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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-06-02
IOWA LAND WORTH $63 AN
ACRE MORE

That Iowa land increased in value
! $4,000 an acre during 1919 is shown by
a report of the United States depart
mont of agriculture that has just been
issued. TIE report states that the land
boom in this state was part of a gener-
al increase throughout the country, but
that it was decidedly more pronounced
here than elsewhere. Land throughout
the United States averaged in increase
81 per cent. In Iowa the average in
crease was 80 per cent. While there
were a few sales at unusually high
prices, less than per cent of the land
sold brought more than $500 an acre.
Contrary to general belief, the report
adds, less than 10 per cent of all farms
in Iowa changed hands during the
boom. Farmers constituted 65 per cent
of the purchasers and only Sc per cent
of the sellers. About two-thirds of the
increase in value on farms bought and
resold during the boom was appropriate,
ed by residents of towns and cities. Ac-
cording to surveys, it was impossible
for any but the exceptional farmer to
make. more than 3 per cent on his CAPT.
talization and this fact made it out of
the question for a large proportion of
the tenants to buy land on borrowed
money with a fair chance of paying
out.
I'M
J. C. Powers, a farmer living ten
miles south of Rockwell City, has in
vented wireless cornplanter, and has
done away with the. use of the check
wire. The device has proven a success.
according to Mr.. Powers. and if the
patent develops into really practical
device, il may be used universally, and
is worth a fortune. Every farmer
knows that stopping to stretch a check
wire across the field at the end OF each
round is what takes most of the joy
out Of corn planting. Until this time
no device has ever been discovered that
would take the place of the check wire.
Mr.. Powers claims his patent will do
away with the wire and check the rows
Just as accurately as the wire does.
Last spring this gentleman planted 100
acres of corn with the new attachment
and the rows checked both ways. The
Rockwell City Advocate says: Mr.. Pow
ers' device is an attachment for corn
planter which causes the seed to drop
at the proper intervals. The attach
ment is operated from the ground and
works automatically with the move
ment of the planter.
I'll
y II. II. Sievers, now residing on route
3, running out of Austin, Mimi, writes
the Review and encloses $500 for his
subscription. He takes occasion to say
that everything in his neck o. the woods
is looking fine most of the corn has
been planted, although the spring was
somewhat late. Hired men are scarce
and most of the farmers have to get
along without them. and do the best
they can. Mr.. Sievers likes Minnesota
very much and thinks there are great
prospects in store for one who will take
of the opportunities offered.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-06-02
SHIPPERS GETTING RESULTS
SAYS KNUTE ESPE

The Iowa Livestock Shippers aSSO
citation has made arrangements with
Iowa packers to receive stock shipped
,, from members of the association from
. any place and any time," says Knute
Espe, president of the organization.
This action followed a conference be.
tween the packers representatives and
the officials of the association held in
Des Moines. Previous to this meeting
local shippers were having trouble with
their shipments, being able to send
them only when a local agent OF the
packers was present to buy.
"This is one of the many benefits we
are getting for members of the asso-
ciation," says Mr. Espe. I'VE are now
working on the car shortage problem
and rural credits for Iowa. We have
Martin Sar, the secretary, working full
time in the state and are very anxious
that every shipper become a member.
The membership fee is $1,000 and a tax
of $1.0O per car of stock shipped to pay
expenses of the organization.
''We are working on uniform bylaws
so that every local society can be on
an equal basis At present we have
uniform record blanks for managers Of
local associations. These were formet-
ly furnished by commission houses but
can now be gotten by addressing Mr..
Sar at Amos"
tive board in Ames at Iowa State col
lege during the semi centennial celebra-
ton, June to 8.
This will be an important meeting,
says Mr.. Espe. "as we have some nee
essary work to do.
HI
w. H. Pruter, of West Side, was a
caller at this department Thursday af-
ternoon. Mr.. Pruter is preparing to
have splendid sale of boars on Oc-i
toLer 6, when he will offer. a number Of
head of fine Durocs to the buying pub
lie. His herd is doing fine, and he says
the animals can not help but attract at
tention this fall. He has 125 spring
pigs, IS winter pigs, and number o.
fall pigs.
I'll
All records for Aberdeen-Angus cat,
tie sales, and all other sales of live
stock in Iowa City, were shattered last.
week, when julius Tudor & Son dis
posed of sixty-six head for s151,000, an
average Of $2,2S7. The first fifteen head
averaged S4,S56 bringing $72,550. The
banner of the sale was a $4,000 deal
r. w. Plummcr, of Marshalltown, pur.
chasing Egret, a Trojan-Eric Enchant:.
ress animal Of high degree.
Evening star., 1920-04-01

general. and that s. is set aside for the
"pick-andIshovel" workers.
This arrangement. contractors declare
would make it possible for laborers doing
such work as sweeping up trash to draw
a higher wage than those doing the
'pick-and-shovef' work.
Although several unions in the build
ing trades line have tacitly recognized
the strikers. no official recognition has
been given by other allied organizations,
one union leader stated today.
Contractors Face Dimculty.
} Contractors throughout the city today
found difficulty in securing laborers or
building operations. it was declared. one
Arm with seven projects under construc-
! ton have only fifteen laborers at work
| Trouble with journeymen plumbers
and gasfitters was averted yesterday
afternoon through the signature or
contract to run for one year. granting
an increase in wage scales from 5! pei
day to ss. The Master Plumbers AS
sociation signed the agreement during
the afternoon and it was indorsed by
| meeting of the union held last night.
| Another, strike of tradesmen wa:
I called today when contractors refused
Evening star., 1920-04-01
$4,000 EXPLOSION
DELAYS TRAFFIC
Two Men Burned, One Badly.
Today at Benning Plant
! Accident.

One man was seriously burned. an
other received minor injuries ana
about s50.OGO damage was done by
an explosion at the Benning plant OF
the Potomac Electric Power Company
today,
Spencer Michael. forty-seven years
"A switch operator, is at Casualty Hos
nital with the upper part of his body
6adlv burned by fiare-up Whlch oc-
CURED when he attempted 10 throw
the disconnecting switch o. tne ,ur-
bine In which the explosion had taken
place, .s,
Another employe, who was standing
nearby was slightly burned on the
hands and arms when he endeaVored
10 pull Michael away from the switch,
The company issued tie to4io"'he
:.0ne Of the 81 Oo-horsepower steam
@,,rhines in trc T'er7f'ir'c. 'i1''t 8"
circuited at 7:a5 o'clock this morning.
resulting in al cLI'tuSi"-' 49, .
serious damage to this iaarA.ne ana
- otber aoparatus temporarily out
81 conmission This caused an IN
terruption in service which continued
from five to twenty-five minutes ana
considerably disarranged 'Ee car
schedules ,
this turbine back into commission
I'D viii probably cost $4,000 to re-
pair the damage.
II was explained that the company
will not be hampered in FURNISHING
current while the damage Is beins
Insulation around the coils of the
machinery caught fire following the
explosion and burned for seVerai
hours .ho
As result of the explosion l,lae the
S O'Clock crowds for the business =
district were delayed from one-haif
10 three-ouarters of an hour while a
utility generator was being instai'eo
The entire Washington Railway and
Electric Company system went oeao
when the explosion occurred and was
halted after a brief resumption OF
+raffic a short time later while fur
fher repairs were taking place.
Hundreds of Westinghouse turned
from the Washington Railway ano
Electric Company to the capital lIac-
lion cars in an effort to reach offlces
on time. This resulted in an over
flow crowd upon the latter lines
causing minor delays
Evening star., 1920-04-01

The organizations. which declared
the strike did so with the tacit sane
tion of other member unions of the
Building Trades Council. with the ex-
ception of the Journeymen Plumbers
and Gas Filters. Electrical woskers
bricklayers and other organizations
were represented at the meeting.
The unions on strike are the Plaster
Tenders Union, No. 555, with $50
members; the Plumber Laborers'
Union, No. SAL, with $50 members:
the stone and Building Laborers'
Union. No. 46, with 400 members. and
the Hod Carriers and Building Labor
ers' Union, No. 105. with 1,1o0 mem
berS.
Council Has Not Acted.
The Building Trades Council. according
to officials of member unions. has taken
no definite action in the matter. 1t will
be brought up probably at the next meet
ing of the organization within the next
, two weeks.
Objection of many contractors to the
signing of contracts. it is understood, is
based on the fact that sweeping wage
scale of s6 is demanded to laborers IL
Evening star., 1920-04-01
D. c. GIRL IN RELIEF WORK.

In charge of the welfare work for
children of the whole region around
vra1ne, Montenegro, are two repre-
sentatives of the Junior Red Cross.
one of whom. Miss Helen King. IS q
Wa shington girl and resides at Slo1
@ street northwest, according .a 70 a
disnatch fust received by Red cross
ompiaIs in this country. The other
is is Miss Alma Payne Of Memphis
These two girls. it is stated, alone
in strange and inaccessible land'
watch over the lives, healtn +ane- Anu e
pr;ns p,Ins most of whom live in a sta state IT..
Of ali almost unspeakable misery: They icy
80 W established an orphanage 1or
Evening star., 1920-04-01

demands of the Reinforced Rodmens
| Union. No. POI. with 100 members. spe,
cializing in the laying of reinforced
concrete foundations for buildings.
The men walked out today, demanding
80 cents an hour in lieu of the present
scale of 80 cents.
Evening star., 1920-04-01

the more miserable waits. and as
their teachings have spread they have
been able to enlist native assistants
to carry the doctrine of cleanliness.
fresh air and health into every re-
mote hovel.
Evening star., 1920-04-01
-By BUD FISHER

tate is to be distributed among the
children of the testatriX.
By the terms of the will of Anna V.
Fawcett. dated May 2e. 1906. her en-
tire estate is devised to Percy T. and
r. Ethelbert Fa'wcett.
Evening star., 1920-04-01
Two Wills Filed for Probate.

The will of Mrs. Caroline +. Shreve'
dated June % last, leaves her house
hold furniture to grandchild, MIL
dred G. Shreve. The remaining es-
Evening star., 1920-04-01
BUILDING LAbORERS
STRIKE FOR Sc DAY
1900 Plumbing, Plaster
and Masonry Helpers Af-
fected by Action.

Eighteen hundred building trades
Ia horers are on strike today. following
a decision reached at joint meeting
of four unions last night in the .
Street Armory, to demand wage scale
contracts of Sc per day for all labor
ers except the pick and shovef' men,
who are seeking a s5-per-day contract.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-30
NEGOTIATIONS
ON TREATY ARE
SUDDENLY ENDED
Attempt to Get Compromise
of Article Ten Fails;
1 Democrats Quit.

Washington, Jan. 30.-Thc un-
omcial bipartisan negotiations
on reservations 70 the pcaco
treaty suddenly came to an end
today when the Democratic sem
atols, failing in a last attempt to
obtain "a compromise ON article
ten, walked out Of the conference
and announced they would seek
some, other method OF obtaining
ratification.
The final break came WHOM
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
Republican leader, refused to &C.
cept reservation to article ten
drafted by former President Taft
and presented to the bi-partisan
conference by the Democrats.
The Democratic leaders said
the next stop would not be de-
terlnincd until there had been \
consultation among tho friends
Of tho treaty. They indicated
that nothing would be done for
a few days.
After consultation with his
party associates, Senator Hitch
cock announced that notice.
would be given in the senate to-
morrow that on February 10, he
would move to take the treaty up
for debate. Opinion among sen.
ato1's wac divided as to whether
the motion could secure q ma
jOrity.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-30

Washington. Jan. 3o.-Europe, in
sufar rs the United States. government
10 concerned, must rely upon Hher own
resources, In retrieving financial eQui-
ilibrium.
This, il the Interpretation here gem;
erauy Of the letter Secretary OF the
Treasury Glass has sent to . commit
tee Of the Chamber OF Commerce tof
the United States, which sought q
government expression on the propos-
Cd International conference OF imam
ciers and commercial leaders to dis
cuss reconstructdon problemk q I
would Cause Confusion.
IN . blunt statement 4of the facts
an The sees them, Mr.. Glass declared
'sthe American government has done
alls that It believes advisable and
practicable to AID Europe" Tho COM
terence, he added. would serve ITO
cause confusion and rOvive hopes,
doomed to disappointmen<,s sof hrth-
Eer govesnskent loans !" Il
The treasury department. does not
elker objection. MT. Gla1g satd, if the
chamber Of commerce ok the United
|s9ta&oe, witch hAs chArSe OF the de-
tSiis of the conferences wia1lee 10
nsme deaAeateo 10 m informal ooGa-
1erence 5.provldeA tHs scope ana char
Eactaf and ltsnitat lions ok Guch A Con.
)SfSr4nca. u WeaI - IL imp0eaibiltly
II Unleea 0tAAee. govqgnn Aet19n.
aTA clearly. unler1k 1k0odN N " SIX
s.1t ths peep y ana oosexnnlent ct
f0ufopA,. Mr. 01A0 4oc1ASe6 ss416o
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-30

London. Thursday, Jan. 29.-Dif-
ficulties of supply have probably
stopped the advance OF BoAhevik
troops along the trans Siberian rail-
road west OF Irkutsk. according to ad-
vances to the war office. All re-
sistance seems to have disappeared.
Detachments, are reported! to .haRe,
reached the Chinese frontier southeast
Of xRlAk. Il. al. *:
An outline Of difficulties encounter
cis by allied missions is given in re-.
I,ortS received here. ArmUred trains
under the command Of General Sem
enoff bo1nbarded Irkntsk on Decem-
in possession. Of insurgents Then
SemenoH troops attacked and cap
tured the railway station, but. were
forced to retire. The allied missions
were in the station, but were unable
to induce sSem menoff's men to post
pone. ttiedr attack. although they vio-
lated the agreement that the railroad
should be considered neutral territory.
Frequent breakaees In the line pre-
for some days. but they were assured
Of their sadeay by ultimate arrival OF
Japanas. battalion which occupied
the station. I.
: 80 ~. +. Wanted Armistice.
Representative OF Admiral kol-
l,haKs government asked on January
that the allied of1icers mediate
with the insurk tents IN an effort TO
secure. an atmlstice Of a thirty -Stx
hours This was done and the nais-
sions amounted that allied troops
between factto4s which was regarded
- one reluting to Internal Ruseian
noKtics. In the meAntime Virtually
sJi az Kofca1akS troops tOdned the an
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-30
HARGAD1NE IS cANDnA1E.

st. Paul. Jan. 3o.-The first Demo
cratic candidate for governor In the
1920 race. Robert W. Hargadine of
st. Paul. filed nomination papers to-
day at the state capitol. He has
been active in the Democratic party
for many years, having managed the
campaigns of the late Governor John
A. Hammond. During the war he
was active in organizing the America
First association and loyalty meetings
in the Twin Cities. He was born 40
years ago on a farm near FELTON,.
Del. and came to Minnesota in 1895,
engaging first in railroad work, later
turning to stock raising and land
dealing.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-30
Difficulties OF Obtaining !.
Supplies Believed to Haze
Checked Advance of SOuiets

army. Encounters between Semen
OFFS troops and Czecho' detaoh1nents,
are reported and 1t. II stated Admiral
Koloinak and his stan have been In
prison at Irkutsk. ..s4 H.
In South Russia the Bolsheviki
General Denikine. On the, western
half Of the front the main effort Of
the Soviet troops appears TO be di-
rected. d.ssouthwSard ng1anst Crhnea and
against the Kherson-
Nikolaleff- Odessa area In the for
mer sector they have reached the
northern end, OF the iEt hsnus and Gap
tured Gsensohesk and Pea,eisop. bf
further progress across the narrow
been stayed momentarily. In the, lat
ter area the reda have pushed for.
ward down the railway coward Nikol.
aieff after occupying EfDabethgrad,
but sttli sare about 80 na6les from
NikolaieHs ;,.s 4, q. E.
Advance susselIed. us.
On the. eastern half OF the front
the sthreatening red advance along
the WeStern shores Of the Caspian
back. ln the center General Dent
kline units have fallen back, but In
the DON region the anti Bolsheviki
are maintaining their positions All
reports concur in saying. the Russian
retreat II being carried out ia an
orderly manner and that In purS suing
Soviet. caSalry is Eaining sround only
step BY atep and Y losing severely.
kine's men has revived II = SAID i,
In Western Ruasiai the Lettaahs ax1-
vance along q s0-miis front has-at-
stadne6 q ,naxinaim pOnNtaf1o or
about 65 mil6 q DiMlcultaes hetwsen
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-30
DECLARE GIFTS OF ..,
FOOD ARE USED By
DANES IN CAMP AIGN

Berlin. Jan 20, (Thursday.)--
Charges that Danes are using gifts Of
bacon. sausage, butter and clothing
in connection with the campaign pre-
are made by the correspondent of the
1Ageblatt. He says several Germans
who have recently announced. they
would vote in favor of Danish occu
patton have been dubbed Bacon
Danes" by their comPatriota
The rate of exchange enabled the
Danes to conduct IL lavish propa-
ganda. the correspondent saT and
they are buying much real eaate In
the city Of Flensburg, where they
row own three newspapers. The cor
respondent nevertheless predicts the
suit Will favor Germany ''if all those
eligible to vote report on election
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-30
IMORECARS WILL
BE RUSHED TO
THE NORTHWEST
No Wheat to be Shipped
East Of Chicago Until Re
s. lief is Afforded.

st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 30:-Mobili-
ration of all Of the available cars east
Of Chicago will be effected at Minne-
apolis to relieve the car shortage
situation In the northwest and no
wheat will be shipped east Of Chtca-
so until relief is afforded.
The foregoing announcement was
made by Congressman sydney Ander-
son in a telegram today to the Min
nesota railroad and warehouse COM
mission following conference OF
operations division of the car serv-
ice section Of the federal railroad
The telegram from Congressman
Anderson confirming that of Senator
Frank b. Kellogg, stating that posi-
tive assurances, of early relief had
been received from administration
officials, caused the state commits
siopers to become more sanguine
over the outlook today. The com
missioners now believe that the, early
improvement will be effected in con-
ditions which have paralyzed : the
grain trade In Minnesota and ad-
jaceht states and threatened farmers
and grain dealers with heavy fl
inancial losses,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-30
WOMAN DELEGATE TO
POLITICAL MEETING

Cleveland, Jan. 3o.-Mrs. A. b.
Pyke, the first woman named as a
delegate to a national political con-
vention, was busy today modestly re-
ceiving congratulations from men and
women with whom she was associat-
ed In the long fight for equal suffrage.
Recognition of women in this way
will mean that the women Of the
country will align themselves with the
present political parties and not at
tempt to form an independent wom-
ems party" Mrs. Pyke declared.
Mrs. Pyke will go to the democratic
national oenvention in San Francisco
as one Of the two delegates from the
twenty-second district Of Ohio. Hav-
Ing been endorsed by Cuyahoga coun-
ty democratic committee her election
Is assured.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-30
.DECL LARElS. MANY
FARMERS ARE
not. COll'IEllIED |
Blakslee Says There is 1ndi-
cation Of Decreased Farm
Production in 1920,

v Washington, Jan. 30.-Decreased
farm production next year andla con-
sequent increase in the cost OF living,
due to dissatisfaction Of farmers, was
predicted before the senate postoff1ce
committee today by James I. Rlakes-
lee, fourth assistant postmaster gen.
oral. More than 100000 answers to
ers. he said, Indicate q condition
''disquieting and portentious Of disas-
trous consequences.
A report summarizing the contents
OF the farmers answers prepared by
George l.. Wood, superintendent Of
thesdivision of rural mails, was read
by MIR. Blakeslee. Declaring that the
farmers were tired Of receiving low
returns for long, hard periods of toll
and comfort with high wages and
short hours" the report said, that
the replies received indicated that
hundreds, of farmers had resolved
: either to quit the farm entirely Of
greatly decrease production.
~, Many Complain.
Complaint was made in a majority
OF the replies, the report said, OF the
high prices paid by. consumers as
compared with the low return to the
farmer, Indicating an entirely dispro-
portionate profit for the niddleman.
Many farmers. the report said. drew
comparisons between ,"thc hours of
labor required Of the farmer and his
Compensation with, those of the ur-
banite, of which the farmer bitterly
complains; setting forth the soft and
luxurious living Of the latter as com
pared with the hard and bare living
OF the farmer who is no longer will
ing to toll and produce for the striker
the profiteer and the short hours
high wage man.
A member of the committee re.
marked that the replies seemed to be
mostly from bunch of Bolshevists >
which prom pied Mr.. Blakeslee to say
that in his opinion the situation was
extremely serious.
inability to obtain farm labor wa.
another complaint Of the farmers
Declaring that the shortage Of farm
labor was causing great antagonisn
on tho part of the producer towalI
the city dweller.' the report said
that the great demand in the cite.
for labor with high. pay and shor,
hours; Is driving the farm hired helI
and the farmers boys and girls to thu
city. = Sy.es saErs-s ---5.. :, E,E,l,~ =, b.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-30
British Liquor
Dealers Use Signs
To Fight Prohibition

London, Jan, 3o.--A caricature Of
''Uncle Sam with an elongated pro-
bocis bearing the word Prohibition" |"
is seen to appear on labels pasted On
every bottle, keg. cask and barrel Of
Britain. The labels. fhiSer 4rn ions df
which have heeni printed, bear this
inscription: ,3it Sc s.ss
III prohibition wins there. will be
no more beer"
Some dealers objected to this word
ing on the ground that better class
customers might consider it vulgar,
so\ a. second label has been printed
Of an inverted pyramid designated
...:prohibition" and the warning:
Local option is the thin end Of this
wedge, don't let them drive it home"