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Evening star., 1922-03-19
Fighting Giraffe.

THE giraffe has neither claws nor
sharp teeth with which to de-
fend itself or to attack its enemies,
SO when it is out of temper with one
OF its own kind it does not attempt
to disembowel its adversary, as a
rhinoceros might, or tear it, as a
tiger would. But nature has given
it long and pliable neck, which
terminates in very solid head, and
it uses the upper part Of itself like
a fail. swinging it's neck round and
round. and brings its head down at
each swing with a thump on its an
tagonist.
The other combatant uses precisely
the same tactics. and the two ami
mails. planting themselves as firmly
as possible by stretching out all four
legs to the utmost, stand opposite to
each other and hammer away with
their heads until one or the other has
had enough.
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Will Boys Ever Understand?

that, knowing the danger ahead,
would feel that folks ought to be
able to take, care Of themselves and
listen, and therefore neglected to put
up signs before railroad crossings?
Until you get this thought through
the outer crust Of your self-compla-
cency you'll never have channel
through which an understanding Of
the depths Of my love and devotion
can flow. I don't intend to toll you
that I expect to love YOU less-be-
cause you're part of me-but as far
as outward signs are concerned It
may be hard for you to realize this.
Iwish you might know how gladly
I have worked that you and F.
might be educated. And remember.
Bill, there seems to be something
we'll planned out in the scheme Of
things, whereby, when you were 4
baby and unable to conduct your life
a. you feel you are able now, I was
the ono big, outstanding feature Of
your existence. Then there comes Z
time when all the strength lies in
you and my turn IL over-1 must nee
essarily look to you--to your love
and affection, or else I am frank to
confess that my life IL failure. In
stead Of investing in houses and
other provisions for my old ago I
have put all Of my eggs into one
basket-my Investment has been In
futures. Not only money. but youth
and strength are invested, and you
can give me back nothing Of the last
two. Think 1t, over, but don't talk
with me about it.
(From the lldspsndsnt)
Evening star., 1922-03-19
Volcanic Deposits.

THERE have been reported the re-
suits of physical. chemical and
biological studies Of the ash deposits
in the Carib country Of St. Vincent
laid down at the time of the eruptions
Of the Soufriere in 1902 and 1908.
Tho deposits. which range in depth
from fourteen to eighteen inches.
consist Of coarse, sandy types. Thsy
show small contents Of organic car
bon and nitrogen, are extremely def
cient in calcium carbonate and con-
tain moderate amounts OF available
phosphoric acid and potash. They
give evidence Of a moderate activity
Of putrefactive bacteria. Nitrogen
fixing organisms of the Azotobacter
type are present. The soil Possesses
appreciable nitrogen-ixing and am
monifying power. but no nitrifying
power. Considerable progress has
been made in the conversion Of these
sterile ash deposits into fertile soil.
Evening star., 1922-03-19

vegetables were scarce or unknown.
There were few seed farms. nurse
ries or seedmen. Seeds were mostly
grown by the farmers themselves.
Interest in better seeds and securing
new seeds and plants resulted large
ly from the agricultural fairs.
In 1885. through the efforts OF
Henry L. Ellsworth, commissioner of
patents. ap appropriation OF $1,000
was made for the purpose of collect
ing and distributing seeds, prose-
cutting agricultural investigations
and procuring agricultural statis-
tics-with which 10000 packages OF
seeds were purchased and distributed.
This appropriation marked the be-
ginning of the Department Of Agri-
culture.
Demands upon members Of Con-
gress for seeds became 80 numerous
and insistent that It was impossible
to NIL the orders with new varieties
Of seeds. The practice Of sending out
larger and larger quantities OF vege-
table seeds thus developed. These
-86SuS pIOfSo NC4y NSS~NAs
in the new communities to which
they were largely sent.
During tho years from 1889 to 1898
practically the entire seed approprla-
tion was expended for standard vari-
cites Of vegetable and flower seeds.
In 1894 q change was advocated and
action taken to discontinue the Gus
tomary distribution. This action was
not approved by Congress, which, in
an act approved April rs, 1896, chang
ed the wording of the previous act.
Tho Attorney General. to whom the
question was submitted for decision.
held that the purchase and distribu-
ton Of seeds. including vegetable and
flower seeds, were mandatory and left
tho Secretary Of Agriculture without
discretion. Congress has specifically
reserved for itself the distribution,
with proportionate allotments to each
member, Of five-sixths Of all the seeds
and plants purchased by the depart
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be Of the particular variety ordered.
The department., while opposing the
congressional distribution, takes very
good care that the seeds are all good
before they are sent out. 1t sets a
very high standard to which the
seeds must register a much higher
standard than is often required COM
mercially. If the seeds do not reach
that standard they are shipped back
to the contractor from whom they
were purchased at the latter's ex-
pense. Some years they reject a
very large amount-this year, for ex-
ample. about 10000 pounds, after it
had reached Washington-becaus
the termination was not high enough.
This is sent back as not good enough
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Government Chemists Solve
Serious Breakfast Problem

does not crystalline so readily. BY
pound to about 500 gallons of semi
sirup a part Of the sucrose, or cane
sugar. is changed into invert sugar.
The process is similar to that en-
ployed by bees in inverting the
sucrose in nectar, as a result Of which
their food (honey) can be put up in
more concentrated form without dan
ger Of sugaring. Other well known
engines are the diatase found in
saliva, which changes starches into
sugar, and pepsin. which digests pro-
teins in the stomach.
This discovery Of the governmental
chemists has created an increased de-
mand for a product sold heretofore
only in small quantities. 1t was
formerly sold by the gram, but>it is
row being made in large quantities
for sirup manufacturers who are try
ing out the new process.
Sugar in sirup can be inverted by
the use of acids. but acids have an
injurious effect on the flavor and the
color of the product. Invertase is alb
solutely inert except for the effect 1t
has Of changing one kind of sugar to
another kind. It is not injurious TO
health and. Of course, there is only
minute quantity Of it used in MAX
ing a gallon Of sirup. So 1t will be
seen that while trying to improve
your food the workers Of the gov
ernment behind the scenes at the
same time are creating new Indus
tries or increasing them as we'll as
recommending only those things Tor
your food that will not be injurious
to your stomach.
The work of the bureau OF chemis-
try in developing the invertase proc
ess makes possible the manufacture
of sirups Of desirable density or
thickness, products which will ex-
hibit far less tendency to sugar and
of greatly improved keeping quality.
It should be of advantage to manu-
facturers who desire to market maple
and cane sugar blends, for they can
use the ordinary maple sugar or sirup
and pure tnvert sirup made from cane
sugar. Soda fountain sirups may also
be made thicker, which will mean
better keeping quality, and saving
in cost of transportation.
Evening star., 1922-03-19

for seeds. and usually from persons
who say they cannot afford to buy
seeds this year.
more to send their quotas Of seeds out
not to the voting lists in their dis
tricts, but to the school children, to
civic organizations, chambers Of COM
merce, banks and factories for work.
men and a great deal to miners.
These packages >of seeds in many
places, especially in the mountain
Gus sections. received every year
through the congressman, are the
only bit of mail that is received from
one end of the year to the other
and are the only connecting link be-
tween these hardy mountaineers and
their government.
THE seeds are designed primarily to
L meet the needs of the man with
a little back yard in the cities and
small towns, and induce him to have
a. garden and raise a few vegetables.
Last year a new custom was started:
On the back of each package was
printed: Don't waste this seed! If
you cannot make good, use Of the
seed in this package, please see that
it reaches some one who will Note
carefully the directions for planting
on each package. If you want some
more information on gardening, write
to the Secretary of Agriculture for
any of the following farmers bulle-
tins, which will be sent you free:
The City Home Garden, The Farm
Garden in the North, Home Garden
ing in the South, Control of Diseases
and Insect Enemies of the Home
Vegetable Garden, and Saving vege-
table Seeds for the Home and Mar
ket Garden"
It is from scores Of letters coming
daily in the mail Of congressman that
the best reflex from the free seed
plan can be had. By the thousands
they testify that the congressional
seeds do grow, and better than other
seeds A little, schoolgirl writes In
that she has raised $40 worth from one
package. A Providence, R. l., man
enthusiastically tells his congress-
man that his garden netted him $50
and that he took q prize offered by
merchants association. A home gar
dener in Chicago. ILL.,, asked his
congressman to find out why lettuce
and onion seed cent out by Uncle
Sam produced while others did not.
Pictures aa9t in show that an elderly
couple in Hamilton. Ohio. got fifty
dollar prize for their back yard, OF
fered by the chamber Of commerce,
grown from q package of congress
sional seeds and watered from an old
pump and an oil-fashioned hand
sprinkler. 1.-THE people are coming
to know that the government seeds
are always good" writes in an agri-
cultural college man from Mississippi.
Some members Of Congress get seeds
for use on their own personal gardens
and one Texas member has just sent
in a testimonial to Uncle Sam, say
ing: II have had excellent results
the seeds germinated well and proved
suited to our climate"
Detroit, Mich, Is an excellent ex-
ample of the new system in distribu-
tion of the congressional seeds. A
great many packages are being sent
Evening star., 1922-03-19

y SUPPOSE you cannot realize that
no matter what other folks do
or do not do to make me happy
il does not affect me, because I
an not responsible for them. have
not tended them from babyhood.
Guided their steps when they were
unable to go alone. nodded their
characters along the lines I felt were
right, only to find myself absolutely
out Of the running-opintons nouted
and wishes disregarded. Some day
you will know, my son-perhaps after
twenty years or more Of toll, sleep
Tess nights. self-denial at 4 time
when good clothes and good times
meant more than they ever Will at
any other time. pain. and suffering
ana many other things-that there
are some things in this world that
money cannot repay-obligations that
3ove and consideration alone can ever
discharge. Then I win expect you to
yemember this.
I am sure that the day win come,
for I can hardly believe that your
eelf-suficiency IL anything moro than
. passing phase. You've made up
Sour mind that every word say, II
Of advice, is fault-hnding; my
friendly words Of warning as to dan
yer ahead are an interference with
your right to do as you please. Would
Il not be strange railroad company
Evening star., 1922-03-19
Back and the Waste Places Into Vegetable and Flower
~ Producing of Congress Are Busy Sending Out Packages
Their Use Fran-Enre Plan Around
Words for the Quality Seeds the Scheme
Oridinated and Its Developmen-Mehod odsofD Distribution

for congressional seed distribution,
but there is no assurance anywhere
that the very same seed is not dis
posed of commercially.
Uncle Sam buys these seeds on
straight competitive bids. and when
any contractors deliveries show
consistent poor termination he is
blacklisted. Each bidder is informed
why he did not get the contract, told
who did get 1t and why and the price
paid This is a straight official letter.
The demand upon members of Con-
gress for seed this year is greater
than ever, and in many cases appears
to be owing to the poverty of the
people. The congressman are get
ting more letters than usual asking
Evening star., 1922-03-19

HEN you called for a stack
M of hot cakes in the morn
Wv ing and had difficulty in
trying to keep the watery-
like sirup properly juggled on top Of
the cakes, it didn't occupy much Of
your attention. You just took it as
e. matter Of course.
But down in the bureau Of chemis-
try Of the Department Of Agriculture,
in a little room surrounded by Bum
sen burners, test tubes, a lot of bot
ties filled with Notwithstanding
LIQUIDS, a chemist has been working
to ind a way that the sirupsmanufac-
turers could make the sirup thick
enough to keep it properly balanced
on top Of one hot cake until you
can drop another one on top Ct it.
And the chemist has succeeded. He
has been studying the problems of
the sirup manufacturers to find out
how they can thicken their sirups and
at the same time prevent crystallfza-
tion in the process. Besides making
the product thicker for breakfast
table use, the results Of the expert
ments indicate that it will be possi-
ble to put the product up in con-
tainers and sterilize it so that it
will not crystalline or sugar,
The tests have demonstrated that
by adding a small quantity Of an
enzyme or chemical ferment, known
as invertase, made from yeast. it is
possible to boil down sirup to
greater thickness without danger Of
crystallization. In the past the sirup
had to be made rather thin or it
would sugar" but thin sirup was
very apt to ferment when held in
storage or shipped in bulk without
proper sterilization. Only when put
up in alright containers could it be
sterilixed. and then there was still
some danger Of sugaring. The use
Of invertase promises to change all
this, and already a number Of manu-
facturers are giving it a trial.
Sugar cane sirup contains two
kinds of sugar-sucrose. which is
present in the largest proportion. and
therefore provides most Of the sweet
ness, and invert sugar. which is SIM
liar in sweetening power, but which
Evening star., 1922-03-19

ment. So that is whore "congres-
sional seed distribution" originated.
The value Of the congressional seed
distribution consists in the wide dis
tribution, by senators and members Of
Congress to applicants in all parts OF
tho country, Of standard varieties Of
garden seeds Of known value and OF
the best quality.
NOW, then, it costs Uncle Sam about
~ three and a half cents for every
package Of seeds sent out by a con-
gresham. Each package contains
ave different kinds of seed. The foi-
lowing kinds of vegetable seeds are
purchased for free distribution: Peas
beets, lettuce, onions, radish, BEANS
corn, carrots, cucumber. parsley, par
snip, squash, tomato, turnip and
vatermelon. There are fourteen COM
binations, 80 that a member Of Con-
gross can select the five different
kinds of seeds he wants to send out
in one package. Similarly, there are
twenty-five different varieties OF
flowers, such as chrysanthemum, as
ter, cosmos, balsam, candytuft, DIAN
thus, nasturtium, poppy. sweet peas
petunia, zinnias, mignonette.
That package containing five small
papers of seeds which costs the gov
ernment three and q half cents II
bought in the open market would cost
50 cents.
The Office of seed distribution in the
Department Of Agriculture keeps an
exact account for each member OF
Congress, just the same as q bank ac-
count. The member is credited with
his quota and is allowed to draw
against that quota, just the same as
against a bank account.
From one sample package, contain
ing five small papers Of seeds, any
person can raise at least SIS worth OF
food, according to the agricultural
authorities. Deducting IS for waste
loss in transit or carelessness IN
planting or poor soil, 1t leaves a $lo
net production. Members Of Congress
are sending out this year 100000 OF
these large packages (dve papers in
each) which, it 10 conservatively estA
mated. will return S13o,ooo.00o foNd
products for an outlay Of $360,00o'
which certainly should have some ef-
feet on tho economic life Of this
country.
When the annual hght over the ap-
preparation is being waged the claim
is often made that the free seed dis
tribution comes near wrecking the
Post ONCE Department and is re-
sponsible for an annual deficit The
records show that the run Is usually
from 100000 pounds to 100000 or
100000 pounds and that il the ONCE
Of the seed distribution paid postage
on each package the same as any
private individual. the postage bill
would never have been. more than
$1s1.ooo and that it would average
about $4,000.
4 + 4
livery seed sent out 10 tested for
vitality and for trueness to name.
These tests are made on the experi-
mental farm Of the department. near
Arlington National Cemetery. al
though the termination teses are
mostly made in the laboratory BY us
ing plotting paper. All seed has to
Evening star., 1922-03-19

rThs following IS from letter OF Z mother
E;th a younger dauGI ter. she 10 supporting
md educsting By hard work. We print It sin IN
- mothers and to headstrong youth
Evening star., 1922-03-19

livery seed sent out 10 tested for
- vitality and for trueness to name.
These tests are made on the experi-
mental farm Of the department. near
Arlington National Cemetery. al
though the termination teses are
mostly made in the laboratory by us
ing plotting paper. All seed has to
Evening star., 1922-03-19

w YHEN you called for stack
N/ of hot cakes in the morn
w ing and had difficulty in
En- I<oon Tho ferv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
GIVE MILLION FOR
WORK
Bah Brothers, Manufacturers of Fruit
Jars, Dispense Big Fortune
While Alive.

MUNCIE. Ind. March 8.-If you have
money to give away there is no time
the present, is the philosophy of
Frank G. Ball. His three brothers hold
the same thought and a fifth brother.
now dead, held that theory during his
life time. The four living brothers and
the estate. of the other brother nave Just
given S .O00,OOO for educational and wei
fare work. They operate an immense
fruit jar manufacturing plant here.
1--WE are giving this 81, 100000 because
we believe il better to do such things
while We are living than allow others to
do it for us after we are dead, eX-
planned Frank &. Ball, who Is president
of the manufacturing plant. Life at
best is short and uncertain and the time
for men who have it to do good with
their money j. when they. can personally
found a way of taking his money with
him To wherever he goes after lie dies.
We were glad TO make these gifts
TO these institutions and for these
purposes. not because we seek
appreciation but because We believe IL
to be a good thing to do and because OF
the satisfaction we receive in knowing
that we may be responsible 10 some
slight extent in aiding humanity
The gifts were made IN the Hane Of
Frank G. Ball. Edmund y. Ball. George
4. Ball. Dr.. IJcius l.. Ball, and the es-
tate of William c. Bah.
The gifts lust announced are IN addl-
tion To numerous other donations made
to local institutions during the last sew
eral years. 1t is estimated that their
aggregate gifts viii total a. much as
those jGst announced.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
POLICE
MEDAL WINNER
Frank Doian IIonored for One of BRAY
est Deeds Performed at
London Docks.

LONDON, March S.-Frank Dolan. a
quartermaster on the United States
steamer Centennial State, has just re-
ceivcd an award of medals here for res
cuing a comradc from drowning in the
Thames last October. His act was de-
scribed as one of the bravest deeds ever
done in the London docks.
lie received the silver medal of the
Royal Humane society and an award
from tho Carnegie Trust Fund.
Dolan was serving on the Montana at
the time of the rescue and dived into the
water TO save a man who had fallen be-
tween that ship and the pier at a time
when n strong swell was running and
Dolan ran a risk Of being crushed be-
tween the ship and the wharf.
The services of Scotland Yard and
the New York police department were
engaged in order to find Dolan and make
the awards. When he heard that the
New York police were looking for him
Dolan appeared in a police station in
that city much perturbed and declaring
that he had committed no crime"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
sMUGGLE DRUGS WITH FOOD.
Lithuanians Get German Goods Int
Russia Under Cover of Famine Relief.

MOSCOW. March S.-Gifts of food
stuffs for the famine area were used by
L~ithuanianS as Il screen for Il gigantic
smuggling operation. according to state
ments of Soviet officials, who are bitter
in their denunciation of alleged Illegal
trade operations on the part of all the
three new Baltic states.
Beneath the grain and flour the Lith.
uanians loaded into W cars for the
famine area, Soviet officials say they
discovered large quantities of cocaine.
spirits, ~saccharine, miscellaneous food
stuffs intended for sale and even railway
implements not intended as gifts. Most
of the struggled supplies were of Ger
man origin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
TO END HOUSING ACTIVITIES.
Congress Votes to Put Government Out
of Building Business.

WASHINGTON. March S.-The senate
yesterday passed a bin to wind up the
affairs of the Emitted States Housing cor
poration and directing that claims against
that corporation be settled as speedily rs
possible.
Quincy, Mass. is interested in such an
carly adjustment as it has a claim of
many thousands of dollars against the cor
poration.
Senator Lodge was instrumental in OBJ
tanning the passage of the bill. II has
already passed the house.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
ANNUL HYPNOTIC
MARRIAGE PACT
Manila Court Holds There Was No Mar
riage Because There Was No
Love for Man.

MANILA. p. l., March S.-The court
of first instance has annulled a marriage
contract. which was entered into while
the girl was under the spell of hypnotism.
Domingo Olivares, the victim, was hyp-
noticed by Bias Angeles at her home.
She was taken to the residence of a min
lister and made to sign a marriage con-
tract, all being lone while she was under
the spell.
The court a Y that although the sig
nature of Domingo Olivares appears in
the marriage contract. il cannot be sus-
tanned that there has been any solemniZa-
ton of the marriage as long as there was
not any real affection for the defendant.
Bias Angeles, whom she had Known only
for three days while he was giving an
exhibition of sleight-of-hand tricks at her
home"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
STUDYING FISH CULTURE.
Disabled War Veteran Chooses That as
His Vocational Training.

MONTPELIER March s. The state
fish and game department has taken a
disabled vetera1tFo the World war, By
ron Jacobs 5af Richford, for the purpose
of vocational training as a fish eulturist.
Mr.. JaeobsEhas started work in Mont
peIier. where his headquarters viii be.
tie will 90 abottt tho state to the va
rious hatcheriess in the course of his
studies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
CONSTITUTION
IS At STAKE
Appointment of SmoOt and
Burton to Commission Is
Questionable
A BE UNWRITTEN


Some Claim Their Appointments Is to a
Civil Office Created During Their
Term-QuestiOn Raised During the
Mckinley Administration.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
yERMoNTERs TO PLANT PINES.
state Forester Expects 100000 Trees to
BE Planted by Private Purchasers.

MONTPELIER, March s. a State
Forester w. G.. Hastings expects that
10000 young pine trees will be planted
this spring, most of them 60 be sold by
the t tSato o ~ their own ~" eronnd S'o some
will be planted at state institutions.
where the inmates viii have care of
them.