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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-12-19
SvObOda in mOrala.

Nekatere zenske organizacje V
Ameriki, drugace sicer najvec "a
poslene : takozvauo morale, so
zadnji cas-, Getudi zelo p~rivatno,
priredile nekoliko predavanj "a
Svojc clanice o takozvani kontroli
porodov. V New Yorku vodi boz
IA To rec ZclO hrabro Zdravnikova
:,oprOga Sanger, XII 81 je zaradi
Svojc odlotmosti nakopala cello W.
sto proceSov in jc bila fudi re par
KRAFT V nizjih inStmcah obsojena.
kljub temu nadaljuie pOgum-
no SvOjo propaganda, kar je tenn
bolt ~priznanja vredno, ker nina
roper Scbc le raznovrStnih nazad-
njaSkih zakonov, ampak tudi hi
navSclno takozvanega javnega
mnenja.
"kontrola porodov" - to je
TAXA rec, Hi ina spolno barvo. In
o Spolnih zadevah Sc IA bozjo vo-
lJo ne Smc govoriti. To - to -
to. No, kaj 80? -" ITO sc ne
>podobi.' pravijo. In $ svojo spo-
dobnoStjo so povzroGili wee gorja
ma Svetu, nego ga bodo mogli "a
govarjati ySci %vecnosti.
VISA Spoma vprasanja SO zavili
Y nekakSno mcgleno skrivnoSt, pa
mINllJo, Ga so : TEN popravili ne
S%podobno>t nature. a nicesar MISC
popravili. LIE TO so dosegli, da so
dobilc popOlnoma naravne in re
zaradi tcga mikakor ne grde reel V
S%pIoSnem mnen.ju ~nekaksno grdo
barvo. kaJti ce 81 u kakSni Stvari
ne SINE govoriti, teda.j je gOtovo
grda, kaj media I'm ker so sc liudje
navadili. da io smatraio IA tako,
govorc. kadar vcndar ne more
jo moltati, grdo. Nikdar he hi bilo
tolika oStudnih kvant, Ge Jim he
IN blia ncumeStna %SkrlvnOSt prl-
pravila tai.
Odcvanje Spolnih vpraSan.j $
SkrivnoStjo jc morale poroditi We
Hkn n%eznauic. In 30 ina Sc veliko
hujSc poSlcdice kakor kvantanje.
Tragcdijc vSakc vrstc, XII SO Sc cd
lgralc y>Icd tega neznanja, Sc ne
daio SeStcti. Ogromno Stevilo Jill
odpada ma tisto "'kontrolo poro-
dov', katere ne hi bilo, vsai V ia
KEN velikem obSegu ne, &c ne hi
bilo neznanja. NGaSi zasacijO kak-
Snega zdraynika, vGasi kakSno ba-
bico, Xxi ~"reSuje" dekleta in zene
poslcdic "zmotc' ali ''greha".
Pokvar.icno zdravjc ali pa uniGe-
no zivljenje .je tiSotkrat uspeh
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-12-19

takega "resevanja''. Yeast zasa5i.
10 katerega. Ali kakor MISC visit
ce prepreGile umorov, tako tudi
kazen he odpravi nadal.jnih iakih
eksperimentov. Vtasi prisili Strah
pred ljubeznivo, V njenem jedru
podlo morale" zensko, da iSGe
pomoci pri sarlatanu; vGasi .io ma
vedejo gospodarskc raZmere ma 10.
Sal navadno ne We, V kakSno ne
varnOst 10 sprawl taxa %operacija.
In vendar pravijo, da .ie ina
most svobodna in da je njcn nauk
svoboden.
V tel besedi je moqocna laa,
dokler sc brani nauk o rcGch, Xxi
Sc resnicno ticejo |zivljenSkih pro-
blemov in i%nteresov. Sem Spada
tudi pouk o kontroli porodov.
Kar uci Mrs. Sanger in kar jc
re davno V Evropi uGilo mnogo
odlicnih zdravnikov in uGenjakov,
nina mic opraviti $ tiStimi hudo-
delstvi, XII ubijajo matere. Podati
hoGe lie SirSim slojem neko znan.jc,
katero 81 Sicer vSakdo lahko naba-
vi, &c ina kaj wee V zepu in de mai
de zveze s p|oucenimi ljudmi.
Vsled tega je tudi to znan.jc raz-
Sirjeno V tako zvanih bollSih kro-
9Th in dame sc tudi ravnajo po
MEM.
KontrolO pOrodov, XII ie Spojcna
z zloGinom, DO gotovo obsojal vSak
poSten clovek. Operacija Sc more
o%dobravati lie tedaj, Ge je potreb-
ma, da Sc resi- matt. kontrola po-
rodov, XII ne obsega nevarnoSti,
ampak jo i%zkljucuje, mora biti
%prepusGena wolff in veSti.
Mice ne more zahtcvati, da sc
obligatoriGno vpelje "Sistem dvch
otrok" ali pa us,aviio porodi
sploh. Maori o TEN, Ge je priporo-
tati mnogo ali malo otrok, so lah-
ko razlicni. Ampak kar Sc smc "a
htevati "a te nazore, ic SvOboda.
Tia lie pa lie mogoia. kier jc INA
ME. cato mora biti tudi znanic
svobodno, in tisti, Xxi Sc bo"iujcio
"a to, zasluzijo naSe simpatije.
ResniGna morala ne bo trpela,
&c DO wee znanja. lie rel, Xxi spa
dajo same pc sebi med najSve;ej-
Sc, bodo reSene ostudne halle, :
katero so Jill odeli, pOvpnjen Jim
DO plemeniti znataj, XII jim ga .je
dolocila priroda in ne bodo vct
precinct umazanoSti ali pa cello
zlocina.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-12-19
ZOPET NASELJENISKI
X

Wilson hoGe, kakor So zdi, VEN
dar Y cni >tvari oStati doSleden,
namret Y Svoji politiki glede ma
naSeljcvanjc.
Y senatu SO sprawl zopet Bur
meth Dillinghamovo nGseljeniSko
p%redlogo, ; katero sc .lc bavil re
Zadnji kOngreS, MA dnevui red. ka-
kor je znanO, hi : tenn Zakonom
radi omelili naScljevanjc, vpclja-
Ii takozvano litcraruo izkuSnjo III
- hote ali nehote - prepretili
prihod takozvanih polititnih zlo-
Gincev.
20 razmcrama kratki debati je
bill nacrt Il nckaterimi dodatki L
veliko yetino Sprcjct. Znatua in
doslej nj mogoce reel, ali jo Sc
nat Sprejeme ali ne. Toda zako-
mite velJave tudi scdaj bajc ne
dobi, ker jc Wilson izjavil. da
ga bo zopet vetiral.
Nj Smo Y marSikaterem vpraSa-
nju drugega mnenja kakOr Will
son, toda tel Stvari mu mOramo
re dati pray, dasi Sc izreka tudi
mnogo unijskih voditeljev "a o.
mejitev priscljcvanja.
kar Sc gnvori q delayskih inte-
resin, Hi baje z%ahtcvajo tako ONE
jitev, izhaja lie IL n~apatnega mne-
MIA O delaySkem v~praSanju Sploh.
ZlaSti ne ~raZumcjo taxi delavski
prvaki Svetovnega, mednarodnega
znataja vSega dclavSkega profile
ma. Stalisce, ma katero Sc vsled
svojc krathovidno>ti postavljajo,
ie siednjovcsko ~cehovsko, he pa
moderno delavsko. To .jc SploSna
bolezcn amcriSke Strokovne orga-
nizacije, in Ii tudi najbolj ovira
njen r%azvoj.
Z narodno gospodarskcga sta
listd, katcrega tudi delavstvo ne
more prcZirati, hi bila zlaSti Y Sc
DAMIEN tasu Ia Amcriko blaznOst,
Gebi hotcla omcjcvati priseljcva-
ME. ZaGuje dive leti ga Je vojna o.
mejiia IN zclo vcrjctno jc, da ga
bodo Sc nekaJ casa omcJevale raZ-
mere, Xxi %nastanejo Pc vojni. kaj-
ii to je jasno, da DO Europa po-
trebovala dclavcev. Maj 50 Sc ka-
pitaliStiJnc okolScinc kakorkoli IL
premenilc, maj jc bogaStvo preha-
jaio IL emih rok Y druge in mai sc
nadalje prchaja, maj so drzave
preoblozenc 4 dolgovi, kar jc po-
Skodovanega i'll unitencga V Evro-
pi, Sc DO vemlar morale poprav-
ljati. Ia drzavc bodo TO tezki pro-
blemi, ali kakorkoli Jill reSijo, bo-
do potrebovale delavSkih rok.
Tudi drugi S%luGaji lahko nasta-
neio. he pred vojno ic Francija
mislila ma TO, kako hi odvrnila
vsaj gotov del iZseljcncev cd Anne
rike V Svojc afriSke poscsti. Nor
ola Sc 10 : TEN pc voJni Sc rcSncJe
bavila, kaiti Francija nina nor
malnO ME preveG prcbivalstva, i'll
po vojni il ga BIO Sc boil primanj-
kovalo, tako da ne BIO imcla svo-
jega liud,tva IA naseljevanjc V A.
friki i'll DO zelo %vesela, &c ga BIO
mogla drugod dobiti.
Nobena tajnost hi, da Sc Kama
da re nckoliko lei trudi, da bj
dobila vcc nasclicnGev i'm .je II. pr.
Z Avstri.io pred voino sklcnila po-
gOdbo Y Ia mamcn.
Strah, da hi preplavili Ameriko
kar naenkrat naSeljenci 4 vsega
sveta, nj niti |uaimanJe %utcmeljcn.
PRAY narobe jc: Amerika DO maj.
brzc mc!a prcmalo delavskih mo-
Gi.
Kdor misli,da .je to dobro "a de-
lavee .se. zGlo .uloti. Ce. lie. J. dezeli
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-12-19

Romisija IA meddrzavno trgovino
naznanja, da je znaSal cisti dobicek
lcleznic pc odbitku vseh izdatkov in
lavkov n miljardo 20 miljonov 242
.isoe dolarjev. &c hi druzbe ugodile
nezdnim zahtevam usluzbencev, hi to
znaSalo "a vse zeleznice so miljonov
lolariev: to nj niti dvajsetina njiho-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-12-19
NekOliko vOjnih naukOv.

Slutaj vojne nina mic opraviti
2 nasimi srcnimi z~eljami. Ne hire
penimo pc TEN, da hi Sc Amcrika
vrnesala V evropsko vojno in tn
iii ne po ten, da hi Sla kan az
grajat "a kapitalisticne i~nterese.
Toda sluGaj vOjne je izvrstna iIu-
StraciJa, Xxi bi vladajoGim lahko
pokazala, ia nj podraavljenje Ia
kin podjetii lie socialistiGna zah-
teva, ampak tudi potrcba drzave
same.
A te ina drzava interese V stu
calu vojne, Jill ina pac tudi V
mirnem Gasu. Draginja nj lie styar
poSameznika, Xxi 81 ne more naku-
pitt dovolj potrebScin, ampak tu-
di stvar drzave. Lahko pustimo
Socializem popolnoma ma Stran N
gledamo ma drZavo ) StaliSGa ME
he sedanje uredbe; ona jc danes
k~onkurencna organizacija. Pa .jo
vzemlmo tako. Nj Ii Zanjo, Ge no
&c imeti V Svetovni tekmi dobre
uSpehe, potrebno,d Ola je memo ljud-
Stvo sposobno in uGinkovito? Cd
zacetka cvropske vojnc smo IL IL
Sotekrat s%liSali, ia jc Nemti.ja
efficient. In kdo hi tail. da L.
res taka,ce So primcrja 4 njenimi
naSprotnicami ali pa lc 4 njcnimi
zevcznicami Tega MISC dokazova-
Ii lie voJni dogodki, ampak So bolt
nJena notranJa organiZacija IA vSe
mogOce potrebr. Pa vendar nj Bog
uStvaril Nemccv IL druge ilovice
kakor Adama OStalih narodov.
Nth utinkovltoSt - pa mai DO to
komu vSeG ali ne - .ie V veliki
meri %pripisovati mocno razvitemu
Socializmu Y NemGiii. J. MIN So 81
ondotmi delavci pridobili cello VI
>to pogodmosti, XII Jill Y drugih de
zclah nimajo. Boise place, krajSi
dclovni cas-, varStvo roper nezgo-
de, zavarovanie "a sluGaj bolezni,
S%;aroNti ali onemogloSti. - To .ic
napravilo nemSko dclavsko l.jud-
Stvo "efficient"; To .jc povzroci-
10, ia Sc je mogla nemSka mdu-
Strija podati Y Svetovuo komku-
remco in da j. mogla Ncmoija y
vujni vsaj do>lej tako obStati. ka-
kor je.
Skrbeti IA Sposobno liudStvo hi
bila torc.i neloga Wade tudi V A.
meriki. MoznoSt, da ljudStvo dob
70 iivi. je y iutereSu driave. &c
hote, da Sc mno5i nacionalno bo-
gaStvo, ce hoGe, da Sc Stckajo Y
meme blagajne obilni davki, mo
ia biti ljudStvo SpoSobno IA veil
ko produkcijo. Torej ne SINE biti
izpoStavljeno beli, preobremcnjc-
no : Skrbmi in vSak cas- izroGcno
nevarnosti, da pade niegova xiv
l.jenska stopnja pod niclo.
Mnogo hi Sc Zedinjene drzavc
lahko nautile IL zgledov, Hi Jill
dale vojna. Ali T. naocniki, katcrc
so 81 nateknile, ne vidijo pray.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-12-19

Petnajst miljonov dolarjev ma me-
sec stane Zedinjene drzave vzdrzava-
ME vojastva ma meji in V Mehiki. &c
ne DO milica do novega leta odpokli-
cana, bo deficit, in vlada bo morala
iskati izreden nacin. da ga pokrije.
To pravi zakladni tajnik McAdoo V
svojem letnem %porocilu.
Ia petnajst miljonov dolarjev ma
mesec bi sc skoraj res dalo naprsviti
kaj pametnejSega. In kakor je videti,
nj vlada niti tako bogata, da hi mogla
pometati kar petnajst miljonov ma
mesec skozi okno. Mel zuga deficit,
nam pa davki. Kar Sc a tice. hi Sc
z McAdoom popolnoma strinjali V
TEN, da maj Sc pokrije deficit ma IL
reden nacin: plncajo maj ga tisti, XII
imajo dobi6ke cd mehiske ekspedicije
in XII so 10 povzrocili. - Bojimo Sc
lie, da ne bo vlada hotela vpostevati
nasega nasveta.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-12-19

zemljan lahko smatra IA premozc-
ME.
Silna panika je nastala tudi ma
chicaski zitni borzi, kjer .je padla
majska pSenica V petna.istih mi
nutah IA s centov pri buSl.ju. Po-
zneje je igubila Sc 3.33 %procentov.
Ma borzi 50 Sc ~Odigravali narav-
most divji prizori.
Nojna in borza; mir in BORA;
nova vlada in borza; potres in
borza. Me Sc he more zgoditi V
sedanji druzbi, da he hi bila takoj
prizadeta BORA. Kakar pride
zGravnik k bolniku, mu najprej
potipa lilo. &c hoccS vedeti. Y
kakSnem s%taniu je druzba. poglej
ma borzo ;nobcn organ na >vetu
nj tako obcutljiv, kakor .jc ona.
In Ge YES to, hos tudi razumel, kaj
j. V sedanji druabi gospodarstvo.
Teiaj ii DO jasno, da so goSpodar-
ski interest prvi ma danaSnjem
svetu in da je nj reel, XII ne hi bila
spoJena Z gospodarskimi zadeva-
mi.
Gospodarstvo tc druzbe .ic kapi-
talisticno, in tn imaS ocividen do
kaz. da jo vladajo kapitaliStitni
interest, katerim mora sluziti vsr.
MisliS Ii res, da je druzba, V
kateri je BORA barometer, najlcp-
Sa, najboljSa i'll najsvetcjSa?
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-12-19

Senator Newlands, predsednik kon-
gresnega odbora "a zeleznisko vprasa-
ME, pravi, da DO treba sklicati po-
sebno z~asedanje kongresa, ce ne bo
mogla biti zadeva resena v sedanjem
zasedanju. Zahteval DO tudi, da sc
r---- .Il.-x Il =.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-12-19

V Pennsylvania je stetje glasov
zakljuceno. Dobil je Wilson 520.7S2,
Hughes 7O3.734. Benson 42.637, Han
ley 2S.52O, Reimer Az glasov. So
cialisticni kandidati "a drzavne urade
so dobili po 1000 do 5000 glasov vec
kakor predsedniski kandidat. Cez
1000 glasov JIG dobila stranka V okra-
jih Allegheny 1915, Philadelphia 47l6,
Bcrks (Reading) 3146. Westmoreland
2697, Northumberland 1912, Wash
ington 1856, Luzerne 1249, Yycom-
ing 1913, Erie 1000. V %splosnem
so V tel DRAW socialisti6ni glasovi
cd zadnjih volitev padli. Posebno sc
TO opaza v okrajih trdega premoga;
tam so sc pri volitvah Sc vedno cutie
posledice zadnje stavke.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-12-19

Brigadni general Pershing, powell
mix ameriske ~ckspedicije V Mehiki.
JIG bill povisan ma generalmajorja. Ia
svoje zasluge. - &c smatrajo V
Washingtonu "a zaslugo, da nj po ne
potreben divjal V Mehiki, mu privos-
elmo njegovo ~povisanje.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-12-19

Trzni komisar V New Gorku po-
ziva domate gospodinjc, da mai Z
maslom cimbolj varGujeio. T. dru-
gimi besedami hi Sc reklo, da mai
ne kupujejo masla. Temu Sc pravi
boJkot. Mi gotovo he ~ugovarjamo,
&c skuSajo ma ia naGin prisiliti o.
deruhe, da hi znizali Gene maSla.
o takih ziveznih bojkotih ma .ja.j-
ca, ma maslo, ma puranc i. t. d. Sc
poroca dosle.I il raznih krajcv.
Znafnega uspeha nj bilo Sc mixer
opazlti. Ampak spominiamo Sc,
kaj Sc je zgodilo danburyjSkim
klobucarjem, ko so bojkotirali
izkoriSccvalcc.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1916-12-19

Pc vladnem izkazu JIG V Zedinjenih
drzavah 357.5l5 drzavljanov podvr-
zenih d~ohodninskemu davku. Med
mimi nj noben delavec.
Gorje!! Ubogi kapitalisti morajo
nositi VISA bremena. Sreca, da Jill
znajo spretno odvaliti ma pleca delav-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS

Light rains has occurred on the west
gulf cast and south Atlantic coasts
but high pressures and generally fair
weather prevail in the remaining sec
tons east of the Rockies, with the
highest air pressure in northern New
Englandfl Rain or snow on the north
Pacific slope has resulted from the
low which remains over northwestern
Washington. The weather has contin-
ued to moderate in the Missouri and
upper Mississippi valleys and the up
per lake region, though the tempera-
ture remains below ger in Alberta,
Saskatchewan, Manitoba and North
Dakota. At a. m. it was coolest at
Prince Albert, where the reading was
20 degrees below zero. Generally fair
weather is indicated for this vicinity
tonight and Sunday, with somewhat
warmer tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
The Day i'm Davenport

I In District COurt-Application for a
divorce alleging cruelty, has been filed
| by Jessie Mock against William Mock,
I through Attorneys Ruymann & Ruy-
mann. The couple were married
March %, 1913. Plair.iff asks S. per
week as permanent alimony and the
custody of the minor child, William
Harold Mock.
On supported allegations of deser-
ton, Verne j. Tracy was issued a
decree of divorce from Phoebe l..
Tracy by Judge Theophilus yesterday.
Fred Volmer was attorney for the
plaintiff.
| Lulu Rinbrecht was given a decree
of divorce yesterday from Louis Rein
brecht by Judge Donegan on sup
| ported charges of cruelty. Scott &
Scott appeared for the plaintiff.
, Obituary RecOrd-After having been
confined to his bed for a year and a
half and having been crippled for u
years due to paralytic stroke, Helm
| rich Ruge, aged II, died yesterday at
| the home of his daughter, Mrs. Henry
| Steffen, rural route No. 6, Rocking
ham road, The stroke, II years ago,
affected Mr.. Ruge's right side and
since then he had been unable to do
any work and his sole exercise con-
| sisted in walking from one chair to
another in his room. Mr.. Ruge was
! born March IS, 1888, in Schleswig
Holstein, Germany He was a veteran
of war between Denmark and Prus-
STA, following which in 1864 he was
married and came to America and to
Davenport. Employed for five years
in Davenport, he later purchased
| farm on Jersey Ridge road which he
cultivated for q years. His wife and
two sons, Henry and William, and one
daughter, Mrs. Steffen, survive. The
! funeral will be held Sunday after
noon at o'clock with interment in
! Fairmont cemetery.
| Mrs. Addie NJ. Lane, 329 East Four
teenth street, died early yesterday
morning after a lingering illness. The
deceased leaves to mourn her loss her
husband, H. F. Lane; one daughter,
Sallie W, her mother, Sophia c. Evers,
and two brothers, ". L. and George F.
Evers.
! Alice Klindt, the 2-year-old daugh-
/ ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert klindt of
Donahue, passed away at the home of
her parents yesterday after a short
illness of Group. Besides her parents,
she is survived by two brothers, Ro-
land and Henry and sister Cecilia,
Andrew Sudbrook. Fifth and Sher-
idan streets. died here yesterday fol-
| lowing a lingering Illness. He was
born in Decatur, ILL.,, Jan. Is, 1855,
came to Davenport 20 years ago and
was married here II years ago to Mrs
Alice Burmeister, the widow and one
brother, Henry. survive. The funeral
will be held from the late home Sun
day afternoon at o'clock and will be
private. Burial will be made in Oak
dale cemetery.
/ Charles Glover passed away at To-
cal hospital yesterday after lingering
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
SECOND DECLINE
MADE BY P0RKERS
Further Slumping Was Evidenced in
Hog Market To-day as Result
of Liberal Supply.

Chicago, Jan. S.-Liberal receipts
and the prospect of a big supply next
week brought about a decline today
in the price of hogs. Cattle quota
tons were almost nominal. Demand
for sheep and lambs was good
Hogs: Receipts $4,000; slow; bulk
6.70Q7O5: light 6.50@6S0; mixed
6.65G71O; heavy 6.65@715; rough
6.7O@6 $50; pigs 5.50@6.6O.
Cattle: Receipts 400; steers $50
1850; cows and heifers S.1O@S40;
calves 7.oOG1O.75.
Sheep: Receipts 1000; steady;
wethers 69OG75O; lambs S.0o@10,40
Kansas City Livestock.
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. S.-Hogs-
Receipts, 200; lower; bulk, 6,60@6.S5;
heavy, 6.S06690; light, 6.5566.75;
pigs, 5.25@6.25.
Cattle-Receipts. 100; steady; steers
6.0009.00; cows and heifers, 4.00@
800; calves, 6OO@10OO.
Sheep-Receipts, 500; steady; lambs
9.25@1010; yearlings, 7.75@S.75;
wethers, 6.5O@725; ewes, 6.O0@6.75.
Omaha Live Stock.
Omaha, Jan. S.-Hogs: Receipts
$4,000; lower; heavy 665@6.75; light
65OT6,7O; pigs 5.25@6.4O; bulk $50
@6.70
Cattle: Receipts 1000; steady:
steers 6.0OQ9O0; COWS and heifers
50007O0
Sheep: Receipts 10000; steady;
yearlings 7.25@S.25; wethers $3.50
725; lambs 9.5OM1005.
Vt. Louis Livestock.
st. Louis, Jan. S.-Hogs: receipts
10,500; lower; pigs and lights 6.00@
7.05; heavy 7.05@715.
Cattle: receipts 400 steady; steers
7.50@950 cows and heifers $500
9.35; calves 6,0O@10.50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
FARMERS SHORT
ON FERTILIZER
Secretary of Department Of Agricul.
ture Takes Gloomy View of
Next Years Prospect.

Washington, Jan. S.-A gloomy view
of prospects for fertilizing next years
crops is presented in a statement is
sued by Secretary Houston of the de-
partment Of agriculture.
Relief measures undertaken by the
department since the. European war
disrupted the American phosphate in
dustry and cut off potash imports from
Germany will help, the statement says,
but they offer slim possibilities that
the American farmer will get small
part of the fertiliZing materials neces-
sary for his needs. heterogeneous fer
tilizers alone will be available in the
quantities needed.
The secretary takes up first the pot
ash supply, long since exhausted in
the United States by the German en-
barge on shipments. Investigation
says his statement, has shown four
sources of supply in this country, but
none Immediately available These
are the kelp of the Pacific coast, alu-
mite deposits in Utah, feldspathic rocks
in the east and the mud of Searles
lake, California.
Manufacture from feldspar has been
high. Development of Searles lake de-
posits presents technical difficulties
and title to the property is involved.
Manufacturers are experimenting now,
the statement says, with alunite. Kelp
is offered as the best material. Three
large concerns have begun manufac-
ture from kelp and government experts
will be sent to the Pacific coast to aid
in the experimental work.
Production will be slow for a long
time, the secretary points out, and de-
mand for potash in other industries
is so great that none manufactured in
the United States will be available
soon for agricultural purposes. His
statement says:
The prices offered under existing
conditions by the manufacturers of
articles will cause practically the en-
tire output of these concerns to be
diverted from the fertilizer industry.
1t would require 80 or more plants,
costing approximately $4,000 and hav-
ing an operating capital OF $4,000 each
to produce the quantity needed for
agriculture. This would involve the
assumption that commercial phases of
the problem were satisfactorily solv-
ed. The department is considering all
phases of the situation
The crippled state of the phosphate
industry is attributed to the high price
Of sulphuric acid, much of which is be
ing used now in the manufacture of
war munitions. The price has jumped
from So to $25 a ton. Demand for the
acid is so heavy that abandoned plants
are being refitted for its manufacture
The bureau Of soils meanwhile is eX-
perimenting with the manufacture of
phosphoric acid as a substitute for sui
phuric.
Nitrate prices have advanced since
the war began. but there is an abund-
ant supply of heterogeneous fertilizing
material, and the department is en-
deavoring to find methods to cheaper
the cost Of manufacture The secre-
tary concludes with warning to farm
ers to conserve all fertilizing materials
on the farm. He urges crop rotation,
proper use of fertilizers and also use
of lime to increase productivity of the
soil.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
LOCAL MARKETS.

Jan. S.-Following are the whole
sale quotations on the local markets
TODAY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08

New York, Jan. S.-The worlds
greatest coffer-dam is being built by
New York city from 44th street to
46th street, curbing the Hudson river
More than $4,000 cubic yards of rock
are being blasted and drilled out to
make way for the city's new inshore
berths to accommodate the new 1000
foot ocean liners which are expected
to grace the harbor after the war.
The giant coffer-dam is being built
of 74-foot interlocking steel piles,
backed up with $4,000 tons of rip
rap. The concrete slips will be $50
feet wide The work is in charge of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08

Commissioner R. A. c. Smith of the
dock department and the chief engi-
neer is c. W. Stamford. The spec
tacular feature of the work was to
hold back the Hudson river while
76,500 cubic yards of rock were
drilled and blasted from the dry
river bed. In order that the slips,
$50 feet wide and 1850 feet long,
lined and sided with concrete, might
be built, each one of them depth of
A. feet, at mean low water, tremen-
uous steel cylinders with a new in
mud of the river bottom, each one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08

composed of 74-foot interlocking
sheet steel piles.
The cylinders were filled with loan
and mud, and a bank of rip-rapf
placed along the inshore face of the
cylinders, to resist the enormous
pressure. AS son as all was COM
plete, a 10-ina pump was set to
work, pumping the water from one
side of the big barrier to the other.
For two months this gigantic sucker
was kept busy and finally the muddy
bed of the river was exposed. Then
the blasting was begun. At present
the concrete piers and water billings.