The Syracuse Journal, Volume 20, Number 4, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 24 May 1928 — Page 6

West Pointers at Aberdeen Proving Grounds !r"Z“ — I > o ' ' iSf / VKto""’’! ® fol « ~ r i-n H I ?oj . 2 J £' w MlMMmMmßmmwixUm [o; M Mwlrt^ ktS>X mu? u A wWS $ io; ci I q: laEMWEEgggBB* c - g i^ Jffij | Members of the 1928 class of West Point visiting the army proving grounds at Aberdeen, Md. They are grouped upon a 12-inch gun on a railway mount Offered to President Coolidge for the Summer - wBMB ' i ™tMaaateg3?w: 5nM KX#>wL * ' BMBgW^BS^MSwaS'" X W^ ! ~ 1 || ■ j JOB !|& lllfcr I H‘ Un BSm »-IWMB a IPttfiS JU 8® W SI LwjWWltflZjfcj .. d SPI arani Ebßw^*'- ; M-* .: ■ ■ .1 . Hffi One of the Georgia mansions offered to President and Mrs. Coolidge for their summer vacation is this beautiful home of Henry C. Walthour on Wilmington island, about eleven miles from Savannah.

MAY RUN CAMPAIGN 1 X 4 Rodney H. Brandon, internationally known authority on child welfare, executive secretary of the Loyal Order of Moose and builder of Mooseheart, is coining to the front in national politics. His generalship won for Louis L. Emmerson by hn unprecedented plurality the Republican nomination for governor of Illinois at the recent primary election, and now he is spoken of as the possible chairman of the national Republican committee to manage the coming Presidential campaign. In some quarters it is even suggested that his name may come before the convention as a vice presidential candidate. FACES LIFE TERM P Ji JO w . •'' *'. \ mi r C Mrs. Alexandrina Kedrock of Lansing, Miclk, who faces the. possibility of spending the rest of her life in Michigan state prison because two deputy sheriffs swore that when they raided her home they found two pints of whisky there. She had been convicted three times before on similar charges, and under Michigan law a fourth conviction for crime results in a life imprisonment sentence. Have Hard Task To develop the wisdom of serpents while they retain the guilelessness of doves is the task which faces the re-ligto-moral forces if they would aid In the moral regeneration of society.— Bin hold Niehbuhr. flow Jail Them “Music in prison brings repentance," aaj* * newstpaper headline. Well we«‘ I>l**;tsvd to hear there s some phn-. ti-.hl will make a musician re , Orleans Tinies Picayune

Chicago’s New Chinese City Hall If - vr \ \ Hi 7''.. {Il nI 1 ’WW W ■ RiiDiß'1 f | T rrrWiw ! ' ; rM ?£ J: j B s - — —* - M KM L tKI.F g I. sjJßfe iQHni uChicago’s new Chinese center, a $1,000,000 building, was formally fifth catefi a few days ago. It was erected by the On Leong Chinese Merchants’ association and will serve the purpose of clubhouse, temple and city hall for the residents of Chinatown. The architecture is typically Chinese. May Be the Biggest Hog in World MfeJHHI HmM V. Pa RS BwßiHrJrJr K Here is William Deichmann of Leigh, Neb., .almost hidden behind his hog, “Dazzles,” which is believed to be the largest porker in existence. The animal is a pure-bred Poland China stag and weighs 1,235 pounds. “Dazzler” measures 7 feet 2 inches from tail to nose and is 51 inches high. THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW

Rsdio waves carrying program’s have circled the world three times. Alaska’s mines yield minerals valued at over $17,000,000 a year. Five new fish hatcheries are being constructed in California. Most ancient glass is “soft,” due to an excessive alkali content. The common tarantula can go with <>ut food for us long as a month or six weeks.

The larger ah animal is the less likely it is to be brightly colored. Over 1,500 varieties of the hibiscus plant grow in the Hawaiian islands. About one-fourth of the land area of the United States is in forests. Self-lighting cigarettes that have bnen invented in England carry on f air tips disks of a material that U. Ites when rubbed against their containers.

THE SYRACUSE JOURNAL

Tuberculin Test_ _ Is Not Harmful

Treatment Cannot Possibly Cause Either Abortion or Sterility. (Prepared b» thj, United States Department of Agriculture.) “The tuberculin testing of cattle cannot possibly cause either abortion or sterility.’’ This, statement by Dr. J. R. Mohler, chief of the bureau of animal Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, is a reply to assertions sometimes heard that tuberculin when Injected into a cow may cause her to abort or become sterile. Record of One Cow. At a recent bearing before a congressional committee, Doctor Mohler reported extended observations on this subject in answer to the inquiry bf Congressman L. J. Dickinson, of lowa. “The bureau has the record of one cow,” Doctor Mohler stated, “which received over 1,100 cubic centimeters of tuberculin at one time and that cow lived to be eighteen years old and was never known tv abort.” The cow produced many healthy calves during that time, Doctor Mohler explained. “Furthermore,” ne continued, “no cases have been recorded in the literature on the subject which would lead even to the suspicion that either abortion or sterility is caused by the injection of tuberculin. 1 have personally injected large numbers of pregnaiy cows with from 30 to 80 drops of tuberculin subcutaneously, which is the old method of injecting tuberculin, and have yet to see the first cow slink her calf as the result of the test. With the modern method of intradermic testing is followed in over 95 per cent of our work, only two drops of tuberculin are injected into the fold of the tail. The claim that such a small amount of tuberculin will produce abortion or sterility is purely a figment of the imagination and without any foundation in fact.” Tested Annually. “For instance, almost in the shadow of this Capitol building,” Doctor Mohler continued, “there are two govern-ment-owned herds averaging from 150 to 250 cows each, which have been tuberculin tested annually and sometimes semiannually for at least two decades, and they are free not only of tuberculosis but of abortion as well, despite the fact that the annual tuberculin test is still being applied.” The foregoing statement is supported by the wide observation of pathologists and veterinarians of the United States Department of Agriculture who have devoted many years of study to animal diseases, both in the course of research work and in herds and flocks throughout the country. Build Up Productivity of Soil and Retain It Comparing the farm to a factory in a recent publication by the United States Department of Agriculture, rhe authors, A. T. Wiancko and S. D. Con-

BETTER BERRY PREPARATION FOR MARKET IS GREAT NEED

Growers Should Aim to Produce Fruit of High Grade. (Prepared by tbe United States Department of Agriculture.) The unsatisfactory condition and grade of strawberries often found on the market indicates a need for more attention to standardization and better handling methods, according to the bureau of agricultural economics, United States Department of Agriculture, following a field survey of strawberry marketing methods. Growers, says the department, should aim to produce berries of such uniformly high quality that no hand grading is necessary, as any extra handling adds to the possibility of decay. In many instances, however, hand grading is necessary and profitable, but the logical place to grade berries is in the- field. Whether or not the berries have been hand or field graded, the tilled boxes should be classified as to grade before they are placed in crates for shipment. Field grading under proper supervision is preferred to grading in the packing shed because it involves less handling and therefore less deterioration in transit. The use of established standard grades is recommended as furnishing a definite basis and guide to the grower in preparing his crop for market, to the buyer in purchasing the fruit, and for inspection either at shipping point or terminal market. Boxes should contain a uniform

Cultivation of Alfalfa Will Pay Farmers Well Farmers in many sections where weeds are a problem in alfalfa growing, are reporting successful results with improved alfalfa cultivators. Blue grass and weeds are torn out without injuring the alfalfa, though the ground is torn up considerably. As one farmer remarked, “My field sure looked sick for a few days after I went over it with the cultivating but tn a week or two the alfalfa was in fine shape again.” The alfalfa roots grow deeper into the soil than the weeds and blue grass, hence are not torn out by the cultivation. The cultivation is done early in the year, usually preceding or following the first cutting. Unless the season is very unfavorable, the second and third cuttings are thicker and weed free, according to those who have followed the practice of cultivating their alfalfa, while the life of the seeding Is greatly l prolonged through the op-

nor, say: “The farmer should know his soil and have a sound basis for every step in its treatment. Building up the productivity of a soil to a high level and then maintaining it, is an achievement for which every farmer should strive. The business of farming should be conducted as intelligently and as carefully as a manufacturing business. Every process must be understood and regulated, from the raw material to the finished-product, ip order to be uniformly successful. The farmer’s factory is his farm. Different soils present different problems. It is important, therefore, that soils be studied and understood in order that the production of crops may be most satisfactory and profitable. No system of soil management can be satisfactory that does not In \ne long run bring profitable returns, soil treatments and methods of management may be profitable for a time, but ruinqus in the end. One-sided or unbalanced soil treatments have been altogether too common in the history of farming in this country. A properly balanced system of treatment will make almost any soil profitably productive.” Dangerous to Turn Cows on Pastures/Too Early Turning cows out o® the pastures too soon in the spring is one of the common mistakes milk producers make, according to dairy specialists. lowa State college, and this year the tendency will be greater than before because of the general shortage of feed. To turn the cows put in the pastures too early hurts the pastures, and the feed value of the pastures is especially low so that it hurts the cows, early grass consisting mostly of water. Wait until the grass gets a good start and take the cows off winter roughage feeds gradually, advise the extension men. Six to eight weeks after the cows have been on pasture the medium producers will do fairly well on grass alone. With high producers, however, the grain allowance should be continued but may .be cut down a few pounds. Combine Has Advantage, Saving Grain and Labor Besides saving an Immense amount of labor in the harvesting and thresh j ing of grain, the combine also has the advantage of wasting less grain than any other method of harvesting. Every farmer knows that there is a certain amount of grain lost behind the cut-ter-bar of a binder, as well as some shattering in the binding mechanism and when the bundles are dropped. A further loss occurs in shocking, still more in loading and unloading, and there is always some waste around the threshing machine, besides the small amount which usually goes through with the straw unless the machine is very carefully operated. The total loss with the binder method varies, of course, with the condition of the grain, but it is always appreciable.

grade of berries and should be filled so that they are not slack nor yet full enough for the berries to be crushed when placed in the crates. The crates should be loaded in the cars so as to permit ample circulation of cold air, and should be firmly stripped and braced to prevent shifting and damage to the load while in transit The detailed results oi the department’s survey has been published in Farmers’ Bulletin No. 1560, entitled “Preparing Strawberries for Market.” copies of which may be obtained from the department at Washington, D. C. | Agricultural Hints f Put in Icicle radishes to follow the little fellow’s. • • * Flea beetles are very destructive to the beet. They may be destroyed by spraying with paris green. * *. Farmers are fioding one gallon of used motor crank ease oil mixed with one pint of oil of tar an effective fly spray. The cost is one cent a day for ten cows. • * * Celery wants a good rich soil, and if the ground is well soaked with water before setting out the plants, they’ll take hold much better. Cut the roots back a third. • • • The cutworm, cabbage worm,,flea beetles, and plant lice are perhaps the greatest insect enemies to the cabbage. •• • - Reed Canary grass is a rank growing, coarse stemmed grass variety. It is not as nutritious as other grasses, but dairymen find that its greater productivity more than offsets this deficiency. • • • • Watch the young cabbages and nip the cabbage worms. When white butterflies put in an appearance they mean", cabbage worms. A spray with an arsenic compound will check them in a burry. Shelter Belt Care It should be remembered that the principal purpose of the shelter belt is for protection from the winter winds. Because of this they should not be pruned except to repair storm damage, weak crotches and to eliminate any tree diseases that may creep in. General systematic pruning of shelter belts should be discouraged, since by practicing this one is defeating the original purpose es planting.

g NEARBY g | YONDER I By T. T. Maxey Harnessing Niagara E'OK untold ages “Wild waters leap- * ing down a mountain side” produced the indescribably-beautiful spectacle now known as Niagara falls, but the tremendous energy (estimated to be 6.000,000 horse power) which was inherent in the tumbling of the Niagara river over this 164-feehhigh precipice flowed away unused—wasted. In an attempt to create power from this water a canal which diverted some water from above the fall to a point at the top of the gorge below the fall was dug in 1852. This water dropping upon water wheels turned machinery which ground flour. The coming of electricity as power and the increased use of power spurred the imagination ami ingenuity of master men toward improvement and expansion. Today, all waters which the federal water-power commission will permit to be diverted are used in a world-famous power-development plant which produces almost half-a-million horse power. Water now diverted potirs into a concrete-lined tunnel 32-feet in diameter and 4.3<M)-feet long, cut through solid rock, rotates turbine generators and returns to the river. The electricity thus produced is sent by means of some 1.300 miles -of transmission lines to users of light and power in 142 communities scattered through seventeen counties in New York state. The majority of nomes in the nation probably reap an indirect benefit through"the purchase and use of materials or commodities which are made available by this outstanding power project, while tlw development of this power by water creates an estimated conservation of 525.000.000 worth of coal annually. • • • A Museum of Trees WHEN James Arnold, a New Bedford (Mass.) merchant, died in 1868, he left SIOO,OOO for the advancement of agriculture or horticulture. Translated into 1927 results, the outcome is the Arnold arboretum, a wonder garden, the greatest museum of trees and shrubs, perhaps. In the United States. 250 acres In extent, preserved forever in its present location in a Boston suburb, and containing, it is claimed, a representa tive of every known tree and shrub that can withstand the Massachusetts climate. . If those who are charged with the development of this show place had appreciated the difficulty of the undertaking they might have thrown up their hands and hid in the cyclone cellar, because only a few of# the plants now growing tn this garden were known, much less discovered. But, they took their work seriously, dug into the skeleton closets of the tree and shrub families and nothing from a to etc. escaped them. Many trees native in other countries but unknown here have been introduced, countless new forms have been brought into existence through scientific interbreeding and sent to be tried out in practically every civilized country on the globe. In connection with this work a library of upwards of 31,000 volumes and 8,000 pamphlets, all the principal books in all languages, relating to trees, in any way, have been developed. “If we pass in imagination down the centuries." says Director Sargent, “it will not be difficult, judging the future by the accomplishments of a few years, to picture an Establishment able to increase human knowledge and humap happiness in all parts of the world.” (ffi. 1925. Western Newspaper Union.) Archeological Find Containing two skeletons, a stone coffin estimated at between three thou sand and four thousand years old. has been found near Rainham, Essex. England. Portions of skulls and a horn drinking vessel were also in the coffin, which was hewn from a solid slab. The discovery was made in a locality where pottery -declared by scientists to date from 2000 B. C. had previously been found. Varying Diets Under a liquid . di& come milk, broths, beef tea. albumen drinl-s. gruels, eggnog, cream soups and beverages. Light diet: Cream souos. soft cooked egg, milk toast, ceres Is. soft custard, junket, creamed chicken ami gelatin dishes. Convalescent diet: Soups, broiled tender meats and fish, baked or creamed potatoes, some ligat vegetables, simple salads, cooke<i fruits, baked custard, light deserts. Measuring Hardness The hardness of a solid substance may be measured by its capacity for scratching or being scratched by other substances. The well-known minerals included tn the standard comparative scale of hardness, are: Tale, gypsum, calcite, fluorite, apatite, feldspar, quartz, topaz, sapphire, diamond. For scientific work more exact methods are used. Rare Type Fonts There are only two complete fonts of type of Egyptian hieroglyphics in existence, one at Oxford university and dhe at the University of Chicago. Reason Enough The reason you have two ears and one mouth is because you seldom learn anything with your mouth.— Anon. Ivory Trade Old One Ivory from the tusks of mammoths was an article of trade in Europe as early as the Fourth century B. C. Simply Unhusked Rice Paddy is unhusked nice, whethei growing or gathered.

RADIO

Remote Volume Control Is Decided Advantage Radio joy is great or small, according to how the set Is used. There are many homes in which radio Is allowed to go full blast and all conversation, reading, card plaging, eating, dozing, and other activities are greatly interfered with. ' > Yet the use of a suitable volumecontrol, especially if arranged for remote operation, will change any ratjio set from a curse to a joy, by fitting a given program to any occasion. From dance music for shuffling feet to incidental music for the background of the dinner conversation, the radio’ rendition may be fitted to the occasion by means of a suitable —and handy—volume control. Whether or not your set has a builtin volume control, there is decided advantage in providing It with a remote volume control. This function shcnldbe at your finger tips, so that whether you are holding a conversation, reading, dozing or doing anything else, you may instantly regulate your radio volume for the occasion, without having to get up and ’walk over to the set. For instance, you may be enjoying a radio program merely as a background tp conversation or reading, when- suddenly the program takes a turn and the subject matter comes one of prime interest. Instantly the be increased, and the radio feature fills the room and centers attention,’ only to be subdued when the program drops back again into secondary interest. Lack of volume is just as disagreeable when the radio feature is the center of interest, as excessive volume when the radio feature is of secondary interest. By having the volume control at your finger tips, however, the radiorendition Is always ideal for the circumstances. There are several methods of adding a volume control to the radio receiver, whether it be battery-operated or A.O. >perated. The simplest, generally, is to shunt a variable hfgh resistance across the antenna and ground terminals of the receiver. This , method is proving highly satisfactory with sets employing the latest A.C. tubes, and is more desirable than alternating the filament or heater cur- • rent. Another method Is to place a. variable high resistance across the secondary of the first audio transformer, although this method mellows the tone and therefore affects the tone as well as the volume. A third method Is to shunt a variable resist- ’ ance across the loud-speaker, whichis often the most convenient for remote operation. Few radio enthusiasts realize the enjoyment which comes from tuning their set under control by means of remote volume control. The ’loud speaker rendition may be controlled from the dining table, the bridge table, the easy chair, the davenport, the sick room table—anywhere you may choose. If the house is wired foi radio to allow the use of loudspeakers In any room, the volume control may be plugged into the same wiring or the volume control may be connected to, the loud-speaker cord. i In addition to volume, there is alsc , the question of pitch or tone control. Some features, such as speech, distant music, jazz and band selections require extreme sharpness for satisfactory rendition. The usual loudspeaker generally provides this extreme sharpness. On the other hand, jertain other features sound better if muted or dulled, just as certain piano selections sound better with the soft i pedal. For such selections it is well ■ to employ a radio “soft pedal.” consisting of a variable high resistance in series with a % mfd. condenser, the combination being shunted across the loudspeaker, so as to obtain any degree of “soft pedalling.”—Radio World. Microphonic Noises in Sets Be Eliminated Some tubes and some receivers are particularly susceptible to vibration and even the vibration of, the air caused by the proximity of the (oml speaker may cause a loud constant howl to be built up which will only ?iop when the loud speaker is turned around or moved farther away from the receiver. Such action is called '‘microphonic’ and the trouble is usually found to lie lb the detector tube. The use ot another tube for the detector may eliminate this trouble or there are metal and rubbei caps now ?n the market which are helpful when placed in the detector rube. Microphonic trouble is sometimes caused by turning the detector rheostat too low and will disappear when turned up to normal. Cushion sockets are helpful and their action may sometimes be hu[>roved by not inserting the tube alt the way, but instead just far enougb to make good contact; Adapters for A,C. Tubes A harness for direct current receivers into A.C.-tube sets has. been designed to accommodate five, six or seven tubes. It is made in sevsral types for various combinations of tubes. The layout includes a filament f transformer and a bum adjuster. „ Radio Audience Huge If all the radio sets in the country were tuned In on one program the listening audience would exceed 35,JOO.OOO persons, a recent survey shows. This is based on an ordinary average of 5.4 persons a set • I Blue Flame of Danger Watch the 171 power tube whenusing very high plate voltage on it. If the blue flame of ionization is noticed. cut down on the eliminator voltage and save the tube. Filament Regulation Found An automatic filament regulator suitable for use with the shield gridtube. which has a lower current drain than the 2<>lA. has been developed.