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Smyrna times., 1921-04-06
t'III[D DAMAGE By COLD
a FRUIT CROP S3.ODO,OOO
CROP OF KENT AND sUS-
PLS L,Sy I BE LESS THAN HALF
Nearly a Total LOss-Grapes
'fhe' psdIy While Cherries and
Ed D~ aor Almost Completely

No.rly a Total LOss-Grapes
'fhe' psdIy While Cherries and
81 suffer Almost Completely
Puns ,;Dg NO to Ridgely Harrington, of
c'i nrpsident of the Delaware Ap-
l q tbe cold snap of last week has
W. w n a net loss in the matter of
''1 of from 70 to 100 per cent. ac-
@ =, u 70 variety. Thursday in COM
nth Herbert Richardson, also
q s'or Of the Delaware Apple Co.,
In comprehensive tour of Kent
lS4 S,isspx counties, cutting branches
4 snIs % trees of all varieties. They
tba conditions about the same
uSere. "While some apples are a
Il loss" Mr.. Harrington said
.lav afternoon, exhibiting some
ans . of branches in bloom, con
4 arnles from Is to 80 per cent of
s",it ~f will be saved, which will be
tban we need" He figured it in
raw On each spur the average
.5sr of buds is four, he has found.
# the buds are dead, while some
- same spur are alive. In some
al are dead. The following va
= he said, have been killed:
4 Ripe. Red Astrakan, Wealthy
10 and Nero. The proportion of
N the following varieties is as
.rs according to Mr.. Harrington's
nination of the buds: Transpar-
william and Stayman, 85 per cent
,,tban, IS; Rome Beauty, 70;
nsy Golden and Stark, 65.
Tbfe he had not made a close ex-
.,stiOn. he believed that some
mos would be saved. He did not
Z what the verdict would be in re-
to strawberries.
q te heads of the County Farm Bu-
Y 4 of Delaware-Frank F. Years
Il for New Castle county, w. V. Cos
q for Kent, and Robert ]. Allen for
Il &px-report from their investiga-
4 that fruit in the State will be
u tically total loss. They agree
Prof. C. A. McCue Of the expert
Stsl station at Delaware University
n the damage will approximate
u 10000.
New Castle county Mr.. Yearsley
the peaches were all killed, as was
tically all other fruit except a
u 0 per cent of the apple crop, but
# rain and grass crops weer not as
hurt as was feared.
npOrt received by Josiah Marve-
the company owning the large
near Bridgeville in which
re about $4,000 apple trees, in
that there was still a possible
food yield of fruit, provided
pes other cold snaps and the or
orchard pests, and drouth. Bud
Examined from all the varietie
nes, and it was found that o.
there still remained alive 3
ent of the buds, and on other
/ Is per cent. and ranging in be
II a these figures. This would ind
that about rs or 80 per cent o
buds had been killed. But wit
tuition of those escaping tn
he, there is still a possibility of
yield, and the work of sprayin
hees is going on.
Smyrna times., 1921-04-06
AW SPECIAL PANEL JURORS

2lnticipating a session Of the Court
Dyer and Terminer at the April
Of the Kent County Court, the
wing special panel of jurors have
a drawn:
inst district-Clarence Ford, Will
y D. Ennis, William B. Hudson.
ScOnd Clifford Hutchin-
Joseph NJ. Parvis.
hrd district-John r. Harris, Fred
Marker, Harry Hevalow.
Fourth district-John Snyder, Eu-
Thomas, Herbert Hutchins.
nth district-Timothy Scanlon,
mol D. Massey, Harry Vane.
Snth district-Clayton Melvin, r
Ks Carter, S. Herman Dill.
ATenth district-Howard G. Ross
5ayard Rash, J. Dawson Clark.
aghth district-Robert Friedel
srles D. Bastian, Thomas Langrel.
NTH district-William H. Hitch
ny c. Hammond, Samuel A Ceea-
enth district-Adrian V. Woodruff
auel Hall.
The Lamar register., 1921-03-23

C. H. Cleaver of Garden City was
. here last Sunday visiting with friends.
Frank Keairns returned from trip
to Granada the first of the week. He
had been auditing the city's accou
| there.
Former Lieutenant Governor NJ. E.
Lewis of Canon City was here last
Friday as judge in the district high
school debate between Leadville and
Lamar.
Jack Williams, cashier of the Farm
ers State Bank at Springfield, spent
Sunday with home folks. He was re-
turning from business trip to Okla
homa City.
Sheriff John A. Simpson has been
busy this week summonsing members
of the jury panel drawn for the April
term of the district court. which be-
gins on April 10Th.
G. S. Blosser, formerly of Lamar
but now a resident of California, has
been visiting relatives and friends
here the past week. He was on his
way returning from several weeks
visit in eastern Kansas.
Chas. II. Wooden. Deputy District
Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks, left
Tuesday for Alamosa and Creede
where he will make his official visit
for the year to the Elks lodges. He
will be gone most of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Main, who have
for a number of years been residents
of Lamar, are moving this week to
Carthage, Missouri, their former home
where Mr. Main expects to enter busi-
ness. He has been in business in La
mar for long time and both he and
Mrs. Main have a wide circle of warm
friends here who regret greatly to see
them leave.
The Lamar register., 1921-03-23
Lost or Stolen

Between January and May, 1920,
box of household goods from a cement
building just south of the Brown Lum-
Der Co. on North Main ST., used at
that time by the Burnett Bros. as
storage warehouse. This box is about
four feet square by two feet deep;
was bound with heavy galvanized wire
and stapled. My name was painted
on the top in black letters. The con-
tents included various articles includ-
ing some things that were priced very
highly by me as keepsakes such as an
Ithaca hammerless shotgun, ~ ga,
and snare drum. These two articles
| have owned since a child. In the
box also were golf clubs, tennis rack
cts, hunting clothes, sheepskin coat,
hip boots, brass jardinieres, box of
Christmas tree ornaments, some bed
ding, n % Stevens rifle, etc. Some
one may have hauled this box out Of
the storage by mistake but in any
event will pay $4,000 reward for in
formation leading to its recovery and
no questions will be asked. Please
communicate any information to any
of the banks in Lamar.
J. P. CAMPBELL.
The Lamar register., 1921-03-23
VALUE OF FARM PROPERTY

Compilations made by the State
immigration Department from the re-
cords of the State Tax Commission
show that the assessed value of all
segregated farm property in the state
in 1920 was 1856, ,992, compared
with S59S,429, ,164 last year. The to-
tai assessed valuation of property this
year is 81 $50, ,267 ,667, compared with
81 ,495, ,2l3,659. The figures given
above DO not include automobiles, car
riages and other vehicles, furniture
and some other items of farm prop
erty, which can not be accurately Sc
gregated. 1t will be seen that the as
sessed value of farm property for 1920
was approximately Al per cent of the
assessed value of all property, COM
pared with about 40 per cent in 1919.
If the items that cannot be included
in this calculation could be accurately
segregated it would be found that the
is about AZ per cent of the total as
sessed valuation. The percentage has
been increasing steadily for several
years keeping pace with the states
agricultural development. The items
included in the totals given above are
farm land, improvements on farm land,
livestock, poultry end bees, equities
in state Land, improvements on pub
lie lands and agricultural implements.
Figures compiled by the State I'm
migration Department from the re-
cords of the State Tax Commission
show that the people of Colorado paid
1884 per capita taxes for all munich
pal. district, county and state purposes
in 1920. The total revenue collected,
according to these compilations, was
a little more than s33 100000. The
largest single item of expense is the
schools, approximately 30 per cent Of
all taxes collected being used for school
purposes. The highest per capita
taxes are paid by people in Park coun-
ty, being s6s.17, while the lowest are
paid in Baca county, s2l.92. The av-
erage levy for all purposes is 2221
mills. Teller county shows the high
est average levy, 1928 mills, and
Cheyenne county the lowest, 11.4s
mills. The highest average school
levy is for Crowley county, 11.73 mills
and the lowest is for Jackson county.
.33 mills.
The Lamar register., 1921-03-23

Inquiries are frequently received by
the Department Of Botany at the Col
orado Agricultural College, regarding
control measures for the "leaf spot"
Of the sugar beet. This trouble is
caused by a parasitic fungus which
attacks only the leaves, giving them
a white, spotted appearance.
The fungus is carried over from
year to year by the vegetative por-
tion within the beet leaves, and it is
doubtful if the spore, which takes on
the functions of seed. lives over
the winter, according to C. D. Learn,
Plant Pathologist of the Colorado Ag-
ricultural College.
The most practical method for con-
trolling the disease is to practice ro-
tation. If the same field is put into
beets again, you are increasing the
chance for more serious loss to your
crop, because the organism is already
present in the old beet tops. In case
acreage is limited, deep fall plowing
should be practiced. Spraying may
serve as control, but the chemical
must be applied very thoroughly to be
successful. The solution should be ap.
piled to both surfaces of the leaf and
that would be difficult in the beet
Crop rotation is the better contro
measure.
The Lamar register., 1921-03-23
Hurry. Hurry. Hurry!.!

And get tickets for the play to be
given Friday evening, April 1st, by
the Junior Glass of the high school.
The play, Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!"
was prize winner in contest in
which there were large number of
entries and it will be well worth your
time to attend it. Don't wait but get
tickets at once.
The Lamar register., 1921-03-23

Chas. Owen is in Wichita this week
on a short vacation.
r. F. Flint, the Springfield merch-
ant. was 4 Lamar visitor today.
II. l.. Moran, the Bristol banker, We.
in Lamar on business last Thursday.
A. G. Leist of Oberlin, Kansas, Wis
tied this week with his brother, DIR.
l.. G. Leist.
j. w. Overstreet, manager of the
X Y ranch, was Granada visitor in
Lamar today.
Attorney A. C. Gordon returned yes
terday from short trip to Denver on
legal business.
Cashier L. J. Boring of the Citizens
State Bank was Denver visitor the
first of the week.
Mayor r. f. Tweedie and Editor w
l. johnson of Wiley were lamar Wis
i.ors last Thursday.
F. w. Henritz, former manager of
the Snodgrass store here. was La
mar visitor last week.
The Lamar register., 1921-03-23
Lecture Course Popular.

The Colleens, the next to the last
number of the lecture course, appear
ed at the auditorium last night to a
well filled house, and proved most
pleasing and popular attraction.
The Lamar register., 1921-03-23

Auto insurance at the lowest price.
Call C. A. Hansen, Phone Lamar 25.
The Lamar register., 1921-03-23
ABSTRACTS

The only set of Numerical ABB
straets Of the Records Of Prowers
County. Abstracts to Farm and
and City Property furnished on
shortest notice. Also owners OF
Baldwin, Jay & Cos. Abstracts of
Prowers County Records previous
10 the fire of 1888.
Terms reasonable.
Address
COUNTY ABSTRACT co
Lamar, Colorado.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-06
OF WINTER
WHEAT FAVORABLE

Washington, d. c.,Apr1i s.-The con-
dition of winter wheat is generally
favorable says 4 department of agri-
culture review of domestic crop condi-
tions. Damage from tho recent freeze
was said to have beer negligible in
very little winter killing reported
Seeding of spring wheat was said to
bo practically completed in Iowa and
progressing we'll in Washington.
Land is being prepared for planting
in the leading corn producing states in
tho central section.
The bulk of the crop of oats was said
to be in tho ground in tho middle west.
Some damage to tho early sown crops
was said to bc feared as n result of the
recent frost in Kansas, Nebraska and
Tennessee.
livestock was described in good con-
dition with lambing in progress under
favorable conditions except in Arizona
where desert lambing grounds. due to
drouth. are the poorest in many years.
Early aeedings OF clover and alfalfa
wero reported as frost damaged some-
what in tho central states. Alfalfa is
being harvested in the Yuma. valley of
Arizona.
Pastures and ranges wero declared
to be generally good and "greening up"
although moisture Is badly needed IN
Montana and the lambing ranges OF
Arizona,
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-06
GENERAL PERSH|NG TO Be GIVEN
IMPORTANT COMMISSION SOcN

on n field basis with him as general
Of the army at the head of the organ
iZation. In that event 1t was pointed
out. the general would have a chief OF
STAFF exactly "a he had Major General
Uarbord as his principal assistant and
chief of staff In directing the a. L. +.
during the war.
Another assignment frequently men.
toned in connection with General
Pershing Is that OF governor general
OF the Philippines hut It is not be-
lieved tn,t such detail would be &C
Sep:able to him.
4 tour of tic world as an envoy es-
traoruinary similar to tho tours made
by other allied leaders after the Oar
also haa been mentioned.
General Pershing has never broached
tbs subject OF retirnment 10 tho new
nGns nistration as far as can be learn
cd. More than year ago in letter
to Secretary Baker, he indicated his
desire to go on tho retired list when
he had completed important duties on
which he was engaged.
Most of these duties are completed.
Under tho law the general may re-
tire at any time with full pay and sal-
lowances of his rank amounting to
about S2i 200 a year.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-06
ENGLAND ANSWERS
U. S. ON OIL CASE

London, April 5.-American conten-
tions for equality of treatment for the
citizens of all nations In inundated ter
ritory arc held by the British govern
Inent to he scarcely consistent" with
the attitude OF tho United States
toward American oil interests in Mex
leo. The British view Is expressed In
long reply to Secretary Colby's note
of last November 20 which was made
public here today.
The note signed by Lord Curzon. sec
rotary OF state for foreign affiirs, was
delivered March 1 and was in answer
to secretary Colby's exceptions to ;irc
san Reno agreement between Great
Britain and Franco relating to potrole-
um resources in Mosopotamia.
That agreement. Lord Curzon said
was not fully understood. 1T appeared.
adding that it aimed at no monopoly
or exclusive rights"
The Mesopotanian agreement was
said by Lord Curzon to he subject to
oil concessions in the Nilayets OF Bag
dad and Mosul granted to British in.
terests before tho war and not to 20
treated merely as n natter OF alb
stract principle" without reference to
pre war negotiations. Rights acquired
in Palestine by the Standard oil com
rany "are no stronger" than theso
British rights, the note added
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-06
CHARLES ON way
TO SWITZERLAND.
VIII Cross Swiss Border Some
Time Early Wednesday
Morning Is Report

Vienna, Austria, April 5.-CBy Tho
Associated Trsss) Announcement
was made tonight by the foreign office
that former Emperor Charles, who had
been at Steinamangcr. arrived today
at FchrinE where ho boarded the Aus
trian train bound for Switzerland.
Charles entered his compartment at
2:i5 o'clock. While awaiting the train
ha had remained in the private car
which had brought him from Stcina-
manrer The train left Fchrins at at
i.3O o'clock and it Is reported that IL
will reach the Swiss frontier carly
Wednesday.
The Vicnncso government is breath
ing easter since Charles has started.
His visit. however has resulted i'm two
portfolios being vacated; Minister of
War Mueller. and Minister Of the In
terror Glas having resigned. Both OBJ
iectcd to n Nolkswehr guard being
placed over Charles, claiming this waa
an indisnity to the former emperor.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-06
GRAND THEATER IS LEASED;
WILL Be OPENED SHORTLY

Tho new tenant now owns the prin-
cess and Eialto theaters in Denver and
also manages the Moore and Groavcs
Amusement company circuit, which in
cludcs the i;iaito thcatcr hero and 9TH
or houses in Denver. Cheyenne Greeley.
Colorado Springs and other Colorado
towns.
II. l.. Ellison and Charles CastelIo.
president aud secretary treasurer. re-
spcctivcly. Of the Mountain States cor
por1tion. accompanied by g. :. Eui-
inert. consulting engineer Of tho cor
poration, were in Pueblo several DAYS
last wcch. at which time tho property
was given a thoro Inspection.
Tho final transfer OF tue lease was
not effected. however. until late yestcr-
day afternoon.
Mr.. CASTILLO and Mr.. Emrnert arc
now in tho city for the purpose OF
letting contracts and getting under
way the immense amount of work nee
cssary to place the property in first
class condition prior to the opening
date
Besides thoroiy rcnovatire the the
ator. tho new tenants will Immediately
start work on extensive improvements
estimated TO cost approximately $50. 900.
Tho stage will be equipped with the
most modern machinery and appliances
known to ataEc craft. Tho stage In the
Grand opera house is one of the larg-
est in tho west and with the new equip
ment II is proposed TO install II will bo
possible to present the largest road at
fractions OH the same scale they are
now offered in Now York. Chicago and
elsewhere.
The same attention will be given the
auditorium to make it thoroly COM
Portable and pleasing to future ps-
irons.
1t Is n. little carly TO announce def
mite policies as to the attractions Of
fered. II is said but It is known the
new management intends to book high
class vaudeville. the better class of
road shows and big feature pictures.
The opening date will depend upor
tho time required to do the vast amount
of work necessary. but " Is hoped to
throw the doors open to the public in
about 10 days.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-06
600 VISITING R0TARIANS TO
OPEN MEETING HERE TODAY
Pueblo Club Prepares Program Filled With Entertain
ment Features For Visitors and
Their Ladies

The fifty-five members of the Pueblo
Rotary club are busily engaged acting
the host to tho 600 visiting Rotarians
delegates from points in Wyoming.
Now Mexico, and Colorado, now flock
ing into the city by train and auto
mobile, from every direction, to attend
the conference of the twcntyfirst dis
rict of the International Association of
Rotary clubs. The conference will be
called to order and welcomed by Rob-
ert J. Breckenridge, president of the
Pueblo club, at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing AT $50 o'clock this morning, con-
tinuing until the meeting is called, Wis
iting delegates will be registered in
the lobby of the Municipal auditorium.
international officers who Win attend
the conference are Ray NJ. Havens.
Kansas City. iuternationlt vice presi-
dent; r. II. Molten, International ex-
ecutivo secretary. Chicago: andWa1eDr
w. Strong. International secfetary OF
boys work. Chicago. 4
The district governor for the Ae9he-
centh Rotarian district. H ,. Lntcher
Stark. of Orange. Tex. Will attsaa
tho meeting. w.sR McFaStAad, Dem
vcr. past governor of this district. win
be present. Many other meA. promin-
ont In tho woek of the club. viii Be in
Pueblo this weAk. MI out Of town Of
ficials had arrived in the city at s
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-06

Washington, u. O.. April 5.--Secrc-
tary Weeks statement that ho would
shortly announce detail to duty for
General PcrshinE Commensurate with
his rank has caused considerable in
tcrest and speculation in the war de
p5rtmcnt.
Several possible assignments for the
general whose rank as general OF the
army place him above any routine de-
tail have been discussed by officials,
1t was said today. II has been rumor
cd he would retire to accept a diplo-
matte post, probably that of ambsssa
dor to Japan to succeed Roland Morris,
whose resignation President Harding
accepted. II is understood this would
he the most acceptable diplomatic post
General pershinE could be offered. His
service three years ago as military at
tachc would tend to qualify him for
the position it has been pointed out
Another diplomatic post mentioned ia
Earis. but IT is believed that II given
mis- croicc, ho would prefer Toxic.
on the other hand many army Of
ticers believe General pcrshing will
either be made chief of staff to Sue
coed Major General Feyton G. March
or that Secretary Weeks will seek from
congress legislation placing the army
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-06
PROGRESS MADE IN SOLVING
DISABLED SOLDIERS PROBLEM

administration of air for men alleged
TO have suffered under tho system OF
divided governmental responsibility.
Among those who expressed gen
cral Endorsement of the plan were
Surgeon General Cummings of tho
public health service. who said he
would be willing to bring his service
under the plan, so far as its work
with soldiers in concerned. X. II.
Hallott. acting director of the war
risk bureau and MIR. Lamkin director
OF the rehabilitation division of the
federal board for vocational oduca-
ton.
Mr. Jamkiu also favored placing
the puolic health service completely
in charge OF the proposed new exc
cutivo head. to the exclusion OF all
but soldier work.
Brig. Gen. G. r.. Sawyer. who ap-
pcnred as tbr presidents personal
representative declared cmphatically
that the public health service should
be retained as an entity. He was
supported by others of his profession.
Chairman Dawes however. expressed
the belief that this service could be
placed under the one directing head
without endangerinE public health.
II was stated anthoritatively to-
night that the commission would
complete its investigation and present
its recommendation to President
Harding by the wcek-cnd.
The committee mot tonight In exc
cutivo session to consider testimony
heard today.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-06
STILL
HOPES TOSAVE
COVENANT
French Envoy Exhaordi-
nary Is Guest Of President
and Mrs. Harding
at Luncheon

Washington. D. c., April 5,-Rene
Viviani, envoy extraordinary of France
was the guest of President and Mrs.
Harding at a dinner in his honor at
the White House tonight.
Ambassador and Madame Jusserand
also were present, as were Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge, Speaker and
Mrs. Gillet, Secretary and MAS.
Hughes, Senator Lodge, chairman OF
the foreign relations committee; Rep
resentative Porter, chairman of the
house foreign affairs committee; I'm
dersecretary and Mrs. Fletcher and
Myron T. Herrick of Ohio, who has
been mentioned as the ambassador to
France.
In statement to tho Associated
Press today, NJ. Viviani indicated he
had not yet abandoned the treaty OF
peace. as a basis of discussion with
American officials in connection with
his mission of presenting the cause of
France and sounding American public
opinion on foreign policies. He is un-
derstood to be veSed by attempts made
to interpret the conclusions formed by
him during his conferences with gov
ernmental officials, representing in his
statement that no one was authorized
to speak~ for him but himself.
While hcshas made it lain that he
has offered no suggestions on behalf
Of France which could be interpreted
~ IN attempt to influence the foreign
policy Of the United States, it is known
he has not yet been convinced in his
conversations with American officials
that the conclusion of a bare separate
peace by the United States with Ger
many would best afford Franco that
moral support" which it is his mission
to obtain. y.
In presenting tho viewpdlrd of
France regarding the unfsvorable re-
action which the declaration OF n sep
arate peace by tho United States
might have on the relations of France
with Germany the envoy is understood
to have held that he was not exceed
ing his mission, which he has stated
was that of presenting the cause Of
Franco to NAmeyica. ~