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:J;:C \"jC. im 5Sa.'fi«P; . •• ;.•«> <%% ! THE McHENRY PLAIKDKALER, THURSDAY, JAM. 4, 1934 #*~i W-' eorgia Hall, for Treatment of Paralysis • iislfif s&K&NsI View of Georgia' Hall, an instituting for thetreatinent of infantile paralysis, presented to President Roosevelt |y the Warm Springs fpuudatiori on his arrival at ^arm Spri.ngs, Ua.,, for a short volition over f hauksglviiig; (lay. Illoney for the Erection of the bulldogs was obtained through publiesubscriptlon "InGeorgift. A hotel, ^o8pital and administrationbuilding comprise the institution. - , > * . » ' . . » •" . , Washington -Bj-- ' Nttioui Editorial Association try with giving about a million "more jotre than December of last year and -admits the government projects provide temporary employment for foul, million others. While little is said as to methocfc of restoring others to their jobs, the inference is given that a universal 30-hour week m all industries will absorb labor surplus. Organized labor leaders are pushing thd so-called Coeinery bill and may force a vote early in the session. Em-. i ployers faced with a five day week s Washington, January 8--Thorough, of only six hours ea h contend that f irked at the scanty fare provided the inevitable result will be -bank the patronage counter, national ruptcy of employing concerns and legislators assembling here after the more unemployment. holidays have a reason to lament and j The incoming Congress groups will poll their hair: A bill has been pre- find a few strange faces in their waitpared at the request of the President ing room a A number of alleged "inwhich will, in a large measure, wipe fluence" peddherfe have gathere<\ out the political pit--bestowal of flocks of gullible clients. Some legispostm asters hi ps as a reward for par- lators will find the men they defeated tis&n activity. It is small wonder have established "law offices" in that much gnashing of teeth followed Washington rather than return to the the report of the U. S. Civil Service home district. Few of the "lame- Commission this week, a postmaster- ducks" have any standing with their ship is a business office and is i)ot former colleagues. ; properly political. And forsooth, the I Survey by the Department of Ag- Commission is convinced that an econ- riculture shows that farms in the omy could be effected by removing all west north central area {have the heav. consideration of party affiliation from iest mortgages. More than 12 per the appointment of postmasters. This cent of the properties covered in the proposed^ shuffling of the cards in the study in this district reported indebt- New Deal will be felt by every politi- edness dver 75 per cent of their value cally ambitious individual from the About 38 per cent of farms in all metropolitan centers to hamlets. , regions operated by owners were The small amount of political fa- mortgaged for more than half their Vors distributed by newly created value as of January, 1933. The Farm government agencies are regarded by Credit Administration is endeavoring the politicians more as a pacifier or to organize various areas for proudcbotius than a real award for party , tion credit purposes. fpalty. The hopes that Senators and Representatives entertained of rewarding their henchmen back home would be reduced to ashes under the tenative bill which may he considered . an Administration measure. The Democrats at the Capitol insist that they are called to sacrifice after 12 years of Republican rule. They want all Republican postmasters ousted. When you consider some 50,000 post offices with postmasters permitted to *gpomt many aides, it is a problem of the first magnitude that confronts' a baffled Roosevelt-controlled Congieea. The business of influencing postmasterships absorbed the attention of a special Senate committee from July, 1928 to March, 1930--a 1600 printed page report, which avail- «d nothing new in the blind custom the victors belong the spoils." • /{The Budget which the President will submit to Congress next week will ei&im nation-wide attention. A deficit over a billion dolars due largely jb» emergency expenditures is the eaiise of grave concern. The National Economy League, a non-political ac%i non-partisan group, is calling on Congrre&s to maintain •<h«' nation's credit through a balanced budget. In , placing a red lantern on the public lu&hway against the danger of excettsive grants of money, the League is running head first into trouble. The Officials do not like outside checks on •hear spending- The proposal to have '^emergency" expenditures brought under review is not calculated to win support at the Public or the Civil Works Administrations. The League will have a battle royal on its hand in & tussle with thoee on a spending spree. There is not a doubt that ittocvey ig in circulation as a consefl[ uewe of Federal ivlief activities. Juwfe how it Will affect national credit something else to worry the taxpayers. Probably as part of the stage setting for a 30 hour week law, the American Federation of Labor is hanging black crepe on all employment plans. Union statisticians claim that unemployment is increasing faster now than at any time since January. The Federation credits private indus- WELL NOW- • ATI the babies in the world cry In the same language. Buenos Aires has more millionaires than New York city. Canada leads the world in the number of phone calls per capita. ,'T There is no life in the heart of a tree. (Its vital part is the inner bark)..' v • Young coconuts are a successful milk substitute in feeding Fiji island babies six months or more old. Old telephone directories after shredding and pulping are made into roofing material, imitation linoleum and floor mats. - • ; • " A cat thrown 123 feet oyer the Michifiicoten falls, -Ontaria. in a weighted bag was purring on the front porch when the heartless owner re tnrned home. ®0 YOU KNOW THAT* New York city 400,600 negroes. approximately Raising worms for Ash baft it a major industry in Kansas. There Is a species of flsh which can live on land for a while and even climb trees. Egyptian locusts are now marketed in Belgium and Luxembarg aa poultry and pig feed. •" More male than female children are born--there being about 106 boys to every 100 girls. More horsepower is available on farms in the United States than in manufacturing and minlag. combined. --Pathfinder Magazine. Plaindealers for sale at Walsh's. Healthiest in the Nation Jhr , L -•> ;; i Vr; r-r^tT^hrf? Here are the two ^rirl.s .;ncl the boy who were found to be the nearest to -frttysical perfection of any of the half million boys and girls who belong to the 4-H clubs in the United States. They are, left to right: Clista Millspaugh. a Mgh school girl from Mount Pleasant, Iowa; Glenn L. Sherwood, a farmer's wn, from Lamed, Kan.; and Shirley C. Drew of Fayette, Mo., freshman at • Christian college, Columbia. Old Orchards Can Be Made Produce Fall Fertilization Needed; , :lol}owed by Plowing . ' v ' and Pruning. ' * . Br W._M. • C«se» Rxtenslon Horticulturist. Colorado Agricultural College. WNU Service. -- There are many old and - neglected orchards that could be brought into profitable production with little cost and labor. When an orchard has been neglected for a number of years, the trees become overgrown with wood, due to lack'of pruning. Cultivation has also been neglected and the spaces between the trees are covered with pasture glasses and weeds; the soil is hard and fertility is lacking. The first thing to be done Is to plow the orchard In the fall as deeply as possible. Tree roots In neglected orchards are unusually close to the surface, and hence care should be taken" in plowing the first time not to tear up too many roots. The depth can be increased with each successive plowing, as the roots will go down when given a chance. Before plowing, the land should be given a good coat o barnyard manure. Next in importance is the pruning This should be done between February 15 and April 15. When trees have been neglected for some years, they are usually full of wood and n^d thinning. It Is not advisable to do all the pruning In one year, as It tends to encourage the growth of suckers or water- sprouts. It is better to take two years in which to: bring the trees into 6hape. Flax Seed Crop Short; Also Light in Weight The extremely short flax crop of this year, estimated at less than 8,000,- 000 bushels, makes it important for farmers and seedsmen to obtain flax Eeed for sowing next spring, says the United States Department of Agriculture. About 2,000.000 bushels of flax seed will be required for sowing if the usual acreage of nearly 3,000,000 acres Is sown, and It Is evident, therefore, that many growers will find it good business to hold a part of the present crop for seed. There was a shortage of flax seed in some localities last spring following the short crop of 1932, hut the situation now appears to be even more critical? The production in 1932 was nearly 12,00*1,000 bushels and the farm price during the fall was less than SI alnTfcthel, wjilch caused many fartni£ rs to hold flax for higher prices. The department specialists are of the «t>ipion that farmers who plan to sow flax next year should obtain their seed supply while good seed can be obtained near at hand and at approximately market prices. As flax seed 4s likely to be light in weight, due to the drought and heat throughout the flax-producing area, a supply of seed greater than required should be pro- Tided so that In recleaning the light seed can be removed. The shrunken seed should be ground and mixed with other grain for feed, or sold on the market for crushing, the department -says. Bot Control Farmers who expect to treat their horses for bots this fall will get better results If they wait until one month after the .first freezing weather lasting for a pay or longer, says the United States' Department of' Agriculture This recommendation is based on recent experimental work of the bureau of animal industry, showing that the larvae of the common bot spend from 21 to 28 days in the tongue of the horse before migrating to the stomach. Previous recommendations for treatment of bots have been based on the belief that as. soon as the eggs--laid on the hair of a horse--hatched the larvae went directly to the stomach. With the new knowledge of the life cycle of this parasite, control measures may be more effectively used. AS soon as freezing weather appears, the eggs may be destroyed b,v washing the animal with a 2 per cent solution of cresol. Then, after about 30 days, have a competent veterinarian supervise treatment of the animal with carbon disulphide to rid It of the paratites la Its stomach. Wilt in Alfalfa Wilt is about the most serious disease of alfalfa. Diseased plants become^ dwarfed, especially when the plants are more than one-half mature sise after the field has been cut Other indications are yellowing of the leaves or mottling and wilting, as If injured by frost. The disease Is spread by hay from infected fields, by flow water passing from a diseased field, and perhaps to some extent by mowers. Rotating crops and destroying all plants from a diseased field are control methods. Seed Is not known to spread the disease. -- Wallace's Farmer. SPOTS 18 YEARS AS CRIMINAL LOAFING HENS NOT WORTH THEIR FEED One-Time Gotham Gang Leader "Found Dead." .) Waiting for the Turn of the Tide Should Cull Flocks to Hold Expenses Down. At present prices for poultry and poultry products eliminate all hens that lay just enough eggs to pay feed costs. " .. -* "Hens that lay from six to nine eggs a month cannot make money for the j tlock owner at ^present farm prices and should be killed, sold or canned," says C. J. Matlpin, poultry extension specialist at North Carolina State col- .lege. "Such heni will eat- more feed than their total market value and should be taken from the, flock in- order to tower feed costs and. Increase the quality and production of those birds left in the flock." For proper culling, especially where -the flock contains 50 or more hens, so me form of catching coop should be. provided.1 Such a coop can he made of slats or just a frame covered with yire and sjwmld fit the poultry house <Wf so «*fmt nte hens can be driven -Into It withouf injury. "With such a .coop the poultrymen can cull at any time of the year. Maupin advises that close attention also be given to the breeding males as this will deterthine, to a large extent, the profit made from pullets hatched and raised1 next year. Old male birds that will not be needed next year, ot young cockerels that are not developing properly should be removed from the flock. Where possible, one or two breeding cockerels should be secured from trapnested flocks. Daddies of Muscovy Duck Found in South America Early explorers of South America found the ancestors of the modern Muscovy duck there In the wild state. Efforts to mate them with other breeds proved that they were a distinct spe cies as the^ mating* produced sterile offspring. They xrere known as Wild Musk ducks and also as Rrazillan ducks. They made fheir homes in the wildest marshes and lowlands, and rested and hatched their young in high aces. • ittle attention was given to them , untiV about 1870. Since then thefT* J* *P]rar!. _ haveXbeen/^distributed quite widely over tne^world. In Europe and America they have been bred with care and found to reproduce to form and color suitable for exhibition. Females have been found to be kind and tractable. Males under two years can be controlled, but when they get older they are cross to children; and, especially during the breeding season, will attack adults and even animals, savagely, if they are provoked, .^' disturbed In their habitats. The original, wild Specimens were almost entirely black. Other colors have been developed. Some offspring have plumage like the Rlue Swedish duck. This is said to have resulted from crossing white and colored specimens ' jNew York.--A terse sentence on a police file card, '*0-18-15--concealed weapon ; suspended sentence" -- recorded, 18 years ago, Joseph .(Spot), Leahy's first milestone on his career of crime. y\ . Even then tie was a leader, with ^Vincent Gaffney, of the notorious West side Gopher gang, which did "strong-' arm"' work for Larrv Fav. A; record clerk at headquarters jotted (Jown the last entry: "10-1 -"iS--found dead at 274-1 Broadway ; throat cut. Detective fl;atiptman, homicide squad, assigned." Ibj between the first and the last a long list of entries scrawled In faded ink bj many hands stretched dowjj*. the ^filing card beneath the rogues'; gallery photograph oir the freckled: faced •'Spot," who was feared by alii' trusted by none, and hated by bianv. He was; thirty-six -years old wheti> be died miserably in a speakeasy hallway, but he had been arrested 21 times since 1910 for nearly all of the felonies, and he was suspected by po-, lice of a dozen murders; He was convicted only five times. y \Vhe.n he died he was, fh«& l^st of the old gang still'alive and rit large . except one. The r*st were dead--.: some killed by police bullets--or in* prison serving long* sentences. Th<| single exception, Vincent MeCormlck*; wanted for two murders. Is believed to be In the French Foreign legion. Leahy did not die as Judge Ttosalsky years ago predicted he would--In the electric chair--but some one catue on him about dawn out of the dark of the staircase leading to the second floor speakeasy on upper Broadway, and he was apparently struck down before he could defend himself. Police found in the dead gangster's pockets less than a dollar In silver and a key to a $1 a week room, where he was registered under the name of J. S. Boyer. Yeast for Hens Hens fed fermented laying mash as an extra to the regular mash and grains at the coastal plain experiment station In North Carolina, laid more eggs than hens fed the regular laying mash and grain. There was very little extra cost from feeding the fermented mash. The fermented mash was made by adding two cakes of yeast t» ten quarts of mash and adding enough warm water to make the mixture fairly moist. This mash was allowed to set for 20 hours, then the birds were given all they would eat in a half hour. The 75 birds that ate the fermented mash plus regular mash and scratch grain laid 1S.39C eggs; those eating only the regular mash and grain, 15,- 885 eggs. Cost per dozen for feed m as 12 cents when fermented" mash was used, 11.9 cents without Birds tjiat had fermented mash ate more mash, more grain. These birds were better In appearance and had higher vitality wh^n the feeding test was completed.--National Farm Journa I. Ram Kills Big Wolf and ; I» Given Place in News . Ottawa.--If it , Is news when a man hites a dog. there ought to be an extra or something when a sheep kills n wolf. That Is what happened in Al goma, Ont.. w]We. they do not tak£ their wolves very seriously. The story /come8 from Sault Ste. Marie, and the locale Is the Meyers farm, near the Canadian Soo. a full-grown wolf raided the Meyers flock and had his teeth firmly set In a sheep's neck. The ram of the flock grasped the situation with commendable promptness, launched a vicious attack, caught the marauder amidship and broke the wolfs neck. The sheep was saved in the nick of time. , Jim Curran. editor of the Soo Star, for years has had a standing offer of a reward for evidence of an attack of a wolf on a human being, but It has never been claimed. «-&• v i -i-" -t *>n a .recent night... during -an extremely- .high . tide on the Chinese near Ainoy, the crew of o Junk dropped anchor so they might' sleep. When they awoke In the morning,, the w aters hail receded, and 'their^ craft w»s perched, as shown, on a rock, 20 feet above the briny. Unlike'the "Ancient Mariner,'* they did not bemoan their fate, but calnMy sat'through the hrturs, to await another extremely high tide to'float their vessel. Watches Imports ui The Common V> With the advent of prohibition repeal R. E. Joyce has an important Job. He is the new permit supervisor of the federal alcohol control administration and decides, with the aid of the board, the quantities of liquor that may be Imported into the United States from the various foreign countries. Mr. Joyce formerly was supervisor of permits for the Cincinnati district* Scalding Water Halts Convicts' Liberty Rush Mansfield, Ohio.--Five convicts of Mansfield state reformatory here thought they had made good their escape from the institution, but an act of fellow prisoners employed in the laundry foiled the attempt. The five convicts, led by Edward Ralph. Cleveland gunman, succeeded In entering the reformatory sewer, and were ready to merge on the outside as soon as darkness arrived. Laundry employees, however, tnrned loose gallons of steam In* hot water Into the sewer. Trapped, and unable to stand the hot water, the plotter* scurried to ft manhole Inside the walls, and shouted for help. Get Rid of Lice A new method of ridding hens of lice has been developed wherein nicotine sulphate Is applied to each bird with a small oil can or medicine dropper. Two drops of this liquid are placed Just beneath the vent. One otance of the material will treat triore than 100 hens. The treatment will last for several weeks, and contrary to general belief, the nicotine sulphate will not blister the skin. Another and more common method of using this material Is to spray the perches. High-Fly Ing Hen Raiser Brood of Chicks in Tree Camden, iluh.--S. H. Derr, who lives west of here, has a high-flying ben. Reverting to il»e \vav> of her wild ancestors, she nested In a tree crotch eight feet from the ground, Derr investigated when he heard cluck-' ing from the direction of the clouds and helped down seven chicks. Table Foran in Fowls The perfection of table form in fowls Is reached in f iiic.v roasting chickens. A fancy roaster Is one that is meaty all over; that Is marketed when It reaches full development (after which it begins to lose quality); and that when served on the table can be carved easily. To meet 'the last requirement a bird must have a broad straight back, flat at the shoulders, straight in the middle and wide at the hips--with the hipbones level. Such a bird wiU Ue right on the platter. 106,000,000 Tree* Plant**! Ilatrisbiirg, I'm.--More than 106,000.- 000 trees raised in state forest nurseries have been planted on privately owned land in Pennsylvania since 1010, according to records of the department of ftjrests and waters. : Night Rainbow Appear* Gorizalex, Texas.--A niyht rainbow, lacking the colors of its daytime sister, was seen here recently. The rain bow, cast across dark clouds by a low hanging moon, was a bent benm of light, observers Fald. Plaindealers for sale at Bolgtir's. On the Level "That lawyer friend of yours seem to have risen very high!" "No, he's among those lawyers who prefer to stay on the level."--Path flnfler. Absent Quantity He--1 say, doesn't this dance make yon long for another? She (sadly)--rl'es--bnt unfortunately he couldn't come tonight ;^v"" Appreciation She--Do you like ShakespMra^Hr Gsmmerdlnger? He--Veil, Shake's peer lss goot, but l like Looie Schmlt's petter!--Brook lyn Daily Eagle. B*wl)ikQ«t Mm Newlywed Th^a hen's eggs seem very small this morning. Dealer--Can't help it, ladyS» Mrs. Newly wed--Well, let the nttrt ones stay in the nest a little longer. >IO NEED TO HURRY 'Forgive ine for taking that kiss the other night. I'll admit I was hasty." "And you won't do it again?", "Well, I won't be hasty af by What'* tbe Use ? Fan A--Have you a penny for.a rainy day? ' -- Fan B--No; there are no bail games on rainy days, and >ou couldn't get in for a penny if there were. "•••• By LEONARD A. BARRETT The balance of power has usually j. rested in the hands of the common man. The leaders In .<11 forward movements have recognized this fact. In me of the most perplexing periods of our national ise Wood row Wilson is >aid to have remarked, "I do Dot t are so much what i lie leaders are : saying, but I would ike to know ' tonight the thoughts • of the,common peo- ' "7- pie of the nation.** The common man holds the balance •if power at every election for the slm- ; pie reason that numerically he is in the majority. The security markets - are influenced In their price swing largely by the invest ments of the common man. The startling confession was recently made by a wealthy broker, that In managing his pool 011 the stock market it was his custom to sell when the public wanted to buy, -and buy when the public was willing ' to sell. Whatever may be our opinion about the capitalistic system In "our /'•'••.; country, the fact remains that labor will never cease to be the most 1m- .portaut problem In our national re- 4^ covery movement. To the common man we are indebted for tbe things we eat and wear. It is conceivable that labor may do without capital but capital can never function without the labor of the common man. In 1927 our factories were turning out mpre merchandise than they could sell^ At- ^ the same time, twelve million of',our f population were existing on the Tbare necessities of life and twenty million were trying to live on the minimum f . IncoiSe of that time. The only way we can have anything is to share it We tried to keep our financial prosperity 'within the narrow circle of a small group of persons. We were not willing to share it, therefore we lost it. TKfforts to restore our normal economic life will never be successful If We disregard the rights and ueeds of Vie common man. He occupies the center of the stage. "It Is never well with ' anybody until It Is wen with etery- "hody." The spirit of greed a#fd selfishness must be replaced by the Bpfrit of co-operative effort and social Justice. "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thvsetf." 1*31 W**t«rn Ncwsb#*** Valee. Why Stratoapbere la Black When sunlight enters the aifcit phere particles of dust and the molecules of oxygen, nitrogen and other gases scatter the light in all directions. It Is this that causes the blue color of the sky. At great elevations there is no dust, therefore the light Is opt scatteHd-and the general appearftttlbe of the stratoshhere Is black. Why Smoke Rises Warm air is lighter thatt TOW: sir, and the air heated by the Are &ets the nearest upward Way of esca|>e-- the chimney. By doing this, ft ere-" ates a draft which carries the smoke with it. It is this same draft which causes the fire to burn more brightly. West Virginia Has Lots of Apples This Year Conj-ult ie, WANT ADS The jkild of the orchards about Inwood, W. Ya., are sdjtowu her*: ill a ^.ixa.1 iuias yl aWJles Uui la £«» ftjfct fttfr and eight miles long. By count there are 150,000 bushels of appfcfc lb the pile, and the (UMrltt af* of converting the great crop Into myriad tins of apple products. '> 4f