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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10
ARTISANS ORDER OF
MUTUAL PROTECTION
Large Financial Increases and
Membership Gains Shown
by Official Reports

Progressive Assembly No. T. inaugu-
rated the work Of the current year by a
well-attended session held in the Park
way Building, Broad and Cherry streets,
Tuesday evening The new corps of ON
GERS who assumed the relns of authority
were: Master artisan, Charles G.. Cart
| ling: superintendent, George w. Gray.
! Inspector, Elwood Hubbs; recorder,
Joseph b. Wiswell cashier, Edward L.
Schools trustee, George w. Brldgeman:
medical examiners. John S. Pearson, Il. c.
Bender. E. b. Finck. John F. Rowland,
Frank n. Baumann, Frederick s. Park
and Henry S. Wilder.
,Ths re me- %memib,ershlp club. under the presidency
d. apndal dinner and dance. in Lg tg TcmnpSiiss nSiis
tonleht As the entire membership of tho as.
about 800 members and their wives viii attend
the banquet this evening.
=, The, Artisan mass meeting at the PARKWAY
building ON December, ri proved to he one Of
members we.e present and 100 new ones wers
received: There were three classes ~ can
ost "sf aaSsc5 ,9f Sssfs Sa t2TS s
HsseB Brother gGwS GSSob jdpdsS bndaaSn Il eFfo' FTos
rect Park Assembly; James G. Mari, Of South
SSE an% an1 b Rosr s no R9y sssS
,or the best ve2rs work that has ever been
ono hunrdircTd T and fortSthrSe oTSSy new members
ne follows.
sd, ,kfSys,SpE SroCEp ~ r,snnsyyaniq. 90 GroEres;ys
star Z: Hnddon 2S, snprtan II ErtsTprisc
Is oriental 10. southwestern 10: Hnminor-
q. 'npttnenta, >; Harrisburg, q, LancasteL s;
% Sr 0m2n h. Iroia lSI M?nqRIsg rni0p oo wsy
PAM, is. tsrgnrnnuussnI9"5e EWii Euteks W; ~
ar,,n, ,,, ,ss lorih ~, Norwooa.
ersipg,oVnN roin urupolis' 40 1nsssser' ,o.
i.ehiGh Il. Iisddon Ueieh,s la. PRssyunk'
i55: Aieiphi ~ Prospect psr, vi Trsnton'
S; Ideal u; Energetic !; Paimyra, d. Atlantic
-,, .,.,.,
Of ihe last year shows payments @ "i tor sirE
hsnnshts o, S2l ,is2! for death claims, sl+l COO
~ t9nd 9n Gi ssSl, lg9 % This r. net gain for
hcrsbir inn,,,,y ,omn- ~ IA NC W,s''
sions oaIS wbh 20 sn 'S; sustci, @
InI ipIfiatiors Ntnnua -" ieo.,
witch would virpualIy place The memhershib
view Of tho many adverse 1'e cSSnnddIi,ons wlih lihh
regarded as a magnificent record for tho wear
ms whole. -
Prosrect Park Assembly No go. announces
the Office Of most excellent insneStor. Rrother
Jordan Is wcll md fRvorHhly known In many
Of The ,nssemhlies, having been frequent
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10
X. L. Clay

r. r. Clay. deputy prothonotary OF the
Common Pleas Courts. died yesterday In
the Hahnemann Hospital. His age was
&C. He will be buried on Wednesday
afternoon after services in the Emanuel
Protestant Episcopal Church. Holmes
burg. Mr.. Clay lived at SOi6 Walker
street. lie had been n deputy prothonb-
tary for nine years lie Is survived bgoa
widow and a son and daughter. sa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10
U. s. STEEL ORDERS
SHOW HEAVY GAIN
Untitled Tonnage as of December 31st
Increased 616.793

NEW YORK, Jan. iO.-An increase Of
elb.t"5 tons was reported by the United
states Steel Cooperation in its monthly
statement issued at noon today
The orders booked up to December 81
were fSO5220 tons This compares with
tlSn4@ on November 80, an Increase Of
6l6IS!' and with 22.>3s.6i3 tons on Decem-
Der 81, 1914
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Foresters of America

and Moore streets. the newly eiecteS ofa,srt LII
OF Court IzAgrenee. No 81, were duly IN
White: chief ranger, n. Carter; subehief
ranger r. J. Prettyman. senior WOODWARD
j. BsrWltE: junior woodward. T. Brooks. Sc
nior beadls. J. Haines. Junior headle. J Hous-
tom lecturer. Thomas b. Gornioy.
Following the ceremonies 4 banquet Vas
sorgad e about 100 members ana yisit0rs
Past chief Ranger Thomas b, Gormley pre-
Among those who spoke we're P al C I'd
Iohn ,. GuehrinE. p G. r. J. Martin and
4. BalzeE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10
PARK TROLLEY CHANCES

nfssi;elln nfi;aillin siedenbach was today elected
Il a5sis OF the Fairmount Park and
{, 'blscas SION y. Passenger Railway Company.
TN ~ ~ George d. McCreary. deceased.
ssln,,ai i'voHlng directors were elected
koberts I, heebner Simon ]. Martin, J.
nsfkns ylinkes w. II, Jarden and James
Ahn~ ~ tne iatter being a new director,
tsaber hs place OF Mr. Siedenbach as a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10
.JOSeph Haefner

LANCASTER, Pa, Jan. TO- Joseph
Haefner, n prominent resident of Lab
caster. died today. aged IS years. Fer
some years before coming to Lancaster
he was engaged in the brewing BUSINESS
in Reading. Philadelphia and Pottsvflfe,
Since 1866 he was owner OF the Empire
Brewery here. and amassed a large for
tune, lie was president of the Unien
Rice and Irrigation Company OF Louis
lana. aa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10
FRESH FRUITS

Choice stock was in fair request and general
IS steady. Quotations. Apples, per bnlI
SCI zoos; MeInt5ssh slF35 5o u WneSapi 81 g osl g
a. %: Grimes Golden. S250aA; Greening.
s25lGia3; York Imuerial S2q3; Twssnty- g
other varieties. $l.5up250; No, ., Sl.25Hl l. 80.
Apnles, IN bulk. per 100 lbs. 30; qSi 20. Ap-
ETorida. peTS crate St.Tad3 Tangerines, Flor
idS pef strap S2fi:i. Grapefruit, Florida, Per
rrat SaTG Lemons per box, S3q4 Pine
spples per crate Porto Rico S25oV325;
Florida. $2S2.75. CTanberries Cape Cod per
III Jersey Ier crate a2.25ii2 40
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10
I've sTocK QUOTATIONS

~ 4. Az 1el Jan 10 HOGS Receipts. IS COO:
/ In ~ tgi2e, lover, mixed and butchers.
ssisi. "a. snnoa heavy, 80 s1aT. rough. heavy,
"a - ~ to1n aO f''Nf'9N' .PiR9' S''i'' ~
lIsss. 4 tseeipes. p. 600: market stea5lv
e. 51exa,. ~ ~ COWS and heiters. 81 ain
tHzzfP = e., flsis p. calves, s. lo1lO, p
- 1aass 90 Hlagket ne
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10

well-sttended meeting OF PHILADELPHIA
terday afternoon. The next meeting viii be
member, members continue 70 be received In laree
nuinPPeIs ~ every session ana with present
and the eaTpest' Interested efforts being made
hN the members. II Is believed that the hoped
ir ior 2oooo-mark will be attained at an early
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10

POTTSTOWN, Pa Jan. lO-Returnlng
from "A short auto ride, Peter L. Egoi
IS years old. a retired lumber merchant
and banker. was suddenly stricken with
paralysis of the heart. dying before medi-
cal aid could he summoned
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10
PRICES ON FRUITS VARY LITTLE;
SUGAR HOLDS DESPITE THE WAR
Home Raised Product Constitutes Bulk of Consump
tion, Says Dealer-Record- Breaking Cuban Supply
of Sugar Keeps Prices About Normal
"VTIITH tho exception of imported
w fruits" said c. Perfetti, dealer and

"WI1TH the exception of imported
w fruits" said G. Perfettl, dealer and
importer of foreign and domestic fruits.
~ South 18th street, there Is little or no
change in the prices of fine fruits since n
year ago.
AT least - per cent, of the fruits sold
and consumed in this country are grown
here" he said. Hot house grapes are
scarce and higher In price. They are inn
ported principally from England and Bel
gium. We are getting some. not much,
from England but none from Belgium.
Almeria grapes have advanced in price
about go per cent. They are imported
from Spain and this years crop was very
small. our best-looking apples come from
oregon and the Northwest States, but |
do not consider they have as good flavor
as our Eastern apples. The finest grape
fruit come from Florida. also our best
pincapples
"As for lemons we continue to get them
from Mcssina, and while we pay more
freight and insurance the rate of eX-
change with Italy Is so much In our favor
that 1t countcrbalances these additional
expenses. so that we are selling imported
lemons at about the same prices as last
year"
Asked II he cbnsldercd the California
lemons as good as the lemons from Sicily.
he said that he preferred the California
fruit
while the imported lemons are more
acid, they are not so nicely boxed or so
carefully prepared for market as the
California lemons. Pineapples come prin-
cipally from Florida. We don't get much
fruit from the Isle OF Pines. Strawberries
from Florida are selling today at 10 to 80
cents a quart.
Those tomatoes" he said, pointing to
several boxes. "are grown under glass in
hothouses In the vicinity of Lansdale. Pa,
and as for mushrooms, we get them from
all over the country. Bananas have re-
Gently advanced about 10 per cent"
BIG SUGAR CROP IN CUBA.
II has been said that sugar was the
only commodity the price of which has
not been affected by the European war.
As a matter of fact sugar went away
up Immediately after the war began, but
only temporarily. England and France
depended largely on the beet sugar of
Germany and Austria for their supply,
When the war began they entered the
Cuban market in competition with the
United States for raw cane sugar
The principal reason why with such
competition sugar prices did not keep ad-
vancing was due solely to the unprece-
dented crop of cane i'm Cuba last year;
and the present crop gives every promise
of being record breaker.
not advance In price, but reiners say they
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10

Wednesday evening viii be Ladies Night
in the new hall and special exercises viii he
asrrshssd snd the entire. bullying thrown open
70 ali membseTs, and their ladies', No children
28. ''''N VI january
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10

Dictator John W Ford announces that he
has succeeded In haylng authority granted 10
Keep the chSTter roll OF Philadelphia Indgt.
ssTaIsbf9 ssdmiss2fn 81 candidates at eTceptiopaS
ments for the return to the fold OF ali sls-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10

!, c. Cnderdown Assembly has installed the
following newly elected officers for the current
YEAR: Master attisan, Daniel @. HCluZelman:
S!nRCrintendent, Ernest " !SchcareT. inspeclor
and cashIer. EhWRrh A. McFnrlIn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10

The most excellent master artisan has ar
RANGED 20 hold tho producsrs' banquet on sat
urdaN evening, January 81 or 90 The place
has not vet been determined. There are ~
members who qualify for tho club by the In
PRODUCTION o. Ave new members during the
year 1915. Further announcement OF the nr-
rangemcnts will be made later.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10

~ the meeting OF William Patton Assembly
tomorrow night DEPUTY Harrison Patton Will
install the following ncwv elected officers
Master artisan, Frank A. Chalmers: suner rim
icndent, Carlos ". Alvarez Inspector, Frank
H. Laws; recorder. Richard Trotter Jeffcott
and cashier, Raymond l.. Armstrong
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10

Among the leaders Of the PRODUCERS for the
ysnr arc Brother Andrew, ! Nicholas; of
md Brother Charles Albert. OF Passvunl s.
sembly who introduced 20 new mar -rs.
More than 400 members og the order Lave
been producers. Several members have intro
duced 20 or more new members.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10

~ samuel w; Fritz. which has done such sat
istActory work during the last year, will hold
its annual dinner and dance in Ia tu Temple
tonight As the entire membership Of tho as
FcWblN has been invited. " Is expected that
about FN members and their wives VIII attend
the banquet this evening
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10

Rartram , sambly has elected the following
now corps Officers for the current yenr.
Master artisan. Thomas Q. Vance; supcrin-
tcndent, i. u. a. Mann; Inspector, e. V.
Martin recorder e. Walter Higgins: cashier
g. f. :, Tubhcrt. and trustee, William Ellis
81. Johns Assembly has elected the follow
INK oHigrls tor the current y"nr: Master ar
tlsun. william A. Parks. supPrintendcut
Charles Ammlung: Inspector. H. A. Rarthol1-
new. cashier, Howard Jones and recorder w
W. DnnnellN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-10

, Prosrect Park assembly. No. go. announces
tho candidacy Of Brother Jacob n. Jordan for
the office OF most excellent insrector. Rrother
Jordan Is well md favorahly known In many
Of the assemblies having been a frequent
visitor during the last year.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-22

changed with the coming of the wire
FENCES. Passed are the days of stud
bands, when the range stud guarded
his little bunch; watched over them
day and night; refused admittance to
any interloper to his little selected
punch; z%ealously warded off attacks
OF predatory animals; found good
range and water holes; guarded
while the rest of The bunch drank
and gave timely warning when dan
ger approached. He wintered and
summered them until too old and
feeble to ward off the attacks of a
younger and more vigorous animal.
Many years ago they said the horse
was done; that the automobile would
take his place. Probably this will
De some day, but as yet, no. Truly,
the carriage and small delivery
horses have practically gone and
nave no ready market, but the draft
animal has had for the past years
an ever present and ready cash mar
ket, and the outlook is that it will
continue to have a cash market for
years to come.
The range saddle horse, due to the
great war and the trouble along the
Mexican border, is in ready demand
and commands a good ready cash
value anywhere from $14O to $3.50.
If acceptable for cavalry purposes. :
The saddle horse has not the sta
pie value and market that the draft
horse has, but it thrives and breeds
on the open range where the raising
OF draft horses would be a failure.
Its colts do not require the attention
that draft breeds do. The original
investment is not so much as in heav-
Ter horses SO that in certain range
districts, especially in the rough and
broken sections, range animals of the
saddle type will be bred for many
years and will probably give better
returns than if draft animals were
raised in those particular sections.
For the farm, or where horses must
be pastured at all times and fed. the
draft type will undoubtedly give
greater returns and prove a better
investment,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-22
Montana's State Corn Show.

Gradually but surely Montana is
becoming a corr growing state as the
corn show held at Miles City for the
past three years has amply proven.
This years show with it's showing
of the various types of corn indigen-
Gus to this latitude proved to the
most skeptical that We are in the
land of "King Corn"
The annual corn show at Miles
City has become on institution of the
state and large and better exhibits
are expected to be held from year to
year.
This seasons show was held in the
basement of the Elks Home. The
Elks made a family affair of it, keep
ing open house for the three days and
inviting all visitors to the Corn show
to make the Elks Home their home
during their stay in the city, which
invitation was taken advantage of by
the many visitors from out of town.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-22
MARKETING
STUDIED BY EXPERTS

Farm marketing conditions
and problems in Montana are to
be made the subject of a careful
study during the next year by a
man who will he employed joint
ly by the federal department of
agriculture, the Montana experi-
ment station, and the extension
department of the Montana State
college. The agreement for this
move has already been signed,
and the appointment of the in
vcstigator will probably be made
within a week or two.
Farm marketing problems in
Montana are becoming more and
more vital as the production of
the farms increases and diver
sifies, and markets must be
sought at Il greater distance.
The new appointce will have a
wide field in which to work, and
should ascertain facts that
would form a basis for changes
and advancement of marketing
methods in the state.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-22
Agricultural College Graduates Are
Going Back to Live on Farms

During a recent investigation of a
leading eastern agricultural college,
one of it's u%nfriend1y critics made the
statement that the courses offered
were not practical, and that so few
OF its graduates went back to the
farm, that it was cosing the state
$4,000 for every actual farmer
turned out. In refuting this charge
the college authorities were able to
show that over SO per cent of the
graduates were engaged in farming
operations and in opposition to the
statement that the courses were not
practical a graduate who had gone
to the agricultural college from a
city home, testified that in the three
years since his graduation, the ex-
p%erience and training received in col
lege had enabled him to make $15,-
600 in dairying.
Recently the Montana State agri-
cultural college has come in for the
same kind of criticism, an educa-
tional publication stating that in 20
years the college at Bozeman had fur
nlshed but two practical farmers.
Chancellor Elliott, head of the state
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-22

educational system, took exception tc
MS statement and asked President
Hamilton of the state college to pre-.
pare a table showing just what the
graduates of the agricultural courses
were doing at present.
President Hamilton's report shows
that criticism of u own agricultural
college was as groundless as that di-
rected against the eastern institution
mentioned above. It is as follows:
Total number of graduates, four
year agricultural course sc
Farmers and live stock men in
business for themselves 2S
superintendent of large farms
and orchards =
In employ of United States de-
partment of agriculture 6
In employ of the state experiment.
Teachers of agriculture ....... 5
Horticultural inspectors ........ 9
Agricultural extension work 49,. l
Land appraiser l
service l
of paper 1
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-22

where from $6O,OOO,OOO to 800.
100000 per year! Such a loss is
criminal, and in the main has beer
due to the filthy condition in which
hogs have been kept and to the prac.
tice of feeding them any and all
classes of refuse. Montana has been
and is, wonderfully free from disease
Our animals have been raised under
sanitary conditions. Our hogs, which
have been allowed to u in alfalfa
fields, fed little barley or grain. and
kept in the open, have competed on
the open stock markets with the corn
fed hogs of the middle west.
The Horse Industry.
AS is the case of our other live
stock, the Montana horse is unslr-
passed for endurance, stamina, and
ability, to take are of himself under
any and all conditions. During the
Boer war, as in the present great war
the western horse was eagerly
sought.
The range horse is the direct de-
scendant of the Arabian horses. i'm
ported by Cortez during the Spanish
conquest. Previous to that time
there were no horses on the Ameri-
a continent. 1t has ranged north
and south, and is a horse of endur-
ance today as it was centuries ago. It
lmparts to its offspring the stamina
and hardwood of many generations.
When crossed with a good dra light
stallion the offspring is the ideal
horse for this country, hardy, good
we'll mt tOpothor 1uo;rh:~~
from 1900 to 100 pounds, with
sufficient strength and weight for all
general work.
The heavier a horse gets the more
it requires. Heavy mares
must be taken car Of during foaling
time. The colt must receive atten-
ton and be fed grain early in it's life
A draft colt we'll cared for and fed
will develop into twice as good an
animal as one that does not receive
the proper attention.
The horse industry has also
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-22

thighs sufficiently wide so as to give
Dom for a we'll developed udder, and
If the four quarters of the udder are
good, with the teats of fair size and
placed properly, such an animal will
in 80 cases out of 100 be a good
milk cow.
The Sheep Industry
The sheep industry has been on the
decrease for the last few years. We
no longer ship in bands of western
sheep for grazing and finishing for
market. We have plenty of summer
range, especially in the forest re-
serves in the western part of the
state but as yet our farmers have
not taken kindly to the raising of
small bands of sheep and our sheep
men have not placed their sheep out
on shares. There is some question
and some dissent as to the profits
which may be derived by the farmer
in feeding small bands of sheep. I'm
doubleday, in many sections cattle
will offer much better returns, but in
certain districts close to forest re-
serves and rough summer ranges,
there is no doubt that the farmer
may make more profitable returns by
running small bands of sheep than by
handling cattle. Farming has been
more prohibitive to the ranging of
large bands of sheep than it has been
to the small COW outfit. Range sheep
must be herded and they cannot be
profitably herded in small bands. The
ranging of sheep in large bands dur
ing the summer months and the split
ting of them up into many small
bands among the farms for winter
feeding will probably do much to fos-
ter and develop this heretofore most
profitable industry.
Hogs.
Hogs in Montana DO exceptionally
we'll, especially when they have &C
cess to alfalfa fields and fresh water.
Water is a big factor in the raising
of any stock. Hogs in crowded feed
lots, fed swill, slop, and the refuse of
other animals, are subject to and
very prone to parasitical infection.
The feeding of refuse to a hog is a
false idea, but common. A hog re-
quires good food, good water, clean
Sheds, and sanitary surroundings Just
the same as any other animal. What
been our annual loss in the Unit
ed States in hogs due to disease? Any
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-12-22

government exclusive control over
railroad regulation, and against uni
versal military service.
London. Asquith, premier of
Great Britain for the past eight years,
a resigned because of parliament
tary dissatisfaction of his war poll
cy: David Lloyd-George, the Roose-
velt of British politics, has succeed
ed him. The new premier is the
mar who developed the British sun
ply OF munitions from a very small
quantity to a colossal amount. He
is a Welshman and a fighter and Wig
orous action is expected of him.