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The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17
ALFALFA SEED PEST DANGEROUS

Harvesting Severely infested Crops,
Cleaning Fence and Ditch Banks,
and Winter Cultivation, Are Meth
DDS Recommended.
The alfalfa seed destroyer, known
as the chalcis fly, does its destructive
work in clover or alfalfa seeds, from
the gulf coast to the northern limits
of the United States, according to the
U. S. Depa lent % Agriculture's spe-
4 list, who has personally seen the
widespread devastation of this pest.
BY harvesting severely infested crops,
by cleaning fence lines and ditch
banks, and by winter cultivation, the
grower of alfalfa seed may help 20
control this insect. A new Farmers
Bulletin mo. 636) entitled "The Chal-
els. Fly in Alfalfa Seed" gives the de-
tails of these methods of control, and
may be had free OF charge on applica-
ton to the department.
The chaicis fly under the microscope
IS formidable looking insect but
when seen in the field it is frequently
confused with the gnat. These pests
may be seen in great numbers flying
over alfalfa seed shocks and swarming
over the sickle bar when the alfalfa
is being cut. The eggs are so small as
to be invisible to the naked eye, and
are deposited through the soft, green
pods directly into the soft seeds when
the pods are about half grown. I'M
mediately upon becoming fly the in
sect eats Its way out through the
shells of the infeated seeds, then
through the green pods, Large por-
lions of the seeds are followed out
in this manner when they are still
green and growing.
The infested seeds, which still con-
tain the living laryae of the insect,
may be recognized by their abnormal
shape and usually by the dull brown
color. Some of the infested seeds,
however. retain their natural color,
but they always lack the glossy APP
pearance of normal seeds. The ex-
tent to which alfalfa seed is damaged
by the fly is not generally apparent,
owing to the minuteness of the insect
and because it's destructive work is ac-
complished within the growing seeds.
The alfalfa seed grower can only esti-
mate the percentage of his crop de-
stroyed by opening large number Of
the seed pods and observing the In
tested seeds.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17
Alcohol DistilIerIes Aid to German
AariculturaIlsts

Agriculturailsts
The Importance that alcohol distil-
Ieries may assume in scientific agri-
culture is pointed out in recent pro-
fessional paper published by the o. S.
Department of Agriculture under the
title of Agricultural Alcohol; Studies
of its Manufacture in Germany" The
results of the authors study indicate
that the manufacture of alcohol for
technical purposes, not for human
consumption, is not regarded In itself
as a profitable business but as nee
essary factor in general farming. The
distilleries provide a market for Ger
many's enormous potato crop, which
in turn has made possible the profit
able cultivation of large tracts of light
sandy soil in the east. The spent mash
again is returned to the farmers from
the distilIeries and used as feed for
cattle which furnish manure for the
enrichment Of the soil. On account OF
the pressure of the population and the
desire to cultivate as large an acreage
as possible German farmers have not
been raising as much live stock as
would be good agricultural practice,
and anything that tends to stimulate
them in this direction is regarded as
most desirable.
Approximately six thousand potato
distilleries are now in operation in
the German empire. Many of these
are cooperative distilleries in which
1t is interesting to note that the CO.
operators do not hold shares having
a certain money value, but possess the
privilege of calling daily for a certain
quantity of spent mash. To the potato
crop itself an eighth of the arabic
land in the German empire is now
devoted and the production is enor-
nous.
In some instances crops of more
than 5S5 bushels per acre have been
harvested, while Yields of 800 TO 375
bushels are quite common. Although
such yields are produced only under
favorable circumstances, it seems OBJ
yious that the total yields can be very
considerably increased if new uses
for alcohol can be discovered to create
the necessary demand. At the present
time In the eastern provinces 1t is
the price of spirits which regulates
the price of potatoes.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17
The eternal Triangle.

"There was one man whose life
was perfect said the Sunday school
teacher What one of you can
tell me who he was?'
Little Mary James hand went-tp
and the teacher nodded to her.
aHe was mammals first husband"
she said.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17
A Nav AiImant.

Marks with newspaper)-t says
here that new physical ailment IS
the smoyie eye" What kind OF an
eye is that? -.
psrks-One with film before II
rrobahly-Boston Transcript.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17

A South Side man claims that the
janitor of the fiat building in which
he lives is the meanest man on earth.
He never gives US half enough
steam during the day." said the com
plainant, "and at night the conditions
are simply awful Why, I frequently
wake up and hear my wifes teeth
chattering on the bureau"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17

At least % per cent Of the larch
timber over large areas in eastern Or
egon has been killed or weakened by
mistletoe, and the forest service is
taking steps to combat the pest
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17
Fate.

some of - are so unlucky that II
Wa had been standing in the street
when the bundle of $1,000 bills was
blown out OF the window in Wash
fngton the same gust of wind would
have filled our eyes with dust.-NeW
York Press.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17
Hiuhbrow EARNING.

aAre you going 70 make farm
er of your boy?"
ego replied Farmer corntossel
.shut lust as soon as he gets home
from school he's going to teach me
agriculture. n-washington Star.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17
Quite Another TbIna,

Whom are you going to give those
cigars tor
ITO the janitor, SO that he viii give
us more heat"
why, I thought heard you abus.
ing him terribly this morning"
my dear woman, you don't think
dare address the ianitor like that?
was talking to the landlord"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17
RemInaed.

He placed a ring on her finger
'Now you will not go out with any
body elss, will you, dear?" he asked.
NO" she said, sweetly; when they
ask me I'll say have something on
handi"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17
uG.gns.....ss.AA n.y.

Those familiar with the eastern mis-
tletoe only have no Idea Of the great
losses due to this parasite in the for
ests of the west, where it counts next
TO fire and insects in the amount OF
damage done.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17

Well Willie, hear you have a
new little sister at your house"
Yes, what do you think of it? Here.
rye been asking for things In my
prayers for a long time and then to
be handed a lemon like that"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17

which Did You Try, Brother?
Don't eat fish and milk together
in hot weather: try broken glass;
II is less expensive and produces
about the same resul.-Cordele Sen
tinel.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17
HERE'S AN OLD ONE.

rhsv Never Win Stop Writing Abouk
the Village Postmaster.
! scene-A village postoffice.
CalIer-Anything for me?
postmaster-I don't see nothfn'
caller-I was expectin' letter OF
postcard from Aunt Meggs, tellln'
what day she was comm.
postmaster calling to his wife)-
Did YOU see a postcard from Mrs.
Metcalf's aunt?
wife-Yes; she's coming on Thurs
day!
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17
Dehned.

dad, what kind of bureau is a
matrimonial bureau?"
ooh, any bureau that has two draw
ers full of women's fixings and one
mans tie in it."
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17

1t is estimated that the govern
ment's Grand Canyon game refuge, in
Arizona, now contains about ten thou
sand deer.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17
His Timely Question.

Bridget, darlin'," said Pat, who
was well versed in the ways of wo-
men, "whin it comes Christmas, what
would We loike to take down to the
shops to exshange?"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17

The society for the prevention OF
useless noises might make start
by reducing the number OF cheers
from three to one.-Atchison Globe,
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17

In the foolish old days we used
occasionally to chirp about our dis
couragemsnt-unti we ascertained
that 1t was only evocatiye Of the Ha
Eai
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17
And Drink Only Tee

Mrs Meek Sausages are SO deiici-
Gus. Have you every tried that fat?
Mrs Cleek-Only once; my hus-
band is such a golf fend he won't
eat any kind but the links.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17

contentment gives crown whers
fortune has denied It.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17
A cIevar Writer.

Patrice-You say she is a clever
writer?
Patience--Very. Why, I've known
her to use fountain-pen without get
ting ink all over her fingersl
The Washington times., 1924-05-24

rudy glow or the homely old
radiator, with its wholly inappro-
pirate silver paint. It is a happy
home where the radiator land
window combine to make an ever
changing center of interest, but 1t
takes a strong mind, all summer
long, to ignore the old radiator
and look over and above it to the
beauties of nature.
Look at the window seat in the
picture-it is hard to believe it
cenceals a radiator, but it's the
The Washington times., 1924-05-24

was engaged In making concrete
sewer pipe. getting his cement
from abroad. In experimenting
with Portland cement, Milien would
drive into the country. and dig e.
pail OF mari from the lake region
near NOtre Dame, and a pail of
clay from the river and carry, them
back TO his pipe factory where he
would mix and burn them in a piece
OF sewer pipe. He would grind
IN coffee mill the produst result.
ing from the burning and In y
short time developed crude kilns
and grinding machinery and manu-.
facturcd Portland cement for the
United States Government.
During the early period, imported
cement had become so popular that
the American manufacturers had a.
difficult time in selling their
product In fact. it was not until
about 1900 that production OF local
cement surpassed the sale OF i'm
ports.
The firrt Portland cement mill
west of the Mississippi river was
not established until 1880, when
the industry was started at San
Antonio, Tex.
At the present time there are
1877 operating Portland cement
plants in the United States.
The Washington times., 1924-05-24
cARMlAN BROTHERS
REPORT SALES

Evidence that real estate bust
ness in. Washington is gooi is
judged from the report Of Gar
man Brothers. The following sales
have been made in the last two
weeks:
No. 439 New Jersey avenue south.
east to Mrs. Robert +. Pace: 9 H
street northwest to Marvel j..
Nash; 3O07 Charming street north
east to Louis K. McLarren; 762
Thirteenth street southeast to Lewis
A. Hancock; 3O14 Charming street
northeast to L. Worth Harris: 1922
Holbrook street northeast to George
NJ. Green; 1913. Neal street north
east to Harvey L. Henderson, 3Ol2
Charming street northeast to
George W. Holt, tr., No. 65l Lex
ington place northeast to Mary
A. Appleman. Exchange-4S7 New
Jersey avenue southeast to Louis
NJ. Ciufolo; 1929 Fifth street north.
east to Z. A. Barnes.
The Washington times., 1924-05-24
HIST DRY
Of PORTLAND
CEMENT
There Are Now 1877 'opsra rating
Plants il the United, j
States.

The first effort to produce Port.
land cement In the United States
was made in 1872 when plant
was established at Coplay,i Pa, by
David O. Saylor. At that time I'M.
ported Portland cement was secur.
ing a strong foothold on the Ameri.
can market. In England, where
the industry had been founded In
1924, decided progress had been
made, but very little information
pertaining to Portland cement man.
ufacture was available in this colln-
try.
Saylor had been making natural
cement for some years before his
venture into the Portland cement
field. His action in establishing a
plant started other manufacturers
experimenting and within q few
years plants were being operated
In various parts Of the country.
/ Many interesting stories are told
OF the efforts of the early pioneers
to perfect manufacturing methods.
Saylor would carry pieces Of rock
home in his pocket and burn them
in his cook stove in carrying out
experiments. John K. ShInn, an.
other early manufacturer in Penn.
sylvania, converted q bent car-axIe
into primitive crusher by sus.
pending it from a spring pole and
bouncing 1t down on the raw ma
terials.
A few months after SayIor's en-
barkation in the Portland cement
business, Thomas Millen, Of South
BEND, Ind, began the manufacture
OF the material. At that time MiIlen
The Washington times., 1924-05-24
ATLANTIC CITY CHINESE
ACCUSED OF DESERTION

ATLANTIC CITY, May pa
marital tangle was uncovered when
Henry Young, Chinese laundry
owner, of Atlantic avenue, was ar
rested on warrant sworn out by
his white wife, charging him with
deserving her and their six chill
dren.
With Young at the time Of his
arrest was Florence Weaver, nine
teen, the white wife of another Chi!
nese, who accuses her Of misconduct
with Young. Mrs. Young; in her
complaint to Magistrate Joseph s.
Paxson, charged her husband with
taking her and the children to
Philadelphia and then deserving
them. She borrowed sufficient
money to return to Atlantic City,
she said, and discovered her hus.
band living with the Weaver girl.
The Washington times., 1924-05-24
LANDLORD SENT RATS
TO GUST HER. SHE SAYS

NEW YORK, May 24.-Two large
live rats, shipped up on a dumb.
waiter, were used in an effort to
brighten Mrs. Celia Blasserman out
of her apartment, Mrs. Glasserman
told Magistrate Bernard j. Douras
in Washington Heights Court when
she had the son of her landlord
and the janitor of the house charged
with disorderly conduct. Mrs.
Glasserman said that other tenants
are paying $145 a month rent,
while she only pays $11O, and that
the two men against whom she
complained sent the rats after a
threat to get her out.
Julius Raynes, son of the land
lord, and Altheus Matthews, the
janitor,4 denied the charge and were
paroled in the custody of their
attorney for examination.
The Washington times., 1924-05-24
LADDER MADE SECURE
BY BRACKET DEVICE

If a workman feels uneasy as to
the possible security of his ladder
as it leans nonchalantly up against
the wall of building and fears to
climb up to pursue his labors he
ought to equip his ladder with this
device.
Brackets are attached to the top
OF the ladder by means OF thumb
screws and may be adjusted to any
size rails up to az inches. Having
span of AZ inches and with the
advantage of holding the ladder. out
"a inches from the wall, it is nos.
The Washington times., 1924-05-24

truth. The seat is Of metal, made
with a cane effect to allow the
heat to come out; and Is painted
like the woodwork of the room.
Just beneath the cover Is q pan
of water which mosistens the air
of the room and renders the 0c-
cupants less susceptible to colds
and pneumonia. The seat iss well
constructed and of lifetime dura-
bility.
The room is exceedingly hand
some, with it's groupings arranged
in balanced manner.
The Washington times., 1924-05-24
HOUSE OF STUDIES TO BE
ERECTED ON LINCOLN RD.

The Fathers of the Holy Cross
Missionaries recently purchased a
tract of land on Lincoln road.
They will erect a House of Studies
in connection with their foreign
missionary work. The sale was
negotiated through the office OF
J. Leo Kolb.
The Washington times., 1924-05-24

sible for the worker to accomplish
many things which cannot be done
where the ladder is leaned UP
against the wall. ~
On the arm of the bracket is a
clip which keeps paint pot from
sliding around and spilling over the
wall
The Washington times., 1924-05-24

along it's full length before any cut
ting is done. Then the material
may be basted and tried on the
chair before the final sewing is
done. 1t is also well to make a
seam at the junction of the back
and seat to avoid pGiling out of
shape.
A narrow flounce around the bot.
tom is sometimes attractive.
Write to Marian Moore, care Of
this newspaper for advice or infOr.
nation about home furnishing or
decorating, sending stamped, ad.
dressed envelope for reply.
Question: l have a cherry bed.
room suite. What color Of rug,
walls and drapery can / use?-P., A.
Answer: Ivory walls and wood
work, tan and brown rug, jade
green draperies.
(Copyright, American Homes Bureau0
The Washington times., 1924-05-24

Every room must have a GEN.
ter of interest, according to the
rules and regulations of good in
terror decoration. In the aver
age home, the natural center Of
interest in summer is the widest
window through which we may
look upon velvety lawns and
well-kept shrubbery, or, at any
rate, receive a summer breeze re-
CARELESS of the view. In the win
ter, the natural center of interest
is the source of the rooms heat,
whether it be fireplace with it's
The Washington times., 1924-05-24
LELAND
HOMES
$3.50
$3.50 Cash
LELAND
HOMES
$3.50
$1,000 Cash

STANDARD REMEDIES CO
SAYS: II selected Leland in which to live
as found it to be one of the most ideal oca-
lions for home around Washington Prop
erty values are bound to increase and the
quality of the home is beyond question"
SEE THESE HOMES AT ONCE
300
BUNGALOWS AND HOUSES
BRICK STUCCO FRAME
Unique, Attractive, Well Built
Between Connecticut Avenue on east and Wisconsin
Avenue on west. One block from Bradley Lane on
west SIDE Drive through Leland street on east side
from Connecticut Avenue Representative on prem
ises every day.
This office will remain open every evening during the
week until o'clock to accommodate clients.
McKEEvER & GOSS,
REALTORS.
MAIN asa s/ Leland office
1415 EYE STREET N. w.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23
Hoover Says Building
Loan Plan Effective''

According to Herbert Hoover, "0ur
savings and loan associations are the
most effective stimulus to home own.
ership and home building that we
have" That the prospective American
home owner must be cognizant Of this
fact Ia evidenced In the 1922-'23 report
Of the United States League Of Local
Building and Loan Associations, which
shows an increase in one year Of 1854.
258 individual members, either saving
toward ultimate home ownership or in
vesting to the end that others may sc.
cure mortgage money.
The report lists 1909 building and
loan associations with total member
ship Of 6,864.144. Assets Of over $5,-
OOO, ,0OO-more than the combined
assets of our national banks-have
been reached this year by Americas
building and loan associations.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23
AGRICULTURE

twenty-five counties in Iowa, de-
partment records show, are engaged
in tuberculosis eradication under the
area plan, and more cattle are tested
in that State monthly than in any
other State. Moreover, Winnebago
county, Iowa, which is the first coun-
ty to complete area work, is now on
the list of modified accredited coun-
ties. This designation means that bo-
vine tuberculosis in the county has
been reduced by testing and the re-
moval of the reactors, to. less than
one-half Of per cent.
A number Of packers are paying a
premium Of 10 cents per hundred
weight for hogs originating in modi-
fled accredited areas. The first car
load of hogs in Iowa to receive the
10 cent premium originated in Winnie
bago county and topped the market
in Chicago Monday, July %, as we'll
as receiving the premium, which a
mounted to $17.67 for the shipment.
In paying the premium for the hogs
the president of the packing company
which purchased them stated, ~ want
to pay the premium on some more OF
them. They are worth more"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23

ghum and broom corn seed last year
found ready market for their pro-
duct in their own neighborhoods.
These sorghums are grown by Roose-
welt county farmers as cash crops, but
only a few have made practice of
specially selecting or buying improv-
ed seed. Exhibits from the boys fields
were shown at the county fair and
over 5000 pounds Of the seed sold i'm
mediately. Ninety-seven boys of the
county grew demonstration fields
from selected seed, carefully follow
ing the methods shown them by the
county agricultural extension agent.
They produced 1850 pounds of seed,
according to reports to the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Forty Of the boys were able to use
properly isolated fields and hand
rogue them, so that after inspection
by the State extension agronomist
they were. approved as soures of pure
seed. The young farmers hand selet-
seed. The young farmers hand
selected all seed heads and hand
threshed and cleaned all seed which
they sold or kept for this years plant
ing.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23

The 40 boys of Roosevelt county,
N. Mex, who grew pure grain sor-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23
Thirtcened to Death,
IL Jusfice's Verdict

Fort Worth. Tex. Thirteen was M
unlucky number for Fl. B. Craig. AT
1913 O'Clock Friday. the 18th. he was
killed by an Interrrban train running
between Dallas and Fort Worth.
When the inquest was conducted
by a Justice Of the peace II was dis
covered that in his pocketbook he had
10 cents and rabbits foot.
A poll tax receipt was found on his
person. The receipt was issued in
1921. which added together, totals 13.
The mans age was forty-nine, which
also totals 10. He lived on the 1900
block of Fort Worth street and his
voting precinct was numbered 80. also
totaling IS.
The justice Of the peace. after an.
nouncing his verdict, added the fol.
lowing to the coroner's report: ut Is
also my opinion that the deceased was
thirteened to DEATH"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-08-23
Sleep Disturbed, Man
. Shoots Snoring Pigeons

Detroit.-HOw much noise does Q
pigeon make when It Is asleep?
The police were called on report
that some one in the neighborhood was
firing number Of shots. They found
Albert Swatek. No. 320S Wesson ave-
nue., leaning from his bedroom win
dow. firing a small caliber rifle at q
spot on the roof. He was shooting at
pigeons, Investigation disclosed, and he
had killed several Of them.
~ can't Sleep" Swatek told the po-
lice. "These pigeons sleep. on my roof
and they make so much noise they
keep me awake"
Impressed by the sincerity Of his
story. the police did not arrest Swatek.