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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-22
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L seems a strange "a that oHe's
ncighhors chiLiseu ere always
wretchcdly brouga up We could
methods Of improving upon Ire
"small fry arr9-s the way Sic
ever az the moment our own yHns-
SEES ron shamcngsY pild, op3 a-o
subject % much The same criticism
from that neigntor herself.
But 10 IS not IN that v1t ri ,'r'i-
rism ! make sug reNi0n, rather In
a hope that lt may De- ~ he's q
afle mother wha has "a .fiIi 0r t1ro,
with the attending problems.
To foster a feeling Of responsible
ity In q child is one = the most i'm
pGrfanf steps IN caring him along
The right road Z. will work t01ders
81 in him II he has his own little
tasks, duties nhsu- the house for
whih he alone is responsible
The boy who keeps me grass trim
med along the wales after he lawn
has been MOVED. Who ernrfiei the
ashes from the kitchrn range each
dn,, fweors on Fncw from be walks
in winter. picks ~ is clothes each
uurling and iC4rra tis bedroom IN
cr'cr, that BOZ Is brrrrirr well.
When Pc ku1Af thai ris farl.y de-
ponds upon MIN ior the evening aa-
DIR and the GA !. fh@ re-rou iliilty
thus imposed will strengthen the IN
o. d.. u may BIZ far n irr zoe n
mother 90 90 a thing herself than
20 succeed IN getting he boy 10 Do
Il. but in the end he etfor' VIII BE-
found well worth the while AMI ono
which n thoughtful moiher should
feel i a duty 20 make.
The little girl who shares me tax
~ dishwnshing with her mother, and
whose dirty IL j. % dust tho living
room before going 20 shool m the
morning, that little girl IS deYeloo-
ing not only her abilities as \ youag
housekeeper. but those chara 'eris-
tics % unselfishness and srrvite that
are most essential IN all 81 Us.
The question arises as 20 when we
ran begin % impose these little dn-
ties. for surely a three year old can
not be expected 20 shovel snow. No
indeed. BIT a child may be trained NJ
a surprisingly early ace % nerf7~n
duties that lead as be grows older
20 larger thingv Visit any kinder
gar'en and children nay ,, s,rni
doing things, Of viii n their o0n
mothers never SUSPECTED them cao-
able. II is altogether too common a
fault thai mothers ruderes' innate
their childrcn's capabilities. Nanv
fines mothers have come % our kin
derga~tcn and saii why bad no
idea johnny could do s-h tAirg.
He never has ~ homer For cv-
am1le. children in hnderga~ten v-ill
put on their Logging. coats, over
shoes and mittens without a murmur,
while NJ hor'a they never even at
temnt 20 do this
a two ycar Old child may be taught
90 nut away his TOYS. take care ~ his
coat and enp. and run little arrGuls
about the horse fsr his mp'hr 70
can not be trained too SION 10 wait
upor himself Don't make the COM
mon mis.ake ~ being "a sla~e O.
YOUR children" Tea-h them self 70
lianre, gre them some reSpon-ihili-y
vo'' WI ~ more than r"var l.d for
yodi effort when they attain young
manhood and wpmanh0Od
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-22
GREAT PROSPERITY WOULD FOLLOW
A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THE
DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE-GARY

tolerable and those responsible for
il would be repudiated and everlast-
ingly condemned.
mo claim for personal or indiyid-
ual advantage not based on the prin-
ciples Of right and justice, in the
opinion Of the majority would be en-
tertained," he added.
He briefly dismissed the sugges-
ton that less steel would be manu-
featured as result Of armament
limitation.
'In the first place." he said, "the
amount Of decreases, If any, which
is doubtful, would be small, and
even though they might be large, no
sane and right spirited person would
consider pecuniary interest as Of any
Importance when discussing national
or international welfare.
Mr.. Gray said ii seemed to be gem
orally conceded that business condi-
tions through the country for the last
six months had been steady, If slowly
getting better. The volume of bust
ness in the steel industry had more
than doubled in the last ninety days,
he said, though profits had been little
or nothing due to high costs and
low prices. OF the countries bust
ness outlook he said.
Even though we have now pass
ed the most critical period in our re-
covery, | still think we would not be
warranted in concluding we have ar
rived at the point where we can with
certainty predict the exact time when
there will be return TO a normal
financial, commercial and industrial
basis for the worlds economic struc-
ture has been terribly shaken by ad-
verse winds during the last few
years. There must be further ad-
justments.
"The delay in complete restora-
ton Of a sound and satisfactory eco
monte development and activity in
this country is largely due TO high
costs-higher costs Of living, high
costs Of production and transporta-
ton and high costs Of owning and
earning money or its equivalent"
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-22

New York, Nov. 18.-Negotiation
Of treaty which would prevent flu
ture wars was urged, in conjunction
with an agreement to limit navies
by Ebert r. Gary, chairman of the
board Of the United States Steel Cor
poration, in an address today be-
fore the American Iron and Steel
Institute, of which he is president.
He also Selittled the suggestion that
armament limitation would reduce
the manufacture Of steel, saying the
thought was unworthy of even a
passing notice.
Business was improving, he said,
but there must be further adjust
ments.
with an agreement for limitation
of capital ships" he said, sit would
not seem to be practical TO stop with
less than a final treaty which will
prevent future wars.
In addition to what is contempla-
ted by the limitation Of armament,
there should. with other things, be
an understanding that II any inter-
national differences arose, no re-
sort Of military force should be per-
mitted until after there has been a
conference and full discussion by all
nations now participating in the de-
alterations at Washington.
president Harding and the four
selected. able and experienced rep
resentatives Of this country will en-
ergetically and persistently strive for
an agreement.
"They realize their constituents
are Internationally and fervently
supporting them in their campaign
for peace and limitation Of arma-
ment and all this is true of each Of
the other nations"
He asserted that the international
arrangements Go be concluded must
cover every kind Of armament here
tofore or hereafter discovered.
"The benefits viii h would be de-
rived by reason Of all the nations liy-
ing under peaceful conditions as
compared with military conflicts are
beyond calculation" he said.
"If means for the firm establish
ment and maintenance Of pea'e can
be found and generally assented TO
It will mark an epoch Of the great
est business prosperity as well as
the largest measure Of happiness that
the world has ever witnessed. We
should be thankful that this con-
ference has been called
Failure Of the conference, he said,
was unfhinkable.
An adverse outcome would be in
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-22
BLANToN CHALLENGES TEXAS
REP. FOR A DEBATE

Washington, Nov 15.-Represen-
tative Blanton, Democrat, Texas, who
was recently censured by the House
for inserting Objectionable language
in the Congressional Record, today
challenged the seventeen other mem
bers Of the Texas Congressional del
egation "singly and collectively" to
debate in nine Texas cities after adj
journment of the present session.
Mr. Blanton in his formal challenge
charged that his colleagues "abetted
in introducing and passing a resolu-
ton of censure causing him 70 be
publicly" inulted on the floor--a
punishment worse than expulsion"
He added
"This was an Infamous outrage"
which he did not merit and charged
that after a resolution 10 exnel him
had failed he was not offered an on
portunity to be heard in his own de-
Tense.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-22
ALL-wEsT TEXAS EXHIBIT
WINS AT HOUSTON

Haskell. Texas Nov i9--H. VI.
Whitaker. who had rharre Of the All
West Teyas exhibit M the Houston
Fair and ENnositi1n. has returned 20
his home here. The All-West feNas
exhibit viii n vns shown under the
arsr IS n the West Texas Chamber
n cormerte won first nrl-e In tie
rsRioral avri,rif,ral evhihli contest
STAGED At the Fair. cnnturirg arrive
n 900 nefor, taking The exhibit
~ Houston NJ. Whfaher had eharre
~ 'he exhibit a. Shreveport Ia,
ari "a, asrl''ed Ia 9iitlnF up ite
evhlAl' At Waco. A. yea. NJ
Whraher taak tha All.Wesi fesas
erhlhlt a. fairs A. sedalla. No Dan.
Lille md anrlnrflsli IN Indlanap.
Oils 'ni and Topeka, ksnsaA
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-22

n. B. Allison was here Saturday
from his farm near Shallowater Mr.
Allison has gathered fourteen bales
Of cotton this year and has fine
row crop 81 can raise enough feed
on my place in one year 20 supply
the needs Of my teams for five years
he said, while explaining TO a pros
pector that the plains country can
not be equalled as a farming country.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-22

Julian Joplin, one Of the best foot
ball players that ever played on the
Slaton team, was here Saturday, en-
route to Littlefield, to visit home.
folks He played in the Slaton-Lub-
book game Friday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-11-22

Henry Nickel and mother, accom-
panied by Mrs. D. c. Arnold, Of Lit
tlefield, we're Lubbock visitors Sat
urday.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-06-24
BANK RoBBRR DIES IN
JAIL AT HARRODSBURG.

Harrodsburg, KY. = william welsh
one of the three alleged bank robbers
who looted the Farmers State aBnk Of
salvisa Of $1,000 a few days ago died
in the local Jail. Physicians say that
Welsh had been drinking heavily re-
Gently and the total abstinence enforc-
ed since he was confined in the Jail
here caused his death. Welsh with
Greenburg and Pal Patrick was caught
by posse Of citizens on the Anderson
county line two hours after the rob-
berry was committed. Cornish's wife is
III at her home in Anderson county
an ddeputy sheriffs had been guarding
the house for two days followin her
statement that poisoned gas bomb
had been sent her'by an unknown per-
son.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-06-24
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Washington, D. G. - Indicating thu
opinion that British aid to the unem'
ployed may Increase idleness, the Re-
publican Publicity Association has the
following to say In statement given
out through the president OF that or
ganization, Jonathan Bourne, Jr.:
"The strike OF the English miners ia
now about three months old. It Is
growing worse rather than better( and
/ recently the ranks OF the unemployed
were increased by 10000 when cotton
mill operatives quit work. Yet the gov
eminent is paying more than sS,00O,-
600 every week IN unemployment
doles, SO that as the nations ability to
pay is reduced through cessation OF
production, Its liabilities are increas-
ed. II is possible for a man earning
81 week when employed to get "a
week when he remains idle There has
also been a standing offer by the gov
eminent Of $50,OO0,O0O to stabilize
conditions while making an inyestiga-
ton. Because Of the gratuties paid to
the unemployed, there have been in
stances where men have committed
breaches of discipline so that they
could be discharged and receive "a a
week without any effort on their part.
England would do vel Ito take a
page from recent American labor his
tory. She would learn thereform that
the more labor radicals are coddled by
the Federal government the more
avaricious they become. Never were
strikes and threatened strikes so pre-
valent in this country as after the |
brotherhoods had won their fight for |
the Adamson law, and had been grant
ed successive increases in pay out of
the Federal Treasury by the Railroad
Administration. The return OF the
roads to their private owners was no.
lice to the workers that Federal gra-
Luities had ceased and that a full
lays work must be rendered for full
lays wage or the wage earner's in
3ome would cease. Other industries
we're relieved fro mthe radical de-
hands of their employees when 1t be-
;ame known that men were waiting to
AXE the places of those who wished
o quit work for any reason.
"a little of the same spirit in Eng
and would accomplish wonders. Mil
ions of men are perfectly willing to
anguish in idleness if they and their
antilles are being cared for mean
while by beneficent government, and
4 they know that other men are not
ready to step in and take the places
hey have vacated. But let the gratui-
lies be stopped and an invitation is
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-06-24

sued to all able-bodied men, whsthtf
members Of organizations or not to
work the mines an dother industries
that have shut down, and there would
DO an immediate change for the better.
when the opportunity for work is
there, and men are faced with the al
Tentative Of accepting 1t or starving
with their families they are pretty
aut to get busy. or course some vio-
lence would attend the Transformation
from idleness to activity, but It In
wolves question that must be settled
sooner or later Such settlement is
bound to result eventually in a VIC
tory for the state, for there never yet
was a strike of minority that the ma
jority could not put down fusfficient
determination was exhibited
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-06-24
Canlp|neeting!
Rugg|es

Ruggles Campmeeting will be held
from July 2Sth to August 7th.
DR.. George Hugh Birney will be the
evangelist DR.. Fort special Sunday
school methods man. T. B. Ashley
choir leader Twenty-Five or more
Kentucky preachers will be heard
during the meeting.
Hotel, confectionery, barber and
baggage room, auto park and stable
privileges will be let on the Fourth.
Hotel will be refurnished, making it
a very desirable privilege. Auto park
will be made better and safer. Send
all bids on privileges or applications
for rooms to, JOHN R. BRODT, R. D..
s, Maysville, Ky. T&F14Jun-tf
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-06-24
40 IN AND WIN ADVICE TO ALL TOBACCO PLANTERS.

The reception Of the Sapro plan at the court house meeting Mon
day indicates great body Of tobacco going to be
enthusiastically behind fair price for the farm
er product Judge Bingham and Mr. Sao clearly and con-
cuey showed cooperative selling had done for other products
and what it could would do tobacco that the audience
almost unit approval More than million and half pounds
were signed up Shelby county least regarded
certain that the seventy five per minimum will be pledged with
in the next two months
ANY plan is better plan it said The farmer is in des
perae straits now His land has deprecated his products have fallen
off until hardly possible break crops and he
for cash. He needs help but that help must come
within Unless he help himself help him. Under
panwhc after all the best that has been offered
Kentucky armershe grower pledges himself only to turn over
association such tobacco he raise The association
pledges itself to do much than the 1t will grade adj
money market the product in sound manner and MAINTAIN
itself The stands to lose nothing Before the contract
seventyve per of the Burnley tobacco in four
be pledged the five dollars to enter cash
the required theeuarers pledged and the association
finance itself Judge Bingham and Mr. Sapro it can there
doubt that will be supendous In the event the
association failure the tobacco will still be there be sold the
present runous If it the fruit coopeves
have been Kentucky will such prosperity she has known
grower rsng his for five dollars against the probabilities
of lifelong independence and relief from financial worry requires
only the will of the do something for them
selves
Every citizen who has looked into the Sapiro plan nigenty
enthusiastic booster Every grower who has signed after
others The strike while the iron is red hot
Get while getting good If you don't know the plan nves
gate it.
Go in and win-Shebyvlle Record
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-06-24
80 On Savings
STATE NATIONAL BANK
We sell First Mortgage Bonds taken
onsConseVatVe Values.
The STATE TRUST COMPANY

Georgetown, KY. - The two-year-
old child of Revel Dowson was badly
burned at the home of its parents on
the Payne's Depot pike when teaket-
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-06-24

Missouri has 263,OOO farms. There
are 1S5.O3O owners, 2247 managers and
1921 tenants.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-06-24

Philadelphia has over 10000 manu-
featuring plants, and over $4,000 bust
ness organizations.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-06-24

After seeing Something To Think About the Washington
theater this week. ready heartily endorse Joe Wadsworh
commencement address
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-06-24

We heard brilliant say that the oraions of the Glass of 81
the High School commencement Thursday evening the best
subject that he had heard This is
the kind of reputation students should their Alma Mater
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-06-24

Il containing boiling water was acci-
dentally turned over on the floor
where the child was sitting. It is
thought that the child will recover.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-05-02

fornia Raisin Growers association came into being
1t somewhat loosely organized, could not
finance it's operations and while it unquestionaby
brought the growers better prices than they would
otherwise have received, it eventually collapsed
Conditions went from bad to worse, from it's
downfall in 1904 until the new company form
ed in 1912. Prices sank so low that in 1910 some
growers actually received but three-quarters of
cent pound. The average price 1 1@ to cents,
while the actual cost of production was 81 cents.
The growers who kept books did most Of their writ
ing in red ink. Thousands of tons of grapes were
left yearly to rot in the vineyards. Hundreds of
growers dug up their vines and planted their lands
to more profitable crops
The curse of the industry might be diagnosed
either as overproduction Or underconsumption. The
holiday demand consumed an average of So 900 tons
of raisns When that demand was supplied there
remained in the growers hands from 10000 to 4O-
600 tons that could not be disposed of, and which
the packers eventually bought in at their prices
to use in their particular game of market juggling.
These holdover rasins usually unloaded on
the trade in midsummer. They simply glutted the
market, and when the crop came along in Sep
tember there demand. The grower needed
money and so again he sold for whatever the pack
ers would offer him. Thus the game went on, season
after season, with mddlemen waxing fat and the
grower the pawn of private interests getting closer
to starvation
Out of this situation and it's desperation the Cali
forna Associated Raisn company into exist
It profited by the experience of previous CO.
operative efforts and avoided the shoals upon which
they had gone to pieces. The new organization
started with 81 100000 Some of it came from the
growers themselves, some of it from private stock
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-05-02
GROWER ATMERCY
OF THE SPECULATOR

Prior to the organization of the
California Associated Raisin COM
pany, growers dealt individually with
private packing concerns. The pack
ers, making no effort to bring about
increased consumption of raisins,
operated chiefly upon a speculative
basis. The grower was always at the
whim of tickle market.
Occasionally there came. a voice in
the wilderness crying for co-opera-
ton, for uniting in common cause
of those with common interests. AS
early as 1892 growers gathered at
Fresno, the central point Of the raj
sin industry, to discuss the possibil-
ity Of pooling their product SO as to
obtain uniform and profitable price.
The effort did not get beyond discus
sion. A few years later the Cali
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-05-02

SlIlS, IL Will nave PAID It's
members more than $780,
100000 for their years
work.
During the past year
the California Associat-
ed Raisin company was
attacked by the United
States department of
justice as a trust, and it's
dissolution was sought
under the Sherman act.
The complaint was based
chiefly upon the contract
existing. between the
grower and the company.
The company still be-
lieves that it has oper-
ated only within it's legal
rights, but in order that
it may be safe from fu-
ture attack it has pre-
pared a new contract
which, in the opinion of
the best legal talent to be
consulted, meets all the
governments objections
and will be unassailable
Continued on page 13)z
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-05-02

Above-CalifOrnia raisin
grapes drying between
the rows of vines near
Fresno, Cal. Below-The
California Associated
Raisin company's Fresno
plant. This is the largest
raisin packing plant in
the world and is one of
80 light, airy, modern and
sanitary packing houses
which this cooperative
association of 1000
growers operates.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-05-02

raiSlns that did not know too lntl-
mately the pinch of poverty. That
grower was fortunate indeed who
could show over series of years re-
turns equal to the cost Of production.
In fact, to such depths had the raisin
as a commercial commodity sunk
that thousands of tons were fed
yearly to hogs.
But that was nine years ago. To-
day, in the heart of the fertile valley
of the San Joaquin, the once lowly,
not to- say despised raisin, is now
monarch of a vast and prosperous
domain.
The raisin grower has come
through his years of struggle against
want, his unpaid sweat in his vine
yard, his apparently hopeless devo-
tion to labor that the world did not
seem to need or appreciate, and is at
last reaping reward for his courage
and his faith. Today he is one of
the most prosperous of farming Cali
fornians. All this the raisin grower
has accomplished through co-opera-
ton.