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The Southern herald., 1922-10-20

them several times. Inc yam ls AoI
~ sweet and Is best baked. The part
of the potato next the skin Is the best
favored and should be carefuily
scraped from the skin. II the pota-
toes are lightly rubbed with sweet Ia0
before putting them into the oven
they will peel with paper-like sKln'
leaving the slightly Drowned, smooth
surface underneath. There are those
fond of the sweet potato who prefer
them boiled, then sliced and frled;
seasoned well, they are very appetiz-
ing.
Sweet Potato Patties. - Rice Six
medium-sized sweet potatoes, add TWO
teaspoonfuls of salt, half OF Deaten
egg, a tiny pinch of ginger and cinna-
mon, three tablespoonfuls OF Dutter
and, If needed, enough heated cream
or milk so that the mixtur2 ray De
nodded. Beat well and mold INTO Dalls
the size of small cups. Slightly nat
ten each ball and press into the bot
tom of q wet cup, making Slell Hh0
patty shell with walls One-half inch
thick. Add two tablespoontuls OF
water to the remaining egg and brush
the patties. Place on a baking sheet
and brown slightly In hot oven. Re
move to a hot platter and just before
serving fill with creamed chicken.
Garnish with parsley and serve at
once.
Virginia Sweet Potatoes-Cook six
potatoes until soft, slice lengthWise
and arrange in layers in well-but-
tered baking dish Sprinkle each
layer with one-half teaspoonful Of
salt one teaspoonful of brown sugar
and one tablespoonful Of coarsely
chopped boiled chestnuts then dot
with bits of butter. Pour over tho
whole one-fourth of cupful of boil
ing water in which one tablespoonful
Of butter has been melted. Bake in
hot oven twenty minutes or until
the top is rich brown and the mois-
ture is nearly absorbed.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
By H. BEDFORD-JONES
Copyright By Doubleday. Page . Co.

GramOnt was still pondering this d.
lemma when Ben Chacherre arrived.
GramOnt heard the mans voice on
the stairs. Ben's impudence, perhaps
added to his name and the Creole
French upon his lips, had carried him
past the concierge unannounced, al
though not without a continued ex-
change of repartee that served to give
Gramont warning of the visitor. Smil-
Ing grimly, Gramont drew a coin from
his pocket, and tipped It,
The coin fell heads. He pocketed
it again as Ben Chacherre knocked,
and opened the door.
"Ah, Chacherre" he exclaimed.
"Come in."
Ben staggered inside and closed the
door.
Brought a message for you, Mr..
Gramont," he said, jauntily, and ex-
tended a note.
Gramont tore open the envelope and
Ltdu CulL COllllh uHlCdllUu
KINDLY let me know your answer
as soon as possible. By tomorrow eve
ming at latest. 1t will be necessary
to arrange affairs for Saturday.
"JACHIN FELL"
To arrange affairs Fell was TAX
ing for granted that Gramont would
give an assent, under force of persua-
sion, to the scheme. He would prob
ably have everything in readiness, and
if assured by Friday night of Gra-
mont's assent, would then pull his
strings and perhaps complete the
whole deal before the following Mon
day.
The meeting of the company had
been adjourned to Saturday morning.
GramOnt thought a moment, then went
to his buhl escritoire and opened it.
Chacherre had already taken seat.
GramOnt wrote:
"My Dear Mr.. Fell:
IF you will arrange the company
meeting for tomorrow evening, say
nine o'clock, at your office, / think that
everything may then be arranged. AS
| may not see Miss Ledanois in the
meantime, will you be kind enough to
assure her presence at the meetingY'
He addressed an envelope to Fell's
office, and then stamped and pock-
eted it.
"Well Chacherre," he said, rising
and returning to the Creole, "any fur
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20

ther news from Houma7 They haven't
found the real murderer YETI"
The other came to his feet with an
exclamation Of surprise. AS he did so,
Gramont's fist caught him squarely on
the point Of the jaw.
Chacherre crumpled back across his
chair, senseless for the moment.
"Tm afraid to take any chances
with you, my fine bird" said Gramont,
rubbing his knuckles. you're too
clever by far, and too handy with your
weapons"
He obtained cloths, and firmly bound
the ankles and wrists Of Chacherre.
Not content with this, he placed the
man in the chair and tied him to 1t
with merciless knots. AS he was fin
ishing his task, Chacherre opened his
eyes and gazed dazedly around.
Awake at last, are you?" said Gra-
mont, genlally. He got his pipe, filled
and lighted it. The eyes Of Chacherre
we're now fastened upon him venom.
ously. "To bad for you, Chacherre
that the coin fell heads up! That
spelled action"
Are you crazyT" muttered the Other
In French. Gramont laughed, anC
responded in the same tongue.
at does look that way, doesn't it
You're slippery, but now you're
caught"
Chacherre must have realized tina
he stood in danger. He checked
curse, and regarded Gramont with
steady coolness.
"Be careful /" he said, his voic'
deadly. "What do you mean by thisf
Gramont looked at him and puffet
his pipe.
"The games up, Ben" he observed
~ know all about the place dow
there-about the cars, and about tn
lottery. Your gang has had pleas
ant time, Ell? But now you and tn
others are going to do little worI
for the state on the road gangs"
"Bah Ca va rive semaine quatt
zheudls ~ spat Chacherre, eontemptU
ously. "That will happen In the wee
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
FEEDING VALUE OF ALFALFA
surpasses cowpeas, Soy Beans or
Glover, Partly Because It ls
More Palatable.

Well-cured alfalfa has a higher
feeding value than hay from any of
the grasses. 1t has greater feeding
value than cowpeas, soy beans or clo-
yer, partly because 1t Is more pal
atable. Experiments have shown that
1t Is nearly equal TO wheat bran and
an economical substitute for high.
priced protein concentrates. Hay
made when the alfalfa is in full bloom
is best for cattle, sheep and horses
but hogs and poultry find 1t too coarse
and make considerable waste unless
fed on nay cut In the earlier stages
Of bloom when stems are finer.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
BENEFICIAL EFFECT
OF SULPHUR SPRAYS
Quick Results From Field Demon
Stration in New Jersey.
Returns From Potato Crop In New
Jersey Had Been Greatly Re
duced on Account Of scab--
Crop Now Clean.
prepared by the United StatOs Department
NJ Agriculture)

prepared by the United StatCs Department
Of Agriculture.)
A good example of quick results IN
the Improvement of a farm practlce
following demonstration work by the
United States Department OF Agrlcui'
ture and the state was found recently
on a New Jersey potato farm, Whers
the returns from the crop in the last
few years had been greatly reduced
on account Of scab. The department
and the state put on a demonstration
on this farm last year to show the
beneficial effect Of the use of sulphur
In preventing this disease In this re"
gion. On one part of the field, ac"
cording to the owner, where no sui"
phur was used the tubers were hardly
good enough for hog feed.
This year, as a result of the lesson
brought out In the different parts or
the field, the entire field produced a
good clean crop. To be on the safe
side the grower applied 800 pounds to
the acre. Where the scab had been
worst last year there was no disease
at all and the yield, estimated by dig
ging a large number of hills, was as
certalned to be 800 bushels of clean
potatoes to the acre.
In the demonstration conducted last
year three different quantities Of sui
phur were used-at rate of $50, 300,
and 600 pounds to the acre. The first
gave practically no control, the second
about GO per cent reduction, and the
third practically complete, In this
work flowers Of sulphur, or sulphur
dust. was used.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
The Mardi Gras Mystery
CHATTER EII-continued.


Gramont frowned. "What has that
got to do with our present husinessF
"Qulte a bit, fancy" A thin smile
curved the lips of JachI1 Eell. mail
lard is not guilty of the nurder-but
YOU are"
"LiarH Gramont started from his
chair as those three words burned into
him. Liar Why, you know that l
went home"
"Ah, watt" Fell lifted his hand for
peace His voice was calm. "Ansley
and l both saw you depart, certainly.
We have since learned that you did
not reach home until some time after
midnight. You have positively no
allbl Gramont. You may allege, OF
course, that you were wandering the
streets"
"As was !" cried Gramont, heat
edly.
"Then prove 1t, my dear fellow;
prove it-lf you can. Now, we shall
keep Lucie out of all this. What re-
mains? | know that you were the
Midnight Masquer. My man, Ben Cha
cherre, can prove by another man who
accompanied him that the Masquer's
loot was taken from your car. A die
tograph in the private Office, yOnder,
has a record Of the talk between us
of the other morning, In which you
made patent confession to being the
Masquer.
"Once let me hand this array of
evidence over to the district attorney,
and you will most certainly stand
trial. And If you do stand trial, |
can promise you faithfully that you
will meet conviction. | have friends,
you see, and many of them are inhu-
entlal in such small matters"
1t was not a nice smile that curved
the lips of Fell,
Gramont choked back any response
holding himself to silence with firm
will. He dared say nothing, lest he
say too much. He saw that Fell
could indeed make trouble for him
and that he must strike his own blow
at Fell without great delay, 1t was a
battle, now; a fight to the end.
Fell regarded Gramont cheerfully,
seeming to take this crushed silence
as evidence of his own triumph.
Further" he added, "your man
Hammond is now in Jail at HOuma, as
you know, for the murder of the sher-
If. Now, my influence is not con-
fined to this city, Gramont; / may be
able to clear Hammond of this charge
If you decide to vote with me. l
may keep what l know about the Mid
night Masquer from the press and
from the district attorney-if you de-
eide to vote with me. You compre-
hendl'
Gramont nodded. He saw now why
Fell wanted to "get something" on
Hammond. Fell had rightly reasoned
that Gramont would do more to save
Hammond than to save himself.
"You think I murdered Maillard,
them" he asked.
"Gramont, l don't know what to
think, and that's the honest truth p
answered Fell, with a steady regard.
-'But l am absolutely determined to
put this oil deal across, to make Lucle
Ledanois at least Independent, If not
wealthy. l can do it, I've made all
my plans to do 1t, and-I win do,itl
swell hold another meeting day
after tOmorrow-Saturday morning
Fell rose. THAT will give me time to
conclude all arrangements. l trust
Mr.. Gramont, that you will vote witt
me for the adjournment
"Yes," said Gramont, DULY. II will
"Thank you" and Jachin Eel
bowed slightly, not without a trace o.
mockery In his air,
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
ESTIMATE MARKETING COST
Whether Sold Through Commission
Man or Growers AssoG alton
There Is Expense.

Do not forget that 1t costs some.
thing to sell farm products. Whether
You sell or your merchant, commission
man or growers association sells
there will be cost. You can't get serv-
Ice for nothing. Whatever your plan
may be, estimate the cost and nav
what Is necessary for economical mar.
keting.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20

age. 1t Is estimated that dry COW
will eat 20 to 25 pounds Of alfalfa q
day and a milking COW % to 80 pounds.
Alfalfa Is cooling, laxative, and very
palatable. When alfalfa is used in
stead of concentrated feeds, the cost
of production is cut down.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20

II he Is honest, kindly, true,
And glad TO work from day to day,
II when his bit of toll is through
With children he will stop to play;
II he does always what he can
To serve another's time of need,
Then shall hail him as man
And never ask him what's his creed.
Edgar Guest
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
PROTEIN FEED IS ESSENTIAL
Alfalfa Is Especially Adapted to Profit
abba Flow of Milk From
Dairy Cows.

Dairy cows require high'protein feed
to give a profitable flow Of milk. AL
falfa is especially suited to this and
is much cheaper than protein concen'
trates fed with non-l<guminous rough
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20


pans, in layers or in sheet.
Sweet Potato Loaf.-Rice six me-
dium-sized potatoes, season with two
teaspOOnfuls Of salt, two table
spOonfuls Of butter, one-elghth of q
teaspoonful of pepper and one beaten
egg. Beat well, adding hot milk or
cream to make 1t Of the consistency
Of mashed potatoes. Arrange In a loaf
on buttered pyrex plate and brown
In hot oven. Serve from the dish
garnlshed with fried sausages, ar
ranged in VS., two sausages of uncut
links Curls Of bacon may be used
II desired in place Of the sausages.
Frlzzled Cold Boiled Ham.-Taks
boiled ham cut in very thin slices,
place in a hot frying pan and cook
until hot and well-curled. Serve with
boiled sweet potatoes cut In Length
wise slices and fried in butter.
When making chocolate saucG to
use in various dishes, the grafnIna
may be avoided by cooking the clhoco
late with part Of the hot water, khen
adding the sugar gradually and the
remainder Of the water or milk. fFhls
will also prevent the separation Of
oily particles of chocolate which s5me-
times float on the surface of hot
chocolate sauce.
Marshmallow and Cream pesse IT.
Whip one pint Of cream until sin,
add one-half pound of diced marsh-
mallows, stir until we'll mixed then
set away to chill. Serve H. shefbei
cups garnished with maraschino
cherry with bit of the juice or siRup
A nice frosting for spice cakes IS
prepared with powdered sugar
tablespoonful Of soPtened butter aild
enough cold coffee to flavor and make
of the consistency to spread
Brolled Hamburger.-MaRe a large
cake of seasoned hambureer amt
brOll over Goals or under gas untli
well cooked. Prepare a cake of hot
boiled rice well seasoned, place on a
platter and cover with the broil9
hamburger. Pour around the dish
highly seasoned tomato sauce anN
serve hot at once.
N... MAurt0.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
Vegetable Proteins.

Among the vegetable proteins fed to
poultry, the department has found
that gluten meal seems to be the best,
although cotton seed and peanut meal
are very satisfactory If supplemented
with animal protein in the form Of
meat scrap, tankage, fish meal or
milk and with mineral salts. For good
results the vegetable proteins should
not exceed 10 per cent of the total
mash. Tests have shown that good
grade of fish meal is practically as
good as meat scrap or high-grade
tankage.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20

S u & q + y IL u y
bursts out of
them when bak-
ing If a fork is
thrust into them.
They are dell
cious eating but
somewhat clOy-
ing, after eating
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
MASH INCREASES
EGG PRODUCTION
BeItsviIIe Farm Obtains Best Re-
suits With Meat Scrap, Ground
Oats and Wheat Bran.
FOWLS kept IN CONDITION
Gluten Meal Seems to Be Best Among
Vegetable Proteins for Poultry
Tests Show Fish Meal to
Be Particularly Good.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agricuture)
The best mash for stimulating egg
production in hens of the general
purpose breeds, such as the Plymouth
Rocks and Wyandottes, according to
experiments carried on by the United
States Department Of Agriculture, is
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20

one that is not so rich in cornmeal
and meat scrap as those frequently
fed to Leghorns. On the departments
poultry farm at Beltsville Md, the
best results with general-purpose hens
were obtained with mash containing
only IS per cent Of meat scrap with
considerable ground oats and wheat
bran. The entire mixture Is made up
in the proportion Of three parts Of
corn meal, one part Of bran, one and
one-half parts Of meat scrap, one part
Of middlings, two parts Of ground oats,
and per cent Of linseed meal. AS
result of using this feed the hens pro-
duced a good yield of eggs, but did not
become overfat and were In good
breeding condition.
Ration for Leehorns.
Leghorns and other breeds Of the
same type can use heavier and more
stimulating ration without endanger-
ing their physical condition and the
Matching quality Of the eggs. The
mash that has been giving the best
results with the departments Leghorn
flock is made up of four parts bran,
four parts mlddlings, 66 parts corn
meal, and 20 parts of meat scrap.
Barred Plymouth Rock pullets fed on
this heavy mash laid few more eggs
than pullets of the same breed fed on
the first mash, but they suffered in
health and their eggs were lower in
fertility.
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20

10 pL CpulCu 40 AoAAN We
Break two eggs into a
measuring cup, fill 1t
with sour cream, add
one cupful of sugar, a
quarter of a teaspoonful
Of soda and one tea
spoonful Of baking pow
der slfted In one and
one-quarter cupfuls O5
-four, add spices ~
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
R~~ TILE
E-y
HKII( TIE N
CADINE | I'D

Amt 1t fine when things are gong
Topsy -turvy and askew
To discover someone showing
Good old-fashioned faith in your
Edgar Guest
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
SWEET POTATO DISHES

The sweet potatoes grown in some
parts of the West are so sweet that
The Southern herald., 1922-10-20
FOOD WE ALL LIKE

A delicious spice cake which will
keep and be better for the keeping
10 prano ra0 aS fOllOwa.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-30
c1II
ONE nal IS
EVENT Of YEAR


The momentous incident IN the
history Of the Tri-Cir Railway
company in the last year was the
very radical change from two-men
to one-man operation.
The preliminary step Of the
change was realized Jan. 3, when
the Illinois commerce commission
issued an order granting the Tri-
City Railway company permission
to operate all its carr with one
man and to change the rate Of fare
from 8 cents to cents This rate
was allowed when the passenger
presented an Identification card
which cost so cents, gpod for the
current month. At this time the
company also ordered four tokens
tosbe sold for 35 cents. and fixed a
fare, for the casual rider, of 10
cents.
The company equipped e. cars
with safety devices which made it
necessary to bring the cars to a
stop before the doors we're opened
and to close the door before the
car was able to start. These de-
vices also provided that, in case the
operator was overcome. the car
would be brought to full stop au-
tomatically by the application Of
the air brakes. This mechanical
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-30
JAPAN BUSINESS
TAX, WAR MEASURE,
WILL BE CONTINUED

Tokio.-The business tax. a war
time measure, against which trad
ers have been protesting, will con-
tinue for some time. Replying to a
deputation from the National Fed
Grafton of Chambers of Commerce
who asked for its ahilition, Mr..
.Ichiki, finance minister, said, ''the
complete abolition of the business
tax is impossible at present The
government has no adequate means
to met the revenue deficiency that
should accrue therefrom."
The business tax is a complicated
one, the tax being levied on sales,
wholesale and retail, and on the
number of persons engaged. Banks,
insurance and loan companies pay
on their capital, rent and number
of persons engaged and manufac-
turers on their rent and number Of
employees. II.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-30

Z /
! & II 10 / - ]. : { s
h6td en1ip = competition Wikh
|1eher drill teams HON veripas
,polntn. SuccesafuT zone ennamp-
InGnts Or 1oresters were heA this
ysar It Camp Perry. Ohfo; Anderi
IN, Ind: Fremont, Neb, and Fort
Macarthur, (San Pedro), Calf.
Pef1onal Changes.
Changes occur from time to time
IN the personnel OF the head clerks
Office. as may be expected. In July
Of this year, Arthur A. Burt re-
signed as chief of the motion pic
.ture department and Was succeeded,
Id that position by John T. Davis,
former secretary to Assistant Head
Clerk A. D. Phillips ]. C. Phillips,
assistant chief of the correspond
ence department Of the head clerks
Office, was then appointed secretary
to the assistant head clerk, and w.
H. Kelley became assistant chief
of the correspondence department.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-30
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70
Modern Woodmen Of America. the
largest fraternai beneficiary society

Modern Woodmen Of America, the
largest fraternai beneficiary society
in America, Is noted for accomp-
fishing big things, and the year 1872
has been no exception to its WON
derful record In that respect.
During the first II months OF the
year, Head Clerk ]. G. Ray issued
benefit Certificates to 11O,136 new
members, and 1t is expected that the
addition of the December business
will bring the total to approximate
ly 125, 900. for the year. This record
is remarkable, in view Of the finan-
cial condition of the general pub
lie and the fact that high prices for
commodities still prevail in most
localities.
Some idea of the large volume OF
business, from q gnancial stand
point, handled by the head Office In
Rock Island, may be obtained from
the cash receipts for the first II
months of 1922, which totaled $zS,-
S41, 1,464.12. During the same period
of time, the board of directors allow
ed and paid $685. death claims,
amounting to $16.597 ,131.70, as we'll
as 668 claims for 70-year benefits.
aggregating $34S,73915.e Under the
bylaws of the society, q member
who has passed his 10th birthday
and is disabled, may surrender his
benefit certificate and obtain q re-
fund Of the assessments paid the
head camp on his certificate. Since
that bylaws became effective Sept.
l, 1917, a total Of $1,131 .O73.75 has
been paid to 2,238 members.
The society was organized In
1883 and has paid 15S.104 death
claims, amounting to $272, ,760 ,SS0.6
Modern WoodInen Of America
was never before in such pros
porous condition, both as regards
gains in membership and increased
finances, showing of betterment
Of about so per cent having been
made this year. On Dec. l, there
was a surplus of nearly $4,000. 1000
in its benefit or mortuary, fund,
most Of which is invested in high
grade bonds and first lien farm
mortgages, both bearing the high
est rate of interest. consistent with
safety or principal, the remainder
being deposited, at interest, in
banks throughout the United States
and Canada. The amount carried in
banks is used to pay current liabili-
ties. y
The growth of the society's busi-
ness and the pressing need for ad-
ditional space necessitated the erec-
tion this year of an addition to the
publication building, where all
printing for the head office is done.
The annex is substantially the same
size as the old building, three stor-
les high, and is built of brick and
concrete. The cost of the annex
will approximate $125,000. At the
sanatorium owned and operated by
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-30

>.
fot0 acci1dnte an IN several cseSe
the safsfy dev1eo proved itself .assa
thing almost Indispensable An
Other safety feature installed q
each car prevent3 the freexinx of
the moisture IN the air pipes which
formerly at different times render
ed the air brakes imperative.
Traek Werk Extensive.
The track reconstruction work
done during the year was quite ex-
tensitA H1cause Of the fact that
during the war much work was
Dostpened* The greatest work in
this line was The reconstruction Of.
FifteeAtA street, Moline, from
Eighth avenue to Twenty-fifth ave-
nue.. Eighteenth avenue, Rock Is
land, from Twenty-seventh- street
to Thirtieth street, and Thirteenth
avenue, from Twenty-fifth street to
Thirtieth street, all Of which were
reconstructed and paved. Fifth ave-
nue., Moline. from Seventeenth
street to Nineteenth street, was re-
constructed to provide for the Wild
ening Of the street. The concrete
road to Geneseo. recently opened.
made 1t necessary for the reloca-
tion Of the tracks at the city limits
of Silvis.
Another large reconstruction Job
was made necessary by the, loss Of
the trestle bridge to Campeblrs is
land, washed out by high water In
the spring of the year.
Large Sum Spent.
Another expenditure for greater
efficiency and safety was the in
stallation of an electric switch at
the corner of Third avenue and
Twentieth street in Rock Island.
In summing up the report, T. c.
Roderick. general manager of the
Tri-City Railway company, calls
attention to the fact that the total
expenditure during the year was
$150,165, Of which $4,000 went 70.
labor and. $50, 900 for paving.