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Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
Potash Will Not Win
For Kaiser, SAYS Avery

Lincoln, May l0.-Chancellor Sam
uel Avery of the University OF Ne
braska has taken issue with German
professors, who have asserted Ger
many will win the war on American
wheat fields through famine OF pot
ash, Of which Germany has had mo-
nopoly.
THE great supply of potash in the
world is locked up in feldspar rock"
said Chancellor Avery. There is
enough in our mountains of feldspar
to supply dozen worlds like ours for
untold years"
Nebraska fields do not need potash,
Chancellor Avery announced, after in
vestigations and experiments at the
university farm. The chancellor said
that probably within 700 years Ne
braska soil would need application of
potash.
Chancellor Avery said:
Potash salts are valuable on land
that needs potash, but worse than
useless on land that dos not need it.
Much of the German soil is so poor
in potash as to require large appli-
cations. Potash is not used to any
great extent in agriculture west of the
Mississippi river"
"The claims of the German pro-
fessors that they will win the war
through possession of the potash sup
plies" Chancellor Avery concludes,
looks as though they were hunting
desperately for final peg on which
to hang their hopes of success"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
Nebraska
CITIZENS OF ORD
WELCOME SPECIAL
Greatest Demonstration of Day
Given Preparedness Train in
Valley County, Popcorn
Center of the World.

Loup City, Neb., May l0.-(Specia
Telegram.)-Cit of Ord and sur
rounding country rendered the Unior
Pacific farm preparedness train It:
greatest reception today. Ord is the
largest pop corn shipping station in
the word. Three million pounds oil
shelled pop corn are stored there
now. This corn is shipped all over
the United States. A committee Of
the pop corn association met the spe.
cial at Scotia Junction this morning
and every passenger received huge
sack of pop corn.
When the special reached Ord al
8 this morning, $500 people were al
the depot. Meetings there were the
largest and most enthusiastic of any
50 far. The mems general meeting
was so interesting that speakers were
unable to get away on schedule time
and the special left thirty minutes
late. Two speakers were left behind
to hold meetings tonight to discuss
special topics. The school meetings
at Ord were the largest yet held and
several canning clubs were organized.
Big Corn Yield Expected.
This is an especially good corn
section when yield per acre is con-
sidered and because of the geographic
cal conditions it is possible to plant
later than in many other sections.
With wheat a total loss, the farmers
are turning to corn.
Tractors are to be seen on every
side and the corn acreage will be
vastly increased. Silo talks are in
special demand through this section
and the silo experts find it almost i'm
possible to comply with all requests
for information.
At Dannebrog six big meetings
were held, three in the town and
three in the country and there, as at
Ord, every business house was closed
while the special was in town. The
banks at Ord and Dannebrog left
nothing undone to further the work.
At Boelus several good meetings
were held and a number of the guests
visited the hydro electric development
plant near there. This power plant
is on the South Loup and the waste
water is discharged into the Middle
Loup. A wide territory is served
from this plant, including the cities
of Grand Island, Aurora, Polk, York,
Stromsburg, Hampton and Phillips.
School children at the stopping
points are being conducted through
the special train and are shown every
possible courtesy. The school girls,
studying domestic science, are especi-
ally interested in the kitchen of the
diner. Lieutenant Governor Howard
and Prof. Holden are the speakers
most in demand and they find it diff
cult to respond to all calls.
Loup City was the last stopping
point of the Loup trip and the meet
ings here were unusually large. The
total attendance of the day was above
1850 at twenty-eight meetings.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
Twenty State ConviCts >
ParoIed to Work Farms

Lincoln, May l0.-Twenty-convicts
at the state penitentiary here have
been given uniforms of blue-overalls
and jumper-and have been enlist
ed in Uncle Sans great army Of the
farm.
These men, all inmates of the prison
for some time, asked that they be
paroled to nearby farmers and after
being subjected to severe oral exam
nations they were allowed their tenn
porary freedom.
This action was taken by prison au-
thorities as a result of the insistent
demands that have come in for farm
labor. 1t is said that other inmates, as
soon as they can qualify, will be re-
leased on parole.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
DR.. Fling and c. J. Ernst
To Speak at Nebraska City

Nebraska City, Neb., May TO-
Especial )-Patriotic rally Of Otoe
county will be held here Friday eve
ming. Prof. Fred Morrow Fling of the
state university, one Of the most
noted authorities on European his
tory in the middle west, and Carl J.
Ernst of Omaha, president of the
Omaha school board, who came di-
rectly to Nebraska City from Ger
many in the early '70's, have &C
cepted invitations to make addresses.
The committee on arrangements con-
'sists of Judge Paul Jessen, w. w.
Wilson, w. H. Pitzer, Judge Arthur
Bischof, Sheriff Fisher and Ollie
Stephenson. This is the first meet
ing of its kind to be held in the
county. w. w. Anness Of Dunbar will
preside.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
Mrs. A. C. Simpson Elected
Head of Eastern Star
(From a Staff correspondent.)

NFrom Stafr CofreSpondentI
Lincoln, May l0.-(Special Tele-
gram, Mrs, A. c. Simpson will head
the grand lodge of the Eastern Star
for the coming year. She was elected
today at the session of the grand
lodge. Officers elected were as fol-
lows; Grand matron, Mrs. A. c. Simp-
son, Omaha; associate grand matron,
Mrs. Marie Holman, Havelock; grand
patron, N. Dwight Ford, Ansley; as
sociate grand patron, o. E. Mickey,
Osceola; grand conductress, Mrs. Car
rie NJ. Spellman, Beatrice; associate
grand conductress, Mrs. Stella Yont,
Brock; grand secretary, Miss Rose
Owens, reelected: grand treasurer,
Mrs. Lou Conklin, Hubbell, reelected
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
Newton Hall, Naval Recruit,
And Miss Ward Married

Beatrice, Neb., May l0.-(Special.)
Newton Floyd Hall and Miss Flor
ence Emma Ward, both of Curtis,
Neb., were married here last evening
by Rev. Clyde Clay Cissell of the
Methodist church. The groom, who
recently enlisted in the United States
navy, leaves in a few days to assume
his duties.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
Missouri Pacific Pleads
With Equalization Board

Lincoln, May l0.-(Special,) Colo
mel J. M. Seibert, tax commissioner OF
the Missouri Pacific Railroad COM
pany, accompanied by ]. Z. Minter,
his assistant, appeared before the
state board OF assessment today in
behalf of his company in an effort to
prevail upon the board to not raise
the valuation of his company.
The colonel informed the board the
Missouri Pacific was still working
under a receiver and would be glad
to pay anything the board wished to
assess after it got out from under,
but just now it would be very unfair
indeed to make the assessment any
higher.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
G. W. Stevens, Resident Of
State Since 1865. Dies

Beatrice, Neb., May 10.-(Specia1.)
&C. w. Stevens, a resident of Ne
braska since 1865, died at his home
in this city yesterday after a pro-
longed illness, aged Sc years. Mr..
Stevens located at Brownsville, when
he came to Nebraska, and moved to
Beatrice in 1887, where he resided
until his death. He and his wife cele-
brated their sixtieth wedding anniver-
sary July 10, 1916. He is survived by
his widow and six children, three
sons and three daughters.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
Mexicans Give Up Arms.

Fairbury, Neb., May l0.-(Special
Telegram. I'm compliance with the
governments instructions to disarm
aliens Sheriff John G. Rawles, his
deputy and Rock Island special agent
visited the Mexican camp south of
the city and took all the firearms.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-11
Defense Council Officers
Plan Lincoln Headquarters
(From a Staff Correspondent

Lincoln, May l0-(Special. )-Presi-
dent Robert Joyce and Secretary
Henry Richmond of the state defense
board were today looking for loca-
ton for headquarters OF the board.
1--WE are pushing matters just as
fast as we can" said Secretary Rich
mond to The Bee, "for we have much
ahead of us and we want to get settled
and at work"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-22
CORVALLIS

Corvallis.-(Correspondence.) Mrs.
Levi La Claire and little son, Harry
Walter, went to Missoula Friday to
meet MIR. La Claire. who is returning
home from a business trip to the
eastern part of the state.
B. S. Chaffin was down from Ham,
ilton Friday to attend a nesting of
the stockholders of the Corvallis
Threshing Machine company, held at
the J. M. Cobb ranch.
Miss Margaret Boiler has gone to
Gilman to live with her aunt, while
she is employed at office work.
Dudley Bowden is the owner Of the
first Ford race-about roadster in this
community. The new machine ar
rived few days ago and is attract
ing attention among motorists.
The condition Of Mrs. Isabel Lee
the aunt of Mrs. p. T. Baden, is still
critical.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-22
DITCH COMPANY ELECTS
Officers for Year Chosen by
Cooperative Irriga-
ton Concern.

, Stevensville, Jan. 21.-(Special)-
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers Of the Supply Ditch company was
held yesterday afternoon and trustees
were elected for the year as follows:
r. A. Sleeman. A. G. Walbridge. George
May, h. +. Plummer. L. G. Whitesitt
NJ. L. Roark and ]. v. Burnett.
Immediately after the election Of the
trustees that board elected officers fol
the year as follows: President, B. F.
Plummer; vice president, J. B. Bur-
nett; secretary, w. B. Faulds: treas
urer. H. d. Smart; manager, J. v. Bur-
nett.
Resorts for the year were presented
at the meeting by the officers. The
report of the secretary showed the re-
ceipts for the year to be s4.0o6.0s, while
the total disbursements for the, yeal
ware $3,s46.29, leaving a balance ir
the treasury of $1s3.35. The amour,
of existing debts of the corporation is
given at $10,615.99.
There are 80 stockholders in the
ditch company, practically all Of whom
are ranchers residing on the east side
in the valley. They secure water from
the ditch for irrigation purposes.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-22
FARMERS NOT TO BLAME
Agricultural College Bulletin
Points Causes Of High
Food Prices,

In recent address before the Ma
tional Grange and the American Assoc
citation of Farmers Institute Workers
at Washington. President Woodrow
Wilson expressed the hope that the
American farmers would not permit
the recurrence of present high prices
Of farm products and food materials,
Tho farmer Is not to blame for present
conditions says bulletin just issued
by the state college.
The farmer Is but single factor
in production" the bulletin continues.
He is perhaps the most consistent
and dependable OF the many factors in
production. The seasons vary. Rains
prevent harvests and damage hay and
grain. Early frosts prevent the ma
turing Of crops. Severe winters I'M
crease the consumption Of food, stock
losses and the price of meats. Dronth
reduces the yields. The farmer can
not control these things. lie is not to
blame.
When high wages and great booms
In business attract laborers tosthe CITY.
and only buns and hobos are left to
the employ Of farmers. ana even these
too few for the seeding and the har-
vest. the farmer Is not to blame. II
high wages. to artisans and craftsmen
IN town are reflected in increased cost
OF production Of farm staples, whose
fault is it? Only in higher prices is
there an added inducement to produce
more.
ITO fear bread famine is folly. The
resources OF the land are scarcely
touched. Millions OF acres are idle,
producing nothing. Other millions
produce only small fraction OF what
they are able. More land, more labor
better methods Of cultivation. will
multiply many times the present
product. Before starving. millions Of
city workers would help cultivate
lands to increase the food product. It
is uneconomic to produce fsod greatly
in excess of the needs. A great sur
plus would entail loss to producers.
Only little more than the needed
| amount is economically desirable. The
larger proportion of q country's popu-
lation is engaged in manufacture and
| commerce the better for farmers and
the higher prices for foods.
Farmers didn't start the European
war. Don't blame them for that, yet
| who can deny that it has had an enor-
| nous influence on the cost of living.
Farmers sold eggs at Is to zoe per
dozen. Ask cold storage managers,
who bought them, why 6oc is demand :
ed for those eggs now.
Don't blame farmers for car short
| age. Perhaps stock manipulation has
sometimes displaced railway manage
ment and operation.
| "A consideration of marketing and
the cost Of living will be prominent in
the Farmers Week program at Boze-
man, January 20 to February 81
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-22
FARMERS OFFICIALS
COMING TO HAMILTON

Hamilton, Jan. c1.-(SpeciaL)-The
national committee of the Farmers
Society Of Equity will be here Wedncs-
day. A. meeting has been arranged
for $3.50 Wednesday afternoon and
every one has been invited to attend.
This is not an executive session but
an open meeting and the matters dis
cussed will be of general interest.
Mrs. ]. II. Gardener has been Ill for
the last two days. She is threatened
with appendicitis but it is not thought
that an operation will be necessary.
G. c. Chaffin left Saturday after
noon for trip about the state.
S. A. Wheeler left Friday afternoon
for Soap Lake, Wash. Mr.. Wheeler
intends to visit his wife, who has had
to spend the winter in Seattle on ac-
count of her health.
Ray Taylor left today, for Fresno
Cal.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-22
WOMEN GOOD INVESTORS.
Ladies of Hamilton Church
Show Good Returns on
Small Ventures.

(Correspondence.)- The
women of the Presbyterian church Of
Hamilton, are good investors. On a
small handful of dollars, venteured six
months ago. the women have reported
earnings of nearly 800. The profits
will he used in church work.
Despite the size Of the returns the
women didn't plunge on war stocks.
Indeed they didn't gamble at all. Tho
earnings are truly earnings, the result
Of clever planning.
Six months ago every woman in the
church membership was given a dol.
lar. The dollars were to be invested
as the holders saw fit. rather after
the manner Of the parable Last week
came the accounting.
Miss Helen McCrackfn of the Ham
ilton High school reported the largest
earnings She had made her dollar
produce $3.50 by investing It in ma
terials for plum buildings. which she
cooked and 7sold Mt Christmas time.
Some of the other Investors Joined
forces to give a supper, on which they
earned SO apiece. The ways were va
rious but successful, and as q result
the church has fatter treasury and
an increased capacity for service. The
experiment probably will be repeated.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-22

try are snow, rain. lead and silver.
The rainfall Is heavy. and in winter
when the temperature Is not too low
depth Of six feet in the valleys is not
infrequent.
The ad OF James Twiford. the tent
man Of Helena. will be found in this
outsiders as well Ms residents OF tho
city appreciate the Gazette as an ad-
vertising medium
Some cordwood was dumped on the
who found his load too wide for the
narrow span. 1t frightened several
horses and was finally thrown off onto
the island. where IL now lies. There
are about two, cords of it. ~,
Railroad business on the Occur
d'Alene branch Is quite brisk in the
| shipment Of concentrates to Helena
and Denver.
Commencing tonight c. II. Rich
| mond. the fast walker, will give ex-
II hiDitioiiS ~ VIC Iiih IoF oue Wcek.
Mr.. Richmond enjoys an excellent
| reputation and those who go to see
him will not be disappointed. The
| ladies will be admitted free, and al
flowed full use of rink privileges.
| There will be meeting of the Mis-
soula Trades and Labor assembly u.
Carpenters hall, north Of the North
ern Pacific railroad track, at Z 81
O'Clock this evening. All delegates arr
requested to be present as business of
| importance will be presented for ac-
ton.
The skating carnival drew a large
attendance last night and proved a
highly enjoyable affair in the way OF
IL spectacle, but the ice was in wretch
cd condition, and the skating. far from
being pleasure. was hard work. The
Fort Missoula band was present and
made its usual excellent music. Tho
total number of people who patronizcd
the rink must have been as great as
go, of whom about 60 were in masks
Miss Shafer won the prize for the
handsomest costume and Layton
Stewart for the most original.
Should it transpre that the govern.
/ ment considers it for the best intee.
Tests of the state to consolidate thu
troops stationed In Montana, in ou'
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-22

Is rs Years
I Ago'T odny

I tTaken from the files of the Missoula
Gazette for Friday. January %, 1922
+ w. III. II. Dickinson is sick with
pneumonia.
/ Frank Higgins came back from his
"trip to Portland last Tuesday.
glove contest to q finish will be
fought at the Mascot on the evening
OF Saturday. January 80. between
Mike Farley, featherweisht Champion
of Chicago, and Young Brady. ax-
featherweight champion Of San Fran
cisco. The contest will be for a purse
or 5000 and gate receipts. "
The Jew Kid will have a 10-round 20
with an unknown and George West
will be master of ceremonies. =
There will be nothing snide or fake in
the entire bill.
Assistant Superintendent Boyd, ir
charge of the Occur d'Alene branch il
in today and will pay off from Mis-.
soula to Wallace this afternoon.
Outside of town the sleighing is still
good.
Passenger traffic. both through
bound east ana west, and local, is OF
the increase.
A row occurred in the barroom OF
the Russ house last night in which
some blood was shed. but no one Sc.
iiously hurt. \. PERKS. n barber, hat
a dispute over a game of cards and at.
tackled the night barkeepcr, Franl
kohn. with a poker. kohn got a cracl
over the head when he took the poke
away from PERKS ana returned tn,
compliment. Both men were al restet
and their hearing; set for some. tim,
today.
| Mr.. and Mrs. William O'Connel
moved into their elegant new house OF
the south side yesterday.
The lu,vbe1 business Of thearailsoa,
from DeSn,et and the Bitter Root Il
! now, double WHAT IL Was. month go
Products in tho Occur d'Alene coun
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-22
WESTERN MONT H ~
POISON CHAMBER
TO ENTERTAIN
FARMERS


Poison. Jan. 21.-(Special.) THE
Poison Chamber of Commerce has
arranged two Farmers days. on
which the farmers OF this section
will he the guests Of the organisa-
ton. Special addresses and savory
luncheons will be prepared for the
visitors on both the gala days,
which are to be February - and a
date not yet appointed in March.
FIN. Lawrence of Missoula, Sec
rotary Of the Western Montana fair,
will address the February Is meet
ing. lie will give the lecture, on
Good Seed" which he is using in
trip over western Montana. M
Professor G. l.. Mckay, secretary
Of the American Association Of
Creamery Manufacturers. viii speak
at the March meeting. He Is going
to Portland In March and has been
induced by l.. I. Marsh Of the local
creamery to visit Poison. He is
widely known as n dairy expert.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-22
FOUR MEN KILLED.

Jackson. Mich. Jan. 21.--F'our men
were killed outright ana one fatally
Central castbound train struck an au-
tomobile seven miles east of this city.
The men were returning from Leoni
to Jackson. On account of n binding
snow storm, the driver of the car did
not see the approaching train.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-22
MlSSOULA BANK BUYS
B. r. V. /. TAX RECEIPT

First National bank of Mssoula
bought n receipt for Ravalli county's
taxes on the property Of the Bitter
Root Valley Irrigation company,
amounting to nearly $4,000, at the
annual delinquent tax sale here last
week. The 3. r. V. I. was the largest
delinquent this year. It went into a
receivers hands last year. Valuable
ranch property all over the valley. in
Guiding improved orchard land as well
as uncultivated tracts. forms the bulk
of the company's holdings. The total
amount of the sale, conducted by
County Treasurer Baker was about
$4,000.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-22
FLYER WILL RECOVER
AFTER DESERT WRECK

Wellton. Agiz., Jan. 21.--Lieutenant
Colonel Harry G. Bishop, second of the
army aviators to be rescued from the
Sonora desert. who was brought here
today by an army ambulance from the
foot of the CHA mountains, 90 miles
south Of Wellton. will recover. unless
complications set in, according to
Surgeon Major Orville G. Brown, com
mander of the governments relief
expedition. Colonel Bishop was taken
to Yuma, Ariz.,4 and placed In a hos
pital. ~ ~
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-22
DARBY

Darby. - Correspondence - Will
Ward came down from hts ranch on
Rye creek Friday and Saturday to
visit his brother, Sidney Ward, who is
i'll with pneumonia at the hospital.
Mrs. Sever Thompson and Mrs. A. p.
Nickel gave a dance Thursday night at
the Odd Fellows hall.
Mrs. William Gehrett returned Sum
day from the Hamilton hospital.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-22
CORVALLIS TO. HEAR,
z BANDsPLAY:THURSDAY

Corvallis, Jan. 21.-(Special Jon
Thursday evening. January 25. at the
school auditorium, the Corvallis band
will appear in a full program of classic
and popular 4 numbers, assisted by
Mrs.. G.. A. Gordon, Mrs. J. c. Conlsey
and Miss Frances Myers. vocalists;
Roy Hull. ,monologues artist and Miss
Dorothy Sheldon, reader. !. The Cor
Wallis band is purely an amateur or
ganization ofslocal people,, and is de-
serving THE support OF, the community.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-22
DON'T FUSS WITH
MUSTARD PLASTERS!
Musterole Works Easier, Quicker
and Without the Blister

There's no sense in mixing mess of
mustard. -four and water when you can
easily relieve pain, soreness or stiffness
with little clean. white Musterole.
Musterole is made OF pure oil of mus
tard and other helpful ingredients, COM
bined in the form of a pleasant white
ointment. It takes the place OF out-of-
date mustard plastcrs, and will not blister.
Musterole usually gives prompt relief
from sore throat, bronchitis. tonsilitis,
Group, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, head
ache. congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism.
lumbago, pains and aches of the back or
joints, rsprains, sore muscles, bruises,
chilblains, frosted feet, colds of the
chest (it often prevents pneulnonia).
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-22

opinion Fort Missoula IL the proper
place for regimental post.
The G. a. r. people had an informal
meeting last night. Department Com
mander kessler and Adjutant General
Wyman not having arrived from
Butte. They arrived this morning.
however. and were received and en-
tertained by Judge Sloane and other q.
A. II. men. Tho annua. state encamp-
ment, which occurs in this city, has
been dated for April ..
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-22
'THEATER IN POISON !.
GREATLY IMPROVED

Poison. Jan. 2l.-(Special,)-
Orpheum stheater,s after. a short period
of darkness. will reopen this week
with Il new floor. new opera chairs,
and a new projecting machine. A
sloping floor has replaced the former
level one and $50 comfortable new
chairs have been installed. An ad.
ditional machine will permit moro
rapid display of moving pictures. I,
Is now one of the best theaters in this
part of the state.