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Fergus County Democrat., 1916-05-18

while they are grazing; the lack OF
summer range or pasture and, at pres
ent, the high cost OF securing the ini-
tial band.
Sheep are natural scayengers and,
where they are kept on the farms, have
the ability to convert cheap feed, that
would otherwise go to waste, into high
priced mutton and wool Weeds and
insects have in a large measure event
cry region in the world-"Ours will be
no exception the above factors
will larely determine how the land of
Fergus county will be titled and what
can or will be grown on the same.
Sheep can in large measure con
troll both weeds and insects. In the
homestead stage it is not practical o
have sheep on the farm However, in
the basin proper, many farmers who
have liking for sheep would do well
to have a small band on the farm to
assist in keeping down weeds and in
sects and bringing in handsome
profit twice year once for lambs and
again for wool during the early sum
nler.
Two or three years ago farmers in
the Moore and Hobson district bought
small bands and have been very sue
cessful. Among these are Clarence
Robinson. A. J. Houck and others of
Moore; Thomas Nicholson, Hitch &
Sons of Hobson. These farmers are
so we'll pleased with their sheep that
they have increased their focks by ad.
ditional purchases during the past win.
ter.
Henry Newman, owning small acre
farm near Lewistown makes a spe,
cialty of eastern lambs. This spring
his lambs, dropped during December
and January, and sold April i, averaged
S3 pounds each. These sold locally at
a premium, returning handsome divi,
dead on the alfalfa and granted them
during the winter.
" lille it is necessary to build good
fences for sheep. it may often prove IA
valuable investment in that it will pre-.
vent costly wire cuts on horses, which
is taking place annually on the com.
mon barb wire fence
In the matter of summer range. the
fallow land can be grazed to good adj
vantage, both before and after plowing
thus killing off numerous weeds and
controlling volunteer grains Mr.. Rob
lnson and others near Moore are grow.
ing sweet clover for pasture purposes
with splendid success.
While the sheep industry at present
appears very profitable, it may not be
advisable for every farmer to go into
1t, as all are not prepared to handle
sheep. From present indications it ap
pears that owing to the loss of sheep
in Australia 1915 and the ever dimin.
lshng flocks in America that the price
Of wool and mutton should remain high
for number of years.
For those who are in a position to
handle small band of sheep, the
above suggestions may be worth con.
slderlng.-Carl H. Peterson, County
Agriculturist of Fergus county.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-05-18

iously inconsistent views relating
TO our foreign affairs For instance.
there are certain gentlemen who Dn-
etantly manifst a most tender regard
for Germany and bitterly arraisl. the
president lest he provoke a breach
with the kaiser and who, at the same
time, become exceedingly vehement be-
cause we do not rush pell nell with half
A million or more troops into the
heart of Mexico. They consider it
the rankest sort of treachery to this
country that some of our foOlhardy
citizens are so careless as to get
themselves killed on the high seas
but consider it a blasphemous out
rage that we do not instante. hau,
carranza up by the scutf of the neck
because others of our citizens ire the
victims of bandits along the southern
boundary, or even in Mexico II; dis
cussing our relations with the more
powerful empire across the Atlantic.
they out pacify Bill Bryan and Hank
Ford but when it comes to the poor,
id, down-and-out shadow of a repub-
do Teddy himself in their heroasque
utHldHu lOE Elt1u 5Dl'iiilS uttiOH.
Among the more level headed OBJ
servers of the trend of events, the
feeling seems to prevail that TN UNI
fortunate destiny. powerfully aided
and abetted by the bull headed tac-
tics of CarranZa and the inspired
fiendishness of Villa. will SOONER or
later bring about armed intervention
in Mexico. For nearly five years
there have been powerful interests in
;his country who have gone eN cry
route conceivable to force us
INTO Mexico and for more than three
years Wilson, being fully cognizant
Of the exact course fnd selfish pur,
poses of such activities. has iii cum
vented all these sch mes. Even nov
if Carranza would but indicate either
the capacity or disposition to work in
harmony with our administration in
suppressing border oiltrages. the last
fatal step might be avoided but today
it appears conclusively that Care MA
is quite as hopeless proposition as
could be found. With amazing stu
pidity, he is playing right into the
hands OF every enemy both of Mexico
t.uu liie NHiISu states. DESPITE Ouf
good intentions and our great pa,
tience, it seems we must very short
~ begin the disagrneable and a~nuoils
task OF restoring order in country
which has known not the semhlance
OF real authority fo" half decade.
= \
Meanwhile the frosts of winter have
yielded to the ardor Of spring and the
dreaded days Of a swelteriEg summer
lie Just ahead All nope has fled from
the breasts of those who have hope,i
for an early finish and anyone Who
speaks of an ADJOURNMENT before Sep
temher is looked upon with pity and
contempt. lust by the way of till
ing in the time, we are going to pass
rural credits measure right away
and if it benefits the farmers even
Cne-half as much as the reserve law
has benefited the comemrcial inter-
ests of the country, some of us will
feel amply repaid for the manifold in
eonveniences Of anutler Washington
summer.
TOM STOI"T
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-05-18
CITY MARKET PLACE.

his particularly pleased that the Chamber of
Commerce has taken upon itself the task of securing city market
place where the farmers gather with their and produce
Otf hand do call mind anything that would prove
greater farmers visiting Lewstown than this pro-
posed market place The Chamber Of Commerce has often de
caed its interest the farmers and all that pertains their vel
fare and has demonstrated its sincerity that
but here opportunity make effective and
the lasting good will of farmers The secretary of the chamber
and those associated with him taking of this doubt
less realize its Importance and the possibilities that bound up
it for promoting good feeling between the country and
Fergus wound up fourth place the nter-schoac Mis-
soua thanks chiefly Bulldog MacGowan although the other
young athletes on the team deserve honorable mention.
The colonel has lost Vermont Hughes having captured
against him. However, T. make sando by capturing Utah
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-05-18
Tom Stout's $ Weekly Letter

WASHINGTON, May 9.-Emerging
| from one eNasperatng situation only
to bump full tilt into another. presi-
dent Wilson doubtless agrees with the
latter day philosopher who sagtlv re-
marked that life was just one darned
thing after another No sooner are
our hectic relations with Germany
soothed trifle by a few more erudy-
ing concessions from Jagow ,.lfr a
message from the Rio Granda tells
of further fatal aggressions ov tie
bandits which infest that mischief
breeding boundary line. It has so
come to be the fashion here in Wash
ington for papers, both morning and
afternoon, to blazon forth VIII
brand new international crisis thar an
omission on the part of our en.erpris
lag editors to provide us with our
semi daily drill is regarded as a lis
t.nct slight. Not since the days of
the Spanish-American war have the
state and war departments been so
fruitful of big news stories as they
are today. Even the incireuts lead
iis up to our little brush with Spain
hardly compared, IL vital importance,
10 the present and future welfare of
the nation to the succession OF dra-
matte events which are making the
present period an epochal one in our
history.
Our international affairs form al
most the sole topic Of conversation up
here at the capitol. Both houses and
senate are grinding away on more or
less routine legislation but the boys
ind it difficult to keep their minds
on their business so long as the ex.
change of tart no,es with Germany
and the butchery of American citi-
zens along the border continue. I'm
der anything like normal conditions.
the proceedings of the present con-
Gress would command the keenest in
terest of the entire country for the
simple reason that questions CT eX-
traordinary importance are being dis
cussed and disposed of but with the
national horizon darkened By the
clouds of impending war, the eyes OF
the country are turned toward the
white house rather than the capitol.
One who keeps hi: ears open in the
corridors and cloak rooms of the capi-
tol here can hear expressed some cur
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
FREIGHT JAM REPORT MADE.
New Haven submits List Of tnrs
caught in ,oug-sttou,

Executives Of Easter. railroads aud
Interstate" commerce Commissioner Chart
met ~ the board room of the %.w Yorh
central Railroad yesterday as . com
nlittee To tackle tic freight congestion
problem.
Detailed r.ports Of cars on hand and
held back owing to the inability of con-
siIilets 10 accept delivery were made by
each OF the lines. The New Haven ROAD
reported on. station ia New England
whcre about ., cars Of coal w,r. con-
signed to tire" trims. none Of whom was
taking NOR" than t1rc, cars = day. This
was offered a. tu instance of how track,
that might h- used FOR other PURPOSES
are being hlo,k,drd and cars badly
needed .l>'~ here are tied ur.
About 1900 cars con signed 80 points
along the New Haven sys,rm are bcius
h"lt hdc', on other roads. according 10
r"ports 'rr'ciNCd by III, committee. and
III" New Haven hda about l.aro car, ou
IFS track" which II has hen uu,bi. TO
place. II was also reported tha' there
are on the New Haven road at ih,
present lin" i',r"o loaded cars
The committee will meet tins morning
70 formulate relief measures iu which
shippers will he asked 10 cooperate. TN.
Merchant \Ssoci,tiou has called y meet
Tag of shippers and receivers Of freight
to be held In its Offices ip the Wuolworth
Building at Ia so O'Clock tomorrow
morning TO agree upon measures Of co.
operation. Tile carriers committee has
opened Offices IN Room l1.s. Grand CEN
trail Terminal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
TRUST SUIT OVER MAIL CHUTES.
rival Wants Cutler Com.
pRWH ~ Pay aS5O,OOO.

Tho American Mailing Device Com
Of ioi Park avenue filed notice
Of suit yesterday In he Federal Courts
against the Cutler Mailing Chute Com.
ptny. asking for $75o.0oo in triple dam
ages and alleging that the Cutler cou-
Germ operates In violation of the Sher-
man antitrust law.
couiSc Tor the American Mailing De.
vie" Company outlined the main cou.
tentions OF - twenty-five page complaint.
In this the allegations are made that
monopoly for thirty-four years Of IN.
business of manufacturing mail chutcs
50 generally in use in hotels. apartment
houses and office buildings that the
cutler company has attempted to drive
the American Mailing Device COMPANY
entirely out of business by threats and
i"ntiinIdatiuns n misrepresentation
and that the acts " the Cutler
have been in violation of the antitrust
act.
our company has been in business
two years aid the representatives of
the pldlrtif company. and we are do
ing an excellent businesS-possibly one.
third of the mail chute business But
We desire 10 serve notice on the Cutler
company that We won't stand for their
business methods. At the same time
We want 10 let architects and building
owners all over the country know thai
the Cutler ptpie will get a fight II
they want IL"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
RAILROAD REVENUES
SHOW Big INCREASE
Net Return for January, 1916,
Was S77,t73,O37; for Jan.
uary, 1915, $5O.427,565.

WASHINGTON, March GA large In
crease In the revenues OF the railroads
of the United states in January. 1915.
compared with January, 1915. rs d's-
closed In a statement made public By the
Interstate Commerce Commission to-day
and based OIL reports Of h carriers.
II IL shown that the net revenue from
railroad operations III January. 1915
WAS $17,i73.O37, against $5O.i27,o6o w
January, 1918. This revenue WAS col
lectcd on a mileage of ?29.i21 miles In
1915, against 22S,SS9 In 1915.
For January. 1915. the operating in
come was Ssi,9f5.2S6. against s39.114,-
.1s IN January. 1915. This sum, S6t.-
o15.ase. is arrived at by dcducting from
the net revenue derived from railway
operations the mounts representing tax
accruals and uncollectible railway reve-
nue..
The operating revenues in January,
1915, amounted to S26O,05i.30 COM
pared with s21i.Ia6.7S s In January.
1918. Operating expenses for January.
1916, were S1S2,ss1.2S9, compared with
$3.50, 1924 in January, 1915.
The increases In revenue are due
largely TO freight handled. Freight
revenue yielded IN January. 1915. $751;
1855. against $l+7,375.03o In jan
uary,. 1915.
Passenger revenue Welded s~io.so5,ol7
in January. 1916, against si5.326.9e9 in
January. 1916.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
CANADIAN LOAN SYNDICATE.
S:S.OOO.OOO bonds May BE Onered
Privately This week.

Adviccs received In Wall Street yes
tciday from Canada indicated that the
bill authorizing the Canadian Govern
ment TO borrow from the United States
Mould bc passed by to-da.. The SIJ.-
600 .o0D OF live. ten and itteen year -
pc,' cent. bonds will be taken 10y a group
If New York bankers headed 10y J. l..
Morgan a 60. l; was said yesterday
that q syndicate composed of bankers
ii almost every city in the United states
was lclug formed to handle tho iSsuc.
So much progress has becn mad" with
arrangements for the financing Of the
loan that The bonds. 4, is understood, will
Il" offered privately before tho snd Of
the current week and rublicly within the
'"Nt seven DAYS az "a price somewhat bet
To- than ', = per cent per annum basis.
II Is believed that tho I'VE year bonds
tn the loan. - third ~ the total. Will lte
offered on a SO rer cent. basis the ten
Yea: maturity also amounting 10 S:j,-
Goa. 900. on a -. per cent. basis and the
n',ecu ,edr maturity, $4,000 600. on a
81. per cent. bass.
The issue Is subject TO the r%at.iica-
ton or the Canadian Parliament and WI
be dated April /. 1916.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
THE T MARKET.

Copper. i I'm moderate demand and
steady At go. u 2;c. for April, MAY and
June aud 1il.c. for March -lcctrolytic.
some export Inquiries have been made In
ross "t Importance. domestic consumers.
are VOL covered for ueurhv hut there are
occasional small inquiries with small Offer.
luSs, ~" exports wcr" reported yesterday.
imports uf 400 tone ot bir- aud l3O tons
pig coppcr were reported from chile,
dard. an advance of II los. other positions
were uu'IarC"i
THU VT pri"t aud easter for uoarhv,
win "pot dinirult IL sell nj SOC aud March
delivery "noroi - iS'gr. .Aprtl, MAY and
lun' pusitious arc ~cntirelv nomiual he
tween iio. 'ui t1c. Junc-Jul, shin
m"uts from IA" Strti,s are uuotnhle at
"a n t3c, uut there II murh irrcgulurltr.
The : =, SuIog, has arrived at New york
from the SIraits with Lbs tons and TN cX
ui'rr Nrs-'ls nave arr N"i with 40 turH
from Liverpool. q d 40 tons 1,,75
toms are due TO drrI,' iAiz month. hui
only about 100 tons VIII mako March do
iiNcr}. spot STRAITS lin at london was
unchanged At Gas, but spot stHniur WAS
II higher and future ~. NJ rho Sinra
pnr" market was unchanged at Il9J, With
sales of $40 tons rcpurt'i.
Load was less artlv" aui less strong. hui
thor" VA Il good demand. especially for
spot March nui Nprii positions are wanted
al ~, hu honi about Sc. Enst NJ. Louis
Spoit"r l. IA fiir demand, hut prices are
Irregular, .Sp"t aud March m"t,l h quot
at" AT l''.' sales Of, ,''nnd. quarter
London markDt was - loWcr on spot aud
r. higher uu futures, hut "irly ~hinmsnts
from In" United states 10 London brought
higher prices.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
new MUNICIPAL COURT
HOLDS FIRST SESSION


THE now Nlu'rir,l Tern. Part !, city
Mag rstrHt,-' CONT. hold Is frs; scs-
.,ou YESTERDAY IA room 500. Municipal
EuIduc Magistrate Npll"tni presiding.
I;r"rf addresses NcI' mad" by Mayor
Mitchell. tompfrnll,r IrordrrgaSt, Chief
Nag ~ira'" McAdou. Mag ~tr,te Apple
tom aud Lawrence Weller of the charity
org A. za' nu society. o. whose suggc.-
,fuu rro court vas established.
~, ,uI.f - 'ur the exclusive trial NJ
~. -I.WraH cr> which formerly had 10 he
held tor Sp,.Iii ~'~- "us but ma, u""
h. tired L. &. CTS Magistrate. they In
c'ldr Violations Of duS 'tN "r state de-
pirtm,ut rpd". .Icsdl u>c Of transfers,
Y 1rruus If th, labor Law h.ghway law.
tenement house law or nj an ordinance
~ d ,ulo ~ = ,>lcm,anor any
Al..n, tupr Iuu.-nthi" 10y a fine not
"cAr..I.rp sluu ur Imprisonment not en-
c"rd'ug -i\iN dt>s
Iu.r}-tWu cases were tired. all deal
ug with Violations II tho ire prevention
|o~drr,u,,. Tic -rh-dul, laid out is
Huud,N ttrC department rt-e- Tues
d4y. iicaIih Department, Wednesday.
iarh. Tenement House and street clean
inC departments 81 tie morning and
license bureau 800 the afternoon Thurs
dt,. Labor department; Friday, de-
plrtm"nt o' I,du,,'tnu IN tn" morning
auI Wtt'J. cas- and Electricity IN the
att".s,"u Tho court MI not st Satur-
u,y AID SuudAE.
Jul& Appleton ~ Il Ice permanently in
,haIg,. II ts believed that with a regu-
ltr .tN f." each department and court
held always .u the same place before
the SAM, Magistrate TIC Efficiency Of
thc Nulucpai our system will be
greatly approved
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
100000 TOBACCO
STOCK C@ONFISCATED
Federal Agents Gather In 80
Dealers on a Charge Of
Fraud.
MILLIONS LOST TO L. 8.

Internal revenue asents working under
the direction of Assistant United states
Attorney Yaselii yesterday gathered in
between seventy-nve and eighty cigar
and cigarette manufacturers and tobacco
dealers. At the same time similar raids
were made In Brooklyn and Long island
City and the contents OF the shops or
seized. The tobacco. cigarettes and
cigars confscatcJ by the agents are
valued at about 81. 900. 200.
william II. Osborn, Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue, issued a statement las.
night In which he said that the revenue
stamp tax frauds disclosed through the
arrests extend over a period Of fifteen
years and represent a loss to the Cow
eminent Of millions Of dollars in internal
revenue axes
Commissioner Osborn regards the AL
legged activities OF the defendants as part
OF a gigantic conspiracy TO dcfraud the
Government through the rcflling of cigar
boxes without the required cancellation
OF the stamp tax band. After filling
boxes with cheap cigars It IL alleged
also that the defendants would paste on
'ouiileTtelt Stamp IAN DdnuS, WnICn
were manufactured by the wholesale and
sold to the defendants. who for the most
part deal, among Italians and other for
elgn shopkeepers and consumers.
The Internal Revenue Department has
been working on the case for about six
months. Yesterday II was thought tina.
sufficient evidence had been obtained 10
make the arrests. but there were not
enough agents In this district to carry
out the programme. so a number OF
agents had to he brought over from tho
New Jersey district.
The agents worked until late last
night making arrests. Those who We're
taken In custody after I o'cloc in the
afternoon had To GO 30 4 station house
over night. ~ United states COMMITS
sioncr ~IIough;on had gon" hom. after
fixing bail at sl,iso for th" nrst to
arrive.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
NO GLUCOSE MONOPOLY
POSSIBLE, SAYS JUDGE
But Court Believes Corn Prod
ucts Combination ViO-
latcs Law.
During the hearing Of anal arguments

During the hearing Of anal arguments
in the Governments dissolution suit
against the corn Products Rcnning Com.
pany and other concerns and individuals
comprising the SPECIALIZED starch and
glucose trust Judge Learned Hand Of the
United states District Court said ycstcr-
day that II was his opinion that the COM
bination complained OF was formed for
purpose that were In conflict with the
Sherman law.
The Judge also said that 1t was his
belief that soinc OF the methods used In
carrying out the objects of the consolida-
ton were illegal. but ho added hat tho
organizers OF tho combination must have
10 He'd iu any plan that they might have
had to monopolizc the glucose and starch
Industries.
~ do not believe said the Judge.
chat II Is economically possible TO eTect
. monopoly in that 7cld. I o think
that the raw materials used by the de-
PENDANTS in their industries are capable
OF monopolization. Any manufactures
who can raise 81 600. GOO can set up M
INDEPENDENT glucose plant and under the
present financial system II IL not very
difficult for Il manufacturer TO raise that
amount"
Assistant United States ~Attorney-Gen-
erals Jesse II. Adkin and Var Sinderin
Lindsey made the final arguments for
the Government. Mr.. Akin sketched the
evolution Of tho so-called glucose and
starch trust from its inception in 1891
aud told ot methods which, he said. had
been used by the combination to do
away with competition. Price cutting,
lac said. was a %favorite method, and
when this was OF no avail the defendants
| appealed 10 the cupidity Of an i%ndepen-
don't hV offering him a handsome price
for his business and Their making him
sirn "A contract not To go back into the
business !or q period Of years.
or tho $50 oon.00o capital ~ The Corn
Products Refining Company. Mr.. Adkin
said. fully $50. 600 900 was water.
Tho arguments will Il" resumed AZ
/ n 40 o'cloch this morning before Judge
Hand IN tho Federal Court Annex In the
WunlNor'h Building.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
SEES BREAD LINE. GIVES So.
STRANGERS t~.-nrrOsitl - Touched
hen >rcd> Ones Iilr ny.

Another stranger dropped INTO TuE
SIS free bread d'ppi an pyiucc street
Yesterday and quietly Slipped Sc into
Tom NclrN'S htud for the bread fund
and was gone l"folc Tom could ask his
utuc.
"llc bad been standing across tho
street watching the bread line said
Dick bright, who secs everything that
goes on around tn" bread depot. al
,buugn haujug pa bread keeps him
busy. II guess 10" was convinced that
they need H., All right" said Tom. ~
he watched them very long
I'll. following letter with = check for
s. vt, received from Kansas city
"MriIy and itrlEht. Good boys En-
closed pl,n~" urd a httle contribution
t. Your most worth" fund. am Won
d,rlus who found such a cheerful pair
~ names for the WORK that must he 50
d,prcrsiug Personally am 80 soft
tllt / could ouly helm from a distance
ur III always hc broke
Nv. & W. Rlul;niu II rassaic, y.
j., scat 81 Cor the fund.