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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
BY JOHN BARRETT, In the Review of Reviews

By JOHN BARRETT, In the Review of Reviews
These are the times when everybody should
he studying the twenty American republics lying
soutb of the United States. These are the days
of unprecedented and legitimate opportunity In
Latin America for the commercial and financial
interests of this country. This present year
should be the beginning of new epoch In the
material social and political relations OF North
and South America.
The next ten years are going to be AL Amerl-
can" years All America Is to attract The atten-
ton of all Americans This new development Is
inevitable The cause is found In the natural
wealth. resources and potentialities OF Central
and South America, their actual commerce and
trade. their remarkable progress during recent
years together with the unceasng propaganda
OF the Pan-American union, which was Mt first
even ridculed and little appreciated, but Is now
generally valued and recognized. The occasion
Of this new interest at this moment IL the Euro
pean war and the emphasis IL has placed upon
the geographical segregation and commercial soli-
darity Of the nations of the western hemisphere.
Consider Latin America I'm any phase one pre-
fers and Il Is worthy of keen interest Let us
first look Mt II geographically and physically. We
sec twenty countries ranging In area fam little
Salvador. with less than 5000 square miles, or
smaller than Vermont, up TO mighty Brazil, with
100000 square miles. or greater than the United
States proper with Great Britain thrown In In
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29

ably used for growing crops, other
methods of summer feeding are more
profitable. 1t is stated that in some
sections for average production a COW
can be fed on dry feed for 20 cents n
day. and when the cost Of pasturing
exceeds that amount some other meth
cd of feeding should be considered.
Grain should be fed TO heavy-pro-
ducing cows under all pasture condi-
tions, says the bulletin. The follow
ing table is furnished as guide to
feeding grain with an abundant pas
ture. Variations should be made to
suit different conditions and individual
cows. -
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
USING DUAL-PURPOSE STOCg
Dairy Breed-More Meat Secured
From Beef Breeds.

Dual-purpose cattle may be verJ
profitable and often are. And yet thu
dual purpose COW seldom produces al
much milk as one of a dairy breed OF
as much beef as one of the strictly
beef breeds.
On the other hand. admirers OF tn,
dual-purpose COW say that she pro
duces more milk than the beef breed,
and more beef than the dairy breeds.
You will have TO be your own judgs
as TO which way you wish to take IL.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29

OF the hlVeS the DeeS VIII
quickly take the liquid down
and be tided over the period
of famine.
1t is mistake for any
farmer To try to keep bees
in the old-fashioned box hives,
for they cannot be managed
so well and getting the honey
out is likely to be II painful
as well as exciting process.
Likewise, thousands of bees
are needlessly sacrificed, and
the hives are almost sure to
be neglected. Modern hives
cost but little, yet may be
taken entirely to pieces ana
the bees looked over without
the loss of n single one. And
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bees on the ground that they damage tho ripe
fruit. The crop 50 quickly decreased in size how
ever that the fruit men were glad enough To
have the bees back again. There is wcl-cs-
tabIishcd belief that bees puncture grapes in or
der TO extract the sweet juice, but the fallacy of
this belief has been proved beyond Il doubt. Ripe
fruit has been placed inside beehive with thou
sands of the insects present but it has not been
molestcd. It is true that If hornets or birds make
holes i'm grapes pears or other ripe fruit. the bees
will feed on the juice which is eXuded. In point
Of fact, the jaws of the honey bee are so made
that il would be unable to bite into otherwise
make holes in fruit, even if it had will TO do So
Orchards in which bees are present In large
numbers are almost always much more productive
than those i'm which only IL few bees are to be
found and many apple growers
tabshing apiaries in or their orchards. II Is
not necessary TO have the hives actually under the
trees and it may be better to have them in an ad
joining field if the orchard is 10 be cultivated ns
otherwise The hives might be in the way and the
horses Stung. Bees seem To have an instructive
dislike for horses and will attack the bee
keeper sometimes if he starts To work in he bee
yard when the odOr Of horses is upon his clothing.
Beekeeping is not to be recommended to hostlers.
To the orchardist the honey ard wax which he
gets from his bees are merely by-products An
extra yield In fruit is what he is after. And he
gets it, as may be judged from an instance cited
by one of the state experiment stations. 1t seems
that two orchards situated In the same part of
the country were cultivated In exactly the
manner and had the same kinds of trees. Yet one
prolific and the other failure. When the
experiment station was appealed to, the trouble
was diagnosed as n lack of bees to pollinate the
flowers. "Iou are wrong" the answer was flashed
back, "for there bees in either orchard"
The inspector was not convinced, however, and
after search he found very strong colony of
bees in fallen log in one corner of the bearing
orchard Bees were Immediately installed in the
other orchard by the owner, and as Il result he
nettcd nearly $1,000 the next sCasOn-pretty good
interest an investment of SO or $40 in bees.
Most people do not know that an apple blossom
requires to he fcrtiliZcd several times in order
TO produce the best fruit but this is fact. More
over the blossoms of SCmC trees must be pOlni2ed
from another source if fruit is to be set. The
work is done largely by honey bees, although wild
bees and other insects help out to some extent.
Onac as Il test case, 2,5S6 apple blossoms were
covered i'm order TO keep the bees away, and only
three apples matured. OF course, the bee does not
pollinize the blossoms purpoSey. She is in search
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29

lying on The Pacific coast Of South America (like
the states of California Oregon and Washington,
on the Pacific slope OF the United States), cover
ing an area OF nearly 100000 square miles, or more
than that Of Texas and directly tributary to the
Panama canal, bought and sold In foreign com
merce products valued at nearly S262, 100000.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
Jersey Cow.


Grain fed 10 cows on pasture need
not contain the same percentage of
protein as for winter feeding. Pasture
being an approximately balanced ra-
ton, the grain ration should have
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29

Cost Of pasture per COW per day on
basis of preceding table with pasture
season Of $50 days:
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
Acres Per Value OF Land Per Acre.

Where the value of land is so high
that the cost of pasturing is excessive,
or where the land may be more profit
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29

Seventy per cent OF the worlds cork supply Is
said TO be produced In Spain and Portugal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29

about the same proportion of protein
TO other nutrients. The following
mixtures are suggested for supple
menting pasture without other rough.
age:
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
BY ROBERT n. MOULTON.

i'm this country are just
coming To- realize the debt which
they owe to the honey bee. 1t
has long been understood, OF
course, that this busy little In
sect fcriiliZeS the blossoms of APP
pie and other fruit trees and so
helps TO Increase the crop, yet
the bee has seldom been credited
with doing SO much gOOd as Is
actually the case. Indeed, In
times past some fruit growers
have sought to get rid Of the
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-12-30
2O% Reduction
on All Toys

prospered by the war, but our rights have
been invaded.
'"The sending of this note will indicate the
possibility of our being forced into the war.
That possibility ought to serve as a restrain
ing and SOLDERING force safeguarding Ameri-
can rights. It may also serve to force an
earlier conclusion of the war. Neither the
President nor myself regard this note as a
peace note; it is merely an effort to get the
belligerents to define the end for which they
are fighting"
When the president learned of the agi-
tation the foregoing statement caused; he
summoned Mr.. Lansing to the White House
for a conference. Shortly thereafter Mr..
Lansing issued his second statement, as fol-
lows:
II have learned from several quarters that
a wrong impression was made by the state
ment which | made this morning, and [ wish
to correct that impression.
my intention was to suggest the very
direct and necessary interest which this coun-
try, as one of the neutral nations, has in the
possible terms which the belligerents may
have in mind, and did not intend to intimate
that the government was considering any
change in it's policy of neutrality which it
has consistently pursued in the face of con-
stantly increasing difficulties.
Il regret that my words were open to any
other construction, as now realize that they
WERE think that the whole tone and lang
uage of the notes to the belligerents show the
purpose without further comment on my
part.
''It is needless to say that am unreserved-
ly in support of that purpose and hope to see
it accomplished"
1t will be seen that Secretary Lansing said
plainly in his first statement, eve are draw
ing nearer the verge of war ourselves" He
qualified it afterward, evidently at the be-
hest of President Wilson; but he had made
the statement, and he no doubt meant just
what he said.
Switzerland has been the first of the small
er neutral nations to indorse the peace move
Of President Wilson. The State Department,
Washington claims, understands that the fol-
lowing European nations will indorse it also:
Holland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and
Spain.
The department also is hopeful that the
republics of Central and South America will
send notes to the belligerents, urging COM
pliance with Mr.. Wilson's suggestion.
On December 26 Germany's answer to
President Wilson's note was transmitted to
James w. Gerard, the American ambassador
at Berlin. The answer, which follows, was
also regarded as a reply from Austria-Hun-
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ary, Bulgaria., and Turkey:

gary, Bulgaria., and Turkey:
"The high-minded suggestion made by the
President of the United States of America
in order to create a basis for the establish
ment of a lasting peace has been received and
considered by the imperial government in the
friendly spirit which was expressed in the
Presidents communication
"The President points out that which he
has at heart and leaves open the choice of
road.
ITO the imperial government an immediate
exchange of views seems to be the most ap-
propriate road in order to reach the desired
result.
ut begs, therefore, in the sense of the
declaration made on Dec. IL, where it offered
hand for peace negotiations, to propose an
immediate meeting of delegates of the bel
hgerent states, at a neutral place.
'The imperial government is also of the
opinion that the great work of preventing
further wars can be begun only after the end
of the present struggle of the nations
ut will, when this moment shall have come,
be ready with pleasure to collaborate entirely
with the United States in this exalted task"
While it will be noticed that Germany did
not comply with President Wilson's request
for an outline of terms on which she is will
ing to make peace, it is expected by the
State Department, according to Washington
reports, that confidential communication
will follow from Berlin.
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News of the World
DRAWING NEARER TO VERGE OF WAR,
SAYS LANSING

DRAWING NEARER TO VERGE OF WAR,
SAYS LANSING
SWITZERLAND ENDORSES PRESIDENT WILSON'S
PEACE MOVE = OTHER NEUTRALs EXPECTED
TO FOLLOW = GERMANY PROPOSES AN I'M
MEDIATE MEETING OF DELEGATES OF BEL
LIGERENT STATES AT A NEUTRAL PLACE
Plainly limiting that there is not only a
possibility, but danger, of the United States
being drawn into the war, Secretary of State
Lansing, on December Fl, gave out the fol-
lowing authorized statement as the real
reason behind President Wilson's appeal to
the belligerents for an outline of peace terms:
''The reasons for the sending of the note
were as follows:
ut isn't our material interest we had in
mind when the note was sent, but more and
more our own rights are becoming involved
by the belligerents on both sides, so that the
situation is becoming increasingly critical.
Il mean by that that we are drawing near
er the verge of war ourselves and therefore
we are entitled to know exactly what each
belligerent seeks in order that we may regu-
late our conduct in the future.
"Our rights have been invaded and the
situation is becoming so intolerable that it
cannot go on long,
cit was not our material interests that
were considered when we said that the stu
alton might become intolerable We have
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Thursday Half Holidays

Commencing Thursday Jan. 4th, the Stores will re-
sumo the closing at P. M. every Thursday.
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VIGOROUS GERMAN SUBMARINE
CAMPAIGN CONSIDERED PROBABLE

Reports in the last few days announce the
sinking of large number of entente and
neutral ships, indicating increased activity on
the part of German submarines.
Rumors that vicious submarine war is
imminent, are continually in circulation at
Washington.
DR.. Ralph Henry Kuhns, who returned to
Chicago on December "a from East Prussia,
states that, while Germany is anxious for
peace, should these plans fail the nation is
prepared to fight out the war to a bitter
finish.
He reports that two hundred and twenty
five submarines are receiving their finishing
touches in German ship-yards, with which it
is proposed, if peace fails to materialize, to
establish an effective blockade about the
British Isles.
DR.. Kuhns, it is reported, is the only Amer
lean surgeon who has been admitted to mem
bership in the German Red Cross-a dis
tinction which carries with it an honorary
rank as first lieutenant in the German army
His statement, therefore, has some weight
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Return to Zion Home.
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FOR SALE: Cookstove in good condition. 1927
Gabriel Avenue.
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ROR RENT: Forty acres of land; twenty acres
new land. Inquire at 1900 Eshcol Avenue.
Phone 176-R.
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NOTICE: Cab service to part of the city for ALL
Night Meeting; return any time of night.
w H Schmidt, Phone 218-M
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Dear Madam:

Your new Suit, Coat or other
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a money saving figure, as we are
offering many exceptional values
in Ladies' Misses and Children's
ready-to-wear garments.
Odds and ends in Sweater Coats at low
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Specials in Ladies Coats and Suits now
reduced.
100 and LIS Waists very special at
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Children's Coats, good selection, prices
very low.
Furs, odds and ends, at specially re-
duced prices.
Bath Robes now going at l0% reduc-
ton.
Silk and Cotton Petticoats, big values
now offered.
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During this week we shall offer a 1O96
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Happy and Prosperous New Year

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-12
LET SEWER CONTRACT
City Awards Sanitary Sewer Job to
Anderson q Empie, Of This city-To
Lay About 10000 Feet of Pipe.

A contract for about 10000 llneal
feet Of sanitary sewer extensions was
awarded to Anderson & Empie, of this
city, by the city council this forenoon.
The job has been estimated to cost
about $500 by City Engineer w. H.
Steiner.
The extensions are all to be six,
eight and ten-inch pipe, six and eight
inch laterals, and the necessary con-
nections, manholes etc. There were
three bidders. The SIX eight and ten
inch extensions and six-inch taterals
are the largest items of the contract.
The several bids per foot OF these
items were:
Anderson & Empie, six-inch, AZ
cents: eight-inch, so cents; inch,
so cents.
Dearborn Construction Company,
Waterloo, six-inch, As cents; eight
inch, 81 cents; inch, e cents; six
inch laterals, Al cents.
NJ. McElligott, Evanston, ILL.,, six
inch, 60 cents; ight-inch, SIS cents;
ten inch, Is cents.
The contractor is to furnish all ma
terial, the pipe being glazed vitrified
clay. He is to begin work in ten
days and have the job completed in
four months. A bond for 50 per cent
Of the contract Is required.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-12
BIG JEWISH WEDDING.
Joseph krantnan and Miss Minnie
Schwartz Married Sunday Niaht.

Joseph krantmanl and Miss Minnie
Schwartz Married Sunday Night.
Before an assembly of $50 guests, at
Cummings hall Sunday night, Joseph
Krantman and Miss Minnie Schwartz,
Russian Jewish young people of this
city, were united in marriage with the
full orthodox Jewish ceremony, per-
formed by Rabbi H. Zeichik, of Beth
El Jacobs synagog, Des Moines.
The guests were invited for 6, and
the ceremony was performed at 1880.
To the orthodox Hebrews it was most
dating back to the Mosaic. laws. In
Guided among the guests were many
of the Hebrew race who, however, had
never before witnessed an orthodox
ceremony. and to them also the cere-
mony was most interesting
Perhaps the most noticeable COM
parison to the Gentle custom of mar
riage, was the fact that all the men
wear their hats until after the cere-
mony. Even then the rabbi, his as
sistants, and the bridegroom, continue
to wear them, while with the guests
it is optional.
At the appointed hour, to the strains
of a march played bye an orchestra,
the groom marched down the hall to
the chuppah, or Hebrew chappah. the
curtain Of the holy ark which forms a
canopy under which the ceremony is
performed. Joining him there were the
bride and her attendants, also the best
men. Rabbi Zeichik chanted the well
come and blessing and addressed the
young people on their conduct in the
married state. Assisting him in the
prayers was Rev. A. Bitensky, of this
city. The groom then placed the we'd
ding ring upon his brides finger, and
each slipped from goblet Of wine
presented by the rabbi. Rabbi Zeichili
then read the kethuba, or the marriage
contract and the ceremony was at an
end. In congratulating the young peo-
pie the Hebrew word mazoltof, or
good luck was extended with grasps
Of the hand to the bride and groom.
Supporting the four staffs of the
chuppah were Daniel Bierman, Of
Grinnell; N. Relder, of Tama; and Saul
Dorosin and Aaron Bector, of this
city.
The bride was attended by Miss Jes-
sic Cohn, Of Waterloo, as maid of
honor, and Miss Ida Peltz, Of Water
loo, as bridesmaid. Mr.. Krantman's
attendants were his cousin, Louis
Ohsman, Of Waterloo, and Hyman
Dorosin, Of this city. Master julius
GerVich, Of this city, the bridegroom's
nephew, was the ring bearer
Miss Schwartz was very becomingly
attired in a gown Of white taffeta,
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trimmed with silver lace and pearls
Her veil was made with cap effect
trimmed with pearls and es-of-the-
valley. She carried a shower bouquet
OF bride roses and lilies Of the-valley.
Miss Cohn wore pink taffeta and Miss
Peltz blue taffeta.
Following the wedding the guests
were served by Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Gervich with a sumptuous lunch,
which was prepared by Mrs. Gervich.
Many congratulatory kilograms to the
bride and groom from friends and
relatives were read to the guests
Mr.. Krantman Is a young man who
has been in this country six years, and
has been associated in business with
his sisters husband, Morris Gervich.
He is son or Hirsch Krantman, Of
Bazalia, Volynsky. Russia. Miss
Schwartz has only been in this country
five months, and came here from her
native country, Russia. She is niece
of Mr.. Geryich. and is daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Schwartzman, of
Krantman will go to housekeeping at
once at 208 West Main street.
In attendance at the wedding from
OUT OIL IOWH WSIo WI. anu MIS-. hdh
Ohsman, sons Louis, Morris, Edward,
Herman, and Joseph, and daughter
Lena, the former an uncle Of the
groom, and Joseph Berg, Of Cedar
Rapids; Abraham Peltz, an uncle OF
Mr.. Krantman, his wife. and daughter
Ida; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Coin, the
former also an uncle, and their four
sons, Elmer, Morris, Herman, and
Samuel; Jacob Cohn. another uncle,
his wife, daughters Jessie and Evelyn,
and sons, Alex and Eli; Mr.. and Mrs.
B. Schultz, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Rabi-
ner Harry Rabiner, Mr.. and Mrs. H
Wolf and son Abel, and Miss Mary
Kiser. all of Waterloo; Mrs. N. L.
Lumelsky, of Winona, Mimi, mother Of
Mrs Samuel Rabiner; Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Klein and son Isador, of Chi
cago; Mrs. Harry Robinson, daughter
Rosa, and sons, David, Isador, Archie,
and Samuel, and Miss Ella Rothman,
of Des Moines; Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Bernstein and son Seymour, Of Abba;
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Meiches, of
Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Morris Gralnel1,
daughters Ida and Mary, and son
Harry, of Newton; Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Bierman, and daughters Devera and
Coda, OF Grinnell; and Mr.. and Mrs
n. Relder and sons, Joseph and Max,
of Tama