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, 1918-10-31
FIoeks Like This on Every Farm Would Solve Meat Problem.

them. Under these conditions the re-
suits are apt to be very poor. Hatch
ing and rearing chicks also necessi-
tates broody hens for this purpose,
or else investing money In artificial
apparatus such as incubators and
brooders. Such an investment is often
too great to prove profitable with the
average small flock. If chicks are
raised, they must be fed throughout
the summer and no return will be OBJ
tanned until the pullets begin to lay in
the fall, except that the males can be
eaten or sold.
, 1918-10-31
TIRE REMOVER VERY SIMPLE
Device Made. From Two Pieces of
Strap Iron Does Work Easily by
Pressing OF Lever.

This simple tire remover is made
from two pieces of three-eighths inch
strap iron II inch wide and IA inches
long and IA piece four feet long, two
inches wide and one-half inch thick.
The latter piece is used for the lever
to which the other two pieces are at
tached with c~levises, writes Lawrence
f.. Ashley in Popular Science Monthly,
The center clevis straddles the lever
and the pin is inserted through a hole
to make the slength suitable for the
, 1918-10-31
W WILL GIVE NOTICE
Change of Tires Can Thus Be Made
by Garage Attendant-often Indi-
Gated by Swelling.

Sometimes a blowout will give warn
ing beforehand, thus allowing the tire
change to be made by a garage attend
ant instead of by yourself in some
sunny spot on the road. If the tires
are inspected in "A cursory way every
day you will find that a blowout will
often be indicated by a swelling or
lump on the shoe.
This may be due to n sand blister.
If not, watch for a blowout. When the
swelling is caused by a sand blister
there will be a u in the vicinity,
through which sand and moisture have
made their way inside, separating the
tread from the fabric and forming II
lump.
, 1918-10-31
HOLD PRODUCTIVE HENS /!

All hens molt in the fall and
early winter. During this mott
ing season, which usually takes
about three months, the hens
lay few or no eggs. 1t is advis-
able, if well-matured pullets can
be purchased at n reasonable
price, to kill and eat the hens as
they begin to molt, replacing the
flock with newly purchased pull
let's. The hens should not be
killed, however, until they begin
to molt and their combs begin to
lose size, color and flexibility,
for IL these changes have not
taken place the hens will prob
ably still be laying and ut a time
of year when eggs are especially
valuable.
, 1918-10-31
A Lever TosgIe for Drawing the Rim
From Opposite Sides So as to Re-
move the Tire.

rim size. Several holes are bored in
the lever for these adjustments. The
end of the lever is shaped so as to
make a bearing for the end clevis.
An eye is shaped In one end of each
piece Of iron to take the clevises. The
opposite ends have a hook to catch in
the rim edge. The rim is stood on the
floor or ground and the irons hooked
into opposite sides of the rims, one at
the top and the other at the bottom.
The tire is released by pressing on the
lever.
, 1918-10-31
MORE ATTENTION
GIVEN CHICKENS
Substantial Increases in Twenty
eight States as Result of
Federal Campaign.
MORE EGGS ARE PRESERVED
In Some Sections Farmers Were In
dueed to Dispose of Poorer Stock
and Raise PurebredsIchieks
Matched Earlier.

Reports of poultry increases during
the past year have come from % of
the 80 states in which the United
States department Of agriculture and
allied forces started q "more poultry"
campaign In November, 1917. The
gains range from 10 to 80 per cent.
The main increases were on farms, al
though village and city back yards
shared in the upward trend. Prospects
for further increases also were report
ed.
Cooperation In the poultry cam
paign was given to the department Of
agriculture by many agencies, notably
the state agricultural colleges and civic
and patriotic organizations. In some
sections hundreds of farmers were In
duced to dispose OF poor stock in favor
of ~pure-breds. Because of the high cost
Of feeding, poultry keepers are e
spending rapidly to this method of in
~creasing profits. As an example, in
Green county. Missouri, on August %
more than 300 farm fiocks were culled
through the efforts Of the local leader
organizations.
More Day-old Chicks Sold.
A T NUMBER OF chick ~hatcheries
reported rs a result OF TINS ana other
campaigns that they mad SOLD more
day-oid cnicKs the past season imam
ever before. IL is DeileVed mat at
least 5o per Ger OF poultry producers
hatched carrier THIS yea imam IN pre-
vious years as a result Oh the EFFORTS
Tor early hatching.
thousands or FAMILIES In c~ities.and
towns all over the country were in
, 1918-10-31

On farms where fowls lock about
the buildings some arrangements
must be made to keep them away
from the hog feeding pens. II this is
not done the fowls rob the animals
of much grain and at the same time
get more than is best for them.
, 1918-10-31
FattenIno Fowls.

In fattening poultry they should be
confined In a small pen or crate. Elk
ercise produces hard muscles which
means tough meat while Eon-exercise
leads to a softness of the muscles,
which are tender when cooked
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FROM EDWIN HoXSEY.

Somewhere in France. Feb. Is, 1918.
Dear Father: I have found time
TO write and thought l would let
you know that / am feeling fine and
hope that you and mother are The
same. We are having fine weather
now for the first time since l have
been in this part Of the world, for
we sure have had some rain over
here. They call France . sunny
country but ! call II . country made
Up Of mud and rocks for all the
houses are made Of stone and mud
and the streets are mud 50 this
country Is all mud. They have side
walks in this country but they are
made for one person. 50 you would
have a hard job TO take : girl out
walking. But the worst Of il al i
that the people over here are not
civilized yet for they push wagons
around loaded 70 the brim, 30 the
only thing l can call them Is people
that do not know any better.
You asked me If l received your
package but l have not for the mail
We get has been on the road fo- 2
long time and one Of your letters
Is dated back as far as November
10Th. so you can see what kind Of
service We get over here. You asked
NE # l need money. Well, l do not
for | was promoted 10 first class
private and that gives ne 8 more.
but have $50 Liberty bonds and
$4,000 insurance and that comes 10
$40 per month and that leaves me
sos per month for spending money
so that ought to be enough but you
cannot buy anything over here for
there Is nothing 10 buy, 50 you can
send me some OF those cigars and
candy If It does not make you TOO
much trouble in getting It for I can
go without them but they sure go
fine. Well, ! have not very much
10 tell, so will ask you 10 tell
the people IN Leavenworth, hello. for
ne. Tell Edward TO loosen up and
write 2 letter. So viii have to quit
for this time. With best love. from
your son EDWIN HOXSEY.
Co. G. 16lst [. s. Inf, France
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IRON GEO. HOXsEY

Co. 4. 502nd Engineers, A. Z. F.,
Feb. g, 1918.
Dear Mother: Another letter
from ne, strange as II may seem.
I have not heard from you folks for
quite while but shall blame It on
70 the postal service.
Have met Henry johnson, De-
Long. Joe Betz and Frank Gregory,
al from Leavenworth, but have not
found Edwin yet. But l know where
he Is. can not getto see him be
cause cannot get a pass for long
enough 70 get there and back.
Heinie and l have been together
nearly al the time we could since
We have met "over here" 1t surely
feels good TO meet e friend from
your old home town We wer out on
pass last Sunday and visited a
quaint old French town l have lots
Of fun trying 70 talk 10 the people.
/ can figure in their money. tell
them what | want TO buy and find
my way about without any trouble.
Still I feel very ignorant when talk
ing 70 them only wish l had stu
died French instead Of German. You
should see NE talking TO them
through Freneh-English diction-
any.
Well must close as I am tired
and have 70 get up agin in the
morning
Love 70 all and remember me 70
everybody Your son.
GEORGE f. HOXSFY.
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dav. They viii be Of great service
TO me as the winter is not over b.
any means. and I appreciate every
article very much. Agnes, David
and your mother, also kindly re-
membered ne with Christmas pack
ages. which, though somewhat de-
1sved. we're none the less thoroughly
enjoyed
Things remain quiet On this sec
ION OF the front, but We are look
ny for some big business from the
Germans az any time and, believe
ne. they viii Be entertained If they
start anything. Although some OF
the more pessimistie fellows Of our
bunch seem TO think the war may
/ last two OF three years longer, Il e
[ impossible for ne 10 figure il out
that way-three OF four months 5
ny limit
The other day, IN . small town
I saw 2 small bunch Of German phi
soners who had left their lines 70
surrender two days before. They
were all young fellows, vel built,
and had been very husky, but their
color was ike that Of dead men
striking illustration Of semi
starvation Though they represent
ed two OF three different battallions,
there were 10 exceptions-they all
/ looked alike. And, / understand
that TWO Of them admitted they had
been living on short rations for
some time. Certainly If their front
line troops are up against deal OF
that sort, the civil population OF
Germany must be having some he'll
Of 2 tine keeping their bellies from
ehahng their backbones.
So. Tn @bulling the market" and
betting on an early collapse Of our
cultured opponents"
The Posts are coming quite regu-
larry now and are a big treat even
though ! have nothing but a flicker
ing candle 10 read by. Must quit
now and get 20 bed Tell the kids
they must each write 70 me. Love
and kisses 70 all. ED.
e. c. Booth, 25s, 454-No. 4 Co.,
Sth c. P T., B. z. F., France).
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ONE-THIRD OF FOREST FIRES
COULD BE PREVENTED

OF the 1914 fires which were
fought on the national forests. all
but 21S2 set by lightning were
caused by human agencies and could
have been prevented. There were
952 incendiary fires, which occurred
for the most part in Oregon. Cali
fornia and Arkansas. Careless
campers were responsible for l.2SS.
Railroads, partly through failure to
comply with the law and use mo-
per spark arresterS, set zoos. The
remainder were caused BY various
forms of earelessnes on the part Of
settlers and other users Of the na-
tional forests
Effort is being made by the for
est service 70 impress upon the
public the necessity of keeping fire
out of the woods, especially now
that the country needs its man
power so badly for other purposes
than fighting unnecessary fires. The
campaign Of education against care
lessness and indifference which has
been waged for years, through FIRE
warnings, posters. talks and lee
lures, movies" and in other WAYS,
it is asserted. win therefore be
pressed with renewed energy the
coming season
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LETTERS FROM SOLDIER BOYS
CECIL HALL on THE TUsCANIA
Somewhere in England.

Somewhere IN England.
Dear Friends: You have more
than likely read IN the newspapers
Of the sinking Of the Tuscania and
wondered If I Eas On IL Yes. I wzs
on II but was among those who 20.
Of safe I vii try and tell you
some Of my experiences. We had
sighted land that afternoon. Febru-
Any ;, and were between
had just come up from eating my
supper and was talking 70 some Of
the boys Of my company. Some one
had just looked al his watch and II
was 5:45 .. m, when al al once,
without the least bit Of warning.
cur boat was hit BY = German tor
pedo. The lights went ont, leaving
rs IN total darkness I grabbed my
life-belt. We had orders two or
three days before 70 keep them with
rs a. al times SO ! had i with me-
l made my way Up 70 the next deck
wher the lifeboat station was that
l had been assigned 70. / am acting
corporal and 50 have seven men IN
der me ! got them together and
found that some Of them did not
have their life belts with them so
i had them help me- Up 70 where l
handed down about p OF more and
then got back down TO my squad
and held them in READINGS 70 get IN
our life boat when il was launched.
a good many OF the boats went TO
pieces in the water and they broke
and cut . good many Of the ropes.
Our boat was the second 10 come
over az our station but in letting
the first one down they broke the
rigging so that II was about 45
minutes after we were struck before
We got OF and then all the boat had
on II was one rope tied 70 one end
50 il came end first. I got al ms
squad in and then followed them
down the rope. In al We got IS
men into our boat and got away
safe. Our boat was full Of water
and all We could find 10 dip with
was an oil can full Of oil 50 l cut
the top out OF II and cut my hands
pretty bad doing i, but after dip
ping with that for some time We
found pan and bucket and with
those got the boat about dry. After
about an hour or more al dipping |
went and helped al the oars We
only had two oars, the rest being
lost when they launched our boat,
so all We tried 70 do was TO keep
straight with the seas and man
aged 10 keep our boat pretty dry.
We had one lieutenant and Major
Wade in our lifeboat- Lieut.. Young
was in charge OF the lifeboat which
vas A II. After being out for
about three hours and 30 minutes
we were picked I'D by British pa
troll boat and were landed az q port
on the Irish coast. arriving there al
$50 q m. We had expected TO land
in England al about that time. We
were taken 70 the hotels and given
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our breakfasts and al that wanted
70 20 10 bed were given beds ! did
not 20 70 bed a. all that day for !
knew I wouldn't sleep. The people
Of Ireland surely are the best IN
the world. al least they treated Is
fine and We lived on the fat Of the
land. We were there for TWO OF
three days and then we were taken
about Is miles 70 where We labout
$50 men) joined about 100 more Of
our men and after spending tEyo
nights and one day We left Ireland,
crossing the Irish sea, landing IN
Wales and there took train 10 this
place. which Is 8 rest camp n Eng
land. We will be here until we ara
Quilted again as we lost every
thing except what we had on or
person. I had al my heavy clothes
on and my shaving outfit which you
gave me IN my pocket, the sweater
and trench mirror which Nellie
gave ne. 80 I feel pretty lucky. We
were ont this afternoon on parade
drill and were reviewed by Ambas-
sador Page. He gave 3 short al
dress but ! was so far back that
could not hear him hardly 81 al.
I am well and feeling fine I took :
bad cold after being out in the life
boat but am about over i now.
Hoping that you are well and that
you will pray for the boys over
here and for a speedy end Of This
war. ! am always. your friend,
CECIL HALL
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E. c. BOOTH WRITES FROM
FRANCE,

Excerpts from letter Of Z. c.
Booth from Paris and Marseilles-
@Got hack a few days ago from
Paris and Marseilles where had
a glorious time. Put in two days in
the French capital, four days on
the trains and seven days in the
Southern seaport.
But for the throngs Of soldiers on
the streets, there was no atmosphere
Of war at all down there. All kinds
Of food, including fish, oysters and
shrimp, was abundant and fairly
cheap. Ditto wine and booze. I
went after everything in sight and
was properly filled up all the while.
Marseilles reminded me very
INCH Of New Orleans, only il is
even more cosmopolitan and Orient
al. Many of the natives speak
broken English and I got stuck only
once-wanted some milk 70 quench
my thirst after drinking a lot Of
other stuff. The lady failed to
"compre," so I grabbed my pencil
and sketehed q cubist outline Of a
COW and went through the motions
Of milking. She nearly had a fit,
but got all the milk / wanted.
Met a few Yankees on the trip,
but they were all on duty, and, con-
sequently. on their good behavior
couldn't stop and take a drink with
me-so, I didn't have much Of a
chance at conversation" with them.
The weather was delightfully."-
mild and sunny, and the smooth,
blue surface Of the Mediterranean
sea was q wonderful sight for one
just from the ugly desolation Of the
Western front
The sweater, gloves, tobacco and
the wristlets Of Crzig's msnufae-
ture, all reached me on my birth
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Echo want ads, bring results,
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Try a Want Ad IN The Echo.
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STEAM PRESSURE CANNING

Do your canning by the Easy,
Efficient Economical Method.
We sell Pressure Gamers 81 all
SiseS. Send for catalog "a
Seattle Can Company Seattle. Wash.
VIVA marlS-maySi
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NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS
Improvement District No. Z

Notice 10 property owners N Dis
trlct Nc. Z. or known as the Sewer
District. in blocks >. 5 and 1. Leav-
onworth- The fourth annual install
nsent VII b due and payable on O.
Z fore the Sth day Of April. 1918.
the city clerks Office.
narSto29 4. = BROWN. Clerk
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NOTICE To PROPERTY OWNERS


The fifth annual iRstallment on
Improvement District No. s. includ.
ing Cascade Stneet and known as
district No. 5, win be due and pay
able AZ city clerks Office on or BE-
fore the S0th day Of March. 1918.
marsto29 4. R, BROWN. Clerk.
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NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS
Improvement District No. 5

The fifth annual inStallment on
Improvement District No 3. incl1d-
ing Evans street from the east Inc
Of Summit avenae 70 the west end
Of Erans street. sri Benton street
from the east lIne Of Evans street
70 Railroad svsHse. VIII Be due and
payable on OF before March 30th,
1918. 4 ?. Brown, Clerk
marStoZ9
Evening journal., 1918-06-06

Currency both Democrats, and which has the general
endorsement Of former Ambassador Joseph H. Choate,
OF Americas foremost Republicans who says IN
speaking Of the necessity for increased revenues for the
New York slate street and nterurban Electric Railway
that the future the electric road will be in danger
unless increased revenue forthcoming and points out
that net corporate remaining for sNy-hye roads
reporting for 1911 amounted to only si9SO5 against
s2265,3s9 IN 1916 Only ten able to make any ap-
preparation for dividends and thrtynne failed to earn
sufficient to pay their nxed charges
As TO the legality OF the order OF the Public Utilities
Commission venture opinion. That will be de-
cded by the courts As the increased rate was made in
Difference the electric railroad saving policy Of Presl
dent Wilson should treated with respect until the
courts have passed upon s legality under the charter
Of the Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction Company
and the laws OF state
In any event. thus is time for playing either per-
sonal or factional politics with a matter affecting so
Importantly the interests Of Wilmlngtonans and their
city.
Evening journal., 1918-06-06
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS MAKES a FIGHTER HAPPY
FOR 4 WEEK

IN FCENTIY official announcement made that the
N Federal Government had decided to add tobacco to
the railons served to our fighters in Europe
Apprecatlng the response Of more than $1,000 which
had been made to THE EVENING JOURNALS Our Boys
in France Tobacco Fund the heavy demands that had
made upon the people Of this city and State in sup
port Of various war activities thought that probably
should be Justified in closing the Tobacco Fund and
leaving to the government the matter Of providing the
supply
Fearing TO take action without first consulting the
headquarters Of the fund New York and the National
Red Cross we wrote to that city for Instructions
Promptly came the response from the general manager
Of the fund urging not only TO continue our work
but TO increase IT'S activities From his letter we re-
print the following pointed paragraphs in the hope that
Il win stimulate giving 10 the fund:
The Red Cross Commission in France is continually
receiving requests from the commanding officers for
supplying quantities OF tobacco for the Of the
American EXpedtonary Force in France. The efforts
your paper and other papers I'm the country TO
funds especially designated for the purchase of tobacco
for our army abroad has made It possible thus far for
the Red Cross respond 10 practically all OF these re-
quests tobacco without Il being necessary TO expend
any Red Cross funds for this purpose.
We have just received from commission in France
word that the amount OF tobacco which have been
able TO supply them with in the past is not nearly enough
to the urgent calls which receiving and
will receive in the future. give below some extracts
from recent cables received from our commission bear
ing this subject
March 7thNot 800 tobacco in all our
store houses. Last month distributed 1000 cases.
March i3th-Haye now distributed all newspaper to-
baece gnd should have more How much can we ex-
pect monthiyg
March 9sth-we need i75 cases newspaper tobacco
month for each army division.
April i5h-Dvisional bodies troops, scattered
detachments under training well sick and wounded
all make irresistible demands for tobacco. Minimum
needs i15 per month for each division We must
be able TO supply such demands we had this week
when American aviator who recently brought down two
Boche machines in day walked miles In rain 10 get
tobacco for himself and comrades
We depending you and hope that IL will be
possible for you TO increase your activities IN this line
to meet the increasing demand The need is gaining as
the number Of troops abroad grows We sincerely
hope That you make your endeayors proportionae
and that you will be able TO furnish with a large
quantity Of equal the needs indicated to from
abroad.
Those paragraphs tell the story The public should
heed IT,
Each carton costs twenty-five cents It contains
enough tobacco last one soldier week Surely every
Delawarean should be willing give more cartons
to the end that the who lighting and bleeding
in our behalf "Over There" may be happy and con
tented and be made 30 feel that they have been
forgotten or neglected by those Back Here"