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PREDICTS SPUDS
WILL BE HIGHER
SEVEN CENTS PER POUND BE-
FORE NEXT HARVEST is En-
PERT GUESS AT ADVANCE
Mealy Tubers Selling at Fabulous
Prices in Chicago and Minneapolis;
Many Potatoes Have Been Frozen
in Transit; Local Price Is Now
Five Cents.

With potatoes selling in Great
Falls at five cents pound, whole-
sale, dealers declare there is little
hope of any cheaper spuds until a
new crop has been grown and some
of them predict the price will go to
seven cents pound wholesale be-
fore it gets any lower. The present
offering is being drawn from Wash
ington with an occasional shipment
from Idaho points, the market in
Washington being under that in the
states east of Montana.
There has been considerable loss
in shipments coming to Montana in
recent months but the railroads de-
clare that it is because of the fact
that the dealers are assuming the
risk rather than to pay higher rate
and shift the risk to the carrier.
1t is conceded by shippers that the
loss on potatoes has been rather
heavy and some cars are declared to
have come in with fully SO per cent
frozen because the cars were not
properly heated. One dealer called
it criminal carelessness of the rail-
roads" and said in one car the heater
had been arranged and the kindIing
and charcoal were handy but no fire
had been lighted.
''If there has been loss from pota-
toes freezing while in shipment, it
has not been because of any neglect
of duty upon the part of the railroad
company" said D. G.. Black, general
agent for the Great Northern at
Great Falls. eff any dealer had lost
potatoes in transit under conditions
that put the responsibility upon the
railroad he would be here with claims
for the loss. No such claim has been
filed with my office.
There are two freight rates for
vegetables. option No. L is cheap
er than the other. Those shipping
under that option are given suitable |
cars but the duty of keeping the cars
warm rests upon the owner of the DO
tatoes and it is not uncommon for
them to send man with the cars to
look after the heating. They should
always do so in winter weather ship
nents. Option No. q costs a few
1ollars a car more and the railroad
S responsible for the heating.
when we have potatoes in tran
lit under Option No. q they are kept
and if the weather gets too
evere they are run into a round
louise and kept there until the wea-
her is suitable"
That there is reason to expect
ostlier potatoes, however, is found in
ne general market, rather than in
OCCASIONAL losses in shipment. The
ollowing prices prevailed in the
yholesale markets of the citiesrnam-
d ON January 6: Chicago, $3.50 to ,,
A hundred pounds; Kansas City, !,
1856 to $3.50 and Minneapolis $40
D $4.75.
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A MONTANA JUSTICE TIES
STRONG MATRIMONIAL KNOT

An old near-sighted justice of the
peace was performing his first mar
riage. The bride and groom were
nervous and evidently not any more
familiar with the marriage ceremony
than the judge. A deputy court
house official, sensing the judges
dilemma, handed the old gentleman
an alias summons. "Stand up" or
dered the judge. "Join your hands, :"
he commanded, then began reading
the alias summons as follows:
State of Montana against blank,
defendant: You are hereby summon
ed to appear before the above entitled
court to-" At this juncture the
justice realized that he had made
mistake. "Dern it, that amt the
right ceremony" he declared. "Well,
here, Jane Marie. Do you promise
to love, honor and do as this here
Teller tells you that you shouldn't do?
Do you promise to cook his victuals,
darn his socks and be true and low
ing wife?" "And you," he said, turn
ing to the excited groom. Do
you solemnly promise that the evil
dence you are about to give in the
case Of No; wait bit. I got
off on the wrong track there. Do
you solemnly promise, SO help you
God, that you will be good pro-
wider for this woman; that you will
attend to her wants through thick
and thin, rain or shine? Now join
hands. There! Bless you, my chill
dren. There you are properly mar
ried," he declared as he kissed the
bride.
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HEN LAYS Is PER
CENT DIVIDENDS
BUTTE EXPERT SAYS POULTRY.
NAN HAS NO DISGRACEFUL
BALANCE. SHEET
Submits Figures Showing That High
Price of Eggs Is Justified; Tells
of the Havoc War Prices Have
Played With Poultry Fanciers and
Caused Financial Loss.

| What the poultry industry needs
is stimulant, not narcotic. The
poultryman has no disgraceful bal
ance sheet and can stand investiga-
ton. He has the greatest desire and
need for the reduction of the high
cost of living, but in face of the act
ual figures and in view of the fact
that the poultryman is endeavoring
during the most trying months in the
year, to put on the market a first
class food product, the present agita-
ton in Butte for an immediate reduc-
ton in the cost of eggs, is not based
on the facts of the case" This is
the comment of DR.. George w. Ste
phenson, Butte city meat inspector,
and one of the leading poultrymen of
Butte, on the boycott on eggs insti-
tuted by members of. the Butte Con-
sumer's league.
In substantiation of his claim that
the boycott is not warranted because
of the present high cost of egg pro-
duction, DR.. Stephenson submits fig
ures tabulated at Washington state
agricultural college, Pullman, Wash,
where young pullets of high egg pro-
ducing strains are entered from all
parts of the northwest in a six month
laying contest. Among them are
some of DR.. Stephenson's own flock.
All work in caring for the hens was
done without cost by college stu
dents, yet these thoroughbred hens
only Melted 13 As cents each during
the month of November, over the act
ual cost of feed.
The following table gives the per
cent production, the return above
feed cost, and the feed cost for the
average bird in each breed from No
vember 5 to December /, 1919:
White Leghorns, per cent produc-
ton, 31.6; feed cost, 24.3 cents; re-
turn above feed cost, 1913 cents.
R. 1. Reds, per cent production,
81; feed cost, 1881 cents; return
above feed cost, IS cents loss.
R., I. Whites, per cent production,
1876; feed cost, 1856 cents; return |
above feed cost, 81 cents.
Barred Rocks, per cent production, |
Ill; feed cost, 27.3 cents; return |
lbove feed cost, 17.2 cents loss.
Wyandottes, per cent production,
rs; feed cost, 24.3 cents; return |
lbove feed cost, 20 cents.
Orpingtons, per cent production,
y; feed cost, 27.8 cents; return
Dove feed cost, I1.4 cents loss.
Miscellaneous, per cent production,
20; feed cost, 22.9 cents; return
bove feed cost, 1915 cents loss.
1t would require flock of 500
UGH as these to leave a margin of
SO. Yet this figure does not in
Jude anything for the paultryman's
abor, whose hours are long and
ard" DR.. Stephenson said.
In addition to the laying birds,
uring the winter the%1OO or cool,
ems carried over as breeders, I'M
roductjve at this time, must be fed
nd cared for, while they are having
heir annual 100-day vacation during
he Quilting season.
War prices have payed havoc with
lie poultrymen from east and west.
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CANNOT LOAN ON
CERTAIN LANDS
STATE CANNOT ADVANCE MONEY
ON LAND INCLUDED In AN
IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Where the Bonds of a District Are a
Lien Upon the Land, Is Ruling of
Attorney General Ford; Law Says
Land Must be Free of All Incum-
ORANGES.

| The state of Montana cannot LOAF
money ON land which is already in
cluded in an irrigation distric
where the bonds of the district arr
lien on the land, ruled Attorney
General Ford recently in an opinion
given at the request of the state
board of land commissioners.
The question asked the attorney
general was: "Can a farm loan be
made on lands which have been in
cluded within duly created and or
ganized irrigation district and to
what extent the liens authorized I'M
der the act would conflict with the
! made by the state on farm lands I'M
less they are free and clear of all
other membranes or liens of every
nature and kind"
Mr.. Ford holds that no new loan
should be negotiated on lands within
the districts unless they have reach
ed the stage where they are ready to
close when the district is organized.
The opinion says: 81 am of the opin-
| ion that the liens provided for in the
act creating the irrigation districts
| date in the case of the bonds from
their issue and confirmation by the
district court, and that in the case
of warrants and contracts the date
of lien will be the date of the obliga-
ton and as there is no method of de-
termining this time, that as a matter
of precaution and safety to school
funds, no new (farm) loan should be
negotiated unless they have reached
the stage where they are ready to
close and when the district is organ
lied and then only upon a certificate
of the board of county commission
ers that no warrants have been is
sued by the board to cover the costs
of organization and other purposes
and that no contract has been enter
ed into with the United States for the
construction operation, or mainten-
ance of works for the delivery or dis
tribution of water upon any land en-
braced within the project, and that |
they have not become a principal or |
guarantor of any Indebtedness to the |
United States on account of district |
lands, under the provisions of the |
federal reclamation or acts amenda- |
tory thereof or supplemental thereto |
or otherwise. That all lands except
ing those included on account of ex-
change of water are perpetually liza
BILE to annual assessments made for
administration and maintenance pur-
ooses."
The opinion of the attorney gen
sral was rendered following submits
ion to him of a number of abstracts
n connection with application for
oans, which showed that the proper
y has been included in an irrigation
district under the session laws of
919.
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Some went under, others broke even
and still others hung on at a loss,
hoping for better things. The cause
of the trouble was simply that the
cost of production and the selling
price were all out of proportion and
remain SO.
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"You Bet Your Life" Said Bride

Twill you take Clarence Dugan to
be your lawfully welded husband,
and love honor and obey htm?"
"You just bet your life will, was
the cordial response of Miss Gladys
LaDuke, of Wyoming.
This emphatic assent was made
during the marriage of Miss LaDuke
to Mr.. Dugan at Deer Lodge few
days ago, Judge Henry G. Walton
performing the ceremony.
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Agricultural
Lands
AT $40 TO $40 PER ACRE

AT $40 TO $40 PER ACRE
Terms of 10 per cent down, bal
ance 10 yearly payments, bear
ing 6 per cent interest. Logged
off lands of the Anaconda Copper
Mining Company.
Dairying is = type of farming
best adapted to the timbered Sec
lions of western Montana. Most
of the Land can be converted into
pasture at very little expense and
dairy cows will yield = splendid
profit from the land without the
necessity of removing the stumps,
although a sufficient acreage must
be put under the pillow to supply
winter feed. In connection with
dairying, hogs and poultry should
take an important part. All fruits,
berries and garden truck thrive;
field crops OF grain, clover, tim
othy, potatoes and stock roots do
WELL.
You are buying ut values fixed
by experienced appraisers, strip
ped of promotion charges, COM
missions, and other trimmings,
which are usually added before 1t
reaches the farmer. We will aid
you in selecting a location that Is
adapted to your needs.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
THURSDAY CLUB HEARS
CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST

Miss Ina c. Emery author and
specialist In child life. was guest OF
honor at the Thursday Club dinner.
OF which Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. West
lake were hosts, at the Arts Club.
2Ol7 l street. last evening. Miss
Emery gave an interesting account
Of the recent contest at Polls Theater,
as she was Judge for the selection OF
the most perfect specimen OF child
hood among the 100 children Of
Washington, under five who were en-
tered In the competition.
She also outlined the plan for the
children's pageant to be given October
IL. In the Central High school stad-
ium. as part of he national celebra-
ton OF the tercentenary OF the landing
OF the Pilgrims. One thousand child
rem will take part. A resolution was
adopted indorsing the pageant and
pledging the cooperation OF the club
toward making II a success.
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Upton WOULD CALL
/ First VICTORY OFF
lr Thomas Dissatisfied With
Hollow Honor, But Under
Rules Il Stands.
BY JACK vEioCiS.
Interaation.I News seryies.
SuaIIIua Editor.

NEW YORK, July 16.-The victory
Of, Shamrock Nv in the nrst race
against the Resolute was rather
hollow AFFAIR. Sir Thomas. the genial
Irish baronet, looks at II that way
today. and while the crew OF the
challenger Is sphinxlike. they realize
that they have their work cut out
for them II they are to continue win
ming.
I'd much rather not accept vic
tory due to an accident" said Upton.
II would willingly agree not to count
the race IL they want II that way"
Such Is the sportsmanship OF the
veteran yachtsman from Ireland.
The race, however. is already count
ed" The rules which govern the in
ternational contest are plain. Reso-
lutte was beaten because she was
unable to continue after turning the
fifteen-m mark and she acknowl-
edged defeat when she signalled for
o tow.
The outcome OF the initial contest
had little effect on the betting, sucn
as IL has been, Resolute is still as
good as an even money proposition,
and many believe she will defend the
cup successfully.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
NAVY SUMMER SCHOOL
ENROLLS UNTIL JULY 2S

Owing to the large number OF ap-
plicants for admission to the Navy
Summer School at Hampton Roads.
Va. the time for enrolment in the
school has been extended To July 2S.
The school is open TO all boys OF
good character between the ages OF
sixteen and twenty years and offers
them an opportunity to spend. their
vacations In study and physical ex-
orcise. During attendance they will
receive the pay OF apprentice seamen.
The course will not last later thar
September /.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
COMMISSIONER TELLS
OF AUSTRIA'S PLIGHT
w. r. Thorn Describes Conditions
Caused by War in Address
Before WOmen's Club.

W. T. Thorn, jr, member Of the
Anglo French relief com
mission, who recently returned from
Austria. described the plight of the
last night at a meeting of
the Women's City Club. He spoke at
the invitation OF Nine. von Unschuld.
who is seeking assistance in the dis
tribution of $4,000 individual letters
written by Austrian children asking
for clothes for the coming winter.
Mr.. Thorn declared that 1t is, i'm
nossible for Austria to continue eX-
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
BOY, 7,STRUCK BY AUTO,
Is DEAD AT HOSPITAL

Struck down by an automobile
operated by Herbert Coats, coiored'
seven-year-old Hatton Phillips. also
coIored, died at 1918 o'clock this
morning In Emergency Hospital. The
accident took place at $3.50 p. m. yes
terdaly. at Twenty-fourth street and
Ricketts, cout northwest. The child
lived at 592 Twentylfourth street
northwest.
Coats is being held at the Third
precinct pending an investigation by
Coroner j. Ramsey hewitt An in
quest will be held in the District
o'clock. ...
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
HONOR SHIPPING MAN.

% NEW YORK. July 16.-In honor Of
his war work for the Red Cross and
as a member of the traffic and ex-
ports control committee of the allies,
the Italian government has made De-
los w. Cooke. associate director of
the Cunard and allied steamship lines.
cavalier of the order of Mauritius
and Lazarus, the company announced
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
TWO ENGLISH DECK BOYS
DROWNED IN BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE, Md, July 15.-Bertie
Codon, seventeen years old, of Til
bury Essex county, England and
Arthur Wood, fifteen years old, of
Poole, Dorset county, England, deck
boys on the British steamship Mississ-
ippi, were drowned while bathing in
Baltimore harbor late last night. The
bodies were recovered early today by
the crew of the police boat Lannon.
Thomas Wood, engineer
er aboard the ship and father Of
Arthur Wood, made an heroic effort
to save the lives of his son and the
boys companion.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
NAMED RED CROSS CHIEF.

NEW YORK, July 16.-CofoneI H.
o. S. Heistand, formerly Adjutant-
General OF the department of the
East at Governors Island, has re-
tired from the service and has been
appointed field director of the Ameri-
can Red Cross with headquarters at
Governors Island. He will be super
visor of Red Cross activities at mill
tary stations near the city and at
" est Point. ~ '
The Washington times., 1920-07-16

cTARTING on one OF the most picturesque Nights
ever undertaken by the United States army air
service, four big army planes took to the air at
Mitchell Field Mineola on the first leg Of their long
journey to Nome, Alaska The planes will cover ap-
proximstely 5000 miles and it is estimated the trip
will take foryhve days From ieft to right are Cap
tain St. Clair commanding officer; Lieut.. Clifford O.
Mutt, fight commander; Lieut. Ross O. kirkpatrick,
Lieut.. z. H. Neon and Lieut.. G. Z. Crume Ser
geants English Henriques, and Verra will also make
the fight.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16

istence under present conditions, de-
prived OF agricultural and mineral
resources which were cut off In the
war settlement. The nation, he said,
Is cut OFF from profitable trade with
the outside world. He declared that
the country needed credit and raw
materials to start new industries and
a readjustment Of frontiers to relieve
some of the restrictions now placed
against IL.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
MINT BUSHES COIN MAKING.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 16.-Uncle
Sans money makers in the San
Francisco mint are working sixteen
hours day trying to keep abreast
of the demand for silver coinage.
which seems to be preferred every
where now to paper money. This
preference, it is said, is particularly
noticeable in Philadelphi and San
Francisco.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16

higher rate than the savings banks"
NJ HEFNss ssRrsRsee the hsl,sf
that the bank n association would
decide TO take the matter into the
courts.
Forty-one OF the forty-four banks
in the District are members OF the
District OF Columbia Bankers Asso-
citation. The application OF the Cit
zens' Savings Bank for membership
will be voted upon at the meeting
today.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
AGAINST GRAIN GAMBLERS.

WINNIPEG, Man. July l6.--The
day when the United States. Canada
and Australia will form an interna-
tional organization to control the
worlds wheat supply, to feed the
circle OF nations, unhampered by
gambling influences" was predicted
here by j. II. Howard. president of
the American Farm Bureau Associa-
ton. in an address before the Cana
dian Council of Agriculture.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
COAL WORKERS
STRIKE IN WILKESBARRE

WILkESBARRE. Pa, July l6-six
thousand employees OF the Pennsyl-
vania Coal, Company went on strike
because the company has refused TO
end the contractor system. The mat
ter will be placed before the An
thracite. Commission at Scranton.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
REV. j. A. NORTON.

The Rev. J. A. Norton, for fifty
years pastor OF the Primitive Baptist
Church. Petworth, died yesterday at
his home. SO4 Rhode Island avenue
northwest.
DIR. Norton was born May .. 1910,
in Tippah county, Mississippi. He
acted as assistant chaplain OF Camp
III, United Confederate Veterans OF
the District of Columbia.
Funeral services will be held in
the Confederate Memorial Home, 1922
Vermont avenue northwest, at $3.50
o'clock tomorrow morning. Inter-
ment will be in the Confederate Sec
tion at the Arlington national ceme-
terry. The services at the grave will
be conducted by the Rev. T. S. Dali
ton. of Baltimore. Members of Camp
III, Confederate Veterans. will act as
HONORARY ,pallbearers with members
of.pr. Notions church as active. pail
bearers.
: apr. Norton is survived by six chill
,dreR.- john Norton and Mrs. James
Yates, both of Texas: Mrs. Thomas
Moore Of Ok lah oma. and Miss Cecil
b, Norton. Miss Anna Norton and
Miss Colder Norton, OF this city.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
OPENING WALL
STREET PRICES

CsmpIets Wall street market
appears In tkis esisss" az uhe
close OF toAsy's trsdiss. TAess
papers shave. In the arst rsss
date line, .CLOsINC WALL
STREET PRICES.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
BANKERS TOF|GHT
TAX ON j. S. BONDS
D. C. Association Will Meet and
Consider Opposition to Ap-
praisers' PROPOSAL,

The legality and equity OF proposed
District taxation, amounting TO many
thousand dollars. on Liberty and Vic
tory bonds and other government Sc
eurities held by the banks OF Wash
ington, Will be attacked at a special
meeting OF the District OF Columbia
Bankers Association 10 be held in
the Gridiron Room OF the New wa
lard Hotel.
The meeting was called by Col,
Robert N. Harper, president OF the
association, at the instance OF II. V.
Iaynss. secretary, who 10 president
4 the Farmers. and Mechanics Ma
tional Bank.
: The general attack will be made
on the proposal OF, the District APP
praisers on the ground that the bonds
are exempt from local taxation under
express Government provision at the
times they were Issued.
The appraisers would act under a
iecision OF the District Supreme Courl
n 1908. when the Merchants and Me-
'hanics' Bank sued to recover taxes
)aid on interest received from the
Government securities. The court
hen held the tax was not a levy or
property, and therefore was ptrmis-
ible as an excise on the business OF
janking corporations. The amount
evolved was small. and no appeal
vas taken TO higher courts.
MILLIONS INVOLVED.
In the present instance bonds
mounting to millions of dollars are
involved
Discussing this general phase OF
the matterA Mr.. Haynes said this
morning: "A
AT the time OF the former decision.
- 81 L..
held by local banks was comparative
ly small, consisting of only five is
sues. the 4 per cent loan Of 1925; the
2 per cent OF 1880; the Philippine
bonds, the Panama bonds. and the 3's
Of 1918. which have since matured.
They were held mostly to secure cir
culation, so that they yielded an in
direct revenue outside of the interest
received.
THE present case is much differe mt,
as the bonds were bought an immense
quantities out Of sense of of-patriotism
and local pride in putting Washington
over the top That the banks shoul<
be penalized for their public spirit
would be an injustice even II the de-
ctsion of 1906 should be considered
final.
CHARGES DISCRIMINATION.
Beyond this. however, there is a
factor of discrimination which wa ks
serious injustice to national bJnks
Il and trust companies. These insutu,
tions are taxed g per cent on their
gross income while sayiugs7 banks
are taxed only per cent on the net
income after paying interest TO de-
positors. T,~fr. ,.-a
"The appraisers disregard The fact
that national trust compa aics and
many national banks pay interest on
| part of their deposits. They are
charged a tax on all income and at a
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
OHIO WOMEN ORGANIZE
CLUB TO Aid HARDING

MARION. Ohio. July I6.--ohio Re-
publican women are organizing
Harding for President Club" to Off
set the effect OF a recent statement
Issued by the militant suffrage or
gapization at Washington. ID. C., at
tacking Senator Harding, the Repub-
lican nominee, for alleged lukewarm-
ness In support OF suffrage.
The Washington times., 1920-07-16
REV. EDWARD ,. FARMER.

The Rev. Edward ]. Farmer. o. r..
assistant rector OF st. Dominic's
church. Sixth and Il streets south
west, died yesterday at Newark, N.
J. He had been at ST. Dominic's for
about five years. coming here from
Memphis. Tenn. -....
He had been in III health for some
time and for this reason had been
temporarily assigned to a chaplaincy
to the Dominican Sisters at Harmon.
n. Y, in the hope that a change OF
air might prove beneficial.
lie was taken i'll yesterday. how
ever and went to Newark for treat
ment for heart trouble. He was nifty
years old.
Funeral services will be held at
st. Dominic's church Monday. Solemn
high requiem mass will be celebrated
at 10 o'clock.