The Syracuse Journal, Volume 23, Number 37, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 8 January 1931 — Page 2

News Review of Current Events the World Over Norris and Other Radical Republicans Reject Third Party Suggestions —Wickersham Report Sure to Start Fight in Congress. By EDWARD W. PICKARD

Democrats, no doubt, tire highly I edified by, the way in I which the row within I the Republican party I is being kept going. I the radicals and regI ulars taking turns in I swatting one another. I But there seems small i prospect that the in--1 surgentS will be led into accepting tpe suggestion of Dr. John

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Dewey, head of- the League for Independent Action. Hint they form a third party with Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska as their leader ami potential candidate tot" the I’n-idi'iin. Norris. Borah and the rest of them are convinced that the formation of another party, under present electoral provisions, WO* '1 h‘ futile. Hltd*ha\e so informed Doctor Dewey. Os course, there remained Gifford Pinchtit of | Pennsylvania a* a possible banner ( l>earer of. a third party in 1982. bit* ' undoubtedly he’, like the other radical ■ Republicans. knows on which side bis I bread is buttered. ' Responding to a question. Norris said if the Detpocratic party should nominate a re.-tl progressive In 1!»-'S-many of the western Republican independents would support him. "It is an open secret that the power -■ interests are trying to nominate a Democrat who will be satisfactory to i them,*' he stated. "Known emissaries of the power trust are busy now trying to line up the Deinociajje party for owcii.D. Young. ThoXroubie Vs tinder <>ur present system the people lune to vote for one man or the other. Often it is a rase of voting for the lesser of tvyo evils. The people don't really select our Presidents What we need is a system by which the rank ami tile can get control of a party any time they have a mind to. ' There were various interesting developments in the quarrel between Norris and Robert 11 I.mas. executive director of the Republican mt- | tional committee. Trea-lirer .R.sepn R Nutt of tin- committee demanded I from Senator Nye an apology for his , assertion that the national committee I IM count Used by I.m as was ;1 <|ti<n fund." and the North Dakotan, who A-as In Florida o -pc. - i,g the Ever . glades as a possible site for a na- J tional park, admitted grudgingly that ' "further investigation may reveal that . the sqooott was not a slush fund," But both he and Senator Walsh, also nt Miami lleu< h. had more hard things to say about the Lucas campaign to defeat Norris, and Nutt kept thing? i going by accusing Nye of being a headline hunter. Representative Will |{. . Wood of Indiana took a hand In the row by the published assertion that ; Norris is not ti Republican, but a dem. :i_..gm-, and that be is now assuming | to 'be a* dictator to the Democratic P rty. ■ ' ■ d

xxTi n the news W that the report of the Wtckersham < <>mmissb>n would he given W President Hoover <»n January 5 and undou b t edl y . transmitted by him to «ongrvT immediately lhen-after. it Imine evident t hat , there was going f« be a great deal of fighting over the prohibition queslion during the re-

mainder ot the short session. There I - m ijs nothing authoritative < <>n. erning the contents of the Wickerslmin re port, the member* of the bhmmis-iori being evidently determined t<> keep It s<s ret until I reached the iWhJte House. But whatever Its findings, the luittle seemed certain to open soon. j Wet members of the lower house were said to have determined to force a roll call on some prohibition items hi the Department of Justice appropriation bill wbi-lf ts to !>•• reported' to the house about January 13; and ,lu the senate both wets and dry* are get- i ting their ammunition ready. If the report contains recommendations for legislation changing j the prohibition law In a vital way. ole ■ ser-ers in the national capital think ! this might be the factor that would j make neces-mry’ the calling of a spe- ; rial session of the new cougre-s in the spring. The administration leaders j are determined this shall not happen i if they can prevent it. Senator Wat- ! son of Indiana, majority leader. said: "It is the consensus of most members of congress, and of the ' American business world, as far as is ascertainable, that an extra session is to bf avoided except in case of an extreme emergency. I do not ladieve ■ that this emergency will occur if members wilt forego speeches on extraneous matters and confine debate to the Immediate problems confronting them." Senator Reed of Pennsylvania declared: •The best contribution the congress can make is to finish up its necessary j appropriation bids and go home. Con- I gress cannot make prosperity, but it can often spoil it. I venture to say that about 90 per cent of the people of this country feel as I do about this. . It is not going to help American business or the American farmer to pour good public money down-a rathole for alleged relief that does not relieve* (tn the other hand. of Idaho asserted the opponents of an extra session were trying jto find patriotic excuses for going oiome or to Europe, and that there Was much important legislation, aimed at helping business, that demanded immedl ate enactment. The program on which thq radical Republicans want action

includes such controversial measures as the debenture plan for farm relief, Muscle Shoals and power, further relief measures Including the Wagner unemployment bills, regulation of bus traffic, and, increase in the income tax rates in the upper brackets. Quick" relief for the drought sufferers is a certainty. The subcommittee of the house Committee on appropriations approved of an appropriation of $45,600.(100 for this loan, the full amount authorized in the legislation already enacted, and the full committee was prepared to recommend this to congress Immediately after* the session was resumed. It was expected t<> be put through in both houses as :i deti< iem*y measure within a few days. Secrefary of Agriculture Hyde appeared before thb sulicommlttee to support the appropriation, although he I reiterated his belief that $2.i.000.000 ■ woul|le4>e o tit to . are for the ! drought area. He. asserted that he | had no intention of- approving any I loans for human food, although the language of the authorization was construed during the congressional debates as being made broad enough to j include such loans in cases of emer- j ”,. !H \. Mr, Ily de said t lie lo ins would be available sot distribution within a week after the money is appropriated.

i* Hamilton Fjeh, Jr.

hich officer*! of army have as j serted that greatly handicapped I by Insufficient ground, meaner water ; ; supply and lack of facilities for train- | ing the cadets. Gen. John J. I’Arshii.ig has indorsed i tlie tnove to acquire 15,000 acres of i land adjacent to the academy. He said: > • if Point is to continue to ful--1 fill its mission of preparing its gnuin- ' ntes for etnergeti' ies. greater facili•i. s for t s he special training required j must J'e provided." J . ] He urged that the irdmediatelv acquire the land’Uts recod-inend.-d by Maj Gen. Williani R. Smiti|. superintendent of. the to ailvmy. CAT THE Jnstigation of President ; XX Hoover, the executives of the | chief eastern railroads gOt together • and arranged for consolidation into fi-dir major systems, the focal points of which are the. Pennsylvania, the N. w York Central, the Baltimore apd (thio and the Van• Sweptngen lines. Mr. Ho»>(er Announced that he ga\e liis endorsement to the plan as a j means of aiding business recovery and | Improving rallroad'yservice. If certain I imtior de'iiiis are agreed upon aid the scheme is approved hy tlie Interstate I Commerce commission, rite .merger may | go through. However, opposition in i cottgrv-s developed at once, among the : objectors being Senators Couzens and , j Wheeler, both members of the senate j committee on Interstate commerce. i It is uttderstood tlie exacutiveß I agreed to allot the Reading and Jersey I’vntral lines to the Baltimore and i Ohio, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western to lhe New York Central, and the Lehigh Valley to the Chesapeake and, Ohio-Nickle Plate system, while the Pennsylvania will get trackage rights oxer both the Lehigh Valley and (he Nickle Plale lines into Buffalo and a cash consideration, j JUDGE DAVID JENKINS of-Youngs town. «>bio, put an end to proposed | 1 plans for the million dollar merger of I I the Bethlehem Steel_corp<wati<m and I the Youngstow nf Slif-et and Tube com- ; I puny when he' granted tb minority I stockholders a permanent injunction • I restraining the combination. His de- | I <Mob was tlie climax of a hitter legal | struggle that ba . been going on for six ' . months and was a victory for Cyrus ■ ! S. Eaton, CievelUnd financier, who I headed the minority stockholders of- - Sheet and Tube company and car- j tied the battle to court with charges of fraud. ‘

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• jN ORDER to round 1 out the federal building program in Washington, according to Senator Henry W. Keyes of New Hampsidre. the property adjacent to the Capitol grounds now occupied by the Methodist building is necessary and may be purchased under condemnation by the govern-

meat Keyes is cihairman of the ; senate public buildings and grounds I committee, so he speaks by the card. The Methodist building, sometimes j called the Methodist Is io- \ rated just east of the Capitol, across ■ the street from the new Supreme court building, now under construction. | and around the comer from the sen- ■ ate building. ■ Senator Keyes said the ground oc copied by the Methodist building could be used partly for open park space and partly for some government build ing. Although no bill is pending in congress providing for its acquirement, Senator Keyes intimated that such legislation was in prospect.

RE P R E S E N T Ative II a m i 1 t on L Fish., Jr.. <>f New York. L in whose district West | Point is situated, is . Urging tlie early pasj sage of his bill approI printing sl.s(>*.(mx> for | the purchase of 15.006 I acres additional I the Military academy. ’ Though the academy is considered by many the greatest military school in tlie- world. !

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The Methodist board of temperance, prohibition and public morals, which occupies the structure, recently was refused permission to build an annex to it by the District of Columbia zoning authorities. This ruling, however, did not molest the present building, which would be demolished If the property was condemned and purchased. 1

Scientists from all parts of th* United States and Canada spent the week in Cleveland, Ohio, attending the sessions of the American Association for the Advancement of ' Science and Affiliated Societies. They numbered more than five thousand and they read and listened to

Or. Millikan

papers relating the latest researches into the secrets of the universe. The retiring presidential address was delivered by Dr. Robert A. Millikan, Nobel prize winner in physics, his topic being Atomic Disintegration and Atomic Synthesis.” He took issue with Sir James Jeans and others as to the "heat death” of the universe, the debated second law of dynamics, and from his deep study of the nature of cosmic rays ventured the suggestion that there is as much reason to think the universe is constantly being rebuilt as that it is running down and doomed to extinction in some millions of years. ' Doctor Millikan was presented by the new president, Thomas H. Morgan „ of the California Institute of Technology. after welcoming speeches by Dr. Robert E. Vinson, president of Western Reserve university, where many of the meetings were held, and Dr. Williani E. • Wickenden, president of’the Case School of-Apptied Science, ONE of the features of New Year's day was the inauguration of Franklin Roosevelt as governor of New York for his second term. At 11:15 Hie governor started from the executive mansion in Albany for the state capital, accompanied bv his military staff: Maj. Ceti. William N. Haskell, commanding officer of the New York. National Guard: Rear Admiral William B. Franklin, commander of the naval militia, together witli Troop B bf the One Hundred and First cavalry. Tire ceremony took place at noon. Secretary of State Flynn administering the oath to Governor Roosevelt. 1 VIEW YEAR'S day in the AVfiife 1s House was the occasion for the annual reception that is traditional. l«resident.and Mrs. Hoover went to the ls|ue room at 11 o'clock in the morning'* and there greeted the members of cabinet, justices of the Supreme court, army and navy officials and members of congress and of the diplomatic corps. At one o’clock the doors were thrown open and the general public was admitted. For hours the callers passed through the room, each one slinking hands with Mr. and Mrs. Hoover. DEATH of Representative David J. O'Connell of Brooklyn reduced tlie number of Democrats elected to the next bouse to 214. He had served ; in congress continuously since 1919 witli the exception of one term. Japan lost one of its ablest diplomats in the death of Marquis Kinichl Komura, vice minister of .affairs. He Leaves no heir to Qis title, which is one of the highest in Japan, Walter 1.. Cohen, negro political leader wlio had served as controller of customs for the New Orleans -district during tlie last seven years,'died at the age of seventy. He took an active part in Republican politics for , many years.

El i:' il'l'.'S latest dictatorship has | been established in j the little principality’ I of Monaco by its I ruler. Prince Louis 11, I and his people do not ’ take it with good | grace. Twice within a week there were | l»olitical and popular I d e m <<nst ration s 1

against the prince, Prjnce Loui , partly because he hail been spending most of his time living a gay life in Paris, and partly be<ause of the decrease in the pvenues from the Cgaino in Monte Carlo —the only revenues of the state. The first disorders were timed for the arrival of Lottis from France, and he promptly called out his army of about one hundred men and suppressed them. But when he followed up this action by dissolving both legislative bodies, assuming a dictatorship abrogating the rights of franchise and elective representation granted the citizens twenty years ago the indignant ]>eople ,_ . n : ’ , , y - Jjiass eet ng< and parades of protest. Again Lottos mobilized bis army, but it was generaTß* believed that he was relying not on his own military strength but on assurance of support from the French foreign office. Since 1911 France has maintained a kind of suzerainty over Monaco, apd the prince was probably acting on French advice. There are plenty of French troops in the neighborhood if he should need their aid, ITALY has just launched theGorizia, the fifth of the seven 10,000 ton cruisers on her present naval program. I in the presence of high officials of the : Fascist government. The vessel was ' built in a little-over nine months, ' which is claimed to be a record in ; speedy cruiser construction. ■ This | haste was urged by Premier Mussolini. I who wished that the sixth cruiser, the I Pola, should be laid down before the close of the year. Rome received word from Eritrea tliat a party of about .200 African tribal raiders had been “annihilated” on the plains of Mogorros. in Dankalia district of northeastern Ethiopia. The tribesmen were attacked by a column of native troops serving under tbe Italian colors, The battle lasted a full day and night. Eight troopers were killed. <©. I»JL Western Newspaper Union.)

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FARM POULTRY PROPER RATIONS FOR LAYING HENS Large Amount of Wheat Is Favored by Expert. Rations for the farm flock of laying hens and for the commercial flock are given by O. C. Ufford, extension poultryman at'the Colorado Agricultural college. A considerable amount of wheat is recommended in the ration for the farm flock, which is as follows: Grain mixture —Cracked or yrhole corn, 40 pounds, and wheat. 60 pounds. Mash mixture—2o pounds each of fine cornmeal, bran shorts and meat meal, and 20 pounds of either ground oats or barley. Ground wheat may be substituted for the bran and shorts. For the commercial flock, the following ration is recommended when a green rang# is not used: Grain mixture —Corn, 40 pounds, 1 and wheat. 60 pounds. Mash mixture —Corntneal (yellow), , 20 pounds; ground barley or ground oats, 15 pounds; wheat middlings. 15 pounds; wheat bran, 20 pounds; meat meal, 15 pounds; dried buttermilk, 5 pounds; alfalfa leaf meal. 5 pounds; steamed bone meal. 4 pounds; finely ground oyster shell, 2 pounds, and salt. 1 pound. Due to the high price of .corn, ground hog millet may be substituted entirely or in part for an equal i amount of corn in the laying ration, Ufford suggests. Tests have shown that, millet Is equal to corn In feeding for hogs, ami it is believed that ; its value is equally as great as a poultry feed. Comfortable House Big Necessity for Winter The first necessity in proper win- i ter care of the flock is to make the ■ poultry house comfortable. Well housed Is more than half of being : well kept for poultry during the win- : ter time. That' a good poultry house is a profitable investment because of j the increased winter production which it makes has been demon- ■ strjited time after time. Unfortunately, it is not possible for : every farmer to have just the kind of a chicken house lie would like, but no farmer should attempt to keep ' . chickens through the winter unless J)he has some building that can he used «for poultry headquarters. Each flockowner should make the most of his opportunities to make the birds as comfortable as possible. Winter Laying Flocks Value Cod Liver Oil Good laying flocks need cod-liver oil during the dark winter months, according to W. Mj Y’ernon. lowa i State college. The months in which fowls should have the oil are from December 1 to April 1. Tfie rate of feeding the oil should be one quart of the oil to 100 pounds ! of mash. The oil is first mixed with bran or the mineral mixture and then mixed in the larger amount of feed. ’ If hens are kept in the house dur- • ing the winter months this method of feeding is especially recommended and a n<H>n mash may help to in- ; crease production. O<XXXXXX>O<><><XXXK><><X><><XXXKX) Poultry Facts OCKKKXXXXXXXXXKKXXXKKXXXXyO Turkey eggs hatch in 28 days. • • • One had best avoid inbreeding at least un t il he has had considerable experience. • j « • • A practical satisfactory method for the person who does not wish to j trapnest or pedigree is to buy cockerels preferably as chicks or eggs from a good breeder. Before trying to raise turkeys, get all the information you can about them. Learn what diseases they are likely to bave and Ire able to recognize they occur. Eggs for hatching should be gathered frequently and heJd at a uniformtenq»erature. about 50 degrees. • • • The egg producer can get away j with mapy practices on his farm that the breeder cannot afford to countenance for a moment. Eggs should be gathered several times a day in cold weather to pre- j vent chilling. Produce as clean eggs as possible, but wipe any that are ■ dirty with a cloth dipped in warm water. \• • • The construction of expensive, I elaborate poultry houses should be I discouraged.' but. on the other hand, no farmer should construct a poultry house that Is not durable and comfortable. Mash feed should be moistened and crumbly, not sloppy, with milk or I buttermilk. To this you may add po- ] tato peelings, or grains that have been cooked. In case you do not ( have the milk or buttermilk, use water, but remember that the meat scraps should be used in this case. • • • The best place to operate an incubator Is tn a cellar, that is dry and free’from strong odors. It should be well ventilated and free from draft. See that the incubator is absolutely level. • • • There are four distinct systems of using lights te increase egg production. There is no great difference In the results secured by the various systems. The selection of a' system of lighting should be made largely on the basis of convenience to the operator.

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Simple and Comfortable Home Is Modeled on Dutch Colonial Lines jfl fl 11Ilf MH laii ... _ r i O |. . .| • ::s Ji Eh *■ * i® ~ sJml Bl 1; - 'MSfi I 9-o-xiz'o- ‘--I DiyfflGlM. ' I . S- Gaeage- I o ■ lo erx iro* H M — Living-" Em. jL J ■ il I2’O M X 20'0" a er o* >1 First Floor Plan.

By W. A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to practical home building, for the readers'of this paper. On account of his wide experience as editor, author and manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the ' highest authority on all these sub- , jects. Address all inquiries to William I A. Radford. No. 407 South Dearborn ! street, Chicago, HI., and only inclose : two-cent stamp for reply. Here is a very simple, but at the ! same time effective, type of home. It j is a plain rectangular design, 28 feet wide and 24 feet i by a steep pitched roof with the eaves ■ at the second-story floor line. A wide | dromer breaks this roof across almost its entire width and makes a second floor with ample head room providing i large, well-lighted bedrooms. At one end, beyond the 28-foot width of the house proper, there is an attached garage which is blended with the lines of the house. The wide siding, the shuttered windows, the gable ends and the dormer already mentioned suggest thtj colonial or Dutch colonial, though as a matter of fact this is not a truly Dutch colonial type. The effect, however, is one that is pleasing and tlie design offers many of the advantages of the i true colonial. Speculative Builders Cause Owners Big Loss Tens of thousands of American homes, erected by speculative builders during the last Jew years and purchased by persons of moderate means. ‘ are piling up repair bills on these j- homes before their mortgages are paid i off. This condition is revealed by the American Architect, leading ntitiqnal publication, which has initiated a nationwide movement to imp’rtJve housing, construction. According to Ernest Hberliard. managing editor of the magazine, .there are two principal causes for what he ; terms tlie shocking losses suffered by innocent of ■ jerry-built homes. “Competition among manufacturers , of building equipment.” says Mr. Eberhard, "has become too frequently a matter of price rather than a matter of quality. And when durable, wellmade equipment is used, it often is ruined by faulty installation." Individuals building their own homes are liable to loss through those same two factors. Mr. Eberhard points out. He declares that some form of protection is urgently needed for the homeowner. "A competent architect.” he says, “is I the only disinterested judge. Tlie architect is the man who conceives the building In its entirety, whose advlcelo the owner and whose selection of products is disinterested. He has nothing to gain and everything to lose by permitting inferior work and equipment. In the last analysis, he is the man who must take the blame for everything that goes wrong on the : building.” The American Architect editor emphasizes that supervision by a com- : petent authority; is beneficial not only to the owner of the house but to the Drains ill -^ T ot Clog if Cleaner Is Used In no department of household . economy are the old adages about the ounce bf prevention and the stitch in time more applicable Than to the i plumbing system, says Miss Marion I Talbot of the department of household administration Os the University of Chicago. “The two most important things,” Miss Talbot declares “are undoubtedly to start right In the beginning with a simple and efficient drainage system of good materials, well put in. and Jo keep all fixtures in good condition by proper use and by constant watchful attention. t “The fixtures should not receive, any material which is neither soluble in water nor easily divided Into small particles by the water. Newspaper scraps In closets, matches, withered flowers, rags, hair, etc., may cause stoppage of the pipes.” If 'the plumbing fixtures were put in by a competent man and if they are given proper care, there is no reason why there should ever be a stopped- , /

At the front of the lower one corner is cut off for a sman porch. The balance of the front is occupied by a living room 20 feet long by 12 feet wide. To the rear of the living room are tlie dining room and kitchen. In one corner of the living room there is a large open fireplace, while at the opposite end close tq the entrance, stairway leads directly up from tills room to tire second floor. Above stairs we find three bedrooms and bath. One of these rooms I'] "4 H I 9'o-xxa - 10.0. r" 4 j 1 rail rrn LidTk. toW. T. II I _ I JA < Second Floor Plan. is of quite good size while the other two, though smaller, are still amply targe, according to the usual standards. Each bedroom is provided with a roomy, closet and there is also a large closet in the hall, adjacent to the bathroom door. - ' I manufacturer of equipment as well. "Each building operation is a dis- j tinct and individual operation.” he j says. “Control of his product usually ' passes out of the manufacturer’s hands with delivery to the job. Yet it is of prime importance to tlie manufac- j turer that there shall be some com- ] petent disinterested person who understands not only how a product should j be installed but who has the authority and capability of seeing that tlib work is properly done. “This is just as important to the reputable manufacturer as it is to tlie owner.” Wet Basements Cause j Much Damage to Home A bulletin recently published by tlie j Department of Agriculture at Wash j ington calls attention to tlie necessity I of dry basements. . The bulletin has tills to say: "A person who proposes to build buy or rent a house should■ consldel the possibility of water and damp ness in the basement. Discovery of trouble after occupancy causes- incon venlence and expense. Houses .with | wet basements feel colder than dry ' ones, and' are often musty and lack ventilation. They often stand idle for months or years because of these damp basements, and real estate i dealers say* that a good, dry, light I basement adds SSOO to $1,600 to the [ value of an ordinary dwelling. Mois [ ture and dampness favors miraew ami I decay and hastens the corrosion of metals. Dry basements make for wholesome and sanitary* conditions; promote personal comfort and health; lengthen the life of house, furnishings and plumbing and increase the usefulness of basements for r&creati«Hi rooms, laundry purposes, or storage.” up drain or even a slow-running drain. The regular use of drain pipe cleaner in the sink and lavatory drain is recommended by plumbing contractors. Several tablespoonfuls of drain pipe cleaner should be poured down the drains of the sink, lavatory, bathtub, and laundry tub every week. A special closet bowl cleaner should be used for this fixture. Plumbing contractors, who have had actual experience with the various types of cleaners on thd market, are always glad to recommend those which they believe most efficient and to give directions for their use. Limestone as Veneer Use of limestone in tbe new shotsawed finish as a veneer for all sorts of moderate priced construction is an interesting development m construction. Random ashlar stone is sawed into four-inch strips at the quarries and shipped direct to the job. There it is Jointed with an ordinary bucksaw or electric carborundum saw, wheh stonemasons or bricklayers lay it up in the wall.

CHEMICALS USED TO CLEAN CANS Chlorinated Lime Is Good in Killing Bacteria, Chemicals may be used instead ofr hot water in sterilizing milk utensils, and many farmers are finding this uneasy method of keeping milk cans amt other dairy equipment clean and sanitary, says L. H. Burgwald, professor of dairy technology at the Ohio Stateuniversity. Chlorinated lime, which may he procured in 12-ounce cans, is commonly used for this purpose. In preparing the chemical for use in sterilizing milk, utensils, one 12-ounce can of chlorinated lime is thoroughly dissolved ina gallon of water, the clear solution is syphoned off, stored in a tightly stoppered glass bottle and placed in a cool dark place. In the presence of sunlight the solution rapidly loses its strength. After milking, Burgwald states, the utensils are immediately rinsed withcold water and then washed with hot water containing a washing powder (not a soap powder). After the milk utensils have been thoroughly washed with the hottest water possible to handle, they are then rinsed with a solution made by adding a half-glass of tbe chlorine solution to five gallons of water. The chemical is effective in killing bacteria if the milk cans are clean, but if they are dirty it will do but little good. Cans returned from themilk plants or creameries may berinsed with the chlorinated lime solution and then drained just beforemilking time. Retaining Proven Bull for Future Is Prudent Some years ago Mr. \V. A. Dryden, one of the leading breeders of Shorthorn cattle in Ontario, made a comment that bears just as directly or> dairy cattle improvement as on beef. “We.will never make.the improvement we should make," said Mr. Dryden, “until we have more proven sires. Plenty of our best sires are sold to * the butcher after one or two years’ use and before we raally know just’ what their progeny will be.” At that time Mr. Dryden had a couple of bulls that he had used in his own -herd, loaned to neighboring breeders. He was watching their offspring and. should they prove exceptionally good, the sire was right at hand to be used to his limit for the improvement of the Shorthorn breed. "Dairymen of the Scandinavian countries liave long hail a system <?f sire exchange, that enables them to hold sires until their daughters have been tested in produce tion. Good sires-are then retained for service as long as they are active and the result has been a remarkably rapid increase in the average milk production per cow In these countries. And we, in Canada, continue with the hit-and-miss plan, or lack of plan, that has always’been the rule on this continent, and every year good bulls go to tlie block.” Production Record of Show Bull Proved Good Tlie question is often- asked as to whether dairy bulls which win high honors in tire show ring are ever much good as sires of high producing daughtors. That such bulls do get progeny which make good In milk production is being proved bv one of Canada'? most famous Holstein hulls. Johanna Apple Pabst, a black and white bred in tlie United State? and bought by tire Mount Victoria farms at Hudson Heights. Que., two or three .years ago for the steep price of SIS.(XX). was never defeated at a major exhibition. Before being retired after last year’s Royal Winter fair, he had won 25 grand championships and several times had been named “All-American” gryetT champion. Dairy Facts The calf can be taught to drink by allowing It to suck the fingers and gradually lowering them into the milk. • • • One cow often eats the profits made by another. Feed each cow according to her production, A high producing cow needs much more grain than a low producer. - y Cows need vacations the same as human beings. rest period <ff six to eight weeks before freshening, with plenty of good feed, will put the dairy cow in form for her work. "Many cows must get their water a long way from the barn on cold win- I ter days and often the ice must he removed before they can drink. Under these conditions cows cannot fill up on water as they should, with a resultant decrease in milk. « « • A cow is so constituted as to handle large amounts of roughage. but even so. a cow’s capacity is limited. If she is fed a, poor grade of roughage her energy is expended in consuming a class of feeds from which she cannot get sufficient nutritive returns. ’• • • Wisconsin dairy herd improvement association members mark that prove unprofitable in their herds by a triangular ear mark. They want to avoid buying the animals back when the cow should be slaughtered. • • • Do not waste time and money in raising heifer calves unless they are from cows with high milk production records and from a sire which also is from a high producing cow. Cows are good or poor milk producers, according to their, blood inheritance, say dairy specialists.