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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
Committee okavs Emergency Tariff

Washington.-The emergency tariff
bill, assigned for the relief of the
farmers and to check dumping of for.
eign goods, was ordered favorably re-
ported by the senate finance commit
tee. The measure approved by the
senate committee differs radically
from that passed by the house, anti
provisions having been sharply re.
vised, although tariff provisions were
not changed A provision to continue
government control Of dye importa.
tons through the treasury department
was added by the senate committee.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
RAIL MEN CONTEND
FOR WAGE SCALE
EMPLOYEES CAST ASIDE wAR
TIME MEASURES TO RETAIN
PRESENT WAGE SCALES
MANY CHARGES ARE MADE
Railway .rions Charge lneffieieney
In Combating Roads Efforts To
Reduce Pay

Chicago.-Railway union employees.
ignoring the carriers argument OF re-
duced living costs and outside labor
wages. charged the railroad manage
ments with wasteful inefficiency and
took their stand for an American
standard of living" recently, before
the railway labor board.
Contending that the cost Of living ba-
sis of fixing wages was wartime
emergency measure, the employees cast
it aside in their fight to retain pres
ent wage scales when they began their
defense in the wage hearing involving
nearly one hundred railroads. One af-
ter another of the union representa-
tives declared that not only did they
protest against a reduction, but wished
to point out that, according to their
conception of American standards,
railway wages were actually too low.
The fundamental principles on
which a wage scale should be based,
it declared, were the economical and
humanitarian factors.
1.-The one big fundamental question
before this board" according to w.
Jett Lauck, economist for the unions,
lis whether or not in the postwar re-
adjustment, the time has arrived to
deflate labor"
The employees then brought in
many charges, previously made public,
declaring that the present labor Crisis
was largely due to financial COM
bine" of New York banks, to lnef-
ficiencies and inadequacies of manage
ment and that the precarious condi-
ton of the railway industry, as repre-
scented by the arrangements, was very
largely due to wasteful methods OF IL
nancing and operating.
Mr.. Lauck explained his previous
charges of the deflation of labor by the
capitalist group, which, he said, had
"clamped a brake on all industry and
had intensified unemployment, de-
signed in the general policy of the
capital combination" Another exhibit
set forth the argument that because
of increased cost of coal, steel and
other basic materials and the present
Temporary stagnation of industry
the railroads were not justified in re-
ducing wages. .n
The alleged improper financing OF
the past, however,, was not beld out
as a reason for not accepting wage re-
auctions. The past financial perform
ances of the railroads were cited mere
" "as matters of ethics or business
standards" according to Mr.. Lauck'
Dissipation of resources and resulting
inadequacies of management must be
met before in reason or equity wage
reduction can be properly considered,
Mr.. Lauck declared.
B. M Jewell, head of the railway
employees department of the American
Federation of Labor, read a statement
in which he said that even If the cost
of living were taken into consideration
it would be three years before railway
employees would recoup their losses
nrior TO the war and to the failure OF
the advance in wages to meet the ad
vance in living costs.
Walter l.. McMenimen, labor repre-
sentative. and Ben w. Hooper, public
member. both new appointees, were
present for the first time.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05

of the great hotel the little creatures
came hurrying.
"Welcome, welcome" they shouted.
The boy and the girl almost felt en-
barraSsed that so many creatures were
coming to welcome them.
The boy felt perhaps he should make
some sort of a polite little speech. He
thought a moment and then he said:
Il do hope we haven't taken any of
you away from other engagements"
mo, not bit of it," they all began
to say. mot a bit of it. We always
have had time to welcome guests
That's what we love above everything.
That's why we live in the Hospitality
hotel.'
as this the only hotel of its kindT'
asked the girl of brownie who was
standing right by her.
mot exactly the only one, though
there is NO other just like it." said the
brownie. "But I'll show you about
before bedtime. Now We'll watch the
banquet being made ready"
Again the great gong sounded, and
once more the trays began to grow
and grow until all the trays grew to-
gether and appeared like long, long
table with all sorts of food upon
1t. No longer were there any trays,
every one was now part of the great
table, and as the table became q ban
quet table all the hosts and hostesses
and the boy and girl and Master
Thoughtfulness moved to one side.
They could do this very easily, for the
great hallway seemed to grow wider
and wider all the time, TOO!
"Where have the brownies gone who
held the trays?" asked the boy. He
had no sooner said this than the girl
added: "Why, they've disappeared.
They were growing larger and larger,
and then they went away entirely, but
how strange we didn't see them CO."
mot strange at ALL" said voice
from under the long table. And there
arose, rather slowly, the largest crea-
ture they had ever seen. He was fully
as long as the table. and when he
stood up he had to call out to night
Waterman:
"Off with the roof, off with the
roof I'm standing up"
"Yes, Night Watchman," he called,
"off with the roof"
'Who are your" asked the girl
And how do you do these things"
asked the boy
Because I'm Sir Hearty Cordial
ity," he answered.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
We'll. Wasn't He Riqht2

A teacher was questioning a class OF
boys on the subject of birds. Having
received correct answers to the ques-
tions about feathers, bill, feet and
wings, he put the question; What
Is 1t n bird can do that am unable
to do?'
ely" was the answer he hoped to
get. For several moments the boys
thought, but gave no answer AT last
one held up his hand
swell, my lad, what Is it?'
LAY an egg, said the boy.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
Fo.r Face Rifles OF British Squad

Cork. Ireland.-For men convict
ed of making war against British
crown forces, were executed recently
by a firing squad at the military bar
racks at Cork. They were Patrick
O'Sullivan, Maurice Moore, Patrick Ro-
nayne and Thomas Mulcahy. Moore
and Sullivan were convicted of levy
ing war and attacking British crown
forces at Clonmult, County Cork. Null
sahy and Ronayne we're convicted of
a similar offense, committed near
Mourne Abbey. This makes total OF
eleven men executed.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
ARMY GOODS SOLD AT LOSS
No Reason Advanced BY War Depart
nent For Sale At 759o 5elo"
Present Market

Washington.-Repu capitaliZa-
ton Of alleged post war Democratic
incompetency' was not only given a
severe Jolt, but the much Landed bust
ness administration" OF the Harding
regime ran broadside into a tornado
when the news leaked out from the
house committee on military affairs
recently that the war department had
lust disposed OF S1,000.00O pounds Of
canned meats, manufactured for the
army, together with a government
guarantee Of 100 per cent purity an
der the pure food laws, at average
prices of slightly more than 25 per
cent of the manufacturers scale to job
bers for the same goods - involving
first and last loses to the government
of around twenty million dollars, and
giving official encouragement by the
same token to retail profiteering all
over the nation at the direct expense
of millions of consuming masses.
At no time since the armistice, in all
of the days of stress, while returning
the millions of American boys from
overseas TO their homes in America;
during the period of physical and men,
tai relaxation following the strain of
war, and during the trying days to re-
adjusting a nation from a war to a
peace basis, did any one act of the
war administration so trespass upon
the grounds of incOmpetency or so
strike at the very blood and marrow
of the impoverished masses of the
country to the enrichment of the
classes.
The story of this latest transaction,
which has not yet become generally
public, sounds more like a comic farce
than serious drama of modern bust
ness, except the amusement lines are
participated in only by limited group,
while the serious lines are to be said
by the thousands of American bread
winners who must continue to pay
their 40 to 60 cents a pound for meats
in cans that have just turned loose
upon the markets of America at the
remarkable average of only 1/4c a
pound. or nearly 1870 below the pre-
Mailing packers prices of the hour.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
Agitation Begins To Return Troops

Agitation Begins To Return troops
Washington.--In the course of re-
marks in the house on the military
bill it cropped out that vigorous agita-
ton for the return of the American
troops in Germany will begin imme-
diately upon the passage of the Knox
peace resolution. This crusade will
be conducted by G. o. P. insurgents
and aided by many democrats. There
are 10000 American soldiers in the
occupation forces, and while every
body knows, in reality, the Knox res
olution cannot legally or constitution
ally declare war at an end, which can
be officially ended only by treaty, at
the same time, so long as the repub-
lican leaders are attempting to make
good their campaign promises by the
camouflage, the test will be made to
have the American boys returned
home at once.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
soth Session OF D. A. RS Adiourne

Washington-The Daughters OF the
American Revolution adjourned their
thirtieth national congress recently al
ter installing officers elected. While
proceedings of the final session were
of a perfunctory nature, announce
ments of candidacy for president gen.
eral in the 1923 election by several
aspirants, and the action OF the res
olutions committee in pigeonholing a
resolution introduced early in the week
calling upon members of the society
TO aid in a strict enforcement OF the
Volstead prohibition act, proved inter
esting topics for the delegates.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
Town Wiped Out AS Tornado Hits 1t

Hattiesburg, Miss.-A tornado MT the
town of Braxton at $3.50 o'clock on the
afternoon of the 26th of April ana de-
molished every business house in the
town except the bank. There is no
wire connection with Braxton from
this point, but the report comes from
Mendennall the county seat OF Simp-
son county, in which Braxton is stu
ated. that eight people were killed
and a number injured. The injured
are being cared for at hospital at
Dlo, Miss. Braxton was town OF about
six hundred inhabitants.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
G. o. p. Opposition For Peace Etfor

WdSHIHB tUH' TIL
ment for final vote on the Knox
neace resolution was reached recently
Inv the senate. The first attack IN
the senate on the Knox resolution
came from the republican side, Sena.
tor Nelson. of Minnesota, chairman OF
the senate judiciary committee, char
acterizing the resolution as unusual
hating eduivocating and only par
tial and peacemeal work" His op'
nosition shattered hopes of leaders
for solid republican lineup for adop'
ton of the resolution.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
Approaching The

Comet Approaching TIC Ga' Ut
Cambridge, Mass. W in e
comet, the periodic, which, according
to DR.. Crommelin, British astrono-
mer. will approach very near to the
earth in June, is increasing gradually
in brightness, but is still much too
faint to see with the naked eye. Word
TO this effect has been received at the
Harvard college laboratory from Pro
fessor A. o. Leuschner, of the stu
dents observatory of the University
of California at Berkeley.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
ceoroia EIopers Held In New York

Philadelphia.-A young couple from
Georgia were arrested recently in
Westchester as clippers. With them
was another young man, the clippers
told the police they had picked up
in their travels. ]. F. Lundy, who says
he came from Macon, and is the son
of the chief auditor of the Central OF
Georgia railroad, admitted he started
from Atlanta with Miss Nellie Thur
;uan, of that city.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
The Record.

Howell-Last night was the hottest
night in the year.
Powell-Not for me; the hottest
night for me was when my wife dis
covered that my pay had been raised
and l hadn't told her of it.-New York
Sun.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
Davis Reorganizes Meditation Bureau


Washington.-Sec of Labor
Davis recently announced that he is
planning reorganization of the bureau
of meditation and Cancellation on the
basis of the ten major industries.
The bureau should be made up OF
ten special meditatcrs each of whom
would specialize in settling disputes
in one major industry said Mr.
Davis. Each of the special media
tors should receive $4,000 year. In
addition there should be about q
mediators of general ability at from
S3,6OOsto $500 year who could en-
gage in educational work through
out the country in an attempt to mold
public sentiment in favor of mediation
of all industrial disputes, without re-
sort to strikes and lockouts."
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
CRYSTAL cazer Loses Equipment In Fire

Davenport, Iowa.-The entire ponce
department and deputy sheriffs are
hunting incendiaries who attempted to
burn the business district OF Davenport
one night recently. Four fires were
started within one block of each other
Alexander, "the man who knows was
playing the Brutus opera house, and
lost 100000 worth of equipment. The
loss to the opera house is 100000.
Damage put at $4,000 was done to
the Jansen apartment building. Other
hpildings, including big furniture
house. were fired
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
Saws Figures Show Coal Shortage

Knoxville. Tenn.-A coal shortage
looms up for the country in the face
of Dn industrial revival, according to
f,oures compiled here. This will be
one of the questions discussed when
the Appalachian Coal Operators Asso-
ciatiop meets here. To see the coun-
try safely through its soft coal supply
nc well as TO meet the export demand
q &c calculated that approximately
100000 tons must be mined each year,
saws a statement which has been cir
culated through the country during
the recent past.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
Ship Owners Ready To Lessen Wages

N ew York.-The American steam
recently it was ready to comply with
shin owners association announced
the wishes of Rear Admiral BENSON
of the shipping board, and cut wages
IL ner cent May /, instead of approx
nately 25 per cent, as first proposed
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
outside competition.

"Why is it so hard for a poet to
make a living?
"Others encroach on our preserves
explained the. poet. Doctors, lawyers
all sorts of men write poetry. Yet you
never hear of a poet trying to write
a legal brief or a prescription"
Taiban Valley news., 1921-12-16
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES
CARE FOR 100000
IN THE SOUTHWEST
Workers in Red Cross Chapters
In Seven States Have
Big Job.

II the 104 public health nurses now
working under the emblem of the Red
Cross in the Southwestern Division of
the American Red Cross were with
drawn tomorrow, more than 100000
sick and infirm men, women and chill
dren would be left without nursing
care and advice, according to Miss
Olive Chapman, Director Of Nursing
of the Southwestern Division Of the
American Red Cross.
The Public Health Nurse Is one Of
the most important officers In the
American Red Cross today. Her job
Is to help the people to get well and to
keep well. She teaches mothers how
to look after their babies and school
children how to avoid illness and dis
ease She is found In schools, homes,
Fairgrounds, Industrial plants, depart
ment stores, hospitals, and health CEN
ters. Her work is in the small towns
and In the big cities, In the rural COM
munities and In the lonely mountain
regions of the West. She Is wherever
there is need for her service, regard
less Of race, religion or social con-
dltions.
Any form of community work In
which the health Of the public is con-
cerned is hers. She visits the rich and
the poor alike and teaches both the
common sense rules of good health.
She locates tuberculous patients and
cares for them, and at the same time
teaches the families how to prevent
the disease from spreading to other
members. She assists in school medi-
cal inspection of children and follows
defective children into their homes to
advise the parents and induce them to
,,actson the advice Of the school doctor
She watches over families In which
there are contagious diseases, such as
dyphtheria, scarlet fever, whooping
cough and influenza, and teaches the
families how to Isolate the patient so
as to prevent infection.
She takes care of the mother before
the baby arrives and builds for the
future by showing the mother how to
care for her baby. She gives instruc-
tion in sanitary living conditions, and
even at times In questions of diet.
She is the closest point of contact
between the great American Red Cross
and the public.
There is known shortage In the
United States today of several thou
sand public health nurses and there
is greater shortage Of hospital and
private nurses. Many chapters In the
Southwestern Division Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross maintain public health
nurses and conduct work of greater
or less scope through the agency of
such a nurse. These chapters are de-
pending upon the membership fees
coming in from the annual Red Cross
Roll Call to finance their public health
nursing program for the coming year.
The Roll Call will take place Novem-
ber 18th to Oath, according to an
nouncement given out at the local Red
Cross headnuarters.
Taiban Valley news., 1921-12-16
Christmas Programme
To Be Rendered By School
Children on the 2STd.
MORNING

MORl ~ lANO
go DAM. Regular work, Every
body welcome to any classroom
he mhncnnQQse.
q :45 opposed of frih,
200 Songs filiiAArary children
Addr sss- B. fth airk, county
supt.
80 Songs by primary children
Address Dr.. J A. Hill, Pres.
OF the West Texas State Nor
NAL College, Canyon, Texas.
11:15 Piano solo Neil Atkerson
Piano solo Bessie Cheshire.
Address Perry Keith, Pres !.
Board of Directors.
II 80 Open for discussion Cub
ject, "Better School for
fabian"
11:50 Dinner served to all.
AFTERNOON
100 Song by High School Glee
Club.
1:10 "D;ckens' Christmas Carol"
Taiban Valley news., 1921-12-16
TOLAR SCHOOL
Birthday Celebration

Last Friday evening, Dtc. 9th.
a dinner was given at the Mans.
field home in honor of Mr.. Mans.
fields birthday.
The color scheme was pink
and white, with touches of ever
green's. Candles were used for
illupination and the centerpiece
was a cake with seventy candles
on Q for each year he has lived.
Taiban Valley news., 1921-12-16
MCAliSter Locals

Lee Harrington of the McAlister
Midwest Supply Co., made a
business trip to Melrohe Monday
for Christmas supplies.
Mr.. Webb made business trip
to Clovis, Tuesday.
Will Burdette had his car in
the garage for repairs. Monday,
The Vance Bros. are still thresh-
ing their large maize crops.
j. A. r.
Taiban Valley news., 1921-12-16
TABAN DEBAcA COUNTY MEXICO FRIDAY DEcEAlHEa
Sewing Machines Repaired
work guaranteed.
A. j. (Dad) Rogers.
Get our prices on stor 90 tanks
j. s. Philips, Garage.

FARM WANTED ,anted to
hear from owner Of = farm for
sale, give lowest price, and
poss esslon. l.. Jones. Box 551,
Olney, LII.
Taiban Valley news., 1921-12-16
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Only Pictures OF Quality at The
Majestic Theatre at Fort Sumner.

The school will render an al
dav Program Friday, Dec 23.
ard dinner will be servt d at the
school, to he public every body
invited.
Prof, Rowan ask us to report,
there will be special speakers
here for the program on the %
of Dec. Be sdre and be there,
aud don't forget the date.
JUST ARRIEVED-A new as
sortment OF fresh Christmas
candies, at G. A. Iolly's. Come
come lay in supply early G. A..
jolly the place to get your candy
Born To Mr.. and Mrs. ], N.
Crensbaw, FRIDAY, Dec.16, a boy
! weighing eight and a half pounds
Joe Stone left Thursday morn
ing for Shadrack, Oklahoma, i,
where he will be employed as
section foreman.
Mrs. Jerry Spencer and Mrs.
Mace McH rae of Fort Sumner
We're in Fabian, Monday.
The paper is late this week on
account Of sickness in the ejitor's
home. Two of his children have
the pneumonia.
COME TO Mrs. lyons for
fresh Chri stmas candies, box
chocolates, candy novelties. Also
apples, oranges, lemons and
nuts. Apples So 70 per box
MIR Martin of the Carton vi.
cinity brought pig to town last
week which weighed 4 2 pounds.
Some pig?
w. M. Bryan and wife, OF
Fort Sumner, visited Joe Good
man and family. Monday.
j. S. MoCull, ugh moved to
town from their ranch north of
town, this week.
Mrs Laura Hill. sister OF Mrs.
e. W. Mccullough, is here visit.
ing.
Wesley Mccullough and wife
took their little daughter visiting
last Sunday.
e. F. Noblitt, OF the Dereno
vicinity was in town this week.
The boy basketball team
played the Tolar boys Friday and
the score was 10 to IL in favor of
ToTar. Pretty good boys but
beat them next timel
The girls basket ball team
were gcipg to play the Fort
Sumner girls Saturday night but
Fort Sumner called it off,
The Misses Iris and Rosetta
Crenshew visited relatives on
the plane last week
Mrs, G.. A. Holder went to
Albuquerque this week to do her
Christmas shopping.
The old thief has been caught!
j. A. (Dad) Rodgers vas caught
stealing the fuss from sewing
machine.
You will find many suitable
Christmas gifts at the Taiban
Grocery.
Perry Keith redeived word last
week that his father was sick.
Ho went at once but his father
had died when he got there.
w. X. Brown fell from a rock
at Dripping Springs last week
and broke his collar bone. We
are glad to report that he is nov
able tc be up and around again
Ben Robinson and W. D. Kluttt
went to Fort Sumner last week
We see great quantity ol
maize, corn. etc. 10 town. Il
looks like there is no danger Of
us starving for one more year.
We haye been having baC
.At~. k,,k ~ haa MT crnvr a.
Taiban Valley news., 1921-12-16

characterized by High School
Students
1880 Piano colo Miss Rowan.
"My Mothers Prayer, solo by
Miss Alderman, assisted by
Mrs. White and Mrs. Moe ul-
lough.
1:45 "Hangin' out the wash. 'by
High School students.
Song--Glee Club.
2:20 Ba sket Ball Games.
BOYS end GIRLS
VS.
TOLAR SCHOOL
Every body interested in good
schools. urged to be present at
. :00 AM.
Taiban Valley news., 1921-12-16

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE e
IN BANKRUPTCY
THE DISTRICT COURT or THE UNITED
STATES Foa THE DISTRICT. OF NEW
MEXICO.