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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-29
Food Problem Being
Discussed in Germany

Berlin, Oct. %. via London, Oct. 20,
3.07 A. M.-The Bundersrath met to-
day "wednesday to discuss ways and
means of conserving the food supply
for the people during the coming year
and decided that with certain expedi-
ents the grain supply would be ample
until the 1915 crop had been harves-
ted. The mills WILL be allowed to con-
vert larger percentage of grain into
flour; ten per cent. of rye may be
added to wheat -four and twenty per
cent of potato flour added to rye.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-29
EAST END WANTS GAMES

The Cast End football team would
like to arrange a game at home with
any team averaging 1876 pounds in
weight, the game to be played on Sat
urday, October 81. Address p. Shick-
ley, 927 South Nineteenth street, or
call Bell phone S42-J at Thompson's
barber shop.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-29
Tri-Staters Lose to the
Americans, Margin 78
BILL HOLLENBACK

The Tri-Staters lost to the Ameri-
cans in the Holtzman duckpin league
by a margin of rs pins. The second
game was draw with each team hav-
ing 4S8 pins. PETER had high game
with 1876 and high match with 386
pins. Wharton was second with 1870
for game and 300 for match total.
The Americans ty winning this match
tied the Federals for top position. The
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-29
MACK'S DAUGHTER TO WED

PhiIadelphia, Oct. 2y.-A romance
that had it's inception In the school
room will result in the marriage of
Miss Margaret V. McGillicuddy, daugh-
ter of Connie Mack. manager of the
Athletics, and Robert F. McCambridge
of Chicago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-29
CHICAGO hoard OF TRADE

Dy dSSoCidFed FTeS
Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 20. - Board OF
Trade closing:
Wheat = December, 1.1S%; May
119h.
Corn-December 6sA: May, 70%.
Oats-December, 40; May, 52%.
Pork-January, 1885: May, $19.0T.
Lard-January, 987: May, 1000.
Ribs-October, 1920; January 9.2S.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-29
Machine Bowlers Defeat
Outside Construction
By "Bud'' Fisher

The Machine Shop defeated the
Outside Construction team by mar
gin of 126 pins on the Casino alleys
last night. Lenhart had high game
with 165 and Lenhart second high
match with ASS. The scores:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-29
MAURICE OF BATTENBERG DIES
Special to The Teleprdbh

oFttEuF To 7 'Ft 7 tFtEFuPW
London, Oct. 29.-Prince Maurice
of Battenberg, grandson of Queen Vic
toria, died to-day of wounds received
at the front In France. He was a lieu
tenant In the Kings Royal Rifles. He
was 23 years of age.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-29
THESE DAYS
TOBIN
II. Gnn,ArnI Hinh Cnl

winter is as good a building time as
Spring. Good contractors use Tele-
graph Want Ads.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-29
SEND OUT ELECTION
SUPPLIES TOMORROW
Clerks In Commissioners Office
Busy Wrapping Packets of
Ballots For County
Some of the bal

Some of the ball
lots and other
election supplies
for Tuesday have
already been re-
ceived by the
County Commits
SionerS and the
clerks are packing
the tickets, ETC.,
preparatory t o
sending them to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-29

Totals ....,. 4ZI 468 4gI
Standing of the Teams
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-04

and as usual on that date the stock can
get full bite of grass
Public sales are becoming more nu-
merous every year. The demand for
dairy cows and for all classes Of young
stock is never satisfied, as the supp.
is not sufficient to go around. Nearl'
everyone is long on pasture and short
on cattle Water is more plentiful than
/ have ever known it to be, and as the
ground is soaked down further than II
has ever been since the time OF Moan
The water holes and springs will likely
hold out all season.
Confidence in the future cattle mar
kct is strong, Judging by the prices
paid for stock of all kinds.
Considerable feed had to be shipped
in the past winter on account of the
big snow mashing down the pasture
grass. A number of silos are being
built to be in readiness for the COM
ing corn crop Our Castle Rock bank
is offering the farmers money at per
cent to buy silOs, and if they want to
buy an auto they have to pay per
cent.
Judging from the "spiels" We have
heard on silos and dairying. the mar
who has a silo can soon buy an auto
with his own money. Their merits VIII
soon be proven in this county.
DAVE MMURDO,
Douglas County, May II. 1914.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-04
Warming Against Dangerous Pre>ers.
Ing p0wLe and Canning Com.
na,unLs l.>cI III the uNuSeMii iie

pounds l'>cd by the Housewife
The attention of the department has
recently been called to the widespread
use, especially in rural communities,
of salicylic acid in putting up pre-
serves. The head of large drug and
chemical supply house states that pco-
pic living in southwest Virginia. North
and South Carolina. Kentucky, Ten
nessee. and western Georgia have been
purchasing salicylic acid in One-fourtl
pound packages for a number of years
and that this practice has grown to an
enormous extent. The dealer states
further that only few weeks ago he
received an order from one wholesale
grocer for so gross of these goods.
The department is aware that this
practice is not confined to salicylic
acid under its own name alone. but
that large quantities of this acid, and
of boric acid as well. are sold under
fanciful names as preserving powders
vi compounds hh pii''' "h'-h
are much in excess of their real value
In the directions for use the house
wife is told to fill the jar with the
fruit or vegetables. cover with water,
and add a teaspoonful of the powder.
II is true that these powders may pre-
vent the decay of the fruit or vegeta-
bic, but they also encourage unclean-
ly or careless work, and their eXCes
sive use may he attended with very
icylic acid is medicine of the great
est value In acute articular rheuma
tism and certain other diseases. 1t is
well known as a poisonous substance
and one of the evils which may ac-
company its use is arrangement of the
digestion. 1t is therefore plain that its
extensive use in food may lead to dis
turbance of digestion and health.
1t is entirely practicable to put up
both fruits and vegetables in such a
manner that. If not opened, they will
keep indefinitely, by sterlizing the pro-
ducts by means of heat. and there is
no excuse for running any risk by us
ing preserving powders The Depart
ment of Agriculture has issued the
following Farmers Bulletins on can
ming and preserving.
F. B. 2O3 Canned Fruit, Preserves
and Jellies.
F. B. 359. Canning Vegetables in the
Home.
F. B. 81. Canning Tomatoes at home
and in Club Work.
These bulletins, which may be OBJ
tanned without cost by applying to the
division of publications of the depart
ment, give exact directions for can
ming and preserving foods without thc
use of preserving powders or cannin,
compounds.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-04

gentlemen OF the House to note the
change of expression of the people
at the polls in the congressional
district in Iowa which this gentleman
has the honor to represent In 1910
the Democratic candidate received
1856 votes. the Republican candi-
date Received 1921; i'll 1872, Mr,
Pepper. the Democratic candidate,
had no opposition and received -.
1856 votes: and at the special election
in 1914, Mr. Vollmer received H.
655 votes. while the Republican can
didate received l0.7SS, and the Pro-
gressive candidate received $3.50 votes
II is of much interest, also, to know
that at this special election, for the
first time in many years, the Repub-
licans carried So per cent OF the pre-
cincts in the farming districts.
would ask the gentleman from
Iowa, does he believe this comparison
of votes cast in his district is any
evidence of approval on the part OF the
farmers in that district of this new
tariff law? No one will deny that both
Republican and Progressive votes
cast in 1914 were east by protection
lists. favoring duties on farm products
and registering disapproval of the
new tariff law. The combined Re
publican and Progressive vote just
given shows a majority against him
OF the votes cast amounting to 1853.
understood as Il veiled rebuke to the
farmers who did not vote for him,
and his special pleading for consumers
in the cities will further enlighten his
farmer constituents as to where his
sympathies lie.
No New Industry Established
ask you, my friends, can you point
to single industry in this country
that has taken on an added impulse?
Can you point TO single industry that
has been established since the Sd
day of October last by any encour-
agement given them in the Underwood
tariff law? If so. name 1t. l can give
you the names of some. but they are
across the sea: they are in Europe,
my friends. AS predicted by the ways
and means committee in its report on
the Underwood tariff bill and over the
signature of its IA majority members
which recited: "In our judgment, the
future growth of our great industries
lies beyond the sea-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-04
The Early Cutting Of Alfalfa
GEORGE LOPEZ

The new hay season is near at hand
and it is important that the farmers of
Colorado look well into the matter of
putting up their alfalfa in proper con-
dition. In the past there has been an
enormous amount of money wasted in
Colorado on account of the improper
handling of alfalfa by most of the far
crs and it has made it hard for the ship
pers besides hurting the reputation of
this state as a producer of alfalfa The
user of alfalfa in the south has been
best in this country and believing such
he expects the best quality of alfalfa
to come from Colorado. He has right
to expect as much.
This trouble to the shippers and the
loss to the farmers has been brought
about by the fact that most farmers
do not understand the handling of al
fafa while others treat it as side is
sue on the farm. Still other farmers
stack their alfalfa green on purpose.
expecting to sell it to feeders. Such
alfalfa becomes burnt in the stack and
when they fail to sell to the feeders, it
is not fit to bale and ship. Such hay
has lost its color. and the farmer in
such cases finds himself without buy
er. This trouble will not be overcome
until our growers understand that al
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-04

falfa is their most important crop and
realize what big loss they have sus-
tanned in the past by carless methods
The very first thing to be seriously
onsidered is when to cut alfalfa
Like all subjects there is difference
of opinion as to when is the right time
perience and close observation that
most farmers cut their alfalfa too late
In other words they wait until their
crop is in full bloom before beginning
to cut and by the time they have got
ten towards the end of their crop most
of their alfalfa is about to set into
seed. 1t is then scant of leaves. coarse
or woody. poor in color and almost
woI thless for shipping purposes.
The proper time to cut alfalfa is when
it is in the first bloom thereby get
ting hay that is fine In fibre, soft of
stem and leafy and bright in color
Hay of such quality is good seller
in all markets and is also the best
feed for home use.
Another serious problem with which
we have had to contend In the past and
one which has caused the farmers tn
loss of a great deal of money in the
neglect to rake their meadows care
fully after putting up each cutting
This waste hay left on the ground be-
comes black and rotten by the time the
next crop is cut and 1t is then raked
up with the bright green hay. This low
ers the grade and the price Of the
good hay great deal. 1t is a simple
ever and 1t can be done at very small
cost il each farmer will use a sulky
rake and go over his meadows care
fully after putting up each cutting.
taking such waste hay for home feed
ing. In fact to do so is an economy for
if this hay 10 left on the ground 1t not
only goes to waste hut at the same
time Injuries the price of the next crop.
We are facing the greatest hay crop
this season that We have ever produced
and unless we put up good grade OF
alfalfa the states east of us which are
alfalfa with care will simply
get all of the eastern and southern
business and we will all be here suck
ing our thumbs until they have cleaned
up which may mean several months.
A large sum of money has boen expen-
ded in advertising our Colorado alfal
ia as the finest of any produced and
by improving the quality of our pro.
duet we can build up still greater
trade and the farmers will get better
price which means more business and
increased prosperity for everybody
in Colorado.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-04
DO Farmers Like Free Trade!

Following tlamboyant speech by
Representative Vollmer, of the Sec
ond Iowa District, setting forth the
sumptuous prosperity of Iowa farm
ers under the free trade tariff, Rep
resentative Joseph W. Fordney, of
Michigan, on the 18th of March, pre-
sented the diverse of the picture in
the form of facts and figures show
ing the enormous increase in i'm
portations of foreign food products
which take the place of equivalent
products grown on American farms.
Mr.. Fordney said:
Mr.. Chairman. few minutes ago
| listened to some remarks made by
the gentleman from Iowa tMr.
NollmerJ, recently elected to mem
bcrship in this House. and the gentle
man referred to importations of agri-
cultural products especially of corn
He states that the amount of Argcn-
tine corn coming into this country
under the new tariff law is insigniti-
cant in quantity. and therefore will
| have no effect upon the corn market
in the United States. | want to call
his attention to the importations as
reported by the Department of Com
mcrce
For October. November and De-
cembcr. 1912, and January, 1913,
under the old law there was I'M
ported into the United States 250,0OO
bushels of corn, as against 1904, ,159
bushels under the present law for the
same months, October. November and
December. 1913. and January, 1914.
He further states that at the pre-
sent rate of importation of corn the
quantity imported during the year
would not exceed 10000. 900 bushels
If the corresponding eight months
as compared with the four months
above given, the importations forythe
first year under the Underwood
tariff law will exceed q 900, 600
bushels. quantity quite sufficient
to regulate the price of corn in the
United States market, and materially
lower the value of the corn crop in
this country. This amount of I'M
ported corn coming from the Argen-
tine Republic is more than one-hali
our usual annual exports of corn
The imported corn above referred tC
was purchased chiefly by the glucose
and starch manufacturers located in
the Atlantic States, and has taken a.
way from the American farmer his
market for just that much corn.
Cheap Freight Rates From Argentins
1t is important to know, too. that
the freight rate on corn from Argen
tina to the United States is five cents
per 100 pounds. or three cents bush
el, while the freight from the Mississ
ippi river valley to the Pacific coas
states is lin round numbers. 10 cent:
: per bushel. This is an average freigh
: rate from the Mississippi and Miss
i. ouri valleys to eastern ports This is
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-04
The Sugar Sitsati.u

So8Al Suo0ss~3
The people OF Colorado now see that
the trust or retiners of cane sugar are
the only parties benefited by the re-
,iuction Of the duty on sugar.
Since January the price of sugar has
been exceedingly low. The refiners in
fact for several weeks previous to the
duty reduction of 81 cents per 100
pound, were selling sugar at approx
mately 50 to 55 cents per 100 pounds
above tie cost of raw sugar duty paid
f. o. b. New York. This margin of
satisfactory. so the trust Colorado SEN
ators and congressman arranged to re-
duce the duty on raw sugar "a cts per
100 lbs. March l. This was great
help to the trust because the price of
granulated sugar on Mch I remained
the same but the price on raw sugar
dropped on March .. 81 cents per 100
lbs "a cents of which was due to
the tarir reduction. This Immediately
gave to the trust a difference of about
81 cents per hundred pounds between
cost of raw sugar and selling price OF
refined
Apply this extra margin OF profit of
- cts per 100 pounds or $3.50 per ton
In the importation of 2.3O0, 900 tons of
sugar upon which duty was paid dur
ing 1913, you have the handsome pro-
fit or government donation 1900, 900 y
$l5.G40. 900 The trusts share
of this donation will more than repay
the alleged investment the trust has
made in the beet sugar business in
Colorado and ever so much more
The rctiners' differential for the year
1913 averaged n cts per 100 pounds.
At the present time It is about 80 cts
per 100 pounds. Fifteen cents more
than previous to the "a cents tariff re-
dnction or $500 per ton applied to the
100000 tons gives the cane refiners
apparently an increased profit of &c.
100000 more than in 1913.
While the government is doing this
for the trust it is probing the beet su
gar industry to see whether the slight
reduction in price of beets is justi-
fled.
The public quotations on raw sugar
today is $295 per 100 pounds duty paid
in New York. Colorado Senators and
congressman have provided that the
remaining tariff of cent per pound, or
81 90 per 100 pounds shall be removed
May 1916. You will observe that SIC
:snbtracted from S295 per 100 pounds
would make raw sugar $l.95 per 100
pounds; add to this 40c. the probable
coat af refining 100 pounds and We
have tie possible cost of 100 lbs of re-
fined sugar to the trust is $2.35 or act
ually less than the average beet sugar
factory pays for the sugar still in the
beet in the factory yard or bin
Can you. by any stretch of imagina-
lion. see any beet fields in Colorado
during 1915.
For the beets grown In 1915 would be
sold a, sugar in 1916. Just in time W
meet tree trade conditions, therefore
beets will not be grown in 1915 unless
thc government changes it's policy
Pueblo Chieftain.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-04
Sugar Beet Production In Irrigated
Areas

Methods of culture for the sugar beet
in the Central. Western and South
western portions Of the United States
are dealt with in the Department of
Agriculture's new bulletin Sugar Beet
Growing Under Irrigation. This is
the second bulletin of interest to sugar
beet growers which has been issued
recently. The other was entitled:
Sugar Beet Growing Under Humid
Conditions" and was of interest more
particularly to the northern portion
Of our country. where most Of the pres
ent sugar beet crop is grown.
While there is feeling of safety in
having an unlimited supply of water
for irrigation purposes. it must always
be remembered that irrigation costs
money and labor, says the Govern
ment Investigator Such precipitation
of moisture then as there is in a local
ity should not be permitted to escape
| from the soil with the idea that more
water can always be applied when
needed. All moisture that falls upon
the ground and is received and re-
tanned by the soil acts upon the plant
foods day after day and accomplishes
most for plant growth. Precipitation
is natures gift. and should never be
dispised. The ground in irrigated
sections where the sugar beet plant is
grown should be plowed to a good
depth in the fall and every effort made
to retain the moisture in the soil from
the time the previous crop is harvcs-
ted until the beet crop is laid by.
Much depends upon the condition
of the soil as to whether or not it is
able to receive and retain the moisture.
A large number of showers may show
several inches of rainfall in the aggre-
gate and yet they may have accom-
plished little, if any, good so far as
crop production is concerned, because
fthey failed to moisten the ground to a
Sufficient depth. On the other hand,
one or more heavy, dashing rains may
show satisfactory total rainfall for
the season and at the same time be
entirely unsatisfactory from the stand
point of crop production. Indeed, such
rains may be more injurious than ben
eficial, because of packing and crust
ing the ground. A record of the total
rainfall for the season or even month
by month, is of little value unless we
know the nature and amount of each
precipitation. The point of most vital
importance is to have the ground in
condition to receive as much as pos
siblc of the moisture that falls upon
it and then to make every effort to re-
tain that moisture in the soil
Other points to be considered by
growers of sugar beets under irriga,
tion are the following:
Sugar beet soil should be selected
. with reference to its fertility. its phy.
: steal condition. its previous cropping
and it's ability to be properly drained
and irrigated.
: The seed and root beds should be
: SO prepared t,.at thy will be fine
firm, moist. and we'll aeratel witt {
r sufficiently lumpy mulch on the sur
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-06-04
Is II Worth 1t!

There is tendency these days to
Kick about the high cost of living,
and tie increase of taxes. You may
not believe it but it is so, that these
Two causes for complaint are world
wide. In Iowa they blame the legis-
lature for increasing taxes by the
capitol extension levy. while in
other states they blame this. that, and
the ouIcr cause for increased taxes.
The high cost of living does give
Us concern. but are we willing to do
without those things which we now
buy. that We used to get along very
well without? Put yourself to this
,est-Am | willing to live as cheaply
enjoy icwer things, and work as hard
as [ did twenty-five years ago? If you
want to go back to those days you
can fnd a backwoods spot where you
can live the simple life
And in regard to higher taxes, the
question is. do we get our moneys
worth? What do better roads bene-
tit me- If | can save ten per cent
on my hauling expense or if they add
TO my farm values, then good roads
are . good investment in taxes. If
the igru demOnstrator or county ag-
ricultrral adviser can give me sin
gle hint that will be worth ten per
cent ei what he costs me, then | am
making money on him and have no
right to kick. If better schools will
return to my community ten per cent
pn the investment in increased taxes
by giving my children and my neigh
bor's children better chance to make
good in this world, then my money is
well spent
There isn't any sense in complain
ans about the cost of anything ii it is
well worth the money. We live bet
ter t',an formerly and must pay for it.
int tor all that We don't want our tax
money souandered, nor the cost of liv-
ing excessive beyond any legitimate
need
Successful Farming, Des Moines.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-05-21
Property Approved
For City Market

In all probability the city Of Ash
land will have a public market all
its own this season. At the council
meeting Tuesday night the special
committee appointed TO look up a
site recommended one that Is cen
trally located and its report was ap-
proved and recommended 10 the
finance committee FOR action.
The lot recommended for a public
market is the Bleyins property about
one block north and across the street
from the place where the market was
located last year. The property has
a frontage of us feet on First street
and l76 on G street. II can be bought
for $1,000.
The committee in charge are Coun-
cilmen Beaver and Cornelius and
Messrs. II. G. Enders. d. l.. Minkler
and Stuart Saunders. They will look
into the matter further and action
will be taken next Friday night at
an adjourned meeting OF the council.
The lot will also be used for the
much-needed hitchracks for farmers,