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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
6
London June 13 Admiral William S Sims defends his pro British pro French pro ally stance at a banquet of the American Luncheon club. He urges closer Anglo American French friendship and naval cooperation while noting world peace depends on good will among English speakers.
Mrs Anna Thomson Dodge widow of Horace B Dodge will get 500000 dollars for living expenses for one year under a probate court order issued by Judge Durfee in Detroit Michigan.
An Athens dispatch reports the Greek fleet bombarded Heraklee on the Black Sea causing great excitement in Constantinople. The incident was confirmed by an Exchange Telegraph report from Athens.
National commander F. W. Galbraith was killed when his car crashed and pinned him under wreckage near Indianapolis. Colonel Milton J. Foreman of the Illinois Legion, and Henry Ryan were injured but not seriously. Ryan’s car plunged 14 feet over an embankment. Colonel Foreman and state adjutant William G. Setliffe attended a rally for the Military Training Camp campaign. Theodore Roosevelt also spoke.
Eighteen people are known dead in the La Junta flood after a 50 hour battle against the elements. Captain J B Mack of the Colorado National Guard arrived to assess the situation and estimate property damage in the district at one million dollars.
Washington June 9 The army appropriation bill totaling about 354 million dollars and authorized for 150000 enlisted men passed the senate without a roll call. The senate rejected the state military affairs committee amendment for 170000 men by 36 to 82 after a 34 to 30 adoption.
Joseph W. Cannon of Chicago was elected president of the National Association of Master Plumbers at its thirty-ninth convention in New Orleans. John Irvine was elected vice president.
Reports show unfilled orders on May 31 totaling 5,482,487 tons, down from 5,845,224 tons in April, a decrease of 362,787 tons. Data reflects the U S Steel corporation figures reported in New York.
The Federal Trade Commission alleges a Western lumber monopoly, naming the West Coast Lumbermen's Association and the Western Pine Manufacturers' Association. It cites a 20 year pattern of concerted price setting and production restraint in the Douglas fir region affecting Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and California.
Thomas W. Lamont, chairman of the American committee for the China famine fund, ordered all local committees to cease subscriptions as funds have met pressing needs. Total subscriptions reached 4,374,206 plus 1,000,000 Red Cross, 1,250,000 church gifts, and 250,000 from Chinese in the U.S., pushing national total over 6.847 million.
Fifteen officials of Chicago's funeral trust were indicted by the county grand jury on charges of boycotting blacklisting and acts detrimental to public welfare. Named in the true bills were Frederick Johns president of the Chicago Motor Liverymen's association Matthew J Lamb vice president Robert K Sloan secretary and Roy McGrath treasurer. It is alleged the funeral trust conspired to raise funeral prices.
The Red Cross chapter in Pueblo releases a list of 437 missing persons from the flood district. In Cincinnati, the funeral for Col. Frederick W. Galbraith Jr. commander of the American Legion, is held at Music Hall after a fatal Indianapolis auto crash.
Webster City Iowa June 13 Sherman Anderson age fifteen son of Mr and Mrs Albert Anderson was found dead by his parents hanging in a barn no cause is known for the act
A U.S. Weekly Market Report dated June 11 summarizes grain, fruit, hay, dairy, and live stock trends for the week ending June 9. It notes July wheat hitting a new high on bullish reports, later declines as export demand drops, and a rebound due to fears of heavy rains delaying harvest. Prices for No. 2 red winter wheat and other staples, plus cattle and hog prices in Chicago, Kansas City, and Minneapolis, are listed with weekly changes and regional quotes. Total week shipments by market include Cattle and calves 24,926. hogs 6,657. sheep 10,009.
Washington reports Rear Admiral William S. Sims must disavow his American jackass remarks made to the English-speaking union in London. Secretary Denby sent a sharp cable demanding acknowledgment or disavowal, following Senator Medill McCormick of Illinois visit to the White House and Navy Department.
Anna R. Murphy a 37 year old public stenographer died after plunging from a thirteenth floor room in the Chicago Stock Exchange building. Report notes the fall was instantaneous with no survivors. The tragedy occurred in Chicago on June 13.
Maj. Roy Alaynes, editor of the Hillsboro Dispatch in Ohio, was appointed by President Warren G. Harding as the successor to John Kramer as national prohibition commissioner, in Washington on June 13.
A USDA bulletin reports turkeys are a key factor in gapeworm spread among young chickens. Experiments in Washington and Maryland show 22.5 percent of turkeys infested, while adult chickens rarely harbor worms. Keeping young poultry on clean ground and excluding turkeys can greatly reduce losses.
The Better Sires Better Stock campaign shows a 134 percent rise in the average purity of livestock in early 1921. A total of 431,189 domestic animals and fowls enrolled. 22,605 are purebred sires, while the rest are females bred to purebreds. Ohio leads enrollments, with Nebraska second, as Scrub bulls still appear to scrub out inferior stock. Guam emblem recognition marks a notable milestone in the first quarter.
Specialists from the United States Department of Agriculture say hitching a third horse to a two horse walking plow increases daily plowing by at least a quarter acre. This adds up to about 5 acres in 20 days, translating into a saving of two to three days of work on a large farming operation.
USDA specialists warn against letting natural moisture escape soil to wait for later. Retained moisture aids soil organisms in making nutrients available, boosting growth. Irrigation costs money and labor, while rainfall is nature’s gift and should be used prudently.
The U S Department of Agriculture urges growers to visit markets to understand dealers needs. Such trips help the grower choose trustworthy representatives, learn distributor difficulties, and improve marketing practices.
The United States Department of Agriculture bureau of markets reports successful potato storage depends on tuber quality storage temperature air moisture pile size and light exclusion. Proper storage temperatures range from about 85 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
The text argues field agents should be practical farmers rather than professionals from unrelated trades. It likens sending a carpenter to a tailor as ineffective and stresses hands-on farming experience as essential for credible, useful guidance.
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