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not satisfied with less than double
that amount. The potato average Is
less than so bushels per acre. Such
yields will certainly return very little
profit. On our dem onstration acre a
record is kept of labor and other cost
throughout the year, so when the
harvest is over. we can figure our
profit or loss.
The plan Of work in this communi-
ty calls for about SIS demonstrations,
scattered throughout the county and
with various crops, it is now time
these demonstration ~ere signed up,
so you are liable to see County
Agent show up on your farm most
any time.
Applications for Bays and Girls
Club work should also be in at an
early date, as the spring work will
soon be here.
Lining soils in Greenbrier seems
to be making rapid strides. We now
hope for few very good pulverizerS
in the county and the indications are
that they can find plenty of work to
40. Several samples of lime rock
near Crawley and Rupert were test
cd this month. The best rock found
Was on the farm of Mr.. Jacob 0. Nc
CLING, and tested 90 per cent car
Donate Of lime. Mr.. McClung also
had two other tests made, which ran
about 50 per cent carbonate OF lime.
The rock on Mr.. l.. Z. McClung's
farm tested from 30 to SO per cent.
The soil in this section shows up
EsFy sour. some needing as.~mlc1 as
five. tons o pulvef1zt:d 3ilnestone per
acre. With lime close at hand and
good prospects of draining Meadow
River, that section has a very bright
future in store
Next weeks work will be in the
northern districts and if the weather
and roads will permit night meetings
will be held about 1880 at the follow
ing points:
Tuesday night, at Frankfort.
Wednesday night, at Williamsburg.
Thursday night. at kieffer.
We will take up fertilizers and
demonstration work
J. n. LIPSCOMB,
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ALLIES REJECT LANSING'S RE-
QUEST TO DISARM SHIPS.
American Memorandum Obnoxious to
Entente Powers, Say Diplomatic

american hcmcf0RQum OBNOXIOUS to
Entente Powers, Say Diplomatic
Representatives to L. S.
The Entente Allies are said to have
made oral representations to Secre-
tsry of State Lansing through their
diplomatic representatives that the
American. memorandum suggesting
the disarming of mercnantships is re-
garded unfavorably.
The State Department as yet has
rot decided to disclose the nature Of
the representations of the Allied
Powers, but it is said that Secretary
Lansing was informed that the En-
tente governments were unwilling to
accept tie suggestion.
Until the formal replies have been
filed the exact position of the Ameri-
can government cannot be definitely
fixed.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1916-02-24
DEMONSTRATIONS.

The object Of demonstration acres
tan ne produced on an acre at any
scst. but to demonstrate that a more
thorough agriculture would be more
profitable II is not the aim Of the
department to carry on dcmonstra-
.1eEs that could not be put into prac-
real application in the farmplan. The
s,rsrase weld of corn in the State is
Efss than 80 bushels per acre. Some
>? nUr best Greenbrier farmers are
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1916-02-24
SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT.
Sensations Of a Man Who Had Helped
to Do Is,

to Do 1t.
In the Globe Trotter Of Nairobi,
British East Africa, a traveller tells
how he shot, but lost, an elephant:
The anthill we were trying to" hide
behind was so small that We had to
take our hats eff to be out OF sight.
I took a look ever the tip and Iesr-
ly lost my breath by discovering that
the elephants were coming right to-
ward us. The male was walking first,
and holding his magnificent head high
in the air, and spreading his enormous
ears straight out as if to catch the
wind, and looked for all the world
like some pirate ship coming down
with ell sails set ready to put us out
Of existence. The female came behind
in the same fashion. turned to the
shikari behind me ard said, Good
heavens! They are coming right dom
round for a safer place, but there was
more. The shikari mctioned me to lie
down and Bot to speak, and urged,
Coed shoot, coed shoot l whispered
to NARROW: III they come now won't
be able to shoot, my heart is beating
too fast His answer did net tend 10
improve my condition much. He only
replied, Buck up, man; they are CON-
ing l had douhle-barrel tcn-Dore
and solid bullets with corditc behind.
1t was the'Cniy elephant gun in the
party. The shooting therefore was
left with me, and I had never fired
a ten-bore in my life before.
If those blessed brute3 would only
sheer off bit to the right or to the
left instead of coming down to investi-
gate that little innocent wart in front
Of US it would be some consolation.
But not they; on they came. emitting
the most uncomfortable sounds
through their trunks and holding
straight down On us. began to Won
der whether they would 90 round over
the hill-it was only one step for that
fellow anyhov-and If they were gong
round what side would they take? /
lodged from one side to the other
until they were within twenty yarus
Of us, and then 10 my relief it was
evident that they were going to pass
Oh the right side, and it wasn't many
seconds before the big fellow saunter-
cd leisurely round the hill within hive
yards OF me and apparently looked
sleepily down en- Us. Fortunately an
elephants sight is very bad, and | re-
ely don't think he saw Us. I lay' fiat
Cn my stomach and had great dlln-
Guilty in getting the gun elevated sutn-
GENTLY TO get a sight ct his tenn
pie. l at last succeeded, however,
and let fly. In my anxiety to kill at
once pulled both triggers.
The report was like the boom from
a cannon and the rccol simply dou-
Lied Ee up like conccr:ina, while
the breech lever of the rifle STRUCK
the bridge. Of my nose ,and side of M
face soAfowerfully KAT it made ne
inseasibl4fo- couple Of seconds and
made me bleed profusely. I staggered
to my feet while NARROW and the sh!-
kari both emptied their guns into
The brute's head. One would think
This sufficient to kill half q dozen ele-
plants, but this one stood dazed for
few moments and then, instead OF top
pling over as it ought TO have done,
it threw itself completely around and,
taking its mate along, made OF for
the woods as fast as it could go, leav-
ing much blood behind.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1916-02-24
Man Across the Way

=
The man across the way came olc.
to Dilber's house one afternoon when
that gentleman happened 10 be home.
lie rang the bell and asked for DiiNHr
Dilber came down. The man across
the way was an earnest looking ind.
vit.ual with rather protrusive whisk.
erS.
MAY see you alone" he said
Certainly" said Dilhcr. Step right
in here" And he took his visitor in
10 his library.
I'VE have been neighbors for sou!e
lime" said the man across the way.
and after considerable thought ard
prayer ] have felt that it is my duty
AZ a Christian to come over here and
talk with you about some OF the things
I have noticed. For instance, see
that you have the Sunday papers de,
livcrcd OH your piazza every week,
and | have watched your children en-
gagged in degrading occupation Of read
ing thG:c dreadful comic supplements. .
"Ics?" said Dilbcr.
81 looked IN the register Of Our
church" continued the man across
The way, "anl l found that YOU arc
down On the roll. tut YOU very seldom
20. II is ny duty to remind YOU that
YOU ought to be a faithful attendan,.'
IL: voice fell slightly and there
was tinse cf embarrassment in his
manner.
"You will understand, my d2ag
friend" he said, that it has caused
mo considerable pain TO have to co:rr
over hc?e ard tell YOU these things,
but you are ncighbor Of rhine and
fcET -y.trongiE thai II is my GItF." :; :,
Dl%ber sr1ilcd. $
:. >"6asn'5 mention it,F he said. Only
dear fellow, YOU are quite light. Pro
coed, Anything elsc?''
81 am sorry 10 say that not long ago
I heard YOU using profanc words at
the man who lives in back OF YOU"
"Yes. I believe his hens got into
my ward and forgot myself"
awe arc all miserable sinners, CT
course, but did not know but posi-
bly, could be Of some help to you.
Dilber motioned him to silence.
"The fact is he said, Il realize full
ly the importance of your mission.
would suggest that we so out IN my
garage, where we will be entirely
alone. Then you can tell me the
whole story Of myself
He conducted his visitor around IN
to the garage, and wien they were in
side Dilber carefully locked the door
els there anything more YOU have
noticed about me-" he said.
The man from across the way ;hooE
his head obviously.
"Of course you will understand" ne
said, that only motives OF Christla?
duty impcl me to speak to You thll7
frankly. I see you smoking a good
deal, and three nights aGo, didn't yo'
come homo on the one o'clock tram
And l do not think your conduct
was quite scemly upon the occasion.
Dilber smiled again.
Every likely" he observed. AND
now. my dear friend, bad as l am :
too, have a sense Of duty. Would YOU
mind if told you frankly--not be
cause I want to, understand. but be
cause I feel that must-somethlns
that have noticed about YOU
'eWhy,no," said the man from across
the way.
'Thcn," said Dilber, removing HI?
coat. "the fact is-now that We are en-
tirely alone together-for some time
I have been watching you, and 1t ha;
been painfully brought in upon me
that you do not have enough eHer
else"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1916-02-24
EssESE LUMBER co. TO DEVELOP
BIG TIMBER TRACT.

Norkmen were put to work last
%eek by the Raine Lumber Co. clear
i1g site for the large single band
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Water wagon passengers have near.
IL all used their transfers.
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There's q, Yankee landlord on tx
Maine coast who keeps his old hull
Of summer hotel filled every yea
with we'll to do guests from the cite:
who pay high prices for the wonderful
emery and the good meals, phllosC
p.lically accepting the bleak room'
Tie shabby wall paper and tile thread
rare upholstery. A New York ma
sked him toward the close CT his see
on how he had been doing.
oval" the Yankee replied, I've jus
cen going over the books, and wy;
1otted about $1,000 this season.
c;i;on i We 60 as we'll another y2a
i paper the "2rlor.
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Nearly every man you meet is con
Ceited enough 10 think he isn't.
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Never blow Your own horn in pub
lic-uniess you are a musician.
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Stick to Yorr Friends.
If you have friend. stick to him
and always try to do him good only.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1916-02-24

There is no end to the trouble in 9
family that has two heads.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1916-02-24

Never judge any man by what be
says he said.
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Philadelphia has the largest per.
centage of improved streets Of any
Of the largest six cities in the United
States.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1916-02-24

Growing is 4 lot of comfort TO soma
men.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1916-02-24

Every man wuuld rather cut down a
tree than plant one.
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GREENBRIER COUNTY FARM BUREAU.

j. N. Lipscomb, Agent. Thos Mann, Secy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-20
SHORT NEWS

PROF. STEPHEN BkBcock. in.
vcntor OF raised maps for blind.
died Friday at Yonkers, y. Y
BETWEEN 700 and 500 L. s.
marines ordered to Santo Domingo.
MRS. EMILY NELSON RICHIE
MCLEAN. past president general OF
d A. r.. died Friday in Baltimore.
MYTH" EVERETT yacht. will
race in Seattle meet Saturday.
mouNTAlNEERs ADDRESSED
Friday night by l.. T. Curtis OF T..
of W.
LEGAL PAPERS cannot be serv-
ed in court. according to ruling of
Judge Ronald.
CAPACITY OF Swedish hospital
at Summit and Columbia. will be
doubled.
sEVENTY.FlVE WOMEN took
examinations to become Red Cross
nurses Friday
PARTY LEFT Y. NJ. G. A. this
afternoon for hike to ~. Lawton.
WORK ON experimental game
farm al Walla Walls viii be start
ed next week.
REORGANIZATION DAY set
for July 4 by Central Council OF
Social Agencies.
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the finance committee.
Choking Measures

Another danger is that presid
Ing officer shows favoritism or
chokes or delays action by sending
matters TO a committee whose chair.
man is known TO be for or against
the matter lie may also deadlock by
referring questions 90 two commit
tees. the chairmen OF which are
known to be In opposition.
Committee rule leads To puny boss.
ism. Couneilmen are apt TO lose In.
terest in many affairs of the city.
Committees are easily controlled by
selfish members and by outside In.
fluences. II II tho back stairs. the
secret passage to tire courcll cham.
Der.
A right minority seldom over.
comes wrong majority. This is
mostly because Of the prestige
given, regardless OF merit, to a
majority report.
Not Against Committees
The committee regime. while
theoretically plausible and useful.
rapidly becomes undemocratic, un.
representative. the graveyard OF
energy and whatever initiative and
ability councllmen may possess.
Now. am not against the
use Of committees. My point Is
the committee should be servant
and not master OF the council
In the case OF q large council.
division OF work among commit.
tees is necessary The smaller the
council the less needed tx this di-
vision. In our city each council.
man IL presumed to be competent
1 to understand and to deal with all
matters. II In essential he know
/ these matters at first hand and
dispose Of them upon his own
knowledge and responsibility.
Whole Council to Meet
The remery is simple. Let the
/ council meet at fixed hour each
day. on -four or five days each
week In business session To hear
! consider and decide as far as may
he all matters of public concern
In advance Of the regular weekly
legislative session.
II desirable. matters OF length
could be referred for further detail
and report to an appropriate stand
ing or special committee.
In this way councilmen would
share In knowing and handling all
business.
am glad to say very many
cities have recently adopted sub
stantlally such plan Nothing
prevents our council from doing
the same among coast cities tn,
council OF Los Angeles meets eacl
day AT . a. m The same is vir
tnally true of nearly all the larg,
cities on the Pacific SLOPE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-20
COUNT TO FIGHT
DIVORCE CASE

Count" Edward Lionel carew de
Ia Pole. Alaska and Yukon mining
promoter. formerly of juneau and
Seattle. who is being sued for di.
yorce here by Mary de Ia Pole,
viii make strenuous effort "a
have his wife's prayer for a de
cree denied when the case comes
10 trial Tuesday.
De la Poles answer to her com
plant was filed here Saturday.
Mrs de la Pole accuses the
"count" of nonsupport and OF
sauanderlng his wealth on wines
and liquors in company with dis
solute men and women.
lie IL now aaid 10 be engaged In
promoting mining deal in east
ern Washington.
Tho known as Count" de Ia
Pole. Il is said. the authenticity OF
the appellation Ia doubted by his
acquaintanees lie Was one Of the
"old timers" in Northern mining
activities,
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lay and frequent suffocation In a
pigeonhole. Members do not like to
oppose a committee report. and gen.
orally vote for Il.
How Committees Are Made
The council In reality is ruled by
committee. and not By nine coun.
ciimen. Citizens entitled TO have
their matter acted upon intelliegnely.
by full council. find In the last an.
alysis their matter has been decided
by the chairman. or. at most. by the
majority OF some committee
There are only two or three com.
mittees OF con sequence. The chief
one IL the charter finance commit
tee Councilmen play petty politics
| for preferred positions. The ma
I iority in secret caucus divide the
main committees among them
selves. regardless OF their abilities
or aptitudes.
The finance committee. for In
stance. could and ought 10 be made
a power for retrenehment and
sound finance.
Yet there IN n deep fear in the
city hall lest man OF financial
strength should become chairman OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-20
COURT ORDER TO
PREVENT STRIKE

Superior Presiding Judge Ronald
foiicd a predicted strike OF en-
ployes OF the Wegern Engraving
and Colortype Co. here, Saturday.
when he issued temporary order
restraining Photo Engravers union,
No. 81. from calling a walkout
The company. In petition for an
Injunction and an affidavit by c. X
Adams. vic. president OF the cor.
norxtion. alleges the union. so call
cd. IL a combination OF employing
concerns In Seattle that have club
bed interests TO fix and control
prices for their product.
Judge Ronald cited all the defend
ants tn show cause before him, MAY
20. why the order restraining them
from interfering with the plaintiff $
business should not be made perma-
nent.
The Western Engraving Co al.
lercs tho others are trying to force
IL into the so-calied combination.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-20
PAT SULLIVAN WILL
AID Chief CHARLIE

Patrick Sullivan. well-known pro.
prietor OF the American cafe. Is go.
ing 10 work with the police 10
catch bootleggersl
He so declared TO Chief Becking
ham Saturday.
"All right, Pat" said the chief
you can do good work II you only
want to"
I'm going to grab every bootleg
ger find, said Pat. "and I'll keep
the wires hot until get an officer
to arrest him.
Fine" said the CHIEF.
They shook hands.
Pat was arrested a week ago foi
resisting an officer. when Sergt
Putnam's squad searched the place
for booze.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-20
sY AUSTIN G. oRlFFlrAs

In doing business. the council
wobbles. dawdles. shuffles along,
wasteful OF Its own and the peoples
time and patience.
The dilly-dally and business COW
ardiee OF the ordinary council &C
counts for much OF the low esteem
IN which councils are commonly
held
Organize the council TO do bust
ness. no; to delay business.
In n large city like ours. where
important matters and numerous
odds and ends are continually be-
fore a council. this lack OF business
grasp and dispatch are deplorably
obvious to councilmen and to the
public. Departments especially SUI
fer Their work Is of'eutimes block.
ed by the slowness OF couneilmanic
machinery. the wrangles and igno-
rance of councilmen unnecessarily
increased for want OF flexible organ
ization.
Council Job Dwsrfs
The work of modern city Ia 90
per cent some sort OF business
Our councilmen are chosen and
paid on the assumption that each
knows the affairs Of all the city.
The ward system was bad be
cause OF the small men It produced
II is n notable commentary how
few men OF large measure have sur
vived or have come up to broader
civic or political usefulness ont OF
service on city councils A man oi
soul and ideas on council. unless
on guard. viii soon dwarf and suffer
arrested development.
/ The Committee Basis
! Is the new system BETTER Great
/ IS better. But It would be far more
satisfactory n the council were or
ganized TO further the spirit and
purpose OF the change to nine re
sponsible councilmen.
The council Is smittcn with pal
try politics The council IL commit
tee ridden.
Il This condition comes from the
ward system The people in 1911.
put too many of the ward council
men In tho new council They were
sufficiently strong to organize thu
new com Il upon the old commit
tee basis
The committee basis refers every
thing to committee. for so-callet
consideration and report, before nc
ton by the council This means dc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-20
AGED TACOMA WOMAN
HELD IN SACRAMENTO

SACRAMENTO. May 90
Mrs. Jean Glass. 81. became
confused at the railway station
and acted queerly when train
men tried 90 guide her.
She II being held here.
She saws her home In In tn
coma. that she had attended
the funeral Of a niece In Olym-
pla. Wash, but had decided To
80 20 her old home In Ogdcns,
burg, ~ Y. where there are
nothing but graves" she said.
Asked IL she had good home
In Tacoma. she said Yes. but
did not like II when they took
the old plum tree out"
She had $500 She will be
held until relatives arc heard
from.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-20

SAN FRANCISCO, May IS
Charts OF the world in prescnt.day
geographiea are incorrectly drawn.
Many other things taken to be
scientifically accurate are way off
the track OF truth.
With definite data to prove this
and a lot more. Capt. r. X. Doran
\ has arrived In San Francisco at the
end OF scientific expedition
which developed surprises galore
4 for saVants OF all countries,
/ Capt. Doran was head OF party
/ OF six scientists OF the Carnegie
I institute. who travelled 1900 miles
[ In the non.magnetic ship Carnegie
on voyage TO obtain absolute geo
/, graphical reckonings
/ Among the many interesting dis
coverieE made by the party. this
one fact stands out.
For Year, ships have been
Il taking . wrong eourse around
Cape Horn, fighting gales ard
AZ times waiting a. long as two
months for favorable weather.
/ The Carnegie scientists dis
L covered that the usual course
/ 10 too far north. that S. de-
/ orees south there 10 a steady
/ wind from the cas-, and smooth
+ Voyaulrn for the searen who
II have taken Il for granted that
|, flqht with wind and water
/ was the only way TO round the
Il Horn.
Thousands OF mistakes In charts
were discovered. from trivial er
rors to misplacing OF shore lines a.
much as 400 miles
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-20
COMP ANY
FILES new SUIT

Declaring the city council has no
legal authority TO paRH a resolution
binding the city TO pay the costs of
alleged wrongful acts Of Mayor Gill
and Police chief Rockingham In
selling and destroying liquor. the
Eyres Storage aud Transfer Co.
raided May IL. filed an amended
petition In superior court Saturday,
asking permanent injunction re-
strainlng the authorities from inter
fering with their bnnineHs
The company contends that May.
or GIN and the police chief violated
an order OF Judge Ronald when they
authorized the seizure OF $4,000
worth OF booze from the EyreH
warehouse. and that there ~ no an.
thority under any ordinance for
such an act. as II Is in violation Of
the state law
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-20
TORE UP her DRESS

Charging G.. Butler with tearing
up her clothes and with repeated
inhuman treatment. Mrs. Mile
Butler started suit for divorce Sat.
urday.
Mrs. Anna Day. wife OF William
Day. also began a divorce. alleging
he is a scold. profane and quarrel.
some
Because Mrs. Clara Belle Snyder
continued corresponding with a
former male acquaintance after her
marriage TO Charles Snyder. and
finally left the home. saying she
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-20

hoped never TO see him again. the,
husband is asking Z divorce.
Agnes Jones is seeking Q divorced
from Charles Edward Jones.
Grounds. abandonment and non
support.
II. X. Hanson. a liveryman. made
his wife and baby live In a stable
and even locked them out OF that
domicile occasionally at night, ac-
cording to Mrs. Isabel Hanson's
answer to his suit for divorce, Sat
urday.
Hanson is asking divorce on
the ground of abandonment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-20
SUES FOR $4,000

Carl r. W. Grasfer. n civil en-
gineer filed auit for $4,000 aaEinst
the. Milwaukee railroad Saturday
alleging the eompany'a agents were
responsible for breaking his leg at
Horel. Mont. April 2. 1918.
lie Was working for the railroad