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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1921)
THE BtJK: OMAHA. MONDAY. JUNE . 1921. Nebraska Leads In Numbers of . Pure Bred Stock State Jumps to Top in Cam paign for Better Live Stock Conducted by Depart ment of Agriculture. Nebraska now ranks first in the number of live stock enrolled in the purebred sires campaign being; ton ducted jointly by the department of sgriculture and the state agriculture extension service. Nebraska has a total of 32,118 head of animals and 64,461 head of poultry enrolled. Vir ginia, which until recently led all states, has an enrollment of 31,765 head of stock and 64,013 head of poultry. Virginia still leads in the number of persons enrolled, but Ne braska farmers own more stock per individual than the easterners. In commenting; on the progress of the campaign in Nebraska, the de partment of agriculture sent the fol lowing letter to the agricultural ex tension service: "We recently received from you 73 Webster county applications for the better-sires campaign. In this con nection you may be interested in the following statement which was pre pared a few days ago and which dors not include the blanks just re ceived. We desire to congratulate yon and your extension workers and county extension agents on the ex cellent showing which Nebraska has made during the last few months. "During the first two weeks of May, Nebraska nosed Virginia from first place, which it has held tor more than a year in the federal-state campaign for live stock improve ment. But with 74 additional per sons recently pledging themselves to use only purebred sires for all classes of live stock, Nebraska swell ed its total of animals enrolled to 32.118. This figure, which is about 350 more than the total for Virginia, represents purebred sires and also females that are being bred to pure bred sires. "Virginia, however, continues to lead all states in the number of per sons pledged to use only purebred sires. The number of such persons in Virginia is 1,130 as compared with 554 in Nebraska, but more animajs per farm are kept in Nebraska, this accounting for the larger enroll ment of live stock." THE GUMPS OLD INDEPENDENCE AGAIN Drawn for The Bee by Sidney Smith. (Copyright. 19X1, by Chicago Tribune Co.) Q.I.HM W.TiliiC -TO tHCLE WM- WOltT M4P f0 tWE POrf- I'M NOT GOING TO MlJjCt WONT VfART JVJJtVC- - -Tour iW wttutw errme- Common Sense I'LL TELL HIM THAT I CNCIOSE THE 300tt NHtCtf HE TOTT UNSOLICITED TVtAT NOT WtVCOME AND TR ALL TIME TO CoML HE CAN KEEP BOTH Hr MOMEX AND MVS INSULTS M JNSTRAUA- 6BT PLENTV OT BOTH nA tOHT NEET VMS MONEY - POKT WANT T- TOO CANT BE I NPE PENDENT TAKING AI0ET FROM A 6VY LIKE THAT- -TUANK I'M NOT PEPENDENT on vnm- HE tON'T BITS MT BREAT P ANP BUTTED THE fJOOF OVER TOUR- WCA WAS A PRESENT FROM lKICLE BiM - If IT WA'SN.T FOR HM Voo't? SYlU BE A LAVt TO THC UNblORt NOW NOT So TAST MV MfllSfcX BAGS- THE HOUSE TOU ARC TWINS IH f0VA l A rxESENT FR.Or )HtZ 1h- HE MAN MOT HANO TOO THE BREAD AHP BUTTER. PUT H SHIPPEP YOU M05Y EH&BMm Nebraska College Tops Market With Hereford Steers More Truth Than Poetry -By JAMES J. MONTAGUE Thirty Head, on Feed 200 Days, Bring Fancy Price At the Omaha Yards. The state college of agriculture recently topped the Omaha market with 30 head of high-grade Here ford steers which had been fed 200 days in an experiment to determine the .effect of age on the rate and economy of gain. The experiment was supposed to have closed six weeks ago, but upon request of a number of farmers attending the an nual spring meeting of stock feeders, the animals were continued on feed until May 24. The experiment contained three lets of 10 head each of 2-year-olds. yearlings and calves. The results at the time of the feeders' meeting. after the animals had been fed 160 riavs, showed the calves to be the most economical gainers, deeding 40 days longer made no material change in the results, although the calves did not gain as well as had been expected and the older cat tle gained better than was expected during the added period. While the calves did not add as much total weight as the older steers, they consumed but little more than three-fourths as much feed and lost the state but 59 cents a liead, w hile the yearlings lost $5.07 a head and the 2-year-olds, $15.36 a head. The calves gained as much from 77.5 pounds of feed as did the yearlings from oo pounds and tne 2-vear-oIds from 1UO pounds. The calves were also the most consistent gainers for the 200 days, averaging 2 pounds a day. 205 pounds for- the first 100 days and 95 nounds for the latter 100 days. The yearlings, on the other hand, gained only 7o per cent as mucn cmnncr the second halt ot tne feed ing period as they did the first half. Farm Crops Below Pre-War Average Prices of Six Leading Articles Of Produce Show Big Slump on May 1. The prices of six of the important crops on May 1 of this year were below the prewar average prices for that date, according to figures col lected by the Bureau of Crop Esti mates, United States Department of Agriculture. '. t" i . r. Aafa Hal- i nese crops rit -win, -v..., ley, flax, potatoes, and cotton. The report showed that the prices of the three grains wheat, rye and buck wheatwere above the prewar aver age prices. During April the aver age price of wheat declined from $1.50 to $1.23 per bushel. . The report shows that in general the industrial crops, such as flax, cotton and broom corn, are the most depressed in price, and that food crops, such as wheat, rye, po tatoes, and apples, show relatively less decline. The prices in various parts of the country vary, with South Dakota being the center of , the low price district. The average price of wheat in that state was 90 cents per bushel, and in some counties it was as low as 70 cents. Corn was sell-1 ing at an average of 32 cents per bushel in South Dakota, while the average trice for the United States , was nearly 60 cents. The price of i oats was 23 cents per bushel in South Dakota, the average for the United States being 36.8 cents. They report a big decline in the j ct'nifltr Demand Noted price of old potatoes, especially in , Stronger uemana .wea Michigan, where the average was 29 cents a- bushel, which was 20 cents below the average for the United States. THE SOLACE OF OLD AGE A pickpocket of 87, recently arrested in New York, was said to be as skillful as the youngest man in the business. Though picking pockets is a trade Most honest folk discountenance, Though very seldom is it made The theme of popular romance, And though it yields but little gold, It has a few good points at that, For instance, when a man grows old, It doesn't ever leave him flat. The base ball player's arm goes bad When he is, well, say 32; The skill and cunning that he had Departs abruptly and he's through, The tenor, when his voice has gone, Must needs let all the world forget him; For though he'd like to carry on His heartless audience won't let him. The lawyer in his dotage finds That he toward penury must trudge; For clients all want younger minds To frame their stories to the judge. And even poets must abstain From writing in their autumn-time, For though the aged worn out brain There sings no tune, there rings no rhyme. More lucky is the hoary "dip," For, though he's spent with years, poor 50;:1 His fingers still can lightly slip Around some total stranger's roll. I've never practiced this career, I've thought it low, and rather bad But when I reach my sixtieth year I sort of think I'll wish I had! IN THE INTERESTS OF ECONOMY. It would save all the fuss and exoense of a war between Eneland and while the 2-year-olds only added 67 France over the Silesian tangle to send Lloyd George and Briand into oer cent as much. When marketed the 2-year-olds weighed an average of 1,187 pounds, ;he vearlinsrs 967 pounds, and the calves 774 pounds. The 2-year-olds brought $8.60 per hundred, the year lings $8.85 and the calves $8.60. To have not lost money the prices should have been $9.90 for the 2-ycar-olds, $9.35 for the yearlings and $8.68 for the calves. The steers cost the state $9 a hundred when they were put in the feed lots last tail. Sales of Horses Increase in East the ring as one of the prelims of the Dempsey-Carpentier fight. NATURALLY. To us there seems nothine surorisine in the theft of an airnlane from Mitchell field. The first thing an intelligent thief thinks of is flight. CHANGE IN CUSTOM. Under the new ruling by Secretary Mellon, doctors as well as law1 yers will be admitted to the bar. Copyright, 1921. br The Bell Syndicate. Inc. in Value of Soy Bean Crop Tested in Gage County Demonstrations of the value of soy beans are being conducted by County Agent Boyd Rist on eight Gage county farms this year. The plan is to plant the beans with the corn and when both crops mature, turn hogs into them, the process be ing commonly known as "hogging down." In this way the corn is harvested without expense, and the hogs receive, a well-balanced ration at a minimum cost. Boston and New York City. Reports from Boston and New Vnrlr in tVip Horsf Association of America, with headquarters in Chi- lY" cago, show that the sales ot horses in the 11 northeastern states Penn sylvania, Maryland and states east and north are outstanding excep tions to the general trend of sales in other lines. J. C. Keith of Boston reports his sales of horses for January through April to be over 5,000 head, as against approximately 4,000 head in 1920 for the same months. This renresents a eain of 25 per cent. He says that dealers throughout .....(..n.. : .1. u:-t,-.j 1 New England have a brisk demand son county having employed it with good work horses and that sales very gratifying results last year. Only small tracts of corn will be mixed with the beans as a rule, the usual acreage being planted "straight" for other purposes. Do You Know the Bible? (Cover up the answeri, read the ques tions and are If you ran answer them. Then look at th answers to aee If you arc right) ... Follow These Questions and Ans wers As Arranged by J. WILLSON ROY. 1. By what. act did Pilate signify his refusal to condemn Jesus? 2. To what religious sect did Paul belong before his conversion? 3 At what place did Paul up braid Peter for his conduct? 4. Where in the Bible is Abraham referred to as the friend of God? 5. How old was Joseph when he died? 6. What was Joseph's dying com mand to the children of Israel? Answers. 1. He took water and washed his hands before the multitude. See Matthew, xxviL, 24. 2. He was a Pharisee. See Phil ippians iii., 5. 3. At Antioch. See Galatians ii., 11-21. . 4. II Chronicles, xx. 7; Isaiah, xlt , 8. 5. One hundred and ten years. See Genesis, 1, 26. O. That his bones be carried away from Egypt. ' tewrclCht, 131, wiilt Bjradicat lea, are ronsiderablv increased. Fiss, Doer & Carroll of New York report: "Our records show that for the first five months of this year we sold 14,239 horses, as against 11,605 in the same period of last year. Busin-ss is gaining. From comments of buyers we are confident of a steadily increasing de mand for good wagon horses and those suitable for general delivery work. Demand for drafters will in crease as soon as business condi tions pick up. At present cartage men are not using their full equip ment." These figures show a gain of over 22 per cent. Dealers at other east ern points report greater sales than last year and many men who have not bought horses for six or eight years are buying now. Overseas Nurses Start Co-Operative Farming in Alberta Four young women from Montre al, all overseas nurses during the war. have gone to Spirit river in the Grand Prairie region of northern Alberta to farm co-operatively. They were spurred to the adventurous en tcrprise by the success which thoii sands of former soldiers have made upon the land. Efforts were made to discourage them from pioneer ing into, the new north country, but their answer was that after three war experience, pioneering has no terrors for them. Two Misses McLean. Miss Ellis and Miss MacNish comprise the quartet. What they plain to do is file on a homestead of 160 acres each, mak ing a total section, to which will be added another section of free grant land by reason of their over seas service. They will live togeth er and farm their land co-operatively. They propose to do their farm work with their own hands and be fore leaving Edmonton equipped themselves with riding breeches, overalls, boots and other masculine paraphernalia. WHY Where It Started Ship's Time. "Two bells," "three bells," "four bells." etc., originated as the method of telling time aboard ship, on account of the 24 hours being divided into six watches of four hours each, thus having someone awake all the time. The passage of time was of no im portance except to the watch on deck; so the bell was struck to show how many half-hours had passed. Thus "seven bells" would mean that seven half-hours had elapsed; thus might mean 3:30, 1:30 or 7:30. . vCoprrifbt. XtU, WJueiet Srndictta, Inc.) Are Men's Sleeping Garments Called "Pajamas?" The law of compensation may or may not have anything to do with it but the fact remains that con quered nations have frequently left the impress of their language upon the tongue spoken by the conquer ors; for the troops always pick up native idioms and transplant them phonetically into their own speech. Gradually these terms become sec ond nature, and, upon the return of the regiments to their homes, the words are brought along and grad ually seep into everyday use at first as slang and later as accepted parts of the language. - "Pajamas" belongs to this- class, for, when the British troops first occupied India, the soldiers noted that the Hindustani were wearing a peculiarly comfortable variety of loose clothing, called in the native tongue "poejama" or "leg covering." The English officers took to wear ing these garments during the hours when they were off duty, and it wasn't long before someone discov ered that they made an excellent sub stitute for night-shirts. Before many years had passed, the custom spread to England, and the name of the gar ments was slightly altered to "py jama," in which form it persists to this day though American usage has sanctioned the spelling "pajama." Copyright, 1921, Wheeler Syndicate, Inc. Dog Hill Paragrafs By George Bingham The Depity Sheriff is expecting to make several arrests as soon as he PS Hilt gets through making his race for re election. The serial story that has been run ning in' the Tickville Tidings for past two or three years, came to an end this week by the couple marrying. www Frisbv Hancock is fitting up a covered wagon and is organizing a party for an expedition to the end of the rainbow after the pot of gold that has been there for several years. Copyright, 1921, George Matthew Adama. Pure Bred Bulls Much Cheaper Than Scrubs Even a school boy with . a very short pencil can figure why one pure bred bull is cheaper than three scrubs. This has been shown in ac tual practice where the dairy associ ations have found that the pure-bred bull can be maintained at a cost of $5.34 a year to each member, while scrubs owned individually in the same county cost their owners $29 a year. In Pennsylvania where bull associa tions have been longest established, 93 pure-bred bulls are found suffi cient for 5.604 cows one bull for 60 cows. The total number of bulls in the entire county, including a vast number of scrubs, is so great that the ratio is one bull to every 19 cows. Romance in Origin Of Superstitions Jewel, Flower, Color Symbols for Today Over the Left. Among children it is common after making a false statement to say "over the left." This is frequently littered so low a tone that the per son addressed can not hear it; but in the child's mind the "over the left" takes away, or neutralizes, the sin of the lie. If the words are ut tered so as to be heard the hearer at once knows that the statement just made is not to be taken as a true one. Among adults, too, the words "over the left" are not in frequently added to a statement to convey the idea that it is to be taken in just an opposite sense, for in stance they change a laudatory state ment into a sarcastic comment The idea of the power of magical inversion in "over the left" comes entirely from the primitive supersti tion with regard to right hand and left hand an idea applied by exten sion to the right and left of the en tire body which has already been dealt with in this series. The idea, in brief is that as the right hand is the "right" hand to do things with, the left hand consequently the wrong one following it that good resides 'on the right and evil on left. In former times the words "over the left" were considered much more seriously by adults then they are now and believed capable of changing a blessing into a very po tent curse. In 1705, one Bevell Waters, having lost a suit in the court at Hartford, Conn., said to the bench as he left the room: "God bless you all over the left shoulder." The court took expert testimony up on the remark from the two ministers of the two Hartford churches who declared that Waters had uttered "The words of a curse the most contemptible that can ordinarily be used." Whereupon the culprit was heavily fined. (Copyright, 1921. by The McClure News paper Syndicate.) By MILDRED MARSHALL. Today belongs to youth and ro mance. Consequently its talis manic gem, the pearl, is a fitting symbol. It is the symbol of purity and amiability, and its wearer is promised many admirers. It is said that those who wear a pearl are the daughters of the gods and will al ways know happiness. The topaz is the natal gem of those born on an anniversary of this day. It also brings happiness, if worn on the left arm in a setting of gold. The ancients believed that neither financial difficulties nor do mestic troubles would distress the wearer of this yellow stone. Today's color is yellow, which is indicative of generosity and broad mindedness. It is said to bring good luck to those who seek favor or pro motion. The mignonette is today s flower. It is said to bring to its wearer hap piness, resulting front sincere af fection. Copyright. 1921, by Wheeler Syndicate. Tne. By J. J. MUNDY. Home and Sleep. Whether they say so or not. some women resent the fact that their hus bands fall asleep so easily once they are ohme. They gain the impression that the men do not enjoy their homes, that all the interest they have in the home is a place to sleep and eat. Quite the reverse is true. Business s conditions are such today that all the thought and all the strength and all the energy of a man is required to keep his head above water in the world where a living is earned. Consequently the man comes home exhausted, and the fact that he can peacefully sleep is appreciated by him more than anything else for the time being. And if he cannot rest and sleep in his own home, where shall he? Better be glad that your husband comes home to steep, for it shows home has an element of rest for him. But all this is quite different from the man who gets out to have a good time just as soon as he does get rested. Copyright, 1921, International Feature Service. Inc. TO EUROPE By the Picturesque St. Lawrence River Route MAKE RESERVATIONS NOWI Sailings Every Few Days From Montreal and Quebec to Liverpool, Southampton Glasgow, Havre, Antwerp Ocean Trip Shortened by Two Delightful Daya on The Sheltered Eiver and Gulf Apply to Agent Everywhere or to R. S. Elworthy, Gen. Agt., Pasa. Dept. 40 North Dearborn St., Chicago CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY Traffic Agent Serv ice. O O in the careful handling of all order for grain and provision for future delivery in all the important markets. We Operate Offices at. Omaha, Nebratk Lincoln, Nebraska Hastings, Nebraska Holdrege, Nebraska Geneva, Nebraska Chicago, Illinois Sioux City, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa Hamburg, Iowa Milwaukee, Witconsin Kansas City, Missouri Private wire connections to all offices except Kansas City. We Solicit Your Consignments of All Kind of Grain to OMAHA, CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, KANSAS CITY AND SIOUX CITY Every Car Receives Careful Pertonal Attention The Updike Grain Company "The Reliable Consignment House" NEW ISSUE $15,000,000 United Drug Company Yo 20-Year Convertible Gold Bonds Dated June 15, 1921. Due June 15, 1941 Interest payable June and December 15. Principal and interest payable in United States gold coin at the Chase National Bank, New York. Coupon bonds in denominations of $100, $500 and $1,000, which may be registered as to principal. Registered bonds in denominations of $5,000 and multiples thereof. Registered and coupon bonds to be interchange able. Redeemable at 115 and accrued interest at the option of the Com pany as a whole but not in part, upon sixty days' notice. Interest payable without deduction for normal Federal Income Tax not in excess of 2. THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, TRUSTEE. Convertible at the holder's option on any interest date prior to June 15, 1931, into common stock of the Company at $110 a share, which stock, under the present laws, will be exempt from taxation in the State of Maachuetts. Further information in regard to this issue i Riven in a letter of Mr. L. K. Liggett, president of the United Drug Com pany, from which we summarize as follows and which we shall be glad to send on request. BUSINESS: The business was originated in 1902 by forty (40) retail druggists, to manufacture and distribute, under controlled trade-marks, medicinal preparations and other articles usually sold in drug stores. They named their stores "The Rexall Stores." The present Corporation, incorporated in 1916, now has approximately eight thousand (8,000) stockholder agents (Rexall Stores) in the United States, and it owns, through subsidiaries, 227 Liggett Drug Stores. The combined sales of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year 1920 were $08,428,179.42. PURPOSE OF ISSUE: The Company has now outstanding and maturing on June 15, $7,091,000 of Notes which are convertible into 5 -Year, 8 Notes maturing June 15, 1926. The proceeds of the present issue, together with available cash and the liquidation of the inventory, which has already taken place, will enable the Company to pro vide for the payment of such of the Notes due June 15th as are not converted, and for the payment of the present outstanding bank loans and other notes as they mature. The total authorized issue is $15,000,000, but will be proportionately reduced by any 6-year notes taken by the present holders of the notes maturing June 15th. EARNINGS: Since the Company's incorporation in 1916, the net earnings of itself and its subsidiaries after payment of all taxes, interest due by subsidiaries, dividends on outstanding preferred stocks of subsidiaries, and after de ducting all charge-off s, have exceeded the amount of this bond issue. For the past three years the net earnings have averaged, before taxes, $4,800,125, or more than four times amount of interest requirements of this issue, and after taxes, $3,894,630, or more than three and one-quarter times. SINKING FUND: The Company shall annually pay to The Chase National Bank of the City of New York, as Trustee under the Indenture securing the convertible bonds, an amount equal to 5 of the largest amount of the convert ible bonds of this issue at any time issued. The Trustee shall apply the money so paid to it for the purchase in the open market of the convertible bonds at or below 115 and interest. Any money not so used shall be invested in securities legal for Savings Banks in Massachusetts or New York until such time as the bonds can be purchased at or below 115. SECURITY: The bonds will be a direct obligation of the United Drug Company, and together with the 5"4-Year Notes hereinbefore referred to will constitute the sole funded debt of the Company and its subsidiaries, with the exception of certain real estate mortgages aggregating $1,022,840. The indenture under which the bonds will be issued will provide that FIRST: So long as any bonds in this issue are outstanding none of the assets of the United Drug Com pany or of its subsidiaries (other than the real estate now mortgaged as above stated) shall be mortgaged or pledged, unless the present issue of bonds are equally secured, with the other obligations covered by such mort gage or pledge; provided that the Company and its subsidiaries shall have the right to purchase additional property subject to existing mortgages or may mortgage or pledge any property hereafter acquired other than its quick assets. SECOND: The Company agrees that the ratio of quick assets to quick liabilities as described in the in denture (and including the present issue of bonds and the 5 -Year Notes) of the Company and its subsid iaries above named, shall be maintained at at least 125. In case such ratio is not maintained no dividend shall be paid on the Common Stock of the Company until it is restored. EQUITY: The present value of the preferred and common stocks of the United Drug Company outstanding indi cates an equity of approximately $45,000,000 for these convertible bonds. Application will be made to list these bonds on the New York and Boston Stock Exchanges. We Recommend These Bonds for Investment. Price 5,00 and accrued interest, yielding 8. All legal matters will be passed upon by Messrs. Gaston, Snow, Saltonstall Si Hunt, of Boston. ' It is expected that Interim Receipts, exchangeable for D efinitive Bonds when prepared, will be ready for delivery on on or about June 15, 1921. Kidder, Peabody & Co. Boston. New York. F. S. Moseley & Co. 137 S. La Salle St., Chicago. Boston. New York. Bankers Trust Co. New York. Mitchell, Hutchins & Co., Inc. The Rookery, Chicago. Burns, Brinker & Co. Omaha. The information and statistics contained in this circular have been obtained from sources that we deem reliable, and while not guaranteed, are accepted by us as correct.