THB ALLIANCE M&ALD, AUQU8T 15, 1918
I AlUiKTIt CROP OF POTATO KH
THAN A YEAR AOO
(Continued from Pace 0e)
the eastern sections the volume of
supplies mine ,n from Illinois
points and from the early D nd land
district of Minnesota has boen on the
inrree.se. especially from the last
named section. Some early stuff has
been brought In to Wisconsin points,
but no cam were loaded out of the
slate until th, middle of the present
week and the movement in not ex
pected to ait in any volume to apeak
of for two or three weeks yot.
arriving In Loe Angeles during the
pas-; week.
Demand and movement is good
and the market is firm with supplies
of good stock light. Sales direct to
retailers, homegrowns, many acabhy
White Rose, ace fct 8f95e per lug
box; sacked, quality and condition
fair, at $?.3.r y 2.40. and a few re
sorted at $2.75 $i I
Destinations of carlo! shipments
1 from the stato the past few weeks are
as follows: American lake two cars,
I Ardmore one, Benton one. Belen sev
I en, Boh'Miiia one, Brighton one.
The quality of th'. early stock com-j ( 'aloxico one, Chto two, Chicago
nn from Minnesota has ben very ( lif on two. ('online one, El
satisfactory, but from reports on the
crop in Wisconsin districts it reems
to be the opinion that a pood percent
age of the early stock will No. 2s.
However, prospects for the late crop
in these two states, as well as Michi
gan are reported very good.
l'aso IS. Farwell 8. Ft. Worth 1.
Pronto nllup 5, Houston 3. Los
tngclea 2. Lowell 1. .Mountain Acre
l. Ogdea 3. Barker 1, Portland 3.
I't-ocTiix B, RediBg 2, Sewell 4. San
Luis Obisun 2. Santa Fe 2. San Diego
San An.otilo 1. Salt Lake 1. Sac-
Tuesday the mark-; was e. sier un- i ramento 1. San Francisco 42. Seattle
der a flow Call with bulk Held run : s. Spokane- 1. Sweetwater 1. Tus on
Illinois Early Ohio;-, selling around 2, Tacoma 1, Tucumcari 1, Wanning'
Minnesota bulk field
run Early Ohios, $2. IT. to $2.30 nnd
sacked stock $2.30512.35 per cwt.
Virginia No. 1 Irish Cobblers ."ll at
$4.89fl 4.80 per bbl. Homegrown
Ohios and Cobblers in 90-lb. sacks,
sold in small lots at $2 2.25. Re
ceipts were 33 cars and there were
112 cars, broken and unbroken, on
track at the beginning of the day's
t rade.
The market was lower again Wed
nesday with bulk Illinois and Minne
sota Early on ion selling mainly at $2
per cwt. and sacked stock at $2.10.
Virginia No. 1 Irish Cobblers were
easy at 14.110 4.75. Receipts were
48 cars.
The market was steady Thursday
with prices a trifle higher. Minne
sota balk Early Ohios sold mainly
around $2.10 and Virginia Irish Cob
blers at $4.75 5. Receipts were 20
cars.
ton 2. Wheatland 7.
August Forecast 801 Millions.
Washington, D. C. Drought and
beat during July caused a loss of a bo
heat during July caured a loss of
about 14,000.000 bushels In the po
tato crop of the country, according
to the August report of the bureau
of crop estimates out yesterday. The
forecast Is for 391,000,000 bus. com
pared with the July forecast of 405,
507,000 bushels. Last year's crop
was 442,536,000 bushels, according
to the December estimate.
Sweet potatoes are placed at 84,
500,000 bushels for August compar
ed with 92,119,000 bushels July 1
and 87,141,000 bushels as the 1917
crop according to the July estimate.
Potato Blight In New York.
Syracuse, N. Y. Announcement is
made by Manager J. W. Teal, of the
Onondaga county farm bureau, of the
appearance of a new potato blight,
which promises to work much de-
Jersey Receipt Heavy.
New York City. Receipts of Jer
sey potatoes are now very heavy run
ning 40 to 50 cars per day. Potatoes
from Virginia are letting up. The
market on best Jerseys ran from $4
to $4.75 per barrel or 165-pound
bag. Maryland and Delaware No. Is
were bringing $3 g 3.50 per barrel
and a few fancy Long Islands reach
ed $5. Top prices on eastern shores
was $4.75 with sales mostly at $3.50
4.50. No. 1 Virginias sold around
$3.50 4.50. Lower grade potatoes
sold all the way from $2.50 down, ac
cording to quality.
Enforcing (trading Roles.
Kansas City Strict enforcement
of the potato grading rules of the
food administration are Indicated in
letters received this week by several
potato shippers in this section han
dling Kaw valley stork
"You, as a licensee, must realize
that the potatoes you ship must be
graded In accordance with the grad
ing rules," say the letters. "We will
expect an immediate explanation
from you, also assurance that you
will comply with the rules of the food
administration in reference to the
grading proposition," the letters con
tinue. Some of the shippers from the val
ley have not been grading stock U.
S. No. 1 and No. 2. although a few
have, according to the bureau of
markets. Thursday it was said that
none would be allowed to ship stock
unless it was graded and practically
no potatoes were being bought. As
a matter of fact, the great majority
of potatoes will not grade No. 1 on
account of size and other defects, and
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a wire was sent tne latter pari oi me
week to the food administration by
Local News
structlon to the county's crop. The snippers protesting against the grad-
disease w?s discovered but a few
dayB ago and many growers believed
It was merely the result of the ex
cessive hot weather and the drying of
the ground. But Manager Teal has
placed the blight under the name
of "Phoma," a combination of fu
sarium wilt and another cankerous
disease.
The growing plant Is affected and
within a few days is dead. It is be
lieved that the malady originates in
the growing tuber and is transmitted
to the stem of the plant thru the sap
carrying veins. Where the stems
emerge from the soil, the disease
takes hold and' dries out a portion of
the tt
ing later
leaves dry u and become yellow, and
the entire plant finally breaks down.
No control for the disease is known
and sprays are ineffective
ing requirements, as conditions here
are not feasible to grading, accord
ing to their statement.
Revoking Dealers License.
That the potato grower's interest
is to be looked after by the federal
food administration is indicated in
the following dispatch:
Philadelphia. The most drastic
nenalty that has yet been inflicted in
Pennsylvania for violation of the
food laws has been meted out by the
federal authorities to Schwartz Bros.,
owners of a large department store
In Johnston. Pa. Their wholesale II-
UU I I ClUl VII I V.O Will il " I V1UU I M m .
OH for several Inche. destroy-1 reuse bas been revoked for the pe
ter the rest of the plant. The i rlod of the war. and their retail 11
Hrv un nnH hnm veilow ami cense revoked until October 10.
The retail license was revoked on
the charge of irrproper rejection of
two carloads of potatoes, and the
Manager Teal is endeavoring to wholesale UfOMO was canceled be-
cause me luiuunutn wuuu mm vuv
licensee used It to secure preference
for Mb own business without regard
to the needs of the trade in general.
Last fall Schwartz brothers ordered
two carloads of potatoes from a firm
in Ann Arbor, Mich. The potatoes
production has become infected, as ! were shipped, but before delivery the
truce the source of the disease and
believes that it came in Infected seed
brot in from outside points. It was
first noticeable among the early tu
bers, Mr. TeRl said, andhe declared
that 50 per cent of the crop has al
ready been destroyed. Now the late
the disease is infectious. The Indi
cations are that it will spread fur
ther and may result in the entire
crop being blighted.
The state department admits in
ability to control the disease and
urges all farmers whose crops are af
fected to take precautions next year
in ascertaining that the seed they
purchase is not infected. An attempt
will probably be mnde to ban the sale
of potato seed raised In any district
where the disease made its appearance.
Kansas Movement Slow.
Kansas City Uncertainty in the
potato grading situation the middle
of the week was holding back buying
by shippers in the Kaw valley and
shipments were light, not alone from
this cause, but due also to the fact
that hot weather was preventing dig
ging. Up to the middle of the week
total shipments out of the valley
were about 603 cars against 450 to
the same date last year. Shipments
from the bottoms east of Kansas City
were 4 4 car? against 79 last year.
The f o. b. market at valley points
sacked, was around $1.95 & 2 with a
few especially good bringing up to
$2.10 per cwt. Demand was rather
light.
In the local market homegrown
loci was supplying the demand, an
average of five -o six cars a day be
ing offered. Sales of this stock gen
erally ranged in a small way from
$2 20 to $2.50 per cwt. in bulk.
California Shipment Ught.
The market on potatoes is very
quiet, due to the fact that very few
outside orders are coming in. De
mand from Oregon and Washington
has practically ceased and the San
Francisco market took quite a slump
There are very few potatoes being
dug at this time. Growers do not
care to sell at $2.25 which they con
sider a very low price and shipments
out of Stockton are exceedingly
price went down about 35c a bushel.
On the arrival of the potatoes at
Johnstown Schwartz Bros., refused
to accept them, giving as the reason
"delay in filling the contract." They
offered, however, to take them at a
lower price, which was agreed to by
the Ann Arbor company. On receipt
of the telegram of acceptance,
Schwartz Bros., declared that the po
tatoes had been frozen and they
would not accept them.
Complaint was made by the Michi
gan firm to the United States food ad
ministration. The case for the food
administration was conducted by C.
J. Hepburn, chief counsel for the
United Sttaes food administration
for Pennsylvania, who concluded that
in the attempted cancellation of
these orders, Schwartz Bros., were
actuated solely by the drop in the
market prices and the desire to shift
to the shoulders of the shipper the
loss that otherwise they would have
suffered themselves. In furtherance
of these ends Mr. Hepburn ands
they deliberately allowed the pota
toes to freeze, notwithstanding the
warning of the local food Inspector.
For their offense their retail license
was revoked until October 10
Mrs. Robert Reddish entertained
at a 1 o'clock luncheon Wednesday
afternoon complimentary to her
mot tier, Mrs. Tibbcis of Hastings-'.
Habit to Be Avoided.
The habit of unkind criticism or pfO
mlscuous criticism, if you prefer the
word, grows by leaps and bounds if
permitted to flourish at all. We have
Ideas In which we take a certain
amount of pride, and tln.se who fe
not live by thOtt "all under the l HI
of our displeasure. We have uo n a
son for believing that our wuys are
better, we merely assume it, and ex
pect others to take the same line of
thought You see we demand freedom
of action that we are not willing to de
light.
Los Angela- Shipment. U, t0 o then. -Exchange,
Los Angeles, California. Small I v
supplies of white potatoes have been
C. E Pn.dw.ll. of Lincoln, with
his daughter, May and Harriett, and
Mn Hopewell, arrived In Alllancj
Monday nlg'ij v a auto, coming from
Scottsbluff and Bayard, he party Is
'rit!ng for a few days on tro Aveiy
ranch and will visit the potash plants
before returning lo Lincoln, being ih
t . rested financially in one of the
plants.
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Theentertalnment and dance at the
Elks club Wednesday evening In
honor of the men who were volun
tarily Inducted into the army and
who left at midnight for Kansas
city where they entered the auto
training SChOOl. Those who left Al
liance were ("lias. Powell. Joe Wil
liams, Alfred Johnson, Rof Menden
hall. F. W. Cloud went from Logan,
Iowa.
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Dr. Morris will speak at the
Methodist church Sunday morning
on "The Seven Pillars," and In the
evening on "Looking for a Man "
Sunday school at 10 o'clock and Ep
worth League at 7 p. m.
Box Butte county Institute will be
held at the Central school, Aug. 26
to 30. All teachers who expect to
teach In Box Butte county the com
ing year must attend.
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F. W. Irish and family are enjoy
ing a camping trip up near Henry as
their vacation.
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Miss Bo sella Wilson returned to
her home in Broken Bowfter visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Fred Dill, for
about six weeks.
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Floyd Tryot is enjoying a visit
with his sister, who arrived in Alli
ance on Friday of last week.
L. Mbxon, Jeweler at Brennans,
and family left for a visit with
friends and relatives in the eastern
part of the state They made the trip
i ntheir Maxwell car, and intend to
be gone until September 1.
Miss Christine Penning, of Gering,
is in Aliance visiting Miss Alforetta
Lamon this week.
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Miss Thelma Westley was called to
Wheatland, Wyoming, Sunday noon
on account of the serious illness of
her brother.
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Miss Delia Nelson and Mrs. Rex
Coryell are visiting at the Pate
ranch near Bonner this week.
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Mrs. L. W. Harvey, of Newcastle,
Wyoming, has been visiting friends
in Alliance the past week.
Mrs. W. R. (5olTing left last Tues
day night for a visit with relatives
at Table Rock, Neb. Mrs. Robert
Drain accompanied her as far as
Grand Island.
W. E. Cutts has resigned his po
sition as manager of the Farmers
Union store, and D. E. Purinton has
taken his place. Mr. Cutts will con
tinue to handle the cream.
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Sergeants Holliugshead and Bul
ger spent Tuesday in Alliance on
their way back to Camp Cody.
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r. and Mrs. Leonard Stevens stop
pod off on their way to Scottsbluff
W. H. White.
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Prof. Pate came over from chad
ron Monday for a few days.
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W. E. Rousey and family, accom
panied by Misses Meta Koester and
Ruth Hawes, returned Saturday eve
ning from the Black Hills where
they have been spending their va
cations. J. W. Gaddis arrived Saturday for
a few days' visit with his family.
H. J. Kuhn and family expect to
leave Friday for an extended visit
with relatives in the eastern part of
the state.
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Mr. and Mrs. Howard Reddish en
tertainedafewfriend b fly Sa l.sl f
tertained a few friends at their home
at a 7 o'clock dinner last Friday
evening.
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Mrs. William Ostenburg. Jr., and
daughter, Margaret Ann, of Hoffland,
spent the first of the week in Alliance
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
C. Smith.
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Miss Lena Jamieson. of Hoffland,
came up Wednesday to spend a few
weeks In Alliance.
INEZ C. DAVIS
Hairdresser & Manicurist
THE WILSON
208 ', Box Butte Ave.
Phone 911
Hours: 12 to 8:30 P. M.
M. A. CAKIUK Kit, M. I.; M. I). S.;
F. H. D. F. A. I. I
PHYSICIAN AND SCIENTIST
Candidal- for N.Mi-l'arti.san Nomina
tion for
MOUNT THE STATU I M ERSI TY
EM CATION: MilMH.ro Actulemy,
Carthage College., McKai.lric College,
Ill. OoL Phs. suof., in.; Homeoi
pullilc and Eclectic College, Nn., Q.
Ilirvua-Phw holotfy, Menial BrtOMtlt.
FihkI Scientist, New York, N. Y.
MALACHI A. CAKIUK Kit stands
for State Development : Kncoiiragc
nvent to Educational, Industrial and
Yirltbui Institutions; Better ciul.i
Conditions; National Prohibition,
Kja&l Suffrage; University Loyalty.
We honor yon. We prise your vote.
We pledge FAITHFTLNKMH and
UFFIOIUNITY. rihernj Augut SO
Railroad Notes
SCHOOL FOR THAI NINO
WOMEN AH It MM CO AD
TICKET si I Kits
The tlnlted States railroad admin
istration Issues the following:
Because of the need for skilled'
tlckef sellers and the difficult of ob
tyalnlng enough tr; tned men the
railroad a.liainlsiration has opene.l
school in several sections of the
country for i raining women to till
these positions.
The present force of trained met
tlckel tellers will be retained when
ever possible because of the expert
character ol heir work, but II has
hen foun.1 necessary to sunnlamani
their activities with women. This Is
doe partially to the Increase or traf-
DC and partially to the los.i of men to
the army and na y
When thoroly trained, women tick
et Sellers Will be mud the same sal
aries as men doing the same work.
Already enough applications have
been made to fill the schools for the
present .
After preliminary tralnlns of from
one to two months, the women who
show aptitude will be given work or
actual celling the simpler form of
tickets and gradually will be worked
into tue sale of more comnllcated
forms.
Fireman F. Neville went to Lin
coln and Kansas City Monday to visit
his parents and other relatives befare
tie gets drafted.
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Mas.ter Mechanic C. O. Davenport,
or the Sterling division, has been in
town the laat two dava on rnniunv
business.
Mrs. Dan Fitzpatrlck Is back to her
home In Ravenna after being In a
hospital at Lincoln for some time.
Engineer J. R. Willis and wife
spent Sunday at ot Springs.
Fireman C. R. Bailey, who came
here the fore part of July from Chi
cago received a message today that
his home in Chicago was destroyed
by fire, but his family was safe.
Engineer Wm. Eberly made a busi
ness trip to Bayard Friday of last
week.
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Fireman C. M. Adams and wife
left today for a pleasure trip to the
southern part of Colorado.
Engineer Ellis and Fireman Pret
tie are on the 'weed burner on -the
west end.
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Extra 5290 east, burned a journal
off a box car and delayed 43 two
hours today.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Thompson ex
pect to leave in the next few days for
a few weeks' visit to Dead wood,
Sioux Falls and Sioux City.
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Boiler Inspector B KowlHn.i ,..
called to do some work at Crawford
coaay, on one of the hill engines.
Engineer O. C. R
are in -the Black Hil
lting this week
uih
ills
and family
country vis-
Firemen J. A. Wltowack, C. E.
Loessner and H. C. Stitzman were
set up as engineers today.
The Seneca-Edgemont freight pool
haB been abolished. Hereafter there
will be two pools out of Alliance
one east with 01 engines and one
west with 02 engines.
Engineer A. J. Cole and family are
taking a two weeks' combined fishing
and visiting trip in the Black Hills
country.
Engine 2908 threw a trailer tire
at Bingham Monday. The Ellsworth
local engine was sent to bring in the
train.
J. A. Edwards and family have re
turned from their visit at Dead-wood.
Fireman H. Bandholtz and mother
went to Chicago Monday for a visit.
Fireman Stanford and wife went
to Deadwood Wednesday. Mr. Stan
ford had been called there for the ex
amination for the draft.
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Mrs. C. R. Witham expects to go to
Sidney for a visit within the next few
days.
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FOR SALE Three Belgian hares
for $4.00. Jerold Fairfield. Phone
552. "37-tf-9519
FOR SALE OR TRADE for good
Ford auto one team of young
mares, one gelding and one two-year-J.
R. Van Wagenea. Lakeside. Neb.
old mule. la aU valued at $3S
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Announcing The
Daily Arrival of
New Fall Goods
Each day we receive new fall goods
from New York. A wonderful assort
ment of wearing apparel is on display
at our store. As fast as the latest
goods are made up they are shipped
direct to us at Alliance by express
and placed on display the same as in
the east. This makes shopping at
The Fashion Shop a pleasure, for you
know that you are getting the very
latest styles and modes.
You should not fail to see the
New Fall Skirts
in charameuse, satin, wool poplin and
silk poplins.
New Suits and Carts
are arriving daily. Do not forget that
the best selections are always obtain
ed early in the season. You will not
find merchandise priced any higher
than a year ago.
The'
Mrs. Robert Btrney left for Craw
ford Tuesday to spend a few days
with Mr. Blrney's parents. 8be will
join Mr. Birney there and return to
Omaha the latter part of the week.
Mrss J. Rowan, M. E. Johnson, E.
O. Laing and Miss Ruasell returned
Tuesday from Chadron, where they
attended a meeting ef the Jnior Red
Croee aaeoclatean.