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The Washington times., 1921-02-24
SHIP BLOWN 1000 MILES
OFF COURSE In PASSAGE

ST. JOHNS. New Foundland' Feb.
2s-The schooner Asquith. which
sailed from this port forty days ago
for a 40O-mile passage 10 syoney,
Nova Scotia. was blown to the west
Indies.
She arrived safely at Barbados
nearly 900 miles out OF her course,
according 20 a cablegram received
last night. All hands aboard were re-
ported well
The Washington times., 1921-02-24

! the Centennial State. The vessel is
622 feet long.
Miss Boiling Ia the daughter OF r.
w. NssllixG. ef WNEk.xgtsN. trs&R0reT
OF the shipping Board. who, with
Mrs. Boiling, witnessed the launch
Ing.
The Washington times., 1921-02-24
Label CounterfeIters Seized.

NEW YORK. Feb. ft-Unsss1
States Secret Service agents ssiss1
1000 strip stamps for use on quart
bottles and thousands Of whisky
labels and case stamps In . oon-
plste electrically equipped countss-
feiting plant at Al Oliver stress.
Three arrests were made. anl .
fourth man held as . witness
The Washington times., 1921-02-24

10 express an opinion or susssstiea
Another query Was whether the
Cabinet had decided on any policy con-
cerning building OF capital shipsL Mr..
Law replied no ascisloa haa DssA
reached.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-08-11
SANITARY HOUSES FOR HENS
To Secure Adequate Returns in Eggs
and Growth Buildings Must Be
Light and Ventilated.

Chickens will not give adequate re-
turns I'm eggs or growth when kept
under insantary conditions. say spc-
cialists Of the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture. The construction
Of the poultry house should receive
first attention. Sufficient air space,
lighting and ventilation should be pro-
vlded. and the entire house cleaned at
frequent intervals.
While these precautions cannot be
depended upon to control mites and
lice. they aid the poultryman in de-
terminng when these pests are pres
npt Furthermore. the fowls are kept
in vigorous condition, which in itself
aids I'm controlling pests. Dirty aud
lnsanitary houses provide ideal breed
Ing conditions for insects and germs
which are detrimental 10 poultry. Dis
eased fowls, or those with malformed
bills or feet, fall ready prey TO lice,
mites and other insect pests, and
should be removed as soon as dlscov-
cred.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-08-11
Weather and
Crop Bulletin

The precipitation during the past
week was slightly below normal but
decidedly deficient over the northern
counties of the Lower Peninsula and
western portion Of the Upper PENN
sula where rain is much needed. Mod
crate to heavy showers fell over the
central and southern counties except
over the extreme southwestern por-
ton of the state where they were
light. The sunshine was above normal.
GENERAL SUMMARY
Moderate to heavy showers fell over
the central and southern counties dur
ing the past week, except over the ex-
IRENE southwestern section, where the
rainfall was very light. over the
northern counties and in the western
portion Of the Upper Peninsula the
rain was too light to be Of much bene-
fit. Over the latter section forest
fires have destroyed great quantities
of cut and standing timber, farm
buildings and crops; only vigorous ef-
forts Of fire fighters have kept the
flames out Of Escanaba.
Where rain has fallen the condition
of corn, beans, sugar bcets and late
p,tatoes has improved; however, the
stand of the latter is poor. Harvest
ing in all sections Of the Lower PENN
sula is about finished and threshing
is general. In some Of the northern
counties the oats are so short that
they are being cut for fodder. Early
peaches and plums are being market
ed but the yield is light. Apples in
the northern counties promise a good
crop. Corn is so far advanced that
much Of it will be ready to harvest
by the end Of this month and the yielc
especially over the southern counties
promises to be good. Where the sol
is not too dry considerable ploughnp
is being done in preparation for fal
seeding.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-08-11
~ |ItIIN Is
ATTEND CHAUTAUQUA

fOor.iMcd from page one)
tent A brilliant and strong plea for
would disarmament brought his adj
arc- to close.
Friday afternoon and evening the
Chapel Singers furnished some very
pleasing musical numbers including
Frank T. Smiths song, My Dear Old
southern Home" Following the
evening entertainment Lewis A. Con-
Wis gave an address on Personal Ex-
peIicDecs with the Bolshevik in Rus
la" in which conditions in that coun-
tv and In Siberia were given in such
81 clcar-cut way that there was hardly
person in the audience that failed to
Visualize the scenes as he spoke Of
thom. Misrcpro cntation Of the Polish
nation, which offers great possibii-
tc- is being made by the Germans,
u customary German fashion, he in
tmatcd, with the expectation Of
weakening the support of that newly
formed country, which mas just
emerged from a rule Of a hundred
years under the yoke Of three foreign
nations.
Tho Harry Yeazelle Mercer Com
pauy gave artists concerts Saturday
afternoon and evening. Mr.. Mercer,
tenor, rendered several charming vo-
cal selections both in the afternoon
and evening. Harold Ayres, brilliant
ninctoen-ycar-old violnist, was also a
worry pleasing feature at these con-
ccrts. Katharine Ridgeway in the
evening gave fine interpretative
recital, and then brought the even
in 5 entertainment to a close with a
very impressive plea for world dis.
armament in which she pointed the
way for the women Of the country tc
cypress their desires in the matter
She spoke Of the thousands Of the fin.
CIT young men Of the country, who
had been killed in the World War, anC
the thousands Of others, gassed anC
wounded, many Of whom would ye
make the great sacrifice of war, anC
then mentioned what might be expect
ed il the world is ever plunged int,
another such struggle.
Monday afternoon Harry J. Loose
Chicago detective, gave lecture oil
"Crime-lt's Cause, Practice and Pre-
vcntion," which was based on hi
score Of years Of experience in thi
lime Of work. He told of the crim
rings If the larger cities, and hoy
they worked the White Slavers a
well as other criminals. The detail
of the work Of slavers were too ter
rblc to tell, ne stated. He explaine
some Of the methods that are used b.
the card shark, the shoplifter, etc. i
leinping his address to close h
stated that the criminals never &c
away. The chase might be short, o
over long period of time, he sale
but sooner or later they are appre
hended
Monday evening the large audienc
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-08-11

that gathered in the chautauqua tent
was kept in cheerful mood, as the
Ben Greet players presented Shake
spcare's delightful comedy, "As You
Like It,"
Tuesday afternoon the guarantors
of the chautauqua held little celc-
bration in recognition of the fact that
the guarantee had been met. Over
six hundred Alma people not holders
of the chautauqua tickets, were guests
Of the guarantors at the concert Civ
en- by the National Male Quartette.
The concert was an out Of the ordi-
nary one and kept the audience IN
high spirits from start TO finish. The
quartette gave another concert in the
evening, which was highly appreciat-
ed by those attending. Both in the
afternoon and in the evening the Ma
tional Male Quartette sang Dear Lit
tie Friend of Mine" a recent produc-
tion by Frank F. Smith, of this city.
"The Truth about Mexico" a lee
ture given Tuesday evening by DR..
Frank Monsen, was cnlightening TO
everyone in the audience, conditions
in the country, stricken by revolution
for years, were pictured both with
colored lantern slides and brilliant
word pictures. He pictured Madeira
as a martyr, Panco Villa as n much
slandered leader, feared for his power
with the Indians, and Carranza as the
one who was probably responsible for
the raid on Columbus, New Mexico,
and other deeds that were laid to the
door Of Villa.
Xxx More to Come y
Wednesday afternoon in his lecture
on THE Pcris Of Democracy" DR..
Frank Loveland pointed out that the
real peril of democracy today is ignor-
ance, an ignorance Of the laws upon
which the safety Of social order is
based, ignorance Of what civilization
means, ignorance of the rights Of all
classes, ignorance of the Sermon on
the Mount, and ignorance Of the gold
en- rule. Democracy is not now in
danger of autocracy, but it is in
grave danger of 'mobocracy" he said
Wednesday evening New York
cast presented Booth Harrington 5
famous comedy, THE Man from
Home before highly appreciative
audience, which was delighted with
the numerous amusing situations that
developed as the comedy progressed
Today the Chautauqua Of the 1921
season will come to a close. This af-
ternoon lecture-recital, "Jame-
Whitcomb Riley VIII be given by
Wallace Bruce Amsbary In the even.
ing Ralph Bingham, the famous fun
maker, will undertake to dispel til,
clouds of gloom, and cheer the atmos
phere about this city.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-08-11
POULTRY
CACKLES
BULLETINS AID WITH FOWLS
Noteworthy Success Of District OF
Columbia Woman With Small
Flock Attributed to Study.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF AgricultureD
one hen, brood of II chickens.
and IA few farmers bulletins on poul-
try raising were the foundation on
which Mrs. NJ. Lohrberg. n resident
OF the District of Columbia. began
her poultry operations in the spring
OF 1919. During the first IL months
Of 1920 her flock of eight birds-the
hen and seven pullets-laid 1853
eggs. an average of about 1872. Dur
ing the same period she hatched
from three settings OF eggs 30 chick
ems. of which she raised 26.
The noteworthy success with poul-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-08-11
"A Little Bird Told Me-"

The common expression, "a little
bird told me So" means that infOrma-
ton respecting q matter has come to
a person In some secret and perhaps
mysterious manner. The saying is not
n literal quotation, but is borrowed
from the twentieth verse of the tenth
chapter OF Eccleslastes. The verse
opens with q warning not TO curse
those In power, and even in thought
or "in thy bedchamber; for bird OF
the air shall carry the voice, and that
which hath wings shall tell the mat.
ter"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-08-11
Purebred Rhode Island Red Cockerel

try. came to the attention of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture recently, when Mrs Lohrberg
called Tor an additional supply of
farmers bulletins, explaining that
owing to her success her neighbors
had borrowed the bulletins which she
had formerly obtained.
Il never kept any chickens before"
she said, land knew nothing about
poultry raising until l got the first
brood and also the bulletins
Her chickens are Rhode Island Reds
from good stock, and standardized
rooster is used. The flock is kept en-
iirely under backyard conditions in
a space 80 by 90 feet. and the feed.
costing about 81 Il week, is supple
mented by table scrapes. Based on
retail prices, the estimated value OF
the IS dozen eggs laid by this back
ward flock was about S62. but none
were sold. A fondnesS for fresh eggs
prompted the family TO keep every
one for family use. In addition fried
chicken and roast fowl graced the
table frequently.
Acting on suggestions in Depart
ment OF Agriculture literature, she Is
planning TO put down in water
glass solution a good supply of eggs
next season. Her poultry house Is
small. but scrupulous care IN clean
lng it out every day combined with
close personal attention to good feed
ing is responsible. she believes, for
the absence Of poultry diseases and
,ffr,n,t.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-08-11
Mesopotamian Language.

The characters Of the language or
lfesopotamia, like the Egyptian, were
originally hieroglyphic, and the sew
eral hundred groups Of wedges by
means Of which the language was ex-
pressed in writing, may now be traced
to the original hieroglyphics. One Of
the early picture-words was a cres-
cent and star. and the picture was
employed TO express an incanta-
ton or exorcism. or anything capa-
BILE Of driving the evil spirit from
the body Of which it had taken pos
session.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-08-11
DON'T FORCE BREEDING HENS
II Strong Healthy Chicks Are Desired
Fowls Must Be Kept in Good Con-
dition In Winter.

Many a breeder has fallen into the
nit Of forcing his breeders for winter
eggs and then wonders how II is
that the eggs don't hatch well In
the spring. If you want strong
healthy chicks and big matches you
will do well 10 keep your hens in
good condition but not force them for
heavy egg production.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-08-11
IiinulIIllliIIilliIlIiIInIiIInIIIIIIlII,,,u,u
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.


You will find the best bread in
Butter 'up wrappers. optic
Get your auto license plates of
Sharrar d Watson, Alma, Mich.-7Stf
Butter .churncd fresh daily at the
Wolverine Dairy advertisement 1913
Harold Davis Of Ann Arbor is Wis
ting With relatives IN this city for a
hort time
Whom you need a truck service lust
ring 6tl and you will get it at the
right price advertisement.
Col Nathan Church Of Ithaca was
ann Alma visitor on Tuesday and on
"Wednesday.
Mrs. Jack Gallagher of Saginaw
spent the first of the week in Alma,
visiting relatives.
Ladies'! don't miss Robinson's One
Cent white shoe sale. See case on
state street. advertisement
Earl Cross, who has been employed
I'M Chicago for some little time, has
returned To his home in this city.
DR.. T.. G.. Sluyter, osteopathic ply
stefan, state Savings Bank Building,
Nina, both phones. 57-tf
DR.. Petit and wife of st. Louis at
ended The chautauqua here Tuesday
evening"
Bert Leonard Of Chicago, was
called here over the week end to at
tend the funeral of his brother, Sgt
Harry Leonard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Notesten of
Saginaw spent the first of the week
n Alma, guests at the home Of the
formers parents, Professor and Mrs
/. y. Notes tcin.
Bring friend to Robinson's One
Cent White Shoe sale. Buy one pair
for l95 and the second pair for one
cent and divide the cost equally.-ad-
Ncrtiscmont
The police report for the month OF
July submitted TO the city commission
hE James Campbell, chief Of the de
partmcuL shows nineteen arrests
fourteen Of which were under the city
ordinances for speeding.
The union services will be held al
the Christian church Sunday night
ESQ p. mn. Roy f. f. Shoufler pas.
tor If The Baptist church will preach
ON Memoirs Of Faith" Everybody
vCioomc.
The august Pomona Grange meet.
ing v be held at Arcadia Grange
hall. Saturday, August l3. The Ar
cada Grange will furnish chicken pie
dinner for 25 cents Everyone is in.
vited to attend
Mn and Mrs. X. c. Nelson and two
son of Omaha, Neb., returned home
on Tuesday after a weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs Arthur Lippert, anc
hor parents, Mr. and Mrs. George l.
snow.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Convis Of It'll.
aca attended the Chautauqua here or
riday evening and heard the lecture
given by Icwis Conyis on My Per
sonai Experiences with the Bolshc
fia iu Russia Lewis Convis is 3
relative Of The Ithaca man.
The Roy John Roberts Of st. Loui.
viii preach al the Presbyterian church
next sunday 70 the usual hour.
Norkmen are busy this week re
decora lna the interior Of the Re
plhIo billiard hall, owned by Frank
.ack, which is located over tn,
CH q Hannah hardware store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-08-11
ESSENTIALS OF EGG MAKING
Sprouted Oats or Steamed Glover and
Meat Scrap Take Place Of
Bugs and Grass.

Laying hens need the elements Of
egg making that are found so freely
I'm their summer range-meat and
grass. Both are vitality necessary to
making hens lay. and can be supplied
with but little trouble In the form Of
meat scrap, and sprouted oats or
steamed clover.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-08-11
Resigned.

1t may be, as scientist says, that
from a physical standpoint we are
much inferior to prehistoric man; still.
most of us would rather Je inferior
than prehistoric.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-08-11

Theorists may disagree, but not
scientists. Science means knowledge
and men are scientists only to the ex-
tent of their absolute knowledge. The
true scientist will never ask that y0u
accept his opinion; he only asks that
you accept his facts DR.. Cyril g..
Hopkins.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-15
Are Teachers Nealiqent7

To the Editor Of tho Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-I would liko TO hear from some
teacher among your readers az to whether
he or she does not consider that II is n
part OF his or her school duties to correct
the spoken English OF the pupils. I find
both my son and my daughter are very
deficient In speaking. although know that
they have passed the grammar tests.
have taken great pains to fnd out what
Is tho trouble by questioning both OF them
and II would appear TO be from their re-
plies that the teachers are negligent. They
seem TO think that all they have to do Is to
ask the pupils questions and havo them
answer them. but thoy do not attempt 20
correct these pupils in their conversations.
Now. I believe there Is nothing that affords
such an easy road To acquiring good English
as to have your attention called to the mis-
use Of words. 7 ind my children continu-
ally saying 'yeh." nope" ''didju.' eto.
and am sure they acquire the way Of pro-
nouncing these words from their school
mates, for we arc very particular at home
in tho use OF good Engliuh.
have asked both my son and daughter
whether their teachers have not told them
that these pronunciatons were wrong. and
both Of them affirm that they have never
been corrected by their teachers. nor have
they heard their teachers correct other pupils
who use tho Same words.
find that in our so-called grammar
schools one hears astounding examples OF
bad grammar. such as IT amt IT seen."
him and me done IT," etc. I am sure most
OF this Objectionable English could be elimi-
mated 10 the teachers would pay little more
attention to the conversation of their pupils
and point out to them any incorrectness In
their speech, w. j.. 4.
Philadelphia. January Q. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-15
Calls Educational System Wrong

To the Editor Of the Evening Public LEDGER:
Sir-I have read with interest the many
letters that have appeared In your paper re-
gardlng the deficiency in the education of the
young men and women today, ESPECIALLY In
reading. writing and spelling. quite agree
with all that 10 said, and I will so agree
until some teacher will write and defend tho
present-day educational system and give q
satisfactory understanding.
In conversation not so long ago with
one OF the heads of the Philadelphia high
school system he Acknowledged to mo that
the whole system was wrong. and his only
excuse was that II was impossible for the
teachers to do anything. az they had tho
rules laid down to them by n lot of old
fogy directors, and were compelled to fol-
low them.
think the best example we have OF the
deficiency OF the public school system today
10 the lack Of education on the part OF our
people. and this Is we'll displayed in tho very
few good poets, ossayists, historians. etc.
wo have today. We do not have today
poet equal TO Longfeilow. Holmes. Whittier.
Bryant. etc, nor an essaylst equal to En-
orson; a brilliant lawyer like Daniel wob-
ster. n brilliant orator like James q. Blaine.
u brilliant historian like Bancroft or Motley.
and In all lines where education counts wc
lack brilliant men in this line.
There must be a reason for this. and the
only reason can ind is In the present.dny
school system and that OF the past decade.
should like to hear some one connected
with the public schools explain to me why
so little attention is paid to spelling. reading
and arithmetic In our schools. especially In
the elementary departments
WALTER r. CRANE.
Philadelphia. January 10. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-15
LONDON LIFE
"reminiscences of Distinguished
Men Who Lived at the Close
of the Last Century

Arthur Warren, who lived in London
from 1878 to 1882 and again from
1888 to 1897. during the latter period
as correspondent of the Boston Herald,
has written a book of "reminiscences
about the distinguished men and women
he knew in the British capital. We
mention this, not because it is at all
remarkable for an American newspaper
correspondent to write n book-they
all do it-but because the book which
Mr.. Warren has produced is unusually
interesting.
1t is written with an ease and grace
which make it pleasant reading and
tho distinguished men whom Mr.. War
rem knew are men of whom Amcrl-
cans delight to hear. Included among
them are Browning, Lord Kelvin, Ten
nyson. Gladstone. Whistler, Henry
Drummond, Sir Henry Irving, George
Meredith, Parnell and John Stuart
Blackic. Here are two poets, man OF
science, painter. two teachers. Il
novelist, two statesmen and an actor
With some of them Mr.. Warren had in
innate personal relations and with
others merely the relations which arose
out OF the practice OF MS prOleSslon'
But what he has to say of each is IL
Eliminating. The chapter devoted to
Blackc, the distinguished Scotch Greek
scholar, reveals that remarkable man
in most interesting light, and if there
were no other data available it would
explain the wonderful hold he had on
his generation. The Tennyson chapter
exhibits the poet as Il very human sort
of n person, and the pages devoted 10
Stanley recall to the men Of his genera
ton the traits of the intrepid journal
istic explorer which thrilled them when
the news of his achievements was first
cabled about the world.
Mr.. Warren spent week with Patti
at her castle in Wales and he describes
the charm of his hostess and the de-
lights of her life in retirement in a
way to explain her remarkable popu
| larty. The book is one of the most
valuable volumes of "reminiscences which
has appeared within n twclvcmonth.
| LONDON DAYS. BY Arthur Warren Bos-
| ton: Little. Brown g. Co. 500
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-15
Why Is Our Taste DeaeneratIna?

n the Editor Of the Evenirg Public Ledger:
SRI have often wondered why It was
that our theatrical taste has SO greatly de-
Generated in the last quarter OF q century.
We rarely today have the opportunity OF
seeing really clever actor or a really first
class drama. and there must be some reason
for, this. have been wondering II the
movies have tended to this end can
hardly believe II. II you ask n theatrical
manager however. why this condition pre-
walls, he will tell you that II Is the part of
the producer and the theatre owner to give
the people what they want. and they seem
10 want the trash that is being doled out to
ttem. These managers say that when they
10 bring a good actor here with a first class
play. exponsively staged, they do so at a big
loss In the box office receipts. and that they
are not in the business for their health.
Unless change Is brought about In some
way. very soon the old-line actor will have
entirely disappeared. As It ia. we have to-
gay no actors ON our stage like Edwin
Booth Lawrence Barrett. Mrs. John Drew,
fanny Davenport Agnes Booth or the dog
ems Of other great stars that I could name
who delighted the public with their art
twenty to thirty or moro years ago. With
,he'r death the great stage art seems to
nave Undergone a change and they have been
replaced by q different sort OF artist. wha
are accented. but who are not helping to
elevate tho stage. nor educating the people
In this art.
Witnessing Shakespeare play. and "Ths
Rivals" "She Stoops to Conquer" and plays
m that character are almost unknown to
'he great mass of theatregoers OF the present
generation CHARLES T. CLAYTON.
fhlalelphta, January o, 1921,