MICHIGAN KEEP UP On News Interesting to Farmers Through the Farm News Vol. IX, No. 11 FAffiS ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR A Newspaper For Michigan Farmers SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1931 NEWS FIVE CENTS PER curv THE NEWS A Progressive Newspaper for Michigan Farm Home* Issued Semi-Monthly MILK PRICE DROP Balloonists Ride a Day CROPS FLOURISH SISTERS PRACTISE LAW AT LANSING MICH. BANKERS A COSTS DAIRYMEN 10 Miles Above Earth IN MICHIGAN AND URGED TO BUILD $5,000 PER DAY In 75 Below Zero Cold, Sun's What they found: A deep, dark blue sky, not purple as expected. Sight of stars was expected, but none were THE MIDDLE WEST UP AGR'L INCOME Rays Heats Metal Cell seen. The temperature was station- Michigan Rainfall Continues Detroit Campaign Injures To 106 Above ary throughout the day at about 75 State College Staff, Farmers, Instead of Aiding below zero Fahrenheit. Rain, snow or Above Normal Since Bankers in Conference Farmers. Most stirring episode in the world's clouds are not present in the strato- Drought's End. May 27. news the past few weeks was the sphere. Kipfer and Piccard had pajinted balloon flight of Kipfer and Piccard, one-half of their sphere black to ab- ONLY CONSUMERS WINSwiss scientists, who spent from 4 sorb heat from the sun's rays. Inside YIELD PROSPECTS GOOD BANKERS DRAFT PLAN a. m. to 9 p. m. of a day riding 10 it was 106 above zero Farenheit. miles above the earth in rarefied Only an extra supply of oxygen en- Middle West States Expect Major Effort for 1931 To Be Farmer Held Distressed; Com- atmosphere, one-tenth the density re- abled the balloonists to survive. The Bumper Crops of All More Profitable mittee Hands Him Half quired to sustain life. They were in gas valve stuck and they were un- Kinds. a sealed 7 foot aluminum sphere, sus- able to come down until after sun- Dairying. The Loss. tained by tubes of oxygen. down when the hydrogen in their gas Their purpose was to study the bag contracted. When they started Lansing—Michigan as a whole has East Lansing—A group of rural Detroit—Michigan farmers supply- intensity of cosmic rays in the strato- the bag was one-seventh full and rose been having exceptionally favorable bankers, the State College agricul- ing milk to Detroit are estimated to be sphere beginning at 8 miles above the like an elongated tear-drop. High in crop weather for some time; the vol- tural staff and county agricultural taking $5,000 less daily for their milk earth and estimated at 20 miles deep. ;the sky reduced pressure ballooned ume of rain during May was about agents, and a number of leading because milk has been reduced fromi They sailed, first over one part of the bag to its utmost. Their hardship an inch above normal; good rainfall Farmers who came in with the county 12 cents to 10 cents per quart in De-southern Europe, then another, at the was heat and thirst and worry about for May has continued in June. This agents met at Slate College May 27 to was the cheering report of Dewey discuss means for getting farmers troit, effective June 10. highest altitude any man had reach- their supply of oxygen. All of what Milk distributing companies in De-ed. They came down in the Austrian they learned is still to come from Seeley at the U. S. Weather Bureau station at State College this week. and bankers together for their mutu- troit are absorbing the other $5,000 Alps. their notes. al advantage. The bankers present per day occasioned by the cut. Small grains are nourishing in represented some 695 State and Na- How it happened: Michigan, the weather man said. RUTH B. TUTTLE ESTHER LOUISE Tl I TLE tional banks in Michigan, the major- Some months back Rep. McRae of Detroit rose in the Legislature with a 47,031 RURAL FOLK WHEAT AT PROFIT Wheat, oats, rye and barley good condition. Sufficient moisture has fallen to insure a crop of hay and are in Arthur Lan,sing—Nineteen years after their father, Federal Judge J. Tuttle, left Lansing to accept President Taft's appointment ity of which are country banks. The State College by tours, demon- it rations mid a speaking program resolution asking an investigation of the production cost and distribution of milk in Detroit, stating that con- SUPPORT NINE SETS REMOTE AS WORLD the small grains. Alfalfa and other hay crops are in good condition, and alfalfa hay cutting has begun. Crops as U. S. Attorney, his daughters, Misses Ruth Beatrice Tuttle, 27, and Esther Louise Tuttle, 25, opened their law offices on the 14th floor of the Capital National Bank tower here recently. The firm name v e a good picture of t h e s u c c e s s t h e College has had in making it possi- ble for Michigan fanners to improve sumers in Detroit and other Michigan cities were paying 12 and 10 cents per quart for which the farmer received OF CO. OFFICERS FACES THE FACTS in general are now in satisfactory condition. Fruit ..continues promis- ing. Quite extensive cut worm dam- is Tuttle & Tuttle. They are the first women to establish an office for the regular practice of law in Lansing, although other women have read law here aud have been admitted to the bar. their income through improved or new crop and live stock varieties or practices, through disease control, about 2 cents per quart. age has been reported. Born at Leslie, Ingham county, the sisters were educated at the hrough making Michigan the great- As a matter of fact, up to the time U. of M. Man Gives Example Ten Exporting Nations See Enough For Plants University of Michigan, graduating from the law school in 1930. est alfalfa state west of the Mississip- of the reduction, Michigan farmers To Show Need of Rural What's Coming From May was the first month since Recently they were admitted to the practice of law in federal court. )i, through Dairy Herd Improvement, supplying Detroit through the Michi- Gov't Revision. Russia. June, 1930, to have a rainfall above Four federal judges signed their certificates of admittance: Judges farm accounting and other work that gan Milk Producers Ass'n have been normal. The surface soil carries Edward J. Moinett, Charles C. Simons, Ernest O'Brien and their las improved many communities. paid $2.45 per cwt. for the fixed pro- Ann Arbor—Rural governmental or- London;— Conference of Eleven sufficient moisture for plant life, but father, Judge Tuttle. College Offers Suggestions portion of their milk that could be ganization in Michigan, fixed by a Wheat Exporting nations at London the subsoil continues very dry and Dean Cox urged bankers to make taken for fluid milk sales, or about constitutional provision years old, is late in May to face the problem of without reserve if tre should have an agricultural study of their coun- 5 cents per quart, less cost of trans- unsuited to modern conditions and in selling all their wheat at a profitable another drought this summer. portation to Detroit. Surplus milk brought a much lower price, less trans- many cases so costly as to place the price got nowhere, except to find Michigan's rainfall shortage for all COMING CHANGE BAR NOTARY FEE ties and determine how they can help ncrease agricultural income, with of 1930 and up to June 1, 1931, stood •eaulting benefit* to the community. portation cost. The more surplus one county in a dangerous financial posi- had, the lower his average milk re- tion, states Professor Arthur W. Brom- trol age, of the Department of Political that the any reduction in acreage or con- of exports was so distasteful to at 10.71 inches. The 1930 shortage nations to make either proposal alone is 2.70 inches. At the heighth IN FREIGHT RATES FOR ISSUANCE OF Dean Cox pointed out that bankers lave felt the two years depression turn. Detroit Newspaper Articles Presently, a Detroit evening news- Science, at the University of Michigan. deader than the proverbial doornail. of the drought, broken in April, the "No reasonable man in this auto- Further, ten nations were advised rainfall shortage was about 13.25 by Russia that as Czarist Russia she inches. During June rains have been RECALLS BATTLE DRIVER'S LICENSE n which many farm loans have been paid off very slowly, noted that farm- ers find it hard to get loans. On the paper published a series of articles, mobile age would map out the present exported about 161,000,000 bushels of heavy. Up to June 10 the Lansing other hand, said Mr. Cox, farmers fol- which left these statements in the jungle of small counties and town- wheat annually before the war, more area reported 2 inches for June or Two More Slashes Taken In Legislature For Taking Away owing the college program for low- minds of its readers—that Detroit ships in Michigan," says Professor than twice that of any other nation; .66 of an inch above normal. Zone Rates Fought Notary's Commission •r production costs through dairy consumers were paying 12 cents per Bromage. "The present system of she was absolutely out of the world The least rain reported in May was it id Improvement, alfalfa production quart for milk, that the farmer was county government was set up when wheat markets for 15 years after 1914. for the Maniuette ar-. 1 or, inches as By Shippers. On Complaint. and similar ideas are weathering the gclt+fag 2 cents per quart, and that be- the population of the state was scat- Russia let it be known at the confer- against 2 inches normal. Some sec- storm. Instances of co-operation of tween the two there was a difference of tered more or less evenly over the ence that she da increasing wheat acre- tions got almost too much rain for Lansing—Nine years ago the Michi- Lansing—Of all the acts of the bankers with county agents and 500 to 600 per cent. Commissioner of state, and a farmer had to be within age each year, believes she can grow May. Battle Creek, Albion and part gan State Farm Bureau, with other ast legislature tew had more gen- farmers in building up agricultural Agriculture Powell was interviewed a day's drive of the county seat by wheat cheaper than any other nation of Kalamazoo county reported 4 inch- shipping interests, fought a two year eral and immediate effect than did •oniinunities were cited in the after- by the Detroit newspaper and stated horse and buggy. The facts are that and can beat all competition. es in a 3 or 4 day period. But no battle to abolish Michigan's freight a concurrent resolution which con- IOOII session, devoted wholly to the ihe thought the Public Utilities Com-at present almost 85 per cent of the The fact that other nations in- part of the State had too little rain. rate zoning system, winning zone con- demned the charging of a 25 cent college presentation. mission should regulate the price of population is drawn into 35 counties creased their wheat producing systems Bumper Crops in Midwest solidations and rate reductions in Jan- lotary fee for the issuance of a Jfsuirer Sees Hotter Times milk. in the southern part of the state, while during the war and are now running The middle west from the cotton uary, 1924, estimated to be worth driver's license, under the terms of At the evening session, Mr. John June 3 the Michigan Milk Producers the remaining 15 per cent is scattered in that high gear interests Russia not belt through the corn aud wheat belt 1500,000 annually to Michigan farmers the new drivers' license law, which laarer, of Lansing, president of the Ass'n, representing 16,000 farmers over 48 counties in the northern parts. at all. Today she is exporting 93,000,- are preparing for bumper crops. on their incoming and outgoing requires registration of every motor Michigan Hankers' Ass'n, said that supplying the Detroit market, and De- There is one block of 9 adjacent 000 bushels annually as against 161,- Everything looks good. Farm prices reight. car operator every three years. nost financiers and economists were troit milk distributors met and ap-counties with a total population of 000,000 bushels before the war, sell- are too low, but the way production Shortly after the law went into a long time in realizing the world pointed a citizens committee to make a only 47,031 and an assessed valuation ing today's wheat at whatever price costs have been cut and the coming At that time Michigan was banded ffect last May, some police officials breadth of the depression. Mr. Haar- recommendation. The Committee: of 31,585,890. This group must, under will move it. yield, and possible ups in prices may •ast and west by four freight rate were charging this fee, especially er said this country has suffered Judge Arthur Tuttle, Fred L. Wood- the constitution, support 9 county make the year pretty good. zones, A, B, C, and D in which 1 to n Wayne county. The senate, fol- east. Most people are eating three According to the magazine Time, owed by the house, adopted a con- meals a day, living comfortably and worth, Mrs. James E. Hancock, Har- jails, 9 court houses, 9 probate courts, Canadian and U. S. Wheat pools and Midwest farmers are figuring like several cents per hundred pounds current resolution with teeth in it, buying some luxuries in life. "The vey Campbell and Circuit Judge Ira 9 boards of supervisors, and 9 com-price stabilization operations have this: A recent advance of $1 per cwt. 'zone rate" was added in addition to he regular mileage rates. The zone which said in part: utter pessimism of today is the most W. Jayne after a ifour hour meeting plete sets of county officers. The held back enormous quantities of n cattle added $200,000,000 to the recommended the reduction from 12 burden becomes staggering when we wheat, thus supporting their own wealth of the southwest; every cent system was established in 1917 on Jiat "We recommend to the governor onstructive thing we have," said Mr. to 10 cents per quart, which went into see that these counties have 93 town- prices, and world prices .somewhat. rise in the price of wheat means 1% he basis that the further north one him by on complaint being made to Haarer. joes in Michigan the more expensive any person who has been Mr. Haarer said that after every effect June 10. The vote was 4 to 1. ships, fourteen cities and villages, and Other nations have been selling their to 2 million dollars to Kansas, harged such additional fee, that he Judge Jayne voting NO as he said he several hundred school districts. wheat cheap, and as fast as they can, and Canada appears to have a near t is to railroad, by reason of smaller investigate the complaint . . . and depression business has picked up with was not familiar enough with the sit-There are actually thousands of minor but not so cheap as they would have wheat failure. Oklahoma potatoes population, severe winters, etc. the fall crops, and that in his opinion are now bringing 90c to $1 per cwt., A recent I. C. C. rate change order, any that he revoke the commission of we have passed the worst, judging uation to make a recommendation. public officials." had to without the U. S. and Canada permitting farmers to make money; Bttch notary," if the fee had by increased truck loadings, etc. Farmer to Stand Half Local Taxes 93% throttling their respective volumes. Kansas expects to have several which affects Michigan, brings the re- been collected. "In the opinion of World wide prosperity will not come The committee recommended that "The financial results of such a Farm Board wheat stabilization is drafted zones back to public attention, the legislature," the resolution until India and China are again able the reduction be shouldered equally situation, which is common and not ended in the U. S., with probably thousand cars of potatoes ready by and develops some interesting news went on," any such action by any to get in world markets, Mr. Haarer by the distributors and the farmers, exceptional, show up in excessive tax 275,000,000 bushels of old wheat in the July. Crops look good in the middle or Michigan shippers. notary connected with the issuing said, adding that he believes that •which will cost the farmers about 50 delinquencies. These 9 counties bore hands of the stabilization corporation. west. Eastern Class Rates decision in- office (of the secretary of state) is within the next few years we shall cents per cwt. The recommendation a total state and local levy of $1,290,- The new crop coming on under ideal Some sections of the northwest creases rates December 31, 1931, onwithout authority and should be ride on the greatest wave of pros- for division of the cut was accepted 000 in 1928, and of this more than one- conditions shows a one per cent acre- still suffer from the drought. Ore- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th classes of freight, treated as cause for removal from perity Ave have ever known. V for the month of June. The division third was delinquent. The blame for age reduction against 1930. gon .and Washington are reported increases some 5th class rates (agri- office." D. 11. Otis of the American Bank- is subject to further negotiations be- this cannot fall on the state govern- At the Wheat Conference at London, very dry. Idaho, source of the Idaho cultural commodities), and reduces The law specifies that of each $1 ers Ass'n stated that there is an ag- tween the Milk Producers and the dis-ment, since 93 per cent of the tax Farm Board Member McKelvie from potatoes which have been taking collected, 15 cents is paid to the tributors. eastern markets, is short of rain. The Gth class rates. Good news to ity and county, as recompense for ricultural investment of $1,800,000 levy was for local government. The the U. S. said, "In order to tap ex-Dakotas have been very dry, but hadshippers is that a zone r a t e the work of issuance. It was the in- for every bank in Michigan, about The new net price to the farmer for return of land to the state for over- j tensively—China for example, for feed a good rain this week. of 2 cent per cwt. on first class $2,800,000 in industrial investments milk delivered to Detroit is 25 to 30 due taxes is even more alarming. Sen- in many countries, and for industrial freight in all southern and central tent of the legislature that the fee for every bank. He urged the promo- cents better than the condensary price. ator Lennon showed in 1930 that the uses—'prices cruelly low to wheat pro- Michigan counties in Zone B has been should be only $1. In Lansing, the notary fee was collected until the tion of alfalfa and dairy herd im- Port Huron and Pontiac retail prices state owns, or is in process of ob- ducers are necessary.' Temporarily for milk dropped from 12 to 10 cents taining, more than one-fourth the total this may be inevitable. China is held per quart June 11. CUT IN RETAIL abolished. resolution was adopted; since then provement work by Michigan bank- Poor news for northern Michigan it has stopped, and presumably, so ers, farm accounting and Investiga- area of both peninsulas. Nothing can too poor to buy wheat at 25 cents per shippers: said the I. C. C. about Zone it has throughout the state. At any tion of other methods for increasing Attention focused on the Detroit alter the fact that the most obvious bushel, but might at 10 cents. situation resulted in a large meeting need of local government is the re- Wheat production and exports in of 'farmers and dairymen at Yale June organization of county lines through millions of bushels by the leading na- BEEF MIGHT AID C, that territory north of a line from event, any notary delegated by the farm income. Bay City and Muskegon, approximate- secretary of state to issue these Bankers Adopt Program ly, north to Mackinac—that because of licenses, is in danger of losing his N. P. Hull, speaking for the Mich- 8. Forces hostile to the present ad- consolidation on the basis of regional tions in 1930 are particularly interest- National Live Stock Co-op sparse population, small traffic, se- job if the 25 cent fee is collected. igan Bankers Ass'n, presented the ministration of the Michigan Milk Pro- units of economic, social and political ing as to the relations of the United vere winters and high cost of opera- following recommendations to their ducers were in charge of the meeting. significance." States, Canada, Russia and the Argen- Thinks Retail Levels tion the present extra "zone" charge Hailstones Like Base membership as the result of the Jefferson Brown presided. A resolu- tine: Too High. of 6c per cwt. on 1st class and down meeting: tion aimed at the Milk Producers was An amendment to the constitution 1. That bankers get acquainted passed, then dropped. A resolution to permitting counties to devise such lo- * U B 8 * PRODUCTION »«H Canada KXPORTS ise to 2^c per cwt. on 5th class (agri- Kansas City—Directors of the Na-cultural commodities) should stand. Balls Ruin Country ^ivith their county agr'l agent and aid organize a Thumb milk producers or- cal government as suits the particular Argentina 151 tional Live Stock Marketing Ass'n, Passo, Mo.—Hailstones were large his work. ganization failed. Another such meet- situation ol' each county, is suggested •"• B- A 140 Better news for those shippers: as baseballs in a storm that con- 2. That bankers co-operate with Australia 64 operating co-operative marketing ex- Michigan railroads have just volun- tinued for 40 minutes June 10, ing is scheduled for Owosso shortly. as the logical solution to the serious Argentina ....;: 229 a changes on all the principal U. S. live the county agent for at least one spread destruction In an area 7 stock markets, of which the Michigan tarily reduced the zone charge from miles long and 1 Ms miles wide here. banker-farmer meeting per year to financial crisis of county government ••Hale Five :: ^{1 ' by Professor Bromage. The vital Australia 205 Live Stock Exchange is a part, meet- 6 to 4c on 1st class, and so on to develop agr'l interests. < Reo Sedan Races 500 principle of local self-government •Poland, Totals S.44« T ° t a l S Hungary, Jugoslavia, Bulgar- C36 ing at Kansas City last week appoint- 2y2c to lc on 5th class, which means They fell with such force as to kill 3. That the major effort for 1931 poultry, birds and livestock, riddled Miles, 91 Mi. Per Hour ed would be respected and the way clear- ia and Rumania. 1930 export figures for ed a committee of five directors to to shippers of potatoes, canned goods, roofs, stripped weatherboarding off should be for more profit in dairying. for trials of "county councilnian- the "Little Five" are not yet available. look into the matter of retail meat beans, etc., a savings of $3.60 per buildings, stripped the trees, flatten- 4. Bankers should encourage farm ager plan," similar to the city man- In the Indianapolis 500 mile auto- ager plan which has proven so suc- Kansas To Harvest 12 prices declining only 23 per cent the 36,000 lb. car, which will offset the ed crops. Piles of hailstones sever- accounting as developed by the State mobile race Memorial Day was a Reo cessful in «iany cities, he says. past fiv« months whereas live cattle Eastern Class rate decision and anyal feet high accumulated. The noise College farm management dep't. Million Acres of Wheat prices have declined 40 per cent. E increases thereunder. of the 'hail bombarding homes was Bankers who registered were: sedan which was pulled off the streets A. Beamer of Blissfield, Mich., is a terrific. One farmer found 15 head J. L. LITTLEFIELD, Pree. after six weeks as a demonstrator. Farwell Stiitn Savings Bank With scarcely any changes other than Right For Sandy Soil June Kansas City—Beginning about member of the committee. O'Neal and Taber on of sheep and hogs with broken WM. G. GUTMANN, Vice Pres. 15 binders and combines will A strong effort to bring about a re backs as the result of hailstone First National Hank—Monroe stripping it down to racing lines, the It's the right time to seed alfalfa start harvesting an all-time record duction former sedan averaged 91.839 miles alone on the sandier soils. Work wheat crop in Kansas—12,000,000 as a means of increasing consumption in the retail prices of beef Ionia Fair Program blows. Another lost 70 turkeys. The storm was one of a number BOYEZ DANSARD, Pre«. DfUUMurd State Bank Monroe per hour for the 500 miles and finish- the ground thorougly to conserve acres with estimates of the crop and ultimately strengthening the mar Ionia—Announcement is made R. J. SMITH, Cashier ed in 9th place out of a field of 40 moisture. Kill the weeds, firm the running as high as 180,000,000 ket is expected to result. that President E. A. O'Neal of the that Kansas visited sections of Missouri, and Oklahoma, damaging State Savings Hank So. Lyon American Farm Bureau Federation starters. No oil or water was added ground, then sow 8 to 10 lbs. of ibushels. Kansas is held to be the Live beef was reported selling at the will address the Ionia Free Fair crops from 40 to 10<> GEO. D. KING, Vice Pret. during the race and the Reo came out hardy adapted alfalfa seed per acre, largest single wheat growing unit lowest point in twenty years and close "here Farmers Day, August 21, at Clarkston Hank ready to run again without a single preferably Grimm, and have lots of L. G. WILLIAMS, Cashier change or adjustment being necessary. super-hay next year. in the world. to a price which threatens bunk 10 a. m. Mr. L. J. Tatoer, national Lower Feed Costs Monroe County Bank—Dundee i ruptcy to some cattlemen. The blame master of the Grange, will also ap- Alfalfa hay lowers feed costs for I. J. EDDY, Cashi-ir Twenty-four out of the 40 racing cars LIVE STOCK Iv\rn,\\. She mostly makes the soleratus sort how is he picked pp several thou- escaped, but was later arrested. He That have a golden creamy yellow tone sand miles from the scene of his broke jail at Lansing the same shifted "Railroad freight traffic has And each one tastes like more with half a quart No Draft For Industry or Labor crime, and identified? night but not before his complete Many of the most serious automo- in large amount to trucks. Of berries squashed in sugar heaped thereon. Much has been said about conscripting labor and cap- Lieut. H. E. Erickson, assistant j record had been taken. He left bile accidents nowdays involve uperintendent ' of the bureau of prints of his eight fingers and twotrucks, collisions, trying to puss, Of course she knows my weakness pretty well ital in the next war as well as the young men who do the rimlnal identification, of the state thumbs behind .him they were to side-swiping and so on. And she just lets me eat twice what I should fighting, but recent developments in the War Policies lolice, tells us: trail him into another prison cell. "Railroad and steamship passen- Till I can't taste, or chew, or scarcely smell lQgor Print Records Exchanged Middaugh fled sout'.i, was arrested ger traffic has been losing steadily (At least, thank Heaven, my digestion's good.) Commission at Washington indicate that should we have "It's quite simple, once you South under the name John Perkins in to automobile and bus travel, in- .another armed conflict nothing shall interfere with high inger print a man, to check him Carolina, sent to prison at creasing road hazards. "This last one's just a little one", she'll say hroughout the rest of his life. Columbia on February 3, 1930, for "During the past nine years many When I'm so full I scarce can lift my knife profits and high wages for those behind the lines. ivery tune he is picked up by po- a year for stealing an automobile. states have nearly completed their Rut still, in my accommodatin' way Plan of Bernard Baruch, chairman of the War Indus- lice, anywhere in the country," he He though he was in luck, getting state trunk line systems. Traffic I eat the last one, just to save its life. said. "No two finger prints on a short sentence, when serious floods to the hard surface roads. tries Board in 1917-18 to promptly limit the maximum earth are ever, or ever were the crimes were charged to someone On Sundays and holidays about I guess it's gluttonous. No doubt it's wrong for wages, rent, interest, commissions—in short, the price game m every particular. Not atnamed ".Middaugh" way back in si", of the State Farm Mutual's Maybe in twenty years I'll have the pout far as any records show, j Lansing. Hut, when federal author- the roads, and accidents increase." of every item and service, to conserve the nation's re- least. In fact," . o he emphasized "if two are ities iii Washington filed the prints But just the same I aim to plug along k Mr. Carmody told the agents that And see there don't no shortcake get thrown out. ever found identical, the whole on "Perkins" away in their records 80% o fthe State Farm Mutual'* sources in time of war, and cut the cost of such a conflict system of fingerprinting would be another set identical, met their gaze. The first set had been sent states half million policy holders in 29 by perhaps 5 0 ' , is opposed by representatives of indus- wash* d away in a trice." carry collision insurance as Throughout the nation every per- in from Lansing. Perkins was Mid-against 15% of stock company in- The greatest writers In the world's try, of labor, and by the War Department's chief of staff, son a on a serious charge or daugh. At the end of his year's We are using only a small part sured carrying such protection, that history did not have to go five miles who says in effect that such a law would hamper the detained for identification is finger- term. Middaugh was brought back in 1930 the State Farm Mutual from their fireside to get their of our brains today—the unused printed. These prints are sent to theto Lansing, and today is serving a settled 80,000 claims and that more material.—Ii. Fullerton. parts are unlimited.—Dr. Charles prosecution of a war. bureau of criminal identi- life sentence in Marquette for rob- Mayo. national than 59,000 of them were collision bery armed-—trapped by his finger- Farmers 9 Buying Guide Organized labor agrees that military conscription is fication, department of justice, —insurance money paid to the poli- Washington, D. C, and to other prints. cy holder. Fire and theft claims all right but calls conscription of labor industrial slavery. clearing houses, including other "And don't forget," added the are a"lso paid to the policy holders. parts of the country. Michigan's identification expert, ''that even Public liability and property dam- Rates on Application Labor was strong enough in Congress so that the War finger print bureau exchanges re- with no finger-prints, a good detec- age are paid to the other party, Mr. Policies Commission was forbidden to consider the ques- ports with Detroit, with many tive can scrutinize a police photo- Carmody said. states and the national bureau. graph, or any reasonable number of Hotel Hermitage— S ^ S Monuments— BEAUTIFULLY tion of conscripting labor. Thus, any person arrested, is them, and spot his man upon the rooms. With bath, $l.f>0 and $2 per day. vnonuments of the most DESIGNED beautiful granite For the next armed conflict all men 18 to 45 will register for the draft. The world war draft age was 21 quickly identified, if he has ever street the next day." been charged with a serious offense before, by comparison of his finger- School Is Continued READERS WRITING Without Lath $1 and $1.50. John Moran, and marble. Call or write. Mgr. Young People DoBusiness We employe no salesmen. You save the difference. Largest monument works in Western You Possess Michigan. SIMPSON ORANITR WORKS, to 31. Next time there will be no exemptions, only de- prints. Perhaps his state headquar- ters may .spot the prints first; if not At U. of M. Hospital TO FARM NEWS You can turn your time into value with is. LANSING BUSINESS 1IJ0 W. Ionia, Liansing. Worth? 1308 \V. Leonard, Grand Rapitls. UNIVKKS1TY, Y. W. C. A. ^ ; : ferments; 4,000,000 men will be in service within a year, the federal bureau will. 7,000,00 in reserve. The War Dep't has 15,000 manu- Finder IVints I'ound Him "In the University of Michigan "Names of criminals don't inter- hospital, a school is maintained for FOR OUR HELP Stop at Herkimer Hotel Rapid: lounge, Modern. 213-27 Division Ave., So. Free Grand South of Capitpl, Townsend St. Pood wholesome, reasonable. residence for young girls. Also pleasant swimming pool, recreation and * facturing plants on its shopping list for war supplies. est me," said Lieut. Erickson." A children in the acute wards as well parking space. Kates $1.125-$2.75 daily. You'll enjoy stopping with us. man might change ,his name 40 as in the convalescent wards where Rights of Way Problems and H o t e l K«»rn«S A t l&nslng. Many times, but his finger-prints, never. more than 2,000 children between Shipping Claims Are R*»rrv RacL-^te Beekeeper's Finger-prints are filed by classifica- the ages of 5 ..and 20 are taught n u i t i rverns y e a r s f a r m organi _ Will Uncle Sam Be The Goat? oerry r>asKets— supplies /.at ion headquarters. Comfort at easy tion only; the name is incidental. yearly. The school is the only one Handled. Send for prices. M. II. HUNT & SON,prices. N. Grand at Mich. Center of city. Under the Young plan Germany will be until 1988 We have records of the prints of of it's kind in the country", accord- 510 N. Cedar St., Lansing-, Michigan. (1) Cafeteria, garage, Rates $1.50 to $3. in paying some 25 billion dollars in war reparations to more than a million and a quarter ing to a recent issue of Hygeia. Do you need competent advice con- people iii the steel cabinets of this "Children go to class on crutches, cerning a highway, power line, oil the European Allied nations in the World War. During in wheel chairs, with arms and legs the same period the Allied nations will be paying 20 department." Several questions automatically in casts, on beds and in frames. pipe line right of way? Luxury with arise in the mual of the inquirer The ones who. are not able to be Regarding an oil lease or gas lease, billions in war debts and interest to the United States for information. First, how are themoved into the sun room where power dam rights, gravel pit opera- Economy Government. prints filed, if no two are alike? classes are conducted are given bed- tions, etc? Second, how is th,e description sent side instruction by one of the ten Have you suffered loss or damage in J \ guest at the Morrison enjoys all the Recent developments indicate that Germany may sus- by telegraph? Third, why don't teachers on duty. The, children who shipping, had stock killed on the luxuries that only a hotel of premier criminals ruin the tips of their study under the most disadvantages .tracks, fire set to your property by standing can offer. Yet rates are remark- pend part or all of its reparations payments this fall. lingers with tiles or acid, so the aie the ones wlio are suspended on public carriers? ably low because sub-rentals pay all the prints can't be taken? frames. Would you like to have your freight France and Italy, who have been accepting the payments "The work correlates with that or express bills audited free? If there ground rent; saving is passedonto guests. The first two can't be answered and in turn applying part or all of them in paying debts in detail: the method of classifying authorized by th^ state board of should be a mistake therein resulting v to the United States are letting it be known that if Ger- finger-prints is as involved as anyeducation, and regular promo- in an overcharge by reason of error CMICAGO'X mathematics, but as pure and as tion is given. The average rate of in calculation or wrong rate, we shall many should fail they will be unable to pay the United States. Great Britain says she would be placed in a simple, ill its workings, as the most progress is higher than that in the notify you, file and collect claim for exacting of the sciences. Every public school. There has been an you. MORRISON HOTEL finger-print falls into some well de- astonisCiing effect on the hospital These are FARM NEWS services tQ Corner of Madison and Clark Streets difficult position in the same respect. fined class; there are only a few morale in that the children with kinds of prints, after all differences school tasks are more contented readers described in our advertise- Radio Set 2500 ROOMS, $2-50 UP The United States asked no damages or war repara- arising in variations from general and cheerful. Their minds are di-ment on paige 2. A number of letters in Every Room classficaton. rected from bodily ailments." have been received since the May 23 Every room in the Morrison Hotel is an outside ations from Germany. She has successfully maintained If the experiment were tried uni- edition. Following are additional In the new 500 room room, with bath, circulating ice water, bed-head The "value" or mathematical section, soon to be opened reading lamp and Servidor. A housekeeper is that the debts of France, Italy and Britain were separate equivalent, of every finger is de-versally, believes the author, the claims collected recently by Mr. A. P. —each guest room will stationed on each floor. termined by rules as iron-clad as result would be - communities with Mills of the Farm Bureau Traffic be equipped with a mod- accounts and had no connection with German repara- counting the ridges from the cen-fewer cripples who are handicapped Dep't, who is handling this work for ern radio receiving set. World's Tallest Hotel — 46 Stories High tions, notwithstanding continuous efforts since the war ter "whorl" to the rim of the thumb. because they have missed an edu- the NEWS: by the European Allies to get Uncle Sam to collect from A finger-print can be expressed cation. R M. F R U I N , Bellevi.e mathematically' when all these S h i p p i n g loss, live stock $ 13.71 Germany. If Germany should default on reparations values are determined. Experts can Remember the banana—every- S. P. HERTZLER whip the answer down in a few mo-time it leaves the bunch u gets Shipping loss, live stock 4.16 and France or Italy should suspend payments on the U. S. BERT ESTES, Like account for that reason, it looks as though Uncle Sam ments, and away goes the mysteri- ous mathematical quantity (always a fraction, such as 25/17) on the skinned. Insurance on buildings DR. F. E. STILES, Battle Creek Shipping loss, live s t o c k 1^31.39 3.90 A New Service will be the goat. His citizens will have to pay off the A. J. INGOLD, Riga bonds represented by the allied debts to us. wire to Lansing, or Washington, for quick identification. Shipment live stock delayed W. K. BRISTOL, Almont 550.92 To Farm News Readers This fraction alone, will narrow Shipping loss, live .stock 1.43 the print down to within perhaps a NEAL BROTHERS, Smiths Creek W E WILL COLLECT CERTAIN CLAIMS FOR YOU Loss on feeds 5.26 Things We Buy Still Too High score of records of the millions held L. J. HOVARTER, Burr Oak throughout the country. Additional Loss on .stock r,.i:t Failure of the prices of things they buy to decline technical information concerning FRED WEEKS, Richmond We have made arrangements with the Traffic De- in relation to price of farm products is a discouraging the character of the prints, cinches L o s s on feeds 1.",..", I the case quickly. For formal com- R. H. BRUBAKER, Gladwin partment of the Michigan State Farm Bureau for factor for farmers, says the U. S. Bureau of Agr'l Eco- parison photographic records are Shipping loss, live stock LEW TODD, Clarksville 15.75 ALL its services, as follows: compared. nomics in its report of the agricultural situation, dated Bhtpjplng loss, live stock ll.QJt 1. To file claim and collect for stock killed or in- .Joint Doe is Caught LEVI BLAKESLEE, St. Johns June 1. Farmers sell at less than pre-war prices, says A criminal can burn his finger Demurrage charge W. E. HACKMAN, Burr Oak lii.oo jured in rail shipments, or on right-of-way, where the Bureau, but still pay about one-third more than the tips with acid, if he wants to, but Fire set by locomotive 90.00 transportation companies are liable; collect over- when the burn heals, back come the V. C. SYMES, Gaines y pre-war level for what they buy. same finger-prints, without any Shipping loss, live stock -. 50.92 charges on freight or express bills; for loss or damage harm whatever. As long as the JOHN SHARKEY, Bellevue in shipment; for damage by fire set by locomotives, finger survives without permanent Shipping loss, live stock 5.00 MASON CO. BUREAU Monologue Mr. Geo. Messenger, Pet- ton's Corn* Humorous Victory. Reading Raymond Hayse, disfigurement the prints are not harmed. Thus John Doe, wanted in Boston, is arrested in Waco. He le Protect LEW TODD, Clarksville S h i p p i n g loss, live stock CHAS. STIEHR, Capac 8.46 etc.; for damage to property by gravel operations, power dams, etc. Nominal service charge to help OFFERS MUSICALE Arrangements a r e also being made ror Bpecial music from Preeso.il. The musi- cal program will be interspersed with short t a l k s given by local F a r m Bureau "printed". He ilias already been printed in Boston, let us assume. The Washington bureau files the Hogs ShippinK loss on feeds A. K. NELSON, Merritt lo.ss, live .stock R. D. WARD, Dowagiac 16.91 17.50 carry expense made ONLY if claim is collected. 2. To advise and assist farmers in problems con- members: Don't overcrowd hogs in a car S h i p p i n g los.s, live stock "General Remarks", Floyd Wood, Pres. Waco prints in a few days. The this weather. You may Jose 50.00 cerning electric power lines, oil pipe lines, transporta- Public Is Invited to Hear Mason County Farm Bureau, science is so exact that the filing heavily if you do, or if you al- S h i p A L B E R T B R O A D W O O D , Mikado p i n g l o s s , l i v e s t o < k i x . i n tion company or other rights of way over farm prop- "Cg operation", by L. A. I Lawlej, Home Talent Evening Manager, Ludlnjjton F*rult Exchange. space sought already contains the low it. FRANK TRIGGER, Carsonville erty. To advise farmers regarding their rights in high- Of June 18. "Kel&tionship of Farm Bureau to Ex- Boston prints. They are identical. What hogs need now is plenty Overcharge on cattle 2.49 tension Service'^ County Agent Harold I .arseti. John Doe is caught. WM. HENDERSHOT, Tecumseh of room, a properly bedded car— Shipping loss, live mock way matters, drains, etc., and assist them have correct- ii;::.<;.x Scottville—Mason County F ;i r in Sam "The Farm Bureau and Legislation", 'Real criminals can't keep out of wet sand is good. Hanging some FREO CURTIS, Litchfield ed such troubes as arise therefrom. Advice given on Hjortholm, Victory farmer. troulble," commented Lieutenant Bureau will present a program pf old ice in burlap bags in the car helps Noss in s h i p m e n t , live stock N.N:; oil and gas leases. Better have the lease inspected be- time music, both vocal and instru- Eriokson. "That's why, every time they are taken in by police, even on a lot. Hogs should not be heated Loss h o r s I. H. RIGGS, Belleville e s Killed on It. ft - 300.0(1 fore you sign it. No charge for service unless we col- v mental, at the Community hall here, Michigan Plants Spuds mere suspicion, t.hey are identified when loaded. An overcrowded car and a sudden rise in tempera- lect a claim for damages, etc. Thursday evening, June 18 at 8 O'clock, t'afct time, to which the public Early To Beat Frost without much delay." ture is likely to cause heavy Great Lakes 2 9 Inches Northern Michigan 8 Potato im- Loss of I'ilijicrs losses. 3. To check your freight and express bills free. is invited. The talent is from Mason "Suppose a man, after being Lower Than Last Year county. Following are some musical provement campaign to get back Your local livestock co-op under- It pays to have this done. Mistakes will happen. Ottawa, Ontario—The Great Lakes, numbers on tlie program, and the Michigan markets promises to suc-finger-printed, loses one of his stands how to handle shipments ceed. Worst troubles Michigan fingers. Then, on the second finger- to avoid heavy losses. Huron, Erie and Ontario are approxi- New rates make changes. short talks to be given: mately 29 inches lower than at this spuds have suffered the last few printing, the mathematical formula Ship through the co-op and your MALE QUARTETTE seasons, have been frost, hollow would wind you up with an answer time last year, owing to lack of rain- 1st Tenor, Sam Hjortholm, Victory. stock is in the hands of your fall. SPECIAL—If you have a question concerning live- 2nd Tenor, L. A. Hawley, Ludington, heart. This spring a program of entirely different than the first one. salesmen from the beginning to 1st Mass, Harold Fitc-h, Summit, early planting, close planting and What could you do then, even if the end. The hydrographic service of the stock, poultry or other farm operations, why not ask 2nd Bass, e n s Von Glahn, Riverton. dominion dt partment of marine suid Concertina a n d T r a p D r u m s ( ' h a s . practices worked out by State Col- man hadn't changed his name, since the FARM NEWS? Competent authorities will give Rail' MHI leading potato growers was vou don't file by name?" the finger- precipitation over the drainage area Old time Fiddling »ld Timer", proposed. Scores of potato meet- print expert was asked. The answer Ttotums to patrdhs p by fr.H.ooo bond meeting U. guaranteed g U S. of the lakes last autumn and winter the answer. The service is free. panin lield in the potato coun- ame quickly: "That's happened, 't requirement*. was about 50 per cent below normal. • a n d •• i [arry try, 26 or more in Wexiord county the missing finger, depending on The department predicted that if ex- Huddi Mis. Emil alone. In early June the Michigan the others, can have but two gen-Michigan Livestock Exchange cessive precipitation did not occur in Potato Growers Exchange noted ial classifications, and we can as- Detroit, Mich, the next few months the lake level this that hundreds of growers, who for-sume both, work the problem both or autumn will recede to the record low merly planted late, up to July 4 in ways, and have only to look into Producers Co-op Com. Assn. stages of 1925. tench, some instances, had their potatoes he records twice instead of once. 221 No. Cedar St., Lansing, Michigan Sum in and are working on the improTe- One assumed value for the missing East Uuffiilo, \ . Y. No man is free who is not master and nit nl program. 'inger will bri»g the answer out of himself. SATURDAY, JFVE IS, 1931 M I C H I G A N FARM N E W S City council and city tax spending its borders—it compels establishment months, three linns as nut. BRUCKER URGES officials objected to any curb on their of courts, police, welfare agencies, tax raising or spending and were highways and schools. It grants wide Dean Russell Explains Healthy Baby Should Show Regular Gains iml lour limes as much I he weighed at birth. STATE REIN ON credited with defeating the bill in discretion for exceeding minimum re- the State Senate. The Michigan quirements for all these services and State Digest scored the Michigan others. It induces localities to in- Why Prices Stay Down A healthy baby should slnnv regular Increase in weiRh't is not hon (he only sign of health .iff of that pollege. He*Khj LOCAL SPENDING Municipal League, an organization of crease expenditures for favored pur- city officials, supported entirely by poses by dollar matching. Continu- Tells Farmers Why He Thinks years. In 1924 Canada had four tate college of home economi< tax payers' money, for its part in de-ing, Gov. Brucker said: U. S. Will Recover ;ains in weight, says the NVw York bios, they say, should h;i\ pink .skins, firm tissues, good imisdo combines, in 1928 Kansas had 20,000 Cornell University. Vp to five months and bone development. Their I feating a bill in the interest of the The remedy for conditions that get combines; in 1929 we sent Canada old, he should Rain from about live to movements should be normal and IVK For Modified Indiana Plan tax payers they serve. largely beyond control of local off- First. 7,500 combines and as many to theeight ounces Mtch week, and from ular. their urine eliminalion and their Before Conference of cials is that the central government Argentine. Theso machines reap that time to a year old, from about two temperatures should be normal, "Tax burdens, largely iocal in or- East Lansing—Over production of and thresh in one operation. They to four ounce* a week. Governors. igin, have ceased to be merely a should assume greater share of re-foodstuffs beyond tho world's ca- harvest an acre in of an hour should sleep well, he satisfied with source of perennial complaint and sponsibility for the condition it has A typically healthy l>al>y should Feedings at three or four hour Inter* pacity to consume, changes in eat- and thresh at 3 to 5 cents per bu. French Lick, Intl.—Governor Brack- have become a menace to the stabili- created. It can be done only by anng, clothing and living styles, tre- "Agricultural and other surpluses weigh about twice as much at six\.ils, and have happy dispositions er of Michigan spoke for state super- ty of government," Mr. Brucker said. | increase in control over such local mendous acreage increases and have led every nation to adopt a self- vision of local expenditures, prefer- "Tax sales are on the increase. Tax-affairs, such as supervision and some marvelous mechanization of produc- sufficing program and a plan to keep regulation of the tax spending. ably on a modification of the Indiana payers strikes on in progress in the tion in agricultural and industrial all others out. Everybody is raising very centers of wealth and there has In many states laws are such that lines, and the fundamental law that tariffs. Mussolini's prohibitive tariff For 50 YEARS THE PROVEN FARM BELT plan, before the conference of gov- ernors of States here June 1. been an alarming growth in the list they openly invite excessive tax what goes up must come down are on wheat imports has made Italy Endless Thresher and Tractor, or Kail spending. Too small a number of Melting for Farm I Mr. Brucker's address is especially of defaulting municipalities and as-persons may file petitions to start tax the basic reasons for the world wide about self-supporting in wheat, at important to Michigan, since it fol-sessment districts. spending machinery; persons itching depression, for which none can pre-the expense of the Italian consumer. (Furnished in Red or Black belting) lowed defeat of the Culver Bill for Local spending seeks to absorb all for the benefits of responsible tax dict the end, said Dean H. L. Russell Germany levies $1.62 per bushel Gandy Belting has stood the test of Service that purpose in the 1930-31 Legisla- the revenue that can be drained from payers money may get it. of the University of Wisconsin to duty on wheat with the world price since 1880. Gandy Belting is now manufactur- ture. the general property tax, and more, It is the duty of the State, said Mr. the banker-farmer State College about 72 cents. France has upped ed in your own State of Michigan. Help Mich- Michigan's governor, he*r farm, the Governor said. Michigan has a Brucker, in granting local authorities meeting at the College May 27. its wheat tariff 400% against the U. igan labor by keeping Michigan factories go- ing. Send your orders for either Endless Belts manufacturing and real estate organ- tax crisis, and the local tax burden power to raise and spend money to "On the other hand," said Dean S., the Argentine, and other nations. or Roll Belting to our factory at Grand Rapids izations supported the Culver bill. has contributed the lion's share of also provide limitations and safe- Russell," one has only to travel in Both Germany and France have add- where immediate shipment will be made. the difficulty. Europe or in the Orient as I have ed milling regulations that demand guards. WELL DRILLING After all, Mr. Brucker said, the Every state has a host of tax rais- in recent years to realize how much than 80% of the wheat.milled into better things are in this country and flour must be home grown. Can the GANDY BELTING CO.,Grand Rapids,Mich. Two to 10 inch, by n\>U\ experienced State is responsible directly or in-ing agencies, many of them over-lap- how much greater our prospects are American export market win against driller. Uses best materials, methods, directly for nearly 100 per cent of ping. Tax spenders find the system equipment. Pri meals a day. Con- long, running south to the Black and Can you afford, to drive without insurance—carry diana plan in any way. sumption campaigns for certain pro- Caspian seas', both open to naviga- this risk yourself—when the State Farm Mutual Auto- ducts may increase their use, but tion all winter. Two great navigable mobile Insurance Company will assume all financial they distress to some other rivers traverse this tract to the » Rule for Profits product. Amazing changes in style Black sea. risk? Will defend you in court if need be, under terms of the policy. allow Japan to sell us $250,000,000 Get one-half of your plow land in worth of silk annually which re- "In the United States we need a alfalfa. Build up the humus and places cotton from our own South; halting of production. What Ig Coming >'ext Congress THE MEW We offer full coverage and nation-wide service in a nitrogen content of your soil in thib men used to wear out shoes, now pegging wheat at $1.18 through the legal reserve company at rates that save money for way. Feed cows, siheep and steers they wear out tires made of rubber Farm Board and then asking a vol- more cheaply. Summer seeding o produced by Malays, and so on.untary Tedmction of acreage gets you. Alfalfa pays big dividends. Put al Changes in eating habits in Europe, nowhere", Mr. Russell said. "That falfa in, not off. America, Canada and Australia have program is over," he said, "referring No Man Can Afford to Drive Without Insurance. reduced the consumption of wheat, to the end of wheat stabilization Bananas are best kept in a mod rye and rice by one-eighth as against activities the end of May," and now erately cool place. The extreme pre-war days: we must sag down toward the work chilling when they are placed in the Machines Swell Surpluses price. There is no universal answer refrigerator causes darkening of the "World acreage expansion during Prosperity is individual; when STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INS. CO. skin. wartime has never declined, but theenough individuals prosper, we'l Bloomington, 111. greatest factor in expanding the have mass prosperity. The longer THE SMITH SILO production of grain has been the en-we put off the necessary changes MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU Oil Mixed Concrete Staves" try of the tractor and the combine the longer it will take us to get well State Agent Lansing, Mich. Government Specifications and their rapid adoption throughout I have faith in our ability to re- Non-Absorbent. Acid Resisting. the world,—all within the past few cover." Made at Oxford, Mich. THE SMITH SILO CO.. Oxford. MUh. Mich. Bankers Urged Home Economics Ass'n To Aid Agriculture (Continued from page 1) THOS. P. GOODMAN To Meet at Detroit Michigan is honored this month SPEED WAGON Banker—Marne by having the annual meeting of Actual specifications prove the new GEO. H. NOS, Cashier the American Home Economics As- l!/2-Ton SPEED WAGONS have no Pompeii State Bank NEVER ENDING sociation in Detroit during June 22- C. D. ANDREWS 27 with headquarters at the Book equal in the lowest price truck field. Banker*—Colling Cadillac Hotel. OSCAR ROGERS, Vice Pres. Reo4 or 6cylinder engines are sturdy, with F. W. Hubbard Bank—Bad Axe There will be two general ses- C. L. CRIMMINS, Cashier sions to which the public is cordial- more and larger bearings than others. O1 Donald State Bank—Howard City ly invited although anyone is wel SEARCH KENNETH W. TURNER, Cashier come to attend any or all other Reo piston displacements are maximum Morley State Bank GLENN VAN DENBARGH, Cashier sessions by paying a registration — insuring highest power development. City Nat 1 Bank—Battle Creek fee of $2. The protecting lubrication is force-fed L. E. TOBIAS, Ass't Vice Pres. The first general session will be even to the piston pins. Old Merchants Nati Bank—Battle Creek on Tuesday evening, June 23rc R. J. KNAPP. Vice Pres. & A. C. when the asembly will be addressed The SPEED WAGON frame is longer, Peoples State Bank—Ida by Frank W. Cody, Supt. of De stronger, heavy channeled, V deep. The For better ways to cut food prices FRED LEONARD, Cashier First State Savings Bank—Gladwin DONALD G. ROSS, Cashier troit Schools, Gov. Wilbur M Brucker, F. J. Kelly, Chairman of Educational Section of White House axles are heavier —the rear axle full floating. Reo brakes are internal ex* State Bank of Beaverton Conference on Child Health ant panding oversize hydraulics! FLOYD M. HOPKINS, Cashier Protection. Frances L. Swain, Chi Chesaning State Bank cago, president of the association This overwhelming truck value cannot As food merchant to a nation, A&P bears a responsibility S. J. LINCK, Cashier will preside. greater than that demanded of a mere trader in food. Selling First State Bank—Ravenna The second will be on Thursday be matched. Aide and drive the new C. E. ALBERTS, Ass't Sec'y evening, June 25th, when addresses SPEED WAGONS today. Test them a» food to great numbers of families involves the well-being of Bankers Trust Co.—Muskegon E. B. SOMERS, Cashier will be given by Wm. Lyon Phelps you will. They are unequalled for com- millions of% people. Reducing the nation's food bill calls for. Farmers & Merchants Bank—Carson City DANIEL D. SCHURTZ, Pres. of Yale University and Royal B. bined speed, power, strength, economy, Farnum of Rhode Island School of more than the slashing of grocery prices. G W. Jones Exchange Bank—Marcellus FRANK COWARD, Pres. design. Dr. Marie Dye, Dean of Eco- safety and long life. , First State Savings Bank—Bronson nomics at M. S. C.f will preside. It calls for everlasting watchfulness for better methods of OMAR E. POTTER, Ass't Cashier A most cordial invitation is ex- La peer Savings Bank tended to anyone interested in food growing and producing, of shipping, of handling and C. E. LEACH, Cashier Home Economics to attend these storing, of marketing and retailing food—command of every; B. Davison State Bank P. MILLS, Cashier sessions. The American Farm Bureau Fed- invention and every means known to man for assisting the Loan & Dep. State Bank—Grand Ledge eration was invited to participate JOHN B STRANGE, Director flow of food from its sources to the store counters. Loan & Dep. State Bank—Grand Ledge in this conference and Mrs. Edit'h D. E. DAVISON, Cashier M. Wagar, Home and Community Because A&P assumes the entire task of bringing food from Marion State Bank Chairman of Michigan State Farm WM, PORTEOUS, Ass't Cashier Bureau has been designated to rep- the producer to consumer, its responsibility to the public is LeUoy State Bank resent them throughout the conven- Four-Cylinder $625. Six-Cylinder $725 tion. Chassis f. OjJ>. L/mstng, Mich. Dual Wheels Extra greater than if it performed but a small part. Its search for H. G. HAMMOND, First Nat'l Bank—Heed City Cashier better methods must be never-ending. Its way of lowering C. A. LAESCH, Cashier DISTRIBUTORS IN MICHIGAN First Nat'l Bank—Lapeer Fishing Season Opens the cost of food to the consumer must be the best. E. G. WILLOUGHBY, Cashier VALLEY AUTO CO. OTIS II. BOY LAN, INC. Peoples State Barvk—Imlay City June 25; Limits Given Bay City, Mich. Kalamazoo, Mich. J A&P makes food prices low by the best methods of Today. TONY WALTON, Cashier Walton State Bank—Brooklyn Lansing — Regulations unchanged from last year, the open season for REO SALES CORPORATION REO SALES CORPORATION A&P will keep food prices low by the best methods of To- PAUL V. BRATZ, Cashier bass, bluegills and sunfish starts June Detroit, Mich. Lansing, Mich. First National Bank, Almont morrow, GEO. D. HART, Cashier 25. At that time all lakes and streams FLINT MOTOR SALES, INC. DAVIS-BOOTH MOTOR CO. Almont Savings Bank will be open to fishing for all game and H. K. SNYDER non-game fish. Only two species are Flint, Mich. Marquette, Mich. Banker—Coldwater protected throughout the year, gray- TEA MR. W. I). VAN DEC A R UNITED AI TO CO. THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC CO. C. G. BATES Shiawassee County Bank—Durand B. S. HARRIS. Cashier Dimondale State Bank ling and sturgeon. Size and possession limits were un- changed by the 1931 legislature. The black bass size limit is ten inches with Grand Rapids, Mich. Muskejfon, Mich. REO SALES & SERVICE, INC. REO MOTOR SALES, INC. J. H. McCUTCHEON a creel limit of five per day or in Jackson, Mich. Saginav, Mich. Washington Savings Bank In order SETH that pullets Cashier C. DIXON, may lay a possession at one time. Twenty-five is SHELDON COLE AUTO < O. large Dundee numberState of Savings eggs they Bank must the daily limit for calico, rock, straw- Traverse City, Mich. A. E. SHINEVAR, Cashier have size and substance in order to berry, white and warmouth bass, stand Dansard up under State theBank—Monroe heavy strain re- crappies, bluegills, sunfish and perch quired in heavy egg production. or any combination of these «pecies. Forn MICHIGAN FAT? 31 NEWS SATT'RPAY, j r \ E 18, 1931 "Yes, it's fine! Your father is a the stairs to her own room, where you'd save light—and a lot more. her mother's voice at the telephone quietly to the window. Outside she natural born secretary. He has she ministered to her wounded feet, I'll put down the window in Polly's again. She stopped short, catching heard voices so soft that they had nearly every hard-working, non- stuffed them into bedroom slippers room, so it won't be cold when she the words: Carter & Daughter, Inc. salaried job (there is. If anything and lolled at her ease in her ki- getS home." can save this town, he'll save it." mono over a book, a. would-be wild hardly any character, except that "She's changed her mind again one was a man's and one a wo- Polly had just time to pretend to and gone to the theatre after all. man's: It was just striking Polly that story of mad modern youth. It was be asleep and too soundly asleep to So it's all rig.ht." "But you really had better go. A Novel—By Rupert Hughes there was a trace of acid in her rated outrageously wicked by mother's to&e when she was attack- critics, but Polly found it quaintly mation: the be wakened by her mother's excla- Polly climbed the rest of the way What if that really was Polly com- as if a heavy trunk had been set on ing along the walk? It did look ed by a young man who had once tame. "Why, she's home!" Then very her shoulder blades. She was afraid like her." rushed her pretty heavily. He wrong The punch she had had gave her softly, "She's asleep! Shh!" of her own thoughts and of her- "Nonsense, my dear!" tho man CHAPTER 1 up her plans for the future. her hand and welcomed her homo a raging thirst. Her throat was a Polly heard her mother come self for thinking them. mumbled. "She's at tho theatre. Polly Carter thought she knew They were still vague except that and tried to date her up for a dance little Sahara. Downstairs in the across the room, breathe hard as When siie came downstairs her S'ne'll come home in Mob's car. thing wasn't she going to oped to marry an aviator or a that very evening. But Polly did pantry there was a new electric re- she bent over to draw the covers up mother was on the way up. Polly "Yes, but—oh, what if it was graduate in a week? She thoi naval officer or Homebody exciting. the decent thing: frigerator with ice water always on with gentle motions, and kiss her explained in a word what had Polly? I'd die. I'm scared to .MI:; afraid Of nothing and had She still said her prayers and add- "Thanks a lot, Bob, but Pv< tap. Polly sneaked down the back on the brow tenderly and yearning- brought her back and plied the lip- death now." own all such quaint things as ed to them every night: to play the prodigal ami eat stairs to the kitchen and went soft- ly, cross the room, click out the stick so busily that she could not "All right darling. I won't tor- illusions and reverent "Dear Lord, don't let me fall in with the parents tonight." ly to the swinging pantry door. It lights and softly dose the door. accept her mother's proffer of an- ture you. When shall we see each \\f course, was to be expected of baby, your father is hardly ever ee into it from the street and no- est Polly had discovered Walter "Well, I haven't got the third Bother welcoming a daughter home home, except on the sacred Tuesday )ody was there. Keith's presence. Otherwise, she ret, but he's on the way. That 'ei haps in fear of her daughter's and Thursday evenings, when he Upstairs was all dark, yet she would have surely called aloud for letter I had from my mother the irrival shs actually bought herself plays bridge. Or if he is, he always limbed the steps stealthily, slipped her mother before she went up- other day and didn't hand you to in up-to-date hat, a perky one, does a lot of work or goes to bed n with the utmost silence and clos- stairs. Mrs. Carter all but died of read as per usual—" Irawn down so low as to give her early. It's been that way for years." d the door back of her without a shame at the thought of how she "You don't have to tell me every- a suggestion of mischief in Polly gasped: "Well, I don't call ar. She paused and the whole would have looked in her daugh- thin nibush. Imagine mischief and him a husband, he's only a boarder. ouse told her without a word that ter's eyes. "The newspapers will tell you mamma under the same hat! He's got a swell idea of married t was empty. She was a little encouraged by this any day now. Fact is, my She had on a short skirt, of life if anybody should drive up and She berated herself for a vile he remembrance that Polly had mother is suing for divorce on the ourse, but now it was short enough All her past continence in her mother turned to loathinsr. ask you." ool. Her father had gone to a come in quietly the niglht before and ground-, of desertion." o show that s.he had as pretty legs When her mother still declined neeting. Her mother, of course., ;one to bed to escape the Keiths. "Great heavens, my darling! s anyone. Polly had never noticed she did not seem to be especially Wii:ic -was mere on earth to rely to be more morose about it, Polly lad run over to a neighbor's for a Perhaps she had slipped in tonight Your mother abandoned! Oh, the hat. Kven now it struck her as blue aibout the loss. Her mother on? Who could be honest? frowned: "Why, I always thought hat. Polly had made a scene with and gone upstairs supposing that poor thing!" uaint that her mother should have dressed up that evening for her own She wanted to cry out in the an- you and Daddy^ loved each other." Bob and spoiled a perfectly good nobody was .home. "Save your symp. for them as egs, and pretty ones! Of course, visitors, and Polly was amazed at quish of youth, faith slain. S'he Her mother stared hard and gasp- icnic. It would be easy to find out. All needs it. The abandoned woman he had to have; yet it was shock- her loveliness. Had she forgotten it? went up the steps like a wounded ed: "Don't you think we do?" Vainly wishing 'herself back at Mrs. Carter had to do was to go up does all her own abandoning. I've ng, sort of! or was it something new?—an animal and was about to seek "I couldn't bear to think that you he theatre, she whipped off her o Polly's room. But she could not told you how she divorced my own Before the train was quite stop- Indian Summer evocation? What on refuge in her own room when the didn't, but if I had a husband bawl and was about to mount the brave the ordeal. original dad before she divorced me ed Polly swung off and fell on earth was the matter with mamma? nauseating thought came to her that who—" tairs when something reminded Trembling with a nausea of re- from the bottle. She married 'him, er mother's neck. She came away Bob was on time and so was perhaps her father deserved his be- "Oh, now, honey, you musn't ler that she had not looked on the morse, she sank into a chair and of course, as soon as it was legal, roni the first warm kiss with a Polly and they dashed away to the trayal. Maybe he and Mis. Keith turn against your father on my ide porch. She tossed her shawl wrondered what to do. and oh, Percy!- how she has sniff and a gasp: dinner dance. Bob was impetuous- were— account. He is a devoted husband cross the banister post, tiptoed in- (To be continded in our June 27 made my poor stepfather step! Now "What's that new perfume you're ly joyous over her return and she She glided to the front stairs and as husbands go, a devoted father, a She wants a change—she's frantic- affecting^ Miss Mrs.?" could not quite crush him, though moved down far enough to look in- model citizen, with a lot of public o the dark dining room and moved Edition.) ally neat, my mother, and she's Her mother laughed: "Oh, it has he nearly crushed her. Still it was to the living room. There by the spirit." worn her second husband for 1S some jaw-breaking French name— part of the day's work and it was window her fatlher sat, oddly shuffl- "He'd have to show a little more years—a damned long time in this bon bazeer oh creepuscool or some- dangerous to fight a man when he ing cards while Mis. Keith patted private spirit if I had him. Anyway, vicinity, as the poet said of Miss thing." was driving a car. her lips and tried to hide a yawn. I'm in for the night." MoCinnity. So she's making my Polly was amazed to find that her The party turned out to be row- She was tempted to howl down to Polly thought her mother was al- step-papa walk the plank. And .she college course had not been entirely dier than Polly remembered Bray- them: (alls it desertion. Don't you love in vain. She took immense pride in port parties to have been. The old most alarjned by her determination "Look in the pantry, you poor to stay home. And that was strange, l,OOOMen it? Oh I tell you, my reverend translating bad town was apparently waking up, dunibies!'" mother is a little hell-cat, net. And French: there's thousands like her." "Thousands, you think?" .her mother's without 'her help. The punch was But a voice rang through the "A Kiss in the Gloaming, eh? spiked, too, and it made her a bit room, two voices. Polly's mother In spite of her protests Polly for why should she be anything but delighted at the thought? Forty Years Old Why, Mother, that means Must a dizzy, in fact, a trifle sickish. The and Walter Keith were calling: went to her room, took off her "Millions! If it weren't lor the bite at twilight.' " dancing was hilarious and each "Stir your lazy bones, supper is theatre gown and changed to her They are somewhere near the half-way point in bring- high-stepping wives nine-tenths of Her mother did not wilt, but where, but Polly could not catch on the table." kimono. As she climbed the stairs ing up their families, and maybe more than that in the dance halls would be dark." laughed: "Does it? Don't you li'ke the spirit of it. Her spirit was Polly noted "how guileless and she heard her mother calling up a "My mother doesn't dance. I it?" willing, but her flesh was tortured sweet her mother's voice was, with number on the telephone. paying for their homes. tried to make her, but I couldn't. "It's a swell smell, all right; but by a pair of cruelly new slippers. all its old innocence, and she groan- When Bob came he was startled Divorce? W.hy she thinks 'divo for a matron isn't it rather—er— They ceased at last to pinch and be- ed in thought: to find Polly not ready. She told What each man longs for is financial security. i ought to be spelled with a dash like exotic, don't you think? Or do you? gan to bite. She had to stop danc- "Why, you little double-crossing him a lie about a splitting headache d d. You couldn't shake her loose Quite a change from Wood Violet, ing and take one of them off. Her devil. I thought I was wise and but it failed to click. She loved to He can have it simply by purchasing a sufficient from her husband. And there's anyway." stocking was flecked with blood, you've had me fooled all these enrage young men, hut her mother amount of life insurance to cover his needs. The millions like her, too. I've always "Oh, that old Wood Violet! Your and she showed her foot to Bob: years." puzzled her when she pleaded: been hounding her to come in out Father bought me my first bottle of "Geeve a look once! I'm Cinder- Her father laughed, pushed back "Bob's paid for the tickets, Polly. amount may not be large, but immediately it is issued, e lavender and old lace, but that before wo were married." ella's elder sister. I've got to limp his chair, pulled Mrs. Keith's chair It's too late to turn them back. You his estate is assured that amount. Paying for it each never will." "Has his dear old nose tired of home." out from under her as she drowsily oughtn't to miss the play. Run "You can't always sometimes tell it?" year, a little at a time, a man saves money, builds up a He took her away regretfully and hoisted her bulk to .her fget and along." about these (iiii«• i ones. Remember "He would never know it if I put proposed a little excursion into the waddled out of Polly's line of sight. Polly was hurt, but she obeyed, financial reserve fund, protects his family and property, what the geometry says: still waters on anything weaker than mustard moonlight, but she was afraid of The poor idiots, so fat already that went to her room, dressed hastily and builds a fund for his old age. run deep; and the corollary is, deep j - a s . " her foot, and made him hurry her they bulged, and dozed while their again, wrapped her gay Spanish witters run still." "Speaking of Dad, where is the home. She had to console him partners played them false. shawl about her, came down the State Farm Life Insurance policy plans are especially Polly shot her an angry !ook, but boy? He isn't ill is he?" somewhat in the car, of course— Polly heard the quartet talking, steps pretending to be gay, walking mei ely murmured: "No, no; but he had a luncheon nothing important, just a kiss of laug'hing, shouting stupid old bro- happily and snapping imaginary adapted to farmers' needs. You should know what we "Really, if I weren't a sweet girl at tho Civic Reform Association. two. He wanted to linger at the mides and telling one another for castanets. She went out to Bob's offer before you take a policy anywhere. We are glad graduate. I'd hand you a kick in the They're entertaining some Dig visi- curb before the house, but she felt the thousandth time what they car, but just as ihe started it she to explain, and without obligation. step in ; for your own good." tor from Kansas, and your father a tacit rebuke in tho visible pres- liked and what they didn't like, checked him. it 'till after chapel, darling. had to be there. He'd the secretary ence of her parents, who could be and what made them sick or agreed "Stop this boat and let me off." And don't Forget to write me when now." seen playing cards with their guests with them. "What the devil ails you now?" Of (he 1,000 r st honor connected with t h e Cleaning Honor ial (Jrange, for At Home Flowers For 4 5 Years By ROBERT QUILLEN Hortons A historical pageant of s arrange d b> local dram, the county depicted the pioneer lite will bloom. He stood by while of the Horton family ami of *.;, It is often out of the question for Chas. Henlock Recalls Choice the first Mrs. Wilson, "extremely iry in that locality, farm people to send their clothes J u n e 4th was a big day for m sm- A special tribute was paid to t h e to ft commercial dry cleaner. So the Of First Ladies Since fond of flowers, in and outdoors," personally supervised the laying out pf the Qranjpe in Southeastern Golden Sheaf Patrons when ten only solution when we find gar- Cleveland's Time. of a colonial garden still kept up .Michigan when a thousand or more Members at -"i consecutive sears or ments badly soiled is to find sonic on the south lawn. gathered at the liorton homestead at longer of loyalty and service weie process that can be worked out at Washington—The man who grew Fruit Ridge, Lena \see county. honored with an appropriate i> "Mrs. Cleveland must have been home. the famous WoodrOW Wilson court- honoring the memory of the late her with Mri 1$. Hor- born for that position," ue continu- This can be done very successful- ship orchids and literally picked George B. Horton. ton, who did so much through those ed, "coming in barely over 20 ly with high test gasoline or clean- the President's garden clean for Senator Norman B Horton ays to keep t h e years old, and taking charge of that j ers naptha by any one, and there Alice Roosevelt Longworth's wed- ed the afternoon pro) Q thewheels movin •household as she did. need be no fear of fire or explosion ding retired recently as White spacious lawn with a welcome in be- "Mrs. Harrison liked all flowers. U .1. Taber, Blaster ol" t h e N a t i o n - if a few simple rules are adhered House gardner, but came back to half ol' the Horton family and ex- al Grange, followed I used to feel sorry for Mrs. McKin- tho pageant to: work again after two days. pressed their keen appreciation of with a stirring address. He was in- ley. Invalid, you know, she never Charles Henlock mused over failed to come in and see that every- the expression of love and sympa- troduced by Earl C. Michener, con- 1. Never clean with gasoline or "That divorce is jufcl another case memories of all the White House thing was right for entertainments, thy, Hi' spoke of his fal gressman of that district. naptha in the house. like Bella an' John," I says to Ma. families since (Jrover Cleveland's though someone else was to take "l wasn't much surprised when Joe man who had loved nature in all The evening program was held in 2. .Never warm gasoline with "Bella would be livin' with John to- first administration as he bent over an' Emily parted. They'd moved to of her moods, he lowd the sun- the Fruit Ridge Grange hall on t h e heat, but set your gas can in a i>;ui day if In- had bought her fe^er lux- her place as host' his roses. He has been growing the city where they didn't have no shine, the storms. isons; he Horton farm and memories were or pail of hot water. u r i e s a n 1 m a d e h e r w i t h o u t BO flowers for Presidents for 4 5 of his Roosevelt ;i Visitor neighbors to be scared of, an' they loved man planted fields and (iod spoken by Geo, P, Roxburgh, m, 3. Waver bring a cleaned gar- much ol t h e kind of beauty that la 74 years. ."President Roosevelt was the only didn't have nothin' i<> give planted forests; he loved all farm of s t a l e Grange, .Mrs. Bernice Ciir- ment in the house until it is per- put "ii her face while she dozes in "One cannot lose interest because one of the presidents who visited cept each other. folks and his greatest pleasure was iiss and others officially connected fectly dry. a b< auty parlor." he has retired," he said. "Besides, greenhouse. He stood and "As long as they lived in a little in serving them. ••| can't understand—" Ma began. watched when Mrs. Roosevelt led town, they had to get along to keep W i t h t h eS t a t e I I I , If these simple rules are strictly they need some advice here, and it's He always felt it a i»ri\ "JL's easy to understand," I de- him there on afternoon walks. Orchestral music throughout t h e observed, one need not hesitate a sort of pleasure to me, this from bein' talked about, if ti. rather than a task to-be master of clared. "John wanted everybody to "Mrs. Harding liked everything •it was u n d e r t h e direction of about home cleaning; of course, it's work." to quarrel in' :it on.' another, they nis home Grange for 28 years, ami U \ \ \ H a r w o o d a n d a d d e d m u c h <<> think In- had a pretty wife, BO he too. Many a time we took those didn't think about divorce. They necessary to keep all smokers away How many orchids he propagated member of the executive committee i ' i e i m p r e s s i v e n e s a o f t i e o c c a s i o n bought her everything she could while the work is going on. and clipped and cooled for Presi- little bell-shaped Indian azaleas up lust pulled the shades down an' of the State Grange for ii years and D i n n e r a n d s u p p e r was s cents a gallon. Keep a "It seenis to m o , " .M:i says, " t h a t she would have appreciated—" Wilson S<-n< Many "It might have been scores," Ilon- She would put them in her own j "They was payin' for a home too, room." an' no matter how mail they Recipes QUICK COFFEE < \ M By Mrs. L. K. red can just for that purpose. as much of the naptha as you would " l l a v i n ' nothin' to do except show herself off," I explained, "she ^<>t lock said, "or it might have been hundreds. Of course President Wil- Funerals as well as weddings have! one another, neither of 'cm was will- occupied him. He lipped carloads' in' to gtve up all they'ven. To Avoid Circles 37 distinct soil types, in color. Color, varieties of sparrows. The chicka- may sit at many jobs. made by M. S. Winder, National light, then ; iiape into rolls and let In t!he case of spots or portions texture, depth of each type of soil. dee, the nuthatch and song-sparrow 14.%Castors on tables and cabinet. Secretary on one side and an or- raise and bake as usual. If desired 16 WKKSS GOODS REMNANTS all or part of t h e large loaf can be Remnants Let us send you a big bundle of lovely of garments like collars that need character of subsoil, drainage infor- are native Yankees, but tho white- ir>. Tea cart to save steps. chestration of the official Farm Bu- with 4 yds. in each piece. cleaning when it does not seem ad- mation, etc., are given. Copy of the throated sparrow, the juncp, fox 16. Kitchen clock. reau song on the other. put in the ice box and used ;i Fine Dress Goods. Newest summer ma- wanted. This keeps for a week and terials, etc. 75c worth of Notions with- visable to clean the whole garment, map may be had free by writing your and tree-sparrow are only visitors 17. Shelf over i stove for One connot lLs.ten to Mr. Winder's out extra cost. Send no money. Pay use a small quantity of fresh naptha Senator or Congressman, or the Office from the far nortii, perhaps as far salt and pepp< wl coffee. masterly summary of the Farm Hu- various kinds of rolls can be made $1.89 plus postage on delivery. Money into which a handful of table salt of Information, Dep't of Agriculture, as Alaska. 18. Towel rack e for tea n a n ideal without feeling the for- from this foundation. (They are ex- hack if not pleased. Write Now. MERVIN WINEHOLT CO., Box W2, A or corn meal has been mixed and Washington, D. C. It has been estimated that the towels. ward movement of this great farm cellent—-Kdilor ). Woodbine, Pa. ru'b the spot with a cloth dipped in tree-sparrows alone, in a single 19. Light over -ink, stove and work organization and this record would the same. When the gasoline evap- state, may destroy more than eight table. aid in creating a deeper apprecia- the every day articles that can take orates, the salt or cornmeal can be an occasional gas bath. hundred tons of weed seeds in one 20. Kitchen memorandum pad and tion of the problems confronting brushed off the garment and no winter. If you will watch, you can pencil. the American farmer today. The brown circle will be left. It is well But caution must be used. Al- also see flocks of chickadees busy 21. Divided cupboard doors, that record may be secured singly or in to use a thick folded bath towel or ways keep gasoline in a Kexso in li double bed blankets. ket will operate only on Saturdays until business will warrant more wholesale districts is a happy one. ^You'll be delighted, too, with the efficient . . . 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Height of working surfaces Green and White Blue and While < i: . . I I Corn changed to suit height of worker. l'ink and While Lavender and White Peach •1. Broom racks or a broom closot. MICHIGAN FARM NEWS Peach and White Pattern Service, f>. Hack for kettle lids. 11-13 STERLING PLACE, BROOKLYN, N. Y. (cheek beloW) Name 6. Supply cans painted to match Enclosed find cents for pattern size. kitchen scheme. Ship C. < i. 11. Will mail che< l< 1*. O County 7. Ironing board hung on wall Pattern Size . Summer 1931 Fashion Book... HOTEL 8. Wood box raised to prevent Nam- R. F. D. (or street) " A G L O W W I T H F R I E N D L I N E S S " Bept. 1st. Member Co. Farm Bureau stooping. E. J . BRADWELL, Manager City . State Remember, that the Farm Bureau member, in addition to this very' !t. Stove raised to proper height special price, is credited with a patronage dividend on his statement for by wood blocks. (Patterns are 15c each, fashion book 15c. Send silver or stamps.) D E T R O I T dues. NOTICE! Be sure that you address your pattern order envelope to t h e 10. Long handled dust pan to pre- Michigan Farm News, 11-13 Sterling Place, BROOKLYN, N. Y. vent stooping. SIX MICHIGAN FA mi SATURDAY, JTXE 18. 1931 So it is that none of the monarchs Rumania, drew $425,000 a year when ish rulers belonged, never us state state pools connected with the Nation- Ass'n ;tt S21 X. Cedar street, Lansing. KING MAY LOSE whose crowns got knocked off during he was only 5. And Hirohito, em- jewels or treasure. the turbulent post-war years in peror of Japan, gets the snug salary Then Mohammed VI was driven NAT'L WOOL POOL al, larger pools are expected this year. The Sec'y then issues check for an Michigan wools are being trucked or advance of 14 cents per lb. Wool HIS THRONE, BUT Europe have had to look for flnancia of $2,205,000 a year. assistance anywhere. One and all from his country. He didn't have Thus the ordinary king can lay time to pack up his jewels in a box they are rich men. Thrones or no something by for emergencies. Ab- as Queen Victoria of Spain did. He SALES PICKING UP; shipped by rail, freight collect, to the pool sacks and shipping instructions, Michigan Wool Marketing Ass'n ware- together with the wool pooling con- house, 1927 Main street, Fort Wayne, tract, will be sent to interested pro- HE ISN'T BUSTED thrones, they get along very nicely diction, consequently, seldom means laid •laini to the treasure, but he died and the hands that used to hold anything more than the loss of salutes in 1927 without receiving a single 1931 POOLS GROW Ind. Wools are weighed on receipt ducers on application to Sec'y C. L. and weights sent to the Sec'y of the Brody, at 221 N. Cedar St., Lansing. scepters now hold nice bank books. and fancy ceremonials. It almost ruby. Alfonso Looked Ahead And In part, says a writer in the Wash never means anything even approach- Charles I, former emperor of Aus- National Has Stopped Sales ing poverty. tria-Hungary, took with him jewels ington Star, this is because roya Frequently to Prevent Had a Tidy Sum valued at 7% million dollars when he families have a way of laying aside Alfonso of Spain was the most re- fled from his country. He mortgaged JUST PUBLISHED Elsewhere. valuable properties during the course cent European monarch to lose his his family properties when he made Price Slide. throne. His case is typical of such of years, for those rainy days tha his final attempt to recapture his A Practical Book for Owners of the come to even the best-regulated occurrences. Being a shrewd busi- throne, but he didn't touch the jewels. Boston—Wool sales have picked up RECEIVE BIG SALARIES dynasties. Then, too, it must not be ness man, Alfonso realized some time They were left with a faithful servi- again. The National Wool Marketing New Ford Car forgotten that the average reigning ago that being a king nowadays is a tor, who was instructed not to touch ,Corporatiou is moving the last sec- Exiled Rulers Are Generally monarch is on a salary, just like any job with an uncertain future. Hence, them unless he received a written note tions of the 1930 clip from the 26 state Multimillionaires, Writer Finds. other government employee—and tha for more than a decade, he has been from the emperor. his salary is invariably a nice fat one putting his spare cash where it would lilts Salaries for Rulers Hnpshurjfs Lost Their Jewell wool pools. Approximately 40 woolen mills, do the most good, buying heavily in But the dash into Hungary didn't worsted mills, textile manufacturers, sound Spanish stocks. Today he has THE FORD MODEL "A" CAR Queen Wilhelmina of the Nether- extensive holdings in the Madrid sub- bring back the throne. The emperor knitting yarn companies and others AND MODEL "AA" TRUCK When a monarchy turns into a re- lands, for example, draws $480,000 an and his wife, Empress Vita, were sent were purchasers of considerable way and telephone companies and in blocks during the week of June 1. Its Construction, Operation and Repair public overnight, the ex-king who gets nually from her grateful subjects a number of Spanish railroad lines. into exile. Swiss creditors descended One thrown out loses his throne—but with an extra $40,000 for maintenance When the Spanish telephone system on the man who was holding the poundsfirm took over half a million of a particular grade of wool nothing else. of the royal palace. Gustav V o went into private hands Alfonso is jewels and asked for their money. By VICTOR W. PAGE, M. E. A deposed king may deserve a lot Sweden is paid $376,000 a year, plus said to have received more than 1 confided The servitor was frightened. He in one buy. the jewels to three well The National has in quantity all of sympathy, but he is seldom in the $84,000 for his expense account. Haa- million dollars. known jewelers, who, in turn, intrust- the grades of nearly all the types of market for charity. Almost invariably kon VII of Norway gets $182,000; On top of this he bought heavily ed them to other agents. Only $60,000 fleeces in the United States. Mill 703 Pages 318 Illustrations he has a tidy fortune salted away, Albert of Belgium gets $77,000 an- of American securities a few years ago. was received for the jewels. with a lot of gilt-edge securities to nually; Boris III of Bulgaria gets When Alexander Moore was American A little later the royal family, real- buyers appreciate this concentration PRICE $2.50 f support him in the style to which he $25,000. of the particular grades in which they ambassador at Madrid he is said to izing that it must have money, decid- are interested. Having more than has been accustomed. Michael, the former boy king of have acted as Alfonso's unofficial ad- ed to sacrifice some of the jewels. one-third of the total U. S. clip in the This is the most complete and practical Instruction Book ever viser in regard to investments in Wall The empress gained permission to go 1930 pool that National has stepped published on the Model A Ford Car. Illustrated by 318 specially made street. to Switzerland. But when she arriv- out of the market on several occasions drawings and photographs. All parts of Model A Cars are described in Jewels Alone Worth a Fortune ed she learned that the treasure was rather than meet low prices quoted to a comprehensive manner—nothing is left for the reader to guess at. Classified Ads Hence, when the crash came, Al- gone. Emperor Charles didn't live the mills. By so doing it has "held fonso was all fixed—with 3 or 4 mil- very long after that. an umbrella" over the producers as a The construction is fully treated and Operating Principles Made Clear to Everyone. Complete Instructions for driving and repairing Classified advertisements are cash with order at the following If the Romanoff family, who ruled whole, although wool poolers have are given. Every detail is considered in a non-technical yet thorough rates: 4 cents per word for one edition. Ads to appear in two or mor* lion dollars on deposit in various manner. Considers all service and repair processes in great detail. editions take the rate of 3 cents per word per edition. French and English banks, in addition Russia before it was a republic, had waited longer. When the wools quoted to his security holdings. Incidentally, been able to escape, the czar, his wife too low were gone, the market has Many Specially Posed Photographs Show Repair Processes in Such when the royal family left for France, and daughters would have had % worked to higher levels and the Na- LIVE STOCK FURNITURE million dollars to support them. The Queen Victoria carried with her her imperial family had Vfc million dol- tional wool pool has resumed selling. a Simple Way Anybody Can Understand and Do Them CATTLE WILL SACRIFICE—1975.00 COM- private jewels, valued at one-half mil- lars' worth of personal jewels con- iThe National pool could have easily Plete four room outfit of furniture for lion dollars. balance due on contract of |3Sl.OO. Out- cealed on their bodies when they sold out at bargain prices. Mill own- You cannot afford to be without this new book. HERD SIRE, KAI'VH' RALEIGH tit is in best of condition and has he.-n So when Alfonso got to France he were taken into the woods and killed. ers prefer the steadying influence of Noble. Sired by Fauvlc Prince. Medal used only six months, a part of whicl was able to rent a suite of twenty- A complete work for every Owner, Dealer, of Merit hull. I lam Imported, Lllletb, Some of the jewels were hidden in- the national pool. The largest firms Gold Medal, XN:< lbs. :s.:,!t days. Improve time piece it was in storage. Includes three living room suite with solid wal- eight rooms at the Hotel Meurice in side of cloth buttons. Some were in the country are regular patrons. Salesman and Repairman, Garage Owner and your type and production. Five bull frame on bottom, covered all over Paris, paying at the rate of $600 a day. sown up in hats and coat linings. calves 7 months old for wale time given. nut 1931 pooling in Michigan is going General Mechanic. You can do your own re- Sidney Robart, Robart Jersey Farm, in the same material, with reversible Kxll' Seamless Axminister Rug To be sure, he was momentarily When the investigating committee ar- forward through the Michigan Co- Walkerville, Michigan. (6-S8-StHSJ cushions, two Junior Lamp*, Smoking Stand, eight pinched for cash. He had taken $20,- arrived on the scene it was discover- operative Wool Marketing Corpora- pairing by following the instructions given. piece walnut dining room suite, buffet 000 with him, but it didn't last long, Hereford;* mirror, HxlL' dining room rug, four piece ed that the bodies hadn't been strip- tion. In Michigan and throughout 26 For your copy send $2.50 to walnut bedroom suite, double-deck col with the aristocratic but impoverish- ped very well. One large diamond, HEREFORD BULLS. REPEATER and Springs, 27 inch throw rug, kitchen cab- ed Spanish exiles who loyally hurried worth $50,000, which was part of a Woodford breeding at sensible prices, A. inet, live piece breakfast suite and con- tensive ranch properties in Western M. Todd Company, Mentha, Mich. goleum rug. Will sell for $50.00 down to the hotel to borrow money from pendant of the czarina's, was found. Canada. If anything should happen MICHIGAN FARM NEWS POULTRY <3-14-8t-15b) and terms on the balance, or will store until needed for a deposit of $10.00. their deposed monarch. However, Incidently, it was worth noticing to the English royal house, Edward Will recover the dining room chairs and Alfonso had no difficulty at all in that the heir apparent to the British Windsor would be able to establish L»21 \ . CEDAR STREET LANSING, MICHIGAN k repaint the kitchen cabinet and break- floating a loan from the banks. He throne the prince of Wales, has ex- fast set to suit the purchaser. This out- himself comfortably there. BABY CHICKS lit is an exceptionally fine value. Tele- is an excellent risk. phone R. Joldersma, 9-3434 Grand TRAP NESTED BLOOD L I N K RapldS, collect, or write 100-118 South Wilhelm II, the former German em- 33 chicka. Price to August 1st: Rocks 10c, Division Ave., Grand Rapids, Michigan peror, doesn't have a privy any more, White Leghorns 8c delivered. Satisfac- at once if interested (6-13-16U-2U on? "Chance tion guaranteed. Free literature, H A Y but his pocketbook is heavier since CITY HATC'HKKV, Hay City, Mich., R>6. TO THE FIRST BUYER FOR BAL- he has been in exile than ever before. (6-2S-2t-86i) ance of contract due a four room com- plete outfit which sold eight months ago He remains the richest German, either 600fl CHICKS ROCKS, REDS, VVVAN- for $47f>.iH). Will sell for the balance in Germany or out. His total wealth dottes, White Rocks, Buff Orpington*, due on contract of $219.00 and will dis- is computed anywhere between 150 White and Brown Leghorns, White and count $19.00 if you want to pay cash or Black Mihorcas, e t c at reduced prices will sell on terms of twelve months by million and \i billion marks. Before fOf June and July. Chicks on hand all paying $f>0.00 down. The outfit consists the war it was 140 million marks. His the time. Ducklings and turkey poults. of a Living Room Suite, IMning Room Sunburst Egg and St|iial> Farm, 601 \V. Suite, Bedroom Suite, Phonograph, Ga holdings cover a wide flange—vast Henry, Charlotte, Mich. (6-13-2t-44p) Stove, Spring and Mattress, breakfast estates, steel stocks, steamship stocks, PULLETS room set, etc. Will sell all or part and deliver any where in the state free of railway, bank and public utility se- charge. If Interested call us 9-3436 and curities. Before the war he owned > WHITE LEQHORN PULLETS, 10 TO reverse the charges. CHAFFER BROS. much railway and steel stock in Am- H weeks. Well grown. Sired by males FURNITURE CO., 106-118 Division Ave., from 225-f.uj e^K official record hens. South, Grand Rapids, Michigan. erican companies, but these were Satisfaction guaranteed. Hield's Leg- (S-23-St-lllb) quickly liquidated when it became ap- horn Farms, Mancelona, Mich, (ti-iit-i'ts) parent the United States would enter FARM BUREAU MEMBERS LESS THAN 1% OF GAMBLERS FINISH AS WINNERS SEEDS and PLANTS the war. FARM MACHINERY send jour feed and fertilizer sales NURSERY STOCK OF ALL KINDS— The French "King" Extremely Rich POR SALE—16-80 McCORMICK DEER- Strawberry plants: Dunlops, Premiers, slips on Farm Bureau Branded You are certain to make the odds against you if you buy at random. lng tractor. Motor- nearly like new, and Mastadon, Everbearers. Red, and black three bottom P. A O, plows. Howard raspberry plants. $2 per 100. Shrubs— king of France if France had a king, Mgr. Le Due de Guise, who would be Feeds and Fertilizers to Farm When you purchase Farm Bureau Products you KNOW you are buy- Jenks, Plymouth, R-l, Mich. (4-ll-3tp) Flowers. Allegan Nursery, Allegan, Bureau, Lansing-, for patronage di- ing real dollar for dollar values. Products that have been tried, tested THRESHER—RED RIVER SPECIAL Mich. (4-ll-4t-s) has so much money that he spent one vided purposes. and proven. Centralize your buying with Farm Bureau and take no with self-feeder and stacker complete. million dollars on his son's wedding Size ::_'xfi-t. In good condition. Price BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY recently. His son, Prince Henry, count chances. $400.00. I'KAIKIK FARM, ALICIA, of Paris and dauphin of France, mar- MICHIGAN. (6-2S-2t-21-i) WANTED—MAN TO OPERATE OWN business. Must have $:.'(M> and good re- ried into a dethroned royal family, al- Ask your Fartn MANUKIO SPREADERS. LOWER ferences. Earnings guaranteed according so. His bride is Gabelle, princess of production costs—save time—make work to man's ability. No selling or canvass- easier. We have a few NEW IDEA ing Inquire A. R. Schaberg, 1412 West Orleans-Braganza, and a decendamt of Spreaders—latest models—at special low Michigan, Lansing, Mich. prices. They won't last long and this <6-13-lt-31b.) Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil. Her Farm Relief Again Bureau tor distribu- whether you should use Farm Bureau 16% Mermash or 18%—or Just as important Is your opportunity to net a money mak- ing—time saving machine at practically your price. FARM BUREAU SUPPLY WANTED—FARM WORK father, Prince Pierre, is the former pretender to the Brazilian throne. We repeat that Mermash 16%—the 3 in 1 feed—has saved thou- Eggmaker or Lay- ing Mash. advise will make His as the roof BTORE, Branch of Farm Bureau Ser- WANTED—FARM WORK BY MAN The groom's wedding gifts to the you money, for he vices, Inc., Woodland, Michigan. and wife. sing, Mich. Experienced poultry farm (5-23-tf-56b) workers. O. R. Irvin, R. F . D. 00, Lan- bride included two pearl necklaces, (6-13-lt) two diamond diadems and a large sands of dollars in costs and has added other thousands of knows what Farm Bureau Egg Mash- es are doing and can help you. on your barn PIANOS FOR SALE WANTED—FARM WORK BY DAY amount of other Bourbon jewelry. dollars to the value of the pullets and cockerels raised on it. A barn roof made of superior ma- Or month, general farm preferred. Sin- The duke of Guise may not have a terial will not crack nor leak. It FOR SALIC FOR HALANCE OF CON- tract due, Straight Piano which former- gle. Capable, Harold Cline, 405 Y. M. C. crown, but he has enough money to Call on the man that used Mermash—listen to his story—it will will stand up under all sorts of ly sold for $175.00 for balance due on A., Lansing, Michigan (6-13-lt) contract of $43.00. We deliver any do things with a royal gesture. He convince you. weather and protect your stock and where In the state free of charge. Call FARM HELP WANTED owns estates in Belgium, Italy and stored crops for years. us y-H4:»G and reverse the charges if in- Morocco. In its own way, good fence is terested. CHAFFEE BROS. FURNI- WANTED—MAN AND WIFE WITH- Grow your pullets on the same feed—only use all the hard grains TURE CO., 106-118 Division Ave., South, out family to work in small hatchery Former King George of Greece and just as important as a good barn Grand Rapids, Michigan. (5-23-3t-51b) and on fruit and poultry farm. Exper- his exiled mother, Queen Sophie, wid- roof; just as essential to the se- ienced poultryman preferred. Orchard they will cat—hopper-feed them, if possible. Health, vigor MUST SACRIFICE—1460.00 ARTEMIS Croft Hatchery, Ypsilanti, Michigan. ow of the late King Constantine, aren't curity of your stock and crops. It mahogany player piano for balance of Phone 1939. (fi-23-2t-p) doing very much worrying about and profit come in every sack of Mermash. resists weather, guards your crops contract due of $7.'!.Oil plus storage. $t;9f> financial matters, either. King George's Btory & Clark lifetime guaranteed Oak Willie: What are diplomatic re- wife is the eldest daughter of Queen against marauders and keeps your Player Piano for balance due on contract lations, pop? stock always under control. of $12f).ii|i. Rolls and benches go with Marie of Rumania. She was left near both of these pianos. These pianos are Pop: There are no such people, CAMBRIA FENCE retains its guaranteed to be In A -1 condition and my boy. lyone-half million dollars by her strength and uniformity for many Grow Better Alfalfa Y will be delivered free of charge any- father, the late King Ferdinand. Liv- where In Michigan. Telephone If your boiled icing is too thick, ing in exile in Rumania isn't very years. It is made of steel selected Qrand Rapids, collect, or write Chaffee for the purpose. See your local Bros. Furniture CO., 106-118 South I >i vi- add a few drop3 of hot water and hard on this particular group of the sion Ave., Qrand ftapids, Mich. stir rapidly. royal family. Farm Bureau distributor. (6-18-78-8t) Ferdinand of Bulgaria managed to Fertilizer is too important to "gamble" with. You cannot afford salvage enough money from his king- cheap fertilizer nor can you afford to skimp with it. Like money in the ship to have a merry time when his bank, it's a real interest getter. y crown toppled from his head. He WORM CAPSULES deposited large amounts of money in other countries before he fled. The Farm Bureau Fertilizer brings low production costs by increased yields. Alfalfa is a heavy feeder on potash. It gathers nitrogen from exact amounts are not known. But the air, but you must feed it phosphorus and potash. The feeding qual- FOR a legal action in London revealed ity of your alfalfa hay is increased with fertilizer. Agriculture college that he had upward of 2 million dol- CHICKENS AND TURKEYS lars there. Ferdinand abdicted in recommendations for alfalfa are O-12-24 or O-24-24. avor of his eldest son, Boris, on Farm Bureau Fertilizers are manufactured from the very best ingre- October 3, 1918, after war disasters. Easy To Give The World's Richest Ruler dients and follows closely the analysis and recommendations of agriculture A Hinge-Joint Abbas Hilmi, ex-khedive of Egypt, college authorities. See your local co-op. If he cannot supply you, accept Cut-stay fence is another deposed monarch who did- no substitute, but order direct. for Thrifty Farmers n't have to worry when his salary stopped. He is living the life of a retired millionaire in Paris with plenty of money of his own. The richest man in the world . . . Making History 5 balls of Farm Bureau 600- foot twine binds as much grain v and this doesn't exempt the Rocke- Parke-Davis Product fellers or Fords or anyone else . . . is a royal ruler, the iiizarn of Hyder- In Racing as 6 balls of standard 500-foot twine—and saves time, trouble and temper. < -A WORM CAPSULES abad, who lives in an obscure city in India. He is said to keep 500 mil- <)ulek Action — Low Cost lion dollars' worth of gold bricks and Twenty Grand owned by Mrs. Payne Whitney has just won Praetleally No Set-Baek oins and jewels in his palace strong the 57th running of the Kentucky Derby—I ] miles in 2:104-5, "BUY CO-OPERATIVELY" box. He never invests for fear his Poultry*— h«v» long felt the need for a worm capsule thet would really ortune might become too cumber- an all time record for the event. . . . Seed, Feed, Oil, Twine, Tires, kill Urge Roundworms end Tapeworms in Chicken* end Turkeys et one treatment. some. Instead he takes out a lump IN LUBRICATION Lime, Supplies . . . Life and Automo- of gold when he needs it. He is so After 20 y—n search for a product of this kind, Perke, DavU & Co., Detroit, mportant that he gets a 21-gun sa- CJ "Mioco" and "Bureau Penn" Lubricating Oils are winning bile Insurance — at a "Farm Risk M i c k , produced C-A Worm Capsules which ere meeting with great favor. lute from the British navy. applause and satisfied customers wherever used. Rate." Perk«« Davit A C o , will send free bulletins on request. If the late former sultan of Turkey had been wiser he would have invest- Farm Bureau Services, Inc. # CA WORH CAPSULES ARE SOLD «t •-*•* ed in some stocks and bonds and ands instead of keeping his treasure FARM BUREAU SUPPLY STORES a t hut up in the Hall of Thrones and the Green Vaults. Twenty-eight gen- Lapeer Imlay City Midland Woodland erations of sultans collected these Lansing, Michigan Lansing, at 221 North Cedar St. jewels. They have always been re- garded as the personal property of he Osman family, to which the Turk-