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The Lamar register., 1923-04-18
Let the People Know.

The politicians have succeeded in
stirring up small word cyclone over
the sugar price. The price and short
age scare really encouraged people to
start buying movement for fear the
price would rise higher.
If there has actually been a con-
spiracy to rob the consumer the per-
petrators should be promptly punish
ed, but if the public would not allow
itself to be buncoed into racing to
buy sugar at the first cry of shortage
ii would soon let the wind out of any
speculative bubble that spectators
tried to force upon them.
As a matter of fact the whole stu
alton at present looks like a deliber-
ate attempt to create sentiment
against the slight protective sugar
tariff that enables our domestic beet
sugar industry to exist. If foreign
interests and our own politicians who
play into their hands should be sue
cessful in crippling our beet sugar in
dustry it is the consumer who would
pay higher prices in the long run
through the elimination of our home
grown product which now serves as a
check to unrestrained foreign price
making.
The great game seems to be to fool
the people one way or the other and
to keep the actual facts of the tariff
question from them.
The Lamar register., 1923-04-18
Too Many Laws.

One Of the strangest political ten
denotes of our time is the suddenly in
creased faith of legislators in the pow
er of laws to enforce themselves once
they are reduced to writing. No be-
lief has been so continuously and
thoroughly discredited, yet none is so
alarmingly alive. Every political phil
osopher from Montaigne's day to this
hour has recognized that the best gov
ernment is that conducted with the
least law and machinery.
A multitude of evils attend the naive
faith of legislatures in the auto-en-
forcement capacity of law as repre-
sented by words on a piece of paper.
One is an inevitable weakening of re-
spect for all government born of a
disregard for its more outlandish as
poets. Another is the uninterrupted
encroachment of government on the
governed. A third and most distress
ing evil is the appalling expense at
tending the creation of multitudinous
new bureaus and offices provided for.
The time may come when a candi-
date pledging himself to nothing but
the repeal of two laws for every one
created will be generally supported.
The Lamar register., 1923-04-18
County s. s. Convention.

The Prowers County Sunday School
Association held its sessions at Gra-
NADIA on Monday and Tuesday of this
week, and they were largely attended
by the Sunday school workers from
all sections of the county. The La
mar Sunday schools sent down large
delegation in cars on Monday evening
and the hospitable citizens of Grana-
"a entertained them in open handed
manner, making their visit one of
pleasure as well as entertainment
The Lamar register., 1923-04-18
FARMER PUTNAM's PHILOSOPHY

President Harding and Governor
Sweet has both issued proclamations
calm on the people to observe Forest
Protection Week, April % to 28, and
to plant trees durin' that week fur
Arbor day, so | reckon it amt more
than right and fitting to clinch the
hull thing by addin' my proclamation.
With the three of Us agreein' We ought
to put over big week of whereases
and resolves.
Mine is as follers: Whereas, care
less campers is in the habit of leavin'
their fires burnin', or of throwin' ci-
garette butts into the pine needles
and,
Whereas, such practices is highly
inflammable, and liable to cause fires,
conflagurations and even hollercosts
with tremendous losses to our timber
resources and the ruination of our
grazing, therefore, be it
Resolved, that /, Thomas jefferson
Putnam, hereby declare and set aside
the week of April % to 28 as Forest
Protection week, durin' which all good
people, includin' our stockmen, shall
provide themselves with clubs, or guns,
or other firearms, fur next summers
use in eradicatin' the careless camper
or the cigarette smoker from our for
ests, and be it further
Resolved, that a copy of these res
olutions be posted over the grave of
every careless person so disposed of,
as solemn warning to the wayfarer.
In Witness Whereof l have hereunto
set my hand and seal:
THOS. JEFFERSON PUTNAM.
Specialist in Rural Devilment.
The Lamar register., 1923-04-18
WHY Be a Sucker?

The newspapers have recently beer
filled with numberless accounts OF
stock swindling operations. The ole
saying that a sucker is born every
minute seems to be more than borne
out.
The average man knows nothing
about investments and too often seems
adverse to securing advice.
If the uniformed citizen before
giving up his hard-earned money for
a scheme about which he really knows
nothing would consult a bond house
or banker and learn the actual facts
in the case, the fake stock seller would
soon disappear.
The Lamar register., 1923-04-18

Mrs. ]. R. McCabe and the babies
came up from Trinidad last Saturday
and visited over Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Lawless.
NJ r. Sunday returned last Friday
from a two weeks visit at the old
home in Pennsylvania. He was ac-
companied by his young son, Mark,
on the trip.
The Rotarians at their regular
weekly meeting last Friday inducted
their new club president, Judge A. C.
Gordon, into office. He succeeds DR..
N. NJ. Burnett who has been president
the past year.
The Lamar register., 1923-04-18
NOTICE TO STOCK OWNERS

hf, thaf the the owner WI e OF ar any dead ANIMALS
2 feet under ground and provides a
penalty for leaving same unburied to
be a nuisance. At the present time
it is especially necessary that this
law should be observed.
Prowers Co. Board of Health
The Lamar register., 1923-04-18
Card of Thanks.

We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to our friends and neighbors
for many acts of kindness and words
of sympathy extended to us in our
time of sad bereavement.
f. f. GRIFFIN.
LEANDER PARKER.
The Lamar register., 1923-04-18
ABSTRACTS

The only set of Numerical Abb
straets of the Records of Prowers
County. Abstracts to Farm and
City Property Furnished on the
shortest notice. Also owners of
Prowers County Records previous
to the fire of 1883.
Terms reasonable.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-21

A greater effort will be required here For here tho
trade is profitable, highly organized single
flying machine could bring the border enough drugs
supply Q thousand cities.
It is the duty only Of the Government and Con-
gress but Of good citizens TO know what the traffic naea
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-21

profits it trade that be hidden, may carry
him fortune of the internal poisons unsupported
Remember what opium did to China what a struggle
required to free that nation partially from the grip OF
drgs-forced upon incidentally by Christian nations
from the outside
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-21

does, what its future hdeous possibilities
Read Mr. Towards revelations iii this issue OF
EEARSTS INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE Warn the
Young and all those OF weak w-for, the temptation IS
everywhere DO whs you good citearL to night
great and craving SvA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-21

Drugs drag the soul through deepest hell while the body still
different kinds hell
imagined in horror intensity of suffering with
inhict miserable
a merciful,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-21

The hyene digs dead bodies and devou them The drug
the horror and elplessness of burial alive.
This cartoon reproduced from the February number OF
crusade the
drug evil, and anex exposure of its methods
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-21
DOPE-TFIE SLAVEMAKER
cv lsas. = rna..soaa s.4a o..s BAa.a 1sA.s as.v.4

HIS nation is excited by reports of masked
men, Kidnapping and torturing and finally
killing half dozen Of their fellow crea.
lures. The torrents of the suffere lasted
for several hours.
What would be said il il were shown
that there exists in the country, well organ.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-21

lied, with representatives in every city, town and
band Of criminals torturing and eventually kill
dreds of thousands, for profit certain. safe and e
New Britain herald., 1923-09-14
and which now calls itself the Am
erican Legion.

and which now calla itself the AM
erican Legion.
Auxiliary
Between individual units of the
Auxiliary and Legion posts the CO.
operative spirit and mutual helpful
ness has indeed been praiseworthy.
There has not, however, been that
unity of purpose so essential to our
success between the state organiza-
tons. 1t should be thoroughly I'M
derstood that the women's auxiliary
exists because of and for the Legion,
and it's policies should be those
enunciatcd by the eLgion.
Other Activities OF The Dept.
1T would be imposing on the COED
nature of this convention were to
recount the many activities in which
the department has been engaged. We
have supported not only by resolution
hut actively, The policies of the ma
tional organization. Your department
was ably represented at the national
convention at New Orleans. A repre-
sentative was sent from the depart
CONTINUED on Page 21.)
New Britain herald., 1923-09-14

hearts OF non-members could be cas-
lily cleared of the obstacles which
might now stand in the path. Your
state department has at all time been
ready and willing to cooperate with
other veteran organizations in the
furtherance of those great truths for
which the American Legion stands.
Yet the fact remains that all has not
been quiet along the Potomac Du-
plication of effort and petty jealousies
are not consistent with our aims of
efficiency and largeness of purpose.
But let us bear in mind that out of
each war in which America has par
ticipated, there has come one veter-
an organization the revolution
brought its organized body-the Civil
War brought forth the Grand Army
of the republication the Spanish
war came the United States War Vet
Grams and from the Great World war
should and will come one united, Wig
orous body-an organization which is
nom political non-sectarian, the ex-
ample of no race or creed, station o."
condition-open to all who served,
New Britain herald., 1923-09-14

ton whose interests lie closely to the
solution OF. some of them, is difficult
to estimate. At any rate, we have
fallen short OF our mark, and ! am
genuinely apologize II my fault or
derelection of duty on my part has
in any way contributed to the failure.
Personally. I believe that great
share of the fault may be laid to
lack of organization in the districts,
and lack of understanding on the
part of post officers to get to the nom
member and explain the why's and
wherefores of the Legion. ] have
always maintained that our primary
work lies in the problems incident to
the welfare of our disab led comrades.
Much has been done, yet there is
much remaining to be done. If more
attention and in particular more pub
licity were given to this specific
branch of our service, and IL the i'm
preston were not allowed to go
abroad that the question of immigra-
ton, the California Oriental problem
and the occupation of the Ruhr were
of more Importance than our service
work, believe the avenue to the
New Britain herald., 1923-09-14

Continued on Page 21.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
INTERIOR TAKES
LEAD IN RACE
FOR TITLE
Clerks Down MohaWks While
Mercury Trims Reina Mer-
cedes Eleven.
BY r. d. THOMAS.

Interior Department il out front
in the race for Washington 3 einde-
pendent football championship:
II Bill Kenyon. the former
Georgetown University player, re-
mains through the campaign with
Interior, there is a powerful posi-
bflity that Interior will rise to the
status on the sandlots that Notre
Dame holds on the college grid.
It was his punting that sent the
Mohawk team to a 19-to-13 defeat
that will weigh heavily against the
Indians probably when title reckon
Ing comes.
It was a bad day for the Mo-
hawks. While they were taking a
licking, their big rival, the Mer-
curry club. was trampling the tough
Reina Mercedes Sailors of An
napolis. who previously had beaten
the Indians, to 0. Merucry won,
Is to 0.
In truth, the Mohawks have
nothing to feel happy over. 1t may
be satisfying in a measure to them
to have held to a thoroughly re-
spectacle score an eleven composed
entirely of ex-college players. The
Interior lineup resembles the cont
posite lineup of half dozen col
leges. with Georgetown and George
Washington heavily favored.
Mercury is considered by many
authorities to he the only real OBJ
stacle in Interiors way to the sand
lot championship, which is being
played for without eligibility rules.
Mercury is preparing against the
time Interior will be encountered.
It's players have rallied splendidly
to the coaching of Brooke Brewer.
The latter has turned down several
enticing pro jobs to stick with the
Sandlot outfit.
Kenyon's punting held off the
Mohawk attack in Interior territory
by hefty punting. The Indians
knickers We're woefully weak.
Reina Mercedes started against
the Mercury gridders in a manner
almost convincing Of the sailors
superiority. but the sandlot champs
buckled down, got going, and
skipped to victory.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22

Of to-day who has learned to
brush aside the old notion that
It is immOdest to recognize that
she has body, but who whole
sOmely sets forth to make the
ties of grace and beauty by OPEN
air living, tennis, golf, swimming
and the like. No woman ever
truly loved milksOp or was
proud Of breeding one. however
mother love can prove to be
stauncher than all things.
When it comes to training, in
structing and building fighters who
can fight and win. there Is no need
to tell any devotee of the art OF
ring and gloves who Jimmy DE
Forest is, or his right to be posed
on a pedestal inscribed: The
Daddy of Them ALL" Yet a few
statistics regarding him may prove
40 striking as to give even them
a surprise:
With Firpo, Jimmy De Forest
rounded out the training of exact
ly 1000 boxing. fighing men. His
activities as a referee have covered
every State in the Union. He
has officiated as the judge Of more
than 5000 ring battles. A trainer
of 1000, he has acted behind sponge
and water bottle for 5000 fighters
The coupling of these two figures
tells it's own story. It means that
on 1000 occasions fellow trainers
have bid for DE Forests services
when the moment of battle arrived
for their principals.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
George Sisler Named
To Lead Brownies
Next Season

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 22.-The
long-expected Official word that
George Sisler would manage
the Browns in 1924 became
known today. Business Man
ager Bill Friel made the an
neuncement, adding that de-
tails remained to be cleared up
before Sisler would actually
sign the papers.
Sisters eyesight is believed
to be improving sufficiently for
him to expect to play next
year. However, if unable to
play, he will manage the team
from the bench.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
WIZARD OF RESIN OPENS
PAGES FROM HIS LIFE

No white haired in the first flush Of youth but who his
fascinated by this series OF articles by
Jimmy Forest Fstna Edison does electricity
comparison being suggested the fact that eah in his
field, bears the title, Wizard"
will get outline of the history OF
highest living authority OF
game And against the that be- yet ranks in
mankind. the great
public For the amount Of work done and time
richly paid entertainers eartn
sport brings the Prince OF Wales to the rngd ana
bootback gallery makes stranger pals than politics
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
CONFERENCE TO URGE
RESPECT FOR D. C. LAWS

Respect for all laws in Washing
ton will be urged at a conference to
be held by the fourth district Of the
Associated Charities in the Neigh
borhood House. 47O N street south
west, next Thursday at p. IN.
Speakers are Harry NJ. Luckett,
chief OF local prohibition enforce
ment agents; Capt. Ira Sheets. Mrs.
Clara D. Neigh, George NJ. Yeatman
and the Rev. John Z. Briggs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
MY own MAY 60
To ENGLAND
FOR RACE
Admiral Crayson Plans to Send
Colt As Entrant in Ascot
Gold Cup.

Admiral Cary T. Grayson, owner
of My Own, announced today that
he was considering sending his colt
to England next year to take part
in the Ascot gold cup race, one of
the most famous of British turf
classics. The race is run over q
two mile and a half course for q
purse of approximately $4,000.
Grayson said that he would not
have to decide for several months
to send My Own to England.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
Fielding H. Yost Will
Write Series For
Football Fans

Thirty Years of Football"
by Fielding H. Yost, Michigan
University's great gridiron
teacher, is q football feature
all you gridiron fans will want
to read. The first installment.
comes tomorrow in The WASH
ington Times. It will be fol-
lowed by others throughout the
football season.
For twenty-three years Yost
has been coach of Michigan
elevens with great success. He
is an outstanding figure in this
great college game and with
his unlimited knowledge is wen
qualified to discuss the games
from all angles.
Don't miss these football
articles by Hurry Up" Yost
in The Washington Times. The
first one comes tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
VIRGINIA A. c. GRlDDERS
PLAY FOURTH TIE IN ROW

If the Virginia A. C. can't win,
1t refuses to be trimmed. This
would appear true from the Alex
andrians' record. In holding the
Southern A. G. to scoreless tie,
Virginia made it four deadlocks in
succession.
Virginia scored twelve first downs
to Southern's ten and got to the
15-yard line. Southern was unable
to penetrate past the 2O-yard mark.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
BILLY WELLS TO TACKLE
DAVE SHADE IN CONTEST

Bermondsey Billy Wells, holder Of
the British welterweight champion
ship, makes his New York debut
next Friday night in a fifteen
round bout against Dave Shade, of
California, at Madison Square Gar
den. Wells has teen in this coun-
try for a year or so, but has had
considerable trouble getting bouts.
Most American boxers have fought
shy of entering the ring with him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22

Jeffries. himself slowed down by
WEAKNESS, he walked into a wild
punch that knocked him out.
In the roster Of champions
would place Tommy Burns above
both Jeffries and Willard, for al
though the title came to Burns
without hardly striking a blow fer
Through the retirement OF Jeff
ries-and he was a small man for
1t, yet he fought long, manfully,
and skillfully to retain 1t against
Johnson in that day when Johnson
was unquestionably the greatest OF
them all.
In the cases of Jeffries and
Willard it was lust beef. Jeffries.
1t is true, was schooled to con-
siderable skill in boxing finally,
but never to the degree that n
man of the all around qualifica-
tons of Dempsey or Johnson
couldn't have trCunced him to an
ignOble finish. lie was an imposing
four-flush, for he never had the
heart of a champion and no more
has Willard. On the brow of both
1 always thought the heavyweight
crown looked cOck-eyed.
l would rather think of broad,
rugged, hard-hitt:ng but clumsy
Tom Sharkey as being worth men
ton in II group that includes Demp-
sey, Johnson, Fitzsimmons and Cor
bett. And when thus speaking 1
must rot forget McCoy-the great
Kid-who, If nature had only been
generous enough to gift him with
few more pounds of flesh, might
nave changed with his two mar.
velously fast, furnishing arms, the
whole of the ring history of his
time.
Copyright. 1929 (New York WorId),
Press Publishing Company.
All rights reserved.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
Yosemites Triumph.

In 1922 the Lexingtons and Yose-
mites played scoreless tie. But
their 1923 meeting was far different.
The Yosemites walked away with
victory, "a to s. Perkins ran forty
yards for the Lexington's only
touchdown
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
TEAM. SCORES
VICTORY OVER QUINCY

Outplayins a heavier foe all the
way, the Waverly eleven beat the
Quincys, 10 to 0. Collier and Muir
laugh scored the touchdowns. Wav-
erly's attack was we'll sustained and
too strong for the enemy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
ONLY NEHF AND BARNES
SURE OF JOBS
b SD MERCER.

NEW YORK Oct 22-Before John Mraw departs for Ger
many month how the other
after ne returns from abroad steps win be taken bolster the
pitching staff which
by the Yankees in the unpleasantness.
Not Of
with Giants Nehf
HILL will be poor this year
valuable McIraw
remain with the club should few dropped
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
EmbIems on Top.

The Emblem Reserves trimmed
the Linworth Reserves, 6 to 0. Bill
Smith scoring the Emblems' touch
down. The Emblems will play the
Clovers next Sunday at Mt. Rainier.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22

''News of her untimely de- /,
mise failed to cause ripple on
the surface of Ramshackle
county, which is one of the
newest and least respectable
communities in the fashionable
industrial zone.
"Her husband, who was
never known to tip his cap to
a lady, is not even suspected,
and the States attorney is not
moving an eyelash to get to
the root Of this colorless slay-
ing.
"When last seen alive, she
seemed so unhappy that her
friends believed she welcomed
death. Neither her husband nor
her own family we're promi-
nent outside of the municipal
bread line.
"The possibility of there be-
ing another woman in the case
has never been suggested by
the neighbors, who don't be-
lieve in clothes-line gossip.
Jealousy of former sutton
has not entered into the case.
as two years before her we'd
ding to her bankrupt spouse
she won the countrywide con-.
test for the least handsome
woman within its boundary.
=. -
"No arrests have been made
and none are in prospect.
She was hit over the head with
a meat ak. The whole thing
is a closed incident"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22

So third in this Hall of Fame
think Is Bob FitZSimmOns's
rightful niche. He was a puzzle
and a freak to every man who
ever faced him. With his skinny
legs and narrow hips. thin waist
and bullying, splendid chest and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
DE FOREST PICKS JACK
AS GREATEST CHAMP
OF THEM ALL
BY JAMES (JEMMY) DE FOREST.

From Sullivan Dempsey the greatest champion OF them al mas
licked John L. His willing terrible fists carried him no
laugh quality good fellowship and generosity
time with his friends made him greater champion
he lost to Corbett and wept
he ded-rea
fighter great Sullivan in his best day must have
did Willard AS would
Sharkey Mccoy, and
s did Carpenter, who really had q chance
missing this coee
ennffh heren of johnson.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22

"Mrs. Wart, before her mar
riage, was the daughter Of q
very poor but dishonest track
walker, and her romance with
Hiram Wart attracted little or
no attention.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22
"Mrs. Susie
V arf fha

homely wife OF Hiram Wart, an
boscure farmer of Ranshackle
county, was found dead in their
hate howell and will be rendered
a respectable funeral day after
tomorrow.