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Show THE 2 TJTIGII praise for the services being rendered to the na- t tlon by the American Legion la expressed by Gov. Charles A. Templeton of Connecticut, in a recent letter to State Comman- der E. P. Armstrong. After expressing his sense of the great service which the men of the Legion gave their coun- try In time of war, Governor Templeton proceeds: "Your organization hns done good work in the past and I am persuaded that it will continue that good work. In the dlrec- tlou of combating propaganda and In other patriotic directions, the American Legion Is perform- Ing a great service. I trust that In every way and particularly In the matter of rendering service to your fellow men your organ!- zatlon will prosper, si jjj I J LEGION J (Copy for This Department Supplied by the American Lesion News Service.) GENERAL DRAIN HAS DONE GOOD SERVICE Oen. James A. Drain of Washington, C, prominent In activities of the American Legion since the Inception of that organization, was chosen to represent the Legion at the twentieth anniversary conference on child labor because of the Intense Interest which the Legion has always taken In the welfare of children and the solution f their problems. The conference was held at Washington In May, Just prior to the adoption by congress of the child labor amendment to the Constitution, which now goes to the states for ratification. General Drain was active at the two caucuses held In Paris at which the American Legion was conceived. He D. wns commander of the District of Columbia department of the Legion from May, 1920, to November, 1021. During the same period he was a member of the national executive committee. He was long chairman of the Fourth district rehabilitation committee. At the last national convention ol the Legion General Drain was one of the leading candidates for national commander. For several ballots he battled with John It. Qulnn, the present commander, for that high post. A lawyer by profession, General Drain has been located at Washington, D. C, for 15 years. He served In the National Guard of the state of Washington, rising from private to brigadier general. From 1001 to 1900 he wai adjutant general of the state of Washington. Interested In movements that made for the upbuilding of the national defense, General Drain took an actlvt part In the National Rifle association K v Jf J II J J $ jr x S $ A light leaped up on the top of a shuft In Madison square, says the New York World, to burn there steadily as a reminder to t lie living of the youth cut down on the battlefields of France, and of mothers who weighed the lives of their sons against the call to defend the nation's hurur and made the sacrifice. The "eternal light" shaft, gift of llodman Wanamaker, was hewn from 125-fo- century-olpine in the virgin forests of Oregon. It Is surmounted by a star and by a light that never will dim. A similar eternal light to th memory of war dead burns on tht grave of the unknown soldier, underneath L'Arc de Trlomphe in Paris. Gold star mothers and Congressional Medal wearers stood beside the hollow square of marines, soldiers and sailors around the shaft as Mr. Wanamaker unveiled the Inscribed pink marble base of the shaft. A salute to the dead reverberated from nrmy canBanner' non, and "The was played. "We give this shaft to the city of New York In the name of those mothers we worship, who gave us those heroes who paid the supreme sacrifice on the field of valor," Mr. Wanamaker said. "May It ever shine and be 8 guide to posterity In the interests of liberty and freedom." Mayor Hylnn, who made the speed of acceptance, declared he dedicated the shaft to the mothers who placeo their own flesh and blood on the nltat of sacrifice, and that he further dedl cated It to the Ideals of the American nation. MaJ. Gen. Robert Lee Eullnrd spokt In behalf of the army, and Rear Ad mlral Charles P. Plunkett spoke foi the navy. d d Adoption of Disabled Veterans in Hospitah Adoption of disabled veterans Ir government hospitals In the state has been authorized by the department executive committee of the Americar Legion In Wisconsin. Proceeding oi the theory that many such men desin to become Legionnaires but failed ti do so because of financial reason? each post will be asked to name cer tain men In veterans' bureau instlti. Hons as members of u post, dues to b paid from the post treasury. Gen. James A. Drain. and wms at one time Its president. II was also mnde chairman of the executive committee of the National Guard 'Association of the United Stutes. 1I served in that capacity from 1903 tc 1010. "Big Brother" Movement The "big brother" movement has received considerable Impetus In Read Ing, Pa., since formation of such group by the American Legion. Sup port of the Lions, Rotary and Klwanh clubs was given the veterans In th movement. Churches of all dennmlnu tlons have been appealed to, and tin Legion expects to niuke the movemen' e a affair. This will becotm regular activity of the post. When the World war broke out tht general took his place in the front rank of duty. He was assigned as major In the ordnance officers' reservi corps and was No. 1 on that list. Foi a few months he served as assistant chief of the division of small arms la the office of .the chief of ordnance at Washington. San Diego Pott Aid On June 6, 1017, be was assigned te When a photogruph of the P.alhoi H K. A. the of F. division the First Memorial building, property of tin went with that division to France 1b American Legion in San Diego," Cal. that memorable June when the arrival It caused a Hawllar of the first small units of the Ameri- appeared recently his library U can forces was hailed with such ac- Legionnaire to Isdonate in addition to a val the This post. allies. claim by the oabte museum, much of which wa Immediately upon his arrival, (Jen made possible by a substantial donaera! Drain was assigned as one of that tion to the by Mine. Schumann-Heinlgroup whose Important duty It was U post. as of warfare methods the) the study had been evolved In the long, snail for Memorial Site like progress of trench warfare. Hi went to IlrltlBh and French armies t Leglonnalrra of Roanoke, Va., hav asked that the city council grunt use atudy ordnance repair and supply. meNew things In warfare continued tt of a site for an American occupy his attention. On October 1 morial building in Kim wood park, one of the city'a recreation center. The called to the headqunr 1017, lie ters of the A. E. F. aa chief of tht Legion men propose to erect and main sou II arms and machine gun division tain the memorial without cost to the Tanks, helmets, grenades and the llkl city. The building aa planned will coat $25,000. occupied him here. He became chief of the tank dlvlsloi la November, 1017. He was the Amer The y're a Sight lean member of the Mrs. Suburbs Why, Sarah, the par tank commission, which lor windows as so dirty I can't see the activities of the allies In the dethrough them. Issue of and manufacture manj sign, Housemnld Well, ma'am, I Just was also urdnnnc He large tanks. come In the front door, an' except fer officer of the tank corps. Miss Kits nn' l.cr young gent across He returned home In May, 1919, ant the way In the windy, there ain't a was discharged In June following- H thing worth lookin' at. American won the high distinction of the Dlstln Weekly. guished Service medal, the liTglot d'Honneur and the Cross of the Crowi Aidt New Building of Italy. He at once resumed tin thousand dollars has been One un In law Washington practice of has given tniKtintingly of hla time t pledged by the Humboldt (Iowa) the American legion and the manj Woman's club to the building fund of the local post of the American L glon movements which it hns filtered which will be used to erect a memorial th nation. of upbuilding community building. city-wid- fr war-wear- y Ah u Anglo-Amerlc- - fa-th- e Change in Official Soy Beans Make Grain Grades Made Very Good Feed No.l Frr ! Spring and Mixed Experiments Prove Worth of . AB0WT Anne Stillman to Marry H. P. Davison UNIQUE MEMORIAL IN HONOR OF DEAD a NEPHI, UTAH S, rate DOING GOOD WORK AMDSSN. TIMES-NEW- Valuable Crop for Increasing Flow of Milk. In a number of tests made by several experiment stations with soy beans, the results showed this crop to Mrs. James A. Stillman has anbe a very valuable feed for dairy nounced at Pleasantvllle, N. Y the cows, as the animals used in the test engagement of her dnughter, Miss showed good gains in flesh and milk Anne, to Henry P. Davison, son of the production. who P. II. was a partner late Davison, The Tennessee agricultural experiIn the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co. and ment station conducted a feeding test one of the most noted financiers .and with milk cows, comparing soy bean philanthropists In America. The wedand alfulfa hay in combination with ding Is to take place in October. corn silage and corn and cob meal. Miss Stillman is twenty-tw- o years Each lot of cows consisted of four old. Mr. Davison Is twenty-six- . Thev Jerseys and the test lasted through have been acquainted since childhood. three periods of 30 days each. At the Miss Stillman Is the daughter of James conclusion of the tests, the results A. Stillman, former head of the Nasaak ifeJ showed that the lot fed soy bean hay tional City bank. When her father produced 245 pounds more milk and attempted to divorce her mother the 20.5 pounds more butterfat than the woman remained with the latter, young lot receiving alfalfa hay. tnough keeping on friendly terms with both parents. She has been a student Average Hay Yield. at a private school In Paris. She is at The soy bean will yield from one to three tons of hay to the acre and ocpresent living with her mother at the Stillman place at Pleasantvllle, N. Y. casionally four tons, depending upon Mr. DavlBon Is the second son ef the fertility f the soil and the season. the late II. P. Davison, w ho died May C, Under favorable conditions soy beans 1922. ne left a large estate, the value of which never has been disclosed, should average two tons to the acre. The soy bean also forms a valuable $4,500,000 being put in trust for the eldest son, F. Trubee Davison, ard the rest for the widow, Mrs. Kate Trubee Davison. supplement to corn for ensilage. Corn Mr. Davison went to Yale, leaving there temporarily to enlist In the naval In Itself makes rather a wide ration nlr service Just before America entered the war. He flew overseas, having been and should be supplemented with attached for a time to the British forces. Mr. Davison returned and finished his feeds richer in protein to balance the course at Yale, being graduated In 1920. He then studied for a year at Trinity ration. .The Maine agricultural experiment station, in an experiment college, Cambridge, after which he went to work for the Morgan firm. with six cows, comparing soy beans and corn silage with corn silage alone, found the cows on soy bean and corn silage with one pound less grain did practically as well, as on corn silage. In all feeding tests with soy beans York New has Baker of F. George and corn silage, the animals showed to Harvard university. given $5,000,000 good gains In flesh and milk produch eighty-fourthis Mr. Baker, who celebrated tion. birthday recently, has given Fertilizing Value. more than $10,000,000 to various public The fertilizing value of a crop of institutions during the last eight years. In accordance with Mr. Baker's w'sh, soy beans compares favorably with Kansas the $5,000,000 will be used to equip and that of other legumes. The restation experiment agricultural finance the Harvard graduate school 14 of an of bushels Increase ports of business administration. It will be corn to the acre where corn followed known as the George F. Baker foundain alternate years as comtion. In his letter to Bishop Lawrence, soy beans Mr. Baker wrote: "I am especially pared with corn grown continually. beans may be planted any time impressed with the determination to Soy make the graduate school of business after corn planting time. administration of the very first ImporMost Cattle Producers tance In the country." comments "Mr. Baker's gift," Are in Central States Bishop Lawrence, "is unique In the anOf 1,598 farmers' associations hannals of American education. It is to finance the establishment In a great dling live stock which have reported to the United States Department of university of a graduate department which seeks to cultivate the highest Agriculture, 94 per cent are In the CO per ethical and professional standards for North Central states. Nearly those contemplating a business career. A professional educatiou for business cent are In the seven states west of does not mean education merely In technicalities, which, although Important, the Mississippi river and over 31 per In the five states east of the jre secondary compared to the vision and broad Intelligence Involved In leader-lii- p cent river. Fewer than 100 reports were in promoting the material prosperity "of mankind." Mr. Baker Is one of the richest men in the world. He is chairman of the received from the other 36 states. Iowa seems to be the leading state Vrst National bank. Of recent years he has curtailed some of his activities, tlthoiigh he is still personally connected with numerous banking and railroad with regard to number of associations of this type, followed In turn by Minnterprises and is regularly at his office when In New York. nesota, Illinois and Wisconsin. Ohio Is first in volume of business per association In 1922, followed by Iowa and Missouri. Slightly over 40 per cent of the associations reporting are incorporated; 18 per cent have capital An "Eternal Light" shaft, erected stock, 11 per cent pay dividends on n Madison square and presented to capital stock; 90 per cent are comN'ew York city by Rodman Wanamaker posed only of producers of live stock; of name "in the (portrait herewith) and 54 per cent pay patronage diviwho hose mothers we worship, and dends. suiave up those heroes who paid the The average age of 774 associations preme sacrifice on the field of valor," f is five and years. Over 27 per lias been dedicated. Supporting the cent of 603 associations have from 51 Is It shall burn which. planned, 'ight to 100 members each; over 19 per 'orever. Is the largest single shaft In , cent have from 101 to 150 members; xistence. The synibil is 125 feet above 14 per cent have from 151 over and the square. It Is a gold star, five feet Four hundred and 200 members. to n diameter. The Oregon pine shaft Is thirty-thre- e associations reported colet In a base of pink Knoxvllle maible lective buying. '3 feet high, and on this base Is Inscribed the list of battles participated n by the New York troops. Moldy Sweet Clover Is "Many of us are Inclined to forget Dangerous Cattle Feed inly too quickly," said Mr. Wanamaker, sweet clover may cause forMoldy tisciisslng his gift, "that thousands of of cattle, according to poisoning age ur bruvest and finest, who had every-hlnDr. Geo. H. Glover of the Colorado agto live for, died that we might ricultural college. He says that fore happy. How quickly fade events age poisoning cansed by the damaged hat om e stirred our blood I This both hemorrhagic stimulate clover breathe well eternal light will make us think. If we are religiously Inclined, but is not ren prayer when the soft glow among the treetops of Madison square conies septicemia and black leg, them. of either to lated Experiments within our vision." conducted in Canada seem to have demonstrated quite conclusively that the disease Is produced by a toxic substance which Is present In moldy sweet clover. Moldy foods are always tinder suspicion but damaged sweet clover Don Tyler of lxs Angeles (por- Is to be especially avoided. The distrait herewith) Is the most eloquent ease never follows the feeding of good expounder of the Constitution of the sweet clover or ensilage. L'ntted States among young American The poisonous substance produces students. So say the Judges for the the disease by Its effect upon the tisfinal national oratorlcsl contest In sues of vital organs, destroying red blood cells, causing delayed coagulaWashington, where seven competitors two girls and five boys chosen as tha tion and hemorrhages throughout the best from more than a million students, body. Young cattle appear to be most stepped forward and spoke In honor of susceptible. the fundamental law of the land, and tha Judges should know, for they were Make Preparations for Associate Justices Willis Van Devan-ter- . Sutherland Pierce Butler, George Poultry Shows in Fall and Edward Terry Sanford of the The poultry season begins with SepUnited States Supreme court. They tember. It Is the time of the yesr awarded the three prizes of $.1,500. when the fairs sre on In full swing, to these contestants: $1,000 and when the cock'ereJs are beginning to Angeles, First. Don Tyler of crow and tha pullets are benlnnlng to representing the Pacific coast and sponlay. It Is the time of the year yon will sored by the Los Anjreles Times. want to begin to advertise to sell your Second, Ruth Newburn of Washsurplns stock. Don't wilt nntll tha ington, representing the nntlnmii ciipl lat minute and then erpct immeditai and sponsored by the Kvenlng Star. ate orders. You may fet such reThird, John M. ba'lnm. III, of Philadelphia, representing the eastern tntei sults, but yon better count on a few ind SMnsored by the Philadelphia Bulletin. days or weeks for correspondence. BarPresident Coolldgp presided and delivered an address on the Constitution gaining by mall Is sometimes slow The President declared that Americans In particular must be impressed lil, procem It mny lake weeks to land a the thought of the great responsibility upon them because of their leadershir i.artlculnr order. In September buyers In the work of substitution of democratic for autocratic forms of government begin tn look around for their winter Crises had come ond been dealt with, he said, "In a fashion which has flrtnl; fhnw bird; and for breeders to fl'l established the conviction that It Is possible for a democracy to be stn.nj In the weak p'sces In thHr own flacks. of lt Start your advertising In September enough to sustain Itself and yet n.it too strong to conserve tha and you will get more orders than If peopi e." ou start a month or two later f $5,000,000 to Teach Ethics of Business Wanamaker's "Eternal Light" in Gotham one-hal- 'T' -- g Champion Expounder of the Constitution l'r Durum Added to List. (Prepared by the United Statu Department of Agriculture.) Changes in the official grain stand- ards of the United States promulgated by Secretary Wallace, May 17, include the establishment of a new grade to be known as No. 1 hard spring to be s dark northern added to the spring of the grades for hard red spring, and the addition of a new provision for grades for mixed durum. The changes become effective August sub-clas- 15, 1924. Number 1 hard spring includes wheat of the class hard red spring, consisting of 85 per cent or more of dark, hard and vitreous kernels ; shall be cool and sweet and shall have a test weight per bushel of at least 60 pounds. Tha grade may contain not more than 14 per cent of moisture; not more than 1 per cent of foreign material other than dockage, which 1 per cent may Include not more than 0 of 1 per cent of matter other than cereal grains; not more than 2 per cent of damaged kernels, which may include not more than of 1 per cent of kernels; not more than 5 per cent of wheat other than hard red spring, which 5 per cent may include not more than 2 per cent of durum wheat and may contain not more than 5 per cent of wheat of the variety humpback. The new section providing grades for mixed durum reads as follows : Mixed durum shall be mixed wheat, consisting of 70 per cent or more of durum wheat other than the variety red durum and may contain not more than 5 per cent of soft red winter and white wheat, singly or combined. Mixed durum shall be graded according to the requirements of the grades for mixed wheat. The grade designation of mixed durum wheat shall be mixed durum, preceded by the number of the grade, or the words "sample grade," as the case may be. Other changes In the new regulations Include changes In the definition of tha terms wheat and cereal grains, grades for weevlly wheat, and a change In the definition of western red wheat and increase in test weight of this subclass. The special limitation against white wheat in wheat of other classes in grades Nos. 1 and 2 of all subclasses of hard red spring and hard red winter wheat Is eliminated, and a change is made In the grade designation of mixed wheat. Some changes are also made in the standards for corn, oats and rye. 0 d Not Necessary for Roof on Cement Manure Pita Where a manure pit Is built of cement and no real opportunity for the liquid manure to. leach away, there would be no real necessity of having a roof on the pit. However, one of the objects of a roof Is to have the manure In a place where It is not so objectionable and the ammonia does not evaporate so rapidly If the pit is closed in. However, this evaporation can be prevented providing the manure Is kept moistened. Where a gnyit deal of liquid manure Is obtained, wailch is usually the case In dairy barns, the manure would not dry out, especially If there was not too much bedding In It. If there was considerable bedding and not sufficient liquid manure going with the manure from day to day Into the pit. It would be necessary to use hose or some other means of wetting down the pile. With horse manure, which dries out very rapidly, It nearly always Is accompanied by a larga amount of dry litter and It Is very essential that the manure be packed and dampened frequently. This would also be true In dry times even though It had no roof. Unless a very good absorbent Is used for bedding, horse manure will go into the pit somewhat dry and consequently It needs a great deal of wetting down In order to prevent It from heating to such an extent as to dry it out. It. A. Moore, Wisconsin College of Agriculture. ARM fcCTSfe Most farmers do not know how easy It Is to advertise and sell surplus products of good quality. Some people Insist that the cornfield Is the best germination tester, but It's likely to be pretty expensive. In the shifts of crop production, th wise plan usually la to find out which way the crowd la headed and go tha other way. Sudan grass has been gaining much popularity as a aummer hay crop. It makes very good hay and horses da well on It. Cultivate your garden thronghont the summer because, once you let tha garden go to weeds, yon will become discouraged and more apt to neglect It. Corrosive sublimate, 2 ounces, dissolved In hot water and 13 gallons of wntcr added, will make a medicated bath for seed potatoes. It kills tha scub s and other diseases as well. Poultry manure makes good fertilizer for almost any purpose. It Ii very high In nitrogen content and foi that reason Is good for garden crop and Is also good for melons. |