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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-17
Attorney Dawson to Attend Hearing
COMMERCIAL RADIO OPENED,

NEW YORK, May 17.-Opening OF
commercial wireless service between
Scandinavian countries and the
United States is announced here by
the Radio Corporation of America.
The American stations are at Marion
and Chatham, Mass, and their COM
Elementary stations at Stavanger and
Naerore in Norway.
The corporation recently opened
two other transocean routes, one
from San Francisco to Hawaii and
the other from New York to Great
Rritain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-17
Bogus Bread Cards in Austria

VIENNA. May 1.-THE food con-
troiler told the Austrian national
assembly that bread rations had
b-en obtsined On 100000 bogus bread
tickets during the past year. Dur
ing the same time thirtynine tons
of sugar were stolen from railway
trains, he declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-17
COURT UPH0LDS
WARTIME CONVICTIONS

Conviction OF Daniel OConnell,
lawyer. and five other residents of
San Franctseo for violating the Sc
lscttve service and espionage acts
wa upheld today by the United
States Supreme Court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-17
No Hunger Crie. Here.

"Returning to the United States
few weeks ago with all these horrors
ringing in my ears. I found myself
once more in a land whose granaries
were OVERLOOKING. where health and
plenty abounded, and where life and
activity and eager enterprise were in
the full food. And though l well
know of a hundred disturbing prob
lens. / heard OF no hunger cries. No
American children were dying in their
mothers arms for lack OF milk or
bread"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-17

THE people of Europe are and will
always be grateful to us for what
we did. and they accepted at full face
value our declarations of what we
were going to do. Now they think we
have turned our backs on them. AS
| have heard it expressed. You
came over here and wrote down the
rules of the game and then chucked
us.
Mr.. Wilson was not the only Ameri-
can whose voice carried in Europe. On
the 18th day of July. 1918, the day
when the boys of the list and I'd Di-
visions We're turning the tide of war
at Scissor. Theodore Roosevelt spok e
as follows to a convention of the po-
litical party of which he was the rec
ognized leader:
We must esta 3lish the great free
commemorative of the Poles. the CZe-
choslovaks and the Jugoslavs and
save the other submerged peoples who
are their neighbors. Unless we do
all this. unless We stand by all our
allies who have stood by us. we shall
have failed in making the liberty OF
we'll behaved civilized peoples secure,
and we shall have shown that our an
nouncement about making the world
safe for democracy was an empty
boast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-17
Quotes Roosevelt. Words.

have something to tender the world
in return for it's raw material, food
and medicine
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
TESTING SOILS FOR AClDITY
Valuable information May Be Secured
by Insertion of Blue and aed
Litmus Paper.

One Of the common methods Of test
ing soil for acidity is to get from
drug store few pieces, each of blue
and red titmus paper A spade Is In
serted into the soil to be tested while
your soil is reasonably moist. When
the spade is withdrawn one piece Of
the litmus paper Of each color is
poked into the opening made by the
spade. and the soil Is pressed firmly
against the 'ltmus paper which is al
lowed to remain minute or so. or I'M
Ill the paper is acted on nv the soil
moisture II the blue I!tmus paper
turns red 'he soil is acid If the red
litmus paper turns blue the soil is al
kaline If the paper is not changed in
color the soil Is neutral If you wish
TO get the degree of acidity You had
best get test made by a chemist.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
HAIRY PERUVIAN has
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES
Should Not Be Confused With
Smooth-Leaved Variety.
Us Rapid Grower. Receivers Quickly
After Cutting and Furnishes More
Pasturage During Winter and
In Fall and Spring.

Peruvian alfalfa has decided advan-
tages over other varieties for those
sections Of the United States where IL
viii grow. say forage experts of the
United States department of agricul-
ture. This should be taken as apply
ing to the true or hairy Peruvian al
falfa and not to the so-caIled smooth
leaved Peruvian alfalfa. This later
name the specialists regard as unfor-
tunate. as it leads 10 confusion in the
seed trade and gives INSCRIPTIONS
dealers an opportunity to make exces-
slye profits on mixed seeds. The
smooth Peruvian is hardly distin-
guishable from common alfalfa"
The principal advantages of Peru
Wan as compared with common al
fsifa are It's more rapid growth. quick
recovery after cutting. and ability 70
grow In cooler weather. thus furnish
ing more pasturage during the winter
and in late fall ana early spring.
The territory in which common al
falfa could be probably replaced by
Peruvian includes comparatively
narrow strip down the Pacific coast
and along the Mexican border and the
gulf, thence up the Atlantic coast to
the vicinity OF Charleston, S. c. 1t
cannot be grown to advantage where
the winter temperature falls below 10
degrees
This alfalfa was first introduced
into this country by the United StatpS
department Of agriculture In 1899. The
earliest intrOductions were not per-
petuated, however. and 1t was not I'M
Ill 1903 that considerable efforts we're
made to produce supply of seed. The
subject of the Peruvian alfalfa indus
try is discussed in detail in depart
ment of agriculture circular 90.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
Al Think / Will Hop"

We hop along our cage bar bending uE
and down in a most ridiculous way
You see we try to be graceful and
move gracefully, and since we can't
'be so, we do foolish things.
Instead of moving quietly so
folks wouldn't notice and see how un-
graceful we are we bend up and down
and backwards and forwards and try
to be graceful though we know we
can't bel We're rather ridiculous in
that way and often people stop and
laugh at us as they pass us by here
In the zoo. Now you tell your story
Gray Crow I've told mine"
"And good interesting tale it was"
said Gray Crow. 81 was especially In
terested in how you and Mrs. Horubill
did when she was sitting upon the
eggs. AS for my story-it doesn't
amount to so much. come from East
Australia. We are very sociable and
friendly and go about in great flocks
We like each other and mix about q
great deal.
"We live along barren, or bare
ridges where we feed on seeds which
we get out of pine cones. We are us
ually told that we belong to the crow
family, but no one seems to be quite
sure of that. SO we can't be quite
sure ourselves. I'm called Gray Crow
here as a name, they're not sure
whether it is right name and when
there is such confusion about it 1t is
hard for us to know
Were just the same size as the
crows. We're of gray black color.
Don't you like the way we all sit In
a row so very near together on the
bar OF our cage with our backs turned
to the people. A number of people
have laughed and chuckled to see us
all huddled together. sitting side by
side and everyone of us with our backs
turned upon our visitors
snow l think / will hop over the
backs Of my friends as l want to have
little nap in yonder corner. 1t
doesn't make any difference to the
members of my family il / dc hop over
their bucks. 1t doesn't make any diff
ference at all. But l thank you,
Indian Pied Hornbill. for your story.
and am sorry that mine is bit ride
llous.
by the way do you see that speckled
brown wood thrush? There Is lady
in the zoo who is fond of birds and
who is looking at us and talking to the
keeper and asking about us. That
speckled brown wood thrush wants 10
be known. He is out of his cage as
the keeper says he is so tame and he
is following the lady about wherever
she goes.
'Hes certain of being known. all
right, al right. And they say that the
Emeus and the ducks and the small
birds too. make sure that their little
ones com, to the 200 just the same
as they'd see that they came II they
were free. They want their families
to become known, that is certain.
"well. must hop of. Goodbye.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
HAD USE FOR HIS MILLION
zeb Would at Least Employ II to Good
Advantage, as Far as 1t
Would Go.

A party Of baymen gathered round
the stove in a little oyster shack on
the Great South bay started the old.
old question as to what they would do
If they suddenl- came into possession
of S1000,000. Some bought great
ocean-going yachts; others endowed
schools, and one even offered to con-
tribute his to help out the govern
ment.
The question finally came round to
old Zeb Banks, noted as the ne'er-do-
well of the fishing neigIborhood.
"And now, Zeb, you've been keeping
pretty quiet" one of them said. "Just
what'd you do If you had million dol
lars2'
swell. l don't know 'zactly," re-
sponded Zsb refectiyely as he spat at
the stove. 81 reckon I'd pay 1t on my
debts, s far as it went. "-Saturday
Evening Post.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
HAD GOT HIS ROUTES MIXED
Negro Soldiers Amusing Explanation
as to How 1t Was He Got
His Wound

A medical corps officer CHANGED upon
a negro acquaintance of civil life one
day in France.
How do you like the army, Mose7"
he asked.
"'S'aIl right so far, cap'n." replied
the negro, but All dom know how I'm
going TO like it when dem Germans
shoots at me-"
"DOn't worry about that" replied the
officer. "All you have to do is zig
gag" And he demonstrated.
The next time the two met. the ne
gro was in a hospital.
whats the matter with you, Mose?'
asked the officer
Il amt sure, cap'n. but An think /
must have been ziggin' bout de time
All oughta been zaggin'. American
Legion Weekly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
Not as She Expected

A home town society matron of thir-
ty-five underwent an operation this
spring. On her recovery she was as
sured by her friends that the OPERA
ton had taken ten years away from
her looks. Laughingly one day she
complained to the doctor: ''If three
hours on the operating table made ma
look ten years younger, why didn't you
keep me there five hours and make ms
into a girl againr
Five hours there. my dear madam"
soberly retorted the surgeon. would
have made you into an angel"-Indi-
annapolis News.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
WAGON TAlLB0ARD IS HANDY
Adjustable Device Makes II Possible
Ito Shovel From Full Load of
Apples or Potatoes.

This tailboard makes 1t possible to
commence shoveling from a full load
Of potatoes or apples; 1t may also be
used as hopper to pour the load into
a chute. The board Is attached to the
bottom Of the wagon box with heavy
strap-iron hinges, put on with bolts
Heavy sheet iron is fitted to the out
side of the tailboard and is bent up
at the sides to form wings. as shown,
The sheet iron is fastened to the wood
with sOft-iron rivets, the washers on
the upper end Of the rivets being sunk
into the wood to leave a smooth sur
face for shOvellng. The tailboard
should be reinforced with wooden
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
MDDYJEvENING
ks[A|RY TALL
Sr-A ~ hdry Graham
~ bonner eSzo..
INDIAN PIED HoRNelLL.

"We really have quite lnterestfns
ways" said Mr. Indian Pied Horn
bill in the zoo to Mr.. Gray Struthidea
known as Gray Crow.
Il know you have" said Gray Crow
'or rather / have heard that you had
And now that you are neighbor OF
mine il would give me great pleasure
If you would tell me something about
yourself and about the ways of the
hornbill."
"Will you tell me of your ways toor'
asked Mr.. Hornbill.
81 Will" said Mr.. Gray Crow, with
great pleasure. But you tell me your
story first. am eager to hear it.
Tell me how you live and of the
strange ways you have. Not that they
are strange to you of course. but 9TH
er creatures ways are strange to
others than themselves"
That's So" said Mr.. Hornbill.
THAT'S so. Well. we come from the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. you know"
Gray Crow nodded his head
I'VE build our nest In hollow
tree. When Mrs HOrnbill begins to
sit on the eggs | close the entrance
Of our home with clay leaving mar
row slit through which / always feed
her. That makes 1t safer for her and
for the eggs and watch over her and
see that she gets enough to eat and
that the horne is safe.
"She never leaves the nest until the
young can fly. She is very good and
devoted mother. Do you like usi
We're pretty good-sized and our eyes
are bulgy and our beaks enormous
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
CHANGES IN MOTHER EARTH
Constantly Going on. and Some Of
Them Are Of immense conse-
quence to Human Race.

The proofs submitted by Prof. r. T..
Moseley of the Ohio state normal
school at Bowling Green that the wa
tiers of Lake Erie and several other
lakes gradually are becoming deeper
is of more than ordinary interest both
IN scientific and business circles. The
information Is of peculiar value just
at this time. In connection with the
campaign for the St Lawrence river
cut off which is designed TO make
Toledo and other lake cities virtually
! ocean ports. says the Blade of that
city.
Professor Moseley llkens the lake
beds TO fitting platters. The tilt under
Lake Erie is of such character that
the outlet at The east end is rising
with consequent deepening of water
levels at the western end In the vi
entity of Toledo and the famous Bass
Islands Nature. which already has
done so much for Toledo is adding
something TO the score.
In this connection it is interesting
also that scientists and engineers have
noted somewhat similar phenomena in
the western states. 1t is asserted
that the coast of California is rising
at the rate of about six inches a cen
fury. and that recent earthquakes
there may be attributed to inequalities
in the movement of the earth's crust.
Measurements by engineers have dis
closed also that Great Salt Lake in
Utah. is receding gradually to lower
level 1t has no known outlet, but
evaporation exceeds the inflow and
rainfall so that within two decades the
lake boundaries have receded quite no
ticeably.
The geological story Is written so
slowly. as a rule. that it can be read
only by such scientists as Professor
Moseley. who has devoted the greater
part of his life to research and educa-
tiOnal work in natural history.
Professor Moseley. by observation
and deduction, draws the conclusion
that 1t was possible for the Indians
1000 years ago to reach the main
land from Keley's island by swimming
and wading only few streams and
marshes Within the next few years
it is more than possible ocean-going
ships manned by polyglot crews as
sembed from distant and strange
ports will be piIoted through lake
channels once so shallow that sound
ings we're made with the canoe pad
die in the sinewy grasp of an Indian
chief.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
GETTING His searlnns

One day as I was driving along I
heard a crack in the vicinity of the
rear wheel. Upon investigation 1 dis
covered all the bearings gone.
Not being able to continue. I sat
down on the running board waiting for
help. Before long a seedy-loOIxing
man came along in a car making so
much noise that he had difficulty in
hearing me.
l called out: "Hey. mister, do you
know any place near here where can
get some bearings?"
The man looked around quickly,
gave me a sly wink and said "Sure.
If you know enough to keep your
mouth shut."-Exchange
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
POISON WILL KILL WEEVlLS
Carbon Bisulphide Placed in Tightly
Covered Tub or Other Vessel Is
Quite Effective.

Weevlls can be killed in beans and
peas by the use Of carbon bisuiphide.
To treat these put them In jar tub
or other vessel which can be covered
tightly. Put into glass about one
teaspoonful of carbon blsulphlde for
each ten gallons of space in the in
closure and place the glass in with
the beans. Allow them TO remain in
the fumes of the carbon biSulphIde
over night. Then take them out and
place in dry storage quarters. Do
NOT take lamps or lighted matches
near the material, and do not breathe
the fumes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
"a House of Gold"

A house of gold really exists. 1t
stands in a little place called Rosa
mond, on the Mohave desert in Calf
fornia. as a sort of monument to an
old miner who ''struck 1t rich" His
gold properties were in the vicinity OF
Rosamond, which years. ago gave
promise of some day becoming city.
and when the miners wealth accumu-
lated he determined to do something
nice for the place, so he reared this
structure of rock and put In the en-
tire front of gold ore from his dis
coveries. IL is a large building. and
Of heavy construction, particularly
that part made of the gold-bearing
rock. which runs about S25 to the ton
In yellow metal. The mines whence
this came have been worked out. 1t
is not unlikely that some day. when the
building is RACED, the rock will De
mfIled and the gold extracted and 1t
may yield a large amount, because
some very rich streaks were encoun-
tered, and part of this rock undoubt-
edly came from these Lodges.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
AEatOnic, in Four Days Did
Me $40 Worth of Good"

So writes Mr.. Edward w. Bragg of
Mecca, = Ind, who suffered from
stomach troubles for a long time but
could not find anything to help him,
but at last had faith enough to give
eatonic a test. 1t quickly removed
the excess acids and poisonous gases
from the body and the misery dis
appeared. OF course, when the cause
OF the trouble is removed, the sufferer
must get well. Eatonic is quick, sure
and safe, and the lasting benefits
come in new strength, life and pep.
Your druggist will supply you with
eatonic at trifiing cost and every all
ing person should get 1t today. Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
Vacuum Best Known lnsuIator.

In answer TO a question, the Scien-
tific American says:
"a vacuum is the hest insulator
against heat which is attalnable. A
perfect vacuum would be complete
insulator and would retain or exclude
heat indefinitely. The common Their
mos bottle is an example Of the use
of a vacuum for keeping liquids either
hot or cold Heat is retained in hot
lduids and kept out Of cold liquids.
However. there is a difference he
tween heat from white hot body like
the sun or an electric lamp and heat
from liquid or solid such as may be
contained in a thermos bottle. The
intense heat from a white hot body
viii pass easily through the best
vacuum man can make, as witness the
heat given off by an incandescent lamp
bulb. which will char and set paper
on fire. A vacuum will restrain heat
of low intensity. but not heat of high
Intensity"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
white House Orchids.

It was during Gen. Grants tenure
NJ office that the collection of orchids
IN the White House grounds was be-
gun. and from that time on. at Mrs,
Grants suggestion. the department. OF
state always has requested American
consuls at tropical seapOrts all around
the world TO send to Washington any
desirable varieties procurable. When
Mrs. Grant was presented with some
blooms by South American minister
the orchid. then practically unknown,
was destined TO become the aristocrat
of ali flowers. Not since the days OF
the Dutch tulip craze has any flower
occupied the place In public favor &c
that now held by the orchid.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
Too Early.

Friend wife was coming in on the
A a. N. train and, of course. my alarm
clock failed TO register. 1t was exact
ly four when l woke up and. dashlng
out TO the garage, started the engine.
Still half asleep, / threw the clutch
into reverse instead of first speed and
whirled through the back door and
part of my neighbours yard. bringing
up with bang almost in the middle
of the sleeping tent where my neigh
boris family spent their nights. My
wife certainly found wafm reception
when she reached home. The whole
neigborhood was out TO welcome her
following the riot.-Chicago Tribune.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
ELIMINATE UNTHRIFTY BIRDS
stunted Chicks viii Never Pay for
Feed and Care Used in Trying
20 Rear Them.

In any lot OF chicks there will he
found certain stunted or unthrifty In
dividuals. Such birds win never pay
for the feed sud care used in trying
to rcnr them. II is not only good
sense but also good business judgment
TO Gull these unthrifty chicks Just as
soon as they are discovered. There
also win be found certain cockerels
which exceed their fellows In the ra-
pdlty of growth and maturity. 1t is
we'll to mark and save such cockerels
which reach good size to use as
breeders.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
The Latest style.

william Dean Howells," said an
editor, ''often joked about the latest
styles.
1.-The minister made a witty refer
ence to the latest style in his sermon,
didn't hep Mr.. Howells said one Sum
day morning to a young lady of New
York.
ibid he? Howl? asked the young
lady.
"'Why, didn't you notice?' said Mr..
Howells. He chose his text from
Revelations
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29

hams Vegetable Compound had done
for other women and decided to try il.
1t surely did wonders for me. l have
no pains now and / can do my house
work without any trouble at all.
viii always praise your medicine as I
do not believe there is doctor that can
do as much good in female weakness,
and you may use these facts as testi-
Enonial. Mrs. LESTER E. WARNER,
r.. /, Box So Onalaska, Wis.
The reason women write such letters
TO the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
and tell their friends how they are
helped is that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound hasbrought health
and happiness into their lives. Freed
from their illness they want to pass the
good news along 10 other suffering
women that they also may be relieved.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
nahl, OF unhappIness.

Most unhappy people have become
so gradually. forming the habit OF IN
hsnniness, complaining about the
weather, finding fault with their food
with crowded cars, and with disagree
able conpanions or work. habit OF
complaining. of criticizing. of fault
en,ling of grumbling over tribes. the
habit of looking for shadows, Is a
p,ost unfortunate habit to contract,
ssneclaIly in early life, for after q
while the victim becomes slave. All
the Impulses become perverted. until
tbe tendency TO pesSimism and cyni-
.,sr, q chronic.-Chauncey NJ. Depew.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
TUBERCULOSISIS
SERIOUS MENACE
Ran Its Course Through Illinois
Herd Of Dairy Cattle With
Great Rapidity.
ANIMALS REACTED TO TEST
Danger Of Disease TO Cattle and
Swine Demonstrated by Sale Of
Hogs From This Farm Early IN
Year-Test Is Urged.

The extent to which bovine tuoercu-
Iosis. If uncontrolled, runs its course
through a herd Of cattle is shown In a
recent report received by the United
States department of agriculture from
one of its field inspectors 10 Illinois.
Every animal in a herd Of grade Hoi-
stems and Jerseys reacted to the
tuberculosis test. The herd consisted
OF IA cows. two calves and two bulls.
Upon post-mortem examination six of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-29
Mi aour sahyp CRYING.

Two-year-old Donald was the only
child and was ofteper called our
baby" by name. One night. after ne
had been put to bed his mother heard
a baby crying and calue running IN
from the porch. Donald gravely re-
moving his thumb from his mouth, re-
marked -TaLaft our baby crying. :"