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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-25
$50 Chickens Sell
For $866 at the Minor
Farm Sale Friday

The most interesting feature Of the
r. H. Minor farm sale on the Chester
pike, on Friday, was the disposal Of
$50 chickens, which brought total
Of SS66. A few young roosters brought
$1.05 for low, while a raft Of pullets
sold for $1.90 each. Mr.. Minor re-
tanned 500 young pullets for winter
layers. The chickens sold were White
Leghorns and Buff Orpingtons
The effect of the break in corn was
shown in the sale of IS acres Of stand
ing corn, which was of good average
promise. A part Of it sold as low as
$40 and the top at $2S. Hogs sold at
fair prices, there being 40 feeders in
the bunch.
Holstein Cow Brings $17o
Bert Jennings paid $170 for a fine
Holstein cow, the next best going to
Nathan Charles, Of Williamsburg, for
$125. Mr.. Minor retains his home
place and will devote his time to fruit
and chickens. This led to the sale Of
implements and a lot of other stuff
no longer to be needed These sold
worth the money, according to quality,
quite a large crowd of bidders being
present. F. E. McMinn, of the Dick
inson Trust. who was cashier of the
sale, gives the total receipts at $500.
Mr.. McMinn was assisted by Omer
Coffman, field clerk, and Tom Commit
cried the sale. The Ladies' Aid of the
church at Chester served an accept
able lunch.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-25
WALL STREET THINKS
CUTS WILL ASSUME
WIDE PROPORTIONS

NEW YORK, Sept 25.-Indications
Of a general reduction Of commodity
prices precipitated sharp reaction
among industrial shares on the stock
exchange this week The setback was
especially noteworthy because Of the
relative strength of low priced rails.
Wall street believes that the new
price slashing movement is likely to
assume much wider dimensions than
the campaign of last spring, which was
limited largely to retailers. To the
more recent price revision were added
several dividend reductions or abso-
lutte suspensions for example that OF
the Central Leather company.
Surveys of the steel and copper
trades were of a less hopeful charac-
ter, opinion apparently inclining to an
early decrease Of production in both
industries with inevitable reduction of
prevailing price schedules.
Buying of the cheaper rails was ac-
companied by circumstantial reports of
prospective mergers or consultations.
These received scant credence in well
informed quarters, where the move
ment was mainly attributed to specu-
lstive interests.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-25
West Richmond Friends
Plan Week of Action

West Richmond Friends church and
Bible school are planning a series of
special occasions for the children and
friends of the community next week
to be known as Church and Home
Week of the West Richmond Friends
Bible School"
The children will have large part
in this program and it is desired that
mothers and fathers and others inter
ested will attend. The children have
been divided into three divisions and
a contest in on among the boys and
girls to secure credit for the attend
ance of their parents at these SER
vices.
The program planned is as follows:
Sunday, Sept. 26, Bible school at $50
Devotional exercises and presentation
of Bibles and diplomas will take place
at 1920 a. m. On Thursday, Sept.
80, at 1880 p. M, there will be Il
pageant by the young people entitled
The Rights of the Child" Friday,
Oct. /, at $50 p. m, there will be
social and picnic supper at the
Community house to which all the
children, their parents and friends arc
invited to come.
Sunday, Oct. 8, Bible school will be
held at 9:3O. At 1870 a. m. there
will be a meeting for worship and an
address by the pastor, the Rev.
Charles Woodman, entitled, "The
Church and the Home"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-25
LAWRENCE. DELIVERS
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vote on this Plumb plan at the A. F. of
l.. convention. Those voting against
this measure were 29.150; those in
favor Of the Plumb plan, S,349.
Gentlemen, this is positive evil
dence originated from our own ranks
and not from any political propaganda.
Discusses Measure.
Now, I would like to take up brief
ly the Cummings-Escha act. AS a rail-
road worker, l have this to say. that
If for no other reason! I would vote
for Senator Harding for president be
cause of the Cummings-Esch act. ]
have paid more dues in labor organi.
cations and I am now in good stand
ing and always have been, than any
man within the sound Of my voice,
employed upon our railroad. The bill
does not penalize any employe as he
or his organization elects to strive
but it does provide for an honest hear
ing with honest representation from
our ranks, and forces the railroads to
produce at our hearings. all data in
their possession which will enable our
committee to get at the truth of labor
controversies, which we have never
been able to do before. All that labor
has ever insisted on was a fair deal
and we were never able to receive
that at the hands of the corporate in
terests until we were protected by
the Cummings-Esch act.
Opposes League.
Briefly, I want to state I am op-
posed to the league of nations. I be-
lieve the thousands of American sol.
diers who are in Germany have nc
business there and they want to come
home. I would ask you what would
happen in case they fire upon our boys
who are now held within the sound
of these deadly guns, where the rivers
of Europe are running red with blood
at this hour. l say to you, what would
happen if they fire upon our boys.
There is only one answer. We would
again be engaged in deadly war. I
say that every president from Wash
ingtown down, both Democrats and
Republicans, have urged the Ameri
can people, and l have with me these
records for your information, never
to entangle ourselves with European
policies.
Now, in conclusion, fellow work
men, l am not here to tell you how to
vote, but for Gods sake Stop! Look!
and Listen! We are on thin ice. Vote
for Harding-a man for the people,
and by the people"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-25
The Farm and Farmer
By WILLIAM r. SANBoRN

Elevator men are now able to sell
you a bushel Of oats for less money
than they are paying for a dozen of
eggs. Don't want any oats? Very
we'll. but a great many folks are figur'
ing that eggs are too dear and oats
now too cheap.
Silo filling has begun up around
Fountain City, where they have been
rather backward, most of the corn be-
ing too green to pu. away. Arthur
Collins says that he filled his silo on
Wednesday and that their ring" will
be busy for the next few days. Silo
filling is mostly done on cooperative
basis. Farmers making circuit with
teams. ETC., until all their silos are
packed to the roofs. A lot of shred
ders will be at work later, for farmers
are more and more realizing the bene.
fit of shredding their fodder. A lot OF
hogs are soon to get what's coming to
them in the shape Of new crop corn,
stock and all, which they will proceed
to get fat on by ''hogging down." a
great labor-saving operation for the
farmer.
Western New Corn Prices.
Corn in all western markets is rang
ing at the lowest figures since June.
futures have dropped below a dollar.
while cash corn ranges well above thu {
price. With Chicago September corn
at $1.27, Kansas City dropped down to
$1.10 for that option and to SO cents
for December and May deliveries this
week. Cash corn has been selling ct
$1.10 in Omaha for No. 2 yellow during
last three days. This indicates that
the new crop is still coming" all
over the belt.
Following the Waterloo on Thurs
day came a still lower dip on Friday.
when September corn struck $1.23;
December, 97ss, and May corn 9S1s fer
low. December wheat, which struck
$2.37 for high on Thursday, reached a
low Of 1925 on Friday. The specula-
tors have been playing ball with grain.
of late.
Corn Still Green.
The condition of corn depends large
ly on the amount Of summer rain. Ac-
cord1ng to Ben Richards of the Glen
Karn elevator, corn has had all the
rain needed up his way, and lot OF it.
is still pretty green. This has delayed
silo filling and but few farmers have
tackled that job so far. He says they
are cleaning a lot of seed wheat, but
that very little grain is coming in, the
slump in price not being to the liking
of those who have wheat stored. He
was paying $2.40 for wheat at the first
of the week and has been buying oats
at SO cents. Oats are on so cent
basis at many country elevators
now.
Wheat Sells at $2.35.
Wheat has been bringing almost five
times the price of oats at Williams
burg during the week, the former sell,
ing at $2.35 and oats at so cents, or
late.
Mr.. Rosa says they have no hard
coal on hand and there is no certainty
when they will get any. He has been
selling Kentucky coal at $3.50 per
ton.
George Davis, who filed his silo on
Thursday, was among the first to com
plete this job around Williamsburg.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-25
City Lodges
EAGLES

EAGLES
Regular meeting Wednesday night
in the lodge rooms on south Seventh
street.
X OF P
Called meeting for Thursday eve
ming, Sept. 80. Business of import
ance is to be taken up and all mem
bers are urged to be present. Re
freshments will be served.
Regular meeting Thursday evening,
Sept. 80, at the lodge rooms on north
Eighth street.
MOOSE
Meeting Monday night at lodge
rooms. Routine business.
RED MEN
A dance will be given Wednesday
night, Sept. 20. First degrees work.
out Friday night, Oct l, for four candi-
dates.
BEN HUR
Dance for members and friends
Thursday night, Sept. 80 All invited
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-25
Farm Sale Calendar
Monday, Sept. 27

]. C. Gilbert, at Stop 1874, IL miles
west of Dublin on traction line, gen,
eral farm sale.
2 miles west of Centerville, Ward
Davidson closing-out sale.
Tuesday, September %.
o. M. Jennings, near whitewater.
nine miles north of Richmond, general
farm sale, live stock, corn in fieiG
etc, at 10 o'clock sharp.
Wednesday, Sept. 20. 1920
Floyd Began, public sale on farm,
located 1-2 mile north of Middleboro
miles south of Whitewater, on Rich
mond and Whitewater pike, consisting
of horses, cows, hogs, implements. etc.
1900 m.
Thursday, Sept. 80
Ray Barton, one-quarter mile north
of Whitewater. 9 miles from Rich
mond. on Brookside Dairy Farm, 25
head of dairy cattle, etc.
Friday, October I.
Forest W. Bookout, on the old Mere
dith farm. one mile south of Cam
bridge City. General farm sale. at
10 a. m.
Saturday, October 2.
Breeders combination catalOg sale OF
Poland China Hogs, at first farm west
of Richmond, on south side of National
road. Lunch on the grounds precede>
sale.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-25
GRAIN PRICES
~urnished by e. w. WAGNER g. CO.,
212 Union National Bank
Bujtdino,

CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-Corn remains
a bulge sale. Large receipts expected
during the rest of September. Wheat
bulls are deserting. They see the
skeleton at the feast There is an
overflow of price cutting and business
reduction talk. Some believe big
business change coming. Country WIS.,
itors say S1.00 corn means farms are
near unstable at recent quotations;
there IS no demand. Newspapers are
given up to business conservation and
price cutting, etc. There is a tidal
wave of this kind of news. Tribune
carton calls attention to fact smash in
prices and asks for orderly retreat.
Wheat growers moving to hold and
ask fancy prices. Some people think
wheat will reach $175 finally. The
British mining crisis merely illustrates
the hopeless position of England for
a few years as regards high costs and
national credits. Financial conference
now on in Belgium shows things will
have to be combed out. $100 corn and
s2.75 wheat means heavy use of corn
-four. There is, western talk of zoe
cotton. Outside buying of wheat, corn
and oats remains sleepy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-25
HUGE YIELD OF CORN
SENDS DOWN PRICES
ON CHICAGO MARKET
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Sept. 25. Swiftness
rarely equalled has shown itself this
week in the descent of prices for
grain and provisions. Likelihood of a
huge yield of corn, safe from frost,
led the way and extensive slashing of
merchandise values was also largely
responsible. Compared with a week
ago wheat this morning was down
1870 to 22kc, corn SIC to 12Ac,
oats SIS to SIC to 65sc, and provisions
SIC to $1.60.
All commodities dealt in on the
board Of trade, except wheat, bega n
to fall in price when the prospect
seemed clear that chances Of calamity
frost damage to corn had nearly van
ished.
Heavy Receipts
Subsequently big receipts of wheat
at Winnipeg gave severe setback to
wheat values, but the effect was
quickly offset through immense ex-
port buying of wheat. Price-cutting
on automobiles and cotton and other
articles failed later to disturb bulls
in wheat until for the first time since
1917 corn tumbled in value to less
than 81 a bushel on Change here.
Then agitation against high cost OF
food counted hard to snake the cOn1l-
dence Of holders of wheat, and so, too,
did European selling Of wheat here
and shrinkage in demand for flour.
Excited shorts in corn ran up the
price of September delivery about lac
bushel one day, but fear Of a squeeze
was quickly ended by large receipts.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Good
business for the rest Of this year, de-
spite disturbing factors in the COM
mercial, industrial and agricultural
outlook, is predicted in report made
public today by the committee on sta
tistics and standa rds Of the chamber
of commerce of the United States.
The report, which deals with condi-
tions as concerned this month, de-
scribes buying as of liberal volume
but on a sane and sober basis Of
needs. as contrasted to the specula-
tive purchasing of previous months.
Despite good crops, the committee
declares, the farmers horizon is not
without its cloud, describing the car
shortage evil as far-reaching with the
result that the elevators are full of
grain and unable to get cars.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-25
cENTERVILLE FACES LYNN
IN SEASONS THIRD GAME

CenterVf1le VIII play Lynn Sunday
afternoon at Centerville in the third
contest between the two teams this
season.
Centerville administered a drubbing
to Lynn at Centerville in the first
game and repeated the performance
later at Lynn.
Lynn has defeated the Richmond
Giants and is coming back at Center
vile Sunday full of fight.
The Centerville team has been
strengthened by the addition of sew
eral professional and college stars
and express confidence that they will
romp over Lynn again and then scalp
the Richmond Eagles in their coming
contest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-25
BIG TYPE POLANDS ON
BLOCK FOR FARMERS

At the forthcoming breeders sale Of
Big-Type Poland hogs, the farmer viii
be able to boss the job. While it is a
fact that a number of the best herds IN
this district will be represented at the
sale, not single man who owns one
or more Of these hogs will be allowed
to bid, neither on his own nor on any
other hog in the SALE This combine
ton sale is for the benefit Of the
farmer and to broaden the interest in
pure bred hogs of the type on sale
Among the herds represented at the
coming breeders sale are those of
Whiteley and Cole, Fulghum and San
born, Arthur A. Curme, Luther Reyn-
olds and Son, Charles and Lee Pike,
Monroe Starbuck, Ernest Watt, Wilson
and kinsey. and W. A. Flatley.
The sale is set for Saturday, October
l and the offerings are cataloged.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-25
LIVE STOCK PRICES

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 25. - Hogs
Receipts, 5000; higher. Cattle-Re-
ceipts 300, steady Calves-Receipts,
800; steady. Sheep Receipts 400;
steady.
Hoas-Good mixed, 160 lbs. up, aver
age, $17.15@175O; assorted, 16O to
25O lbs, average, $1715 $50; uni
form, $50 to 800 lbs, up, $f115 5@17.25;
extra big hogs, $1725 down; fat hogs,
weighing down to 140 lbs, $500 a
SIPS; fat back pigs, under 140 lbs.
$17.00 down; feeding pigs, $16.25
down; sows, according to quality
$13O0@1517; most good sows, $500
015.50; sales on truck market, $11.25
@17.60.
CattIe-Kiling steers, best long
yearlings. $500; 1900 lbs. up, S1650
6$17.0O; good to choice, 1880 lbs. up,
$15.50G16.50; common to medium,
1850 lbs. up. $14.O001550; good to
choice, 1000 to 1900 lbs, $14.50@
$500; common to medium, 1000 to
1.400 lbs, $1100@13.00; good to
choice, 1000 to 100 lbs, $4,000
S14.OO; common to medium. 1000 to
100 lbs, $95O01O.50; good to best
to fair. under 1000 lbs, $7.50@9 so;
good to best yearlngs, $13,00G16.O0
Heifers-Good to best, 500 lbs. up.
$900@11.O0; common to medium,
under 500 lbs, $7.50@S5O; good to
best, under 500 lbs, $S;oo@lo.oo;
poor to fair. under 1000 lbs, $1,000
@1200; good to choice. under 1000
lbs, s11.75@13.75.
Cows-Good to best, 1850 lbs. ur.
ss.0O095O; common to medium,
1850 lbs. up. $7.0O07.50; choice
Under 1850 lbs, $7.50@S.50; poor to
good cutters, under 1850 lbs, $1,000
ESQ: poor to good Gamers, $4,000
$50
BulIs-Good to best. 1900 lbs. up.
S6.5O0750; good to choice under 1900
pounds, $6.5007.00; fair to mediun
under 1900 lbs, $6.00065O; common
to good bolognas, S500@6.00.
Calves-Good to choice veals under
200 lbs, s170O919O0; good bolognas,
$500; good to choice heavy calves.
SS.00@1O.00; common to medium,
heavy calves. $6.00@700: common to
medium veals, under 200 lbs, $11.00
@14.00
Stockers and Feeder CattIe-Good
to choice steers, 500 lbs. up, $3.50
0slO.OO; common to fair steers, 500
lbs up. s70O@S,OO.
Good to Choice Steers-Under 500
lbs, $S00@9.0O; common to fair
steers, 500 lbs. up, $6.509750; med
ium to good heifers, $3.50 q $50;
medium to good cows, $6.O0@6.50;
good to choice steers, under 500 lbs.
SS.5o0$9.50; common to fair steers,
under 500 lbs. $7.00@$S.OO; stock
calves. $50 to 400 lbs, S7.00@10.uO.
Native Sheep and Lambs-Good to
choice wether sheep, $600@7; good
to choice eve sheep. s5.50@.650; Sc
lected ewes and wether lambs, s11,50
a 1900; bucks. per 100 lbs, $500 a
$1,000; common to medium, $1,000
S1O.5O.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-25
Farm Federation

CHICAGO. Sept. 24.-The American
Farm Bureau Federation in a state
ment last night summarizing it's in
vestigation into business. industrial
and agricultural conditions, declared
that America sis facing an agricultural
economic condition which, if not in
telligently dealt with will lead to con-
sequences so grave as to affect all in
dustry to the point of imperiling the
social order"
The statement says farmers must be
given immediate help in transporta
tion, finance and labor and recon-
mends the following as remedial et
forts which would go long way to-
ward solving agricultural difficulties:
Preferential treatment in transpor
tation to all farm produce held for
shipments and to all goods consigned
to farmers which are necessary to con-
duct the business of farming.
More profits for farmers, better dis
tribution systems which would tend
to eliminate middle men and stabilized
prices.
Ample finance with rural banks as
suming the obligation of financing the
farmer with long and priority credits.
Protection from wildcat" invest
ments, which were said to be taking
millions of dollars from farms an,
nually.
Equalization of agricultural and in
dustrial labor wages, which the state
ment declares can be accomplished
only by lowering industrial wages or
increasing farm wages.
Encouragement of immigration.
Need More Capital than Credit.
eve have tried to rehabilitate our
country by every method except
through sweat of our brow" the state
ment says. Many industries have
been stimulated to the point that they
are topheavy. Liberal credit has had
the effect of initiating values. Abnor-
nal credit extensions granted manu-
facturers of luXuries and non-essen-
tials have been largely expended in
driving up wages and the cost of liv-
ing, while the producers of essentials
have been overlooked. We need more
capital rather than more credit"
Concerning transportation, the state.
ment says, ''it will be months and even
years before our transportation sys-
TENS can be restored to their normal
efficiency" and that preference must
be granted agricultural produce imme
diately so as to move this years crops
Concerning profits, the statement
adds that more profits for the farmer
would not necessarily mean higher
| cost to the consumer.
The statement closes with a plea
| that the farm and farm life be adyer
tised to overcome the tendency OF
farm boys to flock to the cities.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-25
MAR K ETS
4 cars: market 25 higher.

receipts cars; market 25 higher.
Choice heavies 10 pounds and up,
S17.25; butchers and packers, s1725;
Workers, $15.00@16.00; choice fat
heavy Workers, s16.O0@16.5O; light
sows. $12.50@13.0 common to fair
sows, $12.00@12.50; pigs, $4,000
1900; stays, $7.0099.0O
Cattle-Market steady; fair to good
shippers. s12.00@14.0O; good to choice
butchers, s11.O0@12.O0; fair to med.
ium butchers, s1OOO@11.00: good to
choice heifers, s1o.00@1200. fair to
good heifers, s7.O0@9.00; fair to good
fat cows. s7.00@S.O0; bologna cows.
bulls. $3.00@5.0O; butcher bulls. $500
@S.50; bologna bulls, $500 q 500;
calves, $15@17.
Sheep-Market steady: lambs. $500
@110O.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-25
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Sept. 25-Cattle receipts
1000 compared with a week ago good
and choice steers steady to SOC lower
others 81 to $3.50 lower; good bulls
and veal calves, steady, hogs 1000
light steady, others 10 to 25c higher
than yesterdays average; top $17.65
bulk, $15.75@s17.50; pigs slow 25 to
SOC lower, pigs 1000 mostly direct COM
pared with week ago; fat lambs, 81
to $1.50 lower; fat western so to 75c
lower; fat yearlings and sheep so to
81 lower; medium classes, weak to
25c lower.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-25
BUSINESS ERA
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Continued from Page OneS
the eleven billions would have been
reasonably large draft upon a
people who in 1916 paid one billion
dollars for their current expenses of
government
THE people know that only Repub-
lican opposition to this reckless pro-
gram reduced the appropriations by
more than one-third and saved to the
people Of the United States, who di-
rectly as taxpayers, or indirectly as
consumers, bear the load, an amount
greater than the whole cost Of the civil
war.
Wants Governmental Reform
Il want to see American business,
it's methods and it's efficiency in
American government. I look forward
to such a cessation of wastes and ex-
travagance in Washington as will al
low us to cut down taxation, as for
instance, the excess profits tax, with
out requiring any other tax demand
on the people Of this country.
~ look forward to a working budget
system to disclose the leaks and in
efficiency We need organization OF
departments to stop overlapping of
functions and the expenditure of use
less energies and funds. I have often
said, and l say again, that we owe 1t
to the people of the United States to
put our postal department back upon
a business basis to provide the most
efficient business service.
1--WE must learn to pay enough to
keep in the service Of the government
useful, faithful and loyal employees and
to promote them upon their merits,
just as we must take off the payroll
Of the government useless employees
who are needed in productive occupa
tiopS"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-25
SEEK BETTER DAIRY HERDS.

MINOT, N. D.. Sept. 25.-The state
dairy commissioner is sending out
field workers to interest farmers in
keeping fine dairy cattle. The farmers
are being encouraged to form organiza-
tions which, under the provisions of a
bill enacted by the last Legislature,
may obtain state aid for the purchase
of pure-breds.
Tie growth of the dairy industry is
reflected in the official reports of the
dairy commissioners office. Fifty thou
sand dollars was the return in pro-
ducers last year, more than three
fourths of this amount being in mar
keted butter fat, according to the re-
ports.
While North Dakota is still consider
ed a banner spring wheat state. one
of the dairy commissioners believes
that within a few years the dairy pro-
ducts will carry a value greater than
that of the grain produced.
f. S. Person received nearly $500 in
one year for milk from a Guernsey
COW, besides selling her calf for
$500.
Rhubarb belongs to the buckwheat