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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-12-05
Poultry Shows.

More than $4,000 eggs were
produced on the poultry farm of
the University of Missouri Col
lege of Agriculture in the last
year, Reckoning the entire
flock, the average per hen is a
bout $50 eggs. This doesn't
sound so prolific when you recall
stories Of 200-egg hens and bet
ter, yet $50 eggs a year is near
ly twice the production in the
average farm flock and ninety
eggs more than the average for
the United States according to
the last census. If it were not
for the fact that a certain pro-
portion of the flock is kept for
experimental work and that
some uncommon varieties are
kept for student Judging work.
the flock average would proba-
bly, run close to 100 eggs.
The strain of Single Comb
White Leghorns on the Univer-
sity farm is one of the best in
the United States. The produc-
ton Of these birds is excelled
at one experiment station only.
This is at Oregon where Prof.
James Dryden has developed an
exceptionally high producing
strain. During this past year
ten percent of the University
Leghorns have produced two
hundred eggs or more. One in
dividual registered 226 eggs. An
other has laid 225 to date and
has until Dec. Is to complete
her pullet year. One pen of
eighty White Leghorns has av-
eraged more than ITO eggs a.
piece.
Perhaps the most remarkable
production ever recorded on the
University farm is that of this
present seasons Leghorn pullets.
From August l until November
Is a flock of eighty March and
April Matched pullets has aver
aged 48 eggs apiece. One indi-
vidual, has produced 70 eggs in
this period. One pullet began
laying on July a at the age of
4 months and seven days, which
is a record for early maturity.
The high producing strain of
Leghorns on the University
farm is the result of nine years
constant selection and breeding
by Prof. H. L. Kempster, chair
man of the poultry department.
Prof. Kempster believes that
his birds have reached a point
in high egg production where a
number of different lines can be
established and that production
next year will be higher than
ever before.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-12-05

Nothing could equal ''The
New Edison" for a Real Christ
mas Gift for every member of
the family. See the various
models and hear 'SThis PhOno-
graph With a SOUP in our Daily
Concerts in our Edison hall. We
have a large supply of the new
records for the New Edison.
They make a very acceptable
Christmas Gift for your friends.
Hoefer & Meinershagen. Hig-
ginsville, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-12-05
A Christmas Present for Father

Instead Of buying things for
father which he doesn't need.
the children might club their
srendings and make him a real
Christmas present-a ticket to
Columbia for Farmers Week at
the University of Missouri Col
'ge of Agriculture January 49,
%, with all expenses paid. And
the suggestion is good also in
buying for mother.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-12-05

Try a sack Of "FanchOn Fo
every sack guaranteed. Win
en-.
Queen of Pantry Soft w,
Flour. 1t gives satisfacB
Warder & Connor.
tanchon Flour is the best
home baking. WilcOxOn.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-12-05
Victory Bonds.

l will purchase your Liberty
Bonds. Bring in your partially
paid up Bonds.
12-4-lw. Vince f. Oven.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-12-05

For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
D :sp. H. ! .' Of GHRZzzT

Mr.. and Mrs. John Eggleston,
and Mrs. Young Ewing and son,
Zoe, left yesterday morning for
California, where they will spend
the winter.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-12-05

Just received a car of real Kan.
sas "FanchOn'' Flour. WilcOxon.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-12-05

Use "FanchOn Flour. Wilcox
on.
Just received a shipment of
Fresh Oysters at the VICTORY
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-09-12

Am. Hide & Leather company, be-
fore 1916, was satisfied with profit
of 1884, 1893 year. In 1918 it cleared
So, 4O8, 199. The Brown Shoe COM
pany, one of the largest makers OF
Shoes, jumped it's profits from $1io'-
463 in 1916. to 81 1885, 1885. The Cen
trail Leather company went IRON
$3,472, 8O4 to $6,476.434.
Ice high?
The American Ice company IN
creased its net profit so per cent
How about fuel? They say coal
prices will be higher this winter.
Profits Profits
Coal Concerns Before 1916 For 1918
Pittsburgh Coal
Co. .$2,047,S96 $7,167,374
Vir, Iron & Coal (Defcit) 7,167,374
Colo. Fuel & Iron 1,596,Osl 2,7S2,o46
And one oil concern. the Texas COM
pany, increased it's net profits, from
Sc, S56, 667 to $20,640,991. And the
group of Standard Oil companies
nearly doubled their already large
profits.
Iron and steel are basic price max
ers. Building and many manufactur'
ing operations go up and down with
steel.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-09-12
SAND THROWS CAR IN DITCH;
COUPLE ESCAPE INJURIES

Froid Tribune: Einor Bergstrom
and Olga Benson of McCabe met~with
an automobile mishap Tuesday while
returning from Mondak which for
tunately resulted in little or no dam
age to the car or any injury to them
selves. The accident happened on
the grade at Lakeside while giving
half of the road to an approaching
car. In giving the other car a little
better than half the road Mr.. Berg
strom's Buick hit the loose sand, skid
ded into the ditch and turned over.
Fortunately neither one of the occu-
pants were injured and were able
to crawl out of the car without any
trouble. The Buick, which was not
damaged to amount to anything, was
soon righted and proceeded on its
way to McCabe.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-09-12
SOON TO
MAKE ARMOR AND
HEAVY FORGINGS

Washington, d. c., August 80, 1919
The new naval ordnance plant at
South Charleston, w. Va, is now
about to begin the manufacture OF
amor plate, and forgings for guns
of large caliber, entirely new lines
of work for Government plants. The
South Charleston pl ant is a $19,000,-
900 enterprise occupying more than
200 acres Of land. 1t will be ready
Tor making armor and heavy forgings
as soon as the assembling Of the ne
cc:;sary working force can. be COM
plcted, Disturbed labor conditions in
cident to the war have been respon-
sible for delay in getting the work
started. The new plant is equipped
with every modern appliance for the
manufacture Of it's specialitics, and
will turn out annually $4,000 tons OF
amor plate, guns, projcctiles, and
miscellaneous ordnance forgjngs.
: Engineers, mcallurgists, and mill
and machine shop men will be inter-
:-t,d IN the positions which arc to be
itl; in the supervisory and Subortlin-
ate forces. The United States Civil
Service Commission has announced
&c. this plant tho need Of a supcrln-
.rnttcnt OF melting shops at $1,000 d
year, superintendent OF forge shops
at five thousand dollars year, fore
men of heat treatment of atmor plate
at from $40 to $14.4O 4 day, foremcr
oi' heat treatment Of large guns al
from SIS to $l2.3G Il day, foremen OF
l4,u0O-ton presses for arlnor anC
.arSe CALDER guns at from $l1.Sl te
S!J.2S day, forcmon OF small guns
at SIS a day, and iolcmcn of hca
treatment Of projcctlles at SIS da.
Applicants for these positions will no
be given scholastic tests in an exam
nation room but will be rated or
their training and experienced
weighted at 800, and their physica
ability, weighted at 1917. Detailct
Information and application blanks
may be obtained from the United
States Civil Service Commission
Washington, ID. c.. or from the sec
'cta"y Ct ,ho local board Of civil ser
ice examiners at the postotlicc 0
customhousc in any Of 5000 cities
lourncyman Workmcn and hel per
should apply direct to the labo
board at the South Charleston plant
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-09-12
Profits Profits
Before 1918 In 1918

Profits Profits
Iron and Steel Before 1918 In 1918
Am. Car & Found
~ Co. ...-.>.......$s.4e7,5s3 $1l,2sl.742
bethlehem Steel 3,075,10 100000
Crucible Steel, Co. 3,6zS,467 13.812,12s
Lackawana Steel 1,282,500 8,348,s54
U S Steel Corp 63,583,777 >125,3ls,36s
How about clothing prices? High?
A Cleveland (Ohio) concern, max
ing mems clothing, q .vertises its
stock for sale with this statement:
"The minimum capacity Of our
plant will be 600 new suits week,
or $1,000 suits a year, at an average
profit of IS suit (Which is a small
profit compared to what the real pro.
fits are) will net $156,OO0, which will
enable the company to pay a dividend
of ii per cent upon it's preferred
stock and enormous dividends upon
it's common stock. These profits are
made in the clothing industry"
1t is these IA per cent dividends"
on preferred stock and the ~"enorm-
Gus" dividends on common stock which
made the profits in the clothing
business so difficult for the average
man to purchase new suit of clothes.
!-Cappers Weekly, August 16.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-09-12
HERE IS A PROFIT COMPARE
son THAT MAKES MIGHTY
INTERESTING READING

The American people are in much
the same position as the man who
knows he has been robbed of a lot
of money but does not know exactly
how much he lost or who got away
with the swag.
Swag in this instance, may be
translated, enormous profits"
Take food, to begin with:
Profits Last Year
Profits Profits
Food Concerns Before 1916 Last Year
Armours & Co. $4,764,632 $15,247,S33S
Morris & Co.,. 1,588,799 4,217,S59
Swift & Co...... 7,879,167 21,15G,277
United Fruit Co. 4,978,O43 14O94,047
Corn Products
Ref. Co. .-...- 2,016,781 8,625, 401
Cuban-Am. Sugar
Co. ...........-: 4o9.ess 4,277,2o2
Am. Sugar Ref.
Co. .....:........... 5.751,6sS s,434,375
And profits are even higher in
1919!
Is your shoe bill too high?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-09-12
KEEP ON SMILIN'

What's the use to cuss Montana
Cause we've had it kinda dry?
Just you stick, you'll come out Win
ner,
And you'll find it's worth the try.
Don't you whine and be gutter
Even tho the outlook's blue;
Place your bets on old Montana
An she'll shore!v ou'! yol through.
What if crops are mostly failures
An it's lean days for your purse,
Bow your neck and buckle to it,
Travel further!-you'll fare worse.
Always night is at it's darkest
Just before the day is born.
Strick right with the good old wagon,
Keep on smilin' toot your horn.
G. D.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-09-12
Homestead Farmer
Raises Fin> Corn
Also Raises Fine Crop of Bart
Wheat-Says the New Wheat Is
Just the Thing for This Country.

Mr.. Ole Overland, prominent farm
er of Homestead, wa" in the county
seat yesterday for the purpose of en-
tering some Of the products of his
farm in the state fair exhibit, but
he found Mr.. Olson gone, so he ex-
pressed his exhibits to that gentle
man at Helena.
Mr.. Overland is very progressive
farmer and is studying the farming
conditions Of the country all Of the
time.
This Year he planted Is acres OF
Western Dent corn which has ripened
and which produced about rs bushels
to the acre, besides a large quantity
OF fodder which he will feed to his
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-09-12
WE'LL LIKED POPL AR MAN
DIES UNEXPECTEDLY

Poplar Standards: Poplar received
a distinct shock yesterday when word
came here that Seth Fate, one Of the
we'll liked men about town, had died
unexpectedly at Graccville, MINI. The
brief telegram only stated that death
was sudden. Some three weeks ago
Fate went to this Minnesota town to
have an operation for rupture.
The operation was apparently a
success for in letter received by his
wife Sunday he spoke of feeling fine
and thought that the would be able
to come home shortly.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-09-12

cattle this winter. Mr.. Overland as
scrts that corn will solve the rough
age problem in this country if the
farmers will only tackle corn in earn
est.
This same gentleman about three
years ago sent for bushel of Early
Bart wheat and planted it. The first
year 1917, he got % bushels per
acre, in 1913, he seeded quite a piece
into this grain and harvested 10
bushels per acre, and this year he
planted 26 acres and with only one
rain which was accompanied by hail
he secured 27O bushels or about 10
bushels to the acre and that is all
the grain that he harvested: Mr..
Overland says that the Early Fart is
80 days earlier than Marquis, and a
better yielder and is a great drought
:'csister.
The above gentleman informs the
Producers News that he will sell
some of this seed wheat for So per
bushel if taken before November LIST.
He has a lot of fine corn seed, west
crn dent, raised this year that can
be secured for SIS per bushel.
Mr.. Overland always gets num-
rcr of prizes at the State Fair and it
is likely he will score several blue
ribbons this season.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-09-12
WHEAT CASE UN-
SOLVED BY new
y GRADE ORDERS
Hostile Interests Control Enforcement
League Program Needed.

St. Paul, Minn.-Orders issued by
Director Barnes Of the United States
Grain corporation are an acknowledge
ment of the justice of grading wheat
according to milling value rather than
a permanent solution Of the farmers
wheat marketing problem.
Administration of the orders is in
the hands OF interests naturally hos
tile to the farmer. And with such
power the local elevators and the
milling combine will probably be
able to prevent the orders from be-
ing any loss to themselves.
Evidently the grain corporation will
use it's protective power only when
the wheat prices fall below the guar
anteed minimum. Wheat, however,
is now worth much more than the
minimum. No. l dark northern is
selling on the Minneapolis market as
high as $2.55. Lower-gradc wheat
should be selling below this in pro-
portion to the relative prices estab-
:shcd by the grain administrator.
COMBINE CONTROLS ENFORCE
MENT
Market prices, however, appear to
Indicate that the damaged wheat is
selling a great deal below these fig
ures. In other words, the grain in
tcrests are not carrying out the spir-
it Of the orders and are still pricing
this wheat below what Il is worth in
milling.
If the new regulations are to be en-
forced only when No. l dark north
em reaches the minimum, they mean
little, for the natural price Of wheat
is far above this minimum, which wa;
below cost of production when it was
FIST set in September, 1917.
Only control of the market ma
chincry, that is, elevators, mills and
other marketing facilities, such as
the Nonpartisan league farmers pro-
pose, will solve the wheat problem.
Those who control the marketing
from the farmers wagon to the con-
sumption OF bread are able to dc
about as they wish with any mere
aw, regulation or official proclama-
ton.
EVIDENCE OF TRUST POWER
| How concentrated is the power Of
the milling combine is shown by the
| fact that the different mills can main
) tain one set of prices for the Ameri
can public and another set much low
; Ell for export purposes. Mills arc now
| refusing to sell to the grain corpor
alton at export prices because Direc
tor Barnes Of the grain corporatio,
| offered to sell some of this "cEseap'
} flour in the domestic market.
5 They likewise can maintain higi
prices in the Northwest and othc
. big milling centcrs, and sell the sam
t -four cheaper at distant points With,
| United States.
l The new orders mean that the or
, ganized farmers have won recogni
| ton of an important principle. Thu
! next steps are to get the machiner.
S for carrying it out.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-09-12
WeS.::: IS II. J. i: !:
You will los,

When you cons;>*rr < :.:aat T.: t.:
growth Of our b ii:1es, &C.
ponds upon the kim: IF tires We
sell and the service we rendez,
you realize that Ii.ller Tires
must be exceptional or we
would not feature them Is
We do.
They a**e. They ( ~ -cr.= g.
tance r,:...lers $3.50" !: - -,
form vvCr.z.r2cA t., :, 49,
ship stant: ar:,. &c =. ;-,-.. 49,.
less per mile, :1@-:e -. 80 -,
Geayed-t o.ff;s-Ecx..t!.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-09-12
]. C., HUGHART SWAPS
FARMS WITH DAGMAR FARMER

Froid Tribune: J. c. Hughart closed
a deal Thursday with James Marten-
en- of Dagmar wherein an exchange
of farms was made between the two,
Mr.. Hughart turning in his 800 acre
farm southwest of Froid for a like
number of acres with suitable build
ings in the Dagmar country.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-09-12
SCODEI FLOUF MILL
REOPENS FOR BUSINESS

Scobey Sentinel: The Smith-Tyner
mill, which has been closed for the
rast three weeks in order to enable
the management to make repairs and
improvements re-opened Wednesday
for an all winter rum
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-09-12
J YIN CITY IN
T'ERESTS ORDER
CONTRIBUTIONS
Levy Based on Finances Made for
American Committee.
(By Harvey Fawcett)

(By Harvey Fawcett)
st. Paul, Minn.-How the inside
ring in Minnesota politics, engaged
in fighting all efforts toward progress,
is levying funds on bankers and en-
ployers of labor in general is made
public in a letter written by the
manager of the Minneapolis Clearing
House association to member banks.
To support a new camoutlage Or
ganization known as the American
committee these business men are
told to contribute so much each, &C
cording to their financial standing, in
what amounts to an order from up
stairs.
Few business men in the Twin
Cities would dare to disregard such
an order coming from such sources
even if they were hostile to the pur~
pose of the fund.
The larger employers are asked to
put down not less than $4,000 each.
A POLITE ORDER
In the same manner J. p. Morgan
& Co. told certain banks and bust
ness houses how large their quota OF
Anglo French bonds would be and j
few of them ever thought of daring
to refuse.
The circular letter to the Twin
Cities bankers reads as follows:
"July IA, 1919.
"Niinneapols Clearing House Asso.
citation,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Gentlemen: The American COM
mittec of Minneapolis, Of which Mr..
J. H. Ellison is chairman, has raised
g. fund OF something over 100000
for the purpose Of carrying on a sys-
tematic and intelligent campaign
against the spread of socialism in
this city.
"rhc subscriptions to this fund
have been secured through the cf-
fo.ts o. the finance committee, COM
posed Of Mr.. Joseph Chapman, Mr..
+. A. Chamberlain, Mr.. A. f. Pills
bury and Mr.. John Crosby, and the
Clearing House has pledged $4,000
towards this fund.
"Thc members Of he Clearing
House viii! be responsible for the
amount, though The Clearing House
COMMITTEES is CT the opinion that all
banks in this city which are not men,
= :bcrs Of the association will be will
in5 tc contribute to this cause on a
pro rata basis in proportion to their
assets,
QUOTA ASSIGNED
Il lave been asked, therefore, to
bring the matter to your attention
and the amount apportioned to you:
hank is ......... If YOU believe in
the work which the committee is en-
deavorjng to accomplish, will you
please sign the enclosed pledge and
the committee will call for the funds
at intervals during the year, as they
arc needed. The expenditure of this
fund will be under the close supervi-
sion of the executive committee.
"Yours very truly.
81. S. POMEROY, Manager
OBJECTS OF THE COMMITTEE
The American committee is really
a branch of Wall street organiz;.-
ton engaged in making a new drive
on those who oppose special privilege
under the excuse Of attacking ladi-
cals1n or socialism. 1t aims to ,."S
schools, churches, clubs and any 9th
social organization available for
this purpose.
In Minnesota it's work is especially
directed against organized labor, the
Nonpartisan league and the World
War Veterans. This latter organiza.
ton is attacked because it is COM
posed of returned service men who
look to an alliance with labor and
the farmer for protection of thei1
rights.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-12
STORIES ABOUT STA RS THAT YOU LIKE TO SEE SHINE
WHAT THEY WON'T DO!

No actor loves his art better than Frank Lanning who will be seen with William Desmond in "Bare-Fisted Gala agher." There is nothing he will stop at as is amply illustrated in the above mentioned picture.
 One of the punches of the picture is obtained through a fight between Desmond and LanDing, which takes place alongside a babbling brook. The contestants roll into the water in the course Of the melee. Breaking free from a death grasp about the neck, Desmond gets Lanring's throat in his clutches and pushes his head under the water. Lanning gamely consent ed to keep his head below the water long enough for the camera man to obtain a closeup, which was consid- erably more than a minute. The closeup was filmed without the use of any submarine photographing de- vice, and thereby punch was gained for "Bare-Fisted Gallagher which might have been lost but for Lan- ning's love of his art.
 J. J. Franz. who has directed a number of Jesse D. Hampton suc- cesses, also handled "Bare-F'isted Gallagher The story was written by William Parker, chief of the Hampton scenario forces.
 Many of the outdoor scenes were taken in the San Gabriel Canyon, which adds materially to the scenic value of the production. Brownie Vernon and Jeanette Rankin are the only women in the production.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-12
STAGE TUNNEL EXPLOSION

Ten separate explosions completely destroying a great tunnel and burying n marching army of several hundred men is the somewhat unusual in terior scene that will be taken this week in the studio of the George B. Seitz Productions. Inc, to bring to a conclusion the filming of the forth coming Pathe serial, ''In Secret" starring Pearl White and based on stories by Robert W. Chambers.
 It Ia customary to take such scenes out of doors, but Director Seitz will introduce a studio innovation by mak- ing them entirely in interiors. The effect to be put across is that of the destruction of O tunnel, while an in vading army is passing through.
 Director Ssitz' tunnel will be con- structed fin five sections. each section equipped with explosives and electric wiring SO that half of it will be de- stroyed and be caved in on the march ing men at one time. The arrange ment is such that three separate "shots'' can be taken at once, and three cameras will be at work on each scene. The destruction of half of each tunnel with each explosion will make ten explosions in all. and fifteen different views.
 The tunnel scenes will practically finish the filming of "In Secret"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-12
PLAZA

Four days starting tomorrow night the Plaza Theatre will present Doro- thy Phillips newest master drama Destiny This Is her first offering since the great ''Heart of Humanity with which he set the whole coun- try aflame in enthusiasm. Miss Phil lips is the great emotional actress today and is called "The Bernhardt of the Screen" Destiny is describ- ed as an intense study of human emo tons. which will not disappoint those who have been lead to expect some thing out of the ordinary from this star. IL is in six parts and will be recn in conjunction with a big twelve reel show tomorrow night.
 Coming Monday Is Phil E. Adams new act "The Ow1'' with a nest of beautiful girls. It is n miniature musical comedy satire that has been making for real entertainment ever since it's inception. Althoff Sisters in "Meiody Characteristics" Luckie and Harris in n snappy songologue and others complete the show for the first half of the week.