CAPE MAY COPKTT TTVTB PKA IST.E CITy N. 1

CAPITAL AFfAlDS Uight-o, Mr. John Bull! To Know Us Is to Love Us u rAJ ! HI>* G TON.—In rwponw to tho appeal of the An^lo-Amfriran aorlety, ff s;: Georjre Wat*00 htta fl'-en the «r.m of £20.000 reqnln-d for tl.o founfi d endOWBMBt of a chair to American hlatory literature and tnatltutlona. In order to promote aueh atodles ir. alt the British nnlreraltlea. The foundation of the chair forma the principal educational proposal of the British proirram for the tercentenary celebration of the Mayflower and the Hilprim Fathers (18JO-1KXO.

The proposal was as follows:

A sum of £20.an is required f< the foundation and endowment of _ chair of lectureship in American hlatory, literature and Institutions. If this sum be jrlven by a single teem, the name of the donor will h« associated with the chair. It b not proponed that the chair ahall b< exclualeely atuebed ... SBimalty. but that it shall be naed for the renerai purpoao of stlmulatlny btrrpst act «tudy of America In all the British universities. Neither will the chair be held permanently by one acbotar of a single asTKoallty. The scheme provides that It ahall be held, for a period of one k two years. Alternately by an American and a British scholar or public man -ttu* drawicR npon the beat intellectual resources of the two countries, and •enrf'g a variety of treatment of the subjects dealt with. This noval kind of foundation has been selected by a special committee cf tie Anglo-American society, under the chairmanship of Lord Glencouer. The committee is of opinion tfcat this foundation would greatly assist tr create In Great Britain a wider knowledge of America today, and of the kisesry. literature and InMltotloas of this great trans-Atlantic commonwealth

«f Erg!(Mi-speaking people

CRIMSON MER CR0PIMP0RTRN7 Special Interest Attaches to Plowing Under Green Manure

and Saving of Seed.

PREPARE WEUIN ADVANCE Material Must Be Given Chanco to Become at Leaat Partially. Decomposed Before the Following

Crop la Planted.

Virgin Islanders Want Local Civil Government T HE TTi.000 people of the three Viigtn island* In the West Indies, which •> L'nlted States purchaaed In 1P1T f. t*m -at Danish government for J2f..m. tiiiuk It ir high tune they should have local dvll government. Up It <litr they have been governed by tU I sited States navy department, rtirti i* quite wilting to get rid of the Jot. i engross aceras to think that •M pri-iosltlon la worth looking Into, inymay. the senate secently passed s Jdct r. solution, which the house uaroSed. It was evidently alated for 4 and at laat accounts was as ■ foUoss: -Resolved, etc.. That a Joint comahdoa to consist of three members ri the Senate and three members of Cj- House of Bep: esentatlvea. to be appoln«ed by the Vic* President of the Cc::.d States, end the Speaker of the House, respectively. Ii hereby ere».ied u visit the Virgin Islands and to repor* fully to Congress as to existing con*t hn » la ‘he said Islands, and particularly to report and recommend action by Congress, if need Uiere be therefor, with reference to whether the present frirmment under executive direction should be superseded by civil government rrorwiej *. Congrees as contemplated by act of March 8. 1917 (89 HtaL. p. Hi), said government being now only temporary In character and by order cf ii- President being now vested In officers of the Nary; also, as to whether CtcgreM should a: tbl* time provide for a rivli government of the falands b> *n organic act; also what. If a ay, legislation la necessary pending the locaatlon and adoption of an organic act and as to the general conditions ttisitng in tb - Islands. Said report to be filed at the earliest date practicable, aid during cfae Sixty-slrth Cvmgresa. The l'nlted Slates bought the Virgin Island* *0 that Germany should not arqn.re !h*m. They arc on the way to the Panama canal. The people of the laianda have asked for this commission, their Idea being Hut « nhuuid hold hearings and give them a chance to set forth t^-rir needs.

Pr&ssor’s Rocket Makes Old K. C. L Look Cheap E ITIX Old H. C L. isn't In It with thla new contrapiton. The invention of 4 new type of multiple charge, nigh efficiency rocket that will penetrate I** I’O mllea of the earth's atmosphere and possibly shoot to the moon Is canuunced by the Smlthaonlan Institution. The Invention Is the work of Prof. Robert H. Goddard of Clark college, who has tested It. and prediction la made that It will be Invaluable to the science of meteorology. The highest level so far reached r £.'■ by scientists with recording Instru-'l"-niinis a free balloon. Professor Goddard believe* that his new rocket can he '"mpletely through the band of the earth's atmosphere and Into the

mysteries beyond.

With a rocket of his latert dewlgned type, wediphlng l.?74 p^.unds Initial iTnfesaor Goddard claims It will penetrate to unmeasurei heights and trreat discoveries. The announcement from the Smithsonian Instltuthat I’rofessur Gtsidard Is at present perfecting the reloading of hi* rocket under a grant from the Institution, and It It hop«d 1 h ileinomdrailoo of Sts practicability and value can be made soon. "The apparatus.” aayg the Smithaoaian announcement, ••designed and ’ * hy Professor Goddsrd la a multiple-charge, high efficiency rocket of ':rir.iy new design. The determining factor of the efficiency of a rocket '' '<i'>clty of ejection of the gases due to the explosion of the propelling •i-til Professor Goddard has raised the efficiency of th* rocket from 2

fm nearly 04 per cent.

Th.- great srientifle value of Professor Gcddard'e experlmenu lies In the

' ll,i!i »y of sending record::.g i-.p;* -atus to moderate and extreme altitudes \ hi. the earth's atmosphere. The nature of the higher levels of the air

**' ‘or a long time be« n a subject of much speculation.”

Carranza Needs a “Vice President” Like “Spot”

‘he United Stale* could do for Mexico has been demonstrated by regeneration of thru* American republics accomplished by virtual

mte* <-»iabUxhed by Uncle Sam. three republics are Haiti. •omlngo. uad Nicaragua. In "f Haiti and Santo Ixunlngo •-••torate was establiriied and '.linttlned by f'»rce of arm*. 'c of Nicaragua It was e* 1 hy coUM-nt. thongt United .xrinos have maintained order 1 ubii- for nearly a decade. ■ > asked why the Wilson adion had not undertaken to

dexirt, ax j had Haiti. Santa Domingo and Nicaragua. Secretary ot I 'an’-els -mce rxplai-ied thst t. ere la conuldi-rable dlflcrence In the 1 1 now a going concejn. with a complete goTerr.roent of it* own. In- : president, a congrsN *• and an army—Oil supervised by the United •"iitally, the promotion of Sergt. "Ppot" (William A.) Miller. United ■urine corps, to a lieutenant in the gendarmerie d'Haltl has brought (act that be holds the strangest Job it the whale corps. •r ;-ir th, ia*t four year, has been panuroal bodyguard of President •ive o; -i. repuolic of Haiti. He has become so influential In native cntal circles that he Is known as the “vice president of Haiti.” is always present when Anteguenive m-wts r-presentatlres «f fcrelgn He is credited with Wing th.- real “rowor t:‘>lnd the threna

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(Prepared by tb* Unit'd Flat" Depart«eBt of Aarlrultora.) May ts the month when a largo part of the crimson clover crop in the Southeastern atati s may be harvested. Special Interest attache* to the plowing under of the green manure crop and the saving of the seed, the first because of the high price of fertiliser and the second because of the high price of seed. Whichever use is to ho made of the crop, preparation ahonld be made well In advance of the harvest season, and especial thought should be given to the crop which Is to follow the crimson clover. Plow Crop Under. Crimson clover, like any green manure crop, should be plowed under at least two weeks before the following crop Is planted. If planting la made on the freshly turned mars of leaves and stems, the results are likely to be worse than If no green manure had been used. The green material must be given a chnr.ce to become at least partially decomposed, and the soil bacteria must have an opportunity to remove some of tbe Injurious materials that are formed by organic decay. Usually It is Inadvisable to follow a crimson-dover green manure crop with any early-planted crop like rotten or early potatoes unless the land can be plowed by the first week of May. Com ts the crop most commonly used after crimson clover, aa It need not be planted ur*U the first

of June.

Save Supply of Seed. There 1* ever- reason this year why fanners who are to grow crimson clover next year should save at leapt enough seed for their own use. Seed production la not a difficult matter and la Indeed, a common practice In many of the Southeastern states. The only equipment required Is some form of seed stripper with which to remove the ripe heads. The seed need not bo th lushed or helled, as In the case of red clover and other clovers, but Is often sown In the hull. Just aa It comes from the field. The seed should be gathered Ji.it as the first blossoms •re beglralng to wither and harvesting must be completed within eight nine days, as the seeds shatter badly when thoroughly ripe. Details of the coni’ruction of the teed strippers other matters relating tr» seed production nre discussed in Farmers' Bulletin 646, which fanners are urged

consult.

WASHINGTONIANS AS PRODUCERS OF FOOD

POLICE USE AUTOS TO RUN DOWN BANDITS

a

Striking Example of What May Be Accomplished.

Tor** Hundred Fsmlliea In District Supplied Table* With Fresh Veg*. tables During Summer and

Stored Some for Winter.

(Prepered by the United Statei Depart-

ment of Agriculture.)

One nf 1 he most striking examples of what may be accomplished In food product ion Is that of Ui* Potomac Park home gardens, located la the District of Columbia almost within the shndow o' the Waahlngion monument. During the year Just cloaed there were i SOU gardens supervised bv the United States (lejuimnent of agriculture, each 40 feet by 100 feet in sire, and occupying In all approximately 35 acres. According to reports recently received from the gardeners, and based 00 actusl records, these gardens gave an average return of $k4 a garden, or over 135.0U0 for the 300 gardens This means that no less than 300 families living in the District of Columbia not only have supplied their tables with fresh vegetables throughout the summer. but stored a considerable 1 apply of food for winter use. In addition.

The auto bandit and daylight hold-up man of CklHbrnU had bettar “watch their step." for the enterprising city of San Francisco has organised and equipped a “flivver" detachment of police, who are stationed at eon venlcnt points In their csra, ready to respond to an alarm and give chase to the speedy thief. The above photo shows how a - apture Is effected, the speedy little earn being always tuned up In readiness for a chase. The system, if found expedient. Will be probably adopted by many o'her United States cities, although the idee of chasing criminals via the auto Is not a new one.

PLANS FOR GRANARIES FREE Farmer Enabled to Market His Produce More Premat.y by Gee of Portable Structures. “Knock-down” or portable granaries sin be used to rare for wheat on the farm, plans for which have been published by the l'nlted States department of agriculture. The use of these

A Gereral View of Portable Granary, Specification* for Which Are Provided Free by tl.o United States Department of AgrleulUiro. storehouses often enables the grower to market his produce with I ctu-r profit The plans can be obtained free on request LIME BENEFITS MANY SOILS Improves Texture and Makee Them More Retentive—Grains Are Made More Porous. Lime benefl:* many soils by Improving the texture. When applied to light It-achy *ulls It make* them more re tcntlve. If applied to a clay soU it 1 makes It floccu'ate. Very fine grains may be cemented together and m; te more .rorvms.

one's automobile will depend largely on The kind of varnish jaed. but any one contemplating this will probably have recommended *o him the wune varnish that * found. If he will lt>qu.r* of sever paint s’orvs and autre

mobile finishing shot*. Ik-fore trying

; To |talai the ahole body and chassis It

How One Motorist Tackled Job '* wl * r *° ukr off a o<s r and try

I • vonr ‘*■“<1 on that before going any further. It may be that the varnish | d-«*« no! dry quickly enough. In which I event it I* advlsat.ie to add a little tur-

■ . I'entliie. a* I did. For when a ear Is

REFINISHING COSTS LITTLE collect du«t stirred up by passing ve-

hides, to say nothing' of the swarm of

1 Insects huxzlng through the air lu the

Success or Failure of Painting Auto- summertime.

MAKE YOUR CAR LOOK LIKE NEW

of Being His Own Painter Wrtli Pleasant Results.

Some of Potatoes Grown by Washingtcnlam on Public Park Land: in National Capital. approximately 1.200 people enjoyed outdoor exercise and healthful recrea-

tion.

This Is but one Instance where the city home garden has resulted both In the production of large quantities of food and in prodding the people with outdoor life exercise. The need for

bo.ne gardens will be Just ns great In 1920 ce during the past season. Now suggest :o other

is the time to perfect organUaUoni .g,,.',. ^n -'reserve the new appearance

and secuie 'and on which to plant gar- j „ f j he)r L ^mobiles,

dens '.ext year. j ,. A npI j.bbor across the street.' he

STOCK NEEDS GOOD HOUSJIN ing in front of his house lu all kinds

mobile Depends Largely on Kind

of Varnish Used—Coat the Chassis With Enamel.

There Is no reason why the owner of an automobile who hss driven his car for one or two seasons, until the body finish ha* b -otne dull, should envy his : 'ghbors who spin about in newer cars, for almost any man inn keep his ear looking very nearly as good as new If he cares to take the trouble. Indeed, it Is not an unpleasant undertaking to refinlsh your car every year, and If this precaution Is taken In time It coats very little. A suburbanite who had grown to he somewhat ashamed of the appearance of his car. afler using It for two years, tells how he was Induced to renew the body finish, and the means he used

ortsts how

There Are Two Extremes Farmer* „f weather. I often wondered why he Should Avoid—Crowded Sheila j was so Indifferent to the possible eonAre Injurious. I sequences on It* body finish, and after — j two years the machine looked a* If It “Fanners should use a great deal of : were ready for the Junk pile, core In bouslug their animals at this Decided to Repaint time of the year.” any* Dr. K. TV. 1 -jj^ summer the appearance of Blonder of the agricultural extension ,,| B begun to get on the owner'*

nerve*, and be derl-'ed to have It repainted. He took It to a local automobile paint shop, where It was found that the original finish wa* so badly cracked that the surface had to be removed. Then eight coat-, of paint, with a final coat of varnish, were pnt on. Tin- cost was something like $85. and prices have gone up appreciably since then. However, the Job was well done, and when rny neighbor appeared in his repainted ear I began to feel how badly my car suffered by

comparison.

“I had always made It a custom to !

my ear In the garage when

department of Iowa

•There axe two extremes in housing that many farmers practice. One extreme Is crowded and tight sheds or barns which have poor vuotUaUon and are too warm at night. When the anl mala are turned out In the morning there la greet danger that they will

taka pneumonia.

'The other extreme Is poorly bull! buildings, and those built with open foundations high above the groom'. The cold winds blow Into and tliroug.i such barn* at night and cause paeu mcnla. Many farmers mistake pneumon.v for influenza or cholera.”

HELPS APPEARANCE OF FARM Paint Doer Not Make Buildings, but Is Good Index to Efficiency of the Owner. A coat of paint does not “make” fann building*, no more than the - Lithe* make the man. but neat appearance on the farm Is generally an index to the efficlaacy of the owner.

GIVE SHEEP GOOD ATTENTION Pen* Should Be Level and Dry, as Moixt or Fermenting Manure Will Cause Trouble. Keep the cheep pens level end dry —moist or fermenting manure Is sure to cause snuffles and footrot. After r" pens ore- cleaned, dust with plaster and spread down a thin coat of dry clean straw. Just enough straw should he spread to keep the sheep dry and comfortable. Have a wide door hung on rollers—opening out into the yard. A narrow door is dangerous—and may cause the injury ot le or more ew es or lambs. Absolute regularity in feeding Is to be alined aL and the flock must be so divided that the stronger will not get more than their share of feed. It Is os had for them as for the audeillng*. The latter have at least a good appetite, the formei often surfeited and off tn condition accordingly. SILOS INCREASING RAPIDLY B«c-'mlng Necessary on Every Farm in Pennsylvania—Lessens Cost of Production. Statistical Information recently collected by the bureau of statistics. Pennsylvania department of agriculture. shows that approximately 20 per cent or 43,657 fanners In :bct state are now usl:,g silo*. The number one year age was estimated at 32.900 The silo It rapidlv becoming a at . -wilty on practically every farm, for illaj* greatly leeae.-it the cost of produe’Ion of u p-Hwfl of butter or a pound of beef.

“When the first <oat has dried for 24 hours It is a good plan to rub the body down gently with pumice and water, taking care to have a soft wool rag. When the second coat of varnish Is applied. It should he allowed to set for at least a week, at the end of which any little roughnetw In the surface may be rubbed opt by using rotten stone with a Spanish felt

rubbing pad.”

TO STOP STEALING OF AUTOS Drastic Measure Introduced in Congress by Representative Dyer— Impose Big Fine. A fine of $5,000 or five year* in Jail for autoinohili thieves is proposed In a bill Introduced In eongress hy Representative Dyer of Missouri, to protect the C.600.000 automobiles In the United States, now valued at $7.-

800.000,000.

More than 22,272 car* were stolen In 1918 In 18 western cities according to statistics furnished by the American Autom -bile ussodatlo'i. Detroit led with 2.6;tO theft*, followed by Chicago with 2.C11. Ohio leads all slate* In the Union with 464.826 automobile*. Ji'eu York Is second with 436J>J3. and Pennsylvania third with 407.923. FASTENING ANTI-SKlD CHAIN

an Inside and Strong. Small on Outside Will Hold It in Place.

A rather long hook on the insidechain and a .-'iiittll. sturdy padlock on the outside chain will fasten an antiskid chain on the wheel so that thorn will he no danger of Its coming loose In use and either winding around the t-rake drum or being lost on the road. Releasing the padlock will allow

put my car .n me garage ™ u , «“ 0 “^ *laek on the Inside chain so standing idle for any length of time. ! '- hat ,hc ,0 ™ Un “ k '* vatugteoeA.

snu not leave It In front of my house.

Notwithstanding 'hi* can-, the luster DRIVE OVER BROKEN STONES

cf the body gradually began h disap- 1

pear as the flrsi season went by and Best Way Is to Take Short Run and at the end of the second year It had Let Car Coast With Clutch Out—

almost a slate color. Tires Are Saved. “Several garage owners told me that |

the finish could be renewed hy the ap- The best way to drive a ear over a plication of a little varnish, and I short streich of broken -tone Is to take found upon Inquiry that the nutomo-; n h bort run at It—not to-, fast—and let bile painters were asking $25 fur the ! the car coast ovei the ston> v 11n the Job. The work of varnishing a car .dutch out. Thus the roar tires are redid not seem to he particularly dlffl- ! Ileved of driving stralnr and of th- recult. *0 1 Invested $l- r <0 in a brush and i suiting tearing actions .f sharp stones 65 cent* In a can of varnlsl and made th, rubber. Of tvxtrse. It Is not alpreparations to give my car a new ; ways practicable to ... this, but when dressing. I first washed both body | t ca ., done it adds Just a little more

and chassis with lukeiann water, and , to the life of the tire*. then I drove it coder a tree at the side

of the bonse.

“I took pains, of course, to pick a I dear, dry day. and the varnish was applied without any trouble. A slight breeze a reel.-rated the drying process. . and tlie following day I pnt on a second coat. -Itch time putting a coat at! Mack enaic.-i on the chassis. “One of the amusing incidents In connection u ith my first undertaking ns "o nu'-mobile lumber occurred when my neichljoi. who was working In his garden, stopped now and then to watch my progress. 1* took a

MJTOMOBDILE KStOT ‘ -

•»«Upi»“

1 put .

of varnish, and frh

the opportunity of seeing tb plcted whll- he was h.«-jrs tors. Finally he dropped h

•at

1 gills

it'.dug it hard lr»p of oil in •-uglne is not "ind to roach