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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-12-16
CROPS LARGEsT in HISTORY


The shrinkage of values of the
country's farm crops has placed
their total worth this year at almost
$4,000, 100000 less than last year,
although the 1920 harvest was one
of the most abundant in the nations
history, with half a dozen crops
breaking records.
The important farm crops, which
comprise about 80 per cent of the
value of all farm crops, were valued
this years at $9,14S, $4,000 by the
department of agriculture in its
final estimates. Last year these
crops were valued at $14,0S7,995,-
000 Acreage devoted to the i'm
portant crops also decreased, the
total being PSI, S62,4 this year, as
! compared with 356,l62,112 last
year.
THE extraordinary character of
the harvests, which have proven to
be among the most abundant in the
country's history, notwithstanding
beginnings about as unpromising as
ever known, is emphasized by the
December revisions of estimates"
the department said in a statement
commenting on the report. THE
final outcome of the 1920 wheat
harvest, winter and spring combined
| is now estimated at 1888, $4,000
bushels, compared with 934,263,OOO
bushels in 1919, this being an in
crease over the earlier estimates for
1920 of 39,23O,0OO bushels.
Increases in almost every crop are
reported in the revised production
| figures, as compared with the pre-
| liminary estimate announced in No
vember. Corn, with a record crop,
shows an increase of about $4,000
900 bushels, winter wheat an in
crease OF almost 100000 bushels;
spring wheat a decrease of 9,000,-
| 900 bushels; oats an increase of al
most 100000 bushels; barley in
| creased almost 100000 bushels;
potatoes increased 1900, 900 bushels
and tobacco Increased 100000
pounds.
The yield of corn per acre set a
record, with an average production
| OF 800 bushels. Only once before
has the average yield per acre ex-
ceeded thirty bushels, and that was
in 1906 when 1913 bushels was
made.
While the corn crop is a record
one, it's value this year is, $780,
100000 less than last years crop,
which was smaller by 374,000,OOO
bushels. The price being paid 20 the
farmers for corn on December l was
announced by the department as
| ST. cents "a bushel as compared
with $1,349 year ago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-12-16
METHODrsTs TO BvruD


Actual work in preparation for the
building of the new 5000 Meth
odist church edifice in ATLANTIC, will
be undertaken at once. This was
decided at az recent meeting of the
board of trustees, at which the archi-
tect, of Chicago. was present.
The first work to be done will be
the cutting down of the east half of
Of the lot to the immediate east Of
the present building. The contract
for this work will he let At once.
That the construction of the
building will be begun next spring
without fail, was declared by a mem
Der of the board of trustees. Less
than ten thousand dollars of the
amount needed to begin operations
remains to be raised The board is
seeking to raise three-fourths of the
$50 600. or $4,000. The remain
ing $4,000 will be carried on the
building.
Prospects are bright for raising
the remainder of the s45,000. Sew
eral subscribers have said they will
double their subscriptions and 9TH
ers have signified their intention of
materially increasing theirs. An &C
tive campaign will be launched at
once to procure the additional funds
needed.
The plans prepared by the archi-
tect provide for beautiful and mod
ern structure. IT will have seat
ing capacity much greater than the
present building. 1t also will con-
tain rooms needed for community
gatherings and all the many church
activities.
It is probable bids for the con-
struction OF the new church will be
called for shortly after the first OF
the new year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-12-16
DANISH LUTHERAN CHURCH

Sunday school and BlbIe class on
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock,
Service Sunday morning at II.
Service in English language Sun
day evening at 1880.
The Young Peoples Society will
have no meeting on Wednesday ev-
ening, Dec. %.
Service on Christmas day at IL
o'clock in the forenoon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-12-16
NJ. L. CHURCH NOTES

Sunday school at 9:55 a. m.
Preaching service at IL a. m
Epworth League at $3.50 p. m.
Preaching service at 1880 p. m.
All the public cordially invited to
all Of these services.
Plans have been made and are be-
ing rarried out in preparation for
our Christmas evening exercises at
the church. Fuller announcements
of the same will be made next week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-12-16
Melville Center.

Sunday school at p. m. A large
attendance was present last Sunday.
Come again. All are welcome.
Preaching service at 3 p. m. All
the residents. OF Melville township
are invited to be present.
Friday evening of this week is the
time set for the bazaar and lunch
supper. Come and enjoy yourself.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-12-16

Meet me at the Crescent.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
Tourists From America
Make Inroads on Lon
don's S Liquor Supply.
STOCK GOES RAPIDLY
Champagne, Cocktails and
Scotch Whisky Straight
Much in Demand.

London, May THE tremendous
increase in the consumption Of
champagne. cocktails and whisky.
due to the invasion CT England by
American tourists. is making star
Ting inroads into the wet" stocks
OF London's principal hotels, clubs
and bars. ..,
with more than 10000 Americans
landing in London during the past
month. Arturo. maitrs de hotel of
the Savoy, said today:
More than $500 bottles of cham
payne were consumed at luncheons
and dinners in our hotel last month
That is an increase of 100 per cent
over March. 1 scarcely need tell
you that most OF these 'sparklers'
were delivered to the tables OF
Americans.
Your American millionaires, not
content with drinking during the
regulation hours. ordered cham
payne by the case, to be delivered
to their apartments. never saw
such drinking in my life as is going
on now"
Make New Cocktail. I
The newest cocktail dispensed at
the Savoy bar. the famous rendez-
vous of Americans in London, where
sooner or later ALI male visitors
from the States meet. is called the
swamp" II is the first thing Ameri-
cans called for and it has a mighty
kick" They say it prolongs in
definitely the rolling sensation ex-
perienced on ocean steamships
London bars are anxious concern
ing the ingredients for cocktails
because of the tremendous consump-
tion. They are now experimenting
with Scotch whisky cocktails which,
SO they say. is passably fair.
Champagne Is Cheap.
Commenting on the drink situa-
tion here, Leonora Harris, the New
York actress, who is soon to appear
in London in Our Betters." said to
the correspondent today:
Champagne is remarkably. cheap
here. Just think. sold in New
York my entire cellar stock which
had been presented to me by ad-
mirers. ] got an average of SIS a
bottle. You can buy the same
champagne here for "a a bottle.
Whisky sells for 20 cents a shot"
in London. Cocktails fetch 80 cents
a copy" while the best white and
red wines are Obtainable for 81 a
bottle.
Many Americans are seriously
considering settling permanently on
this side of the Atlantic
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
H.C.L. DROPSEEN
BY WANAMAKER
Cut in Prices He Started
Already Bring Results,
Says Merchant.

Philadelphia, May THE 20 per
cent cut in prices on all goods in
John Wanamaker stores here and
in New York made for the single
purpose of trying to check further
price advances" is getting results
John Wanamaker, head of the COM
pany, said yesterday.
Manufacturers are beginning to
come in with offers of goods at
lower prices and stores in other
cities are asking permission to use
our advertising to start similar
movements" Wanamaker said.
The usual flock of advance no.
ttces from manufacturers of further
advances next month has been
largely squelched."
Wanamaker declared there now
seems hope that dry goods prices
throughout the country may be
toreed down materially.
Reduction was made to break the
backbone of high prices" Wanna
maker said.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
FRANCE PLANS
FOR SPA MEET
remier and Foch TO Talk
With British Leaders
Before Conference.
Washington HernId-Cfoss Atlantic
service Special Gable Dispatch.
ny oRTON TEwsON.

London. May 7.--Immediately fol-
lowing presentation of the Turkish
treaty to the Turkish delegates at
Paris Tuesday. Premier Millerand.
accompanied by Minister of Finance
Berthlot, will come to London to
discuss the program to be observed
at the, coming Spa conference with
Premier Lloyd George and Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer Austin Cham
berlin. There is talk also of Mar
shall Foch being here to take part
in discussion Of the question of dis
armament OF Germany.
The statement made In the French
chamber that the military electives
OF Germany total $4,000 caused
much surprise and discussion here,
In view OF the fact that the peace
treaty limits her military force to
100, 900. The French figures are
said to have been supplied by the
head of the Allied Military Commits
sion at Berlin.
A Bonar Law said today that the
French in their recent advance
along the River Main discovered
war material including six guns.
1883 rifles and 113 machine guns.
Copyright, 1920. Cross-Atlantic Newspaper
p Service, Inc.)
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
WORDS MEANINGS
EXPAND BY STUDY

We sometimes speak of a kind"
person. things of the same kind.
and again of "man-kind:" but do
we ever reflect that the three words
come from the same root? That
wonderful genius, Shakespeare
meant more than II mere play on
words, when he put into Hamlet's
mouth-who was alluding to his IA
theirs brother, "A little more than
kin, and less than kind"
1t is very interesting to study
words. A dictionary is not a dull
and lifeless collection of words, but
a living and breathing record of
the peoples who speak them. For
this reason there can be no more
valuable book at ones elbow. Peo-
pie who study a dictionary become
superior to those who are ignorant
of it's use. They should have a good
dictionary. however. like the New
Universities Dictionary. We have
put 1t into every ones power to
possess this treasure house of words
and facts Our coupon printed daily,
in this paper, explains the offer.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
BERRY DISCUSSES
ADVANCE IN RATES

President A. f. Berry, of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Company,
last night explained in detail to the
telephone committee of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
tion at a meeti, & at the Raleigh Ho-
tel the reasons the company is ap-
plying for permission to increase
rates. Recommendations of the COM
mittee will be submitted to the Public
Utilities Commission.
Mr.. Berry declared that while some
other large cities get more messages
per month for a fixed sum than
Washington, 1t must be borne in
mind that people here get unlimited
service for IS month. He ex-
pressed the opinion that the govern
ment is paying it's full share. In
pointing out the necessity for in
creased revenues, the speaker called
attention to the abnormal rise in
wages of employees and materials.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
BROKAW FOUND
WIFESSLAYER
Norfolk jury convicts
Camp Eustis Man Of
Hatchet Murder.
Especial to w..Alnsts.' H.r.lap }


Norfolk. Va. May 7.-Guilty Of
murder in the second degree. OF his
wife. was the verdict returned
against Wilson N. Brokaw, ss years
old. By q jury in Federal Court.
Brokaw Is alleged to have slain
his wife with a hatchet January 6
in their home at Camp Eustis.
Brokaw and his wife moved from
Chicago to be near their son who
was a lieutenant In the army and
was stationed at Camp Eustis.
The defense attempted to show
that Brokaw was insane when the
murder was committed. The ac-
cused man denied committing the
crime. The fight made by the de-
fense for the aged prisoner was
probably one OF the most energetic
seen here in a long time.
Tazewell. Taylor and Ernest S.
Merrill. prominent lawyers. fought
for their client with notable ten
acity. The government yesterday
endeavored to tear down the in
sanity plea Of the defense by in
Producing specialists In nervous and
mental diseases. Judge waddiIl did
not pronounce sentence. This, will
not be done until motion for a new
trial Is heard.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
Itching, Scratching, Skin Diseases
That Burn Like Flames Of Fire

roush, red and scaly skin, is to
purify the blood and remove the
tiny germs of pollution that break
through and manifest their pres
enee on the surface of the skin.
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perfect health. Write today for
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443 Swift Laboratory. Atlanta. ca
ADJ.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
CELL
FOR IS MURDER
lhirty-four-Year Man Hunt
Ends in Capture Of
Suspect.
Special to The washington Herald,

Especial to The washington Herald,
Hagerstown. Nd, May 7.-Indict-
ed thirty-four years ago at Cham
bersburg. when he was "a years old.
on charge of numbering his wife,
Joseph Keyes. colored, long hunted
by the authorities in many States.
has been arrested by a posse
headed by Deputy Sheriff L. H. HUI
Der and Chief of Police Byers. He
was taken in the mountains of
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, near
Brownsville. Md.
keyes was surprised and made no
resistance. He was armed with a
five-inch knife.
In Chambersburg Jail he said he
returned to Brownsville five days
ago. In late years he had been liv-
ing In Ohio. gathering medicinal
herbs and roots. he said. making a
good living. Ten years ago, he said,
he secretly visited Brownsville.
When arrested he was sitting in
hut before a roaring fire. Eight
houses were searched before he was
found.
Keyes was called the desperate
Of Brownsville. and was said to have
terrorized the ,neighborhood in the
eighties. Following quarrel, he
is alleged to have beaten his wife
so badly that she died two days
later, Keyes fed. The grand fury
indicted him in 1886.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
DEATH RATE FOR WEEK
SHOWS SMALL DROP


The death rate for the District
OF Columbia for the week endine
May ! has decreased Is per cent
compared with the corresponding
week last year. according TO the
report Of DIR. william c. Fowler
health ofhcer OF the District. yes.
terday.
This decrease is due largely 10
the successful war waged against
the influenza. For the week OF
April ~ 10 May i. only one new
case OF fiu was reported 10 the
health officer.
At the present time the white
plague is the most serious con-
tagious disease the health depart-
ment has TO contend with. thirty
eight new cases being reported dur
ing the week, making a total Of
l,2s3 cases under treatment May L.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08

Fathers of these two girls
fear that their daughters have
joined the host of missing
girls who will never return
home. In New York, Hen
rictta Bulte, II, left home to
deposit SOS in the bank. She
has not been heard of since.
Although her father received
a note demanding that he as
sert his readiness to pay ram
som, in a newspaper adver-.
tisement, he believes his
daughter dead. Lucille Nc
Guffey, 10, of Dallas, Tex,
disappeared, leaving no trace.
Il can't. believe my daughter
ran, away" says her gray
haired father, "and l shudder
to believe anything else" He
knows no motive for volun-
tary absence.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
MAN HITS THE PIPE"
ON TRAIN SLEEPER

Syracuse, N. Y. May Z. - They're
hitting the pipe" on the trains run.
ming out OF the North country, ac-
cording to word brought here TODAY
by a Northern New York man called
here on Federal court business.
Riding on a sleeper bound for New
YORK, the man who told the story
says he was awakened by O pungent
odor which seemed to come from the
berth above him. Investigation by a
porter disclosed a traveller hitting
the pipe" in true Oriental fashion,
and already partly under the infiu-
ence of the drug.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
Told New York Dangerous;
Girl, 10, Carries Revolver
CBy Herald Leased Nire.)

New York, May 7.-Margie Burke,
IS years old. a nervous little per-
son. appeared in the Yorkyille court
today. charged with carrying a re-
voIver She admitted 1t.
Ny home Is in Orange, N j."
she said. 'T am engaged to marry
James Dunn, n railroad fireman.
came TO New York to get a Job as
a telephone girl to earn money so
@e could get married soon. James
gave me the revolver to defend my
self because. he said. New York was
dangerous place"
She attracted the attention Of
Travellers Aid Society agents here
by her actions.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08

The native home of the peanut Is
supposed to be Brazil. From there
It spread to Spain. Africa. China,
Japan and India
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
Wholesale Selling
Price of Beef in
Washington

Prices realized on Swim G. Com
pany's sales Of CARCASS beef on ship
msnts sold out for periods shown
below, ss Published in the news
papers. averaged as follows, showing
the tendency Of the market:
Week RANcEPER cwI. kr.fries
Enoins Esen-Is rs Cu.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
LINE
MAY BOOST FARES

That patrons of the Washington,
baltimore and Annapolis Railroad
Company may expect a raise in the
fare rates in the near future was
unofficially stated last night by
William N. Garrett. treasurer of the
concern.
No date has been set for the filing
OF the company's application with
the Maryland Public Service Com
mission. The mounting of operat-
ing expenses will necessitate the
raise. il is said.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08
Here Is a Sensible Treatment that
Gets Prompt Results.

For real, downright. hafassing,
discomfort, very few disorders can
approach so-called skin diseases,
such as Eczema, letter, Boils,
eruptions, scaly irritations and
similar skin troubles, notwith-
standing the lavish use Of salves,
lotions. washes and other treat
ment applied externally to the ir-
ritated parts
No one ever heard of a person
being afflicted with any form Of
skin diseases whose blood was in
good condition. Therefore, it IS
but logical to conclude that the
proper method OF treatment for
piinples. biotches- sores. boiiS-
The Washington herald., 1920-05-08

Readers of The Washington Herald
can secure q complete list of the
W o n erful short stories by
O. HENRY. They appear every day
and should be kept in a scrap book.
All are well worth saving to read
or pass along to your friends.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-10-28
CORN HAS MANY ADVANTAGES
Growing Period Is During Hottest Part
of Year When Soil Is Dry and
Thoroughly Warm.

Corn has an advantage over the
small grains, It's growing period is
during the Warmest part of the year.
The soil is then dried out and warmed
thoroughly. The days are then the
longest and the sun shines the warm
est. All these things are needed by
plant to make growth. From this it
becomes plain why corn should pro-
duce more food on an acre Of land
than .crOn that does not take advan-
tage of the whole growing season.
Corn has another advantage and
that is that its nature of growth is
such that it can be cultivated. Many
may think that this is a disadvantage.
The cultivation kills weeds and keeps
the moisture from escaping. While
corn uses as much moisture as a grain
crop, the cultivation given it reduces
the amount Of moisture that evapor-
ates from the soil-in this way max
ing the corn crop moisture saver.
The corn crop has the advantage Of
season of growth, enabling it to pro-
duce more per acre than the grain
crops and the advantage of lending
itself to being cultivated, which saves
moisture and kills weeds, making it
both a good producer and a crop to
prepare the land for other crops.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-10-28
LITTLE TROUBLE WITH GEESE
tame1ess, Caused by Confinement ard
Improper Food, Is Chief AiIment
of Fowls.

Geese should be easier to raise than
any other kind of poultry, rs under
correct conditions there should be no
disease among the young. A leading
breeder of geese says that the only
ailment he has to contend with is
lamencss, which is generally caused by
too close confinement, unwholesome
food, too warm housing or too close
quarters. Geese require dry and wind
proof quarters with litter on the floor
and will stand the hardest winter
weather
To treat lameness give a tablespoon
full Of castor oil, by holding the beak
open and working it down the throat.
Renew the dose next day, If necessary.
Keep the ailing bird in a dry place
and feed stale bread and water.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-10-28
PLAN FOR FATTENING FOWLS
Profit Just as Sure With Poultry as IL
Is With Cattle and Hogs, says
Specialist.

If It pays to fatten hogs and cattle
before they are marketed, why won't
it pay to fatten poultry before market
Ing it? The same conditions apply In
each case, says F. K. Fox Of the pOul-
try department, Kansas State Agri-
cultural college.
Mr.. Fox, who has had packing
house experience, says that the largest
per cent of poultry that comes to the
packing house has to be fattened be-
fore it is killed. 1t is the custom on
the ordinary farm to Gull out the flock
the night or morning before marketing
regardless of the condition of the
birds. The poultry have been running
on the range around the barnyard
picking up most Of their living and
are just in good growthy condition
ready to take on fat at very little
cost.
The farmer should Gull out his flock
and either crate feed or put them in
small pen under sanitary conditions for
a period of two weeks and give them
all the corn, katir, or other grains they
will eat, Mr.. Fox says. This is long
enough to feed under ordinary con-
ditions.
If a farmer has the time the most
profitable way to dispose of his sur
plus poultry is to milk feed them for
fancy trade such as hotels and wealthy
customers in a nearby town or city.
There is usually great demand for
high class poultry for Sunday and
holiday trade in the city.
Milk feeding is practiced extensive
ly in packing houses. The chickens
are crate fed on a ration Of corn meal
or other mash feed mixed with two
parts of buttermilk and poured in the
troughs on the side of the crate. They
are fed for about three weeks all they
will clean up twice or three times a
day.
The main objection to milk feeding
Oh the farm is that the birds have to
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1920-10-28
FeoeraI inspector AscerraInIng oonoI-
ton of Shipment of Cucumbers.

ture, during the u months ended June
80, 1920. This is an increase of 70
per cent over the number of inspec-
tons for the preceding year.
BY the use of food products inspec-
ton service shippers, receivers and
others interested can obtain sworn
statements atteSting the condition Of
perishable products received at cen
trail markets. With immediate evil
dence of the condition of the food sales
are made promptly, thereby faciIitat-
ing the distribution of the products
handled. This prevents deterioration
and waste on account of delays result
ing from disputes as to the condition
of products, hastens the release of cars
and prevents unfair trade practices.
The bureau has some 40 representa-
tives located at % important market
centers to make inspections upon re-
quest of those concerned with the ship
ments. A charge of $3.50 is made for
less than half a carload and 81 for
each half carload or more.