Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1920 — Page 2

TRAINING A FOOTBALL TEAM WITH AN AIRPLANE

Coach Bob Evans 4s making novel use of an airplane In training the football team of Leland Stanford university. In the play photographed the aviator starts the machine end tries to gain headway against the strength of the men.

NO RELIEF FROM H. C. L. FOR YEAR

Scientist Says Social and Industrial Unrest Must First Be Calmed. PARTS OF WORLD ARE HUNGRY Hardly Any Factor of Business That Is Stable—Production Has Been Crippled in Many Countries-— Distribution Disorganized. London.—The world can expect no relief from the present high cost of living and the shortage of commodities until the widespread social and Industrial unrest has disappeared and the war shattered economic machinery has been put in order, according to Charles A. McCurdy, parliamentary secretary to the ministry of food. Mr. McCurdy said that he was not particularly optimistic over the chances of any marked betterment of the situation in the near future. •‘We have bolshevism at one end of the world and widespread strikes at the other,’' said Mr. McCurdy, “and not until society resumes its normal course can we right economic conditions. “It is very difficult to prophesy regarding the food situation of the future, in view of the fact that the whole economic structure of the world has been so badly dislocated. There is hardly any factor of business that t«i stable and wo do notknewwhat wages are to be. As a result of these conditions the regular channels of distribution are disorganized, and until they are normal, it will be Impossible to tell what effective supplies there are as compared with the world stocks. Parts of World Hungry. “While it Is true that America, England and some other -countries are sufficiently supplied now so that -there Is no distress among the people, yet this comparativeabundance is th reality a fictitious one and may not last. Great sections of the world, are actu<Hy hungry because of the impossibility of distributing supplies properly, If the channels of distribution were open and the economic conditions were such that foodstuffs could be purchased by those countries which need them we probably won Id find ourselves faced with a shortage in many things. ______ " *For example, if the peoples of central Europe should be in a position next year to purchase the meat they need, there would be a world shortage of several million tons. It is improbable that they will be able to buy, but it is impossible to predict so far in advance. I believe that, a-year from now. things will have been brought to a head and that the world will be facing its most critical time. “There are those who tell me that I am wrong in my outlook and that there will be no shortage, but I can figure it no other way. There certainly are many countries now which

DISCOVERS NEW STEEL

Inventor of Vanadium Steel Perfects New Process.

New Product Far in Advance of Any High Speed Steel Hitherto Made. London.—The invention of a new steel, far in advance of any high speed hitherto made, is ascribed by the TWily Mnli to John Oliver Arnold, projnraor of metallurgy at Sheffield univemHy- .Professor Arnold, who is said to have heet the discoverer at vanadisteel. claims, according to the Daily Mall, that the new steel possesses far more commercial possibilities, th** tt is unrivaled in hardness, in tool form It will remove a weight than any other steel, •nd that it possesses comparatively ■The Daily Mail indicates that Pro-

are securing far below what they need in the way of foodstuffs, and when the time conies for them to buy it will be impossible to refuse them their fair share of-what the world produces. “There is another factor to be considered also. Where production has been stimulated during the war It must ultimately revert to normal. It is not natural as it stands. In the United States, for instance, the meat production has been artificially stimulated, and it is hard to estimate when this temporary condition will vanish. America next year may be an importer of meat, instead of a big exporter. See what that would mean to the rest of the world. ~ “On the other hand, production has been crippled in many countries. Shortage In Europe. "In Europe as a whole, there is an actual shortage of 11 per cent In sheep and a larger shortage in pigs. Because of this Europe would have to import 3.500,000 tons of meat this coming year, if it were to return to its pre-war consumption. “In regard to wheat the exportable surplus of the world Is down compared with that before the war. Import requirements at the same time are up. The same thing is true of butter, and in some countries its consumption has been increased by the lack of margarine. There is also n sugar shortage. The beet sugar production has dropped off 4,200,000 tons InEurope sin ce 1914. The cane sugar production of the world meantime has increased onlvl^XMXXltens. —

“In discussing prices we must con-

Dead Wife Aids Him

Pastor Tells of Visitation From Spouse After Death. Gets Information That Enables Him to Locate Missing Documents. Philadelphia.—A supposed visitation from his wife after her death, whether in a dream or •In the spirit, related by Kev. Dr. Russell H. Gonwell. is causing mudh speculation among members of the Grace Baptist temple. * Dr. Conwell, founder and president of Temple university, related his experience at a recent Sunday morning service in the Baptist temple in which he told of the visitation. His wife died thirty years ago. “I received three strange visits fKpm my wife.” he said. “Qn three successive nights she seemed to come and sit on the side of the be<l which I occupied. • - — - “While sitting there she gave me valuable Information relating to several important papers which I knew were in the house, but which I could nbt locate. , T “It may have been a dream but 1

fessor Arnold uses molybdenum Instead of tungsten, and says: “If large quantities of molybdenum (a hard silver white metallic element) can be found and the price re- . duced, tungsten will take a back seat, ■ because 6 per cent molybdenum will achieve more than 18 per cent tungsten."

STAY AT HOME, PARIS WARNS

World's Tavern, Overcrowded, Becomes Place for Millionaires Only. Parte.—lt is useless to ask for an apartment at less than 6.000 francs a year (about home hunters are informed by one of the largest renting agencies tn Paris. “Paris is full," says the Presse De Paris in warning people away from the city. "One sees this on all sides. It is impossible to find not only two . - *

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Prehistoric Tree Trunk Found in Iron Mine

St Paul, Minn. —Discovery has just been made in the Holman iron mine, near Taconite, Itasca county, Minnesota, not far from the source of the Mississippi river, of the trunk and branches of a prehistoric pine tree in an excellent state or preservation and with pine cones about IL The tree Is not petrified. The wood is as sound in the main as though it had been felled only a few years ago and the pine cones are?still pliable. The wood with exposure to air has not softened or crumbled, and the find is the first of its kind on record so far as geologists of the great iron ranges can learn.

sider the meaning of the phenomenon in the United States, where there Is no food shortage but an exportable surplus. The food supply is above normal, and yet the prices have advanced almost proportionately with the increase in Great Britain, which is largely an importing country. This curious situation makes one realize that in estimating food prices the economic effects peculiar to foodstuffs are not the determining factor, but economic conditions as a whole. ‘‘There seems to be a tendency In many countries to expend war wages and profits on consumption—goods, -food, clothing, etc}—to a greater extent than on thie purchase of raw materials for the extension of industry. It may be partly due to this consumption that goods on the whole have such an upward trend since the armistice.”

got out of bed immediately after receiving the instructions and found the papers just where she said they were.” Dr. Conwell said he did not know what to believe about the visitation. “It may have been thought transference,” he added. “I have never been able to decide what it was, but I do know that I was unable to locate these papers until I received the messages from my wife.”

Dime Chick Gets Prize.

Crookston. Minn.,—Several weeks ago Arthur Kirsch of Crookston bought a tiny chicken at a local five and ten cent store for a dime. Recently he entered the chicken at the Pennington county poultry show. It was adjudged to be a full-blooded white Leghorn and carried off a blue ribbon with a score of 92 points.

British Paupers Increase.

London. —The returns on the number of paupers relieved during the month of September In Great Britain ■ show a rate of 125 for eacn 10,000 of population, which is an Increase of one over the record for the preceding month, an increase of three on a year ago, and a decrease of 58 compared with September of 1913. t

rooms and a kitchen, but a place in the auto bus or a seat in a restaurant, theater or movie.” Officers ordered to Paris to follow certain technical training courses, the newspapers says, are considering pitching tents in the Champ de Mars and the writer adds: “Unhappy are those compelled to Install themselves in Paris. They may knock but no one will open to them unless, be it understood, they have at least 6.000 francs to spend for rent. As for remedy, I see none.” “And so,” the writer concludes, “all you who think of coming to Paris stay at home. The world’s tavern, now becomes a pfijace, receiving none but millionaires.”

Man Tossed by Bull.

Newark, —Gored, rolled and tossed over the fence by an enraged bull was J. C. Stevenson's experience. The animal escaped from its pasture, attacked Stevenson at his farm west of Newark. rolled him toward the fence. Stevenson’s arm was broken and his body gashed, but bn will tw cover.

HEAVY SNOWSTORM IN PARIS GIVES TRACTOR WORK

Following a heavy snowstorm in Paris a new snow plow drawn by a Renault tractor was put into commission to ciear the walks, with great success. ——

Crop Estimating Gigantic Task

Government Bureau Collects and Publishes Much lmportani__ Information. AGENTS COVER WHOLE COUNTRY More Than 4,000,000 Pieces of Mail Handled by Division of Crop Reports During Past Year—Reports Are Issued Monthly. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1919, the bureau of crop estimates of the United States department of agriculture issued—the regular monthly crop reports, showing estimated acreages planted, growing conditions, yields per acre, and total production, farm prices of different crops for each state and the United States, estimates of total number of live stock of different classes on farms and ranges, their condition, and losses from diseases and other causes. Commercial estimates of the apple and peach crops were made, and the weekly truck-crop news service which had previously been in force, was continued and extended, according to the annual report of the chief -of the bureau. an extract from which is given below. Many special inquiries were made during the year, including-: Quantity of commercial —fertilizers used per acre of cotton and proportion of fields upon which used. Percentage of various crops to which commercial fertilizer and ma* nure was applied and quantity used. Binder twine requirements for the grain crops of 1918 for the use of the Grain corporation. Emergency live stock survey, todetermine the number on farms July 1, 1918. : ’ ~~ ——= Uses made of wheat crop, for the Unltetl States food administration. Quantities of various crops fed to different classes of live stock. Live stock survey of January, 1919. Fertilizer inquiry of January, 1919, to ascertain quantity of commercial fertilizers and manure used for crops. Wages of farm help. Prices farmers pay for equipment, machinery, r.nd supplies. Percentage of farm labor requirements available. Agents Gather Facts. Field agents prepared estimates of acreage, yield, production, and stocks on farms of wheat and corn by counties for the United States Grain corporation, and they also prepared estimates of the value of agricultural production *y counties in each of the principal states for the use of the treasury department. Field agents co-

1919 Fashions Harmful Says Woman of 100

New York.—Catherine Tibball. who celebrated her one hundredth birthday a few days ago at 964 Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn. does not see longevity for any woman who follows the maxims of dress approved by Dr. Royal S. Copeland, health commissioner. Her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Thomas Tibball, said: “My mother-in-law and I are entirely against fashions of dress for women. I never wore anything but the simplest kind of stays, and neither did she." ” The centenarian was told about Doctor Copelands statement that women can wear silk stockings, high-heeled shoes, tight corsets ; and low-neck gowns . with benefit rather than harm. “I have never painted or powdered my face,” she said. “I never wore high-heeled shoes or-low-neck gowns, yet I have lived to be a hundred years old and expect to celebrate another birthday next year. Woman’s fashions today are more than bad; they are. barmfuL”

operated with officials of the department of agriculture, the treasury department, and the state extension services in the states where seed-grain leans were made to fanners in the drought-stricken regions of the northwest and the southwest in the fall of 1918 and spring of 1919. The bureau compiled innumerable statements showing the production, consumption, surplus and deficiency, exports and imports, and prices of important agricultural products for all tne principal countries before the war, and of production and requirements during the war, for the Informatlonbf administrative officials of the department of agriculture, of other federal departments, and various war-emer-gency organizations. Many of these statements were for the use of the department committee on crop production and were used as a basis for the crop-production programs which were recommended. Other compilations were made for the confidential use of the war trade board and for the committees on agriculture in congress. Much Information Compiled. Summaries of weekly reports of the state field agents of. the bureau were furnished for the confidential informa-

More Energy and Zip in Germany

Writer Says There Is Less Laziness Than in Any Other European Country. LOW EXCHANGE IS BIG AID Gives Germany Advantage in Laying Her Commercial Lines In Little Nations About Her—Bitter at United States. By HAROLD E. BECHTOL. (In Chicago Post.) ■ , Berlin—l have been taveling in central Europe for months. I have visited farms and factories and stores and banks and government offices. A marked difference is noticeable as soon as the German frontier is crossed. & There is more energy and zip in Germany; there is less laziness; trains move regularly; clerks in stores are well staffed; wagons and cars and freight trains (one of the rarest sights in Europe) move briskly; smoke comes from the stacks of at least some of the factories. German factory owners say “Made in Germany” goods can never again depend on cheapness for sale abroad. They point out that her sources of material are cut and that the old long hours and cheap labor are gone. Yet Germany bid far lower than anybody else on a contract for metal uniform buttons for the Czecho-Slo-vak army recently. I could cite several other cases. Germany has a big advantage in laying her commercial lines In the little nations about her (sentiment aside of course) because of the fact that her exchange is'very low, like theirs. From Germany alone, among the big nations, can the new nations get values approximating what their money represents to them. Germany** Bright Side. That is, for Germany, the bright side of a bad situation. Her mark Is worth under a nickel, about a sixth of par. She has got to have a credit before she can buy cotton and copper from America. She can’t buy with marks. Government official? urge a credit for the hope It would give the German people as they enter on a hard winter. The same pleas, of course, are made by the other nations of central Europe, some of whom helped the allies to win the war. American observers here say the Oono, mvornment is doing the best

tion of the secretary and chiefs of bureaus of the department of agriculture, and after the signing of the "armistice the mailing list for these summaries was extended to include other government officials and senators and members of the house of representatives. Bimonthly foreign crop reports were issued in the spring of 1919 and will be continued. A vast amount of information was compiled and furnished tn response to inquiries received by telephone, telegraph, letter, or personal call of representatives of the food administration, the war trade board, the war Industries board, the military intelligence office of the war department, the tariff commission, the federal trade commission, the council of national defense, other departments of the federal and state governments, congress, and private Individuals. More than 4,000,000 pieces Of mail were handled by the division of crop reports during the year, as compared with 3,200,000 by the same division for the preceding fiscal year, an increaee of 25 per cent. About the same tlve increase was noted in all other branches of the bureau at Washington. In the state offices of field agents the work more than doubled in ths fiscal year 1919 as compared with the preceding year. The issuance by field agents of monthly state crop reports bearing their names which are generally reproduced in all the state papers has made them widely known throughout their states and has resulted In a heavy volume of correspondence. .

it can, but the attitude of the Prussians in the business world 1s t “You have to give us credit before we .can pay France and Belgium and England! You’re delaying tn give - France' and England a further head start!” . - , —— —- ' - ' • ■ They hhld Uncle Sam personally responsible ; he’s hated for declining to rush humbly across with open money bags. There are several reasons why the south of Germany is leading the north. The Prussian worker had less ”redom in the old days than the south German worker. Now that he holds the whip hand, he hasn’t as sane an idea of what to do with his liberty. Prussian capitalists, too, are, slower. They hate to "get to, work for France and England,” as they put it. British officers in the occupied area tell me the big dye works in the northern Rhine district are kept closed by the Germans. The Germans know the allies cannot yet equal their dyes—• especially a “fixed” blue—and they do not propose to start these plants and let the allies learn the secrets if they can avoid it What She Can Export. Germany can export some glass, china, potash, cutlery, optical instruments, surgical and scientific instruments andutoys, without Importing raw materials. She needs* from America principally cotton and copper. French and British chocolate, soap, toilet articles, etc., are on sale in the stores everywhere in Germany. The only American goods found generally are prewar stocks. - The French and British occupied zones are now commercial fronts. Military officers there and military missions in Germany give the French and British commercial travelers and bankers every assistance. All of the American commercial men and bankers 1. met In Germany told me they had fought their way through in spite of the government, rather than with its assistance. The Gerjnans realize their overseas trade will be absolutely dependent on the allies for years to come. -Germany now owns only 3% per cent of her prewar shipping. , ?

Catch Two-Legged Whale.

Victoria, B. C.—A female humpback whale having two hind legs 50 inches Id length has been caught at the Kyugot whaling station. Manager Ruck of the Consolidated Whaling company says that In his 20 years of whaling experience he has never heard of whales having legs on the exterior. ■. ' - ' ' t- ■— ‘ ' S