The Cedarville Herald, Volume 53, Numbers 1-26

THE CEDARVILLE HERALD, MARCH 31, 1M& HigherQuality: LambsN In ecessary •y ELMO SCOTT WATSON ^T I-AST we are to have a national floral emblem. At least, we ahaii have one It the wishes of the people, made known ag the result o f a nation­ wide referendum, are translated into legisla­ tive action .by congress. For, by a big majority, >«, the American people have chosen the wild rose as the national flower In a voting contest,- conducted by the American Nature, association, which closed re­ cently, When the ballots were counted It was found that out o f a total of 1,067,- 070 the; wild rose had polled 402,011 votes, almost twice as many as those' received by the columbine, the near­ est contender. $o there seems to be no doubt as to the wild rose’s pre-em­ inence In popular favor. The - columbine received 261,451 votes, which In turn was more than twice as many as those received by the runner-up—the violet, which had 06,4jl)3. Fourth place went to the gold- • enrod with 84,112 votes. The “big four'’ In this contest simply ran away from the other candidates. For the phlox, which early in the campaign was listed with the goldenrod as a strong contender, received only 30,- 042 votes. The American Beauty rose • received 30,482, the daisy 16,860, the mountain laurel 13,082, and the dog­ wood 0,024, A total of 32,000 votes * are listed as “scattering” slncfe they were cast for Various other flowers , not named by the American Nature . association in announcing the result o f the elation. •The wild roSe won In every state e> cept Colorado, Florldn, Minnesota and Washington. Without auy group ac­ tively working for It, with no “cam ,paign committee” in any state, and with a number o f organizations active ly trying to defeat It, it withstood ev­ ery assault upon the lead gained ear iy In the campaign. The columbine, supported vigorously by the uewJy or­ ganized Columbine "society during tbc last days of the referendum, had 261 451 backers, who threatened, dulin­ early December, to sweep under tin- rose in .i flood of votes. When tb contest closed, however, the leader was still gaining. “How, decisive was the choice of the peopi i,” says. Arthur Newton Pi ;k, ed . itor of Nature Magazine, the official publication o f the American Nature association, “Is indicated by the stand - ing o f the seven other leading cnndi dates. More than 65 per cent of f vote vvaBdivided between the two' lead’ era and there Is no question of these being the national favorites. The vio let, goldenrod, American Beauty rose, phlox, daisy, dogwood and mountain laurel, which finished in the orde listed, never had a chance o f victory All the Other flowers, grouped unde: “ scattering,** received but 3*A per cent of the total. - “The National Flower campaign was begun late in 1028, first to engender an Interest and love:for wild flowers; secondly, to jproffiote their conserva­ tion, and thirdly, to direct attention to nature generally," Mr, Pack also points out the fact that this referendum accurately re- . fleets the sentiment of the nation jn the matter of choosing a national flower since the mltllor votes cast probably represent as large a propor­ tion o f nature lovers as do the totals In a Presidential election In represent­ ing the grand total o f eligible’ voters. He regards It as significant that the proportionate vote cast for the lead* Ing candidates varied little after the 100,000 ballot mark had been passed, except la the last days of the cam* pafgn. In addition to crystallizing senti­ ment In favor o f a national flower, the referendum had other beneficial re* suits, be believes. Concerning these, M says; “The referendum has been eminent* ly successful, A large proportion of school children voted, along citizen­ ship lines suggested by the associa­ tion, la such a manner that there Is no question o f tbs benefit they de­ rived. A typical campaign is the one conducted by the Franklin Junior high school o f Green Bay, Wfs., where alt tbs stats flowers and candidates wars Illustrated on the school bulletin board, and discussion preceded the ac­ tual voting by a month. “Educators, who assisted the voting la mors than a dozen states, have as-, sorted that the campaign has fostered dtiseciklp. by giving the school chip dras opportunity to vote in a national “ n H i i P p r I l k ” r ^ g g v ' J i M ■ • l ^ V I ' r f f l T ’ COLUMBINE i. ■ -.... : .. ■ •-* VIOLET event. It also created knowledge of history and nature, both of which had to be studied to arrive at .on Intelli­ gent opinion. “While the tracing: Of adult educa- tlon is, much more difficult, the asso elation feels confident that the Inter est expressed through the votes was not merely for the moment. In more than thirty commonwealths, state­ wide campaigns were conducted by local organizations. The Garden Club of America, the Daughters o f the. American Revolution, the General Fed eration of Women's Clubs, the state- and national organizations o f Camp Fire Girls and Girl Scouts, the Colum­ bine ‘ society, nature club's and con­ servation groups scattered over the entire nation took a significant par. In achieving the vesutt,” W choosing the wild rose as our no­ tional ..symbol, new honor has been -paid to a flower which lias always been a favorite of mankind. Two thousnnd years ago in Athens the rose was crowned ( mieen of the flowers,” but even be. I that the romanttc songs and iegei ‘ o f the Babylonians, Per­ sians and the Chinese testified to the Tact that It .vas cultivated in the earli­ est days. It became flic national em: Idem o f England and in the Four­ teenth and Fifteenth centuries it gave Us name to a long series o f civil wars, the War o f the Roses, between the ad­ herents of the House of York, who wore the white rose, and those of the House of Lancaster, who wore the red rose, , Early In the recent campaign, op­ ponents of the rose used as an argu­ ment agninst it that It was the Eng lish flower, But this-was refuted l> the statement that that emblem is the cultivated rose, whereas the one for which_votes were being sought was the Wild, rose which grows in,different vn rletifes in every state In 'the Union, The campaign did not designate one particular variety o f wild rose, 'but left It'possible for each community to feel that Its local representative of the genus was the choice of the coun­ try. ■ • . For this reason the states of Geor­ gia, Iowa, New York and North Da­ kota can take pride in the fact -that their state emblem has been chosen as the national 'ower. The list of state (lowers Is as follows; * Alabama.. ..Coldenred Arizona.. Sahuaro cactue A r k a n s a s . , . A p p l e Uomm California.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poppy C o l o r a d o . . , . . . . . . Columbine Connecticut.... . . . . . . , . . .Mountain laurel '. D e l a w a r e , P a a c k fclooaona F l e r t d a . O r A n g e Moment G e o r g i a , , . . . C h e r o k e e row, Idaho............................Syrtaga jtttkioie. .Violet. I n d i a n a . , . , , . . . T u B p tree flower Iowa,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wild tom K a n s a s S u n f l o w e r K e n t u c k y . T r u m p e t vine* Lontebmu.. . . Magnolia. f Maine....... cone Mnorland. BUokeyed etrean Maesachiuetie.. . . , . . . . . . Meyflewev MidiI (an. ......... .............. Apple blossom Minaedela. ***.«»« .Moccasin Mississippi, •.. • . . . . . . . . . Magnolia MleaouH,.... . . . . . . . . . . . Hawthorn Montana,...................Bitter root Nebraska,,*,»*-»*••«<*» GbMenrod •**«*»*V*a•< Wttdl, New Hamp a h l r a , , Pu r p l e Mac New Jersey, .Violet New York .Row New Mezicn,.,'*,*#**a....Caatna - -North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . .Gokteored North D a k o t a , - P r a l r k row O M o . . S c a r l e t carnation Oklahoma.« - « . . . . . . . . . . . . Mlatlatoa Oregon. Cretan (rape Pennsylvania, . Nona Rhode I s l a n d . . . V i o l e t South Carolina...........Yellow Jessamine Sooth Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . .F*wu» flower T e f t n e e e e d V *7,»«Passion flower T e x a s . B l u e b o n n e t Utrii. flags My Venn' t , R e d clover Virginia. . . . . . . .,».»»*»» .American dogwood Wa s h i n g t o n . R h o d o d e n d r o n Weet V irgin ia ........... Rhododendron W l e c o r t e l n . V i o l e t W y om in g ..,............In d ian paint brueh It Will be .noticed from the above .that Penusylvunla Is the only state which does not .have a state floWer. Curiously enough, it was the Keystone state which led all the others in the total number of votes east In the re­ cent referendum. Pennsylvania’s total, was 111,256 votes. Ohio .was second with 7 8 , New York third with 63,- $35 and Wisconsin fourth with 59,770, An analysis of vote by states In rein-, tion to state flowers reveals some in­ teresting facts. Since the columbine Is the‘ state flower o f Colorado, It was natural to expect that Colorado should give more votes to that flower than t any other. And It did, although It gave only 707 more, votes to the cob umbine than to the wild rose. Four, teen other states gave more votes to the Colorado state flower than did that state Itself, Washington support, trig It more vigorously than any other, with 85,066 Votes.; .The votes by states for the rose; the winner, and the three leading cos tenders was as follows: - ' Campaign Launched In Ohio To Countor-Act Effect of Low Prices Ahead With prospects ©£ lower prices for fat lambs this summer, quality in the lambs marketed will become increas­ ingly important, ssys L, A, Kauffman, extension specialist in sheep husban­ dry fo r the •Ohio State University, “ Many Iambs are mow being contract­ ed fo r on a basis* o f 8 or 9 cents a pound for fall delivery,” says Kauff­ man. “ The best lambs will be none too high from the producer’s stand­ point.” In the effort to improve the quality o f the lamb crop, by reducing the num­ ber o f bucky and undoOked lambs mar­ keted for from $1 to $3 below the top o f the market, a statewide native lamb improvement campaign is being launched-in Ohio, backed by the In­ stitute o f American Meat Packers, the National Livestock and Meat Board, the Agricultural departments o f the railroads, the United. States Depart­ ment pf Agriculture and the National Livestock Producers' Association. Prizes are offered by these agencies fo r the counties which Show the great” esfc improvement in the quality o f their Iambs, The extension agricul­ tural agents In each o f the 88 counties o f the state are being asked by Kauff­ man to enroll their counties in the lamb improvement project. Importance o f the sheep industry in Ohio is indicated by the fa c t which Kauffman cites, that this, state has more sheep than any-other state cast o f the Mississippi River. State Rose cduni' bine Violet -$9kta. enrod Alabama • 10,814 827 1.918. ;3,496 Arizona - - » 1,020 524 124. w# Arfcanaaa » - 1.933 . . 88 285 376 California - « 14,507 6,091 3,293 2,892 Colorado;»..*• 4,767 5,474 278 637 CoMclIeut . 6,880 3,786 535 1,797 Delaware . . 730 203 198 18 D. C. - - - . 3,514 955 589 259 Florida ■ ■-■. 4,176 27,422 653 734 Georgia - - - 5,704 234 1.106 4,080 Idaho - - - 2,520 5gS 357 430 Illinol* . . . 20,160 23,114 4,205 3,927 Indiana - - - 10,040 5,766 2,037 1,064 Iowa 20,250 6,853 .3,340 3,011 Kanras - - - 6,602 794 576 1,204 Kentucky • . 3,736 737 832 2.318 Louisiana - - 3,197 110 231 . 266 Maine - - - 6,393 984 735 MS* Maryland - -, 1,75$ ' 871 453 285 Massachusetts 4,890 4,962 737 632 Michigan » - 22,302 7,026 4,448 3,166 Minnesota - - 11,949 16,891 7,696 094 Mississippi - 4,611 170 1,305 2,421 Missouri • - 15,376 3,771 3,131 2,346 Montana • • 5,466 1.217 418 077 Nebraska - - 3,301 635 346 1,530 Navada - - - 624 124 33 131 Naw Hampsbtra 1,006 528 236 374 Nsw Jersey 11,763 9,473 3,507 L784 New Mexico 673 142 121 146 New York - 26,224 21,003 4,972 2561 North Carolina B.430 2,206 1,765 2,128 North Dakota 23,837 7,172 1,107 3586 Ohio .... * - 33,361 15,742 9,054 0,195 Oklahoma 2,936 60S 1,401 642 Oregon - - 7,136 1,206 1,062 1,243 Pennsylvania 69,575 17,81-1 10,201 4537 Rhode Island 735 340 '391 01 South Carolina 1,383 169 334 402 South Dakota 2,370 2,383 275 304 Tennessee - - 18,197 2,208 161 2,681 Texas . . . . 13,086 M10 S,MI 4,209 Utah - “ - • •2,148 1,801 48 274 Vermont - - 1,140 1,440 66 229 Virginia - - 4,312 2,148 478 1,836 Washington - 8,191 35,066 3,323 1,581 West Virginia 6,177, 2,304 1,207 1,726 Wisconsin - 30,629 6,267 12,855 3,042 Wyoming *‘ 22/406 646 270 407 No State - - •34 8,113 48 40 Bees By The Bound Is Sales Method “Package Bees” Imported By Northern States Used To Expand Bee Yards Most livestock sells b y the head. Counting bees is to o ' slow and too risky, so bees shipped from southern to northern states in packages, are sold by the pound,- according to a new bulletin “Handling Package Bees”, just published by the Agricultural Ex­ tension Service o f the Ohip State Uni­ versity. The bulletin .was written by Virgil N, A rgo, extension specialist in beekeeping. A “package" o f bees consists o f two pr three pounds o f live, bees, with a queen,'and provisions fo r feeding, en­ closed in a screen-box for shipment. In the southern states the earlier coming o f summer; makes i t possible f o r the beekeepers to take large numbers o f young, strong, full-grown bepa from their colonies and send,, the mfe the 'northern states a t just about the time when the northern beekeeper is ob­ serving the first signs o f activities among his colonies. , The package bees are used by the northern apiarists to replace colonies which have died during the winter, to enlarge or establish an apiary, or to replace colonies which have been de­ liberately killed off in the fall in the most northern' territory because it is less expensive .to buy package bees each spring than It is to winter over the old colonies wherebold is intense. The middle or latter part o f April is about tlje right time f o r the Ohio bhekeqperje obtain his packaged bees, in Argo's opinion, Beekeepers’ jour­ nals contain numerous advertisements o f reliable apiarists in the south who will supply the package bees. R E G E N T Theatre Springfield, Ohio 1 Week Starting Saturday, Mar. 22 i . Proper Conception of Duty Man Owes to City John II, Harrison, editor o f the Dan­ ville Commercial-News, has given to bis home city a public park consisting o f 233.47 acres o f choice land; includ­ ing 94 acres now incorporated in the Danville Country dub. In explaining the .gift, which he says has been a “ family secret" for a dozen years, Mr. Harrison explains his philosophy o f the relation of the citizen toward the com­ munity. “It lias always been my idea,” he says, “ that every man should put something back Into, his home town, 1 have held the theory that If a city furnishes a man his opportunity to make a living and to develop his busi­ ness affairs, lie Is under <oljgatfon 'to that city to do something more than just live in it.’ If a man cannot con­ tribute materially to the public wel­ fare, be can contribute of bis effort In working for civic matters.” It Is a wholesome idea worth culti­ vating, How vastly it differs from the too-readlly adopted theory that “ the world owes me a living,” the watch­ word of those looking for soft snaps. Every community in every generation has a number o f men able to. contrib­ ute to civic improvements In some form or other. The others can devote them­ selves to the no less important work o f striving foi; dean government, fpr the best possible administration o f public affairs, the securing of which lies en­ tirely In their hands.—Chicago Post. Right Now Good Time for Home Modernizing The following resolution on main­ tenance, repair and equipment of homes and other buildings was adopt­ ed at a conference in Philadelphia, called by Mayor Harry A. Mnckay, “Tills conference recommends that every organization in Philadelphia be asked ito suggest -to Its entire member­ ship that there be done at once, wher­ ever possible, all necessary or desir­ able maintenance, repair and equip­ ment work with respect to existing homes and other buildings; and that such a modernizatlon problem be un­ dertaken In the Interest, not alone of Immediate employment of a large num­ ber of people, but, in the interest of health and the Improvement and con­ servation of. property. “This conference further expresses the hope that all organizations, Indi­ viduals and the press and publications of this city will co-operate In making, .effective this procedure as a highly desirable immediate step In the pros­ perity program initiated by the Presl-' dent o f the United States.” Make Chimney Attractive Abput -the chimney o f stone there Is always the appeal of things which are "a direct product o f nature. In such material, the chimney will blend with the color and texture of almost anything, else. As evidence -of this, we see stone chimneys used on houses o f stucco, brick and wood. Like nil other chimneys, that of stone requires nn ‘adequate footing of. concrete, placed on firm, tamped ground or stable stone. This should extend well below the frost line. Good cement, mortar should be used for all the joints, and the flues should ail be lined with fireclay lining, pref­ erably In round shape to Insure proper draught. All framing woodwork should be insulated from .the chimney by asbestos or metal. n f j s I m i 1 1 1 1 S f 1 1 in fill s| 5 « f i l l i& iK l In Colum bus STOPATTHE Hotel Fort Hayes Medsca—flxo frao l Columbus*Mott PopularHotel 300 Booms With Bath at .$2*50 £ $3.00 Convenient to Stores and Theatre* FREE PARKING LOT AND GARAGE IN CONNECTION R . B. BUNSTJNi, Msnagir COLUMBUS, OHIO West Spring Street, Near High MEN’SWORJCSHOES Scout work shoes, elk uppers with We&rflex soles, Good long wear­ ing. a $ 2.00 value. BJnneffs Bargain B£jKment Men’s .moccasin toe and straight tip wojrk s] chrome leather soles. A Tegular $3.00 work St $ < 1 . 9 8 Gompostti m j p Sizes Kinney’s Bargain Basement Men’s First Quality Rubber Boots Heavy tap soles. Reinforced at jo in ts o f wear. GOOD SHOES—LOW PRICES 35 E. MAIN ST., SPRINGFIELD, OHIO Tetale . . . 492511 261,461 06,403 44,112 The violet is the state flower o f Illi­ nois, New Jersey,. Rhode Island and Wisconsin, Yet both Illinois and New jersey gave more votes to both the wild role and the columbine than they did to tlielr own state flower. Both Rhode Island and Wisconsin gave more votes to the wild rose than to the violet, but both placed the colnm* bine third in the. tunning. A Blmilar situation Is shown in Nebraska and North Carolina where the goldenrod is the state flower. Both states voted for the .wild rose over their state flower. In Nebraska, the -goldenrod watt sec­ ond With the columbine third and the Violet fourth. But In North Carolina the State flower was placed third, heat­ ing out only the violet. Another interesting development was the failure o f the phlox, a leading contender early In the campaign, to make a good race for the honors, es­ pecially when It apparently had bo many points in Its favor, one o f its Strongest Supporters was Dr, Edgar T. Wherry, a well-known government botanist and chemist, F U R N I T U R E REPAIRED and UPHOLSTERED At Price* In Reach Of Everybody CharlesR.Hocriicr PHONE ' ' R**. AtIdr*#* U M i r n cw * Mo***, * t t t » Sts* M t You will Want hard coal for your brooders mad as We are ordering an­ other oar you. should have your name on our list, McCarapbell’s Exchange, FOR RENT—The Jeanette Barber farm o f 183 acts #, Call W. L. Ulemahs, (St) FOR SALE—White and fo lium Send Oats. P, B. Fitstiek, Yellow Spring*, Ohio, phone 46-R-2. 100 % Natural Color WARMERSRO*. frtttnt Publicity iO N f r 0|; f f ew ! * r JOHN BOLES VIVIENNE SEGAL JOE E, BROWN a*,*rfV*xvw«iuoHr thm** UM Ctrlet JtoyUJer Mtuiekmel Emils* Friday, Wtorrii a *CHASIf*G RAINBOWS* With Cfearlos.Wag and Bessie M * It is said that there are twenty-eight moun­ tains in Colorado that are higher than Pike’s Peak, Can you name them? Neither can we, but we have all hbard o f Pike’s Peak because t * it has had so much publicity. *So Pike’s Peak . gets all the business and the 28 higher peaks just stand around or sit or whatever a peak does and we, imagine, complain that business is poor and wonder why people flock to Pike’s Peak and refuse to believe in publicity. Some merchants are like Colorado Mountains. I «r