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Show THE T TIMES-NEW- NEPHI, UTAH S, Tine Times-New- s Home Page of Live Topics the Farmer and the Department of prepared by NEPHI, county teat of Juab county, Utah, the greatest dry farming section of Utah, owns its own electric light plant, water works and 8 miles paved sidewalks. Two banks, lumber yard, plaster mill, fine schools and a modern hotel, t t 1 Housewife, Suggestions for for the people of East Juab County. : : : . 4TT EAST JUAB specialists in Agriculture Short stories about people of prominence in our country gates to investigate the possibilities afforded here before going elsewhere. The famous Levan ridge is known throughout the world. Two railroads pass through NephL : : THEY'RE GOOD "LEGION MEN" Washington State Newspaper re Members of the Men's Organizations. SELECTING Pals Persistent IVGllerand Still Farmer Has Splendid Opportunity to Start Increasing Next Year's Yield.' hard-boile- (Cory for This Department Supplied me American Legion wewa Bervtoe. LEGION MAN by IS LIFE SAVER John L. Piazza, Officer 4944, New York Police Force, Well Deserve Hla Medals. Saving lives la almost a specialty with officer 4044 of the New York police force, for mer private and too sergeant of the Three Hun dred and Twelfth Infantry, A. E. F., now a member of ' flu '"3r , 1 the General La' f ayette Police post, American Legion, In New York City, Patrol man Piazza, John it-- L., wears the Dis tinguished Service Cross. It was In the Argonne In October, 1018, near Grand Pre. Plaiza. advan cing with his platoon, saw a badly wounded ofllcer laying alone in No Alan's Land, abandoned when his lines fell back to On his stomach, Piazza crawled out to the spot, sing the wounded man over his shoulder and standing erect, carried him to safety with the shells whistling and ex. pioamg. Discharged from the army. Patrol man Piazza resumed his beat In the far reaches of the borough of the Bronx. It wasn't long after that when he dashed up Into a burning building, rescued an invalid woman and car ried her to the street. ' WAS 62 WHEN HE ENLISTED Former Train Dispatcher Did Good Service for Uncle Sam An En. thuslastlo Legion Man. reporter the strange case of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reavls, members of - Italnier-Nobl- e post, the American Legion, and its Women's aux iliary, In Seattle, Wash. Before the war Reavls was a city editor and Dora Deane, a Pacific coast woman newspaper writer, was one of his cub reporters. When Reavls went to war with the 41st Division cavalry, Miss Dora became city editor. Returning after the armistice, the y editor sought to regain the editorial reins by marrying Miss Deane. Finding that as Mrs. Reavls she was the managing editor while he became a cub, Reavls forsook the game and became Associated Press correspondent in-- Seattle. "She was pretty good as a cub reporter," Reavls says. "But as managing editor, she la a wonder." Mrs. Reavls continues as Dora Deane of the Seattle Daily Times. - m ex-clt- INDIAN, LEGION FOST BOSS Ellas Wesley and Sixteen Washington Buddies Also Control Town of . White Swan. Where his fathers once tried to resist the civilization of the white man, Ellas Wesley, fullblood Yakima Indian, commander of an American Legion post, and sixteen of his Yakima "buddies" now control the prosperous town of -, Wl h 1 to Swan, , Wash. More than half I of the post's mem- 111 .ATsT bers are fullhlnnri knJ w Indians. Wesley, the commander, is the vlllnge meat cutter. The remainder of the Indians, all members of the Commercial club, are engaged In Dusiness in the town. All are graduates of a government school and are better educated than the average American. Because he was a meat cutter, when Wesley enlisted In the United States navy they made him ship's cook on the U. S. Western Chief. In the mem bership of the post there Is a Medal of Honor, a Medallle Mllltalre, a Croix de Guerre and a Victoria cross. ,- years young he was, n. E. Lamb, Worthington, MInn told the recruiting officers during the war. So they enlisted him and sent him to a chilly berth in faraway Siberia. He weathered nine months of it to make It a good bargain. Mr. Lamb was living a life of on a farm near Worth ington when America entered tue war, lie had been a train dispatcher and he thought his services would be valuable. The army thought so, too, and 'GRAND OLD MAN" OF 137TH enlisted him. It was in the nature of a celebration of his d birth- Kansas Editor Recently Received Dis tinguished Service Cross for day. Valor In Action. Keturning from service, Mr. Lamb Interested himself In the activities of A newspaper editor who left off lam his younger comrades. lie has never missed a state or national convention basting the Germans In his columns and went to lam-baof the American Legion, and with his them in perwife, who is a member of the Womson is John IL en's Auxiliary, he drove 200 miles to O'Connor of the attend the last one at Winona, Minn. WInfleld There the Legion gathering made him (Kan.) a vice commander of the state deCourier,- - who received partment. Now Le is planning to drive all the way to the national conventhe Distinguished Service Cross for tion at Kansas City this fall. exceptional valor In action. WOULD GET JOBS FOR MEN The "grand old man" of the One State President of Oregon Women's ltuauivo una Thirty-sevent- h Infantry Auxiliary Plana to Oust Women regiment during its service In France, Who Do Not Need Work. Editor O'Connor ably commanded a A movement to oust from employ- battalion during the heaviest fighting ment ail married women who are not and won the highest rank of lieutenIn lorcea Dy neces- ant colonel. In September, 1018. Wood he received a note sity to work has Montrebeau been started by penciled on the back of an old en Mrs. W. A. Elvers, velope, telling him he was the highest In the regiment. Forthwith I'ortlnnd, Ore, re- officer left he assumed command of his own unit. cently state president of added on all other troops In theoffwood, two the Oregon de- organized a brigade front, bent Boche attacks and directed the ad of the partment . . vance on Exermont. Mr. O'Connor attended the first cau Inry, the Ameri- cus of the American Legion In Paris In 1010 and was one of the newspaper Mrs. Elvers men who drew the resolution giving fnnn first speaks Its name. the Legion nurse hand Information, As trained and more recently as superintendent of the ' Student are Forming Poets. Emergency hospital in Portlc'ii, she Ins been doing a big mat's . ..rk for With the opening of the fall term years but her husband h vs been an in colleges and universities, students invalid for years. are forming posts of the American Le "Women got stnrted In men's work glon to carry them through the schoon during the war, when It was necessary year and aneence rrom meir own and laudable," Mrs. Elvers declared. posts. The latest organized is at th or Washington, which "They are keeping It up now. Those University who have husbands supporting them started with 150 members. have ni right to keep needy men out cf employment. They are willing to More Important work for lei's, too. They are breaking Dancing Master "You must watrfc all because want our homes, they op feet to learn these new steps." extra pin money. It rou.it stop, and your don't mind the step Just .ercy"Oh, It's goliijj t In Oregon at leant." teach me the new holds." Sfxty-tw- o Alexandre Mlllerand Is as pertinacious with a tennis racket as he baa been in working his way up from a poor student to a successful lawyer. Journalist, politician, prime minister and president of the French republic But this time the handicap Is too great. Even the hardest plugging cannot overcome the disability of nearsightedness and a start so late In life that It puts a limit on the speedy shifting about of many pounds of solid , suffers a relapse In SEED CORN IN FIELDS The time honored tradition ol violent feeling supposed to exist be tween the averd age city editor and the average soft-boil- II a flesh. CURE AND STORE EARS WELL i Mlllerand wears eyeglasses, and during the very' cheery tennis match he has each afternoon at Ramboull-- : let with his sons and daughter the! glasses are often removed by the ball,i put over a bit too quickly for the pres- -' ident's untrained and restricted vision.' But the sturdy statesman, one of the most devoted fathers In all France,' just chuckles with the rest and returns the ball with his best skill. Both his sons and his elder daughter are fairly strong players, and father hopes that some day he will be a good player too. lie is no less a trier now he U elderly than he was as a youngster. And he has the consolation that he can Btill give his athletic boys a few points when It comes to his favorite pastime of walking. So?. j l Happiest of All Boy Scouts Probably the two happiest lads In the world today are J. W. F. Marr of Aberdeen, Scotland, and N. E. Mooney of Kirkwall, . Orkney, both patrol leaders of Boy Scouts. Real adventure has come Into their lives, for they have been selected by Sir Ernest Shackleton to moke with him a voyage of 30,000 miles through uncharted Antarctic seas In the Uttlo schooner Quest When Sir Ernest announced that he wanted a cabin boy for the trip, a thousand boy scouts applied. The choice narrowed down to two, and as the explorer could not decide between them, he took them both. Marr, eighteen years old (portrait herewith), Is a student In Aberdeen university and a football and tennis player. Two years ago 19 saved a young girl at Banff from drowning, and Immediately afterward made a gallant but Ineffectual effort to save another boy and girl who were also in danger. He has won several scout decorations. "I was going to be a farmer, like my father, but I don't think I shall now," he said after his choice as one of the Quest's crew had been communicated to him. "I shall go on expeditions with Sir Ernest Shackleton, if he will let me, the next time as well. I have always waited for this." The World Needs This King Alexander, who became king of on the death of Peter recently. Is considered by International diplomats to be one of the most Important of men to the world's safety. He alone. It is believed, can hold together the kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and keep the from gaining control there. He Is the younger of Peter's two sons, the elder, George, having been forced to renounce his claims to the throne because of his outrageous life. Alexander seemed a modest and inconspicuous youth when he was made regent and heir apparent. But he has developed marvelously since then. Jugoslavia, made up as it Is of Croats, Slovenes and Serbs alt of the same blood but by no means of the same opinions has been maintained as a going concern very largely through Alexander's strength and fairness. He Is strong enough to be the to attempt to penalize those who differ have their fair share of the government, It la believed, rather than a loyalty to removed anything might happen. Jugo-Slavl- a sixty-secon- st ruler, but he Is also fair enough not from him. The Croats and Slovenes but theirs Is a loyalty to Alexander, the new kingdom. With Alexander Sutherland's American Bar One of the huwlest men In England took time recently to get married, and among the wedding gifts was decided novelty a complete American bar. The happy bridegroom was Sir William Sutherland, private secretary to Prime Minister Lloyd George, popular and now likely to be more so. The bar Is a Jacobean cabinet fitted with everything. Including liquors, needed for concocting cocktail. It has decanters, shakers, syphon, a dazzling array of liqueurs, whlnkys, brandies, sirups, gin and vermouth, in addition to clgnrette boxes and ash Irays. It was furnished for Sir Joseph Hewitt, who Is the donor, by a cork-ta- ll In a lending West end hoextK-r- t tel, who forgot nothing. The only drawback Is that It will take another expert to utilize the maSJ terial. It looks very much as If Sir Wllllnm would have to hire an Ameri can bartender. That, however, should not be difficult nowadnjs, and l.e will not need to send to America for him. fS COUNTY jj invites the stranger within its Hatrack Device Is Easily Made by Cutting an Electrically Welded Wire-Mesh Fence Avoid Damp Atmosphere. by the United States Department of Agriculture. It costs as much to plant and cultivate an acre producing 20 bushels of corn as one producing 40 bushels. So, with present labor costs, If a farmPrepared er could reduce his acreage one-haand still get the same corn yield he would consider It good business. Such a program Is probably too much to expect, but the United States Department of Agriculture points out that the American fanner Is getting altogether too little yield from his corn land. Just about this time of year a good many farmers are realizing it. Prepare for Next Year's Crop. Now, or a little later, American farmers have an opportunity to start Increasing next year's corn crop by lf ripening time until planting time in a' manner that will retain its full vital-- , lpr 4. Free from disease and Insect in- -: Jury. Such freedom may Indicate re--i si8tance to Infection. As soon as the crop matures, the field with a picking bag; and select ears from the 'Stalks that have produced the most good corn without having had any special advantages such as excess of space, moisture, or fertility. Avoid the large ears on stalks standing singly with an unusual amount of space around them. Preference should be given the planta that have produced most heavily In competition with a full stand of stalk! vigorous plants. A bearing two good ears will usually be found to have produced as much, seed as any other stalk. Both ear are equally valuable for seed, even; though one may be much smaller than the other. In the central and southern states, all other things being equal, short thick stalks are preferable. They are not so easily blown down, and in general are; more productive than slender ones. Keep Seed Corn Dry Over Winter. Since the corn root rot Investigations by the United States Department of Agriculture, Increasing attention has been paid to germination tests for corn. The Improved rag doll germin-ato- r and methods for using it, as welt as methods of selecting disease free ears In the field, are described In Farmers' Bulletin 1170, which will be sent on application to the Department of Agriculture. weil-balane- COWPEAS SUCCEED ON ALL TYPES OF SOILS Crop Is Adapted to About Conditions as Corn. Same Withstands Considerable Degree of Drought, but Leaves Are Injured by Least Touch of Frost-Valu- able in Orchards. Prepared by the United States Depart- 3 Through Field With a Bag and Select Ears From Desirable Stalks. Go the selection of seed. Every spring there Is a frantic search for good seed corn, and much Inferior seed is planted, with resulting Inferior yields. The loss is largely due to delay or negligence. Autumn Is the time to prepare for a profitable corn crop the following season. Any Intelligent farmer can go Into his corn field when the corn Is mature and select better seed than he can buy next spring. Unless a community bos an experienced and honest corn breeder, the best place for the farmer to obtain seed corn Is from the fields on his farm or In bis neighborhood, which are planted with a variety that has generally proved successful In that particular locality. Too many people consider seed good simply because it will grow. To be first class, seed corn must be: 1. Well adapted to the climatic and soil conditions where It Is to be planted. 2. Of a variety and g stalks of that vafrom riety. 3. Well matured and preserved from hlgh-yleldln- g high-yieldin- SEALING OF SILO IMPORTANT ment of Agriculture. cowpea is a crop; therefore It has the greatest value In the southern states, gradually lessening northward. It Is grown successfully, however, in the southern parts of Ohio, Illinois, Indluna, and New Jersey, and In parts of MichIn general, the cowpea is igan. adapted to about the same climatic conditions as corn, but it requires somewhat more heat. It will withstand a considerable degree of drought, but under very dry conditions will produce only a moderate quantity of hay and a very small number of seeds. If any. Both In spring and In fall the leaves are Injured by the least touch of frost, and a heavy frost Is always fatal. The cowpea withstands moderate shade sufficiently well to be valuable In orchards. In heavy shade the plants are usually much attacked by mildew. The cowpea succeeds on practically all types of soil. It does apparently quite as well on sandy soils as on heavy clays, but will do better than clover or alfalfa on thin soils or soils that are poor In lime. No other legume can be grown so successfully and on such a variety of soils under adverse conditions as the cowpea. A very rich soil Is not conducive to the best results with this crop. On such a soil an abundant vine growth Is produced, while the yield of grain Is small. Poor soils will produce little growth of vine, but will generally yield a good proportion of seed. Clay soils will not produce a heavy yield d the first year, but the crop will much better the second season. It may be said that the cowpea will do best on good corn land, but will thrive on nil types of soil that are well drained, properly Inoculated, and moderately rich. The warm-weath- suo-cee- LIME SPREADER IS FAVORED Satisfactory Plan le to Husk Ears Machine la More Efficacious From Last Few Loads, Tramp ing Even Distribution of rial on Soil. and Moisten Well. Proper sealing of the silo Is essenIn reducing the amount of waste si nee. An easy and satisfactory method Is to husk the ears from the Inst three or four loads of corn that are to go Into the silo, and run .n1y the stalks and leaves through the cutter. When these Inst loads are tramped end soaked with 20 to 80 barrels of water, th top will be well sen led irndl there will be only a thin Inyer of wnxte. Moreover, there will be no ear corn In this waste, becarse It husked out and made available for other purposes. tial s No quarter Is shown the In SecurMate- Lime should always be applied to the surface of the soil and harrowed In. This may be done In the fall, winter or spring, although mony recommend '.hot It be applied In the falL When It Is put on the land, however, Is not so Important as how It Is done. It should never be plowed under because It Is carried downward In the soil very rnpldly, much of It Is wasted and It Is, therefore, less effective In Even disneutralizing the acidity. tribution Is, of course, desirable and for this reason a lime spreader should lie used Instead of attempting to distribute It by hand. common barberry In the drive now being engineered against It by the combined state and government forces. Important Storage Factors. Since excessive moisture favors y, the storage room should have perfect drainage. One of the most ImClean tip the storage cellar before portant factors Is thnt of rlennJIness. using. Uncterla and fungi flourish He careful thnt vegetable tops are not mixed In with roots. In rubbish and decaying matter. de-ra- |