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FOL. 6
Washington Letter
By Edward Keating
Ttonirressman from llie t iird Colorado
riot. (
In last week's letter I discus
sed the r.eed of the early passage
■of the Lever bill, which is de
signed to force a material reduc
tion in the cost of the necessar
ies of life in this country. I
pointed out that the food pirates,
who are profiting enormously
from existing conditions, would
fight the bill with every weapon
«t their commad. My prophesy
has been amply verified by the
■developments of the last few
days.
The people of the United States
will not be afforded relief if • the
pirate can have their way.
The;’ are cot fighting in the
•open, but ?s I have suggested be
fore they are endeavoring to hide
■behind the poor fanner.
“If the president is given the
power to cositrol the prices, ’
they say in effect, “He will de
prive the farmer of a reasonable
profit, and that will discourage
production and our condition will
become worse instead of better.”
WOULD NOT OPPRESS
FARMER
Of course that is the 'rankest
kind of nonsense. No one has
accused the president of being
deficient in common genre Even
if he were the farmers’ enemy
which of course is not true —lie
•would not oppress him now when
the fate of a world hangs on the
farmer’s willingness and ability
to produce things needed to sus
tain life.
I
Instead of reducing the farm-:
er’s pcfiw', sound public policy !
demands that they be increased ,
and that they be guarenteed in- ,
sofar as that may be done.
F. M. Gault, president of the
Oklahoma State Board of Agri
culture, in a letter to Congress
man Hastings of that state,
shows how the feed piial.es has
robbed both the farmer ar.d con
sume . He rays:
“The average price the Olda- I
homa farmer obtained for the
wheat crop of 1916 was $1 22 a
bushel. On the basis of todays |
market of SI6 a barrel for flour,
he pays the miller $3 80 for the
products obtained from one bush
•el of his wheat, or $2 58 per bush
-el .more than he received for
the wheat originally. Or this
amount. 24 cents is the actual
eost of milling a bushel of wheat
leaving a clear profit of $2.34,
■ which .s absorbed on a bushel of
wheat while it is traveling from
a farmer,s bin to the consumer’s
home,
So far as the consumer is con- j
cerned he can afford to pay the 1
farmer $2.00 for his wheat, if the j
government will only provide the j
machinery by which the rapacily j
of the middleman may be curbed.
INCREASE IN FOUR MONTHS
Durii g the debate in the House |
Congressman Lever submitted a
statement comparing the cost of
seventy-nine necessaries of life
in January, 1917, and May 1917, 1
and he showed that in lour;
months the average increase had
been 51 per cent
He read a letter from a woman
in Philadelphia who wrote:
"There are no cheap cuts of
beef in Philadelphia today. The
shin of beef is worth 22. aents a
pound.” |
“Gentlemen, do you know what
shin of beef is!" exclaimed Mr. 1
Lever. It is a bone which lias
not enough meat on it to satisfy
Cheyenne Record.
CHEYENNE WELLS, CHEYENNE COUNTY, COLORADO, THURSDAY, JUNE 2S, 1917.
J the hunger of the ordinary kitten
i and oat of that the poor people
I of this country make their soups.
| It used to sell at 1 3-4 and 2 cents
oer pound in every market It
bri.'g3 22 cents a pound in Phila
delphia today!
BREAD CHEAPER IN EUROPE
One of the amazing facts de
veloped. bj the • discussion was
that bread and many other neces
saries were selling in Europe for
very much less than in this coun
try, •
In England 32 ounces of the
‘ ‘staff of life” may be purchased
for eleven cents, In France 36
ounces of the best bread in the
world costs 8 or 9 cents. The
same is true of Italy, °nd in de
vastated Belgium a 35 ounce loaf
of bread may be secured for 55
centimes, or 11 cents m our mon
ey.
But in Washington, the great
est republic on earth, a fourteen
ounce loaf costs 10 cents!
Sugar may be purchased in
Germany Ter 7 or 8 cents a pound
while here in Washington we
have paid as high as 10 cents a
pound.
Did space permit, these exam
ples might be multiplied many
times.
The testimony in favor of food
control is overwhelming. The
powerful arm of the government
CAN regulate prices and keep
the cost of the necessaries of life
within the reach of the toilers.
Without that control prices will
soar to a point where only the
very rich can buy and the pinch
of hunger will make our people
j sullen and discontented. -
‘ RELIEF FOR HOMESTEADER
There are two bills pending in
I the Hcuse which are of especial
! interest to homesteaders and
which will probably pass without
[ serious opposition.
The first provides for the count
! ing of service in the army or na
j vy of the United States asequiv
olent to residence and cultivation
upon homestead entries arid in
I the event of the soldiers’ death
i in the service for the issuance of
; p.atent to his widow or minor
1 children.
The second permits a home
j steeder to leave his entry for the
! purpose of performing farm la
bor and provides that the time
spent shall be counted as con
structive residence.
I will gladly furnish copies of
these measures to any one who
is interested.
Last Thusday wai an unusual
day lor Cheyenne Wells. As per
the announcement of the papers
of the county, the many meetings
I that had been arranged for were
staged most satisfactorily to all
! concerned.
At 1 P. M. the agricultural
meeting began its program with
Prof. Clark as the first speaker,
his subject was the silo, other
subjects of interest to the farmer
weie touched upon. Following
Mr. Clark, Dr. Fisher from the
' Veterinary department of our ag
ricuitural College of Ft- Collin?,
; gave a most interesting lecture
on diseases of farm animals. Af
{ter a question box and sum dis
cussion of farm topics the meet
ing gave way to a meeting held
in the interest of the Red Cross
Society. At the close of this
meeting a subscription list was
circulated and some $83 was
1 pledged to help make up that $1,
WiO.OCJ that the U. S. hopes to
' raise in one week by popular sub
, scription. Cheyenne county to
do. its part in this work wili have
to make up the neat little sum of
about $3,500. The county may
not be able to reach that mark,
but it will do all it can.
In the evening Mr. H. W. Cor
nell gave a patriotic speech which
all enjoyed. He gave us some
idea of the crisis through which
we are passing in very telling
language. Mr. Cornell is the di
rector of organization on the
State Ways and Means Committee
of Go. Gunter’s War Council. He
came down from Denver and as
sisted in organizing a Cheyenne
county Ways and Means Commit
tee as an auxiliary/ to the state
organization.
The organization was organized
with the following officers: L. W
Wells, chairman; D. H. Zuck,
sect; Wm. Smith, of Aroya, F.
Goodyear, of Wild Horse, C. £,
Collins Sorrento; A. LaSalle Sit
Carson; Geo. Clossen Arena: J.
B. Hassman First View; T. E.
Howard Arapahoe; J. E. Hayes,
J. W. Shy, W. F. Williams. Chas
Turner, S. R. Marshall and Chas
Norman as members.
The executive committee con
sisting of the chairman and sec.
was completed by adding the
names of C. O. Booth, J. W.
Adams, and M. P. Trumbor,
Chairman to the following sub
committee were appointed: Fi
nance, Dr. H. C. Homer; organi
zation and co-ordination, Chas.
Turner; publicity, G. K. Gwath
mey; seed. J. W. Adams; live
stock, Walter Ramsay; tractor,
A. W. Jones; farm labor. J. P.
Cahill, marketing, J. H. Nelson;
home economics, Mrs. L. W.
Wells.
ATTENTION
The Governor of our state is
asking U 3 to enlist in a volunteer
service of the state in the matter
of food supply and the increased
production of the same. Enlist
ing officers will call on you for
a promise of your services, £0 |
sign up and thus §h<?w your pa .
triotism, and your willing..es., to 1
assist wherever you can. Do not I
get the impression that you are |
compelled to serve if you sign up j
All the Governor wants to know .
is who you are, where you are.
what you are best fitted for, and :
that you are willing to be at his
command whenever it is possible
to de so. This enlistment roll of
the Colorado Volunteers for the
state service will be filed in the
office of the Governor from which
his Honor may select the helpers
that may be needed in any
emergency. J
United States Army Recruiting
Station, 1705 Lawrence St
Denver, Colo.
June 25, 1917
To All Postmasters and Newspa- 1
per Editors in Colorado and Wy- 1
oming.
The following telegraphic bull- j
etin, received at 3:30 p. in. today ;
is quoited for your information;
Enlist now! Your President |
calls you! Toe Country needs
you! C .>.719 on, you loyal |
Americans, and let’s help
free the world, that our chil
dren may live in peace.
H. P. McCain, the Adjutant'
General.”
C. N. Barney,
Major, U. S. Army, Retired
i
At a meeting of the members
of the Red Cross Society, which
was held last Saturday night> the
following officers were elected:
Mrs. 11. S. Hamilton, chairman;-
Mrs. F. Quinn, vice chairman;.
Cbas Turner sec; Mrs: Jennie i
Ross, Treas. Mrs, Hi Delap'ain l
Mrs: W. F. Williams. Mrs, J: C.-
Ford. D. H. Zuck and L W.
Wells were selected to form the
executive board. Other members
will be selected from the various
local Red Cross Societies of the
county as a part of this executive
hoard. The name of this local
branch of the Red Cross Society
will be known as the Cheyenne
county Chapter of the American
Red Cross Society.
Report of the condition'' of the
CHEYENNE COUNTY
STATE BANK
At Cheyenne Wells, In the State of
Colorado, at the close of business
June 20, 1917.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts unsecured 72.1W9.37
Loons and discounts secured by collateral 56,169.32
Loans on real estate 2.266.00
Overdrafts 873.59
Bonds to secure Postal Savings 1,000.00
1 0th*?r zv.i ........ :: . „, .j?
Furniture end K»i.rU
llunkinir House 4.500.00
Other real estate “
Due from Keeerve Banka 25.285.t4
Cash on hand 7,266.4
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock 15.000.C0
Suipiua Fund 9,000.00
Undivided profitsdess expenses and
taxes paid 2.089.11
Bills payable 15,000 00
Postal Savings Deposits 235.39
Individual Deposits 107,696.77
Demand Certificates of Deposit 2,500.00
Time Certificates of Deposit 32,028.77
Cashier’s Checks
Total 183.344.43
STATE OF COLORADO I
County of Cheyenne i
We. J, E. Hayes. Vice-President, and J. R.
Hayes. Cashier of the above named Bank, do sol
emnly swear that the above statement is true to
the best of our knowledge and belief.
ATTEST J. R. Hayes
J. t. Hayes
> M. M. Lenlhan
Jennie E Ross
H. G Homer
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day
of June 1917, Jennie E. Rost
[L.S.I Notary Public
My commission expires Sept. 24. 1920
PROSPECT HILL
We attended t'i3 R;d Cross
meeting and wa3 pleased to see
the enthusiasm manifested in
every step taken. Thare is a
wholesome response to all of
Uncle Sams calls and re ommen
dation. The nonpolitical and sell
sacrificing nature of the K sd Cross
appeals to all ar.d should have
the united support of all.
• Ths Fourth of July is our next
patriotic station and the spirit of
that Independence day still ani
mates our loyal citizens. We will
get together that day and fleci
tate with one another and rejoice
that we live in “The land of the
free and the home of the brave”
We understand that Arapahoe,
and Cheyenne Wells will each
have, a home gathering with such
diversions as becomes the day
and the social tastes of the peo
ple. Lay aside all business ca-e
for one day. Have a good time
“Let music swell the breeze*and
ring from all the tree*, sweel
freedoms song. Let -.! that
breath, Let rock 3 their s.lence
break. The sound prolong. We
almost feel like suggesting a
Fourth of July experience meet
ing. To tell the first one you
ever attended, or the one you en
joyed the best and what special
feature of the day impressed you
most. We will let you go at that
Prospect Ili'.l only received the
frazzled edge of Tuesdays great
earn. The fields and pastures are
greatly refreshed though. South
east of us'from Ilolliwoods and
centering at Daiggers sale it was
a rain to be remembered by the
multitude that assembled 1 there.
Many were cut off by the swollen
creek and remained all night,
many others like struggled in
defeat, pulled their auto in at
random - stations to stay until
morning. The writer was' not
there so we only report a little
baresayitem.
NORTF VIEW
Mr. Lothian who was quite ill
last week is slowly improving.
J. B. Sullivan went to Denver
last week to have an x ray treat
ment on his face.
Mrs Leffingwell and sons from
Weskan visited at the Brannon
home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Hill and Mr
and Mrs Mack Hill returned from
their trip last Thursday.
Mr and Mrs. Vern Hill enter
tained Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hill
and Mr. and Mrs. Mack Hill Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hill and
daughter went to Castle Rock
Saturday for a visit with rela
tives,
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Kennedy
entertained Mr. and Mrs. Denly
also Mabel and Tressa Sullivan
last Sunday.
SUNNY SIDE
Lester Beveridge is a business
visitor in Denver this week.
This vicinity received a fine
rain last Wednesday afternoon.
Berdilla Bogert is visiting with
Mrs. Sherm Smith this week.
Walter Snyer and Berdilla Bog
ert spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Church.
Mrs. Lester Beveridge and
children were Sunday visitors
with Mrs. Sherm Smith.
The editor of the Record and
family, also W. H. Fay were Sun
day visitors at the home of J. L.
Ambrosier and family.
Last Thursday morning Alfred
Agnews house caught fire and
every thing in the house was
completely destroyed. The fire
was caused by the explosion of
an cil stove.
The following persons were
Sunday visitors at the Beveridge
ranch last Sunday. Mr. George
Forker, A. Froebch, W. O. Comp
her and Austin Counts, all of
Cheyenne Wells.
FIRST VIEW NEWS
•Mrs. Slocum sp3iit Tassdiy at .
First View.
J. N. Smith came down to spend ]
Sunday on his ranch here.
J Harris our mail man purchas j
ed a Chevrolet last week.
♦ Mr. and Mrs. Jte Dwyer were
Sunday guests at A. Gauschlers.!
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Fry weie
Sunday guests at Tom Dwyers.
The' Curtis families took din
ner at R. E. Franks on Tuesday.
C. S. Woodrow moved the post- j
ofii :s to the north side last Thurs
day.
Bernice and Marjorie Dwyer
spent Sunday with Mary Mans
field.
Mesdames Joe and Tom Dwyer
spent Thursday at the home of I
D. C. Smith.
The country south of First View
received a generous rain last
Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Worth Kerr and
sons are spending a few days
with Mrs. A. A Kerr.
Oliver Fry purchased a Demp
ster well drill last week. He is
(Milling for O. Pi Hays this week
J. B. Hassmah. A Gauschler. J
Pauls. John" Younger ‘ and Mr.
and Mrs. O. B. Fry transacted
business in Cheyenne Wells last
Wednesday.
Miss Ruth Magwire will.be
new central girl here July Ist.
PROGRAM
for the Farmer*' Union Pic
nic July Fourth
Ball game; Relay race
Horse Race Egg race
Fat Man’s race Sack race
Music
And such other amusements as
may be decided upon. A refresh
ment stand will be on the ground
Everybody bring well filled
baskets. Come and have a good
time.
SUN RISE ITEMS.
Grover Horton helped take
care of Chas. Daiggers cattle be
fore the sale.
Mrs. Heden returned home
after a week’s visit With her
daughter Mrs. R. A. Wells.
A number of friends gather
ed at Charlie Daiggers. Sunday
to give tijttj) a farewell picnic for
the;, will leave scan far their
new home in Mo,
DISTRICT NO. 7
John Hillard was in Towner
Monday.
Mr. Kivit and son Elmer were
in Arapahoe Monday.
Mr. R. and R. E. Skinner were
an Towner. Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Flemming
spent Sunday with friends here.
Several from this neighbor
hood attended the Daigger sale
Tuesday.
Mrs. W. H. Skinner spent sev
eral days last week with her dagh
ter Mrs John Skinner at McCrack
en, Kansas.
>
Dying Villages.
It Is the American village that
most betrays the Impulse of our
civilization —a civilization that perpet
ually overreaches itself only to bo
obliged to surrender again and again
to nature everything it has gained.
How many thousands of villages, frost
bitten, palsied, full of the morbid,
[bloodless death-ir-lifo —villages that
have lost, if they ever possessed, tho
secret of self-perpetuation, lie scat
tered across the continent! Even ifc
California I used to find them long
cross-country walks, villages often
enough not half a century old, but in
c state of essential decay. Communi
ties that have come In(o being on th<*
flood tide of an enterprise too rapid!./
worked out, they all sigulfiy some lost
cause of a material kind that has left
high and dry—like the neutral areas
in an old painting where the colors, in
completely mixed and of perishable
quality, Jiave evaporated with time. —
Van Wyck J?rooks. in Seven Arts.
Map Kes Colored Roads. .)
South Carolina is one of the states
which have marked the poles and sign
boards along the main roads by col
ored bands indicating the various
routes of which the roads form parts.
There are nine of these through
routes In all, crossing the state in
every direction. In cruer to make
as easy as possible for the traveler
to follow any of them,- the state com
missioner of agriculture, commerce
and industries has issued a map of
South Carolina ir* which the route*
are indicated by the same colors used
in the wayside marking. This is car
rying the idea of marking roads c *
maximum convenience further than
has been done by many other stages,
and is particularly Interesting becauso
South Carolina has no state highway
department.
Bicycle Balancer.
An apparatus has been invented by
Eugene Tourtier of I*arls, France.
—which gives bicycles, motorcycle*
and every other similar vehicle a ver
tical equilibrium regardless of whether
or not ihe road Is level. It Is merely
necessary to support the machine in an
Upright posh lor. by operating a lever ;
attached to the handlebar, according to j
She Popular Science Monthly.
The lever can be operated while tho
bicycle is moving, making it possible
for a rider to remain in his seat a*
the wheel comes to n stop and to start
again without dismounting. The steel
rod supports are strong cnoi>;h to sos
t:i!n a combined weight of 800 ;«uads.
Bicycles fitted with the balancer have
l>eon used by the Swiss police for mbm
time.
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