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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-01-11
Weekly War News Digest

burn and what will hasten disease,
which in a war of cumulative fright
fulness would make the United States
modestly distinguished if it wished to
so shine. AS n of the group said:
"'We chemists in America have
never turned our minds to the de-
struction of human life. Our work
has been constructive-the chemistry
of the soil, of cement, of printers
ink, of the by-products from petrole-
UNI and tar, of 10000 things which
will make for a longer, a happier life
for man. But if the world is to be
turned upside down and instead of
staying death and disease and making
new things that man ear use for his
own ennoblement we are wanted to
push forward the work Of the destruc-
ton of man and all his works we can
become rivals of the worst in such
enterprise
"This is not the time to present
the things done and the things doing
by these men of the necromantic sci
ence, but when the day comes for
casting up accounts and giving credit
their work will not go unrecognized."
Base Hospitals for Work in France
Take Full Equipment.
A base hospital, several of which
are already in operation overseas,
consists of the people and material
necessary to establish and operate a
hospital without asking outside as
sistance except the provision of
shelter. This usually means a de-
serted hotel, an empty village, a
group of huts or a number of large
and small tents.
The personnel of n hospital which
is fully organized and waiting to be
sent to France includes "a physicians
and surgeons, nearly all of whom are
now On active duty at environments
or hospitals in preparation for their
future work. The nurses number IS,
all having passed rigid examinations.
There are 6 women stenographers and
bookkeepers. Of the 1853 enlisted
men, IS are orderlies or male nurses,
and the remaining 88 are clerks, book
keepers, mechanics, and skilled la
borers. The base hospital is a little
world in itself and must have cooks,
butchers, bakers, carpenters, engin-
GERS, etc.
The equipment for this one unit
cost $4,000.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-01-11

demands for seed grain. The Guam
station is distributing large quanti-
ties of seeds and plants for cultiva-
ton by the natives, and Hawaii has
materially increased it's production of
food crops.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-01-11
Only Two Per Cent of Men Called ia
C0lors Seek N0~nhazard0us

When men called under the select
~ive-service law reach the canton.
ments they are given, so far as prac-
ticable, their choices of army service.
Infantry is most often preferred, ar
tillery comes second, engineer divis-
ions are third in popularity, and
quartermasters work fourth.
Investigations so far made by the
committee on classifications of per-
sonnet in the army, which has the
matter in charge, prove that only 2
per cent of the men attempt to Sc
cure n~onhazardous positions.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-01-11
Feed Business Now Under Control of
Food Administration.

Forms Of regulations necessary to
govern the proper marketing and
handling of animal and poultry feed
ire now being prepared by the food
administration.
As in the case of industries deal
ing in stable foods for human con-
sumption federal supervision of feeds
will take the form of a licensing sys-
tenn. Information contained in re-
ports enable the food administration
to detect boarding, excessive profits,
and to know the exact amount and
location of feeds in the country.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-01-11

$500 Inspectors Work to Protect the
Meat Supply for Soldiers
and Sailors.
All meats and meat products for
the army and navy are obtained only
from inspected establishments and
bear the government stamp inspected
and passed." This stamp means that
every step in the process of preparing
the meat has been under the constant
supervision of trained inspectors. At
the camps all products are reinspected
and laboratory analyses made to show
that the foods have not been made
injurious by tampering.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-01-11
"Smileage" Book Coupons Enable
Soldiers to See High-Grade
Productions

Productions.
The sale of "Smileage" Books to be
presented to men at army camps and
cantonments, is being arranged by a
subcommittee of the war department
commission on training camp activi-
ties. At each Of the 16 National army
environments a .theater has been erect
ed which seats 5000 men. Marc
Klaw of Klaw & Erlanger, a member
of the commission, has arranged for
four companies of the brightest The
atrical stars to play Cheating Cheat
ers," "Inside the Lines" "Turn to the
Right" and "Here Comes the Bride
all tremendous successes last year
in New York. He has also planned
to have four companies of the high
est-grade vaudeville performers play
at these theaters.
At National Guard camps large
chautauqua tents, with seating capa-
city of from 1900 to 1000, have been
put up, and first-class vaudeville is
being presented.
The expense of operating this cir
cult Of Ga theaters is met by admis-
sion charges which run from 10 cents
to 25 cents.
"Smileage" books contain 20 or 100
scent coupons, which may be pur-
chased by anyone for 81 or IS, respec-
lively, and sent to a soldier friend at
the camp. The coupons will be ex-
changed at the box office for admis-
sion tickets. Sending a man a
"Smileage" book is equivalent to CIV
ing him passes to from 10 to so per-
formances of various kinds.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-01-11

Secretary of the Interior Reviews
Development of the Science of War.
Included in the recent annual report
of Secretary Franklin K. Lane is the
following:
"When the Bureau of Mines was
created by congress five years ago it
was hardly to have been imagined that
the methods used for the saving of
life in the coal mines of the United
States would become of vital use in
the problem of saving lives and de-
stroying lives in a world war; yet
this is just what has happened.
"The soldiers kit, which was so
simples a thing in other wars, has had
to be increased by a gas mask not
unlike the helmet of a deep sea diver,
with a box of chemicals adapted for
offsetting the effects of the various
kinds of gas the enemy is known to
use.
"When we came into the war we
found ourselves prepared with the
knowledge, the machinery, and the
men to promptly meet the need of gas
masks in great quantity and of a su-
perior type. Thus the men who had
been on this work of meeting the
gases compounded in natures labor
atory were found to have a reserve
of knowledge as to what gases will
kill and what will choke and what will
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-01-11

Am Advertiser
BORN AMID H CLOUDS in the radiant colors of
the Rainbow, | received my Baptism in the First
Announcement" proclaiming that the Earth would
never again be destroyed by a flood, and l am still seen
today through the suns mist after the shower.
In the confusion of events that have followed
through the ages, / became lost in the Wilderness of
lime, until one day I discovered the Island of Opportu-
nifty and was welcomed thereon by Enterprise, who
recognized me and Immediately christened me "Adver-
tlsing.'
My early catechism was taught on the knee of En-
terprise who insisted that l make good in the world
before | should receive proper recognition and associ-
ate a with with, the ; ma many kindred lei elements. and 50 struggled
ness, and we three formed a partnership and made
"Productlveness" our grade.
My merit and worth, readily produced in many
channels and soon | became sought far and wide. until
today | am the absolute and necessary function of the
successful and properly conducted business institution.
and, thoroughly, modernized I lead the way for those
Hence l must admit that l really was created in
the very early days of the earth's existence, but manv
centur1es after receiving my proper education, I stand
as the light IN the wisdom of commercial and business
research and without me the linotype and the press
would cease to vibrate, for l distribute the Drawn to
accomplish their purposes.
Nations heed my pleadings, countless multitudes
listen to my daily story, for I breathe life into the
pulslng powers of the great machinery that aids to
keep alive my outer being-The Newspaper.
l., ! herald no message of adversely but proclaim only
~ the tldlngs of plenty and abundance, aiding in the
fortunes OF those whose confidence I enjoy.
| am the counselor of those who seek advance
ment, wealth, success; 1 am the mouthpiece of the
banker, the broker, the merchant, the housewife. the
farmer, school, doctor, lawyer; even politicians seek
me when others fail.
am the b~enefactor of Capital, the friend of La
Dor, TOR carry the same message to both, regardless
of conditions.
l am mighty, sought for my power, alone in my
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tors who sell my wares.
lam the message appealing to all classes, king and
peasant, rich and poor, men and women, and even little
children seek comfort, maintenance and life through
my good advice and influences.
l know no religion-my creed is productiveness
my Bible, the "Rate Card" upon it my subjects
swear allegiance-it is "The Newspapers Badge of
Honor" for it knows no discrimination, it t%olerates no
concessions.
I am the constructor of successful business enter
prise, the aid to Progress-the channel to Advance
ment in commercial pursuits, and I stand for Truth
in statement and Honesty in transaction through me
business adversely is overcome, for I am the very
foundation of modern business ideals.
Ny. responsibilities are enormous, for I am the
great big %throbbing heart of the Newspaper
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-01-11

Postmaster General Inaugurates Gen.
sorship of International Mail.
A censor's label on an envelope does
not imply that the writer or the ad-
dressee is under suspicion, but that
it's examination is thought necessary
in safeguarding the governments in
terests.
Under authority Of the trading
with-the-enemy act censorship of in
ternational mail has been established
by the postmaster general. The work
will be conducted at New York, the
Canal Zone, Porto Rico and other
places where it may be necessary.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-01-11
Letters and Parcels for Lonesome
Soldier Come in Hundreds.

Letters ana faTCelS IOr Lonesome
Soldier Come in Hundreds.
The postoffice department is tell
ing of a man at a cantonment regard
ing whom that story was circulated
that he was lonesome and had never
received a letter since arrival in camp.
Then came the deluge.
In n mail he received 1900 let
tiers, 10 special delivery letters and
parcels, and 81 ordinary parcels. In
vestigation showed he could neither
read nor write. He was found eur
rounded by several other soldiers who
were helping him with his mail.
'Lightless nights" are planned by
the fuel administration as an addi-
tional measure for saving coal.
The number of men now being serv-
ed by American Red Cross canteens
in France is more than $4,000 a day.
Gasoline production in the United
States has increased from $4,000, 600
to 70,000,000 barrels a year since
1914.
Discarded civilian clothing of Ma
tional Army soldiers will be shipped
to Belgium for relief of sufferers
there.
There has been a heavy slump in
the demand for grapefruit since pow
dered sugar for ~sweetening is often
understandable.
Total acceptance of recruits for the
army December 13 numbered more
than ID, 30O-the largest number &C.
cepted in one day in the history of the
country.
More than so night classes have
been established to train radio anG
buzzer operators for the United States
army, with an enrolment of about
5000 men.
Proposals to save coal by closing
schools in northern and central state:
during January and February have
not been met with favor by the fue.
administration.
According to new regulations il
England, women's shoes must no
have uppers of leather exceeding
inches, o of any other material ex
ceeding 8 inches in height.
Cantonments throughout the coun
try are being searched to secure al
colored men with technical training
now in service for the formation O.
an artillery regiment at Camp Meade
Md.
Within IL hours after receiving
news of the Halifax disaster the wo
mans committee of the Council O
National Defense had equipped a re
lief steamer and started it to tn
scene of the disaster.
The war has called back into ser
vice nearly 500 retired officers of tn,
navy and 1873 former officers who re
signed to enter civil life, including 2:
rear admirals, 10 cimmodores, and g.
captains.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-12
-HECP-WANrED-MALE

EXPERIENCED CREW MANAGER
And solicitors, men or women to dis
tribute an article that theb uainess
and professional man or woman must
buy. u. s. demands II from them. See
Mr.. J. /. Ravens. from to .. m. ana
I to S p. m. at 1925 Main Str.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-12
LOST AND FOUND
NOTICE

NOTICE
The lady who picked up pock-
etbook in front of Prices Sat-
urday night is known and the
lady to whom she offered the
pocketbook has found the own
er and asks her to leave pock-
etbook at Palladium as she
promised.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-12
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING INDIE,
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 81,

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 81
BOOKKEEPERS Desks. typewriter
desks. Bartel & Robe, 921 Main.
SHOW CASE-1O-ft., suitable for suits,
dresses, etc. Also second hand office
furniture for sale Starr Furniture
Co. Gil Main.
FURNITURE-House for sale. 7O9
S. B. Phone 2372.
STEAM COOKER-Ideal. for sale; also
black walnut extension table 1923
North IA st. Phone 2093.
OFFICE CHAIRS-And stools. Bartel
& Robe. 92l Main.
GAS RANGE-For sale. 623 North l3
street.
LADIES' SPRING COAT-For sale 1o1
s. 9Th.
TYPEWRITER-Un No. 4, &
gasoline engine. for sale. 210 So. 10th
Phone 4097.
IRON BED--Nattress and springs. Call
All South 18th.
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Classified Advertising Index
APPLIED For.l

Dr.
In oumns "
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-12
GOOD OFFICE boy wanted.
National Automatic Tool Co.

WE are Offering steady employment to
men between the ages Of IS and As
for government work and regular
commercial lines. Our factory oper-
ates six days per week. eight hours
per dav on three shifts. Piece work
erA after learning the work, which
takes from one to two weeks. are able
to earn from - to IS per day and
better. We have Housing Depart
ment which will assist our applicants
in securing rooms at the lowest rates.
We also need a large number OF
girls, ages 81 to 35 for steady, profit
able factory employment. Apply in
person or communicate with Factory
Employment Office. THE GOODYEAR
TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Akron,
Ohio.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-12
;LA,.FiEo ADVERTISING INDEX

Acotess welding ..s...........3 IS
Ages and Oalssmsn Vented. ~
Indictments ..... ~
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-12

PRINTED-Wanted. Have steady job
at good wages for sober, competent
married printer-pressman. Telephone
telegraph or call Democrat Eaton, O.
DAY FIREMAN--Wanted Lemons
Greenhouse. east Of city.
MEN Wanted, to work on platform
Pennsylvania station. Steady work:
good pay. Adams Express Co, "A NO
9th St.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-05-01
Trtit YrtHe idr geras: Mituoe ben |. Wai 1918.

tiat Ell leioer oen unerletliden Ser
lult oes 9edenge1laloes, oarltenet1S
Die Glprie oes Banners Der Soos
rtni ser giao Sooerini=gerti III
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taft aeblieben lit.
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aab ibneu Shub I'M 3iden. 2eioz
lid eehor9en itanoen lie 10, perirrten
uno perfolgten Wenidenfinoerll
eleid).
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peitld)enoen 8inoe fait lua9red)t onrd)
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8as @efibl pom @eiunobeit er.
mirbt man iid inir onrf ararfbeit
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Entered at the Post Office, at San
Antonio, Tex, as End class matter.
MittmDdB, ben 1, Mai, 1918.

gie u0reie SreBe fir Segas" bat bon
aaen oeutjh : tegnnii6en 3eituneen DIE
Qr0bte Mhonnentenanh1.
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ARTESIAN BELT X. X,
CT. & G. N. Dep0t)

aae Sprten ppm 9rnd Arbeiieu,
ipie Siidjer, ,SoIncrs," Sricfboser n
Spurerts, Sarten, Girenlare. 0inlasrn,
acn niiu., in Scntid) unn @nsitfdI, nett
ousaefiibrt. Stansarb Ertnttng
Gpmpan IN, 9iadipIser INN gStiipn.
Sdsmesmanm Grintins Company, 2ob
Geparrs Ctr. GeI. Or. 1924.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES
8ictpria Tipiiip OH.

NntunftA
$40. 301-sGalid bon 0ouitpn,
Bort 2opnea, Sietoria nno
guern ..... ahelios 1903
4biabrt-
SO. 302-Sdqlid) nad) @uero. Sic@
toria. Bort 2nuaca mo
Souifpn nbetb3 SIS
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES
eoauptlintc) tGslidp.

Nntunft-
SO. 101-Snnjet 9imiteb bon Neip
Orleans morgens 4:40
SO. 3-8on Sci 9tio. BORN. 1880
go. 102-Suniet 2u1iteo BON San
Srailciscp. mor9eus 1888
SO. 7-Sait @ail BON Aeiu Or
leans ........ morgens 1920
SO. 8-@un 9eI Hio BORN. 11:15
SO. 9-Suniet @rprek pon 9teiu
Orleans ........ obenos 6:35
SO. 10-Sunfet @rpreR bon Gan
Hrnncisco. eagle Sns mo
Merico .. abeuos $3.50
No. 229-gSon Gnale SoB. mora's 1880
(Shlofpaeen,)
Abfahrt-
SO. fO1-5nniet2imites mad San
Sraucisep. nroraens 4:50
SO. 102-Snniet2imiteo nah Neip
Orleans mpraens 400
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N FEE Il. & G.. N. Depot

o1A4NA61 liz NJ. ". DSPOt(
Mnfnnft-
IMo. 7-@om Norben BORN. 1925
So. 1-Tom Noroen . noenbs 9.45
Mbfabrt-
So. 2-g,ad oen1 0orben BORN. 500
SO. 6-gfuh Dem 9or0en a6eos. Sis
M. X. & T.
$50. Boon IorOSSeras porm. 7:30
Mo. 25-g&atp Slher" Dorm, 1870
SO. Soon &aeo unD Nnitin
...... nndmittags 4:43
go. 29-raaDt 9imiteo" dbenbs 1850
go. 1--.Eeras Gpeeial" abenos $50
80. Rad auitin mo @aeo
go. 2-~aerag gpecial" BORN. 500
60 so.-a ad4. sim sIhsl. na n6r@ q 1000
Souis II. @anias Gin abos. 900
go. 90 Nnh GornSeras nad1fs 1000
S. A. & A. p.
$50. 11--Nad Corpus @briiti.
Souiton lulo Wacn PORN. 9.25
go. 15-AadJ HeneDp ..lIahm. 1.25
go. t3-giad Corpus Gbriiti lmo
Qoulfon ........ abenps 1880
SO. 40-Andl aerrpiue, MIR an
Sonltageu .... morgens 7:45
SO. 42-Mab GantpS% tanIep, nnr
an SonntageM mprgens 100
SO. 44-Nadb Camps tmlet. MIR
an 5onntaaen, uad}m. 4:3o
SO. 46-9sa6 Campo tanleb. MIR
5pnrabenos morgens S:l5
on. 10 OK r<-xC4o.Tat, rnr
5onnnbenbs. uadlni. 1920
$50. 60-Nah Camps tnnIep, tag
lih n~ilsgenomHten Gonna
benos Il. 5orutaas PORN s:p
SO. t62-ytah Camp StaIlep taas
lid nussenommen 0oilnas
benos Ii. Sonntags llnG)rt. 2:30
SO. 64-Nnh aerrbille. tdgiidI,
nadlmitfags 4:50
SO. 156-ginh &errpile. aemiihs
ter 3ng, tdgIirh. allsgenoms
men SonHtdas. moraens 1880
Mnfnnft@
SO. 12-gon aiiifenprten Aarhnl, 200
$50. f6-Son aeneob .abenos 1906
go. 14-gon 0ouitpn nuo Sit
ltellurten 1900. morgelts 5:5o
SO. 41-gon aerrniIe. MIR an
Sonntagen $3.50. aber0s GAO
SO. 43 Son GantpS tdnlep, mn
Sonntaas BORN. 9.45
$40. 45-9spn Camp Stanlep. mr.
Gonntaas, 1900. dbenos 1920
SO. 47-8on Camp Stanlep. MIR
gonnabenos' nadlm. $50
SO. 49-Non Camp Stanlsn. MIR
Sonnabeno abeios 6.t5
Mo. t6f-@m Camp StanIen. tag
Iif. ausaenommen Sonna-
benos IL. 9onntaas, PORN. Has
go. 63A@ Bon Camp Sianlen. tda@
lih. ausgenommen Sonnns
benos II. Sonntaos. abenbs els
$50. Go Bon aerrpiIe. tdalidl.
obenos 9:15
SO. 155-8on aerrpiIe, aemifdJter
3ua. tdalih. alsaenomnea
Gorntaos, ..s abenbs $3.50
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MaiI mad Del @io,
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.. n, L. ". W. os As DCPSet
Nntnnit-
go. 2-0on Corpus Gbrilti nnn
8~ropnsnileS @egero abs 500
SO. 4-@nn Corpus gbriifi nno
S~rpfpnspiIes @eeeno BORN. 6:45
SO. 6-Yon garriso Springs Ii.
grbifnl Gitb.. .nbenns $40
Nbfnbrt
Hr. 1-Ndh Corpus Ghriifi uno
Brownsville @egen0 bonn. 10:45
go. 3-Hoh Corpus ghriiti unb
Brownsville s@eaeno abes 1O:45
(Shlafpngcn.)
20. 5-Nnh Grpitaf 9Th uno
gorrizp SPRING. BORN. 1o.45
ARTESIAN BELT r. r.
CT. & G. N. DepOt)
Anfimft-
SO. 202-gon Ghriitine. .nadm- 4:45
gbfabrt-
SO. 201-Nnh ghriitine. BORN. 500
The public ledger., 1918-10-28
SEEKS TO DEVELOP DOMESTIC
SOURCES OF POTASH

Washington, d. c., October 24-At
a conference on the American potash
situation, held October Is in the Of
flee of William Wallace Mein, Assist
ant to the Secretary of Agriculture, in
charge of fertilizer control, 1t was
stated that the view of the Depart
ment of Agriculture is that the Gov
ernment should do all that is possible
to encourage the production or potash
from the cheapest sources in this
country in order to enable farmers to
obtain 1t at a low price, because for
eign supplies are now unavailable.
Some of the domestic sources of
potash that may be further developed
are blast furnaces, from the fumes of
which potashbearing materials may
be preciptated; cement mills, green
sand, certain shales, the brine of some
lakes, mostly in Nebraska, and the
gfiiant seaweed (kelp) of the Paci-
fic Coast.
The domestic production of potash
for the coming year is expected to be
about 10000 tons, much more than the
previous year, but still only about
one-fourth of the annual pre-war con-
sumption, according to A. w. Stockett
of the Bureau of Mines.
Representatives of the Bureau of
Plant Industry of the Department of
Agriculture pointed out that certain
crops in the East are showing unmis
taxable signs of potash hunger" and
the general agreement at the meeting
was that farmers should be informed
of facts bearing on the value of pot
ash for crop production and that all
efforts should be made to supply the
farmers demand.
The purpose of the meeting was to
promote free discussion among the
different interests involved in con-
nection with the potash situation. r.
c. Warriner, special assistant in fer
tiliZer control, presided. Others who
took part in the conference were:
Charles II. Mcdowell, of the War In
dustries Board: DR.. Oswald Schrein-
, er, W. A. Orton and II. A. Edison, of
the Bureau of Plant Industry; DR.. A.
C. True, Bradford Knapp, and c. B.
Smith, of the State Relations Service;
F. H. Brown, A. r. MerZ, and j. w.
Turrentine, of the Bureau of Sofia; A.
w. Stockett, of the Bureau of Mines;
w. d. Huntington, of the Dawson
Chemical Company, and Frederick
Rayfield, of Swift & Company, repre-
senting the Nebraska potash pro-
ducers, and e. A. Goldenweiser, statis-
tician in fertilizer control.