The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, February 6, 1931 Page: 2 of 8
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THE SCHULENBURG STICKER, SCHULENBURG, TEXAS
This Week
h Arthur Brisbane
Old-Age Pensions
Why Not Hunt Gold?
Bad News Comes Out
Making Flying Safe
Calvin Coolidge has written his
opinion that old-age pensions are not
advisable. Says he: "What a self-
respecting people really needs is not
R system of old-age pensions but a
population made sufficiently skilled
by education and sufficiently con-
trolled and well disposed by the help
of religion, so that old-age pensions
would be a superfluity. Unless real
reform comes from within, the prob-
lem will never be solved."
Education may some day provide
for old age. Meanwhile, what "self-
re.jpecting old people" want is some-
thing to eat, and a place to sleep out-
side of the poor house.
They have plenty of religion, but
caa't eat it, unfortunately.
After you have taken all the work
out of an old horse, you should either
knock him on the head or feed him.
After it has taken all the work out
of old men and women, their country
caa't knock them on the head and,
therefore, having had their work, It
ought to feed them.
The world needs more gold, and
may get it. France and Uncle Sam
now control the world's supply, France
with the highest per capita gold re-
serve. Hard times have sent pros-
pectors back to hills and mountains,
their "good times easy jobs" in cities
having vanished. You see more and
more of them traveling the western
desert country, each, in his years of
prospecting, probably passing great
fortunes a dozen times. To prospect
Is one thing, to find is another.
These men often spend a lifetime
Without reward. More money has beem
put into gold mines and gold hunting
than has ever been taken out. But
even the oldest prospector never looks
discouraged. Hope is back of the sun-
burned face and gray beard, and for-
tune is always just ahead. You needn't
feel sorry for him. Trying is the only
thing in life worth while—possession
is nothing. And he is trying, and full
of hope. A young gentleman spending
hist dead father's money in a fashion-
able gambling house might well envy
the old prospector seeking a "grub-
sts-ke" for just one more trip.
Wise men that invest in American
values, foolish people that gamble in
those values, will probably be deceived
as to real conditions during the next
few months.
The bad news of 1930 will come out
now, in the corporation reports show-
ing what happened, profits down,
gloomy change in earnings. And this
will frighten those that<do not realize
conditions.
Dozens of these sad statements will
come out, and the foolish will say:
"Everything Is going to the dogs, I
shiil sell what I have." The fact is
that things are coming back, having
"gone to the dogs" last year.
If you are wise you will hold what
you have.
The healthy man has his little Ill-
nesses, Uncle Sam has Just had his.
The situation is described by Otto H.
Kahn, accurately, thus: "In a few
yeirs we shall look back and find it
hard to believe that the best American
properties once sold at today's ridicu-
lous prices."
Television, which means "seeing
afar," has its real beginning, and in
thi; usual way. Men made tools of
bronze to kill each other more easily
than with flints, and the Iron age came
to supply better killing tools. Now
bronze and iron are useful apart from
killing. Television is used to flash
stock quotations, a whole row of
thtim, to any earthly distance in a
fraction of a second, making the stock
ticker as old-fashioned as the stage
cbtch. Young Mr. Vincent Astor,
catching turtles on the Galapagos
islands, could have on his yacht an
lnxtrument that would show him, be-
fore any Wall street man could know
it, that he made a mistake buying
sugar stocks.
Later television will be useful apart
from stock speculation. Some Ein-
stein, Moses, Maimonides or Spinoza
of the future may be seen and heard
by the whole world standing on Mount
Ararat, sending out a message of
vital importance that nobody but him-
self will understand.
Gandhi is freed by Britain after
nine months in a comfortable jail,
and is said to find freedom oppressive.
Leading 320,000,000 Asiatics is not an
easy task, when 60,000,000 of them
insiist on killing the others, and there
Is no particular place to which they
caiti be led. Drive Britain out of In-
dia and millions would die off or be
killed off every year, and Gandhi, in-
telligent and well meaning, knows it
Of all scientific discoveries made
accidentally one of the strongest
comes from Joliet, 111. Doctor Weaver
ordered a transfusion of "parent's"
blood. In the case of a fifteen-year-old
girl suffering from infantile paralysis.
.Another doctor misunderstood him
to say "parrot's" blood, and accord-
ingly made a transfusion of blood
from the heart of a living parrot.
Doctors say the child is getting well.
A thousand doctors will exclaim
"bosh."
(3, 1931. by King Features Syndicate, lac.)
WORLD
WAR
YARNS
by Lieut. Frank E. Hagan
"The Most Surprising Thing"
Ask ex-members of the A. E. F.
what was the most surprising thing
they founci in the war and the most
surprising thing about their answers
will be their great variety. Some-
body asked a marine who had fought
at Chateau Thierry that question and
with the memory of some of the ter-
rible scenes he had witnessed there
he replied "That a man can be so
terribly wounded and recover ail
right." Then he thought for a mo-
ment and added "No, I reckon the
most surprising thing I found out was
that there were so many different
kinds of beans in the world."
But former members of the Eighty-
ninth division, composed mainly of
Coloradoans and Kansans, will prob-
ably tell you that the thing which
most surprised them was in the words
of one of them, "how little them frogs
knowed about farmin' after being at it
for a thousand years." Lieut Jack
Barrow, a Denver newspaper man who
served in an arailer; outfit in the
Eighty-ninth, tells how a brother offi-
cer came to a wheatfield in which half
a dozen Americans were working hard,
while a French farmer sat nearby
calmly smoking and watching their
labors. He stopped, filled with curi-
osity at the sight and asked what they
were doing. Looking very much em-
barrassed, the men came to attention
and one of them spoke ftp: "Well,
you see, lieutenant, this old fellow
don't know a thing about harvesting
wheat" Evidently considering that a
sufficient explanation they resumed
their work, finished up the field in ap-
proved Kansas style and left, uttering
contemptuous, and somewhat profane,
expressions of their opinion of agri*
culture as practiced by the French.
* * *
Mistaken Zeal
Some of the units of the Thirty-
Second division lived in an old stone
quarry near Jouy, France. Like other
stone quarries on the Western Front
this one was remodeled into a first aid
Station, says Capt. Ralph E. Hill of
tbe-C. A. C.
Shell-shocked victims as well as
hundreds of wounde£ were passing
through the station almost constantly.
One of the most active officers on the
scene, to protect the injured as well
as the whole, was^ the divisional gas
officer.
This Individual was a zealot, where
the gas was involved. An order that
every man must have his mask con-
tinually at the alert was enforced
rigidly by the d. g. o., a captain.
A hospital sergeant walked toward
the stone quarry early one day when
the first of the day's wounded were
arriving. Two of his men carried a
litter on which rested the body of a
dead soldier.
The sergeant had on no gas mask.
He was spotted instantly by the d.
g. o. Rushing up behind the sergeant,
the gas officer shouted dramatically:
"Say! What in h—1 do you think you
are, a bear. . .
Before he could continue, the ser-
geant grasped the astonished captain
by the neck and began to force him
down upon the occupied litter, mean-
while calling to other soldiers to come
to his assistance.
Only the timely-1 Intervention of the
medical officers convinced the ser-
geant that the captain was not a
victim of shell-shock, similar to thos?
he had been handling every day.
* • *
The Sales Talk
One of the principles of high-pres-
sure salesmanship is that you "have
to talk their language before you can
sell 'em 1" So when Sergt. Paul Hob-
scheid of the One Hundred and Thirty-
first infantry took part in the battle
of Chipilly Ridge, and was fired on
from a huge German dugout, he used
one of the principles of salesmanship.
Crawling to one side of the dugout.
Sergeant Hobscheld, who had studied
German in Chicago, shouted: "Fritz,
komm' heraus!" (Fritz, come out of
there).
No answer. He pulled the pins from
two grenades and tossed them down
the dugout steps. There was an ex-
plosion ; stifled shrieks.
"Have you had enough?" Sergeant
Hobscheid shouted in German.
"Komm' heraus mit handen auf!"
(Come out with your hands up).
Following this little "sales" talk,
thirty Germans emerged one by one
from their shelter. They were lined
up and headed for the American lines,
four abreast.
Hobscheid's comrades cut loose with
machine guns when the party ap-
proached the lines. Four of the Ger-
mans were wounded before Hobscheid
made his capture understood.
Rushing back to Ys prisoners, the
sergeant ordered several of them to
assist their wounded comrades. One
refused, saying that he was an officer
and could not be seen carrying a pri-
vate. "You're nothing but a buck
private now," said Hobscheid In his
Chicago-learned German as he tore off
the man's shoulder straps. "Get busy."
And again his "salesmanship" proved
effective.
(©. 1930. Western Newspaper Union.)
Frenchman First Aeronaut
The world's first aeronaut was a
Frenchman, Francois Pilatre de Ro-
sier, who ascended 84 feet In a bal-
loon on October 15, 1783.
Scenes and Persons in the Current News
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1—Senator George, Norris of Nebraska studying the report of the Wickersham commission. 2—Aerial view of
the beautiful Harding memorial in Marion, Ohio, the dedication of which will be attended by President Hoover and
ex-President Coolidge. 3—American flag being run up on the new 10,000-ton cruiser Louisville at the Puget sound
Bavy yard as she was turned over to Capt. E. J. Marquard.
River Jordan Is Being Made to Furnish Power
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Rapid progress is being mdde in the construction of the power plant on the River Jordan in Palestine. This
photograph shows the power house with the Jordan flowing below in its natural channel. The outdoor transformer
station is seen to the left of the lower building. To the left of the upper building can be seen the head race canal,
bringing the water from the Yarmuk reservoir or collecting basin.
New Thing in Medical Treatment
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SWISS RUNNER HERE
Endonasal reflex therapy, the latest contribution to medical science, the
discovery of two eminent South American doctors, is now being demonstrated
in New York city by Dr. Salvatore Caridl and Dr. Emanuel A. Manginelli.
The treatment is administered by the stimulating of the nerve centers through
the channels of the nose without the use of any medicines.
U. S. S. Pennsylvania Is Modernized
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The battleship Pennsylvania has been completely modernized at the Phil-
adelphia navy yard. As the photograph shows, the old cage masts have been
supplanted by massive tripod masts. The turret guns have been elevated,
heavier armor put on, new fire control installed and many other changes
made.
Dr. Paul Martin, Swiss physician
and Olympic track star, as he arrived
in New York. Doctor Martin, who
spent six months in this country last
year and competed in many of the In-
door track meets during his stay, has
come to study medicine in American
hospitals, but also will run in some of
the indoor meets this winter.
TO RULE ANNAPOLIS
Press reports announce the appoint-
ment of Rear Admiral Thomas C.
Hart of Michigan to be commandant
of the United States Naval academy
at Annapolis, succeeding Rear Admiral
S. S. Robison, who will retire on May
15, 193L
TEN PRECEPTS TO
RULE DAIRYMAN
Colorado Expert Tells How
to Produce Best Milk.
Ten commandments for a dairyman,
which, if followed religiously, should
aid dairymen in producing milk that
is always clean, fresh and healthful,
have been prepared by John O. Toli-
ver, secretary for the Colorado Agri-
cultural college extension service.
Toliver's long experience as deputy
state dairy commissioner and chief in-
spector for the dairy commissioner,
has familiarized him with dairying
problems. Here are his ten command-
ments:
1. Thy cow stable and corrals shall
be kept clean at all times and bad
odors shall not persist therein, so that
the milk inspector shall say to thy
neighbors, "Surely, this man is a
dairyman."
2. Thy manservant shall be healthy
and shall be clean in all respects and
his hands shall bear witness concern-
ing his work. Yeaj cleanliness is next
to godliness.
3. The milk thou sellest shall be
cooled at once after it is drawn from
the cow.
4. Thou shalt keep thy plant clean
in all respects; the ceiling, walls and
floor shall bear testimony concerning
thy work.
5. Thy product shall be fresh and
well flavored. Verily, age is to be re-
spected, but old milk will not be tol-
erated.
6. Daily thou shalt labor washing
and sterilizing thy milk bottles and
equipment so that it may be said,
truly, this man is worthy of his hire.
7. Use thine own milk bottles and
cans lest some man rise up against
thee and say, "Thou thief."
8. Pasteurize properly all milk pur-
chased from other dairymen because
thou dost not know what care has
been taken in producing it
9. Thou shalt not sell dirty milk nor
milk which has been produced in an
unclean place. Dirt shall be kept out
of milk, not strained out. Yea, verily,
dirt in milk is an abomination to man-
kind.
10. Thou shalt not water thy milk
but shall sell a good, clean, well-fla-
vored, healthful product which shall
cause thy customers to rise up and
bless thee.
Locate Dairy Barns on .
Well Drained Ground
The dairy barns and lots should be
located on a well-drained piece of
land. Good drainage from the barn
and In the lots is very necessary. If
possible the building should be located
on a hilltop. If this is not possible,
then good drainage ditches should be
provided so that the lots will drain
quickly. The milk barn may be locat-
ed on the brow of the hill with the
open feed sheds and feed lots on the
southern slope of the hill. The milk
barn should, preferably, be situated
north and south, facing east so that
all parts of the building will receive
the greatest amount of sunlight each
day. There should be ample room
in this stable to allow 600 cubic feet
of air space per cow, or stall, and suf-
ficient light to provide at "least four
square feet of light space per cow.
One of the most serious defects of
barns, particularly old barns, is lack
of sufficient light. Plenty of light is
one of the most essential things about
a barn from the standpoint of the
health of the animals and sanitation.
Sunlight destroys germs, and where
there is plenty of light unciean con-
ditions are easily discovered and cor-
rected. A dark barn is usually a dirty
barn. The windows should extend al-
most to the ceiling so the sunlight will
reach all parts of the floor if possible
Cleanliness Safeguard
for Newly Born Calves
Cleanliness is the best safeguard that
we can give the newly born calf. Up
till fall the calves have been arriving
on pasture where nature makes things
clean. Troubles are seldom encoun-
tered under these conditions. But now
the calves are arriving in the stable.
A clean box stall is the preferable
place. It is a good precaution to dis-
infect the navel immediately, as much
trouble enters by this source Given
a good start, the calf should do well
on good feed—if the feed pails are
kept clean. Dirty feed pails are the
abomination of the average stable and
the cause of more digestive disorders
than all other causes combined. Where
the farmer will take the trouble to not
only wash but scald the calf pails
once daily he will miss a lot of tribu»
lation In calf rearing.
Feed for Calf
A common fault in feeding calves
during the first month is to feed too
much milk. This is especially true
during the first few days. The milk
from the dam is not yet fit for human
consumption. Thfere is a lot of It The
tendency Is to be liberal with the calf
to the calfs hurt The stomach of the
little creature is adapted to milk little
and often. Overfilling brings on Indi-
gestion and scours. The very largest
calf should not get over eight pounds
of milk daily for the first week.
VENTU,ATION IS
OFTEN SLIGHTED
Let in Fresh Air and Remove
Foul From House;
Poultry men, of necessity, use many
types of buildings to bouse layers and
breeders. . Chickens are housed In all
sizes and shapes of rooms, in base-
ments, and on fourth floors of barns,
as well as on the floors between, and
under roofs of varying shapes and
heights. It is in these converted
houses that ventilation, or the lack
of it causes most trouble, says Prof.
H. E. Botsford of the New York State
College of Agriculture.
It is wrong, he says, to Insist that
chickens should be kept only in cer-
tain types of houses, but he adds, it
would simplify the winter ventilation
problem. Several methods are gov-
erned by the same principles, and once
these principles are In mind it is easy
to construct a system that.works.
Warm air in the poultry house tends
to rise and collects moisture. If it
cannot get out it accumulates; and
when it cools around the roof and
walls, the moisture condenses and
gathers as frost or water on the roof
and walls, or drops and makes wet
litter. The moisture and lack of fresh
air may make the hens lose vigor and
be susceptible to colds and other trou-
bles.
The air outlet is most important
It should be the highest point in the
house and protected by the eaves or
by an overhanging board. The outlet
should extend across the entire width
of the bouse and should always be left
open. If the roof Is other than the
flat or shed type it may be desirable
to consider building a straw loft or
ceiling, advises Professor Botsford.
Cornell recommends open gpace near
the center of the front ot each pen or
house at the rate of one square foot
of opening to 12 to 15 feet of floor
space. These openings should be be-
tween 2 or 3 feet above the floor and
longer than they are wide. Windows
may be placed at the end of the open
space and should be kept ^closed all
winter. If the temperature is below
15 or 20 degrees above zero, or if
there are storms or high winds, the
froijt will need to be covered by the
curtains.
Oats Found Valuable
for Layers at Ohio
That oats make a valuable feed for
layers and provide something which
functions more effectively than yel-
low corn has been substantiated by
extensive tests at the Ohio experi-
ment station during the past three
years. A total of 600 layers were
used in the experiment conducted by
D. C. Kennard, In charge of poultry
investigations. The nine groups of
layers which received rations with 20
per cent of the corn replaced by that
amount of plump oats averaged 15
per cent better egg production while
the hatchability of the eggs and the
mortality of the birds were practical-
ly the same The groups which re-
ceived the oats ate 10 per cent more
feed and averaged 3 per cent more In
monthly body weights. It shotild be
emphasized, however, that even the
oats ration carried 40 to 50 per cent
yellow corn. Just how much more
of the corn could have been replaced
by oats was not determined.
Poultry Facts
Clean the incubator at the end of
thg hatch.
• • •
Make changes gradually in the man-
agement of pullet flocks to avoid up-
setting the birds.
* * •
If green feed Is not available for
the chickens, germinated oats will
give satisfactory results.
* • •
Good ventilation is not confined to
expensive poultry houses. An effective
system can be devised cheaply for any
house.
• • •
Cannibalism will seldom appear If
the chicks are given free range, or
otherwise encouraged to keep busy
and active.
• * •
Geese do not require elaborate
houses, but they need shelter that
will protect them from heavy rain,
snow, cold winds and dampness.
• *
Place the Incubator In a cool room
where the sun's rays cannot strike
the machine The room should be
even in temperature and be supplied
with fresh air, but no drafts.
* * * vr
Hens that have to get their water
by eating Ice or snow are not gen-
erous with their eggs during the win-
ter.
• * * .
Clean ground is a cardinal virtue
in the matter of preventing poultry
diseases among old as well as young
chickens.
• • •
A concrete floor that is constructed
on three or four Inches of coarse rock
or cinders is probably the most eco-
nomical and satisfactory. It is dry,
durable and easy to clean. 4
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