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Show THE 'Che. American TIMES-NEW- NEPHI, UTAH S, Outstanding work as commander of Monahan post of the American Legion at Sioux City, Iowa, in 1923, when that post shattered ail membership m h half-millio- "Shaver the Sphinx" Is Far From Dumb .- - It seems there are two Sphinxes the Presidential campaign the "Silent Sphinx" of Pat Harrison's keynote speech at the Democratic convention and the ordinary garden variety of Sphinx. Anyway, "Shaver the Sphinx" is what the West Virginians call the chairman of the Democratic National committee. They say he's a regular tightwad when it comes to words. Just thja same there are several subjects on which Clem L. CClem-eLawrence) Shaver Is far from being dumb. Among them are the great outdoors, bass fishing, fox hunting, farming and American history. "Hobblesr says "Shaver the Sphinx." "I haven't any, unless you call fishing, fox hunting and love of nature hobbies. I love nothing better than fishing for bass In Buffalo creek, one of the tributaries to the south fork of the Potomac. I have two fishing camps on that watershed. American history is also a 'hobby.' I'm very anxious to have the early history of West Virginia preserved. My was Peter Shaver, one of those hardy Virginians who followed the deer trails Into the wilderness of West Virginia. "And I like farming so well," he continued, "that I have four farms. There I raise chickens and thoroughbred cattle. I have developed a strain of fox hounds that have been named after me." In fa nt Literary Mind of Henry Cabot Lodge United States Senator Henrj Cabot Ledge of Massachusetts, win has been In congress so long four terms In the house, and In the senats since 1893 that he almost seems c part of the capltol, is convalescent from an operation In a Boston bospl A tal. Ten years ago he had an opera, tlon. And this moved the Boston Sun, day Globe to reprint from Seribner't Magazine of that time an article by Senator Lodge with the title, "Th Sen Diversions of a Convalescent" ator Lodge was born In Boston in 1850, The Congressional Directory's blography says, "Profession, that of liter ature." He Is the author of works t the number of a score or more. The article reprinted from Scrlb- ner's Magazine Is a remarkable expo sition of the workings of what one might call "the literary mind." For almost as soon as consciousness had returned his mind occupied Itself in wandering off among poems and plays centuries oid, recalling of Its own voli tion favorite passages, which his memory faithfully recited for his enjoyment Not a thought of politics or of the business of government or of personal affairs entered his head apparently. By and by he began to read, at first old book and later new ones. And finally "the cares which Infest the day" came crowding in und he knew he was well again. One wonders If he had the same ex perience this time. fv Cover Crops Conserve Plant Food, Increase Yields and Improve the Soil. Kellogg at the International Conference Kel-iog- g 7 re-.lv- ce Shames Walton's x worry.--America- After Harvest (U Clean Up Refuse and Pull Out All Old Plants. It Is advisable to set a new tttw-berr- y bed every spring, but In tbe small home garden, at least, it will Eventually more legumes must be often to continue the bed for a pay exwe for soil If planted Improvement second and possibly a third season. pect to continue to produce crops The United States Department of AgSo why not begin this economically. If the bed Is to advises that riculture fall by planting a winter cover crop be another for saved any mulch year on as much land as possible? This and other refuse, such as weeds and question Is asked by C. P. Blackwell, have accuchief of the agronomy division at strawy manure that may should Clemson college, who believes that mulated through the summer, soon as the crop Is as be off raked more of the bare land should be plantThen the older plants gathered. ed In cover crops this fall. j be pulled out or removed with If e winter cover crop Is to be of should hoe, leaving only enough of the Cha greatest benefit It must be planted ones to send out runners to younger so attain It that maximum may early make a new narrow or wide matted In time to be plowed under at growth as desired. If the leaves on the least two or three weeks before time row, with disease, left are plants to plant the succeeding crop. If this cut or mow themspotted off and burn them. Is followed throughpractice generally A pound of nitrate of soda per out, the cost of production of staple rod of ground, scattered around square next will be lowered crops appreciably the plants will start a vigorous growth. year. Put this fertilizer on when the plants A winter cover crop serves a two are dry, for It will Injure any damp fold purpose ; it protects the land from parts of the plant It touches. Handled months winter the washing during In this way a bed may be kept for sev conserves same the time at and tbe eral years, because the new plants of plant food materials made available one year are saved for fruiting the during this period. Soil which re next. Old beds may be cleaned up, as mains bare during the winter loses Just mentioned, by hoeing or plowing much valuable plant food by leaching. the spaces between rows aud leaving A cover crop will make use of this the youngest plants In the row. plant food and release it next spring In time for the crop of cotton or corn to use it. Boys' and Girls' Clubs Whenever possible the winter cover Members Cultivate Corn crop should be a legume, for legumes More acres of corn were cultivated are able, by reason of their by boys' nnd girls' clubs members, ac ability to obtain nitrogen from cording to reports to the United States the air, to greatly Increase the supply Department of Agriculture, than of. of this element In the soil. Vetch any other single field crop In 1923, the and crimson clover are probably the total reaching 23,354 acres. These best known and are to be recommend young farmers, ranging In age from ed. When planted with oats or rye, about twelve to nineteen years, carvetch makes a rank growth, the mix ried to completion, under the direction, ture furnishing a quantity of organic of their county extension agents, over matter to be plowed under and mixed 17,000 demonstrations of the methods . with the soil. Crimson clover has met which research and experience have ' with much favor from practically found best for the economical produc- everyone who has planted It and its tlon of those varieties adapted to con more general use would certainly be ditions In . their particular localities, followed by Increased yields of our both for their own Information and for other crops. Of the the benefit of their parents and neigh-'cover crops, rye Is the best known. bors. United States Ambassador undoubtedly played a large part In the International conference at London for the purpose of putting Into effect the plan of the Dawes commission. To be sure, he was not officially a part of that conference. And It Is if also apparent that the result of the conference was largely brought about by the American banking Interests which will furnish a large part of the necessary loan. Nevertheless, reading between tbe lines. It Is easy to see that Ambassador Kellogg's Influence was large; It looks, In fact, as If bis unofficial position was a help rather than a hindrance and Ambassador Kel- opg seems quite hopeful as to the results. He says: "I believe this settlement Is the dawning of a new day, the hope of millions of people, the revival of Industry and prosperity so necessary to the hap piness and progress of mankind. Ani mosities engendered by the war cannot continue. Nations, as Individuals, must live In amity, nnd this conference Is the beginning of the harmony which pre sages the brighter future." Frank Billings Kellogg was born In 1856 at Potsdam, N. Y, and went to Compensation Claims Home with his parents In 1ST,5. lie was admitted to tbe bar In 1S77 nnd Minnesota Company, national the Legion from Advice headquarof Itochenter, Minn., In 1WH1. He moved to St. Paul New Ohio Institution married Clara M. Cook ters of the American Legion at He was president ot In 1SS7. He served In the United States senate, 1917-23- . men urges all Home comLegion American The He was appointed ambussador to the the American Bnr association, 1912-1not to delay to the filing of their adwas pany, of Conneaut, Ohio, recently Court of St. James In 1024. justed compensation claims as a Incorporated at Conneaut, under the measure. There a Is first" "safety state laws of Ohio and received Its rmvuinn of the compensation law charter In which the following prosection 001, wnereby only the face visions were Included: "This corporCome-Bac- k value of the insurance policy will be ation Is formed for tbe purpose of paid beneficiaries If the veteran dies promoting, assisting and fostering before filing nis ciaim, wnereaa, ir the civic organisation", for the support If you read It In fiction you'd say filed, rebeneficiaries been claim has "Ilosh I" a career like that of John advancement of patriotic prinand trslue of the policy. ceive the matured through local and community Calloway Walton. For he was ousted The Legion points out that. Inasmuch ciples from the governorship of Oklahoma snd aocletlea organized for groups there are two veterans' deaths In chBrlty. education and recreation," by legislative Impeachment and now States time United the every the he has been nominated at the very According to a Legion official, the com hour band passes from one hour to next primary election for tbe United has $11,000 with which to start pnny In Is real caredanger the next, there on Its Community BetStates senatorshlp. Where If there ball rolling the less delay In filing of applications. terment campaign. anything like It In American politics. Walton was Impeached and, re The Showdown moved from office Inst November, the All Accounted For charges b gainst him Involving corrup ftsstus Ah Is so tough Ab's afraid Nshma post. Delta" bounty, Mich, tion In office, willful neglect of duty. of mahself. e Thirty-siformer sot-Icthe palm. "' Ilufus Nevah mLl. Ah will relieve geta men live In Nshma. Thirty-Ov- a Incompetency nnd moral turpitude. Un- o' dismayed, he started his effort at a Legion Weekly. ire Legionnaire. political comeback. He announced bis cnndlducy for the Democratic sena To Clean Painted Walls Forty and Eighterg, Police torial nomination nnd carried his cstisw In nM th of the will U nnd grestly cleaning Right, playground Forty directly to tbe voters, charging that In are over po'le-InIf will assist walls gone they American Legion, pslnled his Impeachment had been "framed" stnr.-heIt uncooked has with thin water. the St. Paul convention. and wal largely the result of the bit tieen announced. The boxrar society Painted wnll nnd woodwork can be ter fight he had wnged against the has done this very successfully at for- cleaned easily nnd wpII by unlng equal Ku Klux klan. In b'.s campaign he nnd kerowne. Wash of mer gatherings. vinegar parts said he recognized the klan as "the with a cloth and dry with a dry cloth. In only Issue" and denounced It In all his speeches. Ills Itopubliran opixment The Mean Thing A hydro-elec- t rlc project now under the November election will be W. B. i'liw. Okmulgee oil millionaire, who bad IVger Dies your husband talk In con si derm I on contemplntrs thp sendthe Indorsement of the klan, and In the coming campaign the klnn Is expected his slcepl to be tbe predominant Issue, with party Uses relegnted to the background. ing of power by wire from IIt MaIt's awfully exasperon the Sscicnny river In CanaWalton vn Inaugurated January 8. 1922. A gigantic barbecue at the state IHy HeNo, andsmiles. lign American Le- da, a distance of 5."i0 miles. Into New fair grounds, attended by approximately 100,000 persons, was one fetture of only ating. gion Weekly. lh traufiunaJl. fork city. n Strawberry-Be- Help Bare Land DRAWS PROMOTION records and became the second largest post in the world, won for Horace F. Wulf the commandershlp of the Elevdistrict of the (Copy for ThU Department Supplied by the enth Congressional American Legion Newa Service.) Iowa department Wulf has Just been advanced to the district commandershlp from the vice commander-ship- . MILLIONS IN BACK His predecessor, O. P. Bennet PAY NOW IN SIGHT resigned to make the race for county attorney of Monona county, Iowa. The new district commander has Payment of millions of dollars In back compensation to disabled World been very active In the work of the war veterans depends upon the out- Legion ever since his discharge from come of a controversy between the naCamp Hospital No. 6 on July 15, 1919. tional rehabilitation committee of the American Legion and the United States veterans bureau. Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the veterans' bsreau, has Issued preliminary Instructions to field offices that payment of retroactive compensation to those persons whose cases have been presumptively connected with service under section 200 of the World x?r war veterans' act of 1924, may not be made for any period before the date I of the approval of the act on June 7, . ; 1924. Watson B. Allller, chairman ot the Legion committee, has taken issue with this view. Mr. Miller declares that there is In the phrasing of the law a "definite X ' A suggestion of retroactivity in that the time a man acquired his disability Is placed back within a period now some years remote." No claims which have been connected with service by historical facts, wherein under the provisions of section 210 of the act compensation may be paid retroactively for one year prior to the filing of the claim, the amount depending upon the physical condition of the claimant during that period, are affected by the bureau's preliminary ruling, it was pointed out Horace F. Wulf. The Legion purposes, It was learned, to place upon the same status those He became sergeant at arms of Mona claims which have now been con- han post, the editor of the Monahan nected with service through the opPost News, then post commander. Dur eration of the "presumptive" clause of ing his term of office as commander, the new act the post signed up 2,042 members. The Importance of the ruling can Wulf saw 17 months of army serv Is It stated ice. Eight of these he spent aslly be recognized when In trainthat during the first month of opera- ing at Camp Cody, New Mexico, where tion under the presumptive provision he was with the Thirty-fourtor 2,800 tuberculous, 2,500 neuropsychSandstorm division. He served overiatry and 250. amoebic dysentery seas for nine months. cases, making a total of 5,500 claims, Born and reared In Sioux, City, were connected with service and Wulf Is a graduate of Mornlngslde col placed upon a compensable basis. lege. He Is engaged tn newspaper v These cases alone, at the hospital work In that city. n rate. It was declared, involve a dollars In compensation each Scalpers Will Lose Out month. in Endeavor to Profit If the Legion wins Its point, the After the passage of the adjusted be would men involved benefits to the enormous. The fact that the bureau compensation bill recently, came rutias not yet Issued a permanent regu- mors that "scalpers" were attemptlation covering this point, although ing to buy up for cash at large dismore than two months have passed counts the adjusted compensation cersince the passage of the act is taken tificates of World war veterans. Such will be met to Indicate the possibility of a favor- "purchases" by scalpers by drastic action on the part of the able decision. veterans' bureau, and will resnlt In the scalper finding himself with only New York Elks Praise "a scrap of paper," was the declaration of Gen. Frank Hines, director of Massachusetts Legion the veterans' bureau, to representaof the tives of the American Legion. appreciation Expressing Attention of the veterans' bureau courtesy of the American Legion In assigning a detail of service men for was called to an advertisement in the assistance and accommodation of which a veteran offered to sell hla the visiting Elks In convention at Bos- certificate "to the highest cash bi ton recently, the New York Elks sent der." Bureau officials were also ada letter to General Edwards, comman- vised of reports that a huge financial der of the Massachusetts Legion, as pool Is being organized for the purfollows: pose of buying up compensation cer"I am sure you will be pleased to tificates In the hope of large profits learn that the men conducted them- at the expense of the veteran and of selves admirably and made a very the government. In reply to the above reports, the pretty showing in the parade. We all along the line of march an- - following telegram was sent by Genplause, and I feel that much of this eral Hines: "No certificate Issued was due to the fact that we bad these or right conferred under the World men at the head of our line. The war compensation act shall be negotiable or assignable; neither will young men whom you sent were In uch certificate or any right conferred deed fine examples or sturdy soldiery and American ruggedness. Signed, lerve as security for any loan except as provided In section 502 of the act, New York Elks." which provides for loans from banks inder certain conditions. Any other Must Not Delay Filing lcgotlallons or assignments are void." Care of Winter Legumes IOWA LEGION MAN well-know- n ' Determine Power Needed to Operate Silo Filler Up until the last year or so, very little definite authoritative informa tion was available as to the exact power required to operate silo fillers of different sizes at various capacities and under different conditions. How ever, a series of comprehensive tests as to 4'0wer requirements have been started at the University of WTlscon sin, using electric power for the work and at Ohio State university, using a balanced or cradled tractor engine as a dynamometer. Already many Interesting points have been brought out, and the tests are to be continued. These tests are particularly valuable In that they are made under actual field conditions nnd by using the regular equipment and help. Several months ago much Interest was aroused by an article rrom a prominent agricultural engineer pointing out the fact that theoretically the amount of power required to operate a blower depends largely on the amount of air moved, which In turn depends on the Intake opening, the size, length. turns, and surface of the delivery pipe, and so on. Live Stock Improvement Going Forward Rapidly Time to Cut Clover Hay There Is no exact date that can be set nor any fixed rule to follow In cut- ting and curing bay. For the best quality of hay the cutting of clover needs to be dune when In full bloom alfalfa and sweet clover even earlier, Leave In the swath a half day or a full day according to weather before raking up. Aim to do most of the drying and curing In the cocks, which should be left two or three days before hauling Into the barn. It Is advisable to open up the cocks a few hours before the hay Is taken to the barn. ; . : j ' Cut Soy Beans for Hay It Is generally considered that while soy beans amy be cut for hay at almost any stage, the best time Is Just as soon as the pods are fully formed, but before the seed Is formed. At this time the maximum feed value will be secured and the hay Is also more palatable than when cut later. somewhat Later harvesting gives greater bulk, but less of digestible protein and somewhat lower palatabil-ity- , tints rendering that method less satisfactory. Take Care of Tractor Where a tractor Is used on the farm Ohio leads all other states with 2.S74 it should be cleaned well before putfarmers participating In the "Better ting It away for the season. AH old Sires Better Stock" campaign, con dirt nnd grease should be removed ducted by various states and the and then all exposed bearings should United States Department of Agricul- receive an application of heavy lubriture. Kentucky Is second with 2.5S9, cating oil. It Is well to remove the spark plugs and pour some heavy luVirginia third with 2.258, and Nebraska fourth with l,.r02 members. Vir bricating oil Into the cylinders In order, ginia formerly held second place. to get a good cont of oil on the cylinThese figures, revised to July 1, with der walls and pistons. This will prethose of other states, are given In a vent rust from forming. summary of results Issued by the department. Live slock Improvement through the use of pure bred sires, as encouraged by the plan, is going forwnrd rapidly In other parts of the country also. Keep all vegetables gathered to en, courage fruiting. Potato Bins Should Be Sprayed Before Filling Fiction Killing the disease germs which may have lived over In the potato bins before filling with the new crop Is sug gested as a paying precautionary measure by South Dakota state college potato specialists. The bins should be thoroughly swept and then sprayed or A painting or washing of swabbed. all Inside parts with a solution of one pint of formaldehyde In 20 gallons of water Is very efficient. Clean, dry potatoes, uninjured and stored In dry bins, do not rot unless disease Is pres ent hi the tubers. One can easily be satisfied regarding this by digging Into tbe bin and examining the potatoes from time to time. tyv. At' well-rotte- i I The experiment station Is constantfacts for farmers. ly ferreting Clean up the yard end fertilize ths shrubbery that Is not making good growth. One method of making the profits on the farm higher Is to keep labor elpens lower. The results In Cfwiperstlve marketing depend upon services performed, and how they are performed. Keep tomatoes sprayed wlh Bordeaux arsenical for flea beptle, nnd dust with calcium arsenate for p Preparing Asparagus To Insure tbe best possible crop of tato beetle. asparngns from your plants next Hundreds of thousands of farmers, spring, cut tbe old stalks nnd burn them as soon ns the berries have and practicnlly evry experiment staturned red this fall. Then npply a tion In tbe land hae proven the manure three or of the- - silo. mulch of four Indies deep. This mulch will The best way to kill common red prevent alternate freezing and thawsorrel Is to sweeten ttie soil with ing, which slows up so many asparalimestone snd Improve the gus beds, and the manure may be worked Into the soli In the spring to soli so that other crops will smother add to soil fertility. Asinirsgus Is It out. Sorrel grows on soils that are such s gmmn feeder that It Is Indeed too sour for cither crops, so Is usually ao Indicator of poor soils. difficult to make the soli too rich i g This year silo capacity will mean corn crop insurance. |