Fanner Loses On Bumper
Crop of Corn, Says Expert
DES MOINES, la., Sept. 21. (JP)—
—A bumper crop oi corn does not
necessarily mean prosperity tor the
Iowa farmer. More than likely it
means money out ol nis pocket, says
C. D. Reed, director of theweather
and crop reporting service.
In his bulletins, Mr. Reed has been
repeating “More corn—less dollars.”
Basis for the statemeit was found
in a fact pointed out by the late
Secretary of Agriumtu v Wallace,
substantiated by figuies in Mr.
Reed’s own office. The reverse is
equally true, he declared, “Less corn
■—more dollars.”
“Take the crop of 1924,” said Mr.
Reed. “It was the poorest we have
had since 1901. The average yield
was only 28 bushels to the acre. De
spite the yield be.ag 132.000,000 bu
shels shorter tha j the previous crop
ann that i -vas o' i • i* io- quality,
y Moughl the lo v» farmer ?1J,000;
809 ru e than the ye v* before.
“The 1921 crop—Iowa’s greatest—
is another example. The average
yield lor that year was 43 bushels
an acre, a bumper crop even for Io
wa, yet the total n‘tur:! to farmers
v* * i my $13? o* 0 j'.i c .. .pared with
•'.*> ?2oG,000,0o * . .* t'.» averjge
corn c op hi' j. -
I.i hi at yea. Mr n »1 s \ j tje
S-o? : retu'c f. i ti.d thatgr-.v corn
was $12.90 an acre, the lowest figme
since 1902.
Every Ship Arrival Gets
Welcome at Spitzbergen
BARENTSBURG, Grene Harbor,
Spitzbergen, Sept. 21. (/P)—The arriv
al of a ship in any of the small Spitz
bergen ports is a sufficiently rare i
event to bring most of the popula
tion, male and female, who do not
happen to be at work, down to the
waterside, for to them it means a
welcome touch with the outside
world. They know every captain,
sailor and ship's dog by1 name, and
effusive greetings are exchanged be
tween old friends, while newcomers
are quizzed with kindly curiosity and
interest. Also, there may be a few
letters from “home,” which will be
delivered straight from the captain’s
! cabin.
The first ship of the season that
manages to struggle thru the ice
receives of course a special welcome,
for Spitzbergen has only heard the
world’s newTs for say seven months
in tabloid form over the wireless, and
there is much to talk about.
Miners who have “done” their
winter or winters contract, come
trooping down to go home tempor
arily lor good. The homing fever
is catching, and there are many who
forfeit good wages and make a rush
for the boat on the spur of the mo
ment. This of course places the
employers sometimes in an awk
ward predicament, but fresh forces
may be turning up by the next boat.
S.S. Admiral Watson
Southbound passengers from Sew
ard yesterday on the Admiral Watson
included the following list of reserva
tions:
For Seattle—John Lofgerf, John Ju
silla, Henry Halloren, Otto Hunt.
For Wrangell—Henry Moss.
For Cordova—Florence Sullivan. A.
Peterson.
Latouche—E. H. Lee, W’alter Hen
ning, M. E. McMullen, Oscar Vogle,
Paul Larson, W. T. Jacobson.
Gateway want-ads bring results.
Italian Authorities Baffled
By Mummification Woman
NAPLES, Sept. 21. (/P)—A striking
example of' the mummification of a
human body by natural processes
has been discovered at Catolla, in
the province of Salerno, with the ex
humation of the body of a local res
ident. Rosa Scarpa, who died in 1912.
The body was found to be in a per
fect state of preservation; even her
clothes were in a sort of pertrified
condition, but retained their origi
nal colors.
Thinking the mummification pro
cess might have been due to pecu
liar chemical qualities of the soil,
the authorities ordered the opening
of an adjacent grave, but the corpS^
in the latter grave had completely
decomposed. This, therefore, led to
the belief among devout natives that
a miracle had been wrought.
JAPANESE DESTROYERS SOLD
TOKIO, Sept. 21. (AP)—The destroy
ers Oboro and Akebono were auc
tioned off to Yasutaro Kagawa of
Kure at 7,109 yen apiece recently at
the Kure naval station. The ships
originally cost 200,000 yen each.
They are for breaking uji, the steel
to be used for building purposes. The
warship Suma and the destroyers
Nowake, Matsukaze, Shdrayutoi and
Arare are to be put up for auction
at the Sasebo Naval station shortly.
Ensigns and coats-of-arms will be
removed and placed in the naval mu
seum to be created on the warship
Mikasa.
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JORDANS VALET SERVICE.
If You Are Doing Business
With Mail Order Concerns
If you are sending your cash out of town-doing business
with mail order concerns—keep mum about the growth—the indus
tries the advantages or beauty of the town. You have no boast coining. It
is a good town not because of you, but in spite of you.
If you are not a Home Trader You are a
Traitor to the Best Interests of the Town 4 r
This community is made up of individuals. Its prosperity
depends on individual effort. If you send your money away for goods
that can be purchased here, you injure the town—and yourself
When you buy from a mail order concern—your money is
gone for good. Not one red cent of it ever comes back. None of
it pays for taxes. None of it pays store rent, clerk hire—or does a blessed
one of the dozens of things accomplished by home-spent money.
Suppose everyone in this city sent away for their mer
chandise. The town would go to rack and ruin. You wouldn’t be
able to give property away. There would be little employment for labor.
Schools—churches—everything of a public nature would be stripped to poor
house poverty. There’s no reason why anyone should deal with mail order
concerns. Your home town merchant carries the best grades of merchandise
on the market. They are goods of recognized merit. They are sold at
practically one price the world over. You know you are getting full value in
quality. The biggest manufacturers in the country insure that with their
trademarks. Your purchases are protected. There is no buying dissatisfaction
—long waits—long distance return costs—or delivery charges.
Your dealer appreciates your patronage.* He puts forth
every effort to hold your trade. He becomes intimately acquainted
with your likes and dislikes—consequently can serve you in the most satisfac
tory manner. And to top off all of these important advantages—your local
merchant can save you money.
By all means talk up your town—but first win the right to
speak by spending your money at home. It is the solid worth of home
spent money—not words that establishes the public wealth and welfare
of the community.
Vis'
Donate to the good of the town by trading IN town—and get the greatest value for your dollars*
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I was able to purchase these suits
at very low prices which enables
me to offer them to you at a great
bargain.
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APPLICATION FOR PATENT
United States Land Office
^Anchorage, Alaska, September 3,
Notice is hereby given that James
VVickersham, of Juneau, Alaska, as
signee of Joseph Hommell, and John
P. Mullen, has filed in the local land
office at Anchorage, Alaska, his appli
cation to enter under Sections 2306 and
2307 Revised Statutes, Lot 4, Section
35, T. 6 S. R. 13 W. S. M. Serial 06476.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the lands described should file
their adverse claims within the period
of publication, or thirty days thereaf
ter, or they will be barred by the pro
visions of the Statute.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Register
First Publication Sept. 19, 1925.
Last Publication Oct. 24, 1925.
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Mrs. C. A. Pollard, wife of the An
chorage dentist, who conducts the
Dental Clinic, returned to Seward
Seward yesterday from Kodiak, with
her baby. Mrs. Pollard has been
visiting with friends at Kodiak for
the past week. She departs for
Anchorage in the morning.
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