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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-20
Bernat Raises Objection

Theodore J. Berndt immediately
asked, "Why pass this ordinance 10
raise the salary OF one man when an
ordinance to meet the pay roll Of
Broad Ripple fireman is pending?"
Walter W. Wise said that some time
ago counciImen had agreed to raise
salaries of certain city employees, when
a list was presented by the controller
on recommendation Of the mayor. He
said such a list had been presented,
but no recommendations furnished
On the favorabIe'votes Of Buchanan,
CIauer, Ray King and Thompson the
ordinance passed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-20

That King Tut's mummy is wrapped
in adhesive tape.-C. c.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-20
CIauer Admits Aims

William J. Clauer. Democrat, rose to
MS feet. What you said is exactly
true, and what is more I'm not going
70 vote for any ordinance like this I'M
I'll I get these appointments" he said.
A motion for vote on second read
ng was lost on opposing votes Of
Clauer. Buchanan. Ray, King and
Thompson.
a third ordinance. appropriating
81 800 for rent Of the fire tower on
the Merchants National Bank building
PASSED. the same members voting
favorably and the four Republicans,
Bramblett. Wise, Berndt and Clay
conbe, opposing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-20
CIaycombe Calls Up Bin

Claycombe Immediately called for
second reading on the Broad Ripple
ordinance.
Are we going to delay this ordin-
cnce any longer and cripple the fire
department." he demanded. They
need this money Immediately to meet
the pay roll At the Broad Ripple
station, he asserted.
King inquired if Broad Ripple had
paid any taxes vet.
Claycombe said it had. He accused
certain councilmen Of holding UP the
ordinance on account Of wanting ap-
pointments in the fire department.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-20

That when you win two ''rubbers"
of bridge you should be given a pair
of overshoes.--NV. w. w.
Evening star., 1923-09-23
Some Washington Women Are Winning Success in Curious

healthy as dogs can be, because they
are kept in kennels and yards that
are cleaned twice a day. The dogs
| eat boiled meat and all kinds of vege-
tables, such as carrots, string beans,
garlic and onions, with special bis
cults for dessert. The yare combed,
washed, groomed and curried every
day. Even their teeth are brushed
regularly. Cleanliness is next to
godliness" even among the canine
family If the daily doing sat the wen-
Hu kennels are accurate criterions.
Mrs. Waldo sold one of her champion
dogs to the President of Panama re-
Gently.
nURING the last fifteen years Mrs.
~ Kendall, prominent Washington
cat fancier, has raised and sold $50
Persian cats. Her pure-bred, pedi-
greed cats have been frequent win
ners in the annual cat shows held in
the Capital city. Blue Fluffins, one
of Mrs. Kendalrs finest Persians, is
mother of one of the first namesakes
of Mrs. COOLIDGE white, fluffy kitten
which is now four weeks old, struts
around the Kendall home and an
swers to the name of Grace Coolidge.
The world war put a temporary
crimp in the fancy cat business, but
latterly the demand for Persian and
Angora cats and kittens has reassert-
ed self and now the animals are be-
ing marketed at prices of from SIS to
fnr- f.,1I
s25 for pedigreed females. Raising
cats is ticklish business until the kit
tens reach the stage where they can
eat meat and vegetables. Mrs. Ken
dali has one remarkable cat called
Whitley. whose mother died when the
baby was only three weeks old. After
great difficulty Mrs. Kendall was sue
cessful in raising the orphan on a
bottle. There is not enough money
in the United States Treasury to buv
this particular cat, for Mrs. Kendall
simply refuses to part with the snow
white Persian that has caused her so
much trouble and worry.
4 X
TF you are Interested in racing pig
L cons you may be familiar with the
notable records established by some
of the birds owned and raced by Mrs.
j. F. Owens of Chevy Chase. Last
year three of her birds were the first
Washington speedsters to fly 500 miles
or farther in day. She won the
average speed honors of the District
of Columbia at that time. Her swift
pigeons have been prominent among
the prize-wining summaries at the
various racing-pigeon trials held
around Washington during the last
two years. Mrs. Owens also raises
Belgian and Angora rabbits on a COM
mercial scale, having fifty fine speci-
mems of these respective breeds on
hand at present. Both her rabbits
and pigeons have been prize winners
at the Rockville fair and the wash
ington show.
Evening star., 1923-09-23

rats. The Hosmer ferrets and fox
terriers at one time waged successful
warfare against the rodents which
had made life miserable for occu-
pants of the White House. On sew
eral occasions this novel army of rat
eradicators has been employed in the
stupendous task of driving all OBJ
noxious nocturnal visitors from the
United States Capitol.
The ferrets are brown and white in
color, weigh from two and one-half
to five pounds as adults and are the
most efficient rat policemen that ever
patrolled the remote corners and
hooks of American buildings. The
rodent detectives are. born in the
spring and are ready for active serv-
lIce the following autumn, being sprint
champions when it comes to a matter
of rapid growth.
This business of raising ferrets is
exceedingly profitable, as the animals
are very prolific, easy to mature and
sell for $40 to $50 pair when ready
for active service.
Flossie. Tippie, Nellie and Belle
are the names of the best rat dogs
in all Washington. The owner has
refused several offers of $500 for
Flossie, who wine fame wherever she
goes into the lists against her sworn
enemies, the destructive rats. The
rat eradication campaign usually
starts on the top floor of the Office
building or storage warehouse The
rat holes are first timed or cemented
up. Then the ferrets are liberated.
with the dogs to keep them company,
on the rat hunt. The extraordinary
army clears the building of rodents
floor by floor. usually working at
night when the ravaging, gnawing
rascais prowl about.
Only one out of approximately
every twenty ferrets develops into an
Al rat sleuth, while but one of the
average half f-hundred terrier dogs
can be trained successfully. Latterly,
large university in the latitude of
Washington was cleaned of rats after
persistent campaign had lasted one
week. More than 700 of the destruc-
tive rodents were killed by the dogs
and ferESts. The record nights work
Evening star., 1923-09-23

stream of pedestrians and motorists
with their burdens of golden cages
and handsome canaries travelling to
Mrs. Weber for advice and assistance.
The amateur bird doctor cures the
ills, injuries and ailments of sick
birds; operates bird boarding house
| and cares for as many as forty or
| fifty guest canaries at time during
, the vacation absences of their own
from $50 to 800 canaries annually
and trains and sells them.
when I was a little child I was
always greatly in love with pets and
animals and bird life" Mrs. Weber
told me. '1 used to catch beautiful
them gently, study their methods of
spinning cocoons and then release
them when they changed into beau
tiful butterflies. My playmates were
always pets of one kind or another.
When not busy with my insect and
animal pals ! was occupied in rails
ing flowers. My juvenile joy in every
growing thing or plant was very un-
usual, my parents afterward told me.
"Thirty-six years ago a friend pre-
sented me with a male canary. Later
1 purchased a lady bird and have
raised the ornamental birds ever
since. When I lost my husband and
son, about eight years ago, the birds
kept me occupied when was sick
with sorrow 1t was then that I ven-
tured initially into the commercial
raising of canaries."
Mrs. Weber has studied canary
birds for thirty-six years under
practical conditions. She has read
scientific bulletins. She has educated
herself adequately. concerning all the
Ifs" why's and "buts'' of the busi-
ness. She has carried on breeding
and feeding experiments, She has
Investigated the intricacies of medi-
cine and surgery as applied to these
prima donnas of the aviary. Now.
she is a bird expert who cures
canaries of pneumonia and COM
pounds doses which aid their heart
troubles. Birds have been brought
Ito her with their legs broken and
Evening star., 1923-09-23

of this unique organization of ferrets
and terriers-the only one of it's kind
in the District-was a bag of $50
rats. One of the prominent govern
ment buildings was thoroughly hunt
ed several years ago and over 500
rats were destroyed in the cleanup.
Mrs. Hattie Waldo makes money
raising Boston bull terriers and Pc
kingese dogs of fancy breeding and
pedigree. The Pekinaese breed, in
particular, is of interest because it
dates back 1000 years. For twenty
centuries the Pekingese has been the
plutocratic bow-bow of China, where
emperors and expresses have cud-
died the silk coated, funny-faced dogs
of this species in their royal laps.
The fable of the Pekingese is worth
the telling. 1t appears, according to
the myth, that agges and ages ago
the fierce lion visited Ah Chu, the
patron saint of China, and asked the
privilege of marrying Marmoset (the
monkey. All Chu replied that the
lion must forsake all his strength.
courage and bravery. The lion as
sented. The marriage ceremony was
celebrated The ultimate result of
these extraordinary nuptials' was the
Pekingese breed of dogs, the animals
having funny faces like the monkey
and shaggy coats like the lion.
About 1860 the palace of China was
looted and several prominent English
men, including Admiral Lord John
Hay and Gen. Dunno, carried away
five of the royal Pekingese dogs. These
animals were taken to England and
used as foundation stock. The Peking-
ese dogs that now are popular in
America date back to these English
forebears. The Pekingese males sell
for anywhere from SIS upward, while
the females bring $50 or more.
Mrs Waldo's Swanee is a Pekingese
champion that has captured eight i'm
portant prizes at the Washington dog
show Princess Chinn has won four
blue ribbons in active District COM
petition, while Whitworth Tiptoe as a
six-month-old was awarded leading
honors in his class at the annual New
York. dog show. ThegWaldo dogs are
Evening star., 1923-09-23

accorded the best of care, do not
live longer than from eight to twelve
years.
On the front lawn of the Weber
home stands the only pomegranate
bush in Washington, which was i'm
ported from Spain five years ago.
This summer it bore it's first fruit.
Quite as outstanding as this gor-
geous red-fiowered ornament are the
rainbow fish which Mrs. Weber
raises-midgets of the fish family,
which, despite the fact that they are
less than one inch long, are pug
nacious enough to kill goldfish sew
eral times their size. The guppies,
or rainbow fishes, a9a unusual. mas
much as they do not~spawn but pro-
duce living fish every three weeks,
bearing as many as twenty eight
young at a time. When the sun
shines directly on these ornamental
fishes, which sell for about 81 apiece,
they glow with all the colors of the
rainbow plainly discernible.
Special small seed imported from
Sicily and German rape seed are the
best foods for canaries. The canary
egg is a bright green-blue color,
with crimson spots, and about as
large as a small marble. Exactly
thirteen days are required for the
eggs to hatch, and two to three weeks
thereafter the young birds are old
enough to leave their nests. The
male bird feeds the female while she
is sitting on the eggs. Both parents,
subsequently, feed the young. They
teach the youngsters how to warble
when they are about five weeks old
At the age of ten months the birds
are mature. The breeding season ex-
tends from February to June, during
which the mother birds raise three to
four broods, with an average of ap-
proximatelS five young to the brood
&* y II
MRS G. w. .HoSMER rafses ferrets
wi as a profitable business and
now has in use sixty of these arch
enemies of rodent life which her hus-
band devotes to the curious work of
riddirg infested office buildings, stores,
hotels and government buildings of
Evening star., 1923-09-23
House of Stone Chips,

THERE is curiously built dwelling
in Tennessee. constructed Of many
spalls, or stone chips, that is thought
to be without parallel anywhere else.
The builder accomplished what vet
eran stonemasons told him was i'm
possible-building the lower story
entirely of spalls anchored in the
foundation of cement, reinforced with
steel rods. This unique house is the
residence of the man who designed
and built it from a vast collection of
spallS which he had accumulated in
his marble and granite business
In this house are to be seen chips
from every state of the Union and
from many foreign countries. They
have come from the marble Quarries
of Italy and Greece, from the sand
stone beds of Norway, from New
Hampshire's granite hills and from
the porphyry beds of Mexico Aus
tralia has contributed. and Ceylon
added to their number and variety,
and Egypt given from the quarries
whence the stone for the pyramids
came.
The stones range in weight from
few ounces to $50 pounds and cover
an infinite variety of rocks, GRANTEES
and marbles. Collaborating quartz
in minute sizes, copper ores, iron ores,
silver ores, onyx and sardonyx, jasper,
flint, limestone. basalt and rubble are
all in these walls.
One of the difficulties to be over
come was so to balance the spalIs
while the cement was wet that they
would remain in position till the
cement could harden. This difficulty
will be the more apparent when it
is learned that the spalls project from
half inch to over foot. The feat
was accomplished, however, by a
scheme of anchors. which were allow
ed to remain in the wall after they
had served their purpose and thereby
give it additional strength All the
anchors were hidden from the eye.
The Intel over the door is eight and
one-half feet long and us composed of
thirty-six pieces. 1t is supported at
the ends only and weighs more than
200 pounds. The arched balustrade,
which weighs two tons, hangs from
the columns and is not supported
from the floor.
The play of colors scanning through
the irregular surface and the vari-
alton in size and shape az the fifty
odd thousand spalls give an effect
that is curious beyond description,
and no visitor ever passes the house
of many spalls without stopping to
wonder and admire 1t is a peculiar
combination of the unique and pic
turesque without being freakish and
without losing anything from an
architectural standpoint as a neat.
dignifled house.
Evening star., 1923-09-23

hanging only by the skin. Mrs.
wrapped them in adhesive plaster,
cuddled and cared for the avian in
valids and finally returned them to
their owners again sound of limb.
** **
MRS. WEBER is the FIRST lady in
1Fl the United States who has sue
cessfully raised Australian love birds
in captivity. These curious and
beautiful little flyers ANTE and breed
in hollow logs and are among the
most difficult specimens of bird life
to produce under artificial and domes-
ticated conditions. When Mrs. Weber
told the scientists at the Smithsonian
Institution and the Rock Creek Park
Zoo that she had raised as many
as seven love birds from a single
mating, the government experts were
astounded and would not believe until
they had seen the happy little family
of contented cagelings These love
birds live in pairs and spend most
of their time caressing one another.
They rank among the most affection
ate of the flyer family.
In addition to many love birds, the
Weber bird farm-it occupies the cellar
of a large residence on upper 18th
street-raises several hundred Bel
gian, Yorkshire, Manchester and
English lizard canaries annually, as
well as African blue fnches. gold
finch and cutthroat finch, and rain
bow fish called guppies. Charlie" !"
pet dwarf parrot of the bebe fam
lily, is the mascot of the extraordinary
bird farm. He delights in journeying
about the house astride his owners
finger. Charlie" is an educated con-
yersationalist. Once he gets to know
you well he will pour forth steady
string of talk almost as voluminous
as the utterances of Congress.
Charlie" has worn mourning of
late because his beloved associate,
Bob" is dead. Bob" was a sweet
singing canary, a veteran of twenty
one years of colorful cheer and song
when he finally went west" Bob"
was remarkable patriarch, as the
general run of cansFies. even when
Evening star., 1923-09-23
Corn Stalks as Arnor.

d EHIND the armor plate of the
modern battleship lies a packing
of cellulose six feet thick. If the
outer armor plate is pierced by a
shell the water reaches the cellulose,
which Immediately swells and fills the
hole. So certain is the action of this
material that all warships have been
equipped with the queer jacket. The
cellulose is made from cornstalks.
These stalks are dried for six or eight
months and then cut into short pieces
and the pith extracted. The pith is
treated with chemicals to make 1t
fireproof and compressed to one-six-
teenth it's original bulk. After being
cut into blocks six inches square IL
is shipped to the navy yards. ~
Evening star., 1923-09-23
By GEORGE HI. DACY.

A CATALOGUE of the curious vo-
N cations and avocations of
n Washington residents - II
thara xyara such a yolume-
Evening star., 1923-09-23

C7heve Blue R1bborr
Persian Cats are Owned
~ By Mrs. Mafearet KeNd ali
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-11-29

The quality of the farm business
and the general managerial capacity
OF the farmer necessarily must be
high If failure is to be prevented es-
pecially in periods of stress. True, the
American farmer today is the most
efficient Of any farmer in the world.
Speaking in terms of cereal produc-
ion per person engaged in agriculture,
the American farmer produces IL tons
per man whereas the average produc-
ton of the rest of the world is only
Ia tons. In other words, the Amer
lean farmer is eight times as efficient
as the farmers of the rest of the
world. To state it in another way,
while today in China or Poland, so
to 90 per cent of the workers are
needed on the land to supply the ma
ton at large, in our own country one
worker on the land produces enough
to feed himself and nine others. 1t
seems almost out of place then to
say that the American farmer needs
to be more efficient as producer or
to produce at lower cost since he
already is superior to the farmers of
the rest of the world and yet when
ever studies of costs of production are
made, it is found that while some
farmers produce at low cost, in
other cases, costs are much too high.
In the wheat belt of the Palouse, for
instance, the agricultural experiment
stations Of the State College of Wash
ington and the University of Idaho
and the United States department of
agriculture conducted a cooperative
investigation in 1919 and 1920 to find
the cost of producing wheat. It was
found that on farms operated by the
owner, the average cost Of produc-
ton was Sligo per bushel, ranging
from 80 cents on the best managed
farms to 81 on the poorest in 1919
and in 1920, the average cost was
$1.56 ranging from 80 cents on the
best managed farms to $3.50 on the
poorest.
Situation in Western Washington
A similar situation was found on
the farms of western Washington
where in an investigation conducted
by the experiment station of the state
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-11-29
HOVER NEWS

j. Vaughn returned last Sunday
from business trip to. Idaho.
j. R. Ayers returned with his sheep
the last of the week from the sum-
mer range.
The Christmas entertainment and
tree will be held at the church this
year, it was decided by vote Sunday.
Mrs. William Mills and sons left
Sunday for short visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Williams,
of Hood River, Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Powell left
Tuesday for their home at Wash
ougal after few days visit at the
home Of their son. Lee Powell and
friends here.
Mr.. Bremmer and son of Kenne-
wick have just completed well for
Mrs. John Mills on her place south
Of town and are now digging one
for C.. j. Dahlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Cochran with Mrs.
Montague and son returned last week
from Idaho where they had attended
the funeral of their daughter. They
brought with them a little grand
daughter.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-11-29

A little more than century ago
three workmen digging in Dunfermline
Abbey, Scotland, came upon a vault
containing a body covered with cloth
Of gold under folds Of sheet lead. The
breastbone was found sawn asunder.
1t was the body Of King Robert the
Bruce. whose dying request to have
his heart carried to the Holy Land
had been obeyed by the Douglas.
There are 10 royal graves in Dunferm-
line Abbey, and but for the murder OF
James I at Perth, which caused the
removal of the court to Edinburgh,
Dunfermline might never have yield
ed place to Holyr6od.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-11-29
Deadly Apprehension.

After many long years they met
again. the old tragedian and the dear
old lady who was once a lovely Rosa
lind. And since they had been sweet
hearts once. he embraced her. Then he
started back. Woman" he cried.
whats that noise you're makingf"
She trembled at the anger In his
voice. Its only asthma" she faltered.
With sigh Of relief, he turned and
mopped his brow. Heavens !" he muir
INJURED. II thought you were hissing
me."-London News-Express.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-11-29

Mrs. +. Hooker returned last week
from visit to Portland.
Carl Meyers is having his hay baled
by the Jones .baler this week.
Born-A twelve pound son to Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis on November &c.
Max Hickman left last Saturday
for Portland to spend the winter.
Robert zindel left Monday evening
to attend the Boys and Girls Club
Congress at Chicago.
Mr.. Webb made a business trip to
Spokane last Saturday and will re-
turn the latter part of this week.
There will program and box social
at the Finley school house, December
7th, given by the Finley Grange De-
gre team.
Mrs. Yates who has been at the
hospital in Pasco with pneumonia is
at home again but still confined to
her bed.
While using the ditcher LIST week,
John Cochran had the misfortune to
let the handle slip and it hit his head
causing quite a severe cut.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Sylvester and son
Robert, of Benton City, were Sunday
guests at the home of Mr.. Sylvester's
sister, Mrs. John Kemmling.
FINLEY CHURCH NOTICE
Sunday school at 10 o'clock. Preach
ing at eleven, subject "The Ideal
Man," Epworth League at 7:15.
The Purdy Bros. Will and Asa left
last Saturday for Aberdeen. where
they continue in the employ of the
bridge company which they have been
working for the past year.
Church was well attended last Sum-
day and we note the presence of sew
eral visitors from Kennewick. We ap-
preciate visitors and gladly extend
the invitation to all who can to come.
The Epworth League is progress
ing nicely and fine lesson was given
under the leadership of Miss Nevada
Cameron, last Sunday evening. Come
help others and by so doing help
yourself.
AuC hiCy AuuACS <2iu VIII hOiQ
its regular business and social meet
ing Wednesday, December 9Th at the
home of Mrs. Geisler with the Mrs.
Webb, Braun, Smart and Hall assist
ing hostesses.
The w. o. w. business meeting
will be held in the hall on December
first. All w. o. w. please attend
and make your camp worth while.
Refreshments are in charge of W..
Howard and E. Tyacke.
The Finley Grange wish to an
nounce that their next meeting on
December Ia will have an exception
ally good program as the contesting
teams are hard at work. The lun-
cheon committee requests the ladies
to bring cake and sandwiches.
The leading number of the program
is the play Popping the Question"
There will be no admission fees but
all ladies are requested to bring well
filled boxes to be sold to- the highest
bidder. Gentlemen need no urging to
attend as they are always assured
of their moneys worth in luncheon
besides a fine program. Everyone is
cordially invited. Don't forget the
date, December 7th.