Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 90, 25 February 1918 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, FEa 25, 1918.

WILSON FIXES 1918 WHEAT PRICE AT $2.20 A BUSHEL

WASHINGTON, Feb. -25 A price of $2.20 a bushel -the same as for last year'B crop was fixed by President Wilson for the coming season's wheat yield. The price Is for No. 1 Northern spring wheat at Chicago, with a scale of differentials for other markets. The differentials dffier to a slight extent from those now operative and range from a minimum of $2 to a maximum of $2.28. ' " ' In fixing a price now for the new crop, which will not be harvested until June, the president was believed to have had two objects in view. The first was to halt legislation pending in Congress to fix prices at from $2.25 to $3 and. the other was to stimulate spring planting. The introduction ef the price-raising bills had begun to check the flow of wheat to market and food administration officials feared that mills soon would have to close down. Hoping the legislation would pass, farmers, it is declared, have been refusing to sell at the present price of $2.20. Crop Guaranteed at $2 . In enacting the food control law Congress put a guaranteed price of $2 on next season's crop, and this has been construed as a minimum price. To draw wheat to market the president fixed a price of $2.20 on last season's yield and It had this effect until the price raising bills were introduced. Then the flow began to stop. Food administration officials have declared that If the bills passed the government would be forced to raise present prices to the new levels and that to do so, would upset the food administration's flour and bread propram. On the basis of No. 1. northern spring wheat, and its equivalents, the president fixed the prices as follows: Chicago. $2.20; Omaha, $2.15; Kansas City, $2.16; St. Louis, $2.1S; Minneapolis. $2.17; Duluth. $2.17: New York. .$2.28; Phlladslphla. $2.27; Baltimore. $2.27; Newport News. $2.27; Charleston. S C.. $2 27; Savannah, $2.27; Portland, Ore, $2.05; Seattle, $2.05; San Francisco, $2.10; Los Angeles. $2.10: Galveston, $2.20; New Orleans. $2.20; Salt Lake City. $2; Great Falls. Mont.. $2; Spokane, Wash., $2; Pocatello. Ida.. $2, Fort Worth. Tex., $2.09; Oklahoma City, Okla.. $2 03; Wichita. Kans.. $2.08. . The equivalents of No. 1 Northern, to which the same price applies, are No. 1 hard winter, No. 1 red winter. No. 1 durum and No. 1 hard white. The wheat must be harvested in the United States during 1918 and 6old in the market before June 1, 1919.. The president's proclamation states that the action is to meet an emergency requiring the stimulation of wheat planting. Duty to Fix Price. In a statement accompanying his proclamation the President said: "Under the food control act or Aug. 10, 1917, it is my duty to announce a guaranteed price for wheat of the 1918 harvest. I am. therefore, issuing a proclamation setting the price at the principal primary markets. It makes no essential alteration In the present guarantee. It is a continuation of the present prices of wheat, with some adjustments arising from the designation of additional terminal marketing points. "This guaranteed price assures the farmer of a reasonable profit even if the war should end within the year and the large stores of grain in those sections of the world that are now cut off from transportation should again come' into competition with his products. To increase the price of wheat above the present figure, or to agitate any increase in price, would have the effect of very seriously hampering the large operations of the nation end of the allies by causing the wheat of last year's crop to be withheld fvom the market. It would moreover dislocate all the present wage levels that have been established after much anxious discussion and would therefore create an industrial unrest which would be harmful to every industry in the country. I know the spirit of our farmers and have not the least doubt as to the lnvnitv with which they will accpet

loyalty with which they will accept planting which furnishes two-thirds of our wheat production took place with

no other assurance tnan tms ana me farmers' confidence was demonstrated bv the fact that they planted an acreage larger than the record of any preceding year, larger by 2,000,000 acres than the second largest record year and 7,000,000 acres more than the average for the final years before the outbreak of the Eurorean war. Why Wheat Is Standard. "It seems not to be generally understood why wheat is picked out for price determination, and only wheat, among the cereals. The answer is that whil9 normal distribution of all out farm products has been subject to great disturbances during the last three years because of war conditions only two commodities, namely, wheat and sugar, have been so seriously affected a3 to require government intervention. "The disturbances which affect these products (and others in less degree) arise from the fact that all of the overseas shipping in the world is now under government control and that the government is obliged to assign tonnage to each commodity that nters into commercial overseas traffic. It has, consequently, been necessary to establish single agencies for the purchase ef the food supplies which must go abroad. The purchase of wheat in the United States for foreign use is of so great volume in comparison with the available domestic supply that the price or wheat has been materially disturbed and it became necessary in order to protect both the producer and the consumer, to prevent speculation It was necessary, therefore, for the government to exercise a measure of direct supervision as far as possible to control purchases of wheat and the processes of Its exportation. This upervision necessarily amounted to price fixing and I, therefore, thought it fair and wise that there should be a price stated that should be at ones liberal and equitable. v'Tbese peculiar circumstances governing the handling and consumption of wheat put the farmer at tho very center of war service. Next to the soldier himself, he is serving the country and the world and serving it in a

way which is absolutely fundamental to his own future safety and prosperity. He sees this Rnd can be relied upon as the soldier can.

Draft Callson Farmer.

1 uc taiuici .o u men to the army and I am keenly alive in the sacrifices involved. Out of

13,800,000 men engaged in farm indus

tries, 205,000 have been araitea. or about 1.48 per cent of the whole numhpr. In addition. to these, there have

been volunteers, and the farmers have

lost a considerable number or laDorers because the wages paid in industrial nnrsi-.Us drew them away. In

order to relieve the farming industry

as far as possible-from further arains

of labor, the new arait regulations have been drawn with a view to taking from the farms an ejn smaller proportion of men, and it is my hope that the local exemption boards will make the new classifications with a view, of lightening the load upon the farmers to the utmost extent. The Rwrptarv of war has asked for author

ity to furlough soldiers of the national

army if conditions permit it, so tnat they may return to their farms when assistance is necessary in the planting and harvesting of the crops. "National and local agencies are actively at work besides in organizing community help for the more efficient distribution of available labor and the

drawing upon new sources of labor.

While there will be dmicuities ana very serious ones, they will be' difficulties, which are among the stern necessities of war. "The Federal railway administration is ro-nDPratinff In the most active, in

telligent and efficient way with the

food administration to remove tne anficulties of transportation and of the active movement of the troops. Their marketing is to be facilitated and the farmers given the opportunity to realize promptly upon their stocks. "The Department of Agriculture and the food administration will continue to co-operate as heretofore to assist the farmers in every way possible. All mifstions of production, of the market

ing of farm products, of conservation

in the course of production ana or agricultural labor and farm problems generally wil be handled by the Department of Agriculture; while all questions of distribution of food supplies to the allies wiil be handled by the food administration; but the chief reliance is upon the farmer himself, and I am sure that that reliance will be justified by the results. The chief thing to be kept clearly in mind is that regulations of this sort are only a part of the great general plan of mobilization into which every element in the nation enters in this war as in no other. The business of war touches everybody. It is a stern business, a co-operative business, a business of energy and sacrifice, a business of service in the largest and best and most strring sense of that great word."

FASHION HINT

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black velvet combined with the white jersey skirt, make's a decided impression. The white collar, the strips or white on the belt and the cuffs and edging !.be blouse set it off most strikingly. There is not a tight fitting spot in the blouse or skirt. This blouse has two panels, the back one a little longer than tbt, front. For spring? Yes. -

NEW PARIS, 0.

Mrs. Vranl. Purvlance aud daughter of Dayton 6pent Sunday with Mrs. Mary A. Benson.. .Peter M. Pence has not been feeling well for a few days. . .Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ledbetter and baby have moved to the George Woods property from Richmond, while Mr. and Mrs. Woods and son Fred have taken a residence in Richmond Mrs. George Kessler of Richmond visisted relatives here Thursday and attended Rebekah lodge in the afternoon ....James Mungavin of Richmnod spent Friday with his mother, Mrs. Mary Mungavin. .. .Miss Ida Warder left Monday for Columbus, and other points where she wiil attend the Spring millinery openings.. . .Mrs. .Andrew Baker and children returned Monday to their home in northern Ohio after a two weeks' visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eli PJerson..., Mrs. Patrick Horrigan of Camden spent the week-end with her sister, Mrs. Mary Mungavin and both attended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. B. Banning at Richmond, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John O'Dea also attended the funeral, Mrs. O'Dea being a granddaughter of the decedent Mr. and Mrs. C. C Bailey returned today to their home iu Cleveland, O., after several days stay here, having been called hero by 'the death of Mr. Bailey's grandmother, Mrs. Caroline McGrew. ....Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Smith of

OBSERVE FARM IMPLEMENT REPAIR WEEK

By P. G. HOLDEN. THE Government has appealed to the farmer of America to Increase their acreage of practically all grain crops from 6 to 61 per cent over what it wa in 1917. This appeal Is based upon the food requirements for the coming year. . ; -To cultivate this increased acreage will necessitate an equal increase in :he man-power on the farms. But ou,r boys have gone to war. We are short jf labor. The situation presents an emergency to which there is bat on wlution labor saving machines and preparedness. .' Upon the farmers of this country rests the responsibility of food producdon, but the implement manufacturer and the implement dealer must prortde the farmer with the means of growing more food with less labor. This can he accomplished only through preparedness ; by furnishing nachines and repairs and having them shipped on time. . With the hearty approval of the National Food Administration, the week f March 4 to 9 has been designated as "Farm Implement Repair Week1 iiroughout the United States. Every farmer is urged to thoroughly and :arefully inspect all his farm machinery and tools during that week, ascertain what repairs and new parts he will need, and place his orders for them. If each farmer and implement dealer will do bis duty during that week, very farm machine will be in good condition when it is needed for plowing, planting, cultivating or harvesting the crops. ' Of the 29,800,000 people engaged in money-making pursuits in the United States, 40 per cent, or 13,800,000, are engaged in agricultural work These do

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Contrast the Crude Method of Plowing Shown Above With Labor Saving Machine Shown Below by Which Over an Acre on Hour Is Plowed. aot include farmers' wives, who, like all housewives, are classed in the U. S. census report as having "no occupation." Of all classes of business men, the agricultural implement dealer Is in a position to render the most service, the best service, to the greatest Industrial class of men In the world the farmer. He is servant to the man behind the crop. Feeding a World Biff Task. Even in times of peace and normal food conditions, it would be impossible for the farmers to produce enough to feed the world, If they planted, cultivated and harvested their crops entirely by human labor. This is strikingly proven in the case. of wheat, America's most Important food crop: The total annual production of wheat in the United States between 1840 when there were no modern farm implements, and 1914, increased 4S6 per cent. During that period, the total acreage planted to wheat Increased 192 per cent, while the total population of the country increased but 178 per cent and the percentage of those engaged in agriculture decreased between 5 and 10 per cent. This great Increase in production was made possible by the use of farm machinery. . . The great war has created a marked shortage of labor. It demands increased production of foodstuffs on American farms. In this crisis the use . ih,..-,ni-nfr fnm mnphlnft Is imperative.

No machine that can be repaired nnd put in shape for use should be allowed to stand idle in the fields. No farmer should wait until he needs to v.- v- tin finHa nut whether it needs recalrs. Dealers should

Uotr ilia mu-iiLic - ascertain at the earliest possible moment the conditions of the machines on the farms in their community. They should know what new machines will be needed, what repairs will be required. They should order these machines and machine parts in time to avoid any possible delay in planting, culUvatlng or harvesting. They should keep in mind that the heavy burden Imposed upon the railroads in the transportation of war necessities makes shipments "Nothing responds more readily to fair treatment than the soil, but there is no reward for shiftlessness and inefficiency. We must think of the soli, care for it, keep it fertile; think of the crops produced from it, and their relation to the soil. Such are the demands upon ta tRTtasra of Ajsarfa. If we are to answer the country's call.

the regular services of .the day...... MrsC. E. Samuels was taken to the Presbyterian hospital, Chicago, Wednesday night for a surgical operation, this being the second operation within two years..., W. a Crose.and family moved Wednesday to the Francis Via nronprtv. . . .Miss Francis Means

came Wednesday for a few days visit

with friends.

George D. Smith has sold bis home nn Wo in nt af reet to Mr. and Mrs.

Patrick Horrigon, who will move at

once from their country home, wmcn has been rented to Oliver ' Hodgin. Mm Martha Rouers moves to the

place vacated by Hodgin and which she purchased. Smith has taken rooms in the Kolde building over the Killbourne barber shop.... Roy W. Commons, New Paris soldier, is getting the hope of his life, to Judge from a message received Wednesday by Frank S.

Richey. which is to the enecr mat ne

is on his , way "over there." There

were but a few words in tne letter, hastily scribbled upon a Y. M. C. A.

letter head. . . .Mrs. Carrie Deardorff,

Dayton, Miss " Sarah McGrew, . Gratis,

Mrs. Hannah Sawyer and daugnter, Tls Helen Mi-i and Mrs. W. E. Jones

were entertained at dinner Tuesday by

Mrs. Jessie AMelody... .Mrs. Hannan

A. Sawyer entertained - Mr. and Mrs.

r.. r. Railev of Cleveland. Sunday

night and Monday.... Marshall Morri

son, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. l. u.

Bennett, who has Just closed four years service in the Navy for Uncle

Sam. is visiting local relatives this week before his re-enlistment. Known

by his friends here as a "slip or a boy

when he left for ; the service, his husky appearance , and growth was a surprise to them all. He attended

school here several . years ago Mrs. Albert Haller spent from Saturriflv tn Tnesdav with Mr. and Mrs.

Martin Via at New Madison. .. .Mrs.

t M 7e ami children went Friday to

Greenville and were Joined on Sunrtav bv Mr. Zea. all returning Sunday

night Mrs. H. T. Aker of Richmond spent Wednesday and Thursday with her parents and attended the B. G. I. C. meeting Misses Wanda King and Mary Hawley were hostesses Wednesday evening for the February meeting of the B. G, I. C, held at the hnme, nt Mips Kin. The meeting was

in the nature of a Poverty party, the

invitations being flag-bedecked, ine guests were bidden to come attired in "the most worn-out clothes they could find." eo a motley array of rag-bag contents formed the costumes. The business session opened the meeting at which time three new members. Misses Gertrude Bice. Evelyn Aker and Maude Watts, were initiated into the club. A contest which caused much merriment was the dressing of a poverty-stricken lady doll in a certain time, from scraps Of various kinds of goods furnished, the best dressmaker receiving a prize of fancy candies in a flag-decorated box. In keeping with the poverty idea, none of the rooms were decorated except the reception room which, with its rag carpet, flags and red lights, presented a patriotic look, doing reverence to the birthday of the Father of his Country, which occurs Friday. A Hooverlzed menu of brown bread, sandwiches, baked beans, coffee and pickles was served on pasteboard plates, the coffee in tin cups, upon a table covered with a brilliant red table cloth, and each member Joined "the bread line," and awaited her turn to be served. A most enjoyable evening was spent by the young ladies who knitted on Red Cross work, following the games and contests.

Alonzo Davenport to

Be Candidate at Primary Alonzo Davenport has announced his eandidacy- for -commissioner from the eastern district subject to the Republican primary, in May. Davenport 13 one of the best known residents in this part of the country.

Announces Elimination of German at St John's

Elimination of German in the parish school was announced at St John's

JUST A TOUCH OF ICE-MINT. PRESTO' Corn Wither and Lift Out With Fingers. No Pain.

Lutheran church Sunday! The Rev. Alexander Nicklas made a short patriotic talk in which he asked members to prove their loyalty by word and deed.

Officers Play Baseball in Blinding Snowstorm NEWPORT, R. I., Feb. 23. In a blinding snowstorm, and with the temperature near the zero point, Officers from the first, naval district defeated officers from Ft Adams in a full nine-inning baseball game, 12 to 5, yesterday. The outfield was blotted from view of the home plate by the snow, but the infielders served as observation posts for the outer defense and occassionally directed a successful putout

Bell-ans Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Druggists refund money if it fails. 25c

Bradford, O., are guests of Mr. aDd Mrs. L. D. Brags Miss Edith Keelor of Liberty, Ind., is spending several days with her sister, Mrs. George Mann.... Mr and Mrs. John Weber are the proud parents of a baby son, Stanley Eugene, born Thursday John Carl Cook of the Medical Department of the army is spending a ten days' furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Cook, his work in the X-ray department at Camp Pike. Ark., having been so strenuous as to demand a change of scene and occupation The Yankee club, an organization of the younger men of the town has opened up a cozy club room in the second story of the postoffice building Harry Killbourne and wife are the parents of a fine baby daughter, Martha Jane, who was born the 13th inst., while Mr. and Mrs. John Stuart are entertaining a young foe to the Germans who arrived to 12th inst Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bennett and little Mary Mildred Cunningham of Richmond were Sunday guests of M. J. Cunningham and son, Simon Will Campbell of Indianapolis visited his sister, Mrs. W. A. Fudge Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Browne and son and Misses Pauline and Katherine Smith of Richmond spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Marrinan Mrs. Timothy Glenn was called to Richmond Tuesday by the critical condition of her brother, Mr. Sullivan, who received injuries in a railroad wreck and is being cared for at Reid hospital. No hope for his recovery is entertained. . . W... IL Wisman has received the appointment as postmas

ter at New Paris to succeed Harry D. ceived the highest grades of the five persons who attended the civil service examination in November and by which the appointment was awarded. Wisman is a teacher in the Jackson township schools and Is a good man for the place. Mr. Collins will devote his time to his blacksmith and garage business TServices were held Sunday at the St. John's Catholic church, the first this year and a goodly attendance was the result. Rev. r- er Joseph M. Hyland conducted

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PECK-WILLIAMSON FAVORITE FURNACES installed at reasonable prices. Get the best and . keep warm.. Large list of satisfied custom-' ers. I also repair all makes ot furnaces. Have new parts for them. All those having Pilgrim Furnaces can get. repairs at my. place. Call or phone A.L.LEE THE FURNACE MAN Shop and Warehouse at 424 So. 9th Street. Phone 1957. . -

To Cure a Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets). It stops the Cough and Headache and works off the Cold. E. W. GROVE'S signature on each box SOc Adv.

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'When my complexion was ' red, rough and pimply, I was so ashamed that I never had any fun. I imagined that people avoided me perhaps they did! But the regular use of Resinol Soap with a little Resinol Ointment just at first has given me back my clear, healthy skin. I wish you'd try .it L'

Corn sufferers father found, set right up close and listen, here's good news for you. The rel sonuine "Corn Killer" is here at last. No humeu. Ice-Mint the new discovery made from a Japanese product is said to surely and quickly end all foot misery. Think of it; only a touch or two of that coo! Inf. soothing Ice-Mint and real foot joy is yours. No pain, not a bit of soreness, either when applying- it or afterwards and it doesn't even Irritate the surrounding skin. ' It Just makes a pair of tired, swollen, aching, burning feet glow with cooling comfort. Hard corns, soft corns or corns between the toes, also toughened callouses just shrivel right up and lift off so easy. It's wonderful. Every foot sufferer can appreciate a treatment like this, especially women who wear high heel shoes and men who are obliged to stand on their feet all day. Try it. Just ask in any Drug store for a few cents worth of Ice-mint and learn for yourself what solid foot comfort really Is. There is nothing better. Adv.

: ReinolOintmentndRinolSoilocler away dandruff and keep the hair healthy and Attractive. For trial free, write to Dept. l-R, RealBol, Baltimore, Ma.

Be True American Do not insure with pro-German or German Spy. Insure with Americans. I write Fire, Accident, Sickness and Plate Glass Insurance. Office 634H Main street. Phone 1719 or 1318 and I will call and explain yon rates. E. E. RONEY

New Treatment Contains Radium Great Curative Property for

Rreumatism Can Now Be Tried at Home. Radium for rheumatism at a price within the reach of all. That's the news which is causing a furor of discussion among those who have been enduring the aches, pains, and twinges of this dreaded complaint. Heretofore radium treatments have been enormously expensive. Either the sufferer had to journey to some hot springs to drink the water containing the radium emanations, or visit an institution known as an "Emanatorium" where the radium treatment was taken by inhaling the gas or emanations given off from a quantity of pure radium.' But now science has learned how to

imprison these radium emanations in tablet form so that they may be taken at home with meals and the uses put to nO Inconvenience whatever. Despite the enormous first cost of pure radium, however, these tablets, each producing four mache units of genuine radium emanation, have been placed on the market at a price no greater than that asked for ordinary remedies. The new treatment is controlled exclusively by the manufacturers of Tanlac, the most widely known general system tonic in America. The radium tablets contain other useful ingredients and an efficatlons medicament for external application goes with the package which is being introduced under the name of Tanlac Rheumatism Treatment. If you are bothered with rheumatism go get Tanlac Rheumatism Treatment and get a real medicine for this complaint. The manufacturers cannot guarantee that it will cure you. but they do guarantee that if you are not satisfied with the results obtained you will get your money back without question. Buy it at any good drug store where you buy Tanlac, the famous tonic.

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