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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-12
ALONG THE
SPORT TRAIL
My GEO. f. PHAIRw

SAFETY.
1t was . safety island In the middle
Of the street.
Its beacon light was shining In the
darkness and the sIeet.
And half . dozen motor cars were
wrecked upon the same.
As william Shakespeare once re-
marked, there's nothing in .
name.
Marin PIestina arises to rep,ork that
he has no fedr OF the deadlock. He
oItoays tcds q headstrono guy.
Montreal won't stand for the jack
Georges fight, but, anyhow, it was .
good offer.
This is vacation time for Miller
Higgins. He hasn't traded An ath-
lete in the last week.
All the seats hare been sold for the
tennis tournament at Wimbledon neTt
summer. And yet they say baseball fans
are crdSy.
Racing May Be Revived IN III
nois." Hope springs eternal under
the human weskit
Baseball nagnates Of Chicago piu
feel right at home tchen they Disit the
netp headquarters in the Peoples Cos
Building.
THE FAILURE.
There was n youthful pitcher
Who had lot of nerve
And flung n wicked fast one
And hooked q nasty curve.
He had nm arm Of iron.
A large and massive paw,
And yet he was a failure
He hadn't studied law.
Tex Richard has come into full
possession of the big fight, but what
is he going to do with it?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-12

Since he has. Become Washing
toms leading lima. Ment bootlegger
Mike. Looks prosperous like. The
White Sox octette wanted. To be.
He will take two. Tank cars full Of.
His syrup to Tampa for the training.
Season. That's enough to kalsomine
ALL. OF Florida.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-12

When in the sunny Southland Mike
wants to guard his Investment we'll
lest some slick Florida grape fruit
sap trades him . citrus ranch for his
ligament valspar a guy in Texas last
spring sold Bugs Baer all patent
rights to q bowl Sveevil incubator the
squirrel also paid George MOreland
nifty dollars $500 for an autograph
copy Of his signature Bugs was al
ways collecting. Curfos.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-03

80 had been bothering q.
s.aes sno +ha dark hours as 70 nV =
.n,,ch ~ what had happened ~ All
i.st few hours It was her duty ~ 49,
|to Chief F1eck. .,on. with
r.asarin Hoff and her feelings towa.u
~ had in no way affected her semso
~ d,,tv ahe felt that It was unne tson
90 W. for her to report the decia. ,,s",v
80 iove 10 had made to her. Suse!y
~ sna,r that involved only the ne ~
aas har own property SO long as sn S
oithfmllv reported anything Inv
avsrvthine that might lead TO me 81,
no.,ra If the Hoffs' plots. n cUul1
mt zee that il was any OF Ln.s
FIcck's business, TOT her country .
either. II Frederic Hof had 1alien ~
love with, her. At any rate 1t woula ue ~
utterly impossible for her 70 HiAne
INV statement about her own 1eei.nss
toward him. Even in her own ne
and mind she was not quite sure VIE
they we're. From the first ms loas sr,
full personality had had great !. har
for her. His obvious interest," ~ nw
she had found delightful! mo- na. st,,.
Ing. when she recalled now gallan.,s
he had insisted on remaining 70 reee se
Dean and herself, even oeiole th
knew her identity. she was nlleo VIII.
admiration for. him. Yet away
matched against all that she io9nu
loyable in him was the knowleoso
that he was a German. a traitor =
snv. perhaps a murderer. and at times
she ,felt that she hated him with a
hatred that never could be o~vercone.
"Well." said Fleck. studying her
countenance. what have you 10 tei
us?" .u,;,,
he live?" ,.oa
glances, Was she, they wondered,
really concerned in the handsome
Young chauffeur's welfare. or "a she
merely put the question to gain time
in framing what she was going TO
say? .,
response to an almost imperceptible
! nod from the chief; "he's all right ex-
cept for q scalp wound n a broken
arm"
~.
What happened to him." asked
Carter.
"Don't you know? The Hoffs' auto
mobile hit us and overturned the
motorcycle
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-03

~. Hofrs. carl" cried Fleck and
Garter sH 'G 1sethousht you Knew. 4
.-reil us everything" demanded
r,.as ,"Where did It happen? Did
nv run you down purposely?"
tn1 ~ don,t think so; in fact I am sure
t,ey didn't. It was entirely acct
0e where did it happen! All Dean
.,,s ramember was that you had
.9ored nm their trail aboutsten miles
ppa,,th NJ. west Point. He could not
SIR Iih how the accident occurred. He
d d;dn,t even mention the fAoffs or seem
~ suspect that they were anywhere
near ut the time"
~ don't think he saw their car at
.,,n lane explained. caught Just
a glimpse of it before we were crash
Cd into. We were on a mountain road
going down a steep hill when their
notor shot out of a deep cut just as
we were passing"
what happened them"
81 must have been stunned, for q
n,omen or two. When Iregained my
senses the Hoffs.. a had stepped, and
Frederic was backing the a to
where the accident had happened.
His uncle wan, oSOA AAAAb AOE
stopping. He wanted Frederic to 20
on and leave US there. but Frederic
wouldn't do 1t, and they quarrelled.
frederic won out by pointing out that
two bodies lying at the entrance
would arouse suspicion"
"At the entrance to WHAT"
II don't know. He didn't say. I
think / could find the place again."
"We've got to find it," said Carta1.
indeed We have" Jane agreed.
"and quickly. too. / fear we are CO.
ing to be too late. Old Mr.. Hoff SEEM
ed to be in terrible haste and spoke
Of their plans being nearly complet-
60; "co on," said Fleok quietly. tell US
Frederic Hof stayed behind to
:! pick us up. and the old man vent Oft
on the motorcycle. I heard them talk
Ing about his taking a train at the
nearest station"
"What did young Hof do when he
found it was you lying there?"
"He seemed surprised and
startled"
what did he say??"&
Continued in tomorrow
Evenings Herald.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-03
TRYING THE GAG RULE.

An amendment attached to q sen
ate elections bill has been passed on
to the house at Bismarck, with the
certainty that it will be killed in that
body. The amendment provides PEN
alttes ranging from $50 to $500 for
any person not elected in the manner
provided in the act who shall attend
any gathering which purports to be
a party convention. The intent Is
obvious. 1t is expected in this man
ner to prevent the holding OF q con-
ference Of citizens for political pur-
poses except under the direction and
control Of Che official party machin-
cry, which may be used in accord
ance with whatever notions the men
liz temporary power happen to have.
The thing is absurd on its face. The
right of citizens to assemble peace
fully and to discuss any subject which
interests them is oi much longer
standing than the present Socialist
administration at Bismarck. Its
recognition dates back at least as far
as King John, and it is incorporated
in the constitution of the United
States, which, fortunately. is beyond
the jurisdiction Of the Socialists Of
North Dakota.
The election laws OF the state pre-
scribe the manner in which the Official
candidates Of parties shall be, nom-
mated, and how their names are to
appear or the ballot. But they do
not attempt to prevent individuals
from meeting and celebrating, and
deciding on the course Of action to be
pursued. If such prohibition were
attempted the effort would be fu-
tile.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-03

many Whoee actual s1psgssncs M ex,
essAs kaiA ~saAIsGactosy re.s,ta. Those
Who anslk thst. farming Cannot 30
made!to pay under present conditions,
and that II could not be made to pay
under past conditions are confronted
with the ineontrovertible fact that 1t
has bean done and IL being done.
That fact they cannot argue. or ex-
plain Away, nor 81 It affected by the
fact that there are many who have
not succeeded In this manner There
has new yet been q business in
which many men did not fail.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-03
when the silo is to be filled. and only
opened when it is empty.

- = .. --
Doors. a
The doors or openings through
which the silagc is to be taken as
used, need to be given very careful
consideration. There is perhaps more
trouble with the doors. and more 81
lage spoiled from the proper on
struction Of this part, than any 9TH
er.
They should first be large enough to
get the silage out. but not larger than
necessary. They should also be fitted
so that the inside wall Of the si:o is
perfectly smooth, so that. the silage
will settle as readily past the doors as
any other part.
The usual size Of doors is about 20
inches high and there may be two to
three feet of space between them.
However, in certain forms. Of con-
struction the doors are continuous.
There Is an advantage in the continue
Gus doors, as they admit of removing
all the silage without having to lift it
above the surface in the silo.
The matter Of doors in a large silo
will OF course be Of more consequence
than in a small one. because there will
be relatively much more silage to be
put out through the dooAs. Where
the continuous door is used some
form of construction must be employ
ed to hold the silo rigid. other.
wise there will be difficulty in keep.
ing the silage about the doors.
Roof.
While the roof is not essential 20
far as keeping the silage is concerned.
IN this region they should be given
close attention, because of the fact
that the silage usually freezes much
worse near the top than at any other
part OF the silo. In fact it has been
demonstrated that if the silage is kept
from freezing on top there will not be
nearly the difficulty with freezing as
otherwise. - !"
The roof should be carefully con-
structed. so as to retain the heat.
There should also be a door in the
roof through which the silage carrier
or blower nay enter for filling.
IL is also desirable to have a win-
dow In the roof to admit light, other.
wise here will be need Of lantern
AZ all times. A simple trap door in
y roof will do. although as a eener-
al thing a small dormer window ID
pultt. n opening in this dormer
may be a small sash with lights. and
serve the double purpose of door and
|. window. go
Chute and Ladder.
u. Where the silo is built above GROUND
II is desirable to construct a chute oy-
!, er the door, so that when the silage IL
removed It will be carried down to the
. bottom. This chute also protects the
doors, as there is more apt to be rot
ting ABOUT the many joints of the ;siIo
lthan In any other part. ~
ladder for entering the silo
should either be put directly v = the
doors, OF at n side. Many Of the
siios are arranged with a ladder and
doors combined. There Is an advan.
age. however, in having the iadde,
! under the chute. az Il Is much moro
pleasant to enter the silo through thu
chute than on a ladder on the ont.
: SD especially. III the winter time
rms chute should he connected with
the feed way in tfis barr.s and II ais.
: should be protected by doorssssssp tina
, odors from the ailo do mot enter tn
. barn too freely, esbSciAllY,d dairy Sl6arns
: The Conctete SiEp Will besdisctilset
IN 2 succeeding at1tcle. !.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-03
Common Types Of silos.

There is an almost endless variety
of silos. Perhaps the most expensive,
and likewise most durable. are the
concrete alos. These are made Of con-
crete slaves, held together in various
ways; concrete blocks laid together
with achievements, and the mono
lithic or solid concrete wall. The
Hollow Tile or Iowa silo. Brick Silos,
Stone, the Common Sense. or Crib ST.
fed Stave and Double Walled Silos,
the Wisconsin Silo. the Pit Silo, and
the Combination Pit and Abov.
Ground Silos.
In the consideration Of these diff
ferent types of silos. there are certain
features in their construction that are
similar to all.
Foundation Of the Silo.
All silos must have foundation,
and in many respects they are similar
the pit silo. or the combination pit
and above ground. At present no one
thinks Of putting up a silo without. a
good foundation. and the material
used for this may be determined by
what is most available. II sand or
gravel can be had at G reasonable
cost. a concrete foundation is un-
doubtedly the best. Where brick or
good stone may be had reasonably,
these may be used with equal success.
In this region where it is desirable
ito prevent the freezing Of silage as
much as possible, there is no reason
why at least a portion Of the silo
should not be underground. For this
reason the foundation may be ex-
tended down as deep as it is desired
to go.
In all the Investigations made
among the farmers. who had built
their foundations deep, it was found
below the ground. or in the pit part
OF h silo, than in any other part.
i While there necessarily is NOR
work in getting the silage out of the
silo II the pit is more than 5 or {
feet below the lower door, there I'm.
doubtedly would be enough advantage
to warrant the arranging of somt
hosting apparatus for this
Ordinarily the foundation for tn,
sllo may be marked off carefully ant
excavated on the, inside. Then
form used, and a concrete wall bull
from the bottom OF the excavation
and the wooden or other form of sill
set on top Of this. OF course il brick
stone or concrete is used, the sam
material may extend from the bottom
} OF the pit up. Care should be takel
to have this foundation substantial
; and II h soil is loose the base of tn,
, foundation should be widened accord
{ inEly. 50 as to prevent any settling ~
cracking Of the walls.
Floor. !"
It is not necessary to concrete a
brick the bottom OF the silo, ALTHOUGH
ordinarily this is done. If the soil !
open and porous there may be NOR
; drainage than needed, and in an,
event the Alage will not be so eaHi
!, cleaned up from a dirt floor as fron
: one OF concrete. stone or brick.
1t IS advisable to round out the bot
tom Of the silo to some extent, simiia
to what is usually done in buildin,
! cisterns.
In case the silo is in ground that ;
apt to be seepy, and it is posaibie :
. DO 20, q drain should be laid from ~
bottom Of the silo to lower. GROUND
!. This opening in the silo may be cfoae
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-03
NoNPART1sAK ELECTIONS.

Among the bills to be presented n.
the recall election are two making
provision for the separation of nation
al political parties from state affairs.
The intent is to place all elections of
state. legislative and local officials on
a non-partisan basis. applying to all
except federal offices substantially the
same rules that now govern the elec-
ton Of judges and school officials.
This is q part Of the original Mem
partisan League program. AFTER
committing themselves to this policy,
the leaguers in the legislature recant-
ed and killed bills brought in for the
purpose of carrying their original
plan into effect. The matter IL new
to be submitted direct to the people
for their decision. ID
The administration forces will fight
this reform n vigorously - they m.
The political organization with which
they are identified is described n
non bipartisan. It Is SO in the sense
that it's leaders are Indifferent through
which, party organization they operate.
And 1t il equally rue that their Off
cial connection with the Republican
party. incongruous as It wa, was the
one thing that enabled them to slip
through with the narrow ma1oritiss
given them at the last election. The
Republican wave. swept them into pow
e because their names happened to
be in the Republican column on the
ballot. Under no other conditions
could they have been elected. They
are no likely to relinquisii this ad-
vantage without 4 struggle.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-03
RESTRICTING

In the discussion Of wheat produc-
ton and pricss the suggestion is often
made that wheat acreage should be
restricted ~ = means Of forcing up
prices The suggestion - often made
without much realization Of what It
involves. =
II the people Of . given nation or
district produced-the total output Of
. particular commodity. and that
commodity were necessary. to the ex-
tstence Of all other persons, and no
substitute could be found for it, the
thing would be quite simple. Limit
ing production would necessarily en-
nance the price. and the few produce
ers would have everything their own
way.
1t happens that these conditions do
not exist in the case of wheat. Wheat
Is but n member highly import
ant one. but still. just one-of a large
group Of food commodities, each one
Of which is in competition with ali
the rest. The grains ana the meats,
for instance, constitute two great
groups which are in direct compett-
ton with each other. and similar COM
petition exists among the various
members Of each group.
Higher grain prices tend to stimu-
late the demand for meat, and search
ty of wheat tends to increase the con-
sumption of corn. barley, etc. A. cer-
tain equilibrium Is maintained, gov
erened, not by the supply Of one ar
ticle. but by the available supply Of
all.
The world produces annually close
to three billion bushels of wheat,
something v three billion bushels
OF corn. vast quantities Of other CO.
reals. and many million tons Of meat.
North Dakota's normal wheat produc-
ton may be placed at about 100000
600 bushels, which il 8 or 4 per cent
Of the worlds wheat, and but a small
fraction of the total production Of food
grains, to say nothing Of meats, oils,
etc.
And increase or decrease Of produce
ton in North Dakota has its proper
tionate influence on total supply and
price, but the actual effect Of anything
that could happen either way to the
North Dakota crop, because Of its
small percentage Of the whole, would
be somewhat similar to that OF pour
ing an extra pail Of water into a lake
or dipping n sut. The effect would
he there, but it would take a micro
scope to detect il.
The wheat production Of the Unit-
ed States in recent years has vaf4ed
from ses,eee,s . to 1,ose, 600, 900
bushels. That variation has been due,
not to deliberate intent. or concerted
action, but to weather and other con-
ditions over which the individual had
little control. But. whatever the
cause, the effect must be the same.
And it is a fact that in some a
when the crop in the United States
was unusually large. the price was
unusually high, while a small Amera-
can crop has often been SOLD at a low
price. The American shortage or ex-
cess had its effect, without doubt, but
ID these asses it was offset by oppo-
site conditions prevailing over a much
wider territory.
Ours is 4 great fooC producing
country. but it has no monopoly OF
the business. And without a monopo-
~, or something approaching It, limit
alton Of production in a restricted ter
ritory, even a large one. can have very
little influence on price.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-03
b THE SO n

In a publication purporting to be
devoted to the interests Of the farmer
an estimate of the cost OF raising
wheat is given. There is a long list
of items charged against an acre of
ground, each figure at the very top
price. The total cost per acre is
placed at a little over $33 per acre.
The yield is placed at IL bushels per
acre. The resultant cost of wheat
per bushel, therefore, is something
over $c.75.
One of the exceedingly interesting
items is a charge of $3.50 per acre
for loss of fertility" The article
was not examined carefully enough
to ascertain just how this result was
reached, which is a matter of re-
sret, but we confess to some curiosity
as to where that Sc cents came rom.
Just what quantities of various
chemical elements is actually re-
moved from the field in the process
of raising a crop of wheat may be
appropriated by the soil chemist, but
it can only" be approximated. for there
are many variable factors of which
he can have no exact knowledge, and
The man who can get it down to a ba-
sis Of So cents must have a method
which the chemists would like to OBJ
tain.
Intelligent farming, as it is posi-
BILE in North Dakota, does not re-
move fertility. from the soil. There
are fields in the Red River Valley
which have been farmed for forty
Years. and which now produce 20, IS
or 80 bushels Of wheat per acre, and
which viii! go on producing such
Yields indefinitely. Such fields have
not been used Continuously for wheat.
They have been used for clover, for
corn and for pasture. In this a.
their fertility has been retained and
conserved; and for all the evidence
that we have to the contrary, the proc
ess can be continued until the end OF
q time.
Nor do these efforts to maintain fer
lility represent items Of expense.
While the land was recuperating
from a series OF wheat crops, it was
producing in other prod
" ucts. q
Tables such as that above men
toned prove to the satisfaction of
tleir compilefs that wheat cannot be
produced IT spfeyailing prices, or at
the priceS Hhich have usually pre-
ysa1sd, except at a loss. It would be
eaU to compile tables to prove the
oppeAte. But the task would be fruit.
s~1eaa becauss every such table Is open
Sto challenge. But We have certain
conerets facts WHICH cannot be ar.
gs gusd stray We have the man on hi,
s5halt section, who has far1ned indus.
u tsisusly and inteiligently for a eener.
axk1Dn. He has a comfortable modern
Bosne. He has q good herd Of cattle
1ad = drove Of hogs, and perhaps q
fsSek of sheep. He has good barn,
anl dtoA ana his fields are well
fsneed. He has his car for the road
aad hlstsactor Tor the field. His prop.
eyty tG clear. his Bills are paid, and
~ ~ money enough 81 the bank "a
snnbIe him to retire whenever Il
plsaees him to 10 10. h ~ fassasd
HaiI III lfs, and 10 has never dsne
anytatng slse. Every asllar that Id
aIt1es IL ~ aus out % III ssdL III
yall~1li ~ sxpsn1ss ana haa
Si7 snEDius. n 10 not Asnl
MAe14 sAtstns. aiehsash wh4ai
81 No lahist sspp n 1AG Aenl
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10 Y. IN injured motOrcyeltst VI
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me-"
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I ought to stay by him. Besides. II i
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He turned 70 look lnquirlngay Ct her
ana 9 9 Enpmsnt drove On II silence.
for tbs man once hs II, ID competen(
medical hands sxespk ~ netify MI
people. he married ~
mo- 1lt1 Jene.5"be's not married.
EN- tell hie fneal6sss"
apja yous 1eysnss knsw 4bsutsA
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-03

The doors or openings through
which the silagc is to be taken as
used, need to be given, very careful
consideration. There is perhaps more
trouble with the doors. and more 81
lage spoiled from the proper con-
s%truction Of this part, than any 9TH