NEWS FLASHES

Junior Chamber of Commerce of U. S. -to Hold Big Convention In St. Louis

Nation Wide Happenings Briefly Told

Morris Zimerman, clerk In a Camden produce store, was arrested for sellln; potatoes at short weight.

two-thrids of the world's rubber sup-

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Important and Unique Organization Will Exert Powerful Influence Upon Embryo Business Men

The United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, with headquarters at

Tho body cf S-year-old Kenneth Bowmnn, of Philadelphia, was found drowned in a swamp between Porter, and Shunk streets. The child had been missing since April 29th. and its parents had come to hjliere that It •vas held by kidnappers.

Sdoro than 80OO people risked the Yerkes observatory at Williams Bay, Wls., on Saturday afternoons last summer.

John Barton Payne, Secretary of the Interior, has been named Director General of the Railroad Administration to succeed Walker D. Hines.

As a result of a weed-cutting camwlgn carried out in New Orleans In the spring of 1916, tnr number of bay fever cases was reduced to 1 *ss than 50 per cent of the usual preva ence.

"Hard line. 1 ciJls It!" So Little JeP would say were the case of Frank Fransco and Christiana Diamo, of Philadelphia called to hlr attention. Frank has been writing on an average of ten fervid love epistles a day to Christiana for the past three weeks. She objected and told the n.agtsf-’" so and now the unfortunate Ro.—--j is behind the bars.

Timber Helps Land

Nearly 200 new oil companies were organised in Uie United Stales during March. The United States consumes newly

Timber Is ^essentially a poor land crop. Steep slopes, poor soil, rocky land, unusual corners, gullied and wooded tracts—all these afford oppor'unltles for growing tlmbev profitably, say* specialists of the Forest Service, Cnited States Department of Agr<ca>tu. n A careful survey of the average farm w'll reveal a surptising number

of spot* of this sort which

be uU-

!lzed to advantage. If they do already have trees, planting them with the proper varieties will materially Increase t e value of the land.

Louis, will hold a convention in that city on June 17. 18, and 19. The novel organisation, says Clarence W Howard, father of the movement and director ot the- United States Chamber of Commerce. Is the link between the Boy Scouts of America and the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, as builder of men and an upbuilder of

trade.

'There was." be says, "a cry ing need for care and constructive training of our young men from lb tc 30 along civic snd commercial lines. Thus the Junior Chamber of Commerce idea found birth and expression, and provided an opportunity for the Boy Scouts to be encouraged to graduate Into the Junior Chamber of Commerce and they In turn become member* of the Senior Chamber of Commerce, thereby forming a wonderful foundation training for membership in the Senior Chamber. Appeal to Father 'The Junior Chamber of Commerce presents a powerful appeal lather, the employer and the young himself. It furnishes

Bureau of Entomology Successful in War Against Destructive Moth Tribe

A Substantial Decrease in Infested Territory Reported, and

New Fields Being Invaded

After years of warfare against the 747 square mil*s in New England.

gipsy moth and the brown-tail moth the United btales Department of Agriculture, through the Bureau of Entomology. reports a substantial decrease In the infested territory. Tho reduction amounts to 1.824 square miles previously infested with the gipsy moth and G.3S5 miles with the brown-tail moth. Twenty-eight towns in New Hampshire, 6 in Vermont, 8 in Massachusetts, and 10 in Connecticut, 52 towns in aU were found to be free from gipsy moth infestation and and were eliminated from the yuanmtlne area. There is now uuder quarantine on account of the gipsy moth 20.-

I sola ted colonies of the gipsy moth found In previous years in New York. Ohio, New Jersey and the wei.cra part of Massachusetts were agaii carefully c -mined but no inleetatlon was found. There seems to be no reasonable doubt, reports the chief of tbe Bureau of Entomology, that the insect has been exterminated In 'hese colonies. The decrease in area Infated with the broun-toll moth Includes 34 towns in Maine, 58 in New Hampshire, C in Vermont, 3i in Massachusetts, and 10 in Connecticut, total of 145 towns. 1 nere remains under quarantine on account of this Insect an area of 28,752 square miles

The Most Intelligent Animal

We read much about animal saga.*-, ity and there Is a entamon query—| "Which is the roost Intelligent animal?" Tills query most frequently relates to the results in training animals to do surprising things or to do the "smart” things that many captive animals do. Association with the huninn and the artiflcial conditions of captivity bring forth many surprising fails in animals, but such have little to do will, this story When the writer is asked which he considers the most intelligent animal he has no hesitation in answering, although the subject designated may cause much sur-

prise

Despite the adaptation of the home and the clephaol to domestic use, the docility and affection of the dog. the marvelous feats accomplished by trained sea Hons and other marked demonstrations of Intelligence among the lar. er animals, the writer is unwavering In his decision and this comes wrier years of observation and deductior He picku the beaver as the star of animal sagacity. And the choice comes from an order f m

rnals not usually credited with a high degree of intelligence. This is tbe order ot rodents, or gnaw ing animal.-. It contains an immense number ot species, tbe greater number of soail size and scattered over all parts of tbe world. To this order belong the rats and mice, tbe squirrels, rtorcupines, mbbits and marmots. The prairie ••dog" h, a member of this order and a fair rival of the beavei In solving pro* iems of ingenious construction. All the rodentj are characteristic ir having strangely developed incisor teeth—those immediately at tbe front >f both the upper and lower Jaw. These teeth, proportk, lately larger snd longer than with other animab. are continually growing and their edges meet iu a fashion to become much sharpened during constant like a double set of rapidly moving chisel*. Thus tbe rat gnaws holes through wood and plaster, the squirrel gnaws through the shells of the hardest nutr and the porcupine—much the cbai.rin of the camper—chisels out a generous hole. In ope'.i camera in solving the nature of the interior.— Raymond L. Dllmars in Boys' Uf.

BOYS WHO WERE “PREPARED ’

'The story of Scout Candidate Verne Joseph, of Omaha. I.- worth telling." writes Chief Sro.it Executive James K. West in a recent issue of Boys' Life. 'Note that he wasn't a Tenderfoot. but he was wrt! on hi* way technically and as for scout spirit, Weil—i-vtn an Eagle Scout couldn't show anything much better. It in the terrible days of the riot, when the mob had gone mad, were burning dswu tbe court house and t-ying tn hang the mayor, when law and order were conspicuous for their absence and the police nearly distrai-ti-d by the extra demands made upon them In the midst of the chaos arrive- one Verne Joseph. At the budest corn »r of the city where two crow d-d streets intersect, there was no t ..flupoliceman, though the need of dir.-.-tion was greater even than usual, in th- c-oniusUin of tbe riot. Young Jc a ml. Tender'oot. ration*"'- him self of his own accord ai this point aed diweicd tr.iflic with dignity and

had to say about his feat.

“'it wasn't anything.' said the hoy. *Auy f.-Ilow could do it. I saw th* something had to be done at that cor ner because everybody was getting mixed up. I’oople like to have so body tell them which way to tra They g.*t used to having a regular at tbe corners, and they gt scared il they don't find on-. So I Jus; stepped out and started telling th.tu whin I come on. Any Boy Scout can do ihai "And when it was alt n-rer he wei quietlv bark to his old Job of getting ly to pass his Tenderfoot test re isn't mnrh doubt as to wha kind of a scout he will turn out to be "Then there was Scout McCnlsriy h*> wa.* out hunting with his father William J. McTafe.ly of the Rr

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has proved itself to be far more attractive to the normal, healthy young man than the pool room, the dance hall, etc. It advocates temperate social activities, but gives the young man the right perspective and correc; sense of proportion, as well as the relative value of things. It is true that 'all work and no play makes JiO*. a dull boy,' but it is also true that all play and uo '-ork makes Jack a fool. "The members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce of St. Louis were so pleased and benefited by their organization that they were fired wit? an impulse to share these benefits with the mg men of every community In the United States. They conceived th idea cf calling a national caucus ol other Jnnlor Chambers and young men's organizations that had developed in various American cities, with the intention of forming a National Junior Chamber of Commerce clearing bouse for information and ideas and the promotion of forming these Junior Chamber organizations

throughout the country.

"The caucus was called and It was a great success, having twenty-seven cltios ret resented and which formed tbe United States Junior Chamber of

that of the old Duke of Westmin>r, who was alive at the time, and who had announced his intention Of settling a large sum on each of his granddaughters if they wedded in a way that was agreeable to him. When he heard of Lady Beatrice** "Infatuation" as he called it, for thpopular and. gallant Poie-Carew, b; declared that he would rot leave her cne penny if she persisted in the idt.-i of becoming the wife cf a man he thoroughly disapprov*-d of. The lovers had for some time to submit to circircumstances, and to make up tbeir minds to wait. This was just before the Boer war. in which Colonei PoieCarew. who soon became General Poie-Carew, distinguished himself greatly and won honors. When he returned to England he was lionized, of course, and made very much of. and he found that the lady of his heart had not forgotten him. but was waiting for him and always bent cn mat Tying

demic course in business and civics. Commerce, with headquarters In St. causing the young m. 3 to appreciate 1 Louis, as St. Lou.s is the center of the

the viewpoint and problems of his [United States.

father as well as his employer, and fits hi) i for intelligent, useful citizen ship. It broadens his vision to a conception of the relation of his particu Jar line of business to the commercial

and Industrial world.

“At this caucus arrangements were made fo" the calling of a convention tc be held in St. Louis. June 17 to 1!> of this year, and it is expected three or four thousand young men full of pep and expressing honesty of purpose

Tho Junior Chamber programme and truth of c aracter will attend.’

The Furrow

News and Views About tbe Farm

The Duke of Westminster bad died 1 the meanwhile, and le,i lady Beatrice something like 53.000 pounds end the Marquis and Marchioness o' Ormonde, seeing that tlieir daugbtr was still bent on becoming Lady Betrice Poie-Carew, granted her at last their consent and she was wedded with great pomp and .-olemnity in London to the man sh-« had loved through so many long years of patient and anxlou waiting. Tbe union turned out very well and the bride of that day, now no longer in her first youth, is said to have declared more ■ban once that she had never occasion to regret her lDoIcc, and that she had been supremely happy ever since the day when she pledged her vows at the alter of Sir Reginald Poie-Carew, to he bad become in the meanwhile. Thcouple are often seen in London .hut live most of the time in their beautiful pia*.c, St. Anthony, nerr Penzance,

in Cornwall.

Letters from German;, which be-

PUREBRED PAY IN POULTRY

That the value of purebred males counts as mrch in poultry raising as In stock raising is shown by the records of three flocks of Leghorns, the data for which have been supplied the United Stat-s Department of Agriculture by the North Carolina Experiment Station. Hock 1, the egg production of whlrh is included in these records, consisted of common hens; flock 2 was produced by breeding these hens to common males; flock 3 was produced by breeding flock 1 to a rooster from a high-producing hen. The following year the original flock 89 eggs a hen; flock 2 laid an average of 88 egg* a hen; and flock 3 laid an average of 136 eggs a hen. This increase of 54 per cent In one year telis very apeciflcaliy the benefits of using a pure-bred male. But the percentages alone do not tell tbe whole story, for a tig proportion of the increase came at a season—May and June—when the production of flocks 1 and 2 were relatively lew and the prices were good.

PROCEDURE IN JUDGING

In judging a class of .attle or inspecting a single individual one should first make a general survey of the animals From a distance examine the geneiul features of tbe animals and note the general outline and typical beef form. When first approach

ing the animal note the front view and general features of the head and the width and depth ol the chest. On moving toward the side, note the depth of the body and the lowness of the flank. The rear view will give the width of the hack, spring of ribs, and thickress and development of the hind quarters, particular!:' the thighs and <wivt. After a general survey of the animal from a bort distance a close Inspection of the various part* of the body should he made, beginning at 1 head. Examine the various parts the head and proceed backward to 1 neck and shoulders. Aftei examining these parts it is well to move a step or two away from the animal and compare the stralghtnesr nf the top and underline, at the same time noting the depth of the chest and the constitution in general. Continuing the examination pi-oceed toward tbe loin and hips feeling the skin and 'laying particular altertion to the evenness and covering of flesh. In the examination of the hind quarters note smoothness fo the hips, levelness a .id width of the rump, and depth snd thickness of the thighs and twist. Tho quality and condition should be obtained from the handling of the various parts during the exatvlnation. In classes which sre very close the condition and quality may be the deciding factors, especially In fat cattle. In such classes a close examination of the thickness of flanks and the fi 'loess of the cod may be very he’.pful.

gin to arrive la a more or less regular way, declare that the condition things is very dreadful indeed, owing the enormous taxes imposed by the government. Among the most nard hit people is ic Prince Poless. the husband of pretty Miss Daisy Cornwa a West whose coal mines, out of which he derived his principal revenues, are situated in that pait of the Silesia which has been allotted to Poland, and hard'y yield sufficient income to pay the Immense taxes Imposed upon theii

output.

GOSSIP OF PEOPLE ABROAD

Tin untimely death of the Marquis of Ormonde removed out of London society one of Us most prominent figures. He was commodore of the Royal Yacht Club, of Cowes, for a good many yean* and as such enjoyed rn Immense popularby t-Ing the dispenser of ail the hospitality fur which that institution was famou*. It was said at one time that he got into Hie black hooks of the late King Edward A II for his resistance to the election hr members of this'exclusive assemblage of a few of the monarch’s personal friende to w.hom he objected for some ‘.oason or other which he was wise enough to keep to him-

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The marquis a lar landowner In Ireland, wber. he hs i his famliy seat. Kilkenny Castle, one of the mest Imposing piles in the Unit'd Kingdom which, apart from its hisit-rical Intel- ■ e»i. '-ontained wonderful collection* of j pictures and tapestries a" 1 rare china .,nd munusrripta. Not being at, t!l {well off. thank* to the Irish disturbance*. and seeing his rent roll dwindle I day by day. he Ui“d to sell some of 'these treasures, which ;ie could not succeed in doing on account of the opposition of hi* brother and eventu-

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chioness of Ormonde, whom he cused of uelng extravi.gant. refused his consent to his se«:- lC nng of famliy heirlooms com promised in tho entai of the property. This led to much friction and during the last ye; Lord Ormonde’s life, be was hardly upon spoking terms with his brother. Tbe great sorrow of the late marquis, which indeed threw a gloom over hD whole life, war the fact that he had no heir. His marriagwith the pretty and attractive daughter of the late Duke of \\ .-atminuter. Lady Elisabeth Grosvenor. was bless ed only with two daughters. One of the two ’’Orminde girla," as one called them familiarly in thos, select circles of I am don society it which they moved, the eldest. Lady Constance Butler, did not mar’y, and is still her mother's faithful companion. As for the youngest. Lady Beatrice, she had quite a romantic story in her young days. When scarcely 17, and reputed the loveliest : ill in England, she fell in livo with Colonel Reginald Poie-Carew, who though a rich tua'i of unimpeachable linen** and rhara* ier, was about 85 years older than herself, which, of course, was a serious obstacle to her wedd-ng him, not only in the ipioion 01 her parents, hut also

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