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Evening star., 1923-03-30
STUDY PROPOSITION
TO RAISE COTTON
Spanish Ministers May Offer Sub
sidy to Growers in
Provinces.
Nv the Associated Press.

,, BY the Associated Press.
MADRID. March 3o.-The minis
tries Of finance. public works and
labor are studying a proposition ad-
! yanced by the Spanish Cotton Grow
ers' Association for the cultivation
of cotton on large scale in various OF
the Spanish provinces. The associa-
ton suggests that the government
grant a subsidy OF 25 centavos kilo-
gram for cotton grown In Spain until
the industry is seIf-supporting.
The association plans to begin with
an annual production Of 10000 bales.
gradually increasing the paintings
until the whole of the national re-
quirements, amounting to 100000
bales yearly, can be grown on Span
ish soil. The ministers are reported
to be favorable to the plan. but par
lament will probably be asked to
discuss the matter before a decision
Is taken.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
RECEIVERS NAMED.

MUSKOGEE. Okla. March 30.-Re-
Company OF Tulsa. one Of the largest
independent operators in the mid
continental oil field. were appointed
by Judge Robert L. Williams In
United States district court here yes
Rorick Trust and Savings Bank OF
Toledo. Ohio. It became known today.
The petition charged the company
900 bond issue.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
MILL OWNERS WEAKEN.
Ready to Discuss Wage With Fall
River Textile Workers.

FALL RIVER, Mass, March 30
With cotton manufacturers elsewhere
falling into the line Of wage advances
set by woolen mills, the Fall River
Cotton Manufacturers Association
has arranged a conference with the
textile council on the wage question
for next Monday. This action was ac-
cepted in the city generally as an in
dication Of partial retreat by the mill
owners from the position that they
would shut down their plants rather
than grant an increase
Evening star., 1923-03-30
five MORE MILLS
INCREASE WAGES
$4,000 Operatives in Passaic Will
Probably Get IL IL Per
Cent Advance.
By the Assoc,at ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
PASSA1C, N. j.. March S0.-Five
woolen manufacturing firms. members
OF the Passaic Industrial Council.
posted notices In their mills today Of
a wage increase, effective April 80.
The amount of the increase was not
made known. but 1t was understood
1t would compare favorably with the
recent increase of 12h per cent grant
ed by the New England wooden manu-
facturers. Approximately 10000 oper-
atives will be affected.
Pay Raised in Nineteen Mills.
NEW YORK, March 30.-Directors
of the 3. 3. and X. Knit Mills, oper-
ating nineteen plants in Rhode Island.
today declared d 121a per cent wage
Increase, affecting $4,000 employees.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
HIGHER GRAIN CHARGE
CAUSES INJUNCTION
Baltimore Chamber of Commerce
Prevented From Putting New
Order Into Effect.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. March 30.-An injunc-
tion was granted today. enjoining the
Baltimore Chamber OF Commerce from
putting into effect what, it is alleged.
will be an increase Of three-fourths Of
a cent a bushel in the charge for ham
ding grain for foreign shipments.
The order was granted by Judge Duke
Bond in circuit court upon the COM
plaint of Dennis & Dennis, Inc, and
William Z. Harris e. Sons grain bro
kers. and the filing Of 4 bond for $1,000.
Increase in the grain charge was or
dered yesterday at meeting OF the
chamber of commerce.
The effect of the increased charge.
II was alleged, will be to divert grain
shipments from this port.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
MEXICO'S OIL OUTPUT
SHOWS SLIGHT SLUMP
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associate Press.
MEXICO CITY, March 30.-Mexico's
oil production decreased slightly In
December, as compared with the
previous months. according to an Of
flcial announcement by the depart.
ment of industry, commerce and
labor. The total production was
12.202.241 barrels, with the Panuco
fields producing Al per cent Of the
total.
The fifty-eight companies operat.
ing during the month brought In
thirty-seven wells, of which nineteen
were productive. Nine wells dried
up and two became salted.
The total exports were 11,356,52C
barrels.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
PROSPERITY ON FARMS.

CHICAGO. March 3o.-The forward
march OF business in tho agricultural
msrized in q Observation-Disclosures ststa-
ment by the Chicago Federal Reserve
Bank. Savings deposits in 209 re-
porting banks in the seventh federal
reserve district on March l, amounted
to $827,258.942, an increase OF IL per
cent over February l, and Of 81 per
cent over March /. 1922, it was an
nounced.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
MERGER PLAN DELAYED,

NEWARK, N. j.. March 30.-Stock-
holders of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany at an adjourned meeting here
yesterday failed to act on the pro-
posed purchase by the merged Beth
1ehem Steel and the Mtdvale steel
Corporations of the Cambria Steel
Company. which has been reported
in process of negotiation for some
time. A stockholder of the Bethle-
hem Corporation explained after the
meeting that q quorum was not pres
ent and said action would be taken
ct tho annual meeting next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
Sea Horses Come Back.

From New York World.
The sea horses have come back to
the Aquarium in Battery Park, New
York, after an absence Of four years.
Four years ago the Hudson and the
estuaries along the Jersey and Long
Island shores were full Of them, so the
officials say, and fishermen along the
coast were posted to bring them dn.
Then the sea horses disappeared. The
aquarium's stock gradually died it's nat
ural death. The fishermen reported no
moro to be found. The dearth ds
CHARGED to a freeze-out.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
MUST RETURN NOTES.

CLEVELAND, March 30.-Preferred
stockholders Of the Cleveland Dis
count Company, who exchanged their
stock to the company for non-nego-
table notes, must return the notes
and be restored to their status as
stockholders. Common Pleas Judge
Alvin ]. Pearson ruled In an order
to the discount receivers.
It Is understood that 657 such
stockholders surrendered stock for
which they had paid 100000 for
notes in the same amount.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
FUR PRICES HIGHER.
Wolf and Muskrat Skins Sell at
20 Per Cent Advance.

MONTREAL, March S0.-Onicial re-.
ports Of March fur sales today show
that wolf and musl1rat skins advanced
20 per cent over February prices.
Beaver. raccoon and Australian opos-
sum advanced 10 per cent. Kolinskv
declined 20 per cent. Ernine, cross fox
and silver fox prices were 10 per cent
lower. the top price on silver fox being
$780, The large sizes in fisher declined
Is per cent, with other grades un-
changed.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
WILL SPEND $10,O00,0 900
FOR NEW EQUIPMENT

NEW YORK. March 3o.-lt Is un-
derstood that the Atlantic Coast
amounts to approximately sac, ,000,0 900,
which will be spread over number
of items, including station improve
ments and also betterments to shops
and shop equipment Additional
also said to be on the program. while
the work will include new rails, loco
motives and freight oars. For roll
ing stock 1t Is believed that the
expenditures will approximate $780,
100000.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
No Home Dinner.
from the New Haven Registe

From the New Haven Register
Darling" said a young husband on
his return from the office, I've had a
terribly hard day, and now I'm as hun
cry as bear. do hope we're having
a good dinner
NO" the young woman answered,
m afraid we'll have to dine at a
cafeteria tonight. I've broken the can
opener"
Evening star., 1923-03-30
RED|SCOUNT RATE
LEFT UNCHANGED
Reserve Bank Governors
Plan No Early Advance-Ar-
range Farm Credits.

Although conditions bearing on the
possible need for increased federal re-
serve rediscount rates were generally
admitted to have been discussed, the
semi annual conference of the gov
ernors OF the twelve reserve banks
appeared today to have developed no
immediate prospect of an increase.
Beyond a formal statement issued
with the concluding session of the
conference yesterday. in which MEM
bers Of the Federal Reserve Board
participated, setting forth that credit
conditions among other matters con-
corning the reserve bank operations
had been discussed. the governors
themselves declined to disclose the
views expressed on present imitation
tendencies.
Action Possible Later.
That attention had been given. how
ever, to the possible need for In
creased rediscount rates should this
condition continue was indicated by
the boards statement that members
had discussed with the governors the
conditions of reserves. open market
rates for various classes of paper and
credit demands at the present time.
Reserve board spokesmen pointed
out In this connection that as yet the
TREMENDOUS increase III loans Oh IHeEl
Der banks had not been reflected In
rediscounts of the reserve banks. Un-
I'll these reach a point where the
banks must resort to rediscount privi.
leges, 1t was said. 1t was not antici.
pated that applications would be
made by the reserve banks for in
creased rates.
Gold Exports Likely Soon.
Deliberations at the concluding ses-
sion also dealt with amendments to
the boards regulations now being
drafted to carry out provisions Of the
new farm. credits act. these amend
ments being indicated as in general OF
a perfunctory nature. Discussion OF
gold movements. present and prospec-
tive, was said to have disclosed d be
lief Of most of the governors tina,
gold exports will begin inevitably in
the not far distant future
Evening star., 1923-03-30
TRADE GOOD IN SOUTH.

Spring Business Now Reported as
Heaviest on Record.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. LOUIS. March 3o.-Cities every
where throughout the south and west
reported today their spring trade had
been the heaviest ever experienced.
Retail drygoods and clothing bust.
ness has been heavier than in any
season IN history. with the public buy
prices. The warm weather of the last
week has added the final stimulus to
the millinery trade.
Ornamental glass workers have de.
clined a wage advance of 5 cents an
hour above the present scale Of 80 to
IS cents and have voted to insist on
81 an hour.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
STOVE PLANT DESTROYED.

AKRON, Ohio. March 3o.-A fire Of
undetermined origin caused total de-
struction Of the new foundry Of the
Taplin- Rice- C1erkin Company, manu-
facturers Of stoves and furnaces at
Belts Corners. in North Akron, last
night. The loss is estimated at sew
eral hundred thousand dollars.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
BANKING MERGER PLANNED

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 30.-
Plans for merging the Union Mort
gage Company and the Investors
Mortgage Company were approved by
directors of the companies here and
recommended to stockholders for
adoption. Tho consolidated company
will have resources of s1S,0o0,000.
The plan provides for the Union
common stock of the Investors. and
for an increase In common stock Of
the Union from $2.60o.000 to $780,
900
Evening star., 1923-03-30
new ORLEANS GAINS
IN TOTAL IMPORTS
Advance of $ls, ,O0o, 900 Over 1921
Figures-Coffee and Sugar
Lead List.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS. March 30.-Im-
ports at New Orleans in 1922 were
valued at sI2s,040.44s. a gain of s1s,-
100000 over 1921. according to fig
uTes made public here by customs
officials.
Coffee valued at s44.ss3.554 led the
list, exceeding the 1921 value by Sl3,-
0Oo.O 600. Coffee imports totaled $685.
SSS,5O6 pounds. a gain over the pre-
ceding year Of 82.000.O 900 pounds.
Sugar was second with 660.ls6 tons,
against 2S6,642 tons in 1921, and a
value of s33,e60.302 compared with
$50. .l67, 453.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
BANKS RAISE RATES.

CHICAGO, March 80 (SpeciaD.-
Several Chicago banks have raised their
rates on brokerage loans from to H
per cent to restrict the supply Of funds
available for stock market operations
and enable them to meet heavy COM
mercial demands.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
BUILDING BOOM HOLDS UP.

PITTSBURGH, March 80 (speciaD.-
boom stage with permits in this city
averaging $1,000,00o a week. Much Of
this money will be expended for
dwellings. Home seekers prefer 70
build rather than buy old structures
Evening star., 1923-03-30
BUTTER PRICES HIGHER.

CHICAGO, March 80. Butter
Higher; creamery extras, 4s1k: stand
ards. 4s%:. =. extra frsts.. 4Sha4s;
Eggs-Higher: receipts. 1908 cases;
hrgts. "a: ordinary flrsts, 22a2zA /:
miscellaneous, 22Ha23A.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
NEW RAILROAD HEAD.

DALLAS. Texas, March 30.-The
headquarters here of the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas railway of Texas and
tho Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-
way announced the election Of G..
Schaf as president
Evening star., 1923-03-30
OBSERVE GOOD FRIDAY.

NEW YORK. March 30.-The stock.
curb and cotton exchanges and most
other financial and commodity mar
kets In this and other countries we're
closed today in observance OF thu
Good Friday holiday. y,
Evening star., 1923-03-30
COTTON EXCHANGE CLOSED.

NEW ORLEANS, March 30.-The
cotton exchange here closed today on
account Of Good Friday.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION

STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
OF the
no1UAL INVESTMENT FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA,
On the 31st day OF December, 1892 ss reopirs5
Inder the District Of Columbia Code, amended
June 80, 1902, and August IS, 1911.
ASSETS.
~ ooAh 6S4 81
heal estate mortgages first lien) -. g. 400 90
interest Que and accrued .. ... oa3 OF
LIABILITIES.
reserve as required by lay.. S5Os %
SAVINGS and earnings apportioned. -. 622OO7
year 1922: -e
Amount Of risk assumed during the
year 1922 ................,,. $3.50 $50 m
Losses sustained during the year
1922 :....... ........ $500
Money received during the year 1922 2OOi 81
Expended during the year 1922 asa ia
BERNARD LEONARD, President
HORACE l. BEALL. Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this .sth
day of February. 1928
MELVIN A. WERTZ. Notary Public
The Delta independent., 1923-04-27
Stand by Your Home Town

No town can be permanently pros
porous in which the citizens and
tradesmen dependent on each other
do not patronize one another The
fact is, but little is ever made in going
away to trade, II It can be secured at
home, and oftener, there is a loss
Show US a town in which the people
make 1t rule not to send away for
anything they can get at home. and
we will show you town in which
business is lively, and everybody buys,
and trade is conferred from abroad.
Prices are low and the tradesmen
patronize each other, having no sus-
picion that confidence will be abused.
Let is be understood that when
business men Of any town get in the
habit of sending abroad for purchases
the business will languish. Having no
confidence in each other. how can
they expect others to have confidence
in them? No. that is not the way to
build town. Patronize each other,
and keep your business at home.
The Delta independent., 1923-04-27

Some authorities say that the Bowie
knife was invented by Col. James
Bowie, who was born in 1890. and was
killed In the Alamo with Col. Travis
and David Crockett in 1896 during the
Texan revolution against Mexico. Col.
Bowie was a great hunter and one Of
the most daring Indian fighters in the
southern states. On the Potomac riv-
er Is the grave Of a man who was
killed by Bowie In a duel before the
latter went to Texas. Other authori.
ties say that Colonel Bowie had moth
ing to do with the invention of the
Bowie knife. They claim It was in
vented by a man named r. p. Bowie,
about whom very little is known.
The Delta independent., 1923-04-27

ence that these differences In the
farming operations have on the yield
of sugar beets, this report, in the pre-
paration OF which 48O fields were in
cluded, is presented.
1. The first condition to be consid-
cred is: What crop was grown prev
ious to the crop OF beets and what
effect did it have on the yield? The
survey of the Delta district shows
that 919 acres of beets following
beets averaged 1899 tons; 8 acres
following onions averaged 1892; 1874
acres following potatoes averaged,
1882; 122 acres following wheat av-
eraged 1924. These figures are for
1921, 1922 figures being little less
in each case. Figures collected to
show the result of growing beets
year after year in the same field show
very little effect in the five years
covered by the test. but in general
the practice Is not recommended,
since It favors the accumulation Of
sugar beet pests, which eventually
cause enormous losses.
9. The survey in regard to time OF
blowing showed the following result:
413 acres on fall blowing averaged
1880; 696 acres on March blowing
averaged 1910; 442 acres on April
blowing averaged 11.sS. clearly indi-
eating that early blowing is best.
1922 figures regarding the depth of
blowing show that 26S acres OF beets
on inch blowing averaged 6.5s; 657
acres on Z inch blowing averaged o.
40; $50 acres on 8 inch blowing aver
aged 1919; 20 acres on inch blowing
averaged 1904. Most of the soil lies
under the surface so don't be afraid
to put your pillow down. There are
exceptions, OF course but as a rule the
yield goes up as the depth of blowing
increases.
8. II there is any one thing that
demonstrates your ability as farm
er it Is the condition Of the soil in
your field at the time you plant your
crop. In 1921. IL acres OF beets with
a very good seed bed averaged 1923:
405 acres with a good seed bed aver
aged 14.45; 1874 acres with a fair seed
bed averaged 11.51, while 272 acres
with a poor seed bed averaged only
$50, showing that CONDITION OF the
seed bed is very closely linked with
the yield.
4. Study OF the data given shows
that the time Of planting has a con
siderable effect on the yield. Figures
show that the best yields were secur-
ed from fields planted the first or
second week Of April. while the late
planted beets are placed under decid-
ed handicap.
5. The average yield increases
with the number OF civilizations given
the crop. In 1921, 1873 acres with
three civilizations averaged 9.66; 500
acres with four civilizations averaged
1887; ITO acres with five civilizations
averaged 1906 and 500 acres with six
civilizations averged 1887. showing
that cultivation Is a big factor in
making your crop.
8. Still another factor in the yield
The Delta independent., 1923-04-27

il your stand at harvest. Every beet
you lose from your field during the
season decreases the chances for q
high yield. II stands to reason and
the fact Is borne out by figures that
the greater the number Of beets per
hundred feet. the greater the yield
will be.
Z. The soils of the Western Slope
of Colorado are wonderful in that
they have produced crops year after
year with little or no fertilization.
But can the soils keep this up indef-
indtely? 1921 figures for the Delta
district show that 1856 acres that were
MANFRED averaged 1878. while 1874
acres that were not MANFRED averag-
ed 11.90. 1922 figures for the whole
Western Slope show that 1928 acres
with no manure averaged Sill; 1877
acres with tons of manure averaged
9.S3; 34S acres with 10 tons OF man
ure averaged 9.98. The average yield
with the ten tons of manure was
greater than the average with the
five tons but the first five tons OF
manure applied caused most OF the
increase. Therefore, II you have only
a small amount spread it over the en-
tire field.
The above data only shows the
value OF manure the year It was ap-
piled, but that doesn't tell the whole
story. The following figures show
how the value OF manure fingers in
the soil and increases the yield of
beets In seasons following its applica-
ton. 1928 acres Of beets. with pre-
vious manuring. averaged s.23; S54
acres. l previous manuring. averaged
9.3S; 253 acres, 2 previous manurings.
averaged 1857; 121 acres. 4 previous
manurings, averaged 11.66. The beet
grower that practices manuring his
soil every year has decided advan-
tage over the man who does not.
The Delta independent., 1923-04-27
SUGAR BETS ON. THE IVES
TERN SLOPE IN 1921 and 1922

J. G. Lii, working in conjunction
with United State Department Of Ag-
riculture at the office of Sugar plant
Investigations at Rocky Ford, Colo
RADIO. has prepared a lengthy report
on the growing Of sugar beets on the
western slope. pointing out those fac
tors which make for high yields in
spite of climatic cinditions. The re-
port in part is as follows:
'If all the conditions under which
you grow your sugar beets were the
same, your yields would be the same.
That is. II the climatic conditions. the
soil conditions, the water supply, and
the treatment OF the crop were the
same in every instance, each OF you
would harvest the same number Of
tons per acre as every other one Of
you.
But that isn't the case at all. The
yields you obtain are not the same as
ID. shown by the fact that in the Delta
district only two fields produced as
high as 20 tons or over, though there
were Ga fields that produced between
1880 and 1880 tons per acre, the
greatest number, SO, were between
1850 and 1880. A number Of fields
made less than that, but as the fig
ures are for 1922. poor beet year,
they are not conclusive.
A difference IN the soil or climatic
conditions will affect the crop har-
vested, but 80 will a difference In the
date or depth OF blowing the soil, the
application OF manure, the date OF
planting, the condition Of the seed
bed, the number OF civilizations given,
etc., all OF which are under your con-
troll. In order that you may have a
ready means Of studying the influ-
The Delta independent., 1923-04-27
Winters Company Enjoyed.

Winters Company Enjoyed.
The Winters company gave the last
number OF the Lyceum Course at the
High school auditorium Friday night
before fairly large and very appre-
cia&ive audience. Mr. Winters is a
finished entertainer and never failed
to put his jokes across, SO that the
audience got the full benefit of them.
Mrs. Winters captivated her hearers
with her amazing talent for whistling
as well as her charming child imita
tons.
The Delta independent., 1923-04-27
Hansons Have Sale.

Hansons Have Sale.
Mrs. ]. Edd Hanson and daughter
Irene ARRIVED Friday from Mancos
where Mr.. Hanson is engaged at
contract work on roads and bridges.
The Hansons had a sale of their ef-
fects at their Leroux creek ranch
Saturday and Mrs. Hanson and Irene
will take their car to Mancos. Miss
Irene is engaged as bookkeeper at
Mancos.
The Delta independent., 1923-04-27
A MotorIst.

Master Hesser is four years old. The
other day he was visiting his grand
mother and was playing with a cellu-
told duck.
After a long thought he said:
Grandmother, real ducks have motors
n them, don't theyT
The Delta independent., 1923-04-27
Attending Church Meeting.

Attending Church Meeting.
Rev. R. e. Sherman and wife, Mrs
R. M. Johnston and Miss Gladys Lip
pert formed party who left Tuesday
afternoon for Rifle to attend the
meeting Of the Presbytery which con-
venes there Wednesday and Thurs
day. Dew. J. A. Hunsicker, pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Eckert,
left by rail Monday evening.
The Delta independent., 1923-04-27
Keep Homes clean a. Hospita

NeeP Hornes OIean as Hospitals
You can't paint up until you have
cleaned up, and you can't keep things
actually clean and sanitary and germ
proof unless they are painted, warm
ished. or enameled-From "Why it's
Cheaper to Keep Well-Prevention
the Way"
That's why every inch of surface
in all hospitals is painted, vanished
or enameled. Therefore Paint
paint your walls, floors and ceilings
often" says the author.
The Delta independent., 1923-04-27

New Bookkeeper at Bank.
Howard Foster has accepted a posi-
ton as bookkeeper at the Delta Ma
tional Bank. vice Miss katherine Bur-
CESS who recently went to California.
The Delta independent., 1923-04-27
The Missing Hobo

The Illinois Industrial League in
the course Of its social survey reports
that the old-style hobo or barrel
house bum is rapidly disappearing.
This is another OF the tragedies that
can be blamed on prohibition, and the
son-of-a-gun has gone and bought
himself a safety razor that shavss in
IS seconds.
The Delta independent., 1923-04-27

Sares to Coast.
Mrs. c. e. Sare and three children
left Friday for Covina, California,
where they will make their home.
They have been residents of Delta for
several years.
The Delta independent., 1923-04-27

Sprun0s Going East.
J. L. Sprung is rapidly recovering
from his recent severe illness and he
and Mrs. Sprung are planning to
leave soon for Annapolis, Maryland to
spend the summer.