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Evening star., 1923-12-11
EXPLAINS REFUSAL
TO0PEN BOOKS
Swift Replies TO Secretary
Wallace Regarding Packing
House Information.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. December 1.-THE pro-
posed investigation of the books of
packing companies is not founded
upon any complaint of unfair prac-
tices or any violation of the, trust
laws, but IL to secure complete In
pany, Louis r. Swift, president OF
Swift & Co. said here in a statement.
: The statement was Issued in Eepiy
culture Wallace before the Amer
ican Farm Bureau Federation, in
which the Secretary declared that
the opposition to the investig CATION,
which he said would prevent enec-
tive enforcement of the packer and
going to be passed upon by the
highest court in the land"
Law Would Open Books.
"If there is any. charge of unfair
ness or of violation of the law there
are powers within the law to require
that our books and papers be pro-
duced," Mr. Swift said. But as we
Secretary claims is given
I'VE have made no appeal to any
court in this mater; We have merely
stated our stand as we see it under
the TlkHls BudfdHtccu = Us ny tiC ~oh-
stitution as a private business.
There is no comparison between
the books of Swift e. Co. and the
books OF a bank. Banks are charged
with a trust, while we are private
business. AS to the stock yards. while
the law provides that their rates and
charges be regulated. there is no
such qualification in the case of pack
ers, SO there is no comparison there,
either.
Sees Aid for Com mpetitors.
AN employe of the Seeretary's own
department, in a public statement in
Chicago in the last thirty days, said
that one of the things that this de-
partment had to contend with was the
hiring OF their men after those men had
secured information that would make
them OF value to certain companies
That substantiates the stand of our
company that sueh federal auditors
after having had the privileges of
examination. would be of such value
to competitors that they might be
hired away from the government for
the trade secret they had learned"
Evening star., 1923-12-11

NEW YORK, December 11.-Follow-
ing is an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb Mar
ket today:
Evening star., 1923-12-11
Treasury CERTIFICATES.
have You Been stunr Yet,

Z Some men have to get stung good
and hard before they learn to be eau
tious in making investments. Be-
fore you. invest--inyestigatei
Evening star., 1923-12-11
BONDS.
Bid and Asked Prices.
: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

D. C. Paper Mfg. 6s. s............ go go.
Riggs Realty IS (long). 92h go.
Riggs Realty 5s (shorU.. ~ -.
wash Market Cold Storage 5s.. 90 90
Wardman Park Hotel 6s....... 30 100
Evening star., 1923-12-11

PORTLAND. Greg. December IL
Prices for turkeys in the Pacific
northwest are lower than for many
years, 20 cents a pound being paid
for fancy dressed birds.
Evening star., 1923-12-11
FIRE INSURANCE.
TITLE INSURANCE.
MISCELLANEOUS.

Columbia :. Title, ................ z
Real Estate Title. 125
Arizona state miner., 1923-12-29
The New Year
BY HORATIO NELSON POWERS
in st. Louis G1Obe-DemOcrat.
FLOWER unknown; a book un-

"A FLOWER unknown; a book un-
~ read;
A tree with fruit unharvested;
a path untrod; a house whose rooms
Lack yet the hearts divine perfumes;
A landscape whose wide border lies
In silent shade, meath silent skies;
A wondrous fountain yet unsea1ed;
A casket with it's gifts concealed
This is the year that for you waits
Beyond Tomorrow's mystic gates.
Oh, may this flower unfold to you
Visions of beauty sweet and new;
This book on golden pages trace
Your sacred joys and deeds of grace.
May all the fruits OF this strange tree
Luscious and rosy-tinted be-
This path through fields of knowledge
go;
This house with loves consent o'erflow;
This landscape glitter with the dew
OF blessed hopes and friendships true;
This fountains living crystal cheer,
AS fail the springs that once were dear;
This casket with such gems be stored
AS shine in lives that love the Lord.
Arizona state miner., 1923-12-29

was dead and buried was still burn
ing, but that it's flame was not felt
because Of the heavy curtain his in
dlfference and neglect had thrown
over it.
And then it was that Arthur Viii
liams made New Year resolution and
one which he kept through all the
years that followed, judging from the
new happiness which came to him and
his wife and from the buoyancy and
which he brought to his tasks each day.
Arizona state miner., 1923-12-29
Just a Musician,

A beautiful girl had just finished
singing "My Little Home in Devon
shire" The hostess was surprised TO
see a man in distant corner OF the
drawing-room visibly affected. Tears
stood in his eyes, and he shook his
head. "Poor Mr.. Smith," she said
sympathetically. "1'm afraid that song
recalled sad memories to you. Are you
q Devonshire man?" "No, I'm just a
musician"
Arizona state miner., 1923-12-29
"He Cans Loose"

An Englishman was paying his first
visit to Scotland. He arrived at a
small town, and began to question the
porter. 81 suppose you have provost
here?" "Aye," said the porter. "And
does he have insignia like our may
ors?" Have what?" 'lnsignia-well,
for instance, does he have chain ?"
"A chain?" said the astonished porter
ma, na He gans loose; but dinna be
feared, he's quite harmless"
Arizona state miner., 1923-12-29
Good War Horse.

A farmer sold a horse to a cavalry
officer, warranting the animal to be
frst-rate war-horse Some time after
wards the officer came to the farmer in
rage, and said: "You call this ami
NAL a good war-horse? Why, there's
not bit of go in him! A good war
horse indeed!" $50 he is" replied
the farmer. "Sure, he'd rather die
than run!
Arizona state miner., 1923-12-29

dying man will flash in a few mo-
ments hundred episodes Of his life,
and he realized with sudden rush
of feeling how empty and desolate his
life would be with Evelyn out of it
entirely. True, for a long time now
he had just taken her presence for
granted-had just thought Of her as
some one who was always there
some one who was necessary to his
well-being and comfort, just as some
article of comfort and convenience
might be, but now he realized how
much she meant to him, and he knew
that the love which he had thought
Arizona state miner., 1923-12-29
An Effective Combination.

We all need love in our lives, and
praise when deserved yes, and dis
cipline, too. "How is it that you are
so well brought up?" we asked a little
girl the other day-the only child of
doting parents. Her eyes snapped and
with a demure smile she answered: :
'Love and spanks. s."-Boston Tran
script.
Arizona state miner., 1923-12-29
Hadn't Started Yet.

The village Lady Bounttful met an
old farm laborer on his way to work
and was surprised that her greeting
was wasted Jones'" she said re-
provingly, "you might at least raise
your hat to me-" Il beg yer pardon,
mlady," said the peasant, "but my
poor wife amt been dead ten days and
1 amt started lookin' at the wimmen
yet"
Arizona state miner., 1923-12-29

be making good resolutions this year
and try to keep them, too, so Ill be
worthy of the love of the best little
girl in the world"
Arthur Williams turned away impa-
tiently and went to his desk. But all
morning there came to him again and
again the memory of the conversation
and the look that had been on Clark
Winston's face as he had voiced his
determination to make New Year re-
solves. Each time the thought came
to him he tried to put it from him,
but somehow he found it hard to do.
For there had come to him, too, the
memory of a time when he, too, had
made such resolutions when he too,
had looked to the future with the de-
sire deep within him to make himself
more worthy each day of the woman
who had consented to be his. Now,
however, he was content to drift along
with the tide, to take each day as just
a repetition of the one befOre-cOn-
tent to just hold the place he occu-
pied in the business world, and worse: !:
almost content with the home life that
was now his, almost Indifferent to the
fact that he and his wife had slowly
drifted apart and that the ardent love
which had been theirs in the long ago
seemed to be now dead.
But in other days it had been diff
ferent with him-he had then been
just as full of hope in the future
as full of the fire of zeal and devotion
toward the woman who was his as any
man could be. How, he asked him
self now, had it come to be that things
were as they were? Was it that his
love for his wife was dead, that he
cared no longer for her, or was it her
fault that they had slowly. almost i'm
perceptibly drifted apart? Looking
back, he recalled now, with half
shudder of remOrse, many little in
stances where she had tried to bring
the old ways back, which he, in the
blind stupidity of taking things for
granted attitude had treated lightly
and passed by. He recalled with a
pang one particular instance-a we'd
ding anniversary it WaS-When she
had met him at the door in a pretty
gown and when she had gone to all
manner of trouble in preparing a won
derful dinner, with all his favorite
dishes, and when during the meal she
Arizona state miner., 1923-12-29
Here or Nowhere.

Oh, thou that pinest in the impris-
onment Of the actual and criest bitterly
to the gods for kingdom wherein to
rule and create, know this of a truth:
the thing thou seekest is already with
thee, "here or nowhere" cOuldst thou
only see Thomas Carlyle.
Arizona state miner., 1923-12-29

had asked him
several times if he
were not forget
ting something.
And when after
dinner was over
and she reminded
him that this was
their fifth we'd
ding anniversary
he had only num-
bled through his
evening paper:
Eyes, 1 guess it
is, but 1 had for
gotten all about
it,"
All these things
came to him now,
as often before q
Arizona state miner., 1923-12-29

with the enthuSl-
asm of the newly
engaged, was not
e a S il y rebuked.
"NOt make New
Year resolutions ?"
he said. "W h Y!
that's just what
the New Years
for. 1t takes a
day like it to jolt
a fellow out of the
rut he has been
travelling in too
long, and to keep
us from growing
away from the
id e Is of our
school days. SO,
you bet you, I'll
Arizona state miner., 1923-12-29
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NoWXdr
Resolution
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L. Ilnion
Copyright. 1923. Western Newspaper Union.

|RTHUR WILLIAMS came
down to the office all out of
sorts with everything and
everybody, so much so that
when Clark Winston began
Arizona state miner., 1923-12-29

many good resolutions that he was
making for the New Year he tried to
cut him off with a sharp retOrt.
But Clark Winston, bubbling with
the exuberance of youth, and radiant
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16
No More State Cases
Without Evidenc.

Deputy District Alto rney AL
berti since receiving bis appoint
inent has thrown out OF court a
number of cases lacking IN
evidence for conviction, causing
an estimated saying to the
county Of around 81, 500. AL
bertle says there will be no war.
rants for arrest issued while lie
is deputy where the evidence is
lacking and cases are trivial.
without the party patting up
bones for the cost. The great
trouble hereto fore has been that
deputies have gone out and
hunted up cases. and then
would docket them whether
there was any chance Of win
ming or not.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16
Or. Dowdy

TIE Only Expert Occulist and
Dentist. In southeast Colorado or
that comes t this portion Of the
state,
LIT glasses correctly where
Opticians and Optometrists fail.
Two thirds Of the glasses in use
do not at the persons eyes.
All diseases Of the eyes cured.
Examination free. Glass eyes
Inserted.
In Dentistry 1 will duplicate
the finest and best work in the
state. Painless extracting 81. 90
and all prices about one half what
you have been paying. D..
Dowdey, University Graduate
Lamar. Colo.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16
Got Him Scared

Have you hearn about the kIu
Klux,
Are they in your neigbborhood /?
If you see one won't you tell him
Here il one that's gettin'
good.
Pm a quittin' this here noon
shine,
Got a muzZle on my mouth.
For the Klux are gonna get me,
II l don't watch out.
lust tell the folks they needn't
Lock their chicken coops up
now.
For I'm u vegetarian
Don't like chicken anyhow.
Where you find my wife and
childi en-
You'll find me close about.
For Cne hlux are 4Oun1 get ne
I'll don't watch out.
You can tell 'em I am staying
Home with mama every night.
And just tell 'em I've quit fool.
in
With some other fellows wife.
I'm a gonna go to lneetin'
And I'll learn to sing and
shout,
For tn. Klux are gonna get me
If don't v at ch out.
J, M. Hutches.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16

laid to rest In the Prairie Queen
cemetery Sunday at 3 o'clock.
]. W. Hoover has bought .
truck.
]. r. Robinson happened TO an
unfortunate accident-stuck .
pitch fork 10 bis foot which has
been causing him much pain.
Mrs. 8. H. Dunbar has been
ON the sick list the past week.
DR.. Newland wss called TO the
Sreadman home one day last
week to lance an abcess on Mrs.
Steadran's jaw.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16

E. G. Finkle home last Sunday
were, Jack and Helen Patterson,
Geraldine Window, Vivian and
Lena Konkel. Jessie Southworth
Bun Cole and Guy Finkle and
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16
Cedar Hill


We have had beautiful weather
the last two weeks.
Everyone 10 busy seeding
broomcorn or hauling in feed.
Leo johnson il leaving this
part OF the county this morning.
de ii aoing to Amarillo. Tex.
Mr.. johnson finished their new
house this week.
Sunday school u progressing
nicely.
Rev. Fps have moved into
their new house.
Cecil Rhodes has gone to
Freezeport. La. to spend the
winter.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16
A Few Suggestions

Be careful with proper namea-notiee svery
body-Omit M" when the given name or int
t'a's are used-speli days Of week IN full-can
r'hrcvints titles before namcs. elsewiss spsll In
'-u-Abbreviate the state only when county OF
ro..oficc 10 Riven-"And." not "a" Observe
hi, strictiy-''A little humss new and thsn. 10
seiished bv the best OF msn:" but leave out
ders'nal funn'ss, and all psrsona's that mig
ispi.. se-Mail Letters Saturday hen poss ID
dry will dc. Ti.fdi;
yfcc late.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16

Jack Havens, W. P. Mollett
and Roy Haaerman seeded their
broomcorn the past week.
Vada Lay and Delma Bewley
called on Fred Willis Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Stoner has left for
a two weeks visit with relatives
near Johnson City.
Villas Friends Church News
Rain Sunday morning cut our
atte ndance down some.
The pastor and wife returned
from Liberal Friday.
Mrs. Callihan presented En-
deavor lesson Sun day evening
at $50 on courage. Several help.
ful thoughts were brought.
The message after Endeavor
theme ''What is Life." created a
desire to be more like Daniel who
purposed in his heart not to de-
tila himself with the worlds
goods. Who is your friend. the
one who leads you astray, or the
one who helps you to stand for
right principles. Don't miss
these messages.
All day service Thanksgiving.
Christian Endeavor social FRI
day night.
l was Wondering
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16
Friday.

C. Wilkinson and family and
James Ward and family took
dinner at the Deeds home Sun
day.
Orville Beatey has been work.
ing for Joe Sheppard the past
six weeks vas called home to
the sick bed of his little brother
Willard. who has recently been
operated on for appendicitis.
Mrs. Mat Lynch has been on
the sick list the past week.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16
wife.

Gaandma Pruitte has returned
ONE from visit in Oklahoma
With her daughter and family.
y granddaughter accompanied
fer home.
Ira Hewin and family spent
Sunday with Joe Cole and famI-
ly.
Joe Boyd made q trip to the
cedars last week.
Mrs. G. B. Coles daughter
and little sons from Wheeler,
Tex. who have been visiting
her the past few weeks. return
ed to their home last Thursday.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16
Villas School News

SIlbS SCuOOi NOWS
We have a new cement step in
front Of school house.
Exams. Monday and Tuesday
in grade room were pretty Sc
we're.
Sevsral absent from high school
putting up feed We suppose.
Several attended Armistice
day at Springfield.
A number of the children have
from FIVE to seven miles to come
to school. resulting in number
of tardy marks.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16
Later Suggestions

When mentioning certain towns, the state
is not needed and should not be given. In.
stancs-Kim. Trinidad, La Junta, Lamar Man.
ter. Elkhart, Wichita. Topeka. St Louis, Boise
City, Kenton, Branson, Pueblo, Canon City.
Colo Springs. &c, ETC., and of course inclusive
Of all townsin Baea conuty.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16
Liberty

The warm weather after so
much rain is bringing the wheat
up fine.
Sunday school was organized
again Sunday after being discon-
tinued for a while during the
busy season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cole are GO
ing to take their son. Basil. to
the hospital at Swink next Tues
day.
Ben Thompson. who is attend
ing school in Springfield, has
been at home sick the past week.
Ifanyone wonders why Robert
Swanneri is wearing such a broad
smile, just tell them it is on ac-
count of the big boy that arrived
at their house last Monday.
Those who took dinner at the
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16

quite sick with appendicitis, was
at church Sunday night. accom-
panied by his father and mother.
Joe Hines is still On sick list.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16
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The Villas

ue vlJ6S
Large attendance at Powell's
sale. but things sold cheap.
G. A. Finley, better known as
Chuck, was hunting stray stock
Monday morning.
Busines ss picking 'p-requiring
night service at Villas garage
Alva Amrinc snnded his corn
Friday thirteen bales.
]. NJ. Hutches seeded Satur-
.iay-thirty six bales.
Chas. Stoner made trip tn
Manter Saturday
Roy Hagerman has the jump.
ing rheuma.ics pretty severe. as
he was taken to Springfi cid doc.
tor Saturday.
Harve Lock. who has been
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16
Okley

AS l didn't get in last week
will state the singing convention
at Potato Butte was q great sues
cess. Everybody enjoyed the
sin ging and oh, what . dinner
was spread-didn't look like hsr.s
times either.
NJ. T. Jones bought COW from
Grandma Loeden and made q
trip to Mr.. Mickles after her
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16
Prairie Qussp So.

Not many out at Sunday school
Sunday. Suppose the rain scar.
ed them out.
Mr.. NoaIs passed away Friday
after suffering for the past gear
with stomach trouble. He was
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16
SiOningtoa v~

We like the Demo Herald, but
we were shocked last week when
we opened up the paper to read
the county news. to find the dc.
'inquent tax list. Say. she is .
crackeriack this year. and makes
US ehudder to know how we are
going 20 .Spose Of oul part in
time to get ready for the next
(crop) of taxes which will be on
hands before the present alarm
has quit sounding in our ears.
The two worst evils we have to
.contend with in Baca county are
our graded no Ids and high taxes
1t beats the d--shall I say 1t?
the devil!
If there is anything in symp.
tons. the world will soon come
to an end; as we have surely en-.
ljoyed that symptom the past
week of one whole waek of sun
shine, which makes us feel that
the end is near-yet we have
been praying for this token.
Two new buildings now going
up on north Main street-a large
pool hall and the light plant
structure. which will soon 5e
ready and the plant installed
and then we shall have more
light"
| Mrs. Roscoe Nance was called
to the bedside of her mother
Mrs. Quincy Ewing southeast of
town, who is reported very sick.
P. j. Callahan OF Villas was
over this week and reports the
sale of seven hundred acres Of
his farm south west Of town. We
Idon't want P j. to sell all his
lands. because we want him to
come back here to reside perma-
nently.
DR.. and Mrs. Nicholson motor
ed to Elkhart this week on bust
ness.
! c. J. Nance is having his drug
store shelving remodled this
week., preparatory To stocking
up with a complete stock. Con-
tractor A. E. Patchen is doing
the work.
The protracted meetings are
still In progress and the people
are listening to able sermons by
Rev. Gordon, Sr. Some manifes-
tations.
| Ross Rupe, the best broomcorn
haler in Baca county, has been
suffering very much from a bad
lsore eye and had to take a lay
off.
Waiter Thomas, who drass the
road from Wentworth to Ston-
ington, got busy in his feed.cut-
ting and neglected the road
work for two or three days. and
we, who had to travel over This
route, lost our patience and said
W alter should be obscured in che
penitentiary the same number OF
days he would not quit bis field
work to smooth our pathway
Okley
AS 1 didn't get in last week
will state the singing convention
at Potato Butte was q great sue,
cess. Everybody enjoyed the
singing and oh, what . dinner
was spread-didn't look like hsr.s
times either.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16


for one would rather read
an article written. or a good tes-
timony. by my county neighbor,
than Of one thousands of miles
away. We need to keep before
the public vision the thought
that this life Is not all, that each
individual has an eternal sorl to
save. that Gods purpose for our
lives is to cheer the sadden. help
the faint. raise the fallen, lead
the blind. We hope to have an
invitation to con tribute some.
thing each week.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-11-16
1 was Wondering

I have been wondering for
several months why our county
papers could not give . corner
OF their papers each Week to
article or articles on the Chris.
tian's view of this life, or some
good testimonies.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-01-05
NEW YEARS DAY

TIN ssorn-~i.l sank. he nssa ssss
high.
80 rousA with silver hasa
Whsrs. late. sky-spaees vondsrfsa
showsd green ~ ehrysoprass.
Within the cid cray church s1an
The gathered folk would sit:
I met the old year on the hill.
And bads farewell to IL
The woods around stood stark anA aim,
But IT my feet white birds
F1uttered. the wrAiths Of kindly do01
And sweet. rsnembsrsd wordA.
Above me. from Orien's belt.
A great gem flashed and fell;
Was u . sasaph prince sped By,
Michael. Or 0abrislf
Then, though NJ lonely heart must mours
For some that come no mors,
white safls OF Hope seemed 70 -
let 10 . sapphire shsrA
Az ~ Who 1rssnsl Q New Wsesl nfisl
On IN unchAYted -,
From rAlo0 with hi0 eAnvels
Lursd ~ . nystsry.
-. vn1sf flaming Asian skiss.
Or By the still. white PoiA
That 0rsas Aavsnturs. the New YeAs.
0eAesas shs hnaAa soul
- u. Htsjs h Bsstea RssaA
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-01-05
POULTRY CLUB GIRL
PEDlCREES CHICRENS

Miss Alice Duncan, q member Of
the Try Again Poultry Club" in
Saguache county, has pedigreed a fine
bunch Of barred rocks. She had one
old hen that had won the blue ribbon
at the Monte Vista Stock Show, and
a cockerel that was first in the club
class at the State Fair. The old hen
laid eggs in q box near the house.
Alice kept all the old Biddy's eggs
separate from the rest and set them.
The baby chicks were banded, and
now that they are about mature, they
show the good characteristics Of both
parents. trs