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Evening star., 1920-03-21
LEAGUE DELAY CRITICISED.
australian Premier Says q. S. Mis-
understands Covenant.

SYDNEY, n. S. w. March 15.-Pre-
mier Hughes. in a speech here today,
said the United States was hesitating
to accept the covenant of the league
of nations owing to "a misunderstand-
ion had a vote.
We stand fast by the treaty on
the same status of nationhood as
America" said the premier Aus
tralia paid a thousandfold greater
price than America. We are a small
nation. but we are jealous of our lib
erty and determined to maintain our
rights"
Evening star., 1920-03-21

livers the same energy with one-half
the current required in the 6-volt
systems and thus the wiring for the
former may be much smaller and the
contacts, including brushes. consid-
erably less massive. This is one con-
sideration that accounts for it's use
(2) No, there Is no difference in the
light that the two systems are ca
pable of furnishing. CD The second
airy voltage is we'll UP in the ten thou
sands of volts. CD Practically speak
ing. one is as good as the other in
ignition results (5) AS most trucks
have no starting and lighting equip
ment, there is no battery from which
to operate battery ignition and the
magnetic is the natural alternative.
Questions of general interest to
motorists will be answered in this
column, space permitting. If an i'm
mediate answer is desired. inclose
self addressed, stamped envelope. Ad-
dress Albert L. Clough. care of Auto.
mobile Editor Star.
Copyright. 1920)
Evening star., 1920-03-21

]. II. W. writes: My engine has
smoky exhaust, which is especially
bad when it is idling, but this Is not
on account of the quality Of oil used.
Can it be that the gear pump is sup
plying too much oil or is the trouble
in the piston rings?
Answer: The pump can keep the
splash basins no more than full, but
quite likely this splash level is al.
together too high to take care OF
idling speeds although about righ.
under heavy duty conditions. Some
engines have means for automatically
lowering the splash level at low
throttle openings in order to regulate
the oil supply. 1t is almost impossible
to prevent smoking during idle opera
tion, or the vacuum is high in the
cylinders and oil is almost inevitably
drawn up past the rings. Possibly by
using scraper ring with drIll holes
in each cylinder and drilling the pls-
! ton through in the bottom of the
groove you could return some of the
excess oil to the crank-case. but un-
| less the exhaust is noticeably smoky.
when the engine is doing work, II
would hardly seem necessary to make
any changes.
Gear shifting Is Noisy.
d. D. writes: The gears of my car
clash very badly. when l shift them
Answer: 1t may be that the clutch
drags sufficiently, even when fully
| thrown out, to cause the clutch shaft
gears to spin. when they should be
at rest. and we suggest that you take
off the transmission cover, start the
engine in neutral, hold the clutch fully
out and have some one watch the
! gears to see whether they stop turn :
| ing as they should. If they do not this
| is one cause at least. of your trouble
| and is due either to failure OF the
| clutch to throw out far enough. owing
perhaps to the pedal not having suf-
| ficient movement, or to failure or iu-
brication at the clutch bearings. which
| causes the driven clutch member to
he carried around with the fywheel
| Plenty of quite thin grease on the
| clutch bearings and a sufhcient dis
engaging motion of the clutch discs
should remedy this trouble. Ihe
grease in the transmission housing
| should be of a grade no heavier than
that recommended by the manufac-
turers.
Evening star., 1920-03-21
WILL FARLEY WITH SOVIET.
Austria to Enter Negotiations for
Return of Prisoners of War.

VIENNA. March 16.-Dr. Karl Rem
rer. the chancellor. today notified the
allied representatives here that owing
to international pressure it was nee
essary for the government to enter
into negotiations with soviet Russia
for the return of Austrian prisoners
of war.
Evening star., 1920-03-21

The worst feature of this prohibi-
ton thing is the predicament in which
it places those motor vehicular nui-
sances whose brazen rule it formerly
was: When in doubt, blame the Rum
Demon and let it got at that.-Ameri-
can Motorist.
Evening star., 1920-03-21
Electrical Queries.

A. w. writes: Please answer these
questions: % Why are some cars
equipped with ~ volt and others
with 6 volt batteries? (2) Is a bet
ter light obtainable from the former
than from the latter? CD What is the
voltage produced by an ignition coil?
{D Which is better for ignition pur-
poses a magnetic or storage battery
system? (5) Why are magnetos gem
orally used on trucks?
Answer: "a The 12-volt system de-
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-12-22
13-YEAR.OLD CLUB BOY
+. ~ GROWS THE MOST CORN.

A ID year old Minnesota boy in his
first years membership of the single
acre corn club, fostered by the depart
ment of agriculture Of the University
OF Minnesota, raised 12O bushels on his
acre plot. He is Arnold Hansen of
Arco, Lincoln county. Another boy,
Thomas Hosken, Jr. of North Redwood.
raised 119 bushels on his acre. While
his yield was less by a bushel than
Arnold's, the quality of his corn was
better and his record and "story' was
also superior. On points he was given
the decision and won a free trip to the
International in Chicago where he en-
tered the single ear contest and walked
off with fourth honors. Prior to that
he. had won the sweepstakes on yellow
corn at the Minnesota state fair, and
also the championship over all states
at the Interstate fair at Sioux City.
Il am holding my seed corn at S. a
bushel," he says, "and if I sell it and
add my show prizes to it: I. will clear
about $500 fro mmy acre. -
The five acre corn contest, which was
new in Minnesota this year, was won
by Oral Zimmerman of Tracy. His
yield was SOP bushels and his immedi-
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-12-22

The Minneapolis Journal recently
contained an article warning people
against going to California to spend the
winter. Southern California it is
alleged. is literally swamped with
tourists now and the residents
are wholly unable to take care
of them. At least. none should
go to California, without having made
reservations for hotel accommodat lions
In. advance. or they may have to sleep
in the street. Hotel rates also have
mounted sky high, in fact are almost
prelfifsisfxe except to the millionaire
class But why should anyone in Min
nesota want to 60 to California this
year? We have here the ideal winter
climate, that puts iron into the blood
and pep into the whole system.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-12-22

Many OF them, coming home mt the
same time, on the same train, would
agree to call together.
Then they would have good time,
| singing. talking, laughing. Marjorie
was such a good sort. The whole
bunch" liked her. .r .....: 49,. =.
She played the piano well for dane
ing and had the kind of voice which
made others want to gather around
the piano and join in the chorus.
In truth, without Marjorie the
bunch would have been oftentmes
very lonely, very restless and wretched.
Marjorie danced we'll, too, and if one
wanted girl to come up to prom or
class dance Marjorie would always
1T in anywhere. Then, too, she
wouldn't be mad if fellow asked an
other girl.
Marjorie was an exceptional girl.
Marjorie wasn't jealous of any of
them She seemed to regard them as
they regarded .her-good sorts as she
was good sort. They passed the time
for her tnerrly as she did for them.
They were jolly good companions as
she was jolly good companion.
So it went on. And another Christ
mastime came along and Marjorie's
house was the center of the gayety.$
1t was the night before Christmas.
The bunch" were taking around their
Christmas presents. They were. going
to call on Marjorie last because then
they would stay there for while
They all had presents for Marjorie.
typical presents from members of
bunch to friend of the bunch"
There We're several boxes of candy
(which the bunch" would help eat).
and there were some books, which per-
haps some of the ''bunch'' later would
borrow and read. =.
One of the "bunch" has gone to Mar
| jories earlier, that evening. and had
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-12-22
Some Christmas Thoughts.

III at any time during the year noble
thoughts and feelings prevail it gener-
ally is at Christmas. Often prepare
Hons are made for months that ones
family, Relatives, friends and neighbors
may receive as much pleasure and en-
joyment as possible. Again the joyful
Christmas time is here. Again we en-.
deavor to scatter sunshine and Joy
round about us to do little deeds of
kindness, and to extend help and SYM
pathy to those of our fellowmen, who
may have met with .disappointments in
a cold and cruel world. Where is the
heart which at the blessed Christmas
season does not show a soft spot for
the needy and distressed?
Wherever we cast our. eyes we find
those in need of the sympathy and as
sistance fostered by the Christmas
spirit Even in our own country with
its abundance of wealth there are those
in need of kindness and charity.
Thousands of children are growing up
without receiving the proper medical
care and attention, and often without
sufficient or else improper food.
But II we turn to Europe or to China
we find conditions that should stir
every heart to the core. Herbert c..
Hoover says that there are 100000
naked, starving and helpless children
In the European countries. Their great
need does appeal to us. Are our, arms
long enough to reach across the sea to
give the needed assistance? In China
also millions Of. people are starving
and need immediate help. Hundreds
of thousands are bound to die before
aid can reach them. Surely there is a
wide field in which to exercise
Christian charity. What answer will
we make to these various appeals at
the blessed Christmas time? We can
add to our own Christmas joy by doing
something for the worlds unfortunate.
Christmas is here. May it be a
merry Christmas" for ALL, Christmas
is the Children's festival par excellence.
The little child jesus whose birth is
commemorated at Christmas, and who
loved little children and took them up
i'm His arms, has by his coming given
to children their rightful place in hui
man society. In Christian lands efforts
are constantly being made to anchor
ate and improve the conditions of
children and give to them the education
and instruction that will tend to make
them better men and women. Nav the
hearts of children everywhere be filled
with joy this Christmas. And may
abundant Christian blessings abide
with all, both old and young, that is
the wish Of the Sheaf at this glad time
of the year.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-12-22

want value received for their money
Divided authority, carving the state in
to districts, with representatives from
each section, each ambitious to make d
good showing for himself, will breed
friction. Commissioner Babcock pro-
poses to start the building of perman-
ent highways where the travel is
heaviest which is the honest and Logical
way. There sr~not a county in the
state hut wants good. permanent roads.
regardless of how they voted on the
amendment. Given pull-haulng COM
mission, there will be an open wedge
for political influences, which will he
used to the fullest extent by the big
contractors, who are out to set the
money from the state. If. ~ -
Every dollar paid in by the automo-
bile and truck owners should 90 into
road building and maintenance None
Of it should be used for a political ma
chine, or to fatten the profits OF owners
of patent processes. .... = ! =
Give Commissioner Babcock a chance
to make good, and don't handcuff him
with lot of red tape. The legislature
meets every two years. If he does not
come up to the demands Of the job, the
legislature of 1923 can easily find a
remedy.
Let the present legislature keep
hands off the commission, and refuse
to be used by either selfish corporations,
prOfiteers or politicians.
The building of a trunk highway
system is an executive job. There is
no more sense in having five commits
sioners than there would be in having
five governors Of Minnesota.-St. Cloud
Journal-Press.
With all due Difference to the opin-
ions set forth by the st. Cloud Journal
Press, and the great ability, unselfish-
ness and devotion to the good roads
cause of Commissioner Babcock, we
nevertheless doubt the wisdom of giving
into the hands of single man the
Whole big good roads program, no mat
ter how capable or, diSintereSted he
may be. One man power always breeds
autocracy and we have had good
illustration Of that in national affairs.
We believe" in giving Commissioner
Babcock ali the power he needs to work
out his good roads system, but we also
believe he will be better able to do
that if he has several good, honest and
capable men to advise and assist him
in carrying forward the great work.
One man, however able, does not know
it all. Several heads are better than
one, even if one is sleeps head.
There is bound to be some criticism as
the work progresses, and a good strong
commission of say three or five men
can withstand the onslaughts' better
than one single individual will be able
IL do. We believe Commissioner Bah
cock should have few competent men
to assist him, men appointed for their
fitness and knowledge Of road construc-
ton and not on account of politics.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-12-22
NO KIDDlES-EO CHRISTMAS
Children Are, Absolutely Necessary to
Keep the YuIetide and Happy
Season in Existence.

7f%(lDWARD S. MARTIN, who is
EA}RS4 never happier than when
fNdfd writing, about children, had
NM a characteristic article in
the Metropolitan Magazine
entitled "Christmas and Children In
the course Of it's lines Mr.. Martin in
troduces.a suggestion that is extreme
ly unpleasant, but he clears it away de-
lightfully. He says:
"COnsider, if there were to be "a
lapse of new babies for even sosshort
a time as ten years, Santa Claus would
fade out of active existence and be-
come a mere tradition to be read
about in books. A failure Of the
infant crop for fifteen years would
result in the decay CT the habit of
hanging up stockings, and only an
t1quarians would any longer take the
trouble to have Christmas trees. OF
course, in such an unthinkable con-
tingency as that our world would be in
such desperate state of detection
that it would have no fun, though it
would go through the motions of ex-
istence from habit. But the kind of
Christmas keeping we are used to
would be knocked on the head That
lasts simply and solely because there
are children. The people who have
the children maintain the current
Christmas practices for their chill
dren's sake, the older children MAIN
tain them for their own sake, and the
folks who have no children keep them
up for old times sake and because it
is the custom of the country. =
"What an intelerable suggestion that
is, of there being no children to be had
under fifteen years old; no babies to
blink and coo at the Christmas tree
candies; no five-year-olds to come
downstairs in their nightgowns after
their stockings; no seven-year-olds to
wake up everyone in the house hours
before breakfast; no ten-year-olds to
sit at the Christmas board and be
warned against over-indulgence in
plum pudding. No consuming interest
In dolls and no market for them: no
laborious searching of the toy shops,
and harassing indecision whether to
get the same old toys or the new ones {;
no active concern about jack knives
and sleds and roller skates. No hav-
ing in--but it is much too awful TO
go on about. Let us be devoutly thank
full that It is only an awful idea with
out basis; that there are lots and lots
Of children in commission, Of all kinds
and ages, and myriads more coming,
whatever croaks there may be about
race suicide" --- ..
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-12-22
RAILROADS TO LOWER
FARMERS WEEK RATES.

The railroads have agreed to lower
their rates in order to make it easier
for farmers aud home-makers in Min
nesota to attend Farmers and Home
Makers Week at University Farm, st.
Paul, January 3 to s. s-s S.a
The rate will be one fare and a half
Tor the round trip
Ihls rate is not guaranteed but de-
ponds on an attendance of at least go
persons from points in Minnesota only,
from which the one-way fare to St.
Paul or Minneapolis is 81 or more. ..
1t depends also on whether the per-
son seeking to avail himhelf or herself
OF the reduced rate brings to University
Farm certificate, from the local ticket
agent at place Of starting, to show that
he or she purchased one full fare ticket
from such point to st. Paul or Mime
apOlis between the dates January / and
January Z. This certificate must be
signed by the purchaser at the time of
the purchase. On purchasers arrival
at University Farm, it must be present
ed at once to the secretary for his en-
dorsement. When it has been endorsed
by the secretary, also by special agent
Of the railroads, it will be good for the
purchase of a ticket home by the same
route at half-fare rates between Jan
uary 3 and II. If certificate cannot
be obtained from a local ticket agent,
receipt-also to be sign ed by the pur-
chaser in the presence of the ticket
agent-may be taken from the agent in
stead of Il certificate.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-12-22
Don't Kick the Fat in the Fire.

The voters by magnificent majority
did splendid thing for Minnesota in
ratifying Amendment No. 1.
1t is an achievement to be protected
from the sinister influences. With
from eight to twelve million dollars to
be expended annually for the next
twenty or more years, there are many
itching palms. There. are contracting
firms with none too good regulations,
naturally having no love for Commits
sioner Babcock, that will go to any
length to undermine his authority.
Already there are signs Of attacks to
be made upon him, very clever in con-
ception. One proposition is to have a
new highway commission of five mem
bers. Another is to have directors in
each Congressional. district, all to re-
ceive good salaries.
When the highway commission was
created, it had three members, all serv-
ing without salary. Hon. r. G. Dunn,
the father of the highway commission,
as a member of the state senate,
OAOu6AI oOOOC IAC W nave OuG
commissioner only. The Journal-Press
at that time did not see the wisdom of
the change, but experience has justified
the judgment of Senator Dunn. q
The owners of automobiles and
trucks, who will pay into the state
treasury for good roads Several millions
Of dollars each year, want that money
honestly and efficiently expended. They
seriously object to making fat nest
for politicians, who would be handi-
cap in the good roads program, rather
than help. -
Commissioner Babcock, who had the
brains to work out the best way ever
devised to help Minnesota, who is q
thoroughly honest man, who under
stands the problems to be worked out
better than any other man in Mime
sofa, whose heart is in the great work,
should be given the right of way, to lift
Minnesota out Of the mud
There must be concentration Of au-
thority and responsibility. The people
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-12-22

taken with him present which could
neither be divided and: eafen,sn Dor:
7 rowed and read. s-.rc .-4>s. :
T Soon, soon he was going to give, it
to her, and soon, soon he hoped to see
her wear it.
marjorie" he began, the other fell
lows all like you, of course, but you
/ know I've been feeling for some time
! kind of differently about things. And
| before went back to college again
thought perhaps-you know-I thought
| Christmas eve would be such a nice
time to look back upon when we had
! grandchildren as our engage
The front door burst open after q
quick and vigorous knocking, and the
! bunch" came in.
''What >. You here, Jiml Stole a
! march on us. chs ......-. h.. =.
They gave their presents to Mario:
RE. Then they asked her to play the
piano. Then they sang. Nervously
Jim looked at his watch. It was al
most Christmas day-and he SO much
wanted to be able to look back on
| Christmas eve as the time of his en-
gagement. and somehow he had fan
cied Marjorie looked upon him a
| little more affectionately than upon
the rest. Finally he could bear It no
! longer. I n -&@..,. ? -: -. +.
II say, fellows" he began. 1T seems
! to me that as long as the bunch wants
to hang around the best friend the.
bunch ever had and won't give any
one fellow any more chance than an
other I'll just have to do my proposing
before the whole bunch z IT.
| 1--WE got little ring here I'd like
Marjorie to wear, and while I always
want to be, one OF, the bunch and she
always wants to be friend d the
bunch ! know, I'd like to have her
regard me as more than just a friendl"
"And I'd like to be- more than a
friend to one Of the bunch" Marjorie
said. - f~ + s,s D.
i Congratulations shouted the
bunch" "And Merry Christmas and
!. lots of them!"
But to think" one Of the "bunch''
said to the rest afterward. '"that one
! Of us was able to put It over on the
I rest of us-nnd Marjorie. too!'
And the next day which was Christ
mas. the "bnnch" MI came around 10
see one of the "hunch" kiss thps"frtpnd
of the bunch under the mistletOe,
which favor was granted the bunch
very willingly
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-12-22
TT Tor Tat.

The Poet: MAY read you my new
Christmas poem7'
The Musician: eyes, II you'll let me
play you my new Christmas cantata."
-7iegende Batter.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-12-22
A Christmas Romance
By Mary Graham Bonner
30, l,so. Western Newspaper Union,

A.RJORlEsWas the first girl
every boy called on when
he got home for the
Christmas holidays. Yes,
every boy who had gone
away to school or to col.
5 lege always came To- Mar
jorie's house first when
the Christmas holidays be.
gan, though there We're
exceptions, of course.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-12-22

District corn growing champions for
the year were: Arnold Hansen of Arco,
southern district; Thomas Hosken. Jr.
OF Northwood, south central; Ralph
Phillips Of Detroit. northern: Adelbert
Clapp Of Appleton north central
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-12-22

ate reward was a free trip to the In
ternational. Young Zimmerman places
a valuation Of $360,sO on his corn, both
common and seed. The cost of proIrc-
ton was $3.50, leaving a profit Of
$2S5.7O.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-08-11
COMING EVENTS.

Thursday evening. Aug. 12, at
Hancock hall-Mae Edwards Players,
August to 23-Castine normal
alumni encampment at Sandy Point.
FAIR DATES.
Sept. Z, and 9-Bluehill fair.
Sept. Is and 16-Eden fair.
Sept. 22-Narramissic grange fair
at Orland.
Sept. % and 2S-North Ellsworth
fair.
Sept. 29-Mariaville grange fair.
Oct. 6-Greenwood grange fair,
Eastbrook
FAMILY REUNIONS
August 19-Wilbur family at
Abrams pond, Franklin.
Aug. 20-Murch family at Bayside
grange hall.
Aug. 25-Hodgkins family at
Blunt's pond, Lamoine.
Aug. 25-Gray family at Oak
Grove, West Sedgwick.
August 2S-Morrison family at
home of Alexander G. Morrison,
Lakewood.
Aug. 2S-Saunders family at West
Surry.
Sept. 6-Fullerton family at Bay
side grange hall.