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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-10
SAYS It DOES NOT intend
T0F|X PRICE FOR WHEAT
Mr., Hoover Declares Food Admin
istration Does Not Expect ANY
Such Powers.

Reports that the food administration
will fix an arbitrary price of less than
81 a bushel to the grower for the 1917
American wheat crop drew from Her
bert C. Hoover today this denial:
ut is not the intention of the food
administration to fix the price for
wheat. nor is 1t expected that 1T will
have any such powers. If the food
bill passes Congress. however. we Ger
tainly will not stand for speculative
buying"
The farmer will be protected. 1t was
further asserted. by Mr.. Hoover.
against centralized buying by the
allies. All allied grain purchases will
be made in the near future through
one agency. probably the food admin
istrator, but Mr.. Hoover and his assoc
ciates are said to feel that the export
price should be maintained at a figure
to increase production. This subject
probably will be taken up with the
allies as soon as the food bill Is passed.
Per Capita Wheat Figures.
According to figures obtained by the
food administration, the average an
nual per capita consumption of wheat
barrels of flour per capita. presuming
that all the wheat Is converted into
-four. While that is not the case, 1t is
accepted as being near enough to serve
as an indicated basis on which conser-
walton propaganda can be supplied.
The lowest per capita consumption
recorded was In 1914 and amounted to
$50 bushels. This equaled. on the ba-
sis that all the wheat consumed was
converted into flour, Ia barrels.
Export of flour and wheat from seven
Of the principal export points in the
United States for the week ending June
80. 1917, respectively. totaled $4,000
barrels and 4,s36,O0O bushels. Wheat
on hand ready for export amounted to
7,41S,000 bushels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-10
Standing Committees Named.

Unusual clearness Of the atmosphere,
unusual brightness or twinkling Of the
stars. indicate rain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-10

LOT 900 pairs OF cur
tains; imported madras.
Nottingham lace. Scotch
lace, Cable net. etc: 2h
to 3h yards long: 36 to
so inches wide: In small
lots; good variety OF pat
terms. -......
Tomorrow. O. 0E
for values to Dl.ZO
$3.50 a pair,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
SECOND SERVICE DANCE
AT ARMORY SATURDAY.

The second service dance for the Of
ficers and enlisted men will be given
at the armory, Saturday. evening, by
the Pensacola Army and Navy Life
Activities Committee Music will be
furnished from the Fort Barrancas
band. All men of the service are in
vited. Dancing will be from eight to
eleven-thirty.
The patrons and patronesses for
the dance are Captain and Mrs. J. l..
Jayne, Mrs. Colonel Davis, Captain
and Mrs. John Henley, Lieutenant
and Mrs. r. G. Pennoyer, Judge and
Mrs. E. C. Maxwell, Miss FANNIE
Aiken, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward For
cheimer, Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Lamar,
Mr. and Mrs. ] A. Jones, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. P. Stokes, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
H. Turner, and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Greenhut
w. Chipley Jones will be general
chairman of the floor committee.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
People ~ Events
BY CELIA MYROVER ROBINSON
s.
pho,. "a no q. m to p
phone 90 y D. m. to 8 p. m./
PROGRAMS FOR NOMADS
COMPLETED.

Programs for the Nomads have
been completed and sent to the MEM
bers, and reveal an artistry hardly
attainable in the printed programs
used until this year. The books
this season are entirely hand made,
the contents having been arranged by
Mrs. John B. Jones, while the cover
piece was done by Miss Susie Shep-
pard. During its entire history the
club has had its programs printed, at
no small cost, but this year decided to
give the money to the Red Cross.
Aside from the satisfaction of
knowing that the funds have been
contributed to a worthy cause. the
club has no cause to regret the
change, as the talent of those who
made up the program, places it on a
plane with those of former years.
The work of the Nomads will soon
commence, the subject this year BENZ
the Slavonic races. Minor changes
have been made in the assignment of
papers and readings, and as much of
the most important history of this
race is now in the making a new de-
partment of current events has been
inaugurated.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
Receives Typewriter.

The Y. w. C. A. feels deeply CRATE
full to Mr.. M. J. Elkan for the tempo
Eary loan of a beautiful new type
writer, which has been placed at the
Y. w. C. A. Rest Room.
1t seems that the Y. w. c. A. has
but to express a desire for some
thing when some kind interested
friend at once presents it.
Mrs. Howard Entertains Girls.
Mrs. Howard delights the young
ladies with her wonderful gift o.
story telling, she finished cam of
Green Gables" Thursday evening. She
will tell another story Thursday eve
ming of next week.
Out-of Town Guest.
Miss Nellie Grant of birmingham,
spent several days last week at the
Y. w. c. A.
Visitors Wednesday.
Mrs. Clara Belle Ray and daughter,
Katherine, were visitors Wednesday.
Spent Wednesday,.
Little Miss Merle Britt. spent a
very pleasant day Wednesday,.
Keeping House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Amos who
have been at the Y. w. G. A. some
time are now keeping house at 1872
East Gregory street.
Vacation at Muscogee.
Miss Pearl Owens spent her vaca-
ton with her mother at Muscogee.
Callers Thursday.
Miss HERMAN and Miss Walker
were pleasant callers Thursday morn
ing.
Guest From Gordon
Miss Lena Williams from Gordon,
Alabama, is now numbered with the
Y. w. C. A. girls.
To Spend Winter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
ENTERTAINS FOR FRIENDS
OF THE SERVICE.

Mrs. A. H. Green was hostess to a
large number of friends of the SER
vice and friends of Pensacola lasJ
night at a dance which was given at
her home. During the evening pro-
gressive games were played and a
dainty salad course was served to the
guests.
Those present to enjoy the evening
were: Misses Kathleen Caro-, Elsie
Burres, Helen Morgan, Mary Creary,
Kathleen Morrison, Olive Creary, Julia
Creary, Margaret Beal, Florence
Marston, JeEnett> Stevenson, jeanette
Mcmillan, Rosa Bell, Helen Olsen,
Nellie Mae Williamson, of DeFuniak,
Ruth Van Pelt, Messrs. Albert Olsen,
Sergeant Sleeter, Charles Wheat, Ser
geant James, Sergeant Copeland. Mr..
Copeland, Mr.. Gillette, Mr.. Anderson,
Mr. Cullimore, Hugh Deal, Henry
Neilley, Mr.. Brady and others.
Miss Jeanette Stevenson is speno-
ing the weekend with Mrs. Green.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
Y. w. G. A. NOTES.

Mrs. Alice Creighton who has been
at the Y. w. c.. A. some time has
moved to 1924 East Strong street to
spend the winter with her sister, Mrs
Joe Harper.
Treats Y. w. C. A. Girls.
Rev. Mr.. McIlwain treated the
young ladies of the Y. w C. A. to a
gallon of ice cream Friday.
Monthly Prayer Service.
The monthly prayer service was
conducted by Rev. D. P. Slaughter
and was greatly enjoyed, after the
service Mrs Emerson Amos furnished
some delightful piano music and ice
cream was served.
Callers Wednesday.
Mrs. r. A. Britt and daughter,
Merle Rose, were pleasant callers
Wednesday.
Few Y. w. c. A. Girls.
Mrs. Clara Belle Ray of Brent, and
Miss Alice Suarez of Roscoe, Ala
bama, are now numbered with Y. w.
c. A. girls.
Attend Entertainment.
Misses Margaret Ray, Marion Muir
ply, Carrie Hudson, Dora Williams,
Lena Williams, Alice Suarez, Rilla
Barnes, Katie Skinner, Lottie Belle
Harrison, Mrs. Clara Belle Ray and
Mrs. Alice Creighton attended the
entertainment given by the First
Company at Fort Pickens Tuesday
evening. The entertainment was eX-
cellent and the young ladies spent a
most enjoyable evening.
Dinner Guests Tuesday.
Mrs. Stephen Allen and daughter,
Miss Maudie Mae, of Brent, were
dinner guests Tuesday.
Spends Tuesday.
The young ladies were delighted
to have Mrs Merwin, secretary OF
the board, with them Tuesday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
Another Girls Experience.

New Castle, Ind. -"From the time
Twas eleven years old until 1 was seven
teen | suffered each month so I had
to be in bed. had headache. backache
and such pains I would cramp double
every month. did not know what it
was to be easy a minute. My health
was all run down and the doctors did
not do me any good. A neighbor told
my mother about Lydia E. Pinkham' 5
Vegetable Compound and / took it,
and now I feel like a new person. I
don't suffer any more and am regular
every month. Mrs HAZEL HAMII-
TON, 822 South 18th ST., Newcastle, Ind.
Girls who are troubled as these young
women were, should Immediately seek
restoration to health by taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
DANCE ENJOYED BY
MANY LAST NIGHT.

The dance given at the Keyser
Auditorium last night by the Pensa-
cola Unit Of the Library War Council
for the purpose Of adding to three
hundred dollars which is Pensacola's
quota Of the one million dollar fund
Of the National Library War Council
to be used to provide libraries and
books for the soldiers and sailors at
training camps and cantonments was
success and all present enjoyed a
most delightful evening. Light re-
freshments were served during the
intermissions and were thoroughly
enjoyed. The naval band FURNISHED
the music for the evening through
the courtesy of Capt j. L. Jayne.
The patronesses who helped to
make the evening pleasant We're: Mrs.
R. H. Turner. Mrs. c. c. Pennoyer,
Mrs. Clarence Hutchinson, Mrs. Ike
Heilbron, Mrs. Dave Kugleman, Mrs.
Junius Hall, Mrs. j. H. Smithwick,
Mrs. William Fisher, Jr., Mrs. C. w.
Lamar, Mrs. Marion Quina, Mrs. John
P. Stokes, and Mrs. S. R. Mallory
Kennedy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
TO HELP
YOUNG GIRLS
A Mother Wants Her Letter
Published.

Eaton, Ill.-.T wish you would pub
lish this letter for the benefit of young
girls. My daughter suffered greatly
from female trouble with cramps, and
headache, and backache most of the
time. She never felt like working and
it seemed as though she was sick all the
time. decided to try Lydia E. Pink
helped her in every way, in fact it has
really cured her, for she no longer has
periodic pains, and no more headaches
or backache, and went all young girls
who suffer as she did to know about it"
Mrs. ALMA MILLS, Eaton, Ill.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
FIVE HUNDRED CLUB
MEETS WITH MRS. BORN.

Mrs. Charles Born entertained the
members of the Five Hundred Club
which plays for the benefit of the
Woman's Home at her home on
North Twelfth Avenue yesterday af-
ternoon and there were six tables
playing.
The rooms were prettily decorated
with coral vine and at the close of the
game a delicious salad course was
served. The proceeds which will be
given to the Woman's Home was four
dollars and eighty-five cents.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
NEW BOOKS AT THE
PENSACOLA LIBRARY.

Beginning the first of October. the
following new magazines will be sent
to the Pensaco,a Library:
Scientific American and Supple
ment; Motor Boat; Aerial Station;
Aviation; Flying; Aircraft; Popular
Mechanics; The Army and Navy Mag
azine and Sea Power.
The following three books are the
regular monthly addition to the Ii
brary: The Undertow" by Kathleen
Norris; Student in Arms" by Donald
Hankey; "Wild Fire" by Zane Gray.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
SENTA,S SONG.

l hear the mirth of them that reap
And build the pale green stacks,
/ hear the song of them that spin
And wind the silvern flax,
But long harvest dusk wait
Though harvest dusq falls soon,
To hear the great sea tell of thee
Beneath a sickle moon.
No ring or chain has plighted us.
No jewel red as wine.
It is the deep seas fateful gem
That links thy love and mine
A jewel brighter than the gold
That decks the Love-bird's plume,
And darker than the purple cup
That is the Magistrates bloom.
The sea that lurcd thee long ago
Far down the royal wind,
The sea whose spell would break thine
The sea whose spell would break thine
heart
!, In pride of youth that sinned.
The sea that parts US by the span
No ships can sail beyond,
Those doom has wrought thy need of
It is our dear loves bond!
t-Anne w. Young, New York Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
MISS MALONE TO
RETURN SUNDAY.

Miss Flossie Malone will return
home Sunday night from a pleasant
visit with her aunt and uncle, Major
and Mrs. Paul Crank in Chattanooga.
She also visited in Oglethorpe, Geor-
gia, before returning home. Major
and Mrs Crank accompanied her to
Birmingham
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
MR.. AND MRS. SULLIVAN
TO RETURN HOME SOON.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Sullivan are ex-
pected to return home next Monday
from their trip north where they
stopped in Washington, New York,
Boston, and Chattanooga, the latter
place visiting her brother at training
camp.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
PENSACOLA GIRL
RETURNS HOME.

Miss Emma Day Wolfe, a charm
ing girl of Pensacola, Florida. re-
turned to her home, after a most de-
lightful visit of five weeks as the
guest of Mrs. Creary and her cousin,
Mrs. Edna Kyle. While in Mobile
Miss Wolfe enjoyed many pleasures
such as dances and beach parties
Mobile Register.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
GUESTS OF MISS EDMUNDsoN.

Miss Geneva Hamm and Mr.. How
ard Hamm of Birmingham, Alabama,
arrived a few days ago to visit their
brother, Mr. James Hamm, who is at
the Aeronautic School. During their
stay they were the guests of Miss
Joanna Edmu ndson at her home on
West Brainard street.
Mr.. Hamm left on Wednesday
night for his home but Miss Hamm
will remain here until Sunday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
TO LEAVE FOR HOME
SATURDAY.

Mr.. George Moore will leave Satur-
day on the noon train for his home in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, accompanied
Mrs. ]. p. Kortsh and children, Paul
Jr., and Margaret, where she will
visit for an indefinite period. During
his stay in this city Mr.. Moore was
the guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Kortsh for some time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
MIR. FRANK RETURNS
TO CHATTANOOGA.

Mr.. Leonard I. Frank Of Chatta-
nooga, Tennessee, who has been Wis
iting the city as the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Friedman at their
home on West DeSoto street has re-.
turned home after a most pleasant
visit.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
BIRTH OF SON.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Ogburn Miller
of 1903 North Eighth Avenue an
nounce the birth of a son Thursday
morning, September goth, who will
bear the name Of Thomas Thurman
Miller.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
MIR. AND MRS. LOGAN
LEAVE ON TRIP NORTH.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. B Logan and
children left last night for Philadel-
phia where Mrs. Logan will visit her
mother. Mr.. Logan will go to New
York where he will later be joined by
Mrs. Logan and the children before
returning home.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
MRS. CUTTINGS AND DAUGHTER
RETURN FROM LOUISVILLE.

Mrs. B. ]. Cuttings and two daugh-
tiers, Annie Ruth and Hazel, have re-
turned home after a weeks visit in
Louisville, Kentucky, where they en-
joyed most pleasant time. Mr..
Cuttings is expected to return home
soon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
ENTERTAIN WITH
RAY PARTY.

Capt. and Mrs. Ben Edmundson
entertained last Sunday afternoon
with a bay party on the launch lisa
bella" in honor of Mr.. Howard Hamm
and Miss Beneva Hamm of Birm-
ingham.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21

the guest of her sister, Mrs. r. C.
Caldwell, at her home on West DeSoto
street will leave for her home this
morning after a delightful visit.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
MISS STUCKEY TO REMAIN
HERE ALL WINTER.

Miss Eula Mae Stuckey who is Wis
iting in Muscogee will return to Pen
sacola on Saturday to be the guest Of
her aunts Mrs. S. Fredericks and Mrs.
NJ. Sims at their home on East Ro-
mana street for the winter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
MISS WALKER
VISITING HERE.

Miss Winnie Walker of Caswell,
Alabama, is visiting in Pensacola as
the guest of friends and relatives. She
expects to return home on Saturday
She was the guest of Miss Anna D.
Humphreys at her home on North
Eighth Avenue for a few days dur
ing her STAY
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
PHILLIPS-ETHERIDGE
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED.

announcements nave been re-
ceived of the recent marriage of Miss
Clara Etheridge of Brewton, former
ly of Pensacola to Mr.. S. Q. Phillips
of Selma, Alabama, which took plAe
on September 9th. They will be at
home to friends in Selma, Alabama.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
MEETING FORTY-TWO CLUB.

The Forty-Two Club will meet this
afternoon at three-thirty o'clock at
the home of Mrs. A. R. McAllister,
1918 East Gadsden street. All mem
bers are asked to attend.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
MRS, M'ALLISTER AND
son RETURN HOME.

Mrs Felo McAllister and son Felo,
Jr., who went to Asheville, North
Carolina, some time ago for the
health of little Felo have returned
and their friends will be pleased to
learn that he has improved.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
MR.. MAX BEAR RETURNS
FROM NORTH

Mr.. Max L. Bear has returned home
from his trip north where he stopped
in Washington, D. c., New York. Po-
land, Maine, Staunton, Virginia,
Philadelphia, Atlantic City and other
points.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
MIR. HARRY MARQUIS TO
RETURN TO MOBILE.

Mr.. Harry Marquis of Mobile, who
is visiting in the city as a guest at
the home of Miss Tmelia Schad on
West Intendencia street will return
home on Saturday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF SON.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Hendrich of
East Government street announce the
birth of a son on Monday, September
18th.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
MISS BOARDMAN
RETURNS HOME.

Miss Lillian Boardran returned
home yesterday from Mobile, after
the guest of her sister, Mrs. ]. S.
Harfot.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
RETURNS FROM
EXTENDED TRIP.

Mrs. Thomas NJ. Lee of 401 West
Chase street has returned from an
extended visit through Eastern and
Western Texas also Mobile and New
Orleans.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21

Paris fashions for the winter of
1917 are slmple-thoughtfu one
might say-as if France were all too
serious just now to tempt the world
to wear frivolous attire.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
MRS. ZELIUS AND DAUGHTER
RETURN HOME.

Mrs. Will Zelius and little daughter,
Laura, returned home on Wednesday
morning from their trip to Jackson
they spent the past three weeks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
GUEST OF MRS. FRANK HORN.

Mrs. T. J. Knaff of Glenn st. Mary
is visiting in the city as the guest of
Mrs. Frank Horn at her home, 112l
North Ninth Avenue,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
MEETING PARENTS-TTACHERS
ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL No IL

A meeting of the Parents Teachers
Association of School 43 will be held
this afternoon at ee-thirty o'clock
at the school. A full attendance is
urged.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
MISS CONDOR ENTERS
LOGANSPORT HIGH SCHOOL.

Miss Jessie Mae Condor, daughter
Of Mrs. Neva Condor, entered high
school last Monday at LoganspoS@,
Indiana.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
MISS JUDITH MILLER TO
RTTURN HOME.

Miss Judith Miller of Washington,
Virginia, who has been visiting in
Pensacola for the past few months as
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
MISS McCASKILL TO ENTER
NNnAI ArE col ECI

Miss Mollie McCaskill, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. McCaskill of East
Pensacola Heights has Ieft for Tai
lahassee where she will enter the
Florida State College for Women.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
Motice!

Persons sending and telephon-
ing in society notes are requested
to have all notes at The Journal
office before eight p. m.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21

Additional Society on PAGE 8
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-21
MEETING MEMBERS
OWLS CLUB.

The members of the Owls Pleasure
Club are requested to meet this aft
ernoon from two to five o'clock at
Chicoway Inn.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-06
AUTUMN LEAVES.

From bulletin of the United States
forest service we learn the interesting
fact that it's sugar that gives their
brilliant colors to the autumn leaves
Most of the food store din the leaves
during the summer is absorbed into
the trees as cold weather comes on.
But the leaves of some trees are so
rich in sugar that they retain part of
II. Then as they start to decay, this
sugar, in chemical combination with
other substances. produces the varied
fints that give the brilliant red of the
dogw0od. the scarlet of the sumac, the
yellow and orange of the maple. the
leather-browns Of the oak.
All this, however is OF purely AGA
demic or artistic interest We cant
utilize that sugar for food, much as
we'd like to In these days But there
Is an extremely practical value in
those same falling leaves that ought
not to be ignored
Most OF them contain relatively
large amounts of nitrogen and phos.
phorus. two elements vital to soil fer
tility. They came from the soil and
they ought to be returned to 1t. But
when the tidy gardener rakes up the
leaves from his lawn and burns them,
or the farmer allows fire to sweep
thru his woodlot, these fertilizing
minerals are turned into gases and cs.
cape. Likewise the fibrous structure
of the leaves, which ought to provide
humus for the soil, goes up in heat
and smoke Soil fortified naturally,
year after year, by leaves falling from
nearby trees, Is always mellow and
black. Forest land burned over regu.
larly loses its richness
We need soil fertility everywhere,
for food-production and for tho yer.
dant beauty 1t creates, Don't rob the
soil OF Its leaves. Let them lie. Ma.
ture knows what she's about.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-06
PIG AND POULTRY LOANS.

A bank at Grenada, Miss, has gone
about retaining the hill country OF
Mississippi in very practical way,
And so far its efforts have been quite
successful The plan of the bank was
to make loans to boys and girls, these
small money loans to be used in pur-
ehaing pigs and poultry. The poultry
loans average SIC, the others are a
little higher. These notes are unse-
cured and no interest is charged until
after maturity.
Every boy who borrows in this way
is required to report on the first of
each month the progress of his pig
industry. And besides that. he must
grow one acre of corn under the SUI
pervision Of the banks agent. He
must sell some of this corn to pay off
his note. On November every boy
reports in detail the result of his
years work, showing profit and loss.
amount and character of feedstuffs
grown and used in caring for his pigs,
etc.
The girls, too must raise an acre of
feedstufl, to be sold and to be used
in feeding the chickens, And the girls
must make careful reports of their
progress.
Nine hundred children who had TAX
en- advantage of this offer attended
a meeting not long ago, showing that
the experiment was well worth while.
Out Of hundreds of notes held by the
bank. only two were not paid. 1t is
reported that the net profit directly
due to these loans to the children dur
ing the past year is 100000
The banks first move was purely
experimental. 1t was huge success
and intelligent farming has been slim
ulated in that region and wise OBJ.
servers believe that before many
years the hill country will be as pros
porous with its grain and livestock as
the cotton region OF the delta already
il.