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Show THE ji Page 1 ACTIVE IN Kate Waller VIRGINIA WOULD GIVE LEG FOR LEGION Miner Who Lost Limb in Service, Is Proud of Membership In Organization. Colonel "The loss of my leg is more tlian justified by the privilege of being a member of the American Legion," Asher declared Miner, president of a large milling company Wllkes-Barr- at Pa., who suffered the loss of a leg In France as the result of a shrapnel received wound while leading bis men. Mr. Miner was a colonel In the Twentsaeighth division and 6lnce has been appointed brigadier general of the Pennsylvania National guard. Mr. Miner was among the guests of honor at a banquet tendered American Legion officials by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation upon the occasion of the first trip of the new liner "American Legion." He was one of the speakers. He did not tell, however, how after he had suffered the amputation of his leg he Insisted upon Jelng carried out to his men to Inspire them In "carrying on." This was told hy one of the other speakers, who knew of the colonel's courageousness. The military record of Mr. Miner begins with his enlistment in 1884 ia a Pennsylvania militia company. Ue sow active service in the. Spanish-Americawar and In 1907 was appointed colonel of the Ninth Infantry. At the expiration of Ills commission he "was reappointed and commanded the .Third Pennsylvania Field artillery on the Mexican border. He went to France In 1918. He was cited for bravery and awarded a Distinguished Service cross and later received a Distinguished Service medal. n THE GOOD "LITTLE MOTHER" Wichita (Kan.) Woman Regular Visitor to Boys in Hospitals Who Served In World War. The mother of six boys and three g!rls, Mrs. Grace I. Jackson, Is quail- fled for her role 8 "little mother Uncle Sam's boys" In the three, hospitals of Wichita, Kan., where American soldiers ft til are suffering of from their part in women So-cle- te WAS IN SERVICE ON ONE LEG Nervy Member ef Medical Corps Unit Was Not Discharged From Duty for Eleven Days. Eleven Into days after being Inducted the service without claim of ex- emption. Logan E. Dillman was summarily discharged. The medical corps unit to which he was assigned had discovered that he had a wooden leg "Stumpy," as he Is known by his comrades, registered at Trluidud, Colo., and when called was transferred to Fort Dodge, la. Evidently there was little ceremony about his introduction to the khnkl. He made no complaint because of his desire to serve. If possible. But after five days of drilling, he said that the amputated limb became so sore that he couldn't make It work any longer.' "The sergeant did excuse me from play sometimes, but I drilled right along with the rest of them," Dillmau said. Even when discharged from the 's draft after his 11 days of service. paper stipulated that the act "does not operate as a permanent bar to his subsequent entry Into the military service" and "does not excuse the holder from obedience to the process of exemption boards." However, no subsequent call was made by the authorities. Diilman Is now a member of Harry E. Everlst No. 115, American leThe post gion, at Mniikuto, Kan. claim to be the only one having a member "who entered the service on one 'pin.' " 1 mi the World war. As chairman of the welfare committee of the AuxilWoman's iary to the Ameri can Legion, Mrs. Jackson lias made 114 visits to the m'n In the wards. Kaeh week she visits the three hospitals, taking fruit and flowers, candy snd cakes to the boys, who are perforce motherless. Iter's Is the pleas-nii- t task of distributing to them the warm dressing gowns, the smokes and the magazines contributed by her committee; tiNin her the stricken heroes of the world's struggle bestow smiles for their reflection to tlw other good souls of her organization. Eight of Mrs. .Turk si m's children live at home with her. on One served In France with the One Hup Making It Clear. dred and Thirtieth artillery of Clarence was trying to explain to his the Thirty-fiftdlvislnn, his Immediate Junior was physically disqualified playmate the distinction lietwecn the and the retnnlniler were too young to small dog n ml the larger one, and this Is the way he expressed himself: "The be accepted. little tlhg Is the baby dog. and the big Is the mania hg. Just like your one The Romance of the Pearl. The romance which surround the mama." pearl Is as old as history. Cleopatra dissolved and swallowed a pearl valued Enough To Cause Sour Disposition. "How are tJrace and flcorge getting at $400,000 In honor of Antony; sir Thomas tJreshnm dining with Queen along In double harness. I wonder? Elizabeth, dissolved a pearl worth Are they standing the aHd test?" "Well, I guess so she turned out (90,000 and drank It. a lemon, and he stays pickled about half the time." Florida Times Union. Difficult Audiences. "Why don't you make a ringing The Creat Advantage. apeech on this subject?" Mother Why do you wish to be a "I'm afraid to," replied Senator Sorghum. "People have Rotten so they great general like Sherman? Willie Sos I can say things Ilk class fancy oratory as a socles of be did and not get licked. entertainment, along with Jars." Dill-man- rt h Madden's Important Position h." J of the water to be removed and its amount, the most economical arrangement of the drains, the grades obtainable, the proper sizes of drains and the amounts of tile and of labor. Sometimes only a few drains are needed in the lowest part of the field ; sometimes a uniform system is required with parallel lines underlying-thwhole area. In the latter Instance experienced Judgment Is needed to decide what will be the proper depth and spacing for each kind of soil. Free Flow From Outlet. Of prime Importance Is the outlet, which not only roust be the lowest point of the drainage system, but so located and arranged that It will discharge water at the time when drainage Is needed and not be useless because of high water In the outlet dltch or creek. The construction work should be carefully done, under the supervision of someone at least qualified to see that the tile are laid properly. It Is advisable to have a competent surveyor or engineer to aid Ins at least the leveling. Too Much Moisture in Soil Retards Cultivation and Reduces Representative Martin B. Madden of Illinois now occupies one of the most important places in congress, the chairmanship of the house appropriations committee, having succeeded James W. Good of Iowa, who recently resigned 'HZ from congress to practice law In Chicago. Madden's autobiography in the congressional directory is about as short as the shortest: "Republican, of Chicago, was elected to the Fifty-nint- h and each succeeding congress." This means that he has been in the house since 1905. Very few members represent such rich and Influential districts as he, since his constituency num. bers 167,220 In the First, Second, Third and Fourth wards of Chicago. Madden is also a member of the select committee on the budget. This brings him into close contact with Charles G. Dawes; director of the budget. Since the administration Is bending every energy to cutting down appropriations and reducing expenses, Madden's position on the appropriation and budget committees makes him a marked man In the house. Yield of Crops. PLANTING ALSO IS DELAYED Drains May Be Either Open Ditches or Tile or a Combination of Both-F- irst Make Careful Survey and Examination. by the United States Department of Agriculture.) The effect of too much moisture Is readily apparent in farming a wet urea, although persons not acquainted with drainage do not always recognize the presence of too much water In soils that are not saturated, say specialists of United States Department of Agriculture. The low part of the field Is not ready for plowing and planting as early In the spring as the higher parts; hence, unless the spot Is to be abandoned, the farmer either (Prepared HEAVY FEED RESULTS IN BIG MILK Mrs. Lydig and Rev. Dr. Grant YIELDS Test Made With Purebreds ort Government Farm. Mrs. Rita Lydlg of New Tork and Katonah, N. Y., has set the fashionables agog by announcing her engagement to Rev. Dr. Percy Stlckney Grant, rector of the Church of the Dr. Grant Is Ascension, New Tork. a bachelor, sixty-onand Ills betrothed has been married twice before. Mrs. Lydig has long been prominent In society, and has sponsored many philanthropies. In recent years she has comparatively little, owing to 111 health. In 1895, when only she married W. E. D. Stokes, from whom she was subsequently divorced. She married Philip Lydig in 1902. Mrs. Lydlg was separated for several years from her 6econd husband. Major Lydlg. In 1918 she obtained a final decree from him In Paris. Mrs. Lydig was once described as "America's most picturesque woman." She has always expressed an Individual note In dress and style. A pronounced brunette, she gives the Idea of a Spanish-AmericaShe was for- inerly Miss Kita Hernandez y de Alba de Acota. Dr. Grant belongs to the Episcopal church, which is opposed to the mar-Huge of divorced persons. Rations Made Decidedly More Liberal Than Those Called for by Any of Feeding Standards, Especially Grain Mixture. e, (Prepared Digging the Ditch Preparatory ing the Tile. to Lay- must finish the task another day or leave the whole until such time as the wet place can be worked. Plant ing on all or part of the field is then delayed frequently seven to ten days later than on land better drained." Undralned Land Slow to Warm Up. The wet ground Is cold, too, and the seed In It sprouts more slowly. The difference between the two parts or the two fields continues to grow as the season advances; the undralned land frequently cannot be cultivated until several days after heavy rains, and again coldness retards crop growth, Hostilities appear to be on In as In the spring. The difference In earnest between Marquis Curzon of temperature may be six to ten degrees Kedleston, Great Britain's secretary between the drained and undralned of state for foreign affairs (portrait soli. The effect of later planting and In the herewith) and Viscount Northcllffe, slower growth must be appnrent controller of the London Times and harvest, especially where the growing a hundred other publications, to ray season Is cut short by frost. On a field nothing of the estrangement between not uniformly well drained the crop Premier Lloyd George and Lord North- will mature unevenly, and not only -- 1 cllffe. The recent Washington boycott will the yield be Impaired In amount, If---) but If uneven in quality the crop will of Northcllffe Is merely an Incident. be rated for market at a low value. Growing out of the exchange ot Farm drains may be either open courtesies between the belligerents Is ditches., or tile, or a combination of the statement that a story Is afoot In the two. The "blind ditches" of stones American circles In London that Lord or poles covered with earth have been Curzon, chatting with a friend, once remarked : "Yes, 1 married twice be- practically abandoned because they neath me, but It didn't seem to hurt are not permanent, usually becoming Clogged with earth In a few years. me." ditches are usually less costly The point of the story, of course, Open to construct, especially when large caCurzon's is the wives that both of I is required, and water on the ;' ?i:'"l,'wi first died after an operation in 1908 pacity surface will flow Into them ground were American women of great more readily, but for the smaller charm and culture, but Americans I drains tile has a number of advanTl e first time Curzon stooped thus was In 189ft. when he had Just become tages. undersecretary for foreign affairs. He then married the beautiful Mary VicOpen ditches Interfere with cultivaZ. Letter of Chicago. toria Letter, daughter of L. It was In 1910 that Curzon bent down again, and this time made Into Lady tion, especially where large machinery are burled deep enough Curzon the beautiful and wealthy widow of Alfred Duggan, Buenos Aires. Is used, but tile of funning operu-tlonShe was Grnce Elvlna, daughter of a former American minister to Brazil, J. to be out of the wayfield The whole may be cultiMonroe Hind. vated when underdralns are used, but by the United States Department of Agriculture.) During the last two years a number of the purebred Holstelns at the government farm at Beltsvllle, Md., have been run on official test. In order to Increase their milk yield their rations were made decidedly more liberal than those called for by any of the During the milking period they received daily about 12 pounds of alfalfa hay, 20 pounds of corn silage, and as much grain as they could clean up without getting sick; they usually ate eighteen to twenty pounds a day of grain mixture F. They were fed heavily also before their calves were lorn ; for CO days or more before calving they usually received about 1!V pounds of grain mixture F, 12 pounds) of alfalfa hay and 2o pounds of corn silage, a ration containing approximately four times as much protein and f two and times as much total nutriment as the routine ration fed to the dry cows of the general herd. The cows on test gave from 15,000 to 20,000 pounds of milk in the year; that Is, three to four times aa much as most of the cows In the general six-tee- feeding-standards- Curzon's Two American Wives ) system of open ditches necessarily; takes up much tillable ground. Before any expenditures are made there should be a careful survey and examination to determine the source WET LANDS GOOD . one-hal- jri Senator France's Activities Ild Bible's Middle Versa. Wind and String. The middle verse of the Bible Is the "Peck Is a great fellow for LIowIds; tjth verse of the 118th psalm, and bla own horn In public." reals: "It la better to take refuge In "Welt. pur inun. I suppose it's a pebovan than te put confidence In change for hliu from playing I'xwlon TiuuMriyl aaaa." fiddle at ft DRAINAGE MAKES so- ciologists of this country, and an e International in women's organizations, has been chosen pres-Idoof the Worn' en's Auxiliary of the American Legion for the depart ment of Virginia. been She has called four times to serve as a epe-c 1 a 1 representee tlve of the government on Important missions, and has been national presl dent of the National Congress of Moth' era and Parent-Teachassociations. While serving as president of tha National Florence Crlttenton mission, with the United States public health service, which position she still holds, Mrs. Barrett was a leading spirit In the conference on tha care of delinquent children, called by, President Itoosevelt. She was a dele gate to the International conference of women, a special representative o the government to Investigate condl tlons in Europe surrounding alien women, delegate to the peace confer ence at Zurich 0t 1919, and special representative of the bureau of immigration in Europe the same year. During the war Mrs. Barrett was the only woman appointed by the governor of Virginia to the committee on She Is state training camp activities. regent of the Daughters of the Amerl-ca- n Revolution, a member of the Academlque Hlstorle Interna-- ' tionale and an honorary member of the Argentine Council of Women of Buenos Aires. Mrs. Barrett Is now devoting most of her time to the auxiliary of the American Legion. fig-ur- by afforded here before going elsewhere. The famous Levan ridge is known throughout the world. Two railroads pass through Nephi. : : Topics LEGION Barrett, Alexandria, Va., one of the foremost LEGION JUAB COUNTY j invites the stranger within its gates to investigate the possibilities tt EAST Suggestions for the Farmer and Housewife, prepared by specialists in the Department of Agriculture for the people of Eaat Juab County. : : : Short stories about people of prominence in our country Kate Waller Barrett, an International Figure, Is Chosen President of Women's Auxiliary. AMERICAN (Copr for Thi Department Supplied the American Legion News Service-.- NEPHI, UTAH S, The T5innieNw Home of Live ff NEPHI, county seat of Juab county, Utah, the greatest dry fanning section of Utah, owns its own electric light plant, waterworks an J 8 miles paved sidewalks. Two banks, lumber yard, plaster mill, fine schools and a modern hotel, j t TIMES-NEW- Senator Joseph Irwin France of Maryland Is decidedly In the rye Jut now. He went to ltusfla, and Trotzky and talked with the returned to civilization ndviM-atinresumption of trade relations with r-fsoviet liusin. He brought with h'ni. tit of ttiissbi. an American prisoner. -Mrs. Marguerite E. Hiirrlwm of Baltimore, n newspaper corresiwmdcnt. who ' wn freed by bis efforts at Mosw. At Itlgn be accused Dr. E. W. ItVan, American ited Cross commissioner In the Baltic states, of having Instigated the revolt at Kronstadt last winter. As to conditions In soviet Huss'.s he nys In part : "After three weeks devoted to I about the hardest work I ever expect do, literally filled with Interviews with the executives of the central gov. ernment of Moacow, with the examination of records, and far aa the limited time permitted, with personal In vestigation of basic conditions, J ran confirm the impression that the United ities slionM Immediately reaoroe trade relations with Ruml." ' NEED OF BUSINESS PRACTICE Many Fall" Because j j V: life r i J t Associations Have of Lack of Finan- - cial System. Iick of proper financial systems has been the cuuse of fill lures in many associations, say specialists if the bureau of markets, I'ulted States Department of Agriculture, who feel that now Is an opportune time for emp taslzlng the need of good business practice among fanners. The bureau of markets has much Infoiniatlon on systems of accounts and business practice for association, and either directly or through extension workers It Is prepared to give assistance In Installing good accounting systems for grain companies, cotton warefruit cresmerles, houses, country shlpp'nsT associations, egg circles, co operative intrw uiHiiuiacianng ana marketing sseociations, and grain elevators. fThort courses of study Id market ae evnntlng bav sees prepared and are One ef Hoistein Herd on the Govern, i ment Experiment Farm. herd. A part of this larger yield Is due to the fact that the test cows were better bred, but a part also is due to the larger quantity of feed they consumed, say specialist of the United Stntes Department of Agriculture In charge of the tests. How much of the Increased milk yield to attribute to each of these factors Is a question of great practical Interest. Potatoes make a good feed for dairy cows. used In s number of colleges throughout the country, and are also given at field points where marketing associations are numerous. Systems of accounts are furnished upon request, and advice ami assistance relative to their Installation Is given through correspondence nml by means of bulletins especially prepared for this pur-po-i- e. DESTROY ALL CHiCKEN LICE Dipping Fowls In Solution of Laundry Soap and Water Is Favored for Killing Vermin. Dipping fowls In a soap solution made by dissolving one ounce of laundry soap In a gallon of water will destroy aM chicken lice, but second dipping en days later la neceaaary Iti order to destroy the lice that have hatched from eggs which are not killed by the treatment. Hens Need Water. Water forms large portion of a a egg. The hens need lots ef water t keep them la health |