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Milford chronicle., 1913-06-06
DEMAND FOR BEEF
EXCEEDS SUPPLY
Warns Country That Meat
Crisis in Imminent

The demand for beef far exceeds
the supply, and high prices are the
result, says a bulletin issued by the
department of agriculture at Wash
ington.
The shortage in the supply of meat
producing animals, too, is steadily be
coming greater, and the country is
warned that it is facing a period Of
short production of meat.
In the last six years there has been
a decline Of more than 80 per cent in
the number of beef cattle in the Unit
ed States, according to the department,
and already during the first three
months of this year there has been an
approximate decrease of 13 per cen.
in the number of meat animals killed
under government supervision as com
pared with the same three months Of
1912.
Estimates of the department give
the number Of beef cattle in the Unit
ed States on Jan. 1,.19O7, as 81, So. .OO9,
and at the beginning of the present
year as S6,030.OO0. Prices paid for cat
tie, sheep, lambs and hogs last year
were much higher than the preceding
year.
The year 1912" says the depart !
ment, was a year Of high prices for
all classes of food animals" With the
production in the home
market, the department asserts, there
Is no longer a surplus for export.
THE time has come" it says, when
We must conserve our meat supply"
Milford chronicle., 1913-06-06
ST. JOHNSTOWN.

Lin Cordray and sister Helen visited
/ Misses Jennie and Bertha Dickerson
Saturday evening.
Lawrence Jewell was visitor at the
home of j. B. Dickerson last Friday
and Saturday.
Norman Webb, of near Oakley. who
has been visiting friends near Green
wood, has accepted a position as fore
man on a farm for John Mitchell, near
Bridgeville.
Mrs. John f. Hamilton, of New Haven.
( Conn, has returned home after having
been called there on account of her
brothers death.
Vaughn Tucker visited FELTON, last
Sunday.
John Adams and sister Edith were
Middletown visitors last Sunday
Miss Ada Rogers, of St. Johnstown,
is spending a few days with her brother
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Rogers. !
Miss Bessie Draper is on the sick list.
Miss May Morris, of Glendale, who
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. H. E.
Rogers. of Greenwood, for the past two
weeks, made a business trip to Phila- |
delphia, returning home Monday.
We learned this week that our old
friend Charles Gray has accepted a DO .
sluon IN Philadelphia. 1t makes US very
sad to hear of him leaving as he is
such a noble young man.
John Dickerson is home for few DAYS.
The people in this vicinity are again
at liberty as strawberries are about over
the crop being much shorter than usual.
Christopher Slaugh is one of the lucky
ones. he having had one of the largest
crops around here. H. E. Rogers is also
lucky he having picked and sold twenty
i8 quart crates last Monday off one acre
IF late berries.
J. F. Hayes visited friends in Nanti- ]
,cke on Monday last.
James Rogers and family visited the
lome Of his son, H. E. Rogers, Monday
evening.
R. j. Harding, of Lincoln, spent Mon I
lay night with H. z. Rogers. ,
Col. Thomas Curry met with a very
'ainful accident on Monday while walk
ng along in Greenwood when his feet t
ecame tangled in a hoop giving him {
cry bad fall. White Wing.
Milford chronicle., 1913-06-06
WILSON ADDS
TO FREE LIST
Insists Live Stock and Grains
be Kept There
REVERSES SUBCOMMITTEE
The President Stands Firm For Party
Policy Placing Raw Materials and
Their Products on Free List

Reversing its former action in vot
ing TO place wheat, -four. oatmel anC
fresh meats on the dutiable LIST. the
senate finance committee sub-commit
tee in charge Of the agricultural sched
ule voted to place live stock, wheat
and oats on the free list.
This action, it was authoritatively
said, was taken to meet the views OF
President Wilson, Senator Simmons,
chairman of the finance committee,
and other administration leaders, who
disapprOved the decision to tax meats
10 per cent, compensatory to a duty on
cattle in the Underwood bill, and to as
sess a compensatory duty on both -four
end oatmeal.
The vote to reconsider was taken in
the subcommittee on a motion made
by Senator Simmons, ex-Oficio mem
Der Of all the subcommittee handling
the various tariff schedules, when he
returned to the capitol from a confer
ence with the president.
In this enlargement of the free list
President Wilson is known to have
taken a leading part, as he did in the
matter Of raw wool and sugar before |
the ways and means committee. As he ]
still is standing uneompromisingly for 1
the wool and sugar schedules, so, it is
declared, he will stand firmly far-fssss.
cattle sheep and hogs and free wheat
and oats now thlss this has been deter
eal.hhed upon rs the party policy.
Senator Simmons conferred with the
president last week about his views
on the method of equalizing the I'm
derwoOd bill with regard TO these raw
materials and their products.
When the subcommittee tentative
action was announced the senator
went Immediately to the White House.
Il told the president" he said later.
that members of the finance commit
tee in informal conference had agreed
that there should not be a tax upon
meats and -four. It was true that the
subcommittee had taken different &C
tion, but informed the president that
the majority of the finance committee
felt and said we would vote instead to
place cattle and other live stock and ]
wheat and oats on the free list. This
President Wilson agreed to and sad t
it would be all right" {
After leaving the White House Sim q
mons called on Senator Williams, the \
chairman Of the subcommittee, and I
told him of the sentiment for free cat v
tie and free wheat. Then the sub-com- y
mittee was called together and its for
mer action reversed. u
The matter is settled now" said a
Simmons, and that is the way d
he schedule will go to the senate" n
Milford chronicle., 1913-06-06
The Cigar Value That Men
are Talking About a
q
COmmon-Sen Blunts

! NUullllUu-OenSS DlullS
/ There is nothing
made to-day that can
compare with it at the
price. Big and well
made, of hve-year-old
naturally cured filler
tobacco, wrap p e d
with imported Suma-
ira, made by the hands
of men trained > the
art ot cigar making,
who try to see how
good" they can make
it rather than how
many in q day"-that
is the Escanaba com
nonsense Blunt.
T h e m an " h o
smokes it to-day will
to smoke it
tomorrow and there
after. It's a cigar
there's no breaking
away from.
Dealers everywhere.
SC. Ask for one next
ime.
Milford chronicle., 1913-06-06
BRYAN's EDITOR TO PANAm4

r. L. Metealf, Of Lincoln, to Be Az
pointed Governor Of Canal Zone.
Richard L. Metcalf, Of Lincoln, Neb
editor Of the COmmoner, is to be ap
pointed as governor Of the Panama
canal zone.
Metcalf succeeded Bryan as editor
of the Omaha World-Herald, and when
the latter started the Commoner he
made Mr.. Metealf its editor. The sal
ary at Panama is $4,000. Mr.. Metcah
succeeds W. W. Thatcher, Of Ken
tucky.
Milford chronicle., 1913-06-06
BIGAMIST HAS NO WIFE
But Pleads Guilty and Gets Not Less
Than Year IN Jail.

But Pleads Guilty and Gets Not Les,
Than Year IN Jail
Despite the fact that he has no wife
Jonathan Webb. of New York, was sen
tenced 10 serve not less than one moi
more than two years in Sing Sing for
biEamy.
Webb pleaded guilty to bigamy on
Nay &c lest, but Immediately after.
ward announced, 10 the surprise Of the
court. that while he was accused OF
having two wives, in reality he had
none
''Yon see. your honor" Webb ex-
planned 10 Judge Swami, when ny
first wife heard that had married an.
other woman she procured a divorce.
naming my second wife as correspond
ent- Then my second wife learned Of
my first marriage and she had her mar.
Tiage 10 me annulled."
Milford chronicle., 1913-06-06
Mar AboIIsh LaureateshIp.

The late Alfred Austin may have
the honor Of being England's last poet
laureate. II is said King George con
siders the post OF poet laureate as OBJ
soiete as that Of court Jester, and that
he viii name no successor to Austin.
The honor Of poet laureate therefore
viii lapse and become one Of the ira
dItions Of the British court.
Milford chronicle., 1913-06-06
SAYS Cancer Is curabIs.

Cancer has been proved to be a con
tagious disease, caused by a parasite
and it can be heaed. according to DR.
Otto Schmidt, a cancer expert whc
reported at a meeting Of the medical
society in Cologne. Germany, the re.
suits Of his investigations. DR.. Schmidt
said that he had produced a vaccine
with which he had healed serious can.
Ger cases.
Milford chronicle., 1913-06-06
Helpinq the Bride.

When Mrs Blank who had always
lived near the coast. was married she
went to live in small inland town
Shortly after her arrival She called
on her butcher and ordered "a quart OF
scallops.
"Why. Mrs Blank" said the dealer
Il guess you will find those at the
dressmaker's. And" he added kindly.
remembering that she was a bride. -
think they're sold by the yartl"-Lip-
pincott's
Milford chronicle., 1913-06-06
JEALOUS BABY KILLS INFANT
Blow Of 2o-Months-old Boy Caused
Death or Two-Day-old Girl.

BIO" OF SU-Months-Old Boy Caused
Death or Two-oay-old Girl.
An unusual case of alleged preco
eious violence is reported in Newark
n. J.
The authorities decided that the
death Of the two-day-old daughter O.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pezzano was due to a
fist blow on the head dealt by the in
fant's twenty-mouth-old brother, An
gelo.
The boy had previously exhibited
Jealousy towards his new sister. ana
had scratched her face in the presence
OF witnesses. The baby died shortly
after being alone with her brother
from a hemorrhage at the base of the
brain.
Milford chronicle., 1913-06-06
Tralnmen Re-eIeet L..

". G. lee, Of Cleveland, O.. was re
elected grand president Of the Broth
erhood Of Railroad Trainmen in San
Francisco, Cal by vote Of 446 to sss
for A. F. Whitney, Of Chicago. thira
vice president.
Milford chronicle., 1913-06-06
pisaoreeabIs Advice.

Il asked him how be got rich. and be
told me, but shan't follow his advice. y
why not?"
u don't like his methods"
Dishonest"
Not at all He said he simply saved
his money instead Of spending it for
everything he thought he wanted,"-
Detroit Free Press.
Milford chronicle., 1913-06-06
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Milford chronicle., 1913-06-06
Eleven-Year-ola wOuld.se svlels..

EIeNen-feaF-UId WouId-Be SuIcice.
Preparing for suicide. Rose Mullen
eleven years Of age. Of Jackson. Mich
gathered about her a butchers knife.
loaded shotgun and rife. some par s
green and earbolic acid. She swallow.
ed the acid, but may live.
Milford chronicle., 1913-06-06
THIEVES GET $4,000 LOOT
New York JewelIer Robbed In Broad
Daylight.

Daylight
Daring jewel robbers robbed the Of
nee Of J. B. THESE. on the eleventh
floor Of 47-4s Maiden Lane, in New
York, in the heart Of the richest Jew.
elry center in America. Of a satchel
OF uncut diamonds. worth $4,000.
The gems had just been brought
from a safe deposit vault, where they
had been kept after business hours.
Mr. THESE made the trip to the vaults
to insure the safety Of the jewels.
When he reached his ONCE he set the
satchel on his desk and left the room
for several minutes, When he return
ed the satchel was gone.
Milford chronicle., 1913-06-06

e1,25o,ooo Railway in Receivers Hands
The Richmond & Henrico Stree
railway. capitalized at S1,25O.00O. was
placed in the hands of a receiver in
Richmond, Va, at the instance OF the
Union Trust company. of Toronto,
Can, named as trustee in mortgages
on the property.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29
WAGNER'S REVIEW
Closing Stock Letter.

New York, Sept. 29.-What little &C.
tivity there was to the days market
was practically confined to the first
hour, during which prices gave way
rather easily, with Steel the leader in
the decline. TRADE reports we're said
to be less favorable, although real
izing that the new tariff schedules
would soon be workable, had something
to do with the unfavorable feeling to-
ward the issue. Some disappointment
was felt that no announcement was
forthcoming. after the meeting of the
Union Pacific executive committee. In
other directions, the days news was
of routine character, with the market
dull for the better part of the session.
As we see it, the immediate future
holds out little encouragement to the
bull, with the uncertainty over the
tariff and the currency measure, and
the markets own lack of technical
strength.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29
Morning Grain letter.

Chicago, Sept. 29.-Wheat cables Is
to Il lower. Weather map good for
movement. Several factors which will
put stop to present bearish feeling
coming to surface. Southwestern move
ment, however, promises to get still
lighter and is now so low that interior
millers are forced to come to market
centers for supplies. Northwest move
ment promises to continue at a fair
pace owing to favorable weather con-
ditions. Russian shipments are large.
Danubian shipments are small. The
two together make fairly bullish show
ing. Latest estimates indicate that
crop is not as large as has been pre-.
viously announced. Canadian wheat is
of such fine quality it will be wanted
right along and good quality never has
been price depressing factor. There
is the Argentine uncertainty and the
strong probability that stocks at win.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29
NAMING A TOWN.
Concord Was Selected After Fifty
Years of Controversy.

The name Of Concord, n. h, was
given to the town after a controversy
which lasted fifty years. In 1125 the
land now within its bounds was grant
ed to the coIonists under the name OF
Peacock by the colony of Massachu-
sets: This claim was disputed by the
colony of New Hampshire, which two
years later granted this same land to
the township of Bow. 1913 Massachu-
sets incorporated Peacock into
township named Rumford, and for
more than forty years a fierce legal
controversy was carried on. No agree
ment could be reached, and the mat
ter was taken to the authorities In
England, but even then there was no
satisfactory nor permanent settlement
In the face of an evident leaning
toward the claims Of Bow. both in
England and in America. the little
band of coIonists in Rumford fought
on valiaDtly. and in lT65 an act OF
incorporation was granted 10 the in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Moderately high pressures prevail
from the middle and south Atlantic
coast westward TO the lower Missis-
bippi valley and another high oyerlies
the north Pacific coast Low, or rela-
lively low, pressures are reported
from the remaining sections, with the
greatest barometric depressions over
Utah and southern Saskatchewan.
Showers have resulted in the Missis-
lippi. Ohio and lower Missouri valleys
nnd in Washington and Oregon, with
the greatest rainfall, 1.S6 inches, at
Memphis. and moderate temperatures
are noted in about all portions of the
observation field On account of the
low pressure TO the westward, unset
tied weather is indicated for this vicin-
tty, with showers tonight or Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29
BOATS GROW ON TREES.
West Indian Boys Can Get All of Them
They Want.

They Want.
When a West Indian boy wants a
toy boat all be has TO do is to visit
cocoanut tree. These trees bear great
punches of nuts among their dropping
green leaves. and when the bunch
first sprouts out In the form of big
bud it is inclo5ed within a hard.
tough, woody cuse or spathe two or
three feet long, eight or ten inches
in diameter and tapering to point al
one end and to a slender stern at the
other. In fact, it looks very much
like huge wooden cigar.
AS the buds and flowers develop the
spathe splits open, and the flower
bunch continues to grow ont beyond it
until the nuts begins to ripen. BY this
time the spathes have become dry and
hard and break off and drop to the
ground of their own accord.
It is the spathes or bud coverings
that the West Indian boys use for toy
boats, and. while the dry and fallen
ones will answer, better boats are
made from the more flexible and part
ly green spathes still clinging to tie
flower stem.
The spathe as gathered from the tree
is almost in the shape of boat. and
all that is necessary to transform it to
very seawcrthy and fast sailing toy
canoe is to sew the open end together
and fit rudder, sail and seats or
tbwartS.
When this Is done the boat is almost
an exact model of the big dugout ca
/ noes that the boys fathers use in FISH
ing. In fact, these dugouts were prob
ably copied from one of the tree grown
boats. - From "Harper's Book For
Young NaturaIists.''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29
Chicago Cash Grain.

Corn-No. 7124 672H, No. 2 W
1924 d72A, No. . Y 72d72%, No. 8
71A%72A, No. 8 " 72d 721a, No. 8 Y
720721a, No. + 7147112, No. 4 W 7112,
No y 7112@72.
Wheat-No. $685.. No. 80
692. No. sSG9O, No. 2 hard sea
S714. No. h S5'4@S6. No. S2qS4,
No. 2 S sea So, No. S4GS7. No. S
SOGS4, No. ms ss12 go, No. 2 ms 81
ass, No. MS S6GS7, No. ms S1dS4,
No VIC S6dS71a, No VIC S6GS7, No.
s VIC S3dS412, No. l durum S5G Sc, No.
durum S3dS4, No. 3 durum S0dS2.
Oats-No 2 W 4212d43, No. 3 41h
042, No. 4 4O34 d4112. standard Ala
Q421k, sgw 391A q4O1a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29

ter wheat centers will decrease. This
month will wind up deliveries of cash
wheat on future contracts until next
December, and this will be some help.
Tn situation appeals to us as a
healthy one and we strongly advise
purchase on any depressions today or
tomorrow
Corn cables Il lower Weather wet
throughout the belt. We believe this
cereal heavily oversold and look for
sharp falling off in receipts and i'm
proved demand and good speculative
support after deliveries are placed.
Advise purchases on depressions today
a tomorrow.
Oats-This cereal is cheap, conse-
quently farm consumption must be
enormous. Since the decline in prices
farmers have not been selling and this
viii show up soon in receipts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29
D0DGEO THE WASPS.
Simple Trick by Which the Woodsmen
Escaped a Singing.

Escaped a Singing.
A man on his first trip into the wilds
and marshes of an unknown country
with the United States drainage engi-
neers was struck by unique method
they have to escape from the attack
Of wasps and hornets. The country
traversed is generally covered with
be cut through this all along the line.
So when a big wasp nest is reached
there is very little warning. some
times the axmen cutting into big one
with their macbetes.
The person relating this experience
was some sixty feet behind the ak
men with the instrument when all
at once the two axmen dropped in
their tracks as If they had been struck
by a thunderbolt. The man behind
and the two chainmen did likewise
While they were lying prone on the
grass and wet marsh they heard what
sounded like bullets zooing over their
heads. One after the other they came
with angry tips. When things had
quoted down a bit work was CON
tinued, and the new man found that
to escape from wasps or hornets the
thing to do was to drop instanter.
The insects seem to be so mad that
they fy in straight lines along n
level and do not have time to hunt
around for you
1t Is said that hornets are not so
prone to follow this rule as wasDs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29

habitants of Rumford. This was still
highly unsatisfactory because it only
made them a parish in the town of
Bow.
The controversy continued until 1774.
when it was finally settled and an
independent town was formed under
the name of Concord. 1t was due to
the devotion of the little band of
settlers to their cause and the unity
which existed among them that the
independent Incorporation of the town
was finally obtained. and it was emf
nently fitting that the concord which
existed between them during the strug-
gle Of nearly fifty years should be
memorialized in their towns NAME
Ladies Home Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29
LiXerpooI Situation.

Liverpool, Sept. 29.-Wheat opened
quiet and lower, influenced by private
reports of favorable condition in Ar
gentine for wheat and the large Amer
lean shipments this week as shown in
the worlds total. Later market in
active with general undertone steady.
The decrease in Russian shipments,
expected liberal decrease in the
amount on passage and moderate
worlds shipments we're an incentive
for support. Top grades of Manitobas
are literally offered, but bids are
steady.
Corn lower on weaker American ca
bles. Worlds shipments were ample,
but amount to the United Kingdom
decreased proportionately.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29
Wrong Huneh. No lunch.

Here. my boy" said his new en-
ployer take this quarter and 80 out
and get three ham sandwiches
The 10y vanished and did not return
for half an hour.
See here. Where have you been
lettering" demanded the boss. and
where are my sandwiches?''
Scissors" gasped the boy. II
thought they were for me-" New
York World
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29
Drift of the Weather.

Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa-Unset- !
tied with showers tonight or Tuesday.
Lower Michigan and Indiana-Un-
settled with local rains tonight or
Tuesday.
Upper Michigan-Fair tonight;
Tuesday unsettled.
Missouri showers to-
night or Tuesday; warmer in west
tonight.
Minnesota-Unsettled with showers
tonight or TUESDAY; warmer in north
west tonight.
South Dakota-Unsettled with prob
ably showers tonight or Tuesday;
cooler Tuesday.
Nebraska-Unse,tled with showers
tonight or Tuesday; cooler in west
Tuesday.
Kansas-Generally fair in west;
unsettled in east tonight and Tuesday.
Montana-Cloudy tonight and Tues
day; cooler tonight and in east Tues
day.
yoming-Unsettled with rain to-
night or Tuesday; colder Tuesday and
in west tonight.
Wheat Market Weakness.
Chicago, Sept. 29-The weakness in
| the wheat market for the past week
| is accounted for by the fears of Ca
madam wheat coming in free to this
country. Receipts at northwestern
points were unusually large, consider
! ing the size of crop there, but insig-
nificantly small at winter wheat
points. Southwestern farmers are
selling practically nothing. Foreign
news rather friendly to values. We
feel on wheat, as We do on the other
| grains, that when September con-
tracts are provided for traders will
review with favor the domestic news
and disregard fears of Canadian free
wheat, especially as late advices from
Canada are to the effect that nothing
will be done until parliament meets
next spring.
1t has been a week of continued
liquidation in corn; weakness of the
cash article and good receipts have
been the depressing factors. A mod
crate setback can be looked for but
the fact remains that we have a very
short crop of corn and weakness in
ether grains or bearish tactics will
not add bushel to the yield. We feel
that the early part of next week will
be the time to purchase corn.
Oats-Sales of Canadian oats to
eastern consumers at &c per bushel
duty paid at lower prices than do
nestle article was the main depress-
ing influence. Our large stocks were
Offset in measure by the improve
ment in the southern demand and
the low price this cereal as compared
with other grains, hay and substi.
tutes. Arrivals of the past few days
confirm our previous views of farm.
ers' disinclination to accept present
prices.
Clover seed-Our Toledo Office
wires: Glover seed gained SOC to Acc
during the week. Receipts remark
ably light for such good crop. Ship.
ments relatively heavy"
Provisions-Lower, due to an indif
ferent demand. Hog cholera reports
continue to come in. Packers atti
tude not friendly to values.
Stccks-Market restricted because
of uncertainty of the Union Pacific
distribution. 1t is a noteworthy fact
that talk of buIlish character reveals
the vulnerable peculative position OF
the market which is that of the bears
Cotton-Futures responded to bull
news more impressively today thar
heretofore. With new high quotation:
established there may be some nat
ural reaction but weather conditions
are unfavorable for open bolls