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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-21
UNCLE SANS ODD FUNDS.
For Rescue of Shipwrecked Crews and to
Fight African Slave Trade.

There 5 Il good bit of money spent
every year b. the Omitted States that
not one person in a thousand knows
off, remarked an economic student
who had delved deeply into government
documents. "Eor instance, whenever
the treasury department has any cen
tiles that are to be destroyed. the law
provides that q man be hired to be
present and testify to their destruction.
He is paid 50 Il day.
American conVicts in foreign coun-
tries cost this government no less than
Sl4 o q year. Nine thousand dollars
of this amount is set aside for their
feeding. and the remainder is expended
in maintaining decent prisons in Shang-
hal, Turkey and such places.
stFor the reward of the officers and
crews of foreign ships who rescue ship
wrecked American seamen the sum OF
$4,000 is set aside each year.
aIn Brussels there are three ~interna-
.iional bureaus to which this country
contributes almost $1,000 a year. One
of them, that of weights and measures,
gets over half this amount. The rest
is divided between a bureau for the
publication of customs and one for the
abolition of the African slave trade,
which. no doubt. has had little work to
do for a rood many years.
''Before the war the International
lin. was given each YEAR by this gov
ernn ent Sl5G0 for the measurement of
this earth. New York Sun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-21
HOUSEWIVES IN f. AFRICA.
Women Adapt Themselves to Conditions
Remote from Home.

Nesi 1t requires some nerve for Il
girl to marry and 90 Il to a farm in
East Africa. Yet l have seen very
many sensitive and delicately nurtured
women who have made splendid set
tiers wives. 1t Is simply Il matter of
pluck and grit. They nceu not be clever
or scientifically trained, but they must
and this is essential-be ready and
willing to do their best unde every
conceivable circumstance. Once you are
out of touch with civilization you are
thrown entirely upon your own re
sources.
This is an indication of the kind of
5pirit required.
rode one morning to a neighboring
settlers house to negotiate over some
pigs. He was out. But | found the
wife, a girl from Devonshire, in the
leg. The boy was lying back apparently
quite happy under her hands. | asked
what had happened and she told me.
Elephants had come through the for
est in the night and had been found by
the native squatters at early dawn
feeding ON their mealy patches. The
natives had tried to drive them off by
this particular boy had been crushed
by the huge foot of one of the animals
as it passed over the place where he
was lying, fiat on his belly, thinking
himself out of harm 5 way.
She was certainly a wonderful person.
this Mrs. Anderton. Her sphere of in
huence seemed universal.
Her house always seemed to me a
haven of competent management. There
was an atmosphere of cleanliness and
order about everything more than de.
lightful 10 a bachelor. No wonder hel
husband in his quaint way used to say
that he "would not own King George
as a BROTHER when he was being
looked after by a woman capable OF
turning her attention with equal ease
to the care of young lettuce or to the mu
| tilated legs of natives crushed by ele
nhants.-Lewellyn Powers in New Yorl
Evening Post.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-21
GREENFIELD PRIMARY HELD.
Nominations for Directors of Chamber of
Commerce Made.

GREENFIELD. Mass, Sept. 21.-The
Greenfield Chamber of Commerce gave
out yesterday the results of the primary
elections for the board of directors: The
following members have been nominated !:
Ernest r. Alexander, ]. w. Ballard,
Ralph NJ. Barstow. Howard G. Carson,
Hal Dadmun. Harold Deane, John +.
Donovan, John w. Haigis, III. f.. Hamil-
ton. Timothy NJ. Hayes, Charles III.
Keith. J.. B. Kennedy, Leon NJ. Lamb,
George c. Hunt, Mrs. Madeline T. Mich
OILS. Charles w. Minis, Robert T.. Pray,
John Sauter. John w. Smead, DIR. IL.
Stetson, Charles y. Stoddard, Francis
y. Thompson and F. O. Wells. Rollin
Alvord and Richard d. Lee have been
nominated for treasurer, and Ernest X.
Alexander and Ralph NJ. Barstow have
been nominated for the office of clerk.
The polls for election will close on Sept.
% at 8 p. m.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-21

TO SOUP
Kansas City Girl Goes Back to Work
With Desire to Unionize Eel
low Workers.
KANSAS CITY. Kan. Sept. ,

KANSAS CITY, Kan, Sept. I'll
After putting in two months at Bryn
Mawr college this summer, Miss Louise
Beauchamp of this city is back at the
soap factory where she is a forewoman.
The previous education this Kansas
girl had enjoyed halted abruptly at the
eigth grade. She then went to work in
the factory wrapping cakes of soap. She
continued at it several years, until she
was chosen to go to Bryn Mawr with all
expenses paid.
This was part of an experiment, con-
Quoted by the college authorities, women
labor leaders and alumnae this year for
| the first time. Eighty-one factory work
ers in various parts of the country were
given scholarships, and had every advan-
Itage of college life and education at this
well known Pennsylvania institution.
Then they went back TO the work they
had left.
Miss Beauchamp came back fired with
| ambition to do something to lend u help
ing hand to her fellow workers and bet
ster their condition in every way possible,
she says.
How would you set about to do it, il
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-21
TOPIC FOR FARLEY.
Program Tentative and Can BE Amended
III Desired.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2L.-The tenta-
tive agenda which the United States
has transmitted to the principal pow
ers who viii participate in the confer
ence on limitation of armament II
Pacific and Far Eastern questions sug-
gests on broad lines subjects for consld-
Grafton. Foreign offices TO whom 1T has
been sent nave been informed that it Is
essentially suggestive and subject to
amendments or additions. An outline
OF the agenda follows:
Limitation of Armament
l.. Limitation of naval armament.
Basis of limitation. Extent of limita-
ton, fulhlment of conditions.
,. Rules for control OF new agencies
of warfare.
3. Limitation of land armament.
Pacific and Far Eastern Questions
/. Questions relating to China. Prin-
ciples 10 be applied.
,. Application to subjects, .A-Ter-
r%itorial integrity. administrative
integrity. Open door.
Equality of administrative and in
dustriai opportunity: D. Concessions
m~onopolies and other economic prlvi-
leges. E-Development of railways.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-21
OBSERVE GOLDEN WEDDING.
DIR. ard Mrs. w. N. Bryant of Ludlow
Observe wedding Anniversary.

LUDLOW. Sept. 21-Dr. and Mrs.
W.. n. Bryant yesterday celebrated their
5oth wedding anniversary by entertain
ing many residents Of the town at their
home.
Or. Bryant is head Of the medical fra
ternity in Ludlow. In the fall Of 1879
he settled in Chester. where he remained
eight years, coming from here to LUd-
low. During recent years he has devoted
considerable time TO public work, III
which he has been Invaluable.
Mrs. Bryant is active in all branches
of church work, a member of Lucy
Fletcher chapter, y. 4. r.. the Thread
and Needle club and the O. +. s. Of
which she is a past matron and past
chaplain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-21

you had a free hand?' inquired a visitor.
I'D unionize them she replied
promptly, 'and work fer better hours
and better pay
Miss Beauch0mp SAYS she does not ex-
pect to return to Bryn Mawr or any
other college for further work. She says
that, as far as her plans are now, she
viii 90 ahead with the old job, trying to
make something more out of it, by aid
of her summers experience. and TRYING
to help other girls make their own jobs
better.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-21
GIILEORD

The Ladies' society win hold its an
nua1 meeting for the election of off
GERS Thursday, Sept. %. in its rooms
here. Dinner viii be served at noon.
The next regular meeting of Broad
Brook Grange viii be held Saturday eve
ming. Sept. 81. The men will furnish the
program. At the following meeting the
ladies viii furnish the program. The side
furnishing the best program will be treated
by the losing side.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-21
our own Wireless.

A wave of thought takes a minute
to travel a mile of nerve.
A touch on the face Is registered on
the brain and responded to In the
seventh of a second. 1t takes a sixth
Of a second for the brain to respond
TO he sense of sight
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-21
Look Younger

Care-worn. ne~rve-exhausted women
need Bitro-P Phosphate. a pure organic
phosphate dispensed by the Brattleboro
Drug Company that New York and Paris
physicians prescribe to increase weight
and strength and to revive youthful looks
and Observation-Disclosures
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-21
Extensive Canadian Province.

Al area equal to three times the
area of France, which is 215,S95
square miles. could he cut out of the
province of Quebec and there would
remain an area twice that of Hun
airy
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-21
The Modern
Single Pipe


You can make a big saving in
your coal bill and take solid com
fort this Winter and for years to
come with a Modern Glenwood
Single Pipe Furnace.
1t is built massive and strong
from top to bottom, and as easy to
regulate as a clock-just a slight
turn of the regulating damper in
creases the heat or slows it down.
A few sticks of wood-just rub
bish you want to be rid of, will
give sufficient heat on mild days.
1t heats the entire house uniform
ly, upstairs and down; is easy to
handle and costs much less than
any other heating apparatus to in
stall and keepin order. Iii equal
ly good for old or new houses.
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-05

not take up floor space, and should be
arranged so that the birds can get into
them easily. They should be II to IA
inches square and IL to 16 inches high,
with a strip about inches high on
the open side to retain the nesting
material. Provide one nest for every
four or five hens. Trap nests are es-
sential for any careful breeding work,
and you can learn all about these in
Farmers Bulletin 6S2, A Simple Trap
Nest for Poultry, which you can get
upon application to the division of
publication Of the United States De
partment Of Agriculture.
Houses of solid concrete are cold
and damp, but concrete blocks may be
used with good results. Hollow tile
makes very good poultry house, and
1t can be bought In some sections at
price which compares favorably, dur.
ability considered, with wood. This
construction is well adapted to incu-
bator cellars and brooder houses, or
to any buildings requiring double walls
and good insulation. All kinds OF
wood are used, but anything used for
outside construction should be well
seasoned. otherwise the shrinkage viii
cause cracks In the walls.
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-05

Cutting and Blowing Corn Into SiIo.
substance Of both moist and dry mat
ter takes place as result Of fermen-
tation and teaching. To ascertain as
definitely as possible the amount Of
this loss, Its causes, and means for
wholly or partially preventing it, the
dairy division Of the United States
Department Of Agriculture has been
conducting a series Of experiments.
The results of two years tests are
covered in professional paper, De-
partment Bulletin, 953, Nitrogen and
Other Losses During the Ensiling of
Corn.
Samples OF siIage Analysed. :
Samples of silage in cheesecloth
sacks were buried at various depths
and positions in silo 42 feet high by
IA feet in diameter, holding approx
mately $50 tons. The bags were
weighed when put in, and samples Of
the silage analyzed. When the bags
were reached in feeding out the silo,
the contents were again weighed and
analyZed.
The two years. work furnished evil
dence Of downwash Of the juice in
the silo carrying with it soluble food
materials, so that the silage in the
lower part Of the silo may gain in
food material at the expense Of the
upper part. There was an average loss
for all the bags of nearly 10 per cent
of the dry matter, which apparently
is due largely to the fermentation Of
the carbohydrates and to the carry
ing away Of soluble material by the
juice. The sugars almost entirely dis
appeared. There was a considerable
loss of crude fiber and Of the furfurol-
yielding bodies. There was loss in
total nitrogen, which was larger when
the corn put into the silo was i'm
mature than when mature corn was
used. 1t is probable that this loss Is
due largely, If not entirely, to the
nitrogenous compounds in the Juice.
The albuminoid nitrogen suffered
loss Of over so per cent, while the
-albuminoid forms increased sew
eral times their original weight.
Big Escape Of Juice.
There was gain of ether extract,
probably due to the formation Of new
bodies. The second sea
son nearly 10000 pounds of juice es-
capped from the silo. This juice car
ried considerable percentage of
nitrogen Of various forms which in
ordinary practice would remain in the
silo.
The results are as yet Incomplete
and the tests are being continued.
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-05

Ineir charges are limited by pub.
lie authority, and they are in very
large respects, NOTABLY for labor"
compelled to spend money on basis
fixed by pubic authority. The margin
within which they are permitted to
earn return upon their investment,
Or to offer inducements to attract new
capital for extensions and betterments
Is extremely limited
However much@ the railroads might
desire, therefore, to reduce their
charges In times OF depression, it VIII
be perceived that the limitations sur
rounding their action do not permit
them to give effect to broad and elas-
tic policies which might very properly
govern other lines OF business not
thus restricted.
It has been urged upon the railroads
traffic and that increased traffic viii
protect the carriers from the loss incl
dent 10 q reduction IN rates. The rail-
road managements cannot disguise from
con1ectural and that an adverse result Of
the experiment would be disastrous not
only to the railroads but the public
whose supreme need is adequate trans
portation.
Consequently the railroad mana gements
cannot fesl Justified in placing these In
strumentalitiee. so essential to the public
welfare, at the hazard Of such an expert
ment based solely upon such q oon-
lecture.
Farmers Especially Need Lower Rates.
i Is evident, however, that existing
transportation charges bear in many cases
uispToport!onate relationship to the
prices at which commodities can. be sod
IN -tne- market. ana t1at existing labor
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-05

oti1er costs or transportation thus inn-
posed upon Industry and agriculture
sSnea seneEaliy va burden r1 greater than they
agriculture. The railoard arrangements
are feeling sensitive to and sympathetic
with the distressing situation and desire
It that is compatible with their duty to
furnish the transportation which the
public must have.
At At the .nonlsat railroads. in many
cases. are paying 40 cents an hour for
unskilled labor when similar labor is
working alongside the railroads and can
easliy pe obtained by them at 70 cents
paid, In 1920 total Of consid .rably over
fl,SOO ,000,O1V to unskiiled LABOR alone
however desirable It may be to tay this
mat T. chhns,t bs I,aia out OF railroad
earnings unless the industries which use
the railroads are capabts OF meeting such
charges
The railroaus, and through them the
people generally, are also hampered in
their efforts to econo1nize by schedule
force. as heritage from the period OF
Federal control and upheld by the Rail-
road Labor Board.
The conditions are expensive. uneco-
nomlc ana unnecessary from the point OF
view OF railroad opsration, and extreme
~ DurIensoI1le upon the public, which
pays the BILL. This schedule of wages and
OF working conditions prevents the rai1-
roads from dealing eguitably with their
labor costs in accordance with rapidly
OF local considerations which ought to
control wages in different parts Of the
country. The railroads are seeking to
ahrogated.
The railroads Will seek reduction in
wages now proposed by first requesting
tho sanction OF the Railroad Labor
Board. Thu railroad viii proceed with
all possible dispatph, and as soon as the
Railroad Iahor Board shall have given its
sral reduction il. rates win be- put in,o
effect
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-05
CONSTRUCTION OF HENHOUSE
Location Is Important to Secure Con.
venience, Good Drainage and
...3...":.s Right Exposure. ... e..
prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agrculture)
If your poultry is to be healthy, COM
Portable, contented 1t will be neces-
sary to provide house having plenty
Of fresh air (but no draft), dryness,
sunlight, and space enough to move
around without trouble. No particu-
lar style Of house Is adapted to any
section Of the country. One that gives
satisfaction In Maine Is likely to do all
right in Texas or California, but, quite
naturally, more openly built, and con-
sequently less expensive houses will
serve in the South. @.::~ @a
Good drainage, SO that the floor and
yard will be dry, is Indispensable,
which means that the site should be
chosen carefully. Don't set the house
in pocket or hollow where cold air
settles. Try to remember, too, before
you decide the question of location
that the site will have much to do
with convenience in management. A
house that isn't easy to reach is likely
to receive less care and attention than
II 1t had been built with this idea In
mind. ...- .-..
You can keep more birds on small
floor area under the colony plan than
with the intensive system, where the
colony plan Is used in a mild climate,
and the hens have free range most Of
the year. Colony houses on runners,
holding 30 to rs hens, are about as
large as can be moved easily, but larg
er numbers can be kept in one flock
In q long house. Flocks of 60 to $50
are we'll adapted to- the average condi-
tons for producing eggs Large num-
bers require less labor, fewer fences,
and n lower house cost than small
1ocks, but there is greater chance for
disease and the individual hen re-
ceives less attention.
The cost Of housing poultry depends
upon many conditions, such as price
of lumber, style of house, amount of
floor space allowed to each bird, and so
on.
Roosts usually are placed next to the
end or back walls, 6 to 10 inches above
the dropping boards, which should be
2 to 23s feet above the floor. All the
r0osts should be On the same level 9TH
erwise the birds will crowd and fight
to get on the highest roost. Scantling
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-05

FOR SALE-WelI seasoned stove
wood and pine knots, any length, at
s1.5O per load, up Call phone las.
G. 3. Lansing, Covington. oc15-4t
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-05

2 by inches or 2 by inches, with
the upper edges rounded off, will do
for roosts with either the wide or mar
row surface up. Allow to 10 inches
roost space to the fowl, according to
the size Of the birds. Roosts should
be placed Is inches apart, but the out
side ones may be within 10 inches of
the edge Of the dropping boards.
Nests may be placed under the drop
ping boards, on partition walls, or in
any convenient place where they do
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-05

LIMITED MARKET FOR GEESE.
Specialists Say Fact Must Be consld-
cred Before Undertaking to
Raise Them.

The market for geese is not so gen
eral as for chickens, fact which spe,
cialists in the United States DerGlrt-
ment Of Agriculture say should De
considered before undertaking to ra!sr
them. The demand and the price usu
ally are good in sections whore fat
to.,;,,1x II. ,tntc1. L. Sl..,Ia
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-05

With thousands of and nearly drug
having lunch Of the biggest industries In New York
City the daily million sandwiches Science
and invention have stepped in and there special machines
cutting bread ham, chicken and for putting the sandwich
gcer and wrapping il in oiled paper also there are formulas for
We picture of New York sandwich factory
by special arrangements with PopulaE Science Monthly
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-05

Columbia Dry Batteries
work better sad last
longer
for bells and buzzers
for thermostats
for gas engines
for dry battery lighting
In closet. cellar, garret,
barn, etc.
for ignition on tho Ford
while starting. Putancnd
to cold weather "halks''
The world, most fd,sos,s dry
battery, used where 9rossp Of
individual cells Is seeded.
Fdhnestock Spring Clip Bind
i,g Posts at no extra cJLasxe
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-05

FOR SALE-SiX hound puppies:
mother and father the best running
and blooded stock in the parish.
Price $1,000 each. Ernest Prieto,
Vaudeville, La. oc22-3t
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-05
E(;;!a..:IiIG JUICES
CAUSE: Ih''')CHL0SS
Leac!,ing and Fermentation Dur
ing Ey,si|ing of Corn Is Made
Subject Of Inquiry.
SILACE SAMPLES ANALYzED
Evidence Found Of Downwash OF
Liquid In. siIo Carrying With It
Soluble Food MaterIaIs-Re-
suits Not Yet Complete.

(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
Every farmer who has silo knows
that some change takes place in the
substance of the corn or other crop
conserved by this means, and 1t Is
generally assumed that some loss in
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-05

It will thus be noted that during
the years when other industries were
making very large profits, when the
prices Of farm products and the wages
OF labor were soaring to unheard of
heights, the earnings upon railroad In
vestment In the United States were
held within very narrow limits and
that they have, during the past four
years, progressively declined.
Roads Handicapped More Than Other
Business.
The railroads are responsible to the
public for providing adequate trans
porta ton.
St. Tammany farmer., 1921-11-05
services. whereas in 1916, 20 cents on
the d5!l'r went to labor.

services. whereas in 1916, 20 cents on
the d5!lsr went to labor.
- First day of January, 1917
when the government took charge q
wages through the Adamson act, the
labor cost OF the railroads had not
exceeded the sum OF about $1,468,000,-
900 annually. In 1920, when govern.
mental authority made the last wage
increase, the labor cost OF the rail.
roads was about $3,698,00O,0OO annu-
ally, or, il continued throughout the
year instead of for the eight months
during which the wage increases were
In effect, the labor cost, on an annual
basis, would have-been largely in ex-
cess Of $3,e00,000,000, an increase since
the government took charge OF rail-
road wages in the Adamson act, OF
approximately $2,450,O00,0OO annually.
In the light OF these figures 1t is
manifest that the recent reduction
CT wages authorized by the Labor
Board, estimated at from 10 to II per
cent, in no sense meets or solves the
problem Of labor costs and in no way
makes it possible for the railroads to
afford reduction in their revenues.
Thousands of Rates Already Reduced.
Indeed, during the past year there
have been between four and five thou
sand Individual reductions In freight
rates. On some railroads the reduc-
tions in rates have amounted to more
than the reductions in wages, allowed
no net return on operations, but mere
ly provided against further accumula-
ton Of deficit.
The point Is often made that agri-
culture and other industries are also
suffering the same immediate difficult
ties as the railroads. Why, therefore,
do not the railroads take their med1-
cine like anybody else? The answer
The railroads were not permitted,
as were other industries, to make
charges during the years Of prosperity,
making possible the accumulation of
q surplus to- tide them over the pres.
ent extreme adversely According to
the reports Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, the rate Of return in prop
erty investment Of the railroads of
the United States for the past several
years has been as follows:
RATE OF RETURN EARNED
BY RAILROADS OF THE UNIT
ED STATES on. THEIR PROP
ERTY TNVEGTAfrhTrr