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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15

miles to Switzerland for winter va cation and spend large sums of rain bow-colored sports costumes to be displayed in expensive hotels. A large proportion of the Swiss winter vaca- tioniSts are English people who flee the cloudy. damp climate of the Brit ish' Isles and seek sunshine on the snowy peaks cf the Bernese Oberland. Gray-haired lords and ladies. done up in saudy Woolens which might be- come comic opera chorus. skate and slide down hill and scramble about on skis with all the enthusiasm of children.
 Latest "Steps" Taught
 There are numerous curling matches and hockey games on the icerinks. Professional skaters teach novices all the latest Eyrations. ard bands play at night on the lighted 'patinoirs" or along the "lugge" courses. where dignified old gentle men coast "bellybuster," just as small boys do in thousands of Amer- can communities Sleighing excur- sions are organized There are many ski Jumping contests, fancy dress parties on the ice, horseraces ana luggeraces. Indoors there are shimmy teas, and boisterous jazz bands HioStiS tdiitb -NiiltilNdu bdEuS, pIdN during meals Dances are frequent ard all sorts of musicians and per formers travel from hotel to hotel Russian singers and dancers. many of whom are refugees in Switzerla nd are especially numerous this sea son.
 It is less than 50 years since the Swiss adopted the Norwegian ski and began to advertise winter sports in Mediterranean winter resorts. Gstaad CauN, Nillars. St Moritz. Murren and score of lesser known winter sport centers now entertain thou sands nf visitors annually from De- cember l5 to March !. Cog railways have spread throughout the Swiss mountains and speedily carry visi- tors up to the snowline resorts. At points ,ess than $500 feet above sea level the snow fall is not regular and frequent thaws interfere with the winter nastimes. but the pine covered mountains above that elevation are well covered with snow which falls early in December and does not dis appear till late in March or carly in .Aprit.
 The influx of British and American visitors this year has been heavier than any time since 1913. It is csti- mated that the Amerieans number about -,l00. %otel rates are not con sidered high. They range from s2.5o | to Si0 T da%.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
FAIRFIELD SCHOOL.
 HEAD ARRIVES AND. ATTENDS MEET INC.
Mo Changes in Teacher Per- sonneI To Be Made At
 Present
FAIRFIELD Bt REAU
 I'ir s..c-sst.t{ ., i' Fairfield, Ala. April II

Prof, B. B. Baker, newly elected superintendent of the Fairfield public schools, Is in Fairfield and attended d meeting of the board of education Saturday night. There was no for nal statement following the meet ing of the board. although it Was stated that all of the teachers now empleN Ned had been reelected. Aside rom two prospective marriages, It is believed that the staff will be re- tained as d present. Professor Baker. il is understood. plans to remain in Fairfield a few days. making an in spection of the schools and acquaint- ing himself with a few of the de tails in connection with his new work. The new officer is from Rust, TeN.. where. he is a t present president of Rust college. He is a brother of Dr. N. R. Baker, superintendent of the county schools.
 Prof. F. D. Graves. who is retiring, has made no announcement of his plans yet, although it is believed that he plans to remain in educational work He is likely to remain resi- dent of Fairfield also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
PARK ELECTION MAY ?

Mayor NJ. W. Pratt Saturday re- qucsted that the attention of the vot- CTS of Fairfield be called again to the election May 2, when they will be permitted to pass upon whether the city shall acquire the park area op- toned three years ago, and also prop erty for other municipal purposes. One of the issues will be for S6o,00o and the other for sl0,0oO and must be voted upon separately. Mayor Pratt and the council are unanimous ly for the two issues. and are en- saeed in urging the voters not to neglect the important civic duty. The usual voting places will be provided and very representative vote is de- sired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
BUYS BACK STORE INTEREST

William Candy has repurchascd an interest in the Donald drug store |a1ter a tempo rary absence during which he bought the Westfield Phar- mac. and changing il to the Candy drug store and subsequently selling that to Seymour Hall. He travelled for some time, but returned to Far field few days ago and has pitched his fortune with E. Herlong and pr. Strickland The three owners of the store are well known in Fairfield and have many friends who Will De interested in this recent change.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15

Dr. J. T. lIndsley, dental surgeon for the city of Fairfield has filed his report for March He visited several schools and delivered addresses upon the importance of the proper care of the teeth and also made several cX- fractions and treatments. Dr. Ends ley is determined that the school chill dren shall be equipped with good teeth and instructed into the Vital necessity for their proper care.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
o o O Taxation fo Front.

Taxation was brought to the front when one of the correspondents called the attention of the President to the recent announcement of Andrew w.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
IL. M. ERI SII

Funeral services for the late Fl. W.. Brush will be conducted sunday alt ernoCn at o'clock from the late Interment will be at Huey . tnvr The pallbearerS will be from inc various odd Fellows lodges in this district Mir. Brush was an ar dent worker for the odd Fellows ana held many positions of honor with that fraternal organization. Key E. b, Gatline will conduct the sefN-
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-07-13
/ STATE WHERE WOMEN RULE
East Indian Territory, Under "Pettl.
coat Government" Is Said to Be
Progressive and Prosperous.

While In some parts of the great
Indian empire the Hindoo wife Is so
subjected to her husband that she IL
not supposed to eat at the table with
him or even look him In the face, In
the province Of Travancare, on the
other hand, "matriarchy," or the rule
of woman, survives almost In its pure
state.
In marriage the woman chooses her
husband and he comes to her house to
live. Until quite recently she could
dismiss and divorce him whenever she
felt like It. Now, however, divorce is
by mutual consent. The woman is the
head of the family. She owns property
In her own right. When she dies her
property passes on to her children, but
that of her husband on his death passes
on to his mothers nearest kin.
There are no child marriages in Ira
vancore. such as prevail throughout
the rest Of India, where there are mil
lions of child widows. This province
has less illiteracy than any other state
In India. It's people claim they are
Che most progressive. prosperous and
happy In all India.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-07-13
MOMENT OF FEAR AT SEA
When Collision That Would Have
Been Fatal to Both Vessels
Seemed TO Be Inevitable.

Several steamers passed, some very
close. Ball was steering and i was
seated In the companion, watching the
lights. All at once / felt something
near us. as man will sometimes be
aware of someone standing over him
while he sleeps. looked astern and
saw the masts and funnel of steamer
In the sky No hull was visible, only
the bare spars and the stack, rolling
out black smoke. Then the hill of wa
ter between us rolled away, and she
rose up as II spewed forth from the
bottom Of the sea, black, silent, her
lights glaring stupidity and unseeing.
Then she sank without sound, and
the lights went out. She plunged
again, and when she came up she was
nearer We had stern light In the
mizzen rigging. and dozen times Il
blnked at II, asking myself II 1t was
really there, burning brightly. plainly,
visible. Did she see us2 Did II matter
TO herr Was she blind and dumb
That iron cliff, staggering ahead
Through the dark, lifting up and
swooping down, so lnsensible. 50 up-
aware. At the very last mo-
ment, when she was separated from
as by length of only one wave, she
put up her helm and passed under our
1ee.-Harper's Magazine.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-07-13
Distinct Advantages in
Use of Manure Spreader

Most men who use manure
spreader are agreed that It is a profit
able piece of farm machinery, but the
greater number will nlso admit that
1t isn't kept going enough Of the time.
There are several distinct advan-
tages in the use Of a manure spread
er. One of the most attractive fea-
lures of course is that the horses do
the unloading, and this is indeed a
real advantage. However, the fact
that manure can be spread uniform
ly Is one OF the best reasons for the
use Of this machine. This Is Of par
ticu''r value in top-dresslng wheat
with manure. If wheat is given a
light coating Of manure during the
early winter there will be an Increase
not only in the grain crop, but also in
the stand of grass or clover follow
ing.
The improvement In grass and clo-
yer stands and the increased GER
tainty Of maintaining the regular ro-
tation without serious interruption,
should be of sufficient value to pay
the cost Of manure spreader in a very
short time, says #. L. Duley Of the
Missouri College of Agriculture. A
manure spreader, howey er, is profit
able only when used. 1t won't help
much while standing in the barnyard
while the manure pile decays.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-07-13
Feeding Value of
Oats for Horses
Acreage and Production
Have Increased Rapidly
and Consistently.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agricuiture.)
Acreage and production Of oats In
the United States have Increased rap
Idly and consistently since the an
nual estimates became available In
1865. according to the United States
Department of Agriculture. However,
production has shown some fluctua-
tion, due chiefly to low acre yields In
good years. The peak Of production
occurred In 1917, when the United
Stares produced 1852, 100000 bushels
Of oats. The largest acreage up to the
World war was grown In 1918, when
44,349.000 acres were harvested, from
which 1,53S, 124, 900 bushels were gar
nered. The heavy drop in acreage in
1919 was followed Immediately by a
raise to 42,491 900 acres in 1920, and
still further increase Of 45,495, 900
acres In 1921. the largest acreage ever
grown. Following the record acreage
Of 1921 with an average acre yield
Of 23.7 bushels, the lowest since 1890,
decided drop In acreage occurred
again In 1922, when only 40,693,O00
acres We're grown. The acre yield
also has increased rather steadily
since 1890
Acreage May Be Reduced.
Concerning the situation and out
look in oat production, the depart
ment indicates that it is probable that
the acreage Of this crop may be some
what reduced during the present dec
ade. The advent and rapidly in
creasing use Of motorized transfer and
trucking in botff- the city and country
are markedly reducing the commercial
demand for feeding oats. The farm
tractor may also reduce the number of
work horses on the farm, thus fur
ther reducing the quantity Of oats
required. However there still will re-
main demand for oats by certain in
dustries that will continue to use
horses. Notwithstanding the rapid de-
velopment of the farm. tractor,
large percentage of the farms Of the
United States will continue to be titled
by the use of the horse as the chief
source Of motive power, and conse-
quently oats will continue to be in de-
mand as one Of their principal feeds.
Occupies Unique Place.
The important and rather unique
place this crop occupies, regardless of
the fact that its cash value alone sell
dom offers much inducement for pro-
d1ction, is due to its unsurpassed feed
Ing value for horses and young stock,
the difficulty Of replacing 1t by any
other crop in our general farming sys-
tenn, and the economy Of labor In grow
Ing and handling the crops.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-07-13
Plan Spraying to Save ~
Potato Crop From Pest

Potatoes can be increased In yield
approximately one-third above nor
mally II they are protected from In
jury by, the potato leaf hopper, ac-
cording to w. f. Flint, Illinois state
entomologist. Experiments conducted
during the last three years in Illinois
and other states have shown that in
creases of from 80 to GO bushels per
acre may be had by combating this
pest, Mr.. Flint said.
"The method Of control Is simple
and does not require the services of
an expert" according to Mr.. Flint.
Spraying with good home made
or commercial bordeaux mixture does
the work. a fresh mixture being pre-
ferred.
Apply the first spray when the po-
tato vines are from six to eight inches
high, and follow up four or FIVE sim
ilar sprays at seven to ten days. in
tervals. II is necessary that both the
upper and under side Of the leaves be
covered with the spray. This Is not
difficult to do with the angle nozzles
attached to either a field or hand
sprayer. 1t cannot be done with
uprinkling can or brush.
"If the striped Colorado beetle Is
present In the vines, add two pounds
pf srssnats Of lead to spray solution"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-07-13
Ohio Farmers Grow 100
Bushels Corn to Acre

Extension specialists at Ohio State
university have compiled the expert
ence Of the forty Ohio farmers who
In the last six years have succeeded
In growing 100 or more bushels Of
corn 10 the acre on ten acres. The
tabulation shows that Of all those who
have made che Hundred Bushel
club" 68 per cent planted corn fol-
lowing clover; 4s per cent manured
the land; 65 per cent used mixed fer
tilizer; 4S per cent used acid phos-
phate and 35 per cent used acid phos-
phate and manure. Fifty-five per cent
Of the successful contestants planted
their corn In checks, and As per cent
In drills; 65 per cent planted yellow
corn and 35 per cent planted white
varieties. The facts are presented in
detail in recent Issue Of Timely
Soil Topics" published by the uni
versity. One thing the figures show Is
that to raise 100 or more bushels of
corn to the acre Is more than per-
formance; It is excellent business.
High yields to the acre cut down over
head, and reduce the bushel cost.
w. ii. Gilmore, who broke all known
records last summer by raising 1874
bushels to the acre on ten acres
cleared nearly 80 cents a bushel.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-07-13
For PractIclno Golf.

To satisfy the demand for a simple
golf exerclser, machine has been de-
vised for practicing golf strokes at
home. either indoors or out, says Popu-
lar Mechanics. II consists Of a square
steel base into which Is screwed a
steel post. Held in place at the top Of
the post Is small revolving plate to
which are connected two highly tenn
oered coll springs, which are fastened
at their opposite ends to clevis.
Swiveled to this is piece Of air
plane wire, which at Its other end Is
attached securely to golf ball. The
ball, when struck from the ground or
tee. swings aroupd the base for a
length Of time that varies with the
nature of the stroke.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-07-13
R.,Ie, O, maolemose Ace.

Eminent scientists are unanimous in
declaring two bone harpoons, found
under peat in East Yorkshire. Eng
land. 70 be genuine relics Of the Magle-
nose age. In September last Mr. T.
Sheppard, M. &c.. Of Hull declared
them to be modern forgeries. com
mittee representing the Anthropology
section Of the British association was
appointed to investigate the discovery,
and In detailed report the harpoons
are stated TO be Identical with Magle-
nose harpoons from the Baltic, and
believed to be genuine. Tnis view Is
shared by a second committee appoint
ed by the Royal Anthropological in
stitute. The harpoons are the only
relics Of their kind found in England,
and are the earliest traces OF mans
presence In Yorkshire, dating back
20 10000 to 1900 B. c.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-07-13
First Requisite of Good
Grade of Strawberries

One Of the first requisites of a
good grade Of strawberries Is that
they shall be firm enough to carry TO
the market Green berries also must
be kept ont OF the crates. If the fields
are picked carefully every day or every
other day, depending upon the rapidity
with which the berries rlpen, no diff
Guilty should be experienced in obtain
Ing berries of reasonably uniform
and proper degree Of maturity so that
the shipper may approximate the dis
tance which they can be sent safely.
Varieties have Characteristic appear
ances, sizes, and carrying qualities,
and only berries Of one variety can
properly be placed In hox or crate,
"mixed varieties" or marked with
statement as to the number Of boxes
Il contains Of each variety. There is
very little occasion for mixture Of
varieties, as they are usually grown
In separate rows.
The multiplicity Of grade names
used In different sections Of the coun-
try causes much confusion. Not
more than two grades are used, but
they are designated by such names as
"Fancy" and "Choice," or Fancy" and
"Number One" or "A" and "B," or
"Firsts" and Seconds" II has been
the aim Of the bureau Of markets to
standardize names for grades, as well
as the grades themselves, so that each
grade will mean the same in all sec
tions Of the country and to all parties
concerned In the buying and selling
of the product.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-07-13

Il per cen. and not exceeding 10 per
cent will be divided between the
lessees and the government, and after
the profit exceeds 10 per cent, lessees
must reduce passenger fares and
freight rates.
If the experience of Italy In 1920 In
the operation Of her railroads were to
be repeated In America with loss Of
SIT .205 per mile Of road, there would
be an aggregate annual loss from our
100000 miles Of railway Of 81, ,426, ,500,-
600. and the number Of railway en-
pioyees would approximate 5,720.OO0
or three times the present number.
EXPERIENCE OF CANADA
The Canadian government owns and
operates the Canadian national rail-
ways, comprising 1883 miles of rail-
road. The expenses Of operation In
1921 exceeded the revenues by $16,-
092, ,9O2 and in 1920 by $50, ,S42, ,970 or
an average annual loss per mile Of
road for these two years Of $500. II
the experience Of Canada In 1920 and
1921 were to be repeated In the United
States in the operation of our rail-
roads with loss Of 81 500 per mile of
road, there would be an aggregate an
nual loss from our 100000 miles Of
railroad Of $39O,OOOOOO. without any
consideration for the taxes now paid
by the railroads which amount to over
$500 100000 annually, indicating that
under these circumstances there would
be about $69O,0O0,OO0 which 1t would
be necessary for the federal govern.
ment to secure through taxation.
EXPERIENCE OF THE UNITED
STATES
The actual and complete results OF
the experience Of the United States
government In operating the railroads,
commencing January /. 1913, are not
fully known as yet, but the most con-
servative and reliable statements we
have indicate that the loss to the gov
ernment will be above 81, 800, 900,
and the number Of employees In.
creased 1927 This result character.
lies this undertaking as one Of the
most unfortunate steps, from q flnan-
cial point of view, upon which our
government ever ventured. The eI-
perience Of the United States has
proved conclusively that the public in
terest Is best secured by private own.
ership and operation provided con-
structive regulation can be secured
Advertisement.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-07-13
Boarder Cows May
Lose Their Homes
Owner Fails to Realize
High Cost of Milk.

From the number Of "boarder" cows
found upon many Of our dairy farms,
one might think that their owners
grow so fond of these three-teated,
dry-six-months-a-year, perambulating
feed bins that no cost Is too great II
they can be kept stuffed with good
feed. In return for this treatment
each "boarder" presents the world
with calf fully as worthless as Its
mother. dlrties the milk pail for q
few months, and eventually sends her
owner to the window marked Loans
rather than to the one marked "De.
posits." ra
In most cases, however. II Is not the
owners affection for scrubs but his
failure to realize the high cost of pro
ducing milk with these cows, that
keeps them in comfort on the farm
when they should be in the stock
yards awaiting their turn to increase
the supply Of hamburger. II use Is
made of the information contained In
bulletin No. 244 Of the University of
Illinois agricultural experiment sta
tion, many Of these "boarders" will
be pried loose from their comfortable
homes and started on a long journey.
the last stage Of which will be made
in nice cool refrigerator car.
This publication reports In detail
the feed cost Exclusive of pasture)
of producing milk and butterfat with
1908 Holsteln cows kept on practical
dairy farms. It compares the cost of
feed for cows of one production level
with the cost of feed for cows Of
various other production levels. The
method of comparison is based upon
digestible nutrients in the feed con-
sumed and may be used however
much the prices of feeds may fluc-
tuate.
1t was found that the feed con-
sumed per 100 pounds OF milk produced,
decreased at an ever-decreasing rate
as production increased. Figures are
presented showing the relative feed
cost Of production for cows of vari-
ops yields. For instance, It is shown
that for 3,0O0-pound COW, the feed
cost Of producing 100 pounds of milk
Is one and two-thirds times as much
as for 10,OO0-pound COW. With this
great variation In cost, it may be seen
why dairyman with low-producing
herd makes little or no profit. The
bulletin may be obtained by writing
to the Agricultural Experiment sta
tlon, Urbana.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-07-13

dampness. The front of each unit Is
designed to face south and the win
dows are made OF standard sash,
hinged. 80 that they allow maximum
air I'm summer. The doors are con-
veniently placed for access Of the
keeper to the poultry house. and for
the removal Of litter.
yentilators are suggested at the rear
OF the poultry house to give additional
air In hot weather, but so Installed as
to defect the air currents and throw
the air upwards along the ceiling.
Each unit has 16 nests, of trap de-
sign and construction. and the roosts
have three perches with dropping
boards so placed as to make scraping
easy. The doors are opposite each
dropping board end. so that removal
Of the litter and scrapings is done with
the least amount OF effort or lost mo-
ton.
There Is no provision made for built
In hoppers. II is the general opinion
that the portable more-mash hopper Is
the more economical, for though the
birds consume more there Is less waste.
Provision for a good supply Of fresh
water, grit and shell hoppers is like
wise left TO the discretion Of the build
er. No set places are specified, but
wherever they are put II Is best not
to have them conflict with the scratch
ing area.
Concrete always makes a good floor.
Where clinkers are obtaInable il will
be found that subsurfacing the con-