OAIK MAT COUNTY TIMES. SEA IKLE CITY N. J.

ftDITAI. A1TAIDS 1919 Railroad Freight Robberies of $45,000,000 nT ASniNGTON.—WholeMkJ# looting of K.'nlinndlt* In .transit upon the rullfl nv ifs of the United Slate* caused a low of approximately Wfl.000.000 In j'.'.p crcordiOC ,c United State* railroad administration statistics. A trrhniqne of robbery has been devel- | oped so highly that the methods of ! ••master •.!.!rve*“ are similar In the ‘ United States. England. France. Italy 1 and Argentina. Thief hunters here, ! however, are inclined to discredit the ; belief that a “widespread Internatlon- I al onranlratlon" U at wort: stealing j merchandise. 3i>h*t1tution Ie the usual method uwd by the robber*. Boxes supposed t to contnin velvet* »re found mt their | (Ivstinatlon to be filled with cheaper , „ r waste i»aper These are referred to as “concealed losses” by rail- I rre.il i.icii. and are es eelal.y din rail to trace as It la almost Impossible to | ^,,wer ut wtiat i»olnt the theft occurred. The silk industry ms been one of the most severely hit In the lest year, ] sad so neat has the .sk become that the railroad u'imtol«r*tlon has been ‘ nofiderlng excludtofc raw silks from the privilege of fltelght transportation |

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The Jewelers, wh • have al«-ays been looked upon aa easy prey by thlev.u, | bred idler Issl year by apiiroxlmaiely 60 per rent than In the previous ye;ir, |

tt said by the J wviers Protective enlon.

VnMrfK the methota frequently wed by thieve* are the following: A truckman at a ftvight station with a load of goods watches hi* opjortunltT rod t»k»« t m freight clerk's receiving «mmp, puts It on the nlU of

lidlug. sud the.' dPras off with tbe goods.

Another method ta fin.- a truck man to drive Into a city freight yard with •a empty box on his track. Sr w jnrttuie* « box of stolen merchandise for

the empty be bronght In.

Kobbers often ge- aboard trains and threw goods out for confederates to

pick up along the xra**.

Women Voters Desire a Department of Education

W > Vi KN-

ly thi

‘HOME IN A FLIVVER” IS POSSIBLE AND IT SAVES MANYHPROBLEMS FOR TOURISTS — —■■

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—actual and prospective—and eepeclalthemselves and otlier clH*ea« In tbe as the SmKh-Towner bill. This bin

enk* to mate what ta txrw The tro-

rwio of

of the interior * deportment of tbe

rov-rnmeol fm ctiooa •

n» any olber -deparuneat.

The htn-Mfu •of «Oucatlon gather* xfermatloe Showing •the condition ctri. |,r<ig?eMi •£? •education and has been of great Sidlp in glvtog odvler to Mate, count?- and mualcip'' olficliii. rerfaectisc tbe administration imprxnnflHt of school*. It ea»-

Tbe photograph show* the exterior and Interior of Mia "auto home” ol two Ingenious people who ore touring southern California this winter and was taken near San Diego. It show* Just why tbla couple l* not worrying about train schedules or hotel accommodation*, or possibly profiteering land lords. The car I* fixed up for a 30-day cruise, drinking water, food, cooking stove, cabinets ard every other convenience t>etng on hand. Tbe lower view shows the Interior of tbe car, snd if the cooplc do not like a city they merely “crank up their bouse” and move on.

CHANGE OF Oil TO SAVE MOTOR Official of Large Motor Truck Concern Urges Practice as

Protective Measure.

KERDSEHE QUITE IMJUR10US

OVERHEAD PIPE RACK GARAGE CONVENIENCE

Handy Place for Storing Sparc Tires and Other Parts.

i SUDAN GRASS PROVES MOST VALUABLE CROP Interesting Tests Made at Kan-

sas State Co-lego.

Not Only Good as Other Pastures. But Is Equal te a Silage. Grain and Alfalfa Hay Ration—Cow-

Held Up Milk Yield.

Sudnn grass, when uvd^ f *r paw tnrlng storii. t* not nn’r aii fcnnd as IMsttii’es. I*m Is equnr to « kIF age, graJa and alfalfa liny ration, arcardlng to -an experiment enrr ed on by the Kliinq- State jkgrlralhiral collese during the |<ast sumrior. Six grade Holetcla cows weie put on four acre* of Sudnu gravn. July ora not laUen off until Octol»er 10. The cows used' In this experiment wore taken off rf a ration of sUage, grain and ntfolfs hay. when they were placed on thv Sudan crass. After they were on Ute potiura tlxty were fe<l only a grain ration of com. bran, and tiuseeti meal La proportion to their milk production. Tlie».> cowa held up lu their milk product ion.

thrt.ugliout the summer.

The greatest significance of thlaexperiment Is flint Sudan grssv wllf supply pasture during the hot summu months when other pasture* fan. and that rows on this pasture wilt yield as well a« those being f d * regular ration of Filagv. grata. a»d alfai-

POULTRY CLUBS IN UNIQUE RACE Hens Pool Efforts and Assist in Putting Boys Through Agricultura! College. REAL MONEY WAS AT STAKE Contest Suggested by State Lesdsr of Connecticut. Who Had Co-Opera-tion of Extension Spacial.st

Of University.

fPrriwred by the Cnltrd Sla'.M r-epart-mevt of A*riridtur».) Nbw honors are due “Biddy,” barnyard fowl, since 22.' of her have pooled their efforts and n.w helping put three boys from Goshen, Conn.. through CooDeettcat agricultural college. The hen*, whlih now reside not far from the college, ore doing mighty good Job too. for the boys know bow to care for them. In fact, the boys' Interest In college, hens ns well. g.Mt back to their membership In the Goshen Poultry club, one of * orgaulzatlona that engaged In n • test intended to show what Intelligent rare can do In miring poultry.

Marathon Roco^

It was a Marathon race, so to speak, that lasted over a year, the finish taking place last October. And it wo* e race for real money, $1,000 being the

IT AlSta.rSii.'Sl^ COMBINATION TOOL IS HANOT group of bens in a period of one year | - - - the goo! set for each dub. and Blades Mads to Fit Handla of Has

both groups cleared considerably more than the - amount. Kle-en boy* living near Goshen (Including the three now tending their flocks while going te college) c .Mltuted one cl Tib. and the

Contrivance la Quit* Ease. Put To gethsr by Us* cf Old P ecss of Pip* and Few BolU—Fasten t~ Beam Overhead.

U.I interfere directly with -atmte operations, nor could a national department if rested. But the-bureau ha* not beritatea to call public rltenttoo *• em-

'rested. But ———r— - - - . - ^^ Miisfartary conditions whenever criticism was deslrab-e in the interast eff «>e rhildrea. and thus it -poasesaes a power cf great value for the puwc poooIt ha* db-eot Charge of tbe education of the native chlldreo ot Atv**. i-r-mote* home jrardenlng under school filrec tlou and lacreamM food peoCuc“^Bm berarae It Is • bura-u. one of many of a gnat department, ttewomee rtKrt that itihaa not the Infiueaee which the importance of 1W workJN«™^ K u looked upon as a minor branch of the government. ^7?* the value of education to the people a* s whole It Is calmed he-<m*n

■quaiUy with other affairs of not greater moment to dm

T. to ronld 'be transferred the edncatlonal actMtles which extw extra! tn both the army and tmvy. and especially the children « tmra«. -which

now fanettana under the department of labor.

II . wo™» I. .-rr, :« h,«. . ^.1 u, tb« . -flun-

wnt of rducatlcn -seems to be her best chance.

Overlooked by the Correspondents in

-THE ■m.tt. tl» other aw. " H" an-o-M ■»* - ««TT. 1 ory M. pay -to Hwtroda Lo*tlp. thi -ana -I I- 1 — f "-' helnp -he wnoon

would have received a* pay and allowoncer.

k chief nurae, army awrse corps.

type of rack shown here pro

|, vide* a handy place to hong spar* tirar

and other aut-imoblie |>arta. nnd very easily constructed out of length* of gtlpe and a tew holt a The main banger U maJa from a piece of 1-In. MR. with flancf* »i each cmI to fasten tt to a bum uverhead. To form tbe flanges, saw each end of the pipe

URN Chance of Changing Quality of Gasoline, Therefore V*nation of -Lubrication Frequanf? **

Strongly Advocatad.

A campaign to call at’entlaB to the oeceaslty of rnanglng all In tnoeora •very so many hundred miles te* been advocated by M. I- Pulcher, rice prat idert and general manager of a pramineut motor truck company. Ht oon- ' tends that failure to change oM fre-j quently 1* the main cause of *be de

•ttrioratlou of motora.

Mr. Fulcher point* oui that there ' is so much kerosene in gasoline vo- ' dsy that it ha* a tcndevK io rut down |«st the pistOBs. get .oto the . lubricating oil and thin It. kev- i ownir cut-, the ihln film of •»! ou tl-e j] wearing surfac*-* of ttM ptortara (iston rings and cylinder walls.

Pugbear of InHBcicncy.

With the filtr of on on the wearing part* of itae motor broken, fric

Hon. the L-ugbeor of motor efficiency. • cf abont 4 !Tlrbes th# start* In. Tbe jilstoo* u«r *P_ divided parts thnrmgb u right angle.

ms that

the nurse In question was ‘o Jail during that entire time- Tki case constitutes one of tbe moa <Mti casing and horrible things that I tewe ever encountered In c-innectlon with the treatment of a good woman by the

*<>', mmew. Jt arose from a frame-up. Tbe story U a rather ■Bininr “or. and 1 tesitme very much to ted 1L Tbe military lnteHlrer.ee *ri»rtn'«nt of the war department realIseo the error that had been made, and tent of Juarioe also raoltsed 11; and both departments, together wltfctne «ur-m-1. general, the head of tlie whole medical service. Joined In an orr^^ raqce»t that •’ t# relief te granted to Miss Lustlg. She has been romjreo td “TGce. ate one to now a memln-r of tbe army nurse cnn*. » «** *e s-viators that the government has done its best to locate the blame for tins thing. The persons Involved in It have utterly dlsat peered.” . , , This t* ptactically all that was said In tbe eenatf concerning the tans ra : rase, faoawr King of Utah said: “I feel that tbe war dey»r!m«K E-uld determine who cuinmllt.d this crime against the nurse and prownt ^ theta crlmlavlly. cod c«mpel them to refund tlie amount. After, ma.tin* Traxinable iMne I shall ask on Invratlgatlcti of ihe entire matter."

A Rack, Made 9f a Few xieess of Pipe, Enables a Garage K*epe.- to Hang Tires and Spare Parts Within Easy

a te «»wva ****•

her unjudlflable dlsmiTsal from tl.at

iHisltion. to May 22, »». tte-date of . n . .— •• uufc .„ her restoration to the weo*oe." In down through Iwoken «*»* « W ", flattf-i item, and drill bolt hole* ply to questions Senator Wadsworth s lubricating sub-ranee that o*s o« | tb0VL tv* the hang, aald: considerable of its ricboos and thick- j ( ) forin |hrw of a rectangle. “1'ue unfortunate thlwg sva* thal ness. 1 using the If ag side to support the

“ - There A* Little ci-aace «f <iionglng | ^ros>.]Uecei, which are short lengths of the quality of the gaaoUae. fiTitra- ^.hwh pipe. Cut slois In the main fore, to prolong tlie life of tbe motor hanger to admit the crosspieces, and

Vacancies in United States Diplomatic Service

the only thing to do is to rttaape the lubricating oil frequently, potebly wry 600 to 1.000 miles, lie advocate*. An experiment wlu>es*'d by Mr. Tuldter recently Is Instanced by him as proof thal it la the nanlnlirvratmg qualities of the oU that damage mo-

tors.

Result of Experiment. A motor was lirooght Into a Miop

cot corresponding slots In tbe latter, so that they wUI fit snugly. Then twit the crosspieces la position nnd fasten the hattger overhead with screw* or twit* of suitable size.—Topu-

tar Mechanics Magazine.

aotsmbdile

with almost .015 Inches wear. The rdlFr^VVfC^ , ; , ( „or wm* ground to .020 inches over- IN/Lhi \SV*,S

motor wm* ground

..i,• fuied with new pistons, put on

ST Ih™ no, ™,o„.,“WS >"• .1. -lira •«, e usly for 00 hours ai.d during thi* | l«>k«sl. # #

ttone the oil was changed Hire* times. •When the motor was token down

H showed no wear.

The motor was again put together. ...

'“Wtlc list. The United Brav* has r.o ndnistet *t the capital* of th na. I( ^ — j Tcate<L

‘ that “ t* the iionlul,ritatliig qualities / of the oil resulting from ilw kerosene j / / I working P**' the ptotons and mixing ’ # / | with It tlmt c-use tbe deteriot itloa of j

Violent starting and stopping places usd*** strains on all the driving

men.lx re especially.

wear, indicating rootrolled by electricity has been In

«rk. Costa Rica. Greece.

«•! norlands, Kalvador. Siam and "itrortand. While Finland has a '••‘ter here, no American envoy ha* ’ '-ten sect the new Finnish re A* many shifts usually occur fol- • "2 n change of admlulriraUati. r “s exprasaea that It will he diffi- '' to tind men wilUng t- accetd m,< ’ -f these appointmetiU who are ,:i suited to tl:e wjrk. Mftnv men oulrt welcome aa appointment for

rar as smbanmilor or mlniater. but nxpeflenre aram* j _ verite^lcwnL’a^a vnto. depends largely upon con-

- TS «he mer be*. quMlfieri to fill th.

' ug varanlra wouta^ .-are’ to aedertake the duties of uvoy t<*

Cere should be token in starring car from a standstill. Ton should start on low gear and engage the

Ti H ... »I . u,«or ™> .too- o.|«,ou* -toll,

said to der-end upon tbe numlH times the 11 «* changed In IL

shifting gear on new car

Antom-'blle races at the Tacoma (Wash.) -peedway during lirjO will be for a purse of KITi.OOO. The long event

will be mile*.

i- thet tlw

for Pe'rforming Various Tasks

Around Any Garden.

n one gardener had the irto-

; to break bl* hoe Just backste other, known as the West Hartford ,0* Made, the Ingenious way In which Poultry Club, was composed of boys j n-pnired It mode it Into n IihiI more

living near Hartford. The unique rontest was suggested by the State club leader of Connecticut, who bnd tbe ro-oiierntlon of tbe poultry extension specialist of the agricultural

<-o liege.

Rivalry B.twssn Club*.

In a sense each club e- a * raring against time to see If Its hen*, which , aggregated approximately dOO. could te made to produce $1,000 profit in c year. Naturally aLj there we* rivalry between the two Hubs to see which would make the biggest showing. Both club* held monthly meetings at which each hoy reported regarding his flock—tbe number of ben*, the number of eggs laid, the smoont of scratch

feed and dry mash used. More than , Useful Combination To©.. to, r-vlto, .toll, tot tototol | lhui ^ erttotal, of hi. htahta. .br„ h-po t> 1b . , ht ^. ,,„rto<

shoved poor egg production At the close cf the club year the West Hartford club had mode n profit of $3.b2 a

. while the Goshen club did

tbe handle firmly with a pin. drilled another hole, sawed a slot, anfi fast* t'.tcd the Made with a bolt and wing nut. Blades were then made In various shapes, any one of which could te fastened n the same slot In th. piece of pipe. Thus one toot did tbe work of three or four.—Elmer O. Trtxlaff. Cicero. 111.. In Popular M'-ihan-

les Magazine.

Tnree Boys ot th« Goshen $1,000 Poui ry Club Who are Paying Their Way Through Storra by Caring for Their Owi Poultry at th* College. From Left to Right, Facing the Picture are:.Gary Miles, President ot Goshen Club; Clarence Vail, SherD.tter, with a profit of M a bird. Thm each dub surpassed Its goal by a wide margin. Inspired by thi* success, tbe three Goshen boy* have gone to^college, inking their hens with them. The blivla. •it of which were raised last sum me* by dob members, have be*« true to their trust, luyjng eggs more prised than the golden variety laid by the legendary goose.

MARKETING IS BIG PROBLEM High Prices Must Retrain Until Farm.r Is Able to Sell Produce at

Less Expense.

Market ug Is still tbe greatest problem farmers have to solve. Fatn fanners ran sell at less expense nnd to better advantage, rfty consumers will qontlnuc to complain at the cost of living. The wasted labor, the wasted products and the extortionate cost of handling farm products are draining the ivm* and coating city laborer* their h.-rd earnings to live.

1’urt berm ore. most of the

rratariul positions held by diplomatic : • vre-

diplomatic secretaries who oc-

ireu would risk the danger of removal in the ;

oppolutm-r a since be was ; ederwooo Johnson to be am-

Oifficulty May De Due to Slight Drag- a novel autcmnblle radiator

alnu In Clutch—Litf- Practice ! eludes a tube to be filled with V....

It Necessary. 1 *ene and lighted to prevent the water • THOROUGHLY WASH UTENSILS

| freezing In winter. | ■■

When n reir Is new end the owner i« > • • • j Recer'--de* of Any Kind That Have rbort I not accustomed to driving it. there I* j j n n n English Inventor's belt-driven i Contained Milk Should Be Cleaned ! often dlfii'-u1iy In shifting into Inter- ; aC tc»m4-bl!e changes of speed are made ! Immediately,

r-'i-ra- ! jnedlate gears, either from low or high. t ,y remorieg the belt from one

Thi* inn> h e due to a alight dragging - pn’jejg to another.

r more often to tbe fact

: and county

cent of the S0.00C in and about New oved under tbe rtutr

[Tie sooner the utensils that have italned milk or been In contact with ire washed the easier the Jot, will the more thoroughly It can be done.

•, if of Iron or tin, will

| sst linger.

SHELTER SWINE IN WINTER It I* Essential That Young Forkars Be Provided With Well Ventilated, Drv Quarters. Pregnant vow.-. In summer can bo tuned on tender, sucetflent pasture without grain. About three weeks before farrowing they should receive a ration of rolled barley or wheat nine lairts and tankage one pan. or thraa pound* of skim milk to one pound of the above grains. This method uf feeding will Insure strong, lusty, active, new-born pigs. It 1* very essential that fall pig* te provided wllh dry *ad well pro'ected shelter during the winter, and kept free of lica. ATTEND TO NEEDED REPAIRS Don’t Wait Until Tiactor Has Sioppte Before Making Invastigatlan Of Engine. Attend to needed repairs immediately. Don't wait tlTI something gor* to smash on your tractor before stopping. Such a rdurte Leans money lost,for ndtPtlonal-'repairs and fn» extra rime. lout. It M tbusn-vice that will :n when he tWoks Ids euglpe need* repairing. The good operator will stop as soon ns he thinks all la not as it should he. KEEP BUSY ON STORMY DAYS Splendid Opportunity for Making Necessary Supply of Fiats and Plant Boxes. It Is difficult to get loo many fists or plant boxes on band. Stormy days can be used to advantage In making a supply. Use sound lumber and make theca uniform lu aize and shape. *o there will te no loss of spare tn the frames and on the greenbnuse tench. MAKE PROFIT RAISING HOGS Necessary That Pigs Be Given Best Of Attention anq Feed to Make Business Pay. A pig l* responsive to good -are and feed. Coder the present economic conditions It is necessary that the pig te given the best tare ate the right kind uf feed In onto- a* moke hog raising a real paying propeslUon.