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The Lamar register., 1921-11-09
Y. NJ. B. A. MEETING
Meeting Last Friday Evening Discus
ses Many Questions.

The special meeting called by the
officers of the Y. NJ. b. A last Fri
day evening at the Elks club was
largely attended and discussed various
subjects for the good of the town.
There were number of good talks by
members and visitors on various con-
ditions arising and altogether it was
an interesting and profitable meeting.
F. H. Kelsey, Lamar's most enthus-
iastic authority on ascensions, report
ed that an option had been secured
on a site for a landing station south
of Lamar, and it was decided to advo-
cate the purchase and proper marking
of the same.
The matter of state highway south
from Lamar was discussed and it was
announced that work was already or
dered to begin this week on the re-
pairing of that highway from the eff
fects of the hevay hauling of this
season.
Senator Frank Wood of Trinidad
was present and made a very interest
ing talk on business conditions and
prospects for the future.
The Lamar register., 1921-11-09
FLOOD PROTECTION
Pueblo's Engineer Reports on Plan to
Prevent Future Floods.

Engineer Morgan who has been
working on n plan of flood protection
for Pueblo since he visited there in
company with Senator Phirps last
June has finally made report in which
he furnishes figures to prove will pre-
vent n recurrence of the disaster IN
less it is more than twice as large as
the record breaker of last June. 1t
consists of n reservoir in the river 4
little above Pueblo which he claims
can be constructed and ground secured
for four and one-half million dollars
about one-fourth of Pueblo's loss
alone during the big deluge. The sur
plus water impounded will be worth
much more than the estimated amount
o. cost, and in addition the entire low
err section of tire valley will also be
protected to a considerable extent
in fact there will be no flood danger
until east of the point where the Pick
etwire empties into tie Arkansas.
Probably the old Mammoth reservoir
5roject could be revived to take care
of that danger.
The Lamar register., 1921-11-09
ARNIISTICE DAY
Program Complete and Big Card of
Interesting Events Is On the
Program.

The various committees have COM
pleted arrangements for a grand cele-
bration of Armistice Day in Lamar
this year and if the weather is pro-
pitious nothing else can prevent one
of the biggest times in the history of
the valley. By the time this paper
reaches its readers the big program
will be under way. There will be n
great parade headed by Lamar band,
two Lamar companies of the National
Guard, several American Legion posts,
and a long string of decorated floats
and autos. A program of sports of
all kinds, fireworks, dancing and every
thing to make the day hilarious and
joyful is promised. The Eagles will
have one of the greatest boxing cards
Of the year at their hall in the even
ing. The big event will be an eight
round go between Dewey Smith and
Kid Mack, both well known fighters
of the valley. There will be two six
round bouts between well known fight
ers Of the state and one for four
rounds between local fighters.
The Lamar register., 1921-11-09
The Worlds Opportunity.

"The nations of the world are at
this hour facing an economic crisis" /"
declared John L. McNab recently in
addressing the Optimists' Club at the
Hotel st. Francis, San Francisco, "and
all stand at the crossroads, one way
leading to international bankruptcy
and the other path being marked by
the limitation of armaents and, con-
sequently, world prosperity through
the reduction of taxation. At no time
in world history has idealism been so
linked with realism in presenting a
solution for the ills of the world.
"The approaching world conference
at Washington" said McNab, 'is not
one of disarmament, but one for the
limitation of armaments in proportion
to the peoples ability to pay for ma
tional protection. The great nations
to subsist must reduce taxation by
casting off the burdens they now bear
for war purposes. A nation should
not spend its increment to destroy its
neighbors."
The Lamar register., 1921-11-09
Change Managers.

Geo. F. Roerig, who has been man
ager of the Mountain States Tele-
phone & Telegraph Cos. Lamar ex-
change for several years, has owing
to his wife's health applied for a
change of location to a milder climate.
The company has transferred him to
the Los Angeles office and he and his
family will leave for there next SUM-
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Roerig have made
many friends during their residence in
Lamar and it is with sincere regret
their friends see them leave. The
company has transferred Virl Davis
from the Fowler exchange to Lamar,
and this change will be well received
by the Lamar patrons. Mr.. Davis is
an old time Lamar boy and well known
and popular throughout this territory.
He is expected here to take charge
the last Of the week.
The Lamar register., 1921-11-09
Cost of Government Dangerous

Government overhead is one of the
chief causes of industrial disturbance,
Charles NJ Schwab, president of the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, declared
in an address before the Illinois Cham
ber of Commerce.
"The alarming decrease in the price
of farm products shows the necessity
of readjustment all along the line"
he said.
"There is too much overhead in the
cost of government. The cost Of gov
ernment has increased tremendously
in the last few years. The time has
come to start cutting down the cost
of administering our affairs"
The Lamar register., 1921-11-09
Strike Leaders Repudiated.

One of the features of thee railroad
strike developments was the unre-
liability of so-called strike ballots.
Previous to the strike order of the
rail chiefs the men were said to have
voted about 10 to l in favor of ?. gen.
eral strike, but when the showdown
came it was found that the sentiment
for a strike was far from one-sided.
The fact merely proved, what has been
frequently stated before, that the only
purpose of strike ballot is to put
the authority for calling strike into
the hands of four or five men who
are at the head of the brotherhoods.
When the leaders use their power ar
bitrarily they are quickly repudiated
by their men.
The Lamar register., 1921-11-09
LAMAR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS
Fort Lyon Team No Match for the
American Legion Huskies
of Lamar.

That Lamars continues to hold the
valley leadership in football was again
evidenced on last Sunday when the
crack team from Fort Lyon came down
and engaged them in real test of
college football. Lamar has an ag-
gregation of college football talent
that is hard to find an equal for in
any community anywhere near its size
and they were all ready last Sunday
to play any kind Of game the visitors
wanted, catch as catch can, rough and
tumble, up in the air or down on the
ground. They were right there with the
goods and the boys from the Fort
never had show to score. The game
was exciting, however, as the visitors
were some players also and made the
locals extend themselves. The final
score was IL to in Lamar's favor.
The teams Of Fort Lyon and La
mar will play on the local grounds on
Armistice Day and big game is ex-
pected.
The Lamar register., 1921-11-09
Smoot Plan Coming.

In support of the Smoot plan of tax
alton, Senator Edge, of New Jersey,
said recently: 81 am convinced that
the policy of the sales tax is more
logical than any other form of taxa
tion. 1t is a tax on expenditures and
not upon production or thrift. In the
final analysis it would be a more ac-
ceptable tax because it is voluntary.
No one has to pay it unless they want
to by purchasing. The excise taxes
on tobacco and liquor were compare
lively never SO Objectionable, because
they were voluntary taxes paid only
by voluntary purchasers. A general
sales tax will treat everybody alike"
The Smoot plan is growing nightly
in favor and the day does not seem
far away when it will be adopted in
its essential particulars.
The Lamar register., 1921-11-09
A Spendthrift Debtor.

The French army budget for next
year calls for 10000 airplanes. They
would be organized into 2s6 regiments,
each regiment having IL squadrone.
The cost of the equipment and person
mel is not disclosed, but it is safe to
say it would make something of an
impression on the 3-4 billion debt
owed by France to this country il it
were used for that purpose.
The Lamar register., 1921-11-09
SUGAR BEET CROP
Late Returns Show Weather is Rapid
ly Increasing Sugar Content.

The farmers who at first were loud
ly complaining that they were not get
ting beet shipping orders fast enough,
now realize that they were lucky
especially those who have sliding scale
contracts. The long dry fall with its
abundant sunshine has been rapidly
increasing the sugar content of the
beets and there is a corresponding in
crease in value. We have heard of
several cases of late where those on
the sliding scale have received more
than the Sc per ton of regular con-
tracts. This year as in years past the
sugar beet is proving just about the
best crop for our farmers. Many of
them thought last spring that the
fifty per cent drop in price of the fix
ed contracts was too much, but they
now find with harvest time here that
all other crops have dropped more
than that and some are scarcely sale
able at all. The companies are in for
a hard pull of it to weather through
the period of depression and there are
indications that some of the weaker
ones will do like the Industrial Sugar
Co. has already done-quit cold. 1t
is no trouble to finance a concern
when prices are going up faster than
you can change the marks on your
product, but the true test of a COM
pany comes with the falling market.
The Arkansas valley companies are
all right on deck and meeting every
obligation. The Holly company in ad-
dition to the market troubles got
stuck with batch of seed last spring
that is turning out to be n large per
cent stock beets. The company is
making this good to the farmers and
VIII suffer loss Of nearly a quarter
Of q million dollars it is estimated
through this alone.
The Lamar register., 1921-11-09
League in Oblivion. Says Marshall.

81 have sense enough to admit the
league of nations has gone glimmer-
ing into oblivion" says former VICE
President Marshall. He terms the
league a "schoolboy's dream OF an
hour" but nevertheless great ideal.
Instead of being a schoolboy's dream
of an hour it was school professors
dream of several years, and, we pre-
sumo, it is still being dreamed by the
came professor. Of course the league
was a great ideal. World peace has
always been a great ideal, and alwys
will be, but it must be approached by
practical means, one Of which was not
the lea, rue of nations. The essence OF
the league was force-peace was to be
forced upon the world. From the
moment the theory of peace by force
was permitted to dominate the con-
trivers of the league, their plan was
doomed to failure.
The Lamar register., 1921-11-09
LAMAR II. S. BEATS ROCKY FORD
Their Feet During First
Quarter.

The Rocky Ford high school foot
ball team with a band and a large
bunch of rooters swooped down on La
mar last Saturday in such numbers
that they were almost able to match
the home school in roofing when their
team woke up and gave them some
thing to root for. This they did not
do though until the game was hope
lessly lost.
With the first kickoff the Lamar
boys simply got the melon boys goat
and romped all over them during the
entire first quarter. They ratified them
so bad that they even forgot the rules
and allowed one touchdown that was
absolutely unnecessary. In fact in just
six minutes from the start Lamar had
scored three touchdowns and kicked
two goals making 20 points. Before
the first quarter was over they adj
ded another touchdown and goal, max
ing 27 points for the quarter. Several
of Lamar's best men, especially Prov
ers and Warner, were injured during
these heavy rushes and it seemed to
slow up the work sufficient to prevent
Lamar scoring during the remainder
of the game.
The second quarter was played al
most entirely in Rocky Ford's terri
tory even if neither side was able TO
score and many thought at its close
that there would be no more scores
made. The Ford boys gained more
confidence, however, as the game pro
gressed and while there were no scores
in the third quarter the game was
brought home to the Lamar boys and
played as much on their territory as
their opponents. Early in the final
spasm the. melon rollers carried the
ball near to Lamar's goal line and then
kicked n field goal Encouraged by
this score they forced the ball down
the field again and by trick play and
some heady football work put it over
for touchdown. They failed to kick
goal and the game ended with the
score 81 to 9.
The Lamar high school team has
just one more league bame to play
and that is with La Junta at the lat
ter place on Armistice Day. The team
that wins this game will be the league
champions as neither has lost a game
La Junta was just able to tie Rocky
Ford and beat Las Animas by the
same score Lamar did, to 0. The
rest of the years schedule is depend
ent on who wins the championship on
Friday.
The Lamar register., 1921-11-09
The Hub Cap.

A new Lamar publication, The Hub
Cap. appeared this week and is a
bright and very entertaining monthly
paper. It's editorials and news notes
are filled with pointed and yet good
natured quips about local conditions
and the illustrations are some of Car
toonist Christy's best. Everybody
should see a copy.
The Lamar register., 1921-11-09
FIFTH ANNUAL ROLL CALL
Red Cross Will Conduct Its Fifth
Drive in Prowers County from
November 11th to oath.

The American Red Cross will con-
duct its Fifth Annual Roll Call this
year beginning on Armistice Day,
November 11th, and ending the eve of
Thanksgiving Day. National head
quarters in Washington, Division head
quarters in the eight Divisions of the
Red Cross, and headquarters of each
of the more than three thousand Chap
ters, are busily engaged on their Roll
Call program, according to information
given out at local Red Cross head
quarters. The effort will be to re-en-
roll every present member OF the Red
Cross and to add as many new mem
bers to the roster as possible in TIE
period given.
There are at present 6,041, 163 mem
bers in the American Red Cross. John
Barton Payne, Chairman of the Red
Cross, hopes to hear the answer, "pre
sent" when each one of these names
is called between Armistice Day and
Thanksgiving Day this year, he says,
providing for the work of service to
the public of America and the suffer
ers in foreign lands which the Red
Cross has started and is conducting
on the basis of its peace time program
In letter sent out from National
Headquarters, w. Frank Person. Vice
Chairman of the American Red Cross
in Charge of Domestic Operations,
calls attention to the fact that the
strength of the Red Cross in the past
has been in its volunteer workers. He
urges, therefore that all Chapter
Membership Committees seek to re-
enlist the largest number possible Of
the men and women who have served
the Red Cross as volunteers in the past
and suggests that the Roll Call is a
logical channel for bringing former
workers back to service in the Red
Cross.
The interest manifested in the Red
Cross Convention at Columbus, Ohio.
the first week in October, showed that
the public is as keen to stand behind
the work of the Red Cross in its peace
time program as during the war, and
that the thinking public realizes that
the Red Cross is as necessary TO the
welfare Of the civilized world in time
Of peace as in war. Officials Of the
Red Cross believe, therefore, that the
Roll Call this year will result in many
more members than were placed on
the roster of the American Red Cross
last year.
The Red Cross throughout the coun-
try is putting on this year its new
peace-time program, which includes
public welfare service in every direc-
ton wherever such service is needed.
In health work alone in the last year.
260 Chapters have organized centers
with 6,264 clinics and 90,252 cases in
these clinics. More than 1000 health
talks have been given by these and
other Chapters engaged in health work
and health exhibits to the total of $50.
both travelling and stationary, have
been set up to inform the public on
matters pertaining to their own and
their community's health.
The Lamar register., 1921-11-09
No Redress.

The Supreme Court has ruled IN
substance that railroads are not liable
for damage caused while operated py
the Railroad Administration. 1t Is a
sound ruling, of course, but unfortun-
ately the poor public has no redress ss
in court or anywhere else for the 20
months Of McAdoodling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-16
THINKS EXPLANAT
 OF DECISION NEEDED

London. October t5.--Arthur j. Balfour, British representative on the | council of the League of Nations. said 1 today that he thought it would be 1 well If one Of the council should ex- plain the decision regarding Uppet | Silesia.
 He denied recently current rumors ! that members of the council were mere puppets of the various govern | ments.
 There is absolutely no scintilla of foundation, 1 know, for that rumor.' '' he declared. "The governments left us severely alone." he continued, "and whether they approve or disapprove of the decision we arrived at the de | cision Is wholly and completely In dependent one"
 Emphasizing the difficulty of the problem, MT. Balfour said that the treaty of Versailles had placed the population first in importance and the industry of the section second, and while there was no doubt that western Upper Silesia was German, the southeast was Polish.
 The real 9difficulty arose, he said, regarding the small area, which is a fraction of the whole of Upper Sile- sia, containing a large percentage of population much Intermixed as to na-
 
 drawing of the lines complicated, he added, and the council had to cut through a highly lndustrialized re- zion. To be sure, he said no Eng lishman could travel in that area and not regard with dismay the severinR of the district. There would even be feeling of horror at this partition, he said.
 He expressed the opinion that there l |, believed the elaborate regulations de- yised by the council would diminish these inconvenience.
 If the two parties" he declared, "aFe prepared to show ordinary pru- dence and a sense of self-interest, they will be able to make the scheme working proposition"
 Mir, Balfour instanced the indus trial area of Teschen, where he said the people of both sides of the from tier were working together and ex- pressed the hope that the spirit ani- mating the Czechs and Poles, in Teschen would animate the Poles and Germans in Upper Slesia. He said the council never would have agreed on the simple decision of handing over the whole area either to Ger many on the west or to the Poles on the east and expressed the con- viction that the scheme agreed upon would secure an ultimate, if not an immediate solution.
 Commenting upon expressions of disapproval on the part of Germany, MT. Balfour said he could not im- agine any policy more suicidal if the Germans should attempt to wreck the whole scheme. After detailing the councils proposals, which he said would cover a period of 15 years, during which time the interests of Germany and Poland would be fully safeguarded so far as possible. he ex- pressed the hope that the peoples of Germany and Poland would have the fairness, good sense and wisdom to see that serious effort had been made to carry out the provisions of the Versailles treaty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-16
GAMBLE TO PRESIDE

Selma, october 15.-tS -tSpecial.)--- Judge A. F. Gamble of GreenvIne has been appointed by Chief Justice An derson to come to Selma next Nednes- day and take charge of the court here and finish up the criminal docket. Judge Gamble is now con dueting court at Haynevine. Lowndes county, and will simply exchange places with Judge $. r Hobbs. who will go to Hayneville to wind up the unfinished business for the week at that place,
 Judge Hobbs is disqualified to sit in the Locke case on account of hav- ing been stockholder in the Locke Mercantile company He also volun- tarily requested 10 be relieved from trial of the chiropractors. Drs- Thompson and Robinson These are the two principal cases that will wait trial on the docket after next Wednes- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-16

strike. and have issued an appeal which says:
 "We will not be sold like herd of cattle and we say to the entente as well as 10 Poland, Hands off Upper Silesia.'"
 Johannes Lukaschek tho German pleblscite commissioner in Katowltz. according 10 sdvices received hero to- day. said:
 The greatest excitement and lndlg nation prevails among the German population. but we arc hoping that reason will prevail and that quiet and order will be maintained. However, should the reported decision be sub stantiated, the Germans, and particu- larly the German officials, believe that q serious situation will be caused. The latter expect to be thrown out of office and probably chased from the district
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-16
UPPER SILESIAN
 FACTIONS AGAIN
 GIVEN WARNING
Agitation Renewed for Gen. eraI Strike In Protest Against Decision of
 League Council
Rv Assnniatnd Prrss

Berlin, October l5.-The inter-allied commission in Oppeln. Uper Silesia. has gain warned both the Polish and German factions in Silesia that forco will promptly be used to suppress disorders A state of siege has been declared in the Beuthen district, where the Germans have been carry ing on demonstrations.
 Renewed agitation has been started In Upper Silesia for general strike in protest against the decision of the council of the League of Nations re- sarding the region, which is increas-. ing the excitement Of the German population in the district reported to have been given Poland, according to late dispatches.
 Great crowds of Germans carrying household goods and other belongings arc fleeing from Koeuigshutte, My slowits and Kattowitz. Hundreds are gathering in Beuthen, fearing 8 clash when the decision of the league coun- ell is announced officially
 The communists of Silesia, who have united with tho radical social ists, are asserted to be taking advan- tage of the confusion. They are poll ing the laborers on the question of q