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FEB. 2 IS SET _ FOR ELECTION OF NEW POPE (Continued From Page One.) of the noble guards, glinting in the rays of candles, the robes of the Prelates and the ceremgnies which had been handed down ttvritjigh the centuries combined to make a scene of,;impressive splendor. The cardinals were atti’ed in yiolet robes, violet being the symbol of mourning. There were types of red. typifying the martyrdom of the Saint.—Copyright, 1922, by Public Ledger Company. STREAMS OF MOURNERS A IEW DEAD. , •|V constant stream of mourners, a eonlerable number of them Americans, passed before the papal bier Many of them touched their rosaries to the cold fingers in token of farewell. Thj funeral plans will be carried out in accordance with the living wishes of the Pontiff. The body will be buried ultimately In the Vatican crypt near the tomb of St. Peter. Extra police guards have been stationed about the Vatican to handle'the vast crowds and to precent any disturbances by communists and anti-clericals. The Italian government has issu'd a circular letter to the powers assuring them that the conclave wili ha pete protection and will be assured of the utmost independence. The forthcoming conclave is assured unprecedented freedom from the entenglements of European politics due to the fact that Austria's domination has been removed and Germany's influence greatly reduced. NEXT POFE MAT PE ITALIAN'. Formerly Austria, being a Catholic country, had the power of veto at a Papel election* It is accepted as a foregone conclusion' that the next Pope will be an Italian. The tiro cardinals who are believed to hare the best chances are: / Cardinal Gasparrl, Papal Secretary of State. Cardinal Pietro Maffi, Archbishop of |L lia - * MU was pointed out in Vatican circles, however, that Cardinal Gasparri, in the administration of his office, has offended more than one cardinal. The Italians will have thirty-one votes in the conclave; the non-Italians will have thirty. If it comes to choose a compromise candidate as the case in 1914, CardinalPriest Alessandro Lualdl, Archbishop of Palermo, or Cardinal Petro Lafonraine, Patriarch of Venice, may be the successful choice. If the unofficial news is true that the conclave will convene Feb. 2, no time will have been lost in selecting a successor to Benedict XV. Under the laws of the church a conclave cannot he held until nine days after the death of the Pope. The Papal Secretary of State and Chamberlain have assembled a consistory to examine the Pontiff's will and to begin preparations for the conclave. ITALIAN ENVOYS CALL AT LEGATION WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.—Ambassador Rolandi Ricci, accompanied by the full staff of the Italian embassy, in court regalia, paid a ceremonial call at the Papal Legation here today to'' officially express the Italian government's sorrow over the death of Pope Benedict. Condolences and expressions of regret poured into* the legation here, thrixighout the day and in many instances diplomats from Catholic countries called personally to convey their sorrow.

WORLD NEEDS ONE LANGUAGE, AVERS HOUSE (Continued From Page One.) speak English excepting the genial and scholarly Fusserand. What they lost in prestige because of this is a matter for speculation, but that it was great no one at the conference will deny. Here again the situation was saved by the iact that Karrebeek of Holland, Schanzer of Italy, Shidehare of Japan, Wellington Ivoo and Sze of China and the Baron de Cnrtier of Belgium, perhaps the most finished diplomat of them all, speak perfect English. Therefore, it can be seen these two conferences have been successful, so far as the machinery of language is concerned, by chance. Jt is not only at internatioanl conferences that a common tongue is needed, but in commerce, science and literature. The peoples of the world need to know one another better and to be able to communicate with one another more freely, and this cannot be done without a common medium of expression. ENGLISH CROWDS OFT FRENCH. French at one time was clearly the language of diplomacy, and still Is to a lesser degree, but English has pushed ii aside as a language for genera! international communication. But languages have their rise and fail, and, while EngSjjl h may become the main tongue for world communication within another century, on the other hand, it may be displaced by some other. And a century is too long a time to wait for this much needed vehicle for facile human Intercourse, and other movements are afoot. It has come to a choice between Esperanto and medieval Latin. Both’have their champions and good arguments may be made in behalf of each. Esperanto has the advantage of simplicity and freedom from national entanglements, #ud the League of Nations is looking carefully into its claim for preferment. Whatever action the league finally takes probably will be conclusive, for its represents practically all existing nations, excepting Itussla, Germany, Turkey. Mexico and the United States. EVEN LATIN IS PROJOSED. On the other hand, medieval Latin las its strong adherents, particularly in Italy and the United States. Many of our eminent educators believe that Latin is the most practical language to adopt because It is already known and taught throughout the world, while Esperanto would have to be forced into the already overcrowded curriculum of the schools. Latin hss been used for a millennium or more, and at one time, in a simple form, was the language of lettered Europe. Today, most statesmen, teachers, scientists and many lawyers and business men have enough classical Latin to learn without difficulty the language in its simplified form, white it is already the language of speech, written communication and record of the” Church of Rome. itV .lowever, be if Esperanto or be it ®ntln, lui ns push forward and make yet another advancement in civilization toward the ultimate goal.—Copyright. 1!>22. by Public Ledger Company.

SAYS U. S. MUST AID THE FARMER (Continued From Page One.) ministration that the conference might result in establishing more amicable relations “between the Government and the farmer and devise a permanent policy toward agriculture. Low price returns for farm products was given as the reason for a drop in Quantity production by Sjduey Anderson yf Minnesota chairman of the congressional Jo! if' commission of agricultural

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“Secretary Wallace and members of the conference: "It is an occasion of the greatest satisfaction to me that Secretary Wallace’s invitation has been so widely and cordially accepted. 1 confess th<| firm belief that in the public life of a people so intelligent as the American Nation most problems maj be regarded as well on the way to siflutiun when they are once reduced to their simplest terras and generally understood. This conference was called with the aim.to bring vtbout ■ such a general understanding of the j critical situation now confronting Anieri lean agriculture. v “We all understand that this con- | ference is not a legislative, body. Its I recommendations will require to be I written into the statute books by other ; authorities, or applied in administration, i after sanction by those who must assume i responsibility. But we do confidently ! anticipate that the considerations here i had will be helpful and illuminating to j those immediately responsible for the i formulation of public policy in dealing | with these problems. Therefore, it has i seemed to me, T can make no more api propriate observation than that your ■'work here will be <f value precisely as ' you address yourselves to the realities. | the matters of fact, the understanding • of renditions as they are. and the proi posal of feasible and practicable methods i for dealing with those conditions. "Concerning the grim reality of the i present crisis in agriculture, there can i be no differences of opinion among informed people. The depressions and discouragements are not peculiar to agriculture, and I think it fair to say there I could have been no avoidance of a great : slump from war-time excesses to the I hardships of readjustment. We can have no helpful understanding by assuming : that agriculture suffers alone, loir we i may fairly recognize the ITidaiiient.il difficulties which accentuate the agricultural discouragements, and menace tne healthful life of this basic and absolutely necessary Industry. ••J do not need to tell you or the country of the supreme service that'the farmer rendered our Nation and the world during the war. Peculiar circumstances placed our allies in Europe, as well as our own country. In a piusition [of peculiar and unprecedented and fiiend- ‘ ( nce on the American farmer. With his ! labor supply limited and in conditions i which made producing costs high beyond* all precedent, the farmer rose to the emergency. He did everything that was asked of him. and more than most people believed it was possible for him :to do. Now, in his hour of disast r, ■ consequent on the reaction from the feverish conditions of war, he comes to us asking that he be given support and • assistance which shall testify our np- > preciation of his service. To this he Is j entitled, not only for the service he has ' done, but because if we fail him we will ! precipltati- a disaster that will affect ! every industrial and commercial activity : of the Nation. . “The Administration has been keenly j alive to the situation and has given encouragement and support to every me.as- ! ure which It believed calculated to amdl- ' orate the condition of agriculture. In the effort (o finance crop movements, to oxj pand foreign markers, to expand credits ar home and abroad, much has been acj oompiished. These have been, it is true, j largely in the nature of emerge 1 j measures. So long as the emergency coni tinues. it must be dealt with as such; j but at the same time there is every reason i for us to consider those permanent rnodi- ! fleations of policy which may make rei lief permanent, may secure agriculture so i far as possible against the danger that j such conditions will arise again, uipi • place it as an industry In the firmest and I most assured position for the future. j “You men are thoroughly familiar with j the distressing details of present condi j tions in the agricultural community. The ■whole coilntry has an acute concern with j the conditions and the problems which | you are met to consider. It is a trulY | national interest, and not entitled to fa* ■ regarded as primarily the concern or i either a class or a section. i (ITKS DEPENDENCE ON AGRICULTURE. I '-Agriculture is the oldest and most : elemental of industries. Every other • activity is intimately related to and large;|y dependent upon i! It Is the first in dustry to which society makes appeal I in every period of distress and difficulty. When war is precipitated, the firs: and j mand is made on the farmer, that he will ! produce the wherewithal for both comi batants and the civil population to be fed, and in large part also to be clothed land equipped. It Is a curious fact that agriculture has always been the first i tine of support of communities in war. and too commonly this victim of those ■ distresses which emanate from great con ! flicts. Perhaps I iuay be pardoned a word : by way of developing this idea. Until comparatively very recent times the land was the first prize of victory in war. 'The'-conqueror distributed the subjugated ; soli among bis favorites and gave them his prisoners as slaves to work it. Thus the ownership of the land became the symbol of favor and aristocracy, while lhe working of it was regarded as tj)e task of menials, dedicated to 111-paid toil in order that the owners of the land and the rulers of the state might, be able to maintain themselves in luxury and to enforce their political authority. "Coming down through the ages, we see the advance of civilization gradually emancipating tne soil from this low est; ti We see the institutions of seifdoiu and villenage, under the feuifal order, succeeding those <-f slavery. Later, we see the* creation of a rural peasantry, comprising broadly those who tiil the soil, but in most cases do not own it, and whose political rights are very restricted. It is, indeed, not until we come to very recent times and to our own country's development that we see the soil Iff ted above the taint of this unjust heredity, and restored to the full dignity and independence to which it is entitled. 'Even in our own times and under the most modern and enlightened establishments the soil has continued to enjoy less liberal institutions for its encouragt ment and promotion than many other forms of industry, Commerce and manufacturing have been afforded ample financial facilities for their encouragement arnd expansion, while agriculture on the whole hgs lagged tjehind. The merchant, the manufacturer, the great instrument of public transportation, have been provided methods by which they enlist necessary capital more readily than does the'farmer. A great manufacturing industry can consolidate under the ownership of a single corporation with a multftude of stockholders, a great number of originally separate establishments, and th'ns effect economies and concentrations, and acquire for itself a power in the

markets x(*here it must buy, and in the markets where It most sell, such us have, not been made available to“ agriculture. The farmer Is the most and independent citizen among us. He i comes nearest to being self-sufficient; but ipreciselv because of this he has not claimed' for himself the right to employ those means of cooperation, coordination, and consolidation which serve so usefully in other industries. A score or more of ■ manufacturers consolidate their interests 'under a corporate organization, and attain a, great Increase of their power in the markets, whether they are buying or selling. The farmer, from the very mod’* of his life, has been stopped from thesq effective combinations; therefore, because he buys and sells as an individual it is his fate to buy. in the dearest and sell In the cheapest market. J “The great industrial Corporation sells, ! its bonds in order to get what we may call its fixed or plant capital, just as the farmer sells a mortgage on his land in order to get at least a large part of his fixed or plant capital I am nut commending the bonding or mortgage sw* tom of capitalization, rather only ret'og nizing a fact. But tlm-re in large part the analogy ends. Both the manufacturer and the farmer still require provision of working capital The manufacturer, wbmie turnover is rapid, finds that in the seasons when h“ needs unusual amounts of working capital hg can go to the bank and borrow on Short-time notes. His turnover is rapid, aid the money will come back in time to meet his short-term obligation. The merchant finances hi* l operations in the same way. Bitt the farmer Is in a different case, ills turn over period is a long one: his annual production is small compared to the amount of Investment For almost any crop the turnover period is at least a year* for livestock it may require two ; or three years fofVa single turnover. Yet the farmer Is comVelled. if he borrows bis working capital? l to borrow for short period, to renew his paper several times before his turnover is possible, and to take the chance that if he is called upon untimely to pay off his notes he may be compelled so sacrifice growing crops or • unfinished livestock. Obviously. the farmer needs to have provisions, adapted to !ifs requirements, for extension of credit so product his working capital. "Und*T the necessities of time, consolidation and centralization of credit resources and financial capabilities went far to sustain the struggle. Essential industries were extended the help and support of society because recognized Its dependence on thcm.i Much that was economically unsound and unfair was perpetrated under cover of this effort to upheld necessary Industrial factors. But the lesson was useful, and justifies in-; qulrv as to whether, properly adapted to peace conditions, the methods of larger integration and wider cooperation might not well be projected into times of peace. The ms'd of hotter flnnncin! facilities for the farmer must be apparent on the most sual consideration of the profound li vergence between methods of financing agriculture and other industries. The farmer who owns his farm is capitalist. ; executive, and laborer all in one. As capitalist, he earns the smaller return on j his Investment. As executive, he Is litI tie paid: and as laborer be Is greatly uni derpatd In comparison to labor in other I occupations. I "There Is much misconception regard I fog the financial status of agriculture ■ If 'he mortgage Indebtedness of farms ; shows, over a given period, a marked i tendency to Increase, the fact 'becomes i occasion for concern. If ilurlrtg the sami ! period the railroads, or the great Indus I fries controlled by corporations, find | themselves able to increase their mortI gage Indebtedness by dint of bond Issues'. the fact is h‘raid 'd ns evidence j of better business conditions and of capl- ! tal's increased willingness to engage In | these Industries and thus Insure larger | production and better employment of j labor Both the mechanism of finance ; and the preconceptions of the community ; are united In creating the impression that easy access to ample capital Is a disadvantage to the farmer, and an evl-den-e of his decay in prosperity; while precisely the same elrcuinstances are con sfrned, in other industries, ns evidence of prosperity and of desirable business expansion. “In the matter of what may be called fixed Investment capital, the' dlsadvantnke of the farmer so strongly Impressed public opinion that a few years ago the F deral Farm Loan Board was established to afford bett-r supplies of cap! tal for plant Investment and to insure ! moderate interest rates. But while nnI questionably farm finance has benefit.!. j flic board has thus far rtbt extended Its j operations to the provision of working I capital for the farmer ns distinguished j from permanent investment In the plant. | There should be developed a thorough ! code of law and business procedure, withj the proper machinery of fiance, through : some agency, to insure that turnover ! capital shall he as generously supplied j to the farmer and on us reasonable terms j as to other Industries An industry, more j vital than any other, In which near half the Nation's wealth Is invested can be relied upon for good security and ceri tain returns. ‘•ln the aggregate, the capital indebtedness of the country’s agricultural plant Is ; small, not large. Compared with other industries, the wonder is that agriculture, ; thus deprived of easy access to both iu- | vestment and accommodation capital, has prospered even so well. REFERS TO FLAN OF FARM LOAN BOARD. ‘ The lines on which financial support lof agriculture may be organized are suggested in the plan of the Federal Farm ■ Loan Board, nn.l In those rural finance societies which have been so effective in j some European countries. The coopera- | five loaning associations of Europe have beerueffective in :eutives to united action by farmers, and have led them directly into cooperation in both production and marketing, which have contributed greatly i f.> the stabilization and prosperity of agriculture. Where we gamine the cooperative societies of Russia, now recognized as the most potent support in that j disturbed country for orderly society, or j whether we turn to the great and illrr j minuted cooperative associations which j have strengthened the California agricultural industries; whether we examine the cooperative societies of Ireland and Denmark or the like organizations which handle the potatoes of Xlaine, or the cantaloupes of Colorado; whether we i consider these organizations as means to I buying the farmer's requirements In a j cheaper market or to selling his products j In a mere remunerative one. the conclusion is in a!! cases the same. It is, j that the farmer is as flood a business man as any other when he has the j chance; that he is capable of organization. cooperation and coordination; that I he will apply sound methods to his business whenever he has the chance; i that his credit can be better established, liis- partT’ulanfcieeds of capital on terms su-fed to - met: that, these things accomplished, he ceases

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to be an underpaid laborer, an unpaid ■ excco ti v an: .1 1 apitalisf' with an unremunerntive investment. "It cannot bo too strongly urged that the fariin-i* must be ready to help himself. This conference would do most lasting good If It would find ways to impress the great mass of farmers to avail themselves of the lest methods By this I mean that in the last analysis, legislation can do little more than give the farmer the chance to organize and help himself. “Take cooperative marketing. American farmers are asking fur, and It should bo possible to afford them, ample provision of lsw under which they may carry on in cooperative fashion those business operations which lend tboml selves to that method, anil which, thus handled would bring advantage to both the farmer and hts consurtilng public. In countries where these facilities and opportunities have been afforded such cooperative organizations have been carried to the highest usefulness and are recognized ns aiding both farmer and consumer. They make the farmer's selling price higher and the consumer’s buying price lower. "But when we shall have done this, the farmers - must become responsible for doing the rest. They must barn organization and the practical procedure of Cooperation. These .things we can not do for them, but we can and should give them the chance to do th**m for themselves. It will be for them to demonstrate their readiness and willingness and ability to utilize such instrumentalities. There Is need for wide dissemination of information and understanding of methods. and for development of what 1 may call the spirit and purpose ..f cooperation The various excellent societies ~{ farmers which are represented Imre have*a large responsibility In this regard. They have already done- much, but they have much morf Ao do if the American farmer shall be brought most effectively to help himself through organization and cooperation LAt K OF ESSENTIAL INFORMATION BLO< K. "One of the most serious obstacles so a proper balancing of agricultural production lies iu ha lack of essential Information. All too frequently such information Is gathered by private interests whose concern Is private profit rather than (he general good Agriculture can not thrive under .-1.11111110118 which permit the speculator, :h-- broker. Tin- foreSlalbT, bee;.use of superior lnfermntion, to become chief beneficiaries. The element or speculation In cr.ip production Is at best So great us to dictate that other speculative elements always

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liable to be manipulated t> the disadvantage of the producer, shall be reduced to the minimum, ‘ With proper financial support for agriculture. and with instrumentalities for the collection and dissemination of useful information, a group of cooperative marketing organizations would be able to advise their members as to tht* pruba ble demand for staples, and to propose measures for proper limitation of acre ages in particular crops. ■ The certainty that such scientific distribution of production was to be' observed would strengthen the credit of agriculture/and Increase the security on which financial advances could be made to It. The disastrous effects which arise from overproduction are notorious. The Congressional Joint Comiqittee on agricultural conditions, -in the valuable report which It has recently issued, 'declares that a deficiency of one-tenth in the production ot a particular staple meaens increase of three-tenths in the price: while a dt-fi it of- two-tenths in production will mean an increase of eight-tenths in the price. “The converse of this is just as emphatically true. In a recent address to the Congress, I statpd this siruation thus: “ 'lt is rather shocking to be told, and to have the statement strongly supported, that ,000,(XK! bales of cotton, raised on American plantations In a given year, will actually be worth more to the producer than 13.000.0C0 would have been. Equally , Shocking * the statement that 700,000.000 bushels of wheat, raised by American farmers, would bring' them more money thun a billion bushels. Yet these are not exaggerated state- , ments In a world where there are ; tens of millions who need food and clothing which they can not get, such * a condition is gfure to indict the social system which makes it possible.' “It Is apparent that the Interest of the consumer, quite equally with that of the producer,reiemands measures to prevent these violent fluctuations which result from unorganized and haphazard production. Indeed, the statistics of this entire subject clearly demonstate that the consumer's concern for better stabilized conditions is quite equul to that of the producer. The farmer does nyt demand special consideration to the dis advantage of any other class; he asks only for that consideration which shallplace his vital industry on a parity of opportunity with others, and enable it to serve the broadest interest. "No country Is so dependent upon railroad transportation as is the United States. The irregular coast lines of Europe, Its numerous indenting arms of the sea as well as its great river system, afford that continent - exceptional water transportation. The vast continental area of the United States Is quite differently situated, its greater dependence upon railroad transportation being attested by Us possession of near onehalf the railroad mileage of the world; and even this Is not adequate. The Inevitable expansion of population will enormously Increase the burden upon our transportation facilities, and proper forethought must dictate the present adoption of wUe and fnrseeing policies iu ( dealing with transportation. CARE NEEDED IN t RAILWAY PROBLEM. "If broad visioned statesmanship shall establish fundamentally sound pollcie? toward transportation, the present crisis will one day be regarded as a piece of good fortune to the Nation. To this time railroad construction, financing, anil operation have been unscientific and devoid of proper consideration for the widt-r concerns of the community. To sav this Is simply to admit a fact which applies to practically every railroad system iu the 'world. It Is as true regarding the railroads of Canada and Great Britain as It is In reference'to those of the United States. It is equally applicable to the railways of continental Europe, in whose development considerations of political and military availability have too far overwelgheil economic usefulness In America we have too long neglected our naterwayis. We need a practical development of water resources for both transportation and power. - A large share of railway tonnage is coal for railroad fuel The experience of railway electrification demonstrates the possibility of reducing this waste anil Increasing efficiency. We may well begin very soon to consider plans to electrify our railri ad*. If such a suggestion seems to involve Inordinate demands upon our financial and industrial power, It may be replied that three) generations ago the suggestion of build- 1 lug “tVi.nOo mites of railways iu this, country would have been scouted >ia a | financial arid Industrial impossibility. | Waterway Improvement represents not only the possibility of expanding our i

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transportation system, but also of pro- ! ducing hydroelectric power for its oper | atlon an-d for the activities of widely diffused industry 1 "I have spoken of the advantage whic^ , Europe enjoys because of its easy access I to the sea, the cheapest and surest traus portation facility. In o'Ur own country is presented one of the world’s most.' attractive opportunities for exteftsion of the seaways many hundred miles inland. The heart of the continent, with its vast x*esources in both agriculture and in dustry, would lie brought in communication with all the ocean routes by the execution of the St. Lawrence waterway project. To liable ocean-going vessels to have access to all the ports of the Great Lakes would have a most stimulating effect upon the industrial life of the continent's interior. The feasibility of the project la unquestioned, and itg cogs, compared with some other great engineering works, would be small. Disorganized and prostrate, the nations of central Europe are even now setting their bands to the development of a grout continental waterway, which, connecting ihe Rhine and Danube, will bruig warier transportation from the Black "o the North Sea, from Mediterranean to Baltic. If nationalist prejijdiiTs and economic difficulties can be overcome by Europe, they* certainly should not be formidable obstacles to kn nchfavrment, less expensive, and giving j promise of y<pt greater advantages to the j peoples of North America. Not only’ j would the cost „of transportation be j ‘■greatly reduced, but a vast population ; would be brought overnight in inane- ; dinte touch with the markets of the eu- : tire world. “This conference no fear of j unfortunate effects frorh* the fullest development of national resources. A nar ■ rev*, view might dictate, in the present: agricultural stress, antagonism to proj- I eels of reclamation, rehabilitation and extension of the agricultural area. To the contrary, if agriculture is to hold its high place, there must be the most liberal j policy in extending its opportunity. The war, as was recently well said by the Secretary oft AgrietiHure. has brought i our country more quickly, but not more | inevitably, to tlie necessity of deciding whether this shall be predominantly an industrial country, or one in which indusfry and agriculture shall bq encouraged l*i prosper side by side, and to compliment each other in building here a community of diverse interests. If our policy shall b-\ a it ought, to encourage the dual development, then we havo need ; to consider the early and continuing reclamation of those great areas which with proper treatment would become valuable additions to our agricultural capacity. To j this end every practical proposal for waj tering our arid and semiarfd land, for reclaiming cut-over forest areas, for profaceting fertile valleys from inundations, and for draining the potentially rich and widely extended swamp areas, should be given the full encouragement of the Gov eminent. Ail this should be a part of recognized permanent policy. Not otherwise will it be possible to keep the Nntxiu, self-supporting and as nearly selft contained as it has been in the past. NEW CONCEPTION OF FARMER .>ELDED. .1 here must be anew conception of the farmer's place in our social and economic scheme. The time is long past w . an we may think of farming as an ■a upation fitting for the man who Is not : equipped for or has somehow failed at I some other line of endeavor. The sue- 1 eessful farmer of today, far from being an untrained laborer working every ' li iv nd every hour that sun and weather I permit, is required to be the most expert and particularly the most versatile oi aat ;saa.-, executives and business men. I He must be a goon deal of an engineer 1 l" deal w ith problems of drainage, road I building und the like. He requires the, practical knowledge <,f an all-round me ! c-tanic, to handle hlrf machinery and get ' t -t results from it. The problems of sto, k raising and breeding demand understanding of biology, while those of plant raising arid breeding call for a wide practical knowledge of botunv and plant pathology; "In handling ids g-.lls for test results. In using fertilizers, determining rota- 1 tions. and in selecting and using feeds* for stock, ho lots mted for a working 1 knowledge chemistry. As our tlm lo r supply Is reduced, his service in con si rviiig and expanding the timber re sources „f the farm will be increasingly Important, necessitating an ijitimacv with forestry and forest atlon. There la no business In which the executive talents the wkillefai orj<rtnlzer and manager are more absolutely m* e-sirv than in successful farming: and this applies alike to the producing, the buying and the sell- I ing phases of farming. Along with all i Erl- the farmer umel Imve untiring eri-' erg\ and n r.ul love and effthusfasiu for his splendid profession. For such I choose to 'fill the vo *atlon of the fsrmer ! - the most useful, and. It ought to he! made, one of the nest attractive among ail lines of human effort.”

You're -lust I.ikp tb Kos*. Hrunada* I 11 Buy the Blarpey Castle. Laughing: \ amp. •V’aniiinuvia. I'Caruiutr Mf-ilb-v from Geo. White's "SamLypsy Blues. June Moon. When Hud da Smiles. April Showers. . Ka-La-Fa. ' Blue La 1111 ho Blues. Swe t I-aily. Standand Songs 01,l I’m, Why Don’t Yon Answer Me. I-e-t the Rest of the World Go By. Down (he Trail to Home, Sweet Home. silver Threads Among the Gold That Naughty Wait*. My Wild Irish Rom-. Mother’s Hands. In the shade of th Sheltering I’altns (front “Ilorodora.") I’m in Heaven. When You and I M ere Young, Maggie. I .ot e's Old Sweet Song. Inutile Gloaming. Mother Marhri’e, Kiss Me 'gain. Old Black doe. A Dream (Hnrtlettt* Vc.ti La Ghi bit a ''reiglinooi). Out Where Hie Best Begins. Bedouin Love Song. Sacred *Songs Beautiful Isle of Somewhere. The Rosary. Hol.v, Holy. Holy. , The Holy Pity. Silent Night, Holy Night. O Crme 'll Ye Faithful. 1 lies to li ileles. •toy to the World. Nearer My God to Thee.

Women’s High, Shoes $7, $8 and $lO Qualities

✓

sered at such a ridiculously low price. Shoes of brown kid, black kid, tai calf, brown calf, military and walking heels. —Third floor.

Stamped Needlework CRASH LzxUNDRYX / .STAMPED ROMJiAGS, 20x30, fancy \ / PERS, of white Indian "draw cords, stepiiled J 69c I head cloth,' neat patin attractive colors. / \terns; sizes 2 to 4 STAMPED LUNCH/ t ’ ua,lt,es - Lears. S t E S,r n i2 iD f >O r < STAMPED LIBRARY sivnlsteZifiMsld nel ISP ,TABLE SCARFS, of sis,plate doilies and ne Jecru needle weive and centerpiece; heuvyi fecru neeme weave ana white linen finish. art\ ( Mor ° cc ° cl ° th . 18 *50. craft, lazy daisy pat- 1 ( Geat PatterDSterns. / \ —Sixth Floor.

In Our Model Grocery QUALITY—SERVICE— MODERATE PRICES Exclusive Distributors for Indianapolis and Vicinity of Park & Tilford’s World’s Best Food Products

ninr{liV\ On sale only from 8:30 a. m. to ■■■ IcfiJli fl I ■ 12 m. Sunlit bread, hot from yilS.fl|£ our evens. All pan breads, Ineluding rye, graham ana whole li _ wheat. One pound loaves. While supply lasts, loaf

PIG HAMS, sugar cured, wood smoked, half *} A or whole, pound t,4C

BOURBON SANTOS COFFEE, old crop, fresh roasted (3 pounds, 79c), tyn pound ZIC

FRUITED OATS, a healthful combination of fruits and selected oat 8, 10*ounpe package, 25c qualIty 19* FRUITED WHEAT a combination of fruit and whole wheat: 25c quality 190 BORDEN’S EVAPORATED MILK, small cans; tic quality ....5 cans,

VAN CAMP’S SOITS, tomato, vegetable, chicken, bouillon and oxtali; No. I ran, 12Vjc. quality, can ylOc BLUE LABEL Karo—--10-pound bucket. 79c Quality 49<? 5-pound can. 41c quality 29<* IV-pound can, 13c quality lOC

[THE BASEMENT STORb-

The Greatest Sale of Coats The Basement Store Has Ever Held Actual $25, S3O and . V • $35 Garments For Women and . j Misses ' \ \ A manufacturer needing ready jV\. cash offered ua a group at prae- t/\ tically our own price. 'The sav- J L \\ ings are now passed altng to JA All the Newest Styles Are Featured

Wrappy models Fancy „and novelty Hand embroidered mod- stitcheries _ * . „ Belted models Full-flare and semi-flare # models Semi-belted models The Season’s Materials Favorite Color Velours Beaver Brown Suede Velours Navy Black Seal Plushes Harding Blue Normandies Choice at .. * \ .$15.98

Women’s and Children’s Hose WOMEN’S FULL MERCERIZED HOSE, out sizes, seamless 1 foot, fashioned legs, snug fitting ankles, fully reinforoed, black and cordovan, slightly imperfect; sizes S'.., to 10b,: 50c quality (3 pairs, oa tsoc.) pair LjC *_ GORDON HOSE FOR WOMEN, fully reinforced, seamleSs; black, white and cordovan; sizes BV2 to 10; 25c quality | Q (3 pairs, 50c) IiXC STOCKINGS FO t BOYS ANI) < IRLS, me,lit ro and fine ribbed, reinforced toes and heels, black, cordbvan and white; sizes 5 to ]). But for slight imperfections they would sell at 25e, extra speclab 1 C pair IDC

The Wm.H. BLOCK Cos.

Seldom are boots so superior in every detail or’workmanship, so ex cellent in the quality of leathers, oT

SUN LIT BACON, sliced and derined; pound /ICpackage t3C

MRS. PETERSON’S SWEDISH MILK WAFERS, dainty, delectable; 39c quality, box IDC

MRS. SHEPARD'SAPPLE FLAKES, delirious, ready cooked, S-ounce package; 23c quality y 15c? NORMANA 8A R - DINES, in pure olive oil. 3'4-ounce can, 52c quality .1...29<) MONARCH PEAS, Early Junes, 39c quality (dozen cans. ?3.75), can 35£ —Fifth Floor

Domestics — Beddings PLAID BLANKETS, double bed size, choice color combinations In broken plaid effects, soft and fluffy, shell stitch ends: $1.50 quality, - nr • each yj)C BED PILLOWS, all feather filling; rn $1.25 quality C BLEACHED MUSLI N, yard wide (limit 10 yards to a customer), 1 n yard IUC UNBLEACHED MUSLIN, yard wide (limit 10 yards to a customer), extra q special, yard 5C BLEACHED SHEETS, double bed size (no phon4 orders), extra £n special OjC

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