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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12
Prisoners MysteriousIy
Disappear From TRANSPORT

The escape of two general prison.
ers on board the transport Mount
Vernon 250 miles from port held up
the docking of the vessel for two
hours last week at Hoboken, N Y.
AS a result some 400 soldiers,
fully armed and with fixed bayonets,
were distributed about the ship, a
guard being stationed every twenty
feet above and below decks on board
the big transport,
Major r. c. Rodgers, commander
of troops on board the Mount Yer
non, had no information to give out
regarding the escaped prisoners ex-
cept that they had been listed as
missing since Friday night, when
the ship was about ESQ miles from
New York.
One of the prisoners is serving a
life term on a charge of murder and
the other prisoner is doing a fif-
teen-year sentence. They formed
part of a company Of fifty general
prisoners from the A.: E. F. in
France.
Just by what means the prisoners
escaped from the ships prison has
not been determined. 1t is presumed
that they secured naval uniforms for
disguise and escaped from their quar-
ters in this manner.
Captain D. f. Dismukes, command
err Of the vessel, when notified of
the missing prisoners at once organ
lied a thorough search of his ship.
Three boilers were out of commits
sion and guards were sent into them
to be certain that the prisoners had
not crawled inside.
Every precaution was taken against
the men leaving the ship after it
entered the port. When the vessel
locked passengers were closely
watched and a strict guard was kept
on persons boarding the vessel from
shore when the vessel tied up at
Pier l. HObOken.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12

by train The truck arrived in New
York only II hours after it left Lam
caster Four of the chicks were
dead and nine eggs were broken.
when the goods were delivered at
the consignee's door. The train ship
ment was four days in, reaching Jer-
sey City. Another day was lost
sending a notice to- the consignee
that it had arrived. He was then
obliged to send his own truck over
for the shipm ent. And when it fl
nally reached his door. thousands of
eggs had been smashed. Half the
chicks were dead.
iowa Speed Price Cut From $1.75 to
The reconstruction commission
cites as typical the the shipping OF
potatoes between two towns in Iowa.
The farmers around ST. Ansgar,
Ia" says the report, raised pota-
toes which they sold for 80 cents a
bushel to buyers who shipped them
out by rail to the large cities where
many of them were reshipped to other
points. At Mason City, only twenty
five miles from st. Ansgar but not on
the same railroad, people were pay
ing S1.75 a busheI for potatoes, which
were shipped there from 800 miles
away. A rural motor express line
was started in Mason City. Among
other things, it brought in potatoes
from the st. Ansgar farms, paying
the farmers 81 a bushel for them,
instead of 95 cents, and selling them
to the Mason City consumers for
about $1.25 instead of $1.75 a bushel."
More than 600 motor express lines
There are $50 in California alone.
The entire state of Iowa has hean di-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12

off carefully before milking is un-
dertaken, that the hands of the
and that the cow should be kept
in sanitary quarters and away from
low, sWampy grounds.
If the milk is in normal con-
dition when drawn there is no
need of treating the udder. If it
is stringy or lumpy when drawn;
then we advise that you knead and
work the affected quarters of the
udder very throughly. Extract the
milk completely and carefully. Keep
the udder soft and free from chat
ing through the use of vaseline or
other oily substances such as cam
phorated lard.
If the COW is constipated or
seems to be suffering from indiges-
ton, a dose of Epson salts given
as a drench may be helpful.
We believe that by giving con.
sideration to these suggestions you
will secure relief from the trouble
about which you now complain.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12
Increasing the Oil Content of Cotton
Seed

Cotton seed have now come to
represent one of our most valuable
crops and there is no product of the
seed which is attracting more IA
vorable attention at this time than
the OIL 1t took the great world war
to teach US how very important and
essential fats are TO the welfare of
humanity. There is now scarcity
fats throughout the world and
this condition is likely to continue
for some time to come. Fats have
hitherto been relatively cheap in
America. We are probably now fac
,3nR period of high costs for fats
which Will continue for some time
lit is of Importance to everyone then
that we ascertain as much informa-
ton relative to the production of fats
as possible and the ways Of increaS-
ing the fat content of our crops and
the yields of this essential material
be pointed out.
Fortunatel the south possesses
one crop in which the amount of fat
can be materially increased at COM
paratively small outlay and in a very
short time. Investigations made at
Nhe Georgia State College Of Agricul-
lire for some years past have shown
HlGt there is a variation in the oil
content of different varieties of cot
ton seed, for instance, amounting to
as much as per cent. This repre-
SSHlS a 14Ille over ~ SdIlOHS Oh Oh
per ton. When we consider that
Georgia produces approximately one
million tons of cotton seed, of which
about 100000 are milled each year.
we see that it is easily possible to
increase the outturn of this impor-
tant aud essential fat by 100000
gallons. This will not detract in any
way Whatsoever from the productive
ness of the cotton plant in so far as
yield or quality, quantity or length
or strength of staple is concerned.
! We thus see that nature has made
s wonderfully wise provision where
by we can make the cotton crop
more valuable from year to year as
a source of food for men and ami
mails without impairing its charac-
ter as a producer of lin with which
10 clothe and adorn the human body
Cotton seed oil last year brought
$L.31 IA per gallon. On this basis
it appears that if we could increase
\ the oil content of our cotton seed by
4 per cent, or 10 gallons per ton.
we would add nearly S11, 100000 to
the annual value of our crop of cot
ton seed. Surely this is a prize
worth striving for. To some it may
seem that it would be difficult to
accomplish such an end 1t appears,
however, that certain strains or va
rietieS OF cotton seed naturally run
high in oil and that seem to pro-
duce about the same per cent of oil
from year to year, although this fac
tor is Influenced some by climatic
ccRditions.
Among the varieties which have
= n'ade the highest yields of oil, and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12
Chicago Girl Disappears
In CHICAGO Riot District

While the police of Chicago were
searching the city for fifteen-year-
old Caroline Pellicia, who disappear
ed from her home at 1 Delaware
Place, on Wednesday, they were no
titled of the disappearance of Stacy
Nester. aged fourteen. who has not
been seen since, last Sunday. TITS
the belief of the police that both
girls have been lost in the riot dis
trict.
Mrs. Pelicfa believes that her
daughter has been lured from home
by q woman of questionable repute
who called herself "Violet." This
woman. who dressed fashionably and
appeared to have plenty of money.
had professed great friendship for
Caroline, but Mrs, Pellicia, distrust-
ing the woman, forbade her the
house.
A girl whose description closely
resembles that of Caroline was seen
on Friday in the Cook county forest
preserve in the company of several
young men. one of whom had his
arm around her, and asked the 9th.
ers, what do you think of my girl?'
Mrs. Nesser believes that her
daughter has been murdered, some-
where in the "Black Belt" where the
heart of the riot took place, as Stacy
had to cross this place to go to her
work
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12
Grenade, Souvenir of World
War. Kills Yank's Father

When Anthony J. Mayhem, of
Washington, d. c., was over in
France, he decided to bring home
some souvenirs for Dad When
orders 10 come home reached Private
Mayhem, he slowed several hand
grenades in his pack, although the
regulations expressly forbid the car
rying of explosives aboard ship.
However, the son felt that the risk
was worth while when he saw his
fathers pride in the relics.
A few nights later, the proud IA
Their was exhibiting the relics to two
old friends, and, in some way, the
firing pin was released. Private
Mayhem had forgotten to remove the
explosive. There was a flash and
the father fell dead, his right hand
torn off. Harry Kremake, one of
the friends, was knocked uncon-
scious, several pieces of the grenade
piercing the abdomen; Ole Hansen,
the other friend, was knocked down,
a piece of the grenade striking him
in the face, inflicting wounds that
were painful, but not serious. 1t is
not believed that Kremake will re-
cover.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12
GOOD SEED BED FOR WHEAT
REQUIRES TIME AND WORK

A good seed bed for wheat can
not be made unless the work is be-
gun early, and a good seed bed is
the most important thing in grow
ing wheat.
Many things are necessary in pre-
pairing a good seed bed, but the first
essential is time. 1t can not be
done in a day nor yet in week.
There must be many days of set
packing rains And there ought to
be fequent cultivation of the soil.
Those things are necessary be-
cause good seed bed for wheat
must be firm and it must be moist.
The upper inches of soil must be
mellow and finely divided, and the
portion beneath must be we'll COM
pacted. ~ - =, -,- 3d.
Flowing May Vary q 49,
. Essentials, to successful. wheat
growing vary widely in different
sections of the country, but the
United States department of agricul-
ture regards these things as basic
grown in the United States. The
wheat experts of the department may
recommend one type of blowing for
one section and other kinds of ploW-
ing for other sections, and even 70
blowing at all under some cond1-
lions, but finely pulverized top
soil we'll packed down and forming
a perfect union with the subsoil is
urged for every section.
Early blowing and thorough TIL
lage of the plowed soil results in
retaining the water that is in the
soil and catching and storing the
water that falls after cultivation is
A firY Snn6 hn6 under this
mulch enables the young wheat
plants to make use of the subsoil
waters. Sufficient moisture is thus
assured for the termination OF the
seed and for the early fall growth OF
the seedlingS-a much more 1mpor-
tant things, the experts say: than
many wheat growers consider 1t.
1t does not apply, as some might
think, just to the semiarid regions.
eff the Importance of this thing
were generally recognized through
out the so-called humid areas, says
one of the wheat experts of the de-
partment of agriculture, there would
be less frequent losses from drought
and better wheat crops would result
In this area, the mistake is often
made Of thinking that there Will al
ways be enough moisture present Tor
q maximum crop of wheat. The re-
suit is that poor crops are often
harvested where little more atten-
ton to moisture preservation would
have assured good crops
Harrow Close After P1ow
IF wheat is to be grown on SUD-
lie land, the ground should be ploW-
ed at least Z inches deep Immediate
iy after harvesting the crop OF gram
The harrow should closely follow
the pillow, both operations being done
the same day and as close together
as possible. After that, cultivation
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12

should be given as often as neces-
sary-which usually means as often
as possible-until the wheat is
sown. The cultivation may be with
accomplishes several desirable
things. 1t kills the weeds. 1t set
ties the subsoil and makes it firm.
It maintains a soil mulch above. And
none of these things can be done if
the ground is not plowed early.
mite term. 1t may mean one thing
to one farmer and an entirely diff
ferent thing to another farmer. But
it is a thing for which exact dates
can hardly be set July blowing is
certainly early blowing for winter
wheat. The first half of August is
early blowing. Later than that is
likely to be late blowing. las early
as possible" is the safe rule. AS
soon 7as the wheat or oats or clover
is off or as soon as it can be got
off, is the time to begin blowing.
Disking Help
Some makeShiftS may help good
deal If it is absolutely impossible to
begin blowing as soon as the ground
is clear of this years crop, double
disking should be resorted to at
once. That chops up and at least
partly pulverizes the top soil--makes
a passable mulch and retains much
can be done. Also, it kills the weeds
or, at least, cripples them enough to
minimize the damage they can DO by
sucking the moisture out of the soil.
If wheat is to follow cultivated
crop, such as corn or soy beans, ire
quent cultiva ton given to that crop
will maintain a soil mulch and pre-
serve moisture If level cultivation
is practiced, a good seed bed usually
can be prepared by dis1ing and har-
rowing after the crop is removed. II
weeds are present, however, it may
be advisable to go over the ground
with a disk harrow, pillow shallow
and disk again.
If wheat is to follow cotton. the
stalks should be plowed under as
soon as picking can be finished and
the blowing should be deep enough
to bury the stalks completely-that
by way of destroying the boil wee
vii. Disking or narrowing is not
advisable. as it unearths the buried
stalks. The land should be firmed
with a roller and the wheat sown
Late Flowing Should BE Shallow
There are said to be exceptions to
all general rules, and there may be
one or two exceptions to this rule Of
early blowing for wheat. If it rains
a great deal during July and carly
August early blowing can not be
done. But, fortunately. the excep-
Early blowing is not so essential in
wet seasons. But it may be we'll to
observe this caution: If you have to
pillow late, pillow shallow where there
is danger of winter killing. Shallow
blowing makes the firming of the
measure of insurance against winter
killing
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12

What the eradication of the cattle
fever tick has done for one com
munity, and what it will do for other
communities that drive out this III
sect enemy OF the live stock indus
try, is shown by four typical exam
This county, which contains the met
ropolitan city of Houston, resolved
in 1917, in an election, to drive out
the tick by the use of the dipping
vat, and it did the job so thoroughly
in the dipping season of 1918 that
the federal quarantine was removed
from the county on December or
that year
A Thousand head of range cattle
are owned by the firm of Bertrand
& Daniels, whose pastures are near
Fairbank, Harris county. Every an
imal in the herd was dipped every
two weeks during the season of 1918.
ping. Despite the difficulty of gath
ering a thousand head at stated in
tervals, it was done regularly, and
the entire herd was put through the
dipping vat in one day. Not tick
had appeared on the cattle up to July
healthier and more valuable, and
losses from tick have ceased.
First Public vat on Dairy Farm
ping vat in Harris county was built
at Oklahoma Farm, which operates
a dairy of $50 cows. Sid West
heimer, owner of the farm lost
eight valuable animals from tick
fever, and he became convinced that
either all the ticks or all the cows
would have to go. He decided in
favor of the cows and against the
ticks, and volunteered to pay half
the cost of constructing vat, which
was to be open to the public The
COWS were dipped regularly in 1917
and 1918. and no tick has been seen
this year on the farm. Mr.. West
heimer says that his cows have
shown an increase of at least a quart
a day in milk production since the
ticks were dipped out, Blood is re-
quired to make milk, he says, but
blood will not make milk if the
ticks get it.
The sixty dairy COWS owned by
A. c. RaaSch, of Fairbank, have
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12
Soft Canned Music Makes
Hens Lay Three Eggs Day

air She looked about her, as if
ashamed of her giddy cabaret life.
One could almost see the tears in
her eyes. And she straightway
scratched herself a nest and laid an
egg.
The next morning, Newler moved
the photograph into the henhouse
and started the concert with 'The
Rosary" Every hen on the place
promptly laid an egg; at noon, he
played "Silver Threads Among the
Gold" and was rewarded by another
egg from every hen; late in the aft
ernoon, his rendition of Rock of
Ages was similarly rewarded. Since
then. jazz has been banned from the
Newler farm, and the egg production
numbers three eggs per day per hen.
Newler is going to buy one hun
dred more purebred hens, and an
other monograph!
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12

Kirk L. Newler, a farmer living
near Texarkhana, Texas, claims to
have discovered brand-new use for
his phonograph. This was a present
to his daughters. A short time after
he had presented it to them, he no
ticed staid old "biddies" leaving
thing that closely resembled the
much taIked-about "shimmy"; digni-
fled ROSTERS raced around like -giddy
young lounge lizards. And Newler
noticed that the record on the phono-
graph was "Ill Say She Does"
During all this ragtime, not sin
Gle hen laid. Newler went to town,
bought some new music, and trled
it out that day. A hen, chasing
around in front of the backdoor TO-
the tune of "The Alcoholic Blues"
stopped short when the soft strains
of "Home. Sweet Home" smote the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12
RattIeSnake Attacks
HuCkIeberrV Picker

There's one man in Freezing. Va.
who won't go huckleberry picking
along the top of Cumberland noun
ta1ns again He is John Boyd, and
his last trip to the border" for
huckleberies gave him an experience
which he is not anxious to repeat
He was busy with the, berries, when
he heard a. singing recog-
too close proximity for comfort. IT,
Just then, something struck his
trouser-leg, and he fed After about
fifty yards, he looked down, to find
the rattlesnake hanging to his trou-
ser-leg, it's fangs caught in such a
way that it could not let go. After
this discovery, John ran some more
and finally felt the weight of his
trouser-leg slacken. He went back,
and found the snake, who had been
thrown against a bush by Johns
rapid flight, and it's hold-also it's
neck-hrOEpn
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12
Surrenders for Murder
Committed in 1907

John Alexander, q former citizen of
Gillsville. in Hall county, this week
resigned a responsible position as
foreman in the Dodge Brothers fac
tory and returned to Gainesville to
stand trial for murder alleged to
have been committed twelve years
ago. Alexander was indicted at the
July term. 1907, Hall superior court,
for the murder of James M. Man
gum, also a resident of this county.
and having voluntarily surrendered
to Sheriff Grow, will stand trial at
the next term of Hall superior court,
which under the new law will be heid
in November.
An application for bail has been
made and will be heard by Judge
Jones on August 16. and in the mean
time Alexander is being held by Sher-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12
Many Valuable Woods
Are Found in Mexico

With Mexico to the front in the
worlds news it is interesting to
know the country has many valu-
able woods. There are twelve, says
Il writer in the American Forestry
Magazine. who gives these names for
various kinds: Pale Prieto, Ebano
tebonyl,- Amapa. Negra, Tepemez-
quite, Truchas Palo Margarita.
Haba, Guayacan, Amapa Blanca,
Mora Amarillo Cogwood), Palo Col
orado (rosewood). The Haba, Quay
acan and Amapa Blanca are particu-
larly adapted for ship building,
while the Mexican considers Palo
Armago superior to the best Douglas
fir Or yellow pine. The Paolo Col
orado has the greatest resistance to
decomposition OF any Of the native
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12
Missouri Farmer Has
Raised 10000 Geese

The latest undertaking in exclu-
siTe poultry farming is goose
farm, and Claud Henderson, of Paris,
Mo-. is the man who has adopted the
unique idea; He has just purchased
"A acres of land near Monroe City
for which he paid $175 an acre, and
he will use it not for agricultural
pursuits, but as a goose farm.
Last year Mr.. Robinson handled
10000 geese, and the, business was
so profitable that he had decided to
specialize in it and raise even more
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12

Lady Grace Mackenzie, noted
woman explorer, and big game hunt
err who has explored parts of Afri-
ca which had never before known
the sight of even a white man, has
a trained monkey named Toto"
who is said to be able to say no.
no." me" and mine" quite plainly:
Yet Cy De Vry, noted animal
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12
Monkeys Talk?" "They Don't
Asserts Noted Animal Trainer

trainer, for many years chief keeps
er and trainer at the Lincoln park
keys can't be taught to talk
there's very little else that Cy's pet
monkey, Mary. can't do--she call
cook, wash dishes, scrub, serve a
meal, unite knots-but Mary can't,
talk. And Cy says that no monkeys
cant -u -
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12
Y AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
81 DR.. ANDREW NJ. SOULE

those which show the best average
as the result of three years test are
the ones enumerated below. A good
many of these are standard sorts
which are widely cultivated in Geor-
Sia, or the cultivation of which may
be profitably extended The atten-
ton of our readers is directed to this
list
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-The saloon with
free lunch as an inducement to the thirsty
populace is thing of the past. The church
with free Iemonades to all in attendance
ut Sunday services has made its appear
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12

1923 per cent, another 1857 per
cent. and another 1908 per cent.
These samples came from Wilkes
county Samples from Ebert coun~
ty showed an oil content of 1919 per
cent and 1888 per cent. A sample
from Douglas county showed 2O.S4
ger cent. The same individual va
ration was found in the case of va
rious types of Toole cotton. Why
not grow that variety of Cleveland
Big Boil which shows n tendency
to produce a high percentage of oil
each year? Why not grow that va
riety of ,Toole cotton which while
possessing all other desirable quail
ties shows a tendency to yield d
high per cent of oil.
1t is evident that the peanut,
which is now so largely cultivated
in south Georgia, can be selected as
TO increased oil yield with as great
success sand profit as applies in the
case of cotton. The soy bean also
grows to some extent in north Gcor
gia and is likely 10 be more extern
siveiy grown there in the future.
1t shows wide variation as to oil
content. This is Il most interesting
and profitable field OF research and
investigation. 1T opens uD 81 line of
opportunity for specialized seed pro-
duction to thousands OF our farmers
who, by producing superior strains
Of cotton, peanuts ana soy beans
Will be comforting 4 great favor on
their friends ana ne1ghbors and en-
producing the fat so essential to the
of
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-12
Captain Archibald Roosevelt
Enters Service of Oil Co.

est son of the late Theodore Roose-
welt, who has only recently recover
ed from wounds received in service
in France, has left New York to ac-
Cept a position in Chicago with the
Sinclair Oil Refining corporation.
Captain Roosevelt's left arm was
paralyzed as a result of his wounds,
for a long time, but he has now re-
gained complete use of it.
Good food habits are an important
part of personal hygiene and thrift.
Children get such habits by having
suitable amounts of suitable foods
served them and then being expect
ed to est what is set before them.