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The Adair County news., 1920-07-07
Quarterly Meetings, Columbia Dis
lriCi, Fourth Round.

jamestown, Rowena, july. 81.
Renox, Terry's. July 4, 3Tp. mo-
Bear Creek, Goose. Creek, July g.
Peytonsburg Chestnut Grove, July
Albany, Albany, July I01l.
Clinton, Pine Grove, July I3
Russell Springs, CoGey's Chapel
July 17-18.
Cane Valley Midtown, July D,
Picketts, Maple Hill, July %.
Pierce. Sulphur Well, July 2L25
Greonsburg, Earley's, July 81
Aug. J.
smmersvilIe, Hodges, Aug /, , p.
n.y.
Casey Creek, OIdProgidenco, Aug. 5
GradyYille, Prices, Aug. 7.8
Burkesgille, Marrow Bone, Aug, IA.
Is.
TOmpkInsVilIe, Wesleys, Aug. Is, 3
p. NJ, 10.
Fountain Run, T. Run, Aug. Is
Temple Hill, New Salem, Aug, 21-22
Mill Springs, Meadow Creek, Aug.
1929
Monticello, Monticello, Aug. 20, p.
M, Central Union, Aug. 80.
West Monticello, Bethesday, Aug. 81
C-ville ct Millers, Sept. As.
Elkhorn, Wesley's Sept. 3 s p. me-
C-Ville, C-ville, Sept. 12-l3
Mannsville, Merrimac, II 8 p. m. ID
Sparksv1lle, Hogards, Sept. 8.
Columbia, Tabor, Sept. 1919
T. J Wade, P. E.
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BY ROBERT n. MouLroN.

ment Of agriculture II
charged with the work Of
promoting agriculture In
its brOatiest sense. Hence
the department contains
many bureaus. The Of
flee Of farm management.
for instance. has for its
main nj,is.f.t t),o irnnrnvo.
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WOMAN, 81, TAKES AIR TRIP
Wells "Hieher!" to Pilot. Who Starts
to Descend. Says She viii
Try Il Again.

New york.-Mrs. c. J. Goff. 81 years
old. tried out flying at Camp Edwards,
Sea Girt. n. j.. and gave 1t her entire
approval.
Am too old:" she asked Lieut.
Paul Miceili as she presented herself
in front Of the flyers plane.
Not bit" he assured her. and
carefully strapped her In the passen.
gers cockpit. The plane roared along
the ground. shot into the atmosphere
and climbed zenithward. At 1000 fee,
the pilot turned and looked nj nj.
passenger. She told him to 90 higher
He came down in a few dives and
spirals.
"Was that ten minutes?" Mrs Co1
queried as she was helped out She
was assured that that time had also
flown.
well. I'm coming hack Sunday.
she announced as she left the field IN
an automobile for Asbury Park. where
she Is passing the sulnmes,
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GATHERED FACTS

An Argentine physician treats
whooptng cougi, by injections of nm
extract brewed from the patients
sputum.
In 1890 only oaOOO.OOO pounds Of
tobacco were sold in the United States.
Last year the sales reached 0l4,OOO.-
600 pounds.
Time equivalent to 3Ot,O.ODO days Is
said to have been saved to the women
Of the United States ny the electric
washing machines sold last year.
Fifty thousand Indians from all
parts Of Mexico recently completed
their week Of homage to their patron
saint. the Virgin Of Guadalupe, and
their pilgrimage to the shrine Of the
virgin.
The Nennonites derive their name
from Memo SimOns. formerly a Cath
ollie priest. who became a teacher and
leader of the Anahaptists about 1877.
and published his True Christian
Belief IN ll5G.
\ daily newspaper In st. Peters
burg. FlN.. gives away its whole e,li.
ton every day the sun doesn't shine.
and In nine years and six months
there have heen only fifty.six free H.
sues If the paper.
Frank NJ. Clark Of Hedlcy. Tex,
recently received $1,000 Insurance on
the life Of the largest hog In the
world. which died on his Silver Crest
farm. Not long ago Mr.. Clark refused
$1,000 for tho animal.
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treatment required for the different
samples varies considerably. depend
ing upon it's physical character. the
judgment Of the miller must be assisted
by definite Information concerning the
sample. In this he has before him the
record obtained In the grading lahO-
ratory. which includes the very neces-
sary data regarding the moisture con-
tent. As comparatively small quaint.
ties are used in the milling tests. tht.
addition Of moisture and the control
of all conditions surrounding this
process are relatively simple.
The milling is done on a small non.
automatic testing mill consisting of
four single stands Of six by six inch
rolls, three corrugated and one
smooth. The mill is so operated thar
the flow Of five-break nine-retluction
roller mill. such as is IN commercial
use. can he closely initiated.
Every effort is made to standar tlize
the conditions under which the tests
are made. in order that the results Sc.
cured may he comparable in all cases.
One innovation in this connection.
which Is considered Of extreme impOr.
lance. is apparatus for controlling thu.
humidity of the milling room. This
has proved to be II very valuable all
junct. and Is distinctly new feature
as applied to work Of this character.
After short period In storage the
flour produced In the mill goes to the
bakery. where its actual quality is de-
terlnlned by its conversion into bread
under standardized conditions.
This bakery Is very completely
equipped for accurately controlled
work. DOugh.mixing machines. an
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Lovers Tie Feet:
Plunge into Sea

Hilo. Island of Hawaii
Strapped together as they leape.l
into the sea to fulfill double
suicide pact. Cye Tafaburo.
Japanese Of North Kohala. and
Maxine Kukuyama. wife Of an
other Japanese. partly failed In
their endeavOr. TafahurO was
drowned but the woman was
pulled from the surf by w. Pine
haka. jailer Of North KOhaia.
Pinehaka saw the pair, with
ankles and bodies tied together.
leap as one into the sea from
the rocks below Hawi. on the
North Kohala coast. He scram-
bled down to the waters edge
just as the tide washed the
woman back to shore. the bonds
that tied her to her companion
having, broken.
Later Tafabnro's body was
recovered by Hawaiian divers.
The woman's infant child,
wrapped in her obi. or grille,
was found hanging on Il tree NOT
fur from the Spot where she had
failed in her attempt at suicide.
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eminent If the country was con.
cerned. and 1t was not until Queen
Victoria had commenced her long reign
that this was accomplished finally by
Lord Melbourne. who was prime min.
lister"
1t was strange sight to visitors In
Cologne on Saturday. June 5. to see
the British troops with ma>spd hands
parading the cathedral square in honor
"f King Georges birthday. The people
filled MI the side streets and crowded
III" windows of the shops and houses
which overlooked the scene. They be-.
haved in an orderly manner, and the
mounted German policemen who were
on duty had II" difficulty in keeping
the big crowd back.
Before the VA" Cologne was very
prosperous and had large garrison.
There is great change In the bearing
nj the railway and street car officials
toward the ordinary people. Their
smart uniforms and autocratic man.
nerS of former days have disappeared.
They now SLOUGH about in old army
uniforms minus the facing. and are
civil To the public almost to the point
of Servility.
There Is Il little more meat in Co.
l"gne than in Berlin. which Is due to
the supplies coming NJ the Rhine from
Rotterdam for the British army. and
the bread Is of better quality. The
Tommy gets his ratinnS and his white
bread daily and purchases his extra
supplies from the caDteen. With the
low rate Of exchange he has been liv.
ing in clover on his army pay. and the
majority hope that the occupation will
last for years. The greater number
of these soldiers did not take part In
the great war. hut are older men who
enlisted for three years service In the
occupied territory after the ar,nistice
was signed.
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British Officer in Cologne Finds
Only Professional Soldiers
Anxious for II.
CHANGES IN CITY ON RHINE
People Submit Calmly to British Rule
Street Car Officials Are Now
Almost Serviie-eusi.
ness Picks Up.

tologne.-The British army appears
{" have acquired strong grip on this
section Of occupied Germany. and the
soldiers get along very well with the
people. They mincle freely with them
In the streets, restaurants and cafes.
aud pick mp colioquiai phrases very
aeadiiy. There has been very little
friction between the Tommies and the
Inhabitants. All disputes between the
army nf occupation and the people Of
Cologne fave been brought before a
court of arbitration. and the Germans
50 far have not complained of any of
the awards.
There is more business in Cologne in
commercial and trade circles than in
The other large German cities. which
Is owing ~ the business transacted
with England and Holland. The Dutch
merchants are sending all the food
Ssnfs> they can lay hands upon into
Germany. which keeps the prices very
high. in :hei- own country and is caus-
ia. strong protests to be made by the
working clnSSeS in Rotterdam. AmSter-
dam and other cities. The goods are
brought from Holland TO dusseldorf
and Cologne by freight steamboats,.
There is considerable activity in the
factories in Aachen. Dusseldorf and
sn!ngne. The people In these cen!erS
are paving attention to their business
and are more optimistic in regard to
Tte our.oo'> than the Germans in Rer.
lin Hamburg and Frankfort.
Fight Al, Gone.
The British officers of senior rank
Nth NJ OH have conversed here say
iiaf they do not believe there Is any
probability Of the nation wanting to
i;.h, for many years To come. The
Germans. apart from the officers and
uaieros'cers OF the old army. who
have b.en trained to arms "a il calling.
Viii not 20 to war in Il hurry because
they have realized very clearly that ii
,st.'S no, pay. and they do no, wish
their sons to be trained as soldiers as
&nou as they leave school and sub.
Sec'ed TO the tyranny of the drill SER
EeantS.
An English officer Of high rank. who
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electrically heated fermentation cahi-
net In which the heating IL antoniat-
tcally controlled. and an electric bak.
ing oven constitute the main equip
ment used by the baker In producing
his numerous miniature patches or
bread. Once baked. the expansion Of
the loaf and the texture, color and fla
vOr Of the bread are determined and
recorded.
Other tests Of technical nature. such
as will show gluten. protein and mois-
ture content. are made on the -four.
to assist In determining its commercial
value and Interpreting the results of
the baking tests. Much OF this work II
done IN well-eQuipped laboratory adj
joining the bakery. In addition to this
the unsurpassed facilities of the h,l.
reau Of chemistry are also available In
the conduct Of Investigations that lead
into the field of chemical research.
The immediate direction Of the work
Of the laboratory IL under the chief OF
the bureau of markets. and the prob
lens holding first place at the present
time relate primarily to the many fac
tors That must be considered In the
proper revision and intelligent appli-
cation of the federal wheat standards:
however. the facilities offered by this
specialized equipment and corps of
workers are also available to other hu-
reaus If the department.
Numerous milling and baking tests
are made for the bureau 0f plant in
.lustry to assist in their efforts to de-
velop for the various sections Of the
country more prolific strains Of wheat
having superior milling and baking
qualities.
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GERMANS ARE
TIRED OF WAR

speaks German fiuently and has trav-
eled all over the country in the last
year. said. in speaking on this subject !:
AT the present time Germany could
put a well-equipped army Of 100000
officers and men into the field If they
could be organized to fight together.
The major part Of this force ~ the
army Of the Baltic and the smaller
bodies Of troops who have not yet
heen disbandcd. The ordinary German
workman. 81 far rs my knowledge
goes. Is fed up with war. and desires
to live with his family and pursue his
trade peacefully.
THE French military authorities do
not agree with this view in regard to
the Germans and believe that they are
secretly organizing to avenge their de-
feat The officers. especially the Prus-
slams of the old regime, would no
doubt like to do this. as fighting is
their trade. hnt the rank AMI file would
refuse to follow them into the field
''The Germans have plenty of air
planes. arms and ammunition. Out of
7S.NN field guns they possessed when
the armiStice was signed they have de.
stroyed only 1000 SO far. 1t Is very
ment to carry out the conditions of
the peace treaty. which demand that
these guns should he destroyed. and
that the forts and strategic railways
constructed in the course Of the war
should he demolished. The claim is
put forth that all this work would &C.
cupy a long time and would he nnpro-
ductive and expensive to the govern
ment, which has no funds 10 meet II.
Personally. Judging from the slow
manner III which things have been
done so far think it will be years
before these conditions are fulfilled. If
ever
.'There is one thing certain to any
sane person who knows the conditions
existing here at the present time: that
is. if Germany is to pay the indemnity
or any portion Of it. IN the near future
she must he supplied with raw mate
ri;ls to start the factories to work and
with foodstuffs for the people.
Officials Are Civil.
"Therp is good deal of talk among
the better class in favor Of cOnStitu-
tional monarchy on similar lines to
that of Great Britain. but that would
he impossible SO far rs any Of the
German princes are concerned. They
do not know the meanin. Of such II
form Of government and would imme.
l!ately become autocratic dictatOrs
directly any one Of them assembled the
throne. II took England nearly a hun
dred years to persuade the HanOve-
rian sovereigns that they were to he
seen and not heard, so far as the gov
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Some of the caterpillars found In
the region OF the Darling river In
Australia are more than six inches in
length.
In only a few cities Of western ST.
IBERIA are there twO-story houses.
Baths in houses are very rare. public
baths being used.
Great interest in American ready.
built houses has been expressed In
both France and England. according
to John Il. Walker. lumber trade com.
missioner.
Hannah Montague, wife of black.
smith, made the first detached linen
collar for men in Troy. n. T.. In 1919.
Now IN one collar factory In that city
:sO.OOO yards OF linen IL used daily.
An English fire department is test
Ing new FIRE escape by which per-
sons are lowered In a basket from a
tower raised against a building in.
stead Of heing carried down ladders.
The shah Of Persia possesses per
haps the most valuable pipe in the
world. 1t is the Persian official pipe.
aud IL smoked only on state occa-
sions. 1t is set with rmbies and dia.
mon,ls. and Is valuesl Mt $5OOtNO.
Matches are turned out In huge
quantities by machinery. The ma
chimes now in use cut up great planks
Of wood into match snlinters Mt light.
Mug speed. The ends Of the splints
are then passed through paratiin
hath and receive their heads.
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Tent of farm practice by introducing
better business methods and by apply
Ing the principles Of science.
Then there are the weather bureau,
the bureaus OF animal industry and
plant Industry. the forest service. the
bureaus of soils. entomology. biological
survey. crop estimates and so on.
Among these are the bureau Of chem
istry and the bureau Of markets. The
former is largely concerned with ana.
lyt'cal work and investigation under
the food and drugs act and questions
Of agricultural chemistry Of public in
terest. The bureau Of markets has a
wide scope. Its work Is divided into
fOu" brancleS--investigati demon.
strati"nal. service and regulating. One
branch of It's investigatiOnal work Is
the securing OF basic information Of
fundamental importance regarding
marketing methods an,, conditions and
also regarding the standardization Of
agricultural products and methods
used in their handling.
su"uS w tbV uNtISitlVS VI tue Wv.
partment revolve about the grain that
the United States produces and eats.
The specific activity with which this
article Is concerned il ''the milling and
baking qualities "f grain for which
standards have been established under
the United States grain standards act"
Scientific milling and baking have
received the attention Of corps Of in.
''estigators. An experimental mill and
baking laboratory have recently been
installed Mt cost Of $4,000. They
are quite np-t0-tiatp and by means Of
them n large amount of accurate in.
formation. hitherto understandable, has
been secured.
The laboratory IL really a series If
laboratories. each equipped for doing
4 particular part If the Investigate onal
work. The wheat samples obtained for
testing purposes first pass through the
grading laboratory. where a complete
mechanical analysis Is made OF eacl,
sample and a detailed record kent Of
It's condition. physical characteristics.
purity and sOundness. This feature Of
the investigation il not the least i'm
pOrtant. az II Is through the observa.
tion In this room that these investiga.
lions can he definitely connected with
practical grain grading and wheat val
uati0n.
After this operation Is completed the
samples pass into the hands 1T the
miller. who puts them through the
cleaning machinery. where they are
handled in practically the same man
ner az In the commercial mill cleaning
department. The equipment here con.
sists Of two grim separators and
scourer. Once cleaned, the sample Is
ready for tempering.
Every type and condition Of wheat
grown In the country Is met with in
the course Of the work Of this labora.
tory. and owing to the fact that the
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OF the czar. says the Manchester
Guardian.
This "EmperOr's Plate" was n very
handsome trophy. being reduced
copy of the famous statue Of Peter
the Great Mt Petrograd. ornnmented
With figures of Russian soldiers and
with views Of Windsor castle. the
kremlin and the winter palace. When
the Crtmean war broke out the Gold
cup regxlned the place Of honor.
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Trophy Is Highly Priced

in white Spanish mantles. and the
prince of Wales glorious in bottle.
green"
Thirty-seven years later the Car
Nicholas ] was 30 delighted with the
race for the cup that he begged to he
allowed to substitute . piece Of plate,
which. appropriately enough. was won
In the following year By Lord Abe.
masle's Emperor. - nameo 10 honor
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Gold Cup, Chief Award at Ascot Meet
Ina. Coveted BY Every Racing
Man In England.

The Gold cup, which rewards the
simmer Of the chief event at tie Ascot
meeting, II perhaps the most coveted
nrisa OF the turf. It has had varied
iistory. In 1907 the drst race for the
aold cup was witnessed BY George
1rs queen and the three psiucesses
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Hongkonx packs and ships about
s.O00.OOO!OOO pounds OF rice annually.
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-05

backed by military force TO hear anu
decide disputes between nations. a.
frequent intervals from that tihs 10
this various schemes have been plo-
posed, emanating from first one ma
ticn and than ano her, for the put-
pose of settling international coItIo-
versies or for the domination OF III
dividual nations by a superTstate nav
ing military power to coerce any ma
tion that refused to obey its man
dates. Undoubtedly the most prac-
teal and most promising pan was
that proposed early in the Nlneteen'h
Century by peace socispes ors3n'xed
by delegates from all the leading nd
tions of the world proposipg The Or
ganization of n congress OF nations
and a permanent arbitration tribunal
with the enforcement of decress let
to international public opilion.
"An association of nations with
force as its basis means the begin
ming of an international bureaucracy
destructive of national ald indiyid-
lal liberty. Experience rot only in
he United States but in all nations,
demonstrates the inevitable acquisi-
lion and Capitalization of power by
my governmental authority to which
he people once delegate part of their
sovereignty. So long as selfshness
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-05
FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG

1.-THE Wilsonian League of Nations
scheme has failed to meet popular ap-
proval because it was fundamentally
wrong in its structure and was
brought forth in violation of all the
essential principles of popular gov
ernment," declares the Republican
Publicity Association. through its
President, Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr.
1T was planned in secrecy and its
adoption by Europena nations was Sc
cured by deception. Neither the peo-
pie of the nited States nor their duly
chosen representatives had voice in
framing the provisions of the League
covenant. President Wilson falsely
represented to European countries
that American insisted upon the adop-
tion of the League as part of the
Peace Treaty. He falsely represented
to the United States that failure of
adoption of the League as he framed
it would break the heart of the
world
"The movement for the promotion
Df world peace is not new. Nearly five
hundred years ago the King Of Do-
hemia proposed a plan for an inter
national parliament and a tribunal
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-05

and ambition continue to be elements
in human nature, this self-develop-
ment of bureaucratic power is GER
tain to result from the establishment
Of any governing body. whether ma
tional or international. The League
of Nations covenant, extremely repug-
nant though it was to American citi-
zens, was mild indeed in its provis-
ions as compared with the power
which the League Council and As
sembly would acquire within the next
half century if the United States had
become a member.
rejection of the Wilsonian League
by the United States does not mean
termination of an effort to promote
world peace. There should be. and un-
doubtedly will be, international con-
ferences or congresses participated in
by representatives of all the leading
nations for the purpose of drafting
code of international law, establish
ing new and better principles of in
ternational relations, and promoting
justice throughout the world. But
such laws should be based entirely
upon the consent of the legislative
bodies of the nations to be bound
thereby. Such code of international
law will be framed and adopted on its
own merits and not interviewer with
Milford chronicle., 1920-11-05
Comparative Figures

Before the war, according to the
lowest estimates of Germany, her an
nual production was S1O,750,000, 900,
while the consumption was $S,250,0 ,0O0,-
600. thus giving surplus of $780,
100000. Taking into consideration all
Germany's loss of territory and of hu-
man life, as well as of the sacrifices
which she made by reason of the war.
Andre Tardieu estimates her present
production at $500, 100000, but with
a cOrrespOndingly decreased national
consumption of S5,72O,00O,0OO
This being the case, NJ. Tardieu
rightly holds that with Germany's
industrial and commercial re-
coVery, as shown above, which is
growing by leaps and bounds. it is
ridiculous to pretend she will be un-
able to pay more than ten billion dol
lars. spread over a term of thirty
years in lieu of the penalty of $751;
00,000,000 imposed upon her by the
treaty of Versailles.
France is likewise showing an alto
gether amazing economic vitality. But
France feels herself obliged
to devote the surplus of production
over consumption to the reconstruc-
Lion of her industries, supplementing
her, requirements in this connection,