Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 08, 1918, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX MEDFOKD MAIL TRITIUM, MEDFORD. OIlKCiOX, THURSDAY, AUflURT 8, 1018 I CUT YIELD OF Wheat Lose; 13 Million Bushels and Corn 171 Million Bushels Through Unfavorable Weather Conditions but Bumper Crop Still in Prospect Other Grain Yields. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Lobs of 171,000,000 bushels of corn and 13, ' 000,000 bushels of wheat from tho prospective production of this year's important food crops as Indicated a month ago was shown today In the department of agriculture's crop re port resulting from a canvass made August 1. Corn and wheat are bumper crops hls year despite adverse weather conditions which have curtailed somewhat the heavy production Indi cated early In the growing season. Estimates of Yields Production of winter wheat this year was announced by the depart ment of agriculture today In Its pre liminary estimate at 55(1,000,000 bushels. Spring wheat production was fore cast at 322,000,000 bushels from July 1 conditions. Production of all wheat was estim ated at 878,000,000 bushels. Corn production was forecast at 2,989,000,000 bushels from August 1 conditions. Other forecasts of production bas ed on the August 1 canvass were an nounced as follows: ' Oats 1,428,000,000 bushels; barley 2:12,000, 000; rye 76,700,000 (pre liminary estimates). Other Crop KNtlmntm lluckwheat 20,000,000 bushels. White potatoes 391,000,000. - Sweet potatoes, 81, .'.00, 000. : Tobacco, 1,228,000,000 pounds. Flax, 14,800,000. Itlco, 41,000,000. illay, 99,300,000 tons. Sugar liocts. 6.360,000 tons. Apples, 100,000,000 bushels. Peuchos, 40,900,000 bushels. Condition of Crops The condition of the crop of A Hu tu t 1, wan announced hh follows: ,', Spriiijr when!, 7(Ui: com, 78..); ooIh, 8:2.8; hurley, B'J; buckwheat, 88.(1; white potatoes, 7!.!l; MVect po tatoes 7H.:i; tobiwco, Hll.li; flux, 70.0; rice, 8".7; liny, 8'J..'I; Mtynr beelH, 8r.(l. SPECIAL CALL FOB BED CROSS W0BKERS if Another call is mailc for Hed Cross workers nt headquarters, ill the Sparta building. It is nce- issary to liuish all hospital uar- mcnts on hand before Hie liOlli of this month, as the shipments must be made on that date. And to accomplish this, then must be extra workers. GROPES mm CORN HEAVILY ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT SATURDAY OUR BIG CLEARANCE SALE ENDS Our sale prices which in many cases are away below wholesale will be withdrawn Tires, Tubes, Oils, Greases, Robes, Tire Covers, Spark Plugs everything in fact that you will need for your car ASKS PACKING PLANTS BY UNCLE SAM Federal Trade Commission Becom mends to President Federal Acqui sition and Control of Meat Monop oly Which Continues to "Unfairly and Illegally" Ue Its Power. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Govern-' tnent acquisition and control of all the principal stockyards, cold storage plants and warehouses and both re frigerator and cattle cars has been recommended to the president by the Federal Trade commission to destroy a monopoly which It declares "Swift & Co., Armour & Co., Morris & Co., Wilson &Co Inc., and the Cudahy Pucking company exercise not only over the meat industry or the coun try but of other necessary food sup plies. , The commission's report was made pulllc today thru the white bouse. It bas been in the bands of the presi dent since July 5 and had not pre viously been Issued "because the president first wished to be In pos session of full information.'' Basing its statement upon a great volume of evidence examined, the commission said the power of the five packing companies "has been and Is being unfairly and Illegally used." Illegal Practices Manipulate livestock markets. Restrict Interstate and interna tional supplies of food. Control tho prices of dressed meats and other foods. Defraud both the producers of food and consumers. Crush effective competition. Secure special privileges from rail roads, stockyard conipunlca and mu nicipalities; and, Profiteer. "Whilo wo have found," said the commission's report, "an Intrlcato i fabric of 'monopolies, controls,' com binations, conspiracies and restraints' which would seem to Indicate legisla tive or administrative remedies, we beliove that an adequate remedy may be more simply arrived at.' "We beliove that If the fundamen tal and underlying evils are rooted out, llio wholo structure of conspir acy, control, monopoly and restraint must fall. "If these five great concerns own ed no packing plants and killed no cattle nnd still retained control of the Instruments of transportation, of marketing and of storage, their posi tion would be no less strong than it Is." The commission then recommend' ed: i 1 1 . M Iteromiiicniliitions fever. That reliable remedy is Ko- "(1). That tho government ac- ley's Honey and Tar that spreads a quire, thru the railroad admlnistru- healing, soothing coating on the lo tion ail rolling stock used for the . flamed membranes, stops irritating transportation of meat animals and that such ownership bo declared a government monopoly. "(2). That the government ac- Come in You can't C. E. GATES AUTO quire, thru the railroad administra tion the principal and necessary stock yards of the country, to be treated as freight depots and to be operated under such conditions as will Insure open, competitive markets, with uni form scale of charges for all services performed, and the acquisition or establishment of such additional yards from time to time as the devel opment of livestock production may require. This to Include customary adjuncts of stock yards. "(3). That the government ac quire, thru the railroad administra tion all privately owned refrigerator cars and all necessary equipment for their proper operation and that such ownership be declared a government monopoly. I'. N. to Acquire Itranchos "(4). That the federal govern ment acquire such of the branch houses, cold storage plants and ware- houses as are necessary to provide facilities for the competitive market ing and storage of food products In the principal centers of distribution and consumption. The same to be operated by the government as pub lic markets and storage pluces under such conditions as will afford an out let for all manufacturers and han dlers of food products on equal terms. Supplementing the market ing and storage facilities thus ac quired, the federal government estab lish, thru the railroad administration at the terminals of all principal points of distribution and consump tion, central wholesale markets and storage plants with facilities open to all upon payment of just and fair charges." 10 MEET, ME ROCK An all-day meeting of tbe Union Sunday schools, north of Central Point, will be held near Table Rock, back of the Nealon ranch, noxt Sun day, August the 1 1th. The morning hours will be devoted to Sunday school work. In the after noon there will bo a few short talks interspersed with good singing, after which Rev. Ml ram Boozer of Grants Pass, will address the people. This will probably be the largest gathering of the year, and as the place of meeting is comfortably lo cated along the river, it is hoped the people will come forth with their bas ket dinner and enjoy the program of 'the day, These services are for the benefit of all poople and a cordial In vitation Is extended to all. G. O. GRIFFIN, Missionary. It's in tlie Air Windblown pollen, currying the bactorla that inflame noso and throat and cause hay fevor, is abroad In tho Innd. One remedy Is known to give relief and comfort from choking, Hasping asthma and tormenting hay coughs and summer colds. Any one who has onro used this standard cough and cold remedy will accept no other. Sold everywhere. NIAGARA FALLS HARNESSED 10 WIN THE WAR (By Frederick M. Kerbv.) I NIAGARA FALLS. X. Y.. AuK. 8. The Imrncsr-cd power of the Niagara river, which when the I'nitfd States entered the war, was beintf used for purposes of peaceful industry, has I been turned into one of the principal ! factors in production of wur neces sities. The federal government hud to step in to secure this result. The treuty enacted by Great Brit ain unit the United States in 1910 lim its to oti, 000 cubic feet per second the amount of water which may be di verted for power purjKises from Nia gara's 220.000 cubic feet. Of this, 'lunula is entitled to take 3(1,000 cu bic feet, and the L'nited States 20,00(1 per second. Three companies operate on the Ctiiiadiuii side, and two on the States side the Niagara Falls Power Co. and the Hydraulic Power Co. When the l'nited States entered the war the Hydraulic Co. was delivering an average of 145,000 horsepower per day to users in Niagara Fulls nnd western New York. The Niagara Falls Power Co. was delivering l'.U, 000 horsepower per day. I'ncle Sam's Irblcin A prcut part of this was going- to concerns whose product could not he used in war work. In Niagara Falls and Buffalo are plants of the utmost value to the government for war work some of them producing materials made nowhere else in the United States. Without the abrasives, such ns car borundum and graphite, manufactur ed in plants here, the machine shops of the nation could nut run. Ferro silicon, phosphorus, chlorine all vi tal necessities of war are produced ill (he Niagara Fulls plants, dependent upon water power . These concerns could not he enlarg ed because the power available was being used to its maximum. Hut the ,mi,.r.,m..nt .;,lv 1 t l.v , ,liti,..,l ,.,ln,.i;..'r, ,.f iiuu. .. sentiuis. Furthermore, it was imper ative that it take over the electro chemical works which dot the Nia gara river bank, to turn them into factories fur producing deadly gases and smoke bombs. , So the sccretarv-of war npHinted a commission, composed of Robert J. Hulkclev and Hrig. (Jen. Charles Kel ler of the corps of engineers, to study the power situation. Thev recom mended that the . government take control of the Niagara power, cut off power irom non-essential industries and switch it to those essential to winning the war. Secretary linker approved the report nnd designated the two men to take control. On December. 28, 1917. the commis- sinners issued orders lor me rem-I tribution of power, and both conipu nics have obeyed to the letter. I'Xseutials Arc- Afdeil One-eleventh of nil the power be ing distributed by the two companies are cut off from non-esesential in dustries and re-assicned to cscn- and buy for afford to miss tial. KIrven tho.Uiiiml, five hundred nnd eight-four horsepower was taken 1'romM'ive conipnnies beinr nerved bv the Hydroelectric Power Co. and re iiKMijmed to five other companies. Twelve thousand, five hundred and eiyhty-fonr horsepower was taken from three compantcK beim: served by the Niagara Kulls Power company und redistributed to six concerns. Two concerns tile Defiance Paper Co. and the International Paper Co. were deprived of at) power. Thev put in furnaces for the production of ferro-siiicon, their power was re- J nt nred nnd thev- iirr nnu nrmliwimr ferro-silicon instead of print paper, i At present T.I.M per cent of the , Niagara Falls Power Co.'s ".juice"! goes to direct war industries uiid an- other 11..V) per cent to transport!!-1 tion. or the llvdrnnli,. IWer c, V supply ilT.O.'i per cent goes into wur ndustricH. The war depurtment tins taken steps to increase the amount of power. The Niagara Power Co. 's not obtaining maximum results. The, Hydraulic Power Co. on the oth er hand, utilizes the full head of water allowed it. For these rensons the war department has brought the two companies into n consolidation, which will result in giving the Hy draulic Co. all of the new allotment of water to he taken from the river, nnd which will develop 100,000 horse power additional. The commission lias also compelled the Canadian companies to continue the delivery of certain power on the American side, which they liad threat ened to cut off. This" was done through the coal administration bringing pressure to bear on the On tario government. Temjiorarv extensions arc also be ing made at the Ontario Power Co.'s plant on the Canadian side to provide needed power for Canadian indus tries. In addition enlargements to be completed this full to the two steam plants at I'uffulo will add 02, 000 horsepower to the available to tal for war industries. AMERICANS IN BRITAIN REGISTER WILLINGLY LONDON, Aug. 8. Consular au thorities are liberal in their praise of the spirit of American citizens resid ing in' llritain. They suy practically every man of military age has com- pneu uu a regulation requiring reg- istration in Britain. Thev are fewer than 20,000 Americans in F.ngland. ALLIES GO OVER TOP. (Continued r-rom rage One.) man success in this year's series of enemy offensives. It was In tho first (icrman blow, delivered against the British front, between Cam Oral and La Fere on March 21 that the enemy broke Into the allied lines and was not stopped until he had pushed to the region of Montdidier. He swept over a wide stretch of territory and I established the vast salient that has j since stood virtually Intact, with Its ! apex at Montdidier and its base j roughly extending along the line from Albert, near the Somme, on the north, t0 xoyolli on tne Oiso on Its southern side. , Marshal Foch's object in striking may well have been based upon the Idea of breaking up the enemy lino between Montdidier and Solssons be fore the Germans had time to stabil ize the Solssons-Rhelms front. a year, this big TO ' E ENTENTE ALLIES (Continued from page one.) shootings and constant arrests, the power of the socalled soviet, of trai tors and of criminals is past. The representa"ves of the socalleiJ pc0' ple'8 mment have fled. "At the present momen'. the ",leresU of Rasla- we tako ,1)on ourselves the duty ot governing the country of the north." Graves' Instructions WASHINGTON. Aug. . S. Confi dential instructions were handed to Major General William S. Graves at Kansas City Tuesday by Secretary Baker covering the American military expedition to Siberia which General Graves will command. Baker on his return to Washington today disclosed that the object of bis trip west was to confer with General Graves, who had been summoned from Camp Fre mont, California, to meet him In Kansas City. The secretary said he assumed that a Japanese officer would be tho ranking officer of the Inter-allied forces sent to Siberia and would pre side at any conference of the various commanders. No step toward the selection of a commander for the entire army had been taken, he ad ded. Information now available indi cates that the Japanese will send a lieutenant general in command of the Japanese forces, which probably will exceed slightly in numbers the American contingent. The American forces probably will number less than 10,000 under present plans. "Wortl From Francis WASH1.VGTON, Aug. S. Official notice of the establishment of the new government In northern Kussla reached the state department today in a cablegram from Ambassador Francis at Kandalaska. Tho govern ment was sot up A'ugust 2 by a con stitutional assembly representing the six districts of Vologda at Novogorod, LIVES 200 YEARS For more than 200 years, Haarlem Olj, the famous national remedy of Holland, has been recognized as an infallible relief from all forms of kid ney and bladder disorders. Its very age Is proof that it must havo un usual merit. If you are troubled with pains or aches in the back, feel tired in the morning, headache, Indigestion, In somnia, painful or too frequent pas sage ot urine, irritation or stone in the bladder, you will almost certainly find quick relief in GOLD MEDAL, Haarlem Oil Capsules. This is tbe good old remedy that has stood the test for hundreds of years, prepared In the proper quantity and conven ient form to take. It is imported direct from Holland laboratories, and you can get it at any drug store. Your money promptly refunded if It does not relieve you. Be suro to get the genuine GOLD MEDAL brand. In boxes, three sizes. Adv. ahead, saving CO. Kazan, Samara, Archangel and Vlat ka. Mr. Francis stated that lie 1 had heard nothing from Vologda or Mos cow since leaving Vologda. DESPONDENT.WOMEN Nature Intends every woman to be cheerful, light-hearted and happy, but when dragged down with pain and suffering from female ills, will power alone cannot overcome a ner vous, despondent condition. Multi tudes of American women, however, have found that there's one tried and true remedy to restore health under such circumstances, and that Is Lydla IS. Plnkham's Vegetable Com pound, made from herbs and roots. This old-fashioned medicine is now considered the . standard American remedy for such conditions. Adv. 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