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The Carlisle independent., 1920-12-16
SHOULD MAKE AN EFFORT TO
 MEET TRADE DEMANDS

Farmers Cooperative Cotton Mar lSeting Associations have been formed in a number of localities this year and many others will be formed in time to handle the 192i crop. The essentials for the success of such organizations
 hould be studied thoroughly and an effort made to meet the requirements eff the trade before this work will suc- eeed, points out F.. A. Hodson, agent in cotton marketing demonstrations, Agricultural Extension Division, Uni versity of Arkansas.
 "The first requirement for the suc cessful operation of such an organiza- tion is the standardization of the pro- duct," says MT. Hodson. '"rhe entire lot of cotton to be marketed co-opera lively should represent type adapted to the locality in which the cotton is grown and should be uniform. That is, in short staple section, select and adopt good short staple variety and develop market for that particular type of cotton. Don't try to develop long staple cotton in region where short staple is more profitably grown under normal conditions.
 s''The cotton will require warehous- ing and at the time of storage sam pie should be preserved and the grade and staple recorded. Lots of even run ming cotton may be made up from these samples and offered for sale to a much better advantage than can be done in any other manner.
 "The sale of the cotton should be left in the hands of competent man. ager. The owner of the cotton should instruct the manager as to the price expected and other details relative to the actual selling, but in order to avoid complications which have constantly occurred in connection with ventures of this kind in the past, it is absolute ly essential that the manager be given the authority to sell cotton that may be offered at given price. Offers have been made in several instances for lots of cotton but before sale could be made the manager would be required to consult each individual owner, with the result that portion of the lot offered would be withdrawn. It is impossible for the growers to in- terest buyers when such conditions eX- ist.
 Grow a product. that is in demand, and handle 1t in such a way that the trade will want to buy it and the prob lem will be solved. Buyers will hunt you instead of you having to hunt buyers"
The Carlisle independent., 1920-12-16
COST OF WEATHER EXPOSURE
 ESTIMATED AT S55. A BALE

A bale of cotton placed out in the open, flat on the ground with no GOV ering, was damaged to the extent of 370 pounds at the end of eight months according to results from an experi- ment conducted by the Bureau of Mar kets, United States Department of Agriculture.
 Another bale, placed on edge, with no further attention, lost 167 pounds. A bale on edge and turned over once a week lost no pounds. A bale placed on timbers and covered with tarpau- lin lost but IA pounds. During this same period bale in a warehouse lost only one pound.
 The damage in one season alone from weather damage to cotton in the United States has been estimated at $7O,0O0,0O0. In many instances the
The Carlisle independent., 1920-12-16
How's S This ,

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The Carlisle independent., 1920-12-16
Have you ever stopped to consider

That when you buy on credit your merchant has te pay interest to carry your account. That he carries your neighbors at the same time consequently this inter- est amounts to large sum. That because he carries accounts he must pay bOokkeepers and cOllec- tors; that he must buy books and stationery that he otherwise would not need.
 That the merchant must charge you more for your merchandise to cov- CT all these expenses.
The Carlisle independent., 1920-12-16
FOR SALE

Three 10-inch Gang Flows
 Three 17-tooth Harrows
 One 8-foot Grain Binder
 One 6-foot Rice Binder
 One 7-foot Disc Harrow
 One Smoothing Harrow
 One Cushman Binder Engine
 One H. P. Newway Binder Engine One 14-2S Avery. light weight trac- tor, (Used Three Weeks)
 Twelve Head Good Mules.
 Will sell the above cheap for cash or bankable note. 33-2tp c. D. DOWNS Envy is what the drug srore-faced girls feel for the maid who does not "paint the lily of a naturally beauti- full complexion.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-23
Wealthy Mining Man
Dies; Victim of Villa

DENVER, Colo, Feb. 23.-Another vic
tim Of the crude practices OF Francisco
villa, the Mexican bandit, was revealed
here In the death Of George w Boyce,
millionaire mining man, in Phoenix,
Ariz.
Boyce was r well known geologist and
civil engineer, and formerly made his
home IN this city
A long period OF confinement in one
OF Villas camps, where he was forced
20 eat decayed burro meat, and subjected
10 many other cruelties. is said to have
so weakened Boyce's physical condition
that he never recovered his health
Boyce is said 20 have paid villa nearly
$4,000 ransom money for his release
Boyce Was well known throughout the
west. He had large real estate holdings
In Chicago, supervised the building OF
the Wisconsin Central railroad, and was
for many years associated with Thomas
W. Lawson OF Boston in Mexican mining
projects.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-23
SEEK NATIONS
REALTY MEET
City and State Committees
Called to Discuss Move.

W. E. Bash, chairman of the national
convention committees of both the Indi-
ana Real Estate Board and the Indian
apolis Real Estate Board, sent out no.
tees today to members of those commit
tees of n point meeting to be held at the
Office of the local real estate board to
morrow afternoon at o'clock. They will
discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of attempting to
bring the 1921 convention Of the National
Asosciatio nof Real Estate Boards to In
dianapolis.
The subject was discussed at a recent
meeting Of the board of directors Of the
Indianapolis Real Estate Board and re-
ferred to the national convention commit
tee, with the understanding that the COM
mittee would discuss the question and
make a recommendation to the board of
directors.
It was decided at the last meeting Of
the board of governor of the Indiana
Real Estate association that Indiana
should make an effort to secure the ma
tional convention this time. The national
convention never has been held in In
diana. This year it win be held at
Kansas City the first week in June, and
1t will be at this time that the EFFORT
will be made to bring the realtors to
Indianapolis in 1921
= This IS the first time the officers of the
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-23

local board have thought the board or
ganized well enough to handle an affair
of this size. The local men will have
hearty support Of all the members of the
state association, and every board
throughout the state will do its part to
help bring this convention to the Hoosief
capitol
The members of the national conven-
ton Committee of the Indiana Real
Estate association are ]. s. Cruise, Harry
L. Mott and W. Dudley Pratt, all Of
Indianapolis; A E. Hazelrigg. Terre
Haute, and Herman Tohulka, South
Bend. The members of the same com
mittee of the Indianapolis Real Estate
Board are William E. Bash, John B.
Griffey and Frank E. Gates.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-23

of desk and dressing tables, with which
Robee had confidently expected to stand
| off the attack of any person invading his
| quarters. This subject of self defense or
| precaution to withstand attack seems to
| have obsessed him In the same degree
! that it did Philhower, who had vainly ex-
ercised his electrical ingenuity in estab-
fishing a system of alarm bells In his
home. Robee had several plans of just
what movements he would make if con-
fronted by a marauder, by night or day,
and frequently went through his program
in discussing the matter with favorite
guests.
Robee's den was the scene of many
late hour parties, in which young men
| figured exclusively as guests, and fire.
| quently he returned very late with a
single companion. His guests were never
| boisterous, never gave cause for COM
plant among his dodgers.
| As in the case of the Philhower apart
ment, the Robee house gave no evidence
| OF a forcible entry Physicians deter
mined that the death of Robee had oc-
CURED at II o'clock the night Of Feb. "a.
| At that hour the outer, door of the house
was always locked, the dodgers having
| individual keys. Many Of the dodgers
and some of the negro servants on the
premises had not yet retired at this time,
, and must have heard, it would seem,
ringing of the doorbell. None did.
PROBABLY AN
EXPECTED GUEST.
The conjecture was consequently made
that Robee had appointed a late meeting
with his murderous guest and given him
key to the premises that he might
enter quietly. OF fully twenty five per-
sons In the house at the time. including
sister and a nephew of Robee, none
heard the slightest sound Of distress or
noise of any kind from the "den" in
the hour of the murder. The music and
noise Of a dance of soldiers and seamen
in full swing in the adjoining Y NJ. c.
A. clubhouse were sounding until mid
night.
Even more futile than in the case of
Philhower were the efforts of the in
vestigators to round up the many young
men of whom he was constantly making
acquaintance His letters and papers
furnished no clew.
Three diamond rings Of n value OF
fully $1,000 had been stripped from the
dead mans fingers, his watch and chain
also were taken. But. as at the scene
OF Philhower's assassination, many ar
tlcles of jewelry and gold and silver
pieces which a burglar with any method
OF search must have found easily acees-
sibie, had rot been touched The closest
watch on pawnshops throughout all cities
failed to truce the rings and watches and
chains Of either of the victims.
Alike In mystery the cases Of both
peculiar old men remain with the very
strong likelihood from ever point OF
comparison that the same man effected
the death Of both. and with a suggestion
Of deeper motive than robbery, OF
desire to do violence aroused to frenzy.
strongly persisting. supported by the
evidence Of the stark ferocity with which
both crimes were committed
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-23
Figures Show Farms
of Z. S. Are Prospecting

NEW YORK. Feb. 23.-American farms
were never so prosperous as today, sta
tistics OF the United States department
OF agriculture showing an income last
year from live stock and crops amounting
to $4,000, 100000 made by 6O00.OO0 farms,
according to r. A. Strout, president OF
the +. A. strout Farm agency, which has
more than 500 branches throughout the
country. The desire to take up farming
IS spreading all over the country, he
said, and farm land has greatly increased
IN value.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-23

NJ f. Noblet, manager of the Hoosier
State Automobile association. who is back
in Indianapolis today after a trip to
Evansville, says the Automobile club Of
Evansville is growing by leaps and
bounds.
While in Evansville Mr.. Noblet at
tended a meeting of the board OF diree-
tors. At this meeting It was decided that
]. f. Burton, field secretary of the Hoo
sier State Automobile association, would
take over the work previously handled
by H. r. Kroh. who has severed his con-
nectiOns with the association
According to Edward NJ. Schaefer, pres
ident Of the Evansville club, he expects
that Evansville win have 1000 members
Oh their organization. The other officers
are DR.. L. r. Fritch, vice president; Otto
Fsrtnez, second vice president; Ray era
ham, third vice president, and Eugene II.
Hyman, secretary treasurer.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-23
But What Could
the Poor Man Do?

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-Suit to evict a
tenant because the later permitted reIa-
lives to visit him in his apartment was
filed here by a landlord. Robert r. Bar
nit is the tenant. The landlord Solo
mon Halperin, charges that Barnitt per-
mitted his mother-in-law and father-in-
law to live with him for four days. Hal
perrin bases his suit on an obscure clause
in the lease which reads. "the tenant
hail not permit the premises to be oc-
1upied by any other person, nor sublet
he same without consent of the land
lord"
AS this clause is in most leases issued
here hct tenants generally are taking
much interest In the case. The judge
has postponed his decision.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-23
Send Garden Tools
to War-TOrn Area

LONDON, Feb. 23.-The Royal Horri-
cultural society war relief fund col
lected last year 10000 to assist in re-
storing the gardens and orchards Of tho
allies in the devastated areas, and they
have just arranged to send to France
first large consignment of horticultural
tools. some p 900 articles, weighing over
thirty tons.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-23
Illiterate, but Gets
S5.527 Paw in Year

ST. GATHERINGS, Ont, Feb. 25.-An
ilIiterate Austrian earned $5,527 in Can
ada in one year Of the war, as a laborer
at the Welland Steel Foundries, It was
learned here when Mike EMS was fined
for ma king q false income tax return.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-23

ner alone. An hour afterward he had re-
appeared in the lobby, looked for mail IN
his private letter box and returned to
his rooms. He was not seen 20 leave
again.
And then the deadwall Of the mystery
had been encountered. Nothing more OF
Philhower OF his associates or possible
motives for the crime aside from robbery
was elucidated, no slightest clue TO the
Identification Of his slayer uncovered.
THE MURDER
OF RoBEE.
On the night OF Feb. "a, 1919-Juzt
twenty nine days after the murder OF
Philhower-Geo II. Robee was slain
in his home at 23s Madison avenue.
which is directly opposite to the home
Of J. P. Morgan.
The murders instantly linked For
the two crimes presented an almost per
feet parallel in all respects The scene
was the samoan elaborately furnished
den" As with Philhower, Robee's mu~-
derer had been his guest-a secret guest
in that none saw him enter the Robee
residence. no sound betrayed him In his
act OF killing. and he managed to leave
the den and Robee's house unobserved.
or astonishingly the same stamp were
Robee and Philhower Both we're elder
iy bachelors and art connolsseurs Both
had specialized In the collection OF an
cient and curious weapons. Both were
addicted TO an extravagant display Of
iewelry on their persons Both lived
in dread OF attack IN their homes AMI
had made elaborate preparations against
The possibility. Inspection OF the lives
Of both found them oddly empty or
attachment or association with women.
Roth had disposition for 1he society
Of much younger men. and lad many
such acquaintance.
living in the same district Of the city
frequentng mary ~ the same hotels
and restaurants. visiting Fifth Avenue
art galleries and antique shops as they
were tireless in doing, II was rather 20
he expected that they were found 10
have been close friends The Indicated
motive for both murders was robbery.
but In both cases only the valua Iies
they used in personal adornment were
stolen, while other Jewels and silver and
gold objects OF art and service, plalnly
in sight were ignored
NAME CHANGED
FROM KELLY"
In only two particulars did the crimes
differ Philhower was hacked to death !;
Robee had been strangled by the bare
hands of his assalant. The marks of
relentless fingers were deeply imbeded
in the victims neck. The other difference
was that in Robec's case there had been
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-23
CRIPPLE. SENT TO pnIsoN

SPRINGFIELD, Iii, Feb. 23.-Tho,Oas
Bride OF Bloomington. an elderly cripple
was sentenced by Federal Judge Fltz
henry 10 serve six months in the Me
Lean county Jail following his plea OF
guilty to a charge OF using the mails for
fraudulent purposes.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-23
laps EUuD WIRELESS.

TOXIC, Feb. 23.-The japanese gov
ernvment is erecting powerful wire
less station in the Prefecture of Fuku-
shima to relieve congested communica-
lions between this country and the United
States.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-23
GIRL SACRIFICED
TO DEATH TREE
BY WEIRD TRIBE
MkodOs Sentence Young WOm-
an in Southeastern NADIA
gascar Wilds.
BY MAURERr ST. GEORGES.

PARIS. Feb. 23-In the southeastern
part Of Madagascar, there is inland a re
zion barely known, whose white visitors
can be numbered on the fingers OF one
hand. In this region there lives race
Of natives who call themselves Mkodos.
They are among the smallest races in
the world the tallest ! ever saw scarcely
measuring four and a half feet.
The religion of these natives consists
simply In the worship Of a sacred tree
This tree IS most remarkable In appear
ance II has a strange barrel shaped
trunk rising to some eight or nine feet
In height, covered with quaint mosaic
Ike bark. at the top 1t is about nine
feet IN circumference. and is capped with
a strange sRucer-like structure. Under
meath the edge Of this sauce, there stretch
out stinly and horizontally a series of
green branches seven to eight feet long
Beneath these hang eight leaves Of grea.
thickness, tapering TO a sharp point the
outer surface being beautifully strewn
with what appears to be large venomous
looking thorns. Lastly above the green
branches there grow pointing upwards
half a dozen frail-lookiug palpL I think
the name Is, that SILVER as II constantly
agitated by some strong wind.
Naturally gods have 10 have some sac
rihces. and 7 was lucky or unlucky
enough 70 witness one Of these celebra-
tons, as this tree was no exception TO
the rule
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-23

being suggesting the vigor Of 80. Evil
dences OF the hard struggle he had made
against his slayer were everywhere in
Philhower's den
The autopsy showed that every char
acter Of blow possible had been inflicted
by the slayer-deep stab wounds and
slashes, and the skull had been fractured
by a crushing stroke either with the
broad or the dull back Of the blade
The coat of Philhower, who was fully
clothed when he was killed, had been
slashed to tatters.
MIDNIGHT CALLER
MAKES VISIT.
His condition of being fully clothed
proves, of course. that he had not vel
retired. Further evidence was in the fac,
that his web system of alarms had not
been set. Ii was his invariable custom
on retiring, or when he went out, to
do this. There was no sign OF forcible
entrance on doors or windows OF the
ground floor apartment. Therefore, Phil
hover is believed to have freely admitted
on tnis night the man who was to destroy
him. The assassin may have been a man
well known to him; on th, other hand
he may have been such chance ac-
quaintance as PhiIhower appears fire.
quently To have made I'm his saunterings
in the city's streets and visits to its
resorts.
It could not be estimated exactly in
what hour the murder occurred, but med
ical experts examinations resulted in the
time Of the crime being placed between
> and II o'clock of the night previous
or from fifteen to thirteen hours before
the body was found
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-23
POSSIBLY SUDDEN
IMPULSE, BELIEF.

1t was found that the sabre bladed
bayonet had not been taken from the
walls of the den, but had been ripped
off the wall of the hallway of the apart
ment, where it had been strung on wires
In company with four other swords The
snapped wires dangling on the wall gave
evidence. The wires were strong and
the hand must have been strong that
snapped them.
From this the deduction was made
that the assassin had not entered Phil
hower's home with the intent to murder.
He was pictured as having in all prob
ability left his host in the den and
started down the hallway to make his
exit from the fat when the resolution
10 attack and kill-a resolution which the
weapons on the walls may have sug-
gested-came suddenly upon him. Rip
ping the weapon from the wall, he is
further pictured as having dashed back
10 the "den," surprising Philhower with
a fury of murderous attack
Physical examination disclosed that.
despite his sc years, the victim pos
sessed a muscularity and general well
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-23
GREAT FIRES BUILT
ABOUT TREES.

bHe night the nat YES gathered aDout
one Of these trees and built great fires
Then they gorged themselves, also drink
ing some kind Of native liquor. Soon
they were all more or less intoxicated.
A specially chosen hand then began TO
dance around the tree. shrieking, jump
ing. their ugly, distorted faces hellish
In the hrelight. For a while they con-
tinued this, singing or rather yelling
propitiatory promises. asking whether
the devil god would be satisfied with
the present 81 a beautiful girl
As far as I could understand II. the
ceremony was as follows, The saucer
a the tor Of the rice was filled with
some sweet juice the produce OF the
tree. the drinking or which produces in
toXication and then coma. 4 woman was
forced 20 climb into the tree and drink.
II the devil was in good humor she
would be allowed to jump down. but
II ne was suffering from a At Of temper.
then 1t was good bye Exactly how
the tree would stop her from jumping
down / could not see at the time, hut
WAS soon 70 learn.
TREE EMBRACES
WRITING VICTIM
Having finished their awful screech-
ing. the dancers suddenly turned and sur
the tree. As she refused and struggled
they used their spears, and stabbing
at her forced her to 20 in the direction
Of the god. For a moment she resisted
then seeing that II was useless, gathered
herself for the effort and sprang toward
the tree Like a monkey she scrambled
up. and kneeling, drank Of the holy
liquid. Then she sprang up, seeming
mad with fear, and ! thought all was
over, expecting her to spring of the
tree. suddenly I stood transfNed with
horror. The tree so dead and motion
less II moment before, had come to life
at the contact of the woman. The palpi.
so weak looking, suddenly ceased their
quivering. For a moment they were still.
then they coile6 themselves about her
head and shoulders. The green branches,
so still a moment ago, began to writhe
and wrap themselves round and round
her like evil snakes. Lastly the great
leaves began to writhe. and then closed
about the victim. crushing her with
those terrible thorns AS these pressed
more and more tightly together there
trickled down the trunk a pinkish mix
ture, the intoxicating fluid from the tree
and the blood Of the human sacrifice.
Then the feasting began again amidst
much rejoicing. The devil was appeased.