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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-30

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The nonpartisan leader., 1919-07-21

her married life. Yet in this world there are mu-
scales concerts lectures, public libraries full of good
books, and the old lady was speaking of would
be happy if she just could go to church services!
Yes, if you have prospered sufficiently you may
have modern home right on the farm, but you can
not get out much in the winter in your old age and
when one has put in many winters of their life
strictly at home they would like to make up for
lost time things
They could stay right on the farm though and
their tenant that things are going right
yes, they could and many of them do, but do you
think that all farmers care for is farming? Do you
suppose, Mr. Editor, who is forever harping "Stay
on the farm, stay the farm" that we do not
weary of staying there? Especially we farmers
wives? For my part would love to see all old
ladies, especially those who have been farmers
wives, comfortably situated in modern homes in
the town of their choice where they could enjoy at
tending the many many things they missed while
raising their families and living on FARMS AS for
the farmer himself, he ought to enjoy rest from
the hard work and the advantages that city life Of
fers. If any has earned right to it, he has.
If we could keep all farm children on farms and
If retired farmers never moved to the city city
people to the farm, how long would it be before
we had two distinct classes of people in America
who We're perfect strangers, yes, Aliens to each
other? Our farmers would be like the peasantry
of Europe. We have been fighting for democracy.
It is only by mixing and fusing of race and class
that we maintain democracy. 1t comes near
enough to being caste and class right now. s
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-07-21
CITY AND COUNTRY

1t will be blessed thing if out of this trial and
the occupational and economic readjustment to
which we must resort we can establish new re-
latlon or revive an old relation between the town
woman and the country woman; if we can make
farm home life more comfortable; if we can make
city home life more wholesome; if we can take into
the country something more Of the citys spirit Of
aspiration; if we can get into the city something
more OF the countrys spirit Of humility; if we can
take to the country the order and progress Of the
city and if we can take to the city the freshness
and the fragrance of the country. Such an under
taking of blessing and beauty will yield richer
accomplishment under the acknowledged instinct Of
women than under the boasted philosophy of men,
CLARENCE f. OUSLEY, assistant secretary of
agriculture, in an address before the womans COM
mittee, Council Of National Defense
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-07-21

is never too cold for him to go anywhere he chooses
He doesn't care for the modern conveniences she
would so much enjoy, and while he does everything
to make her happy and comfortable he thinks they
can not afford the expense of putting in those
things. They will leave goodly sum to their chill
dren, however, that might better be spent making
their declining years comfortable
They could easily own modern little home in
town-he could have few farm things about him
to keep busy at and then they could attend church.
There is vast difference to old people between
three miles and three blocks. Many farmers
wife can count on the fingers of her two hands the
really good concerts or lectures she has attended in
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-07-21

er, in his old age, can afford to buy
new place in town and rent out his
farm to tenants, he could have afford
ed, years ago, to have put in plumbing
- and modern conveniences for his wife
and family and to have built up on
l the farm just as comfortable home
as he can find in the city, and with
I less cost.
sl He can give his children some con-
sMSl veniences and benefits and pleasant
sss life, so that when they grow up they
will be willing to stay on the old place,
|l instead of running off to the city.
n But whatever else you do, if pos
sible try to work this question out
@ for yourself without going to the ten
. ant system. A tenant never keeps up
place as well as its owner. And
IL n at that I can hardly blame them, for
mol they don't know how long they will
nwns stay and they can never feel the real
Is - pride that a farm owner does.
Back of it all, of course, is the
question of the farmer making enough
money. If the farmer got the full
value of what he produced he would
have enough to make life comfortable
farm all the time and the city papers would
ave to be preaching the 'back to the farm"
ment. Some people think farmers are nat
7 penurious. This is not so. If you see, now
hen, an old farmer who deserves to be called
t-fisted" you can be sure that he was forced
arm the lesson of rigid economy during his
r years, and simply finds it impossible to
: the habits of lifetime 4
tn the Nonpartisan league program giving
ers fairer share Of what they produce, each
er should be able to make his home life on the
as perfect as anything he can get in the
town.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-07-21

The house being
Northwest This
en equipped has all the beauties
comfortable The
better remain his land after has retired
active farm duties than
the comforts and o. town.?
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-07-21

For fraction Of the money that is needed to
buy new home in town progressive farmer can
equip his house with electric lights, bathtub and
sanitary plumbing. The strongest argument in
that Mrs. Dean did not mention at ALL and that is
to get better schools for children, but the way
that North Dakota rural schools have been built
up, by the consolidation plan in the last few years
is very encouraging and soon we expect to have as
good schools in the country as they have in the
cities.
There is bound to be difference of opinion as
to whether farmer should move to town or not.
If he wants to and afford it and has considered
everything carefully, he certainly has earned the
right to move regardless of what the editor Of
the farm paper or city folks generally may say.
II 10 tlat;f tho f,,a.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-07-21
Stay on the Farm
Can Equip House With All improvements of
City Houses, Another Holds.
BY MRS.. ELLA OLSON

RS. DEAN asks, "Why shouldn't
. a farmer move into town." I
will answer her by asking an
other question, "Why should he
move?" What Mrs. Dean says
about the hardships suffered by
many farm women is all very
true. But life on the farm can
be made easier.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-07-21

We received an interesting letter from
Mrs. Sam Dean the other day. It was
so interesting, and raised such an i'm
portant question, that we showed it to
another farm woman and asked her
what she thought of it. She agreed
with Mrs. Dean, in part, but not alto
gether. So we asked Mrs. Olson to
write her ideas, ALSO. She did, and we
held Mrs. Deans letter to be printed
at the same time. Here are the two
letters. Read them and then write
us what your OWN opinion is.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-07-21
BY MRS. SAM DEAN

remain to the end of his days in the O
has it's advantages and if he and his
old wife love their old home so much
that they wish to stay there, we'll and
good, let them do so, but for goodness
sake, if they are tired of farm life
(and there are few disadvantages to
it, farm papers Notwithstanding let
them move to the town or city if they
wish and enjoy the advantages that
they have gone without these many
years. Stop meeting them with "Shoo,
shoe, back to the farm with 'you-this
is no place for you." Stop bowling
about what poor citizens they make
and how little they'll do for the town.
They've done more for that town, if
it's their home town or any other for
that matter, than whole lot of edi-
tors have. Without them there'd be
no town.
There are two sides to every story.
It's all very well to talk of how the
aged farmer and his wife will enjoy
spending their declining years on the
old farm, of how they'll beautify it
and build it up. Maybe they will
that will be all right, too-but not long
ago I was talking to an old lady who
is nearing her eightieth year. With
the exception Of few years her entire
and that's by far the longest part of
been spent on farm. Her life has NJ
easy. She says, GAS look back over
life, the one thing that looms up bigg
the hard work-hard work and no con
never lived in a modern house except tt
we lived in town.
"The first 20 years Of my married Ii
baby every two years and hard work
and always and always hired man to c
hired girl problem was nil-there was
NAL. My mother or younger sister can
for me and do the work for couple of
the new baby came. seldom had any
Of course, had to stay at home most
Even when the babies had grown up
out much, for was broken down in he
able to 60, especially in the winter I
dreamed of the time when we could reti
to the city and live in a modern house
only two things of all I planned for t
long for yet, one is bathtub, and the
close to church, so that I may go VIII,
well enough to do So"
Not much to ask for in the way of
ones old age, is it? Just bathtub!
could have one on the farm, but there i!
water and her husband doesn't see t
of it. And to be near church. But We
automobiles bring church right to ou1
for real old people in the winter time
and the days are much longer for them
who are young and strong. Poor old |;
of always staying at home! Her husl
and hearty, he enjoys his farm work
Chicago eagle., 1919-05-31
One by One They. Go.

Another Of New York's famous res
taurants will put up it's shutters and
go out of business the end of this
month. II Is MouQulns restaurant for
two decades one of the best known
eating places In the old Tenderloin
district. "Mon dleu." sadly remarked
the proprietor yesterday; "llfe Is just
one d--d funeral announcement
after another" The picturesque old
wooden structure on Sixth avenue,
near Twenty'eighth street which In
one of New York's oldest landmarks,
will be razed for skyscraper. II was
built more than one hundred years ago
by Isaac Narlan and stood In the cen
ter Of Naran farm, whose rambling
fields and pastures stretched west to
the river and TO the east as far as Lex
ington avenue. Through this pastoral
landscape wound II couple of cow
paths. These paths are there yet. One
Is known as Broadway and the other
as Sixth avenue. When Isaac Varian
died the farm was sold. A public road
was cut through the place and II
passed directly in front Of the old
house. A line of stage coaches operat-
ed over this road, and what is now
MOugun's restaurant used Ia be the
first stop after leaving Bowling Green.
Chicago eagle., 1919-05-31
LITTLE LESSON FOR AGENT


Madam she began. as the door
opened. ~ am selling a new book on
Etiquette and Department
"Oh, YOU are?" she responded. "Go
down there and clean the mud from
your feet"
"Ies'm. As was saying, madam,
! am SELL"
Take Off your hat! Never address
a strange lady at her door without re-
moving your hat"
"ics'm. Now. then, as I was say
ing"
Take your hand out OF your pock.
ct. No gentleman ever carries his
hand there"
"Yes'm. Now, madam, this work on
Ell"
Throw away your pipe. II gen.
tcman uses tobacco he IL careful not
10 disgust others by the habit.
"Wait. Put that dirty handkerchief
out Of sight and use less grease on
your hair in the future. Now you
look bit decent. You have n book
on Etiquette and Department Very
well, ! don't want II. am only the
servant girl. Go up the steps TO the
front door and talk with the lady OF
the house. She called me down.
right, no.doubt.nbout.it idiot this morn
ing, and think the book you're SELL
Ing Is Just what she requires"
Chicago eagle., 1919-05-31
EUROPE STARTS ITS
BASEBALL SCHEDULE
University Of Paris Team to Make
Trip to England.
American Aooreoations Are Playing
Exhibition Games In Southeastern
Franee--immense Crowds wiz.
ness Various Contests.

The European baseball season has
opened. the University of Paris having
scheduled games with the University
Of Lyons, Nice, Dijon. Nancy and Tou-
lOuse, with trip To England In June
TO play oxford. Cambridge and Edin-
burgh.
The University of Toulouse has four
baseball teams and American nggre-
cations are playing exhibition games
In southeastern France. Ten thou.
sand persons witnessed n game at
Toulouse recently. while at Pau there
were 5000 present. Al Tarbes there
was an attendance Of 1000, or II quar-
ter Of the population of the city.
John Il. Powers. now u Y. NJ. G. A.
worker at Toulouse. said:
III think the French are the coming
people in baseball. They have the
best baseball eye of any people. next
to the Americans, so far as my oh
seryatiOn goes. Leaders feel the game
Is suited TO the French temperament,
although time will be necessary to
Introduce the game. The scientific at
t!tude Of baseball appeals to the
French. but other features are inter-
esting to them, for instance. the speed
necessary In playing the game and the
necessity Of making quick judgment.
French youngsters are very keen In
picking up the nicetles Of baseball.
Several hundred boys at Toulouse are
now playing scrub games Just like
American youngsters
In a track meet held by men on.
gagged in the service of supply depart
ment of the American army, held nj
Le Mans, Pat Ryan, the Olympic cham.
pion. threw the hammer 100 feet =
inches. Lieut.. +, u. Maker, of the
University of California, made u high
jump of @ feet. These athletes will
represent America In the intercolle-
giate track meet which has been
planned.
Chicago eagle., 1919-05-31
BASEBALL IS HELPED
BY LONG DISTANCE
Adoption OF Rule Was Life Saver
to Many Noted Players.
When Ten Feet Was Tackled Onto
Distance Of Pitcher From Plate
Many Veterans Took on New
Lease Of Life In Game.

The lengthening OF the pitching dis
tance In 1893 was u life saver to many
players who are now famous In the
annals of baseball history. To the
veteran players II meant new lease,
for many of the famous hitters were
getting lanentubly weak with the
stick. To the youngsters just break
Ing In 1t meant another trial. Hugh
Jennings would have never been
known to the game today but for the
squelching of the growing domirance
of the hurler. Possibly the familiar
"E-Yah" Of this scurlet.plumed son Of
Erin would never have been heard
about ready to quit, SO discouraged
was he with the way he was hitting
and Jennings was not the only one
who stood on the ragged edge Of moth
Ing. Billy Keeler, Jesse Burkett. John
McGrnw, Jakey Beckley were helped
along by the handicap placed upon
the festive hurler and stepped into
the 300 class when the additional 10
feet was tackled on the distance be.
tween these two plates.
Eighteen hundred and ninety.two
was the last season the hurler had the
5O-foot distance to work from and
II was the first season Of the amalga-
nation Of the National league and the
American association, which was
formed into one l2-club circuit so all
the best butsmen were punched under
one head. When the batting averages
were totaled up ut the end of that
season the names Of only II batslnen
were found In the 300 list. Such
star batsmen and formerly consistent
300 hitters as Anson, Jim O'Rourke.
Pete Browning, Roger Connor, Jimmy
Ryan and George Van Haltren slipped
below the 800 mark. The foxy hurler
surely held the whip hand over the
lusty slugger and kepr getting better.
Such classy pitchers as Rusie, Cy
Young, Frank killen, "Dumpllngs"
Mcmahon, Edward Stein, kid" Glea-
son, Charles (K) Nicols, Frank
Dwycr, Gus weighing and the grcat
Breitensteln We're In their glory and
going like wildfire.
Imagine Walter Johnson or Grover
Alexander shooting them over from a
50foot distance. Under those condi-
tlons today the .3O0hitter would be.
come extinct, would wither from the
land, the 200 class would be the Sc
lect circle.
II the 50-foot distance We're again
the proper thing II would take years
for the batsmen to get used to It, just
as II took the pitchers years to master
the heightened distance, but 1t took
Il new generation of hurlers to do II.
Chicago eagle., 1919-05-31
CONNECTS FRANCE AND SPAIN
Tunnel Recently Completed Does Away
With Necessity Of Crossing Pyr-
enees Mountain Peaks.

"There are no more Pyrenees" was
significance in France. II is now a
reality, because while all Europe was
involved IN the struggle to crush mil
itariSm, The engineers kept blasting
away at the heart Of the mountains
dividing France and Spain and have
constructed tunnel that obviates the
necessity of climbing $500 feet OF
mountain peaks before crossing the
boundary. A railway has been INSTALL
ed in this tunnel which connects PUG
ccrda, Spain, with AK, France. These
two towns are 20 miles apart, but the
railway Is not that long.
BY not impossible grades. It leads
from the lower levels of the pass from
Prodes. France. 10 the upper valley
of the Ariege. near where Puigcerda
is situated II also goes down to the
valley of the great River Ebro, along
which runs a system of railways and
canals. making excellent connections
with Saragossa and many smaller
places in the heart of Spain, and with
the Mediterranean port Of Barcelona,
Spain.
Heretofore tourists from the Medi-
terranean region OF France have had
TO use II carrageway through the pass
from Prades, where the railway from
Perpignan ends. to Puigcerda, but the
Journey from the valley Of the Ariege
river was not so easy
Chicago eagle., 1919-05-31
HIGH PRAISE FOR BASEBALL
Admiral Plunkett Says Players
Brought Splendid Fighting Spirit
and Helped Athletics.

Baseball players in the navy made
hit with Rear Admiral &. 4, Punk
EFT, according to II letter which he
sent to Colonel RUPERT of the Yam
KEGS. The admiral says: aside
from being an ardent fan and II for"
mer player myself We We're blessed in
this war with some Of your fraternity.
They brought us II splendid lighting
spirit, and ! believe imbibed some of
the navy spirit. They helped us IN
every possible way especially with
our athletics, which, rs you know, l.
very essential part IN fitting Il man
physically To exert his utmost at all
times. ! hope thar the future holds
much I'm store for our great national
sport and That you and your club will
have the success which You 50 richly
deserve"
Chicago eagle., 1919-05-31
Tungsten Ores.

The production of tungsten ores in
the United States in 1918, according to
preliminary statistics collected by
Frank l.. Hess of the geological sur
yey, was equivalent to 5,O65 net tons
of concentrates, carrying 60 per cent
tungsten triOXide, Of which 5,0l5 tons,
valued at S5,156,500, We're marketed or
consumed by the producers, and 80
tons were reported as left on hand at
the mines December 81. The output
was less than that of the two previous
years-l91G with 1923 tons, valued at
S12,075,4 400 and 1917, with 6,144 tons,
valued at SG7S3, 400. The production
in 1917 was the largest made by any
country, although it was much smaller
than the combined output Of the Brit
ish empire,
Chicago eagle., 1919-05-31
BALL PLAYERS FOR ENGLAND
eriic Latham, Oid.Time ST. Louis Fa,
vorite, Gomez to This Country
for Talent.

Arlie Latham, formerly of the ST.
Louis Browns, and for several years
member Of the Cincinnati Reds, now
master of all English baseball fields,
Is coming to America 10 get talent.
Latham Il very optimistic over the
games progress In The British king
lon. lie predicts that before many
years have elapsed merry old England
viii be engaged in I'M international
tournament with clubs of America for
he championship OF the world.
And he goes further and says that
when those games ~" played the
,r0wds IN England viii hc bigger than
he crowds In America.
Latham, almost unaldcd, has estab.
Chicago eagle., 1919-05-31
BASEBALL
STORIES

The Browns have released Catcher
Fullentine to Portland.
Dode Puskert Is NOT displaying any
spring form In hitting.
Josh Devore has hooked up with
Jack Hendricks ut Indianapolis.
George Whitemun, star 0f the 1918
worlds series. is killing the ball for
the Toronto Leafs.
Toledo's team Is called the Mud
Hens, and maybe thnts one reason II
rains every day in Toledo,
Earl Moseley, who fought In Italy
with an Ohio regiment, wants another
trial with the Reds pitching corps.
Bill Carrigan, former Red SOX lead.
er, has returned to baseball. He will
back the club in his home town, Lew
istOn, Me.
The fans will miss Silk OLourLllu.
the most picturesque of all The mn.
pires who have worked IN recent years
in the major leagues
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Chicago eagle., 1919-05-31
Find Shells in English Gardens.

Talking of raids, the task Of the sub
urban gardener Is likely to provide a
little supplementary excitement during
the next few seasons. While digging
in his garden the other day resi-
dent of Manor Park unearthed load
ed shell. During 1917 and the first
few months of last year an enormous
quantity Of ammunition was fired by
the barrage guns in the London dis
trict. An uncertain proportion Of this
consisted of "duds," which, when they
did no material damage, We're buried
a few feer in the earth. 1t is crop
which will need careful harvesting
LOadOn Chronicle.
Chicago eagle., 1919-05-31
SCOTT PERRY SHY AS HITTER
In Recent Game With Yankees Ath.
letic Pitcher Struck Out Five
Times-Good as Hurler.

Scott Perry may be n great pitcher,
but as a batter oh my In the game
of April 2S he struck ont five times,
Jack Quinn famed him in the second,
fifth and seventh innings and Bob
Shawkey made him cut the mir In the
ninth and twelfth, though his effort In
the final inning did nip the ball, re-
Suliing in foul tip that was caught
by Ruel.
Chicago eagle., 1919-05-31

.lShcd III" professional baseball
l"ngur4 In England on Il firm and sub
stgntlaI basis.
II was his wonderful personality
that enlisted Bril- 'Sh capital IN Che
aguipmcnr of FIRST class baseball
grounds, and II was rnder his dlrec
lion that II regular series Of games
and regular schedules We're made out
Chicago eagle., 1919-05-31
MYERS PLAYING GREAT GAME
Manager Robinson Of Brooklyn oodg.
ers Much Pleased With Work
Of His Outhelder.

HI Myers. the D0dger center fielder,
IL playing the greatest game Of his cn'
reer, according to Manager Bobby of
Brooklyn. "Hi deserves a lot OF cred
Chicago eagle., 1919-05-31
BASE BAIL, AND [|VE SPORTS
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
TO DROP BASEBALL

Boston university will not be
represented on the baseball diu-
mond this season, owing to the
unsettled condition of the ath.
letic policy at that institution.
II is considered possible that the d.
sport may be permanently drop.
ped.
Dr. Allan Rowe. formerly Of
Technology, spoke for the uni
versity athletic council and stat.
ed that track athletic as a mn.
ior sport. and wrestling, fencing
and swimming as minor sports
were approved by that body.
Chicago eagle., 1919-05-31
MAHAN DIRECTING IN FRANCE
Former Harvard Athlete Assisting
Director Hart Teach Art Of
Baseball at Toul.

Il. w. Mahan, former Harvard var
sity football, baseball and track ath-
lete, now n lieutenant in the United
States marine corps, Is assistant ath-