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The Lamar register., 1921-07-27
THE COUNTY FAIR
(By Chattering Charley

(By ChatterIng Charley
Here we sit all day and wonder, it
is thoughts that make us blue, why is
il we say, by thunder. we can't live
like others do. With real joy we're
not afflicted. nothing done to bring a
grin. Say Oh, boyl would it be wick
ed; if we spent a little tin7 Put on
something fast and funny, bring folks
here from everywhere, every one
would spend their money, at a good
old County Fair. We're compelled TO
go a driving, burning up good gaso-
line, TO see other cities thriving. show
ing things we haven't seen, and we'd
love to see the ponies go a racing
round the track. We would love to
spend our money just to bring the old
times back Poorer county seats are
giving prizes for the stuff that's grown
while we wonder by the living, why
our kids won't stay at home. Rocky
Ford can cut her melons, Manzanola
cherry pie, and we see them all
smiling, still we sit and wonder why.
Other towns without our riches, put
on stunts to raise our hair, haven't
got railroads or bitches, still they have
their county fair. Are we settled up
with tightwads, and afraid we'll lose
our roll? We see other people happy.
while we're back here in the hole. We
are in rotten pickle, won't get out
because we're in, all afraid to spend
We have got the richest city in the
country anywhere. won't the business
men take pity? Give US one real coun-
ty fair? Here we sit and wait and
wonder, can not figure how it's done,
all our friends have gone by thunder,
some where else to have some fun.
The Lamar register., 1921-07-27

Frank j. Holmes, former mayor and
merchant of Lamar, but now living in
Los Angeles, stopped over between
trains today and renewed acquaintance
with many old friends. He was form
er Master and High Priest of the Ma
sonic orders here, but left before the
first part of the temple was construct
ed and was highly pleased to visit the
big structure. He was warmly greet
ed by all old timers, as no one was
better or more favorably known in the
old days.
The Lamar register., 1921-07-27
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
NEGLECT TO COLLECT
INTEREST DUE THEM
Treasury Department Anxious for
Holders of Liberty Bonds to Get
Their Money.

Incredible as it may sound, there are
several thousand people scattered
throughout the United States who
have money coming to them from the
United States Government, but who
are SO Indifferent that they will not
go to the trouble of calling for it at
their local banks. Also, unlike many
debtors, Uncle Sam has tried and still
is trying to pay these people their
money which, in the aggregate, is con-
siderably over s1OO,000,OO0.
This huge amount represents ac-
cumulated interest on outstanding lib
erty bonds and victory notec which the
owners have tucked away in trunks,
bureau drawers and safe deposit box
es and have apparently forgotten that
they bear interest coupons which are
payable at intervals of six months. All
they have to do is to clip the coupons
and take them to any bank and the
money will be paid over without even
the trouble of Identification.
ht tNsttN Vi 1ilAH
ed interest on April 30, 1921, the last
date of which there are official figures.
was s10O,629 900. Since that date, the
total has probably increased by sew
eral millions, since interest on the sec
ond loan matured May Is, and on
June No interest on the First and Vic
tory loans fell due.
Small Bonds Most Affected.
The records of the Treasury show
that the great bulk of the unpaid in
terest is due on bonds of $50 and 500
denomination. Many of the owners of
these bonds have doubtless failed to
clip the coupons. or present the tenn
porary bonds for exchange, through
ignorance. Others have laid the bonds
away and forgotten them
The Treasury Department has done
everything possible to get these in
dividuals to present their interest
coupons and collect the cash which is
due them. 1t has issued circular let
ters, posted notices in banks and post
offices and advertised in newspapers,
but thus far its efforts have been un-
availing. Instead of decreasing the
money in its possession which does
not belong to it, each interest-pay-
ing day secs the amount constantly
growing in volume. If you are one
of those who bought Liberty or Vic
tory Loan Bonds, see to it that you
collect your interest promptly. You
will be doing patriotic service if you
ask your neighbors if they have col
lected their interest to date.
The Lamar register., 1921-07-27
CAN'T BE STOPPED
Lamar Lengthens Lead in League Race
and Fort Lyon Ties Holly for
Second Place.

By defeating the Holly team, which
was in second place, in the best and
fastest game of the league race so
far, the Lamar team lengthens their
lead to four games with only seven to
play. The game Sunday was one of
the best ever seen in Lamar and was
a pitchers battle royal with Gregg
winning his own game in the last half
of the ninth by driving in the winning
score with long hit. The game was
witnessed by large crowd of fans
from both Holly and Lamar and was
the most exciting of the season so far
on the home grounds.
The game was played on the old
ball grounds on the north side two
blocks east of the Brown Lumber
yard Caulk was one of the special
stars of the game making two of La
mars seven hits and scoring two of
the three runs. Unfortunately in the
last inning of the game he badly
wrenched his ankle, bending one of
the bones and causing a serious in
jury which will keep him out of the
game for some time.
Fort Lyon at the same time defeat
ed Las Animas by score of to /.
The box score of the Lamar game
was as follows:
The Lamar register., 1921-07-27
Old Timers Picnic.

The old timers of the valley-those
having been here over twenty years
will hold their annual picnic at Rocky
Ford on Monday, August 1st. The
picnic will be held at the fair grounds.
There will be free lemonade and coffee
and big basket dinner There will
be speeches and pioneer stories and
amusements of all kinds. Everybody
invited to go and take your baskets.
The Lamar register., 1921-07-27
TOO MANY STRINGS
Federal Aid in Rebuilding Ditch Sys-
tens Like Senator Ingalls, Ir-
ridiscent Dream.


The quicker the people of the Ar
kansas Valley make up their minds
that they must rebuild their own
bitches and repair their own damaged
farms and replant their destroyed
crops on their own resources, the bet
ter for them and all concerned. Fed
eral aid has so many strings tied to
it that Senator Ingalls, old descrip-
tion of an irridiscent dream is the
only language that will fifty describe
it. If the government will assist in
work of prevention of such calamities
in the future it will be of great bene-
fit in future years and to future gem
erations but so far as the year 1921 is
concerned the people will have to dig
for themselves.
When the Federal Land Loan offic-
ials got together with the ditch men
last week the first thing that hap
pened was the laying down of the rule
that no bank money would be loaned
without first lien on the ditch. No
difference how big the property and
how small the Indebtedness the bank
must come first or no money. This
eliminated large majority of the
bitches from help. A few were able
TO answer this requirement, the Man
vel canal of Prowers county being one.
The farmers under it are few in num-
ber and were hit harder by the flood
than most any other canal, and it look
ed as if here at least some needed
help might be available. Not SO, how
ever, the next piece of information
handed out was that no money could
be loaned to any company in which a
corporation was interested. The Amer
ican Beet Sugar Co. has land under
this canal and of course owns stock
so the bars were up again.
Why If they, are bound by such re-
strictions did they ever offer help?
II you could possibly find such an ami
NAL as ditch with no corporation in
terested in it and still with no debt
outstanding, it would be too rare to
make it worth public attention-and
It wouldn't need help anyway.
The farm loan bank is making a
few loans in the county but they are
on undamaged lands such as could go
out in the market and get money at
any time. There is no objection to the
bank insisting on these protecting re-
strictions II they deem them necessary
to protect the banks interests, but
why in the samhill did they get out
and make all those big promises of
what they would do to help out in the
emergency. Many people if they had
known the real facts and had never
been led to expect help would have
already found other means of financ-
ing themselves through the difficulty
and the work of reclamation be now
well under way.
The people at least in Prowers coun
ty are not asking any charity They
are willing to pay for all the reclama-
tion work they need, but in this time
OF tight money they would have con-
sidered it great help to have been
able to borrow the money to restore
their bitches and farms from the fed
eral banks where it is available at a
fixed rate, instead of going into an
already hampered money market to at
tempt to get it. The farm loan banks
seem to function better as means of
furnishing cheap capital to those that
are already well fixed than it does to
those that actually need assistance.
The Lamar register., 1921-07-27

Hon. C. C. Goodale spent last Sat
urday in Garden City looking after
business matters. He inspected the
new Elks Home just being completed
there and pronounces it fine monu-
ment to the order and the city.
The Lamar register., 1921-07-27

Bases on balls, off Phipher, l. Two
base hits, Caulk, Parker, Helbeek.
Three base hits, Gregg, Helbeek.
Struck out, by Gregg 9; by Pipher,
is. Sacrifice hits, Parker, Reynolds 2.
Blair 2. Passed balls, Wilson l, um-
pires, Adkins and Jessup.
The Lamar register., 1921-07-27

Roy F Cooper spent several days
the first of the week in Abilene, Kan
sas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Gentry return
ed the first of the week from short
vacation spent in the mountains.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06
THE PUEBLO FLOOn

Whatever the loss of life and damage In Pueblo finally proves to be as the result of the flood it bids fair to rank as one of the disasters which cannot fail To stir the entire country and to mean Inc speeding or relief 10 the disabled and stricken people of that city.
 Just what the conditions are tbere oar be Imagined from what has occurred un- aor similar circumstances at otbor places Floods show r1 respect for person or property They are relentless .n their destruction and caught in their merc.less grip humanity invariably suf- iers. Sometimes it is harder than oth- gre and from all the accounts regarding '7o Pueblo affair that was a case where 'He clements seemed 10 outdo pretjous DTortg.
 Two features stand out in connection with the flood and lts ravaces bec,tse '1'F arc go damotrcally opposite in their purpose. Attention Is given to the quick response that was made to the apparent need for assistance in the stricken city, the early desratch of TO. Hef trains and the organization of the Rcd Cross 10 aid the sufferers At a 'Ime Ike that it is natural that thoughts and efforts should be turned to admins. ier.ng relief, but while that was being none there was that deplorable feature where certain of those who had sur. 'ived the disaster were devotlng their efforts 10 footing wherever it was DOS. s.oIe and being so desperate in their de. termination as 10 brave the bullets ot the militia guarding the wreckage.
 The early efforts that were made tc deal with the latter situation showed an appreciation of the need of curbing such an element. while those whose effort, were directed toward the aid of the homeless, the Injured and the hungry were plainly actuated by the Colder Rule Fortunate indeed is any conmu. nity 10 have an organization prepared to undertake such vital work.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06
COLOR GUIDES FOR NEXT FALL.

The color oracles look long way ahead and consequently while summer is stil a future proposition they have evolved a modish list for next fall pri- marily for the benefit of the trade There are IS colors on the new card, 66 of which are portrayed in silk and the re- fmainder in wool. In a separate group are ten shades especially adapted to shoes, leather and hosiery. Evening tints call for particular mention, and indica- tive of Jightness and delicacy are such designations as elf. pale green; rose leaf, a dainty pink; butterfly, a light citron. afterglow, bluish lavendar; au- rora, fam-shot coral.
 Three unusual blues with green under tones are called waterfall, rapids and whirlpool, and in striking contract are Formosa, Satsuma and Fuj-yama, pale coppery shades of pinkish cast, beloved by the artists of ancient Nippon.
 The purple family includes hepatica gra pejuice and loganberry; two new greens are termed opal and matrix and burnished copper red is labeled Budd- lia It suggests antique Eleoner. Of course there are the conservative varia- tions of gray blue and brown, and ir the last named classification there is 2 graduation that begins with light straw hue termed raffia and then follow ir deeper hues seal, bamboo, Albert and autumn
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06
coMM1rrEE MUsr ApJUsT.

Congress hasn't as yet disposed of the navy appropriation bill. It has been act ed upon by both houses but there is dis agreement about what the amount should be. According to the senate the amount has been set at s494, 900 and by the action of the house there were reduc tions of $sS,ooO, 900, leaving that much of a difference to be adjusted by the conference committee and from the atti- tudes manifested it does not promise to be the easiest possible job.
 The senate has acted on the ground that the country should not be deprived of it's proper protection in the way of the first line of defense. It believes that the programme for naval construction should be carried out although it has declared in favor of calling conference for disarmament That may look like bad faith to some when a vote favors one thing and provisions are made at the same time for directly the opposite The fact of the matter is that while this government sets forth its belief in the need of an International conference and understanding regarding naval con- istruction with view to curbing it it cannot nevertheless disregard the inter
 
 I oss of the country until such a time as that agreement has been reached. Fa- voring a conference and disarmament doesn't assure the attainment of the ob- jects.
 The house on the other hand has en- deavored to bring about a curtailment of the naval outlay. It believes that it should be done in response to the de- mand for economy and that it can be done as it'proposcs without harming the nations interests. It remains for the conference committee to get some agree ment either by the withdrawal of one branch of congress from it's position or through a compromise. From the atti- tude which has been manifested in the respective houses it doesn't promise to l be very easy job.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06
HEALTH AND BEAUTY

The best way to massage oil into the arm is to fill the palm of the hand with the oil, grasp the opposite arm and rub round and round. Bathing the arms in hot water and drying thoroughly before applying the cream or oil will help the skin to absorb 1t.
 Beware of the too tight corset. It spells the natural line of the figure by bringing the curves m the wrong place and fattening the back too much. They should always be laced with two strings, one from the top and one from the bot tom.
 When you come home cleanse your face with a wash cloth Gampened in moderate water, put on very thin layer of cold cream and on top of that plenty of sweet smelling astringent. And remember that whenever you want to wash your face with soap cold cream it first, leaving the cream on for about five minutes and then wash it while the cream is still on.
 We are getting into such good weather now, that sun and wind treatments can be given the scalp without any danger of colds in the head. If you possibly can, go outdoor in the sun, let the hair hang and part it so the sunshine can reach the scalp Part it first one place then another, so the warmth can pene- trate to the very root of the hair. Ii will feel wonderfully invigorating.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06
PARAsoI,s FOR sUMMER.

The sumnier season is to be gaily lowered ont, if one is to judge by the distinctive new parasols. A great deal of wide lowered ribbon is being used for the latest models. a single row making the center within Border of plain ribbon, or vice versa, or two fancy rows put together.
 One of these lowered parasols gains an. unusual note by means of wide rt1ffle of plain silk at the edge. Per haps more striking is the new -four corner" parasol with but four ribs. A striking white parasol in this shape has the lowered border at the center, and is edged with black fringe, or with double ruffles of narrow width. A vari- ation of the four. corner shape is the pa goda top. and whether in shape or flat when it is closed the fringe adjusts it. self in soft frill at the top. The pa goda top appears again in regulation shape it's only trimming two wide bands of self material closely shirred on.
 There is a new black and white ef- feet that is extremely good. Tho border which is of black or a color. tlN stripes always remaining black and white
 A collapsible parasol promises to meet with success. as it is a practical thins for the week end" with ferrule and handle that are hinged and can be clos ed to limit the entire length to that Of a small suit case-that is, about eighteen inches long. Plain pongee is made up ir this fashion as are the fancier ef-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06
TO STEAM yEGETABLEs.

Some good authorities say that next to baking a potato steaming is the best method of cooking it. It is preferred to boiling. Steafning is an excellent method of cooking any vegetable. When you boil vegetable in water you give the water a chance to carry away much that is whole some, nutritious and of good flavor in the vegetable. Even if you use the water soup. you detract from the goodness of the vegetable. Steaming takes but little longer than boiling. It can be done best in a kettle made especially for that pur- pose. One satisfactory sort is made of aluminium with a perforated pan that sets within the kettle. raised high enough to permit the kettle to hold good quantity of water that does not come in contact with the perforated pan above. The vegetable is placed within this pan and as the water comes to the boiling point steam freely passes through the vegeta- ble, cooking it without drawing off any considerable part of it's goodness.
 Steaming is an excellent method of cooking vegetables for young children, who need the salts and other parts of the vegetables that are most affected by the boiling process. There are some vegeta- bles such as onions and cabbage, that are perhaps too strong in flavor and these we may prefer to boil directly in the water changing the water once or twice in the cooking operation But with most vegeta- bles the object is to retain as much as possible of the original flavor and then steaming is the best means of cooking.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06
Stories That Recall oth.rs
Mistaken Identity.


 A certain gentleman decided to replen- ish his wardrobe. SO ne walked into a leading clothing store. approached smiling gentleman. in short sleeves and inquired of him: Where are the col lars7'' The smiling gentlefsan ceased smiling. and pointing in the general dl- rection Of his neck said: Mines here; where's yours?
 First gentleman grows angry and yelis: "Now don't you give mo any smart talk. I came in here to buy collar and if you get smart I'll so to some other place"
 The second gentleman. also angry, re- plies: Go ahead. ! don't care. ] came here to buy something; l am not clerk"
 Then the first gentleman tn tantaliz- ing manner concluded: Thought you were one of the Ealesnen. You look like one''
 RiFht Payment. Nine-year-oid Charles carried letters from the young man next door 10 his best i girl. Every time he took one the fellow gave him dime. But one day he de- cided 10 reward him a little better. .-1 started 10 fsh two dimes ont Of his pock- et. T guess these letters are worth % cents he remarked facetiously-
 Yes. str" Charles agreed. sobsTly. that's what I get-s dime from you and one from her"
 But he didn't know what there wa. about his speech to make the fellow grln so happily.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06
SUGGESTIONS FOR


 THE HOUSEWIFE Sponge cake should be baked in un- greased pans.
 A rotary flour sieve will strain the cranberry finely.
 With a cloth dampened with turpentine you can remove powder marks from the neckbands of dark clothing.
 When running meat through the grinder for hash. run a cracker or two through at the last The cracker will not harm the hash and it saves quite a bit of meat. After washing raisins or entrants do not place them in the oven to dry, as they will become too hard. Dry them between towels or in the sun.
 In washing off the bread board use cold 1 clear water, and the flour will not gum on your dishcloth.
 As often as possible cook vegetables with the skins on-taey contain more nourishment and the best flavor is right under the skin.
 If you are in hurry or your potatoes l are very small, cook them with the skins on and then press through potato ricer | The skins will stay on top and not a par ticle of the potato will be wasted.
 Add a teaspoon ct cornstarch to your meringue and it win not fall so easily. To remove soot from carpet without leaving smears. cover with coarse salt then sweep up.
 All garments after use, especially those which touch the skin, shoAld be aired. 4 good sugggestion is to leave the door o1 the clothes closet open at night.
 Old silk gloves that are too badly worr to be mended should be carefully saved as they make splendid pieces to mend sill undergarments.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06
ODD INCIDENTS IN AMERIcAS
 HISTORY
GoRroN AND WARWICK PLAxTA.
TION.


 When Mrs. Anne Hutchinson was banished from the Massachusetts col ony, and made hen way to Rhode Isl and, among her glppoters, after her arrival at AquednecE, was sincere and courag geous, but inherent and crotchetty man, named Samuel Gorton In the de- nunciatory language of that day he was styled proud and pestilent seducer." <" or, as the modern newspaper would put it, 2 crank
 It is well to make due allowances for the prejudice so conspicuous in the ac- counts given by his enemies who felt obliged to justify their harsh treatment Of him, but we have also his own writ ings from which to form an opinion as to his character and views.
 Gorton had been a London clothier. He said he thanked God that he had not been brought up in the schools of hu- man learning" He set himself uD in Massa chusetts as a preacher without or | dination and styled himself professor ] of the mysteries of Christ" He seems to have cherished that doctrine of pri- vate inspiration which the Purftans es- lpeclalv abhorred.
 Gprton's temperament was such as to | keep him always in an atmosphere of strife. Other heresiarchs suffered per secution in Massachusetts but Gorton was in hot water everywhere. His arri-
 val in any community was the signal for an imm4diate disturbance of the peace, His 4oubles began in Plymouth ] where the wife of the pastor preferred
 his teachings to those of her husband
 In 1898 Gorton fled to Aquedncck
 where his first achievement was a chisn
 among Mrs. Hutchinson's followers
 which ended in some staying to found
 the town of Portsmouth while others