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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11

Gay prints sprghty prints. subdued prints pictorial
prints. modern prints. polka dots and paids-every
print imaginable has been caught by some fabric.
Silk crepe. georgette indesructibe wolfe. Auttering
chifon-all have been conquered by prints.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11

entered the millinery shop, cut hole
IA inches square in the floor. dropped
to Mushroom in the rear of the
George Block Dress Shop, and traversed
the winding corridors to the shop
office.
George 8. Block, president Of the
company which operates the dress shop,
said the money taken was the Satur-
day receipts, which were kept in the
store over the week end.
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Salesman Found Dead in Hotel.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., March II P).-
r. l.. Smith of Atlanta, travelling rep
resentative of a Cleveland knitting
company, was found dead in his room
at the Hotel Charlotte last night, his
throat slashed and a note nearby to
his brother, C.. A. Smith Of Atlanta,
saying he was "sorry to do it, but 1t was
all for the best"
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THIEVES TAKE $4,000
FROM DRESS SHOP SAFE
Break Into Fifth Avenue Store
New York, and Get Away
With Cash.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 11.-Burglars
entered the basement Office of Fifth
avenue dress shop early yesterday.
ripped open the safe and escaped with
approximately $4,000.
A policeman discovered the burglary
when he found the door of a millinery
shop on the Forty-second street side of
the building open. The burglars had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11

Lily of France Duosette Of
handsome satin brocade, is a
smooth foundation for street
or afternoon frock, $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11

With the introduction America Of dressmaker fashions long
the Continent unusual amount OF fabric interest has been
created And because the fabrics printed Wood
ward Lohrop showing very smart and versatile collection OF
Spring printed silks.
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HORSESHOE GAME URGED.
Association Chief Believes Pitching
Wards Of Appendicitis.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. 0p.-Wheth-
er or not there is any connection, Presi-
dent H. L. Ermantinger, Of the National
active member Of the organization with
in 10 years has suffered from or been
operated upon for appendicitis.
Horseshoe pitching INDUCED in by
men of middle age and past is a form
OF mild exercise that has proven most
beneficial" Mr. Ermantinger declares.
1T is a game played by hundreds and
here in st. Petersburg there is club of
ITS players who have at no time COM
planned of such an ailment as append
icitiS.
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France Italy Air Mail Planned.

TURIN, Italy. March IL R.-Air
Minister Laurent Aynac Of France and
Undersecretary for Air Balbo of italy
signed an agreement here last evening
establishing air mail lines between
France and Italy and also the Med
iterranean,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11

Canadian National Railway has in
PRODUCED in Great Britain and Den
mark correspondence course in ag-
riculture for men who intend to emf
crate to Canada.
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pear that have overreached myself. II had
accepted his twenty thousand pounds last
week why. should not have given you all this
trouble"
Nov about the burglary" said Bell briskly.
who was here last night?"
II was in London myself. The house was I'm
charge Of my butler, q very old servant Mr..
Edward Meyer also was here, or rather he
should have been here The butler tells me
that Mr. Meyer had a telephone call in the
afternoon, and soon after left the house with
. suit case, saying he should be away some days.
Pray understand that do not blame him. It
may have been some urgent private call Mr.
Meyer has been with me o year, nearly two
years. and has always deserved my confidence
But have to say that he had no leave Of abb
Sence, and do not understand why he left
without any explanation. When the butler
came down this morning he found q pane Of
glass broken. and the window open. But you
will see" He took them downstairs into pas
sage.
soft job" said Bell. Put hand through
the glass. lifted the catch and climbed In" He
looked at Sir Henry. Rather rash, keeping
thousands Of pounds worth Of stuff in house
with no protection"
My dear sir, have kept it here for years.
But you leap to conclusions. There is protec-
ton. All my portable collections are in the
rooms upstairs, where we were talking. The
doors and windows are fitted with q burglar
alarm. The butler switched 1t on as usual last
night. When he found the broken window, he
went at once to the switch. 1t was turned off.
He hurried upstairs-but let me show you" He
led the way back to the wainscoted room above.
This door was not locked, though he had
locked it. Nor this either" He passed into
smaller room where the paneling was a pale
blue. And the cabinet" he pointed to a
noble piece Of walnut empty, empty"
"The room doors were opened with keys"
said Bell heavily. "The cabinet was forced
I'd like to talk to the butler, of course. What
sort OF fellow is your secretary sir?"
Every trustworthy"
Bell grunted. II mean what is he like to
look at? Have you a photograph"
II believe there should be some passport
photographs" Sir Henry went out.
80 Meyers got passport" Bell said. Looks
like an international job"
Sir Henry came back with photograph that
showed the absent Meyer. young man, very
fair. Bell looked at it with satisfaction. I'll
have a talk with the butler If may"
The butler was at the telephone. "Mr. who?
Mr.. Tromp. Oh, Sir Henry is here. You will
not be coming today? Thank you, SIR" He
turned to see Bell
Reggie opened the door and gave little cry
of JOY.
I'm going to the village. Therell be an inn.
Pick me up there" He caught up his coat
and made haste. Later Bell went to the inn.
Reggie was waiting there. IT wanted to YER
ify things he said. "Sr Henry was quiet
gentleman and Mr.. Meyer does go poking about
and he has some rum chaps down to see him,
but he can drink his drop O. beer. Also, a car
was heard last night, in the small hours, go
ing up to the house-then coming back-and
off on the road to the downs"
"All fits don't it?" Bell said. Meyer did
didn't think much of EN-. He's straight
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enough, I reckon. He told US the same tale as
Sir Henry. Meyer had q telephone CALL rang
up a place at the station for q car and went
of In 1t with q suit case. The butler heard
nothing in the night
And that's that" Reggie murmured.
IT ooKs like straight case sir. The local
police have been after Meyer already He
went to the station and took q ticket for Lon
don. But he might have got of anywhere.
take 1t he met some Of these pals of his came
back in q car, cleared out the jewelry, and
went off,"
"On the road to the downs. Yes And the
next thing, please"
Thank you, we've done that" Tomas smiled.
'Mr. Meyers description went of by telephone.
The road to the downs is the road 70 the
Channel ports The local people will comb the
country for him and his car. But expect he's
overseas by now. We've notified the French po-
lice, and they'll have his photograph in Paris
tomorrow"
Yes. We do want Mr.. Meyer Anything
else occur to you?"
"Oh, his associates, Of course. We may work
back to them. He came to Exon fresh from
the university
Eyes. You might find out where his tele-
phone call came from. But there's another
unknown factor. Mr.. Hamilton Tromp"
He didn't turn up today"
II know. Well mustn't make too much of
one symptom. But he is a recurrin' influence.
He comes to England keen on this collection
twenty thousand pounds keen. He sees 1t and
Exon Is coy. He was comm down to see it
again today And it gets stolen last night. In
terestin' sequence Of events
You don't suspect Tromp? Twenty thou
sand is small change to him."
"One of the worlds great men," said Reggie
reverently NO. don't suspect him. But he
is dramatic person. I wonder
Two days later the telephone in Mr. For
tunes laboratory rang. rs that you, Regi-
nald? Lomas speaking. We've got him."
Fancy" said Reggie. who is hep"
Meyer" said the telephone. Come around
M. Dubois wants to meet you"
Lomas and Bell sat in council with large
man from whom black mustaches flowed.
"Ah, Reginald" Tomas rose with cere-
mony Here is M. Dubois of the Surete who
is so kind as to give us his assistance: MIR. For
tune"
I'm fact, we need it." said Reggie
Lomas explained that M. Dubois had caught
Meyer in Paris. Dubois laughed.
But 1t is nothing. We have perfect de-
scription. tell my people to watch the shops
of antiques-and there he is at the shop of old
Xix. They follow M Meyer to his hotel, q
little old hotel of the Latin Quarter, and they
ask him to come to the Surete interrogate
him. He says he is Edwin Meyer, secretary to
Sir Exon. Why then is he in Paris, talking to
Xix? But Sir Exon told him by telephone to
go at once to Paris and seek among the dealers
for ancient jewels. Very we'll But Sir Exon
knows nothing of that. Mr.. Meyer offers us
amazement. Sir Exon declares that Mr. Meyer
is departed without orders and with MIR. Meyer
departed also Sir Exon's collection of jewels.
Again amazement and more. He cannot I'M
derstand-there was telephone-he has not
got the jewels, he-it is mad-he is overcome.
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enough, reckon. He told us the same tale Is
Sir Henry. Meyer had q telephone CALL rang
up a place ut the station for a car and went
OF In 1t with q suit case. The butler heard
nothing in the night"
And that's that" Reggie murmured.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24

profit was slightly in favor Of tn
ear corn lot of lambs. S1hstitL-
ton of oats for part of the barley
produced about the same galls Cor
the first % days of the feeding per-
iod as did either earlier corn or
barley alone. For the remainder of
the feeding period the addition of
oats was not as satisfactory be-
cause it tended to reduce the gains,
increase the cost of gains, and les
sen the finish.
There were 80 lambs in each of
eight lots and the net profit per
lamb ranged from $1.45 in the case
of the lot fed ground barley and
oats to $3.50 in the case of the Lot
receiving ear corn. ALI lots were
given alfalfa and a 10 per cent
protein supplement-.
There were 80 lambs in each of
eight lots and the net profit per
lamb ranged from $1.45 in the
case of the lot fed ground barley
and oats to $3.50 in the case of
the lot receiving ear corn. All lots
were given alfalfa hay and 10
per cent protein supplement.
Lamb Feeders Day was celebrat-
ed on one of the coolest days of the
winter and the attendance of farm
ers suffered in consequence. AT
the afternoon meeting, however,
more than 100 persons listened to
talks by w. H. Peters, chief OF
the animal husbandry division OF
the University; Claude Harper, who
is in charge of sheep husbandry at
the Indiana Experiment Station,
and Dean w. &c. Coffey of the Uni.
versity Department of Agriculture
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
What the Wheat Tariff Has Done

content that can once in a while
be bought enough cheaper in Can
ada than the corresponding quality
in this country to make it possible
for the miners to pay the duty.
In determining the effect of the
tariff on wheat it must always be
kept in mind that we have two
kinds of wheat, spring and winter
and the the surplus production is
the winter sort. Spring wheat is
on a domestic basis as we do not
grow enough for our own use. We
do not claim that we would now
be getting as large a percentage
of the Canadian crop as we were
before the IL cent advance was
made, but it is quite certain our
millers would prefer to buy the
Canadian spring wheat in prefer
ence to the hard winter which they
are now obliged to use in making
spring wheat flour. 1t would simp-
lily their milling process, because
the proper mixture of spring and
hard winter must be carefully
made or the quality of the flour
will suffer.
When it comes to making a state
ment of the exact number of cents
bushel the IL cent advance has
reached the producer, there is
room for honest difference of opin-
ion, so in arriving at the large fig
ure of $46,000,000 which we think
the advance has made the spring
wheat farmers we have tried to
be conservative. No cause, how
ever good, is benefited by over
statement.
The AZ cent tariff was effective
on the entire 1924 crop. The total
bread wheat production in the
states of North Dakota, South Da-
kota, Montana and Minnesota
from "a to '28 inclusive was TO-
PSI 900 bushels. This does not in
clude durum, which carries the
same duty, but very little is raised
in Canada and as far as the re-
cords show, none is imported.
In order to be on the safe side
we put the amount the IL cent adj
vance has given the producers at
6 cents. We think this is plenty
low enough. Multiply the bushels
produced by this amount and we
get $46,150,000. The slight dis
crepancy between these figures and
those of October Is is due to the
fact that we are now taking the
Government final crop figures for
1928, while in the previously pub
lished article we used the Septem-
Der estimate.
Had we wished to be sensational
we could have SAID 10 cents a bu-
shell had been added to the wheat
price and reached the really re-
spectacle figure of $77,025, 100.
The only ground on which our
conclusions can be attacked is we
have taken too high a figure for
the amount reflected to the grower.
Surely no one will claim no bene-
fit has been derived. To do so is
to admit the. failure of the protec-
tive tariff idea. Our belief is we
have been too conservative and the
actual benefit to the farmers is real
ly more than the figures we have
given.
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Norton, of Minneapolis, rules; O..
A. .Swenson, of Nicollet, public
highways; Roy Dunn, of Pelican
Rapids, markets and marketing; O..
c. Neuman, of Wheaton, taxes and
tax laws.
No bills have yet been passed,
except one, which is always first
appropriating money to pay salar-
les of members of the legislature
and employees. A resolution was
put through early in the week, un-
der suspension of the rules, pro-
testing against the passage of bill
in congress which would prohibit
the state prison Irvine and farm
machinery plant from shipping its
products outside of Minnesota
bill in the interest of Irvine and
farm machinery factories owned
by private capital. Some of the
twin city members voted against
the resolution.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
Agricultural Notes
Good Time for Good
Farmer to Buy Land

Eugene Davenport, who farmer
in Michigan before he was chosen
head of the Illinois College of Ag-
riculture and who since his retire
ment for age has returned to
Woodland, the old home place, told
Farmers and Homemakers'
Short Course audience at Univer-
sity Farm that "this is a good time
for a good farmer, old or young,
to buy good land, though he should
be- careful of the amount of in
debtedness. :"
The former college dean spoke
on ''The Outlook for Agriculture"
and analysed the factors that have
brought hard times to many on
farms. Manufacture and trade
are in the saddle" he said, land
their slogan of the lively dollar
has set up piece level both for
wages and goods which the farmer
cannot reach. Because we are in
a highway and school building age,
and because for state and local
purposes we are raising too large
portion of the public revenue by
direct levies on property, the taxes
which farmers pay are inordinately
high"
In the main Mr.. Davenport
spoke encouragingly of the outlook.
'"The general interest in agricul-
ture and the prosperity of the farm
er, everywhere recognized as nee
essary to continued nation prosper
ity, must be written down in the
outlook as mighty influence in our
favor" he said. mistaken as they
frequently are as to details, it is,
after all, true that the genuine in
terest of business men in agricul-
tural prosperity is of itself almost
a guaranty of a satisfactory flu
ture. For one thing it seems that
SO far as legislation is needed it is
likely to be both effective and of a
sound and permanent character"
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dents, in addition to those who
were present during the fall term,
passed through the registrars Of
flee on the opening day of the whit
err session, January z.
o.. R. Clark, acting registrar, re-
ports a total enrolment of 312
for the current year, thus passing
for the first time the nine-year
record for 301 established during
the year of 1920.
The Northwest School was estab-
lished % years ago last fall with
the primary object of fitting young
men and young women for life
of greater usefulness on north
western Minnesota farms. That
the school has lived up to the
highest expectations of it's found
ers is indicated by the fact that the
majority of it's graduates have re
turned to the farm as farmers and
homemakers.
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Every bushel of this was spring
wheat.
It is hardly necessary to COM
ment at length on this table. The
Fordney-McCumber act took eff
feet in September 1922, affecting
the 1922 crop. Imports dropped
more than one half from those of
the preceding year and showed an
other loss in 1928. IN April 1924
the tariff was raised from the
thirty cents of the Fordney-Mc-
Cumber act to AZ cents by execu-
tive order after a recommendation
by the Tariff Commission. On the
face of the figures it would seem
this advance was a failure, until it
is recalled it did not take effect un-
til April and Canadian wheat had
been coming in in large amounts
during the first quarter of the year
in order to avoid a tariff raise,
which the trade felt was sure to
come. It's real effect became ap-
parent in the subsequent years.
The only wheat that can now
come in from Canada for domestic
use is that with a high protein
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
Tax inequalities In
State Need Attention


Important readjustments in the
tax system should be made to re-
lieve Minnesota farmers who are
carrying more than a fair share of
the burden according to G. b.
Clarke of the agricultural econom-
les division of the University of
Minnesota. Something should like
wise be done to correct the great
inequalities in taxation between
various sections of the state,
Mr.. Clarke pointed out, in speak
ing at the Farmers and Homemak-
ers' Short Course at University
Farm. The job of assessing farm
property in Minnesota is being
done in an ,erratic and incompetent
manner, he commended.
Investigations made by Mr..
Clarke in which he compared the
"fuH and true" assessed valuation
of several hundred Minnesota
farms with the prices at which
these farms later were sold in bona.
fide sales showed that, as rule
the largest farms are assessed al
decidedly lower rates than the
smaller ones.
Within any given class of farms
according to size, wide variations
were found, some farms being as
sessed at only 35 per cent of theil
actual selling price, while others
were assessed as high as 1876 pei
cent. AS remedy for this, Mr..
Clarke suggested having property
assessed by experts under state sup
ervision, or else adopting a system
] of county instead of township as
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
Barley Equals Corn
For Fattening Lambs

Whole grain proved better feed
for the fattening of lambs than did
ground grain, and self feeding of
grain proved satisfactory method
as compared with hand feeding in
experiments carried on at the West
Central Station of the University
on Lamb Feeders Day.
The same trials also demon
strated that when fed with alfalfa
hay and 10 per cent protein sup
plement whole barley was practic-
ally equal to ear corn busnel for
bushel. AS the cost of barley was
somewhat higher than corn. the 1T
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
BY Harry N. Owen,
ny 1IUffy Nv OWV1I1
Editor Farm. Stock & Home

| OtOSh " 1lOlllC
Mr.. w. E. Rowe, an attorney al
Crookston, Mimi, has written the
Thief River Falls Times question:
ing statement which he attributes
to the writer to the effect that the
value of wheat had been increased
S46,OO0,000 during the period OF
President Coolidge's incumbency
Mr.. Rowe says he had followed the
efforts in Congress for farm re-
lief and read the oft repeated state
ments from every quarter that the
tariff is imperative on wheat. In
his letter Mr.. Rowe says:
81 should be pleased indeed ii
you would send this communication
to Farm, Stock & Home, in the
hope that its editor, Mr.. H. N.
Owen, may give US the facts if he
thinks at all as he purports to be
quoted"
This seems to put the matter
straight up to US. Now just to get
the record clear, we want to state
we never said the value of wheat
was raised $46,OOO,000 during the
Coolidge administration. What we
did say in the October Is, 1928,
issue of Farm, Stock & Home was :
"The flexible tariff has made the
farmers of the spring wheat regions
$46,O0O,000 since April 1924, and
is making them money every year. "
We stand pat on that statement.
In the article from which the quo
tation is made we gave the basis
for it. This article has had wide
circulation, but in view of the
widespread idea Mr.. Rowe. men
tions that the wheat tariff is inef-
fective because the United States
is an exporter, we are glad to go
into it again. If agriculture is to
have tariff legislation that will
help it, the clearer the understand
ing of it among farmers and 9TH
ers dependent on agriculture the
better.
The figures are from official
sources and are assumed to be &C
curate. In an inquiry of this kind,
the first thing to do is to go to the
records. What were our imports
before the wheat duty was raised
to 80 cents from 10 cents; what
happened when President Coolidge
raised the duty to AZ cents by ex-
ecutive order?
There is a great deal of confus-
ion in dealing with Canadian i'm
port figures. Their wheat comes
into this country for three purpos-
es, viz: for export from New
York, or other American ports, for
grinding in bonded mills which ex-
port the -four and for consumption
in the United States. 1t is only on
the last that duty is paid. While
records are kept or the three items
they are not easy of access.
The only Canadian wheat that
concerns us in this article is that
brought in for consumption. The
Food Research Institute of the Lee
land Stanford University in study
made of the wheat tariff gives the
following figures as to imports for
consumption from 1920 to 1926.
1927 figures are government fig
ures. 1928 estimated as data for
f,,11 11ox ~ x,o4 o1,os1oL1z
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
Thursday, January "a, 1929
1 SCISSORS. these to be well trained and

SCISSORS, these to be wei trained and
well paid. !.
In studying the distribution of
taxes over different sections of
the state, Mr.. Clarke found that a
large area in northeastern Mime
sofa, comprising about 16 cut-over
counties, is taxed at the rate of
$1OO or more for each 81 1000 of
assessed valuation, while in the
southern part of the state the rate
is only about $40 or less.
The unsatisfactory status of the
whole taxation system suggests the
desirability Of reducing taxes on
land and property and using some
other system, such as an income
tax, Mr.. Clarke declared.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-24
Record Attendance
At Northwest School

What Superintendent "A. A..
Dowell says is a new attendance
record was established at the
Northwest School of Agriculture
at Crookston when 38 new stu