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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-21
A Bit Mixed.

Uncle 81 with newspaper) Heres
n man who paid $1,000 for q stradi-
'Narius.
Farmer Hoskins-Some OF them
fancy breeds o. cattle cost a powerful
sight of money.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-21

OF Fitzhimmons Pardy says. Fits
partially bald head, poorly thatched
with red briHtlos, his loose under-lip
ana HOmcWhat vacant grin were all
charactcristics which helped to create
the Illusion thar the knock -knecd
creature from Kangarooland was in
tended by nature for the sucker role
Of lamb led 10 purilistlc sacrifice
Many nu unfortunate slugger was
tempted 10 rate lanky Bob cheap be-
cause Of the freckled ones attenuated
Underpinning. For II certainly lookeu
as tho no man nnndicappe by such
n pair Of neither cXtrcmtics could
hope to stand up under the strain Of
a bruisinC min. Yet a more danger
GUS and effective fighting machine
thnn l'ltZaimmOnB never operated
within a ropcd enclosure. II was not
only that his punches. shot from sur
ptisingly short distances, carried force
enough 10 fell the proverbial OK. but
the craft which rimmercd in that Gu
riously sloping skull was OF n quality
unHurpasscd I'm its way and destined
10 mark the owner as n ring general
rf tho highest order Fltz's cunnins
was never more In evidence than On
the cvcntful ST. Patricks day. 1897.
when he knocked out Jim Corbctt and
annexed tho title OF worlds heavy
weight champion TO an Lncducatcd
cvc II looked In the early stages of
that battle ns tho Corbett was win
ming hands down. Fitz was bleeding
freely. took a long count In the sixth
round after being floored. and his
general appearance was that OF man
hammered into n state OF grogglncss
ana merely staying off the finish %,
dogEod gamcness For all that. as
subsequent events proved. FitZ's iron
frame knew no fatigue, and when he
seemed TO be at his worst he was
really calculating IN cool. methodical
fashion how long II would take him
10 wear down the impctuous and pi.
liant Corhctt F1i7s'mmons' weight
was announced at 100 pounds on that
occasion. while Corbett scaled at 1875.
r. give 25 rounds and a beating 10
such n clever exponent of the flstic
art as James ]. Corbett was feat
which alone would have entitled Fitz-
simmons name to "a leading place In
the hall OF puvilistic fame F'itz WI,
used TO fighting under heavyweight
taadcaps for after his defeat of Jack
pcmpsCv there was no one left In the
middle division worthy of coping with
him. and he had to ascend class
higher In order to obtain matches a,
may be argued that II is not an un.
common thing for our present heavy.
Nirhts to encounter odds In scaling. ~
witness Gunhoat Smith whom opposed
tc monsters of the willard and Carl
Morris brand But remember that
Fliyslmmors had Tor opponents he
sides Corhctt. such men as Peter Ma
her, when at hts best: Joe Godfrey.
Jom Hall Dan Crcedon. Tom Shar-
keV, q galaxy of stars whose equal we
cannot find today"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-21

\ mans hard to boat
when he makes his own lnws
sure, he needn't rctrcR
When he merely wlthdrawH
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-21

Jim Corbctt was a much more skill
ful boxer. John t. Sullivan harder
nut 10 crack, but Bob F!tzsmm Onr
was the heavyweight who won every
heart for his remarkable gamencs3
End his notorious disregard for haudi-
caps. Little heavier than a minuic-
Wc c.Rht he never baked at tacklinR
the biggest men the promoters could
find IN a review uf the heayywclghty
that have been. written BcVerap years
ago, George r. Pardy has come nearer
a perfect analysis Of the man than
any other.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-16

"Good-by-and God bless you"
She went out, and he closed the dool
softly behind her.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-16

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Humus and nitrogen are lacking
more or less in the southern Idaho
soils and the dry farmer on the plains
Is handicapped in furnishing these ele-
ments, because of lack of sufficient
moisture in the soil to rot any great
quantity of vegetable matter. Straw,
manure, and legumes should be used
to help build up the dry-land soils, but
owing to the light rainfall this must
be done very slowly.
The dry-farm soils, If properly
farmed, will yield good returns. If a
profitable rotation can be planned, a
permanent dry-farm agriculture prac-
dcally Is assured.
Importance of Good Seed.
The selection and treatment of seed,
particularly wheat, is important. Wheat
growers and seedsmen often claim that
wheat runs out" Some of the best
farmers in southern Idaho ship In
Turkey wheat from other localities
every three or four years because they
say their seed is running out. These
growers think that yields decrease and
the percentage of yellow berry in
creases each year the crop is grown.
This is not really the case. If prop
erly handled, the quality of the crop
can be improved or at least maintained
as long as it is grown in a community.
The variety becomes adapted to local
climatic conditions. If the conditions
are severe, only the best and most fit
plants survive.
The results of many experiments
prove conclusively that the source of
seed has nothing to do with the pro-
portion Of yellow berry in the crop in
any year. 1t is proved also that de-
creased yields need not result from
using homegrown seed. Other fac
tors are responsible for the low yields.
Grading Seed.
Grading the seed with tanning mill
will do more to maintain yields than
the introduction Of new seed. Blow
out all the chaff, straw and shrunken
kernels. Sow only plump seed, which
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-16

"And how have things been goingr'
asked Sidney practically.
"Your steward has little to report.
Aunt Harriet, who left you hsr love,
has had the complete order for the
Lorenz trousseau. I thought I'd ask
you about the veil. We're rather in
auandary. Do you like this new
fashion Of draping the veil from be-
hind the couture in the back"
Sidney had been sitting on the edge
of her chair, staring.
"There," she said-I knew i'll This
house is fatal! They're making an old
woman of you already" Her tone was
tragic.
He sucked calmly at his dead pipe.
katie has new prescription-rec-
ipe-for bread. 1t has more bread and
fewer airholes. One cake Of yeast"
Sidney sprang to her feet.
sits perfectly terrible!" she cried.
Because you rent room in this house
is no reason why you should give up
your personality and your-your intel
ligence. Mother says you water the
flowers every morning, and lock up
the house before you go to bed. II
never meant you to adopt the family"
K. removed his pipe and gazed ear
nestly into the bowl.
"Bill Taft has had kittens under the
porch" he said. "And the groceryman
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CHAPTER VII-Continued.


All the small loose ends of her life
were gathered up-except Joe. She
would have liked to get that clear, too.
She wanted him to know how she felt
about it all-that she liked him as
much as ever. that she did not want
to hurt him. But she wanted to make
It clear, toc. that she knew now that
she would never marry him. She
thought she would never marry; but,
If she did, it would be a man doing a
mans work in the world. Her eyes
turned wistfully to the house across
the Street.
KS lamp still burned overhead, but
his restless tramping about had ceased.
He must be reading-he read great
deal. She really ought to go to bed.
A nefghborhood cat came stealthily
across the Street, and stared up at the
aittle balcony with green-glowing eyes.
"Come on, Bill Taft" she said.
"Come on"
Joe Drummond, passing the house
for the fourth time that evening,
heard her voice, and hesitated uncer-
talnly On the pavement.
"Joe! Come in"
'It's late; I'd better get home"
The misery in his voice hurt her.
"I'll not keep you long. I want to
talk to you"
He came slowly toward her.
"Well?" he said hoarsely.
"Why haven't you been to see me?
If have done anything" Her voice
was a-tingle with virtue and outraged
friendship.
"You haven't done anything but
show me where I get off"
He sat down on the edge of the bal
cony and stared out blankly.
"If that's the way you feel about
It"
"I'm not blaming you. I was fool
TO think you'd ever care about me.
don't know that I feel so bad-about
the thing. I've been around seeing
some other girls, and notice they're
glad to see me, and treat me right,
too" There was boyish bravado in
his voice. "But what makes me sick
is to have everyone saying you've jilt-
ed me-"
"Good gracious! Why, Joe, never
promised"
swell, we look at it in different
ways; that's all. I took it for prom
fse."
Then suddenly all his carefully con-
served Indifference fled. He bent for
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-16
OVERCR0WDING HENS
PRODUCES DISEASE
Plenty of Room in Quarters win
Result in More and Better
Eggs, Says Expert.

Overcrowding in the henhouse is one
Of the direct causes Of colds and
roup, according to Ross M. Sherwood,
specialist in poultry husbandry in the
Kansas state agricultural college.
Egg production is lowered as re-
suit of. disease and uncomfortable con-
ditions induced by overcrowding," said
Mr.. Sherwood every fowl In the
henhouse should have nine inches of
lineal space on the roosts, and three
or four square feet of floor space. II
such housing is not provided, the hens
viii not have room for scratching.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-16
GREEN MANURING is
GOOD ON new FARMS
Satisfactory Results Obtained
Where Soil Is Deficient in
Organic Matter.
By M. J. THOMPSON, Superintendent
Northeast E,xneriment Station.(

By M. ]. THOMPSON, Superintendent
Northeast Experiment Station.)
On some of the newer northern
farms the soil is rather short in or
ganic matter. With small clearings it
is necessary to work the land inten-
sively, and with small herds the guam
tity of manure available is insufficient
to maintain fertility. Consequently
animal manure must be supplemented
by something else.
To meet this situation the North
east experiment station at Duluth uses
the following plan in the orchard set
out in 1915: A crop Of rutabagas is
grown among the trees. After this is
harvested the ground is disked, and
crop of rye is sown. This is turned
under the following June, and the land
Is replanted to a root crop.
This is what is called green-manur-
ing. II 1t is done with care to prevent
the possible souring of the soil after
several years, excellent results ensue.
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SATISFACTORY RULE
FOR MEASURING HAY
Expert of Washington Expert
ment Station Tells How to
Approximate Weight.
(By E G. SCHAFER. Washington Ex-
pertinent Station)

(By E G. SCHAFER, Washington Elk
pertinent Station.)
Eliminating the number of tons OF
hay in a stack by measuring is often
resorted to when it is inconvenient or
impractical to weigh 1t. 1t is impos-
sible to give a rule for measuring hay
which is entirely satisfactory. The
following one has often been used and
approximates the correct weight:
"Width plus over, divided by four
and squared, then multiplied by the
length and divided by 3D."
The above rule assumes that the
cross section of a stack may be OBJ
tanned by dividing the width plus over
measurement by four and squaring it,
Stacks vary so much in shape that
this cannot be absolutely true with all
stacks. The above rule also assumes
that there are 512 cubic feet in ton.
The length of time a stack has been
built, the size of stack or the amount
1t has settled, also the kind of hay
all influence the weight of a certain
volume of hay. The above or other
rules should not be relied upon unless
1t is impossible to weigh hay when
1t is sold.
Problem-Assume that a haystack
measures IS feet wide, 26 feet over
distance from ground on one side
up over the stack and to the ground
on other side) and 80 feet long.
The solution would be: IS plus &c
equals So; A divided by 4 equals IL;
IL squared equals 121; 121 times 30
equals $500 cubic feet in stack; 5000
divided by 512 equals 100 tons.
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has been sending short weight. We've
bought scales now, and weigh every.
| thing"
"You are evading the question"
Dear child, am doing these things
| because I like to do them. For-for
some time I've been floating, and now
I've got home"
Sidney gazed helplessly at his inn
| perturbable face. He seemed older
than she had recalled him: the hair
over his ears was almost white. And
yet he was just thirty. That was
Palmer Howe's age, and Palmer
seemed like a boy. But he held him.
self more erect than he had in the first
days of his occupancy of the second
floor front.
"And now," he said cheerfully, "what
about yourself? You've lost lot of
illusions, of course, but perhaps you've
gained ideals. That's STEP"
Life" observed Sidney, with the
wisdom of two weeks out in the world,
''life is terrible thing, X. We think
we've got it, and-it's got US"
Undoubtedly"
"When I think of how simple I used
to think it all was! One grew up and
got married, and-and perhaps had
children. Sand when one got very old,
one died. Lately I've been seeing that
life really consists of exceptions
children who don't grow up, and
grown-ups who die before they are old.
And"-this took an effort, but she
looked at him squarely-"and people
who have children, but are not mar
ried. 1t all rather hurts"
"All knowledge that is worth while
hurts in the getting"
Sidney got up and wandered around
the room, touching its little familiar
objects with tender hands. K. watched
her. There was this curious element
in his love for her, that when he was
with her it took on the guise of friend
ship and deceived even himself. 1t
was only in lonely hours that it took
on truth, became hopeless yearning
for the touch of. her hand or glance
from her clear eyes.
'There is something else" she said
absently. 81 cannot talk it over with
mother. There is girl in the ward"
"A patient?"
eyes. She is quite pretty. She has
had typhoid, but she is little better.
She's-not good person"
II see."
"At first I couldn't bear to go near
her. / shivered when had to straight
en- her bed. I'm being very frank.
but I've got to talk this out with some
one. I worried lot about 1t, because,
1on't. / rather like her."
She looked at K. defiantly, but there
vas no disapproval in his eyes.
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Hens should be fed in loose straw sc
that they will be forced to exercise In
order to get feed.
''Colds are caused by lack of venti-
lation and in crowded building venti-
lation is often impossible because in
obtaining air circulation drafts will
be created. Roup often develops as
the result of "a cold.
"When chickens are confined
throughout the year they require more
space in summer than In winter.
Where hens are not confined contin-
uously, they seek relief from over
crowded conditions by wandering away
from the flock and finding shelter in
poorly-constructed outbuildings or in
trees.
sit has been found that the fertility
Of eggs laid by hens kept in close con-
finement is Iessened. This is due to
the fact that weakened condition in
the hen gives rise to a weak germ in
the egg"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-16
ALLOW HEN PLENTY OF ROOM
Exact Ratio Depends Greatly Upon
Breed and Yardino-cive Leuhorns
Four Feet Square.

From two to five square feet OF
floor space per bird should be allowed.
The exact ratio should depend upon
the breed and the extent of the yard
ing.
AS a rule it will be found advisable
to allow about four square feet for
the lighter breeds, such AZ the leg
horns.
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| contains plenty of food to supply the
| sprouting plant until the roots are able
to obtain food from the soil. Plump
grain also is less injured by the smut
treatment and always terminates bet
ter than shrunken seed. Get a pure,
bodybuilding variety from your state
experiment station or some other reli-
able source and then take good care
of it.
Treating Wheat for Smut.
The first essential In treating
wheat for bunt or shrinking smut is to
fan the grain well, thus blowing out
all light material and any smut balls
that may be present. If smut balls still
are present, put the wheat in a barrel
of water. They then come to the
surface and can be skinned off. The
water is then drained out of the bar
rel, and the seed resacked and made
ready for immediate treatment in the
smut-destroying solution.
The formaldehyde treatment for
sinking smut requires soaking the
grain about 10 minutes in a solution
of 1 pint of commercial formaldehyde
to 45 gallons of water. The seed
should then be dumped in a pile.
preferably on canvas, and covered for
two hours. This is done to distribute
the formaldehyde gas throughout the
pile and to prevent the escape of the
gas. The seed then should be spread
out thinly on a canvas, dried sufficient
ly to sow in the drill, and put in sacks
which have been dipped In the formal
dehyde solution. The hopper and
tubes of the drill should also be
cleansed with the solution, in order
to keep the treated seed from smut. 1t
is useless to treat seed and then sow
1t In drill which has smut spores in
the hopper or tubes. By using proven
tive measures a great deal of the loss
from smut can be avoided. This treat
ment is also effective in preventing
oat smut. For further information on
the smuts of cereals, see Farmers
Bulletin 507, entitled "The SHUTS of
Wheat, Oats, Barley, and Corn"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-02-16
She Opened It With Excited Fingers

she Opened It With Excited Fingers.
yard quickly, and, catching her hand,
teld 1t against his lips.
''Fm crazy about you, Sidney. That's
the truth. / wish / could die!"
The cat, finding no active antago-
n1sm, sprang up on the balcony and
rubbed against the boys quivering
shoulders; a breath Of air stroked the
n0rning-glory vine like the touch Of a
friendly hand. Sidney, facing for the
nrst time the enigma Of love and de-
spair, sat, rather frightened, in her
chair.
you don't mean that u
II mean 1t, all right. If 1t wasn't
for the folks, I'd jump in the river. /
lied when l said I'd been to see other
girls. What do 1 want with other
GIRLS? want youi"
'aTLis is wild, silly talk. You'll be
sprry tomorrow"
Evening star., 1917-05-10
DISCUSSES SAFEGUARDS
AGAINST THEATER FIRES
Mai. Pullman Urges Greater Co
Operation With Police and Fire
men in Amusement Houses.

Safeguarding life in the theaters was
discussed by Raymond W. Pullman.
superintendent of police. this morning
before the National Fire Protection As
sociation. in the Willard Hotel. Equip
ment in the theater to safeguard life.
he insisted depends for effectiveness
upon threefold superviSion-of the po-
lice, firemen ana the theater manage
ment.
He suggested theater construction could
be made safer if the police and hre au-
thorities were consulted before building
operations are begun. With such expert
enced requirements as they would lay
down he insisted defective features OF
construction could he avoided.
He complimented the managers OF
Washington theaters and motion picture
houses saving all are interested in max
ing conditions safer all the time
r. s. Robbins. manager, keIthS $ Ihea-
ter also spoke of the responsibilities OF
the theater manager in fire protection.
The following officers We're elected: ::
President Louis Wiederhold, Jr., Phila- :
delphia: first vice president, d. Everett
Waid New York: second vice president,
FL. O. Lacount, Boston; secretary-treas-
urer, Franklin II. Wentworth. Boston;
chairman of executive committee, f j.
T. Stewart New York.
Executive committee: c. Heller, San
Francisco; +. il. Newbern. Phiiadel-
phia; s w Stratton. Washington: c. l..
ScofieId. Montreal: Glenn +. Wheeler,
Milwaukee, and l. I. Hussey, Topeka.
Evening star., 1917-05-10
HIGH WIND KEEPS GOLF
SCORES AT HIGH MARK

| Conditions for low scoring in the
| qualification round of the Chevy Chase
| Clubs spring tournament which start
! ed this morning, were far from ideal.
| One of the highest winds of the season
| swept the course. interfering greatly
with the play OF the man who was un-
able to keep his ball low.
u. f. Asbury of the Columbia Country
| Club led the field up to l o'clock with
the rather high score of 81. This score,
| 1t was predicted, assured Asbury of a
place in the first fight.
D. Clark Corhran of Baltimore, Kenneth
Edwards of Chicago. Stewart Symington
and j. H. Young of Baltimore drove over
from the Monumental city this morning
and will play this afternoon.
Gen. w A. White of the British com
mission and his son. cyril White. a lieu
tenant in the British army. who We're
entered in the tournament. withdrew
their names on account of the press Of
official business. This mornings scores
| follow:
d f. Asbury. Columbia c. c.. 81; l..
L. Harlan, Columbia c. G.. 81; e. j,
orme, Columbia G C., "a: Morven
Thompson, Chevy Chase, "a; Robinson
White, Columbia c. C.. "a; A. r Nc
Kenzie, Columbia c. C. "a: ]. II. Chap
man, kirkside. 90; O. J. De Moll. Co
lumbia c. G.. 81; G 5. Watts. 81:
": l. Hiilyer' Chevy Chase. 81
Mendenhall. Chevy Chase. IS: H. NJ.
Hall. Kirkside, SO; T. B. Pyle. Col c. C.
80; T. A Weldon, Wash. c. C.. 80: H. c.
Trains, Col c. c., 1902: W. c. Worthing-
ton. Col. e. C., 103: H G. Smithy, Col
c. C.. 103: A. 3. Dulin, Col. C. C., 103,
sidney Kent, Wash. {. G, 1903;
f. l.. Corby, Col C. e., l04; II.
G.. Davis. Chevy Chase, 10i; w.
/ W. Smith, Col. c. c.. l04;
c. A Watson, Col c. c.. 104; Whitman
Cross. Chevy Chase, lo4; Rudolph kauff =
| mann. Chevy Chase, 105; Hugh Nc
kenzie, Col. c. C., 105: r. s. Appleman.
Col. c, e, Toe; W. ]. Hughes, jr., Col.
c. G., go: Tom Dempsey, Col. G. G., sc.
| Norbert Dempsey of Columbia. with
! 96, withdrew his card.
Evening star., 1917-05-10
Must Stop Waste of Food.

There IS more manipulation of food
the belligerent countries of Europe, so
the first thing to do after we have
quit throwing away food, wasting it,
and have begun to plant locally in each
state and county more heavily. is to
shut off manipulation through an "f-
fective national food distribution or
ganization.
Il cannot say how tremendously i'm
portant is such measure. l don't
want to see the American people reach
the point as today has been reached
in Germany, of having to have the
contents of their slop pals requisi-
toned
But we must remember that no food
detail can be neglected. In France and
England they We're too slow in see
ing the Importance of food-just two
years too slow.
our remedy for high prices for
speculation, for providing enough food
to eat, lies in the duplication of the
German system of organizing the farm
ers, and in the proper adaptation of our
parcel post service to family food
deliveries. The great strength of the
German empire does not come from
the goose step of her soldiers nor from
her krupp guns; II comes as a direct
and indirect result of her farmer or
ganization for the scientific distribu-
ton of her agricultural products. The
Observation-Disclosures, as the organization
is called. is the long hair of this mod
ern Samson.
Evening star., 1917-05-10
PETE SHORE IS ACQUITTED.
Was Charged With Making Hand
book on Races.

Pete Shore was acquitted today by a
jury before Justice Could in Criminal Di-
vision l of a charge of making a hand
book on the races. Shore claimed that an
agent Of the Department OF Justice tried
several times to get him to place a bet,
and finally on the day of the arrest he
agreed to accommodate him and took SO,
which he expected to get another person
TO place for, him at a poolroom. His ar
rest followed and the money was found
On him
This is the first case to be tried of the
number inflicted after the police raid on
the last Saturday of January. Shore was
represented by Attorneys Daniel w.
Baker and Robert !. Miller. Assistant
United States Attorneys Archer and Laws
conducted the prosecution.