1914. 
EVENTS OF THE WEEK. 
DOMESTIC!.-—Three hundred thou¬ 
sand dollars represents the 'estimated 
damage caused by a fire in St. Louis 
Square, which imperilled a fashionable 
French section of Montreal, Canada, 
January 1. Having no water available, 
the firemen were forced at first to use 
snow and chemicals, but the Montreal 
Water and Power Company, through 
shutting off private consumers, gave a 
supply of water sufficient to protect the 
adjoining property. 
A tenement house fire on the lower 
East Side of New York January 1, 
caused the death of eight persons. 
Fire that originated in the building 
of the E. O. Laugen Cloak Company at 
Indianapolis, Ind., January 2, destroyed 
that building and burned out the W. I\. 
Stewart Book Company’s store, and the 
L. S. Ayers & Company’s stock rooms. 
The loss is estimated at about $1500,000. 
Flanked by State militia, Miss Fern 
Hobbs, private secretary to Governor 
West, closed up the saloons of Copper- 
field, Ore., January 2. The trouble fol¬ 
lowed investigations showing that the 
mayor is engaged in the saloon business; 
that his associate in such bus ; noss is a 
member of the city council; that the 
proprietor of another saloon is Likewise 
a member of said council and that his 
bartender is also a councilman; that a 
fourth member is a hanger-on around 
one of these resorts and in sympathy 
with their activities. This gives the sa¬ 
loon element absolute control of all city 
affairs. 
Bart Dunn, Tammany leader of the 
Eighteenth Assembly district, Manhat¬ 
tan, and Joseph J. Fogarty, formerly an 
inspector for the State Highways De¬ 
partment. were sentenced in the Supreme 
Court at New City, N. Y., January 3, by 
Justice Tompkins to serve each 10 months 
on Blackwell’s Island, New York, for 
conspiring to defraud the State of New 
York in the building of a Rockland 
county road. Dunn was fined $500, as 
was also the Dunbar Contracting Com¬ 
pary, of which he is president. Justice 
Tompkins denied a motion to set aside 
the verdict and order a new trial. The 
execution of the sentence was stayed 
automatically, however, by the granting 
of a certificate of reasonable doubt pend¬ 
ing an appeal. Dunn and Fogarty were 
released each in $5,000 bail. 
Thirty-seven men lost their lives when 
the tank steamer Oklahoma sank about 
50 miles southeast of Sandy Hook, Janu¬ 
ary 5. Eight men, including the captain, 
Alfred Gunter, were saved by lifeboats 
from the Ilamburg-American steamship 
Bavaria, in charge of Captain Graalfs. 
Five others were rescued by the Booth 
Line steamer Gregory. The Oklahoma 
was broken in two by the mountainous 
sea. 
Fire January 0 destroyed the Paterson 
Opera House, Paterson, N. J. The loss 
is $100,000. 
One of the biggest seizures of arms 
and ammunition ever taken from a 
steamship bound direct for a Mexican 
port was made January 4 on board the 
freighter Guantanamo, of the Ward 
Line, which sailed for Tampico. Under 
orders from the Treasury Department a 
squad of customs inspectors searched the 
Guantanamo for two hours before her 
scheduled departure. In their raid the 
inspectors found a dozen shotguns, ten 
thousand cartridges and a few dozen re¬ 
volvers. It is believed that more muni¬ 
tions of war were on board hidden out 
of their reach. They arrested the boat¬ 
swain and a seaman and brought them 
to the Custom House, where it is said 
they admitted having hidden the contra¬ 
band articles. 
Gales along the Atlantic coast did 
great damage January 3-5. The Jersey 
coast is again reported to have experi¬ 
enced a loss of $1,000,000, Seabright, 
which suffered so severely in the Christ¬ 
mas gale, being badly damaged. 
Three hundred and two persons, of 
whom 149 were children under 10 years 
of age. were killed by automobiles in 
New York City in 1013, according to 
figures made public by the National 
Highways Protective Society. Twenty- 
five of these killings took place in Decem¬ 
ber. The December fatalities were five 
more than the number for December. 
1012, but at that they were 13 less than 
the number for November last, when 38 
were killed. The decrease shown in De¬ 
cember, as compared with November, is 
attributed by the society to the more 
stringent enforcement of the automobile 
laws. The number of persons killed by 
street cars in the city in 1013 was 10.8, 
as compared with 134 in 1912. The 
figures for December, 1913, were six per¬ 
sons killed; for December, 1912. 13 per¬ 
sons killed. Wagons killed 132 persons 
in the year just closed, as compared with 
177 in 1912. Nine persons were killed 
by wagons last mouth. Outside of the 
city the figures for the State for Decem¬ 
ber show nine persons killed by auto¬ 
mobiles, 10 by street cars and three by 
wagons. 
FARM AND GARDEN.—At the an¬ 
nual meeting of the Illinois State Horti¬ 
cultural Society, W. S. Perrine, of Cen- 
tralia, was elected president to succeed J. 
Mack Tanner, of Springfield. The other 
officers, who are re-elected, are as fol¬ 
lows: Vice-president, E. J. Baxter, of 
Nnuvoo; secretary, A. M. Augustine, of 
Normal; treasurer, J. W. Stanton, of 
Itichview; directors: 11. G. Street, of 
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Hebron; L. R. Bryant, of Princeton; 
Goo. .T. Foster, of Normal: ’<>. M. McEl- 
vniii, of Bushnell, and’ W, W. Thomas, of 
Anna. 
The sixteenth annual meeting of the 
Pennsylvania Dairy Union will be held 
at York, Penn., January 20th to 22nd, 
inclusive. The meeting will be divided 
into three sections, the milk dealers hold¬ 
ing forth on the 20th, the milk producers 
on the 21st, and the butter and cheese 
makers on the 22nd. In connection with 
the meetings, there will be a show, as 
the combined efforts of the Dairy Union, 
the State Horticultural Association and 
the Live Stock and Plant Breeders. All 
of these associations will hold meetings in 
York during the same dates, as well as 
also will the American Berkshire Con¬ 
gress. 
Secretary of Agriculture Houston ap¬ 
proved, Jan. 5, the disposal of 1,000,000,- 
000 feet of Western yellow pine timber 
from the Kaibab national forest in north¬ 
ern Arizona. In order to get this timber 
out it will be necessary to build a rail¬ 
road 200 miles long, which will connect 
Colorado and Utah with the Grand Can¬ 
yon of the Colorado, hitherto accessible 
only from the south. For several years 
the construction of such a railroad has 
been considered but it has been stated 
that the lack of assured immediate traf¬ 
fic was an effectual barrier. It is pointed 
out, however, that a contract for a bil¬ 
lion feet of timber will overcome this dif¬ 
ficulty by providing a commodity for 
transportation which, together with tour¬ 
ist and local traffic, will place the pro¬ 
ject on a paying basis practically from 
the outset. The necessary investment to 
construct the road will amount to more 
than $3,000,000. Bids for the timber will 
lie received up to the middle of June, 
1914, and three years will be allowed for 
the building of the railroads and mills 
and twenty-five years for the cutting of 
the timber. 
After a delay of more than two years 
the so-called Chicken Trust cases came 
up Jan. G, before the Appellate Division 
for argument on appeal. The defendants 
are Erving V. Dwyer, Arthur G. Dwyer, 
Charles Westerberg, William W. Smith, 
Charles It. Jewell, James N. Norris, Wil¬ 
liam II. Norris, Charles T. Hawk, Charles 
Thatcher, Clenen Bishop, Samuel Wern¬ 
er, Charles Werner, and Solomon 
Frankel. On Aug. 15, 1911, they were 
convicted before Judge Rosalsky in the 
Court of General Sessions of conspiracy 
in restraint of trade. Sentence imposed 
in each case was a fine of $500 and three 
months in the penitentiary. Since their 
sentence the defendants have been .out 
on bail. Between the time of their con¬ 
viction and their sentence they served 
a few days in the Tombs. 
We are market gardeners, and retail 
our truck on the street in Philadelphia, 
but manage to be through by Christmas. 
Prices during month of November were: 
Potatoes $1.10; half peck 18 cents; cel¬ 
ery 15 cents bunch; beets three cents 
bunch ; turnips 12 cents half peck; onions 
20 cents half peck; salad five cents head ; 
cabbage eight cents a head; spinach 15 
cents halt’ peck; carrots three cents 
bunch; cauliflower 15 cents each; orange 
pumpkins 10 cents each; young roasting 
chicken 25 cents a pound; stewing chick¬ 
ens 22. At the public sales fresh cows 
sell from $60 to $90; good horses $175 
to $250. Hogs for killing. 11 cents a 
pound. Milk shipped to Philadelphia, 
live cents per quart; corn at the sales 
72; fat calves 11; faj cows six cents per 
pound. g. H. s. 
Bucks Co., Pa. 
Low Steel Wheel 
Save Work and Money 
Put them on your old 
or fret a complete 
Handy Wagon. 
HMJALTP 
Steel Wheels nnd handy wagons 
save high lilts, prevent ruttintr fields 
and roads, are 3o to 50'.« lighter draft, 
not affected by heat or cold, spokes and 
rims never loosen. Write now tor il¬ 
lustrated tree book. Address 
ELECTRIC WHEEL CO. 
4 8 Elm St., Quincy, 
HORSE COLLAR 
Modoof highly polluhad rlno ooat- 
«<1 metal. Do not holdswoat or Irrluto 
tha most tender flesh. Adjustable; 
flto like made-to-order collar. Tugs 
attach directly to collar. Llghteas 
draft Cheapest eud belt. A yen ta 
Wanted; Can moke SHUM) a day. 
Act ae our agent in spore tint*. Write 
for liberal soiling terms. .Mention 
t*ni lory dctirotl. AdiiraM. 
Johneton-Slocum Co. 
61 Slats St. Caro. Mich. 
Fits any 
Horse 
Savoo 
Horses 
Money 
Worry 
When you write advertisers mention The 
Rural New-Yorker and you’ll get a quick 
reply and a “square deal.’’ See guarantee 
editorial page. : t : : i : 
Two sizes—For drawing two and four plows. Will back into the very corners of 
the fence, and plow the entire field without the aid of horses. Can be operated by 
one man. Will burn kerosene equally as well as gasoline. They are light in 
weight and can be driven over soft ground in the Spring of the year. Will plow 
up steep hills and do good work in stony fields. We guarantee these machines to 
do good work on your farm before asking one cent of your money. You are taking 
no chances ; neither are we. Send for catalog. 
BATES TRACTOR COMPANY, 104 Bates Street, Lansing, Mich. 
BATES ALL 
STEEL TRACTORS 
SILAGE 
CUTTERS 
CAREFUL MEN BUY THEM 
ALL SIZES EQUIPPED TO SUIT 
SEND FOR CATALOGUE 
Robinsorv Be Co., 
SAFETY YOKE 
& GUARDS 
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For 
in 
15 years the One Rest 
Silo. Bite, sensational 
improvements this 
making the 
Silo betterthan 
ever. Of massive 
strength, anchored 
fast, solid as an oak, 
perfect fitting doors, 
highest grade material 
and construction—per¬ 
fect in every detail— 
that’s the Harder Silo. 
More durable, less 
expensive, than 
concrete and tile. 
The kind “Uncle Sam” 
uses. Big free catalog 
describes the new 
spline-dowel, the new 
intermediate ladder 
rung, the anchor, and 
scores of other dis- 
tinctive features. 
It tells why 
you need a YSsSP 
Harder Silo. 
Write today. 
UnY it CobleskilL N 
Galvanized or Painted 
Writo to-day for free sample and mill 
nricos—tutnd size of buildings and we will 
turniah free complete estimate of cost- — 
then make comparisons and see the big 
savings. 
QUALITY GUARANTEED 
BEST OPEN HEARTH PRODUCT 
When you buy from us. you buy from tho manufac¬ 
turer. All galvanized Hooting and Siding have extra 
heavy tight coating of galvanize. Also makers of 
galvanized shingles for hoeuea. 
Established 1877 
THE SYKES METAL LATH& ROOFING Co. 
516 Walnut Street, Niles Ohio 
*froVT MILL AT MILL PRICES 
~Jlew z/folland 
Wood Saws 
These aavra will crosa-cut heavy pole and cord wood 
and rip posts and light lumber. Our patent _ /»A 
roclc shaft prevents saw breakage and as¬ 
sures easy runaiug. Sturdy and rigid. Writo 
today *or catalog, low prices and trial offer. 
NEW HOLLAND MACHINE CO. 
Box 41, New Holland, Pa. 
Free Box of Samples 
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sent to your station charges prepaid. All 
sizes, 2 inches to 20 inches. Delivered 
prices quoted on request. 
THE E. BIGL0W CO., New London, 0. 
They preservo silage perfectly. Com- 
bino best construction, greatest dura¬ 
bility and convenience. Easy to erect 
and keep air-tight. Write tod ay for cata¬ 
logue. Agents wanted. Address —. 
TJNADILLA SILO 00., Boa 0 , Pnadilla, N. Y. 
Perfectly Air-tight 
Perfect-fitting doors make the silo 
absolutely air-tight. That keeps the 
ensilage sweet and fresh down to last 
forkful. Quick, easy adjustment—no 
hammer or wrench needed. Strong 
steel hoops form easy ladder. Built 
to last a lifetime—of White or Yellow 
Pine, Oregon Fir or Cypress. You 
may pay more money, but you can't 
buy a better silo. Our motto is 
Quality. Write today for free catalog. 
ECONOMY SILO * MFG. CO. 
Box38-J , Frederick, Md. 
CRAINE SILO^Sf 
The Craine Patent Triple Wall Silo has thick » — 
vertical wooden staves, inside; 
horizontal patent wooden covering^ 
thoroughly ualied, outside; and water¬ 
proof felt-liko rubber roofing between. 
This makes a perfect non-conductor of 
heat. SCIKXTIFtC in every feature of Its^ 
construction. 
IT’S FROST PROOF 
AIR-TIGHT PERMANENT 
No silane spoiled by contact with concrete, 
tils or any mineral. Craine silage is sweet, 
clean and perfectly preserved—it is “drawn 
from the wood.” No trnublesome iron hoops 
requiring annual overhauling. The firs! 
cost is low and is the Tho Cr&ino is, 
therefore, tho cheapest on tho market. Ask 
for illustrated booklet. 
W. L. SCOn LUMBER COMPANY 
Main Street, NORWICH, N. Y. 
Watkins Bldg., Milwaukee, Wis. Kansas City, Mo. 
ROSS SILO 
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We use Guaranteed Long Leaf Yel¬ 
low Pine that will last longer than 
any other wood, except cypress. The 
highest possible grade of Oregon Fir 
is used. 
The Ross Silo has features that 
are exclusive, and absolutely neces¬ 
sary to make a good silo. 
FULLY GUARANTEED 
to be as represented. Oar 63 yoarr of 
manufacturing experience is valuable to you. 
FREE catalog explains all. Writo for ii to¬ 
day. Agents Wanted. 
The E. W. Ross Co.,Box 13 Springfield.O. 
Jlew o/hlland 
— Stone Crusher —« 
will crash trap rock or any kind of stone 
for road making, concrete work, cement 
sidewalks, fence posts, hog wallows, etc. 
Make big money crushing stone for your 
neighbors. These crushers are strong 
and powerful and easy to operate. The 
cost is surprisingly 
low. Send today 
for interesting 
free trial offer. 
NEW HOLLAND 
MACHINE CO. 
Box 41. 
New Holland, Pa. 
