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Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-09-10
PRICE OF COTTON
WAITING on PEACE
Convention Sets Temporary Minimum
However.

New Orleans, Sept. 9.-After the
American Cotton Association at the
closing session here late today agreed
unanimously upon a scale of tenn
porary minimum prices from 36 cents
for September to 40 cents for May, an
uproar over resolution for the in
dorsement of President Wilson's tour
Of the league of nations and for urg-
ing the senate to ratify Immediately
the peace treaty ensued in which the
proposal to set aside the two-third
rule which would allow vote was
defeated 46 to Al.
The meeting got beyond the control
of Governor Dorsey of Georgia, who
presided, and in the uproar he re-
peatedly pounded the gavel for order.
Only a temporary minimum price
on cotton was fixed by the cotton con-
ference today in adopting the report
of the committee which recommended
this action because the price could
not be based upon the supply and de-
mand,' and that until the peace cove
nant has been confirmed the Euro
pean markets will be limited, this con-
dition practically eliminating all COM
petitive buying"
The temporary minimum price
adopted until conditions warrant
higher minimum was:
September SO cents, October So 1-2,
November 81, December 81 1-2, jan
uary SO, February SO H. March SO,
April 80 1-2, May 40.
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia =
nounced the federal census bureaus
present system of compiling cotton
statistics which he said was that of
using estimates of The Cotton Gazette
of Liverpool, the liverpool Cotton
Association and the report of Secre-
tarq Hester Of the New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange. Senator Smith said he
would introduce a bill in congress re-
quiring the department to give the
number of bales of cotton ginned and
mot an estimate" of how many had
been ginned.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-09-10
PAY THE TEACHERS.

One can hardly blame those who
have been engaged in teaching for in
sisting upon receiving pay more in
keeping with the times and with the
lowered value Of the dollar. 1t will
be unfortunate if the profession Of
teaching be put upon a purely COM
mercal basis, and yet teachers, like
other folk, are entitled to a living
wage. Unless this is provided, we cam
not expect them to surrender their
chance of earning decent livelihood
in some other way in order to perform
public duty. Teaching has never
been among the highly paid callings
and the greater reward to the educa-
tor. like the minister. has been in the
consciousness of service rendered
which could not be measured by the
cold standard of the dollar. But while
this is true, and we hope viii ever
remain true, it does not follow that
we can reasonably expect our teachers
to devote their time and talents to po-
sitons which fail to give them the
decent and respectable living to which
they are entitled and which the CON-
nunity expects of them. The sooner
these facts are realized the better it
will be for our educational system. We
are already too far Behind in education
to permit parsimony to endanger our
limited program for Improvement Let
the teachers pay be raised at least
to level that will provide the de-
cenc;eS of life.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-09-10
MISS Eleanor WORRH
TO RETURN SOON

Miss Eleanor Worrill, who has been
studying in Boston this summer, will
return early in September to resume
her work here. She will bring to Sa-
vannah this winter three Of the finest
readers of the country, one being DR..
Walter Bradley Tripp of the Emer-
son College of Oratory, who stands as
one Of the foremost representatives on
the dramatic art platform of America.
He expects to tour the South this win
ter and has promised to visit Savan-
nah in interest of the College of Pub
lie Speaking that Miss Worrill hopes
to see established here. DR.. Trip has
been a teacher and reader of dramat-
ic art for thirty years. He is inter-
ested in Miss Worrilrs idea of a col
lege of this sort being established in
Savannah. as there is none in this
section of the country.
Miss Worrill has been doing special
work under DR.. Trips instruction
this summer, and he considers her
very capable indeed as a teacher. She
lays great stress upon the cultivation
of the speaking voice, and has marked
ability in bringing into the matured
speaking voice-beauty. resonance,
and carrying power.-Sa-
Press
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-09-10
CHAPLIN NEWS.

Prof and Mrs. ]. W. Fulmer left
last week for Campobello, where Mr..
Fulmer will teach. He has taught
the Campobello high school for a
number Of years.
Rev. j. L. Cromer leaves today for
Virginia where he goes to attend the
Tennessee Synod.
Our boys and girls are leaving, for
the different colleges, Miss Alene
Cromer goes to Lenoir College, Miss
Prima Cromcr to a conservatory of
music, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr. Edgar Stockmon to Lenoir Col
lege, Mr.. Bernie Betchman to Glenn
son College, next week more will 60,
some to Columbia University, Rock
Hill and Newberry.
The Chaplin High School will open
it's doors Monday morning to begin
work for the year of 1919-1920.
Prof. and Mrs. E. K Mitchell of
Greenville passed through town Sat-
urday We are always glad to see these
good people.
Mr. P. NJ. Frick and daughter Mrs.
y. q. Seasc spent the week end in
Savannah. Ga.
Mr. John P. Derrick who is field
secretary for the yong peoples FEEDER
alton and the Women's Missionary
Society preached in Greenwood Sun
ray and met with the good peolpe.
Miss Eloise Wise and brother Harry
were in town Saturday.
Mrs. J. L. Cromer is spending this
week with Rev. J. A. Cromer and fam
lily near Lexington.
Mrs. S. J. Clark is visiting her
daughter Clyde in Atlanta Ca, this
week.
Quite a crowd attended the Whit
mire-Chapin baseball game last week
and all seemed to have enjoyed the
games.
The gin has started to run, and a
good bit Of cotton is being ginned and
every thing is taking new life, and
the hum of the gin reminds us,
fall Of the year is here
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-09-10

>. They shall work the roads as rap
idly as possible after every rain, Civ
ing first attention to the roads serving
the greatest number Of people and
bearing the heaviest travel Keep
bitches cleaned out, earth drawn to
center of roads and bridges repaired.
g. They shall inform the public on
road laws. such as speed limits, pass
ing automobiles. vehicles. etc, plowing
bitches shut and turning plows, etc,
in the roads. turning rows that woulu
empty water in the roads, putting
trash, brush, stones or anything in
them that would injure them or him
der public travel.
5. They shall make q weekly report
to the supervisor and district commits
sioner. keeping a copy for himself.
stating days worked, who worked,
kind Of work. where worked. material
used and where gotten. Condition Of
roads, bridges. implements and VIOLA
tions of road laws. @'so assist in re-
porting those subject to road capita
ton tax.
(Remarks-Should an engineer be
employed for full time. much WORN
could be taken from the supervisor
and commissioners and their pay re-
duced.)
This plan would allow a township
or county to have roads like they
want and would fit any State plan
adopted.
I solicit suggestions from any one
through thenewspapers or correspond
ence for bettering this plan or ap-
proving it. Please let me hear from
you. E. c. Pid~ell.
BateSburg. s c.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-09-10
TRESPASS NOTICE.

All persons are hereby warned not
to allow stock to run at large upon
these lands or to remove straw, fish
or hunt on same, or in any way tres
pass upon the lands of the undersign-
ed::-.upd7t full penalty of the law.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rucker, NJ. D. Ruck-
er J. NJ. O. Wannamaker. Callie Wise
Henry Wannamaker, J. T. Wanna
maker, Bert Wannamaker.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-09-10
JOHN MITCHELL DEAD.

New York. Sept. 9.-John Mitchell,
former president of the United Mine
most widely known labor leaders in
the United States, died at o'clock
this afternoon at the Post Graduate
Hospital. He was only 40 years old.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-09-10

Senator E. C. Ridgell, when in Lex
intgon last week outlined in the roush
IS plan for the permanent improve
ment of the roads of the county,
which appeared practical, compre-
hensive and not too costly. AT the
request Of the Dispatch-News has
prepared and submits for considera-
ten an outline of his plan and invites
all citizens interested in the matter to
-offer suggestions for Improvement
We take pleasure in laying the mat
ter before the public.
The communication is as follows
Editor Dispatch-News:
Complying with your request. am
here giving you the plan ! suggest
for public road work in Lexington
county. It is not perfect and will be
changed as Improvements occur to me
and others may suggest, neither is 1t
put in the form of bill, but the plan
gestions:
that the public may see and make Sus-
Government.
A supervisor and four commission
ers to have charge of all county mat
tiers not otherwise provided for by law.
Q. The supervisor shall be appointed
by the legislative delegation for
term Of four years.
3. The four commissioners shall be
commissioned for term Of two years.
so divided that two will always hold
over.
4. They shall be nominated by the
grand jury and appointed~by the pre-:
siding judge: They shall represent the
four districts as now divided and pos
sess the required qualifications.
Supervisor and Commissioners.
"A. The supervisor and commission
sers shall have charge of all roads,
bridges and ferries and authority to
discontinue maintaining any for suf-
when absolutely necessary. They
Mould discourage opening new roads
and cease to maintain those not neces-
,sary for the general public.
2. They shall give first attention and
eupkeep to those roads serving the
greatest number Of people and bearing
ahe heaviest travel.
s 8. They shall employ an experienced
road civil engineer to go over the prin-
scipal roads and direct where and how
the roads should be built or maintain
led, that all work would tend to dura-
bility.
A. They shall pass on all purchases
and claims py a majority vote. The
-sdperSf presiding at, air. meetings
and is allowed to vote.
8. They shall meet monthly. at
time to be named by them for trans
action of business and receiving re-
ports
New Britain herald., 1919-09-16

The same considerations apply to milk The price for August was fixed at 6S cents per gallon to the dairy man, and for September at 75 cents. Last winter it was 20 cents a quart, but higher prices are expected the coming winter.
 There is plenty of tea in the coun- try. but transportati tion systems are so out of joint, dealers say, it will cost more to handle and distribute it. Ba con prices are rising in America, which makes the British price. Port and dock delays, due to strikes and the general apathy of labor, con- tribute to higher prices.
 Nobody is worrying about sugar ex- cept as to price. The sugar commits sion has been very active in the gen. eral market, and has obtained enough to last the country until the end of the year at prices which, it is de- clared, are a little below the average of Europe, but, of course, much high CT than the American price. If the commission had to go into market now it would be compelled to pay as much for sugar as the present retail price, and as it will likely have to do that early next year the consumer eX- poets to pay more.
 Apples are high and scarce, the con- trolled price being IS cents a pound. It is expected, however, that the fine crop here in England will serve to re- duce this price materially before the winter comes.
 Bakers and the government expect an increase in the cost of bread. There are abundant wheat supplies in Aus tralia and the Argentine, but the scar city of shipping makes immediate de- livery impossible So England must depend on the United States and Can ada which, the authorities say, means COStlier lOaVes.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-16
|fGH PRICES FOR | FOOD IN ENGLAND
Government Control to Continue During Winter Distribution

York, Eng, Aug. 25. Correspond
 bnce of the Associated Press. )-
 Abundance of imported meat, bacon, kheese, margarine. rice, tea, sugar and Rpples is assured the people of Great Britain the coming winter by the au- Rhorities but home grown products Such as milk, meat, butter and dried Fruits, it is said, will be scarce and 3costIy.
 Meanwhile the government food eontrol will continue in order that $.ich and poor alike may share in the Available supplies. Nothing like the [hardships endured during the last two gears Of the war is anticipated because khe government supervision and dis Fribution will not be so rigorous as 6rhen Haig's army had it's "back to the kwall."
 The expense of feeding and fatten- Eng cattle is the factor that will make Ehome grown meat scarce. Hay and bat crops are abnormlly short, and |root yields in some parts of the coun- |try are almost a failure. Cattle "cal<e," (which will have to be used more Freely Is more expensive than last year.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-16
MILLIONS OF PELTS
 TO BE AUCTIONED
$1o, 100000 in F'urs to Be Placed on Sale at St. Louis-Many Ex-
 Cellent Specimens.
cellent Specimens.

St. Louis, Mo-. Sept. 12.-More than 12,000,O0O belts, valued at $15,- O00,000 will be auctioned at the an nual fall sale of the International Fur Exchange here, beginning to- morrow More than 500 buyers, from all parts of the world, are expected to attend.
 Nine thousand Alaskan seal, and 667 blue fox will be sold for the ac- count of the United States, and are expected to bring approximately S1,- 100000. A unique feature will be the sale of 3o,00o Russian pony belts. This is the first time in the exchanges history that the latter have been on sale.
 The largest lot catalogued is one containing 1, 1900, 900 Russian squirrel. Among the expensive pe1ts are 5000 sable, 1000 Russian sable, and 700 silver fox The Russian sahle alone, it is believed, will bring $2,OO0.O0O, Philip l.. Fouke, the auctioneer, said.
 Large lots to be sold include 5bb,- 900 muskrat, 230,00 narmot, 31O.- 900 white hare, 150,00O civet cat, 100000 Australian opposum, 28O,- 900 American opossum, 190,00O er- mine, 110, ,000 Japanese fox, and 6Oo,- 900 pounds of abbit skins.
 The sale will continue through Sep tenber 20.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-16

ly urged at q recent meeting of Brit. lsh moving picture interests.
 Resolutions were adopted reQuestine the government to support the British film production on a large scale; urs. ing that the American people be ap- pealed 10 reciprocate by showing Brit ish films in their country; requesting British capitalists and investors to re. frain from investing in picture thea ters under foreign control, and ask ing the assistance of the British public in opposing the erection of moving picture theaters controlled by other than British subjects.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-16

Details of the attempted coup de main, by which Villa was to obtain control of the Chihuahua garrison and city, continue to be revealed. The plot, as originally formed, was to have the federal artillery officers and en- listed men revolt, man the guns on Sierra Santa Rosa, Lombard the town and be joined by the infantry and cavalry included in the mutiny. All of the plans had been carefully made for this to take place at dawn on August '.
 All of the gates of the city were closed and a hunt was started through the city under pretense of looking for Villa spies. The leaders were soon arrested and many valuable papers captured. Additional arrests followed, all trains were cancelleI and the mails held up.
 The mutiny plot was said to have had qualifications in the states of Coahuila, Tamaulipas. Nuevo, Leon and Durango as shown by the cap tured files of the ConSpirators No
New Britain herald., 1919-09-16
ENTERED
 AGAINST FILM CO.
British Concerns Disapprovc of Loca- ton of American Industry in
 London,

London, Aug. ?, Correspondence of the Associated Press )-British cine matograph exhibitors and those con- nected with the industry are strongly protesting against the entry into the British film industry of American companies as instanced by the recent formation of a branch of an American company in this country. The import ance, from a national point of view of keeping the British industry entirely under British control was emphatical-
New Britain herald., 1919-09-16
MEXICAN AMAZON
 HAS QUEER RECORD
Sonora Carmen Alanis Captured the Orozco Military Headquarters
 on One ESCapade.

Juarez, Mexico, Sept. 16.-Senora City with her husband and charged with having been implicated in the mutiny there, became famous here in into the plaza one night after Orozco had abandoned the town, took pos session of the military Headquarters and reigned supreme until next day, when she rode away to join her hus- band after several persons had been shot and killed. She was known To- cally as the Mexican Joan of Are"
New Britain herald., 1919-09-16
SHIPWRECKED MEN SAVED.

Tampa, Fla., Sept. 16-The schooner Admiral Beatty in from Grand Cay man island has brought the crew of the schooner Copperfeld, eight men and Captain C. A. Morrison, picked up in the Gulf Saturday morning. Captain Morrison and his men had been adrift Az hours and were near ly exhausted. They abandoned the Copperfeld near Rebecca Shoal light Thursday.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-16

other revolt plots were discovered in the garrisons of these states 1t was announced.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-16
DOINGS OF THE DUETS

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The Snowflake herald., 1919-04-11

Phoenix has population Of l.
700 negroes. They own property
in the capital city valued at 7O0,-
900.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-04-11
To Lecture On hineralOgy

Few people are better quail
fled to teach mineralogy to pros
pectors and stockmen than Mr..
George R. Fansett, Mining Engi-
neer of the State Bureau of
Mines of the University of Ariz-
ona. Many prospectors who
have attended this demonstration
say that they learned more about
mineralogy and the tests for
minerals in that one hour, than
they had learned in years of
practical prospecting.
AS a business proposition it
will we'll repay, not only mining
men and prospectors, but every
one who lives in this highly
mineralized state to attendfthis
lecture and get posted up on how
to make these tests.
Mr.. Fansett will visit Snow
flake and give a lecture, the date
of which will be announced later.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-04-11
Navajo Club Members
Visit With Taylor People

Several members of the Nava-
10 Club and a troupe of Snow
fakes musical talent went to
Taylor Tuesday night and held
a meeting with the citizens OF
that town, the musicians giving
a short but excellent program
during the evening.
The main object of the gath
ering was to interest the Taylor
people in organizing a local
board of trade or chamber of
commerce. They all seemed
to be highly in favor of the
proposition and are preparing to
take steps to institute such an
organization.
Now that weather conditions
are more favorable, the Club IN
tends visiting every village and
town in the southern part OF the
county and advocate and assist
in forming such organizations as
the above mentioned.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-04-11
Date Announced for the Holding
Of the Navajo County
Annual Fair

It has been definitely settled by the commissioners
that the Second Annual Navajo County Fair will be held
in Snowflake October Z, and g. 1919 The Northern
Arizona Fair at Prescott will be held the following week.
which will give time for those desiring to get their
exhibitions products there for display.
The first Navajo County Fair held last October was
badly handicapped the Influenza epidemic striking the
various towns and villages of the county just before the
date of the fair We are hoping that nothing will come
up this year to hinder any way the event. That will
be success is evidenced by the way the management is
getting down to business and not waiting till few days
before the fair to get busy
Now, let's ALL BOOST for the Navajo County Fair
The Snowflake herald., 1919-04-11
Suggest Drilling for
Artesian Water Here

Many believe that artesian
water can be developed in this
section and quite a bit of dis
cussion pro and con is going on
in regard to the matter. A
number of gentlemen had up
the question Wednesday in Snow
flake and proposed the putting
down of a test we'll somewhere in
this vicinity. One gentleman
suggested drilling on the hill in
the south part of Snowflake and
if artesian water should be en-
countered it would furnish the
supply for a water and sewer
for the town. Not only this,
but it would be an incentive for
other wells in unirrigable por-
tons near town, Many acres
of land both east and west OF
Snowflake would be made to
produce abundantly by this
means and at a less. expense
than constructing storage res
ervoirs for water.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-04-11
Capt. Robson Home

Captain E. M. Robson, under
whom many of Snowfake's boys
and others over the county serv-
ed in the famous 158th infantry,
is back from overseas service
and has arrived at Flagstaff. Be
fore entering the service, Cap
tain Robson was manager Of
the Western Union Telegraph
office at Flagstaff. Of course he
will be re-instalIed by the w. U.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-04-11
Railroed and Mill Officials

A. B. McGaffey and Robt. R.
Pollock, directors in the Apache
Ry. and Lumber companies, were
here Monday enroute to Cooley
to see how the construction work
on the new saw mill at that
place is progressing. They re-
turned Tuesday to their homes
in Albuquerque.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-04-11
Clubs Organize for
Bankers Cup Contest

One of the big prizes to be
competed for by the boys and
girls clubs of the northern coun-
ties, is the beautiful Silver cup
offered by the Arizona Bankers
Association. The cup will be
known as the Victory" cup
and the district winning it will
have very appropriate prize to
commemorate victory" and war
service work.
In order to equalize competi-
tion, the four northern counties
Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo and
Apache-will contest separately
from the remainder of the coun-
ties of the state. And to fur
ther make it fair all around, a
second cup, not quite as large
as the one above mentioned, will
be offered for the smaller set
Elements. Places like Flagstaff,
Winslow, Holbrook, Snowflake,
Taylor, st. Johns and Prescott
will be in the first class and
Lakeside, Showlow, Linden, AL
pine, Eagar, etc., will make UP
the second class.
In this contest the u. S. de-
partment of agriculture, work
ing in conjunction with the Ag-
ricultural Extension Service of
t h University, will furnish
all of the necessary blanks, in
structions. judges, etc. Against
this the communities are asked
to provide local supervision and
handle the organization work.
The following places have al
ready signifed their willingness
to get in the game:
Holbrook Sadie Palmer, lead
er.
Woodruff Committee chosen
to select leader.
St. Joseph Committee chosen
to select leader.
Snowflake Wilma Fillerup,
leader.
Lakeside-Miss Georgia Han
sen and N. 5. Hansen, leaders.
Taylor Mrs. Emma 7. Bryant,
leader.
Linden Mrs. @. R. Gardner,
leader.
Shumway Leader to b e
chosen.
The foregoing are the only
places so far visited. Leland S.
Parke, State Club Leader, and
G. R. Fillerup, County Agricul-
tural Agent, are now making
the rounds of Navajo and Apa-
che counties. Mr.. Parks will
shortly visit the other counties
Since it will be i'm
possible for him to visit all
places, places not visited and
interested in entering, are re-
quested to get in touch with
Mr.. Fillerup at Snowflake.