Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 16, 1921, Page 6

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Js: ; H i H H 3 ki | th | ye | nm | th | to | HC | i ae Afi } pla} of } nis an 1 sce riv iy ot = PDS Sceseescpe tak ot ose cae eae ——————————— E2525 SSS ié Thi | GRAIN LEFT ON FARMS IN WYO. Unsatisfactory Prices Leads to Great Increase in Amount Held on Farms, Says Crop Report Double the amount of grain remains on Wyoming farms in comparison with the same e last year, accord- ing to hte mon crop report issued from the office of A. D. Cook, field agent for the bureau of crop. estimates, ‘at Douglas. Unsatisfactory prices ts given as th on of the accumula tion of incre stocks. ‘The following report shows the com- parison with other years of crops ‘grown in Wyoming. Corn. ‘The amount of corn on farms May‘ch 1s 390,000 bushels, or 25 per! crop, compared with | 25,000 bushels, or 2 per cent of the| 1919 crop. The per cent of the 1920 crop shipped out of the counties where grown was 1 per cent, as compared with 2 per cent o fthe 1919 crop. The per cent of the 1920 crop, which was of merchantable quality, was 72 per cent, as compared with 75 per cent of the 1919 crop, reas ‘Wheat. ‘The amount of wheat on farms on Biarch 1, 1921, of the 1920 crop was| 880,000 bushhels, or 87 per cent,| Beainst 641,000 bushels or 16 per cent! of the 1919 crop. About 35 per cent) of the 1920 crop will be shipped out} of the counties wherd grown. ! Oats. ‘The amount of oats on farms March 1, 1921 .was 6,270,444 bushels, or 55 per cent of the 1920 crop, as compared ‘with 1,304,000 bushels, or 23 per cent} of the 1919 crop. Fourteen per cent} of the 1920 crop was shipped out of the counties where grown, against 7 per cent of the 1919 crop. Barley. The amount of barley on farms March 1, 1921, was 434,000 bushels, or 48 per cent of the 1920 crop, as oom- pared with 63,000 bushels, or 12 per cent of the 1919 crop. About 5 per cent of the 1920 crop will be shipped out of the countries where grown, against 2 per cent of the 1919 crop. Average Value on Farm Lands. ‘The estimated average value of farm lands per acre, including irrigated and non-irrigated, with and without. im- provements, in the state as follows: Average value for poor lands per acre, $25 for plow lands. Average value for good lands per acre, $60 for plow lands, Average value for all plow lands, per acre, $44. Average Value of all farm Jands with improvements, $55. Average value of aJi farm lands witaout improvements, $38. pea iinet DRY AGENT APPOINTED. SUNDANCE, Wyo., March 16.—Reu- ben Hurtt of tails place has been ap- pointed an agent of the state law en- forcement department and ordered to report’ for duty at Cheyenne April 1. on which date the law creating the de- partment will become effective. ere a MRS. HOFFAY deluged by letters and telex |Veterans, public officials and citizens from virtually. every state sending | Mrs. Adelbert Hoffay, widow of the man for whose death Mrs. Jessie Ackerman is on trial in district court, swoond away at 3.30 this af- ternoon and fell from her chair when ternoon and fell from —her chair when rebuttal evidence for the state was still being presented. Mrs. Bt. John, picturesquely situated pp the Bay of Fundy and one of Cenada’s most important seaports, is often called the “Loyalist City” because it was founded by fhe United Empire Loyalists in 1733. {t is not only a gateway to the Atlantic Ocean but to Nova Scotia, 1s well, being connected by steamer mith Digby directly across the Bay of Fundy. From Digby there are tail connections north to Halifax through “The Land of Evangeline” tnd south to Yarmouth which is bot a short sail from Boston. 3t. John was founded in a single da: py 3,000 people who left New Yor! in twenty transports. Since thet it bas grown to a city of more TWO BRIDGES AND REVERSIBL ALLS ST JOH than 60,000 people. The St. John River, “the Rhine of America,* is justly proud of its fernous reversible cataract, Grand Walls, which fews seaward part of ube @ay when the tide in the Bay of undy drops forty feet, and tand- ward the remainder of the day when it is high tide. Crossing the river near the falls are two great bridges, one a cantilever bridge carrying a railway and the other a bridge for vehicular traffic. Any- one in need of a good, second-hand, steel cantilever bridge can buy this one, for it is to be espuaced soon vy a 1921 model. St. John is a modern maritime city with a historic More than three centuries passed since Champlain, the first great figure in Canadian vealed jie BaEee. and gave it name now rs. During the summer St John joy; a great mm of sports, and @ short aver is St which bas a standard worthy of its beasignhys er course name the U; experts Oswald ” Kirkby, have pla; New Brun 8 | characterized it as “a splendid test ve laf olf.” becece: Proclaims will be the greatest national country since the signing of the ar-| mistice will be held at Madison Square | Garden, New York, on March 18. It} will be called the “All Meeting for God and Country” and is designed as the answer of all, pa triotic citizens to the pro-German Von a eoeeente, meeting held in nm Square two weeks ago. A score of organizations are co- operating upder the leadership of the Legion, and Colonel Galbraith, who will be the principal speaker, has been | mg from greetings to the mecting, applauding the stand ‘of the Legion in its |exposure of a revival of propaganda efforts in America, From a number of citic German meetings have bi uled comes the word t demonstrations by patriotic citizens will be organized at the first moment the propagandists come out Hoffay was carried from the court- room. That Loyal O Cleaned and pressed it as the other fellow’s, top—styles in evening little. We'll take care creases, and if there are any little repairs, we'll look after them, too. There’s a lot of satisfaction in wearing the right thing at the right time. your dress suit in shape now so it will be ready when you want Phone us and our driver will call, LOOK FOR THIS EMBLEM Your Guarantee of Master Service Send ix Casper — Chicago — Rapid City open with their plans. Many of the ‘communications are from citizens of Id Dress Suit will look just as good The material’s tip- clothes change very of the shine and the Let us put it. i INCORPORATED. 131 8. Center St. Phone 595 ‘to the Dry Cleaner State and National Topics of Interest to Ex-Service Men and the American Legion, Which Designated the ; Tribune as its Official Newspaper What F. W, Galbraith, Jr., national|foreign birth, including loyal Amer- commander of the American Legion, American |} oe oocccccce: icans of German extraction. Among the organizations co-operat- patriotic demonstration held in’ this|ing ‘with the Legion in the arrange- ments for the New York meeting are: nited Spanish War Veterans, Vet- erans of Foreign Wars, Military Or- der of World War, Military Order of yal Legion, Roosevelt Memorial as sociation, American Federation of La- bor, U, 8. Chamber of Commerce, Na. tional Leggue for Women’s Service, City Federation of Women’s Clubs and Victory Hall association. Although he is 64 years old Clay C. MacDonald, a member of the Amer- jican Legion in St. Joseph, Mo., has been selected as chief of police of that city. MacDonald is a veteran of the world war with a good record, and it is believed that his experience and ability will check the results of the national critne wave in the Mis- souri city. Members of the American Legion in Alaska prefer a land-grant bonus to @ compensation. .It was so decided by a large majority in a preference vote taken in every post of Alaska The plan favored by the Legionnaires provides for the grant to each vet- eran of 160 acres from the unappro- priated public lands of the territory. More than 24,000 new claims of veterans for compensation and other government assistance had been filed by the middle of February os a re- sult of a service contest among Illi- nois American Legion posts, which started last Armistice Day under the auspices of a Chicago newspaper and for which prizes were offered. Similar Legion campaigns to obtain just com- pensation for the disabled are in progress in Montana, North Dakota and many other Legion departments. 5 i From Columbus, Wis., comes a story of how members of Lange-Os- trander post of the American Legion aided a member of the post whew his blacksmith shop was destroyed by firé. Twenty-four hours after the fire, post r-swuere met and voted unanimoy.sly to help their buddy re- build the shop. Legion doctors, den- tsts, lawyers, merchants and trade union members worked for three days, under the direction of carpenter members of the post, and the result was a much better establishment for the unfortunate ex-service man. Dur- ing the progrcs= of the work, a locu! bakery provided *h.< toilers with fou. The click of the bones was heard in the headquarters of the New Or- leans American Legion employment and service bureau. “Up, little Joe; get your papa that job." The dice rolled noisily on the cement floor. ‘There are so many more men than jobs that the choice between veter- ans with similar qualifications had to be entrusted to the ivory cubes, the Legion officials explained. Madame Ernestine Schumann- Heinke, the opera singer, has ar- ranged to honor Topeka, Kans., mem- bers of the American Legion by ro- serving the stage for them when she sings in that city March 28, She has also accepted the invitation of; Caj tol Post No. 1, and the Women's Auxiliary to @ reception to be given her at the Legion club rooms follow- ing the concert. A letter of congratulation has been received by F. W. Galbraith, Jr., na- tional commander of the American Legion, from the French War Veter- ans Society of America, in reference to the Legion head's determined stand against the efforts of German propa- gandists to drive a wedge between this country and France. ‘o a cam- paign of systematic calumny you made the only kind of reply which Jt was fitting to make and the ‘poilus’ approve it and thank you,” the I ter states. Tho Indiana state senati passed resolution commending the Legion's fight against the Boche cam- paign. Thousands of ex-service men'of for- eign parentage will learn of the ac- tivities of the American Legion as a result of the addition of more than one hundred foreign language news- papers to the mailing Ista of the American Legion news service, The nationalities represented are: French, Italian, Scandinay:an, Jewish, Slovak, Russian, Lithuanian, Greek, Polish, Serbian, Siberian, Chinese, Bohemian, Magyar, Finnish, Danish, Ukranian, Roumanian, Bulgarian and German. JosmeIrraS 7 a ae Tribune Want Ads Bring Results. Pith dheet sab Ae AAA = ona full carload of the famous Detroit Jewel Gas Ranges. be Casper Daily Cribune A ET RRR TNT PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY TALKING THINGS 0 having one of his infor USE OF TROOPS [3 REFUSED IN [Alan PARADE BOSTON, Mass., March 16.—Secre- tary of the Navy Denby and Secre- tary of War Weeks today sustained the action of army and navy officers here in refusing to allow members of the regular forces or reserves to easy tal chats with Secretary of seated ov tho lawn in front of day parade. The refusal was based on the fact that societies active in movements’ to obtain recognition for the Irish republic and freedom for India were also" to be in the column, BOSTON, Mass., March 16.— Pro- tests from Irish societies and parade officials went out today to President Harding, Secretary Denby™and Sec: retary Weeks over refusal of army and navy officers here to allow reg- ular troops to participate tomorrow ,in the parade in the South Boston district to celebrate Evacuation day, the 145th anniversary of the depart. ure from. Boston of British troops and loyalists. This parade was held annually for many years before the ‘war and Irish societies made it the oc- casion for joint celebration of the the first naval district sai not make the customary asst, of federal troops. Dr. William H. Griffin, marshal o the parade, who had intended appear. ing in his uniform as a naval licu- tenant, announced’ that he had been forbidden to wear it. He saijt he woula appear instead dn civilian ‘afternoon dress, an dthat there would be no at- tempt to have soldiers or sailors of the regular forces, join in the parade. easter “ai becae 54 CAR STOLEN BY HOLUP FOUND UNDER HEN RODS NEWCASTLE, Wyo. March 16.— A touring car owned by Waddie Jones which was stolen six mon! aso when the driver, C. F. Barnes, held up on the Salt Creek road and into unconsciousness, has been located in a chicken house five miles cast of. Oral, Fall River county, South Dakota. The machine was left in the chicken house about January 1 by two strangers who ‘were using it when it broke down near the sholter and who obtained per- mission from the owner of the shed use it temporarily for storage pur- poses. When weeks elapsed without the return of the men who had iecft the machine, the owner of the farm ied the sheriff and the consequent investigation resulted ni, identification of the automobile as Jones’ property. iments march in uniform in the Evacuation ALL THIS WEEK OO A SL SS ES Sale Rexall e Cent > NOW IN FULL SWAY | - The Kimball Drug Store THE REXALL STORE THE PIONEER STORE er, eee DANCE These ranges are all made for natural gas use and constitute the pick of the Detroit Stove Works — product, such as the full Enam- ’ eled Cabinet Ranges, with Pyre: glass doors, Half or without Pyrex doors, on down to the small three-burner ranges. x led with This is a real opportunity to secure one of the best makes of Natural Gas Ranges at a real saving to you. See the different models on display in our showroom and convince yourself that this is your chance to buy a N jatural Gas Range at a saving. Delivery and installation will be made at your convenience. Casper Gas Appliance Co. 119 East ist St. UU UAT Phone 1500. chembeck’ Musik N *McFariane and Bickford Exhibition Dancing ayne Songs ST. PATRICK’S | IGHT IN PRIZES See Sunday Herald rald and Monday Tribune Ads For Suggestions ADMISSION 2 TO ALL INTER GARDEN TRIO Masks’ On Sale Night of Ball NO ONE ALLOWED ON DANCE FLOOR WITHOUT MASK UNTIL 11 P. M. o-osinats Soeaeegee ca *-48e- 480 OK OR, SS ta tae ne tS

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