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The Penn's Grove record., 1920-01-16
Rural Nominations

Who is the man today who is do
ing the most for the least amount of
money of any person on earth.
According to David R. Francis, former
Governor of Missouri, he is none other
than the local newspaper editor.
The latest labor-saving device : a
cow testing association. 1t makes 10
cows do the work of Is.
Those outside cabbage leaves, vege-
table parings and other s%ucculent foods
hat are helping to speed up our egg
production this winter might be re-
lished and cleaned up better by the
hens if boiled or chopped into more
edible form.
Do hens chew? Yes, but the pro-
cess takes place in their gizzards, a
good substitute for teeth being the
grit which the wise poultryman sup
plies in the daily menu.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-01-16
To Dredge Canal Twenty Feet Deep

Specifications for dredging the Ches-
apeake and Delaware Canal, between
St. Georges and the Delaware Railroad
bridge have been completed by the
United States Engineers office sixth
and King streets, and forwarded to
Washington for approval.
The specifications call for the dredg-
ing of ten feet in the canal for three
miles, between the points named. The
canal here already is ten feet deep
and the dredging will make it a 20
foot channel. Later, however, the
present level of the canal will be low
cred even feet, so that the total gain
will be only three feet. A second
dredging will then be made to make
the net depth twenty feet.
The amount of excavation necessary
for the three miles is believed to total
100000 cubic yards. 1t is thought
probable the contractor who receives
the work will use a suction and pipe
line dredge.
Bids for the work will be advertised
for as soon as the specifications have
been approved and returned to the
Engineer office here.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-01-16
No Eggs?-Maybe Your Birds Are
Too Old

There are people who have the right
variety of fowls who house and feed
them properly, and yet who can not
obtain eggs early in the winter because
their fowls are too old. 1t seldom pays
to keep hens for laying after they are
2 IL years old; not that they will not
give a profit, but younger fowls will
give a greater profit. A great many
poultrymen who make a speciality of
winter egg production keep nothing
but pullets, disposing of the n year
old hens before it is time to put them
in the winter quarters. The champion
of the girls poultry clubs of Mississ-
ippi keeps nothing but pullets.
Early Matched pullets, if properly
grown, ought to begin laying in Oct
ober or early November and continue
to lay through the winter. Yearling
hens seldom begin laying much before
January 1 and older hens not until
later. 1t is the November and Dec
ember eggs that bring the high prices
The laying breeds should begin laying
when about from 5 to 6 months old
general-purpose breeds at 6 to
months old, and meat breeds at 8 to :
months.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-01-16
It's Early Hatched Bird That Gets
The Price


Chickens can be Matched at any time
of the year,, but it is the chickens
Matched early in the spring that give
the best results. One reason is that II
no special effort is made to hatch early
on the farms throughout the country
the Matching season comedies too
closely with the planting season, and
Matching operations are reduced on
that account.
Early Matched chicks, as a rule, are
the strongest and most vigorous in the
flock because they are produced from
eggs laid while the hens are in their
best breeding condition. After a long
period of laying the hens lose some
thing of their vitality and their ca
pacity to transmit vigor to their off
spring, and so late Matched chicks are
on the whole decidedly inferior to ear
" Matched ones in vigor and constitu-
ton. Because they are thrifty and
vigorous the early chicks make quicker
and better growth than the late ones.
Thrifty chicks get more from a
given quantity of food than others.
Weak and understood birds often con-
sumo as much as the larger and better
developed ones but make no percepti-
BILE growth.
The early chicks develop in a
stage where they Ear withstand ex-
IRENE heat and an attack by the par
asites which are more numerous and
troublesome in hot weather. The Sc
we're heat is apt to check the growth
of the late chicks and in their weak
ened condition they easily become a
prey to lice and mites. When the
cold, wet weather comes in the fall
they are peculiarly susceptible to it
and likely to develop colds, while
vigorous early chicks find the cold
stimulating.
When eggs do not hatch well early
in the season there is time to find the
reason for poor Matching and to cure
it before the season is too far adj
vanced. When late Matching is not
successful the crop of poultry is cut
short and egg production falls.
Early Matched cockerels are ready
for the market when prices are high
est. Early Matched pullets mature be-
fore cold weather and lay when prices
of eggs are the highest. Late-hatched
chickens are not mature before cold
weather sets in and often will not lay
until spring.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-01-16
Tomato Growers Unite

To plan for the incorporation of the
South Jersey Federation of Tomato
Growers Associations, comprising the
Counties of Burlington, Camden:
Gloucester, Salem and Cumberland.
into a non-stock and non-proft max
ing corporation and to provide for the
equal distribution of the South Jersey
tomato crop, so as to prevent a glut of
the vegetable in the Philadelphia mar
kets and subsequent low prices, a
meeting of reorganization of the fed
Grafton was held Monday in Wood
bury.
This committee was named to- push
the movement to a successful end:
Harry Brick, of Medford; w. w. Obey,
of Bridgeton, and A. R. Kohler, of
Westville. The successful marketing
of tomato crops under efficient man
agement was thoroughly discussed,
and these county association meetings
were announced for the purpose of the
incorporation movement and it's re-
suits being clearly explained before
every member of the association:
Burlington County Association, at Mt.
on Saturday; Gloucester County,
at Glassboro, on Tuesday; Cumber-
land County, January 81, at Shiloh;
Camden County, at Berlin, January %;
Salem County, at Salem, January %,
and the Allentown Association, which
is affiliated with these, on January "a.
These will be afternoon meetings.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-01-16
na,nrnnhle sentemher Term. 1918

BY virtue of the above stated writ to
me directed and delivered. against SAID
Caleb Costil, | shall expose
to sale at public vendue on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31st, 1920,
between the hours of 2 and 5 p. NJ, to
wit: at three o'clock in the afternoon
of said day, in front of the Sheriffs
office, in the City of Salem, County OF
Salem. and State of New Jersey, All the
right. title and interest of the said
Caleb Costil in all the following de-
scribed lot of land situate in the VII.
lage of Penns Grove, in the county OF
salem and State of New Jersey, and is
bounded as follows:
Beginning at the south corner to
Anna Y. Shoemaker's lot of land in the
northeast side of Harmony street IN
the above named Village and runS "
by her line north forty-three n a
quarter degrees east two chains and
forty links (more or less) to the line or
Samuel Sheble's land; thence 90 by MS
line south forty-eight degrees ten MN
utes east fifty feet to a corner IN salo
ShebIe's line; thence CD south forty
three and a quarter degrees west two
chains and forty links to the northeast
side of Street; thence l4(
down the same side OF saio street
west fifty feet to the place of begin
ming. Containing eighteen hundredths
of an acre of land be the same more or
less.
Being the same premises conveyed to
the said Caleb Costil by Samuel Simp-
kins. ct uX. and David G. Simpk1ns. ct
ux. by Iced dated March 21st, 1882, and
recorded in Salem County clerks ONCE
in Book of Deeds 81, page IA. &c.
Approximate amount of judgment 10
be satisfied $3S7.15.
WILLIAM T. MTFFLIN, Sheriff.
*. B. KEASBEY, Att'y. :.
Dated January 9Th, l92o l-9-4t
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-01-16

Your Own University

An extension service is maintained
at Rutgers College, New Brunswick,
for the purpose of carrying to the ru-
al people of the state the latest in
formation in agriculture and home
economies, and in the advanced classes
tarm management, farm cost account
'ng and determination of land values
is taken up.
Two illustrations may be given to
demonstrate the economic value to the
State of this advanced instruction in
agricultural science.
1 1t has been estimated that the seed
test system resulted in a saving to the
farmers of the state in one year 191S)
upward of half a million dollars.
2 Intensive, scientific farming has
placed New Jersey in the front rank
Of crop growing states. In proportion
to its area, the state grows more po-
tatoes than Maine, more corn than
Kansas and more alfalfa than Cali
fornia.
A campaign is now under way to
raise a $1,000, 900 Endowment Fund.
This fund is to be used to provide a
larger teaching staff and to increase
the present inadequate scale of sal
aries, and to erect dormitories, labor
atories and research stations made
necessary by the constantly growing
number of students. Nearly three
quarters of this fund has already been
subscribed and the committee in
charge of the campaign expects that
the full amount will be realized before
the closing date, January 31st, through
the generous efforts of the alumni and
friends of Rutgers.
Rutgers College graduates are to
be found in every state of the Union.
But by far the greater number of the
Alumni of Rutgers are natives of
New Jersey and after graduation
identify themselves to the mercantile
and technical organizations of that
state as we'll as the farming industry.
The great variety of industries 10
Gated in New Jersey afford a constant
demand for the services of specially
trained men in chemistry, commerce.,
engineering and all technical profess
ions. New Jersey is a producing state
both mechanically and agriculturally,
and Rutgers College has outlined its
courses of instruction to meet the re-
auirements in these fields of pro-
duction.
New Jersey has a farming business
Of approximately $3.50, 900 900, in val
ue, employing about 100000 workers.
The production and marketing of the
products from such an enormous en-
terprise warrant the use and employ
ment of the best skill. The training
offered by Rutgers in agricultural
science is thorough and has resulted
in increasing the yields and improv-
ing the quality of the crops grown.
In the laboratories of the College
is carried on experimental work on
soils, study of the composition and fer
tilizer requirements of prominent 10
cal soil types, soil incubation and soil
improvement, study of plant food re-
quirements, seed tests to determine the
purity and terminating value of field
crop and vegetable seed, plant path
ology involving the devising of the
methods for preventing loss by dis
ease in field plants and orchard
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-01-16
The small boy had refused a second

niece of pie. This is indeed the piece
that passeth understanding" para
phrased the good deacon.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-01-16

BY virtue of the above stated writ to
me directed and delivered. against said
defendant. Caleb Costil, l shall expose
to sale at public Yendue on
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-01-16

Perhaps team work dosn't count
in a community, but there was once
an organized district which paid $42
per ton for fertilizer while members
of an un-organized district nearby
had to give $5S and $50 a ton for it.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-18
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
Il. ". SEYMOUR
I L.A|lYlSIL.lFE A L DOWN IN
Famous Editor, Formerly Of Chi.
cago, Expires at New York
Once Published @ChrOnicle."

New York, Dec. IS. Horatio
| Winslow Seymour, editorial writer
for the New York World. veteran
Chicago newspaper man and one of
the best known of the older jour-
nalists in the United States. died
yesterday at his home. $50 West
End avenue. Mr.. Seymour was a
brilliant and masterful writer on
economic questions.
He became telegraph editor of
the Chicago Times in 1875 and four
years later became night editor. 1t
was while on the Times that he
wrote that now famous headline
"Jerked to Jesus" on a story de-
scribing the hanging of a negro
who became a religious fanatic
shortly before he mounted the
scaffold. In later years Mr.. Sey-
mour referred to this as one of the
''indiscretions of youth" but the in
cident has become one Of the best
known anecdotes Of the fourth es-
tate history.
In 1887 he went to the old Chi
cago Herald, then in its infancy,
where he served as editorial writer.
managing editor, and editor until
1895.
Mr.. Seymour left the Herald in
1895 to become editor and publish
er of the Chronicle. John r.
Waish's paper, where he remained
until 1907, when he became editor
ial supervisor of the New York
World. For few months in 1911
he left the World to become editor
of the st. Louis Republic, but re-
turned to the World in 1912. He
has since written editorials for that
paper and was at work in the edi-
torial rooms as late as last We'd
nesday, when he suffered a heart
attack. Death was due to angina
pectOris,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-18
LEAvESPEN AT
LEAvENWORTH
Attorney General Palmer Orders
Release Of Edward ]. Westc0tt
on Technical Point.

Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. 18.-
Edward J. Westcott, noted Illinois
counterfeiter, has been released
from the federal penitentiary here.
it was announced today. West
colts release was without condi-
ton, having been ordered by A.
Mitchell Palmer, United. States at
torney general, who ruled there
was no authority to revoke the
counterfeiter's parole requiring
him to serve the unexpired portion
of his first sentence.
Westcott was sentenced Dec, Is,
1908. by Judge Betha, United States
district court, northern district OF
Illinois, to serve 10 years. In
February Of 1913 he was paroled.
While out on parole he was con-
victed again, being sentenced Jan.
"a, 1914. by Judge X. M. Lands Of
Chicago to serve 10 years. The
last sentence was served, deduct
ing time for good conduct. but In
September last year the parole OF
his first sentence was revoked and
he was held to serve the unexpired
portion.
In his claims to the attorney
general, Westcott alleged there was
no authority to revoke the parole
after the expiration OF the sen
tence. He won release on that
point
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-18
WEDDING | Will. s..
JOIN FORTUNES
Engagement Of Miss Lolita Armour
to John ]. Mitchell, Jr, An.
nounced In Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 1S-Announcement
was made last night of the engage
ment of Lolita Armour, only daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Ogden
Armour, to John ]. Mitchell, Jr.,
son of the chairman Of the boards
Of directors of three of Chicago's
largest banks
Both are leaders among the
younger set. Miss Armour is the
heiress to fortune which Is con-
servatively estimated at sec, 900
but a large part of which undoubG-
edly will go to the development OF
her fathers and grand-father's pet
project, the Armour institute, Of
which Miss Armour herself has
been a director for the last three
years.
Young Mitchell will share in a
fortune conservatively estimated at
SO 100000.
The Armour fortune was founded
by Phillip D. Armour, the grand
father of Miss Armour, who was
the founder Of the packing house
concern that bears his name. The
greater share of the fortune went
to J. Ogden, whose brother, Phillip
died young. 1t has been greatly
increased under the management
Of the younger Armour, and has
been invested in many lines other
than the packing business.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-18
EMBARGO BILL
NEARLY READY
Emergency Tariff Measure viii
Apply for Period Of Ono Year
Only Relief to Farmers.

Washington. Dec. 18.-Work Of
drafting an emergency tariff meas
ure to afford relief to farmers from
falling crop prices was expected to
near completion by the house ways
and means committee. It was de-
cided at a joint conference OF the
committee and the senate finance
committee yesterday that the lesis-
lation should apply for = period OF
one year and virtually would be an
embargo against importation Of
wheat. cotton, wool. beans. potatoes.
livestock and meats.
While Chairman Fordney Of the
ways and means committee report
ed the agreement for q tariff en-
bargo to . caucus OF Republican
members Of the house last night. nd
action was taken by the caucus ID
indicate what opposition may de-
, velop when the legislation il pre-
sented to the house.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-18
BOMB HERALDS
COMING STRIKE


Chicago, Dec. 1S.-(United Press)
"A bomb explosion shattering all
the windows in an apartment build
ing ushered in the strike OF jani-
tors in 1000 buildings here early
this morning.
The strike was called by William
Quesse, business agent OF the jan'-
torss union, who was bounced out
Of bed by q bomb explosion some
time ago. Quesse called a general
strike of all Chicago janitors to
start Jan. /. The strike started to-
day was called against one firm ol
real estate agents who Quesse said
gave the janitors unfair treat
ment."
Real estate men do not regard
the strike as serious and claim that
Quesse is "hlufhng."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-18
U. S. CAN HELP
GERMANS BEST
Practical Policy Of United States
Better Than ReconstructeA
Efforts Of League.

Berlin, Dec. 1S.-Germany should
expect more from a sane practical
policy on the part of the United
States than from any efforts to-
ward reconstruction by the League
Of Nations, DR.. Gustav Stresenman.
and delegate to the financial con-
gress here, said today in an ad-
dress here today. In this connec-
tion, he suggested that a world
economic clearing house system.
to which he said number Of i'm
portant Americans are giving their
attention, might to some degree
restore economic order in the
world.
DR.. Stresenman declared Eng
land was more satisfied with the
results Of the war than France.
and, therefore. was more willing
TO, see Germany regain her feet
economically.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-18
PLAN FUNERAL
0F'''FLlAP JACK
John C. Jones, Famous Character
OF Early West and Of Civil War
Dies in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal. Dec. 1S.-Fu-
neral arrangements were being
made today for John C. (Flap jack
Jones, famous figure of the early
west. who died early today, aged IS.
He was called FLAP Jack" because
while he was six feet four inches
tall, he weighed only 100 pounds.
He was born in Maine. When 16
years old he joined the federal army
and fought through the Civil war
Then he went to Butte, Mont.
where. as a stage driver, he allied
himself with the west
Eight months ago he entered the
National Soldiers home at Saw
telle. near here. Three weeks age
he was removed to the residence
here OF w. A. Clark, Jr., son Of the
former United States senator from
Montana, who takes an active in
terest in veterans from the state ot
Montana
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-18
FEDERATION OF
LABOR IS READY
FOR STRUGGLE
Prepares to Fight Open
Shop Drive and Anti
Strike Legislation.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-(United
Press).-Developments of the next
few weeks will furnish the answer
as to what the American Fedora
ton Of Labor and other big labor
organizations will do to meet anti
strike legislation, the open shop
drive of many big employers and
wage reductions. Strikes will not
be called, it was said.
Moves SO far include:
Railroad brotherhood heads meet
Ing here, and it is understood tnat
new attacks on the Esch-Cummlns
law may be launched.
Congressman and senators friend
ly to labor have met with the broth
erhood heads and olher labor lead
ers to discuss a non-partisan de-
fensive alliance to fight anti-strike
legislation and other moves hostile
to labor.
The fight against anti-strike leg
islation will come up today or Mon
day when Senator La Toilette, Wis
consin, will, move to reconsider
passage of the Poindexter bill. max
ing strikes that interfere with in
terstate or foreign commerce felon-
les punishable by heavy fines and
Imprisonment.
Not only is the right Of railroad
employees involved in the present
fight, but the whole value Of the
La Toilette seamen's act is admit
ted to be at stake. The P0indexter
bill, passed unnoticed on Thursday
while only three or four senators
were in their seats, extends it,
anh-strike provisions to the docks
wharves and ships used a. agencies
Of foreign commerce. La Toilette
is prepared, he said, to fight to pro-
tect the seaman's law, as we'll as
to prevent the writing into statute
of such a broad anti-strike provi-
sion against workers in interstate
commerce.
Joined with him are many sena-
tors who regard such legislation a
, unwise. Though the senate adopted
the anti-strike provision OF the
Cummins law, which later was re.
i jected, sentiment on the subject has
undergone a change.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-18
A Free Bulletin
on the
Use of Concrete


When you get tired Of mud
in the back yard, lay a path
Of concrete.
When the floor in the base
ment rOts out. make . perma-
nent one Of this same mater
ial.
Put in fence posts of con-
crete that will be good when
your grandchildren grow old.
Build foundations, door
steps, borsetroushs, septic
tanks, silos, of concrete.
The use Of this artificial
rock is one Of the blessings Of
q progressive age. The recipe
is as simple as that for max
ing bread.
Anybody can use it Get the
booklet from our Washington
Information Bureau.
lin filling out the coupon.
print name and address. or be
sure to write plainly.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-18
|DRAFT BILL ON
| BASIS OF CENSUS

Warrington, Dec. 1S.-Drafting
Of q bill for re-apportioning the
membership in the house on the
basis of the increases in popula-
ton shown in the 1920 census was
begun today by the census COM
mittee, pursuant to a decision
reached by Republican members at
. caucus last night to push through
such legislation at the present ses-
sion Of congress.
A bill already introduced by Rep
resentative Siegel Of New York,
chairman Of the census committee.
increasing the house membership
from 435 to 483. was expected r. Re
used a. = basis in framing the leg
islatioo.