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Show gT ' " ' ' : - : ' THE PRESfl-RUUOJTl- .' $86,000,000 Wrung From American Farmers DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS POWERLESS . Food Administration Now Grappling With Mexican Government Profiteering Monopoly The price of binder itwine Is an im-portant matter to the grain farmers of the United States. Interesting light on the reasons why it has soared to its present dizzy height Is con-tained in an Interview with Mr. M-ichael J. Smith at the firm of Hanson & Orth, fibre , merchants of New ' York City. "My firm has been in tho fibre bus- - . Iness for a great many years, and until the fall of 131") was actively en-gaged in the Importation from Yuca-tan of Sisal Hemp, which .Is the .ma-terial out of which approximately 90 per cent of the binder twine used in the United States and jail .over the world is made. In September, 1915, General Salva-dor Alvarado, the military dictator of Yucatan, issued an edict proclaiming a government monopoly of the Sisal Hemp business of Yucatan, whien produces over 80 per cent of the world's sisal. .At that time the price of Sisal Hemp in the New York mar-ket Was 6 4 rents nar nnn-n- n a were not available for binding it. Consequently the monopoly Is in a position to snap its fingers at the government of the United States, and to do exactly what it has done exact the payment of an unreasonable price for the sisal for the binder twine sup-Pl- y of the United States. ' In October, 1915, when the monop-oly grabbed the sisal business by the throat, there existed in Yucatan and in this country a great surplus of the article. The prospect of the enormous crops of 1916 led to the ab-sorption of this surplus, but the dis-appointing 1916 crops caused enorm-ous quantities of binder twine to be carried over into 19i7. Meantime an-other accumulation of unsold hemp in Yucatan had taken place. , Therefore m 1917 there was not only an enorm-ous stock of binder twine, and of raw material, but the price was maintain-ed by the monopoly at the top notch figure in the history of the trade. Coming down to the present day with a price of 16 cents per pound for sisal, or about 300 per cent of its value before the monopoly was es-tablished, there is enough sisal to the United States and Yucatan today to bind a crop equal to what the 1917 crops were. Notwithstanding this the American farmer is un aeainst a 2.1 cents price for his binder twine which price the food administration has been forced by this (Mexican monop-oly to countenance. : Although the-pric- e of sisalwas ad-vanced nearly 300 per cent in the United Status by the monopoly, (and Is now maintained at more than 200 per cent in excess of Its pre-wa- r val-ue,) the unfortunate sisal farmers of Yucatan has not been paid by the profiteers a pflce high enough to even cover tho cost of production, and the plantations are deterior-ating and are threatened with extinc-tion. Owtng to the military despot-Is-which has existed in Yucatan tht farmers there have been helpless. Those who endeavored to oppose the dictatorship of Alvarado were either forced to leave the country, rad their properties seized or were put in Jail. Although Ap.erlcan efforts to kill (he monopoly huve failed, the latest news from Yucatan indicates that the Unfortunate sisal farmers may help themselves.' Recently an association of sisal farmers, representing over 60 per cent of the production, suc-ceeded in getting an appeal before President Carranaa. They said that the monopoly was illegal because the ' contracts imposed by it were signed under duress; that the monopoly hnd not paid the farmers the money which It had contracted to pay. They also charged graft and the expenditure of huge sums for Socialistic propaganda In Mexico' and South America; also for the furthering of the aspirations of Alvarado to be President of Mexi-co. It also appeared that American agents of the I. W. V. were actively working in Yucatan with the Social-ists. The appeal wound up by recit-ing instances of outrage and assass ination which have gone unpunished, and which had their origin in the uories of advances which culminated In August, '117, the price was incrias-e- d until it reached 19 1--4 cents per pound In New York. The price of bin- der twine necessarily followed emt . The less than carload price of bin- der twine was as follows: Jn 7 3-- per lb IniSi'"-'-""- "-9 5-- Per lb' . taw!!:::;;; 2cperib- - The WfiWfiOO 'represented0 bTthis' advance have gone chiefly into the ' WIS YUCatan omental tTn8'1011 was T(rded by the C,d .Sutatea "enate that 48 8 serious the spring of 1916, 1'. institut- ed an nqulry. A mass of testimony ,- was taken by a sub committee of the senate committee on agriculture, but a long delay ensued before this sub- committee announced Its findings, which briefly stated were to the fol-lowing effect: "That an oppressive monopoly ex- ists which holds in its grasp our im-portations of sisal, that it is costing the Amerienn farmers many millions - of dollars aHnually, and that the pow- er held by this monopoly to fix the - prices regardless of the law of supply and demand Is most dangerous Th renate committee urged that the De-partment of Justh--e take such action , as the law and he facts warrant In view of Ihe fact that the American people are being forced to pay for one of the necessities of life many mil-lions more than tho fair value there-- , of, the committee referred the matter to the state department with the sug-gestion that it be taken up through diplomatic channels to see If some measure of relief could not be The committee also urged the farmers of the country to make every effirt to find a suitable substitute for eisal." . . In 1917 the United States Depart-- . ment of Justice Instituted a suit t ' against the Yucatan monopoly, claim ing that it was in contravention of the antl monopoly laws of the Unit--. ed States. The hearing of this suit also draeged, but in 'August. 1918, . Judge Hough gave a decision adverse - ' t the Department of Justice. ' " The food administration has been struggling with this monopoly for some time past, but the Mexicans are! jware that the grain crops cf the! United StatVs vr?,,,'l - be thrci;tvn(l i with total loss If sisal from Yuc!"ai ' ngnt ror the slsai business. President Carransa has promised an Investigation. If he makes it the way may be opened for the deliver-ance of the American grain farmer from the exactions of a vicious for-eign monopoly. Every farmer In the country should do what he can to help himself and the food administration In this seri-ous matter." Note This article Is issued by Hanson & Orth. Hemp Merchants, 27 Cedar Street, New York, N. Y., who vouch for the accuracy of the state ffientB contained therein. ' 0 KIDNEYS WEAKENING? LOOK OUT! Kidney troubles don't disappear of The, housewife of Holland Would al- - .aii:efcnd?rSlnSnrOWh,,r with b. without food with- - leadly certainty, until you fall a vtc- - out ner "tail Dutch Drops, as she im to incurable disease. - ' - . quaintly calls GOLD MEDAL nnarlonw. Stop your troubles while there is time. Oil Capsule. They restore otrensth'" on't wait until little pains become big und are responsible In a great measure J, iches. Don't trifie wltli disease. To for the sturdy, robust health of the ivold future suffering begin treatment Hollanders, with GOLD MKDA1, Haarlem Oil Cap- - " utiles now. Take three or four every Do not delay. Go to your druggist and Jay until you are entirely free from Insist oa his supplying you with (Ji)LD '"'n- - MIS DAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. 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I Bingham, Utah I - V THE BINGHAM HOSPITAL Dr. F. E Straup Office Hours: 9 a. m. to 10 a. m. 1 p. m. to 5 p. m. 7 to 8 Evenings Phone No. 4 M. E. WADDOUPS I Attorney and Counselor I Suite 1510 Judge Building, I Salt Lake City, Utah. I A viit to Salt Lake City is not complete artless) you have a Big Swim at tub .. "SARI" 52 Wst Brasawsy Two bi natural hot sulphur I waur pools. Lady and Can tlamaa attanrianta. RHEUMATISM VANISHES TURKISH (ft I BATH ANDBEdCJJB. The Press-Bullet- in I. H. MASTERS, General Manager. C. D. McNEELEY, Editor and Leseo. tubscrlptton $2.00 a Year In Advance 12.50 en Time. The Bingham & Garfield I Railway Company rV The Popular Route Finest Equipment. Best Train Strvice Two Trains Daily Between Bingham and Salt Lale City A, TIME TABLE Effective February 24, 1918 Leave Salt Lake City: Arrive Bingham! No. 109 6:55 a. m. No. 109 8:25 a. m. No. Ill 2:15 p. m. No. Ill 3:35 p. m. Leave Bingham: Arrive Salt Lake City: No. 110 8:45 a. m. No. 110 10:05 a. m. No. 112 4:00 p. m. No. 112 5:30 p. m. TICKET OFFICES CARR FORK AND UPPER STATION Take Electric Tram at Carr Fork Station. I H. W. STOUTENBOROUGH, A.O.P.A. F.B.SPENCER, Salt Lake City, Utah. Agent, (Bingham, Utah. Entered as second-clas- s matter Jar il, 1915, at the poitoftlce at Provo Utah, nnder th act of March 3d, 1879 issued Friday of Each Week at Prove Utah. OLD-TIM- E COLD CURE-DR- INK I HOT TEA! Cet a' small paoksso of Hamburg Ereaot Toa, or as tne German folks call it, "Hamburger ItruHt lhee,"at any' pharnoy. Jake tnbh'dpoonfiil of the "1a, put i 'cup ot toiling wator upon It, pour through ft sieve and drink teacup full ft a'nV time during the t clay or before retiring. It is the most effective way to break x cold and cure grip, aa it opens tho porrs of the skin, relieving congestion. Alw loosens the bowels, thin breuking lip a cold. Try it the next time you suffer from : a cold or tho grip. It is inexpensive and entirely Vegetable, therefore safe and harmless. 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Rub rheuma-tism away. Wouldn't Break His Promise. "Will you kindly place this cigar !n my mouth nnd llcht it for me?" "Good heavens, mnn ! Are you too lazy to llf your arm 7" "No. I promised my wife I wouldn't put another cigar in my mouth for six months.'' liinultiglmta . I Can't sleep! Can't eat! Can't even digest what little you do eat! I . it One or two dotes I wflV"K ARMY & NAVY I dyspepsia tablets 4 will make you feel ten yearj younger. Best 1 r"-- T, known remedy for Constipation, Sour Stomach I Cat and Dyspepsia. I 25 cents a package at all Druggists, or sent to any address postpaid, by the U. S. ARMY & NAVY TABLET CO. 260 West Broadway, N.Y. ihka woman comtmcide SheWas In Very Poor Health And Became Despondent Had Money In Provo Bank Mrs. Alice Sharp, residing at 185 West Fourth North street, committed suicide by shooting, about 9 o'clock Friday morning. A neighbor, Mrs. Hyrum Skinner, called 4at the Sharp home about 9:30 and found Mrs. Sharp lying on a cot with a pool of blood on the floor by the side of her head. A 38 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver was found by the body from which a bullet had been fired into the head, causing Instant death. The bul-let had entered back of the right ear and came out at the top of the fore-head over he left eye. The preparation of the cot on which the body was resting and the follow-ing writing on a sheet of note paper show that Mrs. Sharp had decided to take her life. The note was written in paragraphs in a clear steady band and read: "I was so sick all night The strug-gle of life is too great. I thank all who have been so kind to me. Bury me here; no need of other expense. Doom, nothing but doom, faces me. I See nothinar hut anfforinv anil tun. . erty." ! Mrs. Sharp was a refined, Intelli-gent woman, according to the neigh-bors. She had been a school teach-er in Nebraska, where she has a number of relatives. One of them is a sister, Mrs. P. IL. Hall of Lincoln, Nebraska, she came to Provo in Aug-ust from Grand Junction, Colo., and was accompanied by her brother, H. link. He returned to Omaha a month ago. Provo people who talked with Mr. Link and from conversation with Mrs. Sharp, say that she came west with the object of finding a place to live which would prove beneficial to Mrs. Sharp's health. She recently told a neighbor, Mrs. Ada Watson, that she wanted to go to the coast, but that if she did go she would have only a little money left when she arrived there, and the impression Is general that she was In straighten-ed financial circumstances. She was not In immediate need however, as she has $159 to her credit in the Provo Commercial and. Savings Bank When the body was found Sheriff Henry East was called; he took rif?e 0f tne effect8 of Mrs. Sharp and has communicated with Nebras-- . ...at.vea. i he body was taken to the undertaking establishment 'of Graham and Jones, from where" the body was shipped to Nebraska rela-tives. LETTER FROM JUDGE A. B. filWS SON, I'filll - INJUGOUT The following extracts from a let-ter addressed to Mrs. A R Mnrnn was written by Bert Morgan some-where In France on the 5th day of November.- - He states that he is very glad to hear from home and get the pictures of the other children. He states that the pictures arrived In time to go "Over the Top" with him the following day. lie says: "I wish you could see my surround-ings tonisht, four doughboys sitting in a dugout writing home by candle light. This is a dugout left by the Germans and is very comfortable. This Is some life and a fast one too, when we are chasing 'Heine. We like it and I never Knew i was so Dig ana tne woria so small when 'Heine' turned lose on you. When we stop we dig our little hole to protect us from shrapnel and It seems as good as 'Home, Sweet Home.' Seemed like 'Heine' turned, everything lose he had at the time, on us, but he did not stop us. If you want to see a fellow-ma- ke some fa:t and astonishing moves, here's the place to see it. He'.ne will tight like h until you get at him then he is good on his feet and this 'kamerad' stuff. Well, it's great, provided you don't weaken or Heine don't get you, but think I can account for one Fritz myself. "1 wish you would ee this part of the country. Germany has held It for four years, but here's where the Yanks made them get, and my little bit was done through here: He cer-tainly had things fixed fine. This old dugout, for instance, don't suppose he ever dreamed that four American doughboys would be sleeping in it. One consolation, he will hold it no more. But we have him on the run and will soon finish him. We see some fine air battles here and have seen several Bochs meet their 'Wat-erloo.' They make an attempt to fly over our lines and drop some eggs, but it don't 'last long for he finds it safer for him behind their own lints. Much love to you and the chil-dren." BERT. j ' Psrentaa and the State. ! Poreninife rjshtly undertaken U service as well as a du?y to the world, I tarrying .with It not only obligations , Sut a claim, the strongest of claims, ipon tiie whole community. Jt must j je pnld for liKe Biiy vthcr syhlle serv I .ce; In any completely civilized state It i 2 Sustained, reworded and con--, trolled, And this Is to be done, not to j supersede the love, pride and con--l clence of the parent, but to suppte-- i ment, encouruge and maintain It. II,' j 9. Wells,v M v iW-- ' " s t. SUMMONS aaaajaiaaaaa, In the Justice's Court in and for the Tenth Precinct, County of Salt Lake, State of Utah, before John C; Green, Justice of the Peace. John H. Theodoretos, Plaintiff, versus Bill P. Xinos, Defendant The State of Utah to the Defendant: You are hereby summoned to appear before the above entitled court within ten days after the service of this Summons upon you if served within the county In which this action Is brought, otherwise with-in twenty days after the service, and defend the above entitled action, brought against you to recover $50.00 and legal interest thereon alleged to be due plaintiff from defendant on account of money loaned by plaintiff to defendant at his request, and in case ot your failure to do so, Judg-ment will be rendered against you ac-cording to the demand of the com-plaint. CTiven under my hand this 20th day of November, 1918. JOHN C. GREEN. Justice of the Peace. First publication, November 22, 1918. New York U Oldeit City. The oldArt incorporated city In tht United States is New York, Incorporat ed In 1053. Bosivm, although settled In l&'IO, was not "Uforporuted till 182Z having passed through the Revolution ary war and a long Interval besldei without a city charter. Other Amcrt con cities were incorporated as fol lows: Philadelphia, in 1701; Baltimore. In 17S0; Pittsburgh, la 1810; Cincln' nattl, in 1810; St. Louis, In ItCU; Nev Orleans, in 1W5 ; Detroit, In l&M ; In Uiunapults, in l&il. Don't Lose Your Temper fie who lose Ids trmper, it.ses much besides. He loses his self-respec- ht loses the respect ot others ; he loses ao Moment out of bin chnrncfer nnd repn tation which he cannot regain; h loses vital force, and rlamps an Im-pression on his w hole being which tlm cannot efface. Sad redicamenL Mabel "I was so mortified at the Pouch roaiislon the other night." Flo "What bnrpenedr Mabel "I want-e- d to lauKh ir. my sleeve, but I had on my decollete gown and bad to bide the laugh in my glove" Mozart Always Composing. After stating that while composing Mozart never went to the piano, 'remarks: "I lis ImuKlnitlon distinctly Bnd vividly presented to hlro the whole work lie had conceived.' Mozart, as he told his father, was al ways Immersed In. music, went about with It all day. und liked to specilute, study and reflect, from his wiie ws iL'arn thai his mind was always In mo-tion, that he was continually compos-ing. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Department of the Interior. TJ. S. Land Office, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 19, 1 918. Notice is hereby piven that Henry East, Lehl, Utar, who on January 4, 1913, made Home-stead Kntry. Serial No. 010864, for Uts 8. 15. Section 6; Ixts 7, 8, 9, 10, K14 NK'i, Section 7, and W'i NW'i, Section 8, Township 5 south. Range 1 went, Salt nake Meridian, has filed notice of Intention to make five-yea- r proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the Clerk of the District Court, r.t Trovo, Utah, on the 4th day of .laminry, 1919. Claimant names as witnesses: Squthwlck. of Iehl. 1'tah; James Carter, of Lehl, I'tah; Kd. Jones, of I'rovo Ctah: J T. Williams, of Provo, Utah. COULD B. ULAKKLY, Heglf.ter. First publication November 22, 1918. Wanted Butter Treated. Mary got up one morning and found that she could not upread the butter m her cracker because it was too hard Going to her cousin. LUlle, the said: "Here, Llllle, put this lu the iven anf make It eay-- " v.. ... . . - And He's Worth Listening To. Tin; man who rally has nothing to ny"$cniraHy tnlis loss than other peo-ple, hecntise he considers it worth giv-ing some thought to. The Fiercest of the Elements. "Your wife has probably Interfered with more of your plans than ever did uin, fire or cold weather," snyvs the loward t'ourant. Optimistic Thought He whom Die good praise and wlrk ed hate ought to be satisfied with Ul" reputation. H 11 m . Ajv |