Walkerton Independent, Volume 53, Number 41, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 8 March 1928 — Page 2

Walkerton Independent Published Every Thursday bv THE IXDEPEMIENT-X EVI'S CO. Publishers of the ‘ WALKERTON INDEVEN DENT NORTH LIBERTY NEWS . ___ LAKEVILLE STANDARD THE ST, JOSEPH COUNTY WEEKLIES Clem DeCoudres, Business Managar Charles M. Finch, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year $1.60 Blx Months 90 yhree Months 60 TERMS IN ADVANCE Entered at the post office at Walkerton. ynd„ as second-class maller. Florida should attract maiden worn en this leap year—as a last resort. It is stated that there are but six original jokes. Men and. woman are two of thenu - f One of the greatest causes of insanity is a peculiar afflfctibb often re ferred to as indictment. As, a matter of cold fact, about 94.2 per cent of our 'more comical humorists probably enjoy turkey.hash. According to a census-just taken by its chief of supplies, the Pullman company still has 2,631,646 towels. The 'women of -Turkey have succumbed to the flapper era. But you cannot refer to them as chickens. Current announcement of scientists meeting in Cleveland Ohio, that rocks are soft is hard for us to believe. Skjellerup, the name of the new nonvisible cornet, sounds like a word from a musical comedy opening chorus. A criminal’s l greed for notoriety is a queer example of publicity-seeking: salesmanship with absolutely nothing to sell. Lindbergh, a skillful airman, flew over Ixtuahatlan and Xochimilco with out striking a single projecting consonant We admit being President is quite a strain. The moment a man throws his hat into the ring he is under great mental stress. \ ■ From Russia we learn that the Soviet government has been insulted be ^ause of the attitude oT the nations at Its disarmament proposal. Is it pos Sible? * The chestnut is facing extinction. Bays a forestry expert. This is of importance to musical comedy authors, fll owners of collegiate flivvers, and worms. A girl wrote “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and Called it a career ar thirty and Edison sleeps only four 1 hours a day because so much remains to be done. I, — -. — Aviators are still struggling for altitude records. There is no use to 1 reach the 12-mile limit in the air when it is much safer and cheaper to do so at sea. *• Men who grow it and men who sei! it have asked the public to call the Alligator pear the avocado instead. But what shall we call shoes made of alligator hide? Russia and- Poland recently exchanged 38 political prisoners. A political prisoner is a person who has committed the crime of belonging to the wrong party. Another great household mystery is. I when a telephone in picked up twice and put down in exactly the same place, how does the cord manage to develop 21 kinks? To maintain our great national ; prosperity we must; continue to spend, we are told. To Insure our individual prosperity we must save. Now that’s all cleared up. 1 A survey made in England by a newspaper estimates that 20.000.O 4 )O j women have bobbed hair in Great Bii- j tain. Then’ there are the men bobbies 1 of the police force. There is a boy in every community who is “going to hang some day” and doesn’t, and then there is the pie-faced young angel whose confession conies as an intense surprise. The oldest drug store in the United States has been located on the Bowery, New York. It is rumored Peter Stuyvesant dropped in there occasion ally for a boiled dinner or stamps. Included in the costume of an African big game hunter, lecturing on the coast, was an old-fashioned quilted waistcoat, but no one thought to ask him where he had shot armchair. The .University of Dublin has named John McCormack a doctor of music. There is no doubt that the patient is ill of something or other, but it remains to be proved that the new physician can cure it. New York, with a population just estimated at 5.970. 808. ought to be a good place to break in a house-to-house canvasser. A Boston woman married the traf sic cop wild arrested her for speed ing. She will give him a merry chase the rest of his life. “The air is the only satisfactory way to travel l’mg distances.” said the young woman who Hew from New York to Florida just before tak lug the trpin back to New York. We never did find ..out what the young Hawaiian carpenter set out to build that time he accidentally produced the first ukulele. A historian says Paul Revere was a coppersmith, silversmith, ironmon ger and dentist. So possibly all that shouting was superfluous. A pretty effective way to annoy the snooty party when he runs over your toes with shiny new $6,000 limousine is to remark in a good loud tone “So that’s one of those Model As.”

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NE of the indictments that has frek quently been brought against Amer--9 ican people is that, from the begins ning of oui history as a nation uo have been guilty of the most reckless extravagance in dissipating our natural resources, our forests, our wild game and our places of scenic beauty. A corollary to that indictment is that, not content with tho destruction of the beaut.es of the

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outdoors, we have ilso allowed our commercialism to mar the beauty of such natural landscapes as do remain with a variety of artificial additions whose ugliness cannot be ex> us< 4 even upon grounds of utility. Huge billboard*, signs and posters, all erected to the honor and glory of the great god Advertising, deface the countryside and grate upon the sensibilities of those who would look with pleasure upon a vist.i of trees and flowers and green grass and flowing । streams. And then to complete the picture ve i have added another eyesore upon the face of Mother Nature—the .va.'side stand. The dilaphla tion and general hideousness of most of these structures need no description here. They are all too familiar to anyone who has ever taken a motor trip to any part of the <onntry. Now. however, there seems to be some relief from tliis situation in sight. About a year ago. while Mrs. John I>. Rockefeller. Jr., was tour ; g ! through New England, she was impressed by the trashiness of the refreshment stands scattered at close intervals along the roadside ami she decided that here was a condition not merely to be deplored, but to be remedied. Upon her return to New York she set about applying the remeds by placing at the disposal of the Art Centre of I New York the sum of .Sa.GBO to be used as the । foundation for a campaign to improve the appear- ' ance of our national highways in at least one respect. The Art Centre, in co-operation with the American Civic association of Washington, D. <’., ! thereupon announced a series of four competitions to stimulate the improvement in the ap pearance of these wayside stands. The first offered prizes for the best photographs of refreshment stands which now are in use with th° Idea of getting into their hands information concerning prevailing conditions. This contest closed J December 15. 1927, and the awards in It have I recently’ been announced. The second contest j sponsored by the two associations will offer ; larger prizes for architectural plans or drawings : through which it is proposed to better conditions The third offers rebates or underwriting construction and the fourth will offer annual prizes over a term of years for the good appearance and upkeep of those stands which have been built as a result of the second and third competitions. The awards in the first contest have been an- ; nounced as follows: First prize, $.?00. to “Pinkie’s i Pantry,” owned and operated bv Norma Bamman, 2704 Park avenue. Plainfield, N. J.; second prize, S2OO, “The Bee Hive Cabin.” George A. Parker, 34 River street, Hoosick Falls, N. Y.; third prize. $l5O, “Young's.” W. J. Young, Ontario, Calif.; fourth prize, $125, “The Hut,” owned by Helen Dana, 4761 Morena boulevard, San Diego, Calif.: fifth prize, SIOO, “Mott's Taverns,” owned and I operated by the American Fruit Product com . pany, Inc.; sixth prize. $75. “The Cabin,” Louise j Jacques, Kings county. Nova Scotia: seventh I prize. SSO, Rio Del Mar Servite Station, Mrs. Harrison N. Lusk, .Aptos, Calif. Honorable men- ' tion was made of the “Williams Sandwich Shop.” । Green Mountain Falls, Colo., and “The Tattle Grey ' House.” owned and operated by Mrs. Kathryn Mc- ! Fann, Monrovia, Calif. The judges who awarded the j prizes were George B. Ford, vice president Tcchj nical Advisory corporation; Harvey Wiley CorI bett, prominent architect ami bt^ilder of the Bush ' terminal ; A. F. Brinckerhoff, vice president of I the New York chapter of the American Society ; of Landscape Architects, and Electus D, Litch- . field, member of the executive board of the American Civic association. A total of SOO photographs of wayside refreshment stands from every state in the Union were received by the committee. The photographs submitted ranged from the severely unmounted kind,to specimens in every conceivable form of dress. Albums hound in glowing [link paper, adorned with scarlet feathers, artfully contrived pigskin

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portfolios, mountings embellished with fines and baby ribbon-, all veto sent h r It -j • ■ n n It developed that about two thirds of the Kt ! Is sen.ling their pm trails wort run by women, t tug M two, who was runn ng a tery ► m • ssful s’ m<! < • j couples, too, were high in the kst. •me <■ ! .-c; tn the sixties advised all old people v ano Cu s of livelihood to go into the nfm-i• t stand business Pathetically revealing were s<»me of the letters necompanv ing the photographs. Stories of It ,'taches and happiness, success nml Ln ure were bared for judges who must nnuid for n> ti; I accomplishment. regnrdh ss of deserving m mt. “W ere an old couple, all alone now. UI bin n all married; in homes of their own. w e built t ts stand with money sent n< ns a < ists , . -. in from our son.” wrote an old genthu tan. “We want other people who must earn a living to know ho " suciessful h really attractive, well kept st. i can be.” “The doctor ordered my husband to a dry climate.” wrote one unman. “We came to Ar ma. We had very little money; but with bowlders gathered from our desert hu d, we built a re’,. Fiment stand which is < ompliim i t< d by ail tourists who visit us. We feature walnut co.Fks an ! ■ pple cider, and we are now doing a mail-order business in honey from our own be< s.” “I wanted a trip to Europe.” another woman declared, “but my stand has become more import, nt." An amusing entry in this contest was a miniature stand made ami submitted by a group of young children. 'I bt* model was barely eight inc > s long and made of white eardboard. Tables, chairs, counters, stoves, all wore artfully fashioned out of the fragile cardboard with due regard for proportion. From the ceiling were suspended tiny white beads in lieu of electric lights, and the floors were respectably covered with diminutive pieces of linoleum. It was a delightful little exhibit, but unfortunately out of the range s; e<ified by the contest. “Pinkie's Pantry,” which won the first prize, was outstanding for its tine simplicity. Erected from used wood at the low cost of barely ss(h», it achieved a < harm and dignity with its clean white paint, odd-angled, large windows, and its comfortable white benches. Its displaj’ was discreetly. yet temptingly arranged, so that signs to Inform the motorist that it was a wayside stand were conveniently dispensed with. The prize winners were by no means alike. Bn the contrary almost every type was represented. It is the opinion of the judges that there is no need for roadside stands to be stereotyped, standardized, or conventional. On the other hand, obvious freakishness is frankly discouraged. For Instance, the winner of the fourth prize might well have been ridiculous had It been placed In New York state. But against its California background its low, thatched roof of dried palm leaves was most natural and assisted it to blend well with the landscape. This principle of harmonizing with the landscape was considerably stressed by the judges. Rustic cabins are charming along thickly wooded roads, but not in the city. Labored quaintness can be carried to extremes. But. simplicity and cleanliness fit well into any surroundings. A log cabin stand won the sixth prize because of its artistic arrangement in a rustic landscape setting. This stand is owned by Miss Louise Jacques, a young school' girl. This young lady showed a sensitive consciousness of the type of stand that would tit well into a background of tangled pines and firs. Needless to say, it was also a very inexpensive construction. Economy is a point well stressed by the judges of these contests. As a result of the first competition, it is definitely proved that charming, efficient wayside stands can be built for very small sums, and, incidentally, that it is just its inexpensive to build an attractive stand as a

say to the children at the beginning of the week: “‘Children, we’re al! going to the pantomime on next Saturday afternoon.’ “Saturday would come. The children would lunch In a great burry, they'd put on their little coats and hats, then they’d rush gayly to the old lord. But he would frown at them and sav:

“ ‘Take your things off. We re not going.’ “He claimed that this did his children good, that it prepared them for the innumerable disappointments life bad in store.” Biddy Had Kept Busy A Meade county man tells a hen and chicken story. Biddy had stolen out to a pile of debris in a fence corner . and when found she was contentedly sitting on 13 eggs. It was thought best not to disturb her.

M -- — — — d .b. • i.-iv < ■ ing shack. Some of the prizeuim. st. : I- wi re bo:it t<>r us little as $75. It Is possible that < ne of the great obstacles that tv irl lc < t.-> niei ed b,. thoM- witu a broader civic n sp..nsib;fity woU'l be in iuq»r« sslng upon propru tor* of read de oa*-s that the ditTerence betwevii a thing of beauty ami a thing of horror 1- m-t to Be m« Mired in d 4l.irs and con's. In short. m>t in e\p>-n*e of the p< < ket. but in exp< use of t ste. < <•].*} mm* among the evidences of go J taste i tl it t. e j algos of ti e first comj- titi<«U held Up to approval was the di*< net distribution of adverti'ii g m tt« r. In no < ase did a prize winner flaunt । < -t< rs or s.gns of gr- t magnitude. A sin ;Ie shit .“e with t e nine of the stand painted ' th. a-'m s< . 4 to - a'a e for those whose sense of b. auty am! fltne*s had created stands of suff. i> tit d.-'.ia i m to carry < f awards. In this r,K.. tia- * . tivitv of t e Judges t: a.v well serve as a wdl adv isc l crith inn of mo<lern display methods, ; - applied to some <4 our rural refreshment booth*. Alan 1 : tit. dire, tor < f t o Art Centre of N< w b>rk, remarked r» entiv in his talk to the WorceMer Wmiier > club. "We have no idea that building a few statids or the offering of a few prizes is going t<> do evorvtfiing, but if we caa get all the peep].- in the Unitid States to thinking about this over a p riod of two or three years, we will make the kind of public opinion that will react again*t the b .-l siand*." The art director Is sponsoring sound psychology. Public opinion, that elusive but very potent qti; iity. can be recast overnight if n srfli. ient number of front page lieadlim s are hurled at the r ’ader, or if a sufficient numb r of radio speakers hold forth at length on a given subject, or even if a popular song Is written am nt a certain theme. But the opinion so ra[>idly metamorphosed is equally llable to sudd n reversal or languishing death. The public opinion that counts is the n suit of personal experience. Ger the people to use their eyes, says. In substance, Mr. Bement, and their critical faculties will slowly begin to benefit. Whether this ajqikes ,o the architectural embellishment a’Tected by the sellers of “hot dogs,” or the individual’s choice of cravats, public opinion can be so educated as to distinguish good taste from multicolored burh squo, and once so educated, will forthwith exercise its privilege of according either support or nonsupport. The interest in this movement for Improving the appearances of our roadsides Is by no means confined to Hie refreshment stand owners themselves. Immediately the ann nincement of these competitions was made public, a large number of both individuals and corporations came forward to offer their felicitations and their co-operation. The work is now firmly intrenched with firm supporters. who look forward to seeing results in a short time of their enterprise and assistance. The first competition showed definitely that there are a great many people interested In the purpose, and a great many wayside stand owners anxious to take pride in the appearance of their establishments. The second competition will go further and lay the groundwork for a definite [dan of building more attractive stands throughout the country, by offering substantial prizes for architectural drawings of practical and attractive stands. Ten prizes are being offered for two types of refreshment stand [dans, one type being of the stand whicli is simply a refreshment booth; the other type being of a combined stand and gasoline filling station. Five drawings or [dans of each type will be selected ny the judges, making in ail ten awards which shall range from the first prize of SSOO, downward. As with the first competition, economy of construction will be an important factor. Those drawings which will in the most satisfactory manner combine charm and efficiency with inexpensiveness will be the choice of the judges. Tliis must be practical and economical, neat and sensible. But above all. they must be an adornment, and not a blot, on the landscape.

That night came the big April ?now- । storm and the drift was six feet deep ' and over the top of the fence. After the storm had abated the farmer thought of the old hen and concluded to shovel the snow from around her, all the time thinking sne had been smothered. But not so. for she was on the nest alive and well and under her were found 13 little chickens, spry as crickets. Every one of the 13 eggs had hatched.—Meade (Kan.) News, in Topeka Capital.

Magpies Often Arrant Rogues Diet Includes Great Number of Injurious Insects Like Grasshoppers. (Prepared by the United States Department ©f Agriculture.) Magpies, found over much of the | northwest quarter of the Lnited States, have a bad reputation among | tanners, fruit growers, poultry keepers, and stockmen. Unlike many birds with unjustly bad reputations, the magpie deserves gome condemnation. At times it becomes a i erious pest, and in such cases shoot- , ing or poisoning may l»e the only rem- | edy. The magpie has no particular aversion to the bitter taste of strych- | nine, so for bait this poison is rec- | ommended by the biological survey of the United States Department o.f ASriculture. Magpies Steal Eggs. Magpies have been known to steal eggs from chicken yards to carry to their young. They Sometimes kill chicks. They also show great partiality to cherry orchards. Perhaps their worst offense is tiarrying weak or wounded animals, and even occasionally sound and healthy creatures. I The magpie attack is torturesome. A magpie has been known to keep pecking and enlarging a wound of an an imal, finally resulting in death of the I animal after days of suffering. On the other hand, the magpie often ‘ is beneficial. Its diet includes a great I ntnntHT of injurious insects, in partic- , plar grasshoppers and caterpillars in ' I the spring and grasshoppers later in the summer and autumn. The grain the magjiie eats is largely waste in the fields, for the bird prefers insects both at planting time and during the harvest season. For these reasons . magpies are useful and should lie prote< ted wherever the evil they d& does not overbalance their good services. Not Hard to Eradicate. Whenever it is desirable to eradicate magpies the task is not diflicult, I tor the magpie 1? a year-round rest- ' dent, and its elimination in a neigh- | borhood vv here it is a j*‘st does not cause a diminution of numbers in areas where conditions make the mag- , pie a good servant to the farmer. “B. W. D.” Germ Menace to Poultry Industry Bacillary white diarrhea is a poul- i try disease which constitutes a men- • ice in every state, in some the most | o rious confronting the Industry. It | ittmks poultry of all ages and, np parently. is transmitted from hen to j >gg and chick, from hen to hen (through eating raw eggs), and from I •hick to chick in the incubator and I brooder. The agglutination test is the best | ■mown to s< neo for locating the dis- | ease in live poultry, and while it is <>t perfect, it may he nearly so In the Lands of reliable veterinarians. Sv ” t i.’ iry methods are dras--7». a jgrat aid in eliml i anting the disease. “B. W. D.” is tin economic problem for practical poultrymen. as losses In ! hi< ks. laying pullets and hatchability ; >f eggs all I ave bearing on success ar failure of the poultry community. Eliminate Mud in Barn Lot to Aid Sanitation Soft, wet yards and feed lots filled with puddles and foot-deep mud are nuisances that caure a lot of discomfort and hard work and in addition the cows are always filth-covered at milking time. Old fence posts, a few hours of work and a Tbad or two of cinders or gravel will make a walk that will remedy all this, and make your work much easier. All the mud and slush must first be scraped away from the walk, removing everything down to firm ground. The posts are then laid across thi® ditch, leaving as little space between them as possible. If a lot of mud was removed the posts may need to be two or three deep to fill the ditch to within a few inches of the desired level. The cinders or gravel is placed on this foundation ami all holes tire u ked. It does not matter if the ends of the posts are slightly exposed. Another coat of cinders or gravel may be added after a f‘W weeks to replace that which has been packed iuto the spaces between the posts. Butter for New York New York city, which is so big a market that it goes far in setting prices and standards, is showing a i preference for light-colored, lightly salted butter. This may do away ' with the use of butter coloring and I may lift the price of winter butter i even higher over the yellower summer product than it is now. The reai sen is that some of the lighter-colored i winter butter may have to be stored to take care of summer demand. Experiment Stations There are 69 experiment stations. 52 for white and 17 for negro students. ■ The federal government annually appropriates Slo.B<M>.iH«i for the support of the various activities undertaken iby these land grant colleges. State 1 aid is represented through annual apI propriations of .s3s.<W.O:hi. This form i of subsidy to agriculture and farm life 1 has been a policy of the United States I for 60 years—a government paternalism without protest, and much good ■ has come of it.

? Agricultural Squibs $ The best time to hatch chicks if when grass first begins to show green in the spring. Horseshoes set on end in the concrete make convenient bandies for septic tank covers. • • • Rhode Island Greening is the one apple for which there 18 a steady demand throughout its entire season.

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