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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-09-10
Better Seed Wheat

WING udo OCCI = lNCil Tic
pure Jenkins Club seed wheat raised
by American ridge farmers this sea-
son. This publicity is deservedly
given as 1t will undoubtedly stim-
ulate an interest in better seed
wheat. The following article was
published in the Latah county Farm
Bureau News and 1t gives brief
synopsis of the history of the GER
titled Jenkins Club seed wheat that
was propagated by Frank Benscoter:
Approximately three hundred acres
of Jenkins Club seed wheat
grown on American Ridge OF this
county have been inspected at the
request of the Farm Bureau and the
wheat has been certified for seed.
The fall planted wheat was inspect
ed by Prot. H. w. Hubert, of the
Farm Crops department of the Uni
versity, and the spring grain was
inspected by b. F. Sheehan, State
Seed Commissioner and Seed Special
ist of the Extension Division.
The certified Jenkins Club seed
wheat which has been produced dur
ing the present season is direct
result of seed selection work that
was done in 1917 by Frank Ben
scooter. Mr.. Benscoter decided that
he had been growing mixed wheat
long enough and that he wanted to
grow pure pure Jenkins Club. He
had a field of jenkins that was as
good as that now generally grown
in this county. When the wheat
was ready to cut in 1917, Mr.. Ben
scooter went into the field and select
ed enough typical, well-shaped Jen-
kins Club heads to thresh out a
little over a bushel of seed. This
wheat was threshed by hand and
planted on about an acre of ground
that mad been in garden and on
which no wheat had been grown for
several years. In 1918 enough
wheat was secured from this plot to
plant 35 acres and in the fall of
1919 several hundred acres were
planted from the wheat grown on
the 35 acre field. This year there
are six or seven farmers on the
Ridge who have fields of pure Jen-
kins Club that was planted with
this seed.
Since the year when the wheat
was planted on old ground, the pure
wheat has been planted on land
which was in beans the previous
season. Cultivation of the beans
killed all volunteer wheat so that
the crops were free from mixed
wheats.
The method which Mr.. Benscoter
has followed is the surest and prob
ably the quickest way to get pure
seed of a desirable variety where
it is impossible to buy good seed o1
that variety. This is the methoc
that was used by Carl Irwin, Of
Twin Falls, IN developing the pure
strain of Dicklow, which is the
wheat being used so extensively il
the irrlagted sections of South
Idaho.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-09-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hill return
ed home from Craigmont last week
They will spend the winter here.
Mr.. Hill finished a large contract
job of laying water pipes for the
new system at Craigmont. He had
all the work he could handle while
there. He and Mrs. Hill went to
Spokane Monday to spend Fair
Week.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-09-10

James Mabry of Fruitland, Idano.
was in Kendrick this week looking
after business matters. Mr.. Mabry
was a former Southwick resident.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-09-10

N. R. Shepherd. auctioneer of
Troy, was in Kendrlck short time
last Saturday looking after busi-.
ness affairs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19

The peculiar gyrations Of Sears-Roe-
buck attracted a great deal Of interest
In the Street yesterday and traders
were disposed to pry behind the scenes
to account for it's peculiar actions. Sears
Roebuck until the recent unsettlement
of business has been an out and out in
vestment stock. In fact the dealings in
II in 1919 amounted to only $4,000
shares. In 1918 its turnover was $4,000
shares. Saturdays turnover amounted
to $4,000 shares and yesterdays exceeded
$4,000. The stock opened weak yester-
day and sold down to 1867 Then the
news that the stock was commanding IL
premium from lenders to borrowers went
abroad and frightened the large short
interest. and it snapped back above 10S.
There were some 5000 shares of short
stock put out Saturday. Between 10 and
IL o'clock yesterday, when the dip and
the comeback were staged. approx
mately 10000 of its shares were turned
over, which most tape readers took to
indicate that much of the short interest
had been eliminated In the scare over the
"a premium. Later in the day 1t was re-
duced to 1-16, sure sign that the short
interest had diminished. Montgomery
Ward displayed considerable pressure on
its own accountant probably it will
always display sympathetic moves with
Sears-Roebuck, because their companies
are engaged in the same sort Of BUSH
ness.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
Cunning for a stop order.

So much propaganda about Mexican
Petroleum has been scattered broadcast
and such large short interest has been
built up in the stock that 1t was a COM
paratively easy matter yesterday for the
inside crowd to mark 1t up from 1SS to
1913 on comparatively small purchases.
The insiders were said to have been gum
ming for a stop order on the short side
of 1900 shares of the stock, but were
obliged to abandon attempts to reach
that stop, which Is said to have been
placed at 194%. Stockholders of Mex
lean Petroleum apparently have a right
eous complaint OF the anonymous bears
who have attempted to beat down the
price of the stock by the circulation of
written propaganda. which should be
comparatively easy to trace to its source.
Some OF 1t. at least. has come from
Washington or has been mailed in Wash
ington. and numerous large brokerage
houses have had their mail cluttered up
by 1t. In addition there has been much
word Of mouth gossip about the affairs
OF the corporation, all of II, no doubt,
designed for one end-to get the stock
started.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.


The stock market started yesterday
like lion and finished like a lamb.
Stocks were uncertain at the opening,
but by midmorning had gained a con-
siderable momentum on the up side.
United States Steel common touched
sSss in this upturn. while Mexican Pc
troleum, Crucible and other speculative
leaders exhibited advances of / point to
4 points The British coal strike. which
has been an unllnportant mar
ket factor. was given more attention In
the afternoon because of the demonstra-
ton which accompanied 1t. Some sell
ing, no deNbt. appeared with this news.
Every disturbing factor. however, always
Is overplayed and In financial circles II
is considered likely that the foreign coal
strike will have but little ultimate effect
here. Under ordinary circumstances the
reduction Of the call money rate from 7
per cent. to 6 per cent. would become a
market factor. Yesterday. however, lit
tie attention was paid to the easier tend
ency of money. The market was to a
large extent professional and sales fell
below the half million mark. Traders
on both the long and short sides rather
anticipate a dull market and one moving
in very narrow circles for the next few
days or, at least, until some current fac
tors have been eliminated. Most OF the
Street holds to the theory that stocks
have not discounted sweeping RepuDli-
can victory and that sooner or later
robust advance traceable to that cause
may be anticipated.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
w. A. HARTMAN DE- co.
AND MORTON d co. JOIN
Banking Firm With Shipping
Interests in Merger.

The merger OF w. A. Hartman a Co.
and Morton a Co.. which was learned
from unofficial sources in Wall Street
last week, was formally made known by
the two houses yesterday morning. Tie
businesses of the two firms, II was an
nounced, had been merged under the
name of w. A. Hartman & Co, with Of
fees in rs Broad street. formerly occu-
pied by Morton & Co. In addition TO
conducting n general business for the
underwriting and distributing Of new is
sues OF securities, II was said, the COM
pany would undertake marine financing.
The officers of the merged company
are w. Averell Hartman. chairman OF
the board @. II. Walker, president j.
u. Sawyer, vice-presldent w. J. Stur-
gis, vice-presIdent Wilbur r. Holt. sec
rotary and treasurer. The directors are
Frederick b. Adams. Eugene @. Grace,
II. Roland Hartman. w. Averell Harri-
man, Wilbur +. Holt, Elton lloyd I'd.
Henry Lockhart, Jr., William G. Potter,
Samuel It. Pryor II. IL. M Robinson.
Percy A. Rockefeller. J. ID. Sawyer,
Harold Stanley, Eugene w. Stetson. Jo-
seph n. Swan. Joseph 10 Ufhleln. @. II.
Walker and Malcolm ID. Whitman.
w. A. Hartman & Co. Is n banking
firm. of which w. Averell Hartman IS
the head. II has extensive interests In
the shipping and shipbuilding field. and
It is believed that the newly merged
banking houses will play an important
part in the industry. Among the bigger
shipping concerns In which the Hartman
interests have control or important hold
ings are the American Ship and Commerce
Corporation. the American Hawaiian
Steamship Company. the William Cramp
n Sons ship and Engine Building Com
pany. The Merchants shptuiidng Corpo-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19

Brokerage houses with international
connections reported that there was con-
siderable selling OF stock for foreign a.
count yesterday and that that factor
dominated the days recession. Demand
sterling declined more than 3 cents to
3.42M, the lowest mark touched since
last March, and much selling OF stocks
and bonds was reported as for the pur-
pose of devoting It's proceeds to buying
exchange ON leading centres. Canadian
Pacific. Royal Dutch and international
Mercantile Marine were particularly
under that sort Of pressure. The heavi-
ness In those stocks as the day pro-
crossed became noticeable and naturally
extended TO the list generally.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
Government Withdrawals.

The shifting about of Government
funds during the latter part of last week
has brought very heavy deposits to the
banks of this district by the Govern
ment and even extraordinarily large
calls for those deposits are not likely to
work hardship on the money marker.
Announcement was made yesterday that
S31, 100000 will be withdrawn to-day.
Call money opened and renewed at 7
per cent. yesterday and In the late
afternoon declined to per cent. Bankers
express the opinion that the money
market has taken definitely easier turn
and that with the return of funds which
have been engaged In crop moving 70
money centres all legitimate needs will
be easily filed.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
SteeI's Earnin gs.

Interest In the steel industry attends
two events scheduled for the near flu
ture. One Of them Is the address of
Judge e. II. Gary before the Iron and
Steel Institute ON October 90. The other
IL the dividend meeting Of the directors
OF the United States Steel Corporation
and publication of its earnings for the
third quarter on week from to-day
Wall Street has the impression that
Judge Gary's speech and the earning
statement of the corporation of which
he Is the head are going to be very bull
ish factors. Estimates of the corpora
tons earnings for the quarter range
from s40.000.000 to s50.000.00o. The
majority of the guesses favor the latter
figure.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
Passing the Buck.

Bankers, money brokers and officialJ
OF tho New York Stock Exchange, who
have considerable to say In the So
called money crowd, were busy passing
the buck yesterday on the charges of
manipulation of the call money market
by Comptroller Williams. Efforts were
mtrie all day to get some statement as
to the Wall Street side Of the problem
Bankers said "see the money brokers'
The brokers who handle the money on
the floor of the stock Exchange said
"Sce the bankers" Officials of the
Stock Exchange said they had no state
lrent 20 make in reply TO Mr.. Williams ;
charge that the call money market had
been manipulated.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
HsU UN YUEN MEETS BANKERS
Chinese Counsellor Meets Repre-
sentntives of Consortfum.

The representatives to the consortium
held yesterday an informal meeting in
the offices of ]. p. Morgan g Co. to con-
verse with Hsu un Yuen. who has just
arrived in this city from Pekin via
Vancouver and is stopping at the Hotel
Majestic. DR.. Hsu is Counsellor to the
Cabinet in PeISin. is former governor
OF the Bank OF China and Is vice-presi-
dent OF the Chinese-Amorican Bank OF
Commerce. The Chinese representative
Is here unofficially for conversations
and not for negotiation. and It was said
yesterday that he brought no specific
request for n loan.
Speaking excellent English. he told
the consortium yesterday OF the latest
developments In China, politically. flnar-
cially and from an agricultural point Of
view DR.. Hsu will remain In the United
States for about three weeks.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
Two Plants Closed.

The announcement of the closing OF
two large plants. reported I'm Wall
Street yesterday, probably was the cause
of some OF the liquidation which turned
the market about. One of them was the
Pehin plant of the Corn Products Re
fning Company. which manufactures
sugar substitutes. Sales OF that corpora
tlon's products are said to have fallen
Off substantially with the decline of
sugar. Even with the reduced sales.
however, its earnings are said to be far
In excess OF the corresponding 1919
period. The other closing was the plant
of the Oneida Knitting Mills In Utica.
throwing some 1.400 men out OF employ
ment
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
SHIP CANAL HEARING TO-DAY.
international Joint Commission Ia
Hold Public Session.

The International Joint Commission.
which has been conducting hearings
during the last two months in various
cities in the United States and Canada
on the proposed st. Lawrence ship canal.
will hold it's first public session In this
city In the Chamber of Commerce Of the
state Of New York at 10 O'Clock to-day.
Civic associations. railroad transporta-
ton. steamship lines and public officials
will be present to speak for and against
the project.
william McCarroll. member OF the
chambers committee on internal trade
and improvements. and numerous others
will be heard to-day. The commission
will hold sessions Mt the chamber to-
morrow and on Thursday. Hearings have
been held in ten cities In the United
States and I'm several others in Canada.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
NEW LA SALE STREET FIRM.

A new investment banking firm has
been Incorporated In Chicago under the
name of Stevenson Brothers e Perry,
with offices In 105 South La Sale
street. The new firm ia said to have
the banking OF Some OF the most i'm
portnnt Chicago financial interests, in
Guiding A. w. Armour. John A. Speor,
William " Kelley. A. A. Sprague, Robert
+. Lamont. Robert Stevenson, Jr., and
!. Newton Perry The firm will handle
new issues and conduct general busl-
ness In listed and unlisted bonds, notes
and preferred stocks.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
GERMAN BANK STATEMENT.

BERLIN, Oct 1s.--The statement OF
the Imperial Bank OF Germany as of
October shows the following changes:
Increases--Coin, $4,000 marks; Treas-
ury certificates s7.171 900 marks notes
OF other banks. 276.OO0 marks: adj
vances. 16.sO3,o00 marks; circulation,
34s.005.000 marks; liabilities. 1898 900
marks. Decreases--Gold In hand, 1000
marks: bills discounted, 6,155,324, 900
marks; investments. 3e.074.000 marks ;
securities. 430.7s1. 900 marks; deposits,
6.sS1, 1920 marks. Total gold hold
ings were 1901, $40. 600 marks.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19

Special Despatch TO THE NEW Yonx HrsArp
WINNIPEG, Oct. 1S.--Shippers through
out Western Canada are Withholding all
possible shipments of grain pending
suspension of present freight rates, ac-
cording TO information supplied by p.
q. Denison, manager OF the transporta-
ton bureau OF the Winnipeg Board of
Trade.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
BANK ENIAReEs QUARTERS.

New quarters for senior officers Of
the National Bank of Commerce in New
York were opened yesterday on the sec
ond floor of S5 Nassau street, purchased
by the bank early last year TO provide
room for expansion and now occupied
Jointly with rs building, Fl Nassau
street. The bank entrance. as formerly,
ia al Naceau street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
LONDON MONEY MARKET.

LoNDoN, oct. 1s.---Bar silver. 52Md.
an ounce bar gold. 1iss. 1od. money.
per cent. discount rates. short bills.
5N n5h per cent. three months bills.
6 11-1Gdsei per cent. gold premiums
al Lisbon, 140.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
BUY SAN JOAQUIN LIGHT ISSUE.

Blyth. Writer & Co. have purchased
s2,6oo.Oo0 OF San Joaquin Light and
Power Corporation fifteen year per
cent bonds, to be secured by San Joa-
qulu Light and Power Corporation first
and refunding mortgage per cent
bonds A public offering probably viii
be made this week. y
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19

The Continental Candy Company has
sold to Allan A. Ryan e. Co an issue
OF 81 10000 of per cent serial notes.
The proceeds OF the sale viii be used
10 reimburse the company for part OF
Its expenditures and betterments to the
extent OF s2.5o0.oC0
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19

ration and others. Morton q Co. is a
banking firm. which is known in Wall
street as an offshoot of the Guaranty
Trust Company Its directors were, to
large extent. representative of Guaranty
Trust interests and IL was understood TO
be house working under 70 the control
of the trust company.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
PARIS BoURsE TRADING.

PARIS. Oct 1s.---Prices were easy on
the Bourse to-day. Three per cent.
rentes, "a francs as centimes exchange
on London, SO francs confines per
cent loan. SO francs 81 confines; the
dollar, IS francs IS centimes.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
CALL MONEY.

Years nlgn-ss..s' 80 100 - 49,
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
Clearing House exchanges, SBfI,44s, aDo !.
balances sl35, OPS AIS; sub-Treasury debit
balances, $3.50 ,s23: Federal Reserve credit
balances, $l34 POS, 65i.
SILVER MARKETS.
official bar silver in New York; Domestic.
ooiLc per ounce, unchanged; foreign, Ielc..
OF &c: London. 52lsd.. OFT ID; Mexican
dollars, G2ihc., UP NC.
CANADIAN EXCHANGE.
New york funds In Montreal. SlO3.75 pre-
MUM per 81 600; Montreal funds In New
York. s94 per $1,000.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-09-10

. 4
mount" says Major Reed, inst in front
Of me, looking down at the adiutant.
whose boots and breeches were all
running with blood.
~ gave a cool fifty for him in Glas-
gow," said the other. Don't you think,
major. that the men had better lie
down, now that the guns have got our
range"
"Tuti" said the other "They are
young. James, and II will do them
good"
They'll get enough Of II before the
days DONE" grumbled the other, but
at that moment Colonel Reynell saw
were down on either side of us, so we
had the order to stretch ourselves out
! too Precious glad we were when we
could hear the shot whining like hun
cry dogs within few feet of our
backs. Even now thud and a splash
every minute or so. with yelp of pain
and a drumming Of boots upon the
ground, told us that we were still los
Ing heavily.
A thin rain was falling and the
damp air held the smoke low. so that
we could only catch glimpses of what
was doing Just in front OF us, though
the roar of the guns told us that the
battle was general all along the lines
Four hundred of them were all crash
ing at once now, and the noise was
enough to split the drum of your ear
Indeed there was not one OF us hui
had n singing in his head for many O
long day afterward. Just opposite us
on the slope of hill, was French
gun. and we could see the men serving
her quite plainly. They were small
active men with very tight breecheS
and high hats with great, straight
plumes sticking up from them, but they
worked like sheep shearers, rammint
and sponging and training. There
were fourteen when saw them first
and only four left standing at the last
but they were working away just al
hard as ever.
The farm that they called Hougou
mont was down in front of us, and al
morning we could see that terrible
fight was going on there, for the walls
and the windows and the orchard
hedges were all flame and smoke, anC
there rose such shrieking and cryinl
from II as l never heard before. i
was half burned down, and shattered
} with balls, and ten thousand men wer'
hammering at the gates, but four hun
drcd guardsmen held II In the morn
Ing, and two hundred held 1t In tn
evening, and no French foot was eve
set within its threshold. But how the.
, fought, those Frenchmen Their 1--we
, were no more to them than the mu'
, under their feet. There was one
, can see him nova stoutlsh, rudd,
man on crutch. He hobbled "
? alone in a lull of the firing TO tn
2 side gate OF Hougoumont, and h
beat upon it, screaming to his men Z
come after him. For five minutes h
, stood there, strolllng about in front
> the gun.barrels which spared him, bu
at last Brunswick sklrmisher In tn
o orchard flIcked out his brain with
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-09-10

T. J. Norris, who leased his land
here to L. Kesler and moved to his
ranch near Ramona, California, about
a year ago, has decided that he likes
Utah better than California, and has
shipped his household goods back
again. He and his family are now
on the way, making the trip in their
motor. One by one, they respond to
"the lure Of the desert"
Mrs. Nathan Barnes had fight
with coyote last week. The coyote
was looking for spring chickens, but
was caught in the act by the dog.
Mrs. Barns seized her rifle but not
wishing to endanger the dog, she
rushed for a pitch fork, the dog hold
ing the marauder at bay, meanwhile,
Mrs. Barns managed to pin him to
the ground with the fork and finish
the job with her rifle. Considering the
fact that Mrs. Rarns was an invalid
for years before coming to Utah, this
is quite feat and Nathan is mighty
proud of her.
Weather report for August, NADIA
Station. Precipitation 2.17 inches
Greatest in "a hrs, "A inches; date 3.
Number of days with OF inches or
more precipittion z, Clear "a, partly
cloudy 5, cloudy 2.
L. A. Culmsee, Observer.
Miss Florence Kemp Of Milford is
visiting with Mrs. ID. L. Barnes this
week.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-09-10
SAHARA

Mr.. v. M. Carlson is busy cutting
corn and soudan grass, and Mrs. Carl
son is busy putting up apples, plums
and tomatoes, which she bought from
Mr.. ]. Leavitt of Gunlock. This is
Mr.. Leavitt's second trip to Sahara
this fall with fruit.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Baker have pur-
chased beautiful new photograph OF
]. D. Leigh Of Lund.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Magnussen and
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Davis of Beryl,
and Valborg Magnussen of Sahara
took a trip out to Mr.. Hugo Hunts
to see his crops. They report every
thing looking fine, his third cutting OF
alfalfa is now ready to cut, and it is a
bumper crop.
Messrs. J. E. and e. j. House came
home on Friday evening to spend a
few days with William and Bessie
House.
Doc. Hoxie moved Dad Griffin's
soudan and cane on Tuesday.