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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-10
CENTERVILLE NEWS.
T.k JnooLSs Nox,yc

The grand chancellor, Mr.. Williams
of Clarinda, Iowa, was in our city on
business concerning the lodge.
The members and friends Of the
Second Baptist church all met at the
church Monday night, July %, with
we'll filled baskets to celebrate Rev. M.
Carrington's first anniversary. Rev.
Darlington has been with us one year
The 21st day of July 1917. We all feel
that great deal has been done since
Rev. Darlington has been with US and
feel that we all have done the best we
could. We hope by the help of the
Lord that he will be with us for many
years to come. Bro. J. L. Nash rem
dered short program which all en-
joyed.
Those who attended the grand ses-
sion which was held in Abba last week
are as follows: Mr.. Bandy, Richard
Goods, Mr.. Hull, Mrs. Mildred May
field, Louise Baker, Shelby Noah,
Susie Williams and Ada Childs.
Those who visited in Abba on Thurs
day were Mrs. John Langly, Mrs. A..
L. Crittenden, Mr.. William Cable and
Mr.. L. P. Lewis.
The entertainment given Saturday
night proved to be quite a. success.
This Week.
Sunday was beautiful day and
both services were we'll attended. Rev.
M: Darlington preached two soul-stir-
ring sermons.
The Mission Circle will meet at the
church Tuesday night.
The members of the Royal House
were entertained Friday night at the
home of the p. p, Mr.. J. w. Martin.
Mrs. L. Hugh attended the social
at Mrs. Martins on Friday night.
Mrs. E. F. Brown and Mrs. Hughes
of Mystic attended the lodge Tuesday
night.
Mr.. E. F. Brown was visiting in the
city Sunday.
Mrs. B. Richmond is visiting in our
city few days.
Mrs. M. Brown has returned home
from a two weeks visit at the lakes.
Little May Riddings has been on the
sick list.
Mr.. David Mash is visiting in our
:ity a few days.
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ALBA, IOWA.
(Last Week.

The second annual session of the
grand court of Calanthe of N. A. S.
A., E. A., A. and A., was held July "a,
1917, at this place. The grand court
was opened in it's regular form by
Sister Eva Owens, the grand worthy
councillor. The proclamation was
read by Sister Agnes Boldon, the
grand register of deeds, after which
the grand worthy councillor read her
annual report and the various commit.
tees were appointed. The meeting was
called off for few minutes to receive
the greeting from the committee Of
the grand session Of the Knights of
Pythias, which was heartily received
by the Grand Court of Calanthe
Chairman Of the committee, Bro. Fred
L. Anthony, of Boone, Iowa, the Grand
Court of Calanthe sent greetings to
the Knights Of Pythias grand lodge,
which was received by, Mary Scott,
chairman of committee. kilograms
were received from Joseph L. Jones,
supreme chancellor, wishing the grand
session much success, which was
heartily received.
Thursday, July 26th, the Grand
Court of Calanthe was opened in its
regular session by Sister Eva Owens,
grand worthy councillor. Final re-
ports of all committees. Election of
grand court officers and representa-
tives. Grand worthy councillor, Sis
ter Eva Owens, Des Moines; grand
worthy inspectrix, Victori Cottron,
Hiteman; grand worthy inspector,
Maggie Jones, Buxton; grand worthy
orator, Florence B. Taylor, Des
Moines; grand worthy senior direc-
tress, M. Green, Ottumwa; grand
worthy junior directress, Minnie L.
Ball, Buxton; grand worthy Of deeds,
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HERE'S AN EXHIBIT THAT'S CO.
ING TO MAKE A HIT WITH
POULTRY GROWERS.

Tons iand tons of advice-and that
means / good deal, for much Of 1t ia
pretty light-have been preached, ped
died and promulgated Of late concern
ing the poultry industry. Growers
have been told that it is the simplest
matter in the world to double their
output Of poultry and poultry products,
and have been urged to DO 1T NOW |!
Some. Of the advice has been all
right apd some Of it has been alto
gether rotten. as many. practical
poultryrnan viii .cheerfully testify.
Any man who uses his head for think
ing purposes knows that the poultry
output cannot be doubled, or even
greatly Increased. hot or the bat, and
all such talk Is pure bunk.
The average poultry grower in Iowa
and otter states, is already producing
to the capacity Of his equipment, and
10 overdo the matter in poultry grow
Ing is TO invite speedy disaster in a
dozen ways-which is another fact
the SEASONED pnItryman will swear to.
This robst-in-the-tree system, attempt
ing to grow poultry minus both espe-
rience and equipment, Is plain business
idiocy. E2. s&.e@f III +ss ~ .
The duty Of the hour is to properly
care for the season's hatch. That is
job enough for the present. Then It
preparations are made ne.t fall and
winter, in the way Of poultry houses
ana other equipment, next Srrine the
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output CAN be doubled, or at least
greatly increased. What iowa needs
today first of all Is more and better
poultry houses and modern equip
ment. knowledge will come thru ex-
perience.
Mr.. Joseph Dagle, President of the
Iowa State Poultry Breeders Asso-
citation, which, by the way, is branch
Of the American Poultry Association.
believes that more, satisfactory loads
can be hauled IL the horse is hitched
before the cart instead Of at the other
end, as some Over-enthusiastic persons
would have 1t. He has worked out a
plan In cooperation with the state fair
management that is SO practical and
welI-stOcked with educational value
that good results are certain. to follow.
A modern sanitary poultry house
and runs will be built near the Poul-
try Building. 1t will be fully equipped
with incubators, breeders, Matching
rooms, roosting rooms and all the rest
of it, everything needful to carrying on
the business after businesslike meth
DDS. A practical poultryman, one who
knows the game In all its qualifications
from fighting lice to banking the prof
its, will be in charge, ready at all times
to explain, elucidate, demonstrate or
do anything else asked for the enlight.
eminent Of the layman, .... II ~
= The plant itself will\be constructed
by the Permanent Building Society,"
which organization includes all the
clay. working plants In the state,
brick, tile, block, terra Gotta, etc. Th
nlnnt vii, De equipped witb arpn' q
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SEE THE CANNING DEMoNs1RA.
TONS,

The Anes Colllge building on the
state fair grounds will be headquarters
for the food conservation movement
that has taken such q hold on every
body. For ten days the state fair
grounds will be great food efficiency
camp Of the most practical sort. Lee
turers and expert demonstrators from
Ames and. Washington will be in
charge to explain the newest and most
efficient methods Of preparing food
stuffs Of all kind for future use.
The hot pack, the cold pack, sugnred
and sugarless methods of preserving,
picking, canning and drying, the en-
tire list will be demonstrated every
day of the fair. For some time past
the government experts have been fol-
lowing line Of experimentation in
dry-curing all kinds of vegetables.
Their efforts have proved successful
and the experts from Washington will
exploit their newly-acQuired and prov
en- ideas at the fair.
The canning season has always been
one Of strenuous exertion and worry
for the housewife, but the new meth
DDS employed have robbed it Of its
terrors. The housewife no longer has
to kill herself off with the heat and
strenuosity Of it and then live in con-
slant fear that everything she has ''put
up" will spoil. The world certainly
do move" in housekeeping arrange
ments as we'll as in other affairs, as
the fair visitor will discover through
the medium Of these canning demon
STATIONS.
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tus and stocked with poultry by the
State Poultry Breeders Association.
1t Will be one Of the most complete
and practical exhibits ever put on for
the benefit Of state fair visitors, and
WILL probably furnish more real infor-
nation than q train load of literature
and hot air. By all means go into the
poultry business, but 60 into it right
and here will be the opportunity to
learn the right way
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MUCH PuREBREp STOCK GOING TO STATE FAIR

The extraordinary conditions prevailing live
widespread purebred
kinds the breeding
blood
the country.
Iowa what might be called the geographical center of the
magnificent
finals to be eachy
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COLLEGE BUILDING WILL BE
CENTER OF INTEREST.

The Amesr College Building will
he lively and interesting spot
during the state fair. Expert
dem0nstratOrs and lecturers from
both Ames and Washington will
hold forth there and exploit the
newest and best methods Of saw
ing ments, vegetables and fruits
for future use.
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YANKTON, s. d.
{LAst Week.

Mr.. Leroy Kinney has gone to Sioux
City to work with the Goetz Construc-
ton CT. i.a, .-... ,... ~. I'd.
Rev. u. Toomey of Sioux City deliv-
cred two very able sermons at the
Second Baptist church Sunday. While
in the city Rev, Toomey was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred r. Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Green entertained
Rev. ,Toomey of Sioux City and Mrs.
E. v. Morgan at dinner Sunday after
noon. .....-g. .,s....t.,A,. g..
Miss Dollie Mae Hayes and Mr.. VIM.
Woods of Moberly, Mo-, arrived last
Tuesday to spend a few weeks with
Mr., and Mrs. John Bentley; Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Hayes left Fri
day afternoon for points in Missouri
to visit parents and friends. They ex-
pect to be gone about three weeks.
Mrs. Clara Forte and daughters ex-
pect to leave Wednesday afternoon for
Sioux City for a short visit with her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Emma Strange.
The Mems Progressive Association
will meet Tuesday evening at the club
rooms.
The Ladies' Aid meets this week
with Mrs. Morris, Pichot street.
Mrs. Ella v. Morgan was in Sioux
City last Wednesday to do some shop
ping.
Messrs. John Bentley, Jr., and Err
nest Holly have gone to Watertown,
S. D., to do some threshing. y
Masters Edwin and William Morgan
have gone to spend six or eight weeks
on the McDonough farm.
Mr.. Lou Harvey is suffering with
the toothache.
The Rovers will meet this week as
usual.
The BlueRibbon Literary and Social
society will meet with Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. Harvey on Friday evening.
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Maude Wilkerson, Des Moines; grand
worthy receiver of deposits, L. NJ. Rob-
inson, Des Monies; grand worthy es-
cort, Laura Rhodes, Des Moines;
grand worthy conductress, Alberta
Graham, Ottumwa; grand worthy as
sistant conductress, Jennie Wright;
grand worthy lecturer, Lizzie Wash
nigton, Abba; grand worthy herald,
Susie Williams, Shamrock Court, No.
6; grand worthy protector, Willie
Booker, Des Moines; grand worthy
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matron, Della Bryant, Des Moines;
grand trustees, Watson and Miles and
Mamie Smith; grand reporter, Mary
Scott, Des Moines; supreme represen-
tative, Eva Owens. -
Obituary read by Sir Knight L. W.
Green. Number reported brother
Pythians, seven; number reported SIS
ter Calanthes, two.
Memorial service was preached by
Sir Knight Rev. o. A. johnson Of
Kansas City, Mo.
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The above cut is that of the new
Register and Tribune building, which
will be completed about the first of
November. It will be one of the finest
and tallest buildings in the state Of
Iowa. The Register is the oldest and
best daily in Iowa and has always been
true to the colored race. Its editorials
have been championed by such able
editors as the Hon. J. S. Clarkson,
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who was succeeded by the present edi.
tor, Hon. Harvey Ingram, who is truly
one of the best friends our race has
in America. Upon entering the Reg
lister and Tribune office one is assured
that he is perfectly welcome from the
courteous. treatment of all the en-
ployes, and we recommend this paper
to all of our colored people as one
worthy of their support.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-28

They are growing very well now
but the trouble is that the seeds didn I
all come up, and the cut worms de-
stroy many plants They are big now
and we are using some of them.
JAPANESE ONIONS
February 9-Planted in two large
beds. Watered and manured.
February 26-Weeded, softened soil
and watered.
March 14.-Wceded, softened sell
and watsred.
April 3,-Weeded, softened soil AMI
watered
I watered and am still watering al
most every day. We are pulling and
using about sc every single day. These
are about the best things ever raised
in my gardens For many months We
have been using this kind of onions
that | am always raising and we save
many dollars each month by usina
them and not buy any from the stores
don't sell any Of them because We
use them all
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-28
North kohaIa Pupils Have Done
e,od Work and Earned
Some Money

- d O. = p . r i ii 3 r : a.
Makapala school, North Kohala. la
wall, IL one OF the enthusiastic schools
of the territory which Is keeping W
its gardening even though the gen
eral contest has closed. Here are
some letters showing what this school
Is doing: ..-
Makapaia School, Apr 20, 1917.
Editor Honolulu StarBulletin.
Sir: This is my last letter to You.
am telling you about our garden. Our
garden Is good and clean. The yeget-
ables are planted In every part Of the
garden The plants in the garden are
growing fine. The products that are
very snccessf,h now in the garden are
the lettuce, tomatoes, radishes, beans
and carrots. The products that are
not very successful but coming along
fairly are the onions, beets and peas.
We are having a good crop Of cab
baees and also OF beans. The weather
these few days was favorable TO the
plants There Is pipe which leads
70 the garden. This pipe was laid
BY the boys, which will be easier for
them to water the plants. There is
asbig box In the garden. Water Is
etored In Il like q reservoir
There IL ditch which connects this
sreservoir 10 another wooden box fur.
ther down. Water Is dipped out from
these boxes and II II carried TO the
plauts. One day duck went into our
garden and spoiled some lettuce and
cabbage That duck better be careful
we are prepared with ammunition.
We. sent you some photographs OF
our garden which was taken by our
principal Do ron want more pictures?
rle1Se Jet us know Your last paper
never said anything about us None
Of the judges came 70 see our gar
den We would like to know who wins
in West Hawaii, the sons and daugh-
tiers Of Kamehaneha or those of Ke.
Qua OF Koha and Ksu. We live close
TO Nhefe Kamehameha made his taro
patcbeB and his famous tunnel Wal
apuka.
We have sold more vegetables.
RriSe or no prize We Will make enough
70 pay Gil expenses. =
I think this g al so say -FoOdby
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Essential Factors in, Maximum Crop
Production, and Their Control
Under Hawaiian Conditions

CD Fertile soil, (2) ample moisture
lIS) favorable temperature, (4 gooo
seed, 90 proper culture.
These factors are essential to max
imum crop production. The degree
to which each is supplied limits the
crop in amount and quality.
While the term soil fertility is
not easily defined, the potential fer
tility, which may be measured by the
total content of plant food in the son
is made available in proportion as
conditions for plant growth are favor
able. To produce maximum growth
II is necessary that the soil contain
in an available form an excess OF
those elements or constituents which
go to build up the plant. Cropping
exhausts the soil to the extent of the
crops removed Hawaiian soils APP
pear to become much more rapidly
depleted of available fertility than do
the soils of the mainland, although
their potential fertility, especially in
the socalied essential chemical ele.
ments, is often surprisingly high.
Plant Food
Fortunately it is not necessary to
burden the lay reader with the com
pick theories which underlie soil
chemistry. For our present purpose
It is sufficient to point out that near
iy all our soils not naturally highly
productive may be made so by liberal
applications Of animal manures, vege-
table matter, sewage, garbage, might
soil, street sweepings, wood ashes and
innumerable other materials, now too
often wasted When these are not
sufficient they may be supplemented
by commercial fertilizers, which may
be determined by simple field tests.
Not alone are the by-products OF
the farm and the city, as well as the
specially grown green-manuFing crops
direct food for the plant, but their de.
composition aids materially in liber.
ating the lockedSup elements of an
inert soil Furthermore, and this is
often their greatest function. they i'm.
prove the texture or physical proper.
ties Of the soil, as no amount of chem.
ical fertilizer or tillage is able to do.
in plant food, but 1t must also be in
favorable physical condition to make
the plant food available.
Moisture ..'.
Moisture is of course one of the
dominating factors in plant growth.
Plants utilize food material only WIEN
in solution. The effects of heavy fer
tilization may be wholly lost by in
adequate moisture supply. Not alone
does the soil moisture assist in dis
solving the maneral plant food, anG
act as a carrier from the soil to every
part of the plant, but it also supplies
the two essential food elements, hy1-
rogen and oxygen. When plants wilt
It is simply the result Of cell collapse
due to lack OF moisture Furthermore,
Transportation of large amounts Gf
moisture through the leaves tends 20
control the plants temperature at
times of excessive heat.
The amount CT moisture required by
plants depends upon "a whether it
has large or small leaf surface, f2)
character of the climate, under which
might be included the season OF
growth, 81 size Of the crop, etc.
Each pound of dry matter conrair
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-28

Dear Sir: / am writing you briefly
what we had done for our garden.
The soil Of our garden Is very rich
and good and Il has been thoroughly
cleaned but there is pest which Is
very bad and that Is the Chinese
grass. Every part of the field has
been cleaned and planted. II was
done by many small boys.
Most OF the products were success
full but some were not The success
full ones were lettuce, cabbage, radish.
beans carrots and tomatoes. The
beets, onions and peas are not so
successful but are coming along fairly
The cabbage grew well and were sold.
We will soon have good crop Of
beans. Wi
The field is constantly being plant
ed and cultivated, The weather is fav-
orable and the plants are growing
fine. We have two boxes made from
which the children get the water and
pipe Is led TO one OF them. A ditch
connects the two boxes.
A duck went into the garden and
ate some lettuce and cabbage. That
duck must be careful, or else 1t shall
taste some stones. We sent some
photographs but your last paper never
said anything about US. Do you want
any more pictures! None of the judges
came to see our garden.
We are anxious to know who wins
in West Hawaii; the sons Of Kameha.
rneha or those or Keoua OF Kona and
Kau
We live quite close to where Ka-
mehameha made his taro patches and
his famous tunnel, Waiapuka We have
sold more vegetables. Prize or no
prize we will make enough money to
pay our expenses. This is our last let.
ter TO you, 50 I win bid you goodby
and close my letter with a CHEEKY
ideal
do the duty that; lies nearest thee
and the second duty will become
palmer"
Very truly yours,
YASUICHI IWAMASA. !
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Continued from page twol
February 2S.-We used Sc of the
cabbages. T.. i ~......
The cabbages were about Is inches
high with broad leaves. -..~..r ....s
watered almost every day. r.
HANSON IMPROVED LETTUCE
January 19.-Break UP the soil, ma.
nured, and shaped the bed.
January 20.-Planted and watered.
January 24.-The plants came up
from the ground N.'atered every day
February 2.-Watered and found
4 cut-worms.
February 22.-Fixed up two large
beds. MANFRED transplanted and wa
tered thoroughly. ~
March 17.-Weeded, softened the soil
and watered ~. T..
April to April 2O.--Watered every
day. We used and sold them amount
ing to $1.20.
Before transplanting | watered them
every day.
After transplanting ] watered them
almost every day. In the average they
were about l foot in diameter, the
largest ever raised | sold them two
for a nickie and two were a great
bunch. They were so large that those
who saw them were surprised.
CARROTS
January 23.-Rreak up the soil, ma.
nured, shaped. planted and watered.
January 27.-Came up from bed.
Watered every day.
February 1--y seeded, softened
soil, watered and killed IA cut-worms
March 9.-Weeded, softened coil.
MANFRED, watered and killed some
cut worms
March 27-Weeded. softened soil
and watered.
April 5.-Weeded, softened soil and
watered.
April 17.-weaded. scftened soil and
watered.
during times of stress II AT no other
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-28

Carl F. Gayer. president of the
Double Service Tire X Rubber Co. OF
Akron, convicted of using the mails
to defraud. was sentenced to 81
months in the Federal penitentiary at
Atlanta.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-28
.MaKAPALA SCHOOL STILL WORKING
ANNIOUSTOHEARPRIzEAWAR

and close by letter with a CHEEKY
ideal -:
IN our home and school gardens We
are laying the foundations OF knowl.
edge and experience that VIII be q
great value to Us in the future"
: Yours truly. at--s s.
ETHEL MoKU. &
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-28

. l wish to enter the Kentucky Won
der bean contest.
] am In the third grade in the Lau.
pahoehoe school and am 10 years old.
] have planted heans in nv home