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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02

match with any chaplain Of the A. IL.
r. Of his weight. He wasn't chosen
chaplain Of the Legion for that rea-
son. however, his followers declare. II
was because "he Is at all times a
mans man and represents the liberal
spirit Of the organization"
Returning from France, Reverend
Blackman resumed his pulpit In
Chanute, Kan. One Of his first acts
was to attend a public dance. He
didn't dance. but thoroughly enjoyed
the fun. A protest came from his con-
gregation and he resigned. His resig-
nation wasn't accepted.
Then he began doing other things.
He rugged up gymnasium In the
basement Of his church and gave box
Ing lessons to the boys Of the Sunday
school. The church liked II.
Reverend Blackman refused offers
from larger churches to stay with his
pastorate In Chanute. His view of
Sunday blue laws" Is characteristic
ITO my mind the advocacy Of such
laws only serves to cheaper religion In
the minds of the masses and tends to
push II back into the superstitions OF
the past. What is rest and relaxation
to the farmer may not be such to the
bank clerk"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02
TAxIMETER NOT NEW IDEA
Was Used by Ancient Romans and 10
Also Claimed AZ a Chinese
Invention.

That there Is nothing new under tho
sun Is aptly illustrated In the case OF
the taxicab meter. supposedly of mod
ern invention. Investigation shows
that a vehicle equipped with apparatus
for measuring the distance Travelled
and the time consumed was In use be-
fore the beginning Of the Christian cru.
Investigation shows that such a We
hicle formed a part Of the possessions
Of Commodius, emperor Of Rome, and
when, In 1872 b. c., Pertlnax succeed
ed to the throne following the Staying
OF Commodius, he numbered this car
riage in the list Of the dead emperors
personal effects which were put up nr
auction.
six centuries ago they had invented
carriage or cart which had mech
anlsm so arranged that a pebble was
dropped into box every mile the We
hicle Travelled.
In any event neither Of these inven-
tion5 remained to be handed down to
posterity. The Roman invention disap-
peared In the fall Of the Roman en-
pire, and the Chinese f0rerunner Of
the taxiceb evidently did not prove
popular as 1t disappeared In the sue
ceedlng centuries.
The first contrivance similar to the
taxicab In comparatively modern times
made Its appearance In the early part
of the Seventeenth century in England
in the shape of "way-wiser' attached
to an ordinary stage coach. This
measured the number of rods and
miles Travelled. Other similar inven-
tions were produced In the next hun
dred years or so, but they did not come
into favor either with the travelling
public or the proprietors of coach lines
and llveries.
The taxlmeter came into Its own with
the advent Of the automobile as a
means Of transpOrtation.-Cl
News-Leader.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02
MANY LEGION MEN BACHELORS
Investigation piscioses Fact That Ma
jority Of Ex-serviee Boys Prefer
Single Blessedness.

Three years after the war 61.6 per
cent Of the former service men are
still bachelors. according to Gray Wag-
gett. adjutant of the Evanston ull)
post of the American Legion. Mr..
Waggett has been conducting cam
paIgn to gain information about Le-
gionnaires In the Middle West, and
bases his statistics on 100000 replies
received.
OF the 1874 per cent who married
American, French or German girls. 10
per cent have children.
The house owners totaled 13.S per
cent and the business owners aggre'
gated 1873 per cent; nevertheless 2l.7
per cent are able to drive their own
automobiles.
Legion posts. too, have the billet
owning fever. 44.5 per cent having per
manent quarters now. while 70 pei
cent win get theirs In a short time.
These statistics apply only to that
part Of the country.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02
OvERFEEDING CAUSES
SHRlNKAGE OF STOCK
Weakness In System Of Coop
erative Shipping.
Partly Due to Disposition Of Some
Shippers to overfllI Animals Be-
fore loadIng-Best Plan 10
to Always Play Fair.

prepared BY tho United states Department
Of AGriculture.l
Reports to the effect that excessive
shrInkage on live stock at central
markets Is frequently experienced are
sometimes received from members and
managers Of cooperative livestock
shipping associations by the United
States Department Of Agriculture. In
some cases these reports take the
form OF complaints. and at times the
shrlnkage feature Is pointed to as a
weakness In the whole system Of CO.
operative shipping.
While many things can, and fire.
quently do, result In excessive shrink
shown that at times II is at least part
ly due to disposition on the part
Of some shippers to overfill their stock
before loading. This custom seems
to be a relic from the days before
cooperative shipping came into vogue
and when most small producers sold
their stock to country buyers. Under
the system OF marketing wherein live
stock was usually sold on the basis
Of home weights. or at most. shipping
point weights, II was usually to the
producers advantage to obtain a gen.
erous "Hli" on his stock before turn
Ing II over to the country drover.
The cooperative system Of shipping
live stock, however, practically elm.
mates the incentive to excessive homo
or shipping point nils. Stock that
ID fed heavily just before loading ID
not only quite likely to sicken and
sometimes die while In transit. but
seldom takes q good all when It ar
rives at market. Furthermore, whore
cooperative shipments are graded At
the shipping point the man whose
stock has been given q heavy all re-
celves more than his Just proportion
Of the net returns. Home grading Of
cooperative shipments il. in most In
stances. highly desirable, but It car
be successful only where the individ'
ual members "play fair" with each
other or. in other words, where they
really cooperate.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02


town without telephone-there
are many such In Africa, India and
other remote regions where as yet
civilization has barely penetrated
But Upminster, England. included
within the metropolitan area In the
London directory, with Its motor
garages, Its police stations. and its
post Office, certainly does not belong In
the unclvilized category. Yet accord
Ing to the official records there are no
private telephones among Its 1900 resi-
dents. At the post Office single pub
lie telephone is installed. which is
available for use only during regular
post-office hours.
Repeated petitions to the postmaster
general asking for additional facilities
have thus far been without effect
upon the bureaucrats who run the
government-owned telephone system.
Telephonically speaking, Upminster Is
like Peter Pan. 1t has never grown up.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02

tSiahu hhSNVAss
Mrs. McCudden, mother Of the
noted major Of the British air force
who brought down more than 90 Ger
man planes and won the Victoria
cross before he was killed, was sent
to America to represent England's war
mothers at the ceremonies for the un-
known American soldier. At ban
quet In Philadelphia In her honor.
General Pershing upon being intro
duced leaned over and kissed Mrs.
McCudden. In New York she was
taken into membership Of the Ameri-
can Legion auxiliary, composed OF
mothers. wives, sisters and daughters
Of the Legion, and the gold star OF
women whose relatives were killed
was awarded her.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02
MAKE MONEY IN
PRODUCING BEEF
Herd Of Good Cows and Purebred
Sire of Prime Importance
in Making Start.
SELECT BEST HHFER CALVES
No Method Adapted to All Farms and
Conditions a. Much Depends on
Pasture Available and Near
nesa Of Market

Prepared by the United states Department
of Agriculture.)
We are nation of meat eaters. The
average American eats more than 140
pounds OF this concentrated food each
year. The Importance Of reat, par
ticularly beef. Is nowhere more en-
phatically brought out than at the
great central stockyards, some Of which
cover nearly square mile of ground.
To keep the supply of animals moving
through these yards. necessary to feed
the millions Of people, requires the
raising Of cattle, hogs, and sheep on
hundreds Of thousands Of farms and
ranches.
Improve Each Generation.
In profitable beef production a herd
Of good cows and good purebred
bull are Of great Importance. Each
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02
GRAINS RELIsHED BY FOWLS
Seed Of kahr and Rolled Oats Found
to Be Effcaeious In Recent
Experiments.

The seed Of kafir, one Of the grain
sorghums, has been used as substitute
for corn In the scratch mixture used by
the poultry hIsbandry division of the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture with good results, which Indicate
about similar feeding value for these
two products. Rolled oats were found
preferable to ground oats for use In
a poultry mash. and resulted In suffi-
ciently greater egg production to justi-
fy the additional expense associated
with using this costlier feed. The
hens ate the mash more freely and, al
though they consumed more feed, their
egg yield was enough larger to produce
greater profit.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02

In common sense; the pest Kind Of
love is founded on It."
1t seemed long evening to the little
bride, but the movies have way OF
tugging at ones attention In spite OF
ones self, so as a diversion the expert.
ment was a success.
I'll leave you at the door. grille"
said Auntie, as homeward bound, the
car stopped at the corner near the
little home. Its late, and I really
did not plan an evening out. You have
your key?"
"Oh, yes. Goodnight, Auntie. As
a guidepost you are huge success
You know It, don't your"
Edith let herself in. her steps quick.
ening toward the expected meeting.
Tom sat by the evening lamp. deep
In the news. He rose. with the rare
smile Of man who rests In his home
Hello. dear; thought you'd be here
soon." His arm was around her In the
same old way. Miss your Why, you
didn't suppose that Intended tc
keep an able-bodled, funloving girl like
you cooped up In n fiat every time
went out, did your Come. tell me about
1t. And wasn't there something on your
mind tonight? I've forgotten what II
was, but come, let's talk II out"
He drew her into the big flresld,
chair which they had bought for Its
wide seat and sheltering arms. In the
flickering light from the gas log the,
laughed at the shadow which. after
all, was just nothing at all
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02
sPRouTED OATS FAVOR EGGS
Without sueculsrt Sprouts Al othss
Aida In Increasing Winter Pro
duction Would Fall.

Probably the greatest single discov.
cry for the production of eggs during
the winter months was that introduced
to the industry by the sprouting Of
grain, particularly oats. and feeding
the tender and succuIent sprouts to
the hens. without sprouted oats, prac-
tically all Of our other aids In increas-
ing winter egg production would fall
by the wayside; at least, the results
they would obtain would be consider
ably less than is possible whers
sproutsd oats are used IN the rstisn
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02
Prize Efficiency.

A French officer who was present at
the opening session Of the conference
for de limitation Of armaments said
that, whatever else might be accom-
plished, the conference was giving the
newspaper reporters an opportunity to
prove their efficiency. They received
copies Of the prayer with which the
conference was to be opened and dis
patched It to their newspapers AL over
the United States before the prayer
had reached the ears Of the Almighty
Himself. New York Herald.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02
Carrying On With the
American Legion

Families of police killed by Wich-
ita (Kan.) bandits received the pro-
ceeds from a Legion benefit show.
Some $4,000 of the W.. G. 7. Us
wartime fund has been turned over to
the American Legion to aid sick and
wounded.
Sale of tags bearing the name OF
Worthington, Mimi, is being made by
the local post Of the Legion to I'D
vertise the town.
Bulletins and special announce
ments Of the New York Legion will
be sent by the Westinghouse Electric
company's radio-telephone.
Bay Shore IN. 5) post Of the Le-
gion owns and publishes weekly
newspaper which deyotes most OF It's
space to local and county affairs.
Punishment of draft evaders to pre-
vent wholesale evasion in another war
is recommended by Major General
Harris, adju,ant general Of the army.
Canoes will carry delegates from
Bemidji, Mimi, at the head Of the
Mississippi river, to the annual LIE
gion convention next fall at New Or
leans.
Protest against the use Of the
American flag for commercial pur
poses has been made by the Warsaw
post of the American Legion. depart
ment of Poland.
Increase in vocational training fol
former soldiers costs the government
| 81 900 600 more now than before Sep
tember. 1921, according to Director
| Forbes Of the veterans bureau.
| Tubercular and nervous forme
service men will not receive the mil
lion dollars proposed In an amend
ment to the deficiency appropriation
hill. The amendment was cancele'
and the hospital resultant will not b.
erected.
"He needs the money and I can pa.
him." Is the statement Of an ex-soldie
who has asked the Oklahoma Amer
ican Legion to locate Ollie Kendall
formerly Of tte One hundredth ant
fortieth infantry, Thirty-hfth division
The questioner borrowed "hock o
francs'' from Kendall while In Franc
and fears that Kendall and his VIII
and children may be In straightene
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02

actually fought
were not. Rev.
Earl Blackman.
Kansas, earned
his sobriquet.
however. He has
been elected ma
tional chaplain Of
the American Le-
gion.
To make fun
for the boys while
In France. Rev
erend Blackman
offered to box a
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02
sh. Passed Up the Marines.

Discovery that Mrs. Helen Ferguson
Drexler was receiving $4OO q month
from the government In soldiers allot-
ment checks led to her arrest In CHI
cago. She Is said to have had eleven
husbands in the army and navy. but
none In the marines.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02

Bri [ ain against
I he com m o n
enemy during the
World war was
further strength
ened by a kiss
from G e n e r al
p ers h Ing and
h ors from
A m e ri can war
mothers, bestowed
upon Mrs. Anne
la Emma McCud-
den, official Brit
lsh war mother.
before she sailed
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02
KEEPING CHICKENS IN YARD
Two-Feet Stats Nailed 70 Posts VIII
Prove Efeetlve-Fewis Are
Thrown Back.

Chickens can be kept In their pen
by mailing two-foot Stats at an angle
to the posts and stringing a number
Of strands Of thin wire through them
as shown In the drawing. The chick
ems do not see these wires and when
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02


generation of cattle raised should be
better than the preceding one. This
can be accomplished by selecting the
best heller calves each year to take
the place of barren, shy-breeding. and
old cows. and buying better bull each
two or three years. All other calves
produced may be sold either as wean-
lIngs at six or eight months old, as
stockers or feeders at one or two years.
finished as baby beef at sixteen to
twenty months, or as fat steers at an
older age. The system employed
depends largely upon the pasture
and feed available, transportation costs,
and the market price Of milk and
cattle.
The systems of handling beef-breed-
ing herds which are most extensively
practiced are beef" "baby beef" and
"dual-purpose." In the first two sys-
TENS calves run with their dams un-
I'll weaned, the cows not being MIXED.
They differ In that cows intended for
producing calves for baby beef gen.
orally receive better care because their
calves are to be fattened shortly after
weaving. which makes 1t necessary to
give them good start on milk.
The straight beef system Is primarily
adapted to the range country Of the
West and South, which Is too rough.
dry, or sandy for cultivation. Where
the climate permits. pasture is de-
pended on the year round. Some cot
tonsed cake may be used during un-
usually bad weather or periods Of feed
shortage. Where snow covers the
range a part Of the year, hay is put
up for winter feeding. Little grain Is
fed, except where grain sorghums can
be grown. From southern ranges the
cattle are usually sold as stockers at
every age from weaving time to ma
turity. Recently many fat calves have
been going to the slaughterhouses
From the North and West large part
OF the cattle go to market grass-fai
as three-year-olds.
Baby-beef production Is highly
specialized business and is adapted to
regions where there is plentiful sup
ply of fattening feeds together with
good pasture for the summer main
tenance of the breeding herd and nurs
ing calves. The corn belt Is the bes'
place for this system. but 1t is prac
ticed to some extent in other places
When to Finish Baby Sect.
II spring calves are to be finished al
baby beeves, they should be taught 4
eat grain before they are weaned
They should 90 into the dry lot at thu
end Of the pasture season and be read!
for market by June or July. II possible
they should have good pasture for |
couple OF weeks after weaving. Fall
born calves should be kept on grail
when they are turned on pasture In tn
spri..s. The quantity Of grain shoul'
be gradually Increased throughout tn,
summer and fall SO that they will b
anished for market In December o
January. When the pasture falls. ha
) and silage should be supplied.
Stocker calves require some meal o
grain during their first winter to kee
them thrifty and growing. They ca
utilize to advantage much more rough
! age, suIh as stalk fields, meadow,
sIlage, and straw than baby beevei
As yearlings and two-year-olds the
! may be wintered on roughage alon,
some clover or alfalfa hay being give
Y available
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02
HONOR BRITISH WAR MOTHER
General Psrshino Gives Her kiss and
American Legion Women Pay
Tender Tribute.

The alliance between those who
served the United States and Great
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02
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AMERICAN
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tCopy for ln,s Department supplied by
FIGHTING PARS0N IS LIKED
Rev. Earl 6iacknan, National Chap
lain Of American Legion, 10 Re-
parded az Mans Man.

-Fighting parsons" were common
during the World war, but those who
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02

they attempt to hy over the fence.
they strike the wires and fall back In
to their yard. After q number Of
futile attempts. they will not try to
fly over again.--E. Bads. In Popular
Science Monthly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02

Increase in vocational training FOR
former soldiers costs the government
100000 more now than before Sep
tember, 1921, according to Director
Forbes Of the veterans' bureau.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02

Protest against the use Of the
American flag for commercial pur-
poses has been made by the Warsaw
post Of the American Legion. depart
ment Of Poland.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-03
What's New
on the Market
BY REX STEWART

Eggs were quoted as low as 20
cents retail this morning, making
them much cheaper than this
time last year. The price is not
general, some dealers still hold
ing a price Of 25 cents.
Competition among local gro
Gerry stores over the price of su-
gar is keeping it down to $3.50
a sack. It costs that much to lay
it down here from Portland and
with the expected increase Of 20
cents today this price is so cents
under the market. Now is a good
time to buy, for with the ap-
proach of the fruit canning sea-
son, there is bound to be steady
increases.
Sturgeon from the Columbia
river was offered on the market
today at 80 cents a pound. 1t Is
practically a boneless fish and
offers a change from halibut and
salmon.
A small supply Of fine Belgian
rabbits for Sunday will be offer
ed tomorrow. They are from a
producer near Woodburn and can
not be surpassed for quality. They
are priced at 80 cents a pound.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-03

Is Married
In Chicago

j. A. Churchill, state superin-
tendent Of public instruction, was
married Thursday to Miss Inez E.
Depew. at the home Of the bride
in Chicago, ILL.,. according to in
formation reaching friends here.
Miss Depew has been living in
Chicago for the last ~ years,
prior to that time making her
home In Oregon. She taught in
the rural schools OF Lincoln and
Lane counties and was graduated
from the Oregon state normal
school. Miss Depew was employed
as an instructor in the schools at
Baker for eight years while
Churchill was superintendent OF
schools there, and has a large cir
Gle OF acquaintance among the
teachers Of Oregon.
Churchill has been state SUPER
intendent Of schools for the last
nine years. He left here a week
ago for Chicago to attend the an
nual convention Of the National
Education association.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-03
Edited by
ADELAIDE v. LAKE
Telephone 81
Is
Affair of
Wednesday

Miss Lena Ruth Hersch OF
Macleay and Roger L. Lambert OF
Pratum were married Wednesday
afternoon at the home OF Rev.
and Mrs. ]. A. McNees in this
city. They were attended by Mr..
and Mrs. John Roth Of Pratum,
Rev. McNees offieiated.
The bride was very charming
in simple messaline gown trim
med with beads. Following the
service the wedding party drove
to the home OF the brides mother,
Mrs. Matilda Hersch, OF Macleay
where dinner was served to about
rs guests, the immediate rela-
tiyes Of the young couple.
The groom is the SON OF Mr..
and Mrs. U. NJ. Lambert of Pra-
tum, an ex-seryice man. At pres
ent he is a student at o. A. c. in
the mechanical engineering de-
partment. They will make their
home in Corvallis. Mrs. Lambert,
who is an accomplished pianist,
will continue her study of music
at college. They left Thursday
morning for short visit with
relatives and friends.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-03
Radio Stations
Seek News From
Sinking Vessel

Boston. March S.-Radio sta.
tions along the North Atlantic sea
board today were actively seeking
news from the Norwegian steam
er Grontoft, Galveston for Esb-
jerg, reported sinking yesterday
with 20 men aboard 500 miles
southeast Of Cape Race.
The latest word from the Gron-
toft said all her lifeboats had
been smashed by the stormy seas.
The steamer Estonia was reported
on her way to the sinking steamer
and mariners here believe the Es-
tonia had reached the Grontoft in
time to save her officers and
crew. The Grontoft is a freighter
of 1900 tons.