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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-05-14
DEMOCRATIC TARIFF
BILL A FAILURE

A blunder signalized the legislative
career Of the present administration.
The Democratic tariff bill, first in
the articles of Democratic faith, and
the one achievement on which natur-
ally they would be expected to expend
their most exhaustive study and care,
was so clumsily executed that it fail
ed to accomplish the results intended.
The failure was due to crude, hasty,
u%nscientific, secret legislative methods.
Designed to furnish sufficient rev.
enue to finance the u. S. Treasury,
it has proven absolutely inadequate
for that purpose.
In writing the tariff bill the Demo-
Gratis dimly foresaw a possible reduc-
ton in customs receipts, though they
did not know how much and did not
ascertain the facts. So the income
tax provision vas Incorporated, in the
hope that it would make up for any
miscalculations in the tariff bill,
though the Democrats did not know
and did not ascertain the facts.
But what happened when these pro-
visions went into effect?
Customs receipts were millions OF
dollars below the amount needed from
that source, and at the same time col
lections from the income tax fell many
millions below the amount needed
from that source. The inevitable re-
suit was to leave the treasury with,
out sufficient money for it's needs.
The failure was caused by careless
ness. Had there been conscientious
open consideration of the YER bill
sufficient to enable members of Con
gress to study and understand it, the
reduction in evenue could have beer
properly safeguarded. But instead o.
getting accurate information and ade'
quate estimates, the Democrats guess
ed at it. And they guessed wrong
The results of this first mistake
should have been a warning. Blu
the startling fact remains that tn
Democrats committed the same kim
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-05-14

of an error again. Forced by their
h~eedlessness to provide nor revenue,
they passed a "war tax" in time Of
peace. Based on a guess instead Of
an estimate, the war tax did not pro-
duce money enough. For months the
receipts of the treasury have been
daily falling short Of expenditures,
sometimes more than a million dol
lars a day. According to official es-
Inmates the deficit will probably
amount to one hundred million dol
lars by July l, the end of the fiscal
year.
No chain is stronger than it's weak
est link. The fatal weakness that has
characterized the work Of this admin
~istration from it's inception two years
ago has been its eagerness to propose
laws, carelessness in drafting them,
haste in committee action, and stub
born refusal to permit intelligent m
endment in either House or Senate,
after the party brand had been aftix-
by the all powerful caucus.
Every American citizen has had to
help pay for these costly experiments.
There will still be more to pay until
the errors have been corrected by
thoughtful, intelligent legislation.
Later articles will follow, illustrat-
ting still further the slovenly habits
of legislation that have characterize
ed the Democratic administration.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-05-14
May z, 1915.

May Z, 1915.
President Wilson has been request
ed by many friends of the civil war
veterans, and by the local veterans
themselves, to issue an order granting
veterans in the government service
freedom from duty with pay during
the G. A. R. encampment which is
to be held in this city in September.
The veterans contend that there
r a great many Of the G. A. R. in
local government departments and it
would be impossible to arrange their
vacations for the same period 30 that,
without this special order, most of
them would be unable to attend en-
campment. It is considered likely
that the President will grant the re-
quest.
The name of Associate Justice
Hughes of the Supreme Court of the
United States has been mentioned so
frequently as a presidential possibil-
ity that Justice Hughes has issued a
statement denying most positively
that he has any intention of again
entering politics or that he would run
for the Presidency. The Justice hopes
to spend the remainder of his days
in his present position upon the bench.
On Sunday, for the first time since
the erection of the building, the front
doors of the State, War and Navy
Building were closed. The police
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-05-14

has found that the killing has not
been due to frost, but to other aus
es, as wind shifted dirt, or sand, bak-
ed soil, wilt, etc.
The Middle Period of Seeding is not
Always Satisfactory:
Most growers sow about May 20
to Is. This, unusually, is not a very
desirable period, particularly for the
south and central portions Of the state.
The flax comes into blossom and boil
just at the hottest period of the year
when soil moisture is apt to be scarce,
the sun hot, and the winds very dry
ing. Under such conditions, the fax
ripens a small crop because of the
blighting of the flowers and hollis. It
is, therefore, quite evident that one
should plant early enough to have
the fax blossom and form it's bolls
before the hot weather, or sufficiently
late to have the poisoning begin as
soon as the hottest weather is past,
yet early enough to escape autumn
frosts.
For those who are sowing seed for
seeding purposes, there a be no
question about the matter. They
should plant early that the seed may
be thoroughly matured and dried dur
ing the drying period of summer be-
fore the fall rains and frost set in.
Flax for seed purposes is practically
ruined if frosted before mature or
frozen when wet after maturity.
When to Seed
The seeding time In most regions
should usually be the earliest date pos
sible, without having the ground ac-
tually freeze after the crop is up.
Ordinarily it will be a safe plan to
plant flax just as soon as n can get
done planting wheat. Notes and OBJ
servations show that the best results
are generally obtained from planting
between the dates of May / to May
10 and between the dates of June
5 to June Is. Those who plant later
than the last dates are liable to run
into fall frosts and wet weather. Those
who plant between May Is and June
/ have their crop commonly very
largely reduced by hot winds and dry
weather coming on just at the time
the crop is in blossom. Of course
there are many local exceptions. If
the rainfall happens to be right and
Che c, op is favored at blossomine
time by a rain and cool condition, then
those who plant from May 20 to May
Is often reap good results.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-05-14

already has been the means Of saw
ing many hogs which otherwise would
have died while waiting for eastern
serum.
Owing to the light demand for SER
UNI it was thought best to buy and
test it rather than produce it here.
It is best to have a veterinarian adj
minister the serum because he has
the equipment and knows how much
to give each hog; but if no ~veterinar-
il mis- available, it can be injected by
others. A large, strong syringe is
needed for the purpose. Full direc-
tions for administering serum will be
sent with each shipment.
The serum treatment is employed
as a preventive and not as a cure, al
though it actually does cure a great
many hogs that are already in the
early stages of cholera. If any dis
eased hogs exist in your locality write
to the Experiment Station, Bozeman,
for a bulletin on hog cholera. If
cholera exists near your farm, vac
cinate your hogs at once. An ounce
of prevention is worth a pound of
cure.-Dr. Howard WEIGH, Veterin.
arian, Montana Experiment Station.
The above statements on prevention
Of cholera, by DR.. WEIGH, are worthy
the attention of every Montana hog
grower.-F. S. Cooley, Director of Ex-
tension Service.
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a peculiar stunted and distorted ap-
pearance, and ultimately the bulb rots

a peculiar stunted and distorted ap-
pearance, and ultimately the bulb rots
away. If a portion Of the bulb or
one Of the swollen leaves be placed
in a dish of water and observed I'M
der a magnifying glass, tiny trans
parent worms may be seen escaping
into the water. This is perhaps the
most convenient method for the farm
er to ascertain what is killing his
onion crop.
Once a crop has become infested
with these nematodes, there is no
known cure. In fact there is no
known way of absolutely graduating
any Of the soil-inhabiting, plant-in-
Testing nematodes. The most effecti-
i've is to starve the pest out
either by allowing the land to lie fall
low, Or by planting it to crops that
furnish little or no nourishment to
the eelworm. Corn and barley are
among the crops recommended for this
purpose. It is cheaper, however, to
prevent the pests gaining a foothold
than to fight them in this way. Any
diseased plant should be uprooted and
burned at once, and no bulbs, or seeds
should be purchased from localities
where the devastating eelworm is
most commonly spread by shipments
of infected bulbs and seeds. The
eggs and larvae Of this species Of ne
matode have been known 70 revive
after having been in a lethargic con-
dition in the upper layers of the soil
for years. Once a nemetode has
gained a footing in any locality it may
spread in any number of ways. Run
ming water, the feet of men and ami
mails, and men and infected plant ma
terial blown about by the wind are
among the most common means.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-05-14
IMPORTANT NEW FROM THE
CAPITAL
IN OUR WEEKLY LETTER FROM WASHINGTON. c.

force Of the building has been reduce
ed which necessitated doing away
away with the usual door guard and
consequent closing thereof on Sum-
days. It is estimated that the saw
ing to the government will be about
$1,000 q year.
The first edition Of the new De-
partment of Agriculture publication,
Monthly Crop Report, will be out this
month. The new publication will
contain data on agriculture including
estimates on acreage, condition, yield.
production, prices and values of crops
and live stock.
Reports to the Federal Reserve
Board from its agents in the twelve
reserve districts, which have just
been made known, show a most cheer
ing condition in the improvement of
trade and business conditions through
out the country. The low water mark
Of depression would seem to have been
reached and passed, with the tide Of
prosperity again setting in.
Secretary Redfeld estimates that
the balance of trade in favor of the
United States for the current year
will reach, if not exceed 100000.
The Secretary, further, deplores the
fact that we are obliged to pay ex-
cessive ocean freight charges because
Of the want of an American merchant
marine.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-05-14
DEVASTATING EELWORM
FOUND AGAIN

Washington, D. c., May 12.-The
devastating eelworm, or, to give it it's
scientific name, the Tylenchus devas-
tatrix, has been found again in the
Pacific Northwest several hundred
miles from the point where it was
discovered in 1913. This tiny thread
like organism is a member of the
great family of nematodes and is re-
markedly destructive to many forms
of Dubious plants. Commercially it's
chief Importance is due to its ravages
in onion fields, but it also feeds to
a great extent upon the Towering
bulbs such as hyacinths and upon such
crops as rye, oats, hemp, potatoes,
Strawberries, etc. This pest has
proved extremely destructive in parts
Of Europe, particularly in Holland,
and in Australia as well. Hitherto,
the United States appears to have
been practically free from it, but the
new infestation in the northwest fol-
lowing upon that of two years ago
indicates the existence of danger that
it may establish itself here. The
devastating eelworm thrives best in
moist regions where the temperature
varies to a comparatively small ex-
tent. These climatic conditions are
found in Holland and in the areas in
the Pacific Northwest where the pest
has been discovered. On the other
hand, there is reason to believe that
this particular nematode will not sur
vive cold winters in which the ground
is frozen solid for a considerable
depth, or that at least it will not be-
come a serious menace under such
conditions.
The devastating eelworm is so small
that although under the most favor
able circumstances it may occasional
]y be detected with the naked eye, it
is practically certain to escape obser-
walton. As in the case of microbes
it's presence is usually made known
only by it's effects. The young mem.
atodes Matching from eggs laid in
the infested plant feed on the juices
and tissues of the plant until it is
destroyed. They multiply with extra
ordinary rapidity 50 that the bulb
soon swarms with them, and they al
so often find their way into the up
per leaves. In the case of the onion.
the leaves of the affected plants be.
come swollen and fabby and the built
soft and puffy. The whole plant has
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-05-14
HOG CHOLERA SERUM FOR
DISTRIBUTION AT AGRICUL-
TRIAL EXPERIMENT STATION

The recent legislature provided for
a fund with which to buy and distri-
butte cholera serum to the stockmen Of
the State for emergency cases of hog
cholera. This serum is shipped in,
tested at the station, kept under pro-
per conditions, and distributed at cost
price, which is two cents per cubic
centimeter. 1t will be shipped at
this price to anyone in Montana or
dering it.
This plan was adopted to avoid the
long delay of sending East for serum
for every outbreak Of cholera, and it
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-05-14

ADVERTISED LETTERS
For the week ending May Ia, 1915.
Sam Arthur (3).
N. P. Christensen.
Walt Dolson.
Mary Fehler.
Harry Gomien.
Mrs, H. D. Kroeger, Mrs. John
Kernaghan.
Margaret Lloch, Pete Lunney.
Peter Mitchell, H. T. Miller, Sam
Marvin (3).
E. M. Powrs, d. C. Payne.
Frank H. Regal, John Ravnum.
Phillip Strasberg, Guy Stedman
Master Charley Smith, Hans Skott.
VIM. Tarent.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-05-14

"Good gracious" exclaimed a vicar
as he met a village laborer YEARLY
pulling a loaded w~heelbarrow, lit
would be much easier if you pushed
it." "Yus, but I'm sick o the sight
O. it."-Western Mail.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-05-14
EARLY AND LATE
SOWING OF FLAX
BY H. L. Bolley-N. d. Experiment
Station.

The proper time for seeding flax
is a matter of Importance. Flax has
for years occupied from n to two
million acres of the new and old
lands of the state. In value produc-
ed the crop has been second only
to oats and wheat. It is par-excel-
lently a cash crop. Whether the
farmers who seed it make a success
of the work or not is of much i'm
portance. If the yield is so light
as to fall below the cost Of produc-
ton, a material loss arises. Only
those who have a large amount of
stock can make use Of al unthreshed
or u~nharvested crop. On the average.
year by year, the market price for
seed has been good. According to
conditions of farming, those who raise
over nine bushels of seed per acre
are pretty sure to have fair cash
returns from the crop over the cost
of growing. This is approximately
the annual average in bushels per
acre, though it is not uncommon to
produce Is to 20 bushels. When
such yields are obtained, the net cash
returns are large.
Seeding Time.
Flax has usually been seeded when
ever convenient,-after other grains
are seeded. This often results in
failure. In reality, the flax has slight
opportunity to succeed, because the
period of planting is bad. We have
| been compiling results and observa-
lions on crops grown by farmers UNI
der certain specific conditions. Usu-
| ally the growers have been using
| some variety of resistant seed on old
land, but often the seed has been
cropped upon new lands under condi-
| tions similar to those commonly IN
use. These reports, with observations
of our field inspectors, tend TO o n
firm the belief that many of the DIFF
fculties arising in flax cropping come
about because of lack of method as to
time of seeding. The growers, usual
vi, do not recognize any particular
time. provided only, there is sufficient
time between planting and the fal
frosts.
Observations extending over a per
iod of eight years tend to confirm the
belief that early sowing gives TN
most reliable results both in yielf
and quality of seed. BY "early SOW
ing" l mean very much earlier than Is
usually practiced.
Late Planting Often Gives Larg'
Yields
This has induced many to plan
later than is justifable and the crol
often fails to ripen evenly or is des
troyed, or is injured by frost an
fall rains. The fact that fall frost'
have so destructively effected to tn
straw and yield has caused man!
to believe that the spring frosts woui'
be very destructive. This is, howeV
er. far from correct. Most farmer
will remember that volunteer haS
growing from the seed in the 1all
stands intense freezing when tn
plants go on growing. This is equal
" true of flax in the spring. loun'
flax, from two to four inches mgr
stands severe frost. Therefore, ther
is not as much danger in planting
flax early in the spring as has usuaii
been supposed. The writer has o1te
been called to fields to see the effect
of frost, but on examining the sam
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-05-14

1t took the twentieth century to
bring about an estrangement between
those ancient and powerful allies,
Mars and Bacchus.
Fogarty-I1l bet We tn Rooshians
are beginnin' t. feel tn loss Nv vodka.
Flaherty-Don't We lose any Shape ov-
err it. Mark me w%ur-ruds, they'll
retake it agin before long!-Dallas
News.
CLYDE Park has let a contract for
the construction of a city water
works system. The contract price is
Sl5,318.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
BAR ASSOCIATION WILL MEET TODAY Colonel Hannis Taylor to Deliver the Annual
 Address

Montgomery, July S.--(Special. )--The thirty-eighth annual meeting of the Ala bama State Bar association will convene ir the house of representatives at 10 o clock tomorrow morning for a two-days' session. Col. Hannis Taylor of Wash ington. former ambassador to Spain will deliver the annual address, his subject being Our Duty as Neutral Ma l tion."
 The meeting of the bar association will be called to order by Ray Rushton of Montgomery, president, who will preside over the meeting. President Rushton will deliver his annual address immedia tely after calling the meeting to order. Extensive preparations have been made 1 for the entertainment of the visiting lawyers and their wives, principal of which will be a reception at the Beau voir club Friday evening. This reception will be informal.
 Following is the programme for the two- days convention:
 The meeting on Friday will be opened at 10 o'clock a. m. by the address of the president. Ray Rushton
 This will be followed by: l Report of the treasurer i Report of the executive committee by the chairman, J. M Foster, Esq.
 Report of the central council by the chairman, Henry Upson Sims, Esq
 Report of the committee on Jurispru- dence and law reform by the chairman, l S. S. Pleasants, Esq l Paper by J. T. Denson, Esq, on Doc Urine of Comparative Negligence" 1 Report of the escommittee on jndiciai ad- ministration and remedial procedure by 1 the chairman, Hon. E. Perry Thomas. Report of the committee on legal edu- cation and admission to the bar by the chairman, w. B. Harrison, Esq.
 Report of the committee on correspon- dence by the chairman, H. E. Gibson, Esq,
 Paper by J. N. Granade, Esq, on Some Imperfect and Mutilated. Laws" l Report of the committe con legislation 1 by the chairman, Sam Will John, Esq. i The meeting on Saturday will be opened l by a paper by F. c. Rickarby, Esq, on, i Some Suggestions as to Practice from Admiralty Procedure" l Report tof the committee on publica- tion by the chairman, J. A. Carnley. Esq. i Paper by Francis G. Caffey Esq, on The United States Cotton Futures Act. "
 Report of the committee on local bar associa tions, by the chairman, James A. 1 Mitchell, Esq
 Paper by Walker Percy, Esq, on "A Few Needed Reforms in Judicial Proce- dure."
 Report of the committee on legislative enactment, by the chairman, A. H. Car michael. Esq.
 Report of the special committee on vio- lation of the code of ethics and law, by | the chairman, Hon. B F. Crum.
 Paper by Samuel B. Stern, Esq, on De cisions of Courts of Last Resort Based on Other than Fundamental Principles"
 l1lecIion pf officers.
 Each paper and report read before the , association will be open for discussion 1 for one hour, speeches discussing it be- l ing limited to 10 minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09
IS THIS PESS|M|SM
 OR IS II TRUTH? Scientists Say American Cities Should Shed Tears
 and Not Boast

That the human race Is decaylng. particularly that portion of it living in cities, is the conclusion of several noted scientists. At meeting of those most prominent in America at Battle Creek, Mich, one speaker declared.
 "Cities boast of their growth of population when they should be weep ing"
 This may be pessimism, yet it is true that city dwellers, as a class are debilitated. dyspeptic and anemic. Any thing that will recuperate and restock their vitality can be nothing less than world blessing. The comparatively recent discovery of crude Vitalitas and Of the process of extracting its won derful properties and forces in liquid form is fast bringing a new epoch in the treatment of ills with which city people suffer.
 As corrective and health promoting tonic Vitalitas Is wonderfully effect i've. It literally sweeps away many ills of stomach. liver. kidneys. bowels and blood. Marvellous cures are con- stantIy being reported from its use It is ali good and is pleasant to take. It should be in every home. See the unique display and sample Vitalitas at Averyt's Drug Store. 10a- Ill goth St.. or you can write there for information. Also for sale by Peg ram-Patton Drug Co.,. Bessemer Ala -Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-09

| To the Editor of The -Herald: desire to add my commendation to the masterpiece of legislation made manifest in the proposed tax bill which Is the elaborate and colossal mental achievement of the recess committee 1t is indeed a pleasure to note that our tax burdens are to be so magnani- mously and equally distributed
 Inequality of taxation has been the cause of our financial endorsements and the strenuous paucity of the sources of revenue from which we have suffered in the past are now bidding fair to evaporate into thin air and be- remembered no more against us.
 For sheer juggling and evasion of the real question at issue this bill seems to be a masterpieces It does ev- erything that we don't want and does nearly everything except equalize tax ation It decreases the taxation of the big interests" and licenses the jitney bus out of business. If anyone In the city or state hears of a property own CT who owns but small amounts of property, or who owns but his own home who will realize any reduction in taxation, we should like to be ap- prised of the fn cts and be givap carte blanche to investigate where he got his drag
 An entire perusal of the proposed bill has not as yet been my pleasure but I presume the increased tax rate is incorporated. If not the coming ses- sion of the legislature will attend to that too and that feature will nearly double the taxes paid by the common people heretofore.
 During the antibond issue campaign of last spring I pointed out that the tax on small property owners would be almost If not quite doubled and this same point was brought out several times by Judge Hundley and the next assessment will show 1t to be true. The predatory interests, however, are being taken care of and their taxation is by this new bill to be decreased. Tax equalization Is no prodigious problem. It Is accomplished in many states and their laws are not copy righted we can copy them. The real points necessary however, are per sistently avoided by our solons. Yours,
 DIR. CHARLES P. COPELAND. Birmingham, July S. 1915. 1920 Ave nue c.