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fCeKBIftY. TLL. ,gitpp«jpp^piJM *y\>"£v^rrrv ww ¥*fn • ~:MW """"»» "I>111II.n f«yt!;tw«f "a™1 "• • '-'l '11 i* *v * ' ~ • " f!" g!."g; ij-f r ITOWtp^SPPfPfp^ppf^ , , - . , - . - • j More Good Cows on s By JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN •SHINOTON, the Capital city, hat a "Ciar" and his name is OoL Clarence O. Sherrlll, U. S. A. Anyway, so says Thomas Lindsay Blanton of Abilene, representative from the Seventeenth congressional district of Texas. Newspaper readers will recall that Representative Blanton recently took the country into his confidence regarding his views of SherrilL More recently he got out a booklet on the same subject. What his fiext more will be has Washington guessing. For Slanton Is a persistent chap and evidently Is #ut gunning for Sherrlll. Up to date Sherrill's 4Wily reply seems to have been a passing reference in a public address to the Texan as a "busybody." That was an unkind cut, for the pages of tfie Congressional Record are proof that the Activities of the Texas representative are manl- •ld. Indeed, an envious colleague is credited with e remark, "Blanton can do more In a minute |p muddy the pond than any man in congress." V The government of Washington and the District tColumbia seems funny enough without a "Csar** the visitor to the capital. It's a government by Congress and commission. Apparently they act ^jbout "fifty-fifty." And It would take a Philadelphia lawyer to find out where one ends and the other begins. Moreover, the District Is always Warning congress for manifold woes. And congress is usually considering some proposal to do something drastic to the Inhabitants of the District. \ Nevertheless, Blanton says--in spite of con- Stress and the commission--that 'Sherrlll is a "Csar." He declares he has "evidence of great probative conclusiveness" against the colonel, and .that "no Csar has ever been in more complete control" than is this North Carolina soldier over «ne-seventh of the district's population. Colonel flherrlll, be asserts, presides "arrogantly and pompously as the sole and exclusive dictator, lawmaker, law enforcer, contract letter, concession granter, employee hirer, employee discharger, money dlsburaer. Judge, Jury and executioner, from whose Iron decree there Is no way of • 11 11 Colonel Sharrill has served M jwoi'lo ill United States army, having been an honor m»« lit the West Point class of 1901. He has always (teen of the engineers, with the exception of the period of the World war. Then he was chief of fltafT of the Seventy-seventh division. He fought In tiie Meuse-Argonne, on the Vesle and In Belgium. Se won the Distinguished Service Medal and the Croix de Ouerre. Sherrlll was with the Seventy- Seventh from the day It was mobilised until It Vfas brought home. Probably this fighting New "York division would give Sherrlll a certificate of Jpfflclency well up toward the 100 per cent mark. I * Sherrlll seems to have begun his Washington *®reer as an assistant aid to Roosevelt In hft second term. When Harding went to the White Bouse he made this son of a Confederate veteran bis personal aid. President Coolldge kept Sherrlll <0D duty at the White House, using him as his personal escort at public functions, in the reception of diplomats, etc. But as duties piled up on 8herrlll, the President relieved him of many of these social duties In order that he might have time to tackle the many jobs congress has of fate showered upon him. Doubtless Sherrlll will . fee missed at these social functions, for he ls„a iresentable figure--tall, slender, black-haired and lack-eyed--in the uniform of the engineers. ;* Sherrill is not in "Who's Who." Possibly the publishers felt that the complete list of all his parlous past and present activities and positions %ould take up more room than they could afford. "^Incidentally It Is a Washington quip that Blanton jealous. Blanton's "biography" In the Congressional Directory--one of the longest--runs to more tfcan 750 words, whereas one much longer could fee written by Sherrlll; Indeed a mere list of his Jobs and duties would run beyond that. In fact, Aq making the Ust one's first thought Is that It could be easier to mention the District of Colnmaetlvttlea In which he takes no part. * * * A cursory examination of the Congressional >lrectory shows that the commissions regard him highly as an executive officer and a handy man i; {1• dfe'iiave around In case there Is something thHl most receive attention. In consequence he IB found listed as: Executive and disbursing officer of the <3nAt Memorial commission. Executive officer of the Meade Memorial cofek* mission. Executive and disbursing officer of the Commission Memorial to Women of the Civil War. Executive and disbursing officer of the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater commission. Executive and disbursing officer of the Rojsk Creek and Potomac Purkway commission. Executive and disbursing officer of the Jofe^ • Erlccson Memorial commission. t _ .. Executive and disbursing officer of the Tltadlf Memorial commission. Executive and disbursing officer of the National Capital Park commission. Executive and disbursing officer of jthe *-""gton Memorial Bridge commission. Apparently there are several man-alsed Jobs concealed In these commissions. The project commonly* called the Arlington Memorial Bridge will take ten years of work and cost $15,000,000. The Arlington Memorial Bridge commission is authorised and directed to proceed at once with tfee construction of a memorial bridge across the Potomac river from the vicinity of the Lincoln Memorial In the city of Washington to an appropriate point In the state of Virginia, Including appropriate approaches, roads, streets, boulevards, avenues and walks leading thereto on both sides of said river, together with the landscape features appertaining thereto, all In accordance with ths dealgn, surveys, and estimates of cost transmitted by said commission to congress under date of April 22, 1924. • Sentimentally, this bridge is a symbol ot binding together of the North and the South la the Union. The Potomac river In 1861-4 was the dividing line between the Union and Confederate states and Lincoln in the White House saw the Confederate flags waving on tbe Virginia shore. Another touch of sentiment about It is the restoration of the famous Robert E. Lee m* Arlington. Other features of the project are these: Widening B street east from the T.in^|n mortal to the Capitol, crossing Pennslyvanla avenue to the north side of the Capitol, cleaning out the unsightly shades and providing a governmental boulevard from the Capitol for corteges across the new memorial bridge to Arlington National cemetery. Widening Twenty-third street st right angles from B street from the Lincoln Memorial to Washington Circle, as the most Important north and sooth route for tbe entire northwest section at the city to the Lincoln Memorial acrsae the memorial bridge to Arlington. Development of Columbia island, reclaimed fey dredging operations, along which there will be a boulevard drive at right angles to tbe memorial bridge, connecting across an auxiliary bridge with the Lee highway. Erection of the Titanic and John Ericsson memorials equidistant from the entrance to the - bridge from B street, on either side and on the waterfront, thus flanking the bridge and beauttering the entrance to the capital from the south. Continuing the development of the river drive and parkway west of the Lincoln Memorial and linking the Rock Creek and Potomac parkways, with the river drive moved closer to the river. Creating a great pldsa between the Lincoln Memorial and the bridge, Including an attractive water gate fronting the Lincoln Memorial. A beautiful plana and park from the southern end of the bridge on Columbia island to and Including the entrance to Arlington. s^~~\ The Titanic Memorial will rise at the too$ ot New Hampshire avenue at the junction of Rock creek and Potomac parkways. This memorial is to the heroes of the Titanic disaster--the men Woman and, children * * * One of Sherrill's Jobs puts him in command of the park police of the District and In charge of the many parks of the city. This means that he has to see to the conditions on five baseball diamonds around which crowd 100,000 spectators a month; five golf courses patronized by more than 80,000 devotees; two riding grounds with hurdles; lacrosse and polo grounds; a sylvan theater, and many other public recreation grounds. The charge of the public parks must be a mansised job In Itself. He gets reports on all sorts of thing*. His men trim miles of hedges. His tree surgeons and tree doctors take sick trees In hand for up-to-date treatment When the White House flowers, plants and shrubs need fumigation, he sees that they get It. Ailing trees are sent to the propagating gardens for treatment and new ones are substituted. Colonel Sherrlll is not only a member of the . Public Buildings commission but, as superintendent of the commission in charge of tbe State, War and Navy buildings he Is responsible for these great structures. Other ramifications of these two jobs put him In charge of the buildings occupied by the other executive departments. So Sherrlll Is a sort of chief of maintenance for scores •of government buildings with floor space in ex- Icess of 7,000,000 square feet. This means, in turn, that he has an army of more than 8,000 under his control--plumbers, bricklayers, carpenters, electricians, steamfltters, painters, watchmen and so on. Incidentally he Ig chief of the fire department for the government buildings--no small responsibility In itself. Some way or other he Is obliged to take a hand in constructive work as well. Ha 1a potting In an entirely new elevator plant In the Washington Monument; tbe old one. In use for many years, had to be shut down as dangerous. As officer In charge of tbe Lincoln Memorial, be Is adding to the beauties of the rainbow fountain, a scenic feature of the reflecting pool. Here are two Jobs thrown in for good measure: He Is a member of the zoning commission for the District of Colnmblft Co-Qr^lnatny for Motor Transport . . An<i, as If Colonel Sherrlll did not have enough to keep him busy, he was recently made executive and disbursing officer of the new National Capital, Park commission. This commission is authorized to spend a million dollars annually for * the next ten years. It 1^ Intended to make the parks of Washington at least tbe equal of any in the world--and it will take a lot of hard work to do It. Colonel Sherrlll doesn't talk about his work tor publication; apparently he doesn't have time-- if for no other reason. According to general report there Isn't a busier man in Washington. His office Is in the new Navy building. He comes early and stays late. All day long he gets reports from subordinates. Moreover, it Is said that he passes on every proposition that In volves either a voucher or a contract. And finally, they say. he gets and answers something like 10,000 letters a month. Blanton may or may not be right In calling Sherrlll a "Csar." But If Blanton had called Sherrlll "Poobab" Instead of "Czar" no one would challenge the fitness of the characterization. Blanton complains because Sherrill has eleven Jobs. Why, It looks as if Sherrlll had at least a hundred. So, while Sherrill may be a "Cfcar" be certainly is a "Poobab." When a man is engaged at one and the same time in doctoring sick trees, building a memorial bridge, policing Ave baseball diamonds, repairing Igovernment buildings, bossing a Are department, putting a new elevator in the Washington Monutuent and keeping a watchful eye on the President and tbe White House why, if that man Isn't a "Poobah," what la he? Cow-Testing Associations Show Individual Pj^ , duction Records. , CMe*afe« kr Um tteltad Stataa Da*artm«at •t Acrtoeltvr*.) First-class, profitable dairy farms are usually found in groups. The center of each group is some farm, some man. some Idea, says the United, States Department of Agriculture. The 732 cow-testing associations now active In the United States represent that many groups of Improved dairy farms. What has been accomplished ty these groups for '.he dairy Industry and for the members of these associations is told in Farmers' Bulletin 114®, entitled "Cow-Testing Associations and Stories the Records Tell," and If now ready for distribution. The purpose of this bulletin Is to shew the need and the value of cowtesting associations, to present briefly some of the outstanding results obtained from a tabulation of cow-testing association data, and to show how such associations may,be organised and conducted. More Good Cows Needed. In moat sections of the country we hare enough cows, but not gool enough cows, says the author of tbe bulletin. Our slogan should not be "More Cows," but "More Good Cows." Here Is one place where there Is an abundance of room at the top. Knowing the individual production records of the cows in the herd is one way J.o get more good cows. This information is msde available to dairymen through the cow-testing association. In the Newaygo county (Mich.) cowtesting association the herd that one year had the highest average production of butterfat per cow consisted of 10 cows, and the herd that had the lowest average production constated of 20 cows. The herd of 10 cows had a total Income over cost of feed of $086 and the herd of 20 cows $455. The owner of the larger herd needed 9 more cows of the kind he was keeping to get aa much income over cost of feed as was produced by the smaller herd. It is better, however, to own 10 good cows than 29 poor ones. It demands lew labor and other costs. To build up s herd of 10 good cows requires much headwork. To take care of a herd of 29 poor cows requires much handwork. The man who does not use his head must work harder with his hands. The value of association record* to not* limited to the Improvement of the females of the herd, tut may also be used to determine the true value of the herd bull or the bulls Li tbe bull association. In the vicinity of Grove City, Pa., there are two bull associations and one cow-testing association. From the latter, records sre now available for the yearly production of 18 daughters of the bullasaoclatlon bulls as well as for the dam of each daughter. What Records Show. When all records were figured to maturity, it waa found that on an average the dams produced 8,785 pounds of milk In a year and tbe daughters 9,212 pounds. The dams averaged 300 pounds of butterfat a year and the daughters 894 pounds. Thus the daughters produced about 3 per cent more milk and about 11 per cent more butterfat than their dams. The figures further showed, that the daughters were by six bulls, and that in v> case did any daughter bring discredit to her sire. What would have happened if the 18 daughters had bean sired by scrub or Interior tullg Is not hard to gueaa, In nearly every case a cow-testing association depends upon the activity of a few progressive farmers and centers around the Idea that every dairyman should know the Individual records of his cows If he is to manage and develop his herd profitably. The knowledge can be obtained through cow-testing association records. A copy of the bulletin telling hot to start and conduct an association may be secured free of charge as long as the supply lasts, by writing to the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Carefully Store Applti " < < for Use During Winter Care should be taken when storing winter apples to do this Job "Just right" Apples keep to the best advantage where each apple Is wrapped separately In paper. If the apples are not already wrapped the wise householder wraps each one himself; but where this seems to be too much like work, at least be careful to put (hem In paper-lined barrels or boxes and then "go over" them frequently during the winter to pick out any that may shown signs of decay, for "one bad apple will apod a whole barrel." Care should also be taken not to store the apples too near strong vegetables, such as turnips, onions, or even potatoes. For apples, like butter, are apt to "take on" the odors of other food that happens to be near them. Everyone knows that applet should be stored In a good dry cellar and In a* cellar that will keep them cold but where they will not be frozen. The tart varieties of apples are the best for canning purposes. All bruised spots, of course should be carefully cut away from tbe fruit before cooking It. The moat completely satisfactory method of preeervlng the apple Is to make It Into apple sauce and then place It In well-sterilised glass Jars while It Is hot Of course, some may prefer to can the apples whole, so that they can be used more advantageously tor apple dampUngs. Fruit Growers Urged to Order All Stock Early Prospective fruit growers should or* der their nursery stock early In the fall, stipulating the grades desired, and that delivery shall be. made on a designated date. Nursery trees are usually graded according to height, although diameter measurement an Inch or two above the bud should be taken Into consideration. Trees for planting should be well grown and stocky, explains G. H. Raw), assistant extension horticulturist at Clemson college, who points out the method of handling. When you receive your trees they should be Immediately be unpacked and heeled-ln where the soil is moist. This heellng-ln process is accomplished by placing the roots in a trench a foot or 18 Inches deeper than they are to be planted, with the earth packed around them. Trees are usually leaned at a 45 degree angle in the heellng-ln trench. RYE IS SUREST FOR WINTER COVER CROP ON ANY SOIL East Indians Averse to Traveling on Foot The well-to-do, old-fashioned natives of India never walk, since exerse Is neither usual nor dignified. On fate occasions they are driven In enorous, ramshackle landaus, drawn by Ill-matched, badly groomed horses, Ivhose sliver--and even gold--mounted harness Is repaired in s rough-andready manner with string. A horde of rag-tag and bobtail retatoem 'gUongslde the vchld* ' On the other hand, the Indian of smaller means Is content to be carried In the palanquin of the country, a box-like affair which bears a strong resemblance to a sedan chair. A crimson velvet canopy,, profusely embroidered with tinsel, shields the occupant from the sun; several liveried minions--the number varying according to the balk of the passenger--act aa bansts ot burden; an attendant. armed with aa ornamental spear or with some other badge of office, heads the procession and another servant walks by the side, holding up a gigantic umbrella or wielding a huge fly whisk. Popular, too. Is the elephant, It being considered that the animal's size and appearance add to the dignity of those seated in the howdah, especially If the cap and saddle doth (which partly obscure the unlovely animal) are made richly decorative by means of gold embroidery or an emerald- green ultramarine or vivid pink velvet background. Incidentally, the motion of the palanquin is exceedingly uncomfortable. But the wealthy native, bent on "cutting a dash" In the eyes of the populace, does not mind temporary uneasiness, provided the onlool( ers are Impressed with a sense of his Importance. Besides, tbe mode of locomotion is Science Monitor. Makes More Growth on Poor Soils Than Any Other. Of all winter cover crops, rye is tits surest and the nearest fool proof. "It will make more growth on poor soils, whether clay or sandy, than any other. It is resistant to winterkilling, and may be sown successfully from August to December; but October 1 is probably the best date of sowing for most localities," says E. C. Blair, agronomist for the North Carolina State College of Agriculture. "A bushel of seed should be used per acre. The seed may be scattered over a corn or cotton field and covered with a one-horse cultivator. Thjv may be done at laylng-ln time or Just after the first picking of cotton. Rye may be sown this way in a corn field, or the corn may be removed, the land disked and the rye drilled In."* Mr. Blair States that rye often gives good grazing in the fall when sown e a r l y . It will also give grazing fn the early spring. Live stock should be taken off In time for the crop to make good growth for turning under The rye should be turned under as soon as the heeds begin to show, as at' this tlrns it will rot quickly in the solL If allowed to become too ripe the stems may interfere with cultivation and soli moisture conditions all summer. Rye la net a legume, Mr. Blair points out and takes no nitrogen from the air. Its value Is in the prevention of soluble plant food from leaching out of the soil, the checking of erosion and In adding organic matter to the soli when turned under. It Is one of the best crops to Improve the tilth of the soil In this way. Whenever the success of a leguminous cover crop Is doubtful, rye should be sawn with the legume. like tankage, they can produce more pork from a given amount than when fed ln*dry lot Perhaps that is due to the more sanitary conditions under which they live In the cornfield. Perhaps, under those conditions, their digestive organs work efficiently. Be that as it miy, as previously stated, the practice Is profitable. In more recent years It has been found that a given acreage of mixed corn and soy beans will produce more pork than corn alone. The reason 1a that soy beans furnish protein . In which com is lacking. By growing the two crops together a ration that Is well balanced for hogs Is obtained. Besides, the leaves of .the beans furnish succulence along with the protein in the seed and that Is an advantage. These leaves cojptaln vitamins that are eesential t§" the growth. RPMfttTflfc When a man hasn't a ghost «f a chance be la naturally out of spirit* Corn and Soy Beans Are / Good for Hogging Down Tbe practice of hogging down corn la growing by leaps and bounds in all the corn belt states. It has been proved to be profitable. It saves labor. In fact, It seems as though when hogs gather their corn In the field, especially so when It Is properly anpplsmanrsd wltha c*| f Kr Am* 1; HH dm writes: "For twenty-three years I was at constant sufferer from chronic catarrh. I had a severe misery and burning in the top of my head, a continual dropping of mucous Into my throat causing frequent expectoration. My entire system became involved and I grew worse. It seemed as if I could not recover from a constant cough and frequent attacks of bilious colic. My bowels were a&ecied, eansins alarming hemorrhages. I tried wany remedies and finally took "!Pe-ni-na. In three days I was re« Slieved of my bowel trouble and entirely cured by five bottle*. I most cheerfully recommend Pe-ru-aa."" •HUM St, 1924, Mrs. Bourlaad wrftaa again:-- 1 will soon be seventy-nine yean old and enjoy god health for of my age. II ss till Pe-ru-na and take it myself when necessary.** For more than half a century Pe-ru-na has a proud record of good done. Men and women the world over stand ready to testify to its value in the treatment of alt catarrhal disorders. Send 4 cents postage to As PE-RU-NA COMPANY, C Ohio* for book on islmL Pima In eit&ar tablet er (Vaseline Gear Y«ar Site A Jtsal Bmy Billy, age six, waa the proud possessor of his first real boy suit. EQa mother was dressing him in It to go to a party. Thinking he looked unusually neat she unthinkingly asked: "Do you think they will say you look pretty when you go to the partyT"* Very disgustedly he said: "I hope not; that's what they say to a girt. Td rather they say I looked like a Mg bum." mi The atepa of faith fall on seaming void, and find the rock Mneath.-- Whittler. The rolling atone gathers as amak but it Is different with the rolling Joke. eftuuu) Alfalfa may be seeded either Mprlog or falL • • • A silo filled with really good allage la about the best assurance tor a profitable winter. • • • Cats are among the greatest menaces to nesting game birds, conaervatlon authorises atata. . • • • Make the hoe cut below rather **>«• Just at the surface of the ground to get rid of weeds. • e e Green rye in amounts of 15 pounds or more fed one hour before milking flavors milk slightly to be objectionable^ m '• S "• . Carefully measure or estimate yields and acreages at harvest time so that entries in farm records will more nearly tell tbe correct story the ead of the year. • • • Though commonly mistaken for the European corn borer, the striped stalk borer can be identified by the white stripes on its anterior and posterior ends with the unmarked brews are* i • h, Say "Bayer Aspviri INSIST! 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