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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-07
AMERICAN WOODEN COMPANY

To carry out these manifold duties it must aim
toward stcadess in prices and fair values for its goods
for its wool purchased and for its labor employed. It
must avoid far possible, the purchase Of wool at
boom prices and it must be forehanded in the Of its
capital in the purchase of wool In times Of liberal supply
It must aim to hold its skilled labor organization
with the fewest possible changes. therefore pays the
highest wages and gives the seadiest employment,
far it is suppord by the public the purchase Of its
goods.
To manufacture and accumulate stock Of goods
when the public refuses purchase is only to invite
disaster in markets and prices reactng in the end Upon
Our employees and the savings that furnish the capital
Such policy continued would only result in prolonged
depression designating ali the forces Of both labor and
capital which must jointly support this enterprise in its
service to the public.
The company must manufacture according to or
ders either its books clearly foreseen. Early in
this year the company had its books sufficient orders
to insure employment for six months.
Labor IN universal demand and prices Of wool
and wooden goods were at the highest seen since this
company organized. To maintain organization
and insure the lfiment of Our contracts another ad
vance in wages of 1870 announced to Our en-
ployes in May.
With the advance IN the money rate and inereas-
ing restrictions to credit cancellations began to come in;
but for time they more than might Be
expected and not larger in volume than had been
in pre-war times without making disturbance In the
industry.
When. however,. May 18th. the government
brought indictments against this company for prices
charged for its goods in open and competitive markets,
it notice to the trade by the government that the
prices for wooden cloth be reduced. Although the
indictments dismissed by the Of first jcris-
dicon June 11t cancellation Of orders became uni
versa the country. Total cancellations based upon
figures collected by the government are estimated for
the whole trade at the entire annual Output Of the
American Wooden Company.
The total cancellation of orders Upon the books of
the American Wooden Company amounted to more than
$40O00000 or sufficient to give employment for two
months to all Our workers. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-07

To have continued to manufacture and accumulate
unstable goods would have been not only financial
suicide, but wold have insured depression in the en-
tire WOODEN industry from which it would have taken
many weeks, if not months, to recover by universal
shtftdowns. with widespread disorganizaon and uncn1-
p1oyment.
Therefore, instead OF the usual two weeks vacation
in August, the mills were shut down on July 10th,
which fortunately the best season for months
vacation. Had the shutdown been forced in the winter
season, as it would have been by continued accunua-
ton Of goods, there might have been, with high prices
and famine conditions for fuel some personal suffering
To September 1s, however, there has been less call
upon the company and the public authorities for per-
soal assistance than in the preceding year, when there
only two weeks vacation. The reason for this
wholesome condition in Our mill communities was the
large volume of wages paid the past year-a sum ex-
ceeding anything before known In the American
wooden industry. Yet the average wage is not higher
than that in other skilled trades entering into the cost
Of living.
We believe in good wages for the American skilled
vorkingman-the highest wages that expenditure BY
goods the consumers Of goods in this country.
Prices mist depend Upon wages and consumption.
The American Wooden Company will be a success,
only so far as it is fair and ust to the capital and the
labor which it employs and to the public which it
serves.
If you believe in the policy Of the American Wooden
Company in the maintenance of good wages for skilled
verkingmen. order your goods promptly this season
and you carefully select your wooden cloth according
to your needs, you will find in the American Wooden
Company production such variety as will make it TN
necessary for you to invite foreign importations.
The American Wooden Company begins Its exhibit
to the trade Thursday, September 9TH and will begin
the starting Up Of its mills Monday September 18Th
The wage scale will Be the same as when the mills
wefe forced to close in July.
The support Of the public in the prompt purchase of
the goods Of the American Wooden Copanv Il invited
CAN WOODEN COMPANY
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-12
BLIZZARD 81 YEARS AGO

T~hirty-two years ago today this
section of the country was the scene
of the worst blizzard on record This
city like all other towns In the east
ern section was cut off from the rest
of the country by the greatest fall of
snow in history. The blizzard began
on a Sunday night with a drizzling
rain which before morning turned to
snow. When daylight appeared the
snow in some places was up to the
first story of houses and business
places. There were no trolleys here
at that time and the mode of travel
by railroad was suspended for two or
three days.
Staten Island was cut off entirely
from the outside world. There were
no trains running until Thursday Of
that week and the ferry service be-
tween Staten Island and South Ferry
was crippled. The ferryboat Maid OF
Perth that ran between this city and
Tottenville sank in the ferry slip at
the foot of Main street, Tottenville,
the second day of the blizzard.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-12
QUIT MEAT WHEN
KIDNEYS BOTHER
Take a glass of Salts il your
Back Hurts or Bladder
troubles you.

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make a mistake by flush
ing the kidneys occasionally, says a
we'll known authority. Meat forms
they. become over-worked from the
strain, get sluggish and fail to filter
the waste and poisons from the blood
then We get sick. Nearly. all rheuma-
tism, headaches, liver trouble, nervous
ness. dizziness. sleeplessness and uri-
nary disorders come from sluggish kid
neys.
The moment you feel a dull ache in the
urine Is cloudy, offensive, full of sedi-
ment, irregular Of passage or attended
by q sensation of scalding, stop eating
meat and get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any pharmacy; take a table
, spoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast and In a few days our kid
neys will act fine. This famous salts
is made from h acid of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with hthia, and
has been used for generations to flush
and stimulate the kidneys. also to neu-
~tralise the acids in urine so 1t no longer
causes irritation, thus ending bladder
weakness. .
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
%inJure; makes a delightful effervescent
Whitewater drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep the
kidneys clean and active and the blood
pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney
complications.
NOTICE TO MARINERS
using Arthur KiI'-Staten Island
Sound.
Notice Is hereby given that the Hy-
draulic Dredge Empire State" will be
working in the Arthur KILL" Staten
Island Sound, between Perth Amboy
and Chrome, New Jersey, under a con-
tract with the u. s. Government for
deepening the present channel. The
work will begin about March II. 1920,
and continue during the balance of the
year. The dredge will be working In
the channel as laid out by u. s. Army
Engineers. One-half only of said chan
mel will be occupied by the dredge,
while anchors, lines and pontoon pipe
lime must, of necessity, extend partially
or wholly across the remainder of the
said channel. The usual ball signals
will be displayed by day and lights by
night to indicate the passing side of
the dredge
While every ~precaution will be ex-
ercised by the crews on the dredge TO
prevent accidents, this notice is given
to all navigators of the Arthur XIII to
be cautious when approaching and
passing the dredge.
HENRY A. VAN ALSTYNE.
Dredging Contractor.
I13S51-3-11-St
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25
FOR BETTER HIGH SCHOOLS
Movement Started Among Some 5000
institutions of Middle West to
Standardize Their Work.

Standardization of studies
in three thousand high schools in the
Middle West will be advocated at a
convention of college and high school
teachers, in session here.
The convention, held by the North
Central Association of College and
Secondary Schools, according to J. E.
Armstrong, principal of Englewood
high school, Chicago, is called for
the object of fixing standards in high
schools, which must qualify to them
or risk suspension of their scholastic
standard with universities in the
Middle West.
The associations membership con-
sists of one hundred universities and
colleges, two hundred normal schools
and three thousand high schools.
It's area includes that territory be-
tween Ohio and Colorado and from
the Canadian border to as far south
as Kentucky and Missouri
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25

Der Of wheat type trays which illustrate
the various classes and subclasses OF
wheat, the principal varieties in each
class and types OF foreign material and
damage.
For Benefit Of Visitor.
A portion OF the sample retained In
the alright can is placed In the mois-
ture tester for the benefit OF the Wis
itor. He sees how the inspector deter
mines the percentage Of moisture m
the grain and learns that definite per
centages are allowed for each grade.
All the other tests described above are
made on the large sample In the cloth
bag. The Oat kicker is q mechanical
device which separates the oats, weed
stems, chair, straw and other foreign
matter known as dockage from wheat
samples. This is the first test for
wheat samples. In corn and oats sam
pies the foreign material is separated
by screening with hand sleeves.
Thousands of farmers and others In
terested in grain have visited these
exhibits, which are helping producers,
dealers, millers and others understand
the principles of grain grading. After
talking with the demonstrators they
realize that the application of the fed
eral grades materially narrows mar
keting costs, and so is a direct benefit
to both grower and consumer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25
HELP IN MARKETING
PUREBRED ANIMALS
Plan Inaugurated to Give Buyers
Necessary Information.
Success Dependent on Cooperation Of
Breeders in County or Community
With Each Other and With
the County Agent.

The live stock farmer having only
n few purebred animals for sale at
rather infrequent intervals, often has
difficulty IN disposing OF his surplus
profitably, often because purchasers
do not know what he has to sell.
The bureau Of markets, United
States department Of agriculture, in
cooperation with the state, county
and local agencies, has inaugurated a
plan which assists buyers in obtain
ing information regarding the location,
character and number of purebred ami
mails. The success OF this plan is de-
pendent on the cooperation OF the
breeders in a county or community
with each other and with the county
agent. The latter's Office should Be
in the headquarters for the associa-
ton. In this Office should be fled COM
plete information regarding the pure
bred animals belonging to the MEM
bers. Through the county agent, &C.
cOrding TO the plan, the state agent In
marketing and the bureau of markets
at Washington are kept in touch with
the supply. These agencies likewise
keep in touch with buyers and so are
able to serve an increasing number
Of buyers and sellers effectively.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25
BEGIN FIGHT ON IT. B." NOW
Every Live Stock Owner Should
Boost Campaign Inausurated to
Eradicate tuberculosis.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture-)
Live stock owners are earnestly re-
quested not to wait until the states
and federal government come into
their localities to eradicate tubercu-
Josis. 1t would not be possible indeed,
at this stage to undertake to eradicate
tuberculosis from the live stock Of the
United States solely through organized
official forces established by the re-
Spective states and the federal gov
eminent The area over which tuber-
culOSiS has spread IS too vast, the
herds too numerous, and funds are
insufficient for conducting the work
on so extensive a plan even though
trained veterinarians were available
in sufficient numbers to do the work.
Every livestock owner should be a
party to this campaign which has been
inaugurated to eradicate tuberculosis.
In almost every locality of the United
States are veterinarians capable Of
rendering valuable services to live
stock owners in this great work, and
the cost of eradicating is greatly re-
duced by combating the disease in its
early stages. Yet even in badly af-
fected herds eradication can be under
taken with success. There are records
of many herds, in which three-fourths
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25
MORE BUILDING THIS YEAR
Contracts Awarded the First Two
Months Establish a New Record
Chicago Leads.

New York-Building contracts,
awarded north of the Ohio and east
of the Missouri rivers for the first
two months of 1920, outstripped any
similar period on record by a vast
margin, according to statistics of the
F. W. Dodge Company, made public
the other day. The total for the two
months was 1852, 511 900. It was only
S145, $4,000 for the same period in
1919 and s29S,77O,0OO in 1918
Industrial buildings, contracted for
during January and February, were
valued at 1852, 352, 800 and led all
other classes in every district except
New York, where business structures
found first place. Chicago led all
districts in total building contracts
with a total of $139, SOC, 900. The New
York district was second with a total
OF SIZE, 900.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25
AVOID HlGH-FLAVoRED FEEDS
Onions Have Been Fed in Sufficient
Quantities to Affect Eqgs-coIor
of YoIk Influenced.

In extreme cases the flavor and
odOr of the feed have been impaired
to the egg. Onions have been fed In
sufficient quantity to bring about this
effect. Those who desire to market a
firSt-class article should not give feeds
of high and Objectionable flavor to
their f1ockS-
In no case should tainted feed be
allowed TO enter the ration. Feed also
has an influence on the color Of the
yolk, according to the United States
department OF agriculture. Corn fed
exclusively will give a deep yellow or
highly colored yOlk, while wheat fed
alone will produce a much lighter
yolk. A fairly high-cOlored yOlk is
usually preferred and can usually be
obtained by feeding a moderate
amount OF corn. Plenty OF green feed
also enrIches the color Of the yOlk.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25
FISH BY-PR0DUCTS FOR HOGS
Bureau of Animal Industry Is Making
Tests of Material as Protein
Feed for Swine.

Cooperating with the bureau of fish
cries, the bureau Of animal industry Of
the United States department of agrf-
culture is making tests Of fishery by
products as hog feed. For several
years these bureaus have been study
ing the use of fish meal as a protein
feed for swine and the product has
been found equal to high-grade tank
age, of which the supply is inadequate.
During the last fiscal year a new prod
uct known as shrimp bran was stud
led. The result of tests with it as
compared with fish meal were favora-
BILE, the remainder of the ration be-
ing sheIIed corn and middlings.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25
OUCH! LUMBAGO PAIN!
RUB BACKACHE AWAY
5nstant Relief With a Small Tna
Bottle of Old "St.
Jacobs Oil"

Kidneys cause Backache? MOI
They have no nerves, therefore can
not cause pain. Listen! Your back
ache is caused by lumbago, sciatica
or strain, and the quickest relief is
soothing, penetrating "St. Jacobs OIL"
Rub it right on your painful back,
and instantly the soreness, stiffness
and lameness disappears. Don't stay
crippled Get small trial bottle Of
est. Jacobs Oh" from your druggist
and timber up. A moment after it Is
applied you'll wonder what became Of
the backache or lumbago pain.
Rub old. honest asst. Jacobs Oil''
whenever you have sciatica, neuralgia,
rheumatism or sprains, as 1t is abso-
1utely harmless and doesn't burn the
skin.-AdV.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25

NRM12NOHES
Is your machinery ready for use?

Is ySur machinery ready for use?
Do some Of the repair work now.
Our best bug swatters are the birds.
Better get that planter ready for
duty.
Nearly ali OF those who have tried
soy beans in connection with corn are
enthusiastic over results.
Is your machinery all fixed up for
spring?
A truck for hauling saves both high
priced feed and labor.
Industry and thrift should be our
watch-words for farming this year
Soy beans grown in corn are in.
creasing in favor in many sections.
Don't, be eocksure in trying a new
crop. Better get the know-hOw OF 1t
by putting in q small patch first
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP ROOT

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained By Dr.. KifmeFs Swamp Root,
the great kidney. liver and bladder medi-
cine.
It e q physicians prescription.
SW1mp-Root is q Strengthening medi-
cine. It helps the kidneys, liver and blsd-
der do the work nature intended they
should do.
6wamp-Reot has stood the test Of years.
1t = sold by ali druggists on its merit
and e should help you No other kidney
medicine has 30 many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp-Root and start
treatment at once.
However, If you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton, n. z, for =
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25
The Reformation.

Admiral Mark Kerr said at an air
mans wedding:
Women often marry men TO re-
form them, and oftener than people
think, the women succeed in this
The reformed husbands. however. are
seldom very grateful
My wife married me to reform
me- a man said bitterly on a sea vov-
age Cubaward-
Did she succeedT asked another
man
~EYou bet she didF said the first
one. Why 1 wouldn't marry again
II lived to be as old as Aethuse-
RhP"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25
OLD CLOTHES DYED
MAKE NEW GARMENTS
diamond Dyes" Turn Faded, Shabby
Apparel into New.

Don't worry about perfect results.
Use Diamond Dyes" guaranteed to
give new, rich. fadeless color to any
fabric, whether II be wool, silk. linen,
cotton or mixed goods,-dresses,
blouses. stockings, skirts, children's
coats, feathers
Direction Book In package tells how
to diamond dye over any color. To
match any material, have dealer show
you Diamond Dye" Color Card.-Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25
THREE STOCK FUNDAMENTALS
Feeding, Breeding and Care Are Big
Factors IN Production of AMI
mails of Quality.

The three fundamentals In livestock
production are feeding, breeding and
care, with a strong emphasis on feed
ing, because good feeding builds the
frame work, produces good show ami
mails and makes good records.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25
BROOD cooPS FOR CHICKENS
Directions Given for Construction Of
Cheap and Effective Pens for
Little Chicks.

The accompanying drawing gives
an idea Of how quickly and cheaply
any number OF brood compartment
eOOpS can be constructed 1t shows
only two sections, but any desired
number can be put together, saving
material We suggest that only three
at the most be united, as they are
easier handled when desiring TO re-
move to new quarters, says a writer
in an exchange.
The one section shows the door
closed and button turned TO hold lid
up at night The other section shows
the door down for daytime TO allow
tie hen ana young free range in the
orchard or pasture. wherever the
cOops may be located.
A very convenient size both for cut
ting material and the handling OF
completed coop has been found to be
a follows: Twenty-four inches high
in front, Is inches high at rear, Is
inches deep from front to back. One
inch holes can be bored at each end
and a line Of them through the top
Of the door. as indicated by the closed
door in drawing. Also. If the roof
boards are allowed to project over
back wall several inches it is not a
bad idea to bore a few holes I'm the
back wall. Some farmers have been
very thoughtful and constructed sim
liar cOOps during the cold, wet, sleety
weather. the last winter when nothing
in the field could be done. and they
are ahead much when the fields de-
mand so much time and attention at
this season.
Shingles or prepared roofing. what
ever is convenient. will make an ideal
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25
HOMELESS!
Constipation. Headache.
Colds. BiIiousness. driven
out with ''Cascz.ets''

Drive away those persistent enemies
~ happiness and c0nSti-
patton. Don't stay headachy, sick,
tongue coated. sallow and miserable
Never have colds, indigestion. upset
stomach or that misery-making gas.
Feel splendid always by taking Cas-
carets occasionally. CascaretS never
grfpe, sieken or inconvenience you Ike
Calomel. Salts, On or nasty. harsh
Pills. They cost so little and WORK
while you sleep.-AdT.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25

Descendant of Patrick Henry Dies.
Richmond, Va.-Henry Aylett Samp
son, veteran newspapernan and poet,
is dead at his home here after sever.
al months illness. He was a great
grandson Of Patrick Henry and the
son OF Norman Sampson formerly OF
New York
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25
RIGHT AGE TO BREED gifts
Some Breeders Wait Until Animal ls
Fourteen Months oId-Aim for
Two Litters Yearly.

Some breeders prefer not to breed
a gilt until she is about fourteen
months old, so that her first litter is
produced when she is approximately
eighteen months Of age, and she Is
then bred to farrow every six months
thereafter.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25
POULTRY KEPT AS SIDE LINE
Hardly Any Activity of Modern Farm
ing Which VIII Pay Better Than
Flock Of Hens.

Properly developed and fOstered,
pOultrying is one of the most profit
able side lines in which most farmers
can become interested and, at present
there is hardly any activity of modern
farming which will pay better than
the maintenance and production Of
good poultry.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25
PUREBRED HOGS PROFITABLE
At Least Twice as Much Should Be
Realized From Breeding Stock
as Those for Market.

Purebred hogs of any OF the well
known breeds are more profitable than
grades. AS at least twice as much
should be realized from the sale OF
breeding stock as from market hogs.
The purebreds also are generally bet
ter feeders than the grades. That Is
they win make better gains for the
feed consumed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25
DO NOT oVERcRoWD POULTRY
Few Hens In Small Yard Do Better
Than Larger Number IN Same
Spsce-Room for Each

Better results will be obtained from
u few hens in small yard than from
a larger number IN the same yard. The
backyard poultry flock rarely viii con-
sist of more than 20 to % hens. and in
many cases only a half-dozen hens are
kept. For a flock OF 20 to % hens 4
space of not less than - By 80 feet is
required From 90 10 80 square feet
per hen should usually be allowed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25
q Plan for Inland Ports.

Chicago.-Completion Of the Great
Lakes-St. Lawrence tidewater project,
to permit direct ocean transport BE-
tween inland grain marketing points
Rnd Europe, was urged by speakers
at the convention Of the Farmers
Grain Dealers National Association
here recently.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-03-25
LARGE BREEDS GROW SLOWLY
Rrahmas and cochins Are Profitable
Where There Is Demand for
Heavy Fowls.

The biggest breeds Of poultry, Ike
Brahmas and Cochins, grow more
slowly than the medium-sized breeds
and therefore are not ready for market
as soon, but they weigh more and are
profitable where the market demands
n large-sized fowl.