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The Ward County independent., 1921-11-10
Over Half Million Bushels Pledged

Over Half Million Bushels Pledged
According to officials in charge Of
the organization work of the Equity
Grain Growers 1921 pool, over half q
million bushels Of grain have been
pledged and shipment Of wheat, dur
um and rye, the grains that are being
pooled is on in earnest.
The grain pledges are coming from
nearly every county in North Dakota,
northwestern Montana, western Min
ia. The individual pledges range
from hundred to six thousand bush.
els. In cases where the pledges
are under thousand bushels several
farmers unite to secure . carload.
Ryder, Makoti, Plaza, and Parshall
in Ward and Mountrail Counties are
heavy shippers to the pool and have
over sixty cars moved. Reserve,
Montana has started pledging and
three cars are now on the way. The
Farmers Cooperative Elevators at
Halstad and Hendhum, Minnesota,
have each pledged 10000 bushels and
farmers in these amounts.
Storage facilities have been arrang-
ed for that will take care Of fifteen
million bushels. Rye and durum 60
to Superior, Wis.,, and wheat to Min
neapolis where the actual grain 10
placed in storage and will be sold a.
the market demands and not thrown
on the market which has been over
crowded this fall.
Farmers can secure advances Of
60 per cent Of the local market value
of their grain and market it through
this orderly channel, without being
forced to sell it on this low, overload
ed market.
At Litchville, N. D., over forty
farmers have signed to pool their
grain and at Kensal over thirty. The
pooling privilege is open to every
farmer in the northwest. Contracts
and detailed information can be sc.
cured from B. H. Critchfield, Field
Manager, Equity-G Grain Growers Pool,
Box 213, Fargo, N. D.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-10
Strawberry Lake Should be Restock.
ed With Eiah

Gu l0U
r. t. Young Of the department of
Biology of the North Dakota Univer-
sity, who came to Minot last summer
and made trip out to Strawberry
Lake, has issued the following in
teresting report:
strawberry Lake near Ruso should
certainly be re-stocked. The origi-
nal cause of the death Of the fish here
two years ago was, l believe, the shall
low character Of the lake with con-
sequent lack of oxygen during the
hard winter. This lake is variously
estimated by the residents of the To-
cality at from GO to 100 feet deep.
It's actual maximum depth at the
present time is about Is feet. 1t is,
however, deep enough, believe, to
support considerable number of fish
during any but the most severe win
ters. The cause Of the death of the
fish there in summer is uncertain.
Apparently there was some infection.
We have been able, to isolate a con-
siderable number of bacteria from
the bodies of suckers which died in
the tanks at the Biological Station
and from perch which were placed in
the same tank and which died appar-
emily as result Of contact with the
suckers. A study Of these bacteria
is now under way and my colleague.
DR.. Massaglia, who has very kindly
promised his assistance in this study,
is in correspondence with friends Of
his in the Institute Pasteur in Paris
in an effort to gain information such
as is available on fishes. l may say,
however, that there is not very much
known about the subject and whether
it will be possible to determine he
species Of these bacteria and whether
they are disease producing forms or
not is uncertain"
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-10
Takes Load of Corn to Buy Pair of
Shoes

C. L. Duncan, writing from Cotter
Iowa, says: "We are having fine fall
weather here. Corn gathering in
full blast. Some delayed by recent
rains. Corn a pretty good yield but
poor quality owing to heavy rains
After being blown down, much of the
corn is moulding or growing on the
ground. Prices Of all farm produce
very unsatisfactory. New corn at
local markets selling at 18 cents
Things in general much depressed,
Farmers have gloomy prospect a.
head. With present conditions,
many will be unable to meet current
expenses. It takes load Of corn to
buy a pair Of shoes. Other things
in comparison. One cannot help
having pessimistic views"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-15
BELOW THE CARTER
IN WASHINGTON

All have spoken of the gracious
manner in which the President and
Mrs. Harding have received their
guests and the genuine pleasure the
distinguished hosts evidently derived
from the presence of so many we'll
meaning American citizens. A great
deal has been written, Of course,
about what the women wore, and it
is enough to say in general terms
that they all wore something, and
speaking generally, again looked re-
markably we'll.
What is written in private letter
received yesterday from Washington
from one of the "official set" who
was at the last of the garden parties
will be read with interest, and it is
hoped with some degree of profit,
by any Of our dear friends who think
they "are in the fashion, when they
wear their frocks on line with their
garters. eve noticed" writes this
lady correspondent, that all. the
dresses were worn long. We saw no
gown on evidently respectable wom-
en- shorter than ankle length. There
were few exceptions, of course;
but one could tell without consulting
the police records that tthe wearers
were from the twilight zone or of a
common clay. The great majority of
the women present wore their dress
es ankle length. ."-Spartanburg
Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-15
GIVES CORRECT
STATEMENT OF SURRENDER

To the Editor of The State:
The recent death of Gen. Horace
Porter at the advanced age of 85 has
called to mind correspondence with
him some years ago with preference
to the surrender of Gen. Lee at Ap-
pomattax. Gen. Porter was, present
at the surrender as a member of
General Grants staff, acting as his
secretary. I wrote to him on Febru-
airy 6, 1916, asking. him to advise
me definitely whether or not General
Lee rendered his sword to General
Grant. General Porter promptly re.
piled, his letter being as follows:
"New Yok, Feb. 15.. 1916.
Dear Sir: In reply to your letter
of the 9Th, would say that you are
quite correct:s General Grant had no
Thought of asking General Lee for
his sword, and the latter did not
tender it.
Yours truly,
Horace Porter"
This unequvalent statement from
gentleman of General Porter's
standing, present at the surrender,
ought to settle this question for all
time, and set at rest a popular myth.
Francis II. Weston.
Columbia, June 4.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-15

HIS NEW SUIT STOLEN
BATHER TURNS SPRINTER

Joseph Ryan, II, found the limpid
water of the Bronx River an irresist-
ible attraction yesterday afternoon
so he hung his brand new suit on the
nearest hickory limb and plunged in.
When Joseph emerged a few minutes
later the suit was missing.
He put on his underwear and his
shoes while a friend went in search
Of a policeman. Patrolman Keller
man of Simpson street station sug-
gested that Joseph don barrel. Jo-
seph objected, and besides there was
no barrel. Then the resourceful Kel-
herman marked a large figure "2" on
the back and front Of the upper part
of Joseph's lingerie, rolled down his
socks and told him to take the mid
die of the road.
Joseph had marathoned half of
the way to his home at 8S7 Hunts
Point avenue, and was getting away
with it, when he met his friend re-
turning with another coat and trous-
ers. The next time Joseph takes a
dip in the river he is going to chain
his wardrobe to a tree
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-15
FATHERS DAY SLIPS PAST
NEW WORKERS UNOBSERVED

Fathers Day was yesterday, but
only a small sprinkling of persons
could be seen wearing a rose, the
designated emblem. When mother
had her day nearly everybody wore
q flower. Fathers Day. either be-
cause it is younger and an institution
or because fathers are not generally
appreciated, is not yet observed with
the same seriousness as Mothers
Day.
Eight years ago F ather's Day was
started. Charlotte K. Kirkbridge and
Carrie Sternberg obtained chart
er under the laws of the State Of
Delaware for the celebration of
Fathers Day on the first Sunday in
June each year. The same year a bill
providing for the observance of the
day was introduced into Congress
by Representative J. Hampton
Moore of Pennsylvania.-New York
Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-15

than century and half ago a
young soldier returning from the
French and Indian wars, stopped for
the night at the Bodwell homestead
in this city. He was without money
but in the morning he sought to do
something in return for the kindness
shown him. Mrs. Bodwell suggested
that more shade was needed at the
southwest corner of the house, and
so the soldier went into the woods,
brought back an elm sapling planted
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-15
TIDE oFB BUSINESS
FAILURES REcEDING

New York, June 2.-The tide Of
business failures continues to re-
cede slowly, according to reports
received by Bradstreets for the
month Of May. These showed 1888
failures for the month a decrease Of
IA per cent from the April aggre-
gate and the smallest monthly total
recorded since November, 1920.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-15
"HOW CAN WE MAKE
THE SCHOOL MORE OF
A COMMUNITY CENTER
(Proper Gander)

(Proper GanQerJ
/. The school is not a social in.
stitution altogether; but is an ar
rangement, by which the public at
tempts to give children needed train
ing-then-
l. I. IS interest in work we desire
cr the Part of parents.
,. Tarents Community and
teachers should feel that school is a
partnership, engaged in securing GER
tain resuits-as knowledge, skill, be.
havior. Therefore parents and teach
els each should know what work can
be done and what work is done by
the other partner.
8. Some citizens do not send chill
dren to school. These should not be
overlooked, since the school works
for continuance, improvement and
growth of the community and it is
necessary that all citizens should be
concerned in the work.
II. AS said before interest in
work is the first thing we have to
work for. How can we secure this?
l.. By informing the community
Of needs, work to be done must be
known, equipment, difficulties, OBJ
stacles to each partner. must be
known. The school can not succeed
otherwise any more than any other
business can, having two Or more
partners unless each one knows
what the other is trying to do-and
together come to a decision best for
all concerned, after discussion of
same.
2. Appeal to the personal interest
of citizen; parent is interested in child
or kin, and often those having no
child in school are interested in good
work. Then they should know what
is going on, which can be done by en-
tertainments, exhibition of work at
county fairs, etc.. And perhaps the
best way is to get the community to
visit the school-one at a time, or
in special groups, or as whole.
8. Get the public to do some work
make an appeal for school as pub
lie enterprise, get some one to send
flowers, plant flowers, the civic lea
que of the city might help in this.
III. Discuss with community
whenever possible individual chill:
dren-as to conduct and abnormal
children. ,
Call on men or women who are
not interested to do some work in
connection with school-to speak, or
attend to anything needed, thereby
arousing their interest. Also teachers
should be willing to take part in work
done in the community, they are a
part of it.
Let the schooi-as a school take
part in some entertainment for the
community-with no charge for ad-
mission. Let the teachers work TO-
gether, stand together, and let it be
known that they do-have no criti-
cism-no knocking.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-15
it, and went his way.

it, and went his way.
The old gable house, sheltered
through the years by the elm grown
to splendid. proportions, recently
changed hands and word went out
that the tree was to be cut down. A
movement to save the ancient land
mark was started, the owner agree
ing to sell the entire property with
out profit. School children have had
a large part in raising the required
$4,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-15
RAISE FUNDS TO SAVE
ELM FROM CHOPPERS AK

Lawrence, Mass. June 11.-Cit-
izens have raised a large fund to
save large elm tree from the wood
choppers ak. Legend says that more
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-15

Watch the label on your paper and
renew your subscription promptly.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-10-28
FARM PRODUCTS ON INCREASE.
Prices of Many Farm Crops Show
Signs of Advances.

In the trend of prices, manufactur-
ed articles are generally declining in
value while farm products are rising.
"The average of all farm commodities
advanced in August for the first time
in more than year." says r. N. Nil
Ter, extension farm demonstration
specialist of the State College.
Wheat has been moving from this
country in steady stream as indicat-
ed where in one month siXty-seven
million bushels of wheat and flour
were exported More than double that
of the same period year ago. Much
over half of all the wheat we can
spare has already moved.
Potatoes have gone up rapidly
during the past few months. In the
cycle of high and low production and
high and low prices" says Mr. Miller,
eve are at the low production and
high price time. The old advice to
plant potatoes when seed is cheap has
proven correct this year. However
the actual acreage is sometimes not
as good an indication of total tonnage
as the yield per acre, which depends
upon the large number of conditions.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-10-28
"WHY" OF THE STRIKE.

Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 22.-Causes
for the strike of railroad workers set
to begin in general at 6 a. m. October
80, are enumerated by W. G. Lee,
president of the Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen, in a statement to the
Associated Press today. The state
ment was issued, Mr.. Lee explained,
because the public is "rather CON
fused as to its causes, some believing
it is for higher wages.
Three causes were ascribed by Mr.
Lee:
The wage reduction of July /.
Proposed further reductions
Proposed elimination of rules which
would mean still further reductions.
Mr.. Lees statement as to the cause-
of the strike follow:
"The public is rather confused as t.
the causes for the railway strike
There is belief on the part of some
that the strike is fer higher wages
and is not understood to be a demon
stration against wage reduction t.
which has been added propositions
further to reduce wages and elimin-
ate rules which would mean still fur
Their reductions.
RAILROAD transportation employees
even when peak wages were paid, did
not receive advanced wages in keep
ing with the increased living costs
The daily rate paid transportation
men was fixed for all classes in the
United States in 1918, and, regardless
of the increased costs of living, therc
were no increased wages for these
employees until January /, 1918, ans
only then after a most searching in
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-10-28

vestigation had been made by the
Lane commission.
The rate of freight brakeman be-
tween Chicago and New York was
$2.67 day, which was referred to by
the railways in their publicity cam
paigns as princely wage. Until
January /, 1918, $S0.1O was the
princely wage some 80 odd thousand
railroad men received in what is
known as the Eastern territory. 9th
er wages were in proportion to the
wages of the freight brakemen.
"With the reduction in wages Of
July /, 1921, the present rate of this
employee is $134.40 for 80 days in the
month, and he is fortunate indeed If
he is able to make every day in the
month. There are comparatively
few men now making full time. 1t
is true that the railway companies
show wages earned in much higher
amounts than those quoted, but they
do not tell that the higher monthly
amounts represent full time and over
time. The railroad companies have
not been fair in the propaganda
against the employees, and it is to be
hoped that before the trouble is over
that prejudiced opinion, based on rail
way publicity statements, will under
stand the exact wage that may be
earned through the normal day
work"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-10-28
DAIRYMEN MISS
JUDGING CATTLE.
Place Cow Low Which Tests 12O lbs.
More Butter Fat Than Others.

That real dairymen may be fooled
by the appearance of an animal When
it comes to production, was proved
when only one member of the Sn1~
homish county Guernsey breeders as
ISOLATION was able to place the right
dairy COW first. At the third quarter
ly meeting of the association which
was held on the farm of Fred J. Nef-
ter near Machias, Snohomish county,
four cows from Mr.. Netter's herl
were brought out and judged for pro-
duction. One farmer placed the first
COW correctly, eight placed the poor
est COW first, five the second COW
first, nine the third COW and six the
best cow last.
All four cows in the class had been
OH test in the local COW testing asso-
citation for the year, and the best COW
showed difference of 1870 pounds of
butterfat than the second animal.
This was true, even with another
month to complete her yearly record.
Another feature of the meeting
was mock sale which was conducted
under the direction of county agent
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-10-28
CLUB BOY SHOWS
WINNING RAM LAMB.
Champion Hampshire at Washington
and Oregon State Fairs.

Winning the prize for the champion
ram lamb in the open class among the
breeders of Washington and Oregon,
was the honor given to Roland New
man, a member of the only purebred
sheep club in the state. Roland de
veloped twin ram lambs, during the
year and showed them at the State
Fair at Yakima and won the cham
pionship, on Hampshire ram lambs.
The lambs weighed 172 and 16S
pounds at the time, and also won first
and second place in their class. In
mediately after showing at the State
Fair, Hubbard and Sons of Oregon,
purchased them for 500 each AMI
showed them at the Oregon State Fair
where the same ram lamb was cham
pion.
Roland Newman is a member Of
the kittitas County Hampshire Sheep
club and is not the only one in the
club to win at the fairs, for Verbal
Han, won the $50 prize for best work
performed by a sheep club member.
He was graded on the basis of the
greatest daily gain on lambs, best
record book, lowest cost per one hun
bred pounds gain and best showing in
Judging sheep.
Other prizes were won by Clarence
Wippel, who won the first place in
eve lamb class, while Ted Wade
made third prize in the same class
Much of the credit for developing the
sheep boys in this work belongs to c,
NJ. Hubbard, extension livestock spec
ialist of the State College, county
agent W. L. Davis and S. p. Wippel
a local sheep breeder located at e.
lensburg.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-10-28
A BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY,

Even in this day and age of BIZ
business that has an impressive ring.
Some idea of the Importance of
Washington agriculture can be gained
from the fact that the total value of
Washington farm property in this
state is considerable in excess of ST.
0OO,OOO,OOO.
This fact is brought out in figures
which have just been prepared for use
at the Pacific Northwest Fruit Expo
sition, which is to be held at the Bell
Street Terminal in Seattle from Nov.
81 to 26
The actual value of Washington
farms is estimated at $1,057, 429. S4S.
This is an increase of $419, 1856 3S. or
$50 per cent, in the last decade, as
the 1910 census showed that the total
value of the states farms at that time
was only $637, 543,411.
The land alone owned by Washing
ton farmers comes close to the billion
mark, as it is valued at $797, 651 ,O2O.
Farm buildings are worth S122,471,-
321; farm implements and machinery
SD ,721 ,377 and live stock $82,316,1 1870.
City people are wont to point with
pride to the remarkable growth that
the cities of the state of Washington
have made in the last half century or
so. Their pride is entirely justified,
but city progress, none the less, is no
more remarkable than the growth
which the state has made in an agri-
cultural way in the same period.
This is brought out in statement
made by d. D. Odds, director of exhi-
bits of the Pacific Northwest Fruit
Exposition, which is to be held at the
Bell Street Terminal in Seattle from
Nov. 81 to 26.
"ln 1860, when the first census
was taken in Washington" Mr. Olds
said, there were only 1880 farms in
the state. Today there are 66,2SS.
The decade ending in 1870 showed a
growth of 1851 per cent; the next
decade brought an increase of los. s
per cent; the following decade, ending
in 1890, showed the huge gain of 1866
per cent; the 1900 census showed an
increase Of $50; the 1910 census 69.2.
and the last ten years has brought a
growth of Is per cent
"The remarkable strides made in
the state can possibly be more clearly
understood by pointing to the fact
that in 1860 only 8 of l per cent of
the area of the state was used by
farmers, while today's farms occupy
81 per cent or nearly one third of all
the land in Washington.
"The value of farm property has
shown a corresponding increase. In
1860 the farms of Washington were
worth only $3,50S.155; in 1870 they
were worth S6,362 .235: IN 1880. 800 =
777,044; in 1890, 500, 724, $40; in 1000
S144,040,547; in 1910, s637, 543,4f1.
and today their value reaches the
staggering total of S1,057 ,429,S4s.'
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-10-28
THE LEAVENWORTH ECHO

w. d. Love. The stock was not pedl-
gree material, so the county agent, as
sisted by county agents, A. b. Nys-
from and II. b. Carroll, with c. /.
Bracken, herdsman for the Orchard
Hill company, went over the dairy
stock and made out pedigrees and at
tached them. Besides making out
pedigrees to demonstrate the value of
the same, the men appraised the dairy
stock for the mock sale.
During the day, lecture and DEM
onstration was given on how to fit
dairy stock for the show ring and a
young heifer was clipped and prepar-
ed for the ring.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-10-28

A BSENCE of waste is
n the real economy upon
which the wise, thrifty
housekeeper builds her
plans for saving money.
Every ounce of meat stuffs
sold in this market is a NOR
sci of life sustaining nutri-
ment. Practice economy by
becoming a patron of this
store.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-21
BICYCLE winners
PLEASED BY PRIZES
Girls as Well as Boys Are Added
to List Of Lucky Con-
testants

Two girls and four boys today ex'
pressed their qualification at winning
Black Beauty bicycles by procuring
thirty five subscriptions each for the
Evening, Morning or Sunday PUBLIC
LEDGER.
IL was very happy to get my Black
Beauty. but didn't know how to
ride, I" said John Dulfner, Of 1043 North
Twenty third street. my uncle took
me out and in a few minutes l was
riding the new bike without any help.
When Arthur Campbell, of Red Bank
avenue. Thorofare, n. j., got on his
newly won Black Beauty and started
out, blowing his horn as he went, he
broke up ball game. All the kids In
the neighborhood came crowding
around to see the new bicycle.
Arthur attends st. Mary's School, In
Gloucester, and rides to and from
school on his Black Beauty.
John p. Freid, Of Lancaster, Pa,
another lucky winner, declares his Black
Beauty the prettiest and most sturdy
bicycle he ever saw.
Mildred Cnvan was one Of the hap
piest girls in Philadelphia when she
received her Black Beauty and learned
TO ride it. Lottie Register, of 1924
De Lancey street, was another happy
girl winner.
Edward Heilbrun, Of 454 Martin
street, Roxborough, declares the Black
Beauty we'll named.