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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-10-05
FARMERS IN TRENCH WAR TO
SAVE CORN CROP FROM FROST

Farmers, armed with shovels and
scrapers, are digging trenches and
pits to save this falls corn crop. In
the midst of the terrific torrid wave
which recently swept the country
they started to prepare for the usual
frost invasion, which farmers predict
will capture 25 per cent of the north
ern crop by October 18th, unless it is
protected from the inroads of Jack
Frost.
It is estimated that only twenty
five per cent of the corn north of a
line drawn from west Oklahoma to
Philadelphia will ripen before Octo-
Der 15th-the average date of the
first killing frosts in autumn. II
frost catches a % per cent unripen-
ed corn crop, millions of dollars will
be lost, according to the Blue Val
ley Creamery Institute of Chicago
which declares that will happen in a
frost invasion, unless silos, pits or
trenches are provided to store that
part of the crop which cannot be
harvested or ripened as ear corn. 1t
would be impossible to make enough
''above ground silos before October
to hold all the unripened crop, if %
per cent is caught by killing frost
the Institute says.
A pit silo for use in this emergen-
CIV is a circular, well shaped, plaster
ed hole in the ground Is to 20 feet
deep and IL feet in diameter. A
trench silo is an excavated trench, not
unlike root cellar, with the walls
sloping outward to prevent caving in
Either style is not as good as a wood
en-, concrete or cement block silo built
above ground, but the below ground
type is inexpensive and easy to fl
and will preserve either the entire
green corn bundles as they are haul
ed from the field or the green corn
cut in silage, according to the Insti-
tute.
If the soil is clay and clay deer
enough, a satisfactory pit silo can be
built, but first test should be made
for deep sand veins and water. II
ground water is struck, give up the
pit idea and make a trench silo. The
problem of hosting out silage does
not seem to bother the farmers who
have already built these silos. Many
use a windlass and heave up good
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-10-05
Free Clinic at
Olivia Oct. %

An Orthopedic Clinic, offering Grip
pied and deformed children an oppor-
tunity for free examination by a
specialist, will be held in Olivia on
October 22nd, according to the an
nouncement of Miss Adele NOrthrop,
County nurse. The clinic will be held
in the Courthouse.
This clinic is one of the third an
nual series conducted by physicians
of the State Orthopedic Club under
the auspices of the Minnesota Public
Health Association. 1t forms a part
of the statewide health work financ-
ed by Christmas Seals.
The examiner will be physician
who specializes in the diagnosis and
treatment of deformities. The elm
ic has as its main purpose the dis
covery of handicapped children whose
conditions can be cured or improved,
and to teach the Importance of early
treatment. No treatment will be CIV
en-, but patients will be thoroughly
examined and the parents will lie
told whether or not there is chance
for improvement.
A representative of the State Hos
pital for Crippled Children where
boys and girls without means may
be treated without cost. will attend
the clinic and will confer with par
ents whose children are eligible for
1dn,ittopca RI tho in Institution staff
member from the State Department
of Re-education, which arranges for
the training and placing in suitable
occupations of cripples, will be pres
ent and will be glad to meet handicap
ped adults who wish to be self-sup-
porting.
This clinic is sponsored locally by
the County Public Health Associa-
ton, which is paying a part of the
expense out of funds raised through
the sale of Christmas Seals.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-10-05

sized loads. Others use simple pull
ley and raise small amounts at a
time. The popular depth of the pit
silo is 20 feet, and the diameter II
feet.
To build a pit silo circle IL feet
in diameter is marked off and the
space within this area is dug out to
a depth of about 8 inches. Then, a
concrete collar is made within the
circle to form a strong collar for the
top of the pit by mixing part GEM
emit. 2k parts sand and parts peb-
bles or crushed rock. When this col
lar is set firmly the digging is con-
tinued to a depth of 5 feet below the
collar. Five feet is about as high as
it is convenient to reach for plaster
ing. Before plastering, wet down the
dirt walls by throwing water on with
a brush or broom. Next the top col
lar is put on. A wooden collar can
be built high enough to keep child
rem and live stock from tumbling in
to the pit and to keep surface water
from running into the silo and to al
low silage to be piled higher for set
Ting. When the second plaster coat
is set up, and just before it drys of,
apply a coat of cement. This done,
another 5-foot depth can be spaded.
This section is plastered in the same
way as the first, and so on down.
A trench silo is different-14 feet
wide at the top and ten feet wide at
the bottom; 7 feet deep from the bot
tom to the ground level and built up
another foot in height with one
foot fill atop the ground level. This
type does not preserve the silage as
well as pit silo, but it offers stor-
age space for the farmer at low cost.
A hillside makes an excellent loca-
ton. The trench has many advan-
tages, however;
/. Labor is the only necessary cost.
2. 1t can be built immediately
without waiting for material to be
shipped and hauled to a farm.
3. 1t can be located in any place
where a house basement could be dug
any place with sufficient drainage.
A. 1t is the simplest form of con-
struction.
s., 1t can be built any size neces-
sary.
6. 1t is easily filled, man, beast or
tractor can do the packing.
Z. 1t will preserve silage in cold
and warm climate without spelling,
if thoroughly packed down and then
covered with straw and boards.
8. It can be built, filled and used
without cash outlay for the material.
9. 1t cannot blow down or burn.
10. If the walls are scraped down
and trimmed each year, it will last
for as many as to 10 years.
If the farmer hasn't a commercial
silo-the "above ground" kind-or
cannot afford one, then let him have
silage stored away in some kind of a
hole or stack for next years feed
ing, anyway, says the Institute. An
acre of corn silaged is equal to one
and half acres fed from the shock.
That alone should persuade the farm
err to make preparations for the in
vasion of Jack Frost.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-10-05

An optimist is man, who, when
the first chill breezes of fall wrap
themselves around him, quotes cheer
fully, eff Winter comes can Spring
be far behind PIX.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-10-05

Ed. Duncan of Manchester, Iowa,
(uncle of William Duncan), Mr.. and
Mrs. Evelyn Duncan, Mrs. Bessie
Mickey, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Duncan,
all of Redwood Falls, were entertain
ed at the William Duncan home at
dinner Thursday.-Belview Independ-
ent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-10-05

This is the time of year when the
amateur gardner does not give a care
how many weeds there are in the
garden.-Exchange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29
BY sol. METZGER.

In less than a year Mrs. Harry
Pressler developed from a dub to
the proud possessor of the Western
woman's golf championship. all by
reason of her rigid practice SEES
sions. During half of the past year
Mrs. PreSsler practiced an hour a
day, five days q week, and on top OF
that played a round for good meas
ure. The result justified itself. for
great things have been predicted
for her in national golf.
All OF her lessons were we'll plan
ned. Her object was to learn accu-
racy with all clubs. So. whether
it was with wood or iron, her
scheme was to place a flag down
the fairway and keep shooting for
that. The result is tina; she has Il
perfectly straight golf shot and il
firm in the conviction that timing
is the main thing 10 stress in this
game.
Mrs. Pressler is not hard hitter
She gets her distance through
rhythm and grace. And she pays
much attention to the roll OF her
feet in stroking. the thing that
George Duncan has stressed. Al
the top OF her swing her weight is
mostly on her right and her left
heel Is of the ground. That left
heel by the way. never gets down
to the ground until she connects
with the ball This Is pretty good
discipline to follow TO prevent get
ting the weight and hands In ahead
of the ball for the customary slice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Decem.
ter - LrD4-Thirty-eight members Of
he Stanford University foot bah
squad viii leave tonight for Pasadena
20 meet the powerful Pittsburgh Uni
versity Panfhers 10 the annual Tour
nament Of Roses game. January 2.
The Cardinals depart for the South.
land with the knowledge that they
will face the team which their coach.
Pop" Warner has characterised an
he hest fn the last. But Warner BE-
lssyes that 60 minutes 81 real foot ball
a top speed will give the StanfoYdit@s
N even cha nre for victory. despite
beiY inconsistent play this season
The strength 81 the Panther tire.
which has limited its opponents TO
s1ree to,1ebdowns this year. probably
srfg; cause the Cardinals To resort TO
ne aerial game. With Bin Hoffman
aogeing the long passes and either
frankie Wilton or Dick Hyiand shoot
.ag the short ones. stanford IN well
equipped for an overhead game.
when the Cardinals starting lineup
las not been definitely announced, IL
< generally accepted by critics that
tae three doubtful positions, left end.
,glzayfer and right half. will he filled
Bsy Johnny Preston. Mike Murphy and
gton Ht8i. respectively. Preston hae a
rad knee that may preclude his play.
isg very long. in which event 'Nusn"
h gIjer will take his place. Murphy. IL
b l.f,esYs, has definitely superseded
"sptzd~ Lewis a. field general. while
gtill, although closely pressed by Bob
sims, probably Will get the tall he,
csuse u his experience and superior
1efense ability.
The Pittsburgh squad IL scheduled
80 arrive ia Pasadena Saturday in
line for Q shoFt workout that after.
focn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29
AVERAGE GOLFER NEEDS BIGGER BALL
BY o. b. Keller.
tror the Associated Press.>

A c. NJ. CROOME, intimately
~ known as Crumbo, is
"A leading advocate OF a de-
4 Xs horned golf ball, so far as
championships are con.
cerned. and Croome Is a person OF
no little distinction where golf IL
concerned. He is the chairman OF
what corresponds to our own I'M
Elements and the. ball committee.
of the ROYAL and Ancient Golf
Club of Great Britain: a tall. mid.
ile-aged. scholarly gentleman who
plays very good game of golf
and was famous cricketer in ms
time: indeed, think l never heard
him in a speech yet that he did not
dignity cricket as THE game. with
golf a worthy sort Of makeshift for
the aging; but makeshift none
the less,
However, Croome is allied solid.
ly. as / understand il, with w. {.
Fownes. ir.. the recently retired
president of the United States Golf
Association. whose major activities
for some years have been toward
the revision of the standard golf
hall-iownward--in the laudahle
effort TO keep the long wallpapers
and the experts from making a
sucker of our hest championship
courses in the United States and
Great Britain.
quote Croome in more than one
earnest conversation on the pro-
posed reduction Of power in the
golf ball.
The average player tsays Croomel
who bewails and objects to any
shortening of the range of the
standard golf ball. evidently does
not understand very well what he
is talking about. 1t is perfectly
true that Bobby Jones. and Abe
Mitchell. and Walter Hagen, and
other great hitters can get more
yardage out of the smaller and
more compressed and heavier golf
ball which now is the standard at
l.S2-that is, 1.62 inches in dame
ter and 1.62 ounces in weight. But
the average golfer does not strike
a ball as Bobby Jones strikes ii.
Even the better class OF ordinary
golfer does not hit the. ball that
way. To express 1t with becoming
modesty. myself feel that never
can hit hard enough to stir the
core Of the small. heavy. high-ten.
sion standard ball to the limit of
its range. And / prefer to use a
larger. and lighter, and lower-ten.
sion ball in my own play. I do
better with it than with the stand
ard"
Please take notice. you bowling
buffers. who object TO a change for
the larger and lighter. Here is a
gentleman who can score regularly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29

under reverses better than others.
but generally speaking think their
playing suffers or becomes high class
according TO the failure or success
of their mates.
or the type capable OF playing top
notch ball regardless OF sstbacks
Stanley Harris q. ths Senators, takes
n place In the front ranks. He II
fortified by pluck and supreme con
fidence. Rogers IornEby, iris Speak
err and Eddie Collins, AS pla wing man
ayers also PLAYED the same brilliant
game day after day. whether The
breaks were for nf against them.
However. II seems that the out
fielder who Is playing manager faces
less difficulty than the inhcider 81
catcher who acts la The same capnr'
ity. The hnekstop IL occupied with
every pitched bnli aud II mixed up
IN various strenuous plays, The In
| fielder In In mucii the same boat. hut
The auttieidar IL concerned only with
his few chances. and therefore has
ample liIne 10 weigh the situations
that constantly arise.
Many critics Thought Il mistake
/ Ia burden Hisisr with the managerial
post In addition Ia his playing Sis
lefs btillianfe as ii first hhseman was
| second only Ia The standard set bs
| Hal Chase. bui The constant worries
| ~ bnshina n losing club seemed Il
| take The edge otf his PLAYING
| Perhaps Gam iirsadnn, the Car
| hinaiA magnaie. had The Sislel eA
amuia ln mind when he agreed IL
| take The yoke off O'Farreh's shout
defs. Nav Mnke.hnie can do The
Worrying for the club, and 0Farfsl
ean 40 hlltheiy OF his way catching
| great ball as ane Of the rank and
ile,
| ttui,srlsbi mar kar,h Atntfcaa New
spspss AlllAups,i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29
Won ELM, ARMOUR
TRAIL IN TOURNEY
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
SAN GABRIEL, Calf, December
29.--Arnold StatZ, professional base
ball player, who performs in the
amateur ranks on the golf course,
scored &c for low individual score in
the amateur-pro, best bali tournament
on the San Gabriel Country Club
course.
STATE teamed with Eric Seval. Wis
ting professionals Ito turn in best
ball score of g. tying with Willie
Hunter. California open champion,
and Charles Ward. Saval and Hunter
split first money in the division of
prizes.
Frank Walsh, Appleton, Wis. pro
fessional, had a 67 for second low in.
dividual score. Statz's sc set new
course record.
George Won Elm. former national
amateur golf king, teamed with Tom.
my Armour for 50 best ball. Won
Elm had "A par II. while Armour
stroked ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29
NOTED ATHLETES START
TRAINING FOR OLYMPICS

NEW YORK, December 80 P1.--
Roland Locke, Nebraska sprinter and
world record holder for eco yards,
and Chief Fait E;lkins. the Indian
record i'm the decathion last summer
have started light training in pre-
paration for the olympic games next
July.
Iocke recently underwent I'm up.
peration for the removal of his ton.
sIis and as result In expected to
run better than ever.
F,lkins. an all-around star nj Ne.
braska. In taking his training seri'
ously and In expected tn be a real
contender for Olympic decathlon
honors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29

4 Il team of this city doubtless
would have lost its match
with the All-Stars of Brooklyn. y. Y,
last night on the Convention Hall
drives As IL was. the teams rolled
TO a stand-off. The team competition
resulted i'm a tie at 2.SlS. Washington
won the doubles and Brooklyn the
singles II was the first meeting in
a homeland home series between the
teams.
Inability Of Glen wolstenholme to
strike his stride was q big handicap
to the local duckpinners. In the team
matches Washington dropped the first
game. 55s to 5T9 and the second, 555
TO 5s4. However. in the third the
locals turned in a big sos set to pick
up much ground and were neck and
neck with the visitors the remainder
of the way. Washington appeared TO
he i'm for victory as the end Of he
last game approached. but Porto. who
BOWED in fine form for Brooklyn
throughout. came through with 135
game that brought the iaureis To his
team.
Fine bowling in the latter stages
Of the match ena hled the local team
Of Red Megaw and Whalen 10 van
quish Phil and Barney Spinella In
the doubles by just three pins. l,135
to 1882. Washington dropped the
first two games. but came back TO
capture the last three.
Stirring competition also marked
the singles, in which Phil Spinelia.
substituting for his brother Barney.
squeezed out a win over Wolsten'
holme, SIS 10 554 The local repre-.
sentative was very much In IL until
the last moments. when he fell down
! in no uncertain manner.
Summaries Of last nights competl-
ton:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29
YACHT CLUB PLANS
FOR SOCIAL EVENING

Plans for the usual New Year eve
da zee and open house of COr,nthian
Yacht Club Saturday night have been
completed by the recently appointed
entertainment and house committees.
Personnel of the committees En-
tertainment-Past Commodore G.. f..
Ingling. chairman; Chester A. Snow,
jr.; Charles r. Osborne, Gardner =.
Orme, s. W. SteinmetZ and Percy +.
Rudlong. HouSe--Arihur Middleton
chairman. y. h. Castles. j. II. Murphy.
J. II. Mccarthy and DR.. r. Lyman
Seton.
Eastern Power Boat Club holds it's
next regular meeting January II.
Late visitors nj the municipal
wharf included Alli3n v Armour's
yacht Ttowana of New York, and the
summer Girl. owned by j. G. Roberts
of Philadelphia.
Popes Creek Flats buoy, No. &c. has
been cha nged from a spar 10 n second
class tall nun buoy.
Potomac River Squadron, L. s.
i. -, Will hold its annual meeting at
the Corinthian Yacht Club house Jan
uary 16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29
TUNNEY NOW A MEMBER
OF MILLIONAIRE" CLUB

NEW YORK, December 90 GPl. --
Gene Tunney is one of the 500 mil.
lionaires.''
The heavyweight champion has been
made a member of the Madison Square
Garden Athletic Club. comprised Of
wealthy and prominent fight followers.
Tunney is the first boxer given mem.
hership. Jack Dempsey is holder OF
stock In the Madison Square Garden
Corpora ton, hut is not a member of
the club. a separate organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29
FAIR SEX, NOT MEN,
MAY BRING HONORS
Regarded as Likely Winners
in Games Next Year at
Amsterdam.

rs the Associated Prsss.
HARIS. December 29.-In attn
lctics, as in styles. France
looks to her women first. Her
/ woman athletes are regarded
here a~ much more likely TO
prov.d" Olympic winner for the tri-
color at Amsterdam next year than
her man entries.
France will bc ~epresent by Q
team If at least 30 women. The
womcn'S Olympic program comprises
FIVE eventa--l meters dash, 400
fnrs relay. 500 meters run. running
high jump and he disc throw.
j. Good Splinter.
ThereSc Radldeau. - ectacled and
Sc 1olarIy LOOKING. il II nce's bes- bet
in the sprint. She carried off both the
60-meter and 100 yard da - at Goth
4c ure. sweden. in 1925. and has been
improving steadily since. me is pow
c.fu.ly built for sprinter. BIT IL alert
getting off the mark and finishes
with a tremendous burst Of sped.
Therese Lenoir, the world record
holder for 500 meters. has negotiated
the distance several times this SUM
m" in better than minutes . sec
onds Her accepted record is $50 IS.
A slim. trim little girl. Mile. Lenoir
generally defeats her rivals by 80 feral
metc-. al the distance. always appoar.
ing 10 have plenty of running in re-
serve.
4 Fine Athlete.
In the discus thro France will pre-
e Il in .4drienne Eeliu one Of the fin.
est woman athletes in the world. Mile.
Vellu is: more powerful than Halina
Konopacka of Toland. reputed 10 be
the hest discus thrower in Europe.
The French girl. however. appears TO
lack the perfect style of her Polish
rival in getting the discus away rom
the ring in an effOrtless, smooth man.
Her.
Alice Bone. with a mark of / meter
81 centireters at Gothenburg for the
high jump is reported TO have bet
terrell IL several times since the in
practice and CO. ret;tion. She 'Irnps
regularly more than feet. The
American record. held by Katherine
Lcr of Chicago is feet 1875 inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29
ByCEORCE
MORIARTY
Manager NJ the Detroit
base Ball Club.
>ILL McKECHNIE's return as n
Z National League manager
brings 10 light the odd sitna'

~ ILL MckECHSIE's return ~ u
- National League manager
brings 10 light the odd siina'
ton which sends Bob O'Far'
rel. last years pilot OF the Cardinals.
back into the ranks IA q player. nn'
encountered by d title.
OFaFreiis denotfon in all the more
unusual because he requested II. IN
doHbiediy he decided that The re-
sponsibilliiss NJ being n manager dr'
rBcted from his work hs u rhtchef
q Farrell learned HE difficulties of "A
pts wing ma nnger Ia one season, IN
1926 he was adiudged the most vaiu-
able player in the senior circuit. ana
the following year b. found the hard
ships II the double role hal f1bbsh
him of his class ~ Efehi catcher
O'Fnffelts toughest bio" WINE
ma ma sinR The Cardinals was IN. loss
~ Tommy Thevenew. sparkling short
stop. Thevanow broke ills ankle
early IN the asOn, ana his baekstnt'
boss found II impossible 10 NIL his
shoes. have been told by many Ma
tionai i.aaEuefs that the Cardinals
could have Tomped home with their
second successive peBDant II the gh'ir
II chance had spared Thftsnnw. ~
that case, O'Eafteii probably could
have continued his HinnaR.fihi fhfefi
minus the fares that 40 with u ion"i
The return nj the Cardinal eairhni
Ia single duties should answer III"
question whether The d0nbie role IL
IL dslfiment. II certainly IL, 81
course when team IL playing snappy
ha u The playing manager IL likely u
hs al The top of his form also. but
when the breaks 60 The other way
hjs work IN bound ~ suffer
II 10 also true that some types ~
w aisyleg WAasxN sA2 sI&Ra w
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT LEAGUE.

High team gsme-Health. SOS: Parchas.
iEg, 500
High team set--Purchasing. 1873"
High individual game--Bernhardt, l46.
High individual sri~-Bernhardt. 3s6.
High individual ayerage--H. steele 100;
BeFgih arit ing
High strikes--H Steele. 81: swagxart.
Bernharsit. ~
High spar4s--H. Steele. ef: Bernhartt So
Purchasing bowlers, with 81 wins
and 10 losses. are stepping out In front
in the District Government League.
holding n two-game edge over the
second-place Water Register outGt.
Bernhard has garnered most indi.
vidual honors. He has high game and
set at 14s and as. respectively, and
has second high average at 1906.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH, II,
Is SIGNED FOR MAJORS

PARSONS. Kans.. December 80 IN.
A youngster of II. now attending
high school In Parsons. next Spring
may realize his dreams of becoming
hig league hail player.
He In Charles Scaliety. southpaw,
signed 10 report with the ST. Louis
Hrowns when they so to the training
camp.
Scaliety won his contract after q
HroWnS scout saw him win a 10
game in the Twilight League here. Ii
he fails Ia make The big league grade.
the Browns will send him To the Tulsa
Western League club, where they
farm out their prospects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29
GRIFF0. THOUGHT PAUPER.
LEFT ESTATE OF 300

NEW YORK. December % up. -
Young Critic. old.iime lightweight
flash who died here several weeks
ago. supposedly a pauper. left an es.
tate Of 1880. Announcement to this
effect came from bank
Tex Richard has filed n claim for
S1S3 against the estate for funds the
promoter provided for Critics burial.
The woman who gave the great boxer
of other days free lodging for the last
few years Of his life. has claimed the
balance. Critic. SO far as Is known.
left no relatives.