Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1923, Page 32

o 524 DIVERSIFIED CROPS URGED FOR FARMS| Plan With Co-Operative Mar- keting Called Solution of Problems. The Wederal Farm Loan urged the farmers of the country to- day to turn to diversification of crops and the development of co-operative marketing “the only sound basis 1o E icultural prosperity.” Basing its observations on data supplied by the twelve federal land bank presidents, who have just con- cluded their winter conference here, the board said in a statement that conditions in the agricultural indus- try showed u atisfactory fm- provement,” bu fe that full ad- vantage of the situation might not be taken by the farmers unless th dai- versified crops and org: zed for their ormation land banks offic sor. the > that the past y lections were isfactory furnished by the ry rea- r the be- noted in uld continue, Cols ctions, ating t anc at t Wheat Farmer Not Prosperous. “Agricultural conditions whole,” th t added tinue to ir aithough there sectfons w i crop the n- count of partial failure, low of the th price nrincipal crop or scarcity of labor dre | 10t prosperous. clude only of course, in- a1 part of the fruit growers The on the whole has not Jus year. is every rveason at this fmpre ad a prosper- however. ement W sing part the tend- ) 1 to It is our belie and co-operative the only sound al prosper ¢ farming. that diversification marketing furnish basis for agriculty Farm Loan Commissioner Cooper summarized conditions in the twelve 1 districts as follows “but high resulted in . Conditions in as are not oo crop was good ind na a better than normal. & D. C. Surroundings Prosper. . Delaware. West nd Pennsylvanta neral are favorable. Prices for farm products have advanced and farmers are meeting theit obligations promptly. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and ida.—General agri- ultural conditions & the past three years lina the production of cotton, corn and soy beans was good, with a fa- vorable market. South Carolina had »p of 40 per cent in excess r. Conditions In northern gia were impro <outhern part of the s duction was greatly reduc weevil dama e rainfall. This same condition obtains in west- rn Florida. In the other states In this district conditions are satisfac- In North Caro- . but in the ate cotton pro- d by boll \diana, Kentucky ricultural conditions hav. roved, though th of farm labor in industrial sections still presents a serious prob Crops throughout the district been fairly good although there was some boll weevil damage in Tennes- see. Crop diversification Is noticeable throughout the area. Cotton District Suffers. 6. Louisiana, Misslssippl and Ala- bama— Conditions are better than ar ago, although cotton has suf- ered severely from corable weather. T! rice situation is more favo Lor is plentiful, 6. Illinols, Missouri and Arkansas eral conditions slightly improv er a year ago. Prices and crop con- ditions, howe combined to hinder improvement. The large wheat crop in Illinols was s price, while a good souri likewise brought only fair re- turns. Arkansas produced only about materially sugar and able. 0 per cent of its normal cotton crop | :cause of weather conditions and boll weevil damage. Sections grow- ng fruit, soy beans and broom corn show a much more favorable situa- tion. . 7. Michigan. Minnesota, North Da- kota and Wisconsin—Agricultural and economic conditions generally are satisfactory except in the north- sections ‘of Minnesota, and in North Dakota, where wheat was seri- damaged by black rust. Crops such as flax, sweet clover, hay and corn are excellent and farimers with cattle, dairy cows, sheep and poultry are prosperous. 8. lowa, Nebraska, South Dakota nd Wyoming.—Conditions are gen- erally satisfactory except in the northern portion of South Dakota, where a4 poor quality of wheat mark- ed this year's crop. The corn crop was very good throughout the dis- trict, the western part reporting the largest yield in many years, and it| was sold at good pric rices of live stock, poultry and y products likewise were satisfacto Cattle ranchmen are slowly recovering from losses sustained in 1919 to 1922. 9. Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.—Agricultural conditions have materfally improved over last year. The cotton section of New Mexico is prosperous. Rain in many scctions of the district has broken the long period of drought and pro- vides an opportunity for a new start in many Instances, Farmers complain of the high cost of machinery. The demand for loans has substantially decreased. 10. Texas~The general situation is better than a year ago and cottom ; sections of the state are prosperous in spite of a decreased yield. A low vield of wheat combined with low irices disappointed the wlieat-grow- ug area. An lnactive market and low price have depressed cattle rais- ng. Coast Conditions Vary. 11. Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah.—Conditions as a whole are not. as good as last year. The fruit men of California are making no profit and high freight rates are a heavy tax on agriculture. The cattle ranch- men of Arizona are still in a bad con- dition, but the dairymen and poultry raisers have had & good year. Sugar beet growers in Utah have a good crop with prospect of a fair price. 12. Idaho, Montana, Oregon and w shlngloll.vAg)‘lf\al!‘J"ul conditians are better than last year, Tire wheat harvest was the largest in the history of the northwest and the production of live stock and frult has set a record. Dairying ‘end poultry raising are on the increase. The cost of transporta. tion, however, consumed a large por- tion of the farmers’ profits. The apple crop in Oregon and Idaho was large, but the prices are uncertain and the market unsatisfactory. f———e In Paris there are twelve great Lridges over the Seine. with an aver- age of only 346 yards between them. Bourd | % most sat- | e better than for | & nd Ten- | Loll weevil and | La- AUTO CRASH KILLS ONE, INJURES FOUR Machine Hits Freight Cars at Rich- mond Street Crossing, Say Police. By the Assoc ated Rress. { RICHMOND. Va. December W. S. Blankingship, thirty-nine, ILilled; John J. Guerran, twenty, was probably fatally injured and three| other men were seriously injured | when their automobile crashed into| a of frelght cars that were| belng shifted across @ street here | shortly after midnight. The others injured are Ernest Darlington, twenty-three; George Walker, twenty-six, and Leo §. Solari, twenty. The five occupants of the car are residents of this city, Ac- cording to the police, the machine, a small sedan, was traveling at | high rate of speed when it approach- ! ed the rallroad. in order to gain mo- mentum to climb a hill on the other eide. Tt struck a freight car in the mlddle of the string and was de- molished. Blankingship died before of un_ ambnlance. and ns declared Guerran has « ASKS SCHOOL FUND INSTEAD OF TAXCUT Peyser Deplores Reduction | on D. C. Real Estate With Education Needs Unmet. | | | A reduction in the District real estate tax at a time when the publi nues was deplored by Capt. Jullu = Peyser, president of the District Pub- lic School Association and a member { of the board of education, at a re- ! ception given in his honor last night by the Henry D. Cooke Home and hool Association. The organiza- ) also honored at the same time w Jessie La Salle, supervising prin- cipal of the second division of the school rystem, who is Introducing tests in educational measurement and research in the schools Capt. vser declared that the Publi School Assoclation and the school board will co-operate in cut- ting the proverblal red tape that has | throttled the progress of the school system for fifteen vears. He urged the parent ctive inter- est in the a i hhbl board and declared t \.l\v‘uld( not function as ¢ stamp. | Capt. Peyser also indorsed the plan i departmentalization of the ele- | pointing out that the pupils would | efits of teaching by rious subjects, whereas present plan all subnjects by the sume teacher. Salle explained the intelli- s she is introducing in the Mrs. Wayne B. Wheeler it receive experts o under th are tau tes schools sang. CONSENTS TO VERDICT. {Consumers' Company Agrees to Pay $3,500 for Death of Child. { The Consumers' Company, coal deal- | ers. today consented 5 a verdict | against It _for $3,500 damages by a {jury in Circuit Division 2 before | Chfef Justice McCoy for the death of Madonna Madden, ten years old. The | verdict fas rendered in favor of her | father, John Madden. The child was | struck and killed by a truck of the company July 23 last The driver of the truck is under in- | aictment on a charge of manslaugh- jter. Attorneys Newmyer & King jappeared for the plaintiff, while the company was represented by Attorney { Frank J. Hogan. PLANS SESSION HERE. |Jewish Chautauqua Society Secre-| tary to Open Offices. Miriam Goldberg, xecutive secretary of the Jewish | Chautauqua Soclety, will arrive in t -~ tomorrowj and open officlal headquarters for the society’s con- at room 120, Washington Miss Jeannette scembly foni on Sunday evening, December 23, dnd all sessions are open to the public. Delegates will arrive beginning Satur- Gay from all parts of the country. SERGT. MACKIE DIES. Jumes V. Mackle, sergeant, class, medical department, A, retired, died Monday at the Walter | Reed Hospital. The funeral will be ! | held tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock from the establishment of Norval K. | Tabler, 1 L street ‘ Burial will be in Arlington national cemetery with military honors. | Sergt, Mackie was a native of Clyde, Cattlemen Recover. i I SEEK FUGITIVE MARINE. A message received by the m».ul police from the military authorities! this morning asked that search be| made for Albert Hassie, twenty, a marine, who is wanted at Quantico, Va.. 1t was reported that he escaped from the guardhouse this morning. from the guardhoune s O AVAILABLE IN || The Evening Star| I Building ‘Single room, southern exposure, bright $42.50 a month Two court rooms, may be leased singly or en suite. THE EVENING. STAR,. WASHINGTON, LISTEN! 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The trial is nearing an end as the | state may complete its presentation | of testimony tonight. i AGENCY ASKS $20,000. meant bus- | e i file formation on a street near the courthouse, the ballffs stated. Six | men rushed up to the body of men jand immediately began talking to them, the officers said. Moved to Draw Guns. ‘We ordered them away,” the 1 Informed their superlors When | GUN THREAT MADE lnuz unm they saw we iness.” Testimony attempting to establish a definite "date as to when Fox, through friends, made the statement that “the voice of God told me to kill” was introduced by the state to- day at the trial. The state contends that Fox had |a motive for slaying Coburn, and | that the defendant did not make the announcement about hearing “tho volce” until after he had consulted his lawyers and a physleian, at least six days after the shooting. i Bailiffs Reach for Pistols as Six Men Try to Speak to Fox Case Panel. of Dairy Company Unpaid For. Arthur A, Chapin is na fendant in a suit filed today District Supreme Court by the lard M. Kiplinger Agen cover $20.000 damages for breach of contract. The through Attorney Richar declares that 3 was engaged by Mr a_corporation to he | Chapin Dairy Stores, a chain of dairtes i { elsewhere. The a; erts it put | Mr. Chapin in communication with | Danlel C. Roper and George K. O'Don- | nell. through whom 600,000 | | werth of stock wus sold fendant now refuses to as de- | in the | wil- | o re-| lleged | Ey the Associnted Press. plaintift, | ATLANTA, a, December 19.— 1liffs in charge of the jury in the 5 of Philip E. Fox, on trial here B Oniaal, for killing William S. Coburn, a Ku | (¢0T8e Davis. a newspaperman, tes- Klux Klan attorney, had to threaten |tified he secured the statement for his to draw their pistols on six men who |PaPer from Dr. Linton C. Smith. a had attempted to forcibly interfere |Ph¥siclan, on November 10, “after Dr. | with the jurors while they were tak- an alienist, Dr. Smith. Hugh ing outdoor exercise early today, the and Frank Hooper, two at- officers reported to court officlal 1 X The jurors were walking in double to conduc ngton and | Inc Inquire About OQur Deferred Payment Plan W, B. Yoses & Sons Established 1861 F Street and Eleventh Furniture Li Carpets i Upholstery Brief Bit of Furniture History A Series Louis XVI Furniture of the time of Louis XIII differed great- ly from its immediate predecessors. There is a slight similarity, chiefly in the festoons and the gilding, but the shape was a complete change. Hepplewhite and Shera- ton conceived some of their best designs from the study of Louis XVI furniture and decorations. 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