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M'inniI'ipnn,n'uIunt!EuHp"U, .eed price of S2 bushel, would brir, Kansas $4OO,OOO,OOO. The Decemb report states that the average condi, ion iS 9S per cent.
 Not only is this the largest acr. age of wheat ever sown in q sing state, but it is probably the large s acreage ever devoted to a single graf crop by any state" says the repor
 "The Texas cotton crop is possibi- | .he only state crop that ever excele it in area.
 "The largest acreage is reported ia Eastern and Central counties. Many 'ounties have more than doubled thei acreage, Bourbon county leading witl m increase of 232 per cent"
 The winter wheat acreage in Mis- 'ouri is 4,243,OOO; Oklahoma 8,59O . 100 and Nebraska 5,511 ,OOO. The con Iition in these three states for Dec mebr is given as 100 per cent.
 A campaign for mobilizing a grea lrmy to harvest the 1919 crop is be ng worked out by the Kansas City of ice of A. L. Barkman, assistant to tho irector General of the federal em- oloyment service, in charge of westerr farm labor. Last year the federal em oloyment offices supplied full half o' he 40 900 men used in Kansas anf Oklahoma harvest fields. It is expeca d many thousand more hands will bc needed for the 1919 yield. Women, hildren and business and professional non responded to the Wheat won+ Wait" call and helped gather the bip var crop.
 A. A. Chalker, of the Kansas Citr 0ffice of the employment service, saiI 'abor prospects were encouracinp. Ro. ease of soldiers and sailors is exrect ad to greatly relieve the situation. A Nlan of properly distributing the army If workers has been mapped out. Al ter the Kansas Oklahoma crop ha, Neen garnered the men will move to northern states and later some of hem will % into Canada. Wages ir Naneas and Oklahoma last year rang cd from S4 to s6.5O day with board
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-01-30

TOURS, France Jan., 3O- The American Expeditionary salvage de- partment saved during the past six months over S3 5OO,OOO worth of wa material by recovering, repairing and collecting the previously rejected equipment of the soldiers, according to officers of the Quartermaster' De, partment here.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-01-30

Elaine-E ,gene and pearl oil at J. q. Graef's. If.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-01-30

Evenrud e motors and repair parts J. L. GrI lef's.
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'aSolne a Id distilate al J. L. Ora ef's
 If.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11
Three More States Dry
Maine, Tennessee and Idaho
Ratify Federal Amendment
Total of twenty-five.

Chicago. Jan. S.-While representa-
tives of the distilIers Of the country
were organizing here today for a
finish fight against anti-liquor legis-
lation before the highest court in the
land, the States Of Maine, Tennessee
and Idaho joined the movement for
national prohibition by ratifying the
proposed constitutional amendment.
Twenty-Five states have now ratified
the amendment, Thirty-six States
are required.
In addition to final action in the
three States named the Illinois and
West Virginia senates also voted for
ratification.
Wisconsin. Minnesota, Iowa. Mis-
souri, and other Western States legis-
latures are soon to act on the amend
nent
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11
Small Cotton Crop
Eleven Million Two Hundred
Thousand Running Bales
Production of Country.

Washington, Jan. S.-Final statis-
tics Of the American cotton crop OF
1917. announced today by the census
bureau, placed production at 11,24S,-
242 running bales, equivalent to H.
302,375 bales of 500 pounds each
gross weight, and worth S1,532,690.-
600 to the growers. Production OF
cotton seed amounted to 100000
tons worth s333,55O,oOO. For the
cotton year." ended July 81, 1918,
consumption amounted to $3.50. 4S9
bales, exclusive Of linters; exports
amounted to 4.2SS,42O bales; net in
ports. 317.3S1 bales; stocks on hand
at beginning Of the year, 3,450,1S
bales.
For the entire world the production
of lint cotton destined for factory use
was 17.410.000 and the mill consump-
ton 17.701,OOO bales Of 500 pounds
net weight.
Massachusetts still retains its su-
premacy in cotton manufacturing, the
report announced, with mill con-
during the cotton year of
1,493,113 bales. including linters.
Next in order were North Carolina.
with 1.1S6.314 bales; South Carolina.
with S92.632 bales. and Georgia. with
$685. bales The mill consumption
of these four States alone represents
nearly three-fifthS Of the total for the
country. Since 1912 the annual con-
sumption OF cotton in the cotton
States has amounted to more
than half the total for the United
States The proportion for 1918 was
81 per cent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11

TO GIVE CONGRESS TIME
TO FRAME THIS LAW
Legislation to Prevent Presi-
dent Turning Roads Back
Soon to Be introduced.

Washington, Jan. S.-Logislation to
prevent President Wilson from turn
ing railroads back to private manage
ment in the immediate future Will oe
introduced in congress soon, it WAS
said today, after Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Clark had told
the senate interstate commerce com
mittee that most members OF the
commission believed the president
should be deprived of this power.
Senator Cummins Of Iowa declared
resolution taking from the presi-
dent authority to return the railroads
at will would be presented to con-
gress shortly, as a means Of insur1ng
that congress will have time to con-
sider suitable railroad Legislation be-
fore lines are returned to private
management This might be accom-
plished by amending the railroad con
troll act
Interstate Commerce Commission
ers McChord and Wolley dissent from
the opinion expressed by Commission
er Clark in regard to deprlvlng the
president of his discretionary author
ity. it was stated. In the course OF MS
testimony today Mr.. Clark also eA-
pressed the opinion that private rail
road operation is more efficient and
economical than government man
agement.
A statement by Commissioner Nc
Chord, placed in the record today
sought to defend the commission
against charges that it's refusal to
approve adequate rates had been
mainly responsible for decline OF the
railways credit in recent years. The
statement included tables showing
that between 1891 and 1917 railroads
operating income had trlpieo
amounting in 1917 to s1,069, 9,eo0,O ,O0t
| while average income per mile of line
! had increased from $2.056, to s4,632
iiDividends on dividend-yfeldfng stocl
had, increased from 5.S5 per cent, te
6.7s per cent and the ratio Of in.
come to cost from 3.77 to 5.27 pei
cent.
considered from the viewpoint Of
dividend payments. net income te
asserted cost or surplus accumula-
tions, the railroads were never in SC
prosperous condition" Commis-
sioner McChord said
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11
! Hoover Makes Eestimate 7
Food Supplies Need at
Once.
ALL CENTRAL EUROPE
ON SHORT RATIONS
In Some Countries the People
Have Bread But Are All Suf-
fering for Fats and Milk.

Washington, Jan. AT least J.
o,ooO tons of foodstu:s, costing ap-
nro-iu;ately s350,000,000 delivered,
will be needed to carry through until
the next harvest the populations OF
the districts investigated by the
American staff of the commission on
European relief This estimate was
sent by Herbert Hoover today to the
flood administration in cablegrarn
reviewing the conditions as found IN
Central Europe and the Balkan States
The surveys made by the American
commission, Mr.. Hoover said. d1sclos-
cd that meats, fats and milk are so
short in many regions that the health
OF the people is very much impaired,
mortality among children is appalling
and there is constant menace
! through the threatened spread OF
Rolshevisna, especially in the cities.
The conditions in the various dis
tricts were summarized by Mr.. HOO
yer in his cablegram as follows:
Finland The food is practically ex-
hausted in the cities. While many OF
the peasants have some bread, other
sections are mixing large amounts OF
! straw. They are exhausted of fats,
meats and sugar, and need help TO
prevent renewed rise Of Bolshevisrn.
Baltic States: The food may last
one or two months on much reduced
scale.
Serbia: The town bread ration IS
down to three ounces daily in the
North. In the South the. British are
/ furnishing food to the civil popula-
ton. We are trying to get food IN
from the Adriatic.
Jugo-Slavia: The bread ration ir
many towns is three or four ounces
All classes are short Of fats, milk ane
meat.
Vienna: Except for supplies fur
nished By tt Italians and Swiss, theil
present bread ration Of six g unces PEI
day would disappear. Theya is much
illness from the shortage Of fats, th'
ration being one and one-haR ounce:
ger week. There is no coffee, sugar
or eggs and practically no meat.
Tyrol: The people are being fed by
Swiss charity.
Poland: The peasants probabl,
have enough to get through. The
mortality in cities principally among
children, is appalling for lack Of fats
milk, 1aeat and bread. The situation In
bread will be worse in two months.
I Roumania-The bread supply fol
the entire people is estimated to last
another SO days. They are short OF
fast and milk. The last harvest was
60 per cent. failure.
Bulgaria-The harvest was also a
failure here. There are supplies avail
able for probably two or three
months.
Armenia is already starving.
ho-Sloyakia-There Is large
suffering on account of lack Of fats
and milk They have bread for two
or three months and sugar for six
months.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11
Hospitals in Siberia
Japanese Military Authorities
Organize Charity for Rus
slams.

Toxic. Dec. 20 Correspondence
A semi-official report says that the
japanese military authorities in ST.
IBERIA have established for the purpose
OF rendering medical assistance to the
Russian patients, charity hospitals in
dependent Of military hospitals prop
er, ct nine centers Of population in
Siberia including Vladivostok. Free
medical aid thus given the Russians
has proved highly satisfactory and
many Russians, men and women.
young and aged. are gathering at
these hospitals. Some patients came
from distance of more than 200
verStS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11
Berger and Four Socialists Con-
victed in Judge Lnadis'
Court.
GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY
AND ESPIONAGE
They Were Leaders of Organi-
zation to Defeat Draft Law
and to Hamper War Prepara-
tions.

Chicago, Jan. S.-All of the five So
ctaifst leaders tried for conspiracy to
Violate the espionage law were found
guilty by the jury late this after
aoen in federal court.
The defendants found guilty are:
Eungre Victor l. Berger.
publisher Of the Milwaukee Leader;
Ado,ph Germer, secretary OF the Ma
t!onal Socialist party: William F.
Eraze, editor Of the Young Social
ast:: Irwin, St. John Tucker, writer
AID speaker; ]. Louis Engdahl, editor
OF The American Socialist
The defendants were charged with
conspiracy to violate the espionage
law by delivering speeches and cir
o...iating published articles with the
WS,ful intent to cause INSTRUMENTATION,
dfsloyalty and refusal of duty among
tie naval and military forces Of the
tinted States and with interfering
with the recruiting service and the en-
forcement Of the selective draft law
The convicted men face prison terms
q. from one to 20 years. fine OF
from 81 to $4,000, or both. at dis
cretion of Judge K. NJ Lands, the
trial, Judge, who will fix punishment
later.
Attorneys for the defendants inn
mediately presented a motion for 2
new trial. Judge Landis fixed Januar:'
2a,, as the date when he will hear
arguments on this motion. The nv"
defendants were taken in custody IN
the. court room, but a few minutes
later released on their Id bonds OF
$4,000. each. Seymour Stedman,
chief counsel for the defendants, de-
ctared that the case will be appealed
M The United States court if neces-
sArY TO keep his clients out Of pris-
oh
Hhe jury deliberated five hours and
sgminutes before agreeing on its YER
.dtet. Unusual precautions were taken
III the government to prevent any
aftSreak in the court room, agents
IT the department OF justice searching
every man who entered the room to
listen to the reading Of the verdict.
THE jury halted in its labors for
Aye minutes at 11.45 o'clock out Of
tsspect to the memory of Theodore
Roosevelt Out in the corridor the de-
fshdanfs. their lawyers and friends
were ordered by the bailiffs to re-
move their hats while the city paid
its respects to the former president
With the exception of Berger. who
appeared nervous. the defendants lis
tended to the reading: of the verdict
without sign of emotion.
s Victor l. Berger said 1.-The verdict
IL & surprise to me. was certain that
the jury would acquit US on the case
made out by the government. am
10 more guilty Of this charge than the
Judge on the bench. I have been a
citizen Of this country and stood for
the principles for which I have been
tried for 81 years. Now. if am to be
persecuted for them I shall accept my
fate like a man
Adolph Gerner said: t'The verdict
came as a shock to me because felt
an along that we would be set free.
We are not discouraged, however. and
Will keep the flag of Socialism flying.
The other defendants declined to
make statements.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11
Relax the Blockade
Action to Be Taken to Permit
Shipment of Food to Cen
trail Europe.

Paris, Jan. 9.-Representatives Of
the allied nations here intend to give
immediate consideration to the ques-
ton of mitigating the severity of the
blockade Of the central powers. &C
cording to indications today. This ac-
ton is intended to permit the passing
in food supplies to tho Czecho-Slovaks,
Poland, and sections of Russia and
other territory which it is desired to
be reached
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11

which may be provided for roads in
the State.
Fifth. to provide for the return to
any county. which constructs any por
ticn of the State highway system IS
laid out By the commission. under It's
supervision the cost Of said high
ways; or. in the event OF 4 provision
being made whereby counties con-
tribute in any way to the construction
OF the highway Syslenl. such portion
of this cost as such county would in
that event be entitled to-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11
LEFT ARMS TO BoLsHEvIH.

Paris, Jan. S.-Havas.-At the last
meeting OF the arnistice commission,
Marshal Foch called attention to the
actions of the Germans who. he said.
while evacuating Poland and the Bal
tic provinces. left their arms with the
Bclsheviki. thus violating the condi-
tons Of the arm:stice Marshal Foch
added that Germany would be held
accountable for the damage done by
the Bolaheviki thus armed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11

New Orleans. Jan. At meet
ing OF the directors OF the New Or
leans Railway and Light Company. it
was decided to ask for a federal re-
ceiverShip for the company. ABB
normal operating expenses and eXceS-
sivc awards Of the war labor board
in the matter OF adjustment of sal
aries are among the reasons assigned
ior this action.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11
GERMANY MAKES FIRST PAY
MENT.
Ten Million Marks Paid Toward Ex-
pense of American Army.

Coblenz, Monday. Jan. 6.-By the
Associated Press.-Ten million marks
arrived here from Berlin today by
special train. the sum being the first
payment by the German government
OF the z5,ooo.o 900, marks due in Jan
ary for the expenses of the American
army Of occupation.
The arrival of today's shipment
makes total Of s4.oO0,oo0 marks
which has been turned over to the
American authorities for the current
expenses Of the occupying forces.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11

Paris, jan 9.-Lord Robert Cecil
will succeed the Earl of Reading as
British ambassador to the United
States. according to a London dis
patch to the newspaper Echo de Par
& s..s.A
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11
Short Cotton Crop
Only Ten and Three Quarter
Million Bales Ginned.
Ginned.

Washington. Jan. 9-The total
amount Of cotton sinned prior to jan
uary first amounted to 10,761,oo0 run
ming bales. including $4,000 Sea Is
land. The census bureau announced
today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11
Government Temporarily Mas
ter of Situation and Troops
Massed Outside City.
GEN. HINDENBURG SAID
TO HAVE ARRIVED
Report Which Lacks Detail
Comes by Way Of Copenhag-
en- to Exchange Telegraph Co.

London, jan S.-several hundred
were killed in the street fighting IN
Berlin, according to Copenhagen
dispatch to The Exchange Telegraph
Cnapanx, which says that no details
have been received, but the govern
ment seems to be at least provisional
ly master of the situation.
The government is reported to have
massed troops outside Of Berlin on
Tuesday and are ready to enter the
city.
Gen. Won Hindenburg is reported to
have arrived at Berlin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-20

inspected and mon familiar with the
work OF the farm will be on hand to
explain II and answer questions.
While the men are In the field the
county home demonstration agent.
Miss Harmon, viii hold demonstra-
tons for the women. Some of the
more important results OF the work
vas at first supposed At the present
Gnie all OF the new land is being seed
ed with alfalfa. The farmers have
gone into dairying and hog raising ex-
tensively and well balanced system
Of farming is being worked out where
by the crops will be returned to the
soil. thus increasing the fertility OF the
soil and the yield of crops raised. AS
tins change In the development of the
project has come the work of the ex-
pertinent farm has been altered SO as
to he of greatest value to the farmers
by putting less stress on the horticul-
tIrai experiments and more on the
irrigation and soil fertility problems.
As soon as the trees in the varitai
tests have borne crop of fruit which
may be taken as indicative OF the be-
havior of the variety under local con-
dibonss the experiments will be con-
cluded and the trees removed. The
land thus made available will be used
for irrigation. fertility, rotation and
pasturing experiments. The planned
irrigation experiments will include the
of the duty of water and
methods and time of application of
water 10 the field crops of importance
10 the project.
The rotation experiments will con-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-20
EXPERIMENT STATION AT HERM|STON HAS
HELPED SETTLERS IN CONQUER|NG DESERT
Various Problems Had to be Solved Connection with Max
ing New Land Productive.

One OF the experiment farms estab
lished In the west is one Jointly main
tained by the Oregon Experiment sta
tion and the II. s. department of ag.
riculture near Hermiston on the Uma.
tilla project. Forty acres OF land
We're Withdrawn from entry by the In
terior department and set aside for
an experiment farm. the experiment.
al work beginning in 1909.
The soil of the Umatiila experiment
farm is rather sandy and is typical OF
hundreds OF Thousands of acres of
land In the Columbia Basin irrigated
regions SO the results have wide
application in Oregon and Washing-
ton. When the farm WINS established
the interest In the various horticul-
tural pursuits was great so most of
the original experiments had to do
with the varital testing and cultiva-
tion Of fruits. there being In all 298
cies of ornamental trees and shrubs
suitable for windbreaks and orna-
mental paintings have been tested.
Each year the experiment farm has
field day on which the farmers are
especially invited TO inspect the farm,
The plans OF the experiments and the
results which have been secured are
taken up and explained In detail. This
year field day will be held on Satur-
day, September 27. The event will be
hroadened this year by making IT
farmers picnic. Lunch will be serv-
ed at noon. followed by speeches on
live agricultural subjects After the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-20

tcn than without manure and the 80
tons produced a gain of 2.0S tons, val
ued at s31.20. over no manure. Had
the 80 tons of manure been spread
over four years at the rate of tons
per acre instead of over one acre the
increased yield would have been 4.32
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-20

gist OF number rotations with ie
gumcs, grain and cultivated crops and
Of the farm are given below.
Seeded 10 Alfalfa.
~ the project was settled and de
veloped II became apparent that ths
1 farming would be more general thar
the disposal OF them by pnsturing and
fceding to livestock. The fertility ex-
pcrimentg viii be tests of barnyard
manure and commercial fertilizers
The pasturing experiments will in
ciude methods Of establishing gras'
pastures on sandy soils and pagtur-
Ing them with livestock to ascertain
.he combinations of grasses most sue.
ceasful and their stock carrying ca
pacity. M
Conclusive Results Given.
Irrigation experiments which have
becn conducted for a number o.
years have given very conclusive re-
suits. frequency of irrigation" ex.
pertinent was completed in 1918. II
1914, 1915, 1916 atnd 1917, the min
ipium plat received water once ir
three weeks, the average plat once
IN two weeks and the maximum plat
oi,ce n week, while in 1919 on account
of a change in the delivery of water
to the farm the minimum plat receiv-
ed water once in 18 days and the av-
erage and maximu plats once in nine
days. In 1914 the plats were irrigated
with varying amount of water per ap-
plication but with what were thought
to be good irrigations over 1000
sol; moisture samples were taken
during the year and they showed that
more water had been applied than
the soil could hold against percola-
tios so in 1915 and 1916 the applica-
tions' were limited to 4 acre-inches
each with the result that much less
water was used without reducing the |
yields. In 1917 the minimum plat
was irrigated with five acre-inches
the average with acre-inches and |
maximum with three acre-inches. The |
decreased amount of water used did |
not increase the yield on tho minimum |
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-20

tons valued at 1880 or an increased
return of s4260 over that realized
when the 30 tons were applied on one
acre. Still valuing hay at / 5 the ma
nure applied at the rate of eight tons,
by increasing the yield, was worth
s2.31 per ton while that applied at the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-20

rate of SO tons was only worth 81
cents per ton. showing very definite
Il that the greater returns from the
manure were secured by lighter ap-
pIications Since manure can only
be secured in limited quantities it
should be carefully applied.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-11-22
N. C. \. S. NOTES

North Cache and the Oneida AGA
denny fought for gridlron honors at
Preston on Friday last. Neither side
scored in the very close game which
took place amid flying mud aud with
sliding players.
Students of the school are busy tel
ling what is going to happen to the
South Cache team when the schools
meet for the first football game at
Hyrum on November 81.
Miss Eleanor wilkinson Of the
University OF Utah was a visitor in
the home economies department dur
ing the week.
The animal husbandry class un-
der the direction OF their teacher,
Mr.. Kirkbride. took stock Judging
tour Tuesday afternoon.
Plans are under way for Thanks
giving program to be given on We'd
nesday OF next week.
The first student body party OF
the year was given in the Richmond
opera house on Wednesday evening.
Special arrangements were made for
the students who have TO depend on
III south bound car to remain in
Richmond until Thursday morning.
Every one at North Cache was de-
lighted when Mrs w /. Stoddard
took her place at the study room
desk on Monday morning. Efficient
management of the study room is a
very difficult problem where there
is no one person in charge,