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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-19
LIVING IN HOPES

The literary critic met a young and
aspiring author at his club.
1--WE just read a book of yours" he
said.
my last one?" queried the author,
hopefully.
Il hope So" replied the critic.-An-
SWerS.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-19
GRANDMA WAYBACK SAYS

unhINUVAA VN pNtN On
Modern women can do most every
thing with a can opener except keep
a mans love.
Finding a needle in a haystack is
easy beside finding in a modern
apartment.
1t takes five generations of breeding
to get a champion hen and yet w
think we can make human beings
perfect merely by passing a few laws.
One thing you al bet on is when a
woman gets into politics to clean up
the country some man is getting into
a kitchen apron to clean up the
kitchen.
Money may be the root of all evil
but it seems to make a satisfactory
root for a family tree.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06
GRAND JURY WILL
 PROBE INTO THE | KINGSTON CASE
Acorn Kept the Jury on Duty Even After It Had Finished on Two First Degree Murders

Hartford, Conn, March 6 - (UP) - The March grand jury, having indicted two men for alleged mur- der. was expected today to investi- gate the affairs of r. E. Kingston and Company. defunct brokerage house. and its subsidiary, Guardian Investment Trust, in connection with which several officials of the com- panies have been charged with fraud.
 Belief that States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn intended to present the financial tangle to the jury was oc- casioned by his request to Superior Court Judge Frank F. McEvoy to retain the grand jury in session to be ready to investigate certain mat ters pending before the court"
 The presence of Benedict M. Hol- den, Hartford lawyer. as foreman of the jury strengthened the belief. Holden, who served the state as spe- cial counsel in the Connecticut Mas sachusetts water diversion fight, was foreman of the grand jury which inquired into the diploma mill' scandals several years ago.
 The two against whom first de- gree murder indictments were re- turned late yesterday were James Canarella, IT, of New Britain, charged with murdering Gilmon Miner, pool room proprietor, and Peter Vass, Hartford, alleged to have murdered his wife.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06

made plans for conducting a mem bership campaign. An open meeting win be held Thursday night at the legion home and all. young men in- terested in learning of the advan- tages of the Citizens Military Train ing camps are invited to attend. N w. Alexander assisted in making out plans for the new organization.
 Richard T. Gilyard of 195 Co., lumbia avenue was chosen tempor- ary chairman of the local club last evening and John K. Butler of West Cheshire was named temporary sec retary. Those in attendance at -the meeting included: Click Gilyard, Ciassen Perkins, James Coffey, George Cassidy, James F. Green,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06
World Export Trade
 Off Eight Percent
First Decline in Exports Since l92l-Uned States Is
 Hardest Hit

World export trade for 1880 drop ped eight per cent below that of 1929. This is the first decline since 1921.
 Andrew A. Book of the editorial staff of The Financial World, re- veals these figures in study of Foreign Trade appearing in the cur rent issue of that business weekly.
 Reduced to common index of 1913 prices, the value of exports for the entire civilized world for 1880 is calculated at about $22,500, 900 while in 1929 total of $24,427,- 900 % was reached" according to the article. '"The foreign trade of the leading industrial countries, the United States, Germany, Great Brit- ain and France" MT Book continues, reveals interesting comparisons dur ing the past two years as to the changes in exports and imports which these countries experienced during that period.
 ImpOrts-, f-ExpOrts--, un Millions of DoIIars)
 Decrease Decrease from from 1oso 1929 1880 1929 U. s. .. .$3,O61 2S.S% $3,S43 20.7% Germany 2,474 22.7 2.s94 10.7 "
 France 2.O5O 1O.0 1.67s 14.6
 "This tabulation shows that in re- gard to imports, France and Great Britain have maintained their pur- chases from abroad to larger ex- tent that the United States and Ger many, while on the export side Great Britain and the United States have witnessed the sharpest deductions. A favorable trade balance is shown by Germany and the United States, which countries also reduced their imports by larger percentage than the two other nations.
 "The outstanding fact to be glean- ed from this compilation is that the United States with an aggregate de- cline in it's total foreign trade of about 28 percent has been compara- lively the heaviest loser. Taken at it's face value such decline appears alarming, but if one considers the composition of the various items ac- counting for the bulk of our exports and imports and the price changes experienced during 1880, this rate does not appear so impressive after all. World prices on the average have declined by about 15 per cent during 1890, the heaviest reduction having been experienced by agricultural and primary commodities. The latter rep resent the major part of our imports and many of them have shown price declines ranking from 20 to 50 per cent, as for instance rubber. tea, sugar, tin, wool, coffee and silk. The same holds true for our exports, ap- proximately 50 per cent of which are still composed of agricultural com- modities, principally grain, unmanu- fuctured cotton, tobacco and tobacco manufacturers. However, the trend in our exports is towards a decline in agricultural products an an increase in manufactured goods, especially
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06
BILLIARDS HAVE SWEPT THE ROCKY
 MOUNTAIN ZONE
Blanket of Snow Nine Inches Deep Covers Al= most All Territory From Montana to New Mexico

Denver, Colo, March 6 = (UP)- The years first real blizzard slowly lifted over the north portion of the Rocky Mountain region today, leaving behind it the stinging lash of winter.
 As the gales which had laid a snow blanket from Montana to New Mexico moved south and eastward, temperatures dropped lower, preced- ing forecast of clearing skies.
 In the wake of the storm lay one to nine inches of snow, in many cases whipped into high drifts, blocking highways, delaying bus and rail transportation and imperiling travel on icy streets.
 the precipitation to spread discom- fort throughout the mountain region.
 Airplane mail service was main tained at great hazard after "A hour delay. Bus traffic was im- paired. Railroads kept within reas- enable schedules.
 Low temperatures added to the general inconvenience, but were welcomed by fruit growers on the western slope of Colorado, where buds were beginning to appear on trees.
 The heavy precipitation also marked the third entry on. the debit side of drought in the farmers books. Filling up a generous re- serve in the hills, sources of irriga- tion waters, the storm insured prac- tical punishment of drought in the arid sections.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06
NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSE
 LARGEST IN COUNTRY

Concord, N. H. -(UP)- New
 Hampshire ranks 42d in population
 and 43d in area among the 48 states. But as regards the size of houses of representatives. New Hampshire
 ranks first.
 The New Hampshire house, with
 419 members, is the biggest of any
 state in the country. The runner-up
 for this honor is Connecticut. with only 25S members.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06

Daniel T. Smith, Joseph zibell, John K. Butler, Edward ". Davis, Charles R. Sumpf, Jr. William J. Ladden, Leon Trigon, Thomas Conley, Mich ael T. Hychka, Jr. Vincent. F. Ippo- Tito, Jr, Elmer J. Roach. Clifford Balcom, Henry F. Goetz, Jr, and Dominic Guerrero.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06
Held Meeting at
 the Legion Home
Former Students of the C. M. T. C. Elected Tefn-
 pOrary Officers

Nineteen former c. M. T. c. stu- dents gathered at the American Lea zion home here last evening and af- ter completing preliminary arrange ments for the formation of club
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06
TAIL To FIND R1c REAR

Kimberling. va.--Enormou bear footprints seen in the snow near Kimberling creek brought out all the bear hunters in Bland county
 The bear, however, was not found. It is a rarity to find bear tracks at this time of the year, during which the animals usually hibernate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06
SUGAR MICE IN MAIL

on-(UP)-Several Scottish members of parliament who re- cetved sugar mice in mail believe they were sent by critical home rule enthusiasts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06

Conservative Chinese in the United States and other foreign countries remove their dead to China because of their belief in ancestor worship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-06

machinery, which indicates the in- creasing importance which our ex- port trade displays in American in- dustrial life and prosperity"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-02-13
Pruning Helps
Quality of Fruit
Profits Depend on Apples
of Uniform Size and
Good Color.

Pruning as a part Of the manage
ment program in an apple orchard
does not always increase the number
Of bushels to the tree, but it does
make a difference in the quantity
which will grade out as first-class APP
Piles.
Profits From an Orchard.
The profits from an apple orchard
always depend on the number of bas-
kets, boxes or barrels which contain
apples of uniform size, well-colored
and free from blemishes," says III. r.
Niswonger, extension horticulturist at
the North Carolina State college.
"Thick, bushy trees afford protection
to insects and diseases and shield
them from contact with spray mate
rails. The highest percentage of Gull
apples is nearly always harvested
from that part of the tree which has
not been thinned or is left unpruned.
Apple trees of this kind should be
opened up so that it will be easy to
cover the fruit and leaves in all parts
of the tree"
Cost of Pruning.
AS to cost of pruning, Mr.. MIS-
wonger says two orchards in the
Brushy mountains, one containing
$500 trees and the other 600 trees,
spent $57.75 and SS75, respectively,
year during the past two years. The
trees in the first orchard were from
eight to twenty years of age and the
latter from six to fourteen years old.
These costs cover the labor in hauling
the brush from the orchard as well
as the actual work of pruning.
The main object in pruning a bear
ing apple tree is to maintain we'll
balanced top, and the even distribu-
ton of fruit spurs. In the young tree,
the purpose is to develop a well-bal-
anced top that will fruit uniformly,
says Mr.. NiswOnger.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-02-13
Spring and Summer
Seeding of Alfalfa
Plant Must Be Given Ample
Time to Make Top Growth.

Spring and summer seeding of al
falfa not later than the last week in
July is much safer thing for Wis
consin conditions than to sow alfalfa
tate in August or in early September.
Alfalfa must be given enough time
70 make good top growth and deep
root system so it will be in good po-
sition TO stand the winter and give a
big yield the following year, says the
Wisconsin Farmer.
OF course, the best way to SOW in
the spring is to use an early ripening
then to cut the nurse crop for hay
just after it heads out. This gets the
nurse crop off early and gives the al
falfa better chance to stand the sum-
mer drought Early canning peas have
been found to be very suitable nurse
crop because they can be taken off the
land early.
1t is not a good plan to recommend
heavy manuring of any seedlings of al
falfa. Heavy applications of uneven
ly distributed manure smothers the
plants, but a. light application of six
or seven loads an acre spread evenly
may prove to be protection against
winter killing on a late-sOwn alfalfa.
Straw will afford the same protection.
Care and judgment must be used
when alfalfa is pastured. 1t is impor-
tant not to pasture alfalfa when it is
wet with dew or rain, especially when
the cattle are famished for fresh for
age after long winter stabling. The
cattle should be turned in only for
short periods of time until they be-
come somewhat used to the crop.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-02-13
EGG Hatchability

Egg yolks from chickens fed cod
liver oil or exposed to sunlight
through good glass substitutes showed
five to ten times as much vitamin D
content as the yolks of eggs from
hens receiving the same ration but
confined behind ordinary window
glass. 1t was also found that the
hatchability of eggs produced from
hens confined behind ordinary window
glass was only about 80 per cent.
When cod liver Oil was added, or
when a high-class glass substitute
was used, hstchability was greatly in
creased.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-02-13
Tank Heaters Pay Good
Profits on Anv Farm

Probably no part Of the farm opera
tions pays larger profit than the
time and money spent in warming the
water for the live stock and poultry.
The milk which a dairy COW produces
depends perhaps more on how much
water she drinks than on the food con-
sumed, and much the same is true of
poultry egg production. This has been
demonstrated time after time by prac-
teal farmers as well as by the agri-
cultural experiment stations.
Most tank heaters are of the SUBJ
merged type, being set in the stock
tank with the fire pot and most Of the
heater below the surface and heating
mostly by radiation. Some of these
are of heavy cast iron.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-02-13
Early Plow for Wheat
Will Increase Yield

Early blowing for wheat is one of
the biggest factors in increasing wheat
yields, says w. c. Shotwell of the
Missouri College of Agriculture. This
has been proven over period of years
by the experiment stations and farm
ers in both Missouri and Kansas.
There has often been as much as five
bushels difference in yield of wheat
on early and late blowing where all
other soil treatments and cultural
practices were the same. A decrease
of one bushel per acre for each week
that blowing is delayed may be ex-
pected.
Early blowing conserves available
plant food by preventing the growth
of weeds which would use up this
plant food These weeds turned I'M
der later would not have time to de-
cay so that this plant food could be
liberated. The lack of an abundance
of plant food to give the young wheat
plants a good start on making a Wig
orous growth before winter often
causes much loss frQn winter killing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-02-13
Feeding Experiments
Directed at Missouri

The Missouri agricultural expert
ment station reports series of feed
ing experiments. In one case the hens
were given all the corn, oats, bran,
shorts and cornmeal they would con-
sumo, but on these ratiOns they were
able to produce only 60 eggs in a
years time. 1t required 9.3 pounds
of feed to produce dozen eggs.
Now when identically the same ra-
tons were fed, but in addition three
gallons of liquid skim milk or IL
pounds of commercial meat scrap was
added to the daily ration Of 100 hens.
the egg production was more than
doubled and the feed required to pro-
duce dozen eggs was reduced nearly
one-half.
By adding SO pounds Of milk or 6
pounds of meat scrap to the yearly ra-
ton for each hen from to 6 extra
dozen eggs were produced. While the
extra cost of the ration amounted to
80 cents per hen per year, the extra
eggs produced were worth at least five
times the extra expense.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-02-13
Insulation of Poultry
House Increases Eggs

Under even reasonably good condi-
tions. insulation of the poultry house
can be depended upon to pay. The
Nebraska experiment station esti-
mates the cost of insulating 20 by
2O-foot poultry house at approximate
ly $50, or 40 cents per bird. If this
cost is spread over the life of the
house, it amounts to about two eggs
per hen each winter. Every one real
ICES that quick changes in tempera-
ture may throw flock out of produc-
ton for several days, or even for the
balance of the winter. Proper insula-
ton of the poultry house will do much
to overcome this and may be expect
ed to pay for itself within a compare
lively short time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-02-13
Agricultural Notes


An egg is made up Of about 65 parts
of water and 80 parts of solids. Don't
forget the water.
An active ram should take care OF
from 80 to so ewes when turned loose
with them, and more than this num-
Der if hand tended.
From two to five pounds of bone
meal and one pound of iodized salt to
each hundred pounds of ground grain
or mash is recommended by the De-
partment of Agriculture, Washington,
D. c.
A cistern above the barn or under
the barn bridge will furnish water for
drinking cups. If cows are kept in
shed except at milking time running
water in the shed is the best arrange
ment.
There seem to be vital elements In
alfalfa, clover, soy bean hay, and such
legumes that stimulate milk produc-
ton and only by the use of these can
we expect the best and most econom-
ical results.
Feed and weed flavor. which are
sometimes so noticeable in milk are
usually due to the COW eating highly
favored feeds, rather than to the
flavors and odors being absorbed after
the milk is drawn.
In order to secure greater use from
brooder stoves, complete unit has
been developed to supply the neces-
sary heating and ventilation for pig
brooder house. This arrangement
helps to eliminate much Of that 40 to
so per cent loss in cold weather.
Spring seeded sweet clover may be
pastured during the first season, but
the plants should not be disturbed
until after the roots have become well
established. In general the tops of
the plants viii have made a growth
of 10 or IL inches by the time the
roots are established.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-02-13
SWEETEN ACID
STOMACH THIS
PLEASANT WAY

When there's distress two hours
after eating-heartburn, indigestion,
gas-suspect excess acid.
The best way to correct this is
with an alkali. Physicians prescribe
Phillips Milk of Magnesia.
A spoonful of Phillips Milk of
Magnesia in glass of water neu-
tralizes many times its volume in
excess acid; and does it at once. To
try it is to be through with crude
methods forever.
Be sure to get genuine Phillips
Milk Of Magnesia. All drugstores
have the generous 25c and SOC
bottles. Full directions in package.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-02-13
Use Electric Heat on
Michigan Truck Farms

Truck and nursery farms In Mich
igan are using electric heat to force
their plants with quite astonishing re-
suits, according to reports from De-
troit.
After several months of development
and experiment, a low wattage ele-
ment has been designed which plugs
into a convenient outlet connection
and is being used by truck farms for
seed terminating, propagating. cutting
bench and outdoor hotbed.
During the spring season an electric
element of this type in an outdoor hot
bed prevented freezing of the plants
when neighboring hotbeds of the NOD
electric variety were frosted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-02-13
Watch Breeders

Prof. @. F. Plat of the New Jersey
agricultural experiment station points
out that husky chicks cannot be pro-
duced from weak parents. he urges
all pouItrymen carefully to watch the
quality of their breeding stock. On
the female side. the breeding birds
should have good body weight and
must be active and alert
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-02-13
No more
COLO pains
-. give Csstoris

ACRY in the night may be the
first warning that Baby has collie.
No cause for alarm if Castoria Is
handy! This pure vegetable prepa-
ration brings quick comfort, and
can never do the slightest harm.
Always keep a bottle in the house.
1t is the safe and sensible thing
when children are ailing. Whether
it's the stomach, or the little
bowels; collie or constipation; or
diarrhea. When tiny tongues are
coated, or the breath is bad. When
there's need of gentle regulation.
Every child loves the taste of
Castoria, and its mildness makes
It suitable for the tiniest infant,
and for frequent use.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-02-13
Provide Farm Animals
With Grain Ration Now

This is the time of the year that
the farmer should begin to get his
horses ready for spring work, says A.
L. Harvey, horse specialist at the Min
nesota agricultural experiment station.
In recent years it has been the COM
mon practice of farmers to allow their
horses to trough it" through the win
ter months. Horses have been turned
out in the fall after the seasons work.
and have been compelled to pick up
a living from pastures, stalk fields.
and straw piles. This is an economi-
cal method of wintering horses, but it
does not fit them for a hard springs
work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-02-13

taken it as such, especially in spring
time. I think it the best medicine any,
one can take as a spring tonic and to
build up and enrich the blood. 1t also
regulates the liver and is good for
weak stomach-it renovates the entire
SYSTEM Chas. Van Sickle, 821 La
Crosse. All druggists.
Every package of DR.. Pieree's medicines
contains a symptom blank. Fill IL in and
mail 20 DR.. Pieree's Clinic In Buffalo,
N. Y. for free medical advice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-02-13
No Chance for Him

He (admiringly)-You are a girl
after my own heart.
She-Thank you; but I hope you
are not a man after mine.-Stray
Stories.