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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21
DAN BEARD TO THE SCOUTS.

President Wilson has told the boy
scouts to locate all the black walnut
trees and also to save all the peach
stones and nut shells we can, says
Scout Commissioner Dan Beard. That
Is easy, but look here, boys, don't for
get what the chief told you about
planting nuts. November Is the time
to plant walnuts. hickory nuts and
butternuts.
Let US emulate the example of dear
old Johnny Appleseed, the old pioneer
who planted apple trees all through
the western wilderness Of the Ohio
valley. Johnny has monuments stand
ing to him still in some of the appl'
trees which he planted good many
years ago.
We will have monuments standing
for US in magnificent big black wal
nut trees, hickory nut trees and but
ternut trees which we are thoughtful
enough to plant this autumn before
all the big walnut trees are cut down
and the plant extermipated In order
to furnish gun stocks and propellers
for our flying machines.
Don't forget now, boys. each scout
should plant at least five black wal
nuts.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21
PROTECT CATTLE IN WINTER
Beef Steers Should Be Kept In Dry
Lot and Provided With Wind 4,
break Of Some Kind.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture)
During the winter beef steers should
be kept in dry lot and provided with
a windbreak from the north or given
free access to an open shed. In some
sections Of the South weather condi-
tions alone may not justify open sheds,
but when the saving of feed and ma
nure and the protection Of pastures
from tramping in wet weather are con-
sidered such sheds will prove to be
profitable Investments. Breeding AMI
mails may require even more protection
during severe weather than an open
shed would provide.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21
Sheep Are Valuable Weed Destroyers,
Keeping Fence Rows, Roadways and
Waste Places Clean.

Is down and they will trim up the
lower blades of the corn, but they will
not ride" the stalks down as hogs do.
The benefit which they thus render is
much greater than the damage they
do.
Woven wire fence is convenient for
confining sheep to specified areas, es-
peclally when this area is in corn.
since the cornstalks serve very well
as posts to which to tie the wire net
ting. Corner posts should, of course,
be more substantial.
Sheep may be used also to destroy
weeds in fields that are not planted
n crops, along roadways, and in waste
places, thus tending to clean up the
whole place and reduce the weed seeds
that may be blown in or tracked in on
cultivated fields. On the ordinary
farm sheep are better than goats for
this purpose, since they are more cas-
lily confined.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21
po,Mos OF THE sov scours.

Forty boy scouts were employed at
the government proving grounds at
Camp Perry. near Clinton, O., all sum-
mer. The smaller boys were store
boys. errand boys, etc.
In Springfield. Mass, the city had
great dihiculty, because Of the labor
shortage, In keeping leaves out Of we'll
holes and sewer catch basins during
rainy days, and suggested that the boy
scouts, who have shown their public
spirit frequently. would be of material
assistance ir this work
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21

tion to carry out complete disarma-
ment and rehabilitation, and com
mission made up Of the center. demo
cratic and socialist parties is now dis
cussing details of the new program.
These points were made by Fried
rich Ebert. the new president OF Ger
many, in an informal talk with for
eign newspaper men. He answered
questions of American and English
correspondents, asked after he had
read formal statement following the
lines Of his recent address. In which
he emphasized Germany's intention to
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21
TROOP MEET WITHOUT JoLTs.

Anyone who has driven over cOrdu-
roy roads Ia a lumber wagon has OBJ
served that 1t is less comfortable than
driving n high-class touring car over
asphalt pavements.
Any scoutmaster who has attempted
to lead a poorly organized troop
through a crudely planned meeting,
hike, or camp, has had jolting which
he might have avoided by laying out
his course with greater skill.
A troop meeting may be as full OF
bumps as a corduroy road or 1t may
work as smoothly as the drive that
lattened the st. Mihiel salient. It de-
pends upon the plan and the man be-
hind II.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21
BELGIAN SCOUTS REBUILDING.

The Boy Scouts Of Belgium are
working to help rebuild their stricken
homes and cities. Robert Lutens, Sec
retary Of the Belgian Boy Scouts or
ganization, who reached an Atlantic
port ON a British liner, brought the
story.
There were 5000 Of the boys In our
organization just before the war;" he
said. MANY were killed brutally by
the Germans In that CHASTITY first
month.
"They were shot down when they
served a. stretcher bearers, and they
were shot on other occasions without
the slightest provocation. We have
got the survivors together and they
are trained for the reconstruction
work.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21
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SHEEP AS WEED DEsTRoYERs
Common Practice in Some Sections to
Turn Lambs Into Cornfieids
to Clean Up Rovs.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
Sheep are extremely valuable as
weed destroyers, and they can be
shifted from field to field as crops per-
init. where they will clean up the fence
rows. In some parts of the country
1t is common practice to turn the
lambs, at weaving time, into the corn
fields, where they destroy weeds. but
do not injure the corn. Where the
corn ears stand up fairly high. sheep
may be turned in after corn is laid by.
They may eat an occasional ear that
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21
New Mexico.

Grubnau, Bryant and Grubnau, own
ers Of the zinc smelters at Waldo, fifty
miles north Of Albuquerque, have an
nounced the immediate construction Of
IL new unit Of the plant, which will
practically double its present capacity.
The Waldo smeIter has grown up with
very little attention from the public
and has become one OF the most ih,-
bOrtant local industries in the state.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21
Montana,

Signing Of the armistice, Nov. II,
1918, automatically ended the man
ganese industry in Montana as it
made possible the release of shipping
for the importation OF this product
from Brazil and Cuba at lower fig
ure per ton than 1t could be produce
in Montana.
Picket activity by members of the
Butte Metal Miners Union (independ-
ent and the Metal Mine Workers In
dustriaI Union No. 800 of the J. w.
W., on strike at Butte as a protest
against the recent reduction in wages
Of 81 day, was resumed after a day
of inactivity.
The Emma mine, the largest pro-
ducer of manganese In Butte, with {
daily output of 400 tons, stopped pro-
ducing the week the armistice was
signed. Approximately $50 miners
We're thrown out Of work at Phillips
burg and $50 to 500 in Butte. In addi
tion, there was loss of employment for
u hundred or more in the Great Falls
plant and several score in the Ophir
mill of the Butte-DetrOit Mining Com
pany, the only company in Montana
which milled manganese. A small
rs a by-product by the Davis-Daly
Mining Company Of Butte. The Great
Falls plant had reached q capacity
Of 1000 tons Of ferro-manganese
monthly.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21
Wyoming.

Edward Loveweli, formerly Of Cas-
per. Wyo., and Denver, where he pro-
NOTED the Hecla-WyominR Oil Com
pany, Is facing four charges Of swim
ding in the state courts Of Texas ~
the result Of new oil company pro-
motion In the Burkburnett field.
Delmonte Oil Company, backed by
Salt Lake City capital, and operating
on section 640-7O Of the Salt Creek
field Of Wyoming, IL drilling q test
well that now ss Bats feet deep, the
deepest IN the field, The drillers *
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21
CONVENIENT FOOD FOR HOGS
Give ~ Near Balanced Ration ~ ees-
sibie-AlfaIsa Hay Will Add
Comfort to 9ovws,

II the hog Is to be comfortable and
profitable you must provide food ''con-
venient" for him; convenient not in
the sense Of handy, although that Is
desirable. but Suitable" rs nearly as
possible a balanced ration. You will
add to the comfort of the brood sows
that you are keeping over winter IL
you will give them plenty Of alfalfa
hay, which they can take out of the,
rack as sheep would.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21
rehabilitate herself.

rehabilitate herself.
The question Of disarmament was
first raised. since reports froO ths
peace conference indicate that It \
occupying a large place in discussions
there. President Ebert fiankly aston
ished his hearers By his deciafat1ou
that a commission was already work.
ing on the problem. He said Germany
in future was going to have only an
army Of defense. It was at the very
end Of his talk that he admitted that
this guard will ne raised by conscrip
tion.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21
WILL NOT
ATTEND PEACE SESSION.
President Ebert, in Interview, Puts
End to Rumor a. to Appointment o.
Diplomat to Peace Conferences.

Weimnr. Germany. Feb. 15.-Count
ycu Bernstorff will not 20 to the peace
conference as German delegate;
Germany plans. for the time being at
least, a peoples army on the basis OF
general conscription Germany will an
noQnee within . fsw days her inten-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service


Arizona.
Plans for doubling the productive
capacity of the United Verde Cop
per Company are being worked out as
rapidly as the magnitude of the under
taking will allow.
The Apache Oil Company has spud-
ded in its first well on its ground
south of Holbrook, and they expect TO
be but little, If any, behind their
neighbors in reaching the oil sands.
Having done 465 feet Of lateral
work on the 175-foot level without en-
countering foot of ground that is
not mineralized, the Verde Squaw
Company is preparing to sink it's shaft
to greater depth.
Good progress is being made on the
well of the Hopi Oil Company, which
is being sunk by Senator Mayfield OF
South Carolina and associates on a
site selected by c. f. Major, who was
for some time chief geologist for the
United Verde Copper Company.
Operations at the Daisy group, con-
sisting of thirteen patented claims in
the vicinity of Don Luis and adjoin-
ing the White Tail Deer and Bisbee
West properties, are proceeding stead
lily with the idea of developing what
is considered a promising prospect.
The Consolidated Arizona Smelling
Company, at Humboldt, shipped dur
ing the month of January, 100000
pounds of copper From the Blue
Bell and De Soto mines the total ship
ments of ore sent to the reduction
works amounted to 1900, a creditable
increase over December.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21
Colorado.

Caribou, the pioneer silver camp OF
Boulder county, is reclaiming its
place In the mining world and is again
shipping ore. Three feet Of ore, much
of it running 5000 ounces Of silver to
the ton has been uncovered in the old
Caribou mine Mt Caribou.
The Colorado School Of Mines has
III mind for immediate execution a
popular review of the Cripple Creek
mining district, to cover geological,
mining and metallurgical develop
rients since 1906, when the report Of
,he United States geological survey
was completed.
The return of competent labor,
more frequent mine exploration by the
diamond dr'll and the third location
OF high grade ore in the Roosevelt
tunnel level of the Portland Gold Min
ing Company, are the present out
standing factors in the Cripple Creek
district, which is now on the upward
trend.
With the prospect of an early set
tlement with the federal authorities
in re the cost of speeding up ferro-
crome production in their recently ac-
quired plant at Utah Junction, and
with efficient labor on hand at the
mines. the Vindicator Consolidated
Gold Mining Company has resumed
exploration with the diamond drill.
Some of the leasing units are in high
grade ore and shipping regularly.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21

should any of the high contracting
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-21

The high contracting parties ssverally
agree that the present covenant 10 &C.
cepted as abrogating all obligations inter
- which are Inconsistent with the terms
thereof, and solemnly engage that they
will not hereafter enter into any engage
ments inconsistent with the terms thereof.
In case any Of the powers signatory here
to or subsequently, admitted to the league
shall, before coming 4 party to this cove
nant. have undertaken any obligations
which are Inconsistent with the terms Of
this covenant. 1t shall be the duty Of such
power to take immediate steps to procus1
its release from such obligations.
ARTICLE XVI.
Amendments to this covenant will take
effect when ratified by the states whoos
representatives compose the executive
council and by three-fourths of the states
whose representatives compose the body
Of delegates.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-01

sender Of tho article from tho News
-scoms to be pleased-because of
Mr.. Ozaki's recommendation that at
tho Peace Conference Japan, acting
on behalf OF all Asiatic races, should
introduce the racial and population
question and II possible secure a solu
ton. but IL Japan will speak at the
Poace Conference, sho will do it for
tho colorcd races of Asia. where sho
Is moro interested, than for tho color
Cd people OF the United States.
The Japanese have country, a
government, an army, and a navy,
which commands respect OF other ma
tions. Tho Negro is race within q
race, with no means of redress but
tho Courts Of tho States and tho Su
preme Court at Washington, where
our rights as citizens must be viewed
and settled. The Negro problem is an
inside question which must be solved
within and never at tho Versailles
Peace Conference.
ROBERT w. CARTER.
Brookline, Jan. IA, 1919.
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FULTON NOTES.

Listen the Sunday Schools OF Full
ton are earnestly requesting each and
every boy and girl man and woman
to please come and enlarge our SIM
day Schools. We need your help.
We expect You next Sunday n one
or the other OF the Sunday Schools
In Fulton.
The Richmond Baptist Sunday
School Union. will convene at the
Ehcnczcr Baptist Church. Feb. 2nd
l9l9, at $3.50 p. M. G. B. jefferson.
Corresponding Secretary.
Let everybody in Fulton buy from
the newsdealcr or order from office
the Richmond Planet you can buy
other papers. but I think we ought to
get Tho Planet at any cost, don't you
tank 50. R~ jefferson.
Last Wednesday night, Mrs. Louise
Rraxton. gavo very fine lecture at
the Rising Mt. z'on Baptist Church.
l.c" n Rr""'n n TIL. Pastor.
Mr.. George Hewlett, a we'll known
citizen OF Fulton died January 90 at
1920 A. NJ. at his residence 3S1S-2nd
Street. Fulton.
He leaves wife. children, one
grand child. SISTERS: l brother and
host OF relatives and friends to mourn
Their loss The funera. took place at
the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church.
God called him home it was his will,
But in our hearts. we love HIM STILL
His memory IS az dear today;
AS In the hour he passed away.
Mrs Ida HaclSett is very sick at her
res dence and also Mrs. Mary Pittmar
Letters from boys over there were
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-01

very encouraging. Whiting, P:ttman.
Tyler, Barnes Foster, Boyd. Elr dye.
Hundlcy, Douglas and Farrar, all are
anxious to get home.
Mr.. John Foster and wife, are taking
this method, to thank their many
friends and especially the Fulton Ben
ef1c!al Juvenile. for their contr button
and visitation during their sickness CIV
orybody seemed to be loyal to them.
Last Friday, Rev. Cobbs preached
tho funeral services OF Bro. George
Howlettc at the Mt. Calvary Bap st
Church. Bro. Howlet.e was member
OF the Second Baptist Church, South
Richmond, Va.
Last Sunday 1880 A. M. Rev. A.
Jackson n momber of the above church
preached wonderful sermon, at l p.
M. Rev. Cobbs preached tho funeral
services Of Mrs. Flcbenia Davis, she
was a member Of the above church
for nine ye2rs, she vas q lovrg mem
Dor and did mach towards incrcas sing
the church financially and many other
ways OF progress. We loved her we'll
but Jesus loved her best. An excellent
solo was rendered by Miss Elizabeth
Taylor.
At 1880 p. M. Rev Thorborno Clarke
of the Full OH Baptist Church. (white)
preached wonderful sermon, which
we all enjoyed to our hearts delight
At 1880 p. M. were the B. Y. p. u.
services and at $50 p. M. the instal.a
ton services Of the officers and teach
ers Of the Sunday School took place.
Prof. Nelson Williams Jr. installed
the officers and teachers.
Sunday Feb. End is our commun on
Rev. w. II. Randolph Of the Bcthle
hem Church will administer the
Lords Supper for us, come and have n
delightful tine in worshipping toge
Their on that evel.;ng.
Sunday II 80 A NJ. Rev. Cobbs will
preach on some phrase in conjunction
with the Pubic School Community
work, Miss Bessie Edwards will be
one of the sneakers, come out and
pack the building.
Director Whiting says Christmas
cards are ready. Any ono who has
not one can get them at No. 500 Den
ny St., and at Shackleford'S Drug
Store, Corner Of % and p. Streets.
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PRICE, FIVE CENTS
MAN KICKED OFF sTIsKRx GAR

Mr.. John Mitchell, Jr.,
Editor Of The Planet:
/ am very sorry that the &er1aans
are in Richmond. Saturday, the
18th / was on the Main Street ear
when l saw one OF those poor whise
brutes kick one of our race Of tho
car and l felt like dying. He told
the white man who came in that nc
was going to get up and he WAS
doing SO. The conductor came there
and said, ''Get up. darby, or I Will
break your d--n neck" And enc
moro cracker said, Break the mig
gers neck" He looked to me liRe
man who came from one Of She
sand banke.
The conductors badge was 3Sl;
ear number S24. wish you VII
do something about that. Thts is
what l saw.
Yours very truly,
LEROY III. HICKS,
326 s. Second Street.
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AN INTERESTING LETTER
To tho Editor OF tho Planet.

1 y LILO Ol lno 1ldnOL.
Dear Sir: l%r-&YSg
Now that tho great war in which
the Negro had n part is over what will
be tho standard OF treatment In this
country Of the Negro race by tho
white ruling class? win Judge Lynch
continue to be active? Will segrega
ton, Acknowledgement and jim Grow
laws still be supported by the courts
Of the land? VIII there be any change
In tho civil and political conditions
OF the Negro since he has fought
brayely with his white brother and
won against autocracy? Will the
Negro now be permitted to enjoy his
constitutional rights in the true sense
OF democracy? When the Spanish
American war was on the feeling hero
was much in the favor of the Negro.
But when that war came to an end
and tho Rough Riders and their il
lustrious leader were still in evidence
through the bravery Of the colored
soldiers, tho feeling here Immediately
changed against the Negro.
In lecturing on that war q white
man from New York, before a great
audience in Washington D. G. tried
three times to mention the Negro sol
der in terms OF praise but every time
he was madly Kissed. Just before and
after we entered tho World War
against Germany the feeling here was
very nice for the colored man. But
since the 18th of November, 1913 the
feeling is changing, it is not so nice,
not so brotherly as when the Germans
were strong and mighty in battle.
But now the battle smoke has
cleared and just what disposition will
be made Of the race question in view
Of the valuable service rendered by
colored men, We are waiting to see.
But perhaps a worthy citizen of
your community thought he scented
a solution OF the race problem when
he sent me cutting from the Evening
News, leading daily OF your city.
The article refers to Mr.. Ozaki, a
Japanese authority who said that in
his opinion the next war would be
the outcome OF race prejudice, that
the colored races were developing
their civilization and would demand
the same treatment as the white races
and thus armed collision would fol
low. But race wnr on account Of race
prejudice Is nothing new to the Negro
in this country. The last one we had
to the shameful disgrace OF the Anne
r'can white ruling class was the st.
Louis atrocity. This war ragged In all
Of :ts frightfu'ness AMI ended IN horror
without a word of Official condemna
ton from Washington D. G. But the
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Mourning cortegc filed out the choir
sang, Servant OF God. we'll dono."
The floral dcsigns were numerous and
cos ly. Funeral Director. A. d. Price.
tie veteran lycryman and undertaken
he'd charge Of the 'cma;ns and he fur
nishcr one OF the finest and most ex
rcnsVo caSkc g that has ever como
king Caskc" beng made Of armor
metal, with oN'dized ha"dlcs and corn
ices and moulding. T. had double
lingo top with oval French plate glass
full length. Intcrmcnt was in Maury's
Cemetery, South Richmond.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-01
SHOULD WE USE THE
WORD 'NECR0?'
Salt Lake City, Utah,
jan, 81, 1919

Salt Lake City, Utah,
jan, 81, 1919
Mr.. John Mitchell, Jr.,
Editor. Tho Planet.
Richmond. Virginia.
Dear Editor:
Your issue Of November 30th last,
CHANGED to come into my hands. and
within very short time--as soon
as got settled In my permanent
homo some distance from here-I
shall become regular subscriber
to your splendid paper.
For tho present, however, / trust
that you may see fit to allow me n
place In your columns, in order that
may say a few words concerning the
communication OF Martha J. Minor,
of Centersville. Va, which communi
cation appeared in The Planet of the
date above spoken Of.
A REFERENCE TO JUDGE
STEWART
The lady OF whose letter I speak
took the stand that we Of the Afri
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CHURCH PROPERTY SOLD.

The old Hood Temple A. M. T..
Zion Church on Leigh Street adjoining
the High School has been sold to the
Richmond Beneficial Insurance Com
pcny. The Company has not made
known is plans. but it is believed
that the present building will be rent
cd for Church purposes, tenant hav
ing already been secured and that
another building will be erected on
rear end OF the lot that will meet
one OF the incrc1 sing demands OF the
people in tho colorcd section.
The deal was handled through the
Office OF b. A. .Cephas, Real Estate
Agent.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-01

Mr.. Isaac r.. d. Ross. who was
summoned to Philadelphia, Pa,
October. 1918, during the Influenza
Epidemic to the bedside Of his wife.
Mrs. l.. E. Ross, and where he
remained for three months, has
recently returned to his place OF
business at iOi a East Duval Street.
He also wishes to announce to his
customers and friends, who could
not get served while he was absent
that he is now On the scene and will
see to it that the best service Is
rendered to them.
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Of tho Lott Carey Foreign Mission
Convcn aon. Rev. J. p Wallace. d. D.,
Pastor Of tho First Calvary Baptist
Church Of Norfolk, Rev. Evans Payne.
ID. d. representing tho Baptist General
Association an. Rev. DR.. J. e. Jones,
ID. n representing the Virginia I'm
ion University.
FUNERAL DIRECTOR PRICE IN
CHANGE
Miss Ruth Morris sang solo. AS
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DR.. BINGA'$S
FUN RAJ. -
impressive Ceremonies i'm South
Richn1Onds1Dr. Johnson De- :"
XiVerS Sermon.

y1FfSsf'Fs
No ovent In half century has stir
red tho colored people OF Old Man
chester. now known as South Rich
mond as did tho death OF the beloved
pastor of tho First Baptist Church,
Rev. Anthony Binga, d. d., who had
spent a life timo in their midst. His
death was unexpected. Take" with an
attack OF Indigestion which was fol
lowed by another attack and still
another, all that medical skill could
do to save him and q devoted wife