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The Ely miner., 1927-03-25

and thereby raises educational standards of the
nation" DR.. Tigert said.
THE janitor passing the door has as much to
say about the extent to which educational
work in this country shall be developed ], the
chief educational officer of the nation.
"Our school system has to be continued by
taxation so every voter has an equal voice in de-
termining our educational standards. By rousing
curiosity, by planting desire for more informa-
ton and education, radio is increasing the num-
Der of voters who demand the best schools best
teachers and best educational methods all over
America
Back of nearly every revival Of learning, every
advance in mass education, there has been some
mechanical stimulus which was largely responsi.
BILE for the renaissance.
Back of the placing of books in the cottages as
well as in the monasteries and the accompanying
wealth of writing which eliminated in the Shake
spearian triumphs the Introduction of mod
printing. Behind the development OF the
newspaper from weekly leafet for the compare
tive few to daily journal bristling with timely
news and education for every was the inVen-
ton of the telegraph.
So, today, back of the public's demand and the
educators desire for education is the radio
Hardly had thousands started going to the
University of the Air. when new advantage OF
radio discovered. It was observed that many
more persons wear eye glasses than carry ear
worn out, the United States Census Bureau on
ciaily reported. So teachers are using radio to
save American eyesight by transferring part OF
the eyes work to the ear
AS result, American ears are learning to "ses"
by lsteningin to the Inauguration of the Presi-
dent instead OF reading about it; by hearing
travel talk instead of pouring the geographys
pages; by listening to a practical "How-todo-it-
on-yourfarm" lecture agricultural engineering.
rather than by reading volumes of generalities on
the subject.
This new educational trend has been furthered
by the inventors and manufacturers. They un-
dertook to eliminate some of the many dials,
switches, knobs and plugs on early receiving sets
which mystifed the mind and strained the eye OF
one trying to manipulate all of them, and they
succeeded in producing set which, while still
possessing the power to pull in education and
tertainment from anywhere between the Atlantic
and Pacific, can be controlled by one, single dial.
So simple is this set that no eyes at all are
needed to operate it. This has become a boon to
another group-the blind. In fact one of the first
single dial sets ever made in his factory pre-
sented by A. Atwater Kent to talented blind girl
OF Washington, D. c., whose longing for fine music
became known to the Philadelphia radiomaster.
All wellequipped schools for the blind now
have radio sets, both in assembly halls and in
individual students rooms" reports Mrs E. NJ
Connell, superintendent of the National Capitals
home for the Blind.
Blind youngsters have no trouble operating
radio receivers-the single dial sets make it easy
for them to bring in perfectly procession of sta
tions which teach them more rapidly than did The
old fashioned Braille reading boards"
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Interesting Experience o.
One Montana Farmer.

prepared by the United States Department
Of AgricultureD
In conducting the better sires-
better stock" campaign, nationwide
crusade promoting the use of pure
bred sires, the bureau Of animal In
dustry Of the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture receives many ac-
counts Of interesting experiences from
livestock owners who are gradually
learning the merits Of well-bred ami
mails.
On each enrolment blank, which
must be signed by anyone wishing to
become member, a space is provided
in which livestock owner may men,
don any inferior sires recently dis
posed OF. giving reason for so doing.
An enrolment blank received from
Montana farmer contained a brief &C
count Of his experience with a grade
boar.
II disposed Of a high-grads boar
about two months ago." he wrote.
Secured younger pure bred for the
same money. I have noticed that
grades (Duroc)-even after several
generations Of pure crossings-fade
In color az they grow older and do
not feshen 80 readily nor look so
well"
Though the fading In color possibly
requires further explanation than the
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25
Getting Rid of Canada
Thistles by Smothering

Smothering out a patch Of Cansda
thistles by the use Of straw piled
over them to the depth OF three or
four feet is the most successful meth
cd we have found In fighting this stub
born weed, says a writer In the Ohio
Farmer
Previous to the use Of the straw
method, we had tried various means
to kill the thistles. But In spite Of
such methods as cutting them OF
above the ground, at the surface Of
the ground, and even grubbing out
part Of the underground stems, the
patch persisted In spreading.
A year ago last August we were
confronted with the problem Of doing
something with an old straw-piie.
After some consideration we decided
TO haul II out onto this patch Of
thistles. Here 1t lay all winter and
until blowing time In the spring when
1t was scattered around and plowed
under. Only a few thistles, weak
specimens Of their kind, survived and
attempted TO grow after this course
Of treatment and minutes work with
the hoe completely put the patch out
of business. We haven't been troubled
with this patch Of Canada thistles
since.
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25
[noculate Sweet Clover
Before Sowing in Spring

The time to inoculate sweet clover
seed is Just before sowing 1t In the
spring. Obviously, the dirt for this
purpose will have to be taken from
around plant that grew last year,
since there will be no new green
plants at that time. The easiest,
quickest and perhaps best practice in
fnoculating Is to take a few handfuls
Of dirt from around sweet clover or
alfalfa roots and make a thin mud of
It Then pour a little of II on half a
bushel or SO Of the seed In tub. Then
work 1t over with the hands, and In q
short time every seed will have
smear of the mud on 1t. Care must
be taken that direct sunlight does not
touch the inoculated seed Some peo-
pie add glue to the water In making
the mud
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Every talk is invigorating, and is far more OF
an inspiration to the average student to speak
better English than a comparatively dry text
book which tells that copular verbs cannot take
An object"
Boys in Kansas City whistle grand opera mu-
sic more than jazz tunes" added Ira Insco Cam
mack, superintendent of schools OF Kansas City,
Mo-, pioneer in teaching by radio.
"Why? Because radio has made their musical
education much more than mere singing of do
re-me-fa' Teachers tell them to tune in every
Sunday evening and hear the greatest artists sing
ing and playing in the radio concerts. They do
this. As a result, Kansas City schools, where
Marion Talley was discovered, hope soon to pro-
duce second artist equally as great
"In the Inaugural year we teach the Civics les
son How the President of the United States is
Inaugurated' by assembling the children in their
school auditoriums, where from loud speakers in
stalled there they actually hear the Chief Justice
administer the oath of Office to the President and
listen to the Presidents Inaugural address. That
is much more effective than simply making chill
dren memorize the oath of ofdce from book"
Even books don't hold all the lessons that ra-
dio teaches. Mrs. Oliver Swaney of Platte coun-
ty, Mo-, noted that her husband and boys, who by
day shouted loudly at cows and pigs their farm,
the house, in imitation of the SOFT cultured voices
Of entertainers, which came to them via the ether
waves.
By carrying instruction to adults who left scheol
prematurely, radio is striving to give everyone in
the United States high school education, de-
clared School Chief Cammack of Kansas City
Colleges aiming to surpass that. Already
twenty-three state colleges broadcast regularly
eleven of them, giving such college courses as
psychology, dairy production and marketing agri-
cultural engineering, sociology, business English,
English literature, economics and agricultural
journalism One of every five farmers in the corn
and wheat belts is attending these ethereal
schools, survey by Station WIS of Chicago re-
vealed.
Keeping pace with her American sisters in
learning, the University of Paris, one of the two
oldest universities in the world, has established
Radio Institute of University Extension, with
Committee of Patronage.
Although millions of school children are helped
by radio-although scores of state colleges give
parents the schooling they missed when young
although H G. Wells and Herbert Hoover can
point out that more education of all the people
is needed to prevent wars and industrial troubles
If the taxpayers do not support education. it
cannot advance
By making taxpayers willing and eager to pay
radio renders its greatest service in the opinion
of DR.. John J. Tigert, United States Commissioner
of Education
''The greatest value of radio in education is that
it increases the public appreciation of education,
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25
Puts An End to
Bunion Pains
No Need to Suffer Another Day
Those Agonizing Tortur.
ing Pains.

There is one simple yet inexpen-
sive way to reduce infiamed, swollen
toe joints and get them down to nor
NAL and that Is to apply Moone's EN-
erald Oh night and morning.
Ask your druggist or any first class
druggist for an original two-ounce
bottle of Moone's Emerald Oil (full
strength) and refuse TO accept any
thing in its place. 1t Is such a highly
concentrated preparation that two
ounces lasts long time and further
more If this wonderful discovery
does not give you complete salts
faction you can have your money
refunded.
Special note: People who want to
reduce swollen or varicose veins
should get a bottle Of Emerald On
at once. Applied night and morning
as directed they viii quickly notice
an Improvement which viii continue
until the veins and punches are re-
duced to normal.
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25
Clean Wheat Seed Will
Greatly Increase Yield

Field tests have demonstrated that
the use Of clean seed grain may mean
an increased yield Of from one TO six
bushels per acre over the yield OBJ
tanned from uncleaned seed, says A.
A. Hanson of Purdue. In one test II
was estimated that the time spent In
running seed wheat twice through a
tanning mill paid at the rate Of S35
per hour.
Weed seeds, dirt and chaff In wheat
represent a huge economic waste
since they mean reduced yields, in
creased cost of harvesting and thresh-
ing and needless expense for storage
space and freight charges, since it
costs just as much to ship weed seeds
as pure grain. According to the rec
ords Of the federal seed inspection
service, three Middle Western states
produce about 100000 bushels of for
eign material In their annual wheat
crop.
The surest way to reduce the heavy
loss caused by weeds in wheat fields
Is to carefully clean the seed wheat
with a farm tanning mill, and right
now Is good time to do the Job.
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25
Rate of Seeding Sweet
Clover When Scarified

The rate Of seeding sweet clover
under average conditions Is IL to Is
pounds per acre. II the land has pre-
viously grown sweet clover or alfalfa
successfully, thereby testifying to cor
rect soil conditions, IL the seed bed is
good, Il the seed Is scarified and of
good quality, 6 to 10 pounds Of seed
per acre Is sufficient to give a good
stand. Sweet clover seed is cheap,
however. and frequently not all condi-
dons are ideal. Because of this the
heavier seeding of II to Is pounds per
acre is recommended. II the soil is
acid and this not corrected with the
proper amount Of lime, and no atten-
ton is paid to inoculation, 30 pounds
of seed per acre Will be no better than
8 pounds per acre because both will
fail miserably In giving the desired
results.
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25
Too Little Pruning Done
on Bearing Apple Trees

Because Of the low prices received
for fruit. many growers win be In
clined to do little or no pruning. This
L. unfortunate, says the college of
agriculture Of Rutgers university, for
while 1t is good policy to "cut corners"
In times Of depression, 1t Is not saw
ing to slight pruning.
The college continues In part:
Many growers have done too little
pruning on bearing apple trees such
a. Wealthy, Stayman, Rome. and
others. This has resulted In too many
small green apples that are not worth
picking and has helped only to glut
the market, thus bringing down the
prices received for good fruit.
After giving the tree good thin
ming, the long leaders should be head
ed back on varieties that tend TO fruit
on spurs. II the tree is beyond 20 or
Is feet high, 1t should be cut back
More small cuts and fewer large
ones" would be a good slogan for
many growers TO follow. II detailed
pruning of small limbs Is practiced
this winter. there win be less need for
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25

hnitesimal amount Of energy to thou
sands of times its original strength.
1t is. therefore, capable of picking up
and amplifying The inductive electric
al disturbance in its neighborhood.
So-ca1led inductive interference results
from sparkling electrical machinery,
Leakage on high voltage lines and
from the operation of other high volt
age devices. With the advent Of the
more modern broadcast received, with
hts ability to give further amplifca-
ton than that obtainable heretofore,
the problem has been somewhat In
creased.
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25

clear that without broadcasting there
can be no radio industry.
2. Commercial Broadcasting.- .-Ra-
dio, by virtue of the opportunities it
has opened for mass appeal, is bound
TO become an important economic
force. Whether the technique which
commercial broadcasting will develop
will tend towards institutional good
will or any other form of appeal, it
has become apparent that there is a
definite place in business economy for
this character of service
8. Organized Educational Support.
The day VIII come, believe, when
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25

contribution towards the permanence
Of broadcasting.
1t is estimated that a super-power
station, such as that of the Radio Cor
porafion at Bound Brook, N. J., which
was designed for an output of fifty
kilowatts, has listening audience of
approximately five million people, and
when programs Of outstanding merit
are broadcast the audience frequently
total fifteen million. Add to this the
service offered to broadcast listeners
through the periodical linking Of nu-
merous broadcasting stations by wire
or by radio and 1t is evident that good
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25

ices, the improvement of public health,
child welfare work and similar causes.
5. Community Broadcasting-Cit Cities
and states throughout the country
have spent large sums IN the past ten
years to tell the American public
about their progress, their possibili-
ties and their needs.
6. Institutional Broadcasting-Un-
der this heading I include newspar
pers, department stores and other or
CARNATIONS which have found in broad
casting an important means Of devel-
oping their prestige and Of obtaining
public goodwill.
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25

service is being rendered to a very
large percentage. of the Nations pop
ulation.
lnductive interference
The importance of this subject from
the standpoint of the listening public
generally and the Central Stations in
particular will perhaps justify my TAX
ing this opportunity to touch briefly
on the important subject Of interfer-
ence with radio reception
The radio broadcast receiver is es-
sentially sensitive device, for in or
der to obtain adequate loudspeaker
signals it is required TO amplify an in
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25
incubation Of
/ Various Legunes


planted In that locality and whose
bacteria are different from those
occurring naturally In the soil,
iaoculation is, urgently needed. Soy
beans. hairy vetch, and alfalfa. for
instance, have frequently failed in
first trials merely because they were
planted without being inoculated. But
even where the same legumes have
been grown before, inoculation may
sometimes be advisable.
The bulletin gives complete direc-
lions for several methods of inoculat-
ing legumes. Copies may be obtained.
as long as the supply lasts, by writing
to the United States Department OF
Agriculture, Washington, D. Q.
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25

every metropolitan Board of Educa-
ton win have an appropriation for
radio broadcasting; when such great
educational institutions as Harvard
and Yale In the East and universities
and colleges in other parts of the
country will have endowments for
special broadcasting services that will
carry the sphere Of their influence far
from the lecture room
4. Organized Social Support
Many millions Of dollars are spent an
nually in the United States for the
promotion OF important social serv-
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25
GRADE SIRES FADE AWAY SAY
OWNERS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS

reasons given, officials In the bureau Of
animal Industry remarked, when not
Ing the experience of the farmer, that
In view Of the increasing number of
farmers using only pure-bred sfres
grade boars are fading away In a
broader sense. In a few decades, or
even few years. one may see many
communities insisting on pure-bred
sires In all breeding operations.
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25
Special Offer
to Victims of
Your Druggist Says Pleasant to Take,
Elixir Must Help Poor Distressed
Stomachs or Money Gladly
Refunded.

You can be so distressed with gas
and fullness from poor digestion or
dyspepsia that you think your heart
Is going to stop beating.
Your stomach may be so distended
that your breathing is short and gaspy.
You are dizzy and pray for quick
relief-what's to be done.
Just one tablespoonful Of Dare's
Mentha Pepsin and speedily the gas
disappears, the pressing on the heart
ceases and you can breathe deep and
naturally.
OIL What blessed relief; but why
not get rid Of such attacks altogetherf
Why have them at all?
Especially when any druggist any
where guarantees Dare's Mentha Pep
sin, pleasant elixir, to help you or
money back.
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25
NoduIs Bacteria Necessary.
Early Variety of Oats
Best for Average Year

The early varieties of oats or the
medium early are better for the aver
age year in the corn belt. They get
filed before the worst Of the sum-
mer heat arrives while the late vari-
eties may be caught In the hot wave
to the extent that their kernels be-
come chaffy. 1t Is case Of their
ripening too rapidly. Official compar-
isons In the state Of Nebraska over
period Of years have shown that early
oats are better for that state. Some
Of the farmers In western Iowa claim
that they have proved In a practical
way that early oats are best for them
also.
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25
Support for Broadcast.
ing

The elements Of permanent support
for radio broadcasting in the United
States are becoming clearly defined
In the following cate egories:
1. The Radio Industry.-Whether
by voluntary or by organized group
effort the radio industry must and viii
continue TO contribute towards the
maintenance Of broadcasting, for it Is
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25
Can Take Nitrogen From
Air If Proper Bacteria
Are Present.

prepared By the United etates Department
OF Agriculturel
Legumes, generally speaking, are
those cultivated crops-such as peas.
beans, vetches, cloyers and alfalfa
which can take nitrogen from the air.
This 1xation of atmospheric nitrogen.
however, can take place only If the
proper bacteria are present in the root
nodules. When not naturally present
these bacteria can be added artificial
ly. Non-legumes, on the other hand
such as small grains, potatoes, and the
like-cannot take nitrogen from the
air even though inoculated with bac-
terra.
Can't Inoeulate Non-Iegumes.
Speculative investigators have tried
repeatedly to inoculate the roots of
non-legumes with the various kinds of
bacteria, and positive results have
been announced. Careful tests, how
ever, says the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, have not con-
firmed these claims, and 1t Is highly
improbable that the original nature
Of the non-legume plants could be
changed experimentally to such a de-
gree that they would be able to take
nitrogen from the air.
To give every farmer an opportunity
to gain q clearer understanding of
the most important facts relating to
the incubation Of legumes and nom
legumes with nitrogen fixing and other
bacteria, Farmers Bulletin 14o6-F has
been prepared. II the bulletin does
not answer all the questions that
arise further information can be Sc
cured from the agricultural expert
ment station Of the state In which the
farmer lives or by writing to the bu-
reau of plant industry, United States
Department Of Agriculture, Washing
ton. d. G.
Noduls Bacteria Necessary.
To get the full benefit from their
growth, legumes must either find the
nodule bacteria in the soil or must be
supplied with them. The plants usual
ly find bacteria Of the right kind In
the soil If the same kind of legume
has been successfully grown on the
same soil previously. On the other
hand, If, for the first time, legumes
are grown which have never been
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25

hand thinning Of fruit next summer
when labor is scarce and costly. With
out this detailed pruning or thinning
Of fruit, apples of good size and color
are hard to obtain.
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25
On the Advantages OF
High-Power Broad
casting to Public
and Trade

The high-power broadcast station is
an accomplished fact, and the results
obtained in the first experiments indi-
cate that the improved service to lis
teners thus rendered is a valuable
The Ely miner., 1927-03-25
ATLANTA YOUNGSTERS RECEIVING CLASSROOM
INSTRUCTION VIA THE Air. -

F ALL THE PEOPLE will not go to
school, then the school viii be taken
to all the people. This guiding spirit
of far-sighted educators during the
last half century is rapidly enveloping
the field of radio. Educators set up
mail courses" or college extension
work, on the surface of the earth.
They sent correspondence school les
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
OTHER CITIES WANT WRIGHT
 FOR ALLEGED FLIMFLAM
said to Have Worked Game in Scv- eral Massachusetts and ConncC-
 tiCut Communities,

That Robert T.. Wright, who was arrested in Baltimore. Md, last Sat lTday on complaint of the local pc lice, is wanted in other places about New England, was learned today from Major F. H. Johnston of the City Coal & Wood company. He op- erated under the names of Walker |. and Wright, according to Major Johnston, who looked him up be- fcre accepting the premium coupon offer which at least five New Britain business houses purchased only to find that the proposition was mis- represented to them. Major John Ston's informants asked that they be notified when Wright called again as he had operated in New London. New Haven, south NorWalk, Lowell and Holyoke.
 Major Johnston today turned over 10 the local police the information in his possession. II IS believed business houses in numerous cities were taken in by the game, which, the authorities allege, was a swindlc. Tableware to be given away with coupons representing money in trade was the basis. of the offer, but the details were found to be different. after the initial payments were made, than they were represented to the prospects.