Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, April 23, 1920, Page 6

Attention Given to all branches of garage work at this shop. Being espe- cially equipped for such work we can handle all jobs with dispatch Come Here WITH YOUR Car Troubles Let our Trouble Fixer do the worrying =-It’s his business Everything for the motorist COTTONWOOD GARAGE STEWART & JASPER, Proprietors Have just received a new shipment of furniture and we invite you to inspect the new line - The Prices are Right Nauw’s Furniture Store COTTONW OOD IDAHO Complete line of Funeral Furnishings carried Both Phones. Calls answered day or night RAN DALL’S a The Place To Get Those "FRESH ROASTED PEANUTS and that Pare BUTTERKIST POP CORN Simon Bros. Wholesale and Retail BUTCHERS Dealers in Hides, Pelts, and all kinds of Poultry COTTONWOOD, IDAHO COTTONWOOD DRAY AND TRANSFER CAMPBELL & ROBBINS, PROPS. Light and Heavy Hauling Done on Short Notice LINE }ent’s arm before |the red the appearance of the | bandage after bleeding. GEORGE MEDVED Issued Every Friday and entered at Postoffice in Cottonwood, Idaho as! | second-class mail matter. Subscription one _— | Six meaths pare (Strietly in advance) INDE PEND NT IN POLITICS | | Copy for change of ad must be hand- | i in by Wednesday to insure change | FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1920 | INCREASED WAGES DECREASED PRODUCTION. If a business man makes im- | provements to his plant through | inereased expenditures for im- | proved equiptment, he. must of | necessity do an increased busi- ness to cover this added cost. By the same reasoning as his | payroll expense per man rises |due to increased wages, he | should secure more efficient) service to offset this added cost of operation. The reverse has been clearly | demonstrated to be the case, | however, as hours have been shortened and pay increased not only has production fallen off on | the day’s output but hour for jhour it is below the average | which prevailed before present |high wages and short hours were in effect. | Increased pay and shortened | hours instead of acting as an in- |centive for better work, have | brought the opposite result. In high wage mining camps miners are getting so scarce that mining companies are going to | have to start schools to teach | green hands the rudiments of | mining. In lumber camps the labor | turnovey is so heavy that the labor cost per thousand feet has |more than doubled. In both instances man power | production has fallen in propor- | tion as hours and wages have in- | creased. The labor condition lubber and mining industries is typical of many other lines. Just so long as labor continues |to shirk responsibility and work on the theory of getting all the | traffic will bear for as little re- | turns as_ possible, just so long | will living costs increase and be- come constantly more burden- some. | DO YOU KNOW? Do you know that since the organization of “Overall” clubs throughout the country in an effort to bring down the high cost of clothing that overalls |have raised in some sections from $3 a pair to $8. Do you know that Muskegon | Height, Michigan has increased 463 percent in population in the last ten years, and is the largest percentage of increase yet an- nounced by the Federal Census Office. The City increased from 1680 to 9514. Do you know that Cottonwood has a new town marshall. Do you know that one of -the easiest ways to increase the con- sumption of gasoline is to drag the roads. Appears like we were boosting for John D. Do you know that Ferdinand will celebrate July 5 and 6th. We predict that a goodly share of Cettonwood’s population will go to our neighboring city to celebrate. Do you know that all of our sister towns in this immediate section have designated: some date in the near future as clean- up day. Cottonwood should do likewise. Do you know the Barber’s pole is a relic of the middle ages when barbers practiced surgery | in addition to hair cutting and shaving. Their red and white striped poles were symbolic of the bandages they used, the white bound around the pati- bleeding and Do you know America’s oldest bell hangs in a rectory at East Haddam, Conn. It bears the date: “A. D. 803”, and was pro- bably brought to this country, from a Spanish monastery. | Do you know 68 million dol- | lars war 4 melted into bullion in the U. Government Mints in 1918. This converted silver was used to assist foreien Govern- ments at war with the enemies of the United States. Grand Duchess Olga, sister of the late Russian Czar, recently found by American Red Cross workers living in | a box car in South Russia. SONORA TROOPS TAKE. CULIAGAN: Sonora.—General Angel Flores, with 5000 Sonora troops, cap- tured Culiacan, capital of the adjoin ing state of Sinaloa, according to of ficial announcement from Sonora mill tary headquarters at Hermosillo, The Sonora revolutionists proceeded immediately to march on Mazatlan, an important port on the Sinaloa coast Hundreds of ex Carranza soldiers have joined General Flores since he invaded Sinaloa, it was said The telegram said Caranza forces joining the revolution brought with them full equipment, including arms, ammunition and food supplies. The Sonora forces, when they entered Sin- aloa, were said then to number ie33 than 2500 men. MILLIONS TO BE RETURNED Excess Profits Made unite War Are to Be Collected. Washington.—Excess profits of more than $1,000,000 obtained by woo! deal ers in transactions during the wartime period when the national supply was all under government regulations will be collected and returned to the grow ers by the bureau of markets of the department of agriculture. The de- cision announced by the department, followed a hearing on questions re- lating to the valuation and handling | of the 1918 clip. Pershing Says Call Should be Accepted Washington.—While General Per- shing is not seeking a presidential nomination, he told fellow Nebraskans | here at a reception given in his honor |" by the local Nebraska society that “no patriotic serve if called “upon by the people.” American” Meredith For President Boom Started. | Des Moines, la.—Action to cause the name of Edwin T. Meredith, States secretary of agriculture, to be presented to the democratic national | convention as a candidate for presi- | dent of the United States was taken here by democrats in state wide con- ference. THE MARKETS Portland. Oats— No. 3 white feed, $60.50 a ton, Corn—Whole, $73; cracked, $74. Hay — Willamette valley timothy, $28@30 per ton; alfalfa, $34. Potatoes—Oregon, Gems, 7@7'ec f. o. b. station. Butter Fat.—é6lc. Eggs—Ranch, 36c per dozen. Poultry—Hens, 34@38c. Cattle—Best steers, $12@13; to choice; $10@11; 39@ 10 Hogs—Prime medium mixed, $13 @15.50. Sheep—Spring lambs, $17@19; east- ern lambs, $17@18; valley lambs, $11@15.75; ewes, $10@14. mixed, $16.75@17.25; $16.25@ 16.75; Seattle. Hay—Eastern Washington timothy, | $42 per ton, alfalfa, $40. Potatoes— Yakima Gems, $180@190; local, $165@175 per ton. Butter Fat—65@67c. Eggs—Ranch, 34@40c. Hogs—Prime, $16.75@17.25 dium to choice, $15.75@16.25; $13.50@ 14.50 Poultry—Hens, dressed, heavy, light, dressed, 40c; live, 36@40c. Cattle—Beef steers, $12@12.50; me- dium to choice, $9.50@11.50. me- pigs, 45; could refuse to | United | MMM) ULL LL LULL ULL 64¢@7e pound; | good | medium to good, | pigs, Hutu NH New! New! New! Ladies’ Ready to Ware WE ARE RECEIVING NEW GOODS EVERY DAY. SHORT SPORT COATS FOR SPRING IN THE VERY LATEST STYLES. OUR ASSORTMENT OF SPRING DRESSES ARE COMING IN DAILY. WE INVITE YOU TO LOOK OUR LINE OVER. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED OUR NEW LINE OF . SPRING YARD GOODS IN SILKS VOILS GINGHAMS FLAXENS, ETC. Gents’ F urnishings New Spring Hats New Spring Caps New Spring Ties New Spring Shirts New Spring Suits New Spring Shoes MU UIE LULU TULUM UU Leggett Mercantile Co. Se If You Can't Boost Your Home Town--Don’t Knock Spring Time Is the time to feed Stock Food to your horses and cows. 45 It makes your stock healthy and aids digestion. We 2 carry a-full line of DR. HESS and INTERNATIONAL REMEDIES, ~ COTTONWOOD PHARMACY THEO. F. SCHAECHER, Druggist