Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, April 15, 1921, Page 5

+ MARKETING COMPANY Big Concern Expected to Curb Speculation and Lower Marketing Cost. Chicago. — Preliminary organization of the country’s wheatgrowers into a national co-operative grain marketing company was completed here. Directors of the company, to be known as the United States Grain Growers, Inc., were elected and legal steps preliminary to incorporation un der the laws of Deleware were com- pleted. As soon as incorporation papers are issued, a national membership drive will be started to enlist every grain- grower. It then will be ready to carry out the plans which its sponsors de clare will curb grain speculation, ob- tain larger profits for the farmer, low- er the cost of marketing grain and tend to eliminate price fluctuations, Possibility that the members of the Northwest Wheatgrowers, Associated, will not come into the organization because their plan for compulsory @fain pooling was defeated in favor of Optional pooling, was lessened when George C. Jewett of Spokane, general manager of the northwest company, was elected a director of the new or- ganization. As members of the board of directors | from District No. 1, which includes Washington, Oregon, Utah and Cali- fornia, George C. Jewett, Spokane, general manager Northwest Wheat- growers, Associated, and Victor H. Smith, Wasco, Or., secretary-treasurer, Oregon Graingrowers’ association, were selected. RAIL INVESTORS ASK ARBITRATION A Machine that will give you satisfaction Washington, D. C.—The National As- sociation of Owners of Railroad Securt- ties joined with five railroad labor unions in proposing that President Harding call a conference of repre: | sentatives of both owners and employes to discuss the railroad working conditions, now in dispute be- fore the railroad labor board. | The request from the unions was in the form of a telegram from B. M Jewell, head of the railway employes department of the American Federa- tion of Labor Chairman Cummins of the se interstate commerce committee an- | nounced he had drafted a resolution | for introduction in congress authoriz ing a general and exhaustive investiga tion of railroad affairs. He plans to |} begin the inquiry about April 15 Means for bringing about a reduc-, tion in rates, operating c s and the question under ownership will be the principal angles to be gone into. of efficiency private 3,000,600 MEDALS ARE LEFT War Department Seeks to Get Rid of Remaining Victory Badges. Washington, D. C.—The war depart ment has announced that, despite vig orous efforts by the recruiting service and the American Legion, less than 1,500,000 Victory medals have so far been issued to the 4,500,000 ex service men entitled to them, As a re sult, the secretary of war has authoriz ed a new drive to effect the distribu tion of the remaining 3,000,000 medals and the appointment of a commission of 24 army officers to devote their en- tire time to the project Colonel Charles H. Martin, until re cently in charge of recruiting activities, is directing the campaign He has divided the country regional districts, with an officer in army army into six charge of the distribution in each American Legion posts will again be asked to assist in facilitating the dis tribution of the medals esa emeioreae | Jacksonville Banker Gets 10 Years | Medford, Or.—-William H | former president and cashier of the | Bank of Jacksonville, pleaded guilty in | circuit court at Jacksonville to four of | the 30 indictments against him for wrecking the bank and was given an indeterminate sentence of 10 years by | Judge Calkins on the charge of mak ing a false report of the condition of the bank to the state bank superin tendent. Johnson, Seattle Paper Changes Hands. Seattle, Wash.— The Seattle Post Intelligencer has announced editorially transfer of controlling interest in the newspaper from Clark Nettleton to John E. Perry, a Seattle attorney. Mr Perry will become president of the Post-Intelligencer Publishing company Midwest Fruit Is Ruined by Frost. Chicago.—Sixty per cent of the mid- West’s fruit crop was ruined by the recent freezing spell, according to esti- mates made by representatives of fruitgrowers here. ie <. Sara oan *, Increase Your Wheat Yield problem, | particularly as it affects wages and | Af hy Roprers ead lb) Sas) aa ae Sai iilbee CE ARBP RS BAD J - i; CLOSE inspection of your winter wheat fields just after the snow has left the ground will reveal to you many cracks that break the soil away from the roots of the young wheat plants and which permit moisture to escape. And if you could look below the surface and examine a cross- section of the seed bed you'd find also that in many places the frost has lifted the surface soil from the sub- soil, leaving air spaces between the subsoil and seed bed. ese air pockets prevent moisture from rising from the subsoil reservoir and starve the plants. A Dunham Culti-Packer will close up the cracks, press down frost humps, firm the soil around the roots, practically resetting each ted plant—and will fill up the air ets, re-establishing contact between the subsoil and seeJ bed. And because it repairs in this way the damage done by the frost, a Dunham Culti-Packer will prevent a considerable amount of winter killing, thereby increasing the yield of winter wheat. This is not theory but a proved fact. The Dunham Culti-Packer is also of exceptional value in prepar- e@ing a seed bed for spring crops. It crushes the hard lumps, fills air pockets, and packs loose soil, preventing soil-blowing. Also valuable as an alfalfa renovator. Come in and examine the Culti-Packer that we have set up for your inspection. 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It means that the HUGHES Electric Range— —is competent to do everything that any range will do quickly and ‘well. —that you do your work with less worry and bother, while securing better and more uniform results. —that the oven, built on the fireless cooker principle, enables you to cook an entire meal without using the surface burners. —that the kitchen is easily kept immaculate because there is no fuel, refuse, no soot or vapors. —that you will work in comfort because practically all of the heat goes right into the cooking operations and the temperature of the kitchen is not increased. Surely these reasons entitle us to call the HUGHES efficient. Let us give you a copy of ‘‘How to Modemize” and tell you more about the HUGHES Electric Range. Grangeville Electric Light & Power Company Hardware Ol —— — — | Big Changes In Economic Sys- RUSSIA IS DENIED AMERICAN TRADE tem Prerequisite to Re- newing Relations. Washington, D. C.—The American government notified the soviet auth orities in Russia that resumption of trade between Russia and the United States could not be considered until fundamental changes had been made in the economic system underlying the soviet regime. Safety of human life, guaranty of property rights, free labor and ob servance of the sanctity of contracts among the requirements laid down ih a note by Secretary Hughes as essential if trade relations are to be renewed, The communication added that “con vincing evidence of the consummation of such changes” must be furnished be- fore this goVernment cared even to discuss the subject. The note was in reply to the appeal recently addressed by the soviet re gime to President Harding and con gress asking that trade relations be tween the United States and Russia be restored and proposing to send a delegation to the United States to negotiate, Unlike previous official pronounce ments of the American government's attitude toward the soviet regime, Sec retary Hughes’ note dealt solely with | the economic aspects of the problem, | and made no attempt to discuss the | political shortcomings of the unrecog- nized bolshevist government. were Diplomatic Aides Must be Americans. Washington, D. C.—Heads of all American diplomatic missions have been notified by the state department that they must get rid of all non- American attaches by July 1. The full Americanization of embassies and le- gations was provided for in the last diplomatic appropriation measure. Communists Met By U. 8. Forces. Coblenz—A communist uprising oc * curred Monday morning in the Amer ican bridgebead area at Montabaur six miles northeast of Ehrenbreitstein GREEN FEEDS ARE ESSENTIAL Good Varieties Are Sprouted Oats, Al. falfa Meal, Clover Hay, Cabbages and Mangel Beets. (Prepared by the United States Departe ment of Agriculture.) Green feeds should be supplied to hens confined in small yards, and, in- deed, to all hens during the winter, Free range or large yards kept in grass furnish ideal conditions for green feed. Smaller yards should be divided into two parts, used alternate’ ly, planting the vacant section two or three times yearly with a quick-grow- ing green crop, such as rape, oats, wheat, rye, or barley, This method furnishes green feed and helps to keep the yards sweet and clean, which is an important consideration, poultry specialists of the United States De- partment of Agriculture say. Good varieties of green feeds are sprouted oats, alfalfa meal, chopped alfalfa and clover hay, cabbages and mangel beets. In ordinary cellars cab- bages do not keep as well as mangel beets, and should be used up first. Cabbages may be hung In the poultry house; the beets are usually split and stuck on a nail on the sid@ wall of the pen about a foot above the floor, Vege- tables that have been frozen can be thawed out and fed to fowls, but do not keep well after thawing. Clover and alfalfa may be fed as hay, cut into one-quarter or one-half-inch lengths, or they may be tn the form of meal, Oats for sprouting are soaked over- night in water and spread out from one to one and one-half inches thick on trays having perforated bottoms, and put into an oat sprouter. Stir the oats dally until the roots are matted together, Keep the oats moist by wa- tering them orice a day. Artificial heat should be supplied in cool weather, Use a good grade of oats and allow a square inch of sprouted-oat surface for each hen daily, feeding these sprouted oats on the floor of the poul- try house or In the yard. Feed at any time after the sprouts are well start- ed, which usually takes from five to Oats Sprouter Furnishes Green Feed for Poultry Flock—Tray on Top Contains Sprouted Oats Ready for Feeding. seven days. Keep the sprouter clean and spray {t occasionally with disin- fectant to prevent the growth of mold spores, « Keep oyster shell and grit before the bens all the time. These sub- stances are an inexpensive but quite necessary part of the ration. Hens will eat about two pounds of oystep shell and about one pound of grit each in a@ year. WINTER CROWDING IS ERROR Big Mistake to Put Too Many Henge and Pullets Together in One House in Cold Weather. A good many farm poultry raisers make the mistake of housing too many hens and pullets together during cold weather. Hens will lay as well if yarded and well cared for as if on free range; but they must not be crowded when they are confined, If the hens are belng fed and forced for eggs alone, get them into winter quarters in their pens early in the fall and do not chfinge them about after they have been located. Introducing new hens into the laying pens always causes more or less confusion, and this decreases the number of eggs laid. GREEN FEED OF IMPORTANCE Not Only Assiste to Supply Necessary Amount of Vitamines but Also Acts as Regulator. With hens being confined to the pens ft is tmportant that plenty of green food should be given. Not only does it help to give the required amount A riot call was answered by the pro of vitamines but it also is beneficial vost marshal and American military | a8 @ regulator. The nearer one makes »olice were dispatched to Montabau: o restore order. How about your subscription? the hens feel that they still have spring conditions, the better egg pro- duction can be expected. Cabbage, mangels, chopped and steeped alfalfa, end such like make fine food for fowls,