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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1918
Page
4
A brokered peace report sparked a fine town celebration with bells, fire trucks, and firecrackers as residents cheered the Allied terms accepted by German emissaries. The event included cheers on the streets and a notable mention of Herbert Drachman amid the festivities.
E P Taylor of the U S Department of Agriculture and University of Arizona Extension cautions bean growers. Last year the Federal Food Administration bought 752 carloads of pinto beans from Colorado and New Mexico at market prices, impacting other varieties in Arizona. No contracts for pintos are planned in 1918, leaving growers to market their crop themselves. Due to heat, dry weather and pests, Arizona’s 1917 bean yield fell. total state production is forecast around 72 000 bushels versus 12 000 last year, while Colorado and New Mexico expect similar or lower outputs.
New York swelled with wild reaction to an unconfirmed report Germany signed an armistice. Extra editions claimed terms would take effect at 2 pm, sparking parades, street chaos, and a suspended stock market while confirmation remained elusive.
Carrie Chapman Catt announces suffragists are confident in 69th Congress to pass the federal constitution amendment. Michigan and South Dakota show strong support. Oklahoma results incomplete. They expect sufficient Senate votes for passage and spare votes in both houses of the 66th Congress.
The United States protests to Germany through the Swiss minister over reports that Belgian coal mines will be destroyed as German forces evacuate. The note cites Germanys Oct 26 pledge to spare private property and protect civilians, warning such destruction would violate that assurance and harm civilians.
Ten year average for Arizona prices on this date. bean prices expected to be good but not as high as two years ago when prices soared. Emphasis on careful harvesting and grading this fall. 17 percent of 752 cars of binto beans offered to government were rejected for stones dirt or splits last year. Agricultural Extension advises modern machinery and bean blades standards from the Rocky Mountain Bean Jobbers Association.
State Leader W OM Cook reports county agent Ballantyne’s weekly notes show corn-variety demonstrations in the Gila Valley with yields including 111 bushels of Sacaton June, 40 bushels of common white dent, and 457 for Eureka Red Cob on wolondelayo lands, indicating Sacaton June outperforms other varieties.
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