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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-28
RURAL CREDITS.
W.-Proposed Legislation.
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

That new banking system for farm
ers will be established under federal law
seems a foregone conclusion. President
Wilson has declared that after the pend
ing general currency legislation 10 out OF
the way the next duty of the admins
tration is toward the American farmer
and his peculiar needs. He expects to
make rural credit legislation an admin
istration policy. just as he has done With
the tariff and the currency.
Just what shape this legislation finally
will take cannot be predicted at this time.
but the indications are that 1t may follow
the general lines Of the bill introduced
by Senator Fletcher Of Florida This bill
provides for an entirely new banking sys-
tenn in the United States.
This system will consist OF three types
OF banks. the local bank. the state oank
and the central bank. The local bank. it
is proposed, shall be an association OF
residents or real estate owners or COM
munity, not less than ten in number. WIN
a capital of not less than $1,000 ana win
stock Of a par value OF $40 per snare:
The state bank will be an association OF
not less than thirty local banks. and Will
render the same sort Of service TO tnese
local banks that the local bank renders
it's members.
After the state banks have been organ
ICED in at least twelve states, they. IN
turn, will form a national bank. when
will serve as the capstone Of the banking
pyramid upon which rural credits Will
rest. This great central bank will be con-
trolled by the government, and Will pc
vested with every function that can add
to it's efficiency as the great national
clearing house Of rural credits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-28

Mrs. Savilla C. Bower. seventy years
old, widow Of ELIAS Bower. died Of paraly-
ais at Hagerstown, Nd
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CONGRESS
MEETS NOVEMBER I
Notable Ref0rmerS Will Be in
Minneapolis to Take
Part in Program.
SERMONS AGAINST VICE
IN PULPlTS OF WORLD
Planned to Have Unusual 0bserv-
ance Of "Purity Sunday"
November 8.

MINNEAPOLIS, October 2S-White
slavery. sex education. segregation and
all the other elements which enter into
the worldwide discussion Of social and
moral reforms will be among the sub
jects to be considered at the sessions OF
the worlds purity congress In Mime
apolis. November TIP. All Of the ad-
vanced thought which in the last few
years has been given to the vice question
will be concentrated in the various ad-
dresses to be delivered at the purity con-
gress, the speakers Of which will number
some Of the most prominent puoic OF
ficials as we'll as the best known social
and moral workers of the world.
Sunday, November 8, the congress
speakers who are in the city and some
of the prominent delegates will speak
in the churches Of Minneapolis. At the
same time sermons relating to the an
initiation Of vice will be preached IN
thousands of churches throughout the
world. This Sunday will be known as
Purity Sunday"
Subjects to Be Debated.
The question of segregation promises
to develop debates in the sessions OF
the congress. Sex education in the pubic
schools and in the colleges furnishes sub
jects for a rather large number OF the
speakers at the congress. These include
laymen as we'll as physicians and edu-
Gators. and they will treat the subject
Of instruction in sex hygiene IN all us
various phases. :.
Women will play an important part IN
the proceedings of the congress. ne
first woman speaker will be Mrs. Alice
Stebbins Wells of Los Angeles, the nrst
appointed and most widely known ponce
woman In America. She will discuss the
place of women in police work. Maoel
Ulrich, M. D., of Minneapolis, MEMBER OF
the Minneapolis vice commission ana an
experienced lecturer on eugenics and sex
hygiene problems, will be speaker on
the second day. DR.. Elizabeth II. Muncle,
lecturer of the New York state board OF
health, has the subject, Man. the Triune
Creator; Virginia Brooks Washburne
of Chicago, known as the modern Joan
of Arc because of her fearless crusade
against organized, vice in West Hammond
and Chicago, has the subject, THE Moral
City" Mary H. Bartelme. also. of Chi
cago, will discuss THE Delinquency of
Girls" Mrs. B. F. Carol of Des Moines,
wife of the former Governor Of Iowa, will
talk on present Needs in Education
and Training for Parenthood." Mrs. Mary
Church Terrell of Washington, D. c., will
present her views regarding SOCIAL and
Moral Reform in It's Relation to the Col
ored Race" Miss Emma Loyett, Port
land, has for her subject The Red
Plague in Oregon.
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stock of the national bank, and one
fifth in the STICK of the state bank. and
these holdings shall be expanded as the
surplus of the local bank increases
AS soon as there are sufficient num-
her Of local banks organized within .
state, the work Of forming the state
bank shall be undertaken, and the ma
tional bank will have preliminary or
ganization laid out at once. Their rels-
tons to the local banks and to the fed,
eral government will be told. In the next
story.
Under the system Of local banks which
IL proposed for the United States there
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Each local bank shall have not less than
200 shares at SO per share, and each
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-12-11
POULTRY
FATS.
FOR BETTER POULTRY STOCK
Keeping Birds Healthy and improving
Them Can Be Done by Adoption
Of Few Systematic Rules.

In raising stock or poultry II should
be the air of everyone to keep 1t
healthy and improve it. You can do IL
very easily by adopting systematic
rules. These may be summed up in
brief as follows:
Construct your houses good and
warm, so as to avoid damp floors and
AFFORD food OF sunshine. Sunshine
is better than medicine.
Provide a busting and scratching
place where you can bury the grain
and thus induce the fowls to take the
needful exercise.
Provide yourself with some good.
healthy fowls, never to be over three
years old. giving one cock to every
IL hens.
Give plenty of fresh air at all times.
especially in summer.
Give plenty of fresh water daily, and
never allow the fowls to go thirsty.
Feed them Systematically two or
three times a day. Scatter the food SO
they cannot eat 1t too fast or without
proper exercise. Do not feed more than
they will eat up clean, or they will get
tired of that kind of feed.
Give them variety of both dry and
cooked feed. A mixture of cooked
meat and vegetables is good for a
morning meal.
Give soft feed in the morning and
the whole grain at night, except n lit
tie wheat and cracked corn placed in
the scratching pens to give them ex-
ercise during the day
Above all things, keep the house
clean and well ventilated.
Do not crowd too many into one
house. If you do, look out for dis
ease.
Keep the house, nests, etc, sprayed
with some good disinfectant, in or
der to keep down the lice and mites.
Wash your roosts and bottom OF
laying nests. and whitewash once a
week In summer and once a week in
winter.
Let the old and young have as large
a range as possible, the larger the bet
ter.
Do not bred too many kinds of fowls
at the same time. Better have .One
breed and understand it.
Introduce new blood into your stock
every year or 80, by either buying a
cockerel or a setting of eggs from
come reliable breeder.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-12-11

AS Christmas draws near, the little
folks are wondering what they shall
make this year. They should know
that something made by themselves is
appreciated a hundred times more
than anything money could buy.
Doesn't mother still use the needle
case given her two Christmases ago,
and isn't father as proud of his desk
calendar as the day he found 1t hid
den under his breakfast napkin?
Remember, whatever it is, wrap 1t
neatly in tissue paper when finished.
tie it with ribbon and stick piece OF
evergreen or holly through the bow.
carefully wrapped present always
adds to the pleasure of receiving it.
Here are some ideas that will help
answer the question of What shall l
make this Year," The first FIVE sug-
gestions are chiefly for the boys, be-
cause to make these presents they
will need their tool chests, although,
of course. many girls are as handy
with tools as their big brothers.
Ring Toss.
Make base or stand of wood nine
anu lWO ll1iNhs
Bore five holes in the top Of this, one
IN the center and one in each corner,
one inch from the edge. In these holes
at rounded sticks about an inch thick.
Paint or shellac the wood. Shellac
can be bought at any paint store. II
1t is too thick. thin 1t with a little
alcohol. The tops of the sticks are
gilded for about an inch.
Six rings are made of reeds formed
in circles. Soak the reeds for about
90 minutes to make them bend easier
Cover them with raffia. This game
will give much pleasure during the
long winter afternoons.
Neck Tie Rack.
Eastwood should be used for this
rack, because 1t is soft, easily cut and
light in weight. Saw out of the wood
a design as shown in the picture. 1t
is u inch thick, 5h inches wide and
10 inches long The rod is u inch
thick and IL inches long The posts are
Y inch by IL inches. The rod and
posts should be made out OF birch or
maple wood because II Is harder.
Give the rack an even coat of shellac.
Place two screws and two screw eyes
on the top of the rack so 1t will be
ready to hang Up on Christmas morn
ing.
Match Strike.
Out OF piece OF bass wood that
measures Il inch thick, 6h inches
wide and inches long. cut with a
scroll saw a match strike like in the
picture. Place piece Of sand paper
around a small block of wood and
sand paper II in the direction OF the
grain of the wood. Never work against
the grain. Give the board coat of
shellac. Cut a square of sand paper
and place 1t on thin layer OF glue in
tho center of the panel. Place some
thing heavy on the sand paper until
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Feed plenty of sharp sand or grit
with the food.
Please the consumer and you can
raise the price.
Systematic marketing will over
come overproduction
Pekin ducks do not make good sit
ters-use a chicken hen.
Good development before beginning
to lay ia best for the pullet
Ducks must have plenty of green
food or they will not thrive.
Impure water will not produce many
eggs of any kind, and none that arc
good,
Fewer and better birds. and all as
much alike as possible should be
every poultry keepers motto
You must know that duck has no
crop. The food must be soft be-
cause 1t passes directly into the giz-
gard.
Pure white exhibition birds will
have their plumage made yellow by
constant feeding of corn, though a
little corn occasionally will do no.
Narm.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-12-11

OF pretty silk you have in the house
Crochet, with mercerized silk crotchet
thread, a chain of 100 chain stitches
For the second time round take seven
stitches and go into every fourth
stitch OF the first row. Keep on
crotcheting in this manner until your
bag is ten inches long; then sew it to
the cardboard base. Run a pretty
draw ribbon finished with bows
through the top. At each corner Of
the bottom OF the bag place a bow.
Raffia Collar Button Box.
How the children love raffial work,
And 1t is wonderful what beautiful
things even very little children can
make. The raffia box in this picture
was made by a six-year-old youngster.
It is for fathers collar buttons. In
the middle of II cut tiny hole. Wind
raffia evenly around this circle from
cardboard 2 i.ches wide and long
enough to fit the base Wind the rafiia
around this piece and with a piece of
raff1a sew 1t to the bottom of the box.
Braid three pieces OF rafla for a han
die. Punch one hole on each side of
the basket near the top and run the
ends OF the handle through them.
You can sew smaller bows where the
handles join the basket II you wish.
Any one who has ever made a raj
fla basket knows how much pleasure
1t is and how glad one is to receive
1t for a gift. Soak reed IN hot wa
ter. Thread a needle with raffia.
Make a point at one end OF the reed
with a knife Wind the piece OF RAT
fla around the reed. Form this end
into a coil and sew tightly. Wind the
thread over the reed and place the
needle through the coil of reed and
raffia. In starting a new thread, hold
it along the reed and work over II
until the end is fastened. The de-
signs are worked in colored rafiia.
When the bottom of the basket is fin.
ished begin the sides by placing the
reed right on top of the last coil.
When the basket is finished sharpen
the end of the reed to point. finish
ing the coil gradually.
Dolls Rsffia Hammock.
TAKE piece OF sIdWDOdru ~
inches long and inches wide. Along
the longest edge make notches Il
inch apart. Fasten two brass rings
! in the middle of back OF strawboard.
| Carry a cord from one ring on the
back through the corner notch in
front across the length OF the board,
through over the back, and loop 1t
through the other ring. Do this IN
til the thread passes over each
notch. Then weave across. Weave
once across the back close to the
edge Work over this last row and
sew between the strand 80 that when
you place your dolls in the hammock
II won't ravel. Unfasten the rings
and break away the cardboard.
Dolls Cord Hammock.
Here is a picture OF a hammock
for dolly. made of macreme cord. A
| ten-year-old child made this ham
mock for her little sister, II is about
one yard long and made of the Solo.
mons knots. You can also have
mamma show you how to crochet one
too.
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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-12-11

the glue is hardened With your
carving punch and hammer strike
light, careful blows over the board to
decorate II.
Thread and Needle.
How glad mother will be to receive
this useful gift! 1t is made of bass
wood " inch thick, 31a inches wide
and 14h inches long. (See picture)
This must be given a coat of shellac.
Bore hole in the middle OF the board
one inch from the top by which to
hang It. Two, four and six inches
from that bore holes and place in
each Of them peg " inch thick
and inch long, which holds the spool
of thread. Two inches from the low
est one glue a velvet pin cushion.
This cushion is 2h inches square. II
is stuffed with cotton batting. One
inch below the cushion screw a brass
hook to hold the scissors.
Thermometer.
Any one is glad to have a pretty
thermometer for his or her room.
Look at the picture and cut a design
like It out OF Eastwood. Bore a hole
near the top for hanging. Sand paper
the board the same as you did the
match strike. Shellac both sides. II
you put a coat on only one side the
board will warp. Stamp the back
ground to make IT look pretty with a
carving punch and hammer stamp.
Cut out a background like picture for
the thermometer. Glue it in place.
Tack on thermometer with the brass
escutcheon pins that are used for that
purpose.
Cardboard Work Basket.
And here is a dainty basket that
does not require the tool chest, and
big sister" will be glad to have 1t.
1t Is useful as we'll as pretty. Cut
out of heavy white cardboard four
pieces shaped like the picture. They
should be inches across the bottom
and 4 inches across the top. On each
one embroider several spider webs
with mercerized silk. Cut out OF
cardboard a square, a trifie less than
inches, for the bottom of the basket,
Fit and sew the sides to the bottom
and then sew the sides together to
form a basket Run a ribbon, about
an inch wide. along the edges OF the
basket Sew it firmly at the corners
At each top corner place a pretty
bow.
A Pretty Bag.
This is a crash bag IA inches long
and 7 inches wide when finished. At
the top a piece inches long is turn
ed over and / X inches of 1t at the
bottom is ravelled for a fringe. An
inch from the top of the bag eight
small embroidery rings are sewed.
each IL inches apart. Through this
silk cord is drawn. You can make
up your own embroidery design. The
one in the picture is worked with a
simple chain stitch.
Crochet Bag.
This bag was crOtcheted with a very
simple stitch and was made by little
girl only nine years old. Get out
your CROCHET needle and see what you
can do. This bag may be used for
many different things and II well made
will last for years. For the bottom
of it, cut a piece of cardboard 4 inches
by inches. Cover 1t with any piece
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-12-11

she soon became very anxious. when
her uneasiness suddenly gave place
to rage on receipt of an anonymous
communication, telling her of her faith
less lovers fight and informing her of
his address. Next day, accompanied
by her brother, she left for Berlin, only
to find on her arrival that Dreher. no
doubt seeming danger, had fed south
ward.
Through Austria she traced him to
Italy. where he was found In Rome,
employed as waiter at cafe. Over
awed by the brothers threats, he con
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-12-11

sented to accompany the couple to
England, bat contrived, on landing at
Dover, to give them the slip Once
again was the hue and cry raised, but
Dreher managed to reach New York
with his pursuers on his track For
a second time did he avoid capture,
and succeeded in reaching San Fran.
cisco. where he had the misfortune
to break his leg. Crippled by the 40
cident his means almost exhausted
and broken in spirit, he no longer at
tempted evasion. but allowed himself
to be taken possession OF by the widow
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-12-11
BRO0DER HOUSE VENTlLATOR
Device invented by New Jeesey Man
Prevents the Delivery of Too
Strong Current Of Air.

The Scientific American, in de-
scribing a ventilator for brooder
houses. the design of C. w. Brick OF
Crosswick, N. j., says:
This invention relates particularly
to a means for ventilating brooder
houses, and provides an improved
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-12-11
WIDOW MEANT TO HAVE HIM
Remarkable Story Of Worldwide Chase
for Man Who Sought to EVade
Matrimony.

Regretting an engagement into
which he had entered, young German
named Dreher. an employee OF a large
Lancashire (England) firm. threw up
his situation and left for Berlin. No
news of any kind reached his fiancee,
widow of some means. and, as her
-epeatsd letters remained unanswered.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-12-11

form of ventilator and in connection
Herewith, means for heating the air
induced by the ventilator; and to pro-
vide a safety valve exteriorly of the
brooder house, whereby to prevent the
delivery of too strong a current of
air thereto.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-12-11

S Christmas draws near,
the little folks are wonder
ing what they shall make
this year. They should
know that something made
by themselves is appreci-
ated q hundred times more
than anything money could
buy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-12-11
FOR RURAL CREDIT
SECRETARY DANIELS PREDICTS
SUCH LEGISLATION WILL BE
PASSED SOON.
STUDIED BY A COMMISSION

Bathriek Thinks His
plan Of Government Aid to Guar.
sntee System 10 Better and Safer
Than Competitive Method.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
SYNOPSIS.

Harding Kent calls on Louise Parrish to
propose marriage and finds the house IN
great excitement over the attempted SUI
eide of her sister Katharine. Kent starts
investigation and finds thai HusI
Crandall, sutton for Katharine, who hau
been forbidden the house by General + ar
IRISH, had talked with katharine over the
telephone just before she shot hersell'
torn piece of yellow paper is found,
at sight of whGh General Farrlsh Is
stricken with paralysis. Kent discovers l'
that Crandan has left town hurrlediy.
Andrew Elser, an aged banker, cohlll!.ltS
suicide about the same time as kathallne
attempted her life. A yellow envelope IS
found in Elsers room. Post Ofhce IN
spector Davis, Kents friend takes up
the case. Kent is convinced that Gran
dali is at the bottom of the mystery
katharine's strange cutlery puzzies tne
detectives. Kent and Davis search cram
dallS room and find an address, LOCK
Box II, Ardway, N. J. Kent goes to Ard
way to investigate and becomes suspi-
cious of a Henry Cook. woman
commits suicide at the Ardway Eotel. a
yellow letter also figures in this case
Kent calls Louise on the long distance
telephone and finds that she had Just peen
Cook disappears. The Ardway post
master is missing. Inspector Davis ar
rives at Ardway and takes up 1nVes,
tigation. He discovers that the dead
woman is Sarah Sacket of Bridgeport
Louise telephones Kent imploring him TO
drop the investigation. Kent returns TO
New York TO get an explanation Loni
Louise. He finds tbs body of woman In
Central Park and more yellow letters.
He seas Crandall. whom he recognizes as
Cook enter the Parrish home. louise
again imploTes Kent to drop the inyesu-
cation and refuses to give any eXplana-
ton. Later Kent sees Crandan and Louise
in an automobile. Kent returns to Ard
way. Davis announces that he mas
planned to arrest the missing postmaster
and also the master criminal. While seek
ing the criminals, Kent comes across
Louise and Crandall. Pursued by DAVIS
is killed. Aleck Young, the master GRIM
inaI, is found in hut in a morphine
Stupof
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-30
No Reason Why Their Opportunities
Should Not Be Extended in Many
Directions.

We have student mechanics in all
the large factories and student miners
in all the great mines. There are stu
dent trainmen on all the trains and
student superintendent in all the Of
fees.
Soon we shall have student senators
in the senate and student representa-
tives in the house. A student judge
will sit on every bench and student at
torneys will assist every lawyer.
Student social learners will attend
every function and student soldiers
will accompany the troops. The White
House will have to be enlarged to
make room for about 100000 student
presidents, for nearly every mother in
the United States will want to send
her son to the White House 20 learn
how to be president
Student brides and student grooms
will attend every wedding ceremony