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The Washington times., 1920-08-08
MODEL HOUSE MARVEL OF
ELECTRICAL CONVENIENCE

The story has been told of several
Indian chiefs who visited Washing
ton some years ago, that after their
local escorts had shown them all the
comforts and luxuries of modern
city, intending to impress them with
the tremendous difference between
their primitive surrounding and mod
ern homes, one OF them was ask ed
what of all these wonders i'm
pressed him the most. His reply came
promptly: THE way the white man
draws water out Of the side of his
house"
A moments reflection shows that
the chiefs answer was entirely justi'
flea. The thing which appealed to
him was the one thing whose need
he had most often felt. His whole
scheme of living had been built
around the location OF and distance
from the next water hole"
In a similar manner. the average
person visiting a model house cleo
trically equipped will not be so much
impressed by the architectural fea-
lures as by the convenient way cleo
tricity may be drawn "out of the side
of the house" and it's unlimited op-
portunities for light, heat and power,
due to the development of wall or
attachment plug receptacles, for
standard outlets, plugs and prongs
make every homo the home conven-
lent.
The Washington times., 1920-08-08
: Is Always At Your Service To Make Home Life Easy

coyery OF nre. when the cave
woman tediourly struck sparks from
fiint and crouched over glowing Goals
TO prepare the meal OF scorched
meat, have not women protested in
wardly: "oh. n only cookery were
not so difficult" Passing from the
open hre OF the savage TO the big.
black kettle and crane OF our great
grandmothers and down TO the wood.
coal and gas stoves OF recent years.
every step In the evolution of the
cookery process has meant some saw
ing OF time and fuel.
Now the last and greatest OF all IL
electrically. Also we now have bet
ter cookery and best OF all freedom
from demon heat in the ssnmer.
From the cave-woman's glowing
Goals to the glowing coils OF the
modern electrical cooking appliance
Is long. long step. Such an ap-
pliance neither smokes, fumes flames
or fuses. II does it's work In a nice
clean way without SCOT and the
kitchen remains comfortably cool
The Washington times., 1920-08-08

neither time nor energy left for the
finer things In lifetime for social
affairs, for reading and self-improye-
ment. time 10 keep herself fresh and
attractive.
The extent TO which woman-power
Is wasted on the farm Is appalling
and needless. The survey mentioned
reveals that -the working day OF the
average farm woman Is is hours the
year around. In summer IL Is 1912
hours. On the average. farm women
find only 10 hours OF leisure daily
during the summer and "a in winter.
-Four per cent OF women on the
farms have water in the kitchen. the
others must go TO the pump. seventy
nine per cent have kerosene lamps to
trim and fill. Ninety-six per cent do
the family washing and only half OF
these have washing machines. The
garden work Is done by SO per cent,
and "a per cent spend over six weeks
a year In field work.
In spite OF the number and the diff
ficult character OF many of their tasks
the farm women are given inadequate
equipment. Eighty per cent have no
bath rooms. and 64 per cent have 10
carry fuel for two wood or coal stoves.
Whereas AS per cent OF the farms COW
cred by the survey had power driven
farm machinery. only 22 per cent had
this advantage for the home.
A line from the nearest power stn-
tion will operate machines which VIII
cut the farmhouse labor squariy In
half. II such source Of electrical ener-
gy is not available, a small indiviouai
power plant costing a thousand dol
lars will accomplish approximately
the same service.
washing, ironing, sweeping. the
trimming of lamps. pumping, churn-
ing-this is work for machines, not
for women. Five or six hours day
Of cooking, housekeeping and mend
ing does not hurt any woman-in city
or country-but eleven to thirteen
hours a day OF grueling drudgery Is
little short OF criminal AYERS one home
economist. That is what the average
farm housekeeper Is up against as
shown by the investigation OF over
10000 farm houses in thirty-three
States.
The men, say economists, have had
altogether too much attention paid
them in all this discussion OF the
labor problem The railroad workers
the miners, the building trade workers
the farm laborers-all have had their
problems and demands cussed and dis
cussed from every angle.
But how about the wives of these
workers? They cannot raise their
status by means of collective bargain
ing, they cannot strike, they cannot
quit their jobs to go elsewhere where
conditions are better. They are bound
to their homes and to the drudgery
which is essential to keep those homes
running.
The remedy is simple-let the
drudgery be done by electric machines
let the housewives have modern,
equipment which will enable them to
enjoy the eight hour day-let the men
face the business problem of the home
with the same common sense that
they apply to the business of earning
money. The remedy is in the mems
hands, declares this authority.
The Washington times., 1920-08-08
MAKES MILKING PLAY.

On the farm where there are cows
to be miled IL is discouraging
struggle to get them MIXED. The
men cannot always be spared from
The Washington times., 1920-08-08
SHUT OFF CURRENT WHEN
APPLIANCE NOT IN use

Electrically heated appliances suf-
fer most from frequently being left
with current on when actually not in
use. This must be avoided for three
good reasons: II wastes current; ex-
cessive heat impairs the finish; II is
apt TO injure the heating element,
which will reach a much higher tenn
perature than the regular working
temperature and damage is done.
SO that to leave your electric iron
without being in use and with cur
rent on all the time means heat
that burns off the nickel. roughens
the soleplate and does the heating
element no good. The best way to
make sure that the current IL off is
to pull out the switch plug at the
appliance: never turn on the cur
rent at the lamp socket unless the
lsvitch plug is out
The Washington times., 1920-08-08
Electricity EASES
FARMERS BURDENS
Gives Him Ideal Water, Heat
and Light, Federal Sur
vey Shows.

A good water supply. a complete
sewage disposal plant and effective
heating and lighting systems consu-
tute the four prime utilities OF lhe
farm home. declares Farmers bulle.
tin No. s4 issued by the United
States Department OF Agriculture. TO
secure these ends In greatest meas
ure, thought and planning are neces-
sary.
Electricity on the farm IL not a
luxury, but a necessity, and II pays.
1t pays to have buildings and crops
safe. IL pays to have drudgery done
by an electric motor, and II pays TO
have the farm home bright and cheer
ful. "
SPARES WOMEN.
The present time is one to consider
every means of conserving farm la
Dor. Farm work may never be easy.
but IL can be made much easier and
more profitable by the use of electric
ity. Counting up the hours spent In
hand milking. cream separating.
churning, washing. sweeping, pump
ing water and other farm chores
there Is an amazing total or wasted
time and effort.
The average farm woman works a
Flew minutes more than thirteen hours
summer, and her daily average for
the year is eleven hours and eighteen
minutes. Half of the women on the
farms are at work at a. m. Briefly,
here are some of the duties OF the
farm woman who has no electric
light or power at her disposal:
ASSURES WATER AND LIGHT.
On a farm where lamps are used.
cleaning the burners and trimming
the wicks is disagreable Job that
takes an hour Of work day. Elec-
tricity offers a much better light and
an immediate reduction in the hre in
surance rate. Next to electric light
and it's safety value is the great
promise of freedom from water tru-
bles. In the farmhouse a good water
supply is an absolute necessity saw
ing time in the kitchen and the milk
house, and it puts an end to pump
ing. Without running water in the
barn, the cows and horses must be
driven to the brook twice daily, TAX
ing two hours of high-priced labor
or sixty hours a month. that the lack
of water costs. Water is one of the
most important things that the cleo
tric plant brings to the farm home
and to the barn.
MAKES MILKING PLAY.
On the farm where there are cows
to be miled IL is discouraging
struggle to get them MIXED. The
men cannot always be spared from
The Washington times., 1920-08-08
HOME CONDITIONS
DRIVE HANDS AWAY
Labor Saving Devices Plentiful,
But House Is Poorly
Equipped.

So much is heard about the scarcity
of farm labor and its effect upon the
high cost or food that many people
have come to think the whole problem
one OF farm wages versus factory
wages. But a recent survey by the
Department OF Agriculture throws a
new light on this subject and raises
the question of whether. after all, II
isn't a matter OF living conditions
rather than labor conditions.
Living conditions depend upon
women. No home can be happy In
which the wife. Is compelled to work
go long and so hard that she has
The Washington times., 1920-08-08

other work 10 do H. or every 100
women on farms. thirty-six OF them
help with the milking, while seventy
nine OF them trim and NIL Kerosene
lamps and all but four do the family
washing. The women feed the poul-
try on the farm and usually the corn
10 shelled each day as they feed II.
This 10 a mean Job. but with a motor
TO drive the shelter. a weeks supply
OF corn can be shelled In less time
than a days supply shelled in any
other way. In short, work on the
farm 10 not just raising crops. There
is a never-ending round OF chores to
be done that takes time and labor.
The modern farmer knows that he
can no longer rely on hired help at
all times. but that he must put more
trust In machinery operated by eloe-
tric power.
PAYS To-sAvE LABOR.
the farm woman has just been made
under the direction OF Miss Florence
K. Ward. for the Department pAgri-
culture. In her report. which Secre-
tary Meredith has approved. Miss
Ward points out that aside from the
Justice and principle involved. II Is
faulty economics TO overburden the
women workers when help on the
farm Is 30 hard TO get. AT a time
like this" she says. when the dearth
of farm labor Is limiting factor In
production. II is very doubtful
business policy for farmers to use In
creased income to buy more land In
stead of using part of It. In raising
| standards OF living"
The Washington times., 1920-08-08

mill In a section has been markedly
better illuminated and has actually
through this means obtained the very
pick or the hands In the surround
ing country.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-05-14
FORECAST GREATER
WINTER WHEAT YIELD

Washington.-A slightly larger pro-
duction of winter wheat than had been
expected was forecast by the depart.
ment OF agriculture on the basis of the
condition CT the crop and acreage on
May l.
Total production was estimated at
1854. 900 bushels, or 100000 more
than was forecast as of last April /.
This total, however, is about 2S7,O00.-
600 bushels less than last years crop.
a decrease of 1873 per cent
There was an improvement OF 3.5
per cent in the condition OF the crop
during the month. During the winter
ll.9 per cent Of the acreage planted
was abandoned. the total acreage re-
naming to be harvested being placed
at 34.165.0OO.
Acreage of winter wheat May and
the forecast of production based on
May / condition acreage by important
states include:
Washington. $4,000 and Is. 1855. 900
Oregon. $4,000 and 14.345.O0O.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-05-14
VILLA RETIRES.

Although considerable news is
drifting through from Mexico
and it seems that the revolution
airy forces are in control and
have forced President Carranza
out of power, one of the most in
teresting items is to the effect
that Villa has retired. 1t is claim
ed he has turned over his bandit
force and has concluded to go his
way in peace without getting
either political or military hon.
ors. He simply according to re-
port, fades out of the Mexican
picture.
Villa has been a picturesque
bandit of the cold-blooded type.
He has been exploited until ne
has assumed somewhat heroic
proportions, something he does
not deserve in any sense of the
word. He has been guilty of
about every crime that is pos
sible and he is lucky to escape
paying the death penalty, let
alone serving a prison term.
But if the revolution has elm
mated him as a factor in Mexi-
can affairs it means a big step
forward has been taken. What
will follow the success of the re-
bells few care to predict. But the
prevailing opinion seems to be
that things cannot be much
worse than they were under the
c a rranza regime. - Wallace
Press Times.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-05-14
FRIDAY, MAY ID, 1920
HOME CHORES.

In connection with the report
from Chicago relative to the at
tempts to return to handling the
wheat crop through the ex-
changes with the elimination of
grain control comes the story,
oft repeated, that the acreage
sown to grain this season is de-
cidedly short. 1t is claimed that
the farmers are fearful of the
labor shortage this year and do
not intend to put in seed that
may cause them trouble when
harvest comes. So with the re-
moval of price control and limit
ed acreage the average layman
simply wonders what wheat
prices are going to do.
Just how much of an element
foreign governments will be in
buying up American grain is u
matter for speculation. Even the
expert traders who says they
fear such a pool, do not state
how extensively this feature
may enter into affairs. Their
theory is that the foreigners will
hammer down the price, corner
the market and then dictate the
terms the American public will
pay.
Not only will the grain crop
be short, according to all predic-
tons, but all other foodstuffs
are declared to run about the
same. The government has Of
ficially announced that the truck
gardeners have curtailed produc-
ton, they also fearing the high
cost of labor.
If all of these reports are any
where near correct then it looks
as though the man who has a
small plot of ground, a few fruit
trees, a garden, COW and some
chickens would be about the
most envied man in the world
next winter. Perhaps out of it
all will come again the family
that is almost self sustaining,
save for goods that cannot be
raised or manufactured, on a
small plot of ground. Then, too.
may return the cellar in the city
house, which will be used to
store vegetables and fruit, as in
days of yore, instead of liquid re-
freshments, as is so often the
case now.
1t sometimes appears as
though the American would be
forced to return to a more simple
form of living in spite of himself
Perhaps the evening and. morn
ing hours will be spent in play
ing valet to the lowing kline. And
the evening period in chasing
the festive weed instead of wan
dering about or settling the af-
fairs of state through conversa-
tional channels, while sitting on
the front porch. And such a
change might not be bad for the
citizens of America, all things
considered.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-05-14
POLES WIN WAY TO KEW
Red Troops Evaeuate City az Cavalry
Enters.

Red Troops Evaeuate City as Cavalry
Enters.
Warsaw. - Pohsh cavalry entered
the city OF kiev Saturday morning on
the heels of the retreating bolsheviki
The infantry kept up its advance
towards Kiev, cavalry attachments
keeping contact with the infantry.
There was little fighting. according
to reports reaching Polish headquar.
tiers in Warsaw, the cavalry going into
the city all day as the infantry ad.
vanced in great semi-circle.
A few machine gun shots were fired
in the early morning as the cavalry
appeared. but this was quickly ST.
fenced, and reports say that the eva
cuation of Kiev began soon afterward.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-05-14
House Abandons Retail Sales Tax.

Washington. - Republican members
OF the house ways and means commit
tee definitely decided TO abandon the
l per cent retail sales tax
soldier relief legislation.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-05-14
Gibson May be CoIbY's Aid.

Washington.-lt is understood on
good authority that the post OF assist
ant secretary OF state has been offered
to Hugh S. Gibson..at present Ameri.
can minister to the new republic of
Poland.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-05-14
THE MARK ETS
Portland.

Oats-Nc. 3 white feed, $685. so a ton.
Corn-whole. s76V77; cracked SIS
d7s.
Hay - Willamette valley timothy,
S31 per ton; alfalfa. $34.
Potatoes-oregon. ~ dsc pound !.
Gems, SQSi2c T. O. b. station.
Butter Fat-55c.
Eggs-Ranch, 40c per dozen.
Poultry-Hens. 30G33c.
Cattle-Best steers. sl2Ql2.5O; good
to choice. s1050Q11: medium to good,
S950GlO.5O.
Hogs-Prime mixed. sl5G16: me.
dunn mixed. sl4915; pigs. sl2al5.
Sheep-Spring lambs. s14a15.5O:
eastern lambs. sl591s; valley lambs,
sl3ql5; ewes, ssG12.
Seattle.
Hay-Eastern Washington timothy,
$44Q45 per ton. alfalfa. $42a44.
Potatoes-Yakima Gems, $lsOqls0;
local. sl65ql75 per ton.
Butter Fat-5S@6lc.
Eggs-Ranch, 39a4lc.
Hogs = Prime, sl5.75gl625: me.
dunn to choice, s14.75Gl5.76: pigs.
3l3G14.
Poultry-Hens. dressed. heavy. ≻
light dressed. &2c: live. 3s9slc.
Cattis-nssf stssrs. yl1.60@Ia: ne
1lNn . sAatos Sle0lA
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-05-14

ATTENTION FARMERS.
Empty oil barrels that sold
for $3.50 now selling for 75c.
HOENE HARDWARE.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-12
lear SAVES {. LIVES OF NINE
Intuition Enables Animal to Swim 20
Safety and Sailors Follow
Her Lead.

Grangemouth, Firth of Forth, Scot"
land.-Nine men Of the crew OF the
American cargo steamer Lake Eliko,
were saved from drowning recently by
the instinct of the ships cat to swim
toward the steaaer in a storm ana
darkness when their small boat foun-
dered at midnight between the ship
and the shore.
John Shortne, = sailor, and Gilmer
Stroud, a. messroom boy, were
drowned.
The II members of the crew had
been ashore, on leave. They had with
them the ships cat. A storm began
while they were ashore and when they
were some distance out on their return
Journey to the steamer their boat cap
sized. In the darkness no one could
make out the lights of the ship.
Tabby, however, with her instructive
desire to get out Of the water as
quickly as possible. swan directly to-
ward the steamer. The men swan at
ter her and nine Of them reached the
ship. The other two went down.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-12
FOR SALE-Grass' rug, 8x1O. Mrs. d.
S. Mitchell, 80 10th street. Phone;
575-R 2t6-13
We Taste With the Nose, Realty.

We Taste With the Nose, Really.
The sensation Of taste, while OF CON-
mon and constant experience, is highV
complicated in its nature. What -
commonly called taste is not simple
sensation at all, but rather compiler.
In addition to the actual functtonlne
Of the apparatus properly pertaining
to the sense of taste the tongue ~
ceives Impressions OF various othee
sorts, all of which 60 to make up tnls
completeness. AS finally recorded IN tne
consciousness, the taste Of any soo-
stance has to do with its heat or cool.
ness. perhaps with mild amount OF
pain, certainly with astringency or
acidity-which are in themselves 1ur-
Their complexities of thermfc and tee-
tile sensations-and above all wltn
smell. Thereafter will probably agree
that ice cream and coffee are ent1reay
different from their true selves "nen
served at inappropriate temperatures
and 1t is Il matter Of record that =
person of the keenest taste may MAKE
the most, ludicrous errors II askeo'
blindfolded ana with his nose st0ppea'
to identify substances placed IN ~
mouth-Rost0n Post
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-12
KRUPP NOW EMPLOYS H,O00
Woriee Hsd 10, 900 Hands ous1ne
Wor-Turns Out Peaeo
Vachino& ~.,

Befiin.-A representative Of tho
Voeslsche Zeitung who went over tho
huge Krupp establishment at Essen 70.
Gently states in his report that the
number Of hands employed there IL
now $1,000. Before the war the num-
Der was $1,000 and during the war.
owing to the excessive demand for war
material, the number was increased to
$4,000. After the armistice the num-
Der gradually dropped to $4,000. The
conversion of the works to peace pur-
poses has added 1900 to that number.
In the building where big guns were
formerly cast. marine propeller shafts
are being forged. The company is de-
voting much attention to agricultural
machinery. The wide scope of its &C.
tivities is indicated by the number OF
cash registers and reckoning machines
which it now turns out, but deathlfke
stiffness reigns in some Of the enor-
nous halls, such as the lathe room.
which during the war turned out o.
600 shells daily.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-12
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SOU IT'S
1Coaducted by National Council OF the
): Boy Scouts Of America.)
SCOUTS PLACE IN THE WORLD

The boy scout movement IS To-Day
me of the worlds most valuable aids
n the development Of a higher stand
MD of citizenship, says 81. K. Jackson,
president Of Oakland-Piedmont Scout
eouncil.
Had there been boy scouts gener-
6tio0 ago there would be less OF the
lRisting spirit Of national unrest. less
nationwide disloyalty. The boy scouts
II today are the men scouts Of tonor-
eow. and in the growth Of their patriot
Inn lies the brightest hope Of this re-
public.
Established now In all progressive
eountries, the boy scouts are training
- put into practice those great human
principles that. must eventually find
place in any League Of Nations that
ean make wars impossible. The scouts
f today are the nucleus of the Grand
Army Of Peace and Good Will that will
me day bring permanent happiness to
he world.
Think for a moment Of the basic
principle of the boy scouts obligation
N~Do one good turn daily" Here Is
indeed a great opportunity for the
Eactical demonstration of the best
nat Is taught in our schools and our
khurches; here is the new command
inent" which all creeds teach and re-
pect.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-12
SPORT NEWS
TUESDAYS RESULTS.

American Association.
Louisville 4, at Kansas City 0.
Toledo 9, at Minneapolis S.
Columbus 3, at St. Paul 2.
American League.
Detroit 5, at Washington 3.
Chicago 5, at New York 6.
St. Louis 0, at Philadelphia 3.
Cleveland Boston game postponed,
rain.
National League.
New York 4, at Cincinnati 9.
Boston 8, at st. Louis 2.
Other games postponed, rain.
College Baseball.
Columbia 1, Cornell 0.
Kentucky State 9, Indiana U IA.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-12
TIE BOY SCOUTS BUSY LIFE.

Denton McBeace, a 12-year-old scout
If Spokane, WASH, dived, fully
clothed. into a lake and rescued an
Exhausted swimmer. Denton had had
In first instruction in life saving the
evtous week, but he knew just what
b DO
In the hope of protecting the migra-
hpry birds and other small game of the
,addle west. now threatened with e1-
kanctton. J. M. WEIGH Of Rock Island,
has purchased Scheck island and
mi convert it into a permanent pre-
i've where hunting will be forever
Iarred. No firearms will be permitted
mi watchn,en will see that hunters
= not land upon the tract. Boy scouts
k,t similar organizations will be per
dtted to camp there.
{ A plan to hold great international
reet of boy scouts in London mex
ms,er has been announced. The
nthering will take place during tn
S>eation period, and delegates from
~ boy scout organizations OF twenty
countries will attend.
I North Belgrade. Me-, Scout TrooI
~ 1. helped In the production Of thu
nnual camp show and turned the pro
100 over to the Big Brother assocta
=,
Wr.ns, Pa, Scout Troop No.
$500 money for a bell for tn churcI
- plsds6d $50 to the church be
~ ..-,--
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-12

FOR RENT-Three furnished rooms.
Gentlemen preferred. Sixth and
Lake Boulevard. Phone S. 4t5-15