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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-23
kid" CHICKENS
TO MAKE'EML LAY
Western Washington Expen-
mental Station Finds
New System
LIGHT Is HOURS A DAY
aY JACK JuN.MEYER

By JACk ~ NOM EVEN
staff Special
PUYALLUP. Wash. Dec. al
have found the hen that lays the
golden egg. and lays It in winter
when IT'S most goiden'
She's on the Job, several hundred
strong. for the West Washington
station here. proving
that nature Is An awful bungler
compared TO the hen experts who
have her in charge.
BY lengthening the short winter
days with srtificially lighted pens
and pampering a bevy Of White
Leghorns like queens, their egg
production has been almost trebled.
The profit in five weeks over the
cost OF feed on 100 specially cared
for fowl is s3s OF
To RevoIutionixe Industry
A pen Of 100 ordinarily treated
Leghorns in the same period made
a profit OF only s7.04.
These two test pens are proving
something which will revolutionize
the poultry industry. predict Supt.
w. A. Lnklater and George n.
Shoup, expert In charge.
Chickens have been n white ele-
plant during winter months. They
consumed more than they produced.
They lay Just enough TO keep in
practice. And that's why you have
TO pay cents per egg or better at
this season.
VIII Lay All Winter
gupt. Linklater and Expert Shoup
have demonstrated that hens can
be induced 10 lay as high as SIS per
cent Of high production mark all
winter
They are putting the poultry
business on a basis similar TO that
which the dairy industry enjoys
because COWS have been pampered
into super bovines.
Should Live Like Queens
Linklater and Shoup have made
me confirmed snob when IT comes
20 chickens.
used to like the scratch-as-yot-
please democracy OF the ordinary
hen house But I have been con
vinced that they should live in
palacos and be- coddled like queens
/ revere the hen aristocrat
And that's what those two men
are trying to do with every farmer
and poultryman IN the country
make snobs of 'em--because IT
pays.
Palatlal roosts, rich food, trap
nesting 10 select the best breeding
stock. careful grooming and pro-
lection from the elements--they
cost little and pay big.
Lengthen Day 10 is Hours
rhe remarkable laying record Of
the specially cared for pen of 100
White Leghorns here Ia ascrlbed
largely to the artificial lengthening
- their day 10 Is hours BY using
: gas lights in the houses, and to
protection from the weather
These hens are kept inside en-
tIrely. They do not expend energy |
IN resisting cold and rain. or in
scratching for food. They are fed
six times a day. They are com
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-23

TINS is an underpriced sale with
out precedent. There are used
upright pianos at $50 apiece,
and several for even less, all in
playable shape; some organs only
sl2 and SIS each. We want every
thing out of the way.
TT is impossible to publish a
| complete list and description of
all that Is included in this sell
ing. Come and look the stock over.
or telephone or write us and we will
submit lists by mail.
nTE will ship pianos, player
w pianos and other instru-
ments anywhere. and we
guarantee every tran
saction. great or small, to prove
satisfactory TO the buyer.
A NY instrument will be set aside
~ for Christmas delivery upon
payment of deposit.
TIME price upon each and every
article in this sale is positive
ly the lowest that has ever
been quoted In the West-one and
the same TO each and all alike. A
child may purchase here as safely
ms can the most experienced
shopper.
THE selling is now in progress at
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-23
an eli soM GARDINER

WASHING ON, Dec. 25.-
The Presidents New Years
Reception social institution
dating from the founding OF tho
republlc--ls In a way OF being
permanently abandoned.
This year Will be the third
since 1912 In which II has not
taken place. Last year the
White House was In mourning.
This year the wedding trip 10
expected to include that date.
The year OF President Wilson q
inaugural, this reception and the
inaugural ball we're omitted on the
ground that they ala not accord
with the administration ideas OF
social simplicity.
As this and the inaugural ball
were tho two functions open to the
public and intended To compliment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-23

pletely under human control.
The other pen OF 100--the same
kind and selection Of fowl-used
for contrast, are we'll fed and
tended, but are allowed to roam Mt
will as chickens do on the ordinary
farm or poultry yard
Food Cost Per Week
The food cost per week for tho
first pen Ia 1917; for the second.
s3.2s The profits t3l.03 In favor
of the first pen.
The pullets In the first pen laid
In five weeks a total OF ! 1902 eggs:
the second pen. 652
we are proving explained FIX
pert Shoup. that by artificially
creating the ideal conditions Of a
spring day. when hens are laying nj
their best. normally. winter prod1c.
ton Of eggs can almost equal high
mark.
This makes chickens source
Of income all the year round
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-23

TINS opportunity appeals particu-
larry to those who have al
ways wished to own one of
the worlds finest pianos. but did
not feel they could afford IL. In
this sale are pianos and modern
player pianos and grands with tone
and quality OF the highest excel
lence, pianos out of the collection
of ultra modern musical instru-
ments from the great exhibit in the
Liberal Arts building. Instruments
that were awarded the highest pos
sible honor NJ the San Francisco
Exposition: also pianos of the best
known makes that could not be told
from new-only slightly shopworn
and priced at less than wholesale.
A s announced last Sunday, there
~ are many elegant mahogany
and brand new player pianos,
regularly selling for $3.50 and $3.50,
such as Smith & Barnes. Strohber
Pianauto and others, have now been
marked, all of thcm at $3.50 each
This is virtually half price; easy
terms.
THERE are some $500 player
pianos. with $50 worth of
music rolls included, all for
S265. and several old-style pianola
pianos for still less.
NI1MRER of $500 Webe~ Kim
~ ball and Lester, and also sew
eral slightly-used genuine
bungalow Player Pianos, Auto-piano
Player Pianos and Weber Pianola
Pianos. are to be had AT actually
half price. Payments of $40 every
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Of
to Sc for
Clearance
Many. mey for Christina
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-23

board and the port commission
Wednesday.
The land thus leased viii then be
let to the port and park boards.
That fronting on Lake onion win
be used by the port district as a pub
lie yacht pier and ferry slip. with
docks for government vessels.
Lake Washington frontage win
be used as parking strip, public
pier and county ferry slip.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-23
Why Not Just One Christmas Gift
But One for the Whole Family?
and so EASY TO MAKE THIS THE MOST MEMORABLE CHRISTMAS OF ALI

Musical From the San Francisco Exposition Sold
Even the Beautiful Silver Gray Chkns Baby Grand From the
Building and Highly Honored
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-23

F. J. Martin. president OF North
western Mutual Fire association.
just back from East. says North
west leads in fire loss.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-23

the Taft automobile.
The presidents uniformed guard
now follows in second automo-
bile, which bears license tag
reading. ~. S. s. S.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-23
Christmas Seals

Make your Christmas packages look
moro Chrtstmssy with plenty OF Seals.
Taxs. Cords and pretty Boxes-thcy como
at low prfcca
Christmas Boxes iron, 20 20 25o. eeaIs
and Tags, So and 100. TInssi Cord, at
foe a spoo,.-Upper Main Floor.
South Bend news-times., 1915-09-29
MANY FAMILIES HAVE
NO CHURCH CONNECTION
Religious Census Taken by Westmin-
stcr Chuch Shows Situation in
One Section of City.

OF the 1000 families living north
and west OF Navarro and Lafayette
SITS, and Lasalle and LapOrte avs, and
between these thorcughfares and the
Three 1" II. r. tracks and the river,
there are 500 families who have no
church connections. In this section of
the city there are 600 young people
below the age Of 90 years who are not
attending Sunday school.
These facts have been ascertained
through a religious census taken by
the Westminster Presbyterian church
The work of taking the census was
completed at noon Wednesday. 1t has
been carried on by so members of the
congregation.
Membership in some church was
reported by 1900 families, while 29C
of the remaining 800 expressed a pref
erence for some particular denomina-
ton. There were only nine families
who expressed themselves as being
hostile toward the church. There are
$500 adults in the territory visited
who are not making any systematic
study OF the Bible.
Westminster church is working out
n plan whereby il is hoped to secure
the cooperation Of churches of all de-
nominations in gaining the member
ship Of the families not now connected
with the churches
South Bend news-times., 1915-09-29
RIVER PARK

Miss Ruth Rogers entertained at
dinner Wednesday in honor of Miss
Dorothy Reason and covers were
placed for six at table centered with
lavender and white aSters.
Mrs. Henry Peak, n. Eigth St, will
entertain the G.. q. and @. L. club
Thursday.
a union cottage prayer meeting of
the Free Methodist church was held
Tuesday evening at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. A. WOolford, s. Seventh st.
Next weeks meeting will be held at
MIR. and Mrs. william McDufy's, Law
renee St. Mishawaka.
Mrs r. Brown and son Will leave
Thursday for several weeks visit with
relatives in Chicago.
John Catherman and son of Los
Angeles, Calf, is here visiting rela-
tives in River Park and South Bend.
Howard Middleton and family have
moved from South Bend 10 MishaWaka
av. and Eleventh st. in the Reed prop
erty.
Mr. and Mrs B. J. Bessinger. who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Schuy-
Ter Hemminger. ~ Eighteenth St,
have returned to their home ct Quincy
III.
Miss Mary Jones has returned TO
Culver after several weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs. Burt Wilson. Smith
st.
Mrs. O. G.. Washburn of Chicago. is
a guest of her sister Mrs. Clarence
| Knoblock, s. Fifth st.
Mrs. l.. Hammond OF Chicago, who
has been visiting in River Park and
South Bend, returned Monday even
ing.
I Mr. and Mrs. Edward Greening OF
I y. Ninth St, have gone TO North Lib
erty where they will open up a hotel
John Catherman, il who was oper-
ated on at st. Joseph hospital, South
Bend, is improving.
\ James Engel, y. Ninth St, has been
\ quite i'll the past week.
\ Mrs. Edgar Harris. 225 Washington
St. will be hostess to the Happy Hour
club Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Il. livery Of In
dianapOlis are guests OF Rev. End Mrs
a. w. Smith this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Straiter have re-
!. turned to Kendalville after a visit
with friends here.
Mrs. a. +. Miller. who has beer
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Delbert
Rensberger s. Fourteenth St, the past
two weeks has returned 10 Elkhart.
u Charles and Ralph Holloway OF
Michigan City are spending a few days
here with friends and attending the
NJ. r. conference at South Bend.
Mr.. and Mrs. James, y. Ninth St
are the parents OF a daughter, bOrr
/ Monday.
Paul Straub of S. Sixth St, remains
in critical condition.
South Bend news-times., 1915-09-29
GIVES GEORGE STANTON
60 DAYS AT PENAL FARM
Fine of 500 Also Assessed Against
observation-disclosures Fined For
Entering Church.

Sixty days at the penal farm and
500 fine was the penalty imposed on
George Stanton, 80 years old, by
Judge Funk Wednesday morning
The defendant pleaded guilty to
petit larceny. He had been charged
with grand larceny on evidence that
while drunk. he had stolen a horse
and buggy valued at $500 from Emma
Newman.
Ralph Knepper, "a years old.
pleaded guilty to a charge of tres
pass and was fined $50. IL was al
legged that he had entered st. He'd
wige's church and had attempted to
rob the poor box. The defendant
maintained that he had merely en-
tered the church for the purpose of
praying and OF depOsiting money in
the poor box.
The case against Joe Csernits,
charged with allowing persons in his
saloon at unlawful hours, was dis
missed. The defendant is not now in
the saloon business.
Fred Cabanaw pleaded guilty in
the superior court to disposing of
the bodies Of dead animals without a
license and was fined $25. the fine
being suspended upon showing that
the defendant had secured a license
since the case had been brought
against him. The defendant had
been fined in the city court on the
same charge.
South Bend news-times., 1915-09-29
FOURTEEN RACERS
HERE TO COMPETE
Final Event on the Night Card
Will be 25 Mile Race
For 1900.

With Il speedy racing cars parked
at the 2Oth Century garage on 5. La
fayette ST, a dozen amateur drivers
tuning up their big roadsters for a go
on the Springbrook track. all eyes are
turned 10 the new amusement park Tor
Thursdays big events.
The lighting equipment is being in
stalled at the park track. powerful
carbide Illuminating lamps Will make
the track as bright as day for the
night races and in the afternoon
events the white canvas side wall will
serve to bring out the speeding racers
very distinctly all around the track
The MANAGEMENT completed the big
wire paddock in the inheld WedneS-
day morning and will have accommo-
datiOns in this space for 10000 people.
This space will take care OF the 90
cent admissions and is good for stand
ing room only. although a perfect view
OF the speedway can be had. The track
was scraped and lightly sprinkled,
forming a hard crust which will allow
the autos 20 smash records and raise
little dust.
VIII Hold 25-NIiIe Race.
The official programs were given out
today. showing that the afternoon and
evening events are practically the
same EXCEPT that the final event on
durance Derby Of 25 miles for Sl'5VO
will not be run in the afternoon The
final event OF the matinee program
viii be a froe-fOr-an handicap OF five
miles. The cars will be handicapped
IN accordance with their performance
in the elimination trials.
The first event on the afternoon pro-
gram is the elimination or qualifying
in time trials. These viii be run in
Il Z inc a f.
est time will start in the long race at
night Owing TO the track being but
q half mile not more than seven cars
will be permitted to start in this long
event, as the racing rules do not per-
init OF more than one car for each
45O feet Of track.
Eleven Cars Entered.
The cars that will start in this first
event are as follows:
Cornelian, manufactured by Cornell
tan Mfg. Co: driver, Dutch Kline.
Cornelian. manufactured by Cornell
ian Mfg Co.; driver, Bert Dinsmore.
CArnelian. manufactured by Cornell
ian Mfg. Co; driver Paul LeCocq.
Marmon. manufactured by NOrdyke
& Marmon: driver. Carl SOules.
Warren Detroit, manufactured by
Warren Motor Co: driver Al Burland.
TsOtta. manufactured y lSOtta fran-
cen; driver. Lorie Valdez.
Chalmers. manufactured by Chalm-
ers Motor Co; driver. Louis LeClair.
Ford, manufactured by Ford Motor
Co: driver. George SebOlt.
Great Western. manufactured by @.
W. Mfg. Co; driver, Ben BOtof.
Edwards Special, manufactured by
Kennedy Motor Co; driver, Harvey
ennedy.
Maxwell manufactured by Maxwell
Motor CO.; driver. Billy Tidmarsh.
IN this connection the management
wish TO state that eight Of the prin-
cipal events are free-for-all, open to
any car and any driver in the world.
South Bend news-times., 1915-09-29
E. C. YELTON TO BE GUEST
Left South Bend Five Years Ago 10
Take Up Missionary Work.

]. Q. Ames. general secretary OF
the Y. NJ c. A, will give a luncheon
Thursday noon at 1890 o'clock foI
Elmer G. Yelton, former educational
director OF the local association. who
Is now doing missionary work in
China. Mr.. Yelton resigned his po-
sition with the South Send "Y' about
five years ago 10 go TO China, but was
forced TO return on account Of the
illness OF his wife. He will return
soon.
At the luncheon Thursday n cam
paign viii be launched TO raise
$1,000. which the local association
gives annually for missionary work.
over half the amount has already
been raised No money will be Ia
ken at the luncheon.
With Mr.. YeltOn viii be J. VI.
Clinton. secretary OF the Y. " g a
in China, and J. II. Warner, South
American secretary. Talks will be
given by all OF these men,
South Bend news-times., 1915-09-29
ZoCNNeWS HAPPENINGS
z24s] in and about Town - -

One Of the events, a three-mile race.
IS limited TO cars of 500 inches and
less in piston displacement Another
for cars OF $50 inches and less in pis-
ton displacement. Cars qualifying in
this class are welcome to enter at any
time before the races start. All the
other events are open to any one and
II local drivers do not participate in
these events IL will not be because
they have not had the opportunity.
In the matter OF prizes over $4,000
in various amounts is offered. and the
contestants are going to drive to win.
Ae three Cornelian cars have never
driven IN but one race against the
MaXwells that are entered here. That
was a Grand Rapids last Saturday.
The IsOtta car is from Three Rivers.
Mich. and goes here for the first time
in a contest with the other drivers.
VIII Show Trick Car.
There are eight events on the af-
ternoOn card and nine at night. The
trick Maxwell car Maud" will be
shown at both performances. There
will be exhibition trials by the famous
Bitten Benz, car with a record Of
- 20 seconds for one mile
Capt. Harvey Kennedy arrived from
Milwaukee Wednesday morning. where
he secured new parts for his Kennedy
Special which went through the fence
and was badly damaged at the Grand
Rapids meet. He is Assem- bling the
car today and expects to drive at
SpringbrOok tomorrow. Word was re-
ceived from White, the driver of the
Royal Tourist, who killed a guard at
Grand Rapids that he had repaired
his car and was driving through and
would enter the events here The
management viii not bar him on ac-
count of the unfortunate accident.
South Bend news-times., 1915-09-29
Lime-LOSS in tuberculosis

In the Journal Of the American Medical
association (JanuaTy Il, I9lD was tlie
following:
1t has been many times stated that In
Tuberculosis or In the pretuberculOsis is
stage Increased amount of calcium
tlimel il lost both In the urine and feces.
In fact Standardization has been
Thoughts 10 bc a forcruGmer Of the develop
ment Of tuberculosis"
II tuberculosis is due 20 lime loss, the
SUCCESS of Eckman's Alternative in its
treatment may Dee 0ue. IN part, 20 its con-
tent OF a lime salt SO combined With other
valuable Ingredients as 20 be easily as
simulated
Always We have urged c0nsumptives %
attend strictly 90 matters OF food. but Of
ten some elective remedial agent is need
ed. IDA many cases or apparent recovery
Eckmau's Alternative seems TO have sup
piled this need. It contains no Gplates,
narcotics or habit-forming drugs. 80 IS
safe 10 try. From our druggist or direct.
Eckman Lab0raGorys Philadelphia
South Bend news-times., 1915-09-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Thomas W. Slick and wife TO Marl
l. Myers, April p, '13, 345, Hill Crest
addition, S1.700.
Henry W. Kuhl and wife to Charles
+. PaXsOn, Sept %. ,, in John Stevens
first addition TO New Carlisle $500.
Laura Stedman and husband 10
Harry J. Walker Sept %. part 81. in
replat OF MuesseTs hrst addition. 81.
South Bend news-times., 1915-09-29
BACK ON JOR

Chief OF Police MiIlard r Kerr,
who has been confined TO his home for
several days because OF a severe cold,
was able 10 return TO police headquar-
ters Wednesday morning. The chief Is
stlll suffering from the effects OF his
illness. but will continue his work in
the Office
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-30
occiPiTAL LAReENEss NOT
INTELLECTUAL GREATNESS

Cleveland is Dragging about four
year-old boy who has the most per
feet head" Experts say that the lads
head Is already as fully developed as
that OF grown man with capacity
for fifty ounces of brains, the normal
weight OF a mans brains.
When a small boy has large head.
It takes little to cheer up his parents.
We have seen fathers who thought
money al two per cent because OF tbs
unusual size of their boys head But
a big head on boy no more indicates
abnormal brains than does the size OF
the head OF a hippopotamus or OF a
pollywog.
To illustrate: IN our boyhood days
there were in the same class, first
grade. primary, two boys totally I'M
like in respect Of the urgent matter
of heads. One whom we will call Joey
Balls because that isn't anything like
his name. and who was q butchers
son. was headed like the rubber end
of a lead pencil, besides being freckled.
red-headed, cross-eyed and a sufferer.
If there was one thing that joey was
given credit for not having more than
another 1t was brains. Often we have
heard the teacher enlphatically de-
clare herself upon the utter folly OF
sending little Joe Balls, the butcher"
as we named him, to school. positively
devoid OF cerebral equipment. Yet,
today we see that same Joey at the
the details OF an enormous business
under that same red hair, or what
there is left OF Il.
And right along side OF Joey land
us) in that primary grade was lad
named Clarence Cushing, with head
and divine for its curls. Fifty ounces
was not the beginning OF the weigh.
of brains in that perfect head, accord
ing to teacher, parents and experts on
brains. For thirty years past, Clarence
has been keeping tollgate on a country
plank road, contentedly, and with the
hope that by ten or twenty more
years devotion to details he wiz be
able to grasp all the intricacies OF his
arduous profession.
No. size isn't the whole thing IN
heads, women. corns. boiIs. fl sh, flesh.
fowl or anything else. That most
perfect" Cleveland head may be skull
all the way through. You positively
can't tell what is in an egg until the
shell is broken. A perfectly good
looking Leghorn egg may hatch on,
an owl. If Cleveland folks go to
drowning their boys because of the in.
ferior size OF their heads, 1t will be
sad mistake.-Pittsburgh Press.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-30
WHAT PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
WON d SAVE

Postmaster General Burleson says:
Upon the two principal mail routes
from New York to Chicago over which
Is carried the largest daily weight OF
mail in the world, agEregating about
319 tons daily. railway mail pay is
S2.5S per 100 pounds. while the rail
roads proportion OF the first class ex-
press rate between these cities is
approximately S1.20 per 100 pounds
Nevertheless. the railroads say that
they are not adequately paid for the
mail carrying they do. This is prob.
ably true. On the other hand. under
government ownership. beside q vast
saving on the rates of interest pnidron
securities. the operating cost would be
reduced greatly III other particulars
New York American
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stun Is bantshed-l reach for Sherlock Holmes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-30
Editorial Comments
on Current Subjects
AN ILLOGICAL PROTEST.

DR.. Dernburg's complaint of Ameri-
can indignation over the employment
by the Germans OF asphyxiating bombs
for the destruction of their enemies
is founded on q singular misapprehen-
sion. He declares that when the
French used bombs filled with gases
which killed German soldiers we took
the matter lightly and uttered no pro-
test. But he cannot fail to remember
that, until he made his statement, we
had no definite information about the
employment OF asphyxiating gases by
the allies. There were rumors which
lacked substantiation that such bombs
had been used, but with no authentic
reports OF their effect. Though we
were surprised, we were not horrihedI
We were led to believe that IL this
new and abominable way of destroy
ing life had been resorted to by the
French the plan had failed OF effect,
and we were inclined to discredit the
story altogether. DR.. Dernburg now
enlightens. AS 1t Is we deplore the
use OF such methods of warfare on
either side. In this country we are
neither French nor German, English
nor Russian. but we are human. and
our sympathies are aroused by in
humanity wherever it occurs.-New
York Times.