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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-06

dlyidual account records, on the other
 hand. are placed in a loose-leaf binder
 in alphabetical order, according to the
 names of the depositors It contains the date of receipt, the receipt number, the weight, the grade, the length of staple, the tag number, the date of delivery, the number of months in storage, the amounts of different charges, totals and accrued charges. This record enables the warehouseman to tell at a glance the condition of each customers account and makes it unnecessary for him to look over the entire tag record whenever a customer seeks information on this point
 These five forms should enable the warehouseman- to carry on his dealings with depostors without confusion and should facilitate the use of warehouse receipts as collateral The remaining seven forms included in the system are useful principally to prevent confusion in the warehouseman's own accounts The location book is designed to show the exact location of each bale in the warehouse and should make the handling of cotton easier and more rapid The outturn order is issued by the office of the warehouse after all charges and ad- vances have been met by the owner and the actual delivery of the cotton is in- dicated on the order by the signature of the foreman of the warehouse. At the end of the day these orders can be utilized to determine the number of bales delivered from the warehouse and they thus furnish important data for the daily report which the government specialists recommend as part of the warehouse routine This report is designed to en- able the manager to know from day to day the amount of cotton in store the cost of labor, the per bale cost of hand ling, the daily expenditures and cash receipts. The cash journal, the cash disbursement ticket. and the cash receipt ticket are bookkeeping devices useful in the prevention of oversights and er TOTS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-06

Now that, because of world shortage, every bushel of wheat and rye counts for more than ever before the safeguard against disease by the treatment of seed before planting is of greatest importance, Department of agriculture specialists es- innate that the average annual loss due to the smuts of wheat and rye amounts approximately to 7,5O0, 900 bush els. This is equal to about 31a per cent of the entire yearly wheat crop and Is regarded as a conservative estimate, since only smutted heads actually lost are considered. The increased number of heads which healthy plants would have thrown out was not taken into account The loss to the billion-bushel wheat crop the department hopes to see harvested next year would. at 31a per cent amount to S5000, 0000 bushels. With wheat selling at g a bushel this would amount to an exceedingly high tax on the farmers of the country
 Treatment of wheat against stinking smut is fairly easy not expensive and fully 95 per cent effective The effi- ciency of the treatment is, in fact, prac- tlcally 100 per cent in most of the wheat-growing regions The percentage of efficiency for the country as a whole, however, is reduced by the fact that in large regions in the Pacific northwest the soil is polluted with smut germs to such an extent that the effects of seed treatment are negatved. Seed treatment costs not to exceed 5 cents an acre for materials and labor. To this cost. how ever, must be added the cost of grain the germinating power of which may be destroyed by the treatment This
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-06
SELECT BEAN SEED

Every bean grower without delay should take steps to secure good seed for next years planting, either from his own crop or from fields which he knows to be free from anthracnose and blight. the bean specialists of the United States department of agriculture advlse Seed from plants killed by frost before the pods are dry and mature should not be used
 The use of good seed-properly ripened, plump, intact and free from disease-is essential for securing large yields. It is crop insurance for growers to lay in their seed while there is still oppor- tunity to inspect the fields or they can pick from the cream of commercial stocks instead of having to take what ever may be available later
 Seed from carefully selected, clean pods grown in ones own seed plat, of course, are safest. Once the beans have been threshed it is difficut to detect all which have come from diseased pods. It is pos- sible, moreover, in the seed plat by plant ing the seed in hills and by spraying with Bordeaux mixture to protect the plants fro manthracnose, even at an ex- pense not warranted in larger pantings The grower should see that no one moves etAi1Oii5 thC SSCu pltHlS Wnll6 they are wet with rain or dew, when spores of the fungus causing anthracnose most readily are spread.
 After the seed is threshed-and this is particularly important in the case of commercial seed-the grower should pick over his seed by hand two or three times and throw out all damaged or diseased beans and those not uniform in sifie and color Even commercially hand-picked seed often contains many affected beans. While few discolored beans are not ob- jectionable for household use, every such seed when planted may spread disease to many neighboring plants. In purchas- Ing beans for planting a germnation test shouid be made and only seed of high quality accepted
 Where seed plat is used the grower would do well to set aside and store sepa- rately with especial care the seed se- lected for next seasons planting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-06
USE GARDEN WASTE

If persons who have gardens will see that the unavoidable wastes are convert ed into fodder, a great saving will be effected. according to those engaged in the work of bringing about food econom- ics.
 range with farmers, and particularly with dairy farmers, and those raising chickens and pigs, to see that full use is made of green stuff remaining from gaIoell crops. This fodder would include pea and bean vines, cornstalks. lettuce that has gone to seed, turnip tops, lawn cuttings and other plant materials which have served their usefulness to man but have still considerable value as food for other animals
 The city or suburban gardener often has difficulty in disposng of this waste It might be composted to advantage, but there is always the danger, in compost ing old plants from the garden, that plant diseases and insects will be kept over from year to year. The farmer will us- ually be glad to get this feed for his animals at no cost except that of haul ing it away. Truck farms should yield a considerable quality of good feed for merly lost or burned up.
 The food conservation forces are joining with the federal department of agricui- ture in uraing state and county food sup ply commissions, local committees of de- fense, farmers organizatio county agents and others to help bring about a saving of these garden wastes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-06
RURAL FIGURES

In rural districts outside of incorpo- rated towns there are at the present time approximately 12,952,0OO women and girls over 15 years of age.
 There are about 18.903,000 men and boys over 15 years of age in this same field.
 There are also about 7.111 900 girls un- der 15 years Of age and 7.4O1. .0O0 boys un- der IS years Of age living in rural dis tricts outside of incorporated towns.
 These boys and girls constitute close to 15 per cent of the nations population In few years they will assume a large share of the responsibility of feeding the nation.
 Have you ever analyzed the distribution of population in the United States to show the relative importance of trade in cities and in the rural districts.
 If so you have no doubt discovered data about like this: Over 6S, ,6O0O00 of OUT population is located in rural dis tricts and in cities under 1000O popula- ton. About 54000,0O0 or quite a bit more than half the population is located in rural districts and towns up to 2500 population. About 45,GO900O. or close to 45 per cent, are located in rural dis tricts outside of incorporated towns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-06
GET GOOD YIELDS

Small yields from poor seed corn can be readily prevented by selecting seed corn this fall. To plant poor seed is unnecessarily and unpatriotic The cheap est and surest way to increase the yield of corn is to improve the quality of the seed.
 Each spring finds a scarcity of good seed, so get enough for two years, says the department of agriculture which insists that the shortage need not exist. and is much more serious source of crop loss than is generally realized. The loss is due to carelessness, neglect, or delay, but most of all to what the de- partment characterizes as among the greatest of drawbacks to successful farming -proerastination. To get around this. the forehanded farmer will select his seed corn this fall as soon as it is ripe. Many thousands write to the de- partment of agriculture each spring ask ing where seed can be bought and ex- pressing their willingness to pay good prices and telling of their inability to get 1t at any price. The farmer with good strain for his locality ought. there fore, to get a double supply, not only as an insurance against the possibility of early ffosts before the ripening of his next crop, but also to have some to sell to less fortunate or more improvident neighbors.
 The best seed is available in abundance at ripening time, when it should be se- lected from stalks standing where they grew because only then can seed be gathered with certainty from good yield ing plants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-06
CAUGHT ON THE FLY

There are 6so cooperative creameries in Minnesota.
 Don't go into live stock; grow into live. stock.
 The average wheat yield in North Da- kota Is only about 10 busnels
 As soon as you take better care of the cattle you've got, you will have better cattle.
 Diversification is as good a practice and as profitable on 4OOO-acre farm IS on much smaller one
 It is not the best plan to go into a community and organize a farmers club Tor them Let them organize their own club.
 Cold winters are best for keeping po- tatoes. Keep as near to freezing as pos sible and the potatoes will hold a better quality.
 A load of manure has brought in from Sl.5O to $1 50 in added wheat yield where applied in some tests made at the ex pertinent station.
 It costs as much to ship dirt and cui,s as it does to ship good potatoes-and it. also spells the market for the better grade. Market the culls at home by feed ing to live stock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-06
NEW WAREHOUSE SYSTEM

Samples of the, forms required for a
 complete accounting system for cotton
 warehouses can now be obtained by ap-
 plication to the office of markets and
 rural organization of the United States
 department of agriculture. These forms are intended to fill the need for a sys- tenn of accounting that will be simple enough for use by small warehouses and yet comprehensive enough to be employed by large warehouses. A detailed discus sion of them is contained in a new pulp lication of the department, Bulletin No. 520
 The central purpose of the system is to bring about uniformity in the business methods used by warehousemen and to establish form of receipt for cotton which will make receipts easily and wide ly negotiable as delivery orders or as collateral for loans, and therefore of definite assistance in financing. The form of receipt recommended conforms to the requirements of what is known as the uniform warehouse receipts act, which is now in force in g states Alaska, the Philippine Islands and the District of Columbia. and also to the requirements of the United States warehouse act.
 In this receipt is contained every item of information that the warehouseman has in his records The possibility, there fore. of misunderstandings between the depositor and the warehouseman Is greatly reduced.
 Altogether the departments accounting system calls for the use of 12 forms. Of these the first five may be regarded as the essentials of the system. They are the tag, the certificate of inspection, the warehouse receipt, the consecutive tag record. and the individual account record. The tag is attached to the bales as soon as they arrive at the warehouse, consecutive numbers being used through out the season. As soon as they are tagged the bales are weighed, graded and otherwise examined and the result ing information recorded upon the cer- tificate of inspection, a carbon copy of which is made From the data on this certificate the warehouse receipt is made up and issued to the depositor. The next step is the posting of the desired data in the consecutive tag record. This rec ord should be kept in looseleaf binder and should contain the following infor- nation: The tag number, the marks of the bale, the ownership, the date re- ceived, the receipt number, the location in the warehouse, and the date of de- livery As it's name indicates. this rec ord should be arranged according to the numbers of the tags. The various in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-06
20 HUNGRY PEOPLE

In the 1-cent-a-word column of the Farm Section this week appears an ad- vertisement which all farm readers should see. A lady reader of Birming- ham wishes enough eggs, poultry, butter and other stuff skipped by parcel post or express to feed 20 people every week. This means ready cash to the farmer or his mate.
 Look up this advertisement and get in touch with the city consumer who seeks fresh products of the field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-06
SOME PIE

A pleasing variation from pastry meat pies may be had by preparing eggplant and meat pie. Cook together in baking pan alternate layers of eggplant and chopped cooked meat salted to taste If raw meat only is available it may be fried until brown before baking To- mato juice or pulp or a few sliced to- matoes may be added if desired
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-20
EDITH ROYSTER ON TRIAL
TODAY ON ASSAULT CHARGE
special to the EVENING NEWS.

speciat to the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, Feb. 20:-Mrs.
Edith Royster. a negress of Perth
Amboy, recently tried together with
Thomas Gum for the murder of a
Port Reading brakeman, was placed
on trial today for committing afro
cious assault and battery on Domi-
nick Paone in Perth Amboy last Oc-
tober. 1t Is claimed that she stabbed
Paone with small penknife many
times when he attempted to inter-
ccde as Chance. the brakeman, was
being killed.
The woman is represented by
Frederick Richardson. Assistant
Prosecutor John A. Coan is appear
| ing for the state.
The jury Is as follows: Frederick
| Moore, Woodbridge; Richard Hend-
erson, Perth Amboy; John u. Ravese,
Perth Amboy; Clarence Adams, New
Brunswick; A. Perchard, Perth Am
boy; John Dahmer, New Brunswick
Fritz Hokensen, Metuchen; Dav,d
Nevius, Milltown; George w. French
Jr., South Amboy; Milton JuIah'
New Brunswick; William III. Butch-
er. Monroe; Henry Polkowltz' fertn
Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-20
DECISION RESERVED IN
2 DISTRICT COURT CASES

Judge c. c. Hommann reserved
decision in the cases heard by him
yesterday in the district court, which
involved the settlement of two cases
against insurance companies. The
case of Kalman Horwitz VS.. the Ma
tional Union Insurance Company was
tried yesterday. and although ready
the case of Benjamin Shayne VS.. the
Western Insurance Company was
held in abeyance pending the deci-
sion in the Horwitz case, the two be-
ing synonymous.
The cases have been pending in
tho district court for several months
and concern fire losses which were
adjusted by men chosen by both
parties, who, in turn, selected an
umpire whose decision Is the matter
in question.
The Horwitz case involves suit for
$500 damage by fire loss, the award
offered by the insurance company
being $2S1.9S. This amount the
plaintiff refused to accept.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-20
FUNERAL YESTERDAY FOR
ROOSEVELT ACCIDENT VICTIM
y,eo;c1 70 the EVENING NEWS.

speciaI to the EVENING NEWS.
Roosevelt, Feb. 20:-The funeral
of Charles Smith. who died following
burns sustained In an accident at the
Wheeler Condenser g. Engineering
Company's plant here, was held yes
terday. The body was conveyed from
Michael Zylka's undertaking estab-
lishment in Perth Amboy and inter-
ment was made here.
Smith was one of four mon burned
when O vat of molten metal fell at
the Wheeler plant here. He was
horribly burned about the body and
it Is believed that he was burned in
ternally when his clothes became
ignited. The victim died in AlexiAn
Brothers hospital at Elizabeth.
Sabo Holman, who was fellow
worker of Smith and was painfully
burned, has been discharged from
the hospital. Two others burned less
seriously did not receive medical
treatment at the hospital. Smith
lived at as Charles street and Hol-
man lives nearby.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-20

for the full team Of three years TO
succeed C. A. Campbell. M. L. Dunl-
gan and Andrew O1esen.
The resignation of Miss Margaret
Brough, a teacher in the Port Read
ing school, was received. Miss Carrie
Dixon was appointed in her place.
Miss Edna Hermann. OF Newark. was
appointed to the fifth grade class IN
school No. l, in place of Miss Ruth
Hilton who was transferred to the
eighth grade in the Barron avenue
school.
President Tappan appointed COM
mittee ON a course of study composed
of Messrs. Ensign, Valentine and
Love.
A committee from the Sewaren
Civic in regard to transportation, was
referred to the committee on trans
portation. Bills to the amount of
Ss.0 900 were ordered paid. The sch ools
Of the township will be closed Feb
ruary %.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-20
STRIKERS GIVEN NOTICE
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

bDecldI 20 me EPENING NE WS.
South River, Feb. 20-The Herr
mann-Aukman handkerchief concern
here has given its striking employees
five days in which to return to work,
under penalty being discharged
completely as employees. The notice
came with money orders just placed
at the South River postoffice for the
men. Company officials say the men
would not call for their money and
so long as they did not consider them
selves employees.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-20
WOULD have PROBE
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Trenton, eb. 20-Declaring that the
figures of the State Department of
Education for the year Of 1915 show
that nearly $1,000,000 was spent by
the school districts of the state for
the purchase of school books and sup
plies. Assemblyman Harry G.. Van
Note, Democrat, of Monmouth coun-
ty, has introduced in the House res
olution calling for an investigation of
the subject.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-20
WOODBRIDGE SCHOOL BD.
HAVE BUSY SESSION
Rnscfol to fhe EVENING NEWS.

woodbridge, Feb. 20-The Board
of Education met in the high schooi
last night. The following members
were present: Messrs. Clum' camp
hell Ensign. Valentine and Tappan.
The appropriations to be recommend
ed to tho voters at the annual meet
ing March 20, IN Masonic hall at =
o'clock are as follows:
Current expenses, $4,000; repairs
and enIarging schools, $1,000; manual
training, $4,000; vocational classes
$500.
Three members are to be elected
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-20
HAVE SESSION TONIGHT

A meeting of the State Street Pro-
perty Owners Association will be held
tonight at the Office of Jacob Gold
berger, in State street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-20
EXCISE NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned intends to make application
to the Board of Excise Con, Gommissi9ness at
their next meeting, for a transfer to
himself % Of the license heretofore grant
ed to George C. Hriczko to keep no.
tel, with the privilege of selling, mat ns
and spirituous liquors in the said city
NJ Perth Amboy, and in the house
owned by George C. Hriczko at 3H
Smith st.
Dated February 9. 1917. .,
JOHN KUTCHER,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-20
SS97-2-2o- -2t-o oew-T -Tu
EXCISE NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
lersigned intends to make application
to the Board of Excise Commissioners
of the City of Perth Amboy, N. j.. at
their next meeting. for a license to
Keen a hotel, with the privilege of SELL
ing malt and spirituous liquors In the
said City of Perth Amboy, and In the
house owned by himself at S77 Smith st.
Dated February 8, 1917. -
- GEORGE c. HR1CZKO.
SSS9-2- 2t-OeW-T
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-20
EXCISE NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned intends to make application
to the Board of Excise Commissioners
of the City of Perth Amboy. N. J., at
their next meeting, for a license to
keep a saloonA with the, privilege of
the said City of Perth Amboy, and in
the house owned by Louis Kreezer at
2S3 Hall Ave-
Dated February IT. 1917.
JOSEPH KWIATKOWSKL.
S8s1-2 0-2t-oew-Tu
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-20
Boy Killed and
Girl Badly Hurt

Clarence Peterson, 10. Of Moor
head, was instantly killed and Miss
Lillian Holmes seriously injured in
an automobile accident on the Dill
worth road at 1880 o'clock this morn
ing. They were members of a
party OF six returning from
a dance at Dilworth, when
the car ran of the grade and
toppled over backward into the ditch
after failing to climb the bank on
the opposite side.
Failure OF the lights caused the
accident, according to members of
the party.
Roy Mcdonald of Moorhead, was
driving the car at the time Of the
accident Others in the car were
James Ryan and Alice Brown, Moor
head and Henry Forsberg, Fargo.
They escaped serious injury.
When the car fell backward into
the ditch Peterson, who was riding
in the back seat, was thrown clear
and all the others were pinned be-
meath it In the water and mud in the
ditch.
Al taxi car, driven by Seaburg, Far
go, arrived from Dilworth shortly
after the accident and the driver and
his fares, Roy Mccarthy and Guy
Miller. helped TO release the 1--WE who
were beneath the overturned car.
Peterson was lying close to the car,
and was picked up and brought to
the Northwestern hospital IN Moor
head. Dr. Humphrey, who was call
ed 70 make an examination, found
the young mans neck broken. and
death probably had been instantane-
GUS
Miss Holmes was taken 20 her
apartments In the Martinson block
in Moorhead and was unconscious