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1921 - MARCH = 1921 THE DAILY PICAYUNE Published Every Day Exrept Sunday. t -- C. B. Andrews,_Publisher CMo Finley-Reporter TELEPHONES The Picayune Office 232, C. B. Andrews resident 149 --——— SUBSCRIPTION RATES Single Copies - 5c One Month - 4UC Ttme Mouths -$1.00 Advertising Kates made known on application. #-— NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC All advertising copy must be receiv at the office of The Picayune not lat er than 10 a. m., of the day on which It fa intended for use, otherwise It will appear In the Issue of the following day Advertising copy for use In the week ly Picayune should reach this office n«t later than Wednesday morning. Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of: any individual, firm or corporation ap jUMixing In The Picayune will be pmwptly corrected If brought to the attention of the pulisher. Statements sit foots however will not be retracted. "Entered as second-class matter Jan nary 5, 1921, at the post office at Pres cort Arkansas, under the Act of March 3, 1879.” -— WH\ NOT. ■Representatives from different Chain tiers of Coimneree met last week in Hope, and plans were promulgated for fhe organization of a District Chamber of »'oinmeree. Temporary officers A,vre named, and tin organization com roiltre of five was appointed to frame a permanent program. This commit tee will select the next place of meet ing. at which time permanent officers tvill be chosen and proper regulations ami b.v-laws will ho adopted. Why not hold this next business meeting in Prescott. It is the home of tlov. T. C. Meliae. who was unani mously made an honorary member of ishe District Chamber and it occurs to uys. that it would lie showing the proper v'jourtesj to him to hold tliis meeting in bis home town, inviting him to he with on that occasion. The legislature will adjourn this week, and the chances ye that Governor Meltae would be glad to steal quietly away from his arduous vilifies for a day. and spend that brief vacation among his friends at home. .4ml Ills business associates in South west Arkansas For that reason we especially urge, •xr rather suggest, the advisability of holding the next meeting in Prescott. Two of our fellow citizens. Messrs. Jno. A. I'avis and Nat Martin are anembors of the committee in charge to jwha-t the place of meeting, and we be Move with the cooperation of our oth .»r business men that Prescott may have tlie honor of entertaining the Dis (tricl Cliamiter at its next call meeting Such an honor is worth while to the cilT and the business Interests per taining thereto. -n FKDKAI. HUM* IS GIVEN ON I’KOBEKM OF MARKETING ■Nearly 200 demonstrations of approv ed pra of loos of props ring farm products for market were made and more than 700 lectures on the packing, grading, handling, storage, and sale of such products were given in the last fiscal Tear by specialists of the Bureau of Mamets, United States Department of Agriculture. Instructions as to the most success ful practices for marketing sweet po tatoes were given to producers and Trippers in most of the Southern State-, and in one of the far Western States. 7n one State alone plans and spcciflea fSons for sweet potato storage houses wore furnished, leading to the erection z4 r>3 such buildings. In a number of States the field agents through State agencies, were instru mental in bringing about the adoption •cf Federal standards for farm pro ducts and containers. In all States assistance was given to the county agricultural agents in solving difficult weal marketing problems. ( IIOI.KKA. A county free from bog cliolcra this year is the goal to which swine breed ers in Steuben County, Inti., are work ing under the guidance of the local county agent and the district veterinar ian of the United States Department of Agriculture. As a result of a per sistent campaign for the control ot J cholera and strict organized effort to eradicate it, there has been a remark able decrease in the disease in the county during the last two years. In 1 <»17 titc loss from cholera in the county according to the county agent, v, as about $10,000. In 1018 it was a little less than $5,000, and in 1910 it was about the same. In 1920, however, only three cases oecured in tlie county, which leads the sWine breeders to believe that if their efforts to control the disease are continued cholera can be practically eradicated. -o LEG BANDS TO KEEP TAB ON WILD DICK TRAVELS. When a wild duck decides to move from bis summer home in Canadian wilds lie neglects to leave a forward ing address to indicate where his winter quarters are to be eestahlished. The Bureau of Biological Survejt United States I>et*irtnient of Agri culture, is working on a method to offset the duck’s carelessness. This consists of a system of traping the birds and marking them with alumi num leg bands that curry a number and the legend “Biol. Surv., Wash. I). C.” When a banded duck is killed. Hie hunter removes the band and re turns it to the Biological Survey with information showing when and where the bird was recovered. During the past autumn a Canadian eollaborataor of the Survey, Mr. H S. Osier, operated a duck trap at Lake Serngog. Ontario, where hd captured and banded over ‘-'OO black ducks and 'mallards, with a few ring necked ducks and blue winged teals. Some of these were killed near the place where they were banded, but others were from such localities as to indi cate approximately the route taken these birds in their journey to the Southland. In all. about 2.1 of Mr. Osier’s ducks have been killed and the bands returned from points in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee. Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. One of the blue-winged teals was killed near Port of Spain. Trini . dad, British West Indies, more than I 2.500 uiise from Lake Scugog, where the band was attached. The systematic bunding of birds, as undertaken by the Biological Survey, will furnish conservationists with much valuable information. -o | BLl KKTONK-IiLMK TREATMENT KEIHTES WHEAT SMI T LOSSES Losses caused by stinking smut in California wye reduced to about 1! per cent on a wheat crop of 9.840,000 bushels in 1920 by treating seed by the Milestone-lime method. The State Col lege of Agriculture estimates that stinking smut has caused losses rang ing from 400,000 to .100.000 bushels annually. In 1918 the loss was esti mated at 1.8 per cent of the total crop. County agents in 1918 began advis ing and demonstrating the bluestone lime treatment for the control of this smut as recommended by the luited Slates Department of Agriculture. These treatments brought such en couraging results that seed treatment has since become unite general. In 1920 losses were reduced to about 200, 000 bushels. It is conservatively es timated. on the basis of $1.50 per bushel for wheat, that demonstrations on wheat-smut control given by the county agents in California resulted in a saving of $200,000 for the farmers of that state last year. -o The wliule questiou of adequate limber supply for the future needs of the American people, the Chief Fores ter points out hinges on the protect ion of our forests. "Millions of acres ol tree growth," lie declares in urging the need for a law of this kind, "are destroyed each year by tires, and as a result of these repeated burnings we have in the United Stair's to-day iMo,000,000 acres of cut-over lands that are only partially restocking and more than SO,000,000 acres that are wholly nonproductive. A great major jty of the forest tires are man caused, and therefore preventable. These are things which every child should know, for it is on them that the heaviest part of the future burden of cur tailed timber resources will fall.' New Jersey is the only state that has passed laws making the teaching of tire prevention in all schools com pulsory, but it is expected that many of the Slate legislatures in session this winter will follow the example. I f you want to buy or sell some thing let your wants be known in the Classified Ad Column of the Dally Picayune. For a pleasant hour of rest and high ; —o I IF YOU Would wake up some morning and hear a re port that oil had been found in one of the wells now drilling, wouldn’t you be glad? If you had not bought a lease somewhere close, wouldn’t you be sad? Then why not stay glad by preparing for just what may happen at any time. Let us sell you a lease, or royalty somewhere near these wells, and we will both be glad when the well comes in. Buy A Lease Today ndian Kite* Dying Out. Th Hopl Indians, more than any other trfbe, have long-cherished forms, says a correspondent. Still here in the Isolation of the gleaming desert and mesa country one may witness still the corn dance, the snake dance and other picturesque ceremonials which the influence of the white man has as yet little changed. Among all of the Pueblo people there has been preserved much of the old Indian cul ture. This is easily understood when one considers the character of the Pueblos. Dwelling in ancestral vil lages century after century, avoiding war when possible, and In their re mote mesa homes resisting even the disintegrating influence of the white men, these Interesting tribes have pre sen ed some magnificent art. poetry and religious sentiments which are now in danger of extinction, just as the white student of Indian life is beginning to appreciate their value. Advertis ing a Sale! •w-y’OU don't leave 1/ your rig In the middle of the road and go to a fence post to read a sale bill do you? Then don’t expect the other fel low to do it. Pul in id in thl» piper,then, regsrdless of the weither. the fellow you win! to reich reidt your snnounce menti while aeated it hie fireside. If he li a prospective buyer you'll hive him it y ournle. One extra buyer often pays the entire expense of the ■d. and It's a poor ad that won't pull that buyer. An ed In this paper rcaebee the people you ire sftcr. Bllli may be ■ necessity,but the id Is the thing that does the business. Don’t think of hiving ■ epeeiil sale without using advertising spice In this gtaper. One Extra Buyer it i nle often pays the entire expense of the id. Get That Buyer Then AH Wa« Quiet. Jnnlor has reached the age of In nofsitlveness. With grandma, he was making a social call. He noticed that the piano was not in the same pos - tion as the one at home, that the dav enport was different, and that the library tnble was of another design and called attention to the facts In tonps that all heard. “Grandma," he said, finally, “haven t they got any more chairs?" “Why of conrse they have. Now keep quiet." "Well, why Is that man sitting on the piano stool then?" Get It! This was evolved by an Indianapolis jurist: , ... Warden—What shall we do with the chap we have just Imprisoned, who has been a second-story worker. Assistant—Why not put him in as re write editor of the prison paper? Bargains that will saft irou many a <k ar will escape you if you failtg read carefully and regularlytb( advertising (| local merchant In This Paper BIG SALE NOW GOING ON will you be there 9 NEW YORK STORE JAKE SUCKLE, Prop. Report of the Condition of. BANK OF PRESCOTT a3 made to Commission er of Banks of the Stats of Arkansas at the close of business, February 21, 192 L. RESOURCES: Loans and Discounts--—__$726,401.80 Overdrafts--- None United States Bonds- 86,250.00 Stocks, City and County Warrants-- T,032.64 Due from Insurance Department--—— 1,507.37 Building and Real Estate--- 8,000.00 Furniture and Fixtures- 8,072.50 Other Real Estate-— 677.45 CASH AND DEMAND EXCHANGE. 182,238.84 Total Resources_...._$970,180.60 LIABILITIES: Capital Stock, fully paid-$ 75,000.00 Surplus, certified - 75,000.00 Undivided Profits, net- 25,502.62 DEPOSITS. 794,677.98 Total Liabilities_$970,180.60 The above statement is correct. THOS. C. McRAE, JR., Cashier.