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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-11

tnoFhouS prices the farmers are get
uiS lor their products. Wheat was
9glnnS IN the Board of Trade yester-
~! loF $Z.2o per bushel, and he tells
unoae present that he wished that he
was a wheat farmer, so that he mipht
be able to share in the enormous n1n.
ilS Ildt the farmers are getting. He
VII see, however, that the Chicago
noaLu ol Trade is one of the largest
EamDlng institutions not only of the
,Trhniiteu states, but of the whole world
ms gambling institution should be
put out of the reach of the American
People Appeals have been made to
lnt government to put this institution
1ut Oh business. | have before me the
mn9!lnES of Barton w. Currie, who is a
II mtiIGr Tor the Country Gentleman,
published April 14th, 1917. Mr.. CurTie
went to the wheat farmers of the
northwest and especially of North Da-
hota and this is a part of his story.
"a 'rake-ott' of $1,454.OO The farmer
ior the sake of emphasis plays the
qpupiG role of producer and consumer.
lie brings his carload of feed D wheat
TO Fargo and sells it at the local ele-
Eat9r for .$G53.O1. l will say that 500
puShelS OF wheat makes an average
carload. The car rolls on to Minnea-
PonS' and is disposed of at track
price OF S992,O6. 1t goes to the miller
ana Is converted into mill products
Hour and by products; after which it is
Wholesaled for $166O15. The whole
Saler rolls it back to Fargo in sacks of
Iour. sacks of bran and sacks of
ShoftS, and sacks of screening, dispos-
ing OF 1t to the retailers who in turn
SSeli II back to the farmer producer for
$21O7.0S, In the case Of D. wheat.
therefore, the increase cost of mill
products over the price the farmer got
Tor the raw product is $1.454.O2 | will
say, however, that the wheat specula-
Tors nay" under graded this wheat in
order that they might make the enor-
nous profits. The understanding of
any grain is unlawful. but the food
spectators will go the limit. This re-
minds me of story that 7 heard about
a coiored man who had been out fish
ing IN row boat and had taken a
small colored hoy with him to re-bait
his hook, This boy was stationed at
the bow of the boat. The boy got
sleepy and fell overheard. The colorcd
man plunged in after him and with
great effort succeeded in getting the
boy to- shore. a farmer came along
about this time and cOmplimented the
rolorrd man for his noble act of saw
ing the life of his boy. The colorcd
man answered him by saying, that the
hoy was no child of his nor any kim
so the farmer asked him why he run
the risk of losing his own life for the
sake of saving n boys life that was no
relation to him. The colorcd man
pointed his fngcr at the boy saying;
"MaS'r. II" had all the bait in his poCl-
ct" Just so it is with the food spec
ulator. II" is a constant ViOlator of
the law II" has no regard for man
kind Some people would say that the
prices than I have quoted. I will take
Mr. Curri"'S quotation giving No. one
Northern. The farmer received ST.
596.75. 1t was rolled to Minneapolis
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-11

milled into flour, whipped back to Far
so charging the farmer $2,55S.47. These
prices are the actual facts of what the
farmers received for their 1916 crops,
and are verified by Prof, Ladd, State
Farm Demonstration. on page four in
the same issue of the Country Gentle
man is a comparison of what the farm
erS are making and what 1t cost them
to live. This was taken from an aver
age of 4S3 families. Very encouraging
to continue the present market system.
The speaker has had a great deal of
experience in the Northwestern States
and l am quite familiar with the con-
ditiOnS 7 was at one time. employed
by the Grandon Line Farm, the largest
wheat farm in the United States. They
seeded and harvested $4,000 acres Of
wheat annually. BY systematic meth
odS of farming they were able to make
five per cent on their Investment. The
stockholders, l believe in 1898, voted to
have the farm divided into small farms
and placed on the market. claiming
ter advantage than wheat farming.
The State President of Farmers Union
of North Dakota in giving me his ex-
perienCe of his wheat farming said,
that the wheat farmers as rule were
not prosperous, but If the middle man
and the speculator were out of the deal
the farmer would have paying in
vestmcnt.
We believe in terminal elevators.
-four mills, stock yards, packing hous-
es, exemption on farm improvements
from taxation, but we do not believe 1t
Just for one man to hold a tract of land
FOR speculation and tax the small farm
ar around him who by improvements
made on his land increased the value
If land of the speculator. Why should
he poor man be taxed to help the
sneculator. Then the only way to
solve the rural problem is to eliminate I
graft and loss in speculation. We
must change the system of business |
md if we will, the American farmer
an he the industrial master of the |
world, and the United States can domi-
natc the commerce of the earth But
f we continue to allow one class to
say to another, "stand and deliver
'"riculture will be blotted out and fer |
lie regions will be converted into de- |
;rrtS. If the American farmers ever |
heck this whirl toward ruin they must |
mite and march together and the mil" |
DoSt to direct our course must be or !
education and legislation. |
The Farmers Educational and CO. |
operative Union of America is working |
oward this highway to liberty. Join !
t and shake off Your frtterS and let uS !
walk together in the path of unity. 1t |
s working for the farmers emancipa- !
ion from poverty. tenantry, debts and |
mortgages. There is no great CauS"
without opposition and some have said, |
h" farmer should not organize, Coop !
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-11

ment Station Officials will give MS froo
lectures on plant food when calIed
upon. These lectures mean everythin"
TO the farmer and his boy who is beg7
glng for an opportunity of this kind
Let the farmer take the lead and if
Will not be long until the boy will he
able to lead. Give him a chance hv
bringing him into Farmers Union. If
means better possibilities, better
homes. and financial success in the
pear future.
I'VE believe in creating a home mar
ket. A great deal can be ACCOMPLISH
ed by the cooperating of the farmer
The farmers revenue can be largely
increased by systematic method of
marketing by organization
We believe in a National market svs
tenn. The marketing of the farmers
product is one of the greatest prob-
lens and has been discussed more bv
the farmers than any one subject. And
there seems to be but one solution, and
that Is. price market value for ali
food products. fixed by the Govern
ment. BY this method we can handle
the surplus. There is no class of citi
zen that would object to this, but the
food speculator. who does not do an
honest days labor but by force takes
the right to license their itching palms
of graft to pick the thread bare pocli-
cts of those that toll They demand
the farmer to produce. The farmer
cries, the price Is not sufficient to nay
him for his investment The specula-
tor cries, prices are regulated by the
supply and demand. When he is buy
ing he cries, over-production. After
he has the farmers products in the
storage houses he cries, shortage. Rv
this method the food speculator robs
the American farmer of $500, 600. 900
annually, and the consumer of $15OO-
100000. The farmers asked the Gov
prnmpnt TO lower the nripp N thn
sumner this $1,000. 100000 and give the
farmer the $500, 100000 which justly
belongs to him. The farmer would
then receive revenue sufficient to earn
an honest living He has robbed the
widows and orphans and poor out of
them to partake of. Stop the food
speculator and you stop rural decay
Stop the food speculator and you will
keep the boy from leaving the farm
and going to the city that offers him
better inducements For the first time
ernment offered to take the farmers
products direct from the farmer (ac-
cording to the official report at the
meeting held in st. Louis the fOrepart
of this month";. Some may use the ar
gument. this is on account of war emer-
gency If anything works we'll under
difficulties surely is would be we'll UNI
der normal conditions.
We have a great many people that
believe that the farmer is accumulat-
ing wealth so fast that he hardly
knows what to do with his money.
These people that I have reference to
are those that are in other vOCations
than the farming industry. They will
look at their daily papers and put their
finger upon the Board of Trade quota
tions, generally of Chicago, and tell
those that are present. Gust see what
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-11
Girls Have Pretty Face
and Beautiful Complexion

An Atlanta man makes new discov-
cry that makes an old face look years
younger. If your skin is dark, brown,
or covered with freckles or blemishes,
just use a little Cocotone Skin Whiten-
er; it's made with cocoanut oil and is
perfectly harmless. A few days use
will improve your looks 100 per cent.
The wornout skin comes off evenly,
leaving no evidence of the treatment,
the new healthy under-skin appearing
as a lovely new complexion.
Just ask your druggist for an ounce
of Cocotone Skin Whitener, and If he
will not supply you send twenty-five
cents to The Cocotone Co, Atlanta, Ga,
and they will send you a box by re-
turn mail.
If your hair is hard to comb, is
llinky, nappy and will never stay
straight, just use Cocotone Hair Dress
| ing and 1t will become straight, long,
| soft, glossy and beautiful in few
| days. Mail orders filled 25c for large
box.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-11
"ChamhCrlnin's Tablets Have Done
Wonders for Me-"

81 have been a sufferer from stom-
""h t"onhle for a number of years,
ar1 although | have used great
number of remedies recommended for
this complaint, Chamberlain's Tablets
IS the first medicine that has given
me positive and lasting relief" writes
Nrs. Anna Kadin, Snencerport, N. Y.
"Chamberlain's Tablets have done
wonders for me and | value them
vorv highly Obtainable every
where.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-11
|SS Of STATE STATE
RGAN|zER SHONTz
Farmers Union at
In Church Sunday,
|nril 29th, 1917.

i,r address was made by
III" itS Ire Florida State Organ
.S, rmer's rs Union, before a large
ufei farmers and their famiiies.
~ jSrass Ia, the members OF the
Ean'"r,s au"' = Union Local, request
rtilii tnIi, he made into typeWrit-
p tan .hot y il may be published.
~ is as follows:
Esrman, Members OF alinei
aaies iii" and Gentlemen:-lt
gau,Iii gauni,ind of me if l did not
unllrMnlriation by thanking you
eppii epp,iIoae of addressing this
H. aS' to the subject, Farm
pee c,,d " Its Purposes" Farm.
amcolrages amc the betterment
e e"i in ali farming communi-
@lIe ~ there can not be too
or encouragement otlereu
3 this doctrine to an natin ti,lo
s.ritias, by your cooperative
ll,i'po oon make your communl-
10y J%.' bn proud of, a place you
u ro ~, 10 exchange for any
Ca cnic ioarth, a place these kind
IN a. fathers have hopeo @ ior,
\ micht MI raise these little poys y :
,il's N %row ~ up to manhood and
w aend en- travel in the highest
"a, ia H,i" ibilitv Teach that boy
Ia love home and a., ,nau ,iII IL
sma, ~ and your children VIII
P'i,g, rou TO beautify the home.
!4o love the school and the
~ y " which they live. There
a III, III can teach this spirit so
y iteaching them Co-operatlve
"A I encourage the LADIES ol
,unitv to be the leaders IN
u:s See that your name Is
the lecture program to en-
IN l'', social life of your com
for no other reason, TINS
enongh to cause every man
= in this community to be-
.bors of Farmers Union.
pve in educating the farmer
rv meeting night lecture on
I'm maintenance, proper care
ery, keeping old parts for
70 kind of machinery that
n YOUR purposes best, kind
q raise that will give the
eturns on the soil in your
bw 70 libcrate plant food in
fuch can be gain by the lee
! on this question. Here is
bat contains plant food, and
fo produce abundantly. but
must learn how to make
brodnce. Our State Expert
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-11

offer to give the bankers the business
end of the Federal Farm Loan Associa-
tions. The Loan Associations and gov
ernlng the same must remain in the
hands of the farmer. They must
build it up to the needs of the Ameri-
can farmer same as they did the parcel
post. When parcel post was first made
a law 1T was very much limited as to
size of package; but through the eff
forts of the farmer, it Is today answer
ing the needs of the farmer.
Federal Loan Act as it is today is a
start and must be amended until it will
meet the demands of the farmer. The
farmers will ask for this in the near
future. The greatest amount that
could possibly be paid out by the
twelve banks in the first five years is
$lSOOOOOO0 the cost of operation to be
deducted from this amounD. AS the
farmer is paying $51O,000,000 interest
on $4,000, 100000 of indie ebtedness, the
total amount paid out by the twelve
Loan banks would pay but a little over
on"-third of the interest which the
farmer must meet annually. So 1T is
easy to determine the disappointments
among the farmers who have been eX-
pecting to borrow money through some
Federal Farm Loan Association. 1t is
plain to be seen that the Federal Loan
Act must be amended before it will be
of any great assistance to the Ameri-
can farmer. 1t is up to the farmer to
do it, for there is no other class inter-
csted in the farmer to help him to bor-
row money on long time at low rate
of interest.
We believe in using the ballot box
in defeating the office seeker who has
proven himself to be an enemy to the
farmer. We believe in using the bal
lot box in assisting to office those who
have proven themselves to be a friend
to the farmer We have proven our
loyalty to this cause by giving Wood
row Wilson the largest farmers vote
of any President, as he proved to be a
friend to the farmer in his four years
of administration.
| am sure as a farmer ! could not be
loyal to my country without speaking
and advising the farmers as to the pre-
sent crisis that our nation Is facing.
There never has been time in the
American history that we have had to
contend with problems that must be
solved as we are facing today. There
was time when the American farmer
unhitched his team from the plow,
went to his log hut, took his musket
from its peg and walked through the
forest to meet his countrymen to bat
lie, against the invading British. Quite
cave the farm. Not only the farmer
md his family and his countrymen. but
he foreign soldiers must be furnished
With food from some source. and that
source is America. I speak of the AL
les. 1t is up to America to go her
init and this limit we are afraid will
Ne met before we are ready to meet it.
england is short of food and almost
acing food famine. France Is beg
ring for food Russia says that ship
llng 1000 to her country is imperative.
Argentine has placed an embargo on
10Th wheat and flour, and there is no
nation on earth to look to for assis-
anCe in the food line.
our American officials realize as well
s we that it would be crime to send
,ur American soldiers to the trenches
n the foreign. battletelds without ac-
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-11
Classified.

Teacher Willie, you may name three
personal nronouns. Willie-He, she and
1t. Teachcr-To what would all three
apply? WilIic-ro a husband, wife and
baby Exchange.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-27
NEWS OF STEELTON
Working For Efficiency
in Protestant Churches

Plans for a pan-Protestant serv-
iceSin Centenary United Brethren
Church on November 81 are being
made by, the Ministerial Association,
of Steelton and vicinity. to celebrate
the four hundredth anniversary of
the Reformation. Sunday schools and
congregations of the various
churches will meet at their churches
and march to the Centenary Church
for the services. A prominent out
of-town speaker will address the
meeting. Music will be presented
by a combined choir. The union
Thanksgiving service will be held in
the Main Street Church of God at
10 o'clock on November 20.
meeting of all the Protestant
pastors and lay representatives of
the local congregations will be held
in the First Presbyterian Church.
The purpose will be to take up the
federation of the local churches to
promote efficiency and interchorch
activity.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-27
GIRLS TRANSFORM
HOUSE INTO CLUB
Pine Street Members Are
Finishing Work on
Cosy Quarters

Under the direction of Miss Marian
W. Edsail, women and girls of the
Flne street Presbyterian Church
nave transformed commonplace
little dwellinghouse into cosy, com
Iortaple girls club building. The
work OF renovation is being complet-
ea; ana In a few weeks the building
Will be ready for occupancy.
Miss Edsall is opening classes in
various branches of home economies,
In the buildiig 239-41 South street,
adjoining the church. Domestic
science. sewing and physical instruc-
uon are among the branches taken
up in her classes. Practical instruc-
ton is given the class in home-fur-
nls2ing and Miss Edsall allows them
TO select the furnishings for the new
club building. The students in do
mestic science prepare meals for
themselves and for guests.
The class in physical instruction
takes frequent hikes to points of in
terest near the city. and hiking
club is being organized A summer
camp is being planned.
Members of the Pine Street Pres
byterian Church are much interested
in Miss Edsall's work. and the wom-
Ell of the church are cooperating
with her in every possible way. Ar
rangements are being made to have
a social hour each week at the club
house, where women from all over
the city can meet and chat, sew, read
or rest
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-27
Organize Owls Nest
With Fifty Members

Steelton nest, Order of Owls, with
fifty charter members was regularly
instituted as a branch of this order
at a meeting in the G.. A. r. hall last
evening. National Organizer r. f.
Webster was in charge of the cere-
monies, assisted by a degree team
from Capital City Nest, No. 1929, of
Harrisburg, which obligated a large
class of candidates. The following
officers were elected and installed:
President, l.. B. He'll; junior past
president, Daniel w. Hetzel; vice
president, JOS. Nichols; invocator, w.
e. Geiger; secretary, David C. Dew
lin; treasurer, W. Albright; warden,
J. d. McNaughton; picket, d. E.
Staudt; sentinel, j. NJ. Garman.
The nest voted to enter the West
ern Funeral Benefit Association,
which increases the funeral benefits
to $3.50. 1t was arranged to meet
every Friday evening and campaign
was started to increase the member
ship to at least $50 before the charter
closes on November 80. The local
organizing work is in charge OF
Deputy George b. Pisle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-27

number of abatements of fire con-
ditions in their towns.
Pardon Board. The November
meeting of the State Board of Par
dons is scheduled for November 81.
The list will close two weeks before
and inquiries are already being made.
Public Service List.-The Public
Service Commission has scheduled
hearings for Wednesday and Thurs
day of next week. Monday and
Tuesday to be devoted to executive
sessions. The Wednesday list in
cludes the Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington and Chester Creek
railroad mergers, the Lock Haven
and Millersburg-J uniata electric
mergers and complaints from north
western Pennsylvania about tele-
phone and trolley rates. The next
day the commission will hear the ap-
plications for the various Philadel-
phia Electric mergers, western Penn
sylvania natural gas rate and jitney
cases.
Governors Guests. Governor
Brumbaugh had as his guests at the
Capitol to-day Colonel Louis ]. Kolb,
of his staff, and Charles 1. Corby, of
Washington.
To Attend Funeral.-Dr. M. D.
Lichliter, chief clerk of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. has gone to
Mill Hall to represent the department
at the funeral of Joel A. Herr, the
Agriculture. He was appointed in
1879.
Mr.. Wynn Spoke.-W. A. Wynn
one of the States Highway Depart-
ment engineering chiefs, represented
Commissioner O'Neil at the Lancas-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-27

sion; music, school.-Jacob A. Craw-
ford, living near Oberlin. while out
cunning on Turkey Ridge, near Mil
lerstown, shot a nine-pound gray
fox for which he refused $25.-The
funeral of Mrs. Clair Stauffer, who
was burned to death, was largely
attended by relatives and friends all
over the county.-Eugene Rekugler,
is visiting in York County among
friends.-Mrs. Charles Knoll, OF
Reading is spending a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bigler.-Mrs.
William Masiner and son William are
visiting in New Freedom, Md.-Mrs.
William Lands, superintendent OF
the primary room of Salem Lutheran
Sunday school, entertained the mem-
bers of that department this after
noon at her home in Chambers
street. Refreshments were served
and many games enjoyed by the little
folks.-"Women's night" will be OBJ
served on Sunday evening at Neidig
Memorial u. B. Church, and will be
in charge of the Woman's Missionary
Society and Otterbein Guild. Miss
Evel Graybill, of Lancaster, will
make the principle address. Special
music will be rendered by the church
choir-Paul, the two-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Horner. fell
from a rocker yesterday and striking
the stove broke his arm above the
wrist.-Mr. and Mrs. Harry Eshe-
naur are visiting their children in
Millersburg for several days.-Miss
Lille Liter has returned from q
visit to Camp Meade and other points
in Maryland.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-27
MIDDLETOWN
Push Work on
Road TO New Bridge

Work on the new road at the
rear of the farmhouse of r. I.
Young, is being pushed. The road
starts at w. d. Matheson's lot. cor
ner Main street, and runs in almost
a direct line to the new overhead
bridge, which has been finished as
far as the contract with the Pennsyl-
vanian Railroad Company.
1t now remains for the borough to
fill up the approaches to the bridge.
The old tenant house of the Eagle
Farm has been removed and the
vacant plot of ground between the
new road and the car company
ground, will be used by the COM
pany.
William Kohr received letter
from his son, Noel, who enlisted in
the signal corps, with Vernon Tritch
Beaver Kohr and Harold Detweiler
and sent to Columbus, Ohio, stating
that he and the Kohr and Detweiler
boys had been sent to Texas and
Tritch is still at Columbus, Ohio.
Mrs. lydia Yingst, aged 40, died
at her home yesterday morning at
1925, from pneumonia. Besides her
husband she is survived by two sons
Harvey Yingst, town; Harry Yingst,
Palmyra; two daughters, Elizabeth
Yingst, ut home; Mrs. Wiley Shep-
pard, Highspire; three brothers,
Howard Deininger, Womelsdorf;
Lewis Leininger, Colorado, and Will
liam Leininger, Lebanon. Funeral
services will be held from her home
on Monday afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
Burial will be made in the Middle
town Cemetery.
The Ladies Missionary Society of
the Presbyterian Church, shipped
box of clothing to missionary
school at Piedmont, Mo-, yesterday.
Harry Coyle is spending several
days at Altoona.
Miss Stella Laverty left to-day for
Landisville, where she will visit
Mrs. Harry Rudy.
The Rev. James Rupp, of Har-
risburg, will preach in the Royal
ton U. B. Church. Sunday, and Rev.
w. M. Beach will preach for tn
Rev. Rupp.