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New Britain herald., 1930-02-15
What is pottor's clay?

Q. What is poltor's clay?
 X. The term is commonly applied to any fine grained, plastic clHN that can be used in the manufactures ot pottery. CldHs employed for th'. making of pottery must have Su'- ficicnt plasticity and must also bu'H to the proper body without WarplHr O. cracking. In order to produce these results 't is sometimes nrce>- s;ry 10 mix two or more kinds ot clay.
 e. What IS the salary of Judge Landis. the baseball commissioner
 A. %G5, ,0o0 t year,
 Q. Does the President of tho United States receive $@5.ooU for travolng expenses in addition .o his salary?
 A. The President may draw from the travclimg fund of $2'- GOO the amounts actually cypcnd"I for that purpose, and the balance oi the fund remains in the Trcasurv, and rcvcrts 10 the general funds .t tho end of the fiscal year.
 Q. Why was 5 0 $ chosen as il distress signalH
 A. The letters seem to have 70 verbal significance and were chos- cn solely because they were easily transmitted,
 c. Is the expression "CIcanliness is next to Godlincss," in the Bible
 A. It. is not found in the Bible but is in John WcslcE's sermon "n i "Drcss."
 @. Who is the head of the gov crnmcnt of Soviet Russia? | A. A committee, called th~ 1 Council of Peoples Counjssars # which Alexis Eykoff is the prcsl~ 1 dcnI.
 @. How are water marks made 1 ia papcr'
 A. They arc formed of wire O. cut from metal. and Soldcrrd to th= frame on which the pulp is caus i, , or 10 q roll under which 1t is pasS,pl during the process of paper making.
 C. How old is GaIli CurciH
 A. Forty years.
 C. Who took the part of the nt- tive girl in tn" movie The Pagan :
 A. Elsie Ja,is.
 e. Where was the Treaty cf Versailles signed? How long did is take to sign il"
 A, Tn" treaty was signed in the Imperial tIall Of Mirrors at Nrr- sailIcs, France, June gS. 1912, Premier tIcmcnccau called the Sc sion 10 order ur &:lo r. lu, and u@ :%;45 p. 1u in" session Was oyer.
 c, Who Vos "Thc Mill Boy ,' the Slashcs""
 A. Henry -IaN
 c. What is Dutch TrraC@
 X. The usual meaning is that cNcryou" assumes his own cNpcus' 4.
 C. What js the Mann Act?
 4, An act passed by Congress Il 1910 10 prohibit the interstate traua- portation of women for immor"I . purposes.
 e, What proportion of persons ; attending college in the United States arc women? A. Out of a total of 64I 052 stu- dcnts in universities, colleges anl professional schools in the United States t925-2G) there were 50&,7j , mon and 312.33S women.
 c. What is the largest motto" , picture studio in the United States
 A. The largest in acreage is th- 5 Universal Studio, which covers 2a' /, acres. Paramount, 2G acres with t 5 additional outside acreage of 2,75t tor locations, owns the largest tilH. F ing space -GoldWyn has ,A.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

and after a few seconds lndocison he said: "I thought not and hu.'- ricd on. Little myst cries like th'i, however. make New York the cn- gazing town 1t IS,
 There is something about me ~- perhaps the adcnoidal expression pr the pie fcct-that appears to '"- Spirc goofy questioning. Less than week ago d cuckoo with flowing manc like a Chautauqua lecturer stopped me in q thcater lobby anj wanted to know if l happened to l'c at all interested in a scientific eN- pertinent that would transmute sa,i- dust into a priceless commodity.
 People never learn, it seems Ten days after the recent pane I'll stocks, q salesman made $500 in q slnglc weeks commission tratfiCklng il. a new fake issue among those who were badly hit in the crash. Slick sellers of dubious stocks prefer d "prospcct' who has been | trimmed several times They dr; able to offer q sympathy that seems ! tremendously sincere and thus ca1u orflagc their own rascalltlcs. And, too. q sucker never rclinqush"s tEe ! lrall hope Of getting his money 1 back.
 X reformed salesman of q Sha ], 1 financial house tells nlc WastcfHl wives contribute large to the sale ol lNp stocks. They encourage huf- bands to take q chance for they SC, in that a hope of continuing thclJ own proflgacy,
 "What- New York nceds,' Wrlt2' Founder lis Il brighter lamp post movement for all-night stayouts. had to step over two bodies on tn. sidewalk on my way home th'' morning.
 'orty-cighth and Fifth avenue ,n IU D. m. A lady stops in front or jewellers window, gazcs a"h1lc an yawns Patrolman on horseback q curb: "Slcopy, non?' The lady "Ycs. Mounted cops make 'l' tircd,'
 And went sig%Iing and shippliN hopping all the way home,
 (copyright. 19$o, McNau"ht
 Syndicate, lnc.)
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

New Yor&. Feb. tJ.--\cW York '5 seldom stirred out of sound sleep n the carly morning hours these days bv the rattle of milk bottles. There vas a time in the memory of moS' Of us when sleep after q, m. IF ccngcstcd areas was impossible 1h account of the chatter.
 Anti-noisc societies have done much but chief credit is due to the improved morale Of milk company employees. Those who deliver the milk today must go through | course of intensive training in the art of muffling sound. This school ing extends over several weeks.
 Employees are instructed not only how 10 carry bottles into buildings without disturbing tenants bat how to set them down in the san" fashion. One company provides rup- Der heels for it's delivery staff and all are instructed 10 talk only n whispers in the halls.
 Several of the more cntcrprlSlnE concerns have their horses shol with rubbed tipped shoes and the wagon wheels arc rubber tired. Customers arc sent slips at intervals asking for Il report Of any ntr1@- ton Of rules for silence and spotl'r" are also employed.
 incidentally, an adept milk dcliy- crcr on an independent route lS highly paid. There arc some whose nav runs from $50 to $2h0 a week, One of the most successful IS for mer circus clown, too old for hI' profession, who took q route as q temporary cApcdicnt and made moro money than h" ever made before.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

A bird-lllc little man with il sI''; hat and whose coat laIS 1'Ich II about with sparroW's sprlGhtlnc,s minced m 10 m" on West fl n street this morning and lnpU'rcIt "Do you know anything about 3a' trology :" l replied in the ncGatle"
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15
Member Audii Hurean nf Iircnlafinn

Ths 4. E. (. Is national organization which furnishes newspapers and adlcr- sers with strictly honest analysis Of circulation Oul circulation statistics arc based upon tltis audit. This insures pro- lection against fraud in newspaper dis trIbutlon figures 10 both national and Lu.al auN Hlt SITS
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

There's nothing new. The jazz age just seems new because old-time:a didn't act that way except on an ln- door drunk.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

General Summcrall says soldiers can fight better when they are dressed up. Sergeant York's uniform must have been swell affair.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

They say one American in len can't sign his name. Blessed morta He doesn't feel that urge when hc sees q dotted line.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

A college degree is much like | medal of honor, The value Of the medal depends on where you got It.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

You can tell when a man has be en in business ten years He 10 longer uses thc restaurant table cloth as a slate.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

With the Empire State tower arl&- ing on the site of the old Waldorf to it's S5 stories, they are now dla- cussing the probable 100 storlru building. Yet skyscrapcr experts de clare it will not likely be built I'll tEis generation. It has been proveI that above the 10th story the ""- turn on the investment bcglnS 0 diminish, duo largely to the time re- uIirCu m elevator ScrNlcC.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

The tletaid B OH sale daily in New 7otk at HotaNng's Newsstand, Times square. Schultz's Newsstand. Entrance Grand Central. 42nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15
Facts and Fancies
By Robert Quillcn

The alimony-payinS Anlcrlcdh isn't the only one. In the Balkans COW is worked to the blow when she goes dry.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

The law can be enforced. all right You never saw anybody KICK a bulldog,
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

All France wants is the right to act as big as anybody and the Hs- surancc of help if |, gets her n trouble.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

Thirst for excitement took the pioneers beyond the frontier; no" i. just takes us beyond our incomes.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

The 1slaud Of Nap is governed by Japan under mandate from the league of ralIOn5.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

Wine women and song are WI.1 Us yet, but now they are young a2I raw.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

How pleasant marriage would be r. our own age and fat would recon cilc us to age and fat in others.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

"What~ New York needs,' writes Founder. lis q brighter lamp post movement for all-night stayouts ] had to step over two bodies on the sidewalk on my way home th;" morning.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

The 1limony paying AnIcrlcdh isn't the only one. In the Balkans COW is worked to the blow when she goes dry.
 Wine. women and song are win Us yet, but now they are young and raw.
 Thirst for excitement took the pioneers beyond the frontier; no" i: just takes us beyond our incomes.
 How pleasant marriage would be it our own age and fat would recon cilc us to age and fat in others.
 There arc just three seasons Or most of us-summor, fall and bad cold.
 Culture douotless is the quality that prompts you to eat fried chic,i- CT the same way when nobody IS watching,
 There was more horse sense on the highway in the old days, but the horse had it.
 Wealth ends the struggle that gives life its Host. At q swell winter resort the fisn are so easy to catch there's no fun in it.
 Happy thought, Why not outla% submarines so that any natcA striking below the belt will lose the war on foul"
 Amercanism: Smiling at Eng lands respect for royalty; Nearn17s to shake hands with any small-fry ward politician the bosses have placed in q high office.
 The law can be enforced. all right. You never saw anybody klch a bulldog, A college degree is much like | medal of honor. The value of the modal 1cpendS on where you got IL.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

People never learn, it seems. Ten days after the recent pane I'll stocks, q salesman made $500 Tn q slnglc weeks commission trattlckln@ il. a new fake issue among those who were badly hit in the crash.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

Amerlcanism: Smiling at Eng lands respect for royalty; Nearni7s to shake hands with any small-(ry ward politician the bosses have placed in a high office.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

Another reason why the protc:- sional politician gets more than tie people do IS because he knows what he wants.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

There are just three seasons Or most of uS-summer, fall and Dl1 cold.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

Culture douotless is the quality that prompts you to eat fried chici- CT the same way when nobody IS watching.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

Correct this sentence: "Evcn on rainy days when my husband is hateful" said she, 'I never da"- dream about III" old swccthc;i.ts.' Copyright, l9S0, pupnshcrs
 Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

Happy thought, Why not outla" submarines so that any natlcA striking below the belt will lose the war on q foul"
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

Wealth ends the struggle that gives life its Host At swell winter resort the fisn are so easy 10 catch there's no fun in 1t.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

There was more horse sense on the highway in the old days bHt the horse had it.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

and after a few seconds lndeClslon he said: "l thought not and hu.'- ricd on. Little mysteries like th'N however. make New York the cn- gazing town 1t IS,
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

' I L JI IT NItN g v ~ --IFtJ Business OFFce ..,.. go Editorial Rooms .... 9-6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07

the flrez down to minimum areas. Loss of
life has been small, and property losses are
believed not to have been greater than IN the
average seasons.
Fires IN the National Forests during July
cost the Federal Government 1886 $50 for sup
preston, as against $178,582 for July, 1929.
The cost OF fire suppression mounted rapidly in
the early part Of August, amounting to $197.271
for the first 10 days, owing to the number
Tathef than to the magnitude OF the fres.
Barring unusual drought conditions, the peak
Of the fire danger in most of the Western for
ests usually falls in August. The total cost
OF fire suppression in the National Forests for
the last fiscal year. ending June 80, was
$3,116,007.
Money spent for the Forest Service in fight
ing fires is to some degree a measure of the
as yet undetermined property losses from burn
ing of timber, watershed and paSturage. DAM
age has been heavy in Michigan and Wiscon-
sin as well as in the West. Rains in the Inter-
mountain, Allegheny and Southwestern regions
have simplified problems for the present, but
scores of small fires starting in recreational
areas in most of the forests are reported daily.
The heaviest recent expenses have been in the
Pacific Northwest, in the Idaho-Montana re-
gion and in California. Ninety per cent of the
National Forest hre-fghting expenses last year
were incurred in these regions.
Smokers are blamed for costly fires in the
new Moquah Forest area in Wisconsin, and
also for many fires in California, where 461 out
Of 652 fires since January / have been attrib
uted to human caYelessnesS. Severe lightning
is reported as responsible for recent fires in the
Deschutes Forest in Oregon. In the Eastern
region, comprising the Eastern and Southern
States. 1866 fires on National Forests are re-
ported so far this season. They have burned
over 46,453 acres and the Government has
spent $50,133 to suppress them. .-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
Conq~ering Germ Boner.

ONE way OF getting rid OF the corn bOrer.
which Is such . thorn in the side of ,eorn
zaiseEs. is to give 1t real housing problem. or.
In other words, give it no place to 60 The
borers live over from one season to the next
by making their way into the uncut stubble
Of the corn which is left In the field after the
grain Is harvested. This can be overcome by
low cutting.
Low cutting means cutting at the ground
surface. AT harvest time very few borers have
worked down the stalks and gone below the
ground surface. Therefore, If the stalks are
cut at this level almost all borers can be re-
moved from the field and destroyed in the
subsequent disposal OF the crop The standard
corn binders cannot cut lower than fiVe or
six inches above the ground, and In practice
they are usually set to cut higher. This high
stubble may harb0r . sufacient number of
bOReTs to increase the infestatiOn the follow
ing year.
Surface cutting can be accomplished with q
lOw-cutting attachment on the standard corn
binder This attachment is a simple and IN
expensive device developed by the Department
OF Agriculture. 1t consists of q long stationery
knife which runs at ground level for cutting
the stalks, extension butt-gathering chains and
extra throat springs for lifting and carrying
the stalks back over the sickle special cut
away side knives to increase the throat clear.
ance and an elevating chute over the sickle.
The large stationary knife does all the cutting.
The sickle is used only TO keep the throat clear
OF weeds and trash. The low-cutting device is
easily attached to the binder and does not
change the operation OF the machine
These attachments, which have been used
the past two seasons in all sections of the
corn borer area under all conditions, have
operated satisfactorily wherever standard
binder could be used The extra throat springs
and extension butt chains enable the machine
TO gather down and tangled stalks much better
The device requires little attention other than
the occasional sharpening of the stationary
knife, which, being curved and beveled on the
under side, Is to q certain extent seIf-sharpen-
ing 1t does not require keen edge for cut
ting and stands up surprisingly well even in
gEavelly and stony soil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
Forest Drought Costly to United STATES.

WTTH farmers daily crying for drought relief
w In never lending pleas TO the Federal Gov
eminent, Uncle Sam has q real drought prob
lem of his own one that costs the Federal
Treasury approximately $4,000 q day. The
unprecedented dry weather has brought about
fire hazard in the National Forests which has
brought about q condition requiring huge en-
penditures in keeping fires from starting and
combating those that DO get under way.
Many sections reported high hazards, with
numerous fires put out and some still raging.
Drought, low humidity lightning and increas-
ing use Of the forests by recreationiSts partly
accounted for the $1S7,27l from emergency APP
preparations expended the first 10 days o.
August. As yet it does not appear that the
rate has diminished. At last reports several
hundred emergency guards we're employed, and
many men were called to fight fires which
broke out in many of the 149 National Forests
scattered from coast to coast.
With the coming of showers in certain areas
of the Eastern forests, the fire menace has
leSSened somewhat. In the extreme West the
situation was reported critical, although the
hand Special guards were on duty in Western
National Forests, accounting In part for COM
paratively light property losses.
.Thirty-two lightning fires were reported on
the National Forests of California in the first
10 days of August One big fire on the Kla-
math National Forest burned more than $500
acres and took several days to round up.
Sixty-five forest fires most of them small, were
burning in California National Forests at the
end of the To-day period. Federal operations
to control them were costing $500 day, as
compared with $4,000 the week before
Throughout the United States the number of
small fires has been large this Summer. The
Forest Service credits improved organization
and local cooperation with keeping most of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
II. S. Products in Demand

TT Canada and Latin-America don't keep
warm and don't have well cooked food, it
won't be the fault of American industry. The
expectation of heating and cooking devices to
these sections has increased in five years a
total of q per cent the appliance representing
sales amounting to $6,580j0O0. Canada goes in
more for heating devices and the Latin-Amer-
lean countries for cook stoves of various sources
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07

six bushels normally do, there is every need for
outstanding the feed supply. Some additional
feed can still be grown this Fall chiefly as pas
ture. Livestock Tati0ns will have to be carefully
balanced to extract the utmost in feeding value
from the available supply.
At present prices the feeding of wheat il de-
sirable from every angle. Wheat a live stock
feed Is worth more than corn Nevertheless, as
this lis written, corn is selling the market at
q higher price than wheat. For feeding to
hogs and cattle wheat is worth 81 10 a busllel
II corn Is worth 81. The wise feeder Is taking
advantage of that sdifIerential
TIVE Government has not been idle in the
emergency created by the drought. when
1t beoame evident that the drought was as
Stunning dangerous proportions President Hoover
called for immediate collection OF the facts.
These were obtained through the 1leld agents
of the Department of Agriculture. When the
Governors Of the distressed States came to the
White House on August IA for the conference
called by the President they found digest Of
the facts and q plan of action ready for their
consideration
The conference agreed with the President
that relief in the drought area should % help
farm families IN want because of crop failures,
90 prevent unnecessary sacrifice of livestock,
and 90 protect the public health. Steps
already have been taken to provide this three
fold relief by credit assistance, Red Gross as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
BY Grace Noll Crowell.

Through amber sweetness there pink blowing
a rain Of blossoms blurring old hill,
And clustered bubbles there sunlight showing,
the moonlight of many a might, lingering still
Autumn in its clear, gold cleaning,
The scent of ripe apples, heavy down the wind,
And the beauty of Winter orchard dreaming,
It's heavy burdens lifted, its heavy branches thinned
There is more than cider in this bottled treasure
All girlhood dances through it, glad and free;
The wild exhilaraton that I knew beyond all measure
Laughs its golden laughter across the years to
Orchards OF youth float there heart eapfng
At a blossoms O globes swing
Apple cider? apple cider holds with its keeping
Every old time Autumn and every old time Spring.
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els Of these feed grains apportioned as follows:
Corn, 2,6S6y0OO!OOO bushels; oats, ,348!O0OyOOO
bushels; barley, 2O1 100000 bushels; rye, a.
100000 bushels; sorghum grains. 12s!O00jO0O
bushels. Since we have this year feed grain
supply Of only S,790,0O0iOOO bushels, the short
age amounts to 494,OOOjOO0 bushels.
The 1880 production of wheat one of the
few crops not materially affected by drought
because of early harvesting totaled B21. 10000
bushels. We know that at least 81 O0OI00O
bushels OF that total must be reserved for
human food. for seed and for carry over for
1881. Nineteen million bushels already have
been exported. This leaves balance, assuming
no more exports Whatever, OF 4I2jO0OUOO bush
els available for feed Tor live stock. The fol-
lowing tmble shows the situation:
7ssO-s1 wheat.
I'm millions OF buslssls)
1880 production S21
Total supply ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1jU9O
Domestic food requirements at AZ BUSH
els per capita NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50
Seed requirements NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IS
Already exported ~
Total requirements ................. 004
When the live stock growers Of the Nation
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counties whose corn, hay and pasture prospects
were dangerously below average.
These $50 counties embrace nearly fifth
10 per cent-of our farm population and of the
total number of farms in the United States.
They possess l6 per cent of the horses and
mules IL per cent of the cattle, sheep and
swine on our farms.
Conditions in the $50 counties are largely re-
spOnsible for the fact that our 1880 corn crop
threatens TO be the smallest since 1901, when
corn production was 1,613 900 900 bushels. Nor
mally the corn crop of the United States is
well over two billion bushels. Not in 35 years.
except for 1901, has it been under that figure.
On July ! of this year the outlook was for a
crop of about 2,8O2, coo 600 bushels. BY mid
August drought had cut the estimate to
2lI2,OOO,0 600 bushels. Unless rain between mid
August and late September is normal it may
not reach 1000, 600, 600 bushels.
Corn has long been the backbone of the
livestock ration. Equally important are pros
poets for hay and pasture. The hay crop as
Of August showed a loss OF 100000 tons
when compared with the average production OF
the five years, 1924-26. Pastures were so dry
and burned that their condition on August
WAS reported as 564 per cent of normal, the
lowest on record. For the last 10 years the
condition Of pastures on August has averaged
81 per cent of fun stand.