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EVENTS OF THE WEEK 
was one of tlie excess profits advisers of 
the Treasury Department appointed in 
1917. 
DOMESTIC.—Captain John A. Blain 
was indicted at Seattle, Wash., Jan. 23, 
by a Federal Grand Jury investigating 
frauds in the wartime construction of 
ships. As district manager of the Ship¬ 
ping Board Captain Blain directed the 
Government’s steel shipbuilding pro¬ 
gramme in Oregon and'Washington. 
Eighty-five members of the Communist 
Party of America were indicted Jan. 23 
by the Special Grand Jury of Cook 
County at Chicago, Ill., on a charge of 
advocating overthrow of the Government 
by violence. Eighty-two of these also 
were indicted separately, charged with 
violating the new Illinois sedition law. 
Chief Justice Crowe of the Criminal 
Court fixed bail at $5,000 on each count, 
or $10,000 for each of the accused except 
the three indicted only once. Rose Pastor 
Stokes of New York, a member of the 
national executive committee of the Com¬ 
munist party, now out on bail pending 
an appeal from a conviction under which 
she was sentenced to serve 10 years in 
Leavenworth prison for violating the 
espionage law, Is one of those indicted. 
The largest “moonshine” establishment 
ever found in Alabama, composed of seven 
stills ranging in capacity from 125 to 250 
gallons, was discovered and destroyed by 
prohibition enforcement officers Jan. 26 
in the hills near Pelham, 20 miles south 
of Birmingham. Ala. The raiding officers 
destroyed 13.500 gallons of mash and ar¬ 
rested -five men. 
Fifteen persons are dead and a large 
number injured as the result of a collision 
Jan. .25 between tbe two sections of the 
Canadian Pacific express for Vancouver, 
which occurred near North Bay. Ont. 
Fire caused damage of $50,000 in the 
building at 207 Weybosset Street, Provi¬ 
dence, R. I., Jan. 25, the King Fong 
American and Chinese restaurant, and the 
Park Clothing Company, being the prin¬ 
cipal sufferers. 
The extra session of the Wyoming 
Legislature Jan. 27 completed ratification 
of the woman’s suffrage amendment to 
the Federal constitution when the House 
passed the bill, 44 to 0. The Senate acted 
Jan. 26. 
By a vote of 55 to 39 the House of 
Representatives of the Virginia Legisla¬ 
ture Jan. 27 recommended submission of 
the wpman’s suffrage amendment to a 
referendum. ' 
Governor Boyle issued a call Jan. 27 
for a special session of the Nevada Legis¬ 
lature to consider ratification of the Fed¬ 
eral suffrage .amendment. The Legisla¬ 
ture is to convene for one day, Feb. 7. 
WASHINGTON.—All attacks on the 
“porkless” rivers and harbors appropria¬ 
tion bill failed Jan. 26 in the House, and 
after numerous amendments had been re¬ 
jected the measure was passed. 167 to 25. 
with its appropriation of $12,400,000 for 
maintenance and continuance of work on 
projects under way. The bill carries the 
smallest appropriation of any measure of 
its kind in years. Effort was made to re¬ 
commit the measure with instructions, to 
specify numerous river and harbor im¬ 
provements, but this move was defeated. 
207 to 116. Likewise the House refused 
to appropriate $11,000,000 for work on. 
the Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri Rivers, 
as well as for numerous smaller projects.. 
By a vote of nine to five, the Senate 
Military Committee Jan. 26 approved 
provisions providing for compulsory mili¬ 
tary training for boys between 18 and 21 
years, inclusive, and ordered a favorable 
report upon the army reorganization bill. 
• FARM AND GARDEN—The steam¬ 
ship Manhattan arrived at New York 
Jan. 23 with 250 head of fine cattle from 
the Island of Jersey, obtained by the 
Veterinary College of New York Univer¬ 
sity for distribution to fa’-ms in New 
York, New Jersey and Connecticut. One 
prize bull died during the rough passage, 
and one calf was born to a prize cow. 
The first shipment of potash to reach 
Philadelphia directly from Germany in 
three or four years arrived on the Nor¬ 
wegian steamship Tungus from Hamburg 
Jan. 28. The cargo consisted of 3,000 
tons. 
Total pavment for the 1919 raisin crop 
at Fresno. Cal., will amount to between 
$38,000,000 and $40,000,000 to the grow¬ 
ers. the largest return ever made, accord¬ 
ing to an announcement by W. M. Ciffen, 
president of the California Associated 
Raisin Company. 
Because of an unprecedented shortage 
of cars for flour shipments, Minneapolis 
mills Jan. 26 shut down their mill activi¬ 
ties to less than 50 per cent of normal. 
Milling would not be resumed until suffi¬ 
cient cars are in sight to guarantee 
against piling up of surplus supplies, 
millers said. 
David Franklin Houston of St. Louis, 
who has been Secretary of Agriculture 
since the beginning of the Wilson Ad¬ 
ministration, was nominated Jan. 27 for 
the Treasury portfolio, and Edwin I,. 
Meredith of Des Moines, Iowa, was 
named to succeed him as head of the 
Department of Agriculture. In choosing 
Mr. Meredith to succeed Mr. Houston the 
President selected a practical farmer as 
well as a business man. Mr. Meredith 
is the editor of Successful Farming, and 
before establishing that paper wae pub¬ 
lisher of the Farmers Tribune. He is 
president of the Associated Advertising ■ 
Clubs of the World and a director of the 
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, and he 
Coming Farmers’ Meetings 
Winter Course State School of Agricul¬ 
ture, Cobleskill, Jan. 5-Feb. 27. 
Winter Courses. Ohio State College, 
Columbus, Jan. 5-Feb. 27. 
Farmers’ Week, Michigan Agricultural 
College, East Lansing, Mich., Feb. 2-6. 
New York State Grange, annual meet¬ 
ing, Rochester, Feb. 3-6. 
Connecticut Farmers’ Week, agricul¬ 
tural and industrial exhibit, State 
Armory, Hartford, Feb. 9-14. 
Farmers’ Week, New York State Col¬ 
lege of Agriculture, Ithaca, N. Y., Feb. 
9-13. 
New York State Potato Association, 
annual meeting. College of Agriculture, 
Ithaca, N. Y„ Feb. 10-11. 
Connecticut Pomological Society, an¬ 
nual meeting, Hartford, Feb. 12-13. 
Farmers’ Week. Maine College of Agri¬ 
culture, Orono, March 22-26. 
Pennsylvania Notes 
We have been having genuine Winter 
weather here for three or four weeks, with 
mercury around zero and 15 below at the 
coldest, but very little snow. Pork, 
dressed, IS to 19c.; beef (by the side), 
dressed, 15c; butter and eggs. 70c; chick¬ 
ens, live. ISc; turkeys sold for 42c. live, 
at Christmas; wheat. $2.20 per bu.; rye, 
$1.50; oats, S5c; corn. $1.50; potatoes, 
$1.25. The cold weather caught quite a 
lot of farmers with corn in shock. The 
grain went into Winter in good con¬ 
dition, and as a rule the past season has 
been a prosperous and satisfactory one 
to all. s. L. H. 
Bedford Co., Pa. 
The past season has been a good one in 
this section. Potatoes were a fair crop, 
from 3 00 to 200 bu. per acre. Most of 
them sold at around $1.50 to $1.25 per 
bu., out of the field or at the farm, with 
a few of the earlier ones at $2 and over. 
They were pretty well sold off in this 
section, as not as many were kept over 
as former years. Almost everyone pre¬ 
dicts high prices in the Spring for them. 
Corn was the best crop this section has 
had in many years. No killing frosts 
until late in October, and even big silage 
corn got ripe enough to crib on many 
farms. Corn is selling at 75 to 80c per 
bu., on the ear. Buckwheat was also a 
very good crop, and is selling around 
$1.25 and $1.30 per bu. Wheat was also 
a good crop, and is bringing $2.10 per 
bu., and rye around $2. Oats were a 
very poor crop here, as many tvere not 
sown last Spring until June 1. and some 
fields did not run over 10 to 15 bu. per 
acre. Others were fairly good, but as a 
whole they were a very poor crop, and 
are selling around 80c per bu. now. Hay 
is about as plenty as usual, and baled 
hay is worth around here $25 to $30 per 
ton; loose hay in mow around $20 per 
ton. Straw is around $6 to $8 per ton 
in the mow. Many farms selling here 
now. Farm agencies have done a big 
business the past Summer and Fall; most 
buyers from around Pittsburg and vicin¬ 
ity, though some from Western States. 
Farms are selling from $40 to $100 per 
acre. Many public sales held last Fall, 
but very few now. Butter and eggs 
scarce, and bring around 65c at. the door. 
Not many people making butter now. as 
there are several cream and milk routes 
and the majority of the farmers sell to 
these. Pork was plenty, and sold at 17 
to 19c per lb. Plenty of Fall pigs, but 
not very high, around $10 per pair, and 
some lower. Cows are in good demand 
at_good prices, grades selling readily at 
$75 to $125. and even more in some cases. 
Veals are worth at present 17c per lb. 
Horses are very poor sale. Many sales 
could hardly sell them the past Fall. 
Poultry about all sold, and prices are 
good. Wheat got a good start last Fall, 
and is now all covered with snow. p. m. 
Mercer Co., Western Pennsylvania. 
Very little trade w going on in .butcher 
cattle, and what is sold is at a very low 
price, in some instances as low as when 
they were bought. Hogs, 18c per lb., 
dressed. Many farmers are discouraged 
over this situation, and put it on the 
packei-s as the cause for not being able 
to make cost out of the feeder cattle. 
Eggs sell at 71c per doz; were up to 81c. 
Fresh eggs were selling in Reading (18 
miles distant) at 95c, and storage eggs 
at 90c; butter 72c, and milk at $3.65 per 
cwt. Feeds are very high. All young 
men and girls moving to city. 
Berks Co., Pa. r. l. h. 
Potatoes, $2 per bu.; apples, all sold at 
from $2 to $2.50; butter, 68c; eggs, 65c; 
poultry, 20c. live; pork. 18 to 20c, 
dressed; beef. IS to 20c, dressed : horses 
slow sale; few changing hands at pres¬ 
ent ; cows, anywhere from $90 up to $175 
for good grade; hay, $20 per ton. 
Weather has been cold, with not much 
snow; roads good and solid. Public 
health has been very good: everybody busy 
since the miners went back to work. 
Armstrong Co., Pa. n. p. L. 
“Do you think the motor will entirely 
supersede the horse?” "I hope not.” re¬ 
plied Farmer Corntossel. “There must 
be some market for hay. I depend on 
what I make on hay to buy gasoline.”— 
Washington Star. 
1920 
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