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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31
Long and Dollins
Boost Prospects
of Track Team

Richmond high schools track colony
took advantage of the open weather to-
day and strenuous was the workout in
dulged in by the r. II. S. hopefuls.
Prospects for winning team to rep
recent the school this spring were new
or better Now that Roland Dollins.
all around track man. on the hospital
list for some time, has returned to the
squad Coach Nohr is willing to con-
cede that Technical, of Indianapolis
will be vanquished in the first meet Of
the year. at Indianapolis, April IA.
Long, another star performer in the
distance events. has returned to
school, and in all probability will be
eligible for the coming meets.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31
CONTRACTOR PLANS
TO COMPLETE Road
DESPITE THE WAR

Contractor Kirkpatrick declared to-
day that the war situation will in nc
war interfere with the improvement OF
the National road through Jackson and
Center townships.
Materials enough to keep the men
busy at least half the summer are
either on the road or are stored near
the highway.
Kirkpatrick made plans early this
year to forestall all possible emergen'
cies which might arise.
"And l am going to complete the
work this year despite the fact that
practically all other contractors say ii
can't be done,'" says Kirkpatrick.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31

Yes and Amen to everything that is
done in Washington, but the one that
has. If necessary, the backbone to say,
Mr. President, you are making a mis-
take
Voted Against Wilson
81, ordinarily democrat. found my
self face to face with that dilemma
last November, and / awaited myself
of my privilege as citizen and voted
against an administration could not
approve of, owing to what honestly
considered, its unfair attitude towards
Germany and its proneness to British
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31
.BAPT|STS REGISTER
PROTEST IN MEXICO
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK. March 31.-In a. letter
addressed to President Carranza OF
Mexico, the American Baptist Home
Mission Society earnestly requests"
modification Of the new constitution
which provides that all teaching,
preaching and medical work shall be
done BY Mexicans
To restrict the teaching force in the
Baptist schools to native MeXicans at
this time, it is stated, will for the pres
ent cripple the schools because the
native members of the church "are
not sufficiently we'll grounded in our
principles TO furnish the best leaders"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31
TOLEDO WOMEN
OFFER SERVICES
(By Associated Press)

TOLEDO, O., March 31.-To unite
women of Toledo that they may meet
with personal service the demands
upon the woman kind of the city
which the present crisis may bring,
a mass meeting of women headed by a
committee of one hundred will be held
this afternoon
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31
PHILADELPHIA GIVES
new LOYALTY PLEDGE
nv Associated Press)

PHILADELPHIA, March 31.-Patri!
otto citizens of Philadelphia turned
their faces toward independence hall
today to reconsecrate themselves to
their country and to pledge loyal sup
port to the national government in any
action it may take in the present in
ternational crisis. All Philadelphia
displayed the national colors and many
stores and other business places closed
at noon to give employees an oppor-
tunity to participate in the demon
Stration.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31
JUVENILE QUINTET
RUNS OVER GLOVE
BOWLING OUTFIT

l., two of the three games between
tae Kid Five and the b. 3. c. quintet
o. tie Y" alleys last night, the juven-
lies took margin. The work of B. B.
G. Schneider put the Glovers over in
one round. Rees and Schneider were
the leaders OF the respective combat
ants The scores:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31
DOCTORS REFUSE
TO RESET ARM

Indianapolis specialists refused to
operate on the injured arm of Roland
Dollins, member of the Richmond high
school basketball squad, fractured dur
ing the Waynetown game at Wayne
town several months ago.
The arm was not properly reset at
the time it was broken and it was
feared that permanent injury might
follow The Indianapolis needles we're
satisfied that the arm would not cause
Dollins trouble later.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31
GLOBE rRoTTER SPEAKS

Joseph F. Mikulec, who has been
touring the world since 1901 and who
has met several leading men Of the
United States and foreign countries,
will speak at Mt. Moriah Baptist
church, South Ninth and B streets, at
7 o'clock tomorrow night
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31
ITO PRISONERS PARoLED
(By Associated Press)

JOLIET, Ills, March 31-One hun.
dred and ten convicts were granted
paroles during March, according to the
report made today by the warden of
the state prison here Most of the
convicts will be employed by farmers
In this vicinity.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31
Come Out This Easter

The balmy days of Spring will soon
your new Spring Clothes almost any
time, Easter Sunday, April the 8th
will soon be here. See the new line,
SIS up. Now on display. Emmon's
Tailoring Co., Cor 9th and Main.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31
PALLADIUMS LOSE
THREE IN A ROW
TO TRAMP TEAM

Karl Meyers upset the Palladiums
in two of the three games with the
Feltman Framps on the City alleys
last night Combined efforts of the
TraLnps steamrollered the Pals in the
other. The summary therefore. was
very much Feltman's Tramps at the
close The scores:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31
JOINS CHICAGO LEAGUE
(By Associated Press)


TOLEDO, o., March 31.-George
Perring, 1916 third baseman on the
Toledo American Association club, has
signed with Beloit in a Chicago mu-
nicipal league
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31
conner is a former Vet, having served
his time with Dayton last year.

conner Is a former vet, having served
his time with Dayton last year.
In a letter to Manager Babe Myers,
Thirdbaseman Leber, secured by Rich
mond from Cleveland, intimates that
he will accept tine Richmond offer.
Runior had it that Leber wanted to
ditch the Central for the Southern cir
cult.
Revised plans for the baseball plant
at Exhibition park have been COM
pleted and are now in the directors
hands. The bids will be opened within
a day or two. Meanwhile work of
grading the Gilbert Field, the site of
the new park, continues with the fair
weather.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31
AUSTRIA HOLDS
OUT PEACE HOPE
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated PressJ
AMSTERDAM, March 31.-A Vienna
dispatch quotes Count Czernin the
Austro-H Hungarian foreign minister as
saying in an interview with the Frem-
denblatt that the entente could con-
clude an honorable peace with the Cen
trail Powers at any time and that the
proposal Of the Central Empire for a
peace conference still held good.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31
GERMAN CONSUL SAILS
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
Annoy, China, March 31-The Ger
man consul and his family sailed yes
terday from Shanghai on board the
Chinese steamer Taishun. They will
return to Germany by way Of America
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31
POLAND IS PLEASED
OVER PROCLAMATION
(By Associated Pressl

PETROGRAD, March 30-Via Lon
don, March 31-The proclamation OF
the provisional government in regard
to the freedom of Poland has been re-
ceived with general enthusiasm by Pol.
,ish leaders throughout the country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31
PARIS TO USE LAMPS
fBy Associated Press)

fBy Associated PressD
PARIS. March 31.-The question OF
lighting the streets of Paris with oil
lamps will be considered at a meeting
of the civic council today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31
"ANGEL CHILD" DIES
(By Associated Press)

~ tBy Associated Press) 4
CHICAGO, March 31.-Mrs George
p Riehartz, who, as little girl. was
the prototype of Marion P. Ross
"Mamma's Angel Child" cartoons, died
at her home here last night Mrs. RE
hart2 was niece of the Cartoonist.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-31

A bill to prevent baby angels" in
movies is before the New Jersey legis-
lature.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-17
Agricultural Department
Conducted by C. w. PeHett-Asricuiturni Teacher
in Bedding High School

The Michigan Agricultural College
has recently come into its biennial
criticism by ambitious politicians of
the state, who take this means of get
ting their names before the public.
Whether this is fair means of win
ming personal recognition may be
questioned, but surely some Of the
criticisms directed at this great state
institution show a deplorable lack of
knowledge Of affairs on the part OF
the critic.
Recently M. A. C. was publicly de-
nounced for not doing more to solve
the farmers problems; and this In
the face of the fact that at times the
college lacks funds to pay it's in
structors, to say nothing of hiring
more men for the extension division
1t is certain that no institution has
done more for the farmers than has
M. A. c., and when we consider it's
crippled financial condition we won
der how so much has been accom-
plished.
- However, no matter how much eff
fort the college puts forth it cannot
bring about the desired results with
out the cooperation of the farmers
whose problems are being worked
out.
A very important phase Of the col
lege extension work which is being
done by the farm management de
partment is the development of a
farm accounting system, whereby the
farmer will be able to keep an ac-
count of his business.
The nature of the farming business
has made it difficult to apply ordinary
accounting methods, but the Michigan
Agricultural College working in CO
operation with the u. s. Department
Of Agriculture, has brought out 6
farmers account book.
This book is designed for the con
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-17
Rural Engineering

Nearly 100000 square yards of
roadway, the equivalent of 561 g miles
of road Is feet wide, were construct
ed under the supervision of Federal
road specialists during the last fiscal
year, according to the annual report
of the Office of Public Roads and
Rural Engineering of the department
just issued. This is more than double
the mileage so constructed in previ-
Gus years. The roads constructed
under supervision of the Office include
experimental roads, post roads, coun-
ty roads, and roads in national parks
and forests. The expenditure of the
Office for this purpose were chiefly
for engineering services and supervi-
sion, the communities except in the
case of forest and park roads, meet
ing the bulk Of the costs for mater
ial and construction.
A special appropriation was made
for the construction of the post roads
in the post Office appropriation bill of
1912. Eight of the eleven post road
projects remaining at the beginning
of the last fiscal year were completed
by the end of the year, bringing the
mileage of the completed roads un-
der this special project Of 1915.
luIcc VI tuc OIiSiildl pTOJeCtS, az
gregating 59.17 miles in length, re-
manned uncompleted at the end of the
year. The eight projects completed
are in States and traverse Is coun-
ties.
The office made studies and recon-
mendations for improving the COM
plete road systems of 32 counties in
a number of States, assigned engi-
neers to inspect specific roads and
advise as to their treatment in lib
communities, and especially assigned
z engineers to assist State depart
ments Of roads and other State agen-
cies dealing with roads and road ma
terials.
The demonstration maintenance
work undertaken in 1914 on through
route from Washington to Atlanta
was continued during the year, the
mileage under supervision increasing
from 724 to 876. The cumulative eff
feet Of continuous maintenance, says
the report, has been demonstrated by
the fact that from March Is to the
end Of the fiscal year, June 80, 1916,
the road was not closed to traffic at
any point.
In the national parks and national
forests the office supervised construc-
ton on approximately ITO miles of
road, of which about 70 miles were
completed. One of the roads under
construction the Escalante- Winder
road in the Powell National Forest,
Utah will open up communication
with settlement in the valley of the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-17
P POULTRY
CONSUL TING DEPARTMENT
The Hen AS An Egg Machine

The Hen AS An Egg Machine
Do you treat your hen as an egg
machine? If not, you will never
make a success of production!
Whenever the poultry-keeper tells me
that he cannot get full egg-baskets
from his layers / ask for his method
of feeding and management, and in
ninety-nine cases out of hundred all
that need write across his letter to
solve the riddle is: Treat your lay
ing hens as egg-machinesv To ex-
plain my idea of an egg-machine let
me first Of all state that an automitic
appliance is far from my thoughts.
The automatic-penny n-the-slot-ma-
chine idea is a dead letter! 1t used
to be thought proper that all a poul-
try-keeper had to do was to throw
down grain to the fowls and after a
wait Of few hours &c, to the roost
and collect the eggs. No, the hen is
not a -penny-in-the-s lot-and- take
out-the-egg machine, as our farmers
have discovered after very many
years of treating her as such. When
/ advise a person to consider his lay
ers as machines l work along the
lines that the birds are incapable Of
laying eggs-insatisfying quantities,
of course-unless the man at the helm
guides them by pulling the strings.
That is why one man succeeds and
another fails; the former holds the
rsffs tightly whilst the latter gives
the layers too much loose line.
If q person is engaged in training
a young dog to come to or take to the
water, the first thing he does is to try
and understand the animals tempera-
ment. Having completely understood
the puppy's ways, he can Immediately
start the home-lessons with every
chance Of tutoring the pup into the
way he should go. 1t is the same
with reproduction, and once the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-17

venience Of the general purpose farm
err, who wishes to keep sufficient re-
cords of his farm business, that he
may know what it pays him for his
work after all farm expenses have
been paid, including interest on the
total value of the farm and farm pro-
perty.
The purpose Of the book is that the
farmer may keep an account between
himself and his farm for one year
and thus be able to find out what his
farm is doing as a business PROPOSE.
ton. 1t also enables him to discover
where his largest profits come from
as well as the cause of any leaks
which may exist
The extension division Of M. A. c
furnishes this book free Of charge OF
condition that it be returned to the
college at the end of the year.
The information contained in thi:
book is considered confidential anC
will be used only by the college ano
u. S. Department of Agriculture fol-
study of farm business
When the business has been sum
married the book will be returned II
the farmer and it then becomes hi!
property for a permenent record o.
his business for the year.
After it has been examined by tn,
farm management department the,
may be able to make suggestions t.
him which he can try out and per
haps increase his profits considerably
The winter season is good tim,
to start keeping an account and i
is hoped that all farmers intereste'
will avail themselves of this oppor
tunity.
The books may be obtained b.
writing direct to Extension Division
Michigan Agricultural College, Eas
Lansing, or by writing or calling OF
G. w. Pellet, instructor in agricul
ture at the High school.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-17

farmers throughout the country, and
in his report to Congress urged the
creation of a depository to receive
and dispense articles of this kind.
The indebtedness of the people to this
official for his activities along these
lines has never been fully recognized
and overstatement of it would be diff
ficult.
In 1889 Congress made an apropria-
ton of $1,000 for "the collection of
agricultural statistics, and for other
agricultural purposes" A similar
item was included in the appropriations
for the fiscal years 1912 and 1874,
and has been repeated annually ever
since the latter date. The act of
1889 was the earliest statute contain
ing even suggestion of comprehen-
sive dealing with the subject of agri-
culture by the Federal Government.
While the department was under
the direction of Commissioner the
work became so enlarged and varied
that it was necessary to divide it into
distinct units. In 1880 Congress
created six divisions-chemical seed,
chronological, statistical, microscop-
ical, and botanical-in addition to the
office of the Commissioner, the expert
mental garden and grounds, labora-
tory, museum, and library.
In 1884 a bureau of animal indus
try was created.
The first appropriation for investi-
cations on forestry subjects was made
in 1876. In 1886 a division Of for
estry was formed to carry on this
work.
IN 1889 the department became an
executive department, having at its
head SECRETARY, who occupies a
place in the Presidents cabinet. Its
functions have grown to such an ex-
tent that now they touch almost all
lines Of agricultural endeavor of gen.
eral interest to the citizens of the
United States, as well as other lines
of activity related to agriculture.
The units Of organization of the de-
partment have been changed from,
time to time, to meet growing condi-
tons, and, as at present recognized
by Congress, are 16, composed of 1O
bureaus, including the Forest Service
and the States Relations Service, a
Offices, 2 divisions, and the library.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-17

owner makes up his mind to under
stand the hen and her ways, then he
will meet with success. 1t is useless
to let the hen do the thinking, for
this is absolutely impossible. Why
impossible? you ask. In the first
place, the hen is undoubtedly the sill
liest member of the livestock world.
She will insist on standing out in the
rain or cold even if shelter is ac-
cessible; she will devour poisoned
meat; and she will never know when
she has too much to eat. Those who
keeps fowls in any numbers will,
am sure, agree over this point. Take
the case of the broody hen who is
found one morning "cuddling" the
ground yard or more from her nest
of eggs; it is the Stiffness of broody
hens that results in so many bad
matches. Even as a broody / treat
the hen as a machine, placing her on
the eggs in a shut-in box so that she
cannot play any of her getting-off-
and-spoiling-t he-eggs-tricks. There
may be many to doubt my assertion
that hens are silly creatures, but /
could very easily quote chapter and
verse for my statement. / take my
mind back to the time when, as a lad,
we used to catch a dozen fowls, tuck
their heads under their wings, swing
them round once or twice, and lay
them on the farmhouse wall whilst
one Of us youngsters ran into the
house to tell Grandma that the fox
had killed dozen of her hens. When
her face turned to one of grief we
would give each fowl tap and see it
run off cackling.
The first snapshot ever took of one
of my fowls adds further proof. ]
posed the hen with a poultry periodi-
cal under her wing and colored plates
in the background She was to repre-
sent the clerk in charge of the book
stall and bring me a dollar for the
print. Having obtained an excellent
snapshot, took the camera to pieces
and went into the house forgetting
all about Silly Nellie-the name the
incident earned for this Silver Wyan-
dotte hen-and returning twenty
minutes afterwards l was surprised
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-17

The following facts regarding the
development of the statutes under
which the department has come to oc-
cupy its present broad field are taken
from brief statutory history of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture prepared by Francis G.. CAT
fey, Solicitor of the department and
published in Case and Comment. This
history since has been republished by
the department as an unnumbered
circular.
For about 60 years subsequent to
the Revolution the general interests
of agriculture were left entirely to in
dividual initiative. Federal activity
was confined to relatively narrow
limits, and was merely sporadic.
There was no committee on agricul-
ture in the house until 1920, nor in
the senate until 1926.
Shortly after the Revolution, fol-
lowing the example Of Franklin while
in England as agent of the colony of
Pennsylvania during the years 1775,
American consuls and naval officers
commenced the custom of sending
home foreign seeds and cuttings for
new crops, and of aiding in the intro
duction of new breeds of domestic
diiiuldlSF GfSh 2tSh ohAeiA bo'Sa
mental participation was, in the be-
ginning, rather extra-official.
From an early date after its acqui-
sition, the public domain was availed
Of as a means Of benefting agricul-
ture. In 1917 Congress provided for
the allotment of certain lands, with
in what was then known as the Mis-
sissippi Territory, to French immi-
grants for the purpose of promoting
the cultivation of the vine and the
olive. In 1888, in recognition of SER
vices in introducing useful tropical
plants into the United States, rend-
cred by Henry Perrine, Congress
granted to him and his associates a
body of land in the southern extrem-
ity of the peninsula of east Florida,
for the propagation and cultivation
Of such plants.
In 1886 the Commissioner of Pa
tents, Independently of his office, as
sumed the responsibility of accepting
contributions of new and valuable
seeds and Of distributing them among
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-17
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