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THE HOLBROOK NEWS, HOLBROOK, ARIZONA, FEBRUARY 11, 1921.
AN EPITOME OF
LATE LIVE HEWS
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. DOINGS. ACHIEVE
ME NTS, SUFFERINGS, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Waters Newspaper Unioa Ntm ferric.
WESTERN
Governor Charles R. Mabey present
ed a budget to the State Legislature of
Utah calling for appropriations total
ing $3,524,764.20 for operation of the
state government from April 1,
to March 31, 1923.
1921,
The anti-cigarette bill forbidding the
manufacture and sale of cigarettes In
Utah has passed the Senate. Fourteen
voted "aye" and three "no." The bill
also prohibited smoking of cigarettes,
cigars and pipes in any public place.
John Simon, who would have cele
brated his one hundred and first birth
day within a week, died at his home In
Los Angeles. He was born in France
and came to the United States when
18 years old. He had lived In Los An
Seles fifty-five years.
Suit to escheat to the state forty-on
acres of land comprising a farm for
merly owned by J. J. Gledhill and lat
er sold to the U. N. Farms Company,
alleged to be a Japanese concern, has
been filed at Yuba, Calif., in the name
of the state.
Sale of thrift stamps and other treas
ury securities was greater per capita
in Alaska during 1920 than in any
state, the Treasury Department has
announced. The average investment in
Alaska by every man, woman and
child was $2.20. Ohio led the states
with a per capita of $1.50.
! In one of the most gigantic frauds
ever perpetrated in the history of the
industry in California, the 1920 rice
crop was so manipulated by rice mill
men that northern California rice grow
ers were swindled out of approximately
$1,500,000, it was charged by a special
committee of the Pacific Rice Growers'
Association.
L. W. Boehmer of Malvern, Iowa,
wealthy citizen convicted in the Fed
eral Court at Council Bluffs, la., of In
terfering with the draft law and at
tacking the Red Cross, and whose sen
tence of three years was recently com
muted by President Wilson to one year
and one day, is given thirty days In
which to put his house in order in a
mandate received at the Federal Court.
At the end of that time Boehmer is di
rected to report to the United States
marshal for the southern Iowa district
and will be taken to the federal prisop
at Fort Leavenworth.
WASHINGTON
Walter W. Warick of Ohio, now
comptroller of the treasury, and Ev-
aris A. Hayes, a former Republican
member of the House of Representa
tives from California, were nominated
by President Wilson to fill the vacan
cies existing in the directorate of the
War Finance Corporation.
Railway owners and workers are
verging on a . wage fight that may
throw the roads back under govern
ment control. Labor heads, including
Samuel Gompers, fear a strike if the
railroad labor board at Chicago grants
demands of the managers for wage re
ductions. "The railroad workers will
resist to the bitter end," warned Wil
liam L. Johnston, head of the Interna
tional Association of Machinists.
The Senate has confirmed the nom
inations of 5,000 junior officers of the
army. The confirmations were the
first of the present session and were
-made in open session by unanimous
consent.
Benefits of vocational training for
the rehabilitation of disabled soldiers
would be extended to Americans who
served in the allied armies, and to the
widows and children ' of deceased sol
diers, under a bill passed by the Sen
ate. '
Turning sharply upon House war in
vestigating committees as a whole,
3harles G. Dawes, former head of the
army supply procurement service In
France, told one of them that the val
ue of their work had been rendered
useless through injection of partisan
politics.
The Treasury Department's inability
to collect either principal or interest
on the $10,000,000,000 loaned to the al
lied governments has stirred the. Sen
ate to demand a strict accounting of
the vast sums advanced to foreign
countries, along with information
about the prospects of getting some of
It back.
Authorization to conduct an exhaust
ive examination and prepare plans
and estimates of cost to dig a channel
through the San Francisco bar has
been received by Colonel Herbert Dea
kyne, United States district engineer
at San Francisco. The cut would be
s deep and wide as the entrance to
?ew York harbor.
Acting Treasurer Allen has announced
that a total of $13,883,819,826.30 two
thirds in cash and securities was
found in the treasury as a result of
the count necessitated by the resigna
tion of John Burke as treasurer.'
With a reduction In War Depart
ment estimates of $699,275,502.93, the
'army appropriation bill carrying a to
tal of $331,222,612.62 has been reported
to the House by the appropriations
committee. The appropriation is based
on an army of 150,000 men, exclusive
of the Philippine scouts or the flying
cadets. Provisions are made for 14,
000 commissioned officers, or 1,000
more than are now In the service. The
bill shows a reduction of about $64,
000,000 as compared with appropria
tions for the current year.
FOREIGN
Foreigners who suffered damage dur
ing Mexican revolutions have been glv
en an additional year to file their
claims under un order issued by the
overuuient.
Fifty-five cases of sleeping sickness
have been reported during the past
four weeks In London. This is a large
Increase, only twenty-three being re
ported iu the previous period of four
weekn.
Simple ceremonies marked the per
manent entombment of "a soldier of
France," representing the French un
Identified war hero, under the Arc de
Trlomphe iu Paris. A plain stone slab
marks the resting spot of this unknown
nollu.
Orders for suspension of work on re
cently claimed oil lands and prohibí
tlon of new filings on oil territory af
fect only the federal zone, but do not
apply to private properties, says an in
lnstry and commerce statement from
Mexico City.
Admiral Du Mesnil, commanding
French naval forces in the Near East,
has sent an ultimatum to the Turkish
Nationalist government at Angora de
manding the Immediate release of
French soldier captured by the Na
tionalists in recent engagements.
Gen. Ambrose Arrleta,. one of the
eleven Arrieta brothers reported to
have been leading an insurrection in
Durango, has called at the headquar
ters of General Lopez, government
commander there, and denied that
either he or any of his brothers ever
thought of starting a revolution.
France has again tightened the
screws on Germany with the threat
that special customs taxes will be in
Itlated If Germany refuses to accept
the reparations demands of the al
lies. France intends to see that Ger
many is made to pay her debt in full
if her economic condition permits of
such payment.
Bavarian political leaders, aroused
by the amount of indemnity imposed
upon Germany by the allies, are threat
ening to precipitate the secessionist
movement if the Berlin government fi
nally accepts the terms, according to
reports from Munich. Bavaria has
long been holding her threat to with
draw from the confederation of Ger
man states as a club over the central
government.
GENERAL
Henry Martell and five children
were burned td death and two others
were burned seriously when fire de
stroyed their home at Rochester, N. Y.
C. W. Foster, who probably was the
oldest fireman in active service in the
country, is dead at Lawrence, Mass.,
aged 87. He had missed only six
alarms since he joined the city fire de
partment in 1850.
The Nashville Railway and Light
Company was fined $2,000 in a case in
which it was alleged to have violated
the statute providing for the separa
tion of the races on street cars. The
case will be appealed to the Supreme
Courtf or a test of the law.
Nathan Cohen, structural iron work
er, who plunged from the top of a new
sixteen-story building in New York,
reported for work the next day. His
fall through space was broken by a
heavy canvas debris receptacle
stretched from the fifth tier. His lit
tle finger was sprained.
Zenimes Walmsley, chairman of the
National Memorials Commission of the
American Legion, announced his com
mittee has decided to recommend ac
ceptance of the $5,000,000 offered the
American Legion by the Knights of Co
lumbus for use in the erection of a me
morial to those who died in France.
Quoting Mark Twain with "the re
port of my death is greatly exagger
ated." a man who claims to be Earl
Keese, walked Into a Rockford, 111
newspaper office to state that his was
not the body identified by his relatives
as that of "the ragged stranger" shot
and killed by Carl Wanderer In Chi
cago.
Retail merchants have cleaned their
shelves of surplus stocks and have
again begun to buy heavily in prepar
ation for an active buying season this
spring, according to leading wholesale
dry goods men of Chicago.
"Florence Harding lavender" is the
latest color entrant into the category
of fashion, named after the wife of the
President-elect, who herself selected
the shade which will be turned out in
large quantities by a -well-known silk
mill. The color is in orchid tone. Mrs.
Harding's second choice was a blue,
between an electric and a sapphire.
This will be known as "Marlon blue"
and used for a house dress.
The praecipe in a $3,000,000 damage
suit against Henry Ford and his paper,
the Dearborn Independent, has been
filed in Circuit Court by Morris Gest,
theatrical producer, who alleged an ar
tice In the Independent on Jan. 22 con
tained "libelous, slanderous and false
statements" concerning Mr. Gest and
certain stage productions he has han
dled. The article mentioned in the suit
was said to have attacked "Aphrodite"
and "Mecca" in particular, terming
them the most "salacious spectacles
ever shown In America."
The navy yards on the Atlantic coast
should be sold and the money used for
the building' of one big base on Narra
gansett bay. In the opinion of Rear Ad
miral William S. Sims, president of the
naval war college. Speaking at New
port, R. I., he said be believed Narra
gansett bay should be developed by the
erection of repair plants capable of
caring for a whole fleet. In the event
of the navy requiring repairs after an
engagement with an enemy force, ho
said the fleet would be forced to scat
ter to several yards for the necessary
work. ' '
That a masked burglar with an
automatic pistol is no match for a
woman armed with a panful of hot.
soapy dishwater was proved by Mrs.
Elsie Walte at Chelsea, Mass. The in
truder poked his head and pistol
through the kitchen doorway and de
manded all the money in the house.
He got about a gallon of boiling snds.
What is said to be the first title in
surance company in the United- States
to be .organized and conducted by wom
en, is now in process of formation In
Philadelphia. It will be known as the
Woman's Trust Company.
Southwest News
From All Over
New Mexico
and Arizona
(WwUtb Nempaper UBisn fc'm ftrrlee.)
COMING EVENTS.
State Automobile Show at Sarita Té,
N. JkL, March S. 4. 5. 1J21.
The total receipts of the parcel post
department of the Albuquerque post
office last year was $607,100, which is
the largest In the history of the office.
The Roswell, N. M, Juvenile band,
which gave several concerts on the
court house grounds last summer, Is
now making plans to supply the music
for the regular summer concerts for
the season of 1921.
Roswell is planning a big tree plant
ing campaign for the coming spring,
the proposition to be backed by the
Chamber of Commerce. The. plan Is to
have shade trees on every street in the
city.
The Roy, N. M., Chamber of Com
merce is now. putting on a membership
drive and it Is expected that by the
first of the coming month the member
ship will be at least 100. W. H. Mc
Carger is the secretary.
On the ground that Pueblo Indians
have no right to alienate their reser
vation lands, the government has filed
tuit In the Federal Court at Sauta Fé
to eject Ruperto Archuleta and 155
other residents from lands alleged to
hiive been acquired from the San Ilde
fonso Indians.
. The Southwestern Tularosa Basin
OH and Refining Company has com
pleted preparations for the completing
of its well south of Alamogordo and
will resume drilling soon. The com
pany is now officered by El Paso men
and has some 18,000 acres- in Its hold
ings which were cerefully selected on
expert advice.
Seeking the passage by the New
Mexico Legislature of a law creating a
commission to work with a Colorado
commission for the amicable settle
ment of the La Plata river Interstate
controversy. State Senator D. E. Car
penter of Greeley, Colo., was in Santa
Fé and conferred with the governor,
state officials and legislators.
The Arizona State Legislature has
been asked for $1,381,384 by the Uni
versity of Arizona at Tucson. This
amount is expected to cover operation,
maintenance and various activities
such as extension work. The appro
priation is now being considere! by
both houses. The money Is for the bi
ennial period ending June 30, 1923.
Mosquero, N. M., has so outgrown Its
school facilities that it has been nec
essary for the directors to rent the
Methodist church for some of the class
es, until the new high school can be
erected. Another teacher has been se
cured and some of the grades have
already been moved Into the new quar
ters for the balance of the term.
Petitions bearing 40,294 signatures.
protesting against enactment of the biB
making a day of rest compulsory and
enforcing almost total suspension of
ordinary activities on that day have
been presented In the House of Rep
resentatives of the Arizona Legisla
ture. Another petition bearing 87 sig
natures, urged passage of a bill to pre
vent dancing In public schools, includ
ing the State University.
A big forestry day with a wide
spread planting of evergreen trees
throughout New Mexico and Arizona
when 70,000 young trees will be dis
tributed free is planned by the forest
service early in April, it has been an
nounced at the district headquarters
in Albuquerque. The trees are made
available for free private and public
planting through the abandonment of
forest service nursery made neces
sary through lack of, funds.
Plans are being made for the annual
convention of the New Mexico Wool
Growers' Association which will be
held In Albuquerque on March 25 and
26. The convention committee meet
ing in that city prepared a tentative
program and outlined business which
will be taken up during the two days
of the convention. .
One of the recommendations made
by Governor Campbell in his message
to the Arizona Legislature came before
the House in the form of a bill by
Representative J. C. Phillips, Marico
pa, to amend the divorce law. The bill
House bill No. 79 provides that
courts issue interlocutory decrees, with
absolute divorce to be granted at the
end of one year.
In the Poster Contest held during
Farm and Home Week as' the Univer
sity', the first prize was won by Roy
Denno of Douglas, the subject of
whose poster was "Power Improves
Waste Land." The second prize was
taken by Dorothy Jaynes of Tucson,
the title of her poster being "The Des
ert Reclaimed Irrigation." The first
prize was in black and white and the
second was in colors.
Five men, three of whom are alleged
to have been auto thieves and wanted
In Denver, have escaped from the Clay
ton jail. The escape was made by saw
ing the bars of a window and then
leaving the city in a high powered car
which was waiting for the men on the
outside.
Over one-half of the men discharged
from the Santa Fé shops in Albuquer
que have been re-employed by the coin-
any and it Is expected that the bnl
nce will be put to work soon. Nor
mally there are about 1,200 men em
ployed in the shops.
The Commonwealth Milling Company
of Albuquerque Is considering the
erecting of a large flour mill at Tu-
cumcarl and officials have taken the
matter up with the Chamber of Com
merce of that city. The company is
capitalized at $300,000.
State Game Warden Joe V. Prochas-
ka has ordered bird literature distrib
uted among Boy Scouts of Arizona who
were Interested In bird study and w-e
active in game preservation. The game
warden was one of the leaders in the
movement for state wide organization
of the Boy Scouts.
BAVARIA WILL
KEEPITS ARMY
REPARATION CAUSES STORM OP
RESENTMENT THROUGH
OUT GERMANY.
PROTEST ALLIES TERMS
REFUSE TO LAY DOWN ARMS,
AND MINERS GO ON
STRIKE.
(Wet tern Newspaper Union Ns Berth. )
London, Feb. 5. Dr. Von Kahr, the
Bavarian premier, has been directed
by the Bavarian ministry to proceed
1 to Berlin and advise the government
! there that the allied orders for dis
armament, apart from their repara
tions decision, are not acceptable to
Bavaria, according to- a dispatch to
London from Berlin. This means, the
dispatch asserted, that Bavaria re-
' fuses to disarm.
The Bavarian Courrier, the dispatch
adds, declared that Bavaria will have
nothing to do with any declaration
jeopardizing the Eiiiwohiierwehr.
Munich. Thousands of persons
marched through the streets of Mu
nich singing "Deutschland Uber Alies"
and carried out a demonstration at
the hotel where the members of the
entente commmlssion reside In protest
against the allied reparations award,
which has caused a storm of resent
ment in Bavaria.
The procession came after a mass
meeting held by the National Socialist
Workers' party, at which the Berlin
government was warned that a gen
eral strike would he called unless the
demands of the Paris conference were
submitted to a referendum or sum
marily rejected.
The speakers bitterly assailed Mat
thias Erzberger, former minister of
finance, declaring that if he ever set
foot on Bavarian soil he would imme
diately be put in jail.
The Bavarian cabinet has urged the
Berlin government to refuse to com
ply with the allied demands, which, It
gays, has struck a blow in the heart
of the German people. The workmen
expect the German Federation of La
bor to support them in a movement
for a general strike.
London. A dispatch to the Central
News from Berlin reports that work
ers in the mining districts of Germany
are highly incensed against the repar
ation terms imposed upon Germany.
The dispatch adds that 10,000 copper
and silver miners iu Mansfield have
struck as a protest against the Paris
decision. There is great agitation in
the Ruhr district for the miners to do
the least work possible.
In several mines a. six-hoar day has
been adopted. In ( upper Silesia, he
miners are refusing to work the over
time ordered by the interallied com
mission, declining to accep the 50 per
cent extra pay allowed them.
Berlin. The Berliner Tngeblatt pub
lished a memorandum which Charles
Bergmann, head of the German dele
gation in Paris, has delivered to the
allies, pointing out that it is impossi
ble for Germany to continue coal de
liveries on the scale provided for in the
Spa agreement after Feb. 1.
Skater 74 Is Drowned.
New York. The body of Alfred T.
White, 74, credited with building the
first model tenements In this country,
has been recovered from Forest Lake,
N. T, where he was drowned while
skating.
College Given War Papera.
New York. Presentation to Leland
Stanford University of a vast collec
tion of secret Bolshevist and various
European war documents has been an
nounced here by Herbert Hoover.
These records, he said, already con
sist of 375,000 volumes, manuscript
and important official pamphlets, in
cluding secret proceedings of Germany
In its war preparations and the con
duct of that empire throughout the
war. Hoover Is a member of the first
graduating class of the California uni
versity!
Get $100,000 From Mail.
St. Louis, Mo. Willis H. Thornhill,
a mall messenger, reported to the po
lice that he was held up at St. Charles,
twenty miles west of here, by five
men, who kidnaped him and stole a
registered pouch, said to contain ap
proximately $100,000, which was to
have been put aboard a train for ship
ment to St. Louis. The postmaster at
St. Charles said that the pouch con
tained shipments of money from the
local banks. He said it was impossi
ble to estimate the loss until a check
had been made.
Court in Near Riot.
Omaha, Neb. Federal Judge T. C.
Munger precipitated a near riot In his
court when he imposed the heaviest
sentences in the history of the court
upon six violators of the narcotic
laws. He inflicted penitentiary sen
tences ranging as high as fifteen
months and fined one man $2,000.
Deputy marshals were required to
maintain order in the court. One
woman went into hysterics and a man,
just sentenced, tried to leap from a
window.
Argentine Framing Tariff.
Buenos Aires. As a measure of re
taliation for the Fordney tariff bill
now before the United States Senate,
Deputy Saccone announced his inten
tion to Introduce a bill in the Argen
tine parliament providing for a levy
of duties on all goods imported from
countries increasing their import du
ties so as to affect Argentine exports.
Deputy Saccone severely criticized the
policy of the Republican party, which
he said was behind the Fordney bill.
MARKETS
Furnished by
U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. C.
(Wcftara Nevspiper Union News 8 price. )
Hay and Feed.
Minneapolis reporta Twin City mark
eta flooded Htlb low raue nu : inut
and unsound -stock selling- at $ 6 to (o.
Chicag-o hay receipts very light but de
mand of a hand to mouth character.
As buyers appear not to be alarmed
about light receipts, receivers are un
ubie to work prices higher. Good No.
1 Timothy would sell at about $19
Minneapolis, $25 Chicago. Demand for
southwestern prairie in Chicago
limited; top grade would bring about
$20. Demand in general is light; re
ceipts ample. Alfalfa weak and lower
In Cincinnati ' market where Hi cara
are reported in terminals. Quoted No.
1 timothy 132.50 Atlanta, 26 Cincin
nati; No. 2 timothy $31 Atlanta, $17
Minneapolis, $23 Cincinnati; No. 1 al
falfa VJ4.50 Atlanta, $21 Omaha. $23
Cincinnati; No. 2 alfalfa $28 Atlanta,
$14 Omaha, $22 Cincinnati; No. 1
prairie $14 Minneapolis. $11 Omaha,
$15 Kansas City; No. 2 prairie $11.50
Minneapolis, $9 Omaha. No change in
feed market conditions. Demand re
mains quiet and prices generally lower
than last week. Gluten feed reduced
another $5, making decline $13 per
ton within past two weeks.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Northern round white potatoes de
clined 5c to 10c per 100 IbB.. f. o. b..
reaching- 80c to 90c. Chicago carlot
market down 10c to 15c at $1 to $1.10.
Sacked round whites 10c to 15c lower
at New York shipping points, closing
$1 to $1.10. New York market down
15c, reaching $1.50 to $1.65 bulk.
Baldwin apples from cold storage
steady f. o. b., around $4 per barrel.
Baldwin's and Greenings steady, most
ly $4 to $5 for large lots in city mark
ets. York Imperials. $3.50 to $4.50.
Northwestern extra fancy Winesaps
steady, f. o. b., at $2.10 to $2.25 per
box. London reported all grades
Rhode Island Greenings ranged $7.72
to $8.87 for the week ended Jan. 31st,
and all g-rade of Baldwins $7.72 to
$8.68 per barrel. .
Dairy Products.
'Butter markets have failed to re
cover strength and the week closed
with feeling unsettled and prices av
eraging 2c lower in eastern markets;
practically unchanged at Chicago. At
present there is lack of trading inter
est. Foreign butter available on
markets but meeting little demand.
Prices. 92 score domestic, fresh: New
York. 48c; Chicago, 46c; Philadelphia,
43c; Boston, 49c.
Live Stock and Meats.
Cattle and sheep prices at Chicago
declined sharply as comparea wim a
week ago, while hogs gained 25c to
30c. Beef steers down Labout $1; but
cher cattle, 25c to 75c per 100 lbs.
Veal calves, $1 to $1.25 lower; fat
lnmh. kmli. si Ko to SI. 75: feeding
lambs, 75c to $1.25. Yearling showed
a maximum decline of $1.i5; fat ewes,
75i- in 11. Chicaeo prices: Hogs,
bulk of sales. $9.159.80: medium and
o-nnrt v-.f .tenr. 16.90(88.75: butcher
rows and heifers. 14.35(5)8.25; feeder
steers, $5.85 8.00; light and medium
weight veal calves, $10.00& 12.50; fat
i,mhi 17 K00 10.00: feeding lambs.
17.fi09.00: yearlings. $6.258.25; fat
ewes. 13.25 0 5.(10.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat markets
were s-enerallv lower than a weeK ago.
Beef down 60c to $1.50; veal And mut
ton steady to $1 lower; pork, $1 to $2
lower; lamb down $2 per 100 lbs.
Prices good grade meats: Beef, $13.50
16.00: veal, $20.00(&23.00; lamb,
it nOi22.nO: mutton. $11.0015.00;
light pork loins. J21.0024.00; heavy
loins, $ii.uu('zu.uu.
Grain.
TI weelr rmened with
advancing
wheat prices but recessions set in and
prices dropped rapidly. The 6,4c
break in Argentina wheat
hMH,hnni in American
added to
markets.
financial conditions and Ger
man attitude toward allied indemnities
also causing some concern. There was
an advance of about 8c from the low-
point in Buenos Aires wnear. ana mis.
in conjunction wnn disclosure uyci
ulil condition In all American grains,
led to buying. Country offerings
lighter: receipts at principal markets
decreased. At close of Week corn
showed strong undertone. Minneapolis
reports slow flour demand; slack
wheat demand except for choice, with
No. 2 dark cash 10c to 17c over Minne
apolis March. For the week Chicago
March wheat lost 6c at $1.56: May
corn. 2c to 6514. Minneapolis March
wheat down 814c at $1.45H: Kansas
City March, Sc at $1.49; Winnipeg
May, 9c to $1.69; cnicago may
$1.4694.
DENVER LIVE STOCK.
Cattle.
The bulk of the offering on this
market consists of feeders and stock-
TAMan fni- this l-U fit tóele
has been fair, and the better grades
met witn a ravoraDie uuuei at
changed prices. Packer buyers mani
fested a stronger demand for beef and
butcher cattle, but only light supplies
of fair quality stock were offered.
Good kinds of feeding steers were
quoted from $6.25 to $6.75, with fair
stock at $5.60. to $6.
She stock was somewhat , Irregular.
Quotations on best beef cows and
heifers ranged around $6, with good
stock at $5.50 to $5.75. Fair to me
dium kinds of cows and heifers were
quoted from $4.50 to $5.25.
Beef steers showed little change.
Best quality beef steers were quoted
from $7.50 to $7.50 to $8, although the
offering did not include steers with
sufficient quality to bring the latter
figure. Good beef steers were, pur
chased around $7. , ,
Hogs.
Buyers have been on the lookout for
good light weight hogs on this mark
et. While fairly liberal supplies of
this kind of stock were offered, a
large percentage of the run consisted
of heavy and mixed hogs., In some
instances prices on light weight stock
sold at a slightly higher figure, al
though the general run of light stock
held on a steady basis. Heavy hogs
were slightly lower.
Bulk of lighter hogs were cleared at
$9 to $9.45. with heavier stock at $8.60
to $8.76.
Pigs were steady under a good de
mand. Best stocker pigs were quoted
from $9.75 to $10, with good stock
from $9.25 to $9.50. Killing pigs were
unchanged at $9 to $9.25 for best
grades.
Sheen.'
Buyers have been on the lookout for
desirable light weight fat lambs, but
the offering consisted mainly of heavy
stock.
Eastern markets were generally un
evenly lower, and prices on the Den
ver market slumped slightly.
Fat lambs moved slowly at $7 to
$7.5 for the general run of heavy
stock. Choice light weight stock
would undoubtedly bring $8 to $8.25,
and possibly more. Best feeding
lambs were quoted up to $8, with fair
to good kinds at $7 to $7.75.
Ewes held about steady. Good ewes
sold on the market for $4.25 flat.
Choice stock was quoted up to $4.50.
DENVER PRODUCE.
Potatoes, per cwt. . $1,25
Onions, per cwt. 1.00
Pinto beans (Slow movement.)
Cabbage, cwt, .90
HAY AND GRAIN PRICES.
(Prices f. o. b. Denver.)
Grain.
Corn. No. 3 yellow $1.10
Corn, No. S mixed 1.05
Wheat. No. 1 1.30
Oats, per cwt. 1.50
Barley, per cwt 1.25
Hay.
Timothy, No. 1, ton $20.50
Timothy. No. 2, ton
18.50
Bouth Park. No. 1,
ton 18.50
ton 17.50
1, ton 13.50
2. ton 12.00
South Park. No. 2.
Second bottom. No.
Second bottom. No.
Alfalfa, ton 12.60
Etraw, ton .00
WOMEN! USE "DIAMOND DYES"
Dye Old Skirts, Dresses, Waists,
Coats, Stockings, Draperies
Eve ry thing.
Eacn package of "Diamond Dyes"
contains easy directions for dyeing any
article of wool, silk, cotton, linen, or
mixed goods. Beware 1 Poor dye
streaks, spots, fades, and ruins mate
rial by giving it a "dyed-look." Buy
"Diamond Dyes" only. Druggist has
Color Card. Adv.
Absent Minded.
Among my duties as general clerk
in a downtown office was that of an
swering the telephone.
One day, in the midst of the regu
lar rush, a woman entered the office,
asked for some data which had to be
looked up in another part of the of
fice. Having secured the desired in
formation, I returned to the desk to
give it to her. Upon approaching her,
absent-mindedly, I said in my sweet
est tone of voice, "Hello."
The balance of that Interview was
not unduly prolonged, I assure you.
Chicago Tribune.
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
Catarrhal Deafness requires constitu
tional treatment. HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE is a constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an in
flamed condition of the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is
Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or
Imperfect hearing, and when it is entire
ly closed. Deafness is the result. Unless
the inflammation can be reduced, your
hearing may be destroyed forever.
HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE acta
through the blood on the mucous sur
faces of the system, thus reducing the in
flammation and restoring normal condi
tions. Circulars free. All Druggists.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
He and Edison.
Paulie was ten years old. He had
written a paper that was so good that
his teacher called up his mother to
tell her about It. '
Paulle's mother called him in to her
and said: "What did you write that
your teachesr liked so much?"
"Oh, I just told about Edison. What
he'd done with electricity and what
I'd done with it," answered Paulie
modestly.
Important to Mother
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
lor infants ana cunaren, ana see tnat it
In Use for Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Head on His Shoulders.
Edwin If I do say it myself, I
fancy I've a pretty good head on my
shoulders.
Angelina It's not really beautiful,
Edwin. It's the way I do my hair.
A Lady of Distinction
Is recognized by the delicate fascinat
ing Influence of the perfume she uses.
A bath -vita Cutlcura Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores,
followed by a dusting with Cutlcura
Talcum powder usually means a clear,
sweet, healthy skin. Adv.
Domestic Storm Warnings'.
The following pleasant recipe for
being happy, though married, was giv
en by an old village woman to her
daughter, who was married recently:
"Do as your father and I did, my
dear. Whensoever he came home feel
ing contrary, he wore his hat on the
back of his head, and that were a
sign. And then .1 never said a word.
And whensoever I felt cross or crook
ed, I threw my shawl over my left
shoulder, and then he never dared
say a word."
Auto's Heavy Toll of Death.
According to statistics compiled by
the National Safety council,, three
times as many people are being killed
by automobiles as in all the factories,
mines, railroads and other industries
In America. The annual toll of auto
mobile accidents at grade crossings
averages 1,000 persons killed and 3,000
Injure!.
Delicate Discretion.
"Ton did not use the form 'Merry
Xmas' this year."
"I avoided the 'X.' There is a time
?or everything, and I thought if would
be as well- not to do anything which
might get article X mixed into the
holiday picture."
SWAMP-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS
There is only one medicine that really
stands ont pre-eminent as a medicine for
curable ailments of the kidneys, liver and
bladder.
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thousands
upon thousands of distressing cases.
Swamp-Root makes friends quickly be
cause its mild and immediate effect is soon
realized in most eases. It is a gentle,
healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes, msdi-
nm and large.
However, it you wian nrsx to test tnis
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer A Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper. Adv.
In burying the hatchet, the shovel
used Is frequently put In a handy
place.
T
Kill That
CASCARA
POR írV'nfVV
Cold.. Coütls 0fVV " L Grippt
Neelected Colds are Dangerous
Taka no chances. Keep this standard
Breaks up a cold In 24 Honra Keuevsa
Grippe in 3 days Excellent for Headache
Qninlne in this form does not affect the head Cascara is best Tonic
Laxative No Opiate in Hill's.
ALL DRUGGISTS SELL IT
Back Lame and Achy?
Do you get up mornings tired and
achy? Evening find yon all "worn-out V
Likely your kidneys are to blame.
Hurry and worry, lack of rest, and eat
ing too much meat, throw a strain oa
the kidneys. Your back gives out; yoe
are tired and likely suffer headaches
and dizzy spells. Take things easier
and help the kidneys with Doan't
Kidney Pili. Doan't have brought
new strength to thousands. Ask your
neighbor!
A Colorado Case
T. V. Wood, garden
er, 418 W. Douglas
Ave.. 6. Canon City.
Colo., says: "Kidney A
trouble came on vnent
I was working in a:'-
field and I couldn't goCr1
because of the weak-j? N,
ness in my b a c k l t
When I worked In the. '
sun i Decame weak,
and nervous. Sharr-
.
IrossVir";
ack "
catches darted across
the small of mv back
and between my shoulders. Doaa's
Kidney Pills gave me quick relief."
GetDoasfrat Aa?Slore,66eaBesi
DOAN'S
FOSTER - MILBURN CO- BUFFALO. N. Y.
, Accounted For.
Cortland Bleecker, the well-known
clubman and connoisseur, said at a
dinner in New York:
"We live in an age of substitutes,
and we pay three times more for
these substitutes than we ought to
pay for the real thing.
"A pretty debutante said to me at
a dance:
" 'I see that you're admiring my
stockings. Don't they glisten beanti
fully? And yet they're not real silk,
you know. They're an artificial silk
made of wood.
"Wood, ehr said I. "Then that ac
counts for the ladder Just below your
knee.' "
Poor by Comparison.
"Is Mr. Wadlelgh rich?"
"He's moderately well off.
He'i
worth a million or two."
"Good heavens! Any man who has
a million "or two Is rich."
"Not if he plays poker with multi
millionaires." Birmingham Age-Herald.
A good word can always be said for
beans .until the baby pokes one up his
nose.
Boyhood Recollections
Omaha, Nebr. "From my earliest
boyhood I have seen splendid resulta
rrom ijj. fierce s
remedies. S o m
years ago th
'Golden Medical
Discovery cured
me of a hacking
cough that had
annoyed me for a
long time, and I
hare used the
'Pleasant Pellets'
for a number of
years as a laxa
tive whenever
necessary, and
have found them to be just as rep
resented." ALEX. A. LA LOXDE.
6301 N. 34th St.
All druggists; or send 10c to Dr.
Pieroe, Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y
for trial package of any of his medi
cines. GLORY OF A NATION.
The true" glory of a nation Is an In
telligent, honest, Industrious people.
The civilization of a people depends
on their individual character, and a
constitution which is not an outgrowth
of this character is not worth the
parchment on which it is written. Ton
look In vain in the past for a single
Instance where the people have pre
served their liberties after their indi
vidual character was lost. E. P.
Whipple.
Up-to-Date Youth.
Bobby's father asked him 'when
Moses lived. ' Bobby said he did not
know. His father then read from a
book: "Moses 4,000 B. C" and then
asked Bobby why he did not know
when Moses lived. Bobby replied : "Oh,
I thought that was his telephone num
ber." One Value of Silence.
Silence 'doesn't mean wisdom, bat
the fellow who keeps bis fhouth closed
can at least hold in what he doesat
know.
NOT A PATENT MEDICINE
Onntaina n AeM. Hlneral r :
nMnBniinn tor thm trestnxat
of CATARRH and kindred ailments. Cmlrr
Is dangerous to neaitn, ioui ana wn-.-
dims the silbt. Impairs tbe hemrinc aM
dulls the brain. Try NOZ-EZB and M as
sured that it Is useless to sutler lcnrr. Bola
by mall. Satisfaction Guaranteed or wwT
cheerfully refunded. Endosa a OSS DOL
LAR BILL now, not tomorrow but today, to
mcVRV rTTV.MTCAl. COMPANY
f. O. Box 74 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK LA.
PATENTS
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MKN X; works on all tewlnc mtcllua t rie
12.00. Personal checks 10c extra. Llabt s
Mall Ordsr Hoive, Bos 127. Blrrnlnsaam. AJsw
W. N. U- DENVER, NO. 6-1921.
Cold With
remedy handy for the first i
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