The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1920-08-12
bling By middIemen will be greatly
lessened.

bling By middIemen will be greatly
lessened.
The railways appear to be fairly
veil satisfied with the rate increases
authorized BY the interstate commerce
commission, and announce that they
are preparing to spend $780, O00, 900
this year for improvements Ind het-
terments. The Increases granted are.
In freight rates, an average Of 35A
per cent for the entire country: for
passenger. excess baggage and milk
rates, ~ per cent; for Pullman rates.
80 per cent. II 10 estimated the In
crease In earnings will amount to ST.
5SS.W0,OOO and that. the net operat-
ing income Of the roads will now be
$1.134, 0OO0O0-about $l06.OO0.0O0 less
than the roads asked.
As TO the effect on the general pub
lie, there Ia difference Of opinion.
Some experts figure that the Increased
rafes will mean the adding Of more
than 81 day to the cost Of living Of
the average family. Others. equally
expert. insist that the resulting better
transportation and higher rate Of pro-
duction will bring lower prices.
After trial lasting many weeks,
jury In Chicago convicted william
BroSs Lloyd. millionaire sergeant at
arms Of the Communist Labor party,
and ~ other members Of that party,
Of sedition. and all Of them were zen.
tpnred to Imprisonment. In addition
Lloyd was fined 5000 and two others
$1.tHW each. Throughout the country
general satisfaction was felt In this
result Of case that was considered
one Of the most important ever held In
an American court. As Special Prose.
cutor Comerfori expressed It: "The
verdict c0nvicts the movement as well
as the men behind It. and establishes
precedent which makes criminal
the meeting Of men for the purpose at
advocating the overthrow Of the gov
ernment."
Something like $1,000 Democrats
gathered In Dayton, O., Saturday to
hear Governor Cox told formally that
he is the party's nominee for the pres.
idmcy. The notification ceremonies
took place In the Montgomery county
fair grounds where a temporar,
amphIthenter was erected. They were
preceded BY parade 10 which about
10000 persons took part. The town
was handsomely decorated and the
residents opened their homes 10 the
visitors.
In his speech Of acceptance Cover.
nor Cox declared that the United
States should enter the League Of Ma
tons. Immediately ratify the peace
treaty and state our Interpretation Of
the covenant as a matter Of good faith
and az . precaution against mIsunder-
standing In the future: the interprpa.
ton clearly to show that the league
Is not an alliance and that It's bnslc
purpose ID peace and not controversy.
On the matter Of prohibition hp said
that any candidate for the presidency
who says he does nor intend to en-.
force the law IL more unworthy Than
the lsw violator. He declared he ia.
v0red the repeal Of war taxes and the
reduction Of federal taxation. and sug.
gested volume Of business tax In
stead Of the excess profits tax. In
dealing with other issues he followed
along the lines Of the San Francisco
platform.
In the Missouri state primary Breck.
inridge Long. who. campaigned on q
League Of Nations and Law enforro.
ment platform. won the Democratic
senatorial nomination. and the Repub-
licans renomlnated Senator Spencer.
In Kansas the Republicans renomlnaf-
ed Senator Curtis and Governor Al.
len; According to incomplete refnrns
Representative Scott Ferris was lead.
Ing Senator Corr for the senatorial
nomination In Oklahoma. Former
Senator Bailey was an easy winner In
TEXAS.
New York's unofncial Democratic
convention put M state ticket bead.
ed by Gov. Alfred r. Smith and select.
ed Lieut.. Gov. Harry C. Walker for
sem or Its platform calls for mo,li.
6cnti0n Of the volstead art 10 hermit
2.75 per cent beer and urges recogni-
tion Of the Irish republic.
In aviation the weeks triumph was
the successful opening Of the New
York to San Francisco air mail route;
Its tragedy was the denih OF LIeuten.
mt Locklenr. noted "srunt" aviator.
when his plane fell 1000 f~t at Los
Angeles