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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-03-31
IDLE LANDS IN
COUNTRY INCREASE WITH
AMAZING RAPIDITY
Important Need OF RefOrestatlOn is
Apparent, Says Chief Forester,
Practically Every Industry
Is Dependent.

Timber depletion has now reached
point in this country where three
fifths of the primeval forests are gone
and where 81 per cent. of the timber
that is left is west of the Great Plains,
Col. w. b. Greeley, Chief Forester of
the United States Forest Service, re-
Gently told the members of the Chi
cago Association of Commerce.
Liberal use of American forests was
necessary part of the commercial
growth of this nation, Col. Greeley be-
lieves, but reforestation should have
been practiced, if not from the start,
at least in late years. There is an
abundant area of forest land in this
country to support all industries, and
liberal supply Of wood is most neces-
sary to the people of this county. 1t
was thought that, like the European
countries, we would use. when our
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-03-31

bred BY hard ana comfortisss condl.
tons Of life. (
The idleness OF si,0oO.Ooo acres Of
forest land. an area Increased by g.
10000 to 100000 acres annually, de-
structiye logging, and still more de-
structive forest fires, are the factors
at work to increase the timber short
age.
The exhaustion Of American timber
has not come about because the for
ests have been used 80 freely, but be-
cause Of the failure to use forest
growing land. In nutshell, the prob
lem 10 that the United States is cut
ting wood out Of Its forests three Or
four times as fast as 1t is being grown.
Much Of the land on which timber
stands or has been cut off will always
DO forest land. 1t is ample to grow all
the wood needed for the use OF the
people Of this country and for export
trade in lumber and products manu-
featured from lumber, fthe land can
be kept at work growing trees. Tim
Der for the future is simply matter
Of putting Idle land to work.
A surprising amount Of reforesta
ton has come about by chance, but It
is manifestly impossible to depend on
chance for adequate reforestation Of
much Of our cut-over lands. AS lum-
Der is public utility, 1t seems wise
for the Federal Government to acquire
as many acres Of forest as possible
and administer 1t nationally; yet for
the Government to acquire all the
forest land In the United States is i'm
possible. Over three-fourths of 1t is
now in private hands, and large
necessarily must remain
under private ownership.
Every reasonable encouragement
should be given to the land owner to
grow timber on his own account in the
ways best suited to his own purposes,
but by some means or other the public |
must see to it that forest lands not |
needed for agriculture do not lie idle. |
The regulations imposed must be rea-
sonable and equitable. Obviously the
owner Of the land can not do it. all. |
The public must aid him in overcom-
ing the hazard of forest fires and must |
recognize that the present methods Of |
taxing forests in many regions are
equivalent to taxing farm crop twice |
4 week during the growing season.
To grow timber on the average |
tract Of land, doing 1t as a public util-
Ity, three things must be done. The |
owner must be given the benefit Of |
moderate tax while his crop of timber |
Is being grown. 1t must be protected
from forest fires due to the negli-
gence Of his neighbor q the negli-
gence Of the community, and he must |
be required to employ sufficient safe
guards In the way his timber is cut, |
his slashings disposed Of, and fire !
danger avoided to actually reforest
he land |
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-03-31

The Pennsylvania Legislature is
considering plan for raising addi-
tional state revenue by taxing bill
boards a certain rate per square foot,
half Of the revenue going to the city,
borough or township where the signs
arc located, and the other half to the
state
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-03-31

Washington PostIf the league spelling peace let it take
the job of pacying Ireland.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-16
BATTLE A DRAW
Billy Dc Foe and Sammy sieger Travel Is Rounds at Fast Pace Goldstcin Beats DaIy.

New York. Feb. 16.-Sammy Sieg- CT. persistent little fighting ma chine from the east side. gained draw with Billy De Foe. partly bald veteran featherweight of St. Paul, in the principal fifteen round bout last night at Madison Square Garden. through one of the wierdest decisions rendered since the revival of boxing under the Walker law. After fifteen rounds of hurricane milling. in which the St. Paul boxer carried a reient- less offensive and scored what ap- peared to the majority of spectators a clean-cut margin in points. Judge Anthony J. Drexel Riddle cast his vote in favor of Sieger and Judge Joe Buddy voted for a draw. The matter was referred to Referee Johnny Haukop, and he rendered the draw decision.
 The crowd had plenty of chance to cheer in the second bout of ten rounds. Abe Goldstein. the York vile bantamweight who was pro- gressing famously until he ran into Champion Joe Lynch. and Frankie Daly. a veteran Staten Island box or. were the principals. Goldstein weighed 114 pounds and Daly 11S 3-4. Johnny Haukop was the referee. Goldstein received the judges deci- sion. The contest provided plenty Of action. From the first bell to the last the two ring midgets went along at a fast pace, halting for breath only when the milling became too hot.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-16
SHOOTING BY CABLE. .
Yale and Oxford Rifle Teams Will
 Contest Next Friday.

New. Haven. Conn. Feb. 16.-Ar- engagements for the final international Intercollegiate rifle match between Yale University and Oxford. England next Friday, were made Monday. Each team will consist of eight men, all scores to count. Yale will use 8 new bolt action 22-calibre Winchester, and Oxford will use Lee-Enfeld serv- ice rifles equipped with Morris inner tubes. The targets will be N. R. A. 75 feet. furnished by Yale.
 Position will be prone. with closed sights and slings. Officers of the United States and British armies will act as referees. Each competitor will fire twenty shots. and 200 will be a perfect score. The meet will be shot on the range of the Yale Rife club in Artillery Hall and on the range of New College, Oxford.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-16
sCHANG A HOLD OUT.
Big Backstop Declines to Sign Yan-
 kecs' Contract.

Philadelphia, Feb. 16. wally schang is holding out again. Last year he refused to join the Boston Red Sox because the club did not offer him q S12,500 contract. This year he is baking at the offer made him by the Yankees. SchanE, who resides in this city. was due to leave New York yesterday. along with Harper and Hoyt. for Hot Springs. Ark.
 SchanR was secured by tho Yan- kees this winter in a deal which also took McNally. Harper and Hoyt from tho Boston Red Sox in exchange for Pratt. Wick, Thorma hlen and Ruel. SchauE was secured to do the bulk Of the catching for the Yankees.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-16
WATCHING RAwsoN.s CASE.

Los Angeles. Feb. 16.--Physicians were watching closely today the re- suit of an operation on the brain of George A. Rawson. amateur athlete of Seattle. who has been unconscious since January 20 when he engaged in a boxing bout at Pasadena. Cal. The operation was performed at a Los Angeles hospital late yesterday. It was stated at the hospital tha1 Raw
New Britain herald., 1921-02-16
CONTESTS
 FRS ALLEYS
bd North & Judd e Thrilling Match

bowling battle ever local Industrial league, St night at tho Rogers
 nys, when tho New ne company and tho ,add company duintets K tho battles the teams led at the end, and in
 Machinists won by one
 I offs each team won a he Machinists tho edge lTho other contests were |E.
 ho alleys. tho American league. tho Russell and Ind McAvay's stars and put Light and Power ls met.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-16
ST. JOHN SUCCEEDS BANCROFT

Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 16.-An- nouncement was made here today that l.. w. St. John. athletic director at ohio State University, has been elect ed Chairman of the National Joint Basketball Rules Committee to suc- ceed Dr. J. E. Raycroft of Princeton, resigned.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-16
BELL TOWN KACEYS
 BEAT NEW BRITAIN
Home Boys Appear Tired After
 Mondays Hard Battle

Showing the effects of a hard bat tie at Meriden on Monday night, tho local Kaceys took the court at the Arch street armory last night, and were beaten by the Bristol KaceyS 20 to 22. The game was a fairly in teresting contest, with the Bell Cityites putting a nice team work eX- hibition. Had the visitors been a rout of the locals would have been greater. Of the Is fouls called on the home team, Bristol registered but 6 tallies. Restelli dropped IA points for New Britain with three field goals and fouls Getersloh and Darlington were the bright stars for Bristol, with Downes putting up strong defensive battle.
 The summary
 New Britain Bristol Dudak, Reynolds ........ Darlington
 Left Forward hliuuH GeterSlOn
 Right Forward Resteili .............. Downes
 Center Murphy. Sheehan ..... Madden, Lee
 Left Guard CampbelI Green
 Right Guard
 Score, New Britain 22. Bristol 30: field goals Dudak 1. Kiludn 1. Restelli ., Campbell l. Sheehan 1, Darlington !. Getersloh ,, Green l, Madden 1: foul goals, Restelli S, Getersloh ?, Darlington 2, Downes ?, referee Dill lon. timer Sauter.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-16
DUE IN GALVESTON MARCH :

Galveston, Texas, Feb. 16.-Fred Mitchell, manager of the Boston Ma tionals. and a squad of twenty-five pitchers and catchers will arrive here for sprinr training March :, one week in advance of the regular Braves contingent. according to an- nouncement here today. The second squad will arrive March 13.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-16
YELLING TO BEGIN TRAINING

Chicago. Feb. 16.-Joe Yelling, the Chicago lightweight accompanied by Eddie Mahoney. a Pacific Coast 133- pounder, left here Monday for Hot Springs. Ark. 10 train a week in preparation for his ht-round championship contest with Benny Leonard in St. Louis Feb. 25. welling will finish his training in St. Louis.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-16
CORNELL UPSET
Dartmouth Puts Ithncnns Out of In- tcrcollcGfatc League Basketball Race in n Specly Contest.

Ithaca, %. Y. Feb. 16.-Dartmouth put Cornell out of the running for the intercollegiate basketball champion ship last night by defeating tho Itha- cans on their homo court by the score Of r23 to 20. This was the second tri- umph of the Green over Cornell this year. The visitors outpassed. outshoc and generally outplayed thet Ithacans. who were away below the form shown last Saturday, when they defeated Pennsylvania.
 Although Cullen, Dartmouth's pro lihc point winner. was held scoreless by Sidman's fne guarding. Millar and Heep came through nicely for the Green. tho former with two and the latter with three field baskets. Sidman. with three field baskets and ten foul goals. was the big point scorer for the home team.
 The first half was hard fought, with tho Green having the edge. though Cornell managed to tie the score at ' to '. largely through Sidman's foul shooting. The second half was more open. and Miller and Heep filtered through the Cornell defense and got several fine opportunities at goal. The Ithacans' passing was intellectual and they could not locate tho basket. The game was clean and hard played.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-16

IHe lne-ups Dartmouth (23) Cornell t20) Cullen Barkalew
 Left Forward. Yuill Mollinet
 Right Forward. Chamberlain Rippe
 Center. Millar Cornish
 Left Guard. Heep Sidman
 Right Guard. Goals from field: Sidman CD. Moli- net. Barkalew. Yuill. Cham berlain, Millar (2). Heep (2). Goals from foul: Sidman 10 out of Is. Cullen out of 13. .. Substitution-Cornel Pope for Cornish. Referee-Kelly. Philadelphia. Um- pire-Metzdorf Rochester. Time of periods-20 minutes.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-16
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New Britain herald., 1921-02-16
STANLEY WORKERS WIN

The Stanley Works girls team downed the Russell and Erwin quintet in an industrial league contest. II to , Miss Kilbourne was the chief point maker for the victors with three field goals in the second half. Miss Heller returned to the R. & E. line- up, and was responsible for the five points made by the Lockmakers.
 Tho S1ln p1a ry.
New Britain herald., 1921-02-16
OVATION FOR NET STARS.
IIlden and Johnston. Davis Cup Win
 ncrs, Reach San Francisco.

San Francisco. Feb. 16.-NiIliam T. Tiiden. d. national tennia cham pion. end JNN11tau NJ. Johnston. for |vper nners Of tho Davis
 ID cup. arrived
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New Britain herald., 1921-02-16

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New Britain herald., 1921-02-16

Score. Stanley Works II. Russell and Erwin 5; field goals. Lundgren 1, Edgert l, Kilbourne ,. Heller l; foul goals Brown l, Heller 3, referee Dillon: timer Sauter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-25

lied labor leaders have feared and OPP
posed court regulation for years
In the present circumstances, with
some large employers of labor taking
advantage of industrial slackness to
weaken the power built UP by the
unions in the war period, organized Ia
Dor might we'll look upon, the indus
trial relations court as a protection
rather than a menace. Employers as
well as employees are forced to obey
it's dictates. Its purpose is justice. If
that purpose is attained it might we'll
be extended beyond Kansas.
An institution which will save the
workingmen money, save the employ
er money and save the community
money; which will protect the en-
ployer from the unfair exactiops of
the employee and protect the employe
from the greed and tyranny of the en-
ployer. and will make life more
smooth and just for all concerned is
at least worthy of consideration. 1t
should not be thrown out because of
prejudice. In this period of labor's
troubles it especially deserves atten-
fi0n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-25

and Miss Kitty sed, Well Suppose
somebody ixpianes the meening of the
sentence. Wy should the boy pause
meerly because he heard the voice OF
his ccnscients2 -ss
Because he was SO serprized. sed
Pubs Simkins.
Well, perhaps, but wy should he
be serprized2 sed Miss Kitty.
Because he dident know his con-
scients had a voice, sed Pubs
Do you know wat the werd con-
scients mems? sed Miss Kitty, and
Pubs sed, Yes nam, and Miss Kitty
sed, Well then Suppose you give me
another sentence with the werd con-
scients in it, and Pubs sed. fell down
6 flites of steps without stopping and
broke my shoulder blade and my collier
bone and my neck and I lost con-
scients.
You meen CONSCIOUSNESS. don't you?
sed Miss Kitty.
Yes mann, conscients for short. sed
Pubs.
Not at all. the words have nuthing
in common watever. can enybody elts
tell me wy the boy paused Wen he
herd the voice of his consicents? sed
Miss Kitty. Wat is a conscierts?
WITCH Sid Hunt sed 1t was a kind of
a dog, and Ed Wernick sed it was
trained inseck, and Leroy Shooster sed
1t was distant relation, and Miss
Kitty started to ixplane wat it was
herself, and the bell rang before she
was half way throo and she sed envy
body that wunted to lern wat 1t ment
could staw after skool, witch nobody
did.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-25
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-25

Condemning the use of the injunc-
Con under the present laws. organized
1abor's new "bills of rights" asserts
that 1.-The only immediate course" thru
which labor can find relief lies in a
flat refusal on the part of. labor to
Recognize or abide by the terms of in
functions which seek to prohibit the
doing of acts which the workers have
a lawful and guaranteed right to do"
But when has a. court ever prohibited
1.-THE doing of acts which the workers
have lawful and guaranteed right to
do7" No court would dare attempt
such a thing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-25
MORE PAY FOR CONGRESSMAN.

An amendment has been proposed
increasing the salary of congressman
from $500 to $4,000. The amend
ment. in order to accord with the pro-
prieties. was introduced by a retiring
member. end it is proposed to make it
effective with the beginning of the
next congress At the same time a
proposal to increase the salaries of
cabinet members from $4,000 to $15,-
coo will be advanced. The effect of
this amendment will be to increase
the pay of these public servants by a
sum totaling about s2,500,60o, affect
ing SCI congressman and ten cabinet
members.
In justification of the proposed SAL
airy increase 1t is set forth that con-
gress has been in session 70 per cent
of the time In the period from March
Is, 1909. to June 5, 1920, or approx
imately eight years out of the eleven.
The banner session in point of length
during that period was the second ses-
sion of the Sixty-fifth congress-
which lasted from December 3, 1917,
to November 81. 1918, or 354 days
the record in the history of that body.
lacking eleven days of a full year.
So great have been the demands on
congress during the past quarter of a
century that it may be truly said the
legislative branch of the government
has been practically in continuous
session, for the various committees.
during the brief periods of adjourn
ment, and particularly when a politi-
cal campaign is not in progress. are
busily engaged in study, investigation,
and the framing of legislation for the
session to come.
In view of the fact that living cost
have advanced as well as salaries gen.
orally, the proposal seems to carry
with 1t a measure of justice. More
over, the people probably would be
willing to pay the increase If com
gress would earn it by cutting down
the waste of public funds. Enough
needless expenditur could be saved in
one session to pay the additional SAL
aries for ten years. If the congress-
men want more money let them show
the taxpayers that they deserve it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-25
A FAIR MINDED VIEW.

Governor Allen. explaining the work
OF the court of industrial relations TO
the Industrial club of Chicago recent
IS declared that in the forty-five
months preceding the creation of the
court, Kansas had an average of fiji
teen strikes month, while in the ten
months of operation of the tribunal
there had not been one strike. In the
forty-five months, he said, the strik-
ers gained Just s7s4.s2 in money,
while they lost ss.s6s.oO0 in wages
and paid $4,000 to the ''war depart
nient" of their labor organizations.
The Chicago Tribune commented on
the governors address as follows:
Such figures are interesting, to say
the least. Organized labor perhaps
Will dispute them on the ground that
they do not show the cumulative prof
its of successful strikes or the profits
obtained by threats to strike or by the
moral suasion of the ability to strike.
Governor Aliens figures indicate a
saving Of about 100000 to the
members of the Kansas labor unions
made possible by the court in ten
months. Such a sum is not to be
scoffed at. Any method by which it
is saved is worthy at least of unpreju-
diced investigation. 1t ought not to
be condemned simply because organ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-25
Questions-Answers

Q. Where is the largest research bureau
in the world?-B. V:
ington, d. G.. is the largest research bureau
in the world
O. why does the International Date
Line run in zigzag way north and SOUTH
A. The theoretical date line comedies
with the $50 degree meridian. but for rea-
line has been adopted. This was done by
correspondence with. all the various set
Elements in this vicinity. for the purpose
of discovering whether the date In public
use was the American or Asiatic one. These
dates were tabulated and the line drawn
accordingly. This line is in use but has
never been made the subject OF interna-
national action or agreement
Q. Can you tell me to whom the world
"Dutchman'' refers. whether Germans or
Pc. w. E.
A. The term "Butchman'' correctly
speaking refers only to the citizens of the
Netherlands or Holland. In the United
States, the word is frequently applied to
the Germans, probably dqeLto confusion
man word for German.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-25

You cannot make man work by
law" says Matthew Woll. THE jails
of the United States are not big
enough to contain the union workers
in the country" This is silly talk.
There never has been an attempt TO
make a man work by law. outside the
penitentiaries. Nobody has been
placed in Jail for refusal to work. Mr..
Won should not forget. however, that
1t is possible always to find men will
ing TO take the places of those who
refuse to work. He is inviting just
that sort of thing. If the government
and employers of labor accept the
challenge, it may go hard with organ
ICED labor The members of the
trades unions have built up a splen-
did organization, one useful to them
selves, useful to employers of labor
ut,d to the country 1t will be un-
fortunate for all concerned if 1t shall
be driven onto the rocks by a few hot
headed leaders. 1t may well be
doubted that Mr.. VOLTS sentiments
are approved by majority of those
Union men who work with their hands
Instead of with their voices.