Walkerton Independent, Volume 62, Number 10, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 30 July 1936 — Page 2

Ji 11 © New York Post—W XU Service. Fans Last Ovation to Humphreys Best Memory to Retain HE HAD been leaning forward from one of the padded leather chairs in a corner of the Garden boxing office. Felt hat carefully balanced on one knee, he had been listening eagerly to the brisk gossip, watching Marge dispose of too presumptuous free-ticket seekers, breathing again the breath of what had been life to him for almost fifty years. Then the crowd had drifted away. I looked at him again. After all, times change, old friends drop off quickly. When a man who has been out of close touch so long is shoved again into the spotlight he must wonder if it will be the same. He —I thought that I noted one gnarled hand trembling slightly. We fell to talking, not about the illness that came three years ago, but about other brighter days. There were stories about boyhood moments on Oliver street when he used to play marbles with the “Governor,” a gentleman who is known more familiarly to most others as Al Smith. About how Murphy, who seldom went to fights, once sat beside him at a pulse-strum-

ming bout and punched his ribs black and blue in the midst of the excitement. About how Sullivan named him “Joe the Beaut,” a title which he much preferred to the “Bowery Demosthenes” which some newspaper guy tagged on him years later.

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There was the proud boast that, for years, he had been able to smoke a cigarette, chew gum and announce a fight at the same time. How did he come to get into this racket? Well, he was a newsboy •when he was ten years old and folks who used to listen to him on 1 the old Produce Exchange corner used to admire the power of his voice even then. After that there was a lot of distinction to be achieved as master of ceremonies at balls and parties in the neighborhood. Call for “Beaut” Started Famed Announcer’s Career । Then one night, when Chuck Connors was meeting Billy Welsh at Maisch’s Little Casino down on Bowery near Pearl, the regular am nouncer did not appear. A spectator stood up and demanded that “Joe the Beaut” be given the job. Joe got it. Whether the “Mayor of Chinatown,” that was Connors, beat the “Little John L.,” that was Welsh, on this occasion is something he could not remember. But he did remember that it was one of the happiest nights of his life, though. The very happiest? No, those were swell times when he and Sam Harris and Terry McGovern were in the fight business. Best fighter that ever lived, that Terry. Best little . (There was a halt here. The hand that had by his own estimate quieted more than 100,000,000 tumultuous people at more than 50,000 fights undoubtedly was trembling now. So I did not ask about the days when he and his idolized Terry appeared on the stage in . “The Bowery After Dark” and the “Road to Ruin.”. Instead, I steered off to other things.) Secret of success? Well, what you had to have to handle a crowd was a voice, personality and color. It ought to be a deep, bass voice with lots of vibrations. You shouldn’t ought to antagonize the crowd either. What you should do was use good judgment and try to keep them friendly. What? Well, yeah, maybe he was sometimes misquoted. But what of it. Suppose be did stand up in the old Garden that last night there and demand silence so he could pronounce a “apostrophe” to the famed statue of Diana. The point about that was that he’d announced fights in this state under three boxing laws since 1899 and he’d been good enough to do the announcing for the last fight at the old Garden and the first one at the new Garden. Besides, what if some people did i laugh at that crack. It made them ' happy and so kept them satisfied, i didn’t it? Well, that was the real job of an announcer and if some of ' those birds who . The ebb and flow of a boxing eve- j ning had brought the crowd back into the little office again. Jimmy i Johnston was waiting to go down- 1 stairs with his old friend. I rose i and shook a hand that no longer trembled. “So long,” he said. “I’ll be—hey, I tell you what. You're always using old-time pictures on those sports pages of yours. Why don’t you come out some day? I’ve got a lot of them and around some mmre and ." Along with so many s « I am ■ goir..

XT -VHONAL Leaguers aver that Charley Gehringer was the best American circuit performer in the All-Star affair, with Lou Gehrig ranking a very close second . . . Eddie Stuart, best of all lacrosse goalies when he operated in front ; of the Mount Washington and Cres- । cent A. C. nets, has moved from : Westchester to a better business I proposition in Boston . . . Watch Southern California next fall. The behind-the-scenes dope is that Howard Jones again has assembled one of the nation’s best football teams . . . It's tough preparing for an Olympic invasion. A recent letter from Berlin confides that officials have been working overtime stocking up sixteen different brands of chewing gum for the athletes . . . Max Baer's average income is 55,000 a week while providing those barnstorming boxing exhibitions at the various Texas centennials. Naturally he will not consider doing any big league fighting until he has milked such rich regions dry. Unless he takes a salary cut Jimmy Wilson may be looking for a new job next year. Now' that the once great catcher no longer is very active on the playing field his boss seems to feel that a $17,000 annual salary is too much for a mere Phillie manager . . . Van Mungo is not surprised at the unjustified rumors that he misbehaved before the All-Star game. When he checked in at his hotel on Monday morning he was assigned to Room 313 and when he paid for his breakfast he received a $2 bill in change. After that he was prepared for anything in the way of hard luck ... In spite of nasty mens w’ho cannot understand the higher things in life. Leon Kettchell must have had a fight. At least the 7 foot 3 inch heavyweight, who shortly will appear under the benevolent auspices of the eminent Champ Segal and the equally celebrated Hearst A. C., has a cauliflower ear. Pie Traynor Convinced Diz Would Make Pirates Pie Traynor will tell you that if the Pirates had Dizzy Dean they

would win the pennant easily . . . Although they do not deny that the big boy may do it, the smarter and more honest boxing people feel that Joe Louis will need more than the extra foot of bandage permitted him by the ever - obliging New York boxing commission before

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he makes a comeback . . . Rabbit Warstler, obtained from the A’s recently, should be of real help to the Bees. He is one of the best defensive infielders in the business and when he is happy, hits .300 in the clutch. His Philadelphia trouble was that he did not like the way Connie Mack treated him . . . Incidentally Mr. Mack would be something less than a popular favorite in Boston even if he returned all that dough he has been taking out of the town since he located the Yawkey bakery. The fans are sore because he was in town on a Sunday for a regularly scheduled contest but would not wait over for the all-star affair two days later. Another hot Boston blast is directed at the National league. The fans, who esteem Wally Berger so highly that the Bees were afraid to make several very promising deals for him this spring, cannot understand w’hy he was kept on the bench during the dream game in his home park . . . Larry Benton, a great pitcher when he served the Braves and Giants, soon w'ill be released by the Baltimore club . . . Rudd Hoyle, 185-pound triplethreat star at Hun school in Princeton, is an unreasonable lad. In spite of tempting offers from two major colleges nearer home the youngster, who is tabbed as “surefire varsity,” plans to enter Harvard this fall. The best minor league buy right now is Cliff Melton, who once had a tryout with the Yankees. He is a big, young, limber and not too smart Southerner possessed of a very good fast ball and a sharp breaking curve. Baltimore is asking 550.000 for him and will take 20 G’s less —Don Lash, who possibly is the best Olympic distance star ever developed in the U. S., did his first running as a barefooted boy of thirteen. That was in the cow pasture back of the little red school in his home hamlet of Auburn, Ind. Could it be that Penn, the team which may end Princeton’s football winning streak early in October, already has started practice? The New York state athletic commission has dug up an old rule which decrees that all prize fight contracts must be signed at the commission’s offices. This, naturally, will not improve the very messy boxing situation but should give the matchmaking state officials some swell extra chances to get their pictures in the papers ... A Boston restaurant features a Bill Terry hot plate on its “Celebrity” menu. The dish is “Freshly made corned beef hash with dropped egg.” . . . Jimmy Butwell, who came back from the World war to continue his career as one of the all-time great jockeys, now is a patrol judge. Jersey City hopes to get the Toronto, International league, franchise next year. Mayor Hague's new stadium, which will seat 38,000 for baseball and 65,000 for fights, being the reason for revived sports interest across the river . . . Even though the Giants are slipping there is no danger of Eddie Brannick losing his title as the best dressed secretary in baseball. On the club's last Western trip he packed 45 brightly striped and dotted neckties ... Aside from win- ' tender Leonard Del < io likes Dickens.

Poultry MOLTING HENS CUT OUT LAYING EGGS Birds Go on Eating, Running Up the Expenses. By Roy S. Dearstyne, Head North Carolina State College Poultry Department. WNU Service. Early molting hens, which begin to drop their feathers in the early summer, are not worth keeping in good poultry flocks. These birds stop laying when they begin to molt, but they gc right on eating feed and running up expenses. They do not lay as many eggs as late molters and the eggs they do lay are produced at a time when eggs are plentiful and prices are low. Since early molting is an inheritable characteristic, they will pass this trait on to their offspring if left in the flock and used for breed-. ing purposes. In hot weather, it is especially important that only infertile eggs be produced for home consumption or marketing, as they have a much greater keeping quality than fertile eggs. Except in the breeding season, roosters should be kept away from the hens. And only the best roosters, those with the ability to transmit good qualities to their offspring, should be kept for breeding. If eggs are collected several times a day during the summer, and stored immediately in a cool place, they will keep much better. Wire baskets which permit air to circulate freely among the eggs are ideal for the storage room. But even under ideal conditions, eggs should not be kept in storage any longer than necessary. A poultryman who gets a reputation of marketing only fresh eggs can command good prices. Lice and mites propagate rapidly in hot weather. Infested birds soon lose their vigor and fall off in egg production. Poultrymen should examine their birds every few days so they can check infesta-j tions as soon as tney start. Select Cockerels Early, Is Urged by a Poultryman Make an early start in selecting males to be used as breeders for next year's poultry flock. During the early growth period it is possible to obtain information on feather development, growth rate, vigor and standard qualities. This is the suggestion of Dr. N. F. Waters of the poultry husbandry staff at lowa State college. The male is extremely important to the flock. Dr. Waters points out, since he exerts an influence on the progeny of approximately 15 female birds. If a poultryman decides that he: will need ten cockerels for the following breeding season, he should start his selection when the birds are about eight weeks old. In selecting these ten males Dr. Waters recommends that about 40 of the best birds be selected from the flock. During the next three ori four months a carafe! selection and culling should be made from these 40 males until the ten best remain Rations for Cockerels A ration suitable for fattening cockerels would be equal parts corn meal, barley, meal, shorts and ground oats, with about 10 per cent beef meal added. The important thing is to feed them what they will eat up clean and keep their appetite good. Give them all the water they will drink and see that grit is before them at all times. The cockerels should be fed in small pens or better in fattening crates if for marketing. The mash should be moistened with sour skim milk or buttermilk; allow it to thicken. If the mash is mixed with the moisture about two hours before feeding, it will swell and be more easily digested. Never leave any feed in the trough, either in pen or crate feeding, after the birds have satisfied their appetite. Rations for Young Ducks Young ducks will thrive on common grains fed either whole or mixed and ground to a coarse meal. They will do best when most of their feed is made into a moist mash. They should have cabbage or other similar green feed and meat scrap or table scrap, provided these are perfectly fresh and fed in moderation. In summer ducks will find most of their feed if near water but may need some supplemental rations. Treatment for Lice Hot weather is the time that lice do most of their damage. An early battle against them may easily prevent a slump in egg production. The easiest and least expensive treatment for lice, says Wallaces’ Farmer, is the use of nicotine sulphate on the roosts just before the hens perch for the night. A needlelike stream, applied the length of each roost is effective and very low in cost. It will rid the laying flock of most of the lice. Cull Defective Chicks Cull sickly, unthrifty, slow maturing, undersized chicks and pulan expert in the Ohio Experiment Station Bimonthly Bulletin. Such

Plants Cannot Go in Quest of Food Use Fertilizers Where Roots Can Reach Them or Value Is Wasted. Dy DR. GEORGE M McCLURE, Agronomy Dept., Onio State University. WNU Service. The time w’hen fertilizers are applied and the position they are placed in relation to the roots of the plants may have considerable effect upon the value obtained from the use of fertilizer. Plants can use the fertilizers only when they become dissolved in the film of water that coats the tiny soil particles which are in contact with the roots. It is a common opinion that all fertilizers dissolve rapidly and are dispersed throughout the ■ feeding zone of the plant roots, but this is not true in many cases. There is a decided difference in the way two common types of nitrogen carriers react after they are applied to the soil. Nitrate of soda goes into solution quite rapidly if it is applied in the fall in orchards or on fall grains, it may be carried below the zone where the roots feed before growth begins in the spring. Sulphate of ammonia reacts with the soil constituents and does not go into solution rapidly so it can be applied in the fall without loss. Potash salts also react with the soil and are not readily lost by leaching. The fact that they are slowly soluble indicates that potash fertilizers must be distributed rather thoroughly through the soil by the method of application if the j crop is to get the maximum benefit | from them. Phosphorus also should J be worked into the soil to make it j available for use of the plants. When phosphate fertilizers are i used on grass crops, the application should be broadcast and then worked deeply into the soil with a disk. When used with row crops, such as corn, the phosphate should be applied in the rows or hills a few’ inches from the seed. The phosphates used for fertilizers react with the soil and this type of fertilizer may not move more than an inch from its point of application in several years. Lighter Work Horse Is Likely in Near Future Lighter draft horses are in the picture for the future, believes J. j O. Williams, in charge of horse in- ; vestigations in the United States ! Department of Agriculture. In the , cities, motor trucks in most cases ■ I have taken the place of the heavy j horse. On the farm mechanical power has relieved the horse of the heaviest operations—such as plowing and harvesting—that usually have to be done quickly and in hoi weath- । er. The general farm work that 1 remains, the lighter draft horse han- ' • W’hile keeping in good condition on , less feed. A greater increase in । prices for light draft horses in com- 1 ; parison with other types at the big j markets, reflects the new demand | for the light types. The fact that mules from lighter | ; draft mares usually are a little more active and better suited for both farm work and most markets, is another factor in the trend toward lighter work horses. Air Fertilization Smithsonian institution scientists I have discovered how to make wheat j greatly increase its yield without adding anything to the soil, notes Pathfinder Magazine. They fertilize the air instead. Since plants use atmospheric carbon dioxide and water in the presence of light to manufacture their substance. Dr. Earl S. Johnston, of the division of radiation and organisms, increased ex- j perimentally the amount of this j heavy* gas in the atmosphere around a miniature wheat field until the carbon dioxide content w’as four I times that of ordinary air. As a re- | suit the wheat showed marked in- : creases in grow’th. Sunflower Put to Work Life isn’t the same for the old Kan- | sas sunflower these days. They’ve tamed it and put it to work. Plant- I ed in gardens along with beans, the i sunflower makes an excellent “pole” i for the bean vines to climb up on. The sunflowers grow’ tall enough, so that picking bean pods isn't any trick at all and the sunflower seeds are fairly good chicken feed, too. Farm Gleanings Farm records are a good guide , to farm profits. • * • Three million sheep died during the drouth in Queensland. ♦ * * With 8,729 members, the Massachusetts Horticultural society is second only to the Royal Horticultural society in Eiigland. ♦ ♦ ♦ Corn is grown on 91 per cent of the farms of North Carolina. ♦ • * Beef is not so commonly cured as pork, but curing it as corned beef offers a desirable way to preserve part of the meat until it is needed. ♦ * ♦ Lands in Wisconsin owned or controlled by the state, counties or the federal government amount to 3,990,000 acres, or just about 11 per cent of the entire land area of the state. ♦ • ♦ Recent improvements in canning and freezing cherries have resulted in a greater planting of cherries in the United States. ♦ ♦ • Thirty years ago there w’ere 50,000 acres of soy beans in the United produce a finer quality of meat and

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There are few village smithy < shops today under the chestnut < trees. One reason A Village is that there aren’t : Blacksmith any more chestnut trees. Another is that the motor car is rapidly driving horses and vehicles drawn ; by horses out of business. I used to think that in fifty years or more practically all the । village smithies would disappear But lately I have learned better Here in a little coast town in Maine is a village blacksmith who has more work than he can do. though he has probably not shod a horse or repaired an agricultural implement in twenty years or more. • ♦ • For a time after the “devil wagons” began crowding horses and horse drawn vehicles off the road, he had little to do. Then one day he saw some ornamental grill work that had been sent to his town to be used as an adornment on a new building. He examined it carefully, then went home and thought a little. “There is no reason in the world why I cannot do that kind of work,” he said to himself. “I will do it, by Gosh.” • * • Today the children still “love to see his flaming forge and hear the bellows blow.” Over the anvil on which he used : to fashion horse shoes he makes l beautiful things of steel and iron 1 Visitors seeing him at work have ’ come in to inquire if his handi- I work was on sale. He assured them that it cer- | tainly was, and that more of the । same kind of work would be in i IZncLz Pkil I We've Much to Watch When we are alone we have our thoughts to watch; in families our tempers; in society our tongues. It is not sufficient to have qualities. We must make proper use . of them. Those who make threats don’t fulfill them any more reliably j than those who make promises. Be fit for more than the thing you are doing. They Como to Earth When a hero marries an angel. 1 I it is two very ordinary people ! who set up housekeeping at the end of the honeymoon. Every man would like to see i how he looks in a beard, but he is so timid about it, he will never i find out.

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evidence as soon as there was a demand for it. He is knowm today all over the state, and in many other states, whose residents have bought his work. And if he had the advertising gift that some people have he would have a wide reputation. But not, I am sorry to say, a great business. For his work is artistry, and cannot be done in quantity over a single anvil. • * * It cannot be said of him that he j is another Benvenuto Cellini. He ; works in iron, not in silver and gold. But he is a master craftsman, which he never might have be- ; come had he not been forced by } changing conditions to become | something besides the village blacksmith. I saw him at w’ork the other morning on a pair of beautiful andirons. I asked him what they cost. “A lot of time,” he said. “Yes. but how much money?” “Oh, not so much. But the fellow I’m making them for isn’t rich so I wouldn’t like to charge him too much.” And there was proof that he really had the soul of an artist. >4ll Ground \/Ae House f Grease the measuring cup be- . fore measuring sirup or molasses j I and the ingredients will not stick ! to the sides of the cup and there • * ♦ Sugar sprinkled over the tops of cookies or sponge cakes be- j fore putting them into the oven' forms a sweet crust and makes a richer cookie. • ♦ ♦ Always sweep rugs and carI pets the way of the grain. Brush- I ing against the grain roughens j i the surface and it tends to brush | the dust in instead of out. Wash lettuce and place in refrigerator to get very cold before using in making salads. Crisp lettuce makes the best salad. • • • Four pounds of plums will . make five pint jars of preserves, j £ Associated Newspapers. — WNU Service.

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