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Evening journal., 1917-07-13
u. S.. Will Build Air Engines
Fast as Jifneys TO End War

f, perlenced in engineering production
was organized
This board saw the stickingpoint
in the -the-warin-the-air program
was the engine. No engine built today
in America was light and powerful
enough.
Superb English and French avia-
ton engines, they also knew, are not
adapted to American manufacturing
methods and cannot be produced
mpidly in large quantities Each
French and British crack motor is a
work Of art, not a factory product.
So there was nothing to it for I'm.
Gle sam but to do the job his own
way-design satisfactory engine
that could be shot through a factory
something like Henry Ford grinds
out iitneys.
When this decision was reached
Howard Coffin. Aircraft Board en-
gineer, called together the country's
best engineors-me who Knew gaso-
line engines better than their own
authenticated them IN council
room with him and told them:
Boys, it's up 10 us 10 beat the
kaiser The airplane will do 10. but
not without a topnotch engine lighter
and more powerful than anything you
ever thought OF, and that can be
turned out IN large quantities It's a
big order Now take off your coats,
and sweat"
They did They tore designs and
actual examples OF the best aviation
engines. French, English and German.
to pieces and picked the best piece
out Of each Then they asked two
questions about each piece: How
can we improve it," and How can
we adapt 70 TO quantity productions"
They took Off this piece a flange
that would have kept II from being
handled with high-speed tools. They
saw this other piece was almost ex.
nctly like a standard American part
and made 1t exactly alike. They saw
on this part the ten French machining
operations could be cut to four
They consulted the French and
British aviation experts with Joffre
and Palfour AT last they had com
posite of the best foreign engines.
adapted to American manufacturing
methods. which as one of them says
gifted together like a watch
They rushed its construction by
choosing out OF the thousands Of
American factories the best for each
separate part and then giving rush
orders with priority over everything
Now-only a little more than a
month from the time Il was con-
ceived-they have the engine ready
for tests so severe that every posi-
BILE weakness will be disclosed.
No one doubts these tests will bring
notifications. but every engineer on
the design feels he has had a part in
preparing Kaiserdom's death-blow.
Evening journal., 1917-07-13
TESTS FOR FLYERS
OF United States
Candidates for Aviation Sec
ton of Army Must be
Near Perfect
AGED LIMIT is
CUT TO 10 YEARS

WASHINGTON. July 13-The rea-
son there are many vacancies in the
Aviation section is that only a small
percentage Of those who apply can
pass the physical test. IT.res what
one must do after filing out series
Of application forms:
Have you ever been seasicke" IS
the first question popped Ayiators
must be immune TO NAL de mes.
Tests for nearsightedness and far
s.ghtedness. color perception graded
to finest tones and vision follow.
Vision must be normal
Heart. lungs and blood pressure
must be perfect
Feet must be well shaped and the
nervous system normal. Chest ex-
panslon must be three or more inches
inflated
Eouilibry tests are next. The ap-
pncant shuts his eyes and balances
himself on his toes. with heels and
toes together Il sounds simple-but
try It Then. with eyes still shut, he
balances on each foot. bringing the
other up until the heel touches the
lneecap.
Eyes are then examined more
minutely by the use Of belladonna
and the iris is "x-rayed" TO make
doubiy sure there Is no infection
Large tonsiis and adenoids must be
removed Teeth must be good and
sound Nasal passages must be clear
Hearing must be perfect The tick
OF a watch must be heard at five
feet Across a 25foot space the ap-
plicant must dlfferentiate between
glass" and grass and brass"
spoken in a barely audible whisper.
Equilibrium. the seventh sense,
must be perfectly developed. The
other senses must be perfect. for one
impaired sense Injuries the balance
sense"
The applicant Is seated IN re-
volvlng chair much the same as a
barber's or dentists. He is whiried
10 times in each direction as fast as
the chair will r0yolve, with eyes
shut. Suddenly stopped. he Is to look
In the opposite direction from which
he has been whirled The regular
jumping Of the eyeball. as the brain
seeks to regain its equilibrium. shows
how quickly the applicant is finding
his balance.
Forty times more the applicant Is
twlrlcd. sitting straight. with eyes
shut and with head dropped at an
angle OF 40 degrees with the torso.
He is told to sit straight when sud
denly stopped or TO raise his hands
straight IN front Of him II normal
he will throw his weight far to the
opposite side from which he has
bafRf whirled He Is then stood on
his feet and with eyes closed Is told
70 walk In q straight line to the OPP
posite side OF the room.
Many applicants are compelled to
Fave minor operations before they
are eligible Examining officers re-
port that. IL possible TO pass by an
operation. the applicant in every in
stance Immediately makes arrange
ments TO be operated on
The standard for admission to the
aviation section has been reduced
from a college education, OF its equiv
alent. to the equivalent Of two years
college training Athletes who ex-
celled in school are particularly de
sired. and IL IS wei to have per-
functory knowledge, at least, OF auto
mobiles and motorcycles and the
theoretical functions Of motors The
age limit has been reduced 20 10.
Evening journal., 1917-07-13

LONDON. July ia gyDsy's
prophecy of the fate of the German
empire is sad to have worked so sue
cessfuliy as TO cause the kaiser to
fear the end of his rule has come.
It is said in 1849. the kaiser's
grandfather, Prince William of Prus-
STA. who had made himself unpopular
during the Berlin revolution Of a
year before. was IN Ma.nz disguised
as a civilian and attended only by an
aid
A gypsy woman addressed him as
Imperial Majesty and offered to tell
His fortune Amused because at the
time he thought his chance Of sue
coeding even to the Prussian throne
was slight. the prince asked:
Imperial najestyl' and of what
empire, pray?'
"Of the new German empire" was
the reply
"And when is this empire to be
formed?" ne inquired
Evening journal., 1917-07-13

did not exist even on paper-has lit.
orally been sweated out Of the
thought and toll Of the nations best
engineers.
Two. j. c Vincent Of the Packard
Co, and b J Hall. Of the Hall Scott
Co. with a corps Of the best drafts.
men. have been driving through the
designs at the bureau OF standards
days, nights and Sundays in disregard
Of the eight-hour day.
To secure the utmost speed the
parts were built IN more than score
Of factories. each making the part it
could best and most quickly manu-.
facture
These parts have been assembled
from all over the country to make a
perfect and complete engine and are
now under guard at the bureau Of
standards TO prevent German spying
Unless tests develop unexpected
troubles aviation authorities say
America. now has an engine. adapt
able in different sizes 10 every air
plane FROM big battle plane TO tiny
scout, which can be manufactured IN
such enormous quantities as 10 over
top anything Germany can do. even
IL she stops building zeppelins and
motor trucks.
The story OF this great feat-equal
in military consequences TO winning
half a dozen hattles-is an example
of the wonderful resources OF brains,
specialized training and productive
capacity America is mobilizing to
dethrOne the kaiser
Ever since we entered the war our
military authorities have been con-
WINGED the surest way 70 win quickly
was to gain airlsupremacy Germany
had shown repeatedly she can match
the utmost French and English air
plane construction. Il was up to
Uncle Sam. and even he could not
turn the trick on time unless air
planes could be produced in quaint.
ties never dreamed Of.
They knew we had the materials,
men and factories-but how TO mo-
bilize them. SO the Aircraft Produc-
ton Board, of the responsible army
and navy officials and civilians ex-
Evening journal., 1917-07-13

On scrap Of paper. the gypsy
wrote 1919 added each Of the four
numbers 10 the year and obtained the
total 1871.
And how long am I to rule over
this emp.re?' asked the prince.
The woman repeated the operation
with the year 1871 and obtained
1883.
Astonished by her confidence, the
prince then asked And how long is
this fine empire to last?"
Again the woman performed the
same operation this time with 1888
and obtained 1913.
Sure enough Prince William be
came German emperor in 1871 and
died in 1888. And the year 1913
was the last complete year Of the
kaiser's unchallenged supremacy.
II Is said tine effect of the truth
Of the prophecy thus far on the
kaiser's mind has caused him to fear
its further fulfllment.
Evening journal., 1917-07-13

tive genius has sur
mounted the great.
est obstacle to win
ming the war in the
air by constructing
an airplane engine
equal II not the SUI
perior 10 any used
by English. French
or German hiers
This all Ameri-
can airplane engine
officially known
as the u. S. avia
ton motor which
Ns... .sa...Nf4 u.r
Evening journal., 1917-07-13
Stan Special.

WASHINGTON. July 1s.-In little
more than a month American inven-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-09

In drinking fountains as substitute for
meatscrap, and the meatscrap omitted
from the ration. Fresh green bone
may also be used in place Of meat
scrap. 1t may be fed separately every
noon, giving the birds oil they will
clean up in 20 minutes or at the rate OF
one-half ounce per fowl per day. Milk
may also be used to mix wet mash.
Don't Overfeed.
Great care should be exercised In
order not to overfeed the fowls. Best
results are secured in both eggs and
health of fowls when they are active
and not over fat. Feed only what
grain the fowls will eat up clean. They
should be compelled to exercise Wig
orously in deep straw litter for all
their grain, especially in winter or
when kept In limited yards. They
should come hungry to every meal.
Overlooking Is injurious to both health
and egg production. Overfat hens cas-
lily contract disease and cannot pro-
duce eggs.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-09
T0LST0Y NO MUSIC LOVER
Great Russian Voiced His Aversion to
Wagner In Particular In Terms
Beyond Misunderstanding.

Some journals of Leo Tolstoy that
have been published show, among other
things, that he had peculiar taste In
music. He did not admire Beethoven,
and he could not sit through a single
act OF Wagner's "Siegfried." OF this
opera he wrote: ut Is stupid, unfit for
children above seven years of age, b
Punch and Judy show, pretentious,
feigned, entirely false and without any
music whatever" In his home at Yas-
maya Polyana members of the house
hold were once In the habit of playing
necessarily on four grand pianos, rea-
son enough, one might think, why he
should dislike all music forever. Re
calling this, he said: "All this-the ro-
mances, the poems, the music-was
not art, something important and nee
essary to people in general, but a self
Indulgence of robbers, parasites, who
have nothing In common life; ro-
mances, novels about how one falls in
Love disgustingly, poetry about this or
about how one languishes from bore
dom. And music about the same theme.
But life, all life seethes with its own
problems of food, distribution, labor.
about faith, about the relations of men.
1t Is shameful, nasty. Help me, Fa-
ther, to serve thee, by showing up this
lie"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-09
PRODUCTION OF FRESH EGGS
G!vo Greatest Satisfaction to Consum-
ers and Bring Best Prlces-
Things to Remember.

Fresh eggs bring the best prices and
give the greatest satisfaction to the
consumer. Here are few things to
remember In the production of fresh
eggs:
"Conflne or sell all BOOSTERS. The
rooster makes eggs fertile. Fertile
eggs spoil.
Provide plenty Of roomy, clean, well
Uttered nests. Dirty nests cause dirty
eggs and dirty eggs spoil quickly. You
need nest for every five or six hens.
Put your eggs In good serviceable
egg crate equipped with sound, clean
filters and flats. Keep them In cool
cellar or milk room until you take
them to town.
use dirty, weak shelled, and mis-
shaped eggs at home. They are all
right If used right away, but are hard
to handle on the way to the con-
sumer."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-09

(By J. E. DOUGHERTY. University Of
California;
Egg production depends on four
things, |. e., breeding, housing, feeding,
and intelligent management. The very
best n..ons will not give good results
unless the fowls are comfortably
housed, are bred for egg production,
and are carefully handled generally.
Good feeding is but part of the prob
lem.
The layers at the University Farm
are fed as follows:
Grain.
Fifteen pounds whole wheat, ten
pounds barley, whole or rolled; three
pounds corn, whole Egyptian or crack
ed yellow.
Five pounds bran, five pounds shorts
or brown middlings, five pounds brown
barley or oats, two pounds soy bean or
linseed oil meal, three pounds meat
scrap, one-half pound fine charcoal,
one-tenth pound salt.
In addition green feed such as al
falfa, rape, kale, lawn clippings, cattle
beets Is plentifully supplied. Grit and
oyster shell is kept before the fowls
at all times in self-feeding hoppers.
Mixed Grain.
The mixed grain Is fed In deep
litter lightly in the morning and all
the hens will consume at night. The
dry mash should be kept In a hopper
before such fowls as Leghorns at all
times For older hens of the Plymouth
Rock and other heavy breeds the hop
per may have to be kept closed till 1
p. m. each day, as these fowls have a
tendency to eat too much mash, and as
a result become over fat. Approx
mately one pint of grain to 10 hens
Is fed In the morning and one and one
half pints to 10 hens at night.
Meat Substitute.
If skim milk or buttermilk be avail
able 1t may be kept before the fowls
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-09

End View Of an Outdoor STORAGE Gel
lar, Showing the Frame of Posts
Covered With PIanks or Puncheons
and With Dirt. Additional Protec-
ton May Be Given by Placing Ma
nure, Straw, or Corn Fodder on Top
Of the Dirt.
board form must be used. The inside
form is usually made of board held
In place by scantling spaced about IS
inches apart. Temporary supports
should be placed across the top to
carry the form, so that 1t will be of
the size and shape desired. The side
walls and roof should be so construct
ed that there will be no Joints to weak
en- the structure. The form for the
ceiling may be slightly arched by set
ting temporary line Of posts through
the middle of the excavation. A plate
placed on these posts a few inches
higher than the height Of the side
walls will allow the form boards to
be laid crosswlse of the cellar, spring
ing the ends down and securing them
to the forms for the inside of the
walls.
The whole structure with the ex-
ceptlon of the portion occupied by the
door, is covered with earth to prevent
freezing, the thickness Of the earth
covering depending upon the geo.
graphical location. In the colder Sec
lions of the country 2 or feet
Is not too much, and additional
protection may be given by using
supplementary covering of straw, fod-
der, or manure. In severe cold wealth
er both the top and bottom air ducts
must be closed. 1t is well to cover the
outside ends Of the air inlets by woven
wire in order to prevent small ami
mails from entering the storage cellar.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-09
Best Listener In the World.

The horse is really one of the best
listeners In the world. He is always
on the alert for sounds which concern
or interest him. When he looks at any,
thing he turns his ears toward it to
observe the better whether any sound
comes from 1T. II q horse is particu-
larly interested in your driving of him
he always turns his ears backward to-
ward you, bur If he has no concern on
that subject or If he sees anything
ahead that interests him he keeps his
ears pricked forward. A horse hears
the whinny of another horse at great
er distance than the average man can
hear 1t.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-09
CARE DURING NOTING
Process Taxes Fowl More Than
Any Other Change.
We'll to Be on Lookout AZ Trouble
Frequently Develops In Flock at
This Time-CertaIn Feeds
Are Essential.

The breeding stock are under q great
strain during the melting period and
should be well taken care of. The
weaknesses are more likely to show
themselves at this time during the
process OF molting as 1t taxes the Vi
tality Of the fowl more than any other
change she has to make to adapt her
self to the changing seasons. 1t Is
well to be on the watch for trouble
during this time as trouble very often
develops in flock during melting
time. Do not try to use lot Of dope
but just use more judgment In the
matter than anything else and try to
keep them comfortable.
When fowls begin to mott II you will
but take notice you will see that there
are just certain feeds they care most
about and they should receive mostly
what they desire. If the ration con-
sists Of several different varieties then
each fowl should be able to get the
amount it needs.
HurryIno tho Mott.
Some poultrymen make 1t practice
to hurry the mott so as to have them
In condition for the early shows or for
early laying, that Is before the cold
weather sets In. This Is a very easy
matter although some OF them will
keep on laying and Will not shed their
coat until they are ready to make the
change themselves.
In forcing the mott 1t is the general
practice to reduce the allowance of
feed each day until they receive a
very small portion of the regular feed.
Keep them on this small ration for q
few days then gradually. bring up the
feed again until they are having all
they will eat. 1t will be well II some
OF the feed Is In a mash from using
some oily foods such as linseed meal
or sunflower seed. Do not use any
foods that contain much heat.
Keep Coops Clean.
The greatest danger Is In keeping
the coops and surroundings clean and
in q sanitary condition. See that they
are kept open well to all the sunshine
and air they can get, and disinfect
regularly to keep down any disease
germs that produce and grow in filth
wherever 1t Is found
In forcing the mott lots Of shade Is
needed, for when a bird Is about half
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-09
MARKET YOUNG MALES EARLY
Also Fatten Any Deformed or Under
sized Specimens-Retain Only
Vigorous PuIlets.

Put the young cockerels in a fat
tening coop and market them early
while prices are high. Coop also any
deformed or understood specimens.
Only vigorous, normal pullets will
make good layers and breeders. No
matter how well marked he is, a cock
erel lacking In vitality viii be fail
ure as q breeder. While the young
stuff Is growing up, and the age is I'M
mistakable. is the time to Gull. Later
an early Matched. stunted specimen
may be thought to be 4 late-hatched
prodigy.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-09

full of wonderful and mysterious
tales, and wend your way to the cas-
tie. You take your time climbing the
spiral, uneven stone steps of the keep,
Tor they are very steep and long But,
at last, you reach the top and stop to
look east, west, north and south, at
the Charming views; little green and
brown fields, marked off by hedges,
dark clumps of woodland, here and
there a sparkling blue lake or a daz-
zling clump Of gorse. But you soon
hear stifled shrieks and EXPLANATIONS
from the other side of the parapet, SO
you make your way to the spot. Yes,
there someone Is about to kiss the
Barney stone. A big stalwart youth
Is lying down upon his back, his head
towards a square opening In the out
er wall Of the parapet; another strong
youth, perhaps two Of them, sit down
upon his feet, so as to hold them firm
ly. Then the seeker after eloquence
grasps an iron bar, placed In position
for this purpose, swings himself down
through the opening in the parapet re-
ferred to, pulls himself up again on the
outside, and just manages to kiss the
surface Of the Barney Stone: then, be-
ing strong and 1.-the, he jerks his head
back in again and suddenly he is again
sitting up on the floor of the parapet
and the others boys are letting go Of
his feet. 1t wasn't so hard to do after
all, you think; at least, not If you are
a strong young boy who does not mind
looking down all those giddy feet to
the trees growing against the foot OF
the keep. But, doubtless, you are wise
enough to content yourself with watch
ing others kiss the Blarney Stone and
with buying post card showing the
famous stone, with its Latin inscrip-
ton, "Cormac MacCarthy Forts Me
Fieri Fecit, A. D. 1896" which, trans
lated In Irish, means
"Cormac Mccarthy, bould as bricks,
Made me In Fourteen Forty-six."
Really, you know, 1t does not pay
to go to the trouble Of kissing the
stone, for 1t may even not be the
Identical one which Cormac MacCarthy
the Strong knew. Many people insist
that that stone was long ago removed
from it's position, that this is not the
genuine stone at all; at any rate, 1t
seems that the stone once fell from it's
place. Probably it Is as well to &C.
quire eloQuence In some other way.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-09
CELLARS OR CAVES
Particularly Desirable for Stor-
age of Many Surplus
Vegetable Crops.
SUPERIOR IN MANY RESPECTS
Outdoor Affairs Can Be Maintained At
Uniform Temperature Over Lono
Period-Ventilators Add to
Efficiency.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Outdoor storage cellars or caves are
excellent for the storage of many vege-
tables They are particularly desir-
able on the farm, as they afford con-
Venlent and inexpensive storage facili-
ties for surplus vegetable crops that
otherwise might be lost. They possess
all the advantages of the storage room
In the basement and are superior in
many respects. The outdoor storage
cellar can be maintained at a uniform
temperature over long period 1t Is
possible to keep the cellar cool and
quickly to reduce the temperature of
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-09

naked and In the sun it Is harder for
her to keep cool than If she had her
full plumage to protect her. Plenty Of
green food should be furnished as 1t
seems to be of as much value to them
as the other food they receive. Do
not be afraid Of them getting too much
Tor they Will stop eating when they
receive enough.
Good fresh water should be supplied
and If changed several times a day 1t
Is of great value in the up-keep OF the
egg yield of the melting hen.
Always give the fowls plenty Of at
tention during the melting season and
they will more than repay you for
your trouble with eggs the following
winter.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-09
SHIPPING POULTRY OR EGGS
Attractive Boxes and coops, Neatly
Tagged and Stenciled, 10 Of
Great Importance.

Everyone who has had much ex-
perience in shipping poultry or eggs
to market or for Matching, and who
has used attractive boxes and coops,
neatly tagged and stenciled with thu
name of the farm or the shipper and
his address, can give numerous in
stances of various orders received
from people who have been attracted
by the package at the express office
or the railroad station. A neat pack
age also insures more careful ham
ding, because 1t indicates fragile con-
tents.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-12-14
THE METHODIST BEHIND THE
PRESIDENT

Miami, Fla, Dec.-The following
resolution was adopted unanimously
by the Florida Conference and for
wards to the president,
Resolved: That the Florida Anna
al Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, South in meeting as
sembled at Miami and representing
nearly $4,000 Methodists, does heart
lily approve and endorse the attitude
of the President of the United States
in the awful war which is devastating
the world and pledges the continued
loyal support of the Methodists of
Florida to the United States govern
ment until Prussian Militarism shall
have been destroyed and the Cen
tral Powers shall have been forced
to make peace on basis that will
make the world safe for Democracy
and Christian civilization"