Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 154, 8 May 1920 — Page 9

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRA1 SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1920.

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o FAMINE PRICE FOR CORN ARE REACHED; STOCKS APATHETIC

(By Associated Press) ' CHICAGO, May 8. Famine prices for corn have "been reached this week. Despite abundance of corn on farms, acute Bcarcity prevailed at the leading terminal markets and sent values skyward. Compared with a week ago corn quotations this morning were five cents to 13 higher; oats showed 2 to 5 cents advance and provisions varied from 20 cents decline to a rise of 60 cents. Urgent buying on the part of shorts forced the corn market to vild jumps and at times even the hardiest speculators hesitated, to sell in view of ex-

isting railway traffic conditions wun

not enough grain arriving nere to meet band-to-hand demand. Ordinary No. 2 yellow corn soared far above $2 a bushel, whereas not so many years ago, the farmer's ideal was a bushel for wheat, not to mention corn. Tightness of domestic hanking credits failed to check in any lasting way the upward swings of the market, and the same was true of reports that the Japanese financial situation showed persistent severe strain. Only temporary bearish influence too. resulted from better weather and

more favorable crop reports, such factors being more than offset by talk

of broad export demand for wheat. Oats were governed chiefly by the action of corn. Provisions borrowed

strength from grain; Nearly all de

liveries advanced.

Sentiment in the stock market thi3

week favored the long account, partly as a result of further stock dividends which ranged from 10 to 200 per cent.

There was a visible diminution of ac ivity, however, due to public apathy.

The ' credit situation continued to engross the attention of the financial community, interest in that quarter

being heightened by the detailed statement of the local federal reserve board reviewing conditions of the first four months of the year. ThiB suggested that further restrictions are needed to adjust anamalous economic conditions. Transportation shares improved, not only because of the less tense railroad labor situation, but probably to a greater degree from the general belief that the railroads are almost certain to receive substantial relief in the form of higher freight rates.

The Farm and The Farmer By William R. 8anborn

"On my 160 acrea southwest of Dublin I have 35 acres of as good -wheat as I have seen this season," said C. W. Bundy. I have had wheat that did not look a bit better in May whli cut 30 bushels, and this wheat has improved so much since it warmed up that I am hoping for that kind of a crop. This wheat was sown on

Sept 30 and Oct. 1. The man who

This applied, he said, "more especially to harvesting and threshing, not to labor living on the farm, but, as in so many other lines. It Is hard to get a man who will endeavor to give an ionest day's work tor the best wages ever paid to farm hands." Has 100 June Piglets. H. E. Williams, of Richmond, owns

a farm of 183 acres which is assessed

put it in for me sowed his own crop Jn both Wayne and Union counties,

a few days earlier, and his land is iie county line dividing it. Mr. Wil-

now in oats. There are a few fields

down that waji that are looking pretty good, but more than half of the wheat has been plowed up and the landi sowed to oats, or oats have been disked in for seed." In answer to a question. Mr. Bundy

said Uiat he had sown his wheat td

liams says that bis 40 acres of wheat looks like a crop, and that 20 acres of April sown oats are coming right along, also that he will plant 40 acres of corn, the ground now being plowed for it. There are 100 head of last June pigs on the Williams place, and he is just

clover "the last week in April and in j beginning to feed them, their weight

tne dark or the moon" Said he hadoeing "right at 150 pounds. Air. wu

FRUIT PROSPECTS GOOD IF INSECTS ARE CONTROLLED Billions of aphids or green plant lice that swarmed over the apple buds last spring likely will not molest the apple trees this season, in the opinion of Frank N. Wallace, state entomologist for the department of conservation. Where have they gone? Wallace don't know. Reports to the division of entomology indicate unusually bright prospects for an excellent fruit yield in Indiana. Conditions are extraordinarily favorable for a maximum yield of cherries, apples and peaches. General spraying this spring to correct all form of Insect, life is urged by the department.

been doing this for years and hiM

never lost a clover crop. Asked why; he stated that long ago an old man had told him that this had been his rule, and it paid. "The idea is that if clover is sown early in April, gets a good start, seed opens up, etc., and there comes a freeze a few days after the sowing, good-bye clover. This is not likely to occur so late in April, for the warmth of early May will hardly ever be followed by cold severe enough to injure clover." From the Cyclone Strip

E. E. Roth, of Randolph county.

was among the sufferers in the cyclone strip a few weeks ago. "All my buildings were leveled," said he, "but the ground wasn't blown away, so 1 am going to do a little farming, regardless. Where am I living? Over at Arba. Just dropped into town to get a few things we need, a cultivator being one of them." "How much wheat have I In? Not an acre. Did have 24 acres in but changed my mind; thought I would prefer oats being as the wheat wouldn't grow," said Alex Wolting of Franklin township. "No, the oats aren't looking any too good now; maybe they'll improve; hope so." Mr. Wolting Insists that we need rain, at least oats do. He also predicts a short corn crop in Wayne; not that there isn't ample time to put corn in, but the acreage will be governed by what the farmer can handle alone, hired help being almost out of the question. Mr. Wolting is a bit pessimistic on the farm labor question. He

states that the men doing farm work

nowadays are often clock watchers, and are in great haste to get away to

the minute; some of them not caring

a whoop about what Is left undone, or how great th farmer's inconvenience.

liams said: "A man can put in a big

ger crop with a tractor and a full line of machinery than he can get help to gather next fall." He cited the fact that a whole lot of corn lay in the

fields all last winter, mostly broken down with snow and wind and cover

ed with snow for, months, there being so few to gather it. Said he was about the last in his threshing ring last summer and It was along in September

before the ygot to him, so that,

though well shocked, some of his wheat rotted from numerous wettings. He said those 11 months' pigs, were a croBs of Big Type Polands and Durocs and .would soon make 350 to 400 pounds.

Plans for Fountain City Elevator Are Completed ' The farmers of New Garden and Franklin townships met at Fountain City Friday night to complete arrangements for a co-operative society to own and operate an elevator at Fountain City. E. G. McCullum, secretary of the state elevator association, outlined the steps to be taken. The capital stock will be $18,000, and there are 175 stockholders. The directors are Everett Hunt, Albert

bwayne. Verlin Overman, Ben Wright, Frank Knoll, Frank Hodgln and Will Dorgan. Considerable interest has been taken in the project In both townships and the attendance was large.

URGES BOYS TO SPEND SUMMER ON THE FARMS WASHINGTON, May 8 Spend your summer vacation as employes on the farms! This is an aDueal which Sec

retary of Agriculture E. T. Meredith makes to high school boys and college students who are about to enter upon three months' leaves from their studies. And as a means of getting city boys connected with these summer Jobs, Mr. Meredith suggests the use of the classified ads In newspapers. There is such a shortage of farm labor that Secretary Meredith believes it highly Important that farmers make a special effort to Induce the boys of the city to give them & lift for the summer. Reports received by the Federal department from Its representatives in practically every state. Including Indiana, show that the supply of hired

farm labor in the country is only about 72 per cent of the normal supply compared with approximately 84 per cent of a normal supply a year ago. This year's shortage is almost exactly the same as that of two years ago when large numbers of men were in military service. '

TWO FARM MEETINGS SLATED FOR TONIGHT Two important farm meetings are to be held in the office of the county agent Saturday evening. The directors of the Wayne County Farm federation will hold a meeting at 1:15 and the county wool growers are to meet at 8:00 to listen to an address by Claude Harper, wool expert for the government. The formation of a county wool pool is the object of the meeting.

FEDERATION, LIVE STOCK EXCHANGE, SETTLE SCRAP According to correspondence between W. W. StoGkton, secretary of the Indianapolis Live Stock exchange, and Lewis Taylor, general secretary of the Indiana Federation of Farmers' associations, made public yesterday, the two organizations have reached an amicable settlement of difficulties which arose over methods of financing a live stock department of the farmers and the placing of a representative in the Indianapolis stock yards.

MANY FARMERS ENROLLING IN CORN GROWING CONTEST Scores of farmers throughout the state are enrolling in the five-acre corn growing contest this year, conducted under auspices of the Indiana Corn Growers' association and Purdue university, and reports received from county agricultural agents indicate that the enrollment of more than 1,100 last spring will be considerably bettered this year. The large number of gold, silver and bronze medal winners last year, and the winnings of Hoosiers in the international hay and grain show has stimulated an interest in better corn growing that has never been equalled in the state. Cpunty corn growers' associations, farmers' associations and similar organizations are getting behind the project.

INSPECT ROADS FOR MAINTENANCE WORK Earl Crawford of Connersville, dis

trict maintenance head of state highways, with other members of the highway commission, inspected the LibertyBrookvillo and Rushville-Brookville roads Thursday, preparing to start work on them.

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Tuesday Norma Talmadge in "Going Straight"

Wednesday D. W. Griffith's masterpiece THE GREAT LOVE

Tonight Only NEAL HART In the 5-reel western drama "WHEN THE DESERT SMILED" And for a big laugh RUBES and ROBBERS A Big V Comedy

American Legion HARRY RAY POST -No. 65MAY CONCERT dance For this spring festival the Harry Ray Post Is bringing to Richmond a company of musicians of international fame. JOSEF KONECNY Violinist MARY TRIS Pianist LOLA MUREL ALLEY Soprano A wonderful opportunity for all lovers of classical music to hear three of the world's most accomplished artists. AT THE COLISEUM, RICHMOND,- IND. Wednesday, May 12th, 8:15 p. m. At the conclusion of the concert all who care to do so are cordially invited to remain for the dancing that will follow and for which the EVAN SMITH SIX-PIECE ORCHESTRA i Will Furnish Music s TICKETS (including war tax and entitling holder to reserved seat) Main Floor, $1.65; Balconies, $1.10 On sale at the following places: Harrison's Drug Store, Westcott Hotel Bldg.; Weisbrod Music Store. Cor. North A and 9th Sts.; Starr Piano Co., Retail Salesroom, 935 Main St.; Walter Fulghum, 1000 Main St Or can be secured from any member of the Post.

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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday f

Gladys Brockwell in "The Mother of His Children" A five-reel Fox production of an arttet's tragic love and the regeneration of an Oriental Princess.

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Supreme Vaudeville

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday SIX IMPS AND A GIRL

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The Season's Spectacular Novelty. His Satanic Majesty and Retinue come up on Earth to Look Things Over. Great Act.

Norman & Jeanette In "A Novelty Surprise". Clever man and woman team offering, singing, talking and dancing and finishing with flying rings and Spanish web. Special scenery.

John Geiger "And His Talking Violin" Street Musician

Thursday and Last Half Rawson & Claire

In "YESTERDAYS", a standard Keith big-time act presenting vaudeville's most artistic classic offering, taking us back to our "yesterdays" with our puppy loves and the Maytime of our lives. Special set in full stage. The sweetness of this act will long linger in your memory. JL Delea & Orma "Six Feet of Comedy". This act was the hit of the bill at the Lyric, Indianapolis, last week:. A laugh a minute.

Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun. Alice Joyce

Dollars and

the Woman" A five-reel Vitagraph feature portraying the struggle of a beautiful pirl for her honor against monetary inducements, and her ultimate victory.

Collins & Dunbar "A Dainty Song and Dance Offering"

ALICE JOYCE

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Last Times Sunday Sessue Hayawaka in "THE TONG MAN" 5-reel feature of thrills and suspense