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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
HOUSTON ASSERTS
j. S. EXPENSES To
Be FOUR BILLIONS

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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
Negro DrdICs Three
Years For LqrcenV

Harry Brown. alias Robert Iohn-
son. negro, Wednesday pleaded guilty
IN First criminal court to larceny Of
an auto and was sentenced by Judge
J. Ed Richards TO three years in the
State Agricultural Training school.
Frank Jones. another negro, indicted
Jointly with Brown, proved TO the
courts satisfaction that, although he
was riding in the auto with Brown,
he had nothing to do with the theft.
lie was freed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
GEORGIA REPUBLICAN
WOULD SUPPORT WATSON

DUBLIN, Ca. Oct. 20.--In a letter
to C. p. Goree. chairman of the Re-
publican state committee. dated Oct.
1S, O. II. Williams, Republican candi-
date for United States senator In
opposition to Thomas Z. Watson.
Democrat, asks TO be permitted to
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
GUILTY: TO PEN.

George Graves, charged with forgery
on arrangement in First Criminal court
Wednesday, pleaded guilty to attempt
to commit felony in two instances
and was given from one to five years
in the state penitentiary. Sentences
came In both cases, but they are to run
concurrently
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
NEGRO STABBED.

Tom Vance negro, 1917 East Butler.
was STABBED IN the breast Tuesday night
while fighting another negro, He was
treated at General hospital and re-
turned to his home. The knifeman es-
capped
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Continued from first page.)
to specific taxes. think it of urgent
Importance that there be prompt re-
survey of the situation with a view
TO reform of the taxes. to the wip-
ing out Of inequities and inequalities
and the assurance of sufficient rev.
enue which may not be realized II
the present system remains intact"
The treasury's program had been
disarronged, the secretary said, by
the heavy burdens imposed by the
transportation act" He estimated the
total amount which the government
will pay the roads Mt $1,000, 600. 900,
about one fourth of which already
has been turned over to them. The
remainder viii be paid, the secretary
thought by early spring.
Mr. Houston predicted rapid re-
duction in the gross national debt
through the coming year, particularly
the 1880. 600 short-term GER
tificates outstanding. The treasury
program. he added, would result In
reducing this below $4,000. 900, 900 and
perhaps to $1,000, 100000.
By the end of the fiscal year 1922
MIR. Houston declared, the treasury
should have redeemed it's entire
floating debt" or the short-term
certificates. when the Victory notes
maturing the next year would become
practically the floating debt and
probably would be accepted in pay
ment OF" federal taxes.
Turning to the demands of agri-
cultural interests for government
help, Mr.. Houston said that scarce
ly had q reduction in the cost of
living manifested itself when every
producer manifested resistance"
Every producer is willing for the
products of every other producer to
decline, but protests the decline Of
his own" he continued. There is
much human nature in this, but not
much reasonableness.
mo One to Blame"
THE situation IL the result mainly
OF war and no small measure the
failure OF the nation, and nations ev-
erywhere to date, TO devise better ar
for rforage and market
ing of farm products. For these
things no 0ne in particular is now
to blame.
In the circumstances it seems to
some farmers that they are in the
way Of being hit first If not exclu-
sively. They are naturally disturbed
and distressed and are seeking re-
lief measures, some of which are
not practical and some Of which are
The first impulse of many who
are searching for the way out Is to
turn to the government, and es-
pecially to the treasury, as the sole
for full economic sal
vation. This disposition, we'll de-
veloped before the war, was rein
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
BANKER VISITOR.

II. L. Smallwood, president of the
Bank Of Commerce, New Albany,
Miss, was a visitor at the local
banks Wednesday, He reports cot
ton being sold slowly, chiefly be-
cause OF limited demand.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-20
THIEVES GET LOOT.

A revolver, a pair OF opera glasses,
and small diamond ring we're stolen
from the store of J, Scheinber 1907
Thomas street, police report. They
have no clews.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02
AVOID HOG CHOLERA GERMS
Houses and Lots Should Be Arranged
So That They May Be Cleaned
and Oisinfscted Easily.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
Among the suggestions made by the
United States department of agricul-
ture to minimize the danger Of in
Producing hog cholera germs are the
following:
Hog houses, lots, and pastures
should be located away from, streams
and public highways, and the houses
and lots should be arranged so that
they may be cleaned and disinfected
readily. They should be exposed as far
as possible to sunlight, which is the
cheapest and one of the best disin-
fectants. Hog lots should not be used
for yarding wagons and farm imple-
ments and should not be entered with
team and wagon, particularly when
loading stock for shipment to market.
AS further precaution no one should
be allowed to enter hog lots unless
there is assurance that he does not
carry infection. Farmers and their
help should disinfect their shoes be
fore entering hog lots after returning
from public yards, sales, and neigh.
boring farms.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02
French Study of War History.

Visitors in Paris have a new place
Of interest in the opening of the Bihli-
otheque 81 Musee de In Guerre. The
new war library and museum had lis
inception in realization OF the i'm
portanee of beginning as soon as pos
sible a collection of historic material.
Although one purpose is to provide a
permanent exhibition Tor the benefit
of the general public. another Is the
accumulation of material from which
the history OF the war may be writ
ten.
II Is now known that. early In the
war. Germany began plans To attract
the historians of the future to Berlin.
in order that they should do their
work In an atmosphere sympathetic
TO Germany. The course OF events.
however. has been such as TO make
the cautious historian distrustful of
German documentary evidence, and
much history will doubtless be writ
ten in the new French institution.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02

on the range, or at the butchers block
PureDred aristocracy is not nearly ex
tensive enough in the United States
and. with view to extending the kill
and kin of the first families widely
over the country, the United States de
partment of agriculture is launching
its drive for better live stock, whicl
was inaugurated October 1.
Purebreds for Profits.
Purebred live stock is not the resul
Of foible and fancy of the rich, for tn
rading foundation families of the vari
Gus breeds, for the most part, have
been produced and developed by prae
tical farmers who farmed for living
in either the old or the new world
For example, Hugh Watson, the
founder Of the Aberdeen Angus, was i
tenant farmer; Charles and Roberi
Ceilings, who sponsored the Shorthorn
breed. were English countrymen O.
medium finances, while the Tomkins
and the Hewers, who We're foSterers
of the Whiteface in Herefordshire.
England, were merely working to pro.
1uCe beef animals of superior type
which would fatten more quickly and
cheaper than their predecessors. In
a word, purebred live stock from hogs,
cattle, sheep, horses and dairy cows
70 goats and poultry, have all been de
reloped for specific purposes, which
20 intimately associated with the
took farmers needs and require
nentS.
Uncle Sans big drive for better live
stock similarly is a campaign to pro
Tide for direct and urgent needs
Farmers with surplus feed should de.
sire live stock of the best type which
will most protitably and economically
convert these grain and forage sur
9luSes into meat, milk, wool, mohair
md eggs. Eliminating the scrub ant
uongrel animal, live stock of mo &c
| CUNT family or breeding is one of the
greatest improvement steps which
| possibly could be undertaken by the
i've stock breeding and raising frater
! lity of this country. Uncle Sam is en-
Enthusiastically behind the project and i
emainS for farmers interested il
'tock raising throughout the countr.
lot only to boost for better stock, bu
llso to buy and use farm animals o
Dproved type and breeding, in orde
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02
SCRUBS BEING CLEANED OUT
West Virginia Stoekmen Making Wig
orous Effort to Drive Out All
Scrub Bulls.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agrieulture)
West Virginia-largely regarded as
mineral-producing state-is on the
war-path to increase beef cattle pro-
duction and its output of dairy prod
ucts by Graduating scrub bulls. which
are primary offenders against profit
able AMI progressive live stock hus-
bandry. Within few months parts of
West Virginia where the campaign is
most active expect to round out a
cleanup which will eliminate the
scrub bulls and leave the puresreds
as monarchs of all they survey. The
case of Roane county, w. Va, is an eX-
ample of what West Virginia stockma
accomplish when they go over the top.
The live stock specialists of the State
agricultural college, the county agent
and officers of the Roane county farm
bureau have solidly backed up the
scrub sire cleanup.
Not a single man turned us down, y
remarked the live stock specialist In
telling how the campaign to Gust the
scrubs was conducted.
'"The first of the year our local
stockmen made declaration of indie
pendence against scrub bulls, and work
was begun promptly in taking thor
ough bull census. This investigation OF
sire ancestry showed that there were
200 bulls in the county, of which 10.
were misfit grades and scrubs, while
90 were registered pure-breds. There
were 81 registered Herefords. % regis
tered Angus, and IL registered Short
horns. Fortunately, the army of 10:
grades and scrubs was not as formid
able as 1t looked on the paper, because
60 Of these low grade sires were year
lings. Furthermore, the census showed
that there were only 30 men VIII,
actually made a practice of keeping
scrub bull"
By correspondence and personal con
tact with farmers the state live stool
agent and the county agent waged tn
battle. These men toured the count
day af .er day visiting the scrub bul
owners, holding meetings, and request
ing influential farmers to assist in rel
egating the scrub sires into the live
stock scrap heap. In the main tn
scrub bull owners, once they learne
the purpose of the campaign, and one
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02
NOTICE FOR punIrc.rrov

No. c9005 Department OF the Interior
u. 5. Land office at Carson City, Neya-
da. December 20, 1919.
Notice is hereby given .na. George
Lee Edwards OF Panaca. Nevada who on
February IS. .sl5 made Dsssr. Land
Entry No. 0S0O5 for Swi. SEx, Sec
tion II. Township south. Range as
East. NJ. ID. Meridian has filed notice :.
intention to make final proof to es-
tablish claim to the lani above des.
cribed. before Eva Dolan. Clerk ~,
Court at Phoebe. Nevada on the Ioth
day of February. 1920.
Claimant names as witnesses:
A. V. Lee, of Panaca. Nevada.
George Hicks OF .Panaca Nevada
Amos Phillips. OF Panaca, Nevada.
+. Z. Wadsworth. of Panaca, Neyad.
Minnie L. Bray. Register
First Pub. Jan. 2, Last Jan. 80. 1890
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02

that our present live stock population,
Heterogeneous, harum-scaruin, and top
y-turvy as it is, may be replaced b.
hyperion animals of type and breeding
BEST fitted to supply the market and
most suitable TO consume probably
he surplus crops of the American
farmer.
Why Good Cattle Pay.
Just to illustrate that it is about as
easy to discount the benefits of good
blood in livestock breeding as it is to
try to dry up the ocean with sponge
here are some figures concerning the
butcher standards of good and a
medium steer. In the case of good
steer the loin cuts, which are high
priced, constitute 16A per cent by
weight, as compared with 151a per
cent in medium steer. The rib cuts
compose on per cent in the better
class of steer and only 7a per cent in
the medium animal. The round, which
IS a nly lium-priced cut, constitutes q
: &C. IN & COED -!eer and 26h per
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02

cent In a medium steer. while the.
chuck. . low-priced cut. composes "a
per cent OF the good steer and 2T$L
per cent of the medinm steer. The
miscellaneous cuts In the good steer
aggregate Is per cent and only II
Der cent in the medium steer. These
agures indicate that the good steer
carries a greater percentage Of the
high-priced cuts and a lower percent
age OF the medium-priced and cheap
cuts than does the medium steer. al
though the animals may be fed sim
liar rations. This divergence in meat
makeup ut market time must be at
tributed 10 breeding.
Two shipments of steers which re
Gently arrived on one of the large cen
trail markets also are of interest In dis
closing the breeding facts. One lot OF
good steers weighed, on an average,
i,1S6 pounds and sold at $3.50 a hun
dredweight, their dressing percentage
averaging 81 per cent. These steers
carried 6A per cent of inside fat while
their cost per pound, dressed and
ready for sale TO the consumer. was
22i2 cents. The medium lot of steers
averaged in weight 936 pounds and
| sold at $3.50. These cattle dressed
a per cent. carried per cent of inside
fat and cost % cents pound when
| dressed and ready for consumption.
Subsequently the meat from the good
steers sold for l cent pound more
han that from the medium steers,
which resulted in an increased profit to
the butcher of approximately half a
cent pound, despite the fact that the
good steers cost originally 2 cents a
pound more than the medium steers
| Furthermore the inside fat was worth
considerably more in the good steers
than it was in their lower quality
mates. The well-bred lot of cattle sold
for an average of S1S1.46 apiece, Will,
the poorer steers brought only $l2S.0s
an animal, difference of S53.3S head
in favor of the better bred cattle.
Every Farmers Opportunity.
There is no possible reason VIII!
farmers and stockmen should vast,
their time and tie up and jeopardiz'
their capital in the purchase and feed
ing or breeding of inferior stock. TIL
supremacy of the better-bred animal
is practically infallible. They, othe
conditions being equal, will yield de
pendable profits which are as certain
as the coming of day after night o
gloom. 1t does not take much capita
for any farmer, be he the owner of fey
heeG of stSsk or posscssor of extensiv
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02
DIFFERENT USES FOR MILK
Forty-Four and One Half Per Cent
Used for Human Food Purposes
2.5 Per Cent Wasted.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
Estimates made by the United States
department of agriculture show how
the S7,9O5, 100000 pounds of milk pro-
duced in the United States annually
are utilized. Forty-four and one-half
per cent is used for human food pur-
poses, while SO per cent of the gross
supply is converted into butter, and
As per cent is made into cheese; an
other 4.5 per cent is transformed into
canned milk, per cent is used in ice
cream making per cent is used in
feeding calves and hogs on the farms
of origin, and 2.5 per cent is lost in
shrinkage and other waste Of the
dairying industry.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02
! I'VE
C1'@~N
= W ~
CLUB MEMBERS RAISE SWINE
Indiana Breeders Sell gifts to Boys
and Girls in Order to Get Them
Started Right.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF AgricItureD
II good blood and good individuals
will give the right start in the pure
bred hog business the boy and girl
club members in the vicinity OF Ok
ford. Benton county. Ind. are on the
road TO success. for the pigs owned
by them are of famous Poland China
strains.
The people of this community have
already had an opportunity TO see
what some of the breeders of good
hogs have been doing, for several we'll
known hog breeders live in Benton
county. These men, who believe in
investing money in a few outstanding
individuals and raising nothing but
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02
WHY PUNEBREDS
PAY BIG PRICE
Animals of Better Brees,n5 A.
ways Achieve More c.
able Performances.
BETTER LIVE STOCK unGEc
Animals Of Best Type viii Most Prof.
itably and Economically Convert
Grain and Foras. Crops Into
Food Products.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
why do some lots of cattle top the
market while others sell at low prices
Why are some consumers willing to
pay 90 cents pound for prime beef
steak while they would reject from
their table inferior steak ar half the
price! Why is il that some feeders lin.
ish their cattle or other animals more
rapidly and economically than their as
Sociates?
Usually because blood will tell.
That is, the animals of the better
breeding always achieve the more
creditable performances, be it in the
show ring, at the fair, in the feed lot
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02
HANDLE SHEEP WITH PROFIT
Good Drainage, Pasture, Some Shelter
and an Interested Attendant
Are Important.

The requirements Of farm where
sheep can be handled with profit are
good drainage, plenty of fresh pas
ture, land that will produce clover, al
falfa, cowpeas, or soy beans; good
water supply, fences that will keep
sheep out of growing crops and fur
nish two or three fields for frequent
change Of pasture, a shelter that will
protect the flock from cold rains, winds
and storms, and an attendant who can
give the flock interested and intelli-
gent care.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02
SUPERIOR WINTER HOG FEED
Soy Beans Furnish Necessary Protein
and Obviate Necessity Of Buy
ing Tankage.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricuture)
The labor and annoyance Of thrash
ing soy beans may be saved by feed
ing the soy bean hay to hogs in the
winter. The beans supply the protein
and save the purchase of tankage and
middlings. The oil in the beans, to-
gether with the leaves of the plants
which the hogs eat, keeps them in
good condition. Soy bean hay and
corn make an ideal winter feed.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02
LIVE STOCK
DV NOTES
Keep the pigs warm and dry.

Keep the pigs warm and dry.
A dry pen, with plenty of straw is
a pigs idea of paradise.
sThis is the season of the year when
a persistent effort had better be di-
rected to Kidding hogs Of mango and
lice.
It is an almost invariable rule that
a bull which is given free range in
pasture with the herd of cows is not
safe and grows less so every season he
runs loose.
The breeding of animals plays an
important part In producing carcass
of high quality. Selection, long-contin-
ued care and intelligent feeding will
produce meat of desirable quality.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02

the best, cooperated with the bankers
and the county agent in inducing a
number of Indiana breeders to sell
some good gifts to the Benton county
boys and girls in order that they might
get started right in the hog business.
consequently the members in the pig
club at oxford have received pigs
sired by well-knOwn Poland China
boars. and the responsibility of devel-
opng them into breeding animals now
rests with the boys and girls.
Twenty-siX members are enrolled in
the club, which is organized on the
basis of breeders association. The
club will elect its own officers, and
with the assistance of the county
agent, the bankers, the breeders, and
their parents will proceed to do bust
ness for themselves.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02
LIVE STOCK NOTES

Fences Is pigs; pigs is more pigs I;
more pigs Is more money.
Have the sows in good gaining con-
dition, but not fat, at breeding time.
The sheep industry is receiving
more attention than ever and Is one
that pays large dividends.
If pigs pile up !, $ 4 pretty good
sign that they are not quite comfort
able. Make the quarters waymer.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02

Al the request of the Postmaster
General the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission has announced an ex-
animation to be held at Caliente, New.
for the position of postmaster at Pr
oche. New. This office has an annual
compensation of $1,000.
To be eligible for this examination
an applicant must be citizen of the
United States, must actually reside
within the delivery OF the office and
have so resided at the time the pres
ent vacancy occurred.
Applicants must have reached their
twenty-first but not their sixty-f fifth
birthday on the date of the examina-
| ton.
Application Form 2241 and full In
| formation concerning the requirements
of the examination may be secured
from the postmaster at the place OF
vacancy or from the Civil Service
Commission, Washington, d. c.. Ap.
plications should be properly execut.
ed and filed with the Commission al
| Washington, d. c., in time to arrangs
Tor the examination of the applicant
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02
BEEF CALVES ARE FAVORED
Profit Assured to Farmer With Small
Permanent Pasture and Plenty
of Feed.

The farmer who has small perma-
nent pasture and plenty of feed might
find the raising of a few calves of the
beef type or the dual purpose type
profitable. Much will, of course, de-
pend upon the calves and the methods
of raising the extra feed. There are
men making fair profit on beef cattle.
Some of these are small farmers.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02
SWINE CONSUMED MUCH FEED
Devoured More Grain Than Cattle
Last Year, Being Fed sos Per
Cent Of Corn.

Swine consumed more grain than
cattle last year in the United States,
being fed SOB per cent of the corn,
1O.S per cent Of the oats, 60 per cent
Of the barley, pol per cent Of the
wheat and AIS per cent Of the mill
feeds fed to all farm animals.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02
Money and Advice.

Il have called to borrow some
money"
Il cannot lend you money but I'll
give you some good advice"
THAT won't do. | want to borrow
money from you so | can go out and
pay lawyer for some real advice"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02

they appreciated the benefits which
would result If they substituted pure
bred sires for the mongres, We're glad
to dispose Of their inferior herd-head-
ers. Detailed figures showing the in
creased value of calves sired by pure
breds over calves of scrub parentage
were particularly convincing in gain
ing converts. Most of the scrub bull
owners We're prompt in admitting the
error of their livestock raising ways
The Roane county banks have aided
the movement to replace poor bulls
with good ones. Every bank in the
county has offered to lend money at
per cent to farmers for the purpose
of purchasing pure-bred sires as SUBJ
stitutes for their scrubs.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02
Early Training.

"Why have you never married, Mr..
Tompsins?"
II suppose it's because l took the
bachelors degree while ut college,
DaSton Tranerrini
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-01-02

fiocks and herds, to begin improvement
work to better his live stock resources.
All that is necessary is that he pur-
chase and use purebred sires in the
grading up and betterment of progeny.