Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 294, 22 October 1921 — Page 12

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY, OCT. 22, 1922.

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GRAIN PRICES Furnished by E. W. WAGNER & CO., 212 Union National Bank Building CHICAGO. Oct. 22. For the first time this fall, Argentine became a real factor. Her new crop is excellent. and while her old crop reserves are moderate she is cutting wheat prices. Wheat news today mostly easy. U. S receipts fairly liberal and the visible may gain half million or so. Winnipeg predicts large receipts up to the end of November. Wheat export sales this week probably will not exceed two or three million. Australia promises 90 million wheat surplus. No decisive news of the rail strike, and the business world must wait until the unions and railroad officials meet on next Wednesday. Over the week-end the market looks two-sided, with no igns of any permanent bulges. RANGE OF FUTURES Furnished by E. W. WAGNER & CO., 212 Union National Bank Building CHICAGO. Oct. 22. Following is the range of futures on Chicago Board of Trade today:

Open High Low Close Wheat Dec 1.08 1.08 1.05 1.06 May ...1.12 1.12 1.10i 1.10 Rye Dec 85 .85 .83 .83 Corn Dec 47 .47 .46 .465i May ... .52 .52 .51 .51?, Oats Dec. 33 .33 .32 :32 May ... .38 .38 .37 .37 Lard Oct 9.20 ' 9.40 Ribs Oct 5.62 5 62

(By Associated Press) CINCINNATI. O.. Oct. 22. Wheat No. 2 red. $1.2612S; No. 3 red, $1.22(1.24; other grades as to quality, $1.141.20. Corn No. 2 white, 51 51c; No. 3 white. 50351c; No. 4 white, 4950c. Corn No. 2 yellow, S051c: No. 2 yellow. 5050c; No. 4 yellow, 484c. Corn No. 2 mixed, 49&50c. Oats, S738c; rye. 87SSc; hay. $15.50021.50. (By Associated Press) TOLEDO, Oct. 22 Cloverseed prime cash $12.65, Feb. $12.85, Mar. $12.60, Oct.$12.65. Dec. $12.60; alsike prime cash$10 75, Mar. $11.25. Oct. $10.75, Dec. $11; 1920$2.75, 1921 $2 85. Timothy prime cash. Mar. $3.15, Oct. $2.85. Dec. $2.90. (By Associated Press) CHICAGO. Oct. 22. Wheat No. 3 red. $1.13; No. 2 hard. $1.04. CornNo 3 mixed, 4646; No. 2 yellow, 46 46. Oats No. 2 white, 33 535c; No. 3 white. 3032. Pork, nominal; ribs, $5.62(57; lard, $9.50 INDIANAPOLIS HAY (By Associated Prs INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 22. HaySteady: No. 1 timothy, $17.5018; No. 2 timothy, $17 17.50; No. 1 clover, $16.5017 50. LIVE STOCK PRICES (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 22 Hops Pefpipts, S.000; hlghr. Cattle Receipts, 400: unchanged. Calves Receipts. 400; unchanged. Sheep Receipts, 300; unchanged. Hor Top price t 8 fiO Bulk of sales S 35ft 8 50 Mixed nnd assorted 160 to 2".0 lbs S MS S 60 flood hogs. 22T lbs. up... R 255a 8 40 Yorkers. 130 lbs. up S 75 down (Jood pigs S 50 down Sows according to weight 50fi 7 50 Most of heavy sows 7 25ft' 7 50 Snles In truck market.... 8 50 down Most sales of hogs a year ago 12 -5&13 25 rm tie KILLING STEKI1S Good to clioh'e. 1.300 lbs. up S 00 9 00 Common to medium. 1.300 lbs. up 7 00 7 75 tlooil to choice, 1.1 50 to 1.250 lbs 8 25 9 25 Common to medium, 1,150 to 1,250 lbs 6 75 7 75 Good to choice. 900 to 1.100 lbs S 50 (fie 9 50 Common to medium. 900 to 1.100 lbs 6 00ft) 7 25 Good to best under 900 lbs 6 00'a) 7 50 Poor to meduim. under 900 lbs Good to best yearlings... HEIFERS Good to best 5 oo 5.75 5 50 ("a 12 00 6 75 7 50 Common to medium, sou lbs. up 6 OOTi) 6 50 Hood to best under miu ins. 6 50 8 50 1 00 6 00 5 00 6 00 Common to medium under SO0 lbs t OOtf? 6 00 COW'S Good to best 1.050 lbs. un Common to medium, l.oou lbs. up 4 Good to choice, under 1.050 lbs 4 Common to fair, under 1.050 lbs 3 Poor to good cutters 2 Poor to good canners 1 Good to best butchers.... 4 25 5 00 25 5 00 253 4 00 50ffl 3 00 50 ti 25 2 50 5 00 GoViri I'tobest. 1.300 lbs. up. 3 SOSf 4 50 Good to choice, under 1.3A0 lbs 4 00 4 50 Common to medium, under 1.300 lbs Common to good bologna 3 00 4 00 3 5 0 (iV 4 25 CALVES Good to choice veals, un- n. der 200 lbs H 00012 00 Common to medium veals, under 2u0 lbs 8 OOlilO 00 Good to choice heavy calves 6 OOJji , 00 Common to medium heavy ,.Hlv. 4 non 5 i0 STOCKERS & FEEDING CATTLE Good to choice steers. 800 lbs. and up 5 6 2 Common to fair steers. 800 lbs up 5 50 Good to choice steers, under 800 lbs u 00 6 00 Common to fair steers, under 800 lbs -M.ii.im i.i booiI heifers.. O'a 5 00 5 50 50'd' Medium to good cows.... 3 aQ'y 4 50 Stock calves, 250 to 400 jbs 5 00 00 Native Sheep nnd l.anihn. Good to choice light sheep 3 50'fl) 4 00 God to choice heavy sheep 2 u0(f' :! 0 Stockers & breeding ewes 1 00 Ti 4 00 s:uiortrd lisrht lambs nOijr S 00 1 Fair to best mixed lambs 6 00 7 00 Good to best heavy lambs 6 50n 7 00 All other lambs 4 00W ti 00 Bucks, 100 lbs 1 00 'a 2 50 DAYTON MARKET Corrected by McLean & Company, Dayton, O., Bell Phone, East 28. Home Phone, 81235. DAYTON. O., Oct. 22. Hogs Re ceipts. four cars; market 25c higher; choice heavies, $8.25; butchers and packers, $8.25; heavy yorkers, $8.25; light yorkers, $8t?8.25; choice fat sows, $77.25; common to fair, $6.30 (it 7; pigs, $78. Cattle Receipts, eight cars; market i.5c lower; fair to good shippers. $6.5u Cn7.0i; fair to medium butchers, $6.50 (a 8.00; good to choice butchers. $6.50 C'i 7 00; good to fat cows, $5.005.50; bologna bulls. $4.005.00; butcher bulls. $4.50 6.00. Calves, $6.00 10.00. sheep Market, steady; ?2.00 3.C0. t mnbs-$5.0Oft7.OO.

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BRINGING UP FATHER BY HIM IF ) J ,0 "Reg. TT. 8. Pat. Off. (By Associated press) ciiNirHAAii, u., uct. 22. Receipts Cattle, 400; hogs, 1.800; sheep, 400. Cattle Market, slow and steady; good to choice, $6 7.50; fair to good, $5&6; common to fair. $3.505. Heifers, good to choice,- $5.50g'8; fair to good, $4.505.50. Cows.'good to choice, $4.255; lair to good, $35004.25; cutters, $2.503; canners, $12.25; stock steers. $44.50; stock heifers, $45; stock cows. $2.50350. Bulls, weak; bologna. $3.50 4.50; fat bulls, $4.505. Milch cows, steady; $30 95. Calves, lower; good to choice, $11.5012; fair to good, $811.50; common and large, $37. Hogs, strong; 25c higher; heavies, $8.50; good to choice packers and butchers, $8.50; medium, $8.50; stags, $56; common to choice heavy fat sows, $5.507; light shippers, $8.50; pigs. 110 lbs. and less, $68.50. Sheep, steady; good to choice lights, $33.50; fair to good, $23; common to fair, $11.50; bucks, $1.50 '2.50. Lambs, steady; good to choice, $8 8.50; seconds, $6 6.50; fair to good, $7 8; common to fair, $34. (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Oct. 22 Cattle, receipts, 500; compared with a week ago, best yearlings strictly choice to prime, corn fed steers, western grassers and canners and cutter cows 15 to 25 lower; beef steers and butchers cows, heifers, mostly 50 to 75c lower with some 1 off; bulls 15 to 25 lower; and handyweight veal calves 30 er; stockers and feeders steady; receipts 5,000; 10 to 25 higher yesterday's average; packers mixed hogs up mostly; top $8.40; light than and bulk light and light butchers $8.15$8.40; bulk packing sows $6.50$7.25; hold over light; pigs steady to strong with bulk desirable mostly $8.25; sheep receipts 5,000; today's receipts mostly packer direct, and feeders; one car choice Idaho fat lambs to shippers $8.75, and a few loads good fat native $8; steady compared with a week ago fat lambs 25 to 50 lower; fat sheep and feeder lambs around 25 lower. (By Associated Press) EAST BUFFALO, Oct. 22. Cattle 400, steady; calves, 100, steady; $5 13. Hogs 3,200; 10 to 25c higher; heavy and mixed, $8.85; Yorkers, light ditto and pigs, $S.859; roughs, $7 7.25; stags, $4(5 5. Sheep and lambs tOO; lambs. 75c up; lambs, $4&9.5Q; others, unchanged. (By Associated Press) PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 22. Hogs Receipts, 1,800; market, higher; heavies, $8.50 8.60; heavy Yorkers, $S.858.90; light Yorkers, $8.858.90; pigs, $S.858.90. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 1,000; market, steady; top sheep, $5; top lambs, $8. Calves 25; market, steady; top, $12.50. PRODUCE MARKET (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 22. Butter Fresh prints, 42 46c; packing stock, 15 20c. Eggs 44 46c. Fowls AV2 pounds, 20 23c; springers, over 2 pounds, 1618 cents; leghorns, 19 20c; roosters, 10llc; old toms, 2527c; young toms, 3033c; capons, 3842c; young hens, 3033e; Equabs, 11 lbs. to doz., $5; young guineas, $7.50 a doz.; rabbits, drawn, $3 a dozen; spring ducks, 4 lbs. and up, 1620c; squabs, 16 20c; geese, 10 lbs. up, 913c. EGGS. (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Oct. 22 Eggs strong; receipts 8,934 cases; fresh gathered exara fresh, 58g.62c; fresh gathered firsts 5257 (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Oct. 22 Butter market unchanged; eggs receipts 4,781 cases; market unchanged. Live poultry, market lower; fowls 1322H; springs 21; turkey 38; roos ters 14. Potatoes steady; 127 cars; northen white sacked, $1.75 $1.90; bulk $1.65 $1.80; northen Dakota and Minn, red river Ohios, sacked $1.85$1.B5; bulk $1.75$1.85; South Dakota Sandland Ohios, bulk $1.50$1.65; South Dakota white, bulk $1.50 $1.65; Washington russets, $2.15. (By Associated Press) CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 22. ButterWhole milk creamery, extra, 46c. Eggs Prime firsts, bsc; firsts, ooc; seoonds, 33c. Poultry Broilers, 22c: springers. 15c; hens, 20 25c; turkeys, 10 lbs. and over, 3oc. LIBERTY BONDS. (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Oct. 22. Prices Liberty bonds today were on 3i $92.24 First 4 93.10 Second 4 92.36 I First 4Vi 93.78 ! Second 4 92.44 'Third 44 94.66 Fourth 4H 92.80 Victory 3 99.48 Victory 4 99.48 NEW YORK STOCKS. (By Associated Press NEW YORK, Oct. 22. Close. American Can 2578 Am. Smelting S6 Anaconda 29 Atchison 8oi Baldwin Locomotive 87 Btehlehem Steel, B ;.. IZ Central Leather 26 Chesaptake & Ohio 54 C. R. I. & Pacific 31 Chino Copper 24 ii Crucible Steel 61 Cuba Cane Sugar 72 General Motors 9 Goodrich Tires 21 Mexican Petroleum lOS1 New York Central 71 Pennsylvania 35

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t0 I'LL bEE HE. ATTEMPT Qf . v-2 Reading 69 Republic Iron & Steel 47 Sinclair Oil 214 Southern Pacific 774 Southern Railroad 19 Studebaker 73 Union Pacific 118 U. S. Rubber 47 Ms U. S. Steel 78 Utah Copper 52 RICHMOND MARKETS (Furnished by Whelan) BUYING Oats 30c: rye. 90c: corn 45c: straw $8 per ton. SELLING Oil meal, ner ton. $52.50: Der hun dred weight, $2.65; Tankage, 60 per cent. 555.00 per ton; per cwt.. $2.85; bran, per ton, $23.50; per cwt., $1.23. Barrel salt, $3.25; standard middlings, $27 per ton, $1.50 per cwt.; rye middings, $26 per ton, $1.40 per cwt. LOCAL GRAIN MARKET Richmond flour mills are rvivlnz $1.15 for No. 2 wheaL LOCAL HAY MARKET Steady; No 1 timothy. $15; clover, $16; heavy mixed, $14 15. PRODUCE BUYING Country butter. 35 cents lb.: eees. 50c dozen; chickens, 18c a lb.; fries, 18c. BUTTER QUOTATIONS The wholesale nrice for creamery butter Is 46 cents a pound. THREATENED STRIKE IS CAUSE OF WHEAT SETTING LOW RECORD CHICAGO, Oct. 22 With the country facing threatened general paralysis of railroad traffic, what has fallen this week to a new low record prices for 1921. Compared with a week ago wheat this morning was lower by 7V4 to 7c a bushel, corn down xk and ti 1 and oats off c to 8c. In provisions net changes varied from $1.02 to 20 cents aflvanct. Rapid tumbling of wheat values followed the issuance of the call for the railroad tie-up. Simultanously confi dence of bulls was further shaken by a government report showing that farm reserves of wheat larger than. had been looked for. Talk of a pos sible financial crash in Germany added to bearish sentiment, and so too did Lloyd George's speech about Brit ish unemployment. At this juncture however, hopes were revived that the railroad strike would be averted and desire the fact that a parley here between the gov ernment labor board and the railway employes representatives failed to halt strike preparations, bulls In wheat continued to expect that a settlement method would be found. Largely as a result price rallies ensued and the market again became two-sided. Improved shipping demand, together with smallness of rural offerings, held corn and oats comparatively steady. Provisions averaged higher owing more or less to strike talk. NEW YORK, Oct. 22. Business on the stock exchange this week was in fluenced almost entirely by the threatened railroad strike. Transportation shares of the better class lost one to three points, but selling relaxed later on news ihat the unions an4 executives were to come before the railroad labor board next week. TO ARREST UNIONIST KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 22. An order for the arrest of George L. Berry, president of the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' union and the director of that organ ization, was issued by the federal court here late Friday. INDIANAPOLIS (Continued from Page One.) it made its first appearance in In dianapolis at its initial concert of the season Friday evening. Enthusiasm ran high and with round upon, round of applanse the great throng expressed its unanimous approval of the orchestra's performance. Three times during the performance Conductor Maddy and his orchestra were forced by the insistent cheers and applause to respond with encores before it was possible to continue the program. Two encores were given the orchestra at the close of the program. Following the concert scores surged to the stage to express their congratulations to the conductor and orchestra members. The ovation given the orchestra is said to be unprecedented in its history. Scores of Hoosiers from every part of the state who are attending the teachers' institute in Indianapolis were among the throngs that jammed Tomlinson hall. Starr Company Sponsors The orchestra's expenses to and from Indianapolis were paid by the Starr Piano company, which also printed the programs for the concert. Following the performance the orches tra memDers were entertained at a dinner party at the Bamboo inn by the Starr company. The first concert of the orchestra in Richmond will be given Tuesday evening at the Coliseum, with Louise Slade. contralto, of the Chicago opera company, as assisting soloist. Tick ets for the single concert will go on sale at Weisbrod's Monday. Season tickets for the Civic Music associa tion's concert season are on sale now at $4 each, including reservation of seats.

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TO DISCUSS SYSTEM OF HANDLING BOOKS IMPORTED BY FRIENDS Perfection and revision of the system of handling book imports for the accommodation of the American Friends trade, will be considered at the annual meeting of the .American Friends literature council. The meeting probably will be held in the Friends offices on South Eighth street. The morning session will begin at 10 o'clock and the program will be as follows: 1. Period of devotion. 2. Brief review of the year's work. 3. "How can we best handle books from abroad to properly serve our American Friendly trader The afternoon session convenes at 2 o'clock. The program will be as follows: 1 Books for children and first day school teachers. 2. "Shall we undertake to raise a Rotary fund to finance literature which we might publish?" 3. Paper: The council as a harmonizing agency, by Alfred C. Garrett. 4. Discussion. 5. New business. All American Quaker book concerns are urgently requested to send delegates to this council. "We should be able to stir sufficient interest to make an impress on communities in spreadw wm-d roopfvod iw th. vin,i '-. fices. DEMOCRATS (Continued from Page One.) doubtedly, also, most of the partisans of Governor Cox are among these who want to keep Mr. White in. Are McAdoo Men It is equally certain that most of those who are most active in the effort to get Mr. White out and supplant him with a new man, are persons who in the past have been closely indentified with Mr. McAdoo's friends, and to what extent it is real wish on the part of disinterested and loyal Democrats to achieve both harmony and energy, is not easy to determine. About the net result of it there can be no doubt. That result is like the result of all factionalism in any organization a degree of inertness and lack of forward movement in the organization which is most unpromising for future results. The organization has wabbled along in this state for a year past. At one time, ex-Congressman Scott Ferris of Oklahoma was informally more or less agreed upon as a compromise choice, but then it occurred to somebody that Mr. Ferris had been identified with one of the most unfortunate episodes, from a Democratic point of view, ot recent years, namely, the letter in which ex-President Wilson, in the fall of 1918, asked the country to give him a partisan democratic congress. This episode appears to have ruled Mr. Ferris out. Favor Roper At present, the man whom the advocates of a change are putting forward strongly is Daniel S. Roper, of North Carolina, who was commissioner of internal revenues under Mr. McAdoo when the latter was secretary of the treasury. The effort to put Mr. Roper in control will undoubtedly come to a head at the November meeting. Everybody admits that Mr. Roper is a man of high quality, with much organizing ability. But everybody also admits that Mr. White is a man of high character, whose personal quality is an asset to the Democratic organization. The whole thing is a great pity from the Democratic point of view. What they most need, in anticipation of next year, is a chairman of the live wire variety whose past affiliations do not subject him to any charge of partisanship either toward Cox or McAdoo, who has the energy and willingness to jump into a hard job of country-wide organization with zeal and effectiveness. Need a Will Hays In short, what the Democrats need is a Democratic equivalent of Will Hays. It ought to be easy to find such a man, and such a man ought to be glad to take the job. If he turns out to be as good a man as Will Hays he can make the opportunity yield him as attractive fruits in the shape of a career as Will Hays now has. The thing is really very urgent from a Democratic point of view, and it ' ought to be approached with a willing submerging of every factional point of view. But the Democratic rift between those who last year nominated Cox and who hate Wilson and McAdoo, and. on the other hand, those whose primary loyalty is to Wilson and McAdoo. is very deep. Choice Limited One detail that makes the choice of a new man difficult is the claim that, according to the party rules, the chairman must be a member of the national committee from one of the states. If that ruling is binding, it limits the choice to some 50 men. The group that wants a change claims that this rule is not binding, or that If it is binding, it can be changed. This aspect of the situation is too complex and technical to interest the public. But there are a good many million voters who are interested in demanding that the members of the national committee get about their factional squabbling and equip themselves for effective management of the congr3i sional campaign next year.

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The Farm and The Farmer By William R. Sanborn

The first new corn taken in at Green's Fork, and there was but little of it, cost the elevator 30 cents per bushel. How much it cost the farmers, and what they believe it should sell for, is an entirely different matter. The manager of the elevator said that fanners were reporting ear worm and mold damage at from 5 to 10 per cent. I Also that the complaint was general in that vicinity, some spots apparently showing up worse than others. A little old corn has been taken in at Green's Fork this week at 40 cents. The coal demand has fallen off a little this week but was quite heavy early in the month, is the report. Wheat seeding is done with, but a number of farmers didn't wind up until October 15. They were bidding $1.05 for No. 2 wheat at Green's Fork on Friday. . No New Corn at Lynn. "We have not been offered any new corn, so far," is the report from the mill at Lynn. "We are now paying 54 cents per hundred for old corn, but not a great deal is being marketed. Wheat has been so greatly in the dumps that we. are bidding only $1.05 for No. 1 today." The manager of the flour mill said that flour trade had picked tip lately and they had been busy until their engine broke down, which resulted in the present shut down for repairs. Coal trade is rather quiet at Lynn, but considerable coal has been sold during thefalL..! , mi icon uram company. The Milton Grain company, with stations at Beeson's Station and Bentonville, tell us that no new corn has so far been offered at either of their three points, so they have not made a price on new crop grain, as yet The manager said on Friday that he thought he might be able to pay up to 35 cents for a strictly good article. Their price on old corn is now 40 cents per bushel. As to wheat they had been bidding $1.05 up to Thursday, but the bids received on Friday morning did not war-1 rant their paying quite that much. They are buying from day-to-day on their shipping basises to outside markets. Some late seeding was reported in the Milton district, but the last of it was done a few days ago. Milton also claims that some farmers are placing the damage to their corn well up toward 10 per cent from mold and ear worm. Coal Lower at F. C. "Coal business has been fairly good, and we have reduced prices 50 cents, compared with a short time ago," is the report from the manager of the elevator at Fountain City. He says i they are now selling a good grade of soft coal at $6.75, from the cars and at $7 from the bin. Old corn was worth 40 cents; first grade new corn 35 cents, and oats 25 cents on Friday, it was stated. On; Editor's Idea "The trouble with the farmer, as we have often printed out, is that his exchange is below par. In other words, a bushel of corn or a hundred pounds of corn will not buy the same amount of other commodities as it would in 1913," says the Prairie Farmer. "The August commodity figures show clearly that this condition is entirely due to the fact that our marketing system has broken down, that the job of marketing and distributing farm products is being much less efficiently done than it was in 1913. The price of food in August, 162 of 1913, is exactly the same as the average price of all commodities. If the farmer received the same share of the consumer's dollar as he did in 1913, he would be relatively as well off, on the average, as anybody else, and would have no reason to complain. Futhermore, he would be able to buy in the usual volume and unemployment and closed factories would be much reduced." To Which We Disagree. Admitting that the farmer's dollar buys less proportionally than it did in 1913, as well as in actual volume, we can not see where his market'ng system has "broken down." To us it appears that the contrary Is true. and that much improvement in grad-j mg and marketing of many food products has come about in the past eight years. This spplies to fruits, melons, potatoes and a long list of vegetables. The apple men are down to the minute with their marketing organizations, while the butter and cheese industry is run almost as a closed corporation. COLORED WOMAN HELD ON MURDER CHARGE WINCHESTER, Ind., Oct.. 22 Mrs. Nathaniel Boyd, colored, was arested here last night by Sheriff Fisher on a charge of murder.

Two weeks ago her three weeks "7 HoUz : w h m yl "2. iowold baby became suddenly ill and was fnenhew K wfbe? E" ?ay' taken to the county hospital, where Mwf Mathews d a niece.

it died within a few hours. A post mortem examination was made and the stomach of the infant was sent to Indianapolis for analysis, where is was found to contain nitrate of silver, t When the report was received here Friday a warrant was sworn out for her arrest. Sheriff Fisher made the arrest at the Simmons restaurant where Mrs. Boyd was working. Mrs. Boyd claims that a local druggist sold her nitrate of silver instead of paragoric. Mrs. Boyd and her husband came here from Cincinnati several weeks ago and she had been working at the Simmons restaurant while her husband worked at the Payne. cafe.

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As to marketing of grain and livestock we are mostly proceeding along old lines, but all the changes have been for the better, farmers are claiming. Look at the co-operative business that is being done by the farmers' elevators and livestock shipping associations as an evidence of an attempt to better conditions for their memberships. The trouble complained of has a broader and different basis, in our opinion. Are Silo Tops Necessary? I. J. Mathews, writing in November Farm and Life, asks: "Is a silo top necesary." He answers his own question, as folows: "Of what is a silo top? I'm sure I do not know. My friends in Michigan contend that no silo is finished until it has a top. Here in Indiana not many silos have roofs on them The top may keep some snow out in the winter, but it seems to be its only use. Silage is waterproof, rains can't hurt it and without a top, the capacity of the silo is greatly increased as by putting a fence around the top of the silo, it can be filled high enough so it will be level full when settled. I confess that a silo without a top looks like a muley in a herd of horned cows, but a cow is more val uable without horns than with them. Silos may be in danger of losing their tops.' HARRY RAY (Continued from Page One.) whether they are members of the legion or not, to meet at the post rooms at 1:30 o clock Sunday. "Former service men are asked to keep in mind that the local post is named after Corp. Ray, who was one of the heroic men of this community to be cited by his commanding officer," said Commander Mather, "and Private Besselman also died overseas. "Richmond is paying honor to two of its heroes Sunday, and the whole community will be cognizant of the spirit of sacrifice which animated the hearts of the men to whom the last final honors are being paid. Call Service Men. "All former service men, whether they belong to the local post or not, are asked to meet at the post rooms at 1:30 o'clock in order that they may proceed to the funerals." The funeral of Corp. Ray will be held in the Reid Memorial church at 2 nVlnrlr T?ov W H Tomnc fha ! . . . . . . - uaiunii, ui i j i United Brethren church, assisted by itev. Mcciean W ork, of Reid Memorial

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. ----- taissun ana nmDre arawn ov lour black horses. The funeral of Private Besselman will be held at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Besselman, 312 College avenue, at 3:45 o'clock with Rev. C. M. WToodman, of the West Richmond Friends church in charge. The former service men will proceed from the Earlham cemetery to the home of Mr and Mrs. Besselman after last honors have been paid to Corp. Ray. Private Besselman died in Fleury, France, of pneumonia. Dec. 23, 1918. Commander Mather attended the funeral held in Fleury. Harry Ray was inducted into service here. Sept. 21, 1917, and was assigned to the 159th Depot brigade at Camp Taylor and was transferred to Company H, Sixth Infantry, Fifth Division sailing for France April 8, 1918. He saw practically continuous service at the front until his death, Oct. 13, 1918, in the first battle of the Argonne. He was a casual member of the Rainbow Division, later permanently assigned to the Fifth Division, regular army. He was in the St. Mihiel offensive, Sept. 12. and was mentioned in a report by his platoon commander. On the evening of Oct. 13 the division took up a position for an offensive to be launched the next morning between the towns of Romagne and Cunel on the west side of the Meuse river. The American troops were located 1,000 yards southeast of Romagne in a valley. Killed Almost Instantly A sudden shelling began, and the men did not have time to complete entrenchments. A shell struck a group led by Corp. Ray and he was killed almost instantly. Details of his death were given by Capt. Richard M Wightman, U. S. Inf. He was cited in orders by the commanding general of the Fifth Division for distinguished service In the St. Mihiel offensive, and again in the Meuse Argonne region on Oct. 13, when he assisted in the capture of a' machine gun nest. Family left consists of his widow Mrs. Blanche Ray; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ray; four sisters. Mrs William F. Maurer. Jr.. Mrs T.n. Hartzler, Miss Hazel Ray, Mrs. HowJune Mathews. He was born in Richmond. Oct 21, 1888.

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PERCHERONS IN LEAD IN NATION'S CENSUS OF PURE-BRED HORSES WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 22 Only 120,540 pure bred horses, or six-tenths of one per cent of all the horses reported in the census, are tabulated by the census bureau, according to figures lately released. , Percherons are greatly in the lead, with 70,613 reported. The next highest figure is 10,836 for the Belgians. There are 5,580 Shires, 4,221 Clydesdales, 4,007 Standard Breds. and 3,707 Thoroughbreds. Illinois leads in the number of purebred horses standing first in Percherons with 9,772; and fourth in Belgians with 1,023 reported. The Belgian seems to stand relatively higher in Indiana than in many other states a3 1,162 are reported. The Percheron is still in the lead in Indiana, also however, with a population of 2,796. Kentucky is still the strong state for the Thoroughbred, reporting 1,247 Virginia, with 532, and Maryland with 272, are the next larger Thoroughbred states. Ohio has 7,257 pure bred horses altogether and Indiana has 5,265. There are 1,411 Belgians in Ohio, and 4.846 Percherons. Randloph County Farmers Discuss Membership Drive WINCHESTER, Ind., Oct. 22. Discussion of plans for the next membership campaign and consideration o! some routine matters was the only business of the meeting of the Franklin township Randolph county farmers' association which was held in Ridgeville, Friday night. Green Township Farm Officers Shosen Monday WILLIAMSBURG. Ind., Oct. 22. Election of officers for the coming year, and completion of membership campaign plans will be the program for the regular meeting of the Green township farmers' association, which will meet in Williamsburg on Mondav evening at 7:30 o'clock. Farm Sale Calendar Monday, October 24 Bruce Pullen's catalog sale of Duroc Jersey hogs, at farm about 3 miles west of Liberty and one-half mile south of Pea Ridge school. Lunch precedes sale. Tuesday, Oct. 25, 1:00 o. m. b. 1. Adkins. (erai iarm sale. Wednesday, October 26 Wood Eliason, 2 miles northeast of Centerville and 4 miles west of Richmond; 50 head of choice Big Type Poland hogs, of finest strains. Sale at 1 o'clock. Thursday, October 27 Fred Matti and Henry Smith, 9 miles north of Richmond and 2Vfe miles southeast of Fountain City, between Arba and Fountain City pikes; general farm sale. Mrs. Jennie Oxer, one-half miie west of Boston, 12:30 p. m. Clean-up sale. Tuesday, November 8. Jones and Pike, at Hawthorn farm, 1 mile north of Centerville, fall sale of Big Type Poland hogs, at 12:30. Wednesday, Nov. 9. Fulghum and Sanborn, 0V2 mile west of Richmond, 1 miles southeast of Centerville and 1 mile south of Stop 140 on the National road. Registered Poland China hogs and Shropshire sheep, at 1 o'clock. Thursday, November 10. William Wilcoxen, 7 miles north of Richmond and 2 miles northwest of Webster; sale of registered DurocJersey hogs, at 12:30. Briefs Notice Ex-Service Men All ex-service men meet in uniform at K. of P. temple, Sunday, 1:30, to attend full military funeral of Comrades Harry Ray and Ralph Besselman. R. B. Mather, Commander. It's Time to Insure DOUGAN-JENKINS CO. b""iimiininiinniiiniimniiitMHHniiniHimnimnmiiuninmimmnf Goodyear Tire Putty fills the cuts 1 in tires, increases mileage 50c f McCONAHA GARAGE I 418 Main Phone 14S0 iiramimuHunHumiimttmmimmimttmmmtMimmmNium