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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-16

vember 9, 1922, to discuss their
danger. That was when the first
word had been received that thu
chain creamery would build in their
midst. Farmers, business men, the
county agent, and visiting speakers
told of the danger of the invading
concern. Creamery men from small
neighboring creameries said that
they considered their position more
dangerous than that of the larger
cooperative creamery at Sank Cen
tire.
A. J.. Mcclure, general mana
ger of the Minnesota Cooperative
Creameries Association, said that, if
this concern puts the Sank Lake Co
operative Creamery out of business,
it will cost the farmers around Sank
Centre $4,000 per year in the de-
creased price which they will receive
for their dairy products. To prove his
point, Mr.. Mcclure furnished the
following figures from an investiga-
ton which the Minnesota Co-opera-
tive Creameries' Association had
made:
On November a, 1922, the price of
New York "extras" was 491s cents
per pound. On this date the Chicago
concern paid for butterfat in Chica-
go 48 cents per pound, the farmers
paying the express. In Missouri, at
the same time, the farmers received
"a cents per pound for butterfat
from this company; in Iowa, 46
cents; in Nebraska, 44-45 cents; in
Kansas; "A cents; at several points in
Illinois, 46 cents; or an average of
1872 per pound. According to Mr..
Mejerton, the Sank Lake Creamery
paid So cents per pound for butter
fat in October.
At this meeting, it was decided to
hold another meeting to which pa
irons of neighboring creameries
would be invited. At this meeting
It's delegates, representing 80
creameries, were present. Represen-
tatives from Todd County showed
that they were ready to give support
to their Stearns County neighbors.
Here it was agreed that the fight
for the cooperative creameries could
best be carried on by all the cream
cries affected joining the Minnesota
Cooperative Creameries' Association
Several joined, and fieldman, M, P.
Mortenson, was employed to start
work in this district, which is Dis
trict No. z of the Minnesota Cooper
ative Creameries' Association.
About this time the civic organi-
cation of Sank Centre, made up of
business men and farmers, known
as the Sank Centre Community Club,
went on record with the following
resolution:
"Moved, that the Sank Centre Com
munity Club go on record as being
very much opposed to the
Creamery Company coming into our
community; that in our opinion it
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-16
,(By Don Shannon, Published in The
Farmer, St. Paul.

Farmer, st. Paul.
"When IN the course OF human
events it becomes necessary" Tn,
war for independence began back il
1776. 1t has continued in one form
or another ever since. Take it, fol
instance, in the field of farmer CO
operation.
It was in 1SS9-90 that Northwes
.dairymen took their first step toware
economic independence, when they
started the first cooperative creamer
les at Biscay and Clarks Grove, MINI
1t took fighting spirit and a power
full feeling of loyalty on the part d
the early cooperating farmers to en-
able the cooperative creameries tx
make Roadway against the firmly en-
trenched private creameries.
The farmers of Minnesota have
had this battle courage and this 10y
atty to their own business. BY stick.
ing to their own creameries, they
have won many a trench and fort.
ress, and have succeeded in holding
them right well.
The early cooperative creameries
in Wisconsin had their battle, with
a different outcome. Largely because
they did not choose the one vote
per-member system their cooperative
system of creamery management
broke down. They turned to selling
their milk for cheese, which takes
the whole milk from the farms.
Farmers through Wisconsin, Mich
igan, and other North Central States
have been lured from their creamer-
ice by attractive prices for their milk
at condensaries. When the end of the
World War cut the demand for "can-
ned cow" there was big slump in
the condensed-milk market. These
farmers found themselves with large
herds, and lots of milk for which
they had no outlet.
This war for economic indepen-
dence has not ended, but is contin-
ually being waged. Like guerrilla
warfare it is fought, with occasional
outbursts of battle in the form of
center or flank attacks by those
the downfall of cooperative cream
whose interests are best served by
the downfall of cooperative cream
cries.
On July 9, 1923, a Chicago con-
Germ which owns chain of 10 local
creameries, distributed over great
part of the United States, opened for
business to receive cream on graded
basis and manufacture sweet cream
butter at Sank Centre, in Stearns
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-16

creamery at Sank Centre is right in
the midst of the creamery battle.
The chief figures in this war are the
creamery operator and the creamery
officers. Axel Mejerton, who for two
and half years has been buttermak-
er at Sank Centre, is perhaps the
most outstanding leader for the Co
operators. When Mr.. Mejerton ac-
copied his reappointment as butter
maker for this year, he did so saying
that he is anxious to stand with the
farmers in the fight against the in
vader.
Mr.. Mejerton is big, strapping,
STRENGTHENING sort of a "he-man.T
He learned the buttermaker's trade
in Sweden 18 years ago. From there
he went to Denmark, where he made
Danish butter for several years. Nine
years ago he came to the United
States. For five years he was butter
maker and creamery manager at
New Munich, Stearns County. Then
he came to the creamery at Sank Gen.
tire, being recognized at that time as
one of the leading buttermakers in
Minnesota.
Here, with the help of the cream
cry officers and the cooperation Of
the patrons, he has built up the
cooperative creamery from a produc-
ton of $4,000 pounds of butter in
1920 to 453,000 pounds in 1922.
During the first six months this year
the creamery has turned out $4,000
pounds of butter more than in the
corresponding six months in 1922.
The 1922 output was valued at
$4,000. The creamery is patron
lied by 800 farmers owning 5000
cows.
The officers of the Sank Centre
creamery (known as the Sank Lake
Cooperative Creamery are Oscar
Lying, president; Joe Beste, vice
president; G. Strauss, secretary and
manager; Chas. Korten, treasurer;
and Frank Minette, A. Bosshardt,
and Thee. Schurman, directors.
The cooperative creamery at Mel
rose, the next town to Sank Centre,
is going concern. While it hes only
120 patrons, it turned out $4,000
pounds of butter in 1922. The cream
for this creamery is drawn from a
radius of just few miles. To the
south are Metre Grove and New Mum
ich; to the west, Sank Centre; to
the north, Grey Eagle; and to. the
east Freeport, all with Al cream
cries.
The Metre Grove Cooperative
Creamery, with only 60 patrons, pro-
duced 214,000 pounds of butter in
1922. This gives an idea of how con-
centrated is the production of cream
for all these creameries. There are
2S cooperative creameries and three
centralizers in Stearns County. No
one cooperative creamery can afford
to lose even a few patrons.
So much for the cooperative
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-16

creameries. We have mentioned the
strong standing of the invading con.
Germ. Here is a company which
through its standardized method Of
manufacture, is able to turn out but
ter of uniform quality. It produces
this butter in large enough quaint
ties, so that it is a big factor on the
butter market. Then, through its
sales force, it markets this butter
very effectively.
Here is the way that they get the
cream: They pay cash. Temporarily
at least. they pay good price. The
chain creamery at Sank Centre start
ed out by paying as, AZ, and 3s
cents for three grades of cream,
based on quality. Three days later
this had been advanced to Al, 43,
and 80 cents.
Then they plan to give good SER
vice to attract farmers. The butter
maker is very courteous to patrons,
washes and steams cans free, and
stamps the farmers name and adj
dress on his can. In addition, the
centralizer offers free educational
service in the form of personal visits
to help the farmers produce better
cream.
All the time that they are doing
this, they are keeping up an adver-
Using campaign in the local papers
to attract the farmers with their
cream. In other places where they
own creameries they send out trucks,
but so far they have made no attempt
to do so at Sank Centre.
Up to two years ago, at Sank Cen
ire, there was one privately owned
creamery which eked out slim ex-
istence from a few who were not
yet "sold" on their cooperative
creamery. With the coming of Mr..
Mejerton, this private creamery
closed its doors, leaving only a sin
gle cream station to take the left
overs of the territory.
This sums up the creamery situa-
ton in this section, with the excep-
ton of mentioning Paynesville in the
souther part of Stearns County.
Here, during the last three years, a
thriving little creamery has been
growing up in the shadow of a great
centralizer. During this time, this
centralizer has advanced the price
it pays for cream from a few cents
over New York "extras" to as much
as 10 cents above EXTRAS" largely
because of the competition from the
farmer creamery.
Proclaming as their battle-cry
that the centralizer will pay good
prices only until they have succeed
ed in weakening or killing out the
cooperative creamery, the farmers
and business men of Stearns County
and Todd County are up in arms to
battle for their cooperative creamery
system.
Fully 500 people of that section
attended mass meeting held No
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-24
OLDEST COTTON BALE
G|NNED 80 YEARS AGO
Stored In Fireproof Warehouse
AT Jacksor-OGer Of $1,000
For Il Refused

ATLANTA, Feb. 24.-Posibly the
Oldest bale of option in. existence is
now stored in the freproof ware
house of the Jefferson mills at
jackson, it was stated in cotton cir
|cles here today.
1t was grown and ginned in 1884,
38 years ago, on the Carithers farm
in Walton county, by R.. L. Carithers,
now citizen of Winder, and was
the first bale of cotton ever owned
by Mr. Carithers, who is now rated
as one Of Georgia's wealthiest citi-
zens.
Several new wrappings Of bagging
and ties have been placed on the
cotton since it was ginned. The cot
ton is in fine condition and Mr. Ca
rithers has been offered $1,000 for
it by the New York Cotton Exchange
to place on the floor of its New
York office, but he has refused it.
The bale has recently been treat
ed to new covering of bagging
and ties.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-24
UNDERWOOD CONSIDERS
PRESIOE NTIAL RACE
With Mrs. Underwood, Senator
Leaves For Tour Of Europe
Doctors Order Rest

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Snea-
tor Oscar w. Underwood, of Ala
bama, Democratic floor leader of the
senate, may again be a candidate for
the Democratic presidential romina-
ton. He has informed friends that
after his return from Europe he will
give very careful and thorough con-
sideration" to the many suggestions
to enter the race for the 1924 nomi-
nation Of his party.
Accompanied by Mrs. Underwood,
he has left here on a four months
European tour, following the COM
pletion Of all the regular appropria-
ton bills Of the session end assur-
ance from President Harding that
there would be no early cali, at least,
for an extra session Of the new con-
gress.
The senate minority leader hip to-
day virtually fell upon Sen2tog Roo-
inson, of Arkansas, who IS slated
to be chosen in the reXt congress
as the successor to Senator Under
wood, who announced last Novem-
Der that he vcuId retire from the
leadership with tie end of the clos
ing congress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-24
SUTTON To VISIT
THOMPSON SCHOOL.
Prominent Atlanta Educator VIII
Deliver Address "The Pur-
pose of Education

Thompson school is to be espe-
cially favored this, week by the pres
ence of Prof. Willis A. Sutton, super
intendent of Atlanta's splendid
system of schools. Prof. Sutton
comes to Thompson on Saturday
night of this week, to deliver his
famous address on "The Purpose of
Education" A rare treat is in store
for those who attend, and the facul-
ty and trustees of the school extend
herewith a cordial invitation to the
people of Americus and vicinity to
attend. No admission fee will be
charged, and it is hoped that all the
schools in the districts adjacent to
Thompson will avail themselves of
the rare opportunity of hearing this
noted educator and splendid speaker.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-24
ARREST "a FOR
DISOBEYING ORDERS

BERLIN, Feb. "a. The Franch s
cupying forces dissolved the mao+;no.
OIL the municipal council Of Rocbnn,
ana arrested the OberburgooasFa,.
ana 22 members of the council on
the ground that they had refused r.
carry out French orders regardine
deliveries. Ten tanks were station.
ed outside the twon hall while fba
arrests were being made.
Nine Germans Reported Killed
ESSEN, Feb. 24.-Nine Germans
nave been shot dead, including one
child, ands13 seriously wounded bv
the military forces of occupation
since they entered the Ruhr early II
January, according to figures COM
piled by the German authorities here
Two hundred and seventy persons
whose names are known have been
arrested; 81 arrested and then de-
ported. 395 deported without 9TH
er formality and 16 of these removed
from office according 20 this state
ment. sis3 ~ e4a
More than a hundred other per-
sons whose names are unknown have
been arrested, it is added.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-24
Communication URGED
FOR Z SUMTER MEN

ATLANTA, Feb 24.-Governor
Hardwick yesterday heard argument
by Maj. B j. Fowler, of Macon, Oh
The application for executi.e c.esn-
ency for W4rren I. Johnsoa and Dr.
c. K. Chapman, serving life senten-
ces for the murder of Waiter i.
Wade, in or near Americas in 1916.
The prison commission yesterday
sent down to the governor its rec
ommendation that the two men, VINO
have served about four years at eAe
state prison farm, be paroled.
After hearing the case the Cover
no,. took it under advisement, nat
nossiblv will not pass upon It m
mediately in view Of the TACT thar
he is suffering from relapse q
influenza and viii leave today fof
his home in sandersville and possibly
will have to go to the hospital there
for some days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-24
MANY WOMEN MUST
PAY INCOME TAXES
Records Show Thousands In
Georgia Must Make Returns
Before March

ATLANTA, Feb. 23-Thousands
OF women are required to file an in
come tax return and pay tax on
thelr net income for the year 1922.
No official estimate can be given
OF the number of such women. but
statistics of income for the wear
1920, recently issued, show that an.
proximately 100000 women filed re-
turns for that year, claiming the
$1,000 exemption allowed a single
person. The amount Of net income
reported by these women was ST.
"4G,955,727. In addition there were
a-@d ld2,18l returns by women
claiming an exemption of $4,000 as
tn head of family, "a person who
supports and maintains in one house.
hold one or more individuals close.
ly related to him Cor herr by blood.
marriage of adoption" Net income
reported by these women for the
year 1920 amounted to 1888. .364.-
$50. Under the revenue act now in
force the personal exemption allow
ed the head of family is $2,500 if
the net income for 1922 was S. 900
or less, and $4,000 ilf the net in
come exceeded $4,000.
The number of wives making sep
arate returns from husbands for tho
year 1920 was 1853 reporting net
income of $584,840,4o5. These
figures show the income reported in
returns filed by women forms an i'm
portant part of the aggregate in
come of the people of the United
States.
A woman who was widowed dur
ing the year 1922, unless the head
of family, or remarked on or be-
fore December 81, 1922, may claim
personal exemption of only 81 900
A divorce, or wife who continuously
and without necessity makes hen
home apart from her husband is
classed as a single person, and en-.
titled only to the $1,000 personal ex
emption.
! Whether man and wife are 'liv.
ing apart" for the purposes of the
income tax law, depends upon indi
vidual circumstances. A wife who
supports an invalid husband in q
sanitarium may claim the exemption
allowed a married couple. The sep
aration is one of necessity.
The revenue act does not prescribi
the amount of exemption allowed
married woman living with her hus
band. Married couples living to
gether are granted an exemption 0
| $4,000 or $4,000 depending upoi
whether their combined net incom
is $4,000 or less, or more than $5,
900. Husband and wife make SEP
arate returns, or they may make
joint return. -. 1..Gs
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-24
SHIPPING BILL IS
Considered DEAD
Vote Late Today Or Monday
Conceded VIII Kill Measure
Now Before Senate

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. - The
administration shipping bill was
brought before the senate today pre-
paratory to dealing it a death blow
Monday.
Final disposition Of the admins
tration shipping bill, generally CON
coded to be dead, by vote, either
late today or Monday was agreed
upon today by Republican and Demo
eratic leaders in the senate.
It's proponents as we'll as oppon-
eats of the measure which has been
blocked five days by a filibuster,
agreed pending motion, to take up
the bill on which final test VIII come
viii be defeated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-24
HELP ASKED FOR
HOMELESS FAMILH Y

Friends of ]. L. Bostwick have
asked the Times-Recorder to appeal
for help for Mr.. Bostwick and fam.
lily, whose home burned recently, on
the Smithville road, west of Amer
icus.
Thursday noon, Feb. %, the two
story, eight-room house occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L .Bostwick, their
three children and one other de.
pendent, was completely destroyed
by fire. There was no insurance.
The family lost everything, it is
stated, except TIE clothes they had
on at the time Of the fire.
Mr.. Bostwick and his family arc
now living on his place in, a small
tenant house, out mile and half
on the Smithville road.
When seen by Times-Recordor
representative Mr. Bostwick said
that he had not been able to save
anything out of his home, that all
bedding and clothing, food and fur
niture were lost.
Mr.. Bostwick's friends say he will
appreciate any help that others more
fortunate may extend him.
The house was the property oi
Mrs. Mary P. Fowler, who also lost
heavily in the fire.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-24
BLACKS WITHDRAW,
is CLAIM.

LONDON, Feb. 24.-The Times
correspondent at Cologne, after a
visit to Dusseldorf, says a dispatch
filed in Cologne with reference 10
the presence of black troops at Wer-
den, Velbert and Kupferreh, that
he learns they were sent to the RuEr
through an oversight and now nave
been withdrawn. They belonged to
the seventh colonial regiment, which
the French do not regard as a color
ed regiment, as all its members are
entitled to claim French citizenship
Some of the men are black and
some white, and unfortunately black
elements were included in the con-
tingents sent to the above tows.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-24
COMMUNITY NEETIN
HELD FRIDAY NIGHT
WAS WELL ATTENDED
Issuance Oe Bonds For Building
Needed School Quarters
Unanimously Endorsed
DR.. MINOR MADE CHAIRMAN
Board Of Education Not To In
terfere With Playground Plans,
President Dykes Declares

Between 40 and so men and wo-
men, representing every civic organi-
.zation in the city, met at a dinner
in the Community club house Fri
day evening at o'clock and unani-
,mously endorsed the proposal of the
board of education to issue $130,0OO
or more Of bonds for the purpose of
erecting a new high school building
and making additions to the colored
school.
w. w. Dykes, chairman of the
board of education, presided, and at
request the following were among
those who spoke as representatives
of their respective organizations;
Dr. Carl w. Minor, Mrs. j. W. har-
ris, Jr., Mrs. C. 0. Niles, A. E.
Hines, Mrs. W. H. C. Dudley, Mrs.
S. H. Mckee, R. L. Crawford, Mrs
R. C. Anderson, Charles Culpepper,
C. A. Ames, W. NJ. Humber, Ma
than Murray, Mrs. J. H. Quarterman,
Mayor ]. E. Poole, Lovelace Eve and
others.
DR.. Minor Named Chairman.
DR.. Carl w. Minor was unani-
mously elected chairman OF the cam
paign committee, and was instructed
by the representatives of the vari-
Gus organizations present to select
a committee of six to act with him
in waging the campaign.
In accepting the Craftsmanship OF
the campaign, Dr. Minor pledged
himself to the fullest, stating that he
would devote his every effort until
the bonds have been passed by the
people.
Necessity for Larger Quarters
Prof. j. E. Mathis, head OF the
public schools, spoke at some length,
explaining to those present the ap-
solute necessity of additional quar-
ters, saying that schools now are
over-crowded and relief must be had
Or it will be impossible within an
Continued on Page Three)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-24
HOLD UP WATCHMAN
AND GET $4,000.

PETERSBURG, Va, Feb. 24-SiX
masked men forced an entrance into
the Seward Trunk and Bag factory
here early toda, bound and gagged
the watchman, broke open the vault
and escaped with $4,000. The
money was in small envelopes, ready
to be paid the employees at the fac"
tory today. ne
The robbers, officials believe, en-
tered the building by a side door.
The locks on none of the doors were
tampered with, and it is thought a
key was used in gaining admission.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-24
SHERLFF'S POSSE
is IN PURSUIT.

STEUBENVILLE, Feb, 24.-The
sheriff's posse, armed with machine
guns and rifles, left here this morn
ing hoping to intercept the bandits,
who held up the Mount Pleasant
bank, shot and killed the cashier.
The cashier was shot after he had
complied with the order to put up
his hands, according to another bank
employee who fired at and and
wounded one of the fleeing bandits,
so far as could be determined, no
funds were taken by the bandits.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-24
nine ARE KILLED BY
MILITARY FORCES IN
RUHR VALLEY, CLAIM
Thirteen Seriously Woussied
Since Occupation Began II
January
NEGRO TROOPS IN REGION
Claimed Blacks Have Been With
drawn-Sent To Ruhr Ry
Oversight
NEGRO TROOPS IN REGION

Berlin. Feb. 24.-(By Asso.
ciated Press. )-French occupa.
tional forces in the Ruhr section
OF Germany today boarded the
berlin-Cologne exprets near
fiengsley and conhscated a con-
slgnment of twelve billion navI.s.
belonging to the Reich Bank
lhe plates from which tbe
money was printed was also con-
hscated by the French authorities.
VINO gave no explanation of HER
action. = ''i>'if
lhe plates and money were
polh P the property of the Reich
Bank is it officially announced
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-24
LOCAL P. 0. S. OF A. TO
OBSERVE. ANNlVERSANY I

Anniversary of the 18th year OF
the organization of the Patriotic Or
dor Sons of America will be observ-
ed by Washington Camp No. "a
here Monday evening at 1880 O'Clock
in the fraternal hall.
The gathering will be of social
nature, and the membership is urg-
ed to be present to participate IN the
exercises of the evening.
Refreshments will be served and
the occasion is being anticipated with
interest hy the large membership
here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-24
CHRIS TLAN CHURCH
Taylor St.

Sunday School 1000 A. NJ, j. A.
Baugh, superintendent. Let every
one be present Sunday to bring up
the February average.
Song and Prayer Service HOO A.
Community Service 11:15 A. NJ.
Preaching Service 1880 A. M, sub
ject, "Is Satan After You," by W. A.
Joyner.
Come out and be encouraged in
your fight against Satan.
Christian Endeavor ESQ P. M.
Juanita Mulligan, Leader.
Junior Christian Endeavor We'd
nesday, $50. Mrs. Macarthur,
Leader.
Prayer Meeting, Wednesday 1880
j. A. Bough, leader.
You are cordially invited to all
cur services.