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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-13
ETHICAL UNION MEETS
Philadelphia Society Marks Thirty
fifth Birthday

The Philadelphia Ethical Culture
Society is attracting the completion
Of thirty five years of activity Satur-
day and Sunday. Today and tomorrow
the American Ethical Union holds its
annual conference here.
The conference of the leaders of the
American ethical societies began this
afternoon. at the Ethical Society
House. 1924 Spruce street. To-
morrow morning. at 10 80 o'clock, the
delegates meet. In the evening there will
be a public meeting. Another public
meeting will be held on Saturday at
10 80 a. m.
A motor trip to Valley Forge and
other places of interest in and around
the city is being arranged for the out
of town delegates Saturday afternoon.
Saturday evening is to be given over
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-13

missioner CIaxton, urgent appeals for
the training OF men specificaily Tor nign :
way and transportation engineering are
being received. AT the coming confer.
ence representative Of close to two.
score of Americas largest educational
institutions will bc. urged TO incorporate
in the curriculum courses in these sub
iects. Few, " any, colleges give spe-
cial course in motortrurk transporta
ton, Commissioner Claxton states.
Technically trained men to handle
tho repair and construction Of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-13
LouIsIana rostponss suMraae

Baton Rouge, Ia, May 13.--(By A,
PD--Contrary to expectations, Gov.
crnor Peasants message to the Legis.
lature contained no reference to the
ratification Of the suffrage amendment.
The fight for and against Louisiana be.
coming the thirty sixth state to ratify
has been postponed until after-thc in.
auguration Of Governor elect John NJ
Parker.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-13
Germany to Keep Ships at Home

Berlin. May 13.-CBy A. P.)-Or-
dcrs have been given by the German
Government that German ships will not
be allowed to ply any longer between
foreign ports, as all tonnage is re-
quired in domestic commerce. says a
Hamburg dispatch to the Bocrson-
Courier
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-13

Sunday School, representing in play,
song and tableaux the seasons work
will be given at 3 80 o'clock Sunday
afternoon at the Society House.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-13
BOOKS CAST ASIDE .
IN H. c. |. BATTLE
John Spargo Says Public Is Too
Busy Earning Money Nova
days to Read
MOVIES MOLD OPINIONS

Baseball parks. moving picturc
houses and department stores are the
great forces in characterization today"
said John Spargo, prominent writer on
social questions, at today's session OF
the twentieth annual convention of the
American booksellers Association. at
the Bellevue Stratford.
Doug Fairbanks. Mary riCkford.
Theda Bara and Charlie Chaplin arc
the high priests and pricstesscs Of the
same cult" he continued, "aud Id like
10 see books take a proper place beside
these great influences on the people. !
don't say that books are superior or
inferior to these other interests of the
people, but l want to see them given
chance.
library Is In Garage
People in cities are generally too
worried by landlords and the high cost
of living to find time to read. They
get In the habit of keeping the icebox
under the bed and the library in the
garage. Cities arc only the excrescences
Of the healthy body Of the country. after
all.
"The effort to sell more books should
. be made in the small towns. They are
the heart and brains and conscience of
the country.
Only 4 per cent of the communities
1of the country have access to public Ii
braries. and this includes only 30 per
cent Of the people"
He urged against the muzzling Of the
foreign press in this country. and stated
that for the most part it Loyalty trans
mitted American ideals. He also
urged that foreigners teach their chill
dreu their native language in addition
10 the speech of this country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-13
Fiction Character Honored

In that way. he claimed. they would
hold on, to the art and literature of
their former homes.
christopher Morley. writer and for
. mer Philadelphian. IS present at the
convention today and will assist in con
ferring the degree of doctor of book
selling on the leading character in his
book, "The Haunted Bookshop."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-19
The Capital VIII Like Zoning System

Washington has wonderful oppor-
tunlty 10 demonstrate the effectiveness
OF the plan. The capital has very few
manufacturing plants 10 start with.
and is so arranged rs 10 present fewer
obstacles 60 n complete zoning system
than any other city In the country. II
not In the world. And you will find,
when the plan Is In full effect, that
the entire citizenship will agree that
II Is one OF the best things that ever
happened for the city.
"The zOnIng system bars manufac-
turing plants from invading residential
sections, and thereby insureS the man
who buys home against having n
boiler factory or some other similar
plant established next door. or even
In the same neighborhood On the
other hand, IL secures TO the manu-
featuring element absolute domain
over certain sections, and leaves out
let for growth and development such
as any going concern IL bound to
need.
with Washington fairly under the
zonlng system. | predict that II will
become a model city to which eX-
perts from all parts Of the country
will be sent 20 obtain ideas for zoning
other cities"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-19
These Farmers Make No Large Profits

FIGURES on farm profits covering
i seven years in two areas and five
years in third, made public by the
United States Department OF Agri-
culture show that comparatively few
OF the farmers in the groups studied
have been making large profits during
the recent years Of comparatively
high prices.
The figures indicate chiefly:
That the farmers average return on
investment increased from per cent
In 1913 20 per cent in 1918.
That most OF them are making less
than $500 cash per year over and
above the things the farm furnishes
toward the family living, which. how
ever. constitutes very important fac
tor
The three groups Of farms studied
are located, respectively. in Washing
ton county. Ohio (25 farms. hill coun-
try, seven years.; Clinton County.
Indiana 600 farms. corn belt, seven
years., and Dane county. Wisconsin,
eco farms. dairy region. five years..
Representatives CT the department Wis
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-19
Can't Entirely Supplant the Lowing Kline

I ACK of pasturage for dairy cattle
IL In the vicinity Of Nitro, w. Va,
resulted in the establishment at that
war-built city of "mechanical dairy"
where milk and cream equivalent to
the output Of farm with 1900 milk
cows was produced, according TO n
government report just published. Bot
ties and cans OF the fluid were labeled
RECONSTRUCTED" milk or cream and
"nltrolac."
Accommodations for $4,000 inhabit-
ants were provided at Nitro: schools
churches, hospitals. department stores,
restaurants. and oil the other ele-
ments of modern well-equipped COM
munlty being part of the project.
AS constructive problem. IL was
comparatively simple. but officials be-
gan to strike snGgs rs soon M they
approached the task OF insurlng sup
ply Of staple foodstufrs, particularly OF
fresh milk.
Nitro In situated ir mountainous
district, where little, II any. natural
pnsturage Is available. Local milk
supplies We're barely sufficient TO sat
isfy the normal demands OF Charles
town, the nearest metropolis.
Expansion or the natural supply be-
Ing out OF the question. the public
health service was asked for aid and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-19

the first mechanical dairy" resulted
The process used is described as the
"emulslfication OF butter fat obtained
from unsalted butter In u solution OF
skinned milk powder. or diluted
evaporated milk"
A building 100 feet long by 81 feet
wide, was constructed and provided
with huge mixing watts. refrIgerators
and bottling apparatus.
Chemically pure water was used In
the mixing and careful tests made OF
the product, which proved 20 be lit
tie superior. II anything, the report
said, Co natural milk.
This should encourage tho Depart
ment OF Agriculture 10 speed up It's
efforts at the forest service laboratory
nc Madison, Mis-. 20 produce just.as-
good cattle food from sawdust!
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-19

w ASEINGTON.-A squadron Of nine
w war vessels has been formed TO
patrol the waters OF Central and South
America, operating as a distinct COM
mand from either the Atlantic or Pa
cific fleet. Rear Admiral Benjamin
@. Bryan has hoisted his pennant on
the Dolphin and formally taken COM
mand of the first Latin-American
squadron.
His force consists Of five light and
speedy cruisers, the Denver, Calves
ton, Des Moines, Cleveland and Ia
coma, and the gunboats Ashevllle, Nj
agara and Sacramento, with the Dol
phin. formerly the official vessel Of the
secretary OF the navy as flagship.
The squadron will have its base at
the Canal Zone, which will enable It
10 transfer I'm whole or I'm part from
the Atlantic 10 the Pacific, and makes
possible the speedy mobilization of an
adequate force to meet any emergency
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-19
HOGGlNG OFF CORN IN FAVOR
North Dakota College Secured Return
OF S45.54 Per Acre by Using
Herd Of Shotes.

While corn usually is considered
not as q money crop but one 10 clean
up the land, yet the North Dakota
Agricultural college received a re-
turn Of S45.54 per acre by using ~
sh0tes 10 hog off TO acres of flint corn
in 1913, according to J. III. Shepperd
of the experiment station.
1.-The hogs were turned in the field
September 6, when they averaged 109
pounds in weight. and left there I'M
Ill November 10, making an average
gain of "a pounds, or gain Of 2S1.75
pounds per acre. They were market
ed at 1851 cents, which. allowing for
shrinkage, gave a return of S45.54 per
acre"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-19
FIGHT ON RATS
MUST Be WACED
Constant Warfare Must Be Made
on PeStiferouS Rodent to
Get Best Results.
DETERMINATION is POSSIBLE
No Matter How Badly House Be In
tested With Pests Methods Per-
fected Will Absolutely De-
stroy Little Animals.

Spasmodic rat determination cam
paigns are of course beneficial, but to
secure lasting results constant warfare
must be waged against the rat. say
specialists of the bureau of biological
survey. United States Department Of
Agriculture. The necessity for this is
plain in the fact that rats begin to
breed at three months and have from
six to ten filters q year. with an aver
age of ten young to each litter.
Radiance Possible.
Specialists of the department of ag-
riculture for years have made extern
sive studies of rats and methods of
discriminating them. No matter how
badly a house may he infested with
rats. these experts maintain, the use
of the methods perfected by them will
absolutely, and without doubt, rid the
house Of the rodents.
Throughout the United States health
authorities are advocating the use of
these methods md gratifying results
are being secure I'd. Thus Kansas has
designated a special rat day." Gin
cinnati is spending thousands of dol
lars in a rat campaign, and similar
movements are being conducted at
Norfolk, along the Gulf coast, and in
many other cities. In addition the bu-
reau is constantly giving advice TO hun
dreds of correspondents.
Means of DESTROYING.
RAT proofing" of buildings is the
basic step in rat determination. Food
should be protected and sanitary meth
DDS employed for disposal of waste
food. Where rats may die in the walls
poisoning ~ not recommended, but
where this condition cannot result
barium carbonate worked into almost
any kind Of food is the poison TO use.
Snap traps, often called "guillotine
traps" are the most effective In trap
ping. The traps should be placed in
every part of the house that rats fire.
quent. One or two traps are not
enough. The traps should be balted
with fresh meats, seeds, nuts, vege-
tables. fruit. or any other food.
The bureau will be glad TO advise
anyone regarding the correction OF any
rat condition, upon receipt of fun de
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-19
Unclc Sans Latin-American Squadron

Admiral Bryan will have several thou
sand men under his command, anu
the character of the fleet will permit
of the close patrol even Of shallow
tidal waters
II was explained at the navy de-
partment that the object of. creating
the Latln-American squadron was TO
centralize command of all vessels on
duty in those waters and eliminate
complications as to assignment Of yes
sells for special duty there.
Secretary Daniels said that the ar
rangement had been completed after
consultation with admiral ROdmCn.
commanding the Pacific fleet, and Ad-
miral Wilson, In command in Atlantic
waters, and that 1t was designed to
simplify the tremendously extensive
patrol along the Latin-American coasts.
1t is known. however, that the State
department has shown great interest
In the report from naval and other
sources of the recent disorders in
Honolulu, and the various exhibitions
OF ill-feeling aroused by the three cor
nered dispute over boundary lines
which has involved, Chile. Peru and
Argentina.
Central America Is In q frOth of
conflicting ambitions, national and
personal, OF Industrial unrest and aoti-
foreign sentiment, according to reports
from Americans In that troubled sec
fjon
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-19
GOOD CONTAINERS OF
HIGHEST IMPORTANCE
Those With Handles Are Not
Likely to be Changed.
Bamboo Baskets Serve Purpose Quits
satisfactorily and May be Used
Long Time-Ordinary Spirit
Vessel Is Good.

One important requirement for par
eel post shipping and marketing is a
proper and satisfactory cOntainer. the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture points out. Sometimes the con-
sumner can secure containers more
readily and economically than the pro-
Queer. Those with handles are much
less likely to be damaged in transit in
the mails than those which are not
thus supplied and which are likely to
be tossed or thrown or handled by the
string or Irvine used in tying them
a bamboo basket serves the purpose
very well and may be used a long
time. Ordinary splint baskets made of
strips of veneer may also be used, and
If they can be secured at price stuff
GENTLY cheap z new one for each ship
ment is more economical than having
them returned, unless they are sent
back In lots of ten or more under one
cover. This, of course. necessitates
using them without a wooden handle
in which case a heavy Irvine should
be used for a handle. This twine car
be united and the baskets nestled, OF
placed in one another. for return ship
ment. If q basket with a woOder
handle is used. care should be taken
to see that it is securely nailed not
only at the rim of the basket but furth-
er down toward the bottom, so as &c
prevent undue leverage which may
break lose the mailing
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-19

~ MAT one Of the best moves ever
made for Washington was the in
stGllation of the zonlng system of city
planning is the opinion of Ebert j.
Frederick OF 81. Louis, a visitor. He
says the move has attracted the atten-
ton OF dozens OF large cities. which
are watching with eager interest the
effect of the zoning system at the ma
tional capital.
1.-THE system. although practically
new In st. Louis, has done wonders
for that city" Mr. Frederick continued.
property values have risen and have
become stabilized by reason OF the In
stallation of coming, and men who were
bitterly opposed TO the move at first
now give IL their most hearty COM
mendation.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-19
USE SUNFLOWER FOR SILAGE
When Grown With Corn Yield Was
Considerably Increased-Fe:d
Value Not Impaired.

Considerable interest has developed
in the past two or three years in sun
flowers As a silage crop. \ number
of farmers in Michigan have grown
sunflowers with corn, says the quar-
terly bulletin of the Michigan Agri-
cultural college. They claim that the
yield was considerably increased and
the feeding value was not impaired.
Most of them, however, said they pre-
ferred that sunfiowers should not take
up more than one-third of the silage
material.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-19
WATERPROOF WASH FOR SILO
Mixture of Liquid Paraffin and Cement
is Excellent for Inside of
Structures.

One of our readers has reported
that he has discovered an excellent wa
:erproOi wash for the inside of &
masonry silo. says Wallace'S Farmer.
1t is simply a mixture of three quarts
of liquid parafiin to each 100 pounds
of cement The parafiin may be
bought through any of the regular oil
companies. The mixture is well
adapted TO putting on the inside Of
hollow tile or brick siloS.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-19
"spareO IN Readlnesa.

A little girl was on n ferryboat with
her mother. Evidently being the first
time she was on boat. she looked
mother questioned her rs TO how she
liked the boat, upon which she re-
piled: II think IL very nice, and / am
glad they carry spare" pointing TO
q life buoy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-19

or the Hay as Feed for Various
Farm Animals.

The real value OF alfalfa is with the
live stock man who can either pasture
with hogs or use the hay for feeding
purposes. There is no doubt about
the value of alfalfa Us hog pasture
or as q feed for cattle and horses. A
yield OF four or five tons per acre
means a return which will cover any
trouble in getting a stand or incOn-
venience In handling the crop In the
busy season.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-19

tied all of these farms year after year.
The average farm income OF the 25
farmers visited In Washington county,
Ohio, for the seven years. 19l2-19lS.
was S610: the labor income. $276; the
return on investment, 40 per cent; ;
the food. house rent. fuel value sup
piled by farm, 1859 per year
The income OF the 100 farmers In
Clinton county. Indiana, averaged
S1.s56 for the seven years, 1910 and
1913-191S. and their labor incomes
1858. Return on capital was 81.
Food, house rent and fuel supplied by
farm. s425 year.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-19
HANDLE SQUASH CAUTIOUSLY
Extreme Care Is Essential If The,
Are TO Keep Weli-Good ven-
tilation Is Needed.

Squash should be carefully handled
from the field TO storage if they are
10 keep well. Place on wooden racks
in storage house one layer deep. The
house should be warm and have a
good circulation OF air.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-19

subllmatc or formaldehydc. The crop
gets the best OF care. The fields are
visited twice during the summer by
the state inspector and all foreign
varieties pulled out. At harvest they
are carefully assorted, only sound stock
true 10 name being sacked. After
each bag is inspected To make sure that
II Is true 10 type and not mixed with
other varieties, II Is tagged with the
state label. Wisconsin, Maine. Min
nesota and New York state potato
growers are doing an increasing busl-
ness raising certified seed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-19
CERTIFIED SEED is FAVORED
Potatoes Are Treated Before Planting
With Corrosive SubIimate or
Formaldehyde.

Certified seed potatoes are now dc
manded by all good farmers. Such pc
tatoes are grown from certified seed
treated before planting with corrosive
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-19

tails. Letters should be addressed TO
the bureau of biological survey, United
States Department of Agriculture.
Washington, ID. C..
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-01-22
Patrons Appreciate School
Teachers Efforts

IL has been suggested by some OF
the patrons OF the local grade school
that the teachers or that institution
deserve much credit for the manner
IN which they entertained and favored
the pupils at Christmas time Thru
their Efforts IL is said that many chill
dren were made particularly happy.
and the Christmas spirit was made
apparent turnout the school.
Miss Mary Grabill had Chrigtma-
tree and grab bag for the pupils pri-
mary and FIRST grades. Grades two.
three, and four held short program
with Christmas tree Each child
brought a present for one OF his
schoolmates. Mrs. VIM Deurig. Miss
Wolfe and Miss Gertrude Walter are
the teachers OF these grades The
iixth grade had Christmas party IN
he Cafeteria, ice cream and cake be-
ns served by the teacher. Mrs.
The fifth. seventh. and
eighth grades had program con-
'ibting OF games and a grab bag, the
eachers being Mrs, Patton. Mrs
Johnson and Miss Ellis.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-01-22
w ANT ADS

M OEn WANT Al IA ~ - a. eei.ls
0ll per line Drsi in~rith a. ana 81 Dsr lile
= " for subsequent insert ions. ~lih a
minimum Of tbrss iinrs All want ads
ar. casn- We DO not keep book on these
ads Count Dix words Ia Tie line when
computing cost
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-01-22

Don't forget the date OF the Fire
mems benefit TO be held al the Gem
Theatre the nights OF January 26 and
81 Back to Gods Country Is the
name OF the picture to be shown.