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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-24
by Harold D. Jacobs, United Press
Staff CorreSpondent

lby EdTOlu -. JACOBS, UnIteu PTeSs
Staff Correspondent
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24.-The
ante convention campaign had pro
gressed today to the stage where, for
the first time, methods by which the
candidates organizations hope to win
the democratic presidential nomina
tion for their respective chiefs could
! be determined.
! 1t is possible to classify the prin.
cipal candidates as follows:
Attorney General Mitchell Palmer
will employ the same football" tao
tics that Major Leonard Wood at.
tempted at Chicago. He expects to
poll as high as 500 votes on the first
ballot and smash straight through to
La victory without making concessions
to any rivals.
| Governor James M. Cox counts on
the solid support of the middle west
and several important states in the
west and east. Does not concede
Palmer first place on the initial bal
lot. Regards alleged ability to carry
Ohio over the republican nominee,
Senator Warren G. Harding. as one
Of his principal assets.
Governor Edward 1. Edwards will
make entire fight on personal lib
erty" and "states rights platform.
His managers frankly state he will
withdraw unless wet" plank is in
serted in the democratic national
platform.
Ambassador John w. Davis, his
friends, are conducting purely a
dark horse" campaign. They are
careful to preserve friendly relations
with all other aspirants and are
working solely to line up second
choice delegates.
Senator Robert l.. Owen, expects
to draw his strength from the PRO
gressive" element, rather than from
any geographical consideration.
Counts on. support of William J.
Bryan because of his avowed dry"
tendencies.
William G. McAdoo, relegated by
his withdrawal from the race to the
position of an unwilling compromise
candidate" previously was conceded
first place tn initial strength. One
of his greatest assets was his sup
posed hold on the labor vote.
Vice President Marshall, his friends
emphasize his ability as a peace
maker" and regard him as the one
candidate upon whom all factions
may unite.
Senator Carter Glass, looked upon
by his hackers as the most typical
repres entative of the present admin
istration, especially as regards
foreign policies.
Secretary of State cambridge Col
by, practically the same as Glass,
with the added belief of his friends
that he is the logical heir and assign
of McAdoo's delegates.
Others whose candidates. have not
yet developed any particular individ-
uality are:
Secretary of Agriculture Meredith;
Col Alfred E. Smith; Senator G. M.
Hitchcock; Homer S. Cummins,
James W. Gerard, Senator F. M. Sim
mons, and William J. Bryan.
The latter, of course. is first, last
and always dry"
Probably the most significant state
ment made today was that of Fl. J.
Brown, speaking for Edwards, who
said that unless the democrats repudi-
ated the Volstead act, the New Jer-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-24
rBy L. c. Martin, United Press Staff
]

TBy l.. C. Martin, United Press Stat
Correspondent
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24.-Presl
dent Wilson considers it unnecessar.
for the democratic platform to con
tain any reference to the prohibition
question or to independence for Ire
land he informed those who vii
speak for him at the democratic con
yention here, it was learned today.
AS to the league of nations tht
president will be satisfied with notll
ing less than strong affirmative
| declaration for immediate ratification
kof the covenant without Gripping
reservations.
Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia
tho is slated to head the resolutions
mmittee that will writ the demo
htfc platform, today declared thai
e did not bear draft of platform
Eritten at the white house. but added
hat he knew the presidents mind
kbout what he would like to see the
democrats do.
Glass declined to reveal any ink.
ling of what the president told him
in conference at the white house
Just before Glass went to his train.
He said however, that the president
| had not changed his position on the
league issue in the slightest.
"The only platform draft I have
brought with me-" said Glass. sis the
| Virginia platform which the presi-
| dent formally approved in letter to
me- The Virginia platform is silent
upon both the prohibition and Irish
questions, which with the league form
Ithe chief sources of trouble for the
platform builders.
Glass expressing his personal view
ion the prohibition question said that
1T is settled, hence need not be re-
|lerred to. AS to Irish independence
|he said Virginia democrats had
enough troubles Of their own to at
|tend to-"
is William Bryan. in your opinion,
|Rble to cause trouble over the plat
form?' Glass was asked
Mr.. Bryan has the reputation for
fuecessfully kicking up trouble,
hasn't he?" was the reply.
Absurd" said Glass, when asked
0 comment on statement published
here that President Wilson would
lemand that the democrats nominate
hlm as q vindication Of his policies
end administration and would then
fiecline the nomination.
The president is not in the busi-
pess of demanding nominations" said
ilass. II do not mean to say it is
bsurd that the party should nomi.
,,ate him, but it certainly is to say
nat he has demanded it."
vy,,
The Virginia senator who is an un.
fniing candidate himself by reason
the instructions to the Virginia
elegation to vote for him, gave the
oppression to interviewers that he is
trongly for McAdoo Whether n
MS he reflects the presidents view
ould not be learned Glass does not
3egard McAdoo as out of the race
nerely because he has Withdrawn his
lame.
When told that the Palmer forces
fere claiming McAdoo's strength.
lass made this more or less-cryptic
.emarlS:
They had better see Jouett Shouse
nd find out whom McAdoo IS for"
Platform Building.
Wy Ed. L. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24.-The
hrly arrival of Senator Carter Glass
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-24
TABLOIDS
FROM FAR AND NEAR

ground but nearly topped over when
voice through the pipe called
hello" A miner, cutting new
shaft had dug under Smiths well,
whereupon the bottom dropped cut.
Easy Time for Preacher.
FAIRFAX, Okla, Jnne 24.-Rev.
John Templin of Fairfax, is having
things rather easy these days. His
three sons, all of whom are also
preachers are visiting him and I'LL.
ing his pulpit alternately.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-24
CENSUS FIGURES ARE
ANNOUNCED BY BUREAU

sus bureau today announced the FOL
low ing 1920 population figures:
Washougal, Wahsn., 765.
Debaca county, New Mexico, 1,lS6.
Increases Since 1910.
Washougal, 300 persons or CTS per-
cent.
Debaca county, N. NJ, was incor-
porated since 1910. Comparative
figures are not available.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-24
Killed by Liqhtnin q.

ORAN- Mo-, June 24.-Adam Dirn
berger, 65, Of Randles, Mo-, and his
son, Albert Dirnberger, 81. farmer
living near here, were killed yester-
day during a storm when the barn N
which they had taken refuge was
struck by lightning.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-24
Some Short and Snappy Items
Which Make News Wire
Sparkle.

United Press Leased Wire Servi :e.]
PETERSBURG. Ind, June "a
When Dode Smiths well went dry he
started pulling the pipe from the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-24
'otal Count Of People in Towns
With Gains Made in Ten
Years.

pEled Press Leased Wire Ss.yicc.1
WASHINGTON, June 24.--The CEN
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-24
Night of Terror in Londonder-
ry Where Bullets Fly and
Rioting is Con-
tinuous.
MANY PEOPLE SLAIN
Shops are Boarded Up While Troops
Patrol Town in Effort to Put an
End to Fight.
ing.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, June 24.-Sif Hamar
Greenwood, secretary for Ireland, to-
day received second urgent mes
sage from the Londonderry magis-
trates stating that the situation there
was desperate and they feared it was
becoming worse. Supplies Of food
were giving out and a shortage of
gas threatened to throw the city into
darkness, the message said.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-24

keokuk merchants, through
their advertisements printed in
The Gate City, invite you to
trade with them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-24

THE WEATHER
Unsettled. Probably Showers.
Local temp. z p. M, 70; Z a. m,
70.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-27
Soils and Road Building

An investigation which promises to place at the disposal of highway en- gineers important information regarding the relation of soils to highway dura- bility has been undertaken by the bureau of public roads, department of agric,il- ture This work includes taking samples of soil at spots in the sub-grade of a highway where the road has begun to fail, studying surrounding geological con- ditions to determine how moisture arrived in the subgrade, thus destroying it's value, making laboratory tests to determine the physical characteristics of soils, and oh- taining scientific measure of the bearing value of soils. In this investigation it h proposed to obtain as much cooperation as possible from the various state high ways departments. The bureau of soils is cooperating with the bureau of pub lie roads in this work.
 Preliminary investigation has been started in Maryland on the Washington Baltimore road, and will be extended be- Maryland. Progress has been made in the matter of laboratory tests, number Of samples of subgrade material and other samples already having been ex- amined.
 The federal highway engineers point out that soils differ widely in their abil- ity to support loads, particularly when they are wet Just why this Is true and just what are the characteristics which make them different is little understood at present. It is in this field of inves- tigation, of increasing importance because of the growing volume of heavy traffic. that the federal investigators expect to secure important information.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-27
Why PowerWater System

Because it is the best investment farm can make. Labor-saving machinery has eliminated much of the hard work of blowing, seeding, cutivating, harvesting and aiding the farmer to get more work done and thus Go produce more and earn more.
 Time spent in carrying of water. fin pumping water. and in taking the stock to the watering trough or branch, is time that can be used to a better advantage at other work. These are chores that neither the farmer nor the wife like. Why not have machinery bring the water right to the spot where you want it. so that all that you have to do is to turn a faucet?
 The matter of home comfort is also i'm pcrtant. Isn't the wife of the farmer just as good as the city wife? And the children, what about them? Is there any reason why they should not have home equipped with a bathroom and inside toilet, just like their city relations? The power water system is good invest anent-
 First. because of the time and hard work it saves.
 Second because of the additional earn ing power it gives the farmer.
 Third, because of the greater comforts and conveniences it brings into the farm home.
 The Harris Fresh Water System is placed before the public in number of advertisements now appearing in The AAge-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-27
AGE-HER AIDS FARM PAGE ssHs.i1R
Your Liberty Bond

The United States government borrowed from you to finance the war. You hold the governments promise to pay you back. This promise is called Liberty Bond or Victory Note, On this bond is stated the conditions under which the government borrowed the money from you.
 For instance: If you ho:s send of the Third Liberty Loan, it states that on April 15 and October 15 of each year until maturity. you will receive interest on the amount you paid for the bond othes' issues bear other rates of interesr and, other maturity dates. all of which aref clearly stated on the bond.
 Now if you Keep your bond until the date when the government pays you in full for it, you do nst need to worry If, in the meantime, the price is low one day or high the next. You and Uncle< Sam are living up to your agreement with each other. and neither will lose by it.
 On the other hand, if you sell your Eib- erty Bond now, you will find that the man you sell it to will not give you dollar for every dollar you paid for it' The price has been brought down because so many people are offering to sell their bonds. If the market is flooded with tomatoes, you can buy them cheap, but if everyone is clamoring for tomatoes and there are few to be had, the price goes up. The same is true of Liberty Bonds. Short-sighted people are dumping them on the market, and wise ones are buying them.
 The best advice that can be given to the owner of a Liberty Bond is this: Hold the bond you bought during the war; 1t it safe and sound as the United States government itself.
 Buy as many more at the present 16~ rate as you can afford. If you hold them to maturity you are bound to make the difference between what they sell at now and their face value. You will also re- ceive good interest op your investment.
 Hold on to your Liberty Bond and buy more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-27
Lye for Hominy

In making I've hominy, of hulled corn,
 any variety of white or yellow dent or
 flint corn may be used, preference being
 usually given to varieties having large or
 fairly large kernels, as they are easier to
 hull than the small-kerneled varieties
 Only clean, sound ears should be used.
 New corn is better than old corn for the
 purpose. In fact, hominy of the finest
 flavor can be made from new corn that
 has just ripened sufficiently so It can
 be shelled from the cob.
 Instead of boiling the corn in a I've
 solution, as has been directed in pun-
 lished recipes, the department of agricui
 ture recommends treating the corn in B
 cold solution made as follows: Take ounces of I've (also known az
 sodium hydroxide, or caustic soda), b
 quarts of corn, and quarts of water Dissolve the lye in the water and stir In the corn. Let stand for about 15 hours.
 Then wash thoroughly to remove the lvt. and the dissolved portions of the kcr- nels.
 The lye can be removed more readily by rubbing the hominy in a cloth bag. or alternating the rubbing and washing. When thoroughly washed, the hull and
 black tip are off and the kernel has a clean appearance
 As the I've solution is not heated, it does not penetrate the kernel to any ex- tent and is practically all removed in the washing. This hominy, cooked in one or two changes of water is quite free from the I've taste. If more homnv Is
 made at one time than is wanted for one cooking. the rest can be dried and kept for future use.
 To remove the slight discoloration Of the kernels caused by the lye treatment, soak the hominy overnight in water to which few tablespoons of salt have beer added. Pour this off and cook the hominy in one or two changes of water. changing the water as it reaches the boil ing point and washing the hominv before putting on fresh water After this wash ing, add a scant tablespoon of salt for each quart of hominy, cover with water and put n to boil. The hominy should be kept covered with water while cook ing. Boil for three or four hours. or un- til it is thoroughly cooked To avoid crushing the kernels, it should not be
 stirred while cooking. When properly cooked, each grain is soft and tender
 and retains it's distinct form. The hominy increases in bulk three or four times in cooking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-27
Auburn Summer Session

Opening at Auburn on Monday June ', with strong faculty of A selected teach CTS, offering special instruction in 1Ss>dif- ferent courses of study and extending
 over a period of six weeks, the Alabama
 Polytechnic Institute at it's summer ses-
 scion presents teachers, college students.
 high school students and county demon stration agents most attractive oppor- tunity for self-improvement in the chosen line.
 Long years ago in the popular demand for efficiency some one suggested Why not a summer school?" There stood, the college all idle with it's ample accom- modations, it's furnishings. its equipment and it's trained corps of teachers ready l for service. Here were host of young men and women eager to be taught. And l so in 1918. seven years ago. the first | summer school' was held at Auburn with an attendance of about 100. Since | then sessions have been held every year ! with increasing popularity and attend ! ance, the present enrolment being over
 800.
 1 From being designated as Summer | school'' it has come to be recognized as an integral part of the college year. and ! is now referred to the summer ses- sion of the college itself.
 | As it has grown in numbers. so mas + 'increased in interest and scope of serv- 1 ice Originally designed to aid teachers
 merely to prepare for state examinations. the work has broadened so that through 1 the esta blishment of a school Of ed- ucation as a division of the college. sum- mer school work now gives professional ! training to progressive teachers. princi- pals. supervisors and superintendents. | Later still the demand arose for cor- tinuance of the regular college work, and ] TOW an entire year may be clipped from the>fegular four-year college course by : the ar "'isfactorily
 complete four summer sessions.
 Director Zebnlon Judd announces with , a good deal of satisfaction the enga"e- i ment of Dr, Charles A. Brown of ~r- mingham as assistant director. pr. | Brown is principal of the Central High lSchool at Birmingham. and is well ,Snd | favorably known over the state as an ed
 ucator of unusual ability and wide at
 tainment As assistant director he will
 greatly strengthen the work of the sum mer session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-27
By MRS. JOHN c. MOSES Mississippi City, Miss.

By MRS. JOHN C. MOSES
 Mississippi City, Miss.
 Fifteen million dollars is lot of money, but that is the amount that the United States department of agriculture esti- mates farmers lose every year through bad methods of producing eggs. This loss is due to the partial matching of fertile eggs which have been allowed to become warm enough to incubate. It is a pre- ventable loss and, if checked, will add dollars to the poultry flock profits { The remedy is smple-have the flock produce nfertile eggs. after the matching season is over.
 An infertile egg is one laid by a hen that has not been allowed to run with a male bird After the male bird has been removed from the hens. two weeks is or dinarily long enough to assure the laying of infertile eggs.
 Contrary to the general impression, the male bird in a flock has no influence on the number of eggs the hens will lay. The rooster merely fertilizes the germ of the egg. This is not necessary, or even de- sirable when the eggs are to be used for table purposes, or are to be sent to mar ket
 Infertile eggs will keep in good condi- ton in temperatures where fertile eggs will not It is impossible to cause a blood ring to form in an infertile egg, or to hatch one.
 AS soon as the matching season Is over, or enough eggs for matching purposes have been laid, the rooster should De penned, cooked or sold. The hens not running with a male bird will then pro duce infertile eggs-the kind that com mands the best prices.
 The fertile egg is the one from which chick may be matched. It spells very quickly when handled by the ordinary farm methods, and when marketed in the hot summer months. Summer heat spolis fertile egg as quickly as sitting hen or an incubator.
 Occasionally hens running with male birds will lay infertile eggs. This IS often the case with birds that do not have green feed, that are overfat, or that are confined in yards and runs; but for all the flock to produce infertile eggs for stated period, it is necessary to remove the rooster.
 Heat is a great enemy of eggs both fertile and infertile. For this reason they should be kept in a cool, dry room or cellar until they are marketed-at most not more than three days,
 The hen, first and last, is the main de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-27
If Rains Reduce Acreage

The indica tons are that the spring rains have ee.ayed the preparation of the land until the southern farmer will not be able to seed as many acres as he had hcned.
 Facing this situa ton the undaunted southern farmer should go in for greater yields per acre. More intensive meth- ods on a smaller acreage than had been planned will bring equal profits if not also equal products.
 The danger is that in his effort to obtain acreage the farmer will hastily and poorly prepare the seed bed. He may clod his clay land which will in itself severely cut the yield. He may fall into the temptation of throwing up a bed without first breaking the land.
 A hastily and poorly prepared seed he'd endangers the largest returns from fer tilizers, affects the moisture holding ca- pacity of the soil and makes for inef ficiency at every step.
 The friend of the farmer could be en- gagged in no better work than in urg ing him to avoid in his haste. making a poor seed bed, and in declaring the good sense of liberal fertilization and thor ough cultivation on such acres as he can properly prepare.
 In raising cotton under boil weevil con ditons, intensive cultural methods must be used In solving the labor shortage problem the yields per acre must be in , creased. Toe much acreage means re- duced returns from skinny cultivation. More yields per acre iss the panacea. Much rain in March and April favors big yields In the case of cotton a wet early spring and fairly dry May and June is considered climatically ideal. The full effect of fertilizers depends upon an optimum supply of soil moisture. For soils in general the moisture cond- tons this season are favorable to the use of maximum amount of fertilizers with largest profitable returns. In spite of the delay of soil prepara- tion it does not appear to have been great enough to allow the fertilizer man ufacturers time to turn out all of the orders by planting time Therefore, it IS well that the farmer be reminded that he can get good results from side appli- cations of fertilizers to the growing z crops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-27
Care of Summer Milk

The season of sour milk has arrived, and it will cost the country a great deal of mohey between now and frost Milk sours, and the family can not use it. Milk goes to the cheese factory too sour to make good cheese. In either case the Gairyman loses the price of the milk, and the country loses that much good food
 The remedy is ice and steam, say dasry specialists. Keep the milk clean and cool Sterilize all the utensils If you can not get ice, use the coldest water available in the tanks in which the cans of milk are kept. If steam is not avail atle, do the best you can with boili~g water. See the county agent or write to the United States department of agricul- ture at Washington for information on how to do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-27
Hauling As Side Line

Many of the motor trucks on farms ad- jacent to large cities are not loaded to full capacity on their trips to the city. Few farmers have their business so ar- ranged as to permit the use of the truck Ito it's maximum capacity regularly. Many such farmers have gradually begun to haul a part or all of their neighbors products to market, and in some cases this practice has led to the establish ment of a regular route. Some farmers have been enabled to purchase trucks, be- cause their own business, coupled with that of their neighbors', has been suffi- cient to warrant such an investment.