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Show I THE Pierce, Governor of the says regarding American Legion: "Such a body of men organized Into a compact whole, can and will wield an Influence that will make it possible for this nation to safely ride the severest storms that the peculiar economic conditions of the World war may cuuse. "Since American institutions came Into existence, students of the world have freely predicted their early decline, alleging that when the opportunity of acquiring free land was gone and the cities grew large, the peculiar character developed by the sturdy farmer of America would be lost In the whirl of great city development. There are those living who believe such a time Is approaching. "The four million boys who received their military training in the late war, all eligible to the American Legion, when gathered, as they should be into that great organization, will constitute the greatest single force In defense of American M. (Copy for Thl Department Supplied by th News wervic. Amarlcau "MYSTERY MAN" IS IDENTIFIED Okluhoma's "mystery man," who for four years baffled efforts of American Legion and Red Cross officials to establish his Identity, has been recognized as Arthur Littleswift Frazler of Winner, S. D. Incidentally by his identification, he may receive $2,000 In back pay due him from the government, and a Legion post named In his honor will have to seek another hero to commemorate, Frazler, or Green, as he was known then, was discovered In the woods near Ponca City, Okla., existing on berries and roots, living In a tepee constructed principally of remnants of an American flag. lie was taken in charge by the authorities and on recommendation of the American Legion was sent to a government hospital, as he had established the fact that he was a World war veteran. Then began a long quest for clues to his Identity. Every relief agency and government bureau exhausted Itself in efforts to learn who the man was, but to no avail. He was positively "Identified" on several occasions by various persons only to show no signs of recognition when put to test. In the meantime, back In the South Dakota town where he had lived, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frazler received official notice from the government that their son had been killed In action In the Argonne late In October, 1918. He was mourned as dead, and In order to pay him full respect, a post of the Legion was named In his honor. By chance a Legionnaire residing In Winner saw a photograph of the Oklahoma "mystery man," as he was known, because he had no recollection of his past, and the parents went to Muskogee to identify the man. There, he was claimed as their son, and they returned to the Dakota home. If this man was Frazler, then he was entitled to back pay because he had never been discharged from the service. Compensation checks sent him were fraudulently cashed In Chicago at one time. Because Frazler is suffering not only from his mental disability but tuberculosis hastened by the poisonous gases and exposure, hia Legion friends appealed to the Veterans' bureau for aid. He was sent to Minneapolis, where he was met by two comrades, and he recognized both 'of them Immediately as "buddies" In his overseas outfit. Both said the man had served in the same Minnesota guard unit with which they served In France, and testified to their belief that he was Frazler. The man has no recollection of any of his previous life, save a dog, who had been his companion In earlier days, and who apparently recognized him the moment he set foot In the Frazler home. A new turn. Leg ion Posts Provide Radio for Disabled I'se of division Is now In operation Ameri- can Legion. This, authorized by the fifth annual convention, will handle preparation of a program of post activities and membership detail. It will Include an educational course for officials of local posts, and other plans to put Legion efforts on a high plane. This division was formerly an activity of national headquarters during the earlier days of the Legion's organization, but because of the expense attached, had been ordered consolidated with other work. Under mandate of the convention In San Francisco this work will be amplified to meet requirements of the organization, a suitable appropriation having been provided. Prior to the appointment of Russell G. Crevlslon as national adjutant to succeed Lemuel Holies, he had, as assistant adjutant, done much of the the radio fur entertainment of disabled soldiers In government hospitals is oue of the principal activities of several pnsis of the American Legion In larger cities. "legion Night on the Air," established by the King county (N. V.) post of the lye el on. Is one of the first and most popular of these. Artists well known throughout the country are frequently heard on this proRecently, all posts In New gram. York combined in a great program which was broadcast by the powerful WEAF station. One of the headline attractions was the singing of Christian lloltum. himself a disabled man and Iyeglonnalre. who since his return from service has been giving concerts throughout the country. Thais Migrant, an A. EL F. entertainer, and president of the auxiliary unit to the 8. Kankln Drew post of the Legion, an all theatrical post, also read several numbers on the program. tailored suit, the next thing In the regular order of the business of spring outfitting Is the blouse. It almost goes without saying that we are about to discuss the overblouse other kinds are In such a small minority that we can pass them up for tte present. The tuck-imay arrive later on, but Just now It is conspicuous by its absence and the overblouse holds an undisputed sway. The tailored overblouse Is made of wash silk usually or of voile silk Is understood to Include certain satins n Hoped That Specific Standards Will Result in Improvement of Stock. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Tentative grades for cannery tomatoes have been formulated by the United States Department of Agricul- ture for the purpose of providing a basis for agreements and purchases of raw material used In the' manufacture of canned tomatoes and tomato products. It is hoped that the use of specific standards will produce better business relations between manufacturers and growers, and ultimately result In a measurable Improvement In the quality of the stock delivered to the cannery. The principal of standardization is now firmly established and becomes more popular each year, the department says. Gradps are widely used in the buying and selling of farm crops and are now considered a necessary feature of any system of marketing. It Is felt that grades probably can be made applicable to most, if not all, of the fruits and vegetables grown for cannery purposes. No Standard Grades. Up to the present lime there has been no standard grades for cannery tomatoes. Some manufacturers have endeavored to buy on more or less definite specifications, but there has been little uniformity In the terminology and application of such locally drawn standards. Establishment of federal grades will enable all canners to buy on a quality basis and enable growers to sell tomatoes at prices commensurate with the quality delivered, the department says. Success of the department's system of grading cannery crops seems to depend largely upon the establishment of definite gradations in price to conform with the variations in quality and condition, it is pointed out. Such price gradations will furnish a stimulus to the grower to strive to deliver only a high quality product, in order to secure the attendant premium. A fair basis for discounting deliveries of 1 III e tomatoes will also discourthe grower from delivering age -7-- . stock, and bring about a marked Improvement in the quality of the tomatoes grown and harvested. The grower who finds that he is unable to produce tomatoes that will grade U. S. No. 1 will be inclined to discriminate more carefully In the purchase of his seed or plants, and will focus eiil'mr tat 8 forA iff not & hntoiirlfi iIMKtmmhwi nnieafcai nH his Interest on the elimination of the unproductive and poorly adapted strains of tomatoes and the constant Jacquette With Turn - Back Collar. vaImprovement of a few these three styles stand preeminently and silk broadcloth. It Is simply de- rieties, the department feels. forth In the season's modes. Growers of cannery tomatoes will signed with either long or short and a turndown collar. Link not be expected to use the proposed Referring to the jacquette pictured sleeves grades as a basis for separating the here. Its side-ti- e effect Is a mark of cuffs are favored on the and hemstitching Is a perfect crop Into two or three classes before style distinction. The graceful knitted blouses means of decorating them, especially hauling to the cannery, as this probsash streamers, heavily Impart appealing grace to the entire those made of voile. On silk broad- ably would unduly increase handling Canners ordinarily are not costume. Another of the season's cloth novelty braids make a neat fin- costs. trends Is for stripes In knitted gar- ish used as a border for neck, sleeves equipped to handle lots of different and pockets. Radium silk Is another qualities separately, and since Individments. Sometimes they go good medium for tailored blouses. ual lots lose their Identity Immediateor, as In this case, Whatever their direction, These and light woolen cloths are cut ly after being unloaded there would on straight lines and simply made. be little advantage In doing extensive stripes are the mode. Silk alpaca and crepe de chine are fa- sorting of the crop In the field, the Girlish turn-baccollars are greatly vorites for the handsomest blouses. department says. It Is felt that the fancied, for their becomingness is asThere are plenty of fancier blouses more logical plan would be for manusured. Notice also the plain knit bind- among the new displays and some of facturers to the standards a ing and the long snug sleeves, each an these will be worn Into the tailored a basis for employ the loads as they sampling Item of latest vogue. street suits, serving to furnish a note come to the receiving platform, thereThe Jacquette also exploits the tall-leu-r. of cheerful color In the costume. As a by ascertaining the grade and fixing In keeping with fashion's an- rule designs are simple. A pretty ex- the value of each load. nounced Intention of emphasizing an ample Is shown at the right of the To Try Out Standards. The principle of buying cannery tomatoes on grade Is meeting with considerable Interest among canners of tomatoes and tomato products and several manufacturers have indicated their Intention to try out the proposed federal standards as a basis for their buying next season. One manufacturer In southern New Jersey has Incorporated In U. S. No. 1 grade in his agreements with the growers. In r western New York the grades will yr be used by one large operator on a portion of the acreage which he has s under contract for 1924. Indiana have assured the department that they are heartily In accord with the efforts being made to formulate a fair and workable system of grading, and have offered their In getting such a system established uniformly In that state. The tentative grades have been apV' 1 proved and adopted unanimously by the Packers' association, an organization representing the cannery Interests of Delaware, Vuryland and V 1. X I v New Jersey. It also Is reported that I y, the proposed grades probably will be 1 established as legal grades In New Jersey by the bureau of markets of the state department of agriculture. t I ''ft 1 rif I low-grad- 75 vjpv low-gra- Disease Has Been Cause ot Serious Losses. In view of the great tendency of scab to appear when the soil is alkaline, Dr. W. H. Martin, epeclalistlst in potato diseases at the New Jersey State College of Agriculture, suggest that the potato grower exercise caution in the use of alkaline materials such as lime and nitrate of soda. Potato scab has long been the causa of serious losses to tho potato growers' of the state. Although this disease was less severe than usual during the past season, few fields were observed to be entirely free from It. Many fields were observed where as much as 90 per cent ot the crop was so scabby as to be unsalable. It is recognized that scab is usually most severe on an alkaline soli and that as the soil acidity is increased the severity of the scab attack decreases. One instance was noticed recently by the potato specialise, where all of the nitrogen in a complete fertilizer was derived from nitrate of soda, with the result that a large portion of we crop was so scabby as to be unsalable. On tills same farm, on land where sulphate of ammonia was used, as a source of nitrogen, a considerable reduction in scab was observed. Tlfe Influence of ammonium sulphate and nitrate of soda in the development of scab is shown by the results of a test conducted In 19y2l. Where all nitrate of soda was usfed only 20 per cent of the crop was clean, as compared with 42 per cent where sulphate of ammonia was used. In view of, these results the potato grower can well afford to give serious consideration to the question of source of nitrogen In his potato- fertilizer and avoid the use of largo amounts of nitrate of soda where scabby potatoes have been grown in the past. Further Information on this subject may be obtained by writing to I he New Jersey Agricultural experiment station at. New Brunswick. - Check Row Corn Planter Improved by Illinoisian Check row corn planters came out first in the time of our grandfathers, but Improvements are being made year by year, as Inventors find someA Rock thing that needs Improving. Island (III.) Inventor has patented the parts of a planter described here. The front runner and rear frames are i well-select- W8 long-sleeve- d yarn-fringe- round-and-roun- '''7 'J V Frank E. Samuel. work In this direction. At the 1923 department adjutant's conference Air. Crevlston reported the results of a survey made of the entire 11,000 post of the organization In regard to relation to the communities served, what the definite programs of these posts showed, and actual accomplishment. With assumption of the duties of national adjutant, and the authorization of the new division, Mr. Creviston has relinquished active prosecution of the work, though It remains under his direct supervision. Frank E. Samuel, for four and one-hayftirs department adjutant of the Legion In Kansas, has been granted a leave of absence by department to take charge of the newly created division. Samuel, one of the best known workers among administrative officers of the Legion, was chosen for this work because of his Intimate touch with the posts in the field. The" Legion In Kansas serves 'AH) communities and regularly enrolls more than of all the service men the state sent to war. Perhaps In no one state Is the Influence of the loeal post so carefully responded to ns In Kansas. The Legion there had the greatest number of posts participating In the "community chest" raised In Its cities; It secured passage of the bonus Mil ,whlch brought to the former soldier the greatest amount of money SI for each day of service; It established a state-widpublicity service that has gained much favored reputation In every section ; and succeeded in the fund of $lW).tH provided In acceptance of the Dahney gift for national home for Legion and "World war orphans. Samuel was an enlisted man during the war, serving In the military Intelligence and operations Keetion of the InThree Hundred and Fifty-thirregiment, and a fantry, an diunit of the famous Eighty-nintvision. At the signing of the armistice, he was attending an officer training school In France. On hia return lo the United States, he affiliated with the Legion, and toon thereafter became department adjutant. In point of service, be Is the third oldest now at work la 00 Legion department, lf Sentiment In the legion clearly Indicates a desire to hold such a convenAt the first national tion In Paris. convention, a committee was authorized to study feasibility of a Paris pilgrimage, which would be In the nature of a visit to the battlefields whPre the Americans trod In 1917 and 1918, as well as for administering business of the Legion. A number of posts have already formed savings clubs along a line similar to that suggested In Unlontown. blpssom, lacquer red. and Chink. Having settled the matter of the well-ordere- d NEW DIVISION IS NOW IN OPERATION Form Club to Save for Trip to French Capital Another savings club, deposits of which are destined to be used for a trip to Paris In 1928, has been started by Legionnaires In Unlontown, Pa. "Goat" Davis, an active member of the post, and one of the most earnest boosters for the proposal to hold the national convention of the American Legion In the French capital on the tehth anniversary of Armistice day, is responsible for the club. Davis proposes that each Legionnaire put away at least $2 each week from now until 1928, which will give suffl-defunds to make the trip and re- the modern school who would purchase a knitted coat will write on her memorandum, In letters bold, such terms as jumper, Jacquette or Oriental coat. Tls Fashion's decree, since the consensus of opinion votes "sweater" as proving inadequate to express the style scope of the season's knitted coats, Jackets and sllpons. Now that knitted outerwear Is styled for every occasion, formal and informal, we welcome the Introduction In fashion's vocabulary, the names Jacquette, Jumper and Oriental coat, especially since we are assured that iKHoooaoiHjHrKoKCHKHhj at national headquarters of the Side-Ti- e tTENCEFORTII when milady sallies Include Jade, forth on a shopping tour, she of a blue called Oregon, Legion NEPHI, UTAH S, Tentative Grades Right Materials to Effect; Reduce Potato Scab for Can Tomatoes Overblouses Dominate the Mode Jacquette With SHOULD ALL BE IN THE ORGANIZATION Walter TIMES-NEW- ofll-clu- one-thir- d t.. i can-tier- A r. feu Trl-Stat- e .. Corn Planter, hinged together, each check rower having a hinged part and a catch. A single flexible cord or cable extend from one to the other, and is supported on the front runner frame.- - A rock shaft is mounted on the rear main frame to swing vertically therewith. g When rocked by the treadle, two elements on the rock shaft frame exert longitudinal tension on the end parts of the cords. Fertilizer Safe to Use on Land Not Fertilized The safe use of fertilizer is not In continued applications of it to succeeding crops, but In occasional use and always on land not fertilized the year before. While one application Increases the yield and quality of grain, the continued use of fertilizer is to exhaust the land and lose In the end more than we gain. Fertilizer la not a royal road to success, nor la It a substance for crop rotation or barnyard manure. The chief benefit In Its use on corn-be- lt soils Is In the start It gives crops and consequent root system developed, enabling winter wheat to withstand a severe winter with nominal los. The necessity of late sowing tt avoid Hessian fly Infestation give wheat a late start Where fertility Is short, the plant has little root growth before frost checks growth entirely for the season. Fertilizer fits in In uh a case, but not In continued use on the same land and crop. tl General Farm Hints u 1 ? Sweet Clover or Alfalfa Soil Need Inoculation f e , ' him r jj V7 jkwMMMar' 'Vy " -- Overblouse of Printed Silk. era of tailored apparel. However there re also Included In the season' modes wondrou Quitted jacquette fantasies. The latest I for knitted scarf to match the Jacquette. Very prominent, too, I the monogram Ides. Often the monogram appear lnterknlt on pocket well. scarf Practical shade and such a Mexico, bnff, navy, and especially black with Kbit, via with vivid new tone which two blouses pictured. In which a printed silk cree reveals popple and daisies In outline and aolld color on a background. Plain crepe Is used for the fold at the left side supporting pendent silk ball. A white and black combination appear In the plaited blouse at the left, of crepe de chine. The hip band Is decorated with strip of a material that resemble Jet. JULIA BOTTOM LET. d (). 1114, WMra Kkikiw UaJaa.) Where neither sweet clover nor alfalfa have been grown It Is necessary to inoculate the soil to obtain a stand of either. Sometimes In the case of overflow land, where Inoculation has been carried by a stream from other fields It Is not necessary to inoculate but It is not wise to attimpt seeding on a large scale without the certain knowledge that the soil Is properly In summer seeding the Inoculated. hot ray of the sun will destroy the bacteria if not properly covered, but In the winter seeding Is not necessary to attempt to cover the Inoculation. Yellow sweet clover can be grown farther north and at higher altitude clover. It ripen than can whit about three week earlier and doe not stow coarse and tall. wt Guard rails In the pig pen keep sow from mashing her young. the The only advantage of a scrub cow that It doesn't take so long to milk her. Is Grandpa says: Some men who complain about had weather are still planting bad seed. In some cases the can only he cured by a dose ot with the hatchet. egg-eatin- hen Iron-ap- plied Ity making repair on machinery easier and better a farm shop soon result In less repair to b made. If the per cent of amtnenla, acid, and potuh In a fartllhter phoa-phor-le doe not total 14 per cent, bay come thing else. Iliga-analfertiliser |