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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-15

John W. Coverdale was born on a farm
in Bloomfield township, Clinton county,
Iowa. in 1883. Until he was sixteen
years old he attended the country school
and in the fall of 1899 he entered the high
school at Delmar, Iowa, driving six miles
night and morning for two years in order
to be at home in time to help with the
chores. He was graduated from the Del
mar High School in June, 1902. In Sep
tember, 1902, he entered the Iowa State
College OF Agriculture. Ames, as a special
student. Here he spent two and one
halt years in studying agriculture, and
was chosen a member Of the Live Stock
Judging Team to demonstrate at the St.
Louis Worlds Fair in 1904. During his
college career he spent considerable time
Judging stock at county fairs, and grain
at farmers institutes.
On January 1, 1905, Mr.. Coverdalc left
Ames to engage in farming with his father
in Clinton county, Iowa. He was mar
ried on January 20, 1906, and bought a
farm for himself, moving on 1t March 1,
1900. Each winter, from 1905 to 1909,
he returned to Ames for the winter short
course in orier to finish his training. He
farmed for himself from March |, 1906,
to November 1, 1912, at which time he en-
tered the service of the United States De
partment Of Agriculture and the Iowa
State College to assist in the organization
Of county agent work.
While on the farm, Mr.. Coverdale bred
Aberdeen-Angus cattle, Poland China
hogs, Shropshire sheep, single-comb Rhode
Island Red chickens, Reeds Yellow Dent
Seed Corn, and Early Champion oats,
and made a speciality OF showing at county
fairs, institutes, short courses, etc. He
has been assistant superintendent OF agri-
culture at the Iowa State Fair since 1908.
On November 20, 1912. he moved to
Ames to take charge Of the county agent
organization work. He was promoted to
State County Agent Leader in 1914. Due
to his efforts, Iowa was the first state to
have a Farm Bureau with a county agent
In every one Of it's SO counties.
When the Iowa Farm Bureau Fedora
hon was formed in 1918. Mr.. Coverdale
a chosen as it's first secretary. The
membership drive which he organized
md carried through to a successful COM
pletion is still the talk OF the Farm Bureau
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Extract from Speech
by
Prof. Ralph H. Gabriel
Professor of History in Yale
University

In the early, formative years in Anierl-
can history, VIXEN perhaps eighty or ninety
per cent of Americans got their living from
tie soil, it was difficult for farmers to ieei
that they belonged TO a specialized class.
After the turn of the nineteenth century,
I however, when industry began to stree
forward in seven-league boots and giant
cities to appear, the men of agriculture
began more and more clearly 70 see chem
selves as an economic group apart. They
were specialists in a national division OF
labor of which the new capitalist and tie
new wage-earner were the two other
most important elements. Farmers or
CARNATIONS appeared, the Grange. the
Farmers .NllianCe, tie Agricultural Wheel
and finally the political organization CALLED
tie Populist party. The significance OF
these is to be found, not in their continued
failures, but in their aid to the develop
ment of a group consciousness, a pride OF
occupation and a sense OF community OF
interest full of significance for~the future.
The last Of them, the Populists, met
defeat in the election Of 1896. Six years
before, in the census of 1890, the National
Government had recorded the passing OF
the frontier. In 1000, land values began
doubling and trebling with astounding
rapidly. The last decade in the nine
teenth century, therefore, distinctly marks
the passing of an epoch. With the begin
ming Of the twentieth century came the
movement destined to bring profound
changes to American life.
American citizens were hardly prepared
to see. at the close of the recent political
contest, fraternizing and even coalition
between the belligerents. Yet Congress
had scarcely gotten under way in DeCem-
her, 1920, when it hecame evident that the
Republicans of the West were uniting with
the Democrats of the South with the
avowed object of enacting important
agrarian legislation. To the average
urban dwelIer in the eastern population
centers the thing was inexplicable-and
preposterous. What basis has the farm !
err" demanded an influential metropoli-
tan journal, "for asking special favors not
granted by him to Others in the com
munity? Is not agriculture a business
like other businesses, and, as such, subject
| to the same kind of hazard?" A Virginia
farmer answered the question:
We of the soil who have tended our
focks and titled our land faithfully through
the last twelve months nave been able,
aided by kindly Nature, to pour into the
larders of our city brethren all the food
staples needed to take away the haunting
fear of the high cost of living" =. OF
course we would like to continue to play
the role of food philanthropists-produce
food at a loss-but we cannot do it.
Therefore many of US in the coming year,
in spite of slogans such as Food Wins the
War" or Feed the Nation" or Feed
Starving Europe" will merely try 70 feed
the farmer. 1t G co,r, { octacr
WHO consume what We produce to eat
while the eating is good-and cLcap,
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Who Sets the Prices?

when the people stop to think, old and established institutions
crumble and disappear"
The farmer and his scn rode silently home from town. The wagon
was empty but for the two sacks Of -four purchased from the merchant
who had bought their produce.
Putting on his pipe the farmer pondered over some question Of
the moment. The boys mind was not inactive.
"Pa," he aid. when YOU took our stuff to the store what did you
ask the man,
IL asked him how much he was giving today"
"And when you bought the flour, what did you ask him."
"How much he was asking
you asked him how much he would pay for our stuff and then how
much he would take for his?"
Lapsing into silence the boy thought over this and the silent
man putting his pipe by his side also thought
when the people stop to think, old and established institutions
Crumble and disappear"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-15

Arizona is one of those big western
states. They only have about 1000 farm
ers, but they have 5000 of them in their
state Farm Bureau. As a result of their
state organization, they recently got
together with the packers and in place Of
shipping in outside beef to feed Arizona,
arrangements have been made whereby
the packers will be able to feed Arizona
farmers with Arizona beef.
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Seated, First Row-Lef to Right: Cliff
ford Thorne, legal counsel for the Formers
National Grain Dealers Association and
the American Farm Bureau Federation; i;
VIM. G. Eckhd,df, director Of grain marketing
for the Illinois Farm Bureau; c. II. Gus
tafson, president of the Nebraska Formers
Union, director of cooperative marketing
department of the american Farm Bureau
Federation, noD president Of the U. S.
Grain Growers, Inc; A. L. Middleton,
formerly Of the Iona Farmers Grain Deale,s'
Association, noup a director of the U. S.
Grain G,o1pers, Inc; Ralph Snyder,
president Of The Kansas State Farm b.
yeau and executive commi.teensan Of the
American Farm Bureau Federation.
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The Farm Bureau Secretary

NToST everybody in the Farm Bureau knows Secretary John W. Coverdae
4V1 whohas our big organization, the American Farm Bureau Federation, running
smoothly and effectively in all its departments. He is the boss in the Chicago office.
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Seated, Second RoV-Lct 10 Right:
George Livingston, Chief of the Bureau Of
Markets of the United States Department
of Agriculture; Clifford Gregory, editor Of
Prairie Farmer and secretary of the Ameri-
can Agricultural Editors Association;
L. j. Tdber, master of The Ohio State
Grange, no1O Secretary Of Agriculture for
Ohio; E. F. Ladd, formerly president Of
the North Dakota Agricultural College,
nov United States Senator from North
Dakota; John c. Boles, director Of the
Formers Equity Union; Don Livingston,
Commissioner Of Agriculture for South
Dakota.
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THIS is the famous Farmers Grain Marketing Committee IL which was appointed on September
i g. 1920 by President J. r Howard of the American Farm Bureau Federation to work out an i'm
proved method Tor distributing grain The Committee of IT worked for six mmts and on April 6192l
to the conenhon of grain growers in Chicago The Committees pt was approved and its
plan for the cooperative marketing grain oan aionwdes Mew was adopted. The plan snow effect
under contract for year. And it has only started "'.".. r.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-15
Botsford Lumber Company
QUALITY AND SERVICE

Are you a customer of ours? If not, we are both losers. Nov. the net
time You are in need of anything in the line Of building material, woven or
habed tencng' etc, call at or yard and We will show you how you car save
money, also you will find the best and most complete assortment of stock in the
county, and you will be pleased with the service you get.
We put the yard in here in 1908 twenty years ago, and among the hun
dreds of satisfied customers, you will find those who started dealing with us at
that time This is surely a guarantee Of fair dealing, courteous treatment, and
and example of or motto equality and Service"
For the benefit of our customers we have opened an Architectural De
Iartmcnt, by which w furnish you blue print pans specifications etc. for my
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ncchon with this, want to call your attention o a book of hog-house plans We
have just received. These plans are drawn especially for this locality and
the arrangements are such that you are assured of light when yu want it at
the season. most necessary. These are guaranteed to give satisfaction, and
plans are FREE.
In dealing with us you are further assured that you will get what you
pay for A thousand feet of lumber mcans a Thousand feet, and if you buy
$4,000 worth, you get ST 10000 worth.
Let's get together, Tor III mutual benefit
Yours truly, NN
F. J. Weber, Manager
MILLER, S. Oak.
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Standing, Left TO Right: c. A. Bing-
Fam, secretary of the Michigan State Farm
Bureau; p. E. DonneH, preSidsn. of the
Farmers Grain Dealers Association Of
Missouri; J. M. anderson, manager of the
Equity Cooperative Exchange; c. II.
Hyde, piee-pyesident Of the Ohio Farmers
Union; William Hirth, president Of the
Missouri Formers Clubs, Frank Meyers,
secretary Of The Farmers Grain Dealers
Association, non secretary Of tho q. S.
Grain Growers, Inc.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-03
BIG ATTRACTION
BE BROUGHT HERE
Chicago Ladies Sextette Will Stage
Dance Revue For Benefit
Of Carnival.

Announcement was made yesterday
by Johnnie Frenkel, who is chairman
Of the entertainment committee of the
carnival, that arrangements had been
made to bring to Pensacola the night
OF February 18th, the famous Chicago
Ladies Sextette for a dance revue to
be staged for the benefit of the carni-
val. In addition to the visit of this
noted musical orchestra, is the an
nouncement that a special attraction
would be the Moonlight Glades,"
which will be the title of the dance
revue. The Moonlight Glades" will
be a delightful repetition of "The
Night in the Woods and Midnight
Frolic," as staged by carnival organi-
cation in former years. The famous
colored light dances. supplied by a
special machine that will be acquired
by the entertainment committee in
charge, as well as other features, will
prove to make this dance one Of the
events of the carnival season. The
Chicago Ladies' Sextette are noted
array of musicians who play, as one
newspaper terms. "the dreamiest sort
OF waltzes and the jazziest two steps
ever" Their appearance in Pensacola
should draw large crowds of terpsi-
chorean enthusiasts.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-03
INTEREST IN AUTO SHOW
is STEADILY INCREASING

Interest in the automobile show
which will be held in Pensacola on
February 81 and 2S, and March L and
2, is steadily increasing, and the pro-
moters are looking forward to making
it the biggest event of the kind ever
held in West Florida. Although the
dealers have been working on the
proposition for only few days plans
are practically completed that will in
sure its success.
A suitable site for making an at
tractive arrangement of the automo-
biles is being decided upon. The pro-
motors of the show have also made
plans to put on Pure Food Show at
the same time. and a large number of
Pensacola business houses carrying
that line have signified their inten-
ton OF adding a display. Further an
nouncement of arrangements will be
made from time to time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-03
PENSACOLA DISTRICT
MEETS in FLOMATON
Sunday School Conference Selects Full
Corps of Officers for New Term.
Especial to The JournaD

FLOMATON, Ala, Feb. 2-The Pen
sacola District Sunday School institute
was held here today with a representa-
tive attendance, including a number of
Pensacola people, among them Miss
Beth Walton, Mrs. w. II. Lipscomb,
Miss Maggie Laskey and Mrs. G. c.
Robinson.
The institute was held under the
auspices of the Alabama Conference
Sunday School board, Southern Meth
odist church. Clarence NJ. Donnelly,
| secretary Of the board, and Miss Hazel
Covington, elementary superintendent,
led the discussion of the day.
Among the officers selected We're
| two Pensacola people, Mrs. W. N
Lipseonb being re-elected elementary
superintendent and DIR. J. B. Tiller
being chosen as key person for division
I, No. 2 of the district. embracing the
| Methodist Sunday schools of the city
and adjacent territory.
The officers for 1922 are Rev. D. P.
Slaughter of Evergreen, ex-off1cio
president; Prof. w. r. Bennett of Ev-
ergreen, secretary and executive Off
Ger: departmental superintendent,
| Mrs. w. ". Lipscomb Of Pensacola,
eleInentdTys MISS irene CIONeF, inter-
mediate-senior; Prof. A. C. Moore OF
Atmore, young peoples and adult.
The subdivisions, in each of which
an institute and training school will
be held, with the key person in each
are as follows:
No. 1-Milton- Bagdod and Munson
circuit, Mrs. d. r. Read of Milton.
No. 2-Pensacola, First church
Gadsden Street, city mission; Brent
| Ferry Pass, Fig City and Gonzalez;
| Muscogee. Lathams Chapel and Me-
Gehee's Chapel, DR.. J. 3. Tiller, Pen
| sacola.
No. 3-Byrneville, McDavid, Quin-
tette and Moline; Century and Floma-
| ton, J. r. Bradley of Century.
| No. 4-Atmore; Clear Springs, New
Hope Gateswood, Walnut Hill; Owen
circuit, Miss Mary Baggett of Atmore
No. 5-Brewton; Brewton circuit;
Pollard circuit, DR.. c. w. Northcutt
Of the Downing Industrial school.
No. 6-Castleberry circuit; Ever
green, c. T. Livingston of Belleville
No. bay Minette, Bay Minette
| mission; Loxley circuit; Stockton cir
| cult, DR.. Douglas Bogart of Stockton.
No. S-Jones Mill and Hadley, to be
supplied.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-03
HUGE RATTLESNAKE
SHOT BY HUNTERS
Nimrods from Pensacola Kill Enor.
nous Rather in Baldwin County
Had fs RattIes and Button.

Z. Stevens, district manager of the
Dayton Scale company of Dayton, o.,
with headquarters in Atlanta, Ga, and
o. s. Norman of this city, sales agent
for the same company, while hunting
yesterday in Baldwin county, Ala,
killed a huge rattlesnake. His snake
ship measured over six feet in length
and was nearly four inches IN diam
eter, had IL rattles and a button. The
fang were fully an inch and a quarter
long
Mr.. Stevens and Mr.. Norman spied
the snake and took a shot at 1t with
a rifle. The shot. while hitting it, did
not kill the reptile. and it straightway
made for a gopher hole. The two
hunters dug his snakeship out and
dispatched it with a shotgun,
They were much disappointed in not
being able to secure the skin without
mutilating it, for it would have been a
valuable souvenir.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-03

Bees have a language and system
of biography, says a Pennsylvania
professor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-03
SEEKING REDUCTION
OF FREIGHT RATES
Railroad Tariffs on Sand and Gravel
Claiming Attention at New Or
leans Convention.

In view of the fact that Escambia
county is making an effort towards
reduction OF freight rates on sand and
gravel, the following item from the
New Orleans Times Picayune will be
Of interest:
Railroad tariffs on sand and gravel
are claiming chief attention of 100
delegates, representing twenty-six
states and So per cent OF the national
industry. who opened a three-day
convention of the association of Sand
and Gravel Producers in New Orleans
Wednesday.
'FThe industry" said President V. o.
Johnston, 'is making the fight of its
life for a reduction of railroad rates
comparable with those of other heavy
loading and low value commodities"
He referred to the failure of the in
dustry to obtain reductions from the
Railway Executives Association in
taken before the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
In it's formal complaint January 5,
the industry asked for a removal of
the 40 per cent increase in rates orig
inally imposed by the commission and
also a reduction of one-half OF the
previous tariff increase of 20 cents.
1t was pointed out at the meetings
Wednesday morning and afternoon in
the Grunewald Hotel, that the high
| freight rates are seriously impairing
the industry and are delaying con-
struction of homes and buildings, as
well as hampering road programs,
Throughout the country.
Mayor McShane welcomed the dele
gates at Wednesday mornings ses-
sion. He spoke of the Importance of
their industry in the alienation of the
housing shortage. President Johnson's
address followed and report OF Elk
ecutive Secretary E. Guy Sutton of
| washington, d. c., who reviewed the
past years activities, showing an in
crease OF membership to 600 firms,
representing IS per cent of the BUSH
Iness done by the total number of 1900
plants in the United States.
The nations sand and gravel indus
| try represents an investment of $780,
o00, 900. and ranks second only to coal
| in its commercial Importance, it was
brought out in Wednesdays discus
sions.
There will be morning and after
noon discussions Thursday, also
tour of the harbor, and Fridays ses-
sion will be taken up with commit
tee reports and election of officers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-03
FASTENERS WIN OUT
OVER ARMY BOWLERs

The Pastime bowling team defeated
the Army boys on the Pastime alleys
last night by beating them the best
two out of three games. The soldiers
showed themselves to be we'll rounded
in the rudiments of the game, but
being unfamiliar with the alleys they
were somewhat handicapped. The
highest score OF the evening was rolled
up by Ned Foufas, manager OF the
Pastime team.
The G. p. O.'s from the Naval Air
Station win try to upset the dope to-
night and break the successive line
of victories of the FASTENERS when
they meet at o'clock.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-03
RALPH CAMPBELL DIES
IN NEW MEXICO TOWN

Word has been received here OF the
death of Ralph Campbell, son OF Hon.
Daniel Campbell Of De Funiak Springs
and brother Of Judge A G. Campbell
OF the circuit court Of this district, in
New Mexico, a few days ago.
He is survived by his father. two
brothers and a sister. His father.
brother, DIN. and sister, Miss Emma
Campbell, We're at his side when the
end came, accompanying the body 70
the home in walton county. passing
through Pensacola yesterday.
The funeral viii take place this aft
ernoon. interment being in the old VAL
ley cemetery, south OF ArgrIel
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-03
KIWANIS CLUB HOLDS
INTERESTING MEETING

Members OF the kiwanis club gath
cred at the San Carlos yesterday fol-
the regular weekly luncheon, and an
interesting meeting was held
Arrangements were made at the
meeting for the club to share with the
Rotarians in rendering luncheon to
delegates who viii be in attendance at
the older Boys Conference which viii
be held in Pensacola next Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday, February 8, 10
and H.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-03

tional picture, '9The Idle Class" which
will be shown at the Isis theatre on
Monday and Tuesday, he appears in
the dapper guise in which his Califor-
nit neighbors see him in public.
For the first time, it is said, Charles
will play a dual role, SO to speak, and
reveal himself in other than slum hab-
ilaments. There will be scenes, OF
course, with the familiar funny walk
and the baggy trouser seat, but in
others Charlie will set over against
them the real Chaplin, sans moustache
derby and No. IL shoes, and in their
place will wear raiment fit for the
court OF st. James.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-03
Song Makes American
River World Famous
Yet Total Length Of Stream Is
Only 200 Miles

Can you name the best known
river in the world3 Almost certa;i-
ly you cznrot. Guesses on the point
would probably be almost as various
as the number Of important CONNER
eial rivers yon the globe. But they
would all be wrong.
Nor can the much chroniclcd
Rooseveltian River Of Doubt or he
Blue Danube OF walt, fan1c claim
the honor.
The best known river in the world
is exactly 200 mics long. II has no
commercial value whatever and it.
es.hetic qualities are invisible to the
naked eye.
Yet the Suwanee River, running
an = liz rag, CO. as you please
course through the states Of Georgia
ard Florida is known to every race
and language. Of course it's always.
Iuissnemed- rs second claim to dis
tinction in fact. is that it is rroba-
biz the most rnisspelled stream of
water in TIE world, bar not even the
/. Iangtze or the Mississippi.
/, Suwanee Misspelled
| And. by a singular chance the man
who made it famous also got it mis-
spelled. He was. Stephen Foster,
composer OF "Old Folks At Home"
in which, the Suwane> River has
been inmortal;zci. Foster needed
a two syllable river for the rhythm
of his sorg and study Of the map
revealed Suwaaee, only it had TOO
many sylIab.cs.
Easy" said he and cut out the
"ur making the 3Swanee" spelling
that has been sung everywhere the
human race is found. For whatever
the language translation, "Swanee"
remains the same.
OF course some OF those who sing
the song never bother TO spell the
river anyway. For the savage tribes
Of Tibet and Tinbuc;u are as fond
of this American contribution a,
their more civilized brothers Mis-
sionaries have found the song seems
TO fill q savage need and they use it
~~&e-e,ucf., <t.s~ ,,,ovt-
New Waltz
In addition to its primary service
the Suwahee River has served as
the theme for scores of song writers
since Stephen Foster. including II.
Pitnian Clarke whose "Swanee River
Moon" is a ripping waltz of the
same simple sweetness of the
original "SUanee." as:
AI AAsaa=aAH=sss=AEss=5ss
FLllslI
xais &c 90 - @A "a ssr-
- -- ~
8 Though the new "Swanee River,
is only three months old it has al
ready been sung in England and
throughout Continental Europe. And
it locks as if the lazy little southern
river stands in no immediate danger
OF losing its title to the best known
river in the world"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-03
WAY TO REACH CATARRH

Hyomeis germ killing medication
is the only sensible and safe way OF
treating eatarrh. Goes right to the
spot Breathed through the nose and
mouth. Guaranteed satisfaction or
money refuned. Sold by Crystal
pharmacy .-Adyertisement.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-03
MALCOLM WHITE TAKES
OVER TAILORING FIRM

interests of the firm of Mendel- White
Tailoring company and will operate
the same under the name of the White
Tailoring Company.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-03

Old Pspers -or sale al Journal
Office.