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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-01-13

Tn support of the establishment OF a
Farm Credits Department in the Fed
eral Land Banks, Congressman Sidney
Anderson of Minnesota, says:
"It is quite clear that the present
banking machinery of the country IS
not adapted to the farmers require
.ments. There is gap between short
time credit, which is furnished by the
deposit banks and longtime credit
which is furnished by the banks and
by mortgage loan companies and IN
stitutions of that kind to farmers. The
fundamental requirement OF agr1cui-
tural credit is that the note or obl1-
CATION must be of such maturity that
when it becomes due it can be paid
not by making another note but out OF
the proceeds of the farm. That re-
.nuires a longer period of maturity than
the six months allowed in the case OF
paper discounted with the Federal Re
serve Bank.
"In order to meet this situation it IS
necessary to provide facility through
which this paper of longer maturity can
be discounted so that the banker can
raise the necessary cash if he needs It,
There are three ways by which that
can be done One is to create IN the
Federal Land Banks a Farm Credit
Department for that purpose. Another
is to create an entirely new agency for
the purpose, and another way is to
modify the War Finance Corporation
in such a way as to enable it to do
that sort of business My own judg-
ment about it is that the fairest plan
is to create in the Federal Land Banks
a Farm Credits Department having
authority to discount for banks-state
and national, incorporated live stock
associations, all banking institutions
paper of this character. This paper
would be made the basis of an issue
of short-time debentures, just as farm
MORTGAGES are now the basis OF farm
loan bonds under the present farm
loan system.
'What | think we need, so far as
this 1onger-tirne credit is concerned, is
something more than a reserve bank
through which this paper can be dis
counted and through which the farmer
can reach the investment pool of the
country. In other words, it is not
going to help a great deal, 1t seems
to me. to get into the deposit pool witt
this sort of a scheme, because the far
mer can get into that now. What n
needs to have is new source OF credit
and the only way that he can develop
new source of credit is to get into
field to which he does not now hav
access for purposes of loans OF TIL
maturity.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-01-13
Notice as to Payment of Taxes.

Notice is hereby given by the under
signed town treasurer of the town of
Porter that the tax roll for said town
for the year 1921 is in my hands for
collection, and that the taxes charged
therein are subject to payment at my
office at any time prior to the 1st day
of February, 1922 That after the 31st
day of January | shall proceed to col
lect the taxes remaining unpaid in the
manner authorized by law.
| will hold my office as follows:
Every Tuesday and Thursday at my
home.
Every Saturday at the Grange bank,
Evansville.
At the Tobacco Exchange bank. Ed
gerton. Jan. II and 18.
At the First National bank, Edger-
ton, Jan. Is and Feb. /.
Dated this 3rd day of JAM, 1922.
James Norum,
Town Treas.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-01-13
The Goose at MichaeImas.

There is an ancient popular ira
diticn In England that the custom OF
observing Michaelmas day, Septem-
Der %, by eating goose at dinner.
was established by Queen Eliza
beth. The tradition is that Queen
Elizabeth, on her way TO Tilbury
fort on September 20, 1888, dined
at the ancient seat of Sir Neville
Umfreyville, where. among other
things, two fine geese were provided
for dinner. The queen, having eaten
heartily, gave toast, Destruction to
the Spanish Armada" Scarcely had
she spoken when messenger arrived
announcing the destruction Of the
Armada by the English feet and storm.
.eHenceforth," said the queen, shall
a goose commemorate this great VIC
tory"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-01-13
The Fourth Dimension,

The fourth dimension is merely
mathematical speculation. 1t is as
sumed to be the property of matter
that should be to solids as solids are
to planes. Mathematical investiga-
lions are made on the assumption Of
an indefinite number of dimensions.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-01-13
Champion Bird swaIlower.

The cassowary has a reputation as
q champion swallower Owing TO its
habit of swallowing stones and other
hard substances to assist it's digestion,
some wonderful stories have been told
of it's powers Of gluttony.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-01-13
Mrs. Geo. Underhi1l entertained the
Luncheon Club last Friday

Mrs. Geo. Underhill entertained the
Luncheon Club last Friday.
August Geske who suffered stroke
of apoplexy a couple of weeks ago, is
reported improving.
The Public Library was visited last
Friday night by intruders. They must
have been persons Of literary turn
of mind since they selected the library
instead of one of the banks.
N. E. Nelson started harvesting the
ice crop Thursday, last week It is
good solid ice 10 inches or more in
thickness. The present cold snap came
as a great boon to the icemen.
Thos. Ellingson narrowly escaped a
plunge into the Rock river a week
ago when his car slipped back on the
Indian Ford hill on the icy road, back
ing down, landing against telegraph
pole. 1t was hard on the car, but
saved the driver.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-01-13
Jud Has the Right Idea.

Jud Tunkins says an idle life is con-
tent with the blossoms of fancy with
cut waiting for vhe fruits OF achieve
ment.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-01-13
Cow Testing Associations.

The results of the Cambridge Cow
Testing Association for last year re
fleet very good showing for the Guern-
sey COW. The three highest herds II
the Association were Grade Guernseys
The owners named in the ordes of their
herd standing are Herman Kriedeman
D. M. Pierce and Naset & Lund. Her
man Kriedeman's II head of grade
Guernseys averaged 371.5 pounds of fat
for the year. The highest Holstein herd
in the Association averaged 277.4 pounds
of fat or nearly 100 pounds less than
Mr.. Kriedeman's herd of grade Guern-
seys.
The highest cow in the Association
for the year was grade Guernsey
owned by Herman >Kriedeman. She
produced 10497 pounds of milk, with
an average test for the year of 400 per
cent, containing 5107 pounds of fat
The seven highest cows in the Asso-
citation were grade Guernseys and six
of these are in Mr.. Kriedeman's herd
The average of all the Holsteins in
the Association was 1888 pounds OF
fat, while the average of all Guernseys
was 251.3, or gain Of Is pounds in
favor of the Guernseys.
The high COW in the Fort Atkinson
Cow Testing Association for the month
of December was "Rose," a grade
Guernsey owned by Henry La1k. She
produced 1853 pounds of milk, contain
ing 8l.4 pounds of fat for the month
Louie Erdman's II head of grade
Guernseys averaged 43.8 pounds of fat
for the month. Mr.. Erdman has r.
year-old cow that freshened years age
last September, has been milking con
tinuously since then and during Deem
Der of this year she produced 81 pounds
of fat. A good example of the persis
tence of the Guernsey COW.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-01-13
One Great Exception.

"People have no reference to mon.
ey,n remarked the man on the car,
when they say they don't want too
much Of good thing. Toledo Blade.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-01-13
Think This Over.

DE man dat insists on havin' his
own way" said Uncle Eben. some
times winds up by havin' dat an moth
m else"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-01-13

just Like New York Murderers.
Even the weather can kill an limo
cent fruit crop and get away with Il.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-01-13

We desire in this manner to thank
our neighbors and friends for the kind
ness shown us during the illness and
death of our mother, also to express
our appreciation for the floral gifts and
of the kindness shown by those who sc
willingly furnished cars.
Will HartzeIl,
Charlie Hartzell,
Mrs. Mae Perrigo,
Mrs. Zennie Palmer,
Mrs. Ethie Clark.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-01-13
FRIDAY. JANUARY 10, 1922.

Entered as Second -class Mail Matter at
The Postoffice in Edgerton. Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-01-13
Gard of Thanks

To the many friends who SO kindly
helped us in our time of trouble, we
wish to express orr heartfelt thanks.
Charles /. Babcock,
Lillian,
Henry,
Fred
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-01-13

We wish to thank all who so kindly
assisted US at the time of the loss OF
our dear wife and mother. Also for
the beautiful flowers sent and the SYM
pathy shown.
Chas. Brown and Family,
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Brown and Son.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-02
Fake Advertisers
Put Under Arrest
Men Alleged To Have Furthered The
Scheme are Held

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Two
men were arrested here by postal in
spectors on charge of using the
mails to defraud in connection with
alleged advertisements said to have
appeared in several newspapers call
ing for thousands of trained minds
and skilled labor for work at Mussel
Shoals, ALA. They are E. F. Bauer of
St. Louis, ond WILDER H. Porter of
Columbia, S. C., and their offices are
in Birmingham, inspectors said
Advertisements appeared in Savan-
nah, Tampa, and Houston, according
to the insectors calling for help for
the United States government at Mus
sci Shoals. A fee of 81 was required
for registration, it is charged by the
authorities.
The Mussel Shoals district, over
run with idle men as a result of an
influx which followed publicity over
possible development OF government
property there, Immediately felt the
result of the advertisement and the
officials started an investigation which
was taken up by postal authorities.
The men denied connection with the
alleged advertising scheme.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-02
Cantaloupe Growers
Perfect Organization
To Plant Thousand Acres In Canta-
loupes This Season

AT meeting of the Ben Hill Countv
Growers held at the Chamber of Com
merce Saturday afternoon, H. Fl.
James was elected president, C. T.
owens secretary, ]. f. Turner Treas
urer and the following prominent far
mers added to the board of directors:
}. K. Horton, F. L. Dorminey, A B
I. Dormney and L, Robitzsch.
Bylaws and rules for the guidance
OF the members will be adopted and
membership committee will actively
solicit additional members to make
the acreage int he county at least one
Thousand acres. The famous "Pinle
Queen cantaloupes will be exclusive
ly grown by the association and seed
and crates will be Furnished by the
Fitzgerald Ice Company, at whose
packing shed the entire crop will he
prepared for shipment. The association
Will be known as the Ben Hill County
Cantaloupe Association.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-02
Rate Cut Asked
On Fertilizers

WASHINGTON, d. C.,-Thc fight
OF producers and shippers of practi-
cally every form of commodity for
sweeping reduction in freight rates
ranging from Is to 40 per cent. had
assumed formidable proportions Sat
urday night when the Interstate Com
mcrcc Commission adjourned its hear
ings until Monday
Representatives Of the National fer
tilizer Association, the Armour Fer
tilizcr Works and other manufacture
ers occupied all the session Saturday
with demand for minimum reduc-
ton of 20 or Is per cent on freight
rates for fertilizer and fertilizer pro-
ducts.
Charles H. Mcdowell, president of
the association and w. w. Marker,
assistant traffic manager Of the Ar
mour Works were the principal wit
nesses. They declared farmers thru
out the country and particularly cot
ton producers of the South were un-
able to buy fertilizer because of the
high freight rates with the result that
the fertilizer industry was demoralized
and most of the plants were closed.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-02
Holland Meets Death
From Unknown Cause
Coroner Investigates Dearn of Under
taker Sunday Morning

Henry w. Holland. for about two
years conducting an undertaking es-
enlistment for colored people at 4O,
East Pine Street, was found dead Sun
day morning in the rear of the ROYAL
Cafe and reported to the local police,
Coroner T. l. Griffin was notified
and authorized the removal of the body
to the undertaking establishment at
which place the county physician DR..
w. D. Dorminey and the coroner's
jury later made thorough investiga-
ton.
No signs of violence were apparent
on the body and the jury found that
the deceased came to his death from
unknown causes. Acting with the
Coroner were Vim. r. Paulk, Frank
James, G. W. Harrington, w. +. Co.
wart, D. w. Tyson and G. c. Play
er.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-02
MARKET CONFERENCE
CLOSES AT ATHENS WITH
A BIG RECEPTION

ATHENS, Ga,-The Georgia Mar
kets conference which has been in ses-
sion at the state college of agriculture
here since Monday was closed Friday
night with reception for the dele
gates who numbered approximately
one thousand.
Cooperative marketing, based up-
on an intelligent handling of farm
products, has been the keynote of most
of the addresses to the delegates who
have heard experts describe means by
which this may be accomplished and
urge closer relationship between the
producer and consumer. DR.. Andrew
M. Soule, president of the college,
said he believed much good would re-
suit to Georgia farmers and that he
expected the information derived would
be spread throughout the state through
local meetings of similar nature.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-02
Three Georgians In
Theatre Disaster
Former Rome Man Killed In Crash
Of Knickerbocker Theatre

ATLANTA-Three of the victims
OF the Knickerbocker theatre disaster
in Washington had been identified on
Sunday night as Georgians.
Veto Sturgis, one of the men killed
was the son of Gug Sturgis of Aug
usta, a deputy sheriff of Richmond
County; another of the dead was be-
lieved to be G. Sidney Freeman, for
merly of Rome Ga, while Miss Caro-
line Upshaw, whose leg was ampu-
stated after she was rescued was an At
lanta woman, the niece of Representa-
tive Upshaw OF Georgia. Young Stur-
gis was a student at Georgetown Uni
versity and Freeman was member
of the Knickerbocker orchestra.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-02
Children of North
Tramp Thru Snow
After arents Die

FORT WILLIAM, Ont. Six lit
tie Indian children who left the frozen
bodies of their father and mother in
the northern trapping wilderness to-
day reached Watcomb, on the Canad-
ian government railway, after fort
night of tramping over snow-covered
ground. The five younger children,
ranging upward from baby a few
months, were brought back by their
ID year old brother and a neighbor.
Their father Atchimo Nan Tuchees,
trapper, and their mother both died Of
influenza in the family's woodland hut
on Friday January 18th. That day the
father called Atchimo, the oldest boy
to his bedside, told him the end was
near. gave him $1,000, the fruits of
his trapping. and babe him care for
his brothers and sisters. There was
little food in the home.
Burned Furniture
Unable to bury the bodies, Atchimo
left them in the shack with the five
other children while he set out on
snow shoes to fetch the nearest neigh
Dor, thirty miles away. Two days
later Atcimo came back with John
Hingoosh the neighbor. The five hun
Try tots were chewing raw moose flesh
for nourishment. They had burned up
most of the furniture to keep from
freezing. The modes of their parents
were frozen stiff
The younger chilnren were packed
on the dog sled by Hingoosh and At
chino, who then began the long 'mush
to Watcomb, where they were fed
and given medical aid
1t is feared the little baby will die
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-02
Husband Finds Wife
Lying Dead In Snow
From Kerosene Burns

GREENWOOD, S. C. Lying in the
snow of the yard with an old rug
thrown over it. the body of Mrs. w.
f. Tolleson, who had just been burn
ed to death in kerosene explosion,
was found by her husband Friday af-
ternoon.
A neighbor had tried to aid Mrs
Tolleson when she ran into the yard
with her clothing afire, and had left
the body to summon aid, when the hus
ban returned home and found it be-
meath the rug, with the feet protrud-
ing beneath the folds that had failed
to save her from death.
Mrs. Tolleson had just driven home
in her car when thief atal accident oc-
Cured. She had attempted to kindle
fire in the sitting room using kero-
sene. The flames of the resulting ex-
plosion enveloped her and she ran in
to the yard. A neighbor tried to save
her life by wrapping her in the rug
but Mrs. Tolleson died Immediately
afterward.
Besides her husband she is surviv-
ed by one small son, a brother w.
Terry of this city, and relatives in
Pelzer and Greenville.
Mr.. Tolleson holds responsible po-
sition with local wholesale grocery
concern He and his little family came
here about year ago and have made
many friends.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-02
Chamber of Commerce
Holds Rousing Meeting
Matters Of Interest Are Given At
tention By Chamber

An unusual we'll attended meeting
of the Chamber OF Commerce Friday
night, was presided over by President
Jack Mayes. After the routine OF
reading previous minutes and receiving
reports of committees, resolutions
were adoted urging the cooperation OF
our Senators and Congressman to sup
port the Soldiers bonus bill, and also
to give their support to the passage
OF the measure granting the Mussel
Shoals concession to Henry Ford
The State Highway Commission came
IN for some criticism for its attempt
to change the route from a primary
to secondary road between Hawkins
vile and Waycross and an invitation
was extended to the members of the
commission and the engineers in
charge of the work, to meet the road
Commissioners of the several coun-
ties affected in this city at an early
date to protect the interests of the es-
tablished highway.
Three hundred dollars was voted
to be paid annually to the County
commissioners for the support of the
County agent.
Mr.. Abbot, secretary of the Geor-
gia Association presented his plan for
advertising the resources of Georgia
to the outside world and received the
assurance that the project will have
the attention of the Board of direc-
tors at their next meeting.
A. A. Elmore of the Cotton Mark
eting Association spoke briefly in the
interest of cooperative marketing of
the cotton crop and received the full
endorsement of the members present
On adjournment an invitation was
extended by G. C. Petty, the celebra-
ted breeder of rabbits and poultry to
lunch with him at the New York cafe
which was accepted and enioyed bv
about thirty. Rabbit sandwiches.
dake, coffee and pickles comprised
the menu, with cigars from the Cham
Der of Commerce.
The rabbit sandwiches were ouite
a surprise as few had ever tasted sucb
tine favored meat.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-02
LUMBERMEN PLANNING
TO DOUBLE PRODUCTION

PORTLAND, Oregon Lumber
men in the Pacific Northwest have
announced that they will soon be op.
Grating their lumber camps with an
employment double that of last
year. The announcement was follow
ed by feeling of optimism regard
ing the unemployment situation in this
section. The lumbermen plan to op-
crate on such large scale that they
even anticipate shortage of labor
in some classes.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-02
Farm Conference
Declared Success
To Organize Farmers into Strong
Commodity Marketing
Associations

WASHINGTON - The National
Agricultural Conference, which closed
ITS sessions last night after adopting
recommendations designed to alleviate
present farm depression and prevent
recurrence Of such a condition was
hailed as "the most far-reaching con-
ference of farmers ever held" in 4
statement issued tonight by ]. R. Ho-
ward, president of the American Farm
Bureau Federation one of the largest
farmers organizations.
Recommendations of the conference
were Endorsed by Mr.. Howard tonight
and during the day were made the
basis of study by Secretary Wallace
and other officials upon whom will de-
volve the task of making them effec-
tive.
Referring to President Harding's
suggestion in opening the conference
that the farmers of the nation seek
to unite in cooperative organizations.
Mr.. Howard in his statement said:
The farm bureau will undertake to
organize all the farmers of the nation
and unite them into strong commodity
marketing associations which will i'm
prove the distribution of food to the
lasting bencfi of both consumer and
producer. We want to bring the eater
and the grower closer together"
The National Agricultural Confer
ence will go down into history as the
most far-reaching conference of farm
ers ever held" the statement. was the
address of the President of the United
Staes and he commitments which it
contained, of the administrations at
titude toward agriculture. Probably
no chief executive of the nation has
previously indicated so deep and in
telligent interest in the farmers af-
fairs"
The cooperative marketing move
ment as fostered by the American
Farm ureau Federation, he continued
is protest expressed in action against
excessive margins and distributive
costs. 1t is no new thing. 1t has
been carried on successfully in Europe
for hundreds of years.
Secretary Wallace comes out of the
National Agricultural Conference with
his hands greatly strengthened to per-
form a real and definite service for
agriculture and the nation. Particular
ly notable in the Endorsements of the
conference is the farmers demand for
early conception of the St. Lawrence
deep waterway, the Development of
Mussel Shoals by Henry Ford, the
building of credit machine adapted
to farm turnover at reasonable rates
of interest and the farmers demand
that both capital and labor must share
alike in the readjustments, which have
already hit agriculture.
The Endorsement by the conference
of the agricultural bloc Is significant.