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which will be on the road, three and q
third millions will carry camping
equipment and tour for an average Of
33 days each. The other two-thirds
will patronize hotels and will spend
an average of 10 days on tour. For
the canvas brigade the daily expendi-
ture is estimated at $40 per car or
$33 1888 900 daily for them all, which
in 33 days will total nearly $1,1O0,-
100000. The hotel tourists will find
their expenses running about even
with the camping cohorts, although
touring about only one-third as long,
and will spend approximately $780,
100000. At the most conservative
estimate it is safe to assume that
the resorts, hotels, garages, filling
stations and other agencies catering
to motor travel will benefit to the
extent of at least $500, 100000 from
this years mighty host Of motor va
cationists.
The vanguard Of the great migra-
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Part Two

dTI lWO
This is the second and last article
opened in the March 30th issue
by Wayne Linsmore of the Horse AS
Sociation of America on "Relief foI
Agriculture" that can be applied in
1927 in Redwood County and contin-
ued in the future.
l will call attention to other i'm
portant points in the farm manage
ment problems in the succeeding is
sues.-Lynn Sheldon.
No exact figures are available to
show what decrease has occurred in
the use of horses and mules in nom
agricultural service during the past
seven years, but it has been at least
100000 head, which, added to the de-
crease known to have taken place be-
tween 1910 and 1920, gives us 1,50O,-
900 fewer horses and mules in non
agricultural work than in 1910.
Inasmuch as horses in non-agricul-
tural work (cities, towns, villages,
etc. require annually per head the
food produced on four acres of fer
tile corn-belt land, it means that such
decrease of 100000 head of horses
and mules in non-agricultural service
has shifted 100000 acres of fertile
corn-belt land into food production.
The net result of the decrease in hors-
es in non-agricultural service and on
farms has been to convert 100000
acres of fertile corn-belt land Tor
other acreage of equivalent total
production capacity into the produc-
ton of food for human beings. Is it
any wonder that we have had an ov-
reproduction of foodstuffs available
for human food, depressing prices
of farm products?
Mines and oil wells have become
farm competitors, and many business
men who lament the present hard lot
of the farmer it worse still by buy
ing motor trucks for delivery work
THAT could be done as we'll and more
cheaply with horses or mules.
Far-sighted business leaders are re-
cognizing the desirability of helping
farm markets in an immediate, prac-
tear fashion, and are buying horses
and equipment to take the place of
motor trucks as the latter wear out.
Continued pressure must be exert
er, however, to accomplish a change,
for it is easier for a merchant to buy,
shelter, and operate motor-drawn
equipment, and he is apt to follow the
path of least resistance with the ex-
pectatian that he can pass the extra
cost on to his customers.
Besides reducing the market for his
products, this further injuries the
farmer by stimulating urban wage
earners to demand higher wages,
which the farmer ultimately pays in
high prices for things he buys. Wag-
es, beyond an amount sufficient to
maintain a certain standard of living,
are spent for luxuries, not for food
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A new method of finishing the sur
face of paved highway with stone
screenings has been devised to pre-
vent skidding. One of the first pro-
jects of this kind is 7.8 miles high
way leading out of Modesto, in South
ern California.
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A midday siesta is said by author
tiles to be beneficial to the girls at
Stephens College. Undoubtedly, it
is necessary if they wish to keep up
with the college boys after midnight.
Elk.
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So. far, the back-to-nature move
ment has only gone as far as the
shoulder blades.-Ex.
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Controlling Ak,
Supp1g anH Water
Temp eY1tuEe.

eggs, 100000 herring eggs or 5000
trout eggs BY weighing each jar of
eggs, it is a simple matter to ascer-
tain the number obtained from each
fisherman. The mortality has prac-
ticaIly ceased in IS hours and the Gov
eminent thus secures the maximum
number of satisfactory eggs.
The Federal fishermen have taught
the commercial meters and seine
crews how TO strip shad eggs from the
fish and how to impregnate these eggs
so that they will hatch out into
healthy, robust fish At present rs
commercial fishermen annually save
and sell shad eggs to the United States
Bureau of Fisheries.
takes from to . days for the
shad eggs to hatch. In fish incuba
tion locality and temperature control
the length of the Matching period.
Brook trout eggs. which require 125
days for Matching under northern
Maine conditions, viii produce living
fish in so days in southern Georgia.
Artificial Matching follows the prac-
tees of natural Matching as closely as
possible The receipts of shad eggs
at organs Point begin about the mid
die of April, so that by the last week
in that month the little fish begin TO
emerge. Instead of maintaining the
fish in the crowded Matching jars they
are liberated in the main channel of
the Potomac as soon as thew show
that they are vigorous enough TO shift
for themselves. These diminutive shad
are liberated in sections of the Po-
tomac and it's tributaries where their
parents or natural enemies can not
find the Youngsters in order 10 prev
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pure Food" Labels.

A MEXICAN pure food labels are IS
\ sued in pursuance Of an act Of
Congress dated June 80, 1906. The
first pure food labels, il appears, were
of a date something like 900 B. c.
These. brought to light by the Har-
ward Palestine expedition, are thought
to be the first instance on record where
a government took upon itself the task
of seeing that its products were really
what they were represented to be.
These early labels were found
among specimens of early Hebrew
writing in the city Of Samara. They
were employed as seals on wine and
oil jars. They set forth the year in
which the wine was deposited in the
whence the wine came. The wine was
deposited in what was virtually gov
eminent storehouse. On the oil jars
the label reads. "A Jar of Pure OIL"
with the name OF the district produc-
ing it. These records, some rs in
number, pertain to the period Of King
Ahab, who lived about 1900 syears
ago. The names appearing in the in-
scriptions indicate that not only the
king himself, but many other men,
stored their wines and oils in this
warehouse.
According to an eminent authority,
the script in which the inscriptions
were drawn up is the Phoenfcian,
which was widely current In antiquity.
1t is quite different from the so-calIed
square characters in which the exist
ing Hebrew manuscripts Of the Bible
are written.
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: P4 ant1M9 ..
YouNd Shall III
the Potomac.

to the fresh water of the inland rivers
During the early days of flsh-cul
ture enterprises at the organs
Point hatchery as many as IS EN-
ployes attended to the Matching of the
fortified eggs and the distribution of
the young fish, which were used in re-
stocking rivers and their tributaries.
The activities have gradually de-
creased in exact ratio to the declining
population of shad. Now the maxi
mum force is only IS men, and this
crew is gradually growing smaller as
the army of shad continues to shrink.
The writing on the wall indicates
the eventual extinction of the shad
and many other game and food fish
from the Potomac. Virginia and
Maryland are not greatly concerned
about these portending losses. Mary.
land by law controls the Potomac
from the outside points on the Vir-
gin!4 shore. Virginia, on the other
hand. dominates the greater part OF
Chesapeake Bay. If these States
would only pass and enforce protective
ar restrictive legislation in favor of
shad multiplication on large scale
during the spawning season, a critical
situation might be averted. 1t Is I'M
likely, however, that either OF these
States will inaugurate such legislation
until it is too late.
Hence, Washingtonians who relish
shad roe and baked shad must eat
their fill while retail supplies are yet
available In less than a dogs age
the chances are that the shad supply
will be so greatly curtailed that prices
will be much higher. And finally the
obituary of the last Potomac River
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Chartins the Stars.

| I ONG before science formed any
- theory as to their origin. even
before there existed any written Ian
| guage, the stars were speculated
about by the wise men of the tribes.
and to their changing combinations
| were attributed all the events OF a
human life.
Attempts to chart the stars were
made long before the invention Of the
| telescope, one patient astronomer
| showing as the result Of a life OF
application a catalogue Of 1920. and
| for centuries this was regarded as
an almost superhuman achievement.
| Then came the telescope, bringing
into view at least 10000 new worlds.
and 1t was declared that a chart Of
| even approximate accuracy was inn
! possible. With every increase In the
| power Of the telescope, thousands OF
| additional stars are brought into view,
| but there are, apparently, millions OF
| others still beyond the reach of the
most powerful instruments in exist
ence. The naked eye cannot distin-
| guish stars beyond those OF the sixth
| magnitude, not being able to see the
| satellites Of the planets or the rings
| Of Saturn, but with the aid of the
| telescope it is possible to photograph
stars of the fourteenth magnitude.
II was the GOIuDlHdllO1 OI the pIO-
| tographic plate and the telescope that
made possible the accurate charting
of the thousands of stars now known
to exist, the task absolutely impossi-
BILE by any other method being accom-
plished in an hour. The artificial
retina, or sensitized plate. is more
sensitive than the natural retina. the
prints from Photographic negatives
showing stars invisible TO the human
eye through the same telescope that
was used to obtain the negative.
The charting of the stars is now
simply a matter of infinite care and
patience. There has been prepared a
| table of the probable number Of stars
to be catalogued down to the four
teenth magnitude. In every case. ex-
cept in the case Of stars OF the sixth
magnitude. the number of any par
ticular magnitude is about three times
that of the magnitude preceding.
There are 90 stars Of the first mag
nitude, SO of the second, 1872 Of the
third and so on. 1t is estimated that
there are 27.000,0 900 stars Of the four
teenth magnitude.
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long wont TO say, are now fleeing to
the CITY Above the Sea-
As a little boy John Davis lay
awake that first night in Shanghai
and heard the rafting OF the flag
ropes against the tall white f1agpole
in the yard of the consulate next to
the missionary home where he and
his mother were quartered. To his
child mind the clatter of the ropes
from which flew the beloved Stars
and Stripes signified the peace and
protection of something very big and
strong and wonderfully satisfying.
Little did this boy know that when
he had grown TO manhood and bad
passed beyond the loving care of his
mother and of his learned and re-
vered father. both of whom have died
in their service to the people of
China he would he called upon to
serve his own countrymen under the
folds of the starry flag that had
brought comfort to his child heart
more than 35 years ago.
Just out of college in America,
young Davis secured the post of
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American tutor to the sons of the
elder Ii, son of the great Ii Hung
Chang. He was with the Lis for sew
eral years and added to his fund of
knowledge and experience concerning
the Chinese people. Constantly
studying, he became master of the
Chinese language, both the written
and spoken forms.
In 1907 Davis came to the United
States TO have an eye specialist in
Philadelphia perform an operation on
his eyes, which had been giving him
considerable trouble for q number OF
years. When he returned to China
the next year, he secured an appoint
ment as deputy consul general in
Shanghai, under that doughty old
newspaper man from Madison, Wis,
Amos p Wilder. His thorough knowl-
edge Of the language and of the habits
of living and modes of thought of the
i Chinese made Davis very valuable to
the service. Much of his time was
taken up with the work of the Mixed
Court of Shanghai, where his judg-
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work in the interpreter school in
Picking.
When his course of training was
finished in Picking, he was appointed
as vice consul at Cheefoo in 1914
and served in that capacity for sew
eral years. In 1916 he was appointed
consul at Antung, China. Although
a small place, having little American
commerce, Antung is important be-
cause it is a railway junction on the
line between Japanese-controlled
Chosen (IIoreal and Chinese-controlled
Manchuria.
There was no particular incident in
connection with his consular duties
at Antung which could be called
notable, but his work became known
for its thoroughness and accuracy
In 1920 he was given the consulate at
Marking, China, which is a point hav-
ing large American interests and
where large numbers of Americans
are living
Nankingxis, next to Picking, the CEN
ter of EDUCATION in the entire coun-
trya At one time there We're as many
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as so government controlled schools,
in addition to some Is or 20 mission
airy enterprises. established there
The Marking University, 20 years
ago a small institution with scarcely
a dozen instructors and a couple
hundred students, has become great
union university, under the joint
auspices of five American missions.
with more than 100 instructors and
between 1000 and $500 students.
Marking is also the seat of a great
Chinese language school maintained
Jointly by the various missions. Here
hundreds of young people come each
year to study the language and pre-
pare for work in the various mis-
sions in all parts of Central China.
Taken altogether, the missionary pop
ulation of Marking is probably be-
tween 500 and 500.
In the last ten years Marking has
become a very important commercial
center. because of its position as the
terminus of two railroad routes and
numerous river steamship lines. The
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ment and skill won him praise from
both foreigners and Chinese.
Fully realizing that his life was now
more closely linked to that of China
than TO America, Davis decided 10
give his talents to the service of the
Land of His Fathers and to the starry
banner that had made such an i'm
preston on his boyhood. and at the
same time to be of such service to the
land of his birth as was possible. The
American consular service was open
to him, but. because of rather rigid
rules governing the service, 1t was
necessary for him to begin as stu
dent interpreter. In the student in
terpreter work in Picking, he was
rapidly passed from grade to grade
and. because of his proficiency. was
allowed the unusual privilege of
marrying while he was still in school.
Back to America again in 1912, he
married Miss Mary Murphy, daugh-
ter OF Nettleton p. Murphy of Sails
bury, n. c. Immediately following
his wedding, he hurried back to his
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RY j. C. GILBERT.

LONG with Chateau Thierry
n and Belleau Wood of World
II War fame. viii stand the name
4 Z of Marking in old China as a
place where American bravery
and valor in the defense of the lives
and property Of fellow Americans have
upheld the best traditions of the men
in the service of our country.
The American consul, John Ker
Davis, is native of the country in
which he has labored so long and so
faithfully. He was born in 500
chow the Venice of China. in 1882. His
parents were American missionaries,
sent to China by the Southern Presby-
terrain Mission
Consul Davis is not now being in
troduced to trouble for the first time
In China. When a small boy of or
20 years there were anti-foreign dis
turbances in his home city of 500
Chow and his mother had to flee TO the
more protected port city of Shanghai,
Just as the beleaguered foreign
devils as the Chinese have been
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Fish Visitors to Local Waters.

The annual Spring run OF denizenS
Of the deep to the swift waters of the
Potomac 70 lay their spawn ordinarily
takes place as soon as the ice dis
appears. The9e members Of the finny
tribes make their appearance around
Washington in the following order:
Perch, herring, shad and rOckfish.
The perch start upstream from the
brackish waters they inhabit about
the middle of March. and the advance
guard Of this species reaches local
waters about the 1st Of April. From
then on until the 18th of April they
increase in numbers, when the cry
goes out. ''the Spring run Of perch
has arrived"
Following closely come the herring,
probably the most important food fish
in the world. The herring, unlike
most fishes, Is particularly fine
| favored at spawning time. These fish
| make their appearance beginning
about April 10, and increase in num-
bers until the Potomac from the
Aqueduct to the Chain Bridge, seems
| to be alive with them. These fish are
| caught by snagging and by dip nets.
| They advance in such great numbers
that the perch are forced TO retreat
downstream.
The shad, which belongs TO the her
| ring FAMILY, usually makes Its APP
| pearance in the waters of the upper
| Potomac between April Is and 90.
These fish have been landed in nets
| or snagged as far up as Great Falls,
apparently having no trouble in seal
| ing Little Falls. Because of the fact
that these fish have to be taken at
spawning time. since they are not
within reach Of human hands at any
other season, they are becoming
scarce. fact which is proved by the
present cost, namely so cents
pound.
The striped bass or rockflsh, the
last Of the visitors to our waters in
the Spring of the year. usually puts
in its appearance between April rs
and May 1. These striking denizena
are eagerly sought by all anglers. and
when hooked put up a terrific battle.
Some Of these fish remain in local
waters until the cold water drives
them to greater depths in the Fail
| Of the year.
The lateness OF the season has a
| great deal to do with the appearance
Of all OF the fish named, but usually
anglers look for them around the
given dates. They may arrive a little
earlier. or perhaps a little later, and
badly discolored or muddy water will
retard their progress upstream.
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upon them. The Matching season and
fish distribution continue until the
third week in May.
During this season il you cruise the
secluded sections of the Potomac
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River YOU may come across Federal
launches or rowboats planting baby
shad." These young shad remain in
the river and it's tributaries until the
latter part of October. When the tenn
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perature of the fresh water falls as
low as so degrees the shad instructive
ly swim to sea. That is to say. they
migrate to the salt water of Chesa-
peake Bay. Henceforward they re.
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FICTION AND
HUMOR

shad will be written. Then we will
have TO depend on Pacific Coast shad.
which will be shipped 10 us from the
other side of this continent.
The Bureau Of Fisheries began
stocking Pacific Coast rivers with
shad ~ years ago. The species has
| been we'll established and distributed.
| Protective laws have prevented over
| fsshirg. netting and SEEMING. Shad are
increasing each year in Pacific Coast
waters and their tributary rivers de.
spite the fact that an organized Erny
of commercial fishermen reaiZes prof
liable returns from catching this
popular variety Of food fish. The fret
shad sent to the Pacific Coast were
Matched en- route in specially equipped
Bureau of Fisheries cars.
his 5-year-old boy. and several of his
friends in barricaded and guarded
! Shanghai, the consul has stayed on
the job at Marking, quartered aboard
the American destroyer Isabelle. Liv-
ing up to the best traditions of the
service, to which he has given his
finest efforts, Consul Davis is on the
job in his war-torn district, looking
after the interests Of America.
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PASSING Of Potomac Shad IS Feared Unless D. S. Takes

Vanishing Point With Attendant
Washington
OvaGedan and SaneYFL Reduedtn AnnnlO up
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BY GEORGE II. nACY.

HOTOMAC RIVER shad will be
- singing their piscatorial swan
song in those waters-and all
i others-ere long unless Federal
Incrl..l, i..n l. IF Cd
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THE first shad hatchery and fish
culture station which supplied
the Potomac was established at the
Washington Navy Yard in the late
eighties. subsequently. it was re-
moved to Fort Washington, farther
down the Potomac. Eventually, the
War Department decided to make re
pairs at Fort Washington, which again
recessitated a change Of base for the
Government flsh Matching station
Thus it vas In 1892 that the shad
and yellow ana white perch hatchery
at BRYAN Point was established.
Uncle Sam pays $22.50 a million for
fertile shad eggs. These are pur-
chased from the commercial fisher
men. who strip them from the brood
shad which they catch. Government
launches circulate among the fishing
boats and collect the which each
fisherman has gathered during the
dav. TIL Sc spawntakers then speed
with the material to the Bryan Point
hatchery. Upon arrival, the eggs are
placed in large jars OF water whose
temperature is controlled by mechani.
cal means. After the eggs have re-
mined in the jars for as hours, scien-
fife counts of their numbers are made.
4 fluid quart will accommodate $4,000
shad eggs or 10000 yellow perch
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Continued on Fifth Page)
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- $50 introduced but a short time ago. Today it is
available for every This specially blended power
/ IL fuel has widespread popularity.
The quality OF ESQ ousanding superior gasoline
special fuel marketed in Washington that increasing
numbers of motorists daily joining the great army of
regular ESQ They find it the economical fuel
they have tried.
ESQ the improved Anknock fuel enables your
to develop its full power 1t is absolutely nonnjmous Con-
sistent of ESQ actually good for your ESQ
vaporizes quickly than other fuels-and
petely. 1t saves your oil from dilution.
ESQ will do anything other special fuel will do-and do
better Stop at the ESQ pump today At all Standard Oil
Service Stations and leading dealers.
The Washington times., 1927-10-25
PAN-AMEPICA:N
DIRECTOR
HOST
DR.. Rowe Entertains Dele
gates to international
Consular Conference

The director general of the Pan
American Union, DR.. l.. s. Rowe,
entertained at luncheon today at
the annex OF the Pan.American
Union in honor Of the members of
the Pan-American Commission on
the Simpllfication and Standardiza-
ton OF Consular Procedure. The
guests present were: Don Emeterio
Cano de la Vega, consul general Of
Bolivia at New York, Don Augusta
Merchan, consul general Of Cuba at
New York. Don L. Merino Perez,
commercial attache of the Cuban
embassy, Don Francisco de Nova,
consul general Of the Dominion Re.
public at New York, the minister
OF Honduras. DON Luis Bogram,
Don Francisco, Suastegui. CONNER.
cial attache OF the Mexican EN-.
bassy. DR.. Manuel Zavala. secretary