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HOOVER DECLARE8 "CORNER
HAS BEEN TURNED IN HIGH
COST OF FOOD."
PUTS BLAME ON RETAILERS
Asserts Wholesale Prices Aro Much
Lower Now Than a Year Ago and
Urges Pressure on Dealers
and Farmers.
Wellington, Oct. 20. Food Admin
istrator Hoover announced on Thins
dny "Unit the comer has been turned
In high prices."
Ho lias gone us far ns he can In
price reduction, ho buys, uud ussiiIIh
the retailers for not doing their part.
Tho next congress will pruahlily he
naked to give lilni power to force tin'
retnllcrs to nh.stntii from prollteertug.
Mr. Hoover Hays:
"Most of the essential commodities
ehotild, ono lifter another, continue to
uliow reductions between now nnd the
end of the year. Tho food adminis
trator has no control of either tho
grower or his organizations, nor of the
great majority of retailers.
"Tho distribution chain lying be
tween tho warehouse, wholesalers,
commission men and manufacturers of
prime commodities has required n
great deal of study nnd development
for Its proper regulation, and these
regulations nro coming Into force
now."
Mr. Hoover said he had every hope
tho retailers will co-operate, ns tho
farmers nnd other food hnndlers nro
co-opcrntlng, to feed tho nation nnd
tho nllles nt reasonable prices. Every
body nlong tho lino down to the re
taller, ho declared, already Is helping.
But rctnll prices do not by nny means
reflect tho wholcsalo prices.
Ho ndded :
"It Is neccssnry to securo n lnrgo
production, to maintain fair and re
munerative prices to the producers.
Whllo their expenses bavo Increased
daring tho past year, the prices de
manded for certain commodities are
not warranted. Tho Intermediate han
dling trades nro being placed under
Regulation; they aro co-operating well
with tho food administration, nnd the
'speculation and profiteering nre now
generally n thing of the pnst.
"Tho retnllcrs need tho co-operation
of consumers In reducing deliveries,
and their success In nil measures' will
rest largely upon tho support they re
celvo from local authorities."
Summarized, his review follows:
Flour. The current prices nt which
flour Is sold at tho mill in Juto bngs
vary with tho locality nnd freight
charges on whent, Toledo showing tho
(lowest prices at $10 for tlrst patent
and $9.70 for second pntent ; the high
est being Buffalo, at $10.70 for
first pntent nnd $10.70 for second
patent. Tho nverngo retnll prlco on
flr3t patents In 700 cities on October
13 was $13.77, or from $l.GO to $2 per
I barrel higher thnn Is warranted by
'tho prlco being pnld to tho millers.
Tho retail price has not responded
to millers' reductions.
Benns. Tho bean harvest Is esti
mated by the department of ngrlcul
turo nt approximately 7,000,000,000
bushels In excess of Inst year. Tho
growers associations ure holding
benns nt from 13 to 15 cents per
pound, ns against nn nverngo price Inst
year of 8 cents. There has been 100
per cent Incrcnso in the Mnnchurlnn
'bean crop and It Is now estimated nt
2,000,000 tons. Owing to shipping
shortage practically the only outlet Is
to the United States, nnd these beans
will flow Into tho Amerlenn market
from December much below the prices
'now being demanded.
Corn. Tho harvest this yenr Is GOO,
000,000 to 700,000,000 bushels over lust
year, nnd will be generally available
about tho end of November. The prlco
stands nt $1.00 In Chicago. New corn
la quoted In Chicago at $1.13 for De
cember nnd Indicates a -10 per cent
Idrop in the prlco of cornmenl.
Potatoes. Tho harvest Is 59 per
cent In excess of Inst yenr. The prlco
nt tho leading points varies from $1.50
to '$2.80 per 100 pounds. It Is higher
thnn nt this period Inst year and Is
due to n tendency on tho part of tho
producer to hold for higher prices, and
to tho temporary Inability of the rail
roads to furnish cars.
Sugar. Beet sugar prices aro being
controlled by the manufacturers on n
"basis that should reach tho retailer
from 8 to 8& cents per pound. A tem
porary shortngo In tho Northeastern
states gives no warrant for advances
by retullers to over 9 cents.
Beef. Beef already shows some
tendency toward reduction In whole
sale prices, but theso have not been
eo fnr rellected by tho retailer. Tho
price of beef nt the pnekers' door Is
14 cents per pound, ns compared
with 10 cents In July. But the aver
ago retail prlco of round steak In 790
cities is 31 cents per pound, against 27
cents In July.
MitvlranA PlrA nn II c D.4-l
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Mnrfn, Tex., Oct. 20. Mexicans fired
Upon un American army patrol at San
Jose, sixty miles south of here, on tho
Rio Grande, according to a report
brought hero from tho river. Tho llro
was returned by tho nrmy pntrol.
German Rebels Sent to Front
Amsterdam, Oct. 20. German sail
ors who took part In tho recent mutiny
at WUhelmshavpn hnvo been sent to
the western front to fight in tho
trenches, nccording to Information
from a German source,
THE
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WHITE SOX WINNERS
CHICAGOAN3 DEFEAT GIANTS IN
8IXTH GAME OF SERIES.
Capture World's Championship When
They Take the Contest by a
Score of 4 to 2.
New York, Oct. 17. The White Sox
are world's champions, because they
are the best balanced ball club In the
business. They nro the best club In n
long campaign, and tho best in a
short series. They nro sd consistently
good that they can beat nny team they
meet when there Is glory nt stuke, and
they deserve all the credit that can bo
handed to them for tho honors they
hnvo won. They won the sixth nnd de
ciding gamo by n score of 4 to 2. Fa
ber pitched for tho Sox und Benton for
tho Giants.
World's Series Composite Box Score.
White Sox.
Player. R. H. A. E.D.AV.F.AV.
LlebolJ, rf 1 2 0 0 .400 1000
J; 9?"ln8. rf 2 0 1 3 .ZSG .622
McMullln. 3b 1 3 13 0 .125 1000
E. Collins. 2b 4 9 23 0 .409 1000
JackBon, If 4 7 0 0 .305 1000
Fclsch, cf 4 6 2 0 .273 1000
aandll, lb 16 4 1 .261 .086
Weaver, as 3 7 14 4 .333 .Kfl
Sclmlk, c 16 6 2 .203 .650
1-aber. p 0 18 0 .143 1000
Cicotte, p 0 16 1 .143 .857
Russell, p 0 0 0 0 .000 .090
Danforth, p 0 0 10 .000 1000
Williams, p 0 0 0 1 .000 .000
iUsberg 0 10 0 .000 .000
xLynn 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Total 21 54 78 12 Ts74 H&6
Waben: batted for Danforth In fourth
KOino and for Clcotto In fifth gainv. xLynn
batted for Wllllnins tn fifth eamo,
Giants.
Player. R. H. A. E.D.AV.F.AV.
Burns, If 3 5 0 0 .227 1000
Herzog, 2b 1 6 12 2 .316 .923
Knurr, cf 2 4 0V .160 .875
Zlmmormnn, 3b.. 1 3 14 2 .120 .9J0
Fletcher, Ha 2 5 17 3 .200 .896
Robertson, rf 3 11 2 1 ,c.16 .8SS
Ilolke, lb 2 6 0 1 .286 .985
McCarty, e 12 11 .400 .883
Rarlden, a 2 6 10 0 .334 1000
Bailee, p 0 18 0 .ICG 1000
Porrltt, p 0 2 10 1000 1000
Schupp. p 0 13 0 .250 1000
AmlorHon, p 0 0 10 ,00u 1000
Tesrcau, p 0 0 0 0 .OX .000
Benton 0 0 2 0 .000 1000
xWllholt 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Total 17 51 71 U 263 Is!
xWllholt "batted for Perrltt In second
Knmo and for Bontnn In sixth Kiime.
McCarty batted for Porrltt In sixth Knmo.
White Sox 0 2 2 9 0 13 3 1-21
Qliinls 2 2 0 5 4 0 2 2 0-17
CAPTURE ISLAND FROM RUSS
Berlin Announces Victory on Moon
Isle Battleship Slava Destroyed
In Gulf of Riga.
Berlin, Oct. 20. Tho German forces
have captured Moon island, nccording
to tho ofllelnl statement Issued on
Thursday.
Tho Germans have taken 10,000 pris
oners and CO guns and much other ma
terial on Ocsel Island, the war olllco
reports.
Tho Russian nnval forces In the
Gulf of IMgn have been trapped by
tho Germans, according to the an
nouncement. Potrograd, Oct. 20. A naval battle
has occurred in the Gulf of ltlgn be
tween Itusslnn and German battle
ships, the war oillce announces.
The llusslau battleship Slava was
sunk as tho result of being hit sev
eral times beneath tho water line.
Nearly all the members of the crow
were saved by Itusslnn torpedo-boats.
Adolph Germer Is Freed.
Grand Itnplds, Mich., Oct. 20.
Adolph Germer, executive secretary of
tho Socialist party, and ten other per
sons wero acquitted by n Jury hero of
charges of conspiracy against tho se
lective army net.
Passenger Train Held Up.
Dycrsburg, Tcnn., Oct. 20. A pas
scnger train on tho Chicago, Memphis
& Gulf railroad was hold up by rob
bers nt Mlston, Tenn. The express car
saef was dynamited and n large sum
of money taken.
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PEACE!
COAL MINERS STRIKE
UNION LEADERS CALL ACTION OF
MEN "OPEN REBELLION."
Men Quit Work Because of Failure of
National Administrator to Order
Immediate Increase.
Chicago, Oct. 18. John E. Wllllnins,
newly nppolnted federal coal adminis
trator for Illinois, on Tuesdny sent n
report to Washington on the Illinois
coal initio strike situation Indlcntlng
thnt fully 70,000 tons n day of produc
tion had been cut off, thnt there wns
fear of the trouble spreading nnd thnt
lmmcdlnto action was urgent.
Tho fuel udmlnlstrntor nnd tho
miners' union olllclnls Joined In de
claring the situation to bo one of open
rebellion, existing wage agreements
being regarded as "scraps of paper."
The trouble was precipitated by the
failure of Natlonnl Administrator Gar
field to order Immediate Increases In
Illinois coal prices and of tho ralno
operators In turn to put extra pay In
the miners' envelopes.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 18. Miners
struck on Tuesday at several mines
near Belleville, 111., nt some of tho
mines of the Southern Coal, Coko and
Mining company, nt two Donk Bros.'
mines nt Colllnsvlllo nnd Muryvllle,
III. and at tho Lumaghl mines at
Mnryvlllo. Altogether about twenty
mines in tho Illinois field near St.
Louis were affected.
Sprlngileld, 111., Oct. 18. Ten thou
sand miners In central Illinois nro on
strike asking n 10 per cent increase in
wages.
U. S. TO PUNISH LOAN FOES
Secretary McAdoo Asks Banks of the
Country to Report Names of
Objectors.
Washington, Oct. 20. The govern
ment set In motion the machinery to
npprehend nnd punish pro-German
workers who have started an organ
ized campaign In more than a dozen
states to defeat the Liberty loan.
By telegraph from Salt Lake City
Secretary McAdoo authorized the Ismi
mice of n statement hero calling on
all banks upon which German pressure
has been brought to benr In an effort
to Induce them not to aid the loan to
report the circumstances to him, and
promising to prosecute to tho limit of
the law the "disloyal and traitorous
persons" making such nttempts nt In
timidation. U. S. TO BE IN THE WAR ZONE
Germany Plans U-Boat Raids on
Coasts of United States and
Canada.
London, Oct. 18. According to news
from Berlin In an undated dispatch
received by the admiralty by wireless
press Germany is expected shortly to
declare tho coasts of the United
States, Canada und Cuba war zones.
Bars Russ Clergy.
I'etrograd. Oct. 1(1. Tho orthodox
council, at a meeting In Moscow, has
decided against permitting tho clergy
to participate In the provisional par.
Ilament.
Relax Export Ban on Fats.
Wnshlugton, Oct. 20. Prohibition of
the export of butler and Inrd, cotton
seed oil nnd other fats will bo relaxed
Nllght'.y in tho caso of tho West Indies,
Mexico, Central and South American
countries.
Army Order Cites Lufbury.
I'nris, Oct. 20. Lieut. Itaoul Luf.
bury of Walllngford, Conn., member of
tho Franco-American Hying corps, who
has scored many victories, brought
down his thirteenth enemy nw-clilue.
NEBRASKA'S RICHES
ASSESSMENT FIGURES 8HOW IN
CREA8E IN WEALTH
HEWS FROMJTATE CAPITAL
Items of Varied Interest Gathered
from Reliable Sources
at the Stato
House
Nobraskn hogs assessed for taxa
tion in 1917 nro worth $10,000,000 inoro
than tho swlno owned within tho stato
hiBt yenr, taking actual valuo ns a
basis of comparison or $2,000,000 in
crcaso in tho assossed value.
Cattle this year aro valued at $30,
000,000 abovo 1916, actual worth, or
$C,000,000 on tho assessed valuo basis.
Corn on Nebraska's farms and in her
olevntors shows a gain of $11,000,000
actual value, or $2,200,000 nsscsscd
valuo.
Tho total valuo of automobiles
owned and used la Nebraska this year
Is $12,000,000 in excess of 1910, giving
an Increase of $2,400,000 In assessed
worth of this class of property.
Money on hand or deposited In banks
STATE'S EXPENSES
Bills Aggregate Nearly $1,500,000, and Are Materially Higher than Usual
Summary of tho Expenditures.
Stato expenditures for tho months
of July, August nnd Scptomber, ac
cording to a quarterly report Issued
by State Auditor W. II. Smith,
amounted to $1,4G5,395.74, as com
pared with $1,255,485.31 for the previ
ous quarter and $1,577,072.17 during
tho first quarter of tho year when tho
legislature was in session and consti
tuted nn added oxponso upon tho
stato treasury.
Nearly half of the total expendi
tures for tho past threo months woro
for tho support of tho stato university
and tho normal schools.
A summary of expenditures shows
that salaries during tho last quarter
increased over tho previous quarter
from $352,269 to $470,891. Milcago
Salaries
uuiPr services nnu expenses
Hooks nnd printing
Telephono nnd telegraph
Transportation, telephono nnd telegraph, 1G
Institutions and the board
Postngo
Mileage nnd traveling expenses
Furniture nnd equipment
Olllco supplies
Articles of food nnd clothing
Fuel, light nnd power
Machinery, tools nnd supplies
Permanent improvement!! to buildings nnd
grounds
Permnnent Improvements (University)
New lands and buildings
University departmental expense
Use In prosecution
Deficiency
Htnte Institution Libraries
State aid bridge
State aid road
Physical plant .improvements (4 normul
schools)
Purchase of Instruments
General repairs
Legislative expenditures
Grading papers
Miscellaneous claims
Single miscellaneous Items 9 068 07
Reimbursement members N. N. G '
Support of National Guard nnd armory rentul ' s.YsV.GS
Express, freight and drnynge, (4 normal
SCholO) 1 13K 41
Mobilization. H. H. S02 Isosh'-'S
Procuring abstracts of land ,v..o
Aid of school districts '
Hchool apportionment '
KIro Commission
Electric power and water extension.
Huprcme court reports
Aid to normal training
Purchnse of books
Upkeep of the Governor's mansion
Miscellaneous
roglsters n gain of $15,000,000 this
year, swelling the taxable property
list by $3,000,000.
Theso aro a few of tho items in a
compilation prepared by Secretary
Bornecker of tho stato board of equal
ization. The total gain In all kinds of
wealth within the annum is $14,000,000
actual value, or $28,000,000 assossed
valuo.
Nebraska's Four-Minute Men
Professor M. M. Fogg, Lincoln, Btato
chairman of tho "four-mlnuto men" of
Nebraska, organized eight additional
Nebraska towns last week. To date'
thoro aro moro than sixty towns in
tho stato which aro organized, making
a total of 300 speakers. At present
thoro aro 300 moving plcturo thoatres
in Nebraska. Of this number over 100
nre being talked In ov'cry night by four
mlnuto men." Tho total number of
towns In tho United Slates organized
is 1,200. The total number of speak
ers Is 13,000, At present tho subject
of tholr talks Is Liberty bonds. Af
tor this campaign is over thoy will bo
Instructed to talk on something elso.
Tho organization will bo continued un
til tho ond of tho war.
To Be Glvdn Leave of Absence
Within tho next few weoks bo3 In
attendance at tho farm school will bo
givon lcavo of absence to husk corn.
Thoso who tako tho necessary two or
threo weoks off at that timo will at
tend school during tho Thanksgiving
vacation and also during tho Christ
mas vacation, prlvnto tutoring also be
ing offered by tho School of Agrlcul
turo. For thoso students thoro will
only bo a dny off at Thanksgiving and
a day off nt Christmas. Thoy will
:omploto tho school year in tho spring.
Will bo Permitted to Finish Studies
Govornor Novlllo has boon notlflod
of a now ruling by tho war depart
ment under which studonts In dotal
colleges will bo put upon tho samo
basis as medical collogo students,
Upon application to tho surgeon gen
eral of tho army for assignments to
tho dental rosorvo corps their names
will bo cortiflcd to exemption boards
for discharge from tho draft and thoy
will bo allowed to stay in school until
thoy finish. Aftor that timo thoy will
be called into the dental reserve of
the army.
PREPARINGFOR MEETINGS
Organized Agriculture Will Convent
at Lincoln, January 14
Officers of tho associations compris
ing organized ngriculturo of Nebraska
hold tholr annual motlng at agricul
tural hall at tho stato farm last wook
to elect a commlttoo to tako charge
of tho sovonteonth annual mooting f
organized ngriculturo January, 1918.
Tho committco named wore W. R.
Mcllor, chairman; Dean E. A. Burnett,
W. S. Whitten, It. W. McGlnnls, Prof.
C. W. Pugsley, H. J. Gramllch ami
E. R. Daniclson.
Thoro aro now thlrty-flvo associa
tions affiliated or connected with or
ganized agriculture and twonty-flve of
them aro expected to furnish pro
grams. Prof. C. W. Pugsloy Is tho
secretary of tho committco. It is
planning for tho ( biggest nnd host
meetings in tho history of organized
ngriculturo. Special emphasis will bo
given in making up tho programs to
war conditions now prevailing In the
country. Tho date of tho meetings is
from January 14 to January 19.
Navy Wants Wireless Men
Any young man of good character,
IS years or more of ago, who has had
a high school education, or has done
such work as stenography, can enroll
in the United Slates navy for tho
duration of tho war, learn wireless,
seo tho war from a reserved scat, and
FOR LAST QUARTER
and traveling expenses Increased
from $14,810 to ?26,Q70. Strango ns
it mny seem tho increased cost of food
nnd clothing is not rellected in tho re
port. Tho cost of food nnd articles
of clothing for stato Institutions
dropped from $19,934 to $17,114. Tho
state's postage bill is about tho same,
a little over $8,000. Kuol and lights
during tho threo months dropped from
$45,093 to $23,944.
A total of $18,0S9 was spent for tho
mobilization of national guard troops
for service In the army, nnd $8,754
was spent for tho support of tho na
tional guard and armory rental.
Tho following is tho auditor's sum
mary of expenditures, for tho threo
months:
Third
On.iitor
Second
Quarter
$ 352,269.84
(.0,272.015
37,049.41
2,314.25
8,231.31
8,854.94
14.816.52
47,211.29
132.757.27
19,934.29
4.-I.093.05
27,266.80
48.372.0C
""C5,59l!23
23.946.95
1,426.08
12,707.30
tO'l.lG
76.325.75
First
Quarter
414,311.44
r,i,!9s.oo
35.50i.62
2,702.92
4,170.01
11,830.67
10.742.46
46,073.29
109,987.77
12,233.54
76,052.58
15,852.28
122,057.74
470.Siil.44
hl.S13.4fi
33,.SM)..rl
4,155.01
4,!48.41
h.004.07
2B,C"0.r,2
BC,S96.0t
llfi.K70.9l
17.1H.H2
28,94 l.'JG
32.403.19
28.5-10.1G
134.C20.10
41.32S.2S
33.3U2.37
9.-.2.02
19.49
209.02
21.827.1H
3.19C.1G
118,279.97
1131.24
14,.r.28.hl
130.00
767.48'
33,717.40
705.55
' 'l,bVo'.93
7,079.49
26,483.22
'.'5.850.14
31,754.40
814.00
31,576.29
12,293.82
33,900.00
,10,935.78
1,959.19
12,427.34
0,843.08.
'169,689.25
"3,64437
7.17V.85
281.90
1,538.00
349,850.41
3,931.85
3.809.07
1,809.95
1,389.10
49,700.00
495.78
1.77G.47
91,989.71
107,899.42
135,445.80
becomo acquainted with tho richest
ports of tho earth. At tho ond of tho
war, the young man will know a trado
which wlllcarry him at any timo to
almost any place in tho world. Ho
will bo ablo to go to a steamship line,
with tho best recommendation possi
ble, from tho United States navy, and
obtain passage to South America, Itus
sla, Japan or elsowhero, simply by
offering his services as a wireless op
erator. Ho will bo ablo to mako a
world tour just for tho fun of it, and
recelvo a good salary in addition. Ho
will bo ablo to enter tho world com
merce as a merchant prince, a travel
ing salesman in South America or Rus
sia on his own responsibility because
ho can earn money and his keep whllo
going. You do not hnvo to know wire
loss now to enter this branch of tho
navy. If you can show that you can
learn quickly, and you can pass tho
physical examination, besides writing
twenty-five words a minute legibly
with n pencil, you can enroll for tho
duration of tho war. Tho limit in tho
number to bo enlisted in tho regular
navy, and In tho wlroloss branch of
the reserves has been takon off.
Mascot for Seventh N. N. Q.
Baby Keith Novlllo Thomas of Gros
ham named uftor Nebraska's war
govornor has been commissioned by
Governor Novlllo as mascot of tho
Soventh national guard regiment. Ho
will not accompany tho regiment to
camp, nor go with it to Franco, but
his photograph will adorn tho head
quarters of Colonel Novlllo and will bo
guarded by Captain Loo Metcalfe, ad
jutant on tho regimental staff. Tho
jGresham youngster is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. S. L. Thomas of that place.
Issuses Circular on Fire Prevention
Tho stato flro commissioner's office
is sending out circulars announcing
llro prevention day, November 2, as
designated by Govornor Novlllo in n
proclamation, nnd asking all citizens to
cooporato in reducing flro hazards, A
genoral cleanup of old rubbish is
urgod, and proporty owners aro re
quested to look aftor oloctrio wiring,
defectivo chimneys and other Bourcos
of conflagrations. City officials, com
mercial clubs and women's clubs aro
appealed to for assistance in securing
a general observance of tho day.
IMPROVEMENTS
ARE NOT TAXED
Western Canada Does Not Tax
Stock or Improvements but
Collects an Additional Tax
From Land Speculators.
Owners of uncultivated lands In
Western Canada aro loud In their pro
tests against an extra tax on their
lands because they are not under cul
tivation. Western Canada, through Its
provincial governments, Is endeavor
ing to force tho speculative land owner
to either sell his land to n settler or to
cultlvntu It himself. At present n sur
tax of n few cents nn ncro Is levied
ngnlnst all wild lnnd, so that the own
er of land held In Its natural state,
without Improvements, Is contributing
more taxes to the government thnn tho
owner of n farm thnt Is cultivated nnd
even Improved with buildings nnd
stock to the vnluu of thousands of dol
lars. In order to encourago the fnrm
er to Improve nnd to go Into stock rais
ing, he Is not charged one cent of taxes
on nny of his Improvements, Imple
ments or stock of nny kind.
As n result of this surlnx on un
cultivated, or speculatively held lands,
tho owners nre now trying to sell them
to actual settlers, und, In nearly every
Instance, hnve been offering on very
easy terms of payment, usunlly n quar
ter down, nnd tho bnlanco extending
over a term of yeurs nt prices much
lower thnn their productive vnluo
would warrant.
A world-wide shortage In farm stuffs
has given n now value to nil agricul
tural products nnd the margin of profit
todny Is greater than ever In the past.
It Is true labor and Implements hnve
Increased In price, but It Is now pos
sible to secure 50 profit In farming,
nnd higher. Possibly not on the $100
to $200 un ncrc farm lands but on lnnd
that can now, under existing condi
tions, bo purchased at from $15 to $30
per acre. Western 1 Canadian farm
lands aro as productive as any In tho
world nod can be as economically
farmed. Wheat yields of from 80 to
CO bushels per ncrc hnvo been common
In Western Cnnnda during the past
few years, nnd tho fanners have been
too busy farming nil they can so as to
eell ns much wheat as possible nt $2.00
a bushel, thnt they have not had time
to do uny talking or writing. It is
doubtful If thoro ever wns such an
opportunity to make big profits in
farming. Tho value of each year's
crop bus been In hundreds of cases
moro thnn the market value of the
land it was grown on. It is un
reasonable to suppose such a con
dition will Inst long, ns tho land now
being forced onto tho market by sur
tax on speculative owners will soon
become absorbed by thoso who have
learned of theso highly profitable
wheat lands. The news in spreading
gradually throughout tho high priced
land districts In tho United Stntcs,
where there Is n renewed nwakcnlng
to the realization that tho maximum
profit in farming Is not being obtained
when It is possible to secure from
forty to seventy per cent return on tho
investment In Western Cnnnda. Many
who have been planning to visit West
ern Cannda for tho purposo of person
ally Investigating conditions arc leav
ing this month, when the good weather
can be enjoyed. As threshing opera
tions and marketing of grain Is under
wny, no better time could bo selected
to securo first hand and reliable Infor
mation from the farmers themselves.
The winter months afford amplo time
for completing moving arrangements,
to allow the settler to tnke up resi
dence in early spring, so ns to get
something dono next year and to make
a start on the big nnd profitable fann
ing operations In Western Canuda.
Advertisement.
His Plaintive Plea.
Philadelphia draws tho last number
In exemption stories. A colored citi
zen dcclurcd to his board chairman:
"Boss, Ah ain't got no wife. Ah's only
jest 'ngnged. But kaln't Ah go to jail
fo' that?"
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Keen Business Man.
"Excuso me, sir," Enid Bllson, a lit
tle timidly, "but you appear to be
following me. Is there anything you
want?"
"Weel, I'm Just trying to And where
you live, und lntroduco myself, like.
I'm McPherson, tho undertaker," said
tho burly stranger.
"Oh er quite sot I'm pleased to
meet you, I'm sure I But there's no
body dead at my place 1"
"Nae, nael" said tho undertaker,
smiling sweetly. "But I Just heerd
you cough, nn' I hao hopes 1" London
Answers.
Always sure to please, Red Cross Boll
Blue. All grocers sell it. Adr.
Unable to Read.
A largo number of Turkish women
are unable to read or wrlto their own
difficult language.
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