Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 129, 10 April 1920 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1920.

SPRING OPENS LATE; WHEAT OUTLOOK IS BAD, REPORT SAYS .Condition of the wheat crop In Indiana is very discouraging, according to the monthly report of the co-operative crop reporting , service issued today. Only 60 per cent of the 1,960,000 acres seeded last fall will make a paying crop; the other 40 per cent may return the seed under favorable weather conditions. Rye is about an average crop . Brood sows are being sold at an alarming extent and farmhands are practically unobtainable. The report follows: , The outlook for winter wheat in Indiana this year is very discouraging; the condition as compared with normal being only 69 per cent. Indicating a crop of only 21,540,000 bushels. In some counties the crop Is almost a failure, while in others, where weather conditions for seeding at the proper time were favorable, it Is fairly good. The early sown wheat, which approximates 25 per cent of the 1,960,000 acres seeded, was badly infested with Hessian fly last fall and will not much more than return the seed unless very favorable weather is had from now on. Fall rains and floods in the south part of the state delayed seeding in those sections to the extent of 15 per cent of the acreage, which can not make much of a crop even with favorRble weather conditions. The remaining 60 per cent of the acreage, which was seeded at the proper time, under unfavorable weather conditions, has been damaged to some extent by freezing and thawing and by ice staying too long on the low places. Many of the poorer fields in the northern part of the state will be disked and seeded with oats or barley, and some that ordinarily would be seeded to other crops will be let stand because of the fchortage of labor. Farmers Sell Sows. Neither weather conditions or injects have damaged the rye to any Rreat extent. While some of It has been pastured pretty heavily, it all seems to be coming out in good shape and will make about an average crop.

The condition at tills time is SO per

cent of normal and indicates a crop of 4,706.000 bushels.

Continued declining markets, the high price of feed and sows not doing

ell at farrowing time has influenced farmers 1o ."ell their brood sows to an alarming extent. At the present time lliere are only SO per cent as many on farms as April 1, l'Jiy, and the reduction still going on. Due to the extreme cold weather tliis spring the Sows are farrowing small, weak litters

sind the loss of pigs is much greater

than usual. The number of farm hands is only S3 j.er cent of the supply on April 1, 1919, while the requirements compared with last year are 100 per cent. This condition is due primarily to the higher wages and shorter hours men can secure in cities. At the present time single men are practically unobtainable at any price. In some instances married men can be secured where pood tenant houses are located on the farm, but these men are usually employed by the year and do not help much where temporary labor is wanted. - The agricultural outlook for Indiana this year is not very bright. Many of the larger farmers are renting fields where possible, but when this can not be done they will lie idle because of the shortage of farm labor, and will only attempt to crop such -acreage as

they can attend with the assistance of their immediate family. It should be slated, however, that a great many of these farmers have purchased much improved machinery and will be able to crop more land single-handed than heretofore. The fall plowing was nearly up to the average, but the ground was frozen all during the winter and nothing was accomplished along this line. Spring Opens Very Late. The spring opened very late and farmers are very much behind with spring plowing. Because of the continued propaganda for lower food prices farmers feel that they will secure as much or more money for a small crop as for a large one. This, vith no necessity for feeding the peoples of other countries, has decided ihe farmers to "ease up" on his efforts and he will not put in the long hours of hard work that he did during the v ;ir period. There also is the necessity to get back to the pre-war status of rotating Ihe crops. More than 600.000 acres of jLMRSs lands taken for crops during the past two years will undoubtedly be returned to grasses and pastures this year. Industrial centers are robbing the rural districts of all single men. who go into the cities where shorter

hours and higher wage rates prevail. In the mining districts many farms have been entirely abandoned and the men have gone into the mines to work. Empty houses on farms are fully 10 per cent greater than a year ago. Road "building and other public work is given as one of the principal reasons for the shortage of farm labor. Looking at the situation from all angles it is apparent that food and live stock production will be curtailed fully 15 per cent, as compared with the past two years. NO HOME GARDEN COMPLETE WITHOUT PLENTY OF GREENS No home garden is complete without greens. The list from which to choose includes spinach, kale, chard, mustard, turnip tops, sour dock, bassella and young beets. By proper seeding and the use of the right kind of plants, some kind of greens can be had growing in the garden throughout the frost-free season, according to garden specialists, United States Department of Agriculture. Cabbage stored in a pit during the winter will produce a tender growth during the spring and may be used the same as spinach or other greens. The secret lies in getting a tender growth early in the Bpring, when our systems call for greens of some sort. The culture of the various greens is Blmilar in many respects. Each requires rich soil and sufficient cultivation to keep the surface loose and free from weeds.

JAPAN CONTENDS WITH SERIOUS LABOR UNREST

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Japan is experiencinR a labov situation as critical as that in western countries. The photo above was taken recently when members of the labor association

The mob at the Home Office. "called" at the Home Office to demand better working conditions. Reports from Tokio state that labor organizations in Japan are considering plans for jointly ob-

Birds of Indiana You May Not Know

; ; (Furnished by The State Department of Conservation) There are 150 species or varieties of wrens and most of these are found in the Americas. They are small, fearless, excitable, plain-colored birds. Most of them have characteristic scolding notes with which they express their displeasure or alarm, and most of them are good singers. The house wren Is one of our smallest birds, being only about threefourths as large as the English sparrow. The male and female are alike in size, color and general appearance. Plumage of the upper parts of thr head and body is of an amber-browr wings and tail of a darker brown under parts of the body of a whitifl color; back generally marked with In distinct bars; bill rather long, awl shaped, and well adapted to the taking of tiny insects and their eggson which they mainly live. The house wren is a migrant. I' winters south of the Carolinas anr' breeds in central Indiana, Illinois am southern Ohio and the District o Columbia. Two broods from four U eight each are reared in a season. The when is almost exclusively an insectivorous bird and prefers to nest about homes. Thus it becomes a protector of our gardens and orchards. It is very companionable and becomes tame and confiding.

No. 49 O. E. S. Stated meeting and initiation of candidates.

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We still have some tires at the old prices. Richmond Tire Service Cor. 11th and Main 8t.

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Masonic Calendar

serving May day, the Socialists' holiday. This will be the first demonstration of its kind in Japan's history. What action the government will take is unknown

The Farm and The Farmer By William R. Sanborn

Five Monroe township, Preble county men, near neighbors at that, have a fortune tied up in thr1ast two crops of tobacco. They own 312 cases, which run from 375 to 425 pounds to the case, or say an average of 400 pounds each, or a total of not less than 120,000 pounds of cigar leaf. The bulk of this is from their 1918 crops, now in prime condition for manufacture. "I have 52 cases on my two farms," said Estey Kimmell," 32 of which were grown in 1918. The best price so far offered on this- is 22 cents, but as I expect it to bring more later I have refused to sell. "Xo, I shall not plant tobacco this year on the home place; if the tenant wishes to raise tobacco that will be up to him, but I figure that I can make more money with less risk and labor with other crops." Elmer Kimmell has 60 cases, Irvin Kimmell 20 cases and Gus Shafier 70 cases of 1918, and 20 or more of new crop leaf on hand. Then there are 90 cases of 1918 leaf still stored in the Sam Goble barn, although the farm was sold some time ago. Much "Old Crop" Sold. But all Preble county tobacco growers have not- been so tenacious. The best informed tobacco men tell us that a whole lot of 1918 leaf has been moved at from 18 cents to 22 cents, and that some small crops of 1919 tobacco have also been sold recently One man who is holding on said

that he was liable to sell now at any time, as the bulk of the 1918 tobacco in his district pool has been sold, a car or two at a time, owing to the pressure for cash. Ben Williams of Arcanum had arranged to buy a few 1919 crops at New Madison on Thursday, but no cars having been set in at the Max & Max warehouse, the farmers made delivery by wagon and truck to the Williams' warehouse at

.irtauiiiu. nie price uaiu lor miui

new seed leaf was 16 cents. How Wheat Looks A 50-mile drive in Preble and

Wayne counties on

that growing weather is needed to

tell the story as to the coming wheat crop. There are fields that look green and promising, others that are brown and wilted, and still others that will surely be plowed up. The 50 acres of wheat on the Estey Kimmel farm are not to be plowed up, Mr. Kimmel stated, "because, though no great crop is promised, I feel sure that it will pay me better to harvest the wheat than to sow the land to oats." Elevator men at West Manchester, Eldorado, New Madison. Hollansburg and at various other points report that some of their customers are rather sanguine of fair crops, but that these are greatly in the minority. Frank Blackford, of Eldorado, Faid

hatch, the new flies might be killed, but if not, and the hatch wa3 heavy, there may still be considerable destruction of the growing grain. If the continuous cold weather has put the eggs out of business from freezing, that, too, will put another face on the matter. Elevator men all report wheat, corn and oats still

coming in, this being especially true' in Preble county, although the re

ceipts are mostly wagon load driblets Monroe Equity Exchange Co.

Ernest C. Troutwine, manager of

Monday, April 12 Richmond Com-i

mandary No. 8 K. T. Work in the Order of the Temple 7 o'clock. Tuesday, April 13 Richmond Lodge No. 196 F. & A. M. Called meeting. Work in Entered Apprentice Degree beginning 6:30.

U. S. GETS GERMAN TRADE. Wednesday, April 14 Webb Lodge Before the war the German firms No. 24 F. & A. M. Called mpetinsr

held the large majority of the trade j Work in Fellow Craft beginning 7 in Australia. During the war, how- j o'clock. ever, a revulsion of feeling set in and Friday, April 16 King Solomon's the United States has become the Chapter No. 4, R. A. M. Called meetmarket. The figures show the United t ing. Work in Mark Master degree. States with $25,000,000 before the war, j Saturday, April 17 Loyal Chapter as compared with last year's $100,-

000,000. German trade has fallen off to nothing. Other countries in Europe have not been able to fill the demands made upon them by Australia, and this trade also has gone to America.

ictimoMd TEieattre Between 6th and 7th on Main "THE HOME OF THE CLEAREST PICTURES IN TOWN"

SUNDAY

FIVE DOORS TO I NTERU RBAN. To facilitate loading and emptying, London electric cars have been equipped with five doors on each side. The

the Monroe Equity Exchange elevator j cars are notable in the fact that they

are strapless. The strap has given way to a brass rail.

How Ladies Improve Looks!

at West Manchester, said that business had opened up in good shape. The

mill and elevator was taken over on March 23 by the new corporation, which has a $40,000 capitalization and about 75 stockholders, although all the stock has not yet been subscribed. Ben Creager is president and W. L. Trump secretary-treasurer. A new building, from which feed and other farm supplies will be retailed, is planned for during the summer. We understand that there are some ladies enrolled as stockholders and a young lady, Miss Iris Smith, has

. arfor , , Jb?y L Pay-! really excites the pity or ridicule of ing $2.50 for No. 1 wheat, $2.27 per ; the world.. said a well known , , rmrmrorfl fnr nnra anrt tfir nay iMicnol i 1 , ... ... .

" , XT, I empioyea practicing pnysician, in a

"Many ladies, old and young, suffer a round of torture with their nerves, and many are so frail, thin and bloodless that their splendid features are lost sight of, while a vain attempt to conceal the angularity of the figure

deceives no one but themselves and

for oats at West Manchester. They also report daily receipts of grain and say that there is considerable of it left in the township.

Hollansburg Farmer May Invade H. C. L. in Richmond; May Sell His Own Pork

When a farmer has a taste for Cadillacs rather than Henry's, and

tells you that he has 57 acres planted j to wheat and is getting ready to put i in 115 acres in corn, you at once surmise that he is making a business of farming. If, oh top of that, he invites your inspection of 65 brood sows which he has wintered in a harn sis his- as a

Friday showed j city block, you are assured of it. Well,

thats the kind of a farmer William Parker, of Hollansburg is. j Mr. Parker's wheat "may make a ; half crop or better," according to his estimates on Friday, and is all likely to be given the chance to do so. Parker! informed us that he is liable to take aj shot at the H. C. L. in Richmond next ;

recent lecture at a young ladies' col

lege. "I do not mind exposing a little secret of mine to all such, as it can do no harm and may result in much happiness and health. It is simply his: Any thin, bloodless, nerve-tortured man or woman can become as fit as the fittest by taking regularly for several months an easily obtained pharamceutical product known by the profession and pharmacists as threegrain hypo-nuclane tablets, put up in sealed packages with directions for home use." Advertisement.

CUTICURA HEALS SCALP TROUBLE In Blisters. HairVeryThin. Itched and Disfigured Head. Lost Rest. "My scalp started itching and little red blisters broke out. They would

itcb and get very sore and after a time they dried up into scales and disfigured my head. Sleep and rest were almost out of the question, and my hair got very thin on top. "I was advised to use

Cuticura Soap and Ointment so I wrote for a tree sample and afterwards bought more. Now I am completely healed." (Signed) Wm. Emmis, 1514 N. Jefferson Ave., Peoria, 111., May 20, 1919. DCuticuraToiletTrio-8 Consisting of Soap, Ointment and Talcum, promotes and maintains skin purity, skin comfort and skin health often when all else fails. The Soap to cleanse and purify, the Ointment to soothe and heal, the Talcum to powder and perfume. Then why not make these gentle, fragrant, super -creamy emollients your everyday toilet prepaiations ? Sold everywhere at 25 cents each. Sample each free by mail. Address: " Cub-

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A SCREEN CBEATION FROM THE famous novel by louis tuacv Also Sunshine Comedy, "ROAMING BATHTUB"

winter, and that explains the numerous brood sows which are destined to he lp in that direction, if his plans go through. To Hit the H. C. L. 1 You see it's this way. There will be 00 or more porkors ready for market on the Parker domain next winter. Well, instead of shipping these fat hogs it. is not unlikely that they may he killed on the farm, toted to Uirh-

imond and sold to all comers, from

that the fly was due to hatch along shop here in town, and you will be

alter April lb ana that it the weather should be nippy a few days after the

Farm Federation

The meeting of the Franklin township federation at Bethel on Monday evening, April 12, will also be largely attended by New Garden farmers, who are jointly interested "in the owning and operating of a co-operative

i elevator at Fountain City." The soI liciting committees from both town- ! ships will report the stock subscribed on Monday night. County Agent Murphy reports the names of several farmers who desire to enter the five-acre corn contest. Mr. Murphy's residence phone is numbered 4719, and farmers are invited to phone him between 7 and 9 in the evening, or from 6 to 7:30 in the morning. Entries should be all in on Monday morning, as an expert from Purdue will be here then to arrange details. Entitled to Official Paper. "The Hoosier Farmer Organized," is

the name of the offic4al organ of the farm federation. Every farmer having paid $2 to the township federation secretary or treasurer is entitled to a

free copy of the official organ. County

privileged to buy a whole hog, or any part of it. You can then make your own sausage and render your own pure leaf lard, or you can buy "home made farm sausage, free from fillers," as , Parker puts it. He figures that he can get more money out of his hogs by this proeedure and at the same time lower the cost of pork to the public. He admits, however, that his plans are not fully worked out, as yet.

. NEW NATIONAL FOREST. ' Congress has set apart 1,116,000 acres of land in Idaho, known as the Thunder Mountain strip, to be used as A national forest. This land, while formerly heavily forested, has been devastated by fires and needs the care of government foresters. The land is of little use for anything else except timber. It adjoins the Payette Natonal forest and probably will be merged into it.

PASADINA, CAL.. ONLY CITY TO HAVE OWN PRINT PLANT TKansas City Star Pasadena, Cal., has a municipal printing plant. Since its establishment in 1914 as an adjunct to the city's general clerical work, it has saved the community $.".773.41. besides accumulating a surplus of $1,484.47. During the last year the saving to the city amounted to $1.S57.54. Work is restricted entirely to city government jobs, the commercial field not being entered. According to Commissioner A. L. Hamilton, it has been the policy of the city to employ high school students as far as available and when sufficiently proficient in their school printing course and thus afford them

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HEAR Our Pipe Organ Our Concert Orchestra

'BETTER COME EARLY"

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Gladys Brockwell

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"The Mother of His Children" Five-reel Fox production

the opportunity to earn wages while

Agent Murphy states that he is anxi-; going to school and also to obtain exous to get the names of all Wayne I perience to supplement their school county members, not only so as to j work. This practice has been satisfac-

have a live mailing list of the mem

bers, but so that each full paid member may get the official paper. The secretary or treasurer of each

township is requested to furnish these!

addresses, Including rural route numbers, etc. Mr. Murphy states that he has so far received upward of $100 for which neither name or address of the men who paid the money has been giv-

tory to both the city's shop and the students. Pasadena's population is about 45,000.

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RAPID MOVIE CAMERA. Five hundred exposures a second were made recently by special camera apparatus with electric spark illumination. The speed of the exposures is so fast that it is capable of reglster-

1 ing any movement.

Supreme Vaudeville Two big Keith feature acts. Headlining April 12 and week MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY "THE CORNER Laughs STORE" 7 People Four men and three women in a rural farce which is the greatest laughing act in vaudeville. See the fun in the Grocery Store! Hear the funny jokes by the "Wise Rubes." Funnier than "Peck's Bad Boy"

GLADYS BROCKWEO. PIBECTION WUXIAH FOX. Last Times Sunday Elsie Ferguson in "The Society

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Five-reel Paramount feature

CARL and INEZ A beautiful girl and a boy who is a wizard upon the Hawaiian steel guitar.

BENTLY and WALSH Two clever young men in comedy and athletic feats THURSDAY AND LAST HALF ALICE TEDDY and COMPANY World's famous roller skating and wrestling bear. $25.00 in gold offered to anybody who can throw her. Special reception on the stage for children after the matinee Saturday. LEE and LAWRENCE In their scenic comedy skit "MILADY RAFFLES" ANN SUTER "The Dixie Girl" in character songs and changes

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Alice Joyce

in

"SLAVES of PRIDE"

The most beautiful girl on screen at her finest

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Miss Alice Teddy The roller skating bear wants to shake hands with all the kiddies on the stage after the matinee Saturday. 15c ADMISSION FOR CHILDREN