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The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

turkeys which causes the head, mouth
and eyes to turn black and which even.
tually kills the turkey. is caused by the
turkey eating corn after it has soured on
the cob.
Mrs. Atkins has raised turkeys for sew.
eral years and generally has little trouble
with them.
According TO Mrs. D. NJ. Judd, who
lives about seven miles south Of Colum-
bia. turkeys are difficult. expensive and
troublesome to raise, but also interest
ing. When Mrs. Judd began raising
turkeys she put them with five hens.
When they are small she feeds them corn
bread. eggs and milk. When the tur-
keys become larger. they ga, the same
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

]. Turkey raising is apparently popular
among many Of the women in Boone
County. As many as lO4 turkeys have
been raised in one season by single
turkey raiser.
Mrs. 7. E. Atkins, who lives seven
miles southwes, Of town, has already
sold forty,seven of the turkeys which she
raised this year. This does not include
the number which she planned TO sell
for the Christmas dinners.
1t has been Difficult, to raise turkeys
this year according to Mrs. Atkins. The
weather was too warm. causing the tur-
keys TO run around great deal. Then.
too. 50 many Of them got '.blackhead7
and died. Blackhead. a disease among
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23
AMONG YOUR GIFTS

In the Valley Of the Volga in Russia
there are fifteen million people this
Christmas who are starving. Little chill
dren who do not understand the why OF
things are wondering if they will ever
have anything to eat. They do no, know
that their parents refuse them because
il is impossible to do otherwise, and that
their hearts are breaking to see their
l;tile ones suffer. Babies are dying. and
others are so weak and i'll that they
mrs. be taken away from their mothers
who are not strong enough TO care for
them. In the desperation Of hunger
many Of the people are attempting to
make food out Of impossible things, and
ere eating weeds and dried grass.
Ii is hard indeed for a well-fed and
satisfied nation like the United States 10
cyea imagine such misery. Real hunger
mcst be felt before its agony can be
realized. and few Americans have felt
real hunger. In thousands Of kitchens
oyc. the land mothers and housewives
are busting about doing their Christmas
cooking. with that contagious cheer and
. hospitality which is a mark Of prosperity
anu happiness. Fruit cakes and home
made candies are being put away. iurkies
are being fattened in back yards and
the proverbial cooky jar is fairly rum
ming over, There is veritable incense
arising from the homes Of our nation.
heavy with the aromas Of dainiies and
Of plentiful food.
And this incense is being offered. it
might be said. TO our household gods
of contentment. In every heart there
seems to re-echo refrain Of long ago.
Peace on earth, good will to men,
There is peace, on the part Of the earth
where the United States happens 10 be
and because of this peace there is q
feeling Of good will.
In the Valley Of the Volga there ar,
fifteen million people who are s,arvin,
this Christmas. The only peace the,
look forward TO is the peace Of dealt
which is stealing upon them. and the,
have been made to feel the good vii
Of starvation and suffering. The world
however. has heard OF their condition
and is beginning TO respond TO thei
tragic appeal Congress has made a
appropriation for the purchasing of cor
and dairy products for their relief an
there is no doubt that thousands Of live
will be saved. But the task is an enol
nous one. and there is also the nee
Of individual aid from the people i
the United States. And surely at thi
tine when the spirit Of giving is i
our hearts. this cry from the starin
millions in Russia will not be unheede,
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

food as chickens. One thing that tur.
keys do require is lots Of space to run
over.
Many of Mrs. .Judd's turkeys this year
suffered from blackhead. The average
weight Of the turkeys was twenty-five or
twenty.six pounds. Mrs. Judd has rails
ed turkeys for the last sixteen years. She
says that the present price is higher than
it has been for the last fifteen years.
Mrs. W. C. Sutton was successful in
raising one-third of the turkeys with
which she began. The majority of them
suffered with blackhesd. Twenty 10
twenty-five pounds is the average weight
Of MIS-. Sut,on's turkeys. Mrs. Sutton
lives about two miles out on the Mexico
gravel road.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

nations, which would bring the relations
Of the two American continents into
closer contact and which would serve 10
distract American activities from Europe.
! The greater interests Of the United
States has been shown TO lie southwark
instead Of TO the east, but the importance
of a complete settlement Of the Pacific
question has diverted American foreign
policy from the direction of its great.
est course.
However the settlement Of the ques-
ton Of the Pacific islands leaves the
United States free to turn again 10
affairs nearer home.
While all Of the South. American M.
iions are members Of the League Of Ma.
lions, there has been shown a hesitancy
by the League to take any action in re-.
gard 10 South American disputes, which
have been submitted for consideration,
through fear Of disfavor of the United
States. In fact, the administration al
Washington has shown its disfavor for
the consideration of the COSTA Rican-
Panama dispute before the League Of
Nations. but has expressed its willing
ness for the presentation Of disputes
between countries farther reyomed from
the Panama canal.
Aside from the live questions that
ale s,raining relations between the coun-
tries Of the Two hemispheres. there are
several issues Of major importance 10
the United States. The recognition Of
Guatemala and Of Mexico and the idea
of a pan-American understanding out
Of Mr.. Harding's conception Of region.
al association Of nations. Europe has
its League. The four-power treaty is
really Pacific League Of Nations. Now
it is desired to construct an association
of American nations for the considera.
lion Of questions arising within and be-
tween the two continents. Mr.. Hard.
ing believes that international confer.
ences should be called for the settle.
u1ent Of specific questions in particular
regions, the nations having interests in
that region 10 be included in the com.
mission.
This idea raises the question Of
representation at the f~;ure conferences
of the pan-Americaa countries. Shall
all American nations be equally repre-
sented; or shall there be : group Of the
larger nations, who will dominate the
decisions Of the conference?
This is question Of great Importance
TO the successful func,ioning of the pro-
posed conference The inclusion Of all
the American nations vii result in
greater accord and will supplant the
policy Of individual responsibility here
tofore existent.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

A few cinders spread on the side
walk would, besides providing for the
comfort and safety Of pedestrians, save
the grass for next summer.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

1t is said that after a person has spent
the night sleeping he is little taller.
II he spends ii some other way he's liable
10 find himself short.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Democratic delegates to the cons,i,u.
tional convention from Kansas City will
be named late this week, it was an.
nounced Wednesday in Kansas City. Two
men will be selected as a result of a
meeting Of Jackson County Democrats a,
the courthouse there.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

A Moberly man who had to spend
Tuesday night in Huntsville spent ii in
the county Jail, not because of the fac,
that he had committed a crime, but be
cause be liked the accommodations there
Randolph County has some jail" he
said. Electric lights, and tiled bath
Oh boy. | didn't want to leave
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

We don't like bank ,ellers anymore.
One told us today that our account was
scarcely worth telling anyone about.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Alcohol-Save your radiator. Nilsson
ri Motor Company. Is p. Seventh St
ADV. s
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Miss Jewell Austene. student, in the
University of Missouri, will spend the
holidays with her father, ]. ]. Anstene.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

We have full line Of tire chains.
Be Safe. Missouri Motor Co. Is N.
Seventh St.-Adv. .r
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

A big Golden American eagle was
caught few days ago in steel trap Sc,
Tor hawks on the farm of Judge 7. C.
Grand, Marion County. The bird meas
ured seven and one-half feet from tin
TO tip. Judge Grand presented the bird
10 the Boots-Dickenson Post Of the Am.
erican Legion. Palmyra. The organiza.
tion has sent it TO Omaha where it will
be mounted by taxidermist.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Jefferson City has its own toy factory
now. and for the first time in the history
OF the city the kiddies there will receive
gifts from Santa Claus that are made
in their own home town. The factory
there manufactures hobby horses. stick
horses, animals and other wooden toys.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Just the same. there's less talk about,
cutters than there used 10 be.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

A fire in the Wabash yards at Moberly
on Wednesday morning caused loss Of
soWo. The car repair house direct.
iy acoss from the yards suffered the most
damage. Electrical machinery which
was burned caused the loss to run high.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Approximately 6,327,OOO pounds Of
honey were produced in Missouri last
wear. How sweet
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23
NEWS OF THE STATE

Delegates from the townships Of Ran.
dolph County 10 the Democratic cons,i.
tutional convention TO be held in Mober-
ly Saturday were to=be elected today. The
convention will select eighteen delegates
to the dis:ric, convention which will be
held at Paris. No.. Wednesday, Decem.
be- %.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

The contract has been let for a new
sio.OO0 tuberculosis sanitarium at Nor.
ton. Kansas. Construction will begin a,
soon as the weather permits. reports saw
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23
BETWEEN COLUMNS

Lem Spivens says that when some
peoples feet fly out from under them
they sure have lots Of room TO light.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

The case Of Frederick Van Blarcom Of
St. Louis. heir to 500, ,OOO.ha been taken
under the advisement of Probate Judge
Holtcamp awaiting alienist report.
Van Blarcom is the son Of the former
President of the National Bank Of Com.
merce. and is heir TO the property left
BY his father and mother but has been
restrained from controlling i, because Of
a previous court order which declared
him unable TO care for the estate.
Victor ]. Miller. president Of the board
Of police commissioners Of St. Louis,
who was attacked by several legion posts
for remarks alleged TO have been made
BY him concerning ex-service men and
crimes. has been exoneraied by the
Veterans Council. s :.
The council issued statement saying
that Miller has been '.misquoted and mis-
interpreted" The address for which
Miller has been criticized was. made be.
fore the Eas, ST. Louis Chamber Of Com.
merce. He was credited with saying that,
@fully 70 per cent Of the criminals are
former service men, ss'ss
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Mr. and Mrs. E. ]. Roberts and daugh
ter were shopping in Centralia Monday.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Viviani says that the French must have
submarines. Yes: Germany had TO have
poison gases, too.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Doctors say that overeating causes
more deaths than starvation. Much more
pleasant way to die. don't you think!
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

The Jefferson City Proyideni Associa-
tion. Elks. kiwanis Club. Shrine Club
and churches have all Joined in making
this a happy Christmas for the poor
children. They have been making prep.
ara,ions for the past two weeks and will
visit all the needy homes of the city, sc-
cording 10 officials of the organizations.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

A Webb City man has just sent Presi-
dent Harding golf club as Christmas
present. Wonder if he'd rather have a
big stick.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Students attending the University Of
Illinois when they leave Urbana Satur.
day for their homes in Missouri will have
two baggage cars provided for dancing.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

St. Louis police officials are meeting
the problem Of providing candies and
sweets for the poor this Christmas by
launching extensive raids on drug stores
and confectioners. They have confiscat.
ed hundreds Of punch boards and quaint.
ties Of candy. Candy so confisca,ed will
be sent to charitable institutions Of the
city and every poor child that can be
found will have candy for Christmas,
Chief Of Police William Mulconnery has
announced.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

We are approaching the crest Of I
iule-tidal wave.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

1t is thought that the fire was caused
BY defective wiring.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Alcohol-Save your radiator. Missou-
ri Motor Company. Is N. Seventh ST..
ADV.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

High test gasoline for cold weather.
Missouri Motor Company. Is N. Sew
enth St-Adv.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

If you don't like the printed in Ger.
many" on some Of the cards you bought,
Just cover it with Christmas seal.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Williams were tn
guests Of friends in Columbia Monday.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Captain Robert Dollar, veteran steam
ship operator of the Pacific coast who
recently returned from world tour, must
have felt rather important among the
mark, pound and franc.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

'.SEp and the world slips with you,
fall and you fall alone" is the version
in this kind of weather.
-TuE WayrARrR
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Fulton and vicinity will give carload
OF flour TO famine sufferers Of Russia.
according TO an announcement of Miss
Mary Robnett, Fulton, who has had
charge of the campaign. Two hundred
and ten barrels is the amount that is
asked to be raised and that amount was
practically raised Wednesday. according
to Miss Robnett. The carload was con.
tributed by business men, farmers, and
organizations.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23
HALLSyILLE NEWS

Misses Bette Stockton and Patience
Haggard, teachers al Stephens College,
spent few days in Hallsville.-
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Tucker were shop
ping in Columbia Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Williams were the
guests of friends in Columbia Monday.
Virgil Carlis and Ivis Mcbride were
visitors in Columbia Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Weldon and son Of
Columbia visited friends here Sunday.
Mrs. E. c. Jones returned home Satur-
day, after a visit with her father, John
Pierce of Clinton, Mo.
Francis Roberts visited his parents
here Sunday.
Misses Bessie Lee and Lillian Nichols
Of Howard Payne College at Fayet,e will
spend the holidays with their parents
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Tucker and family
were in Columbia Saturday.
Miss Pearl Dennis is critically i'll.
Alfred Hayes was in Centralia Monday
afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. r. C. Portwood. were in
Columbia Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. ]. Roberts and daugh-
Ter were shopping in Centralia Monday.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Virgil Carlis and Ivis Mcbride wcr
visitors in Columbia Monday.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

MIR. and Mrs. r. c. Portwood were in
Columbia Wednesday.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

We were going to announce the latest
Paris fad, but just few minutes before
press time the telegraph wires got out
of order.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Misses Bette Stockton and Patience
Haggard, teachers al Stephens College,
spent few days in Hallsville.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Tucker were shop.
ping in Columbia Monday.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Weldon and son Of
Columbia visited friends here Sunday.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

That fatal results from the pulling of
tooth coud be termed an accident, is
the basis upon which the widow of Max
Zach. conductor Of the St. Louis Sym.
phony Orchestra, was awarded the full
amount Of $500 accident policy. The
decision was made in suit by Mrs.
Zach.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Alfred Hayes was in Centralia Monda,
afternoon.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Miss Pearl Dennis is critically i'll.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Mrs. E. c. Jones returned home Satur
day, after visit with her father, Johr
Pierce Of Clinton, Mo.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Tucker and family
we're in Columbia Saturday.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-12-23

The total paid circulation Of the
Missourian in Columbia yesterday
was l.728
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-04
TRAINING WAITS OF CAIRO
Government Of Egyptian City Has In
stituted School Where Stray Boys
Will Be Educated.

1t looks as II the problem Of the
waits and strays of Cairo was going
to receive at last serious attention.
After much insistence on the part
OF some public-spirited officials a spe-
cial school for boys of this class has
been opened in the environs OF Cairo,
where they will be looked after and
trained by the government without
their having committed some crime to
admit them into the reformatory, pre-
yiOusly the only institution of the kind
Nothing so far has been done for the
girl children, though another home is
promised for this purpose. 1t is there
fore satisfactory TO hear of the forma-
ton OF an organization called the
brotherhood Federation" ostensbly
nonsectarian and international, with
the object of looking after and i'm
proving the lot of the Child waits gen
orally.
A meeting recently held in support
OF this movement was given much
prominence in the local English papers,
but in spite of its intimate bearing on
purely Egyptian problem none of the
Arabic papers appears to have given
the matter any NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Science Monitor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-04
True Style.

Proper words in their proper places
make the true definition Of STYLE
Swift.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-04
MAY SETTLE THE
RAILROAD CRISIS
President Harding is Expected
to Call Both Sides TO Settle
Differences.

Chicago, April 4.-(By u. P)-
Bert NJ. Jewell, president of the rail-
roads section Of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, was enroute for
Washington this morning to confer
with President Harding on the rail-
crisis.
Executives and employees have been
conducting a fight before the United
States Railroad Labor Board for the
past three months, following the ac-
ton of the railroad arrangements in
asking that the national shop agree
ment be abrogated. 1t is expected
that President Harding will call both
sides together to settle their differ
ences.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-04
Mlstletoe sunerstltion.

Mlstletoe. when not suspended In
the air, is regarded by the supersti-
tious as a harbinger Of bad luck.
There is an old reason for hanging a
bunch OF mlstletoe IN the center Of
the room, a custom which had Moth
ing frivolous about it. in the first
place. Balder, in scandinavian N.Y.
thology, was killed by an arrow OF
mlstletoe. On his being restored to
life it was promised that the plant
would never again perpetrate evil un-
less 1t touched the earth.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-04
Progressed by Slow STAGES.

Thirty years ago the men of Hart
shay, hamlet of Derbyshire, England,
were accustomed TO meet at a bridge
on the edge of the town, where they
would read the papers and discuss
events. This was all right in summer
time, but In the winter 1t was differ
ent and they would occasionally ad-
journ TO a sheltered spot under the
bridge. From this they moved into {
vacated pigsty and later annexed an
other pigsty. This rude building was
improved by their own efforts until il
was fairly comfortable place. From
this humble origin there Is now a
rather pretentious library, with the
best papers and magazines and u
stock of good books.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-04
FOR A GREATER
ALMA COLLEGE
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tomorrow. They are helping to give
them their chance.
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Alma College is not a local insti-
tuition as far as the service it renders
is concerned. 1t does, however, meet
local educational needs. A third Of
its students have been drawn from
within fifty mile radius. In the
days gone by those who lived within
this radius and who NEEDED a col
lege most could not have founded
one. II was necessary that Alma
College be founded by the FEW in
order that the many might benefit.
Now the many in their turn are be-
ing appealed TO.
An obligation exists. The only
way it can be wiped out is to take
the institution the past has given US
and bend it on to the. future enlarged
and improved.
There are two general classes of
colleges. There are the ones that are
GOING AHEAD; that are adding
buildings and equipment to their ia
cilities; and there are the ones that,
while not advancing, are trying to
hold their ground. But try as it
may a college cannot stand still. The
law Of growth is the lazy Of life. The
man, the business, the college that is
not advancing is falling behind. A
college must either go forward or
slip backward.
Alma College is attempting to go
forward. In doing so it is obeying
the dictates Of necessity as well as
those of laudable ambition. If il
can increase its facilities it can
double its attendance; if it does not
increase its facilities, overcrowding,
will in the end, result in a diminished
usefulness.
Alma College has definite work
to perform. Two Of the foremost
educational authorities in the United
States have testified to that fact.
The General Education Board has
pledged the institution $4,000 and
the Presbyterian Board of Education
has pledged it $4,000 on condition
that its friends raise equal amounts
as a result of a public appeal.
aas
These are, therefore, critical days
in the history Of the college. She
has OF necessity been compelled to
lay Ler cause before the home folks
and ask not simply ENDORSEMENT
but FINANCIAL SUPPORT at their
hands.
The college is seeking the support
Of the home folks because it must
seek the support Of its friends every
where.
Who are the friends of Alma Col
lege? They are those who will help
her when she needs help. 1t is not
enough TO say:
"Yes, Alma College is doing a
good work"
Moral support will not build build
ings. The college is asking her
friends not only to VOICE approval
of the work she has done, is doing
and hopes to do, but to
SAY IT WITH DOLLARS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-04-04
To Write Well.

For a man TO write well there are
required three necessarles: 10 read the
best authors. observe the best speak
ers, and much exercise OF his own
style. In style. TO consider what ought
to be written, and after what manner
he must first think and excogltate his
matter, then choose his words and ex-
anime the weight OF either. then take
care In placing and ranking both mat
ter and words that the composition be
comely; and TO do this with diligence
and often.-Ben Jonson.
Origin OF Manitoba.
The name Manitoba sprang from the
union OF two Indian words. Mantle
(the Great SplriD. and Waba (the
"narrows' OF the lake). This strait
was sacred place TO the Crees and
Saulteurs, who called them "Manito-
Waba." or the "Great Spirits Mar
rows"