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The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20

Mrs. Ovid Bell and Son, Ovid, of
Fulton spent the weekend with Mrs.
Bells parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Hail.
The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20

A basketball team with Miss Wilks as
coach has been organized in Rocheport
High School.
The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
RoCHEPORT NEWS

Miss Mary Adams Rawlins, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Rawlins of Roche.
port, left for Columbia Tuesday morning
to enter Stephens College.
A basketball team with Miss Wilks as
coach has been organized in Rocheport
High School.
Miss Rhoda Rawlins spent last week
in Columbia.
Miss Dorothy Pipes, Miss Grace Wis
wall. Donald Drake and Bryan Roberts
we're visitors al the high school Thurs
day afternoon.
NJ. A. Rens left Friday night for
Parsons, Kan, where he will visit rel
aiives.
Mr.. Roby shipped carload of hogs to
the ST. Louis market this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Pipes and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Benjamin
were the dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. W. Drake Thursday evening.
George Basye accompanied load Of
hogs to St. Louis Thursday.
Mrs. Ovid Bell and Son, Ovid, of
Fulton spent the weekend with Mrs.
Bells parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Hall.
Francis Black made a business visit
here the first of the week on his way
from Washington. D. c.. 10 Kansas City,
where he will practice law.
The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20
Twelve Attend Lodge in Fulton

Twelve members of the Maccabee
Lodge in Columbia went 10 Fulton Fri.
day night, 10 attend a meeting of the
lodge in that city. D. P. Markey of
Detroit, Supreme Commander of the
Lodge. addressed the gathering; also
Fred Kleir. Grand Commander, of
ST. Louis. The Jefferson City and Mex.
leo lodges were represented at the meet.
ing.
The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-20

George Basye accompanied load Of
hogs TO St. Louis Thursday.
The Delta independent., 1921-06-24
SPLENDID ENTERTAINMENT
WAS THAT OF SkOVGAARDS

One of the most deplorable situa-
tions that have come to our atten-
tion in long time is the fact that
such splendid company of enter
tainers as the Skovgaards should
have so light patronage when they
appeared at the auditorium Wednes-
day evening under the auspices of
the American Legion
Skovgaard himself. is a violinist of
national repute while his wife. Alice
Skovgaard, and Miss Pearl Wither-
bee, known as the Southern Night
ingale." are artists OF almost incom-
parable ability
Although the entertainment was
easily worth twice the price asked,
the. legion boys placed the admission
charge at the minimum Of 75c. yet
the attendance was SO light that they
find themselves $50 worse off than
they were before they tried to get
a really classy entertainment for
Delta.
Time and again high class enter
ments have been brought to
Grand Junction fifty miles away, for
which many Delta people paid all
the way from $3.50 to $3.50 for ad-
mission, drove their cars or paid for
the privilege of going. drove home
at midnight or remained over night
on expense and came home licking
their chops and declaring that it was
worth it." Perhaps the Legion boys
who promoted the entertainment
have NOT vet lea y-p ad tho corrof And
perhaps if charge of $4.0O or $500
had been made the house would have
been packed and the bank roll of the
legion look much better than it does
today.
The Delta independent., 1921-06-24

the dishonest methods OF raising real
estate values.
Mortgages we're being paid off. The
outside capitalist was the first to
awaken. This was decidedly bad
business for the people to be suffi-
ciently prosperous to get out Of
debt Unless a situation could could
be brought about whereby the whole
valley could be brought into hard
circumstances again, and thus give
the capitalist an opportunity for
posing as a great benefactor in help
ing people out of financial difficult
ties, and the merchants the opportu-
nifty for furnishing credit and help
ing people out when they get into a
tight pinch; thus keeping hard cir
substances and the getting out Of
hard circumstances just about even
unless a situation Of this kind
could be brought about there would
be less demand for money. and less
bad business What could be done?
Bad tales were circulated against
John Miller. These tales were caucu-
lated to make 1t so unpleasant for
him that he would be interested In
selling out and leaving the country.
John Miller seemed to care absolu-
tely nothing about these tales. Then
the entire valley began to awaken.
The people were possessed with a
cooperative spirit in rallying to the
moral support OF the man who was
spending money and passing prosper
ity on to the community in which he
lived. The whole valley became
united in standing together in n
struggle for industrial freedom.
Someone insinuated that this John
Miller was simply warming himself
into the good graces Of these people
in order to bleed them at some fu-
ture time, and then leave the coun-
try. This insinuation might have
The Delta independent., 1921-06-24

gage and could force the payment Of
cash, he gave the farmers work SO
they could pay the interest and
part of the principal in this manner
The work which he furnished was
road making-working down the
steep pitches; keeping the ruts filled
with crushed rock, or gravel. or
burnt slate and sandstone, or any
other material that would make a
permanent road improvement. He
was on friendly terms with his near
est competitor In the coal business.
who did work on road making In
proportion that he was benefited.
Every farmer decided to work on
the roads; for they realized that
good roads were a real benefit to
them. Other sections OF the country
began to awaken. They began to
understand that unless they got busy
and improved their roads, they would
lose most of the travel and most of
the business; for most OF the travel
and most OF the business would be
over the best roads. The County
Commissioners caught the spirit and
offered prizes for the best road I'M
provement.
Y John Miller had gained the con-
fidence of the people. He planned
the future and worked according to
plans and specifications. He was a
leader He was just the sort Of
character the world needs. He was
a dreamer. Better still: he knew
how to do things. John Miller was
master of the situation.
The Awakening.
Better roads enabled the mine
owners to receive more money for
the coal produced. Better roads les
sened the cost Of haulage and in
creased the farmers profits. Better
roads was a means OF keeping more
money in the valley. and was a
surer foundation for prosperity than
The Delta independent., 1921-06-24

Following is a schedule showing
the number of cars of fruit shipped
from the various fruit districts of
ing the 1920 season, and the estima-
ted commercial crop for 1921. We
are indebted to the D. & R. G. R
R. company for the information
furnished.
Delta district: (Austin, edaredge,
Hotchkiss, Cory. Paonia,etc.) for
1890 apples, 1900 cars; peaches 525
cars; June estimate for 1921: Ap-
pies, 1875 cars; peaches, $40 cars.
Montrose district: for 1920. peaches
none; apples, sos cars; June estim-
ate for 1921: Peaches, $40 cars;
apples. 1885 cars.
Grand Valley district: for 1920
peaches. 462 cars; apples, 651 cars;
June estimate for 1921, peaches, 800
cars; apples, 140O cars.
Montezuma district: for 1921, pea
ches. none; apples, "a cars; June es-
innate for 1921, peaches. none; ap-
pies, *2O cars.
Aztec-Farmington district: for 1921,
peaches, none; apples, 10 cars; June
estimate for 1921. peaches none; ap-
pies. *35 cars.
Canon City district. for 1920, pea
ches, none; apples, ITS cars; June
estimate for 1921, peaches, none; ap-
pies, H*none.
Provo district: for 1920, peaches,
145 cars; apples, 116 cars; June es-
innate for 1921. peaches, ITO cars;
apples, 150 cars.
Severe frost injury to fruit
'"No commercial crop for 1921.
The Delta independent., 1921-06-24

gained some credence were II not
fact that John Miller Stunned the
idea OF corporations of sufficient
the neighborhood. and he obtained
controlling interest in these corpora
tions John Miller had encouraged
every man to head the Industrial en-
terprise In which he was especially
interested. and all cooperate in the
effort TO bring success to every
separate enterprise.
c. w. Ryan established q packing
house where his own products, and
also the products Of the entire val
ley. could be properly prepared for
market He paid the neighbors cash
for fruits and vegetables. or any
other product for which there could
be found ready market. He made
study Of the market in the noun
tain tows, and catered to the desires
OF the consumer. II the consumer
desired a cheap grade OF potatoes
where all sizes were placed in
sack. this was the manner In which
they were furnished. II they desired
fancy grades in small packages
wrapped in tissue paper. this WAS
the manner in which they were fur
nished. He figured that the con
Bumer was always right and never
argued. He also established in ev.
cry town that was n logical market
a representative. who. II It became
necessary. handled nothing but the
products OF Ward Creek Valley.
c. W. Ryan made such careful
study OF his business. and kept In
such close touch with the consumer.
keeping the standard OF quality SO
high. that. from the standpoint of
the prospect customer. the sale of
products. which he handled. was
In connection with the marketing
business he built canning factory
The Delta independent., 1921-06-24
Conclude Visit.

Conclude Visit.
Mrs. NJ. C. Krayenhof and two chill
.dren returned Friday to Denver after
spending two weeks here with Mrs.
Krayenhofs sister. Mrs s. ]. Kyffin.
The Delta independent., 1921-06-24
Celebrate St. Johns Day.

Ne'eUrdte ot. JohH Ody.
DR.. Denote, pastor of the Cedar
edge Community church, will preach
a sermon on St. Johns day next Sun
day, June 26. st. Johns day is the
Gath, and each Sunday nearest there.
to is fittingly observed
The Washington herald., 1921-09-18
A Regular Swallow.

a HeeuIaf swallow.
Some boys were being given
instruction in diving. This par
ticular lesson was on the swal-
low dive.
Now, Jenkins" said the in
structor to the most backward
pupil, you take a turn"
Jenkins made a hopeless at
tempt and created an alarming
splash
That's not swallow dive"
said the instructor.
I. isn't it?" gurgled the unfor-
tunate Jenkins. why, I thought
I'd swallowed the whole pond!"
The Washington herald., 1921-09-18
ACTION

One of the hardest things for the
young ,cartoonist 10 to get his
sketches full Of action. pep. His
figures are often 30 very stiff they
spoil the effect of his cartoon,
For these practice sketches. use a
medium soft pencil and plain heavy
white paper II will ~be easier II
your paper 10 mounted on . draw
ing-board or even q bread-board.
The oval system" will help you
to lay out" your figures correctly.
First, draw . small oval for the
head, then another about three times
as long for the body. Add stems
for tho arms, legs, feet. hands. Note
figure 1. Sketch in the features
Of the face.
It's fun to see what you can do
with these oval figures. Try put
tinE them in the, different positions
shown in the illustrations. such as
figures . and 3.
Don't hesitate to lean the body to
one side or the other. II the body
isn't bent It will look stiff as the
man In figure 4 looks. Figure S
shows the same man bent forward.
He has action now.
In order to keep your figures
properly balanced, try always to
keep one of the figures feet direct
The Washington herald., 1921-09-18
Toe Good

Mr.. Brown bought . parrot.
He was told 1t was a good
talker, and would soon learn to
repeat anything spoken in its
presence. A fortnight later.
however. he returned with 1t. to
the shop.
What's the matter with it,"
asked the dealer.
"W-w-why," said Mr.. Brown,
the s-s-s-silly c-c-creature
s-s-st-stutters!'
The Washington herald., 1921-09-18
Small Radio Set
Can Be Carried
In Coat Pocket

- There are portable radio sets SO
smaIl that they can be carried In
q suit case and some that even will
70 into . good-sized coat pocket.
Recent experiments in England led
q newspaper to suggest that in the
future IL may be possible for the
average man to be radio equipped
ffas he goes about his daily work.
keeping In touch constantly with
all parts Of the world
Fighting IRE with wireless II the
latest game Of the Western forest
.wardens. The Navy Department
loaned the United States Forest
Service twenty-six radio sets for
Iluse in the Western States. Expert
ments in Montana have proven the
possibility of considerably reduc-
ing the ire loss in timber country,
which has been costing the West
10000, 900 yearly. Fire travels fast
but II cannot beat a warning mes
sage sent by radio.
Scientists in the United States
Army believe that they have solved
many radio problems by the de-
velopment of what Is called the
resonance wave coil" with 1t they
txpect to be able to locate an air
The Washington herald., 1921-09-18
LESSON l

ly under its head. Imagine a line
running straight from the head to
the foot, or draw . line as has been
done in figure l. =
For the sake of action, don't be
satisfied with having a running fig
ure look as though 1t is going ten
miles an hour. Bend its arms and
legs q little more and lean the
body farther forward. Make 1t 60
fifty. Figure shows a man hit
ting the high spots. Often you
may be able to improve Q figure
by bending q wrist . little more, or
a knee, or an arm. Well-bent joints
express action.
Try clothing your figures.
Wrinkles in clothing will help to
show action. Note those in the
trousers and sleeves of figure Z.
We will study clothing in detail IN
q coming lesson.
NextSunday heads and faces will
be up for discussion. Until that
lesson you should practice simple
figures in action.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-18

Yea, rah! Yea, rah!
Run i'm down! Dun i'm down!
Yea, rah! Yea, rah!
Run i'm down! Run i'm down!
Yea, rah! Yea, rah!
B-o-o-o-o-mi
The Washington herald., 1921-09-18
Veteran TensOf
Danger Faced
By Steeplejacks

The very edge Of the roof Of an
eighteen story skysoraper is no
place for . person with NERVES"
John A Prescott steepletaek, says
80, and I believed him ~ I eau
tiously worked my way mp 70 the
edge Of that buildfnE-ons Of Chi
cago's highest-and looked down at
the sidewalks many feet below and
saw the crowds Of people looking
like dwarfs, seurrying this way and
that.
1t was about fifteen years ago
that Mr.. Prescott began steeple-
jacking. At that time be went from
town to town. painting . church
steeple here, . smokestack there,
and q flag pole somewhere else.
Evry year he made" Rockford, Ill
One year he arrived In Rockford
with . low supply Of funds. He
decided to waste no time finding
. job. It happened there was an
eighty-five foot smokestack in town
that needed painting. Mr.. Prescott
was engaged.
After buying my ropes and
blocks" Mr.. Prescott told me, II
had just about sixty cents in my
pocket And such ropes and blocks
they were. The blocks were in the
ten cent class, frail and weak. and
the ropes were little more than heavy
fish cord. But I needed the money
SO I foolishly started IN with this
outfit" . s.>
He rugged his ropes and pulley up
on the towering stack. climbed into
the little board-and-rops swing in
which the Jack" sits while he plies
his brush. and slowly pulled himself
up to the top Of the big pipe.
In order that you may better ap-
preciate Mr.. Prescott's position up
there with nothing to keep him
from falling to q mighty hard roof
except some weak, thin ropes I'm
going to take . few words to tell
you who may not know, how 1t feels
to be UP at the top Of big stack
It IL thrilling. II you look
straight up you see nothing but
clear, blue sky. Your stomach feel.
aueer-enpty. You wish you were
down on solid earth.
II you look down It doesn't take
long to realize what would happen
should you slip out Of the seat
Perhaps you see a horse in the
street far below. It looks like a big
ant. People look squat and funny,
Again, II you aren't accustomed to
this sort of thing, you'd give a
whole package of chewing gum and
something more, maybe, to be down.
And IL you look around over the
flat roofs Of surrounding sky
scrapers-weil, the whole sensation
Is dizzy, almost sickening.
Anyhow, Mr.. Prescott, swinging
on his fish-line outfit, slowly
worked his way around and down
the big stack Finally the job was
finished. His ropes and blocks had
held-much to his surprise. His
hands were raw and sore from hold
ing to the new line.
And believe me, II I have sny-
thing to say about It." he said, It'll
never be SO foolish as to tackle a
job with that kind of an outfit
again. There isn't 80 much danger
with good ropes--thick ones-but
The Washington herald., 1921-09-18
WEATHER REPORTS
RECEIVED BY RADIO
Methods Used by Ships Is
Explained in This
Formula.

One Of the most important duties
of an operator on shipboard is get
ting the weather. for the captain.
Any amateur can learn the stunt.
here's how:
First: Learn how to tune to Ar
lington, Va (NAA. 1850 meters, 10
p. m-); Key West. Florida (NAR,
1900 meters 10 p. m.): Point Isabel,
Texas (NAY, z35o meters, Nmidnight); !;
Great Lakes. Illinois (NAJ. 1900
meters 10 p. m.). during navigation
season, approximately April Is to
Dec 2o); or San Juan. Porto Rico
(NAU, 500 meters spark. followed
by $3.50 meters continuous wave. 3
p. m-) Time given II Standard time
for the station mentioned
Bring In the station you can hear
the best at the hour given every
day. You win hear something like
this: ia
CFirst p.rt,: uswB Jo1ss, soosss
FPssSz1. and 50 on .s
(second part): winds on Atlantic
coast north Of Sandy Hook will be
shifting gales with rain Sandy
Hook to Hatteras northwest gales
with rain followed BY clearing
weather. And 50 on.
The first part Is q report OF actual
weather conditions at p. m, 18th
meridian time, at certain stations.
The letters preceding each group OF
ive figures are the code letters OF
these stations. Tho nrst three ng-
ures express actual barometer read
ings. In inches, reduced to sea level,
CRead this MP at the library or get
some physics teacher to explain the
action of a barometer0
The fourth figure tells the direc-
ton of the wind: 1, north; ., north
east; 3. east; I, southeast; s, south;
6, southwest; Z, west; 8, northwest
The fifth and last figure tells the
force Of the wind, according to the
Beaufort scale; o, calm. o to )
to s miles per hour; 2, light breeze
Cor windy over to y miles; 8,
gentle breeze, over Is = Is; I, mod
crate breeze, over Is to 20 miles; s,
fresh breeze over - to Is miles; 6,
strong breeze, over zS to 81 miles:
4, moderate gale. over 81 to 40 miles;
fresh gale, over 40 to 4S miles; 3,
strong gale over 4s to IS miles.
II instead of sending . figure the
operator begins to spell out word.
watch out. Ten means whole gale,
over IS to 65 miles per hour:
e-l-e-v-e-n, storm, over IS to IS
miles; Twelve, hurricane, over
rs miles II such a report originates
near your home and you have a tent
on the roof, go up and tie II down.
II your aerial masts are shaky put
on some extra guys 1t wouldn't be
a bad plan to anchor the roof. There
will be something doing. And re-
member that some day, rs q ships
operator. your vigilance in picking
up such a warning may be the thing
that saves the vessel with her valu-
able cargo and more valuable lives.
y The second part of the bulletin Is
always In plain language and needs
no translation.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-18
Birds.
BY ELIZA COOK.

BIRDS! BIRDS! ye are beautiful
things,
With your earth-treading feet ana
your cloud-clesving wings.
Where shall man wander, and where
shall he dwell,
Beautiful birds, that ye come not
as well7
Ye have nests on the mountains All
rugged and stark.
Ye have nests In the forest All
tangled and dark:
Ye build and ye brood meath the
cottagers' caves.
And ye sleep on the sod mid the
bonny green leaves.
re hide in the heather, ye lurk In
the brake.
Ye dive in the sweet nags that
shadow the lake:
Ye skim where the stream parts the
orchard-decked land,
Ye dance where the foam sweeps
the desolate strand
Beautiful creatures Of freedom and
light
on. where is the eye thst grOwsth
not bright
Az u watches you trimming your
soft glossy coats.
Swelling your bosoms. and rufflins
your throatsf
The Washington herald., 1921-09-18

you can't tell when something might
happen.
I look at the thin, swaying.
toothpick-like poles on roofs of the
surrounding buildings and thought
Of having to climb them to paint
the big balls on top, and agreed
there was q possibility of something
happening. -
But what did you do before you
became . steeplejack?" says, I.
'Oh, was . high-diver with a
carnival company. but one night I
took bad fall 30 quit"
"And then became q steeplejack
more mild, chr"
Mr.. Prescott gfinned.
GEORGE R CLEVELAND.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-18

Everyboy Heber made road the Palace difficult
it would fighten almost Everyboy.
who Of
which have-the lucky of YOUTH.
With YOUTH, Everyboy danger ahead, and them
only they appear.
confused the advice of
whom have reached Success and who have ssyed aside from
the straight road seek enemies who obstruct-
They Everyboy
that it will bend the back and make lose YOUTH.
Work a pathway which walk
These advisors of Eveyboy Calvin understood that
difference labor and work Sheer hard labor
burden
Labor a backbender whom labor is forced
these labor under of the thing they do.
Perhaps told very all about hill Of
Work rock of Disappointment the Of they
mig be fearful a startins
The Washington herald., 1921-09-18

Everyboys Heber and Calvin know though
well the land Of Future the lucky
of YOUTH therefore all
have been placed in the of Eveyboy travels towards
the land of Future
cartoons from their EVERYBODY YOUTH instead of from the
Advice and Poor Directions
forgotten Youth have given them
Eveyboy places his distractions block his
YOUTH, with WILL and PURPOSE, n o obsacies
Evyboy Calvin YOUTH should represent boy standing
with the of Honesty him WALKING WORK
Only FEARFUL AGE suggested Eveyboy Calvin that he
make WORK burden with tagging hard road
called Honesty.
These cartoons the wrong advice giving
Evervboys today.
Everyboy on his journey should discover that:
Work is Play.
Achievement is Reward.
Youth fails
The Washington herald., 1921-09-18

plane in night, telling the direction.
height above the ground. and dis
tance from the radio station. In
the same way the instrument can
be used as q range finder.
Every licensed operator Is requir-
ed to take an oath to keep secret
all messages he hears. The United
States Radio Communication Laws
say:
mo person or persons en-
gagged in or having knowledge
of the operation of any station
or stations, shall divulge or
publish the contents of any
messages transmitted or re-
ceived by such station. except
to the person or persons to
whom the same may be direct
ed, or their authorized agent,
or to another station employed
to forward such message to its
destination. unless legally re-
quired so to do by the court Of
competent Jurisdiction or other
competent authority"
The Washington herald., 1921-09-18

Il stand for American boyhoed Who
build cast q in the air and boats-snd
whose achievements win build the eeun-
hy."1President Harding.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-18
"a 7udle Bzuun .Sno,ySazk
By Zu09e nfuts 9roDn
Two Boys on the Road

Heber Everett and Calvin Fader. of Washington Every
boys who have thinking.
that neither Calvin thought WORK
to draw these
that hy discovered other people trying hinde
them in drawing
wonder why Everett thought boys vbo
doing things hard
who reach the Palaces Of Success and Achieve
The Washington herald., 1921-09-18
A Question,

A Question.
1 thought .that foreign children
Lived far across the sea
Until 1 got q letter
From a boy I'm Italy.
.sDear little foreign friend,n Il said,
As plainly ms could be,
Now I wonder which is sforefRn,o
That other boy, or met
ETHEL BLAIR JORDAN,
In Junior Red Cross News.