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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-28
VIRGINIA FARM.-
REAL ESTATE TO EXCHANGE

WE WANT the equities in one or more
operations that have merit: viii give in
exchange the fee OF "a acres OF land In Ger
nlantown absolutely clear OF encumbrance.
CHESTER RoTTNER. 142, Chestnut st.
EIGHTEEN clear lots, close in, want apart
ment equity. one mortRaRe.
WESTNEY. 203 Liberty Bdg.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03
TlDenty-f0ur Million
In Acreage Tract

SASKATOON. Sask.. March a.
Twenty-four million acres of land
will be under cultivation in this
province during the present year. as
compared with but a half million
acres in 1900. according to figures
prepares by provincial agricultural
experts. Figures on the other two
prairie provinces are proportionately
high. the preliminary estimates
show.
Alberta. which was a ranching
country until 1910. when grain grow
ing on an extensive scale began,
touched new figures of production
last year with S3.527.0o0 bushels of
Wheat, 115.091,325 of oats. 12.73s,-
523 of barley and 4.146,300 of fax
and rye from 11,9s4.000 acres. and
will add thousands of acres to the
cultivated tracts this year. Mani
toba. the oldest of the prairie
provinces, will do likewise.
These figures further show that
the total area of the three provinces
is 756.Sl2 square miles. or more than
475.O0O,OO0 acres. of which 272,S92,-
900 are suitable for agriculture Out
of this vast area only 34,129,OOO
acres. or IL per cent, was under crop
In 1920. Dominion government pre-
liminary estimates show that in this
IL per cent area production totaled
235.OOO,000 bushels of wheat, 323,-
10000 bushels of oats, 42.7ss, 900
bushels of barley and 10000. 900
bushels of rye and fax, or rs per
cent of the grain produced in the
whole Dominion.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE

PHILADELPHIA. Mar. 2.-Butter
Quiet but steady at late advance.
The quotations were as follows:
Fresh solid packed creamery. fancy
high scoring goods, 56ha5Slsc; ex-
tras, 55kc; extra frsts, 53ka5414c;
frsts, 45a52c; seconds. 35a43c; in
ferior lots lower; sweet creamery.
choice to fancy. 52ha591sc: fair to
good. 46Aa56kc: prints jobbing at
65a67c for fancy and 55a64c for fair
to choice.
Eggs-More freely offered and lc
lower. Quotations.: Nearby, firsts.
sc per doz.; nearby current receipts.
35c; Western, extra firsts. 35a36c:
do, firsts. 34a34kc: inferior lots
lower; Southern, 33a34c: fancy can
died eggs jobbing at 44a45c; fair
to good. 3sa45c.
Cheese-Demand fair and market
firm. Quotations: New York. whole
! milk, hrsts. fancy. held. 2sa29c: do.
fair to good, held. 26a27c; do, fancy.
fresh, 24k a25c: do, common to fair.
fresh. 22a24c; Langhorns. held. 29a
29hc; do, fresh, 29a29hc: single
Daisies. held. erase: do, fresh. 26a
s7c; jobbing sales of fancy held
goods. 3oa31c.
Live Poultry-Fowls, fancy. 37a
3sc: medium. 35a36c; small and in
ferior. 31a34c; white Leghorn fowls.
33a35c; spring chickens, broilers, 40
a45c: young roosters. fancy. soft
| meated. 35a36c; shaggy. young
roosters. 27a2ec: old roosters. 24a
| Csc: turkeys. fancy, 45a52c; do. or
dinary. 35a43c: ducks. white Pekin.
43a45c; mixed colors. 4oa42c; do,
Muscovy, 2sa30c; geese. 2Sa32c: pig
cons. per pair, 55a65c.
Dressed Poultry Fowls. fresh
killed. dry-picked, in boxes. weigh
ing 4a5 lbs and over apiece. 3Skc;
weighing 31s lbs. 36a37c: weighing
lbs. 32a35c: fowls. fresh killed, in
bbls. dry-picked. weighing 4a5 lbs
apiece, 3Sc: weighing 3k lbs, asa
3ec: weighing lbs and under. 32a
SAC: roasting chickens. Western.
dry-packed. in boxes. weighing AZ
as lbs and over apiece, 39af0c;
weighing lbs. 37a3Sc; roasting
chickens. Western, dry-packed, in
bbls, weighing 4a5 lbs and over
apiece, 36a40c; fryers. Western, dry
packed, weighing 3a3h lbs apiece.
33a35c; broilers, Western, dry-pick-
ed. weighing 1ka2 lbs apiece, 43a
45c; broilers. nearby. weighing X
az lbs apiece, 46a4Sc: roasting
chickens. nearby. weighing 4a5 lbs
and over apiece. 3sa40c: fryers.
| nearby, weighing 3a31k lbs apiece,
34a36c: turkeys, spring, fancy. 5Sa
Soc; do. do. old toms, 55a56c; do, do,
fair to good. 45a50c: old roosters,
dry-picked. Western, 2sc; Southern,
Csc: ducks, Western. fancy. 37a40c:
geese. Western. 30a32c: guineas. per
pair. spring Sla1.25; old, 75aS5c.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03
MERCHANT MARINE VITAL.
PROBLEM, DECLARES HALE
South Atlantic Maritime Corporation Head
Urges Careful Analysis in Address Here.

A merchant marine Is essential. as
set forth in the Jones merchant ma
rine bill, for two reasons, according
to Matthew Hale, president of the
South Atlantic Maritime Corpora
ton in addressing the Southern
Commercial Congress, now in ses-
sion here, on "our Merchant Marine
and Its Relation TO our Foreign
Trade" For the reason" said Mr..
Hale, 1T is essential as a national
defense to serve as a naval or mill
tary auxiliary in time of war or ma
tioaal emergency" and secondly,
for the proper growth Of the for
eign and domestic commerce of the
United States. These are both gen
eralities. What do they really
mean? The first point is, one for
military and naval men To discuss.
The second point is of broader in
terest and requires careful analysis.
Can't Rely on Foreign Bottoms.
we all recognize that We can't
have a permanent foreign Trade, un-
less we have an American merchant
marine; we can't rely safely/on bot
toms owned by our competitors. On
the other hand we can't have an
American merchant marine unless
we have a foreign trade: ships with
cut cargoes are far from a national
asset. Therefore. no discussion of
an American merchant marine. is
of real value unless it is recognized
that IL Is 4 part only. of a much
larger and more vital problem
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03

The Bureau of Markets, United
States Department of Agriculture.
reports that the wholesale price of
eggs in New York dropped a. cents
between January Is and February
of this year. This Is a very un-
Usual occurrence at this season of
the year. Ordinarily the curve of
egg production begins to rise in the
early part of February and reaches
maximum IN April. The decline
in prices lags behind the produc-
tion curve at = distance of two to
three weeks. This year apparently
the mild winter and the abundance
Of sunshine throughout the country
has stimulated the hens to begin
their spring cycle of laying earlier
than usual. That this factor has
had an important influence on the
market Is shown by the receipts at
the four principal markets. In the
first six weeks of 1921 these receipts
amounted to 1.02424S cases, COM
pared with totalsof 75S,6S2 cases
received in the corresponding weeks
last year.
Another factor of some impor-
tance has been the larger receipts
of foreign eggs this year. Total
imports of case eggs in 1920
amounted to 1,70S.701 dozen, or the
largest imports since 1915. Exports
on the other hand were far above
the average but much below those
of the previous year. as shown by
the following table:
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03
MMODTTY SALES
lax URGED TO AID
Three-Tenths and Not in
Excess of " of 1-Per
Cent Preferable.
lEED TAX REFORM
|urriedly Constructed War
System Declared Defec-
tive by Chandler.

A general commodity sales tax.
Feferably at the rate of three
enths per cent. but in any case not
exceed one-half of one per cent.
fers the best means of supple
nenting the country's present fiscal
tstem, according to DR.. Henry A.
). Chandler, economist of the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce. in New
York. 1t is estimated. that such
tax would yield a substantial an
knual revenue and would enable IN
equities in the existing fiscal system
to be corrected, he points out in the
March number of Commerce Month
ly, the banks magazine.
The urgent need for the reform
of the Federal tax system Is beyond
dispute" DR.. Chandler declares
Serious defects inevitably appeared
in a hurriedly constructed system OF
war finance. These defects were en-
durable in the period of feverish
activity and high profits that soon
followed the close of the war. but
with the fall of prices, the resulting
liquidation and the prospect Of a re-
covery conditioned upon lower mar
gins of profit. the time Is at hanG
when the system must be adjusteA
more nearly in conformity with the
facts of our national Industrial life.
in reforming our system, the
urgent needs of industry. however
important, are not the sole consid-
erations-the Government must
financed. and while the budgetary
needs for the next three years can
not be forecast with any degree of
accuracy. II is evident that with a
large floating debt and other heavy
obligations maturing in the near
future, nothing short of the sum
total of revenues yielded by our
present sources will suffice. And
while it will doubtless be possible
to raise additional revenues by ad
justinC the rates Of some of the
present taxes and also to remedy
certain inequities in the present
system. II is clear that to accomplish
the full reforms which SCUM jug
trial conditions demand Pr i. IN
necessitate serious curtsiI' of
some of our most productivc Eases.
rit Is necessary to find new sources
of revenue"
Referring to the comprehensive
tness Of the general commodity sales
plan as compared with other pro-
posals. DIR. Chandler concludes:
The broader base permits a much
lower rate without reducing the
yield. This lower rate in turn de-
stroys- the force of the arguments
for numerous exemptions which ap-.
pear valid when advanced against
the higher rate. In reducing the
number of exemptions the adminis-
tration is, of course. simplified
Finally. as this tax also promises to
yield very substantial revenues. II
would appear that of all the avail
able plans the general commodity
sales tax. at a rate of three-tenths
per cent. offers the best means of
supplementing our present fiscal
system"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03

The early production, due to mild
weather and the recent heavy i'm
ports, were items which could not
be foreseen. The other chief fac
tor in determining the price of eggs,
namely, the storage holdings, gave
every reason to expect a " ell Imam
tained price level this spring. The
total storage holdings last August,
which represent the maximum stor.
age of the year, were 6,S72.OO0 cases.
compared to 1850. 900 cases the year
before. Storage holdings, nearly
30,000.000 dozen less than a year
ago. would indicate that prices
could be maintained at a rather
high level. On the first of Decem-
ber, 1920, storage holdings had de-
clined to 1.S52,0o0 cases, against o.
$4,000 cases a year before. Since
December ] the consumption of
storage eggs has been practically
the same for the two years. with
the result that holdings on Febru-
ary 1 were only $4,000 cases, or the
lowest ever recorded for that time
of the year. Holdings on February
l. 1920. amounted to $4,000 cases.
or about eight times the present
stock.
Reports from the four principal
markets indicate a gain in storage
during the. second week in Febru-
airy, although ordinarily eggs are
used out of storage until after the
first of Marchs
The following table gives the
amount of case eggs in storage on
the first of each month in recent
years:
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

BALTIMORE. March 2.-wheat-
Receipts. 42,340 bus by car. Ship
ments from elevators. 1885 bus:
stock in elevators. 1.424,567.
Strength developed early and the
market continued strong all morn
ing at substantially higher prices.
with the advance exceeding 2 cents
n bushel by noon. when No. 9 red
winter spot was quoted at s1.S6I
and No. 2 red garlicky spot at
s1.76z.
Sales included car No. red win
ter garlicky. spot. Sligo: 5000 bus
May s1.s2Is.
Closing prices: No. red winter.
spot. s1.S5&: No. red winter
garlicky. spot. s1.75Z: March.
s1.75%: May. s1.s1 asked.
Corn-Receipts, 1os,s11 bus by
car. Shipments from elevators.
1915 bus: stock in elevators, l.
(1s7.3s1 bus. Cob corn Is firm at
,sf f00a4.1O bid for car lots of prime
yellow on spot. Track yellow Corn.
mo. 2 or 8, for domestic delivery.
\ is quotable at s5c per bus. Prices
were firm during the forenoon and
somewhat better at midday on a
kbasis of 50, cents for contract spot.
Sales included car No. 3 mixed.
spot. sag.
Closing: Contract. spot. s2%c;
March, s2ssc. Track yellow corn
for domestic delivery was higher
hate in the day at s6as7c.
Oats-Receipts. nil. Shipments
from elevators, 4.4s5 bus; stock In
Elevators. 532.6i1 bus. No. 2 white
oats were firmer at La511zc; No.
white oats at 491za50c and No. 4
kxhite at 451zc at midday
The market closed firmer at 51h
hS2c for No. 2 and 501za51c for No.
white oats.
Rye-Receipts. 45.900 bus: stock
hn elevators. 745,955 bus; shipments
from elevators, 1900 bus. Market
Inactive but firmer on higher West
rn advices and at noon No. 2 West
rn spot was quoted at s1671k.
No. 2 Western spot rye closed
ht s1.s6K.
Hay-Receipts. Is tons. No. 2
imothy. s24.00a24.50: No. 8 timothy
f1650a21.0O; No. light clover
mixed, $1sa21; No. 1 clover mixed.
20a2f: No. clover mixed, s16a1s:
10. 3 clover mixed. s13a15; No. /
Hover, s23.50a24.5O; No. 2 clover.
1s.50a20; No. clover, s13als;
ample hay, s10a15.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03

as a constituent part Of our manu-
factured products Trade routas
which will insure US q supply IofS
these materials must be maintained.
For instance. we must have trade
routes to Cuba. for we need Cuba-s.
sugar. We must have trade routes
TO Brazil. for we need Brszil's cof-
fee and rubber. We must have
trade routes to Chile. for we need
her nitrates- Hem. sissl, wool. 1ute.
lead, tin. nickel. tanning materisl.
manganese. pyrites. potash are
among the important imports that
must be considered in laying out
trade routes. In the third place. we
must make sure that foreign mar
kets are secured for our cotton and
other products. either raw or manu-.
factured, which depend upon sales
abroad. and that trade routes TO
these markets are maintained.
Trade Ports
From what ports in this countrp
should trade routes be esta blishedg ?
We must always bear in mind the
fundamental principle that in order
to compete with foreign goods in
foreign markets, our goods murt
get to those markets by che cheap
est and quickest route. -
ANY delay or additional expense
caused by congestion or indirect
routing or labor troubles at any one
port constitute a direct burden on
our foreign trade. With that prin-
ciple in mind, IL becomes clear that
each Of the ports Of the North At
lantic. the South Atlantic, the Gulf.
and the Pacific should be developed
through the establishment Of trade
routes. so that the shippers Of the
interior may have their choice aud
may make the various ports com
pete for the business. This policy
has been fully recognized by Con-
gress and by the Shipping Board.
IL has the additional advantage of
broadening the interest in an Amer
lean merchant marine and in our
foreign trade throughout all parts
Of the country, thus gradually
broadening the market for the sale
Of government ships"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE. March 2.-Roultry
Young chickens. alive. per ID. "a
a40c: dressed, 4Oc: old, 36a38c:
dressed. 3Sc: winter. 81. lbs and
under. 45c; roosters. 22a23c: dressed,
23a24c. Ducks. per lb. 35a42c;
dressed. 3sa43c. Geese. per ID, rs
a33c; dressed, 30aS5c. Turkeys. per
lb, 4oa45c: dressed. 4Oa45c. Pigeons,
per pair. 45a50c. Guinea fowl, each.
50aS5c. -Capons, dressed, per lb, 40
a52c. sN
Eggs Ooss of)-Strictly fresh,
nearby, per doz, 3sc; Southern, 32c;
duck eggs. 55c. 50
Butter-Creamery fancy. per ID.
52a53c: prints, 53a55c; nearby, asa
soc; dairy prints. 20a22c: rolls. per
ID. 20a22c: ladies. 2Sa30c; process
butter, 30a31c; store packed, 10
a20c.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03
Urges Application !.
OF Preferential Rate

The preferential rate features
Of the new shipping act. now nm
der suspension, should be put
into effect. Admiral Benson.
chairman United States shipping
Board. said yesterday.
This would give advantageous
railroad freight rates to goods
moving to and from American
ports for transportation in Amer
lean ships, as . means of devel-
opIng this country's foreign
trade.
benson made this declaration
In q speech to the southern COM
mercial Congress meeting here.
He snid, 'sThere II not section
OF the new shipping net that
should not be enforced when the
time comes.s
He defended the shipping
Board administration and said
TINT during the last year he hns
reduced expenses S6,OOO,O0O, and
also hns speeded up emciency.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03

namely. an American foreign trade.
How then shall we establish and
maintain our foreign trade? We
must first Of all determine with
what foreign countries IL is essen
tIal for us to trade: and from what
ports in this country this trade
should be developed.
This will enable us scientifically
and systC matically to decide what
trade routes are desirable. Then We
must determine just what steps are
necessary in order to enable US TO
establish and maintain these trade
routes. Ships constitute only one
link in this chain which must reach
from our manufacturer here TO the
purchaser in the foreign market, or
vice versa.
Trade Routes
with what countries should
trade routes be established? In the
first place. diplomatic OF political
reasons make it imperative that we
keep In close trade relations with
our neighbors in this hemisphere.
We should therefore establish and
maintain trade routes with the
West Indies. Central America and
South America. regardless Of any
absolutely vital economic need.
Similarly, il is highly desirable that
we maintain close trade relations
with the other English-speaking
territories Of the world. In the sec
ond place, there are certain raw
materials which We do not possess
which are necessary or very i'm
portant part Of our civilization
either as articles of consumption or
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. Mar. Butter
Market strong; creamery extras
54ha57c: creamery. firsts, 49a52c;
creamery. higher scoring. 55ha5Sc:
State dairy tubs. 29a54c: imitation
creamery firsts. 27a2Sc.
Cheese-Market firm: State. whole
milk specials, 25a29c; whole milk,
fancy. 24a26c; whole milk, lower
grades. 12a22ac: Wisconsin, whole
milk, fancy Young Americas, 27a2sc:
state, skins. specials. 17Aa19Lc;
skins, choice, 13a16c: skins, fair to
good. 10a12c; skins. lower grades,
5a9c.
Eggs-Market unsettled. easier;
nearby white fancy. 53a54c; nearby
brown, fancy, 42a44c; extras, 40c;
firsts. 36a3Sc.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03
Distribution of Cities
Service Bankers Shares

The twenty-fifth monthly dis
tribution on Cities Service Company
bankers shares, payable April 1 to
holders of record March Is, will be
IS cents a bankers share.
The distribution on bankers made
March 1 was made to more than
$4,000 holders of record, there now
being more than $4,000 holders of
Cities Service Company common
stock. preferred stock and bankers
shares, comparing with 17.763 of
Cities Service Company stocks on
January. l. 1919, and 3l,7s7 holders
of Cities Service Company stocks on
January I, 1920.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03
Indians Find Coal.

An important strike of lignite
coal has been made by Indians close
to the shore of the Carrot River.
west of La Pas, Manitoba. On ac-
count of the age of the formation in
that area it is thought that semi
bituminous coal may be struck a,
a depth. A Saskatoon syndicate has
taken up large tracts of this fand
and further development work will
he proceeded with.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03
new YORKLEADER..
In DONATIONS
FOR WAR PERIOD
More Than Is Per Cent
Contributed of Govt,
Financing Supplied.
TOTALS HUGE SUM
Aggregate Double Interest
Bearing National Debt at
Close of Civil War.

More than Is per cent Of all State
contributions for financing h e
Federal government during the Pc
riod of the war came from the State
of New York, according to the Ma
tional Bank Of Commerce in New
York in the March issue of its mag
azine. Commerce Monthly.
THE amount of war loans lex
GLIDING certificates of indebtedness)
fioated ip New York during the war
period was more than double the
entire interest-bearing debt of the
nation at the close of the civil
war" - Commerce Monthly says,
while the amount of internal reyc-
nue. taxes collected in the State in
the three most recent years was
greater than that collected in the
entire country during the preceding
seven years"
OhiciaI Statistics.
The bank publishes official statis-
tics to show that out of Sl2,93s,-
S62. 900 collected inNnternal revenue
taxes during the three fiscal years
ended 1920. New York paid So, 1884,
$4,000. In addition, Of the total
allotments of s2l,435, 900 in Lib
erty bonds and notes during the
FIVE loans. S5.560,976.000 was alio-
Gated to New York. Her contribu-
tions, therefore, amounted to SS,-
744.Sts.000 in a national total of
s34.374, $4,000 for loans and taxes.
Eight States provided nearly
three-fourths of all internal reve-
nue. and two-thirds of all loans
issued. These States. each of which
contributed at least $1,000. .o00. 900 to
public expenditures during the war
period. listed in the order of
amounts furnished, are New York.
Pennsylvania. Illinois. Massachu-
setts. California. New Jersey and
Michigan.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03

Mrs. Bsrtha F. Drabelle has been
(ppointed building inspector in st.
louis. with special supervision over
apartment stores and other estab-
8shments where many women are
|nployed.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03
Foreign Trade in Eggs.

The influence of imported eggs
upon the price is due largely to the
heavy arrivals since the first of De-
cember. Imports in December
1920, totaled near 456,000 dozen, or
IS per cent of the years imports.
The following table gives the
monthly imports for the two last
years:
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03
d SEASON AND HEAVY
IMPORTS DEPRESS EGG PRICES
Low Storage Holdings More Than Offset by
Unexpected Increase in Supply.
CThe washington HeraId'. Economi.tJ

more than 100000 dozen came
from China and Hongkong, with
$4,000 more from Japan. The Far
East furnished over 20 per cent OF
the eggs imported into the United
states last year. The following
table gives the imports from the
chief countries: ,ar.-f
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03
Monthly Imports Of Eggs.

Imports arranged according TO
the country of origin show that
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03

Copyright, 1891. By Washington Hsrald.)
The Washington herald., 1921-03-03

Total 1900. ......... I,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-11-19
M'hDoo FIFIsT CLASS SCOUT

Scout lore as practiced 1t the -
canps of Kaflafwahke lake in the
interstate Palisades park. was the
subject of al earnest study made one
day IN August ~ Hon William y.
NcAdoo and. sTrs. AIcAdoo and D dis
tingtHshed company of guests who
sisted lie camp at the invitation Of
Franklin Ii. Roosevelt. chairman OF
the Greater View York Scout council.
Other members Of the council who ex-
tended the initiation were James G..
Blaine. Jr.. William s. Kies, Samuel
Nj. Greer and Barron Collier
Ai1nost. the only scout feat that Mr..
McAdoo failed to test was being res
cned from drowning and resuscitated.
That he was content to watch. All
the rest that was going on he entered
into. He whanged baseball for the
benefit Of Brooklyn scouts. not 70 men
ton the movie men who bnsily clicked
their cameras. He was bound up BIZ
q scout skilled In administering first