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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-30

tlonal recruits to commit government
to policy OF waging ''tfmid war"
When Congress tackles censorship
bill, it will find the newspaper publish.
ers on the job watching carefully the
kind of a bill it is proposed to make
into law. They got their warning by
the way rule No. 5 turned up in the
list Of rules governing wartime news
given out a few days since by Sec.
rotary Daniels. To be sure, this list
Of rules isn't mandatory on the press,
but the press is expected to volun.
tartly abide by them. Representatives
OF the press, is was agreed, should
be called in to confer on the rules
formulated. Daniels promised that,
but he didn't keep his promise. 1t
was merely "a scrap OF paper" to him.
The press didn't see the rules until
they were given TO it to publish. Rule
Nos would shut off criticism of gov.
Ornamental policies, and is a mischiev.
Gus, II not malicious, attempt to shut
OFF large measure Of the freedom
guaranteed the press Of the country.
In arguing against the danger of legal.
izing any such rule as that, It Is a
fact we'll known to the public that free
and open criticism of this administra-
ton has been responsible, more than
once, for changing the Presidents
mind and his policies. On the uues.
ton Of military OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
an Illustration Of what honest and de.
cent criticism accomplished. Il is a
waste OF space to cite the goodly mum.
Der Of other instances, so fresh are
they in the public mind. doubtless. To
a larger extent than any other recent
President has Mr.. Wilson been fore.
ed to bow to public criticism ana re-.
sultant crystalized public sentiment.
reverse his opinions and his policies
and get on the right side, the side ethe
country was on. He has been singlally
unfortunate in not getting started
right on good many important issues,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-30

An order issued by the Post Office
department several days ago abolish
ing the post office at Gladwin, Tucker
county, has been rescinded.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-30

In spite of the talk preparations for the baseball
season coming and most men still find time to
read the sporting pages in the newspapers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-30

Chicago streets are being patrolled by guardsmen
What's the matter with the Chicago cops can't they
be trusted at time like the present?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-30

won't be long before the forehanded back lot gar
deners will be eating their spring onions. When
do you expect to have your first harvest?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-30

The present crisis has literally swamped the natural
izaon courts throughout the country but as yet there
reports that the recruiting officers are being
overworked.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-30
Quite Possible.

"a man can't be in two positions
at the same time"
"oh, yes. he can. He can be UP in
the air and down in the depths. -
Baltimore American.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-30

IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR PAPER CALL
WESTERN UNION"
Subscribers on our carrier routes falling to ge.
The West Virgtniau any evening should call IVES.
TERN UNION" state the fact and give name and
residence and messenger will deliver paper to
your door at once. There is no charge to the sub
sTtber for this service. The West yirgintan plans
TO render to its subscribers the beet newspaper de-
livery service possible and this is Part Of the plan
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-30

which Congress is going UP against
at once, and must settle without much
parleying or delay. A pacifist parade
next Monday night is being arrang
ed with the view of gaining congress.
tional recruits to commit government
to policy OF waging a 'tfmid war"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01
WET MASH BEST FOR CHICKS
Only Secret in Growing Fowls is to
Give Them What They Really Like
and Plenty of It

There Is nothing a growing chick
likes better than a nice, cool feed OF
wet mash There is only one secret to
growing chicks and growing them rap
idly, and that is to give them the feed
they like and give it to them in such
amounts as to satisfy the appetite and
as often as is necessary.
For the first ID weeks of the chicks
life the bird Will stand considerable
forcing, after which time the birds will
have developed sufficient size Of frame
and strength of body with which to
range and gather most Of their own
living.
The following wet mash may well be
fed from the third week to the twelfth,
or for such time as is necessary to pro-
duce a good-sized broiler: Two pounds
Of bran, two pounds Of cornmeal, two
pounds of middlings, one pound OF
commercial meat scrap. This mash
should be mixed with either skim milk,
sweet milk or sour milk. The latter is
preferable.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01

lots to decrease. At the same time
woodlot products increase in price and
the value of the woOdlots themselves
is more generally recognized.
Because it is q convenient source OF
firewoOd and other material, the high
est direct value of the woodIot, it is
stated, is to the local communities.
The farmers use more of the woOdlot
products than they sell. Much of the
material which is sold is consumed in
the neighbOrhoOd and many small We
neer, cOOperage, and other woodwork
ing plants derive their entire supply
from local woodlots.
Development of WoodIots.
1t is pointed out that there Is
every incentive for communities to en-
courage the development OF local
wOodlOts and thereby protect them
selves from future timber scarcity and
high prices. With proper treatment
woOdlOts can be made to yield q reve-
nue. to individual owners, but the na-
ture of the crop is such that owner
ship of relatively large areas is neces-
sary to insure annual supplies of the
various kinds Of timber required for
local consumption. Community owner
ship of woodlands, as already prac-
ticed by about 60 cities in the country,
will OftentimeS make available the
necessary land. In Europe communi-
ty forests have long been established
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01
VALUE OF FARM WOODLOTS EMPHASIZED

FrOm the United States Department of
Agriculture.)
Contrary to general opinion, the
farm woodlots of the country not only
furnish immense amounts of material
for local use, but are important
sources of supply for timber for the
general market, says an expert of the
forest service in a new publication OF
the department of agriculture, on 1.-The
Status and Value Of Farm WOodlots
in the Eastern United States Much
of the choice hickory, ash, and white
oak now in use comes from farm wood
lots. Many wOOdlOts contain timber
every bit as good as that in the larger
tracts and fully as capable of yielding
high-grade lumber, If properly sawed
and seasoned. Others have large guam
titles of pulpwoOd suitable for paper
making, IOw-grade lumber for boxes,
bolts for slack and tight cooperage,
and excellent material for veneer.
In 1909, it is stated, the farmers of
the Eastern states alone received from
the sale of their WOOdlOt products an
average of SS1 for each reporting farm.
or nearly S1T0,O00O00. This was more
than the value of the entire potato
crop, nearly double that of the tobacco
crop, and more than twice that of the
combined barley and rye crops. In
that year there were more than 49,
100000 acres of farm woodlands in
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01
RECOGNIZE WOMAN AS EQUAL
Heads of Industrial Plants Say She
Can Do Any Work Consistent With
Strength Better Than Man

Once man pretended TO place wom-
an on a pedestal and worship her
Now. according to Donald Wilhelm.
who reports 1.-The Confessions Of q
Munition-Maker" in the Century, he
Is forced TO recognize her as an equal.
and respect her. The quotation be-
low states the opinion OF a hard-head-
ed factory foreman, on the importance
OF women In the world Of labor:
''Welch, one can see, isn't emotion
al. One can trust his judgment OF
women
THAT is why was glad he was
present In the officers room Of the
company eating quarters when the re-
port was made In detail Of the strike
scheduled TO take place the follow
ing Monday morning. He made q
speech. saying:
Gentlemen, we've all known WON
en- practically all our nves-ever since
we were born. practically. Most Of
US get to thinking that a woman can't
do mechanical work because they're
always willing 10 let q man use the
hammer, that being something he
thinks he can do. But a woman can
do it. A woman can do anything that
a man can do. and most things bet
ter, but men can't do anything near
what women can do. Now, maybe
you can imagine what women can do
in mechanics. and 1 know what they
can do. Leaving out big girls, I say
women can do any kind OF mechanical
work that's consistent with their
strength better than men,
Another superintendent, q new
man, said he had thrown out a hun
dred men in his plant back In Ohio
and put girls in their places. and he
had found them better all around"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01
COVERING FOR SITTING HENS
Combination Nest Box and Runway Is
Easily Observation-Disclosures Should
Be Three Feet Wide.

Take this nest box and runway COM
bination by using five by II boards to
make the frame and partitions. Place
these 1 by 12s from Is to "a inches
apart, according to the width wanted
for nests and runways. The roof for
the nests should take up about three
feet of space; that is, in width. The
remainder of the space Is covered with
chicken netting over the runways. The
roof Of the boxes is made as shown in
the diagram, writes Mrs. Maggie l..
Long Of Hammond. Okla. In Farm
Progress. The back half of the roof is
hinged, and this may be left open and
used by laying hens until the time
comes to put them on eggs.
When used for sitting hens, the
door is closed and food and water
placed in the runways through an
opening in the netting. where 1t Is
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01
PEACH TREE BORERS
QUITE DESTRUCTIVE
Nearly All Sprays and Washes
Are of Little Value in De-
Stroying Little insect.

The owners Of peach orchards In
the eastern half of the United States
have found that the peach tree borer
is the most destructive insect with
which they have to contend. Expert
enced entomologists say that nearly
all sprays and washes, as well as
mechanical protectors, are of little or
no value in destroying the peach tree
bOrer. What little good these agencies
do will not half cover the expense of
their use. During the winter the borer
lives in the larva state a few inches
below the level of the soil, in a deep
burrow under the bark of the tree.
When warm spring days come, it
feeds upon the tender growing tissues
beneath the bark and causes a sickly
condition of the tree. If a sufficient
number of the borers infest one tree
they will soon kill it.
To kill the borer, remove the soil
early in the spring when not frozen
and cut away the larvae. They can
be located by the exuding gum or saw
dust where they work. A sharp knife
should be used for the work, and the
ground replaced and left until the mid
die of September. This will prevent
eggs being laid in the same places.
This cutting can be done twice a year,
in the late fall and early spring.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01
FEED TRoUGHs OF CONCRETE
Doors, Sides and Tops of Device Illus
trated Were Constructed of Red
Elm Lumber.

My earliest recollections of hog
feeding remind me of the unsatisfac-
tory locks provided on the doors Of.
hog troughs. When we built a new.
hog house with p narrowing pens we
made the one shown in the cut after
considerable thought, writes f. c..
Schroeder in Wisconsin Agriculturist.
The troughs were built of concrete.
The doors, sides and tops were made
of home-sawed, Well-seasoned one-inch-
red elm lumber. The by As were hem
lock. Elm lumber will Withstand very
much abuse and is excellent for such
purposes.
Lever A is 3-16-inch by IL inch iron,
the length being governed by the
width of the door. An offset in the
lever makes it easier to operate. The
distance between bolts N and n is 4
inches, the bolts heads being counter
sunk to prevent friction on the door.
O and B are as-inch round rods fiat
tened where bolted on the lever at NJ
and n and are held in place by clamps
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01

In April. 1915, Louis Smith, 30 New
Str Haekensack, N j. said: Words
fan 70 describe the misery I endured
ron kidney complaint In nv work I
have TO do q lot of heavy lifting and
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01
one-sided Recoonftion.

They passed on the street without
speaking, but their eyes had mutual
recognition and challenge. She was
accompanied by a female friend, and
he had a male companion When they
had passed the girl said:
THAT was poor Jack Jurgens- He
didn't speak, but you noticed his look,
didn't you? Poor boy, ii hurts me to
think how he has never got over my
refusal to marry him. OF course he
was all broken up at the time, but I
thought he would soon get over It
He's thinner, isn't he? do hope that
he hasn't plunged into dissipation he
couldn't trust himself to speak, could
he? Oh, dearP'
And the man was saying:
did you see how that dame gave
me the eyer suppose should have
spoken TO her, because can't help
thinking I've met her somewher@her
face Is familiar. but can't place her"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01

of injury can be greatly reduced by
thorough busting of the silks with
powdered arSenate of lead.
1.-THE eggs of the corn-ear worm are
laid on the silks. When the eggs hatch
the larvae work down into the ear and
feed on the silks and kernels. The
average number of ears of corn in
jured by this pest in Kansas during
the six years preceding 1915 ranged
from 50 to 90 per cent. In the year
1915 at the experiment station the
damage was reduced to IS per cent by
busting the silks with powdered ar
senate of lead, and on ears that were
injured the damage was so slight as
to be almost negligible. In almost ev-
cry case only one or two grains were
injured on each ear, and the usual
mOfds and fungi which accompany
cOrn-ear worm work were not present.
The normal grain damage is 3 to
per cent on field corn and 10 per cent
on sweet corn where the silks are not
busted, while it is only or 2 per cent
where they are busted.
silks should be kept busted from
the time they appear until dry. The
preparation consists of three parts of
powdered arsenate Of lead and one
part sulphur. Lime or flour may be
substituted for the sulphur. Five or
six applications should be made.
"WOrmy corn is not very salable.
Roasting ears that are guaranteed
worm free sell for cents a dozen
more than other corn products. With
an average yield this would mean a
net profit of $12 per acre for treated
fields.
''The cost of busting is prohibitive
where corn IS raised for grain or for
age, but is profitable where grown for
roasting ears, show purposes, or seed"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01
SUPERIOR RATION FOR SWINE
Pigs Fattening More Rapidly on Pea
Ration Than on Any Other at
Washington Station.
By FRED sCHRoEDER9

~
Experiments being conducted on the
Washington state college farm with
pea ration for pigs shows that the
hogs are fattening more quickly than
on other standard rations. Fifty hogs
are being used in the experiment be-
ing conducted by Benton M. Bangs,
whose work in supervising the expert
ment will entitle him to masters de-
gree in agriculture.
The animals are divided into four
lots, and are being fed as follows: Lot
1, barley so per cent, shorts 80 per
cent and oil meal 10 per cent; lot 2,
peas 90 per cent, shorts 80 per cent,
tankage 10 per cent; lot g., peas 80
per cent, shorts 80 per cent, oil meal
10 per cent; lot 4, barley 60 per cent.
shorts 80 per cent, tankage 10 per
cent.
Lot 2, handled, is showing the best
results, with lot 5 second, both being
a major ration of cleanings or cracked
peas. The hogs are being weighed
every week, the experiment being con-
Quoted over a period of eight weeks,
being now in the last week.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01
MARKET FOR SURPLUS EGGS
No Better Method Than to Organize
Cooperative club-Get in Touch
With County Agent

To secure the best prices for sur
plus eggs or poultry, there is no better
method than to organize In your
community cooperative egg and
poultry clubs. By getting in touch
with the county demonstration agent
you can secure valuable assistance,
not only in organizing, but after
wards, IN finding good markets for
all your products. Make sure that the
clubs rules provide for thorough
grading and packing, live up to the
rules and your marketing troubles Will
be over.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01
SIMPLE HINT TO REMEMBER
One of First Principles of Poultry
Business Is That Hen Cannot Do
Well on Grain Alone.

It should be remembered that one of
the principles Of poultry feeding is
that the hen cannot do well II fed on
a whole grain ration Not only does
a ration of grain fail to furnish the
proper food nutrients, but such a
ration is difficult for the bird TO d.
gest properly. The great fault with
the farmer In his poultry feeding IS
that he attempts to feed a whole grain
ration. and generally only one grain
at that Such a ration results in poor
egg production and also causes dIges-
tive disorders and liver and kidney
troubles.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01
cOnviets Working on Good Road.

shape and to improve them from time
to time. In North Carolina, eonvicts
have been employed on the roads since
1881. but the counties have been re-
Quired TO hire them from the state and
pay for them out OF the county funds.
The counties have, therefore, been par
simonious in their expenditures on
road improvements. Governor Beckett
suggests that county commissioners
be compelled to levy an annual main
tenance tax, to be spent by the state
highway commission for the upkeep Of
the roads.
The national committee on prison Ia
Dor has repeatedly shown the value OF
employing convicts In road-making. In
North Carolina and other agricultural
states, this method OF employing the
convict is particularly advantageous
because Of the scarcity OF labor at this
time.
The war brings the matter Of the
employment Of unskiIled labor on roads
before the public again. UnskiIIed Ia
Dor has become very scarce and ex-
pensive; yet the present crisis de-
mands that the roads OF the country
be maintained in good shape TO insure
rapid transmission OF products. The
national committee on prisons and
prison labor has begun a movement
for the mobilization OF the convicts Of
the country in a national and state
service for the building and upkeep Of
good roads.
In this effort the committee viii have
the hearty support Of the American
Automobile association through its
good roads board, which includes a
member from each one OF the 900 odd
clubs contained in the national body
Of car owners.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01
Highly Satisfactory Feeder.

q and e. Clamp D keeps A firmly in
position when operated. In four years
time we have experienced no trouble,
and to all appearances will last life
time.
We constructed the trOughs the same
on the pen side as shown in the Illus
tratiOn. so that when feeding we could
lock them back. The weight OF the
hogs on the doors did not injure the
latches nor were they able to open
them. The work was done by black
smith, but could be done at home If
supplied with a forge and tools.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01

Of things, potatoes, eggs, meat, oh
almost anything and everything. Still
l don't object. I think it is rather a
fine idea, myself. I like to be thought
so much of and to be appreciated so
well. 1t makes me feel better
''I think 1 am to be congratulated
more than any Of you, said the egg
beaten.
"'And why? asked all the pans as
they creaked little.
Because said the egg beaten, the
reason is so simple. You can see for
yourselves And it turned around a
little.
ado tell US. We don't see,' said
the frying pan.
every WE'LL said the egg beaten,
4 will. In the first place of
my name
"All the tins and pans thought, but
they came to no decision as to why the
egg beater's name should make them
understand why it was so fine.
''They had always been so used to
seeing the egg beaten that they really
had not thought much about it.
we give II upS IASy d4 AOO
will have to tell u.s.
Every weIl,' said the egg beater.
Z will tell you. You see my name
means that beat eggs. But not only
do beat eggs. I beat cream and all
other. things they wish to whip into a
fine fluffy state
"'True enough agreed the other
pans and tins.
"'But you see,' said the egg beater,
the wonderful part is that am not
cross. Imagine being used only as
q beaten Imagine forever whipping
everything that comes near you. Isn't
that enough to make an egg beaten
cross? But am I cross?
"And all the pots and pans creaked
and said, NO
"'Then,' said the egg beaten. 1T
only goes to show that my disposition
is quite perfect. Even whipping and
beating everything that comes my way
doesn't make me cross
"'You have a fine disposition they
all agreed. 'And you don't let your
self be ruled by what you have to do.
You might be cross and hOrrid and
always blame it on the fact that you
must whip everything. Yes, you have
to be congratulated
1.-THE egg beaten felt very happy, but
the cheese crater was speaking up.
"Listen to me- said the cheese
CRATER. Think Of what my name
means
What? asked the others.
att means I am greater than any
thing else. No other pot or tin or pan
is named by my name
"'Oh,' chuckled the gravy spoon, a
big, good-natured. easy-going spoon,
you don't understand at all
What don't 1 understand? asked
the cheese crater.
"FYou see I help the gravy at the
table and I hear the grown-ups and
children talk. They say that greater
means something finer, bigger, strong
er, more noble than something that IS
merely great. Now greatest means the
best Of ALL
"'Well, there may be something a
little better than am, but nothing
much
"'Ah,' said the gravy spoon, you
are still wrong. You see that the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01
CUTTING HEDGES ON CORNERS
Obstruction Is Menace to Motorists in
That IL Shuts Off View Of Az
preaching Cars.

Along with the better roads that the
farmers are achieving comes the at
tendant better care Of hedges, no
ticeable almost everywhere, The
fact that no road can be so good If
It has an untrimmed hedge alongside
1t, is being generally recognized, and
the further fact that hedge at cor
ner is q menace to motorists In that 1t
shuts OF the view Of approaching cars,
is leading to the cutting OF hedges at
the intersections, and in many places
to their elimination altogether and
their replacement with wire.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-01
CHECKING GROWTH OF HORNS
caustIe Potash Properly Applied Will
Prove Satfsfactory-Be Care
full of Hands.

Caustic potash properly applied to
the rudimentary horns of a calf few
days old will check their growth. Be
fore using the caustic potash. clip the
hair from the places TO which it is to
be applied Rub the rudimentary
horns with the caustic until the sur
faces are red bat not bleeding. Do not
let the caustic come in contact with the
calls skin other than at the points to
be treated.
Caustie potash can be purchased at
any drug store. and comes in sticks
which should not be handled with the
bare hand.