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New-York tribune., 1912-03-24
Ohio Man and His Contented
Partners Make Their Twelve
Acres Pay 165 Per Cent
Every Year.

~Y SHARING his profits with his EN-
ployes and thus encouraging them
~ 10 put forth their best efforts, Mar
fin l. Ructenik farmer, of Schaaf Road
South Brooklyn, near Cleveland, makes on
an average $1,000 clear profit each year
from the twelve acres he has under culuva-
tion.
Tho larger the profits the more the en-
rIoves get. There are eighteen men en-
rIovod on the farm, and for ten years they
.bove been sharing with Ructenik in the
rrodts Each workman invests money IL
Tho farm and they receive the same per-
coptage OF profit according to their In
vestment. as the owner. This makes them
contonted, they work harmoniously togeth-
or. and the profits are correspondingly IN
crcasad because they effect many econo-
mics in operation, with which they would
not bother we're they not interested per-
eoDaIIv In swelling the returns.
How much money an acre can ONO tarin
l,nd he reasonably expected TO return
This is a problem with which thousands
~ farmers I'm that state are struggling.
come answer by showing a net revenue OF
obout 500 an acre. Others can make pronts
30 several hundred dollars 1t remains ior
puetenik 10 lead them all. year aIler year
his farm has produced a net revenue OF
=, ooo ON acre. which is considerably in eX-
~. ~ what the land could probably be
-, for It's owner himself figures that
:, :, nrobably worth 500 to the acre but
ho extracts nearly double that sum from
# each year.
Ruetenik owns eighteen acres OF land
-. t,y.lve acres of which he has under
actnaI cultivation OF this amount little
az than three acres is under glass in the
Sory, ee,T Of bot-houses by intelligent applica-
tion of fertilizer, water and brains ne Keeps
the twelve acres producing hSa,iy t,".. eseag
40, ,n the year. When the chilly blasts
uas hIo1yinp outside he has three boilers
annon,ng arg Dlp hot air into the three acres of
punpa pueephouses and while snow swirls above ",
spes,Il ere glass vegetables are growing beneath
"0 When the balmy days come me d1Sor thousands ,1os
y, IL; nlants are transplanted 10 the other nine
New-York tribune., 1912-03-24

American civilization throughout Moroland.
He Fympatrlzcs with the viewpoint of this
isolated people and is attempting 10 bring
them 10 American methods Of government
with the least possible bl0odshed. While
the iron hand IS upon occasions necessary
il IS held that this thing IS rapidly being
accomplished and with the least possible
harshnoss
The present trouble was precipitated
when General Pershing decided upon dis
armiuc all the Moros After long expert
mcnt II had been found that there was no
possible provision by which these people
could be prevented from lawless and bloody
outbreaks so long as they were possessed
OF arms When the order went forth, all
the friendly tribes after having the matter
thoroughly explained 10 them, came In ana
surrendered their rifles, for which they
were adequately paid. The outlaws. how
ever. around Lake I.anao In Mindanao, and
around Bud Dajo, I'm Jolo, refused to give
up their arms and took TO the brush. The
war OF the last few months has resulted
from the attempt to deprive these rene
gades of their arms.
on December / First Lieutenant Hearne,
commanding Company B, Sd Infantry,
stationed at Camp Taglibi, nine miles
fight with the MOros which kept up for
ten miles through the jungles. AS a re-
suit Of this fight twelve Moros were killed
New-York tribune., 1912-03-24

about May /. Sudden changes in the tenn
pcrature are watched carefully by the day
and night nremcn, and heat IS applied
when needed.
over 2j5,OO0 lettuce plants are being set
this month in the various greenhouses. The
produce Will be ready for market in No
vember and December when fancy prices
will lie paid by the hotels and restaurants
all over the country
The one aim OF Ruetenlk is to supply
produce when the other fellow hasn't got
It for sale. For the past month the plant
has been almost idle. for RuetenIk does
not attempt to compete with the farmers
who are selling tons OF produce on the
markets every day. His corn crop he
marketed weeks ago, when corn was bring
ing 25 cents dozen ears. During the past
week farmers have received as low as two
or three cents a Dozen Ruetenlk does not
care for this class of trade, for It would
not pay him 10 carry stun 10 market at
that price.
over two hundred thousand celery plants
are now being bleached at Ruetenlk's farm
ready for the fall and winter trade. 1t will
be marketed from now on. \ heavy mulch
OF manure IS placed between the rows OF
celery TO fertilize the ground and TO retain
the moisture. When IT comes time 10
bleach H. boards arc set at each side, in
stead OF sand being banked up. This
makes the celery clean and attractive and
does not take so much care to make IT
presentablc to the buyer. Ruetenik's strong
selling point is to make everything look
as attractive as possible at the smallest
cost This means bigger profits and bet
ter satisfied customers.
Who ever heard of a man making 500
an acre each year from rhubarb? Ruetenik
does it and does not even attempt TO har-
vest the crop which comes about Septem-
Der /. There is too much fruit and too
many vegetables on sale 20 make it prof
table so he does not attempt to harvest II.
Fifty tons Of manure go on each acre each
year Pieplants last about five years each
and are then renewed
Reutenik does not believe that man can
successfully raise vegetables for the mar
ket on q large scale and attempt fruit
growing too. He says that fruit growing is
a business in itself, which needs different
methods TO handle and requires a lot of
special study Neither does he believe that
q market gardener can raise berries and
small fruits for the same reason. He had
several acres devoted 10 them. but ripped
New-York tribune., 1912-03-24
GOOD REASON.

Daniel Kennedy, New York auctioneer
was talking about a collection Of French
shln boxes that had sold too low.
You ask why the owner sold them so
io"? said Mr.. Kennedy. "WeH, he sold
lhem low because he had TO. Poverty COM
PEELED him.
II is like the story Of the little boys with
me green ribbons in their coats. The school
saeher interrOgated these little boys 10
see what their knowledge Of Irish history
amounted TO-
Patrick she began, why are you wear
4ug a green ribbon to-day?
Because it's the anniversary Of the
great and good St Patrick. ma am
Very well! And you, Michael, why are
'ou wearing a green ribbon?'
Because ST. Patrick is lreland's patron
SAINT, ma am, and green is lreland's color
Good. And now, Solomon Eckhardstein'
'el us why you in your turn are wearing
Green rlbbong
Because, ma'am. pat" and Mike"
ana Denny said they'd bust me snoot II
didn't"
New-York tribune., 1912-03-24
Continued from first page.

thereby being summarily hurded over the
heads Of various officers Of higher rank in
accordance with the theory Of President
Roosevelt that especial service deserves
especial reward. Now, after nine years
absence from the Philippines, General Per-
Ehing has been returned 10 those Islands
for the purpose Of completing the work OF
tranquillizing the Moros which he began
et the time Of his former service.
The natives of Moroland should be classl-
fed as Malays. They are superior in intelli-
gence and general ability 10 most OF the
peoples Of the Philippines. They have had
q certain connection with the outside world
and a certain degree of education prevails
among them. Many Of them have followed
piracy for centuries, and that avocation
has a broadening effect. They possess TO a
very highly developed degree the intensity
Of character which belongs to the Malay.
Upon this intelligence and intensity Of
character has been engrafted the Mahom-
etan religion The operation was not very
thorough, and only certain Of the more
spectacular phases Of that religion were
grasped by these Moros. The point that
stood out most strongly in their accept
ance Of Mahometanism was that teaching
which holds out the seventh heaven 10 the
Individual who dies in the act of Staying
Christians II is the fanaticism Of this re-
hgious belief that has caused a large part
Of the trouble In Moroland
Certain Of these Moros md their way at
times TO Mecca and return consumed with
a religious zeal Very often they torture
themselves into a frenzy find their way
into some American camp. and there sud
denly draw forth the long, razor-edged ma
i've knife and fall upon whatever Ameri-
cans are present. 1t usually happens that
four or five American soldiers or citizens
are Killed before the Moro is slain. Thus,
ne dies shedding Christian blood, which is
tne thing he wanted 70 do.
Fala, religious zealot, thus crossed over
New-York tribune., 1912-03-24
Now Here's Little Buckeye That Booms Profit Sharing

say that there is any more show for the
poor man in the country than in the city,
for the same elements which spell sue
cess in Cleveland mean the same thing
cut here on my farm. The man who is
failure in the city sometimes makes a go
of Il In the country The country, how
ever, should not be made a graveyard for
those who have failed miserably in the
city. After ALL hard work is real genius,
and means success on the farm just as II
does elsewhere"
An evidence Of Ruetenik's business ability
is seen in the installation, at a cost OF
81 500 Of a refrigeration plant. 1t is just
complete, and is to be used for the cool
ing of vegetables pulled on hot afternoons
but not marketed until the next morning.
He found a considerable waste from wilted
lettuce and other products and figured that
It did not pay to raise stun TO let IL be
ruined before he could sell II. He studied
the problem carefully and decided that
refrigeratlon plant would do the work. so
promptly installed one. He expects IL TO
pay for itself in a couple Of years time
from the saving it effects. II is OF the
latest type and is operated with a five
horsepower gas engine.
The care with which every detail on the
farm Is looked after is seen in a system
for steaming the ground in the green
houses. Owing TO the presence OF so much
manure n great deal OF bacteria is found
constantly I'm the soil Worms and bugs
Of all kinds abound until it is given thor
ough steamlng. Large pans, ten. feet
square, are inverted and forced down over
the soil. Live steam is pumped in and the
ground thoroughly baked, killing every
germ, lust as water is sterilized by boiling.
This makes the soil mellow, In addition TO
killing the myriads of germs which would
otherwise infest 1t.
To the thousands who are eager to move
10 the country or TO acquire small sub
urban places about large cities this mans
work proves an inspiration. Success may
not come I'm as great measure, yet by
intelligent application a good living may
no secured from a small tract of ground.
7, does not make so much difference how
much ground is available as to how IL
20 worked and the amount OF intelligence
used in directing its manipulation. IL
more of the rich agricultural land about
cleveland were in the hands OF men like
Ruetenik, and a smaller number OF mid
dIemen existed. there might be noticeable
drop In the cost Of living.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-24

acres, where they grow and flourish under
careful treatment during the entire sum-
mer. other crops are Immediately started
under the glass again, every square foot
of land being used continuously.
Ruetcnik started at his project in 1883 as
a sixteen-year-old boy just out Of school
His father bought the land and tho boy
started 10 learn the business. For the first
two or three years from $500 to 500 a year
was lost on the venture Then 1t began 10
nav. and a year or 50 later young Ruetenik
bought out his fathers interest and has
since run IL alone. After buying the farm
the young man built the greenhouse. It,
too failed 10 show q revenue for several
wears. but the gardener kept on and soon
learned how 10 manage things In the
carly 'sOs the place began TO turn In money
and extensive additions IN the way Of
greenhouses were made, until about ten
wears ago the plant was completed in about
the state # is now found. Profits as high
as $4,000 a year have been shown from the
twelve acres. but Ruetenik says that ST.
600 year is a fair average for recent
years.
Fertilization is a question 10 when Ar.
Ructenik has paid a great deal OF attention.
for II has been I'm building up his farm TO
n no,nt where II would bear luXuriant
crops that his chief interest lay. The
soil is so mellow that one can ram his
arm 10 the elbow into the mealy material
At the start Ruetenik and his father ap-
pljed stable manure 10 the land. using
about two hundred tons a year, until 1t
was raised to an average OF eight hundred
tons q wear, which has been the amount
applied annually for the last two or three
years. Very little commercial fertilizer Is
used. lettuce being the only thing 1t is ap-
piled TO. and that for forcing purposes only
He pays 81 a ton for manure laid down
on the farm, and has two teams drawing
from the city stables continuously. Every
acre of land gets from fifty 10 seventy-fve
tons Of manure applied 10 It each year.
After the crop is harvested II is ploughed
under for the humus 1t provides,
The greenhouses We're built by the
farmer himself. aided by his men. Con-
crete walls were set, and on these the
metal supports are placed. Regular green
house sash, procured from the manufact-
urers, are glazed with panes 1sx2O inches
I'm size A ventlating system for raising
the sash near the roof is installed In each
house. Beginning about October l steam
is kept in the boilers continuously until
New-York tribune., 1912-03-24
THE MODERN VERSION.

Orville Wright, at a tea in Dayton. was
condemning the perilous monoplane that is
built only for speed.
Contemplating these frail 200 horse
power monoplanes." he said, zone under
stands an anecdote that is circulating In
aerial circles.
You are putting the cart before the
horse one aviator said, impatently, to
another.
"'Oh,' the other answered, be modern
be up to date. Don't say I'm putting the
cart before the horse-say I'm putting the
fall before the flight
New-York tribune., 1912-03-24
HEB PROPOSAL.

MISS Ethel Barrymore. apropos Of leap
year, told a story al the Colony Club in
New York.
girl" she said, looked calmly at
Saher one evening, and remarked:
George, as Il IS leap year
The caller turned rather pale
as II Is leap year. she continued, and
sou have been calling regularly now four
,'ehls week for a long, long time,
george, / propose
m not in position 10 marry on my
-@iary' George broke in hurriedly.
know that well, George, the girl
s.s.Isued. IN and 50. as II is leap year, I
YSsnt IA propose that you lay off and
chance"
New-York tribune., 1912-03-24
SPEAKING coNscIENrIoUsLX.

Senator La Toilette, during his recent
visit to Philadelphia, said to reporter
apropos OF a fragrant piece Of hypocrisy:
"Why, the mans as bad as a Newport
groom heard OF the other day.
This groom stood beside his master willis
veterinarian examined costly cob, The
veterinarian at the end Of his examination
pronounced the cob incurabie and took
leave Then the master, signing heavily,
turned to the groom and said:
well, James. what am I to do with the
poor beast, now?'
'Conscientiously spealin', sir the
groom replied, Il think you'd better part
with him now to another gentleman, sir.'s
New-York tribune., 1912-03-24
WELL KEPT,

Apropos OF the downfall Of Ernest Terah
Hooley, the English promoter, Senator La
Toilette said the other day in Washington:
"The English law doesn't allow a man as
much rope as the American law. A very
wealthy American once said to an English
man:
"oh, yes you have a good trade here in
England, perhaps, but as far as Napo-
Icons Of finance go. why. havs never once
met a Napoleon Of finance in all my visits
TO London
"No, probably not the Englishman re-
piled. You see, we keep our Napoleons OF
finance in JAIL"
New-York tribune., 1912-03-24
NOT a VACATION.

81 met William Morgan shuster at din
ner at the Savoy in London" said chi
cagoan.
"shuster, a handsome. smooth-faced
young fellow, was rather bitter about Rus
sia. And no wonder, eh?
Talking about Russia, he said he
thought II a fine place 10 keep away from.
although he added. must confess that
a great many fine, llberal"minded people
have from time to time taken 9 kneytina
fhere.,A
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14
PLAYERS GET TOO MUCH COIN
Ma0nates Anxious to Revise Rules for
Division Of Gate Receipts Of
Worlds Series.

II certain baseball magnates have
their way the rules governing the di.
vision Of worlds series receipts will
be radically amended.
II will be suggested that the mon.
ey set aside for the players Of the
two contending teams in the worlds
series be limited to a guarantee for
each man instead Of a percentage.
No less a person than August Herr.
mann, chairman Of the National base.
ball commission, favors q plan by
which each member Of the winning
team in the worlds series will re.
ceive $1,000 while each member of the
losing team will get $3.50.
This money, according to the Herr
mann idea, will be deducted from so
per cent. Of the first four games, the
balance to be distributed equally
among the players Of the other four.
teen major league teams.
II such an amendment should be
adopted, the worlds series would de.
velop into q big benefit for all the
major league players.
II IL also hinted that the national
commission may find its 10 per cent.
rakeoff reduced one.half. The com.
missions share Of the spoils has stead.
ily increased each year until 100000
was set aside after the recent strug.
gle between the Giants and Red Sox.
Several club owners insist that the
commissions portion should not ex.
coed $4,000, In which event the bal.
ance could be split up among the men
who pay the salaries of all major
league players.
The worlds series has grown to
such enormous proportions that the
impression prevails among baseball
men that the players are getting too
much money.
II the plan to curtail the shares OF
the teams taking part in the worlds
series IL adopted, It will be Interesting
TO learn the attitude Of the recently
organized Baseball Players Frater
nifty.
The membership list includes nearly
800 major league players. all Of whom
would be glad to receive . piece Of
world series coin.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14


Aldermen who retire next April:
LIST ward--Michael Kenna, Dem.
2nd ward-George F. Harding, Rep.
Bird ward--A. II. Tearney, Dem.
Ath ward-Joseph F. Ryan, Dem.
5th ward-P. ]. Carr, Dem.
9Th ward-Theodore X. Long, Rep.
Sth ward-John r. Emerson, Dem.
9th ward-Chas. e. Reading, Dem.
10th ward-Frank Klaus, Dem.
11th ward-E. F. Cullerton, Dem.
18th ward--W. F. Schultz. Dem.
18th ward-T. J. Ahern, Dem.
14th ward-J. H. Lawley, Rep.
18th ward-Henry Utpatel, Rep.
18th ward--Stanly H. Kunz, Dem.
17th ward-Lewis d. Sits, Rep.
18th ward--John Brennan, Dem.
18th ward-J. P. Stewart, Rep.
10Th ward-John Powers, Dem.
20th ward-D. J. Egan, Dem.
21st ward--Ellis Geiger, Dem.
END ward-V. J. Schaeffer, Dem.
2Srd ward-Jacob A. Hey, Rep.
24th ward-August Krumholz, Dem.
25th ward-Henry d. Captain, Rep.
18th ward-W. +. Lipps, Rep.
9th ward-J. N. Hyldahl, Dem.
2Sth ward-H. Il. Littler, Rep.
29th ward-F. B. Janovsky, Dem.
30th ward-Michael McInerney, Dem.
31st ward-J. A. Kearns, Rep.
32nd ward-H. p. Bergen. Dem.
33rd ward-Irwin r. Hazen, Rep.
34th ward-w. F. Ryan, Dem.
~SA
The cutting down of the number
Of police stations from forty.five to
twenty-five as recommended by the
council committee Is q mistake. Il
will take protection away from the
people, weaken the moral influence
Of the police force and do no good.
Telephone competition In Chicago 10
needed and needed badly.
The people are sick and tired Of be-
Ing forced to submit to the demands
Of the phone trust. They resent the
gall of the trust In wanting the city
to give It monopoly and they are not
going to stand for any such action BY
:he city.
For years they have suffered pa
tiently the wrongs put upon them BY
the trust and they have come to the
position where they are not going TO
stand for It any longer.
The one thing that will put stop
to tho high rates and poor service,
from which the people of Chicago
have suffered for years. 10 telephone
competition.
Chicago demands phone competi.
tion.
Telephone rates are entirely too
high In Chicago. The Aldermen have
a chance to lower them. VIII they
do It?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14
GOSSIP 2
Y1MONGl
SPORTS

Frank Navin has not been heard of
since Ty Cobb asked for $4,000 a
year.
The Three-I league will open its
1913 season April "a and close on
Labor day.
George Stallings says II he falls in
Beantown next season he will retire
from the game.
Football players could get in shape
by taking part In the rush for tickets
for their big games.
Norgren. right half.back. deserves
all the C's he was given and then
some. the critics say.
Dick Smith, manager Of the Spring.
field. ILL.,. team, will manage the Scran.
ton team next season.
It 10 reported that Arthur Devlin.
the former Giant star. would like to
play with the Senators.
Coombs. Plank and White were the
pitchers who went through the season
without making an error.
Minor league magnatss are report.
ed to favor the limiting Of salaries
rule" they passed at Milwaukee.
1t is denied at Kansas City there 10
any thought Of trading Jap Barbeau
to Indianapolis for Otto williams.
Harry steinfeldt II an applicant for
the position as manager Of the Co
lumbus American association club.
Manager Clark Grifflth picks Joe I'm.
gel. the young Washington twirler. to
be pitching star for the 1918 season.
American league pitchers are hop
ing against hope that Ty Cobb and
President Navin will never come to
terms.
John NJ. Ward didn't "stick" 40 man.
ager at Boston. but he stayed the lin.
1t with the president OF the American
league.
Charley Brickley. Harvard's hero.
has been offered $500 per week by .
New York agency for little vaude-
vile sketch.
Carl Crandall. brother Of Otis Gran
dali of the Giants, will get a chance
to play short for the Indianapolis team
next season.
Joe Wood had q wonderful season
and 1t Is doubtful II his S72 percent.
age for thirty-nins games will ever
be duplicated,
Manager Jack Hayden Is popular
with the Louisville fans. They be.
lieve he will help the team rise to the
top the coming season.
Artie Phelan doesn't seem to be
much of hit with the Reds, In ev-
cry deal they propose they offer Ar
tie as one OF the men.
The Philadelphia Athletics will play
an exhibition game with the Newark
club at Newark on the latter's return
from its training trip, April 6.
Connie Mack's Philadelphia Ath.
letics are picked to win the rag next
season. The showing Of the Mackmen
in Cuba has boosted the rating.
Pendleton. star Princeton football
and baseball player, Is a much inter
viewed athlete, Some day major
] league scout will look him over.
! For the first time in history a ball
club from the United States will train
under British flag. It's easy enough.
The Yankees are going to Bermuda.
Fred Clarkes band Of Pittsburg ri.
rates surely did wallop the ball over
| the lots for three pillows. In 152
games they unlimbered 129 of them.
Jim Mutrie, who managed the Gi.
ants IN the late SOS, Is running a
news stand in Staten Island, Wonder
what j. McGraw will become in 1896?
Now Umpire Rigler Is blaming Con
ME Mack for spelling his plans to
take a picked team OF National league
stars on transforming tour to Cuba.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14
Unique Stadium Tor Yale.

SUSV0O OSoOSo" VOV v0tVs
The new Yale stadium to be started
shortly will be the largest Of it, kind
In America and unique in many re-
spects. The amphitheater will be
bowl.shaped. . feature entirely individ.
ual. Il will be 60 feet deep and will
seat 10000 persons and can be ex.
tended to seat 100000 II desired. II
will cost 100000 and other improve.
ments to the Yale field athletic equip
ment will make the total expenditure
100000.
Funds for the work Of construction
will be provided by bonding system
which will allow the general public
to purchase at face value tickets to
Ill the games In the stadium. In case
. 800 bond is bought the purchaser
will be allowed to buy two tickets Ia
every game for fifteen years.