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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-18
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pRoho-HoRNep ANrELoPEs.
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"They say" Mr.. Prong Horned An.
tolops said, shat we should tell our
story. for We arc SO different and 10
unusual from any other antelopes. In
fact, we'rs Just like ourselves, Just
like ourselves.
sand they say that folks would like
to hear about US and to know how we
act and why We are different from 9TH
or creatures. They'd be much INTEREST,"
cd In knowing.
go II you do not mind hearing
about yourself and about myself. I
will tell our story" said Mr.. Prong
Horned Antelope - he looked ut Mrs.
Prong Horned Antelope.
II would love to hear 1t. for I'm like
most creatures" said Mrs. Prong.
Horned Antelope. land like to hear
about myself"
"In the Arst place Of ALL" said Mr..
Prong Horned Antelope. I'VE should
b protected from those who kill ami
mails. for II We are not protected there
will be fewer and fewer of US living.
until at last there will b none at all.
"We'rs not very fond Of the Allan
tic coast and this zoo 10 situated near
there. but still we're getting on pref
~ well. and We hope folks will come
and see Us.
AT least We hope those who are near
zoos where there are pronE-hornsd an
telopes will take look. and those who
do not live where they can see Us and
our cousins will make friends with u
now by hearing Of US.
THAT 10 what we wish. We're real
~ quite delicate. which does seem .
pity, and the little ones are quite dell
cate as 4 rule when they're born.
1--WE used to live everywhere-that
10 all through the western plains and
over the deserts and through the wood
ed lands, too.
"When our families lived on the
plains they fed most sumptuously on
rich grasses, but our families lived In
. good many places. as I've said.
"We are the only living animals or
mammals ms they usually speak Of US
with hollow horns. growing over .
bony kind of core, which we shed each
year. Yes. we shed our hollow horns
each year."
I'VE do" agreed Mrs. Prong Horned
Antelope. II like this sort OF talk"
she added. "for It Is nice to think over
the interesting things about ones own
self when there are interesting things
to think over. There aren't always.
but In our cases there are interesting
things about Us. We'rs 20 unusual.
"In fact, we're almost too unusual"
"And we have prongs to our hollow
horns. which ID unusual" continued
Mr.. Prong Horned Antslope. THAT 10
the main reason We were given our
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name. OF course. we're nntelopes. %
we're called nntelopcs. but because our
horns have pIongs we are called
Prong Horned Anteiopes.
"Whnt Ii more, we're the only AMI.
mails with this strange feature, too.
b "Our hair is different, and In some
sections Of US arranged one way and
In other sections another way!
.Our horns are placed unusually.
But they say that the most important
thing about us Is that we're the pos.
SCISSORS Of all the curious ways and ac-
lions and looks and that others aren't
like us.
"With other animals there are many
things they do like. But we nre very.
very different from all other antelopes.
"And we Will always be different az
long as there are pronE-h0rned ante
lopes.
"And hope there always will be
prong horned nntelopes. not only be-
cause we're Interesting. but because
like the family of which I am q
part"
"And 30 do l." said Mrs. Prong
Horned Antelope. "and feel proud
when the keeper tells people Of all the
things We do and Of the looks we have
which are so different from those Of
other antelopes In so many little ways!
Eyes. I'm glnd you decided to talk
about yourself" she added. "for 1t has
given me q pleasant little time In
deed~
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-18

More 0uofnoot0 rave 0OSn import
ID Into This Country During ths
Past Thirty.Fivs Year, Than Any
Other Breed.
travel, from neighbour herds with
whose history the buyer Is thoroughly
familiar. These advantages apply not
only to the breeder Of purebred cat.
tie but also to the owner of grades.
Personal Preference
Personal preference Is very impor-
iant In choosing a breed. but too often
1t Is the only thing considered. lead
Ing sometimea to the selection OF u
breed unsulted to local conditions
with resulting failure for the venture.
While the greater the interest In any
undertaking the more likely 1t Is to be
successful, dairyman at least should
consider his market and the commun
ity breed. as well us his own prefer
ence, In the matter Of choosing u
breed.
In this country there Is very wide
runge Of conditions. ns to both topog'
rnphy and climate. On rich. level
pastures all breeds thrive. but on
rough, billy land. where pasturage 10
scant. they do not show equal adapt
ability. In the extreme cold Of the
North. with its long winters, different
resisting qualities are needed a. com
pared with the almost tropical heat
in the southern parts Of the country.
The prices Of the several breeds Of
dairy cattle have been subject to con-
siderable variation from year to year.
Nearly all have had periods Of boom"
when inflated prices were paid for ami
mails. Just a. a herd may enjoy q
high tide Of popularity. 50 1t may sui.
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Investigator Tells Why Tolerant
America" 10 Plagued With
Murders and Thefts.
TASK OF POLICE MUCH HARDER
Neither the Police Of London Nee Paris
Would % Able 70 Cope WIKI Crime
In New York " chloaoe. Says
Raymond D. eeediej<

New York.-Toierant American cities
are overrun with criminals to greater
s1teut than metropolitan districts In
Europe and neither the police Of Loo
5oo nor Of Paris would be able to cope
with crime In this city or Chicago. &C
cordins to Raymond B. Fosdick. who
made public statistics compiled for ths
bureau Of social hygiene.
the police Of an American city are
faced with q task such 40 European
police organiza lions have NO knowledge
o." said Mr.. Foedick In Giving stats
ties from one part Of his Forthcoming
work on american Police Systemss
the metropolitan police force Of Lon
don. with all its splendid efficiency.
would b overwhelmed in New YORK.
and the brigade de surete Of Paris,
with It's ingenuity and mechanical
equipment, would fall far below the
level Of Its present achievement II It
were confronted with the situation In
Chicago"
Mr.. Fosdick discusses the relation Of
heterogeneous population in America
10 the crime rate. and concludes that
preponderance Of crime In this country
u augmented by unassimilated OF
poorly assimilated races.
We condons Vloisnes.
TT must not be supposed, however,
that our foreign and colored popula.
don Is the sole cause Of our excessive
crime rate" continues Mr.. Fosdick. I'll
the offenses Of our foreign and colored
races were stricken from the calcula.
ton our crime record would still great.
~ exceed the record Of western Eu.
rope. With all its kindness and good
nature the temper Of our communities
contains q strong strain Of violence
We condone violence and shirk its pun.
ishment.
"As to the fact Of our excessive
eriminaiity the statistics furnish star
ting evidence. London in 1915, with
q population Of 1880 900. had nine pre-
meditated murders. Chicago. one-third
the size Of London, in the same period
had 106. nearly twelve times I.ondon's
total. In 1918 Chicago had II mort
murders than England and Wales. In
1919 the nummber Of murders In chi
eago was almost exactly six times thu
number committed in London.
I'm 1918 New York had stx time1
moro homicides than London. and ex
cseded the total homicides Of England
and Wales by 81. This contrast cannot
b attributed to the peculiar condition.
In London induced BY the war. In each
q the years from 1914 to 1918. inclu
ave, New York had more homlcide1
than occurred In London during AM
tArse-yeaf period previous to the out
break Of the war In 1914.
"Statistics Of this kind could bs mul
t1pliod at length. In the thres-yeaI
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all. It Is best, therefore. to select the
breed which comes the nearest to
meeting the necessary conditions.
Market Requirements.
Most Of the milk sold In towns and
cities In subject to certain require
mcnts as to quality. among which
are standards for the butterfat and
milk solids. For large percentage
OF the milk. payment is based upon
quantity or weight, without special
reference to my butterfat content
above the legal standard. Local re-
quircments differ greatly MS to the
buttcrfat and solids content. but the
standard OF the United Stntes Depart
mcnt OF Agriculture for use In inter
state commerce OF 3.25 per cent butter
fat and S5 per cent solids not fnt is
fair example OF the quality OF milk
required. Many cheese factories nnd
also some condensaries buy the milk
on the weight basis, provided n Ger.
tain minimum standard is reached.
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well TOT NSVPs
fer a period Of depression. Frequent
Is, during n period OF depression, AMI
mails of good producing ability may be
obtained Mt relatively small cost. A
comparison Of prices during several
years will Indicate the trend In value
for any breed.
Future Of 4 Breed.
It is very difficult to arrive at a
true estimate as to the future devel-
opment and popularity Of breed,
which is n matter OF great importance
to the breeder Of purebred cattle and.
to less degree. to the breeder Of
grades, since considerable part OF
the income from dairy cattle comes
from the sale Of surplus stock. A
marked variation In the market price
of cattle affects materially the re-
turns from the dairy.
Perhaps one Of the most common
causes of fluctuatlon In price Is the
prevalence Of fads, OF which the most
popular Is color. Probably nothing
retards the general development Of a
breed 70 much MS these notions, which
have no relation to the producing
bIilty Of animals.
There is a marked tendency toward
trger size in dairy cattle because
,rger animal. by Its greater consump-
lon OF feed. has the possibility Of
greater production. Ordinarily. from
the point Of view Of the added beef
value. too much stress is placed upon
size. This difference in value Is 30
small as to be Of little importance in
comparison with other features.
The type Of the breed should be we'll
established II the breeder desires to
have the characteristics Of his anil
mails transmitted to their offspring. In
the case Of grade herds II II especially
desirable that the characteristics Of
the purebred bull be transmitted to
his offspring. Females showing the
external characteristics Of their sire
may reasonably be expected to have
also some n the milk-producing ability
Of his ancestors.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-18
Crime in u, S.
Beats Europe
II i

period 1918-1e. inclusive. Glasgow had
80 homicides; Philadelphia, which Is
only a tribe larger. had during this
same period 281. Liverpool and st.
Louis are approximately the same size
In 1915 st. Louis had II times the
number Of homicides that Liverpool
had. and in 1915 eight times the mum.
Der.
More Duruiariss Hare.
Equally significant IL the comparl-
son Of burglary statistics between
Great Britain and the United States.
In 1915. for example, New York city
had approximately eight times as many
burslaries a. London had In the same
period. In 1917 New York had four
TIMES a. many burglaries ~ London.
In 1913 the burslariss which the police
reported In New York were approx
mately two and a half times those In
London.
"While war conditions undoubtedly
served to heishten this contrast they
were BY NO means entirely responsible
for II: In 1915 New York city had
more burglaries than occurred in all
England and Wales In 1911, 1912 or
1913. Chicago In 1915 had $50 more
burgiaries than London In 1917. 8.458
moro; In 1918. 0o6 more and In 1919.
2.148 more.
"Even more startling are the stats
tics Of robbery. In each Of the four
years from 1915 to 1918, inclusive. New
York city had from four to I'VE times
more robberies than occurred In all
England and Wales in any one Of the
I'VE years preceding the war.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-18
Town Of 800 Packs Up
to Move 10 Miles Away

Ellisville. Miss.-H you don't
like the location of your town
move the town.
SO say the 800 Inhabitants Of
Kohay, Miss. Some Of the build
inSs are now on wheels and 9TH
ers will be loaded on nat cars
and carried over q Logging road
to a site ten miles north Of the
present location.
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Recently It has become much more
common among the buyers to pur
chase milk upon the basis Of butter
fat content. This basis Is being adopt.
ed among the large dealers In cities
and II undoubtedly Is n much faire'
method than the straight-weight sys
tenn. All creameries and ice-crenn
Victories and many condensarles bu!
milk or cream on the butterfat basis
and q majority Of cheese factories al
so have adopted this method Of buy
ing. =
Consumers. as q rsIe. much prefer
milk Of dn"- Yellow color. which usual.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1920-12-18
Fvture Has No rsrrers Tor Him.

Cincinnati, O-Bsmard Parrochni.
csllist with the Symphony orchestra.
y back In town and will devote his CO.
dire time to his art for he's had Q
rood time for year. Hes spent 92l,-
80 q the 81. 900 he inherited, and b.
psnt Il oil seeing Europe. Pasrochni
YIN not have to worry aboot he ~
mre. however. for $4,000 10 due hin
shen he becomes stxty-eae yean cd.
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Not . Houn' 10 Q. Kicked Aroun'.

Not q Houn' 10 b Kicked Areun'.
Bowling Green. KAN automobile
belonging to Ed Cantrill was the CHIEF
factor In unique trade. John Har-
ris owned IN old mare and . surrey.
also the best 'possum" dog In War
rem county. Cantrill gave his car for
the horse and buggy and the privilege
Of hunting with the Harris hound
during the coming season.
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Hot

Jimmy pinchers are mnd today.
Dick-How Is that7
Jim-Wliy. ! left them In front Of
dre and they lost their temper.-Boys
Life.
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.Jimmy." said the teacher Of the
Juvenile class. "what 10 the past tense
Of 'mIgrate'r
'"My gracious" promptly answered
Jimmy.
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Dickens often acted in private
theatricals.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-22

Large congregations greeted the
Bible conference speakers in all of
the churches Sunday and fine reports
come to DIR. j. B. Phillips, the
founder and director of the confer
ence. as to the interest on the part
of those attending.
The afternoon mass meeting at the
First Baptist church brought to-
gether congregation that filled
every available space. while many
were turned away. DR.. Charles A.
Blanchard preached on 1.-THE Bible"
after which DR.. A. c. Dixon delivered
an address on the moral lessons of
the London air raids.
The conference group meetings
began Sunday night with the speak
ers in various sections of the city
and community. These group meet
ings will continue throughout Fri
day night and are expected to reach
the entire city in a large way.
Plans are already being made for a
large mass meeting next Sunday aft
ernoon to be held, possibly, in the
Billy Sunday tabernacle at which
time DIR. Dixon will speak on the
modern revival of "Spiritualism."
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-22
Among the Sick

Mrs. Mary Rabe Is Ill at the home
OF her daughter, Mrs, It. C. Wright,
on Wyatt street.
Mrs. d. N. Power is quite Ill at
her home east of Missionary ridge.
Mrs. h. f Rhodes is improving
from recent illness.
j, A. Thomas is i'll at his home In
North Chattanooga.
Mrs. Alice Shields, who has been
patient at the Chattanooga sani-
tarlum on McCallie avenue. has re-
turned to her home.
Mrs. ID. A. Gray remains seriously
i'll at her home in Highland Park.
Hays Clark is able to be out again
following a weeks illness.
Mrs, NJ. NJ. Hedges is able to be out
following a recent illness.
Judge and Mrs. Shields and Mrs.
f, X. Rosamond have returned from
the Farm sanitarium Mt Reeves, Ga.
Mrs. T, c. Snodgrass is i'll at her
home on Avenue NJ, East Lake.
Mrs. George w. Newton has re-
turned homo from Cleveland, where
she was called Saturday by the Sc
rious illness and death OF her sister
in-law Mrs. Lula F'itzsimmons.
Miss Claire OBrlen has recovered
from an attack of influenza.
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Palmer are III
nj their home on Missionary ridge.
Mrs Palmer has influenza and Mr.,
Palmer pneumonia,
Mrs Sarah L. Allen Is able to he
out after an illness of week or
more.
George r White is 1T with innu-
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-22
Many Wedding
Guests Coming
For JoneS-LaWIeSS NuptialS,
to Be Celebrated WedneS-
day Evening.

Much interest centers around the
wedding Of Miss Sara Marie Lawless
and Lieut.. Joseph N. Jones, which
will be celebrated Wednesday eve
ming at $3.50 o'clock at the country
home OF the brides parents, Noun
tain View" with all the elegance of
Il homo wedding.
DIR. John w. liner will officiate, In
stead of Rev. Allen Fort, as first an
nounced. Mr.. Fort Is unable to come
on account of the recent death of his
wife.
Lieut. John II. Baker will come on
Tuesday from Camp Taylor to act
as best man. He will accompany
Lieut.. Jones. Capt. Weaver and
Lieut.. Blackley are also expected to
arrive Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs. G. l..
Williams and Miss Fan Lou Taylor
will come Wednesday from Athens.
Mr.. and Mrs, William Dilworth will
arrive Wednesday from Huntsville.
Ala, and Miss Beatrice Truitt will
come the same day from Madison,
Ala. Mrs. Edward Clinton and Mrs.
Griffin Sans have arrived from Port
ROYAL Nv,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-22
Society Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Griscom have
taken an apartment with Mrs. Doug
las Everett in st. Elmo for the sum
mer months and will occupy 1t
shortly.
Miss Maria Thompson Daviess,
formerly of Nashville, who has been
making her home in New York. is
spending several weeks at Battle
Creek, Mich.
Little Miss Mary Kate Oliver Is the
guest of her grandmother In Scots
boro. Ala.
Oliver Andrews is at home from
Bellbuc6le, where he is attending
school, and is spending the Easter
holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. O. B. Andrews, in the Elizabeth
apartments.
Mrs. John NJ, Gaut, of Nashville,
will arrive Tuesday to visit Mrs.
b. +. Fritts at her home on Vine
street.
Mr. and Mrs w. A. Henson and
George Henson are spending a few
days in Nashville.
Col. Ballard Lyerly, Of Chicago, is
the guest of Capt. and Mrs. c. A.
Lyerly on Oak street.
Mrs. James Burrows is the guest
OF the Misses Carriger in Morris
town.
Mrs. J. d. Roberts has returned
from a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
c. w. Whitcomb, OF Hartman.
Mrs. Frank Caldwell is visiting rel
atives in Rodgersville.
Mrs. Walter Philpot returned to
her home in Chicago Sunday after a
visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
p. r. Wilhot, OF st. Elmo.
Mrs. Charles Donald Plunkett and
children, of New York, arrived Sat
urday to visit Mrs. Plunketts par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. WilberfOrce
Gettys. at Ingleside farm, near Attn
ems. Tenn. Mrs. Plunkett was for
merly Miss Elizabeth Gettys.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Memefee are
visiting in Nashville.
Mr.. and Mrs j. l.. Foust leave this
evening for visit to southern
Florida.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-22
Society Circus
At GolfCZub
On Monday, April 5, Benefit
of little Miss Mag"
Nursery.

The opening OF the social season
following Lent will be heralded by q
society circus April 5. the Monday
after Easter, to be given by the Lit
lie Miss Mag nursery board.
In the ballroom of the Golf and
Country club will be erected a reg
ular circus tent inclosng a sawdust
ring and all other circus appurte-
nances. There will be bareback rid -
ing, trapeze performances, and the
llke' Soft drinks will be disposed
AROUND the ring Will be sldeshows of
various kinds. This feature will be
IN charge OF Mrs. w. ]. Nixon.
The tearoom and the lounge room
VIII be nlled with booths from which
various things will be sold. Mrs Gar
nett Andrews heads a committee I'm
charge OF these attractions. Serving
WIN her are: Mrs. James NJ. Shaw,
Mrs J. w. Red, Mrs. Adam Haskell,
MRS. John s. Fouche. Mrs. f. John
ston, Mrs J C Guild. Mrs. Fred Can
Weli, Mrs. j, ~ Lowell, Mrs, Carl
Whlte and Mrs. Lucius Mansfield.
MRS c. G Nottingham is general
chairman of the circus. Edwin VIII
huVes on the stage, who has recently
appeared in London and Paris and
mas played before the king OF Eng
land, has consented to assist the
promoters and will be decided
drawing card at the circus.
Other committees appointed are. In
yitation-Mrs, r. q. Vogt. Mrs s. r.
Reed, Mrs. N. r. Montague and Misses
Jsssai Holtzelaw and Bessie Rlshmond.
with Miss Penelope Grifns as chairman
OF the tickets. The lst OF names will
n De MADE out by Miss Lila Mansfield and
Miss Margaret Read.
Program-Mrs. James NJ. Shaw, chair
man; Mrs. Lucius Mansfield, Miss
Cathryn Henderson, Edwin Wilson, A.
{. Ragsdale. y. r.. HUFF, Warren De-
wees. Jr.. VIII Shepherd and Adolph
Ochs. Jr.
Refreshments--Mrs Walter Cummings
general chairman, assisted by Mrs. A. c.
Wilingham as vice chairman and Mrs.
u. G. patten, Jr The members OF this
committee are Mrs, Joe Brown Mrs
George Andrews, Mrs. w. G.. Oehmg,
Jr.' Mrs. Morrow Chamberlain. Mrs. J.
G: Guild, Jr., Mrs. i. f. Finlay, Mrs.
Charles Hardie. Mrs Chester Watkins,
MRS. w A. Sadd, Mrs. J. w, Johnson,
Mrs. d. II. Loveman, Mrs, O. Il. An
drews. Miss Anna Martin. Mrs George
Patten, Mrs. Mark Senter, Mrs Walter
Henson, Mrs. Charles Willngham, Mrs.
10 +. Wheland Mrs. Walter Fred and
Miss Katherine Andrews, Miss Margaret
Oehs. Miss Gloria Lamb and Miss Betty
Andrews
Deeorations-Mr Walter Henson,
chairman. Her committee Ii composed
OF Mrs. r. r, Preston. Mrs. y. r.
Thomas, Mrs. J. r, Luptop, Mrs. Bruce
Brewer Mrs. J. Lon Fost Mrs J. w.
Red, Mrs, George Scholze and Miss
Katherine Andrews. Miss Louise I.lew-
ellyn, Miss Patty Martin. Miss Mary
Mitchell. Miss Louise Spears, Miss
Emily Miller and O. X. LeI8ron and c.
II. Ziegler
Mrs Jesse Llttleton Is treasurer or
the entertainment Richard Park ia
chairman of the concert committee and
Vernie Prater will he the ring master