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Handy Motor Saws Wood, Grinds
Feed, Runs Water Pump
and 8rightens Life.
MEANS REAL WATER SYSTEM
Old Fashioned Kerosene Lamp, TalIow
Dip and Even the Lantern Dis
appear When Electric Lights
Arrive.

Imagine q hired man who would
work for . cent an hour. require no
board or lodging and think nothing
Of putting In from ten to fifteen or
even twenty hours q day. II desired?
Most farmers would doubt their own
ears II they hoard about such.a human
marvel. Yet there 10 . marvel Of
that sort. that will do all the above
only 1t isn't human. Some might say
IT'S more than human. which It really
10.
It's . fairly familiar object. this
super-hired man. It's . typical cleo
trio motor Of one-eighth horsepower,
which Is the equivalent Of one-man
power.
Until farmers In various sections Of
the United States began adopting
electrical methods. few realized how
valuable electricity can be to those
who follow agriculture as an occu-
patton. A motor of the size mention
, 1923-04-04
WYOMING
CROP REPORT

The March Crop Report for Wyom
ing issued by the U. S. Bureau of
Agricultural Economics from its
Cheyenne Wyoming Office indicates
that half of the 1922 potato crop is
still held by the growers; also that
30 per cent of the corn crop, % per
cent of the wheat crop; 25 per cent
o fthe oats and 33 per cent of last
years hay crop are held by growers.
CORN: The reports from over
the state indicates that 80 per cent of
last years corn crop of 1,56O,OOO
bushels, or 468, 700 bushels r still
held by growers compared to 10 per
cent or 234,O00 bushels held last year
and 25 per cent or 100000 bushels
held two years ago.
ALL WHEAT: 1t is estimated
that % per cent or $4,000 bushels
of 1922 wheat crop of 1858, 900 BUSH
els are still held compared to 26 per
cent or $4,000 bushels held last year
and 81 per zen Or 1,450,00O bushels
held two years ago.
OATSi The estimates shows that
25 per cent of the 1922 crop of oats
or 100000 bushels is still held COM
pared to As per cent and 100000
bushels held last year and SIS per cent
or 2,403,000 bushels held two years
ago.
ALL HAY: 1t is estimated that
33 per cent of the1 922 hay crop of
1~,879,OO0 tons or 100000 tons were
held on farms and ranches March 1.
POTATOES: The reports from
growers and others indicate that SO
per cent or 1,265,OOO bushels of the
1922 crop of 2,530,000 bushels we're
still held by growers on March /. OF
this amount held it is estimated that
IL per cent or 100000 bushels are I'M
fit for food and seed and that IL per
cent of the 1922 crop is still held by
growers for their own use as food and
seed, leaving &c per cent of the crop
or 658,000 bushels available on the
hands of the growers fro sale.
To February oath 754 cars had
been moved from the 1922 crop COM
pared to 795 cars to the same date
last year from the 1921 crop. The
total movement from the 1922 crop
was 954 cars.
Potatoes have found slow sale with
very low prices and many have been
fed to stock. There are many first
grade potatoes available for market
at this time and some very fine GER
titled seed stock that is still held by
growers. The prices on March 1
ranged from 15c to Soc per hundred
to the growers.
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farms. whose youthful period oc-
CURED at q time whom electric lights
were As yet unknown aywhere. can
recall the monotony Of taking care Of
the kerosene lamps.
Every few days they had to be re-
filled: and almost as frequently the
glass chimneys had to be washed.
This latter required care. for lamp
chimneys are fragile. and are apt to
be slippery after coming out of warm.
soapy water. And every night the
same laborious operation was nsces-
sary to Tight up" II would take two
or three minutes sometimes to light
n lamp.
But times have changed nightly on
some American farms-so much 90
that the men and women who wsse
boys and girls on the old farm and
since have one forth to city life
would md q fascinating comparison
possible II they should now return.
They would And the old folks spend.
ing their years A. comfortably a. city
dwellers. None Of the old routine OF
lighting the lamps would be observed.
Instead Of that. PA" and Ma" would
complacently step over to the wall,
twitch 4 switch-and the rooms would
instantly shine with light Electric
light!
When Tom" Edison invented the
first Of these electric lights, many
years ago. at Menlo Park, N. j.. and
when w. d. Coolidge increased the
brilliancy Of the electric light BY his
experiments at the research labora.
tory of the General Electric Company,
At Schenectady. N. Y. . bright posi-.
bility for the farm folk Of the United
States, a we'll As for the city folk,
At once blazsd forth. Today the cleo.
trifying Of the farm. although II 70.
quires an outlay Of capital to star,
with. is considered worth all It costs
by those who have already accom-.
plished 1t on their own farms.
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their " homes can both install and
maintain An ideal lighting system for
10 cents . day-less than the price Of
a cigar or the cost Of an ice cream
d~elicacy.
Moreover. there exists the absence
Of that momentary but recurrsnt irri-
tation that comes iron . poorly
placed light or q dull light. It 10 rseog.
nized with growing ~spDrsciauon that
the modern brilliant electric lirhts
make life smoother and hanpiss u
live.
Result Of Edisen's Genius
Until 1873. when Edison produced
the frst practical electric lamp, such
Transforming possibilities remained
unknown. And Edissn's work vas
supplemented by discoveries made IN
the research laboratories Of the Gen.
eral Electro Company, from which
came tungsten and the gas-Alied Lamp.
These are mans friends after nieht.
fall everywhere.
Their briliiancs, however, has made
shades very desirabls-and thereby q
new neld for the artistic s~mbsllish.
msnt Of the home has been discios-
cd.
The harmony of color with light IL
now suggested. with all its possibfii.
ties Of those OF artistic ideas. Wall
fixtures In particular are susceptible
to attractive shades. Shades Of parch.
nent or silk. painted In colorsd de-
signs are proving delightful. Fami.
lies IN which there are boya mr. gfrls
in high school art classes secure some
splendid effects from home talent" In
this direction.
, 1923-04-04

thing for which electricity is used on
the farm. Many farmers secure cleo.
trio power solely for the sake of the
lights. although It must be said that
they do not often stop with the lights.
Other electrical Improvements follow.
oid-rIme Lamps and Candles Go
The time-honored kerosene lamp.
the tallow dip. with Its ever-present
fire peril, even the almost inevitable
lantern. are all apt to vanish and
never return when the electric lights
arrive. Those who have lived on
farms, especially folk Of the present
generation who we're brought up on
, 1923-04-04
WYO TO START War
ON PRAIRIE DOGS

The Seventeenth Legislature en-
acted many laws for the benefit of
the agricultural interests of the
State, says the Bureau of Biological
Survey, but few of them are of more
importance than the one providing
for the control of injurious rodents.
Prairie dogs, ground squirrels, pocket
gophers, ETC., have each year exacted
a toll of over a half million dollars
by their depredations in this state.
Farmers and ranchers have carried
on individual and united campaigns
of destruction year after year, but
the great areas of public, school and
nonresident lands have served to
keep the country constantly supplied
with the pest.
The law enacted provides that
when a majority of the resident land
owner owning at least IS per cent
of the lands within the bounds of the
desired district, petition the County
Commissioners, it shall be their duty
to declare the lands to be a district
and to proceed to control the pests.
The Commissioners provide for a
County Inspector who serves notice
on every tract of land, giving the
Is days to destroy the rodents.
If there are any live animals at the
end of that time, he kills them and
the charges for the work are a lien
on the land, to be collected the same
as other taxec
The districts may be of any size,
as long as they meet the require
ments and are approved by the Com
missioners. Poison will be furnished
landowners at cost. The County
Agent will have charge of the work
in the County. The U. S. Biological
Survey will cooperate in prescribing
poisoning methods, assisting the Co.
unity Inspectors in their work and
any other means possible.
This law will supply, for the first
time in the history of the State, a
mean of forcing the nonresident,
the railroad companies and the State
to poison their lands. The resident
landowner is always willing to poison
his rodents but his work is practically
lost unless all of the land surrounding
hi mis- poisoned also. The new law
assures that this will be done after
the district is formed. It cannot be
an unjust burden, for the law specifi-
cally states that no charge shall ex-
coed Is cents per acre, except in the
case of pocket gopher control, when
it may reach 25 cents per acre. The
increased value of the land will justi-
fly such an expense.
Anyone interested should get in
touch with the County Agricultural
Agent of the County in which he
lives. They will soon be able to sup
ply the blank forms for petitioning
the Commissioners and give informa-
ton on how the work should be or
gained. Residents of any County
where no Agricultural Agent is en-
ployed can secure the petition blanks
and such information as can be sup
piled by writing to the U. S. Biologi-
cal Survey, Laramie, Wyoming.
, 1923-04-04
ELECTRICITY HAS BECOME.
FARMERS BEST HIRED Man

farms. and might take to every farm.
is the possibility Of electric lights.
Usually these will be put In W.
before a motor-driven pump and the
resulting water system. Almost al
ways the electric lights as the first
, 1923-04-04

Farming taught by mail is one Of
the important features Of the work
of the College Of Agriculture at Ohio
State University. Every phase Of
agriculture is covered in the courses.
, 1923-04-04

For part of it's water supply Athens
Greese depends OF the aqueduct built
by the Roman Emperor Hadrian.
Evening star., 1923-08-07
SEMI-FiNALS ARE ON
In MUNICIPAL TENNIS

Competition for the singles cham
pionship of the municipal tennis
tournament has narrowed down to
four racketers who were booked to
clash in two contests today on the
bathing beach courts. Rutley was
to oppose Thurtell in the upper half
of the semi-final. while DR.. Davis was
slated to hook UP with ONeil in the
lower half. Play was to get under
way at 4:i5 o'clock.
Two of these netmen are to meet
Thursday afternoon for the singles
championship. Play will be sus-
memory of the late President Ha ard-
ing.
Three doubles matches were COM
pleted yesterday. DIR. Davis and
Cragoe advanced to the final in the
upper half by their defeat over Nc
Connell and Newkirk, 6-S, Is, and
Gadberry and TemDleton, 6-1, 60.
ONeil and Rock moved to the title
round in the lower half. defeating
HGbSon and Fetter. 6-1. 7-5. Title
Play in the doubles probably will
start Friday.
Summaries of yesterday follow:
Doubes-Third round-Davis and Cragoe de-
featcd Mcconnell and Newkirk, Ga, rs.
Semi -als-Davis and Cragoe defeated Cad
berry and Templeton, 6-l. Go. O'Neil and
Pairings OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES final round
Rutley VS.. Thurtell in upper half; Davis VS..
ONeil in lower half, at 4;45 oc.och on bath
ing beach courts.
Evening star., 1923-08-07
TENNIS THREATENED
BY PROFESSIONALISM

Professional tennis. with the Davis
cup stars of half dozen countries
tangling in singles and doubles for
big purses before enormous crowds.
looms up as something more than a
possibility in the very near future.
The one sport which has fought off
the inroads of professionalism most
successfully is beginning to wobble
before the modern tendency to spe-
cialize and be paid for it.
The enormous amount of time re-
quired for practice in order to re-
main near the top of the heap and
the undeniable drawing power of the
topnotchers combine to make the step
to professionalism seem really very
logical. All that is needed to see
professional tennis league launched is
an agreement between three or four
of the stars.
Imagine, if you WILL a series of
matches between such stars of the
court as Tilden. Richards. Alfonso of
Spain. J. o. Anderson of Australia.
Washer of Belgium, Cochet of France,
Kumagae of Japan and others of
equal class.-Such matches in the past
have drawn crowds limited only by
the size of the stands surrounding the
court, and people are willing to pay
big prices to see men of this caliber
compete.
Evening star., 1923-08-07
F1rpo

We smile on the two-=hsted
bruiser who's scraPping his way to,
the front. and, be he a winner orr
loser. he's pulling wonderful;
stunt; for Firpo is always fighter:
the scrappiest man of the age; he!
isn't a speaker or writer. he hasn't
been seen on the stage. He yearns
for the scrimmage and sally, he
sighs for a clip on the beak. hel
snortS and he paws in the valleyt
he longs for victim week When;
there is no fighting he's worried,
when he has no bruises he's wild ::
his fetlocks have never been: cur
ried, his back teeth have never|bcen
fled The fame he has won. will
survive him, the lore of the ring he's
enriched; no ladies or childreu can
drive him, he won't always stand
when he's hitched. Grown weary of
pugs who are writing, and bruisers
who talk by the year, we welcome q
fighter who's fighting whenever
foe will appear. Grown weafy of
champions choosing their vistims
with infinite care, we welcome a
bruiser who's bruising. scrapper
with burrs i'll his hair. Grown weary
OF fighters who clamor for millions
before they will scrap, we weeome
this fierce human hamper who's
knocking the stiffs from the map.
(CopyrightD WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1923-08-07
TILDEN'S PROGRAM
HELPS NET SPORT

1t is impossible to do otherwise
than highly commend the task which
William T. Tilden appears to have set
for himself Crowned with the high
est laurels of the tennis courts, he is
making d round of tournaments some
of which he might be excused for
ignoring.
The educational value of this lawn
tennis campaign cannot be overssti-
mated. The appearance of Tilden and
his truly remarkable playing must
serve to inspire enthusiasm and so
elevate the standards of the game.
With Tilden it is chiefly a labor of
love.
Malcolm d. Whitman did much the
same thing during the seasons of
1898 and 1899.
Tiden fought through a great sea-
son in 9S. winning week after week
until he met r. Lindley Murray in
the final of the all-comers' singles
on the turf at Forest Hills. Seem
ingly Big Bill' is attempting on a
more gigantic scale to duplicate the
masterful achievement of five years
ago.
Evening star., 1923-08-07
CALIFORNIA NETMEN
SCORE In new YORK

SOUTHAMPTON, y. Y. August I.
The fortieth annual invitation
lawn tennis tournament for the
Southampton bowl opened at the
Meadow Club yesterday with the
most attractive entry that has yet
competed for the trophy now held by
Vincent Richards.
In addition to the YCnkers court
prodigy. who holds two legs on the
howl and will attempt to take it out
right this week. the draw includes
Robert kinSey of California. who is
seeded at the top of the lower half;
+. l. c. Norton of S:uth Africa.
Manuel Alfonso of -Spain, two mem
team. members of the oxford Cam :
bridge University combination and
all Of the rest of the California con-
tinEent. with the exception Of Will
liam NJ. Johnston.
All of these. with, the exception of
the two Hawaiians and Wallace
Bates of California, survived the
opening day Of play.
Bowie Dietrich. the No. l man on
the territorial team, was put out by
William Ecklund fell before Lud-
low Nandeventer of Plainfield, n. j.,
at 6-1, e..
Kinsey. after disposing of Dietrich
gained MS tHlTu TouIu DrdCkeI at tne
expense of Frank T. Anderson Of
Erookl IN.
Seven other players gained their
third round bracket. They were
Robert KinSey. James Davies and
Clarence Griffin of California; Alfonso,
James n Lowry. captain of Cam
bridge: Hugh G. NJ Kelleher of New
York and 5. Howard Noshell of New
Gardens. Long Island.
NCsholl furnished the only setback
for California. when he defeated Wal
lace Bates in the~Second round after
one of the est-fought struggles
of the afternoon
Evening star., 1923-08-07
Jimmy De FORREST
" NOT TO TRAIN FIRPO

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, August T.
Jimmy De Forrest will not train
Lslis Angel Firpo, Argentine heavy
weight for his bout in New York.
September IA, with Jack Dempsey,
according to G. Widmer, secretary
of the challenger. Instead, a train
et from Buenos Aires will have
charge of the Firpo preparations, it
was said.
Widmer hastened to state, however,
that there was no break with De
Forrest, who generally is accredited
with HAVING developed Firpo into a
championship possibility. He refus-
ed to give the name of the man COM
ing from Buenos Aires to take charge
Of Firpo and was not inclined to dis
cusss the matter.
Occasion also was taken to assert
that Firpos right arm was not in
ju:ed in the Smith contest last week,
as: had been previously reported.
Evening star., 1923-08-07
I'd for American NeUonen S. Seeks Dau Cup Doubles Pai
LEONARD DUNDEE GO
RESULT OF POLITICS
BY FAIR PLAY.

NEW YORK, August 7.-.Politics,
Thus may the unexpected, the sudden,
the altogether surprising matching
of Benny Leonard and Johnny Dundee
be explained. The fight will take,
place at the Yankee stadium on the ,
night of September under the;
auspices of the Cromwell Athletic,
Club. This would seem to put a.
spike in Tex Richards plans to bring;
Leonard and Charley White together;
late this month
Tex sat around his office all Monday,
afternoon waiting for an expected
call from Billy Gibson to discuss final
details of the bout. But Gibson never;
showed up. Then out of the clear:
sky the announcement that Leonard
and Dundee are to renew thSir an
cient grudge.
Eight times have the two fighters
met and always with mutual respect.
Leonard never was able to dc, much
with Dundee, and. on the other hand,
the featherweight champion did not
maui the. lightweight king tp any
appreclable degree. 1t was ! nice
little arrangement and did not cease
until it began to appear as enough
the customers would like a sEift in
the bill, whereupon Benny took on a
limited engagement with Jack Erittonl
which Mickey Walker interrupted.
bulluee anu Leonard nave So many
friends in New York that bumper at
tendance rs certain and the situation,
indeed, may SO size up that Il will1
be deemed expedient to carry On thes
partnership throughout the WINTER
Upon second thought. however,, this;
is hardly likely since the bous will:
go to a decision and Leonard will be.
required to defend his title at the:
lightweight limit. He would hardly
let Johnny shade him. But, again,
upon third thought, Leonard coslld 500
conduct himself as to win the decisions
after battle sufficiently close to
pack the ball park upon the occasion
of still another battle. One never CAM
tell about these things.
Dundee will have no trouble Eat III:
in making the lightweight linait, in:
fact he should enter the ring we'll be- :
low the required mark. it being re-;
membered that he was at his best:
against Criqui at the featherwight:
limit Of 126 pounds.
(Copyrght, 1921
Evening star., 1923-08-07

Then Bill Johnston and Peck Grif-
fin, another old-time pair. did up Will
liams and Washburn, and the Kim
seys also. and there matters rest,
still firmly believing in themselves as
a doubles combination, if they play.
in spite of past history.
Williams Play Inconsistent.
Norris Williams might we'll be re-
christened "Nvayward' Williams Re-
Gently he struck one of his wonderful
streaks of>play, against which no liv-
ing tennis player the writer has seen
can stand. As a result his victims
simply stood aghast as they saw balls
flashing, off Williams racket in
every direction except where they
could reach them.
Truly this black haired demon is
the terror of the courts when one of
these moods is upon him. No one
ever wants his money back at the
llams on one of his great days, but
when he chances on Williams the
Weak he has right to feel defraud-
ed. No other tennis player can run
such gamut in season, but he al.
ways gives the stands a sensation.
AT his best, he holds the spectators
breathless. not only by his execution,
but by his daring and that ina gina
tion which pictures some extreme
shot as possible and then makes it
reality. At his worst, even the veri-
est dub in the stands itches to get
hold of Williams racket and show
him how to use il.
New President No Athlete.
There Will be no tennis cabinet
or presidential golf foursomes in
Washington under the new regime.
Amherst men remember that when
President Coolidge was in college
and was asked about his attitude to-
ward athletics he replied: Il want TO
educate my head, not my legs"
Rowing men are now discussing
fiercely whether or not the new lumi-
nary in the sculling world. Ed Nc
Guire. the Buffalo policeman, has a
chance to shine against Walter Hoo
Yer. The strapping oarsman defeated
both Hilton Belyea and Paul Costello
SO easily in the Baltimore regatta
that many believe he has it in him TO
take the measure Of the one-time
winner of the diamond sculls.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1923-08-07

The land chosen for the construc-
tion Of this course" says circular
issued by the club, .'is the most ad
mirably adapted of any site procura-
capital. with sufficient roll to it to
prevent the course from being pro-
sale. sufficiently level SO that beau
tiful course has been constructed
where a players time can be given
to playing golf rather than climbing
hills. a great variety of holes in nat
ural surroundings with water and
other hazards readily available"
Edward S. Brashears is president of
the new club and Rudolph Jose is vice
president. David c: Trott is secre-
tary and Spencer B. Curry is treas
urer. A member of the club. speak
ing of the course today. said the
course construction work probably
cost less than that of any club in the
east The land is so admirably
adapted for golf and the turf. so
good" this member said. that the
nine-hole course probably was built
at cost of not much more than
$1,000, most of which was for labor.
Only one construction job. outside of
the building of greens. was needed,
this being the filling in of small
swale fifty feet across"
The course has been built under the
direct supervision of Francis l.. James.
formerly course supervisor at the
Chevy Chase Club. The services OF
Devereux Emmett. builder of the Con-
gressional Country Club course. also
have been used in a consulting capac-
ity.
Work on a clubhouse will be begun
when the membership reaches $50.
which is expected to be in the spring
of 1924. Membership will be closely
restricted and transferable.
In distance the club Will be as close
to Washington as the. Chevy Chase
Club, and will be accessible by motor:
steam or electric railway. Temporary
greens will be in use when the course
is opened on August 16- The perma-
nent green's will be open for play
about October l.