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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-05
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD

by WILLIAM A. nAOT0n
Mr.. William A. Radford will! answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all problems pertaining to the
subject Of building, for the readers Of
this paper. On account of his wide
experience as editor, author and man
ufacturer, he Is, without doubt, the
highest authority on the subject. Ad-'
dress all inquiries to William A. Rad
ford, No. 1927 Prairie avenue, Chicago,
Ill, and only inclose two-cent stamp
for reply.
We can all remember the days of
the big rambling old country home
with its many large rooms an inspec-
ton of which was really quite walk
ing tour. Even today many Of these
houses are still to be found and are
regularly in use. But their day has
passed and the houses are rapidly dis
appearing.
A large house Is often necessary
and desirable today, but modern ideas
have shown us that all needed space
can be obtained without so much waste
space and Inconvenience. The large.
house Of today Is not 80 large as its
predecessor and is cOmpactly built.
In the matter Of its care alone 1t Is
far superior to the old type.
While hardly large house, the one
shown is Of ample size for good
sized family. The two-car garage sug-
gests the fact that nowadays the auto
mobile, to a considerable extent, takes
the place Of indoor space which was
once considered necessity. The Dutch
Colonial style Of this home Is one
which is always attractive and prac-
teal. It gives maximum Of space.
The same style has also been we'll car
ried out in the garage.
A porch extends across the front of
the house, but is rooted only at the en-
trance which leads into a central re-
ception hall. This hall extends clear
through to the rear and in it are To-
Gated the second story and basement
stairs, q coat closet, a lavatory and
the rear entrance.
At the right of the hall is a large
living room, 231@ feet by Ii feet with
broad fireplace and bullt-in book
cases. The living room occupies the
entire side Of the house, and the first
floor plan shows sun parlor opening
Off Of 1t. This sun parlor Is not shown
in the photograph Of the finished
house and Is an entirely optional fea-
ture. Sun parlors are very popular
and are likely to remain so, but omit
ting the sun parlor will reduce build
| ing costs to a considerable extent, and
it can always be added later If de-
sired when the expense can be more
easily handled.
On the opposite side Of the central
hall is the dining room with built-fn
[ buffet and windows on two Sides Dr.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-05

rectly behind It Is small but well ar
ranged kitchen with separate pantry.
This pantry has much shelf space and
space for the Ice box with an out
side opening for filling. The kitchen
is provided with the usual equipment
and opens into both the dining room
and hall.
On the second floor the central hall
Is again used with the rooms grouped
compactly about it. Above the living
room Is one large bedroom with spa
cious closet and a private lavatory.
On the other side are two good-sized
bedrooms each provided with good
closet space. The bathroom is placed
at the front Of the hail.
AS shown in the plan, there is a
balcony opening from the large bed
room. This Is above the sun parlor,
and Of course would be missing If the
sun parlor Is omitted. II the sun par
lOr Is included, however, this balcony
can we'll be adapted to use as a sleep
ing porch. This Of course would In
crease the sleeping capacity Of the
house to a considerable extent, or
would provide the outdoor sleeping
accommodation with indoor comforts.
which Is greatly In favor today and
which adds SO much to the good health
Of the users.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-05
Cheap Wiring Costs
More in T,Onu R11r

Lighting and electrical equipment is
a thing upon which a home builder
should never economic. The electrical
contract for a new home should be let
to reliable man who knows what he
is about. If the builder wants to save
time, money and trouble.
In planning home it is we'll to
take the electrical contractor you prob
ably will have to do the work into your
confidence and let him give you a few
hints on what to ask of your architect.
Have the architect pay special atten-
ton to the placing Of the switches.
II home builder allows q person
not regular electrician do the work
he lays himself open to trouble with
the underwriters and In some in
stances he might be refused insurance
on his home.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-05
TELEPHONE WIRE AND ROADS

There are now over 100000 miles
Of telephone wire in service in the
United States, according to the Bell
Telephone News. This is fifteen times
the mileage Of rural public roads in
this country. If all this wire were
strung along these roads, there would
be fifteen telephone wires alongside
every rural public road in the United
States.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-05
Government OWNED
SYSTEM RESULTS IN
POUR PHONE SERVICE
"More False Calls Than Cor
rect Ones" Says Cor
respondent.

"The worst enemy to the daily prac-
tice of the Christian religion in this
Christian land is the telephone. Here
in the Sun Bureau as many false
calls are received in a day as correct
ones" says John w. Owens, London
correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
Bureau, in his letter From A Window
In Fleet Street." appearing in the Bal
timore Sun recently.
And often to effect a call is a
triumph of enforced patience and skill
and ones triumphs in that area are
Is few as in others. Later at night
1t seems worse than ever and at mid
day it seems worse than late at night.
The one comfort Is in the inner prom
Use to fight any human being, high or
lean telephone system under the Gov
eminent The British telephone ia q
part Of the postal system.
And now comes the Telephone De-
velopment Association with some fig
ures that show this industrial nation
not only to have inconceivably poor
telephone service, but to have the
scantiest.
A diagram shows the United States
to have about las telephones for each
1000 inhabitants. Great Britain has
about 25 for each 1000 inhabitants.
Between the United States and Great
Britain are, in order from top to bot
tom, Canada, Denmark, New Zealand,
Sweden, Norway, Australia, Switzer-
land, Germany, Holland, Iceland
Hawaii and Gutenberg.
The number of telephone converse
tions in the United States for each
person in a year is nearly ITO; the
number in Great Britain Is about 10.
Below Great Britain are Czecho-Slo-
vakia and Italy. Between the United
States and Great Britain, in order from
top to bottom, are Norway, Denmark.
Sweden, Netherlands, Australia, Ger
many, Switzerland, Hungary, Japan,
France and Belgium.
OF course, there are people at home,
swearing at the telephone at elbow,
who will argue that Great Britain is
happy land. They are mooners.
Anybody who thinks life is pleasanter
when three letters must be written
instead Of three minutes devoted to
telephone is invited to come over
here-not to play, but to make living
working. And anybody at home who
thinks Indifference in service a far
healthier habit than our American
speed is invited to come over here
and bust a blood vessel trying to CON-
plete call In ten minutes.
Incidentally, the measure of tele-
phone development in Great Britain
is an excellent illustration Of the slug
gishness Of method that Baldwin and
everybody else responsible for Great
Britain's future Is preaching against
There Is many piece Of work done
by two men over here that one lively
manor woman'-is handling at home.
And a country bearing the burdens
that this country Is bearing, and fac
ing the competition that this country
Is facing, cannot afford to have two
men doing one mans work very long
1t will not make much difference
whether the Sound capitalistic brain"
or the vague, Socialistic brain" is at
the helm.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-05
WE CRAVE APPRECIATION

What we all crave, even though we
may not know it, is the appreciation,
the good will. the esteem, the gratitude
of cur fellew-beings. Happily, the uni.
verse is so ordered that a life of
: '.Ha'. honorable, upseltish effort usu.
y" nns its Nod Of appreciation
1. .nwa1d.-B. T.. Forbes, in Forbes
..saZine.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-05
Look to Title

In buying domestic 1t Is advisable
to look up the records in the county
treasurer's office and see whether or
not the property has been posted for
failure to pay taxes in the last few
years. Most realty companies furnish a
title, but many private sellers are lurk-
ing around waiting to dispose Of prop
erty upon which they have paid no
taxes.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-05
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE
TO BROADCAST ADDRESSES

"The F orei g n
S ervice of the
United States" will
be the subject Of a
series Of addresses
to be broadcast
from the studio of
WCAP by J. Butler
Wright, Assistant
Secretary Of State
at Washington.
WCAP, the popu-
lar station of the
Chesapeake & Po-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-05
O. Harris & Ewing
J. Butler Wright,
Asst Secretary

1855 meters. Regular programs are
on the air Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, usually from IT'S P. M. to II
midnight, with church services Sun
days at IL A. M. and P. NJ. A special
musical program from the Capitol The
atre, New York, is also an attraction
Sunday evenings from $40 to $50
standard eastern time
Evening star., 1925-09-11

" NHlItautG.l
BIG BARGAINS
IN
GUARANTEED
USED CARS.
We are offering a particular
inducement to prospective pur-
chasers OF used cars in the form
of a substantial reduction in
prices on all cars.
This fact does not. however,
remove the "P A r X w A W
guarantee of 30 days.
If your credit is good lenient
terms may be arranged.
YOU SHOULD NOW
OWN A CAR.
1925 Ford Coupe.
Car only SIX months old and in splendid
shape throughout. bargain
S425.
1924 Ford Coupe.
= Cord tires many extras: newly painted
S40O.
1923 Ford Sedan.
o.iSye New cord sa1s. newly painted: mechani-
S225.
1924 Ford Roadster.
Four new tires: good appearance and
S225.
1924 Ford Tudor Sedan.
Recently overhauled presents good ap
S375.
1923 Ford Light Delivery.
Starter and demountable rims: panel
S225.
1923 II. {. Stutz Coupe.
New pant. new tires. perfect through
out, priced right for quick sale.
Many other models and types,
ranging i'll price from SIS up.
Lenient terms.
Pay us a visit.
OPEN SUNDAY.
See Mr.. lie Ney.
PARKWAY MOTOR CO.. Inc.
1905 Wisconsin Ave. West l63.
Evening star., 1925-09-11

TWO. THREE AND FOUR ROOM APIS,
with complete kitchen pantry. private tiled
baths. continuous hot water; garage; adults:
Sh6 -SRh-S7h rnsn 17e
Evening star., 1925-09-11
WANTED-ROOMS.

GENTLEMAN wishes bed-stting room. fur
nished. first floor front. with private fam
lily: northwest section. private entrance pre-
ferred: reasonable Address Box 473-T
Evening star., 1925-09-11

Packard twin tourings (2),
new paint. good tires and fine
motors, $3.50, S4OO.
Evening star., 1925-09-11

lrsts. 100. .JI TO " afNrT 81. ~. v. ID
1907 EYE ST-IDEAL LOCATION. TREES.
flowers; exceptionally large rooms: also fur
niEhed l3s
Evening star., 1925-09-11
ROOMS AND BOARD.


1918 EYE ST. N.W.-Single. double rooms.
hot and cold running water: large. bright
and airy. l5s
GOOD BOARD AND ROOM. refined home
3 meals S35 per month: near two
lines. Sl6 18th 81. ne. Is.
1929 18th NW-wanted roommate for
young lady: real home: reasonable
1897 CORCORAN N.W-s24 board double
rooms. S25 and $50. North l256W
1868 MINTWOOD PLACE-Large furnished
room. with board. for two. Adams 42l1.
1868 COLUMBIA RD-Room for rent with
board. End floor southern exposure.
1892 LAMONT H.w-Men only. $40 and
S45 month Adams 1928. IL
1927 G ST. E.E-Single room. 50 per week:
hreaIEfast If desired. Lincoln s9d-W. IL
1920 VERMONT AVE. Nw-Large. well
kent rooms: excellent meals.
3219 18th ST. Nw-Front room twin
beds. plenty hot water; home cooking.
1921 27th near wardman Hotel-Desirable
double or single rooms. excellent meals.
1928 N ST. Nw-Desirabie room. excellent
meals: walking distance. IL
1913 GIRARD NW-YounE man. Protes-
tant. 90 share room.
Isth st sTIRsfnHs Js.tE ssd home. with board sa6
ROOM AND BOARD strictly private West
Evening star., 1925-09-11

Peerless s sedan, rebuilt and
repainted, new rubber, a beauty,
81 1,250.
Evening star., 1925-09-11

NEAR wARDMAN PIX. HOTELS BEAU
tiful light rooms, bath large screened porch :
ami: Ink: S65: with garage. S76. Col.
Evening star., 1925-09-11

See Mr. lie Ney.
PARKWAY MOTOR CO.. Inc.
1905 Wisconsin Ave. West 163.
Evening star., 1925-09-11

AMERICAN PLAN.
Modern in every respect: cool. clean. com
Portable and homelike: all rooms have hot
baths Wholesome food properly served.
Transient rates. So 90 per day Unusually
attractive monthly rates. 22'
Evening star., 1925-09-11
PAC KARD.

''THE SAFEST USED CAR MARKET IN
THE WORLD
Packard eight tourings, 5 and
] passenger. both in excellent
mechanical condition, painted
standard colors; finest cars in
town; $3.50.
Evening star., 1925-09-11

Packard six sedan limousines.
passenger, standard condition,
good rubber, full extra equip
ment, 81 $50, S1.75O, $3.50.
Evening star., 1925-09-11

1906 KENYON N.W-TWO APARTMENTS,
one bed-hvlng room. dining alcove. kitchen. :.
other. bedroom. kitchen. Col. 4279-W.
THREE NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS AND
bath. electric, hot-water heat laundry prtyi-
leges: $50 3llb Warder ST. NV. 13s
The Delta independent., 1925-04-03

Hinman Of Austin, leaving Tuesday
for her home in Cherokee. Iowa.
Mrs. Sherman Perkins returned on
Tuesday from Kansas City, where
she has been visiting with her son
F. J. Perkins who accompanied her
home to visit indefinitely at Cedar
edge.
Mrs. Elizabeth Herendeen enjoyed
a visit with Mrs. Mulstein Of Somer-
set who was a guest at the Heren-
deem home over the week end, leaving
Sunday for Salt Lake City to attend
a conference Of the Mormon church
Mrs. Oliver Vincent and baby
daughter. Cleo left Tuesday for Ala
mosa to Join the husband and father
who is employed there. Mrs. Vincent
visited the past several months with
her mother. Mrs. D. D. McKague.
Mrs. Fred Dobler, county superin-
tendent Of Montrose county schools,
was a departing passenger for Mont
rose yesterday. In company with
County Superintendent Burnett Mrs.
Dobler visited the Crawford and Nah.
er schools.
party composed Of Mrs. James
Bradshaw and son, James; Mrs. HON
er Casebier and little son; and Harold
Rossell left early Wednesday morn
ing for Los Angeles where they ex-
pect to make their home. James
Bradshaw, Sr., and Homer Casebier
are already located there.
After a stay Of two years in Delta
with the E ". Strong family, Mrs.
Susan Branham departed yesterday
morning for her home in Jellico, Ten
nessee, where she expects to dispose
Of her holdings there and return to
The Delta independent., 1925-04-03

cows will produce something like four
billion pounds Of butterfat during the
year Of 1925 at cost for feed alone
OF about one and a half billion loddars.
Based on COW testing records OF thous.
ands OF COWS the profit above feed on
these 25 million cows Will amount to
around $50 million dollars for the
year. a very substantial argument In
favor Of the dairy COW. But these
cows will produce on an average only
about $50 pounds Of butterfRt and
cows OF that quality return n profit
above feed cost Of only SOS or so.
Half the number Of COWS with twice
the capacity per COW might cost 80
per cent more for feed per COW but at
that would save some $50 million dol
lars In feed and would make a net re-
turn OF l5O million more: so that II
we had only half as many COWS in the
United States with the average pro
duction twice as high as Il is II would
mean something ike $50 million dol
lars above the present profit on the
same amount Of production. TO say
nothing Of the saving in time and
labor.
This IS not a pipe dream" It could
be accomplished In ten years by the
use Of the right kind OF dairy bulls
and the gradual elimination OF tho
poorer COWS.
The above figures are too big to be
comprehended. Reduced 20 their
simplest terms they mean that ono
COW porIuclnE 3O0 pounds OF butter
Fat year viii save around $50 in feed
and return about $50 more above feed
than two cows producing 150 pounds
OF fat each. making $50 a year In fav-
.or OF the better COW. The 3Od-lhs Fat
COW must be born; the others. Ike
Topsf, Just grow" We choose which
Of the two we shall keep. Feed has
seldom been higher than at the pres.
ent time and purcbred bulls havo
never been so cheap. Choose ye this
day"
The Delta independent., 1925-04-03
LOCAL NEWS
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Coming-Primary Operetta, Gin
derella in Flowerland.'
Returning to her home in Kimberly,
Idaho. yesterday was Mrs. Nola Starr
who has been visiting at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. L. c. Angel.
Marcel and bob curl 75c. Satisfac-
ton guaranteed Call 14-J for ap-
pointment. 727 Dodge street. L4tfc
Sheriff c. E. vanaken and wife left
Wednesday morning for Denver and
Morrison on official business for the
Juvenile Court
Mrs. T. R. Bruce who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs L. a Hill
at Cathedral, returned to Hotchkiss
yesterday.
After visiting the VIII Stroud and
c. Gratrain families, Mrs. Howard
Warner left Tuesday for Telluride,
for short stay with relatives.
Mrs. Charles s. Watts left yes
terdsy for Brighton, Oregon. where
she will Join her husband who is
working for a lumber company there,
to make Brighton their home.
Mrs. S. R. Doles arrived on Tuesday
from Wichita, Kansas. TO visit her
daughter, Mrs. H. E. Spear one of
the party in the auto accident near
Hotchkiss recently.
Mrs. T. Campbell, who has spent
the winter in California. stopped of
the first Of the week With Mrs. Frank
The Delta independent., 1925-04-03

the climate of her choice to spend
the remainder of her days in Colo.
rado.
1. G.. Kepler came in from California
Wednesday where he and Mrs. Kepler
have spent a number of weeks with
Mr.. Kepler's son at Long Beach and
at the home of Mrs. Buel Thorp,
Mrs. Kepler's daughter at Venice.
Mrs. Kepler is still at the home of her
daughter who is recovering from a
prolonged illness. Mrs. Kepler will
return home when her daughters
condition is such that she may safely
make the trip home with her.
The Delta independent., 1925-04-03

spite OF the utmost care in weighing
there was loss OF 1873 pounds Of milk
from a total OF 5e5 pounds produced.
in the handling e., the combined
weights OF the cream and the skim
milk lacked that amount OF equalling
the weight OF the whole milk even
though there was no milk spilled. The
second interesting thing discovered
was that the separator was running at
least seven times as much fat over in.
to the skim milk as a good separator
should do, the fat test Of the skim
milk being above twenty 1IIO0 OF a
percent while three lElOO is the limit
OF good skimming
The eight cows used in the test are
all grade Holsteius. They average 3
years and 6 months OF age and have
been MIXED an average Of ia days
since last fresheninE. Their average
daily production was 372 lbs. Of milk
and II lgs. Of fat Their daily feed
consisted Of 336 lbs. OF alfalfa hay,
onethird Of which was third cutting
and two-thirds first cutting. 1875 lbs
o tuncooksd Gull potatoes and s lbs. Of
ground oats. Hay was valued at 50 90
per ton, potatoes at 25c per cwt.. and
ground oats at $40 per cwt., making
the cost Of the feed for the two day
period $3.50. The amount Of hay was
all that the cows could be made to
eat.
The cream was sold al local
cream station at the current price Of
4oc per pound OF butterfat. The priv
ate test OF the cream checked exactly
with the test made by the creamery.
The following table shows In con
densed form the results Of the test.
Number Of COWS, s.
Average age. 2 years. 6 months.
Average days In milk, ia.
Average 2-day production, 744 lbs.
milk, - lbs. fat.
Weight of whole milk 1852 lbs.
Weight OF skim milk. 1858 lbs.
Weight of cream. 55.6 lbs.
Loss in weight. 1873 lbs.
Computed butterfat 1914 lbs.
Bgtterfat sold 16.7 lbs.
Butterfat in skim milk. 10 lbs.
Butterfat not accounted for, II lbs.
Estimated value Of butterfat S7.77.
Amount actually received. S6.6s.
Cost Of feed for two days, $500.
Profit above feed cost. S2OS. S2.4O'
Profit per COW per day. 10. l5'.
Profit II loss In skim milk stopped
Stated in another way the cows
with butterfat al 40c a pond. are pay-
ing 25c a cwt for Gull potatoes. S2lO|
p cwt. for ground oats. and $3.50 a [
ton for hay which wiuld be Increased .
to $3.50 ton with the cream sep
aratOr working properly.
When butterfat WAS selling for 35c
a pound there was a general feeling
that there was no profit in milking |
Mr.. Nash found that 26c butterfat
would Just about pay the above
prices for his feed. He figures the
skim milk. calves and manure against
HIS labor and other expenses. except
the feed.
Il should be understood that these
figures apply only 10 cows OF this
particular test There are other cows |
not far from here that wouldn't mako |
a profit on anything. On the other
hand there are cows that might show |
up better than these and Il may be
that Mr Nash's herd would make n
better showing with different feed.
Five OF the COWS IN this herd are
heifers sired by bull sold recently
for SIG. Mr.. Nash bought him as a
calf for $500 and thinks he got a
The Delta independent., 1925-04-03
LIVESTOCK NOTES
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Oh. A ireland L s. Department Of
AEriculture)
To answer for HIS own information
on the above question. r. c. Nash Of
Spring Creek Mesa recently had a
4s-hour test made on his herd. The
days for the test were set a week In
advance and the test was made al the
time set although two Of the COWS OF
the herd We're out Of condition: so the
results ought to be no better than an
average. For the two days all the
feed OF the herd was carefully weigh,
ed and the cost computed on the basis
Of present market prices. Each cows
milk was weighed and tested at each
milking The skim milk and the
cream we're weighed and tested at
each separation and the cream from
the two days was marketed separate
ly. No other milk except that from
the COWS on test was run through tho
separator and no cream from these
cows was taken out for household use
during the two days In every respect
the test was made as fairly as Il was
possible 10 do It. The results were
interesting
The first thing found was that in
The Delta independent., 1925-04-03
Married in Grand Junetlor-

WEI 'lcH m SFan1 Junction.
Mrs. Amelia Heater and T. "
Bell sprung a surprise on their
Delta friends when on Wednesday OF
last week they went 10 Grand juno
tion where a license to wed was Sc.
cured and the couple were quietly
married at the Christian parsonage
by Rev. G. T. Rossman.
The bride a daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIII Newton has lived in Del.
ia county for many years. and for
the past several years has been a
resident Of Delta having been en-.
ployed by the Bell Telephone com
pauy as operator. By her pleasing
personality she has attracted to her.
self many friends all OF whom are
her well wishers
The newly weds will continue TO
reside in Delta. The groom is en-
ployed as sugar boiler with the
Holly Sugar company.
The Delta independent., 1925-04-03
Attended Lodae meetinn-

A number Of Delta people avaiIed
themselves Of the invitation from
the Grand Junction ". o. W. lodge
10 attend a meeting there on Monday
evening. Among these were: J. z.
Beckley; Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Mare.
lius; Mr.. and Mrs. John Brutou: Mr..
and Mrs. W. A May; Mr. and Mrs.
V. NJ Cheatum; Mr.. and Mrs. L. z.
Dingmani Cecil Dingman: z. NJ.
Gets; L. ". Brewer.
The Delta independent., 1925-04-03
10 Summer in Golden.

% Summer in Golden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Jacobs left today
for Golden in company with the form.
er's son, Ed. B. Jacobs who is q
member Of the faculty OF the School
Of Mines, and who has spent the past
week at the parental home here. The
change is made in the hope OF bene-
fitting Mr.. Jacobs who is in falling
health. They will remain at Golden
during the summer as their ranch
home in North Delta has been leased
TO Mr.. Mcconnell.