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Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
TIPS FOR GROWERS
OF POULTRY

The most common head and throat
troubles of fowls are colds and ca
tarrh. The symptoms Of colds are
running, dirty and stopped up nostrils.
The symptoms of catarrh are difficult
and rapid breathing, with mouth open
and WhiStling or bubbling in throat
due to phlegm. These troubles are
most common in fall and early winter,
and are easily overcome.
Simple colds and catarrh can be pre-
vented by removing the above causes
and breeding constantly for health
and vigOr To treat, search out and
isolate in separate quarters all in
fected fowls and give stimulating food
seasoned with cayenne pepper, or the
following tonic:
Pulverized gentian, l pound; pull
verized ginger, Il pound; pulverized
saltpeter, Il pound; pulverized iron
sulphate, a pound.
Use two to three tablespoonfuls of
the tonic to 10 quarts of dry mash
Poultry Division, University Farm,
Davis, Calf.
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
TAILS AS A DECORATION

Again, it may be merely a matter of
tails, and the wrap or fur piece that
can count the most tails is easily the
winner.
Probably the rage for tails is trace
able to the rage for fringe and any
and everything that bangles with
every motion of the wearer. Seldom
are the tails placed anywhere near the
spot nature intended them to be.
Placed close enough together to form
semblance of fringe is the approved
method, but as this is decidedly eXpen-
sive the close formation in short
spaces is sometimes seen.
The dolman, more in evidence here
than abroad, is very apt to show a
long fringe of tails that runs from the
wrist straight down under the arms
to the bottom of the hem, otherwise
it may run down the sides and around
the back or around the bottom with
out any at the sleeves.
1t is seen used in two ways about
the bottom, either placed at the top
Of the hem falling on top of the fur or
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
FASHIONS IN FURS
FOR FALL-WINTER

suits. Skunk, fox and pointed fox are
used and the collars are cut high, Civ
ing a luxurious air to the suit. When
the use of bands and large pockets
is noted it is usually in close fur, as
seal, squirrel or beaver. 4 suit of
French blue velours is fashioned with
faring lines from the waist and
vest and high rolling chin collar of
squirrel fur. The fur is arranged so
that the stripes run horizontally
across the front of the vest. The sim
pie tailored suit without a belt and
trimmed with large collar and cuffs of
fur is sure to be one of the smarteSt
features Of the fall openings.
Pervenche is one of the new shades
that have been captured for the fall.
1t is named for the little French
flower by that name, which we see
once in while in an old garden in
this country Under the name of myrtle.
Many Browns and Tans.
Duvetyn is not considered as smart
as velvet for the fall or winter hat.
Also one will note when scanning the
collection in the best shops that there
are almost no dark blue hats, but
quantities of all shades of browns and
tans, while feathers are greatly in
the majority as trimming. Velvet
shirred and plated very closely and
very cleverly handled is sufficient to
distinguish some of the very high
priced models.
Two new sport hats of special inter-
est are masterpieces in handwork and
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
st. Joseph County, Indiana,
Largest Producer of Mint.

With the Indiana mint growers rea-
lizing $3.50 to $500 an acre, reports
given out by q county agent and a gov
ernment crop estimator, show that St.
Joseph county is the largest mint
production county in the United States,
and Indiana produces twO-thirds of the
mint of the United States. During the
summer season, 3,425 acres of mint
were under cultivation and produced
q record-breaking crop. This year the
yield near Nappanee has been unusual
iy large and the farmers have received
as high as $6.25 q pound for their
mint.
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
Smokers Scratch 10000
Matches Every Second
Is Seconds Each Scratch


Next time you light a match, think
of this:
About 10000 matches are scratched
in this country every second that
passes, and of these 95 per cent are
used by smokers to fire pipe, cigar or
cigarette.
The man whose head for figures
turned out this information also es-
timates that the time lost by the
smokers in lighting matches-nOt in
smoking-is worth $513,024 each eight
hour working day.
He arrived at his estimate by figur-
ing that it takes Is seconds to scratch
a match and use the light, and that
213,759 men whose time is worth 30
cents an hour IRE holding matches at
the same time, thus losing golden min
utes at the rate of $1,068 minute, or
$64, 1913 an hour.
No one, so far as we can learn, has
figured out how large a percentage of
che match scratchers throw away the
matches while they are still burning;
but it has been estimated that half
OF the fires, which cost the United
States $250000,000 a year, are caused
By carelessness.
Wood, phosphorus, chlOrate of pot
ash, rosin, whiting and powdered flint
are the makings of this little device
Popular Science Monthly.
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
Bamboo Can Be Raised
for Table Use in This
Country as in China

An agricultural explorer from the de-
partment of agriculture spent six years
in China investigating the possibility
of introducing new and promising
plants into the United States. His
experiences are rather interesting.
The industrious Chinese have devel-
oped from their native vegetation a
surprisingly large number of improved
varieties that are admirably suited to
their local conditions. Many of the
plants should be equally successful
in the United States. The expert
mentioned refers to the popularity of
edible bamboo shoots in China, not TO
speak of Japan, and says that when
they are of good variety they are a
vegetable dish that has no rival. Their
crispness and their freshness of flavor
appeal to nearly every one the first
time he eats them. Foreigners in the
Orient become as partial to bamboo
sprouts as Americans are to aSpara-
gus.
The varieties that are cultivated for
their shoots are generally grown in
heavily manured, in order to insure a
maximum of sprouts and the greatest
tenderness of texture. In California
and some of the southern states are
groves of one species that are produc-
ing sprouts nearly, if not quite, equal
to those raised in the Orient.
1t is believed that the bamboo can
be cultivated for table use in this
country as successfully as in China,
for the Chinese colonies in our large
cities afford a ready market and Chi
nese restaurants consume large guam
titles in soups and other dishes. More
over, there are many Americans who
have acquired in the East liking for
the shoots, and would be glad to buy
them if they could get them.
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
Fruits as Trimminus

Fruits are extensively used as a
trimming for evening gowns. The
Partisan house of Brandt, which held
its opening recently, especially spon-
sors this mode and varies it by using
flowers. Fur plays an important part
in trimming their evening gowns also.
BandeauX, to be worn on the head
instead of a hat for evening wear, are
shown by practically all of the dress
makers, the bandeau carrying out the
idea of the gown. Milliners have done
a big business in this class of mer-
chandise also.
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
INTERESTING FACTS

Telegraph girls employed by
the London general post office
now number more than $500.
The height of st. Paul's ca
thedral, London, is as many feet
as there are days in the year.
In Sweden the public houses
are closed on Saturday, pay day,
while the savings banks are
kept open until midnight.
Before the war the number of
people in Great Britain holding
government securities was 34O,-
600; today it is more than 2O,-
100000.
The palace of the former Ger
man emperor in Berlin at one
time kept 500 housemaids and
1,S00 liveried footmen in en-
plOyment.
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17

about the lower edge and hanging
free. An ermine evening wrap by an
American house has 4 tail fringe all
above the hem, the little dark tails
placed very close and showing up well
against the white fur. The sleeves of
this wrap are wide and fioppy, being
supplied with a separate elongated
flap like cape, and the collar, very
strangely, is of silver fox.
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
Pe'try of Every Conceivable Vari-
ETY. Is to Be Much in
Evidence.
STRIPE IS VERY DESIRABLE
Borders and Bands of Rich Color in
Contrasting Arrangements Are
Used-NeW Shades for
Fall.

poor excuse is better than none,
and so milady will comfort her con-
science as she digs deep in her pock-
etboOk and purchases one of the fur
wraps of the new season with the fact
that a cloth suit or coat would cost
in some cases almost as much, writes
a prominent fashion correspondent
In truth furS are prOportionately
about as expensive and the only rea-
son that there is anything within
reach is that every conceivable fur is
in fashion.
Paris has been astonishingly catho-
lie in this respect of late and under
the exigency of the times admitted to
the list of poss BILE furs such lesser
pelts as Mongolian goat, rabbit, coney,
Manchurian dog and even ordinary
house rat. AS the scarcity of furs
continued through last winter old
furs were dragged out of the moth bali
closet and worn until there was not
fur left that might not be seen on the
streets of Paris.
Fortunately this brought every fur
into play, for just imagine the prices
if only two or three furs had hap
pened to be in fashion, as in some sea-
sons past.
This is not to say that there are not
favorite furs this year, too, but be
cause some of the less expensive furs
are in better standing than usual is
ind
any of the furs that are always high
in price are out of it. Indeed, it is not
so much a question of the kind of fur
as the manner in which it is made up
and the color. Gray furs, squirrel and
chinchilla are shade more in demand
than those i'll other tones.
Stripes Are in Evidence.
Stripes, so very well liked in frocks
and suits, find reflection in the furs
in the arrangement Of the markings,
so any fur that has by nature dark
stripe is very desirable for the large
wraps that are so frequent.
For this purpose chinchilla and
mink are immensely popular and the
things that the designers do with the
pelts are extraordinary.
On a wrap of mink for evening or
afternoon wear the stripes run up and
down for the major portion, but
wide band of the fur with the stripes
running in the opposite direction is
mitred in the front corners and
crosses the back at the bottom. The
collar on this wrap which is typically
French, is very large and falls over
the shoulders and half way down the
arms bordered with a horizontal band
of mink, bringing the line straight
across the figure.
The Partisan with her short skirts
wears these all enveloping wraps ex-
.ceedingly well. Exactly the length of
the skirt underneath, the wrap still
escapes being cumbersome, particular
ly as the cut is most apt to be straight
and the sleeves rudimentary Either
Sits in a cape or very short sleeves in
the coats are seen.
Neither American makers nor buy
ers abroad favor the short sleeves in
furS, SO the coatees and coats on this
side are all offered with regulation
sleeves.
Large Collars and Cuffs.
Large collars and cuffs Gf the longer
haired pelts are feature of many fall
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
TaIIest Man With u. S.
Forces Returns Home.

Sergt. Troy Mock, said to be the tall
est man in the A. E. F., has returned
to his home, Anthony, Kansas, after
two years service in the army. When
he enlisted, in the spring of 1917,
Mock was 6 feet inches tall and
weighed 1856 pounds. When discharged
he weighed 200 pounds and was feet
S1a inches tall. Mock served with the
TWenty-fOurth aero squadron.
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
introducing Farming Methods.

Scientific American farming meth
DDS are being introduced in Crete and
Greece through the agricultural sur
vey shat is being made there by the
American Red Cross under the direc-
ton of Major G. G. Hopkins of the
Illinois agricultural department, and
Lieut.. G. j. BOuyoucOs, native Greek
educated in America, and a former
instructor at Michigan agricultural
college.
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
The Curse of Riches.

TIC WITS OF IAINIICS'
"The GrabcOins are having hard
time keeping up appearances"
'"They are not in financial straits,
hope?"
"Oh, no, but it seems impossible to
keep a staff of nine servants intact
longer than week at a time Mrs.
Grabcoin, who used to be a wonder
at the washtub, is quite helpless with
out full quota of menials."
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
BattIefieIds for Sale.

In a number of French newspapers
are appearing offering
for sale fields and ruins which were
the actual scenes of some of the
fiercest fighting of the war. These
sites are guaranteed to be just as the
opposing armies left them
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
Topsy Turvy.

"See any fancy
ridin' while you
was East ?" asked
T h r e e Finger
Sam.
II sure did"
answered Cactus
Joe. "But every
t h i n g S topsy
turvy. People in
the cars have to
h a n 6 on with
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17

Striking and beautiful combination of
moIeskin and squirrel is this ex-
tremeIy modish winter creation. The
hat is of gray velvet with rose bro
caded silk.
in very different ways All the vivid
colors are used in floss in a turban-
shaped affair, and that each shade
lose none of it's value it is embroid-
cred in a more or less irregular fan
shape all by itself and not intertwined
with any other color. This hat is also
suitable for wear with strictly tailor
made suit
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
fashions Euzzes.

DO you think
side whiskers will
ver co m e in
fashion again"
"'T h e y re in
f a S hion now,"
said Mr.. Rufnek.
"The girls are
wearin' 'em over
their ears.
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
Heights of Luxury.

"Will gave a diamond necklace late
ly to his wife,
That's nothing. Tom lets his have
fried chicken for dinner every Sun.
day."
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
Tracing 1t Back.

June-So his badness was caused
by brain work?
Bob-Well. he claims that he did a
lot of brain work in selecting his wife,
and she pulled his hair out.
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17

their wrists in straps"
"Jes' think of that. Usin the
stirrups for their hands instead of
their feet !"
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
The Use

Il understand that Mrs. Blobs pre-
pares her own meals, does her house
work and puts the washing and iron
ing out"
Then what do her cook and laun-
dress do?"
"Oh, she has them just to let the
neighbors know she can afford to hire
help"
Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
ALI of Ii.

did you have a fine time on your
auto trip?'
oh, yes. We ran into a lot of
country speed traps and it was moth
ing but fine"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-20
Liberty Bonds Sagging
Prices Stir Senators
Plans TO Maintain Parity Dis
cussed. but No Decision
Is Reached

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-Enactment
of some legislation designed to main
tain the price of LIZ erty bonds was
suggested in the Senate to-day by SEN
ator Jones of Washington who was
joined by several other Senators in de-
ploring the fact that the bonds are
now selling far below par. No agree
ment was reached, however, as to what
measures should be taken to hold up
prices.
Senator Jones criticized national
banks for discounting bonds below the
figure at which the banks originally
sold them to purchaser and suggested
some legislation either to maintain the
parity Of the bonds or to provide for
the redemption of bonds of small de-
nomination at par.
Conceding that the bond market pre-
scented "a very grave situation" Sena-
tor Simmons, chairman of the finance
committee, declared it was one diff
cult to meet. Redemption of the bonds
at par was impossible, he said, adding
that the War Finance Corporation s
bond purchases aggregating $2O0,000-
open market so as to help maintain
prices.
Republican Leader Lodge told the
Senate it was difficult to devise q plan
to maintain bond prices, as all issues
were sold at more than their market
value.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-20
Bankers to Delye
For a Solution of
Railroad Problem
Forbes Heads /. B. A. Com.
mittee That Will Make
Broad Investigation of
Transportation Situation

The personnel of the special com
mlttee of the Investment Bankers AS
ISOLATION, which has been appointed
to dig deep into the mountains Of fact
and theory connected with solution
Of the railroad problem, was announced
yesterday. Allen B. Forbes, Of Harris,
Forbes & Co., who is chairman of the
new body, which is designed for study
and not for propaganda, explained that
the committee does not stand commit
ted to any plan.
The investigation, it is said, will in
clude the employment of experts and
probably will he based on field work
as we'll as academic study. The COM
mittec is not specifically charged to
report back to the association at anv
definite time, but if its conclusions
warrant it may submit a special re-
port to the board OF governors at anv
time.
This committee, which has been Sc
lected by William G. Baker. ir.. of
Baltimore, president of the Investment
BANKERS Association, is the first one
formed to grapple with the transpor-
tatlon problem, which is composed ex-
clusively Of bankers. Taking its cue
from resolution passed at the annual
convention OF the association in At
iantlc CITY last December, the com
mlttee stands opposed to public own
ership or operation of the railroads as
inimical to the best interests of the
country and favors their return to pri-
waite operation "as soon as practicable
after Congress has determined upon
the necessary constructive legislation"
ana is therefore out of sympathy with
the proposal of Messrs. McAdoo and
hlnes that the government retain its
nold on the railroads for period of
i've years.
Besides Mr.. Forbes the following
bankers constitute the committee:
Otto II. Kahn, Kuhn, Loeb G. Co.;
W. II. Porter, ]. P. Morgan G. Co.;
nharles II. Sabin. president Guaranty
trust Company; Frank A. Vanderbilt,
president the National City Bank.
John r. Oldham. Merrill, Oldham &
Co... Boston; Robert Winsor, Kidder,
Peabody & Co., Boston; George H.
Frazier, Brown Brothers & Co. phila-
delphia; A. II. S. Post, president Mer~
camille Trust and Deposit COMPANY.
baltimore: II. c. McEldowney. presi-
dent, Union Trust Company, Pitts
burgh; Warren S. Hayden, Hayden,
Miller & Co, Cleveland; James B. For
gan, chairman of board First Trust and
Savings Bank, Chicago; George NJ.
Reynolds, president Continental and
Commercial National Bank, Chicago;
K. S. Hecht, president Hibernia Bank
and Trust Company, New Orleans;
breckenridge Jones, president Missis-
slppi Valley Trust Company, st. Louis;
Frank b. Anderson, president Bank Of
California, San Francisco.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-20
Approve Railroad Plan

Approval of the plan proposed by S.
Davies Wartield, president of the Ma
tional Association of Owners of Rail
road Securities, fer returning the rail
roads to private control and operation
was given in set of resolutions adopt-
ed yesterday by the Committee Of Soy
enty, representing the association The
meeting was held at the Recess Club
in the financial district and about forty
members of the committee were IN at
tendance.
The Warfield plan. which was sub
mitted to the Senate Committee on
Interstate Commerce. the committee
contends, offers a comprehensive meth
Cd for restoring private enterprise and
individual initiative in the transporta-
ton industry without disturbing secur-
ity values and business conditions. Mr..
Warfield proposed profit sharing
scheme, in which the railroads should
be guaranteed per cent on their in
vestment, the surplus above that
amount to be divided among railroad
employees, stockholders and the govern
mpnt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-20
Steel Car Profits Larger
Company Earned $2E.6O
Share OH Common Stock

The annual report of the Pressed
Steel Car Company for the calendar
year 1918 discloses profits aggregating
S4,350,785, or 81 ,92O,477 more than for
the preceding year. A reserve of
100000 was set aside for depreciation.
Balance Of $3,950,7S5 was equal. after
the reduction of S875,OOO for preferred
dividends, to $2460 per share earned
on the $12, 100000 common stock. which
compares with $2,130,30S, or $1,000 per
share earned in 1917. Holders Of the
common stock shared dividends to the
extent of $968,750 during 1918, an
increase of $93,75O. Surplus was
$2,107,035
President Hoffstot, speaking about
the dislnclination of the railroads to
accept equipment ordered by the rail
road administration, said in his report
that there arc from ten to fifteen miles
of cars around the company's plants
waiting for the roads to take them.
He also stated that all the contracts
with Russia have been finished No
mention of Federal taxes was made in
the report
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-20
Tobacco Products Export
corporation Is Launched

The Tobacco Products Export Cor
Foratlon, incorporated at ALBANY YES
terday, will take over all the foreign
property and rights of tie Tobacco
PRODUCTS Corporation, together with
the foreign rights on all its brands of
cigarettes. The new company, accord
iEg 10 an announcement made yester-
day, VIII establish headquarters and
selling agencies in every country of
the world, and machinery to establish
tAree new factories is now on the high
seas bound abroad Three factories
are already in operation.
Inc capital of the export company
consists of 100000 of per cent
cumulative preferred stock, s1CO
par; $4,000 shares no-par common
AZ stock and 10000 shares no
par common "B" stock. Reuben NJ.
Ellis, vice president of the Tobacco
PRODUCTS Corporation, has been elected
president of the new company. Other
officers include Gray Miller, vice-pre5-
ldent; B. Jeifress, jr, treasurer;
William A. Ferguson, secretary. The
directors, In addition to the officers
named, are George l.. Storm, ]. NJ
Dixon, George j. Whelan and L. B. Nc
Kitterick.
This is the first American tobacco
company to go after the worlds bust
ness following the great war, said yes
terday'5 announcement of the promot-
ers OF the new company.