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That th« McNary-Haugen bill
would require immense sum* of
money for iu operati >n and in the
end be unworkable is the opinion of
J. B. Russell. During the war Mr. nee* of consequence for deferred
Russell waa the statistician of the shipment«. Under normal condi
United State« Grain Corporation, tions future* are bought freely
and drawing on the experience of against these sales as a hedge, but
thia corporation during that time, he this class of buying is distinctly
lacking this season. When the new
says to the Wall Street Journal.
"To carry out the McNary-llaugm crop moves the McNary bill even
bill would tie an immenae problem though it become a law. would not
Error* in crop estimates by the De 1«- in operation a* the constitution
partment of Agriculture in the past ality must 1* determined by the Su
few yeara have tieen con»picu<»ua preme Court, and unless speculative
**nough to make any cellmate of the interest increase« materially and
available surplus bawd on the crop there I* a further strengthening In
estimates an almoat impossible task. the world's situation it would beim-
There la no counting of the buehcle. poMible to maintain even the present
and even acreage eatimatra are ap level of valui«. There 1« sufficient
proximately based on Census Bur unct-rteinty regarding the outlook
eau's figure« once in 10 year«, and for the new crop at the present
the yield may or may not lie within time to cauM* sharp price change«
Thv lack of subsoil moisture in the
ten per cent of the actual rreulL
"An error a» «mall a» & tier cent n »r th west is attracting considerable
would be adout 40,000.000 bushels attention
Several years ago when wheal
on the wheat crop ami 150.000,000
waa
selling at $3 00 per bushel and
on the corn. The keenest minds of
deflation
began, the farmer was
the country every year try to solve
promptly
a<lvi«rd
by politicians and
the problem of how much ia Un
farm
agitators
to
hold his grain for
available supplies and with them it
$3
<H)
per
bushel.
Many did to their
become« a matter of gurus work.
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and
it
certainly
cost the
"Even with the machinery of th«*
wheat
farmers
millions
of
dollars
in
United State« Grain Corporation
advice.
functioning under the war reguln following this ill-timed
lion« it waa im|KM»«iblr to tell how Statements have been appearing in
much wheat would have to I m * pur North Dakota |>apers of late that
chased. The corporation had th«* ' $11.00’1,000 worth of wheat is still
moat complete report« ever obtained held in North Dakota in elevators
in thia country, receiving w>*kly in ' >r«gv for farmers to be shipped
It ia stated that
from 22,000 «¡«valor« ami 12.(»00 >>ut th > spring
the
re
<
<n
for
this
grain being
mill« reports on their pur ch aw ».
I
ami
held
is
that
the farmers
source« of purchase», shipment and
have
I
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n
told
that
legislation
would
u«c of wheat. Thia Coat a large
i
b»-
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which
would
enhance
amount, but waa rswntial for an nr
Farmers who sold early
curate handling of the crop. Ex the price
r
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rtly
nfter
harvest are the ones
tend these report* to all cummodi
tun to lie handled under the Mc- who lave fared lw«t. Even the
Nary-Haugen bill and the coat w ould much "damned" speculator who
la t fall beieiv*-! that wheat was a
be tn mendous.
purchase ha« lieen seeing wheat
prices gradually lowering. It is
pretty bard to get away from the
law of supply and demand aud this
"hold your wheat” advice has not
lieen
a profitable venture for the
wheat
Hundred« of million* of
farmer.
dollar« were involved with a turn
Constant Reader
over totaling $7.000,000,000
To
maintain the government price of
Inspect Potato Field Weekly
wheat alone in the last year it ha»l a
(BY FRANKLIN GILKEY)
definite appropriation of f 1,000.000,-
"During ita control theGrainCor
poration had to buy over 400.00(1.-
000 bushels of wheat and 61,000,*
000 barrel« of flour, equivalent to a
total of (175.0(10.Ooo bushels of
000. as this waa n cessary for hand
Potato grower« of Oregon who
ling the one crop, the $200,000.000
raise
a special «red crop of potatoes
proposed in the McNary bill would
are
careful
to inspect the field week
not go far."
ly from the time the potatoes are
Representative Voigt of Wisconsin
up. They use a field that is sepa
contend« that the McNary bill ia un
rated from the other potato fields
workable in that it attempta to cov
and one that has not carried a crop
er too broad a field and therefore
of |>otatoe« for at least three years.
he has introduced a bill to create a
Weed» are kept down in the vi
corporation to «ell wheat abroad
cinity of the seed plot and only tu
along similar lines a* provided in
bers free from disease are planted.
the McNary-Haugen bill. He only
As a precaution all seed is treated
wants $50,000.000 capital for his
with corrosive sublimate before
corporation, which intends to buy
planting. The experiment station
wheat until the price of No. 1 Nor
recommends removing all abnormal
thern haa reached $1.65 per bushel,
and unhealthy plant« as soon aa they
ete. Then there is Representative
can be detected.
(hiwell of Louisiana who is trying to
It is estimated that all plants with
get money appropriated to revive
foliage unnaturally crinaled and
the practice of free seed distribution.
mottled be removed with all tubers
While Senator Caraway of Arkan
they have formed. Some growers
sas, a wise and learned memtier of
even remove the two plants on each
Congress, wa« trying to introduce a
side of the affected plant to prevent
bill to prohibit trading in grain fu
the spread of the disease to other
tures. And so it roes. How long
parts of the field.
will the business interest« of this
country have to put uo with such (
Ye«terday afternoon a large cat
continual naggin«* The main thing
erpillar in charge of A. L. Palmer,
seems to be to introduce some bill
and which ia being used on the road
In congress and get in the limelight.
Utile does it matter what the re work now being done here, tore
down some electric light wires and
sults will be. Business is marshal
ing its forces as never before anti pulled up a number of the poles in
crossing the bridge over Thomas
it is high time that voters paid more
attention a« to who they are select creek.
ing to represent them.
Were it not for the constant fear
that the MeNary-Haugen bill will
paas both the House and the Senate.
31 sharp advance ia prises might bs
Emil Kotan expect« to leave some
lime soon for Hewels, Colia county.
Nebraska, where he will superintend
the building of a dwelling house oa
his farm there.
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witn«-«aed. as many traders have
taken the bull side. Ths general
speculative interest is light and un
til the bills are out of the wav this
condition will continue. Regardless
of the outcome of the McNarv bill,
the mere threat that it may peas
will be disastrous to the farmer.
So far there has lieen no export bust-
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In Memory of Men Like These—Memorial Day
Have Good Meeting
(eOKDUBCTKO)
By pre* 1 <u» acUuo ut the Baptist
church. May 25 was designated as
Hoti" C mlng church day. Invita-
t> >r.» were extended to the other
ebur ' - i f Scio and Providence
chur ti to unite with us on this oc
casion.
Preaching service was held at 1!
o'c ck, the sermon living delivered
ly Rev Slewart of the Presby-
ti t <n church of Scio. A basket
lut ch wav had < n the church lawn,
ami a v “»I • >cial lime enjoyed bv
a !
At 2 o’ciock p m. the rongre-
gaf m a«'«*mbled and waa called to
<>1 • r bv th»- i>a-t<»r. Clarence E.
lb nek. »h<> called on brother Rt-
• v
' ■< to read ^the roll call,
which was «nJ iyed bTall. Some of
th»
d ( ioiieers gave interesting
tuik* n the old time religion. 96
m> utt ers were n the roll. Aftor-
n >n preaching service was conduct-
el bv brother Albers of Providence
church a l ir local pas tor.
d»-n ers of the Christian and
i'r» - >vti-rian churches of Scio and
■ : Provii • re. Missionary Babtiat
church. *:x miles east of Scio, helped
to mak»- the dsv better.
L •
v C'-d to take an offering
Vetsran« both—at two groat war«; «M that div tied a^d unitad a »•
on; f ■ it. ■ i • nefit <>f the Near East re
•ns that dlvidad and yot may laad to umt 9 th« civli>r«d world. And to honor lief
TI :« offering amounted to
tho oemradoa of th*»* horooo Memorial Day.
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After - ng and prayer,
service* were dismiased.
Sacred to America Is
A go d congregation and good in
This Spot in France
ter»-t marked the work of the day.
Tribute« Are Due
to Fallen Heroes
O.A C. Fnrm Reminder*
Observance of Memorial
Day Is Duty and Privi
lege of Americans.
Mu , t injury to currants and
1 oselM-rries may tie materially re-
iluc i by us«- of sweeten«-»! poison
«pr.iy tf application ia made at once.,
th»- experiment «tption suggests,
li formula is sodiuth arsenate 1
ur.ee. sirup 1 «luart, and water 3
M
Th
--prayed lightly over
tt.-
1» r foliage, a few drops tieing
en oigh f r each leaf. Repeat the
spray m 10 days. If sodium ar se
nate can not lie haii l.-ad arsenate
will do.
emorial Day, ori<inat<*d •« a
M
tribute to tho fallen iwrnre of
tho (Ivll war, haa come In
three later yrer« to turen much ux.ro
than that, aaya a writer In the Detrelt
Frre Prv-oa
The dwindling lines of
th» Old Guard, represent in« tho tirand
Army of the Republic, sill mm p.-m«
la last review before the Inapect T
(•neral, and the heroes of other, later
wars will take their plarea
It la well that we Americano hasp
la memory ail our men who atri yglcl
la battle ts keep old Glory fly Inc In
tho heaven«. Tbeoe men. heror« of
tlw Npanloh American war and ll ■ o<-
of lbs World war conflict, now I.. m
largo on the notional horiaoti. and to
them, sa well oo to the remnant of the
Old Guard that kept watch and wart!
along the Potomac and In the Miaalo
alppl valley during the dark days of
the (loll war. our aolemu gractuuaness
la due
We can never do enough to ehow
our appreciation of what they did In
Um» of trial, and It 1» meet that we
aaaemhle each kl -umrlal Day and ghe
thanks to Almighty God for the vic
toriee won by these aona of the repuh
Uc va au mauy eniaagUlAwl Reida o
war
The blue-clad «rmlea that met and
roftquervd the hoots of lee tn the
sixties have their counterparts tn the
lads la khaki who stemmed the tier
man flood of frlghtfulnesa In the Ar
gonne, Belleau and on other Reids of
gore, teaching the hitherto conquering
horde* of the kalaer that the d
<1
Tanker from acriwa the brine »»< n d
vlaltmg the Rhineland for picnic ».port
but te terminate once for all the
claim» of an absolute monarchy that
It ruled the world.
Memorial Day la the one day In all
the year wbeu the men end women of
America can ahow more revere».tty,
more aympathetlcally, more hrnrtfrlt
appreciation ami gratltnde for our
boys who la tho World war as In all
ether confllcta In which the r<-publlc
haa been engage»!, let! the van. causing
victory to perch upou the banners of
rlghteouanesa.
Bring flower« to garland the grave«
•f America's «»Idler dead. What more
appropriate? Tears for tho dead, help
for the living We must not forget the
maimed and suffering, that legacy left
by the frtghtfulneaa of the moot fero
ctona and beartires war In th* history
•f the world. Kalaer Wilhelm alia la
the shadow of Dutch huapfiallty and
brands ever the fall of the IL>hen«>d-
lent dynasty. His punishment la »mall
rempared to the Buffering hla guilty
reign Inflicted on his fellow beings
Duubtlass bo la now counting the coat
when It Is too late to save hltn from
the Just condemnation of mankiud.
Many Ibnaaoda of grave« will thia
year be decorate»] In France, grave« .>f
American aeldler« who paid with their
Uvea far their patriotic stand for G»»d
and cstaatry when the bogle oonnded
In Or»g n the pruning of black
ru-pl < rrie- in late May keeps the
plt.nls from becoming top-heavy and
bending ba lly. No trellising is nec
. —an
The exfieriment station finds
th it th» cane- can l»e kept fro*»,
»an ading
bv tying loosely into .
bundle- with l-cmp or bag twin*.
Grave of o»o of tho daughboyo of
tho Rainbow diviaion wrho foil In tha
florca Rghtmg at Novarin Farm, near
Rheim*.
Mr. Dugger Writes
luont Friday we received the fol
lowing letter front T. L Dug?« r af
I xm Anfrles, former editor of this
pajier. in which he saiil- "Dear
Friernj Mac
I expect to lie in l»-l»-
an»n ab >ut the first of June, and
will oee you soon after that »late.
My health i* g»«»<l for nn old man.
The foot and mouth disease is
about over here and Lui Angeles in
again giving her attention to busi
ness. The usual construction of
building* i« again on. There are
Mi -t.2 ■» part of the hog’* ra
ti- n » - ntial to proper -level .pnumt
of th - animal, says H. A. Lindgren
<-f thv Or«gon station
Many satis-
factory mineral mixtures may ti*
i'.- - d
The following is one that
can I - i:uv--I at heme; Charcoal
7$ pound«, taw rock phosphate 3
|H-un h. »It •’> pounds, ground Iime
lt -ne tl 1 unds, flower« of suloher 3
H.un-B, pulverized copjieras I pound,
an<! glauber salt 6 (xiunds.
Get the surplus cockerels on the
market as «o<»n a* they are market-
abl»-
I he fast growing animal is
th»- most pr- titablv in any type of
live stick and this is e»|ually true of
chicken*
I o Hold Memorial Service
perhajw 75,000 idle m»-n in the city,
many of them, however, are leaving
for other parts. Eastern visitors
are coming in, mainly on the Santa
Fe. by train loads.
I am much please»! by the indi
cated prosperity of the Tribune and
I y its newsy character. I intend to
reach Lebanon in time for the »traw
lver ry fair, so if you are over look
I ir. are well under way for the
tn» mortal service in honor of Joab
Pwell, which will be held at Provi-
den»-e church >n Sunday, June 15.
Joab Powell was a Missionary Bap
tist min.Mer in Linn County in th*
early days, and each year memorial
service-» are held at this church
where he preached for so many yeara
an»l
where hi* remains are buried.
me up. The weather la fine down
A
committee
ia busy preparing th*
here, though evol enough evening*
program
for
the
all day service.
for a little fire.
About
a
year
ago
a subscription
With beat regards to Mrs. Mac
list
waa
started
to
raise
$300 for a
and yourself. I am aa ever.
monument
in
hi«
memory,
but to
T. L. Dugger.
date ■ nly about $150 ha* been sub
1 can tell you, he said, how much scribed.
wa te r run« over N tag ar a Falls to a quarL
How much’ sbe asked.
Two pinta.
lb«* Commr tee is hoping to secure
Hon. R A. Booth for th* principal
spanker at the memorial asrei**.