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The Washington herald., 1920-01-11

delving into all the possible benefits
10 De derived from a merger, seemed
not To have grasped the full signifi-
canoe OF the proposed system of levy
ing based on operating income instead
of gross receipts.
Would Reduce Taxes.
This tax plan. as outlined In the
bill sent to Congress, would greatly
reduce the taxes borne by the WASH
ington Railway and Electric Comma
ny, whose ten suburban lines have
tended to pull the whole company
from its feet, while the fiourishine
Capital Traction Company would be
forced to pay into the proposed
street railway contingency fund"
nearly all of its revenues above that
representing a 6 per cent return on
valuation.
This would mean, in other words.
that the present tax burden borne by
the Capital Traction Company would
be more than doubled.
Statisticians of the public utili-
ties commission have figured out
that straight 7-cent fare. as now
desired by the Washington Railway
and Electric Company, would fur
ioh ShC diTSduy substantial Capt-
tai Traction Company a 1871 per
cent return on investment.
8 Per Cent for w. r.. A r..
The fair return of 6 per cent
fixed by the commission, would inst
be received by the weaker company.
1t is estimated.
Under the new plan of taxing
operating incomes, the fair return
of per cent would adjust itself
equitably between the two systems.
it is believed.
The street privileges enjoyed by
the Capital Traction Company.
which operates only two suburban
lines. would be heavily taxed, while
the burden placed on operating the
ten suburban lines OF the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
would In great measure be lifted.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-11
Soft Coal Production
Far Above Old Record

The bituminous coal industry en-
tered the year 1920 with produc-
Ion at rate well above any pc
rod in the past year except the
week of October 25. just before the
coal strike. the Geological Survey
announced last night.
The output on the five working
lays of the week ended January 3.
averaged 2,O66,OO0 tons. This was
arger than the production during
any New Years week of the past
.hree years
The total output for the week is
estimated at 1O.95O.OOO net tons.
This was an increase over Christ
mas week of 1891 900 tons.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-11
Denies Killing Employer.

William Taylor. colored. entered a
Plea of not guilty. when arraigned
n Criminal Court No. 1. before
Judge Gould. yesterday. Taylor
was indicted on charge of murder in
he first degree. of William Mckee
8Gntzell. his employer.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-11
Probe Hero Awards Tomorrow.

The Senate investigation of awards
of naval medals of honor will begin
tomorrow. it was announced last
night. The investigation will be
conducted independently of the
House.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01

front of each customers door as in
some primitive countries; yet the
greater part Of the milk consumed In
this city came by the can-and-dipper
route direct from COW to consumer.
In those days, not so very far away.
either. the grocer scooped our oatmeal,
our candy and our soda crackers out
of barrel to order and dug our but
ter out of n firkin. We all ate. as It
were, out Of common dish. and
thought none the worse Of our lot be-
cause of that.
Today even peanuts are served to
us In transparent paraffined envelopes.
candles come In ribboned cartons as
pretty as mothers jewel case. break
fast foods are sealed and sterilized.
and the commonest groceries are wrap
ped In tinfoil. Moreover. they are all
delivered at the apartment house.
wherein families are now also put In
small but tidy packages.
As we become more highly civilized.
we demand more waiting on by hu-
man hands. and the result Is, even
now. a rising prize Of human hand
work that puts the service out Of tie
common reach.
II costs about as much to raise one
child In the city as IL cost grandfather
In the country to raise seven.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01
N Z6E SUI deEQ4

back pay due him for his disability
more money perhaps than he has ever
had at one time before-the Red C'oss
worker advises him about starting
bank account.
II the man Is not confined to bed.
he can find recreation and entertain
ment In the Red Cross house. where
there are books. billiard and indoor
tennis tables, cards and other games,
writing material and perhaps music.
On certain evenings he can attend
entertainments given on the stage OF
the Red Cross house under Red cross
auspices. by the Elks, or an American
Legion post, the Knights of Columbus
or the War Camp Community Service.
Parties and picture shows in the wards
are also furnished. with occasional ex-
curslons when convalescence comes.
II the man Is seriously Ill. his fam
ily is sent for and provided with ac-
commodations In the Red Cross house,
so that they may be near him day and
night.
Finally. when he Is ready to leave
the hospital he Is advised about FUR
ther medical care and the opportunl-
ties for training provided by the fed
erai board for vocational education
He is directed to 60 to the Red Cross
Headquarters nearest his home town
for further service, If II Is needed.
The local Red Cross Is at the same
time notified that the man Is returning
| home and may still have problems
which call for advice and suggestions.
Just as the Red Cross stood beside
the service man through training In
this country and In his life overseas.
II is still at his call to aid In the strng-
gle for readjustment to normal life,
II the friends and relatives OF the
boys in the hospitals wish TO know
about their condition and what Is be-
ing done for them, letter addressed
10 the American Red Cross in the pub
lie health service hospitals where
they are being treated will receive
careful attention.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01

Next time you pass q field OF dande-
lions. sit right down and eat sons
Of them. Not only do dandelions make
you healthy, but they also keep you
young.
DR.. Josiah oldfeld says that daily
diet Of dandelion leaves, fowls eggs
grapes. lettuce. milk. watercress. honey
and salads In general. win do more to
ward keeping you young than anything
else.
Says he: "Old age Ii caused largely
BY deposits In the blood-vesseIs and
cells Of the body Of waste natter
Fresh vegetables help remove this
waste matter and form new cells -
Popular Science Monthly.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01
KEEPING HOGS IN CONDITION
Mixture OF Charcoal, Salt, Alr-slaked
Lime. Wood Ashes and copperas
Is Favored.

For hogs running out the following
preparation helps to keep them In
good condition: Take Of charcoal
three bushels; Of salt eight pounds; Of
air-slaked lime two quarts: OF wood
ashes one bushel; dissolve one pound
Of copperas In hot water. sprinkle
with the solution the mixture OF the
other things: mix all up thoroughly
and put the mixture In the feed boxes
and set them where the hogs will have
free access 10 them. Every farmer
should have self-feeding boxes or
racks. so that The stock can only get
the needed supply and not waste 10
nor get too heavy supply at one time.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01

tact with about 1000 men every
month.
In public md private hospitals and
sanatoria under contract with the pub
lie health service about 9,600 men are
receiving treatment. In most Of these
places the Red Cross maintains work
ers. who frequently discover men en-
titled TO receive treatment from the
government, but who have never even
heard Of the plans made for their
care. In the near future there will be
1900 beds In contract hospitals avail
able for ex-service men and 1900 SOL
diers' homes and army and navy hos
plials.
OF the $4,000 service men suffering
from nervous and mental diseases as
n result of the war. there are thou
sands whom the government Is trying
TO locate. Red Cross workers have
been helpful in identifying some of
them who have turned up In state hos
pitaIs for the insane. This not only
helps the government find the lost
men TO whom II owes a great debt,
but also relieves untold anxiety of
many mother and family.
Here is Surgeon General Hugh s.
Cummings tribute to the Red Cross
at the completion of years work:
II wish to request that the Red
Cross consent to continue this very
valuable service"
| Commenting On the different phases
| Of Red Cross help. Surgeon General
Cumming says
"a careful analysis of the assistance
given by the American Red Cross ia
the public health service in the dis.
charge of its obligations to the bene.
hciaries of the service makes II very
clear both from the standpoint of hos.
pital efficiency and benefit to indI
vidual patients, the most important
is the medical social service"
To get an idea of the scope and
value Of medical social service, II Il
necessary TO follow disabled ex
service man through his hospIta
career.
| In the receiving ward he finds 9
member Of the Red Cross STAFF. Shs
obtains from him information which
Ia OF tfse to her In helping him get hi,
dlsabillty-pay or the government al
iowance due his family. Often IN,
man brings note from the hcme serv
ice worker In his home town. indlca.
Ing some special need.
After the man has become estab
iished In the hospital he Is visItet
every day by one Of the Red Cros,
ward workers. To her he can appea
| for any service which II Is impossibl,
for the other attendants to give. Sh,
viii write home for him. help him Il
renewing his War Risk insurance o.
perform any errands be may want.
II n Il develops that the man Is wor
] rying about conditions at home. every
! thing possible Ii done through the Re,
Cross chapter In the home town {,
assist he family in Strengthening on
: Its tangIes. The man Is kept lnforme,
OF the progress OF what is being done
ii n suddenly be opens a letter ant
ands . check for $500 OF 5000. tn
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01
LIVE
STOCK
CARELESS POISONING COSTLY
Frequent Reports Made of Animals
Gaining Access to Paint Boxes
and other Containers.

The danger OF animals becoming
poisoned through the careless use OF
poison material when spraying or bait
ing for insects. Is pointed out by ofh
cials at the Ohio Experimental sta.
ton, Wooster.
Every year reports are sent In NJ
animals suddenly dying from securing
access TO paint boxes and poison CON
talners.
Sometimes paris green boxes, white
lead or arSenate Of lead containers are
thrown into the trash pile or dump and
animals get the poison from these.
Paint boxes, even though thinly
coated, are licked by cattle because Of
the sweetish taste of the lead com
pounds.
Such boxes should he thoroughly
cleaned. with gasoline before using for
farm pals, II is stated.
Materials most dangerous to live
stock are paris green, london purple.
arsenate Of lead. calcium arsendte.
and any compounds of arsenic or
zinc.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01
HOME FOR FAMILY
OF MODEST MEANS
Substantial Frame Structure Of
Attractive Appearance.
EIGHT COMFORTABLE ROOMS
This Design Represents the Result Of
Conscientious Work on the Part
Of the BuiIder-lines Ara
Distinctive.
BY W. A. RApFoRp.

mr. William. A. Radford win ansver
SSOSessrons ana give advice FREE ON
SOsI on all subjects pertaining "a tha
subject OF building. for the readers Of this
sap Fan. Oh account OF his wide experiences
= Eaitor. Author and Manufactures. he
s. without doubt. the highest autborlty
on all these subjects. Address all inonJrtes
70 william A, Radford, No. 1897 Prairis
avenue, Chicago. III and only encInss
two-cent stamp for reply.
Although the smaller apartment
containing two three and four rooms
with space-saving beds, is at the
height of its popularity In the large
cities. there is still big demand
for real home by the man with a
family who wants plenty Of room for
his children. This type of home Is
substantial as well as comfortable and
can be built In variety of styles.
The home shown here is an excel
lent type of story-and-a-half model.
1t represents the result of eonscien-
tlous work on the part OF the con-
tractor. The exterior Is particularly
pleasing. built along lines distinctive.
The front porch with side and front
stone steps and heavy brick columns
and gable roof is well constructed and
Inviting. The projecting rafters and
small-r0of dormer set rather far back
under projecting roof which is sup
ported by three small braces, are ad.
dltlonal touches that make the home
look very appealing to the man with
q medium-slzed family. 1t would be
hard to find more convenient house
to live in. Resting on foundation
of concrete. this house is built of
frame, part siding and part shingles.
The shingles have been put on in a
rather unusual way and add consid-
cradle charm to the general appear
ance Of the home.
II is when you take look at the
interior that the real beauty of the
home is revealed. The lower floor
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01
USES ONLY PUREBRED SIRES
No Scrubs Of Any Kind Found on
Farm OF Farmer Residing In
challam County, Wash.

More than one.thlrd Of n group OF
farmers In Challam county, Wash,
who recently enrolled In the Better
Sires-Better Stool" campaign will
purchase purebred slres In one or
more classes of animals. The com
munications to the department of
agriculture showed particular inter-
est In purebred boars, although many
other classes Of animals besides swine
are kept in the community.
The owner OF one weil-stocked farm
listed Percher0n stallion. q Guernsey
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01

cupboard for utensils and food. Tn.
small pantry is directly opposite tn
kitchen.
On the other side OF tie lower fiOoI
are two bedrooms and the den which
opens into the living room. The bed
rooms are u by IL feet and open Int
a hall which runs from the living room
to the rear Of the porch. A lavatory
completes the first floor plan.
Upstairs the architect has provided
two large bedrooms u by 10 feet and
10 by 16 feet, to use up the space
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01

much as one Of these fireplaces. and
they are getting more popular every
day.
wall bookcases have been built on
either side Of this fireplace with small
windows above.
Opening of the living room with q
vide doorway Is the dining room. 10
~ 70 feet. This Is an unusually
cheerful room. being lighted By a wide
triple bag window. The small swing
ing door leads into the kitchen which
q IL By 10 fest. The kitchen Il small
snd designed 10 eliminate Is many
unnecessary steps for the housewife
as possible. II b equipped With the
latest appliances 70 reduce the WORK
% minimum. Anong these are mod
90 range. sanitary sink. leo eox snd
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01
Second Floor Plan.

which is ordinarily wasted In house
Of this type. Under the sloplng roof
two closets have been provided. They
are large enough to permit the storage
of large quantity Of clothing. Zach
bedroom is lighted by three windows
The bathroom Is also found on this
floor. 1t II equipped with the latest
bullt-in fixtures and is lighted by win
dows in the small roof dormer.
Although at a casual glance this
home looks large, 1t is only "a by IS
feet
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01

helped IN the discovery Of the secret
Of such growth. The trunk Is 30 inches
tiHlck and IL more like an arti1cially-
cot board than tree trunk.
Ets curious shape was due to no
more than q little bruise or two which
persuaded u TO grow vigorously in one
direction and not at all In any other.
a similar bruise On another trunk
made II grow q round table top Of
beautifully patterned vood. vsstiy
harder than the normal tree. IN splts
e the fact tkst Il Ersw vWy uoch
more quickly.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01
had Figured Il Out.

Davey stole penny from his baby
brother and his mother caught him at
II. She locked him up In the clothes
closet, telling him to think things
over and try to decide what should be
done in the way Of punishment.
Ten minutes later the mother heard
a light tapping on the closet door. Up
on opening It. Davey walked out. wear
ing a solemn expression upon his face.
SWELL" asked his mother. have yvu
decidedT
-Tve been thinking aud thinking
he replied. "and ] think that Jesus
wouldn't like you very well II ycu
whipped your little boy."-Columbus
Dispatch.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01
WHY LIVING HAS ADVANCED
In Our Grandfather's Days Food Was
Not Demanded to Be in lndl-
Viduai Packages.

Many Minneapolitans remember well
when tethered cows fed on the open
fields beyond the brow Of Lowry hill,
and when considerable corn fodder
stood In shock on TIE downtown side
OF Lake street, says the Minneapolis
Journal. In those days the COW was
not driven down street and MIXED In
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01
puREsRED STOCK ADVOCATED
Improvement Can Be More Quickly
Brought About BY uss Of More
Registered sirea

The more general use Of good pure
bred sires II strongly advocated Al the
foundatio stone TO live stock improve
ment on account Of the fact that Inn
provement can be more quickly ana
economically brought about In the
herds of the country By the use Of
better sires than In any other way.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01

Il see that your young nephew has
q poem n this months Massive Maya
zine. I hope be win not les praise
spoil him."
there e not the slightest 6angar
Of anything spelling him now.- sBsrisd
J. Fuller Gloon. ~He vas born spoil
d Or be eoaldn't writs poesrT.-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01

Other discoveries and experiments
prove that an artistic brulse. II may
be no more violent than strong pres
sure with the ingertips can make a
tree expand 10 desired direction.
Just ss IN insect By . little Juice or
wef-directed puncture can create q
CAB or curl q leaf.-Brooklyn Esgis
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01

contains six rooms-llving room. din
ing room. kitchen, two bedrooms, and
den. The latter can be used as a
bedroom In case OF emergency or as a
library. as the owner maySee OF. The
living room is built along popular
lines. being the largest room In the
house 20 feet inches by IA feet. At
one end Is large open fireplace lead
Ing into wide chimney. In the cold
winter nights there Is nothing that
helps to add cheer to the home as
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01
ECONOMIC IN FEEDING HOGS
-shere Abvndsnes Of Grain 10 Fur.
nished Animals VIII Net Sat a. .
Much - pasturs.

Where TOO much grain 10 fed n
hors satisfy their sppetites On gFsls
and win not eat a. much pasture e
Elhey should. Fer that reassu under
present conditions when grain prizes
are higA and pert prices eonpsrz-
lively on. Il Il advisable 20 limit -
rrxin szfioa 70 re peasds - lea
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01
May Grow Square Trees
English School 81 Forestry has hsds
the Discovery That the Process
10 Simple Ore.

A method Of growing square Trees
has heen discovered By tie sehoel #
forestry az Cambridge. Eagiand
euch trees have not Jet been grewu
- q conmercislly prpdtzbas scale. bai
sne sp<<imsn Of the oolessE tree exists
N O. schcel and it b aid % -Asvs
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01

Talk about unselfish devotioni-
"wellY
-JIbway win drop his business st
any time aud spend day helping mis-
wife hunt for cook"
~Umphl That isn't uuseIfish devo-
lion. Jlbway eats at home"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01

Jlmmie's teacher asked him whs "a
vas ists. and he replied: Nobody
walked %. cause the wskeap bell v
- eioe& ds~~t Elmm-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01

bull. Chester white boar. Lincoln
ram, bronze gobbler, and barred
rock rooster. all OF pure breeding.
There were no scrubs OF any kind on
this farm.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-01
Hat the American Rec
N4cz0T Nzz RkA0

dAT the AWtTIVHn INeu
Cross does for the
comfort of disabled
World war veterans
In the United States
public health service
hospitals resembles In
many ways the daily
care Of a mother for
tatxtduaI IL IL
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-11-26
HARMFUL EARLY
SPRING GRAZING
Carrying Capacity of Ranges Has
Been Materially Reduced
by Practice.
SEASON WILL Be SHORTENED
Forage Plants Cannot Be Grazed the
Instant They Begin to Show
Density and Luxuriance Of
Plants Are Decreased.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Darly spring grazing in Western
ranges has SO materially reduced the
carrying capacity and forage re-
sources that the forest service. United
States department of agriculture. has
found it necessary on many Of the ma.
tional forests to shorten the present
grazing season from two to four
weeks. This cut will be put into eff
feet this spring.
ut is the purpose Of the forest serv-
Ice" states an official In charge of
grazing, ito place the live stock indus
try on the national forests on q sub
stantial, permanent basis. To do this
It Is necessary to produce maximum
cover Of vegetation ON all ranges. The
first precaution is to avoid too early
grazing. Every stockman interested
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-11-26

IN his business knows that forage
plants cannot he graZed the instant
they begin to show above the ground.
Such early spring use of the range not
only decreases the density and luxuri-
ance of plant growth, but also reduces
the carrying capacity and the fertility
Of the soil, and If continued, ultimate
ly results in waste range.
Plants Grazed Too Early.
"StudieS carried on at the Great
Basin experiment station in Utah have
proved that where plants are con.
tinually cut back or cropped. the root
system loses its vitality and the plant
soon dies. On some of the national
forest ranges, which are grazed early
and heavily, the forage plants are
showing similar signs Of serious dam
age, and will rapidly go from bad to
worse if remedial measures are not
put In force. The old grasses, with
their root systems weakened by re-
peated cropping, are almost exter-
minated and are being replaced by
worthless weeds. Erosion of the soil
has also started In many places and
threatens serious erosion. Expert
ments have shown that off q ten-acre
tract. heavily overgrazed, as much as
25 tons Of earth and rock have fire.
quently been washed down after n few
minutes of heavy rain. These are
some Of the things which follow In
the wake Of too early use Of the range
and from overgrazing.
Later Season 10 Best
"A grazing season that starts later
In the spring, thus giving the forage
plants a chance to develop, and more
careful management Of the range. will
do much toward lettering and event
ually eliminating such conditions"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-11-26
LEADS IN MINERAL WEALTH
United States Easily First In Metals
Of Greatest Importance to the
Worlds Industries.

This country Of ours possesses more
mineral wealth than any other nation,
though Great Britain (including what
she .controls) Is close second.
We lead the world with 81 per cent
OF all the iron and IS per cent Of all
the coal. These. Of course. are most
important We own or control = per
cent Of NIL the petroleum.
Copper Is the great American metal.
We produce SO Per cent Of the entire
worlds yield Of that invaluable sub.
stance. OF lead we produce 10 per
cent and OF zinc 81 per cent.
pn6fand is' away ahead of us where
gold 10 concerned. We produce only e
per cent OF this precious stun. where
as Great Brltain's output amounts to
6S per cent.
On the other hand. we claim 52 per
cent OF the silver-the Mexican out
put being under our commercial con.
trol-and 1t is actually In the power Of
our government to make the market
price Of the white metal whatever Un-
Gle Sam chooses.
OF the worlds sulphur we produce
10 per cent But we have no tin
worth mentioning "a serious misfor-
tune> and little potash. Now, how
ever. the potash supply IL no longer
controlled by Germany. territory re-
Gently relinQuished to France contain
Ing large part Of the deposits Of TINT
mineral salt.--Philadelphia Ledger.