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Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10

without any cover whatever. A good
method of protecting plants is by set
ting common roofing shingle or a
small piece of board at an angle over
each plant. These shingles can be set
on the side to protect the plant from
the sun during the daytime. or they
may be placed on the opposite side
in order to protect the plants from
the wind and allow the sunshine to
reach them.
Small Frames Protect.
In some cases gardeners have pro-
vided small frames, on the top OF
which are fitted single panes of glass,
and one of these frames is set over
each plant or hill to protect 1t. The
glass should be so arranged that 1t can
be partially removed during the warm
er part Of the day in order to prevent
the temperature becoming too high in
side the frame. These protectors give
good results when used over hills Of
cucumbers. cantaloupes and summer
squashes as well as over plants OF
sweet peppers, eggplant and tomatoes.
Points to Remember.
There are few points in cOnnec-
tiOn with the transplanting of house,
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10
ALSIKE AND SWEET cL0vERs
In Cases Where II Is Not Practicable
to Haul Lime Former Crop
Is Recommended.

There are many farms on which 1t
Is not practicable to haul lime. In
such cases alsike may be used, alone
II the land is low and poorly drained,
or mixed with red clover on the aver
age worn farm on which red clover
often fails. AIsike will not yield as
well as red clover will under favor
able conditions but 1t will catch and
make something on many soils on
which red clover would fail. 1t will
stand "sour" soil better than red
clover will.
Sweet clover viii not thrive with
out lime. There is no use trying It.
But given lime It will grow on poorer
land than any other crop to improve
such land. Sweet clover can be han
died In n rotation the same as red,
the seed is cheaper and In many
places 1t may well take the place OF
red clover while the latter seed Is so
expensive. For full information
about the culture Of sweet clover ask
the United States department Of agrl-
culture for Farmers Bulletin 707.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10
Can't Limit Increment

Judge Lewis, of the federal dis
trict court, ruled recently at Pu-
eblo that where a commodity ad-
vances in price the merchant may
take advantage of this increment
in value. An attempt was made
to prosecute merchants for profit
eering in coal and wearing appar-
ell. The government insisted that
the merchandise should be sold
at reasonable margin" above
actual cost, irrespective of what
the current market value might
be.
The court held that the incre-
ment in value was private prop
erty and that the merchant was
entitled to derive the benefit of
such increment in fixing his sell
ing price.
Under this decision, if a mer-
chant bought sugar at Is cents a
pound and later spectators force
the price to 25 cents, the merchant
would not be guilty of profiteer-
ing if he charged on the basis of
25 cents.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10

grown plants to the garden that are
first place, the plants to be transplant
ed should be watered a few hours be-
fore they are to be handled; this will
cause the dirt to adhere to the roots
and give them a better start when
they are planted out. If the plants
are grown In flower pots, In paper
bands or berry boxes, they should be
carried to the garden in their con-
tainers. Pot-grOwn plants should be.
lOOsened by inverting them and gently
knocking the edge Of the pot on some
thing solid. The plants then are set
with the ball of earth adhering to
their roots.
If the plants have been grown in pa
per bands or berry boxes, the sides Of
the bands or boxes should be slit with
knife and removed as the plants are
set. Where the plants are grown In
trays or In hOtbed, knife should be
run between the rows, cutting the
earth in both directions, and each
plant lifted with a cube of earth at
tached to its roots.
Use Fresh FurroWs.
The holes or burrows In which the
plants are set should not be made i'm
til ready to transplant the plants. If
made too soon the soil will dry out
and cause the plants to wilt. Under
all circumstances, 1t pays to apply
little water around the roots of each
plant as 1t is set; this causes the soil
to form a close contact with the roots
of the plant. After the water has
soaked into the soil, dry earth should
be filled in around the plant and slight
ly firmed. Plants set In this manner
will invariably start without willing
1t is always a good idea to have
few more plants than are required for
filling the space In the garden, in or
der to replace any that die or are de-
strOyed by insects.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10
Fasteners Locating in Colorado

Statistics gathered thru county
assessors and compiled by the
State immigration Department in
dicate that Colorado's rural popu-
lation has increased very mater
tally in the past ten years, and in
the principal agricultural districts
has increased more rapidly than
the urban population. This is
just the opposite to what has oc-
Cured in the principal agricul-
tural states further east, where
census reports now being made
public show that the rural popu-
lation has not increased nearly so
rapidly as that of the cities, and
in many districts has actually de-
creased since 1910. In non-irrigat-
ed districts of eastern Colorado
the rural population has increased
very rapidly since 1910, and in
some cases the number of farms
under cultivation at present, as
shown by assessors reports, is
more than double that of ten years
ago. This is also true in many
districts on the western slope, par
ticularly in Moffat, Rio Blanco.
San Miguel and Dolores counties.
The records of the immigration
Department show that several
thousand people from other states
have come to Colorado in the past
two years and have purchased or
rented farms, while an almost
equally large number of persons
from other states have filed upon
homesteads in this state. Such
checks as the department is able
to make indicate that not less than
$5,00O,O00 has been invested in
Colorado property in the past two
years by persons whom the depart
ment has interested in the Centen-
nial state. While all western
states have shown considerable
increases in rural population in
the past five years, Colorado has
perhaps shown a more rapid de-
velopment of it's agricultural re-
sources in that period than any
other state.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10

The magnitude of the mining
industry may be grasped when one
realizes that more than 100000
men are engaged in the mines of
the world. Of this number $780,
900 are employed in the coal mines
and 100000 in the metal mines.
In addition, millions more are en-
gagged in allied industries depend
ent directly upon the mines for
coal and metal, according to the
Engineering and Mining Journal.
If it had not been for the lure
of the metal mines, the west would
not be the highly developed sec
tion of the U. S. that it is today.
Our whole prosperity hinged on
mining in the early days and now
prosperity in the mining industry
is the barometer of general pros
perity in many western states.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10
Steel Earnings Large

The report of the United States
Steel corporation for the first
three months of this year show
net earnings of over $4,000, 900.
Not since the third quarter of
1918, or before the strike, has the
trust reached these figures.
After all c.arges were met, vast
suns were set aside for deprecia-
tion of the plants and preferred
dividends provided for, there was
balance of S19,726,s66 for the
common stock olders, which is
equivalent to S3SS a share. AT
this rate 9 share of common stock
will earn 1852 during the year,
as compared with a normal divi-
dend rate of SIS share.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

All eyes have been focused on
Chicago this week, where is be-
ing held the national convention
of the Republican party. Since
the convening of Tuesdays sess-
ion when Chairman Lodge deliver
ed the keynote speech, nothing of
interest to the outside has trans
pired. Lodges speech was de-
clared beautiful in language but
fell short of containing anything
that would arouse support to the
Republican party. 1t consisted
mainly of criticism of President
Wilson and a declaration of the
Republican policy toward the
Mexican situation in case of Re-
publican success. 1t offered no
remedy for any of the great &C.
onomical or industrial problems
that confront the country today.
1t shifted the high cost of living
menace from the Republican con-
gress, who refused to heed Presi-
dent Wilson's advice for legisla-
tion to curb profiteering, onto the
executive. To sum it all up, the
keynote speech made President
Wilson the Republican issue in
the national campaign. Consider
ing that President Wilson will not
be the candidate of the Democrat
ic party, the Republicans may go
as far as they like in their criti-
cism of him if they think that will
cause the people to overlook the
real and paramount issues of the
campaign.
1t is not likely that a presiden-
tial candidate will be agreed upon
before Saturday. There are no
less than twenty available men
mentioned for the nomination. 1t
is doubtful now if Wood, johnson
or Lowden will be the nominee.
The bosses seem inclined upon
running in dark horse, and dark
horses are springing up like
mushrooms in COW pasture. One
thing is certain from the control
of the convention and that is that
the presidential nomination will
not go to a progressive. The old
guard will see to that.
Everything in groceries at the
Houy1ov MJco 70
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10
PROTECTION FOR
AMERICAN INDUSTRIES

It is the boast of the Republi-
can party that it has always stood
for the protection of American
industry and that the United
States is indebted to the policy
which protected it's infant indus
tries for much of it's greatness.
Whatever the policy of the govern
ment may have been in regard to
other industries, neither the fed
eral or state government has
shown any desire to foster or
build up the mining industry. On
the contrary the laws passed in
recent years by both state and ma
tion have had tendency to ham
per and destroy it.
One unjust law of the state is
to tax the output of mine which
produces more than five thousand
dollars. 1t would be just as reas-
enable to tax the output of farm
or factory whose output exceeded
five thousand dollars as it is to
impose this burden upon the
mines. We have been trying for
several years to get law passed
that would protect us from the
robberies of the smelling and re-
fining company but in the last two
sessions of the legislature we
have failed to even get bill in
troduced for that purpose. If un-
der all these adverse conditions a
mine should be rich enough to pay
a good profit your Uncle Sam will
relieve the owner of the greater
part of it, with his income tax and
excess profit tax.
The mining industry must have
some favorable legislation or
cease to exist as leading indus
try. First, the smelters should
be placed under strict control, or
if we can't control them, the gov
ernment should take over the
plants. Second, unjust laws dis
eliminating against mining should
be repealed. Third, steps should
be taken to bring about Internal
ional bimetalism. Fourth, the ex-
else bill introduced in congress.
which would bring the price of
gold somewhere near to a parity
with other products should be
passed. Fifth, all other indus
tries are organizing politically
and are voting for those men who
will be loyal to their class. The
metal producers should do the
same regardless of party affilia-
tions. AS long as we continue to
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10

In the May number of bulletin
issued by the Denver National
bank on the agricultural, indus
trial and mining conditions of
Colorado, Wyoming and New Mex
leo is we'll written article on the
mining conditions of Gilpin county
by w. o. Jenkins. AS this bulle-
tin circulates extensively thruout
the country the writeup is bound
to prove very beneficial to this
section as it calls the investors
attention to the fact that though
mining has been at a low ebb dur
ing and since the great world war,
there are vast quantities of ore
in Colorado's mountains not yet
found, which will always be need
ed.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10
NoTEs
S]Z15.IS -

MIX cans should be washed as soon
us emptied.
Thoroughly clean all utensils which
come In contact with mike
Calves ought to get acquainted with
the feel of the comb and brush very
early.
Feed NIL the roughnge COW will
eat. She will eat more IL fed two or
three times day.
There Is no other disease known
that causes the same number of deaths
In dairy cattle as tuberculosis.
There is no specific cure for tuber.
culosls whether In humans. animals or
birds. The keynote is prevention.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10
LIME CONTROLS CLUB ROOT
From 10 to 80 Bushels Per Acre Are
Required to Completely Destroy
the Disease.

Club root Of cabbage may be con-
trolled by heavy applications Of lime.
on the Infected soil. From 10 to 80
bushels Of limestone per acre are re-
quired to completely destroy the dis
ease. Club root also attacks cauli-
flower. particularly when grown on
soil Infected with the club root OF
cabbage. The lime applied to con-
troll the disease is also effective In
sweetenlng the soil, thus resulting In
Srenter trop increase.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10

however, 1t should be kept close at
hand, to be put on at any time that
the weather should turn cold
Plants set In the open ground may
be protected from frost by turning
small boxes over them and covering
the boxes with little earth. Old
berry boxes are sometimes used for
this purpose. but should be covered
completely by soil. as the plants will
freeze just as readily underneath the
exposed boxes US if left in the open
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10

Flag day, Monday, June l4th.
will be observed by the Central
City lodge of Elks with a grand
ball in their hall in the evening.
The Idaho Springs orchestra will
furnish the music. Refreshments
will be served in the banquet hall.
Tickets to the dance are $1.00.
Make it point to attend.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10

r. c johnson has been in Den
yer the past week to have an ap-
pendicitis operation performed.
He had intended having the ap-
pendix removed the latter part of
last week, but banquets, box par
ties and other social functions at
which he was prominent figure.
prevented.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10

Wanted-Man with team or auto
who can give bond to sell 1877 Wat
kins home ard farm products.
Biggest concern of kind in world.
$500 to $4,000 yearly income. Ter
risory in this county open. Write
today. J. R. WATKINS CO., Dept.
112 Winona, MINI.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10
Nj. E. Church Services

Rev. Jacob RAIDER, of Denver,
will preach both sermons at the
M. E. church next Sunday.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock.
Prayer meeting Wednesday ev
ening at 7:30 o'clock.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10

wear the party collar and vote
the party ticket and are divided
we will get but little considera-
tion and that little is more than
we deserve.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10

Mrs. M. Lewis who underwent
an operation in Denver recently.
returned home last Thursday ev-
ening and is improving right
along.
Gilpin observer., 1920-06-10

Read the Observer-$2 year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-06-01
NEWS OF PLEASANT
HILL and COMMUNITY
MANY INTERESTING HAPPE N
INGS OF VILLAGE AND VI
CINITY ARE NOTED.

A musical comedy and a moving
picture show were put on at the
school auditorium Wednesday evening
under the auspices of the woman's
club. They wish to extend thanks to
the teachers for the comedy, to Mr..
Mitchell for the picture, Mr., Jesse
Chambliss for the songs, and the
Delco Light Co. for the machine and
lights. The proceeds are to be used
in purchasing a stove, which will
finish equipping our domestic science
department.
After very successful year our
school closed Friday evening with a
bright prospect for a fine school next
! fall. The commencement consisted
| of the graduatig exercises and re-
cital by the music and expression de-
partments under the supervision of
Miss Mary ]. Perry,
Misses Lena Mcleod, loretta Mid
dleton, Susie Ruth Smith, Gordon
Middleton and Lewis Ellis received
common school certificates. Roswell
Daniel was the only graduate of this
/ year.
Mrs. w. E. Goodson and son, Paul,
will motor to Milledgeville to attend
the graduating exercises, at which
time Misses ANA and Louise Goodson
will receive diplomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mcleod and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan Everett spent
Sunday at Leslie with Mr.. and Mrs.
Passmore and Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Null
holland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Freeman and
family, accompanied by Mrs. Hall and
Louise and Myrtle Hall, spent the
week end at Preston with Mrs. ]. W.
Flemming.
A bunch of young people, chaper-
oned by Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Daniel
and Mr.. and Mrs r. A. Snypes, en-
loved Thursday at Blue Springs.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Snypes and fam
! lily, accompanied by Mrs. Eliza Mar
tin and son. spent Sunday at Lees
] burg with Mr. Pit Martin.
Miss Mamie Allen returned home
Thursday from the State Normal
! School at Athens to spend vacation.
Mrs. C. A. Philips of Chattanooga,
Tenn, is the guest of her brothers,
Messrs. Jack and Luther Hitler.
Miss Ruth Mckenzie has visited her
sister, Miss Betty Lou, and attended
the commencement exercises.
Mrs. McCrea is spending some
time with her daughter, Mrs. Riley
Jennings.
/ Miss Ruth Bowen left Monday to
take a summer course in the Valdosta
school.
Mrs. Jesse Everett has revently Wis
tied her mother, Mrs. VIM, at Daw-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hitler transac-
ted business at the Plains Saturday.
Graves presented their play in our
school auditorium on Friday night.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-06-01
URGE CHANGE in
NAMING JUDGES
AWYERS AT THE STATE BAR
MEETING HAD VARIOUS
VIEWS ON SUBJECT.

Selection by the bar, by the su-
preme court of the state and by the
governor of the state were three
methods of selection of judges advo-
Gated at the session of the Georgia
Bar Association which met at Iyoee
the past week. oho,,+
The discussion was brought about
bv the introduction of a resoiulioli
asking the association to condemn the
present method of selecting judges
and advocate their appointment Oy
the Governor with the concurrence OF
two.fhirds of the state senate.
A. P. Person of Talbotton, IN d
semi-humorous paper, which caused
much laughter, as it was supposed 10
have been dictated to him by his NE
lone friend and patron, Mr.. Dlnkle..
fooele advocated the selection OF
Judges by lawyers of the state. WI
liam Howard of Augusta stated that
the present way is bad, but advo-
Gated no special method for selection
Judge w. w. Douglas of Savannah
favored the resolution, but stated no
man should be appointed judge eX-
cept with the endorsement of two
thirds of the lawyers of his circuit
NJ. ]. Yeomans of Dawson advoca-
ted appointment by the governor at
ter a recommendation by the members
of the supreme court. He said the
court could present list of not more
than three names for any one ap-
pointment to the governor and the
governor must appoint one from the
list. A. w. Cozart of Columbus adVo,,
Gated appointment by governor, and
said when this method is abused then
change to some other and keep on
changing until perfection or as near
as possible is obtained. J. A. Bran
men of Statesboro said the fault is
not with the method of selection, but
in the system. He said judge
should be automatically barred from
holding public Office for four years
after he has retired from Office.
H. A. Wilkinson of Dawson and Or
vile A. Park of Macon were appoint
ed delegates to the convention of the
American Bar Association.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-06-01
CRADUATIN J PROGRAM
GIVEN LAST NIGHT
BRILLIANT ADDRESS BY DR.. w
F. MELTON. OTHER INTER
ESTING FEATURES.

The graduating exercises of the
Dawson public school were held last
night in the high school auditorium
at 8:15 o'clock. The program was
up to the standard set by the splen-
did exercises last week.
The feature was the address of DR..
w. F. Melton, who took for his theme
How We Talk, What We Say and
What We Do" He held the atten-
ton of his audience, young and old,
for fifty minutes with one of the most
interesting addresses ever delivered
here on a similar occasion. He must
have gathered some inspiration from
his old pupil. Mr.. w. O. Read, prin-
cipal of the high school, who intro
duced him. In a few words Mr.. Read
prepared the audience for the treat
that was in store for them.
The high school chorus and the in
strumental duets must be mentioned
here. No prettier selections have
ever been given by the school, The
high school faculty acknowledges the
faithful cooperation of Miss Hutch
inson, teacher ofmusic, in this part
of the program.
In his usual happy style Judge M.
&C. Edwards delivered the prizes and
diplomas. He briefly reviewed the
work of the past year and outlined
plans for next year. His announce
ment that the present faculty will re-
main was met with enthusiastic APP
plause.
The history medal given by the
Dorothy Walton Chapter, D. A. R., to
the pupil in seventh grade making
highest average in United States his
tory for the year, was awarded to
Annie Hoyle, whose average for the
year was SO. Four other pupils made
above 90, as follows: Carolyn Lock
EFT 81 Sc, Florence Nasworthy 81 81,
Walter Gurr 96 So, Dozier Chester
,96 1-2.
The following pupils received di-
plomas: Lorena Bridges, Thelma Nc
Tendon, Sara Mcneil, Alice Lewis,
Bessie Leverett, Catherine Wilkinson,
Vera Kendrick, Ralph Hill, Clifford
Farrar, Virgil Mcdowell, Joe Henry
Nasworthy, Albert Petty.
A fitting close for the school year
was the lovely reception rendered the
graduating class and faculty immedi-
ately after the program by Mrs. Jno.
r. Mercer at her home on Stonewall
street.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-06-01
Baruch Would Put Up Millions.

Testimony that Bernard M. Baruch
made a proposition to the democratic
national committee last September to
give $10,00O,000 to the democratic
presidential campaign if the commit
tee would drop Palmer and back
McAdoo" furnished the sensation
Friday at the investigation. Louis
Lang, reporter for the New York
American, testified he had had his
attention directed to the offer by W..
w. Jaehieson, assistant treasurer OF
the democratic national committee.
Lang declared he had confirmed the
story from other members of the
committee.
! Senator Hardings total campaign
expenses have been SLOT, 709.86, with
contributions of $113, 109.50, H. M.
Daugherty testified.
Palmer's Expenses $59,61O.
Contributions to the fund for At
torney General Palmer's campaign
for the democratic nomination for
president were placed at $59,610 by
former Representative c. c. Carlln,
of Virginia, his campaign manager.
The largest contributor was Joseph
F. Guffey, Of Pittsburg, who was
identified as an oil man and promi-
nent in Pennsylvania politics. The
witness said $4,000 was sent to Geor-
gia to aid the Palmer campaign in
that state.
+ Senator Hiram Johnson's campaign
has cost 100000, according to evil
dence given the committee.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-06-01
NATURES VEGETABLE BOMB
is A SHOOTING CUCUMBER
1t ExpioGes With Great Violence
When Fully Ripe.

Nature tries her nand at pretty
nearly everything. AS if to prove
that She could make a bomb, she pro
duced the shooting cucumber " This
interesting vegetable can be eaten,
Probably some people do eat it. But
the chances are that it is not good
for much, gastranamically speaking
One does not see it in the markets
When it is fully ripe the shooting
cucumber explodes. This, be it un-
derstood, in a literal sense. 1t bursts
with violence, scattering its seeds far
and wide 1t is the method the plant
adopts for distributing its seeds, and
is certainly very curious.