merrill that he
was no gentleman from the
way he talked to ladies over
the telephone. Merrill took
offense at this but the business
man told him he would take
him on for as many rounds as
he cared to 20. There was no
fight in him when it came to a
show down.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1919-06-28
MRS. SAM SPENCER DEAD

Mrs. Sam Spencer died this
friday morning about 1880
at her home at Center. Funer-
al services will be held at Gen.
ter Sunday at $3.50 p. m. In
tcrment at Monte Vista GENE.
terry. Obituary will be pub
lished next week.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1919-06-28

,nss,as Is u letter written BY
Up. sandsten. State Agrtcul-
II For. Collins. Colorado. that
!, tully explains the magnitude OF
ialss,ry. and calls attention to
Ilsuss possibilities:
Il 4 shshan.
Dsas, Colo.
= Sir:
Ter lstte OF June II. Just re-
~. and a. I am leaving on . long
have barely time to answer
y.
n San Luis Valley today Il the
east potato growing section OF the
". II passed Greeley In produc-
last year. and the outlook this
Indicates that the increase In
ase In San Luis Valley will be
10 to Is per cent greater than
year, while the Greeley district
Killing behind.
look for a much greater develop
Of the potato industry In the
N! because Of the natural con-
ions which exist. The climate Is
y TOT the production Of not only
N yields OF potatoes. but potatoes
'a' highest quality. In other
'u'' The Valley is a natural pota-
'0un"y' and us such. has q very
sA' future before 1t. The growers
'ae Valley are wide-awake to the
''0iiities and are now making an
10 s'andardize the varieties
III tact. we can say that rs
per cent of the growers now
standard Varieties like the
beauty and the Russet Bur-
~ the future look for a
ue'e'orment along the line
-" po'atoes to be used for seed
' southern growers. This mar
very promising. and IL open
s'o"ers of the Valley with lit
on their part. When the
-" is developed. there will be
uemand for all the seed pota-
' can be grown, and At prices
We more remunerative to
e's than the growing of ia
This question of seed DO
~, wi De taken up by the grow
summer. Some work has
en done. aud We look for
= Wonderful result. along thi.
h,., me farmers of the
valley have = great advant.
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